COMMUNITY
Reunions It has been unfortunate that our Class Reunions scheduled for this year have been unable to be held because of COVID-19. However, we did enjoy celebrating the Adelaide Reunion on Friday 28 February 2020, prior to the physical distancing and isolation measures introduced. (L-R): Megan Carter (Walters, 1999), Brigitte-Jane Ryan (2001), Meg Riley (Gerke, 1966), Dr Adele Feakes (1978), Lauren-Jade Ryan (2000), Maree Giuliano (Wood, 1977), Dr Susan Stevens.
Love in the Time of Corona – A Wedding Story We are certainly living in crazy times during this Coronavirus pandemic. For alumna Sarah Vanderkley (2009) and her fiancé Nick Cosgrave, Coronavirus was about to make their lives a lot crazier, in a good way, as they planned their wedding this March. The big day was set to be Saturday 28 March and Sarah and Nick had already been making changes to their plans to accommodate the increasingly strict rules relating to gatherings and social distancing. However, on Wednesday 25 March they became aware that new, even stricter regulations would come into place at midnight. What was to be done? Cancel? Postpone? No, they decided to get married that evening! At 9.00am they made the decision and gave themselves 10 hours to pull together their wedding for that same day! They had already scheduled a wedding rehearsal that night, so the venue, the priest, their bridal party and families were free. With incredible support from their families, bridal party, Father Tom Renshaw and the Carmelite Monastery, they were able to pull together a beautiful ceremony and then had a small party to close out the night. Everyone was thrilled that Sarah and Nick were able to sneak in a wedding before it became nearly impossible to get married. A special detail of the ceremony was that Nick had secretly organised for their friends who had been asked to read a Prayer of the Faithful to record their prayers and these were played through the microphone in the monastery - it was a wonderful surprise to still have them a part of the ceremony even though they weren't physically there! On 27 March 2021, Sarah and Nick will be celebrating with their broader friends and family for a renewal of their vows and finally, a wedding reception. Wedding days are
of course among the most memorable days of our lives, but this one will have an extra special story for Sarah and Nick to remember in the years to come. We thank Sarah and Nick for sharing this good news story and wish them happiness in their married life.
Amendment Following additional information received, please find an update to the photo caption from the article, Generations of Mary Ward Women with Jane Laidley Nathan (Willis, 1967), presented in the 2019 Mandevillian, vol 34, no 2. Back (L-R): Irene Sullivan (Dunlea, 1937), Margaret Willis (Daly, 1938), Joan Waters (Trinca, 1937), Yvonne McCardel (Wearne, 1938), Gloria O’Grady (Keely, 1938). Front (L-R): Margaret Haslett (1938), Phyllis O’Rorke (Wearne, 1937), Unknown.
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