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Brother Patrick Ian Lovegrove 11th Provincial 1968 - 1980
Brother Patrick was appointed to Redfern Community 1952-54 and took an Arts Degree at Sydney University, 1955 at Blacktown, 1957-1959 Principal at Waterloo and during this time studied Philosophy and Theology part-time at the Aquinus Academy, 1960 Ryde, 1963 Principal at Blacktown, 1966-68 Principal at Ryde, 1968-80 Provincial, 1980-86 Superior General, 1986-87 at California where he obtained his Masters, 1988 at Ryde and 1989 at Blacktown where he continues today. In our last issue we recorded the closure of the Inner Sydney Schools conducted by the Patricians at Redfern, Forest Lodge and Waterloo. Demographic changes in Sydney’s population and the ever growing demand for schools and the Religious to staff them in the western and south-western suburbs required the Orders to reassess their priorities. We now write of the period of ongoing consolidation of the Patrician Brothers in their new areas ? not suburbs. These were not parochial schools for 200 pupils of mainly Irish heritage, but regional schools and colleges of up to 1200 students from a multicultural society. We have come to the end of the writings of Brother Paul O’Connor (RIP) and give thanks for his labours; for, without his efforts, much may have remained unrecorded. We are indeed fortunate that Brother Ron Peters continued Brother Paul’s work in recording the provincial-ship of Brother Patrick Lovegrove. The spirit of the Inner Sydney Schools lives on. Brother Patrick Lovegrove is an alumnus of St. James’ Forest Lodge as is Brother Peter Ryan, Brother Gerard Histon and Brother Benedict Olsen are alumni of St. Vincent’s, Redfern. “Brother Rodan Bergin left for the 13th General Chapter in Ireland early in March 1968. Brother Patrick Lovegrove was the Acting Provincial until he and Brother John Gallagher left for the Chapter in late April. Brother Augustine Grealy then became Acting Provincial. “On July 1, 1968 news was received that Brother Denis Lomasney was elected Superior General with Brothers Vincent McCarthy, Francis Redmond, Laserian Byrne and Rodan Bergin as Assistants “The new General Regime made the following appointments: Provincial: Brother Patrick Lovegrove. Councillors: Brothers Augustine Grealy, Vianney Foyle, Aengus Kavanagh and Benedict Olsen. Bursar: Brother Majella Tobin.” Brother Patrick became the first Australian to be appointed Provincial of the Australian Province Brother Patrick Lovegrove writes: When I was in Ireland in 1968 as a delegate to the General Chapter, I visited a number of the Brothers families. There was quite a big backlog of Brothers who had not been home for up to ten years. I was determined, with the support of the Brothers, to get these Brothers home as quickly as possible. We asked those who had parents alive, and this was a large number, to take holidays during Christmas break ? not the most conducive time for visiting Ireland. We did manage to get Brothers home each year. So every three years then, the Brothers with parent(s) alive went home; every five years and in the Irish summer for the older brethren. This was possibly my greatest achievement. It had a great impact and raised the morale. “Almost immediately the new Council undertook to implement some major tasks: to set up a commission which would draw up a comprehensive training program from the Juvenate to the Novitiate; to publish a Provincial news bulletin; and launch the new Constitutions. Brother Patrick Lovegrove adds the following comments: Capitation was introduced to help accumulate funds. Properties were bought cheaply in The Entrance; four houses commencing in 1968. Father Reg Reynolds, P.P. at The Entrance helped to get us started by choosing a house at 20 Boomerang Street that was sold to us very cheaply. Then we bought in Short Street, 18 Boomerang Street and in Anzac Road. Meanwhile we received a bequest at Tacoma near Wyong. Investment in ‘safe’ shares ? Water, Electricity to provide solid monetary foundations was commenced. “The year ended with an impressive Eucharistic Celebration at St. James’ Church, Forest Lodge, celebrating the Brothers’ work there. During the Mass Brothers Raymund Eves and Bartholomew Gaffney received their mission crosses for their coming work in Aitape, New Guinea. Symbolically, this celebration marked the death of the Brothers’ association with the inner city schools and the birth of new apostolic ventures in the Franciscan Diocese of Aitape in Papua New Guinea. Brother Patrick Lovegrove elaborates: We took up Bishop Doggett’s invitation to send Brothers to take over a school in Aitape. This was agreed by Brother Rodan, Provincial, in 1967 after my visit to Aitape to view the set-up. In 1968 two Brothers went toAitape. Others followed and we helped in a number of institutions up there, e.g., Nuku, Aitape High Schools. “The impact of the Second Vatican Council
continued to hit all Religious Congregations during the 1970s.
“The condition of the Novitiate during this term was extremely good. The Novitiate at Narellan was very ably managed by Brother Dominic Coates, assisted in turn by Brothers Augustine Grealy and Peter Ryan. Brother Patrick Lovegrove adds the following comment: ‘The pursuit of vocations begun by Brother Rodan Bergin was continued. From 1968-80 there were 56 Novices of whom 35 made First Profession. Those received are shown below: 1969 James McDermott.
“Brother Dominic Coates was a stalwart Patrician. His legacy to the Province is immeasurable, but is set in concrete in the continued work of the younger Patricians with whom he journeyed during his inspiring term as Novice Director and Vocations Coordinator. “The following Brothers left the Order: 1968 Xavier Rafferty,
Alphonsus McCabe, Chrysostum Quinn, Vincent Weir, Kevin Samuel, Denis Dixon
(Novice).
1972 Daniel Starr, Damien Rooney, James McDermott, Paul Pippen, Henry Ozga, 1973 Lactean McGree, Andrew Drummond, Robert Grech, Ian Byrne (Novice). 1974 Dermot Dwyer 1975 Aquinus McCabe, Michael Camby (Novice). 1976 Blaise Madden, Vincent Pastoors, Michael Vella (Novice). 1977 Alan Hornery, Peter Marshall, Alan Pollock (Novice). 1978 Raymund Eves, Timothy Hayes, Gregory Kerr (from Los Angeles), Steven Rolls. 1979 Kevin Johnston. “Numbers were maintained chiefly through the efforts of those in charge of recruitment and formation. While this large amount of dispensations paints rather a gloomy picture, it must be noted that each of these Brothers contributed wholeheartedly to the works of the Congregation. Brother Patrick Lovegrove comments: They gave, in the main, the best years of their lives. Brothers Kevin Samuel, Timothy Hayes and Raymund Eves provided models of Religious life which still live on in the minds and hearts of many of today’s Patricians, the example of Christian living which these Brothers received during their membership of the Congregation has been of tremendous value to the wider Church. Many of these men have continued to work in education. Therefore, in a very real sense, the Patrician spirit has been carried on through these men. Generally, the relationship between the ex-Patricians and the Patrician Brothers has been extremely positive. “Numbers in the Province were affected by the death of some senior Brothers and the untimely passing of some key members: 1968, 28 May Brother Peter Johnson (51),
after a brief illness
“Brothers who had served faithfully in
the Province sought to return to their native Ireland:
“The last of the Brothers to arrive from Ireland were: 1969 Brother Enda Egan,
“Provincial Chapters “The decentralization of the decision-making process to Provincial Chapters was one of the results of the Vatican II Council’s emphasis on renewal in Religious Life. The Province’s participation at ‘the grass roots’ level was to determine, largely, policies and directions for the future. “The First Provincial Chapter was held at Wahroonga in May, 1969. The elected delegates were Brothers Dominic Coates, Malachy Corbett, Paul O’Connor Philip Mulhall, Callistus Keating, Patrick O’Connell, Bernard Bulfin and Mark Ryan. The proceedings opened with a concelebrated Mass, the principal celebrant being Bishop Edward Kelly, msc. Besides noting the difficulty in staffing the various schools, Brother Patrick noted the need ‘to send men overseas for training’. “Two important commissions were set up: * The Historical Commission of the Australian
Province, and
Brother Patrick Lovegrove advises: I asked Brother Paul O’Connor to write the history of the Province while he was on a sabbatical. Brother Anthony O’Connor readily agreed to go through the photographs and identify them. He also pursued the death certificates and visited the graves of the Brothers in country areas. Some of these, in a decrepit state, were renovated. Brothers Paul O’Connor and Anthony O’Connor visited Archives in each of the Diocese’s in which we had worked from Maitland 1883 onwards. “Brother Denis Lomasney SG arrived in April 1969 for his canonical visitation of the Province. In June he accompanied the Provincial on visitation of the Aitape foundation where he found a high morale in the mission, though Brother Denis reported that the Brothers’ living conditions there were not suitable. “The Second Provincial Chapter was held at Wahroonga in May, 1971. the delegates were Brothers Dominic Coates, Malachy Corbett, Stephen Aitken, Michael Dollard, Philip Mulhall, Bernard Bulfin, Paul O’Connor and Charles Barry. Brother Patrick adds: The Provincial and Council were Ex-officio members. “In the Opening Mass, the principal celebrant, Cardinal Gilroy spoke highly of the Patrician Brothers: ‘But as has been characteristic of the Patrician Brothers to place religion in first place and they have been outstanding, and it is in my own personal experience in making pastoral visitations to see this for myself, that the Brothers gave the boys a sound Christian education.’ “This Chapter dealt thoroughly with a number of issues. The following commissions were established to research current Patrician religious living; * Recruitment and Formation,
“These divisions were to be the basis for most future Provincial and General Chapters. “The Provincial Chapter sent its recommendations
for the new Provincial Council to the General Regime in Ireland. The following
appointments were then made:
“This Council initiated further committees: * Commission for the review of the new
Constitutions,
“The Council also initiated the Monthly Prayer Meeting to be held each of the monasteries in turn, to pray specifically for vocations. These were occasions not only for prayer, but also for the building of morale. In the area of Formation, the decision was taken to extend the period of postulancy to a full year, in which the postulants would undertake teacher training studies at the Catholic College of Education. A decision also was taken to terminate the joint Patrician-Passionist Juniorate Program and to send the Juniors to Holy Cross College instead. “The Third Provincial Chapter was held at Wahroonga in early April, 1974. The delegates were Brothers Malachy Corbett, John Hetherington, Stephen Aitken, Charles Barry, Philip Mulhall, Paul O’Connor, Joseph Crowley and Mark Ryan. One month later Brothers Patrick Lovegrove and Dominic Coates left for the General Chapter in Ireland. Brother Robert Ruane was elected the new Superior General and Brothers Daniel Egan, Valerian Whelan, Francis Redmond and Lazerian Byrne were named as Assistants. “In October, 1974, Brother Patrick Lovegrove entered his third term as the Australian Provincial. His assistants were Brothers Aengus Kavanagh, Dominic Coates, Vianney Foyle and Stephen Aitken. Brother Vianney was also appointed Bursar. “Early in 1977 the Fourth Provincial Chapter was held at Wahroonga. The elected delegates were Brothers Philip Mulhall, Charles Barry, Malachy Corbett, John Hetherington, Bernard Bulfin, Joseph Crowley, Raymund Eves and Paul O’Connor. In June 1977, Brother Patrick Lovegrove entered yet another three year term as Provincial. This vote was a confirmation of the confidence that both the Province and the General Regime had in Brother Patrick in steering the Patrician Brothers during the turbulent 1970s. His Council consisted of Brothers Aengus Kavanagh, Dominic Coates, Stephen Aitken and Philip Mulhall. Brother Stephen Aitken was also appointed Bursar. Brother Patrick advises: The 1974 General Chapter approved of affiliate members in Provinces. In May 1978, Brother Robert Ruane S.G. arrived in the Australian Province for his canonical visitation. Brother Robert officiated at a an impressive ceremony at Holy Cross Chapel welcoming new affiliates into the Patrician Family: Bishop Ignatius Doggett, ofm, Mrs. Catherine Morrisey, Mrs. Margaret Cupitt, Mrs. Madge Maitland, Mr. Jim and Mrs. Dot Grady, Mr. Don Quinn and Mr. Peter J. Young. “Brother Robert was also present at All Saints Parish Church, Liverpool at the Requiem Mass for Brother Dominic Coates. Bishop Doggett, ofm, and Bishop William Murray of the Wollongong Diocese with 40 priests and a congregation of 1500 celebrated the radiant life of Brother Dominic who, having had a leg amputated only three years beforehand, led a very full Patrician life. He endeared himself to all whom he met. Brother Dominic’s passing was a real blow to the Province. “Brother Christopher Finucane was appointed to replace Brother Dominic as a Provincial Councillor. “In early the Sydney Archdiocese celebrated a Vocations Awareness Week called ‘Daybreak ‘80’, in which Brothers Mark Ryan, Stephen Sweetman, Kelvin Lovegrove and Brian Lacey performed at the Sydney Opera House in the “Daybreak Concert”. “The Patrician Schools. “One of Brother Patrick’s chief concerns was the professional training of the Brothers. A number received University degrees and even a greater number received Teaching diplomas from the Catholic College of Education (Teachers’ College) conducted conjointly by the Marist Brothers and De La Salle Brothers at Castle Hill. The Postulancy Year was spent in study and the years of Temporary Profession were spent completing these studies. Wahroonga became, therefore, a House of Studies. Most of the Brothers completed the St. John of God Counselling Course conducted by Father Colin McKay (Patrician Affiliate), who was assisted by Brothers Augustine Grealy and Dominic Coates. Brother Patrick adds the following comment: In my Provincial Report to the 1980 General Chapter I included a comprehensive report on the numbers and names of Brothers who had obtained primary degrees in Arts and Science as well as Masters. “Large building programs were undertaken at each of the schools, Ryde, Granville, Blacktown, Fairfield and Liverpool. In 1971, the Provincial Council decided to terminate the Boarding School at Ryde; at Granville a Primary Department was opened and a completely new secondary block was built. “Our connections with the inner city schools were maintained through this period in a symbolic way. In 1971 a Mount Carmel, Waterloo Reunion was held and in 1977, the Brothers were present at the centenary celebrations at the Forest Lodge Parish. “However, this was the time of the ‘Karmel Report’ in education, which transformed Australian education. The Brothers responded in earnest and Brother Denis Lomasney S.G. noted the progress: ‘I noted with pleasure the excellence of the school buildings and facilities. I was greatly impressed by the competence of the Brothers as teachers and guides of youth and I was gratified by the tributes gratuitously paid to them on a number of occasions by clergy and others…. To me this all means progress.’ “Unfortunately the Brothers were unable to respond to the many calls from clergy and education authorities to staff schools. The ‘vocations crisis’ coupled with the rapid growth of the schools already staffed by the Brothers precluded any major expansion. There were also a number of calls to help staff the Catholic Teachers’ College at Castle Hill. We wished to show our support to the Marists, Christian and De La Salle Brothers. Brother John Hetherington spent a couple of years as a tutor there. “This 12 year period was one of material growth for the Brothers. Government funding reduced the financial burdens of the schools; but Government control over the private schools was also increased. The growth of the Catholic Education Office centralized Sydney’s Catholic education system. “In 1980, Brothers Patrick Lovegrove, Aengus Kavanagh, Stephen Aitken and Philip Mulhall left for the General Chapter in Ireland. Brother Christopher Finucane was appointed Acting Provincial.
In 1988, after some 16 months study in CSUF California Brother Patrick returned to the Australian Province and continues teaching up to the present day. He is currently a member of the Blacktown Community and Principal of Patrician Brothers’ College, Blacktown. In memory of all the departed mentioned in the above. In the main the contents of the above have been taken from “History of the Brothers of St. Patrick - (Patrician Brothers)” - Part II by Brother Ron Peters. We record our gratitude to Brother Paul O’Connor (RIP) and Brother Ron Peters and those responsible for directing their efforts in compiling the official record of the Patrician Brothers in Australia and Papua New Guinea 1883-1980. We record also our thanks to Brother Patrick
Lovegrove for his added comments and information so kindly provided to
us.
In January 1994, Volume 1, Issue 1 of THE GREEN SASH comprising 12 pages
and with a circulation of 70 issued with the following opening paragraphs:
“In undertaking the task of increasing registrations, advertisements were place in the Sydney Morning Herald and the Telegraph-Mirror together with an entry in the RSVP column of the SMH. Ryde Regional Radio FM88.5 is making ongoing mentions, particularly in its Police Beat program. “Catholic Clubs are being approached to advise their members by way of notice-boards and club journals. Shortly an ad will appear in the Catholic Weekly. “However the best publicity is WORD OF MOUTH. It breeds enthusiasm.” Most journals of this type have a very limited life. An Association such as ours cannot and will not survive without a journal that is issued regularly to inform members of coming events, to instill pride in their Catholic education and recall with respect and affection those who taught them. It takes 90 per cent courage and 10 percent of a strain of insanity to set out on such a venture. The Committee of President Eric Leahy, Secretary Les McMahon and Honorary Treasurer Noel Sara, with the approval of the then Provincial, Brother Peter Ryan, supported and encouraged the continuance of THE GREEN SASH, the title the writer felt most aptly identified us to the Patrician Brothers. The Committee resolved that the two Kevins, Hilferty and Scott, classmates through their schooling at Forest Lodge should be responsible for future issues. In the May 1994 issue [Volume 1, Issue 2] we identified 349 alumni, but of these we had only 124 addresses. However, we had achieved a 77 percent increase in circulation. Sadly we have lost a number of members over the past ten years and we have endeavoured to acknowledge their passing. We have made our readers aware of the history of the Patrician Brothers in Australia/Papua New Guinea province. This has been a journey of discovery that has given your editorial group a great deal of satisfaction; indeed excitement. Our own research has assisted in establishing the shipping arrivals up to 1922 of the great majority of Brothers, who followed the first pioneer Patricians in 1883 and in identifying the origins of some “colonial” and Irish Patricians who had left the Order in the early 1900s. It is intended that the record that has appeared in our journal will be edited and combined with the lists of appointments of the Brothers from 1883 through to 1980, etc. The appointments to 1931 have been tabulated and the remainder is in progress. The appointments are to be detailed on spreadsheets covering 52 pages showing the location of each Brother in any particular year and contain the names of more than 200 Brothers. Together with the shipping record we will have collated and identified every Patrician Brother through those 97 years. The complete record will exceed 120 pages. During the editing process we will emend errors, remove duplications, etc, to ensure the records are as correct and complete as our sources provide. Our major intention is to identify each and every Brother, their origins, the locations in which they laboured and their place of rest. This would not have happened without your financial and moral and support. Nor would it have occurred without the outstanding efforts of Brother Paul O’Connor (RIP). His writings contained references and clues that directed our research. Records held in the State Records Office, previously known as the State Archives, were not readily available at the time of Brother Paul O’Connor’s writing, nor had personal computers been developed to facilitate the collation of his records. His was an extremely arduous task. There is more to write in the coming ten years. The next edition of THE GREEN SASH will issue in January 2004. While there remains some three months to Christmas and New Year it seems
appropriate at this point to express the hope that the time will be one
of joy and the future will bring all you could wish ? health and happiness
and, if needed, a bit of wealth..
May the grace
…and a joyful New Year May the road rise to meet you,
As we approach another Annual Luncheon and worry about its success, the writer’s thoughts turn to another time, other endeavours and other colleagues faced with similar concerns; one man in particular. Spencer Patrick Doyle (RIP)
I have met many remarkable personalities as I have travelled life’s highway, but one of the most memorable has to be the late Spencer (Spen) Patrick Doyle, a fellow member of the Glebe Rowing Club; Honorary Treasurer 1957-1965, President 1970-1972. But it was in other Club activities, such as the Sprint Regatta conducted by the Glebe Rowing Club in 1970 [part of the official program of our nation’s Captain Cook Bi-centenary celebrations] and the Club’s own Centenary celebrations in 1979 when Spen showed his brilliant organizational ability and skills in involving others to combine in making a success of any particular event. How well I recall the Bi-centenary regatta. As a rowing spectacle its like may never be seen in Sydney again. “The Captain Cook Bi-centenary sprint regatta, conducted by the Glebe Rowing Club on April 29, 1970, was a great success with over 3000 people watching the 19 events on the program. It was the first time that a regatta held over such a short course [500 metres] had been included in a NSW Rowing Association point score competition. Blackwattle Bay was ideally suited for this type of regatta, able to accommodate 14 crews spread across the bay, making for thrilling and spectacular finishes.” [The Boatshed on Blackwattle Bay -- Glebe Rowing Club 1879-1993 - Max Solling] Spectators aboard flat-top timber barges along the course, some 1.5 metres [five feet] above the water line, watched an exciting afternoon of racing as the crews rowed past beneath them. Those at the regatta had never before or since been placed so close to the course and the nearest competitors. The organization of the facilities and conduct of the regatta was highly complex and all involved were thrilled with its success. Spen Doyle carried the overall responsibility for its success or failure. When troubled, Spen emitted a soft “uumm” from pursed lips. It was a trait of his remarkable personality. As I approached him and enquired of him how the day had gone, Spen, shaking his head from side to side with slightly tear-stained eyes, gravely replied: “Uummm - another Glebe disaster” followed by an outburst of infectious laughter. From that day, “another Glebe disaster” became the Glebe Rowing Club’s victory-cry after every success, on and off the water. Spencer Patrick Doyle truly was a remarkable gentleman. Your committee looks forward to “another Glebe disaster” at our Luncheon on Sunday, October 12 next. Requiescat in pace.
Frank Tracey (RIP) It is with sadness that we record the death of Frank Tracey (RIP), alumnus of Mount Carmel, Waterloo, in his 73rd year, on July 25, 2003. We join with Pat and family and his brother Alec in mourning his passing. Alfred (Frank Senior) Corless (RIP) It is deep sadness that we record the peaceful passing at Gerringong, NSW of Frank Corless (RIP), alumnus of St. Vincent’s Redfern on September 13, 2003 at “nearly 100 years”. Lifelong supporter of the Patrician Brothers, football coach, Master of Ceremonies at Patrician Concerts held at Sydney Town Hall and other locations, but most of all, fundraiser extraordinaire in assisting the Brothers through the very difficult Depression years of the 1930s and beyond. We join with Eileen and family in mourning his passing. Requiescant in pace.
In The Green Sash, Volume 7, Issue 3, published in September, 2000 we wrote of 16 Brothers, born in the Roman Catholic Parish of Clonoulty, Co. Tipperary, who set out for NSW during the period 1883 ? 1892. What prompted these young men to answer the call to join the Brothers of St. Patrick, knowing that they were destined to serve in NSW, a place unknown to them, thousands of miles from the land of their birth? ‘A place unknown to them’ passed through the writer’s mind at the time of writing. But perhaps such was not so, for it seems they may have had a very broad knowledge of some of the country areas of NSW, particularly that contained in the then Catholic Diocese of Goulburn. Brother Joseph Malachy Guidera who taught at St. James’, Forest Lodge in 1952 and Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Waterloo 1953-1960 has passed to the writer a copy of Planting the Celtic Cross ? Foundations of the Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn by Rev. Brian Maher, ISBN 0 949543 18 7. It is a splendid record of the Catholic Church in a large part of NSW. The book reveals the early settlement of Irish landholders and workers
within the boundaries of what in 1862 became the Diocese of Goulburn. Two
such settlers were Edward (Ned) Ryan and Roger Corcoran, both transportees
from Clonoulty, who arrived in NSW in 1814.
It seems clear that Ned Ryan and Roger Corcoran encouraged their relatives in Ireland to join them. A great deal of letters would have passed between the new arrivals and their relatives, friends and neighbours in Clonoulty telling of the countryside and extolling its virtues. Further emigrants from Clonoulty would result in a chain letter effect. More and more information would flow back to the inhabitants of the Parish of Clonoulty. Far from the unknown, these young men probably had an almost intimate knowledge of country life in NSW and approached it with the greatest sense of adventure. NSW would not have held any fears for them. Perhaps some of our readers are unaware of the names of those 16 Patrician Brothers. We list them below with the Towns, Townlands within the Parish of Clonoulty, which comprises of the Civil Parishes of Clogher and Clonoulty from which they came, together with year of birth, year of arrival in NSW and their first posting: Brother Fintan James O’Neill, Doorish, b.1857, 1883 to Maitland
Of the 15 Brothers who reached these shores, nine died in religion.
Of the remaining six only the history of Eugene Ryan is known. In 1884,
there were 14 Patrician Brothers in NSW. Nine of these Brothers were from
the Parish of Clonoulty - an area of 9720 acres [15 square miles]. We should
remember all of the above with affection and respect for their contribution
to Catholic education in NSW.
Our expenses are incurred in the cost of envelopes, postage, photo reproduction and document costs associated with our historical research. We are most thankful for the support of the Brothers and Mr. Garry Williams (Principal of Holy Cross College) and staff who accord us the use of facilities to reproduce our journal. Without such support we could not produce four issues each year. It is our practice to run a Mini Guessing Competition to raise funds. This income is supplemented with donations received throughout the year. The Committee records its sincere appreciation to all who have supported us over the past 12 months. We know all cannot afford to assist and we look only to those who feel able to do so. We wish all to receive THE GREEN SASH. Our circulation is now at the 220 mark. During the past ten years some of our readers have sadly passed on, yet our circulation continues to increase. Again this year, the Mini Guessing Competition will offer a First Prize only of $100. We look forward to your continuing support. The writing of cheques in this day and age of the plastic card is fast becoming a thing of the past. Rather than forwarding a money order or cash by post, a simple deposit to the Alumni’s Commonwealth Bank account achieves the same end and, more importantly, at no cost to you. How many are presently taking the advantage of paying electricity, water, council rates, etc. in this very same manner at your local Post Office or nominated Bank? MINI GUESSING COMPETITION On January 28, 1952 the Patrician Brothers opened a school at Blacktown.
The Brothers travelled daily from Granville until the Blacktown Monastery
was blessed and opened by Cardinal Gilroy on August 15, 1955.
1. Brother Benedict Olsen
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Brother
Patrick Lovegrove, born at Manilla, NSW on May 9, 1933,is the son of the
late Edward and Mary Lovegrove, nee Blake (RIP). Brother Patrick
entered the Congregation at Wahroonga Novitiate on February 2, 1949. The
family Lovegrove then resided at 182 Hereford St, Glebe. He took his First
Vows on May 15, 1950 and Perpetual Vows on May 23, 1954.
“On
July 3, 1980, Brother Patrick Lovegrove was elected the Superior General
of the Patrician Brothers; the first non-Irish Patrician to head the Institute
of the Brothers of St. Patrick. The General Assistants being Brothers Denis
Lomasney, Daniel Egan, Bernard Vallocheril (Indian Province) and James
O’Rourke.