The July Meeting of the 17 Group –
Wednesday the 1st of July at 7pm in
Unit 6 at 20 Drury St, West End.
The topic: “ St. Mary’s in Exile at the TLC [Queensland Council of Unions building]”. The speakers will be the two priests who were deprived of their former roles as the administrators and celebrants at St Mary’s church, namely Peter Kennedy and Terry Fitzpatrick.
Peter and Terry will, mainly in question and answer form, address the issues, religious, philosophical, cultural and social, raised by the series of recent events culminating in their dismissal by the Bishop.
For background on the issues involved go to the St Mary’s Community website at
Letters from Archbishop of Brisbane suspending Fr Peter Kennedy
Submitted by Editorial Team on Fri, 05/06/2009
· Notice of Penalty of Suspension
· Notice of revocation of faculties to hear confessions, preach and assist validly at marriages (These documents are pdf files and require the free Adobe Reader)
· Media reports Saturday June 6
Trotsky contented himself with saying about this one “ Not in my area ” and muttering something as he left the room that sounded like “ opium of the people ” and “ sigh of the oppressed creature ”. So again he probably won’t be there. But the usual convivial crowd will be, eating and drinking and talking into the night. All are welcome, orthodox and heretical, lapsed and unlapsed, anyone who believes in anything.
REMINDER WED 1 JULY MEETING ON ST. MARY’S IN EXILE
Wednesday the 1st of July at 7pm in
Unit 6 at 20 Drury St, West End.
The topic: “ St. Mary’s in Exile at the TLC ”.
The speakers will be the two priests who
were deprived of their former roles as the
administrators and celebrants at St Mary’s church,
namely Peter Kennedy and Terry Fitzpatrick.
Peter and Terry will, mainly in question and answer form,
address the issues, religious, philosophical, cultural and social,
raised by the series of recent events culminating in their dismissal by the Bishop.
Lesley Synge for Dan O’Neill