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 2022 schedule is as follows.
| Date | Time | Venue | Topic | Presenter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 March | 5.00pm | Hanly Room, Francis Rush Centre |
Annual General Meeting followed by The Ministry of Fr Fulgentius Hodebourg on the Darling Downs in the 1860s
|
Gabrielle Saide |
|
21 April |
5.30pm | Hanly Room, Francis Rush Centre |
“Bishop Quinn’s Immigration Scheme; The Mulcahy and Lehane Families” |
Dr Rosemary Kennedy |
|
2 June |
5.30pm | Hanly Room, Francis Rush Centre |
“Early Letter Books of the Diocese / Archdiocese held in the Brisbane Church Archives”
|
Rev Dr Chris Hanlon |
| 4 August | 5.30pm | Hanly Room, Francis Rush Centre |
“Catholic Education in the Bundaberg Parish”
|
Speaker to be confirmed |
|
6 October |
5.30pm | Hanly Room, Francis Rush Centre |
“A History of the Catholic Church in Emerald”
|
Mrs Maree Reid |
| 8 December | 5.10pm |
St Stephens Chapel then Hanly Room, Francis Rush Centre |
Mass for deceased members of the Society followed by: “Towards a History of the Diocese of Rockhampton – an Oral History Journey”
|
Dr Maree Ganley |
Visitors are welcome to any of our meetings in the Hanly Room. (A gold coin donation is suggested for visitors.)