Thursday, 1 August 2024

Syriac Catholic community

Evan MULHOLLAND (Northern Metropolitan) (09:51): It was such an honour for my colleague Trung Luu, a member for Western Metropolitan Region, and I to attend the opening and inaugural mass of the Holy Spirit Church of the Syriac Catholic community. It has been a thrill to watch this new church go from plans on a piece of paper to construction of a new church with an army of faithful volunteers to build the first ever purpose-built Syriac Catholic church in Australia. Congratulations to Reverend Monsignor Fadhel Alqass Ashaq for making this happen. It was wonderful to have His Beatitude Patriarch Mor Ignatius Joseph III Younan preside over the opening mass, and it was great to see all the clergy from the Eastern Churches attend a special dinner with many colleagues. I would note that many in the Syriac Catholic community supported the successful campaign to keep the Lord’s Prayer in this place.