College Notices

St Joseph’s Church, the Strand Centenary July 2021

Volunteers Urgently Required

As you may or may not be aware the current church building will be one hundred years old in July 2021.  To celebrate this milestone we would like to have a Centenary Week in July 2021.

To do this we require a committee to assist in planning this significant event.  The main committee will need to have enough members to lead groups to assist in the planning of each part of the event which will include the following task groups

¨ Compilation and display of church history for events and during the week.

¨ Contacting old parishioners from within and external to Townsville Diocese.

¨ Organising appropriate souvenir and memorabilia .

¨ Garnishing support from local service providers

¨ Organising a centenary dinner.

¨ Organising a celebratory mass.

¨ Any other event management items.

We need your help to get this event happening. Do you or do you know of anyone in the above fields that can volunteer some time? Or maybe you have some significant historical information and/or organisational skills you can contribute to the event.

Please VOLUNTEER by contacting the Parish Office and also if you have any suggestions about commemorating this event.                                      

Email: stjoeys@tsv.catholic.org.au   Ph: 4721 3765