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Thousands of golden years celebrated at St Stephen’s Cathedral marriage Mass

byMark Bowling
13 October 2017 - Updated on 1 April 2021
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Golden celebration: Harry and Elaine Carney from St Fabian’s Church, Yeerongpilly, and Sandra and Harry Harle, of St Mary’s Church, Ipswich, celebrating 50 years of marriage.

 

WEDDING day memories were revisited as almost 75 couples celebrated half-centuries of marriage at a Mass in St Stephen’s Cathedral, Brisbane, on October 8.

The annual Mass recognised couples who were marking their golden wedding anniversaries this year.

Denise and Des Walsh were among couples gathered with family and friends to thank God for the good times and the bad.

The Walsh family has a strong connection with St Stephen’s Cathedral.

Denise is a tour guide at the cathedral and enjoys accompanying school groups.

“I hope that when kids come to the cathedral they will learn one thing that helps their life,” Mrs Walsh said.

A keen researcher, she discovered that husband Des’ great-grandparents were married in St Stephen’s Chapel in 1866.

“That’s what took me to the cathedral in the first place – checking out family history,” she said.

Agnes and Les Buckley, of Kippa-Ring, were another couple who took part in the Golden Wedding Mass – although, in their case, they are celebrating 67 years of marriage.

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Mark is the joint winner of the Australian Variety Club 2000 Heart Award for his radio news reporting in East Timor, and has also won a Walkley award, Australia’s most-respected journalism award. Mark is the author of ‘Running Amok’ that chronicles his time as a foreign correspondent juggling news deadlines and the demands of being a husband and father. Mark is married with four children.

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