were often flexible depending whether the large families were on time or not. – Since these were the days of fasting from midnight, only Father Hanley received Communion at Mass. He would return early on Monday morning to distribute Communion to the congregation. First Communion at St 15 August,1933: Mark’s Mary Ord, Paul Kenny, Frank Sanotti, Roy Luxton Father Leonard set about making plans for Kingscliff Church. He Parish’s own suggested to the Bishop that it be named St and so the planning Anthony’s began. The architect for the Church was Mr J Toomey and a group of prominent parishioners were galvanised into raising money for the project. Spearheaded by Keith Pritchard a Parish Loyalty Dinner was organised for Sunday, 4 June 1961 to pledge to raise £9,000 over a three year period. Two hundred and fifty people attended the dinner at the RSL Hall in Kingscliff. In that three year period an enormous amount was achieved the erection of – Saint Church, purchase of land at Fingal and Chinderah, land and a Anthony’s house at Kingscliff, furnishing the Presbytery, payments of Diocesan interest, repayment of bank loan, operating expenses of the Parish were met as well as subsidy payment to the Presentation Sisters. Those early Church members were people of commitment and vision and set an excellent foundation for the continual growth and development of our Parish. St Church was blessed in a ceremony conducted by His Lordship Anthony’s Bishop Farrelly on 17 December 1961 and for the Parish this was their first permanent place of worship. The original St Church at Kingscliff Anthony’s The first wedding conducted in the new church was between Brian Hill from Chinderah and Irene Holt from Kingscliff. Their marriage took place on 23 December 1961 barely a week after its official opening. The couple (pictured) have recently returned to the Parish after several years living in other parts of the country.
were often flexible – depending whether the large families were on time or not. Since these were the days of fasting from midnight, only Father Hanley received Communion at Mass. He would return early on Monday morning to distribute Communion to the congregation. First Communion at St Mark’s 15 August,1933: Mary Ord, Paul Kenny, Frank Sanotti, Roy Luxton Father Leonard set about making plans for Kingscliff Parish’s own Church. He suggested to the Bishop that it be named St Anthony’s and so the planning began. The architect for the Church was Mr J Toomey and a group of prominent parishioners were galvanised into raising money for the project. Spearheaded by Keith Pritchard a Parish Loyalty Dinner was organised for Sunday, 4 June 1961 to pledge to raise £9,000 over a three year period. Two hundred and fifty people attended the dinner at the RSL Hall in Kingscliff. In that three year period an enormous amount was achieved – the erection of Saint Anthony’s Church, purchase of land at Fingal and Chinderah, land and a house at Kingscliff, furnishing the Presbytery, payments of Diocesan interest, repayment of bank loan, operating expenses of the Parish were met as well as subsidy payment to the Presentation Sisters. Those early Church members were people of commitment and vision and set an excellent foundation for the continual growth and development of our Parish. St Anthony’s Church was blessed in a ceremony conducted by His Lordship Bishop Farrelly on 17 December 1961 and for the Parish this was their first permanent place of worship. The original St Anthony’s Church at Kingscliff The first wedding conducted in the new church was between Brian Hill from Chinderah and Irene Holt from Kingscliff. Their marriage took place on 23 December 1961 barely a week after its official opening. The couple (pictured) have recently returned to the Parish after several years living in other parts of the country.