Covid-delayed celebrations, Tan Nguyen MSC, 20 years ordained
Paul Cashen writes of Tan’s 20th anniversary (delayed due to Covid).
On the 20th Anniversary of Tan’s ordination, 250 people gathered at the church at Pooraka. Apart from Peter, the two Pauls from Adelaide, there were priest friends from Sydney also, including the POW chaplain Fr Thang MSC.
The Mons. Minh-Tam Nguyen has known Tan as an altar boy and he built the Church of Our Lady of The Boat People opened four years ago, it holds 2000 people, and is next door is a community arena which was a big as the church… Tan was ordained and celebrated his “first mass” there. Congratulations to Tan and his parents and family, We thank him also for being a significant member of the Adelaide Community through COVID19.
