A two thousand year old story brought to life …….. At the Sri Lanka NSW Catholic Association Christmas event – By Aubrey Joachim “Once upon a time, in a small town called Nazareth……. And so began the Bethlehem story narrated by the grandmother to her eagerly listening grandchildren spread out on the floor at her feet. It was the annual Nativity Play enacted by some twenty children aged between four and twelve years of age – and a real life grandmother! The entire 30-minute play was a juxtaposition of a two-thousand-year-old story narrated in a current day setting on one and the same stage. The grandma opening the door to three loud knocks on her door, welcomes her three grandkids with big hugs and takes them into her drawing room to relate to them the Christmas story. As grandma relates the story of the birth of Jesus, the town of ...
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The SLNSWCA Invites to you to See The Old Year And The New Year in On new Year’s Eve The SLNSWCA Invites to you to See The Old Year And The New Year in On new Year’s Eve At : St. Bernadette’s Catholic Church in Castle Hill Commencing at 11.30 p.m with self-reflection and prayer followed by Benediction at 11.50 p.m and Holy Mass at 12 midnight Traditional kiri-bath will be share during the community fellowship following the Mass ...
UPDATE ON SLNSWCA DONATIONS Dear Brothers & Sisters, Further to earlier email below… We are so blessed and thankful for the passionate and dedicated work conducted by the sisters of Franciscan Missionaries of Mary in Hatton on our behalf. Rev. Sr. Nandika and other sisters were Godsend for us for identifying and reaching out to the people, not only in Hatton region and in other areas as well so that we can be assured our donations are going to the most deserving families. See some of the photos of the many distributions they have done on the weekend below. We’re pleased that we were able to help these families and we hope you are too. Distributed at Diyagama, rural area, with the assistance of Rev. Fr. Dilan Perera. (Some photos below) Further to earlier distribution, more dry ration parcels were distributed by Rev. Fr. Savulnathan in Mannar. (Some photos below) Distributed by ...
Farewell message from Fr Ruwan Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, I am writing this email to inform you all that I will be leaving Sydney to return to my dear mother Sri Lanka on the 28th of July (this Thursday). I thank each and every one of you for giving me the opportunity to serve you, and for all the support extended to me by your caring, providing meals, and even monetary assistance given towards my studies. I also request and urge you to support and participate in the forthcoming fundraiser organized by the SLNSWCA. As you all know the funds collected will be navigated towards a few charities in our country, which is the need of the hour for our own brothers and sisters in Sri Lanka. Hence, I presume that you would actively and generously participate in the food fair. You are most welcome to come to my place of ...
SLNSWCA Building Project – “LANKA MATHA” Dear Brothers and Sisters, Check out the video and learn about the newest project we launched at the Feast of Our Lady of Lanka. Introducing SLNSWCA Building Project – “LANKA MATHA” Check out this video and learn about the newest project of SLNSWCA and reach us let us know how you can help this project to make it a success This is for you and for our future generations. Reach us and let us know how you would like to help this project. Be involved in the task force to implement this project. Make it your own project. We are counting on your support. More details to come in future communications. God bless you. Kind Regards, Rukshan Anthony President, SLNSWCA info@slnswcath.com 0432473218 ...
Greetings from the new committee of SLNSWCA 2021/2022 Dear Brothers & Sisters, This is an open invitation to all of you to join our religious, social and charitable activities in the coming year. Let us together, make the path and improve our Association and it’s activities for our future generations. Our society is once again safe and free and most of the restrictions are slowly easing, so we now look forward to your regular and active participation. We have listened to your feedback and improved our activities in the last year and now it is your turn to show your support by active and regular participation. The new committee of 2021/22 is excited to build a strong platform with the identity of Sri Lankan Catholics in our broader community and we need everyone of your support to achieve that. Let’s continue this journey with the first event after the lockdown which is ...
Spring Fair to lift our moods during lockdown By Lawrence Machado Lockdown or no lockdown, next month’s Sri Lanka NSW Catholic Association’s Spring Fair is shaping up to be a joyous and entertaining event. SLNSWCA secretary Christian Don-Rukantha said because of the lockdown, they will be holding their inaugural event online on Saturday, October 2. The event is one of the major events in the association’s calendar and will feature musical and comedy acts, dance routines, magic shows and anything which can be performed online via Zoom. “This is our first Spring Fiesta because we have been in lockdown and haven’t been able to host any physical events,” Christian said. “The purpose is purely for entertainment and to take people’s mind off the lockdown; It is a free event and there is no fundraising initiative.” Christian said the association needs the support of the members and non-members to make it a successful ...
SLNSWCA COVID APPEAL Dear Brothers and Sisters, We’re pleased to inform you that we have made the initial deposit to purchase a Transport Ventilator, with a total cost of Rs. 2.2 Million (AUD 13,532). We have done adequate research, consulted medical specialists and hospital staff to find the best equipment to meet the needs of the Kuliyapitiya hospital to treat the COVID patients and also have done the required due diligence on the suppliers in selecting this product and the supplier. For information regarding the equipment specifications, please see the attachments to this email. This particular transport ventilator is widely used in other hospitals in Sri Lanka and also it’s cheaper than the initial transport ventilator we were going to purchase which does the same job even better. This equipment is in stock and we are arranging the delivery to take place on Tuesday 22nd June with the presence of few ...
Sri Lankan Chaplain completes first year in Sydney – Catholic Chaplain Fr. Ruwan Pradeep Source: LanCatholic – Quarterly Newsletter of the Sri Lankan New South Wales Catholic Association Volume 1 Issue 1 August 2020 Sri Lankan Catholic Chaplain Fr. Ruwan Pradeep completed one year of his term in July. His first year has been ‘hijacked’ by the COVID-19 pandemic which unfortunately impacted upon the most important period of the Catholic liturgical year when the Sri Lankan Catholic Community would have seen Fr. Ruwan celebrate his first Lent and Easter with them. The usual Palm Sunday outdoor Way of the Cross had to be cancelled as well as the other Easter Triduum services. However this was no impediment to Fr. Ruwan stepping up to the challenge of moving up the technology scale to provide his ministry online. He was open to the SLNSWCA initiative to participate in prayer meetings and deliver ...
