THE P RTAL
July 2014
Australia Pages - page 10
When the Archbishop
comes to town
Eliza Frank interviews Adrian Lanagan
Our
parish of St Francis Xavier at
Frankston, Victoria welcomed the Archbishop
of Melbourne, Archbishop Denis Hart, on a recent
parochial visit. His Grace commenced the day with
concelebrating Mass with Fr Raj Lourdusamy,
Administrator of the parish, and Fr Neil Fryer, parish
resident priest and priest of the Ordinariate of Our
Lady of the Southern Cross.
St Francis Xavier parish has welcomed Fr Neil as
part of the parish staff giving his time voluntary to say
Mass, and to hear Confessions from time to time, and
to be part of several activities of the parish.
Now it’s in the setting of this Frankston parish that Fr
Neil has been able to espouse the Personal Ordinariate
for former Anglicans and others who wish to know and
support the work of the Ordinariate in the Melbourne
Archdiocese and beyond.
With the support of the parish office staff Fr Neil of copies are sent to the UK, NZ, and USA/Canada.
produces several Ordinariate publications which
circulate in the parish and are Free for the taking.
Fr Neil is also the local editor for The Portal
These publications are email Magazines and are sent magazine which contains an Australian Section and is
to all Ordinariate parishes in Australia, and a number widely circulated by the UK in Australia and overseas.
After Mass and over a delightful morning tea, the
parishioners were able to meet and chat with our
archbishop and that was followed by a more formal
meeting talking about the 8 Ministry Groups with-in
our parish. Each group offered a synopsis of what they
do in the parish. His Grace reminded us to pray for
these groups and for our administrator’s support with
our prayers.
This was followed by the Archbishop meeting with
our Bayside Young Disciples and Student Leaders of
John Paul Secondary College. Then lunch with Fr. Raj:
our parish priest and administrator.
In the afternoon His Grace met with St Augustine’s
Primary School Staff and Students. The Archbishop
had afternoon tea with a very special parish group:
Pregnancy Assistance Frankston. I am sure our
archbishop has left Frankston with many strong
memories of Catholic life and prayer in action in our
busy “bay-side locale”.
contents page