In a coming together of what is generally seen as a day of romance, some 100 people gathered at the Golden Leaf Restaurant in Morley as part of a Valentine’s Day Fundraiser organised by Banksia Grove Parish.
With Banksia Grove Parish being one of the newest parishes in Perth, Parish Priest Fr Vinh Dong arranged the 10 course dinner and raffle, as part of a continuing effort to raise money for the Parish Building Fund.
Fr Ving Dong became the inaugural Priest-in-charge at the parish two years ago, during an installation Mass celebrated by Archbishop Timothy Costelloe and was tasked with the challenge of laying and developing the parish foundations in what has been a rapidly growing expansion in the northern suburbs of Perth.
With much work still to be done for the new church building, the hope is for foundations to be laid by Christmas, depending on funds raised in the parish building project.
To donate to the Banksia Grove Parish Building Fund, contact 0422 422 773.