Our Lady Guardian of Plants Chaldean Catholic Parish
Iwan WALTERS (Greenvale) (16:24): The 20th anniversary of Our Lady Guardian of Plants Chaldean Catholic Parish earlier this month was an inspiring and deeply significant occasion. I was grateful and humbled to join hundreds of parishioners in sharing mass, alongside again my good friend the member for Broadmeadows. This is a resilient and growing community, a faithful community. It has grown significantly since 2005, in large part because of persecution and oppression in other parts of the world, which has led many Chaldean families to find and make new homes in Australia. But the pastoral ministry of the team at Our Lady Guardian of Plants means there is a home for Chaldean identity, history, language and faith in our community.