District Newsletter – December 2007

My Dear Brethren,

Very soon you will have the pleasure of a visit from our Superior-General, Bishop Fellay.  He will celebrate Mass at most of our principal churches as well as confer ordination to the priesthood and the diaconate at the Seminary at Goulburn on Thursday 27th December.  His programme has been arranged as follows:

Tues 11th – Fri 14th December  Priests’ meeting in Sydney

Sun 16th     Mass at Oxley (Brisbane) 9.30am

Mon 17th – Fri 21st     Visit to Seminary

Sun 23rd     Mass at Tynong at 10.00am

Mon 24th     Ordinations to Minor Orders at 9.30am

Thurs 27th     Ordinations to Priesthood/Diaconate at 9.00am

Sat 29th      Mass at Perth at 8.00am

I hope that he may give a conference at some places but it is not scheduled that he will administer confirmation as this will be done by Bishop Tissier de Mallerais who will come to Australia during the course of next year.  As well as these visits from our bishops, I expect one from the Second Assistant of the Society, Father Alain Nely, in March and the First Assistant, Father Nicklaus Pfluger in May.  Father John Fullerton, the Superior of the Society in the United States of America, will arrive in January to preach a retreat to our priests at the Seminary in Goulburn. (more…)