The Society meets in the Hanly Room of the Francis Rush Centre beside the Cathedral, with meetings generally held at 5:30pm on the first Thursday of April, June, August, October and December.
Our 2023 schedule is as follows.
Date | Time | Venue | Topic | Presenter |
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23 February | 5:00pm | Hanly Room, Francis Rush Centre |
Annual General Meeting followed by “Brisbane Archdiocesan Archives – Resources and Procedures”
|
Patrick O’Neill |
20 April |
5:30pm | Hanly Room, Francis Rush Centre |
“Our Lady of Victories, Bowen Hills – History and preparations for the 2025 centennial”
|
Anne-Maree Althaus |
1 June |
5:30pm | Hanly Room, Francis Rush Centre | “Brisbane’s Catholic chaplains of the First and Second World Wars” | Kieran McCarthy |
3 August | 5:30pm | Hanly Room, Francis Rush Centre | “150 years of Mercy education in Toowoomba” | Leah Dempster |
5 October |
5:30pm | Hanly Room, Francis Rush Centre | “Indigenous Catholic heritage in Queensland – Reconciliation and Truth Telling” | Thelma Parker |
7 December | 5:10pm |
St Stephens Chapel then Hanly Room, Francis Rush Centre |
Mass for deceased members of the Society followed by: “Construction and design elements of the three St Mary’s Churches, Ipswich” |
Mr Luke Preston |
Visitors are welcome to any of our meetings in the Hanly Room. (A gold coin donation is suggested for visitors.)