Church Name: | St Anthony's Catholic Church |
Church Previous Name: | - |
Denomination: | Catholic Church in Australia |
Street Address: | 3 Memory St, Harristown QLD 4350, Australia |
Suburb: | Harristown |
State: | QLD |
Postcode: | 4350 |
Foundation Stone Laid: | 01-08-1965 |
Foundation Stone Notes: | Foundation stone records: St Anthony's Church - this foundation stone - was blessed and placed - by - Most Rev William Brennan DD - Bishop of Toowoomba - 1st August 1965 - Rev P McMorrow PP A plaque records: Saint Anthony's - War Memorial Church - erected to the memory of - Australians who died - in defence of their country - R I P A plaque records: Pray for - all those who generously donated items of furniture - including - Lawrence and Delcia Atzeni ~ window - James and Kath Brownie ~ taberacle - William Malone and family ~ window - Arthur Neale and family ~ baptismal font - M and N O'Doherty ~ window - also for - all those in whose memory items were donated - including - The Chardon and Cuhr families ~ window - James Coonan ~ window - Francis and Agatha Fromalls ~ pulpit - Charles Healy ~ window - John Hogarty ~ window - Peter O'Meara - stations of the cross A plaque records: Our Future is Built on the Past - In appreciation of those who have gone before us, and made our Parish Community what it is today, we have saved and re-used the bricks in the Cross, and the gates from the "old Parish House". This will be a reminder of the faith and generosity of those who were here before us - A Memory to Inspire Us. A plaque records: A place at the Table for All - St Anthony's Community Centre - blessed by - Most Rev Robert McGuckin DD - Bishop of Toowoomba - and - officially opened by - Rev Fr Peter Dorfield - Sunday, 21 April, 2013 - May all who enter our centre be touched by The Spirit of God.
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Date Opened: | unknown |
Date Closed: | unknown |
Email: | admin@churchesaustralia.org |
The beginning of St Anthony's is marked by the opening and blessing of the School-Church on Sunday 15/7/1951. The wooden building being brought from Cabarlah Military Camp, served as the school until 1955 and the church until 1965.
More historical information/photographs of the church/congregation are invited. Photographs uploaded 24/3/2017