St Malachys Catholic Church - Revision history

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-{{Memory|Mael Maedoc Ua Morgair was born in Armagh, Northern Ireland in 1094. He became the Archbishop of Armagh &  was the first native-born Irishman to be canonised. He died on 2nd. November 1148.|Mallala Museum volunteer}}
+{{Memory|Research as follows on St. Malachy:    Mael Maedoc Ua Morgair was born in Armagh, Northern Ireland in 1094. He became the Archbishop of Armagh &  was the first native-born Irishman to be canonised. He died on 2nd. November 1148.|Mallala Museum volunteer}}
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+{{Memory|Mael Maedoc Ua Morgair was born in Armagh, Northern Ireland in 1094. He became the Archbishop of Armagh &  was the first native-born Irishman to be canonised. He died on 2nd. November 1148.|Mallala Museum volunteer}}
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-|Sources=Mallala Museum research,  St. Malachys - Mallala, 120th Anniversary Booklet, 17th November 2002
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 A concern within the process of coming together was to ensure that each community, especially the smaller ones kept their own identity and autonomy. There was concern that no community was subsumed – or felt it was – within the larger grouping. One way of achieving this was the choice of a new parish name and patron saint. Thus while each community kept its own identity a “neutral” name was needed.
-The Josephite Sisters and Mary MacKillop had been active parts in each of the areas of the new parish. In addition, the Light River ran through parts of each. Mary was due to be canonised in 2011. So the new grouping was given the name “St Mary of the Cross MacKillop Northern Light Catholic parish” – usually shortened to “Northern Light”. As far as we know, we were the first community to take St Mary as our patron saint.
+The Josephite Sisters and Mary MacKillop had been active parts in each of the areas of the new parish. In addition, the Light River ran through parts of each. Mary was due to be canonised in 2011. So the new grouping was given the name “St Mary of the Cross MacKillop Northern Light Catholic parish” – usually shortened to “Northern Light”. As far as we know, we were the first community to take St Mary as our patron saint. The Northern Light Parish commenced on 1 Jan 2011.
 Two decisions were made early on. No church was going to be closed and each community was to gather each Sunday, regardless. As a priest can only celebrate 3 Masses in a day, this required each community, including the larger ones, to regularly celebrate a lay led service, the Liturgy of the Word with Communion. Where Fr Mark could not be present, he wrote the homily(sermon) and it was emailed to the leader to be read. This took a lot of pressure of the leaders!
 As the new community began to settle down in 2011, Fr Mark (who is also an Army Reserve chaplain –padre) announced that he was being deployed to Afghanistan for six months from June of 2011! This did mean though that everybody had to work together – there was no priest to blame!
 Thanks to a legacy left by a parishioner, Monica Farrelly, St Malachy’s was able to get a complete renovation in 2015. All the plaster was stripped back and redone then painted. The opportunity was taken to do some extra work with plumbing and the outside of the church.
 , of course, was also the year of the devastating Pinery Fire.

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 '''St Malachy’s since 2010'''
 With the departure of Fr Jack Boog through ill health in late 2009/early 2010, the Catholic community at St Malachy’s, along with those of Hamley Bridge, Balaklava and Pt Wakefield, were in a bit of a vacuum for ministry.
 Fortunately, two “retired” Sisters of Mercy, Sr Marita Mullins and Sr Mary Harvey, had been living in the presbytery at Hamley Bridge. They stepped up to help cover some of the needs. Through their connections with older priests who no longer were in parish ministry, they were able to organise priests for Mass on some Sunday’s. They had already been preparing parishioners for leading Liturgies of the Word with Communion. This now became essential. For a funeral and for Reconciliation during Lent they were able to get a neighbouring Parish Priest, Fr Mark Sexton from Barossa/Kapunda to help. They were also supported by the priest chaplain for Xavier College in Gawler.
 Barossa and Kapunda parishes had been having a major rethink as to their own structures of ministry. This resulted in major changes into how they were structured.  Eventually the diocese approached these communities to see whether they felt they could include the four communities of Mallala, Hamley Bridge, Pt Wakefield and Balaklava within this. After some discussion it was felt that this could be done.
 As a result, on 19 November 2010 a new parish was created from what had been four – Barossa, Kapunda, Hamley Bridge and Balaklava. The new parish covered roughly 8,000 sq km, with 8 churches. These were St Malachy’s in Mallala, St Vincent de Paul in Pt Wakefield, St Andrew’s (Balaklava), Our Lady of the Nativity (Hamley Bridge), Saints John and Paul (Tarlee), St Benedict’s (Freeling), St Rose’s(Kapunda) and Our Lady of the Valley (Nuriootpa). The first Parish Priest was Fr Mark Sexton.
 A concern within the process of coming together was to ensure that each community, especially the smaller ones kept their own identity and autonomy. There was concern that no community was subsumed – or felt it was – within the larger grouping. One way of achieving this was the choice of a new parish name and patron saint. Thus while each community kept its own identity a “neutral” name was needed.
 The Josephite Sisters and Mary MacKillop had been active parts in each of the areas of the new parish. In addition, the Light River ran through parts of each. Mary was due to be canonised in 2011. So the new grouping was given the name “St Mary of the Cross MacKillop Northern Light Catholic parish” – usually shortened to “Northern Light”. As far as we know, we were the first community to take St Mary as our patron saint.
 Two decisions were made early on. No church was going to be closed and each community was to gather each Sunday, regardless. As a priest can only celebrate 3 Masses in a day, this required each community, including the larger ones, to regularly celebrate a lay led service, the Liturgy of the Word with Communion. Where Fr Mark could not be present, he wrote the homily(sermon) and it was emailed to the leader to be read. This took a lot of pressure of the leaders!
 As the new community began to settle down in 2011, Fr Mark (who is also an Army Reserve chaplain –padre) announced that he was being deployed to Afghanistan for six months from June of 2011! This did mean though that everybody had to work together – there was no priest to blame!
 Thanks to a legacy left by a parishioner, Monica Farrelly, St Malachy’s was able to get a complete renovation in 2015. All the plaster was stripped back and redone then painted. The opportunity was taken to do some extra work with plumbing and the outside of the church.
 , of course, was also the year of the devastating Pinery Fire.
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 * 1997-2001 - Father Stephen Brooks, also Parish Priest of Balaklava
 * 2001 - Father Jack Boog, also Parish Priest of Balaklava
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 Father Kindelan, O.C.C.
 In 1902 the Carmelites moved from Gawler to Pt. Adelaide and the secular priests took charge.
 * 1903 - Father T.F. O'Neil assisted by Father F. Adamson

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 * 1882 - 1902:
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+Father Byrne
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+Father Kelly, O.C.C.
-| Father Kelly, O.C.C.
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+Father Patrick Carr, O.C.C.
-| Father Patrick Carr, O.C.C.
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+Father Magennis
-| Father Magennis
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+Father Murphy
-| Father Murphy
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+Father Kindelan, O.C.C.
-| Father Kindelan, O.C.C.
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 In 1902 the Carmelites moved from Gawler to Pt. Adelaide and the secular priests took charge.