Please nominate as soon as you have read this, and put the date in your diary. The Annual Mass and Lunch, is one of the major events of the Club year. It is a recognition of the origin and central focus of our bushwalking club.

Please let me know if you are coming and if you are willing to take a role in the liturgy.

Fr Michael Grace will be our celebrant. He is the Parish Priest of Mother of Mercy Parish, and we know him from previous Club Masses and events and are pleased that he has agreed to be with us again. After Mass, he will join us for lunch at Gallopers.

St Cecilia’s Hamilton is just the right size for BCBC and is accessible by a ramp from the footpath (College St) to the door. Those who are not so mobile can park nearby in College St. There is also a carpark beside the church, accessed from a driveway off Hants St - or in Hants St itself. Then, it is just a short walk round to the College Street ramp entrance, which is now the main entry.

After Mass, it is a short drive to Gallopers Sports Club for lunch. There is a carpark off Lancaster Rd and another on the corner of Lancaster and Nudgee Roads. It is basically “down the road and round the corner” from the church.

Gallopers’ service is quite fast and friendly, and the menu offers a good range of entrees, pizzas, main courses, and desserts. (Membership of the Club is $1.00 and can be obtained at reception on arrival. It gives you an immediate cut in prices but this is just a suggestion.)

Please invite visitors who may be interested in joining our club because they will be able to get a feel for BCBC with its longstanding tradition of spiritual and social events for those who love bushwalking.

When you nominate for the Annual Mass, either by text or voice-mail, please make it clear whether you intend to attend the lunch so that an accurate number can be booked for the restaurant. There is already another group booked that day, so we do not want any club members to miss out. Please start those nominations rolling in now.