The Annual Receveur Mass, hosted by St Andrews, Malabar, was celebrated today with over 250 in attendance. Seating was available in a marque sponsored by Randwick City Council. A Sausage Sizzle was provided by the Lions Club and drinks from Friends of the Laperouse Museum.
The Mayor Councillor Scott Nash and the local state MP, the Hon. Michael Daley each laid wreaths on the tomb.
Fr. Chris Shorrock from Melbourne officiated. Fr Chris is a member of the General Custody of Our Lady Help of Christians, Australia of the Order of Friars Minor Conventual. In 1987 he gained a Bachelor of Theology (B.Theol.), from the Melbourne College of Divinity and in 1989 he completed a Licentiate in Sacred Theology (S.T.L.) at the Pontifical Faculty of St. Bonaventure, Rome. In 2008 he received his Doctor of Theology (D.Theol.) from the Melbourne College of Divinity. Publications : 1985 – Life of St. Joseph of Cupertino, Australian Catholic Truth Society (32pp) 1992 – “Mary in the Writings of St. Francis of Assisi” – Franciscan Documentation (India) 1995 – 2007, Editor and contributor, The Little Troubadour, Quarterly Publication of Order of Friars Minor Conventual, Australia. 2007 to present: Lecturer in Franciscan Studies and Church History, Catholic Theological College, Melbourne, Australia.
Photos: Top – Fr Shorrock on verandah; Mayor of Randwick Mr Scott Nash with (L) Mr Tony Gentile Secretary of the Friends of Laperouse Museum and (R) President Dr Bill Land; Friends Refreshments Table; Second Row: – Fr Jan and Musicians; Communion; Procession with Laperouse Monument in background; Third Row – Procession and Wreath Laying at Tomb; Bottom Row – Musicians at Gravesite.
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