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ST BENEDICT’S COUNTRY FETE 2024

SUNDAY 7 APRIL 2024 10AM TO 3PM

If any local businesses or entrepreneurs would like to hold a stall please let us know.

We need donations of fresh flowers on the day before the fete please.

We also need NEW gifts for chocolate wheel.

We are still in need of good quality items, please NO ELECTRICAL GOODS unless brand new in their original boxes. Loose items need to be in boxes. If you have any unwanted new gifts that would be great too.

Raffle tickets are now available to collect at both entries of the church. If you wish to have more please call Tania call on: 0401 597 278

We have fantastic prizes this year! We appreciate all the parishioners and local shops who donated the gifts. Also we would like to thank in advance all the parishioners who will help sell the tickets!

First Prize: Two nights accommodation including breakfast at the Crowne Plaza Terrigal Pacific.

Second Prize: Dyson V15 Detect Absolute vacuum stick. Includes 2 cleaner heads, 6 tools & accessories.

Third Prize: Man suit valued at $600 from Hornsby Tailor.

Fourth Prize: Dyson Pure Cool fan TP00

(White/Silver).

Fifth Prize: Dyson Supersonic Origin Hair Dryer

Sixth Prize: 2 x tickets for a Tall Ship Brunch Cruise with drinks for 2 hours leaving from the Rocks, Sydney.

Seventh Prize: Bunnings gift card $200

Tickets are $3.00 each, $30 per book.

The raffle will be drawn at 2pm at the Fete Sunday, 7^TH April 2024. Good Luck!

Next Fete meeting date: Tues 19th March 7.15pm.

Sunday the 9^th of October 2023 at our Parish, the sky cleared as we celebrated the most wonderful Feast Day of Our Lady of Fatima. It commenced at 12:30pm with a short play about the story of Fatima. Then Rosary was recited in five languages, followed by a procession in the Parish Grounds and then Mass with Bishop Anthony Randazzo in the Parish Church. Fr Alberic, and Fr Shansana were present also concelebrating Mass with Fr Paul Durkin.

There was a raffle with prizes and afternoon tea at the end that was enjoyed by all. It was a very beautiful and spiritual day, with about 215 attendees.

Thank you to all those that offered help especially: Robert Pirina for the cake, Cosimo and Michelle Murdocca for the flowers, John Belcastro for the rose petals, Pina Frasca for baking and Lila Bacha for holding the piety stall.

May Mary, the Mother of Our Lord Jesus, through her intercession, shower upon us all the beautiful blessings from heaven. God bless.