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OBA Carol Service – Saturday 18th December 2021 Source:Thomiana Newsletter After postponing last year due to Covid, the Carol Service was held on Saturday December 18 th 2021 at St Aidan’s Anglican Church, Noble Park with the attendance exceeding all expectations. The organization of this event faced many challenges with the practices beginning in mid-November (although planned in September) due to the lockdown. The Wardens of St Aidan’s initially approving 30 attendees for the service and gradually increasing to 75 and finally, after postponing the service from 4th December to 18th December the actual attendance was around 120 people. The service was conducted by Fr Gerald Loos an Old Thomian and vicar of St Aidan’s and it was a privilege to worship at his Church. Fr Gerald was very helpful in supporting the Sub-committee with all the arrangements of the service and his warm welcome and presence at practices. The ...

Jan 27, 2022 Posted by In Articles, Photo Gallery, Photos Tagged , , , , , ,
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Felicia & Everard La Faber – 50th Wedding Anniversary More photos can be viewed on eLanka Facebook page – click here Everard & Felicia met in 1965 while Felicia was still at school. Everard was 21 years old and Felicia was 16years. Everard was a past pupil of St Benedict’s College, Kotehena and Felicia was from St Anthony’s Convent, Mutuwal.  As Everard’s parents were preparing to migrate to Australia in 1969, they got engaged and Felicia followed in 1970 to Sydney. They married on October 17th 1970 at St John’s Anglican Church,  Cox’s Road, North Ryde and then with God’s grace were blessed with 2 Daughters and 2 Sons. Three married and they gave us 6 grandchildren. Last year the couple were supposed to celebrate this occasion however, Covid 19 was in the way of their plans. Finally, after several lockdowns, postponements they were able to celebrate on Saturday 20th ...

Jan 6, 2022 Posted by In Articles, Photo Gallery, Photos Tagged , ,
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The Ceylon Society of Australia AGM and Social Sunday 19 December 2021 – By Adam Raffel (Photos thanks to Mahal Selvadurai) More photos can be viewed on eLanka Facebook page – click here The Ceylon Society of Australia (CSA) Annual General Meeting and Social on 19 December 2021 was a fitting finale to a very challenging year of lockdowns due to the Covid19 pandemic. The venue was the Main Hall at the Pennant Hills Community Centre, festooned with Christmas decor and the tables beautifully decorated with Christmas themed table cloths and little Christmas trees, arranged by Pauline Gunewardene, the President of the CSA, and Committee members Amal Wahab and Adam Raffel with Rosani Wahab. Although the NSW Government had just relaxed all restrictions, the CSA made checks for double vaccination certificates at entry, and guests were appreciative of the Committee’s concern for their safety. The AGM commenced with a minute’s ...

Jan 4, 2022 Posted by In Articles, Photo Gallery, Photos Tagged , , , , , , , ,
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Book Launch & Symposium – “Developing Mindfulness in Young Children” Written by Mrs. Shanti Senadeera Reported by – Kithsiri Senadeera Photography  by – RoyGrafix On Sunday the 28th November 2021 at 2:30pm, a large crowd assembled at the Thornleigh Community Centre, Sydney to witness the launch of a book written by Mrs. Shanti Senadeera. While there are many books written about mindfulness and even more on children, a book specially written about developing mindfulness in young children is rare and valuable. With almost 35 years of extensive knowledge and experience in early childhood education and good understanding of mindfulness meditation, Shanti is well-positioned to write this book. The book launch and symposium was open to well-wishers who registered to participate in the event. This enabled the organisers to put in place best practices to adhere to all COVID 19 rules and regulations.  The proceedings started with opening remarks by Miss ...

Dec 19, 2021 Posted by In Articles, Photo Gallery Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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Versatile entrepreneur and man for all occasions Dilip Kumar celebrates his milestone 70th birthday – by Trevine Rodrigo (Melbourne) Versatile entrepreneur and man for all occasions Dilip Kumar celebrates his milestone 70th birthday – by Trevine Rodrigo (Melbourne) Versatile entrepreneur and man for all occasions Dilip Kumar celebrated his milestone 70th birthday at the Walawwa in Melbourne with family and close friends. Looking dapper for the event, he and wife Barbara hosted a wonderful evening of reminiscence of a life that had its ups and downs in his time in Sri Lanka and then Australia. His invite said “Aged and matured to perfection ” and in his case it sure did. He was a great athlete and Rugby player growing up, and was a key member of Trinity College in Kandy, one of the best rugby schools in the country. Dilip has made a massive impact in Australia in a ...

Dec 10, 2021 Posted by In Articles, Photos, Trevine Rodrigo Tagged , , , ,
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