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Sydney celebrates Pope John Paul II’s Silver Jubilee this ThursdayBy Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney The Archdiocese of Sydney, in conjunction with the Society of Christ - an order of priests who minister to the Polish Community in Sydney, invites Catholics from parishes and migrant communities to mark this celebration in honour of Pope John Paul II. After twenty-five years, the pontificate of John Paul II is the fourth longest in the history of the Papacy. To begin the Silver Jubilee Mass, the entrance procession will feature representatives from many nations bearing 26 national flags, including the Polish, Vatican, Aboriginal and Australian flags. Representatives from the following communities will be present, many in national costume: Aboriginal Armenian Belgian Burmese Chaldean (Iraqi) Chinese Croatian Czech Egyptian Filipino French German Indonesian Irish Italian Korean Maltese Polish Portugese Samoan Slovakian Spanish Syrian Tongan Vietnamese Cardinal George Pell will preside at this Mass, his last public appearance before leaving for the Consistory in Rome. DATE: Thursday 16 October 2003 TIME: 7pm VENUE: St Mary’s Cathedral All media are invited to attend this event. For more information, contact Marita Franklin from Catholic Communications on: (02) 9390 5300 or 0419 243 957. See details at: http://www.sydney.catholic.org.au/events/silverjubilee |
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