Thomas News

Thomas News is our parish magazine. It began in 1993 and has covered a wide range of people and stories, giving insights into the life and people of the parish. It is published by the parish twice a year, at Easter and Christmas. Over the years there have been a number of different editors, who with the assistance of the Parish Priest and some editorial help from volunteers, have collected and put together the contents. The current editor is Valerie Jackson.

Amongst the articles in the Easter 2006 edition of the Thomas News:

• Easter Reflection
  Parish Priest Fr Brian O’Loughlin discusses the Church's Easter ceremonies and their meanings

• My Journey - Kirsten Button
  Mrs Kirsten Button has been a teacher at St Thomas’ School for nearly 9 years. As she comes to finish her work there, she describes her varied and happy experiences over those years.

• Adelaide’s Loss was Perth’s Gain
  Thomas Heywood has been described as “Australia’s premier organist” as well as being an international solo concert performer. He writes about Thomas Dodd and the organ he built that has been transplanted from its original home in Adelaide to St Thomas'.

• Welcome to Fr Gavin and Sr Patricia Downey
  Fr Gavin Gomez commenced as Assistant Priest of St Thomas’ in January 2006 and Sr Patricia Downey has recently joined the community of the Presentation Sisters at the Reserve St Convent. Both are introduced and welcomed to the parish.

• Balgo Hills Aboriginal Community - A Special Experience
  Parishioner Eileen Farrelly tells the story of Balgo Aboriginal Community and her experiences as a volunteer educator there.

To read these articles and more, download the Easter 2006 edition as a PDF file (487K).