Sandpiper: Catholic Diocese of Sandhurst

Catholic Diocese of Sandhurst

Year in Review 2016

Parishioners at Tallangatta

Celebrate A Century

t Michael’s Parish, Tallangatta, celebrated the 100th anniversary of its establishment.

The Parish was established on April 7, 1916, by the Bishop of Sandhurst, Bishop Stephen

Reville, who appointed Fr James Lawless as the first Parish Priest. The parish included

churches at Granya, Walwa, Corryong, Mitta Mitta and Tallangatta. Fr Lawless travelled to

these remote churches in a buggy drawn by two horses.

Bishop Leslie Tomlinson concelebrated Mass with Fr Joseph Pothenparampil, Fr Brian Carey

and Fr Denis Crameri. After Mass, a plaque was unveiled to celebrate the occasion. A crowd

of 75 local and past parishioners enjoyed a lunch, where a celebratory cake was cut by the two

eldest parishioners, Mrs Mary Butler, 100 in June, and Mrs Elise Barwick, 92.

The descendants of the original families who were present at the celebration were: Campbell,

Cardwell, Duncan, Kelly, Kirk, Ley, Mullins, Murphy, O’Brien, O’Connell, O’Reilly, Shanahan

and Tobin.

Bishop Les Tomlinson

unveils a plaque

commemorating 100

years of St Michael’s

Parish, with Fr Brian

Carey & Fr Joseph

Pothenparampil.

WORSHIP & PRAYER