Fr Frederik and his wife, Rev Gemma, are delighted to take up the position as co-priests and are looking forward to becoming part of the local community.
“We have good vibes about our position here,” Fr Frederik said.
The couple came to Finley after spending three years in Griffith, where they spent one year as deacons and two years as a priests.
They were approached by the Bishop when he visited Hobart, and encouraged them to come to the Riverina district.
“We took up the Bishop’s offer as we felt it was time to expand our position of ministry and the opportunity to become more involved,” Rev Gemma said
Fr Frederik was delighted to have his parents come from the Netherlands for five weeks and to be there for his commissioning.
Rev Gemma’s parents and other family members were also in attendance.
The young couple are looking forward to making their own connection in the parish and welcoming members of all ages to the church community.
They admit they haven’t had much time to participate in sport, however they did enjoy playing badminton in Griffith and would like to try golf while in Finley.
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The Finley RS Squash Club has opened registration for the summer competition and registration can be made by going to http://tinyurl.com/2024summersquash.
Registrations are open until Friday, February 2 with the competition starting on Wednesday, February 7 and running for eight weeks.
Cost is $50 for adults and $40 for students. All participants must be members of the Finley RS Club.
All levels of players (adults and students) are welcome.
There are usually around 40 plus players each Wednesday.
New players will be put into the correct level to have fun matches.
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The Finley Hospital Auxiliary Op Shop is once again holding a $5 a bag clothing special commencing on Monday, January 29.
There are heaps of bargains to be had and everyone is encouraged to go along to the Op Shop and pick up some great bargains.
There are some exclusions of marked clothing, but organisers are looking to dispose of the excess stock and are always ready for a welcoming chat.
Apart from this outstanding special, there is also a small number of Finley Primary School uniforms on hand at a reasonable cost so call in and check out the huge range of merchandise.
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Another exciting attraction is coming to Finley with the official opening of its club rooms on Saturday, and that is the Finley and District Model Railroaders.
The opening will be held at 22 Berrigan Rd, Finley between 10am and 4pm.
There will be a sausage sizzle and admission by donation.
Normal opening hours from January 27 will be Thursdays to Sundays between 10am and 4pm.
Be sure to check out this magnificent set up of model trains. You won’t be disappointed.
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