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St Joseph's Parish, Stanthorpe

Contact: Fr Brian Connolly, PP

St Joseph's Church

Saturday - Vigil
Sunday
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Care and Concern

Stanthorpe Parish History:

1874-79 Foundation as a parish
1875 Sisters of mercy
1923 St Joseph’s Church opened
1923 St Vincent de Paul began
1940 High School
1945-60 Dean Skelly, Hatian Choir, Dean O’Donnell, St Joseph’s Festa, Post-war Italian Migration, Development of Fruit Industry
1960-70 New Presbytery (1963), Ordination of J Bathersby, J Ryan, Planned Giving, Vatican II, Pastoral Sisters
1975 Centenary of the Sisters of Mercy
1980 Apple and Grape Festival, Parish Council established, Church refurbished (Fr Kattie)
1980-90 Dante Alligheri Soc. Formed, Mercy House purchased, Special Ministers Eucharist
1990 - 2000 Pastoral Associates ( Sr Patrica 90-92, Sr Esther 97, Sr Elizabeth, Sr Scholastica), Children’s Liturgy, School Extensions
2000 125 years of St Joseph’s
2001-3 Net Youth Ministry
2003 - Farewell Fr Lino Valente
2003 - Fr Brian Connolly PP