Old scholars celebrate Christmas Eve in the Chapel

Christmas Eve carols and Mass were joyfully celebrated in the Dominic College Chapel by a large group of old scholars and friends of Dominic College.

The evening was hosted by the inimitable Mr Tony Webb and the Carols and hymns were harmonically projected by the St John's Parish choir and musicians, a large proportion of whom were old scholars or married to them.

Fr Greg Chambers SDB, ex-Principal, ex-Provincial and ex-cellent homilist, presided over the Mass and was delighted that his ;last official capacity in his short stay in Glenorchy was on this occasion.

Readers included old scholars, Mr Warwick Cardamatis and Ms Skye Webb, and members of the congregation attending came from near and far.

Over $400 was contributed to the offering, taken up in memory of Br Peter Dezani and which adds to the Br Peter Dezani Scholarship.

The experience of the evening was enhanced by two extra special innovations. Firstly Mr Tony Webb and Mrs Anne Loring worked very hard to produce two new booklets, for the Mass and for the Carols. These beautiful new publications were most readily read and very user friendly for those whose eyes are aging. Congratulations!

The second innovation was to hold the supper afterwards in the Siena Classroom closest to the Chapel with toilets adjacent, allowing the congregation to refresh themselves and enjoy a drink and company afterwards in close proximity. Well done to Ms Diane Cerritelli and her band of helpers for the splendid supper.

Special thanks to the Dominic College Principal, Ms Beth Gilligan, for attending the event and also for making the evening possible with her organisation of access to the facilties.

You can see some more photos of the lovely event on our website gallery: Old Scholars Carols and Mass.