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Annunciation Church -Stained glass windows
Parish Priest, Fr Louis Michael Travers, commissioned Stephen Moor (1915-2003) to design the high stained glass windows in the 3rd Annunciation church, which opened in December 1962.
The main window on the northern end of the church is a depiction of the Annunciation scene, with the Archangel Gabriel delivering God’s message through the Holy Spirit to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Around the edges of this window are smaller scenes illustrating the Passion of Christ. These include: The carrying of the cross, Pontius Pilate washing his hands, the scourging at the pillar, the agony in the garden, the crowning with thorns, Peter and the crowing cock, Judas receiving his bag of silver, Mary Magdalene with anointing oils, and the crucifixion.
The narrow western window shows the Nativity scene that includes worshiping angels, shepherds and wise men.
The narrow eastern window depicts the Assumption of Mary into heaven. It portrays Mary rising above her empty tomb, escorted by angels, with Jesus ready to Crown the Blessed Virgin Mary, together with his Father and the Holy Spirit.
The narrow western window shows the Nativity scene that includes worshiping angels, shepherds and the Magi from the east.
Images provided by Maureen M Leadbeater
The Scourging at the Pillar I The Agony in the garden I The crowning with thorns
Annunciation Church artwork
Annunciation Church Artwork
This image of the inside of Annunciation Church in the early 2000’s, after the renovation of the Sanctuary, shows the richness of the original wood panelling on the ceiling, which later needed repairing and was subsequently painted white. The Crucifix is all that remains of the Crucifixion scene which was attached to the wall when the church was built. The four figures at the foot of the cross, including Mary the mother of Jesus, and John, were removed during the renovation. Glimpses of the positioning of the Stations of the Cross can be seen along the side walls.
Stations of the Cross
Sanctuary Furniture
Stations of the Cross
Stations of the Cross
Ieva Pocius (1923-2010) was commissioned by the Hectorville Parish Priest, Fr Louis Michael Travers, to design and sculpt the Stations of Cross for the third Annunciation church, which was built at 20 Montacute Road, Hectorville, and opened in December 1962.
Example: Veronica wipes the face of Jesus
Sanctuary furniture
Sanctuary Furniture
Father David Cappo commissioned Adrian Potter (1968 – ) to design and create the furniture for the renovated Sanctuary in early 1999. The new furniture was to be movable to allow for various types of celebration and liturgy on the Sanctuary. The designs were approved, and materials were chosen by the parishioner committee in consultation with Adrian. The form of the furniture comes directly from the church’s architecture, and it is made from Rauli, which is a Myrtle Beech and comes from Chile and Argentina (it is currently not a threatened species). Fabrics for the cushions for the chairs, and for the kneelers in front of the tabernacle, were especially handwoven. The glass font bowl was by Ian Mowbray.
Information and images provided by Adrian Potter
Priests and Deacons
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| Feb 1934 – Jan 1956 | TANGNEY, Patrick | On January 31, 1925 he was appointed parish priest of Naracoorte where he remained for nine years. In February 1934 he became the parish priest of Hectorville. Hectorville was a new parish and on February 1, 1934 Tranmere/Magill was cut off from the Norwood Mission and became part of the newly formed Hectorville parish. Ten years later on April 1, 1944 Tranmere became a parish in its own right.
His next and final appointment was as parish priest of Lower North Adelaide. He died on February 11, 1969 at home in Listry, Co Kerry. |
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| Feb 1956 – Jan 1967 | TRAVERS, Louis Michael |  |
At Hectorville he had to cope with the needs of a fast growing Parish and Primary School. He was instrumental in the building of the third Annunciation Church, St Mark’s Church and the new parish presbytery.
Died 18/12/2002. |
| Jan 1967 – Apr 1974 | TIGGEMAN, Vincent |  |
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| May 1974 – Mar 1979 | HYNES, Barrymore John |  |
Assistant Priest Dec 1958 – Dec 1960, while he continued his duties as part-time inspector of Catholic schools, and also working with Catholic radio and television.
Parish Priest May 1974 – Mar 1979 Died 16/03/1979. |
| May 1979 – Jan 1986 | WARD, Peter |  |
At the end of June 1979 Fr Peter was appointed parish priest of Hectorville and later that year took long service leave for four months. In January 1986 he was appointed parish priests of Blackwood, where he remained for 12 years.
Died 09/08/2006. |
| Jan 1986 – Feb 1992 | RODGER, Michael Thomas |  |
Died 16/03/2012. |
| Mar 1992 – Nov 1995 | CZECHOWICZ, Leon Mathias |  |
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| Nov 1995 – Oct 2000 | CAPPO, David John |  |
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| Oct 2000 – Nov 2010 | MARSHALL, Philip Francis Xavier |  |
He played a significant role in establishing the Hectorville Catholic Community, which places a strong focus on the involvement of the whole community in the life of the Church and neighbourhood. |
| Apr 2011 – Jun 2019 | ADIMAI, Anthoni SdM (Society of St Eugene de Mazenod) |  |
Assistant Priest Feb 2010 – Sep 2010
Administrator Nov 2010 – Mar 2011 Parish Priest Apr 2011 – Jun 2019 |
| Jun 2019 – | GABRIEL, Jeevan SMM (Society of Montfort Missionaries) |  |
Arrived in Australia from India in 2017, to begin a four year ministry.
Assistant Priest 2017 – Jun 2019 Parish Priest Jun 2019 – |
| ASSISTANT PRIESTS | ||||
| Dec 1960 – Jan 1965 | MODYSTACK, William Brian | Died 28/03/2014. | ||
| Jan 1965 – Jan 1970 | O’SULLIVAN, Hugh Daniel |  |
It was as a chaplain – at the local diocesan and national levels – to the Young Christian Workers movement that he is best remembered.
Died 16/05/1997. |
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| Jan 1970 – Jan 1972 | LOWES, Anthony John | Left the priesthood. | ||
| Jan 1972 – Jan 1973 | FOUNTAIN, Peter Joseph | |||
| Jan 1973 – Jan 1976 | ROACH, David George |  |
Left the priesthood. | |
| Jan 1976 – Jan 1977 | MULLINS, William Allan | |||
| Jan 1976 – Jan 1978 | VAN DER LINDEN, Peter Jacobus | Left the priesthood. | ||
| Jan 1977 – May 1979 | CRAWFORD, Robert John | Assistant Priest Jan 1977 – Oct 1978
Administrator Oct 1978 – May 1979 |
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| Jan 1978 – Jan 1983 | GAUCI, Charles Victor |  |
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| Sep 1979 – Jan 1989 | RICHARDSON, Roy Peter |  |
Left the priesthood. | |
| Jan 1983 – Jan 1984 | WOODS, Patrick Ignatius |  |
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| Jan 1983 – Jan 1988 | DE LUCA, Aldo Francis | Died 24/07/2005. | ||
| Jan 1988 – Jan 1990 | DOHERTY, Michael Edward |  |
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| Jan 1988 – Jan 2010 | PIRONE, Luca OFM (Order of Friars Minor / Franciscans) |  |
His final appointment was to the Hectorville parish from 1993 till 2011, during which time he also assisted Italians in neighbouring parishes with special Masses, missions, funerals etc. During this time he was attached to the St Paschal Friary at Box Hill, Victoria.
As assistant priest, he dedicated himself to the pastoral care of all the people in the parishes he was appointed to which included the Korean community. For a period of time in Adelaide, he regularly offered Mass and catechesis for the Korean community at St Mark’s Church, Magill. Died 02/10/2017. |
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| Jan 1990 – Jan 1994 | THOROUGHOOD, David |  |
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| Jan 1994 – Sep 1997 | SPURLING, Kym John |  |
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| 1998 – 2000 | PTAK, Marek CS (Missionaries of St Charles Borromeo / Scalabrinians) |  |
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| Jan 2002 – Dec 2002 | NGUYEN, Minh-Tam |  |
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| Aug 2003 – Dec 2010 | TRAN, Peter Quang Tong (Tong) | |||
| 2008 – 2010 | CELORA Giorgio | Italian Chaplain. | ||
| Jan 2010 – Apr 2011 | GREENSLADE, Richard | |||
| Jul 2011 – Feb 2017 | ZWAANS, Peter |  |
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| 2018 – 2020 | ODIWA, Michael Cornelius Otieno |  |
Fr Odiwa, a canon lawyer, Assistant Priest in the Hectorville parish, serving the Italian community, as well as administering in the Tribunal of the province of South Australia and Northern Territory.
Appointed Bishop of Homa Bay, Kenya, Dec 2020. |
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| Jan 2019 – Jun 2019 | GEORGE, Joseph Wales Raja | |||
| Jan 2021 – | LOPRESTI, Patrick |  |
Assistant Priest Jan 2021 – 2022 | |
| PERMANENT DEACONS | |||
| Aug 1986 – Mar 1992 | O’KEEFE, John Francis |  |
He was chairman of the Liturgy Committee as well as spiritual adviser to the St Vincent de Paul. One of the great moments in his life was being Deacon at the Altar for the Papal Mass at Victoria Park on November 30th 1986.
Died 06/10/2004. |
| Jan 1993 – Feb 1997 | FORD, John |  |
Died 24/06/2006. |
| Jan 2001 – 2003 | BAKER, Leslie Patrick |  |
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| Aug 2011 – Nov 2019 | PATRONI, Remo Dominic |  |
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| Sep 2012 – Sep 2013 | HILL, Anthony |  |
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Excerpts By: Colleen Turk
