A farewell to Kew

With the closure and sale of our house at IA Mountain Grove, Kew, the Melbourne community celebrated a farewell and blessing.

We have had a community living at Kew since August 1988. A count tells us that 21 confreres have lived some time in the house, and many visitors.

The blessing was for Paul Castley and Philip Malone.

Paul came to Melbourne, to Croydon, in 1981 and, apart from 1986-1987 at Navarre, Drummoyne, he has lived in Melbourne. He worked in pastoral formation at Croydon, at the National Pastoral Institute, at Heart of Life, with a special focus on Clinical Pastoral Education, also with an extensive parish supply ministry, and chaplain to the Teams of Our Lady.

Philip came to Melbourne, to Kew, in 1999. He taught Moral Theology and Liturgy at the Yarra Theological Union and other theological and pastoral formation centres, at Heart of Life, and other consultations. He worked in parish supply and, for many years, at Loreto, Mandeville Hall.

Both Paul and Philip spent several terms each as Community Leader.

The Melbourne community gathered at Cuskelly House, Blackburn, for the farewell, prayer, sharing and a meal.

(Tim Brennan was also present – some scrutiny of the new arrivals for Kensington Monastery?)