On February 7th at Saint Augustine’s School Oval, Salisbury the Saint Augustine’s Parish celebrated the Parish Carnival.
It was a celebration of our multicultural community! Celebrating cultures from Asia, Europe, India, Africa, North America, South America, and Australia.
There was Balloons and Face Painting, Pinatas, BBQ, International Food Stalls,
Bric-a-Brac, Karate, Soccer, Entertainment with musicians playing in bands to bagpipes
singing, dancing, fashion parade and even a Bouncing Castle.
Also set up were information stalls from the three schools that are in the Salisbury Parish, oly familyh
Holy Family, Saint Augustine’s and Thomas More College.
What was particularly significant was the the different parish committees and groups contributing to the day. The different prayer groups, as well as those who serve our community, St Vincent De Paul Society, Knights of the Southern Cross and the YCW, Young Christian Workers.
As Saint Paul writes, in 2 Corinthians, 9:11-12
11 You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God. 12This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs of the Lord’s people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God.