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24.01.2022 ...Watch this space, for the announcement of the dates for Concerts in the Kirkland Carcoar series. In the coming weeks

23.01.2022 We had a wonderful afternoons concert titled "Waiting" - Music for Advent & Christmas - held last Sunday, 14th December, in the beautiful Immaculate Conception Church at Carcoar. The event was well attended with around 30 participants who enjoyed listening to Paul Prendergast, principal tenor with the Bathurst Cathedral Choir as well as Fr Tim Cahill on the organ and the Shalom Singers Kate and Francis Hansen, in a varied program of music new & old. A total of $333.75 was raised for the Organ Restoration Fund and everyone enjoyed a relaxing cuppa and cakes under the trees at Shalom afterwards.

22.01.2022 Archbishop Paul Gallagher who is the Apostolic Nuncio to Australia was invited by Bishop Michael to conduct Solemn Vespers in the Immaculate Conception Church at Carcoar on Saturday the 28th of June. During evening prayer the Archbishop blessed the restored 1890 Alfred Kirkland Organ and afterwards everyone enjoyed a lovely evening meal hosted at Shalom House of Prayer in the old convent next door. The Apostolic or papal nuncio is the Catholic Churchs equivalent of a diplomat or ambassador and represents the Holy See; Everyone was thrilled to have such a distinguished celebrant to bless this historic and rare organ in it's new life now that it is back home in the beautiful Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.

22.01.2022 Keep an eye on this page for forthcoming announcements about next year’s Concert dates - we are celebrating the Church’s 150th anniversary in 2020... and the local Anglican Church’s 175 years of the laying of its Foundation Stone There will also be 2 CDs released: one of the Kirkland organ after its restoration; and another of both the 1890 Kirkland organ in Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, & the 1903 Richardson organ in St Paul’s Anglican Church...

22.01.2022 Shalom hosted a wonderful mens retreat recently. It was fully booked (within Covid restrictions) and participants had a wonderful time of gentle reflective pra...yer, reflections in the outdoors and supportive sharings. This was a time of both a retreat from the business and many road blocks of life to focus on the fruits of the spirit of participants and how they can be lived out in the real world. Well done to the Shalom team for hosting such a great renewal for men and leaders in our communities - Simon Price See more

21.01.2022 Music for organ in time of plague... sounds about 16th century Spanish to me - the organ certainly is

21.01.2022 The newly restored organ was visited by a large group of Sydney and Queensland organists on the Monday of the long weekend, the 9th of June during the Organ Music Society of Sydney's (OMSS) Organ Ramble

21.01.2022 It's on Again for 2017! Shalom's famous annual fundraising dinner - Book now so as not to miss out as we have limited places.

20.01.2022 Keep an eye on this page for forthcoming announcements about next years Concert dates - we are celebrating the Churchs 150th anniversary in 2020... and the local Anglican Churchs 175 years of the laying of its Foundation Stone There will also be 2 CDs released: one of the Kirkland organ after its restoration; and another of both the 1890 Kirkland organ in Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, & the 1903 Richardson organ in St Pauls Anglican Church...

19.01.2022 The 2015 Concert Series for the Carcoar Kirkland organ is almost finalised... WATCH THIS SPACE!!

17.01.2022 Life in the Top End...

16.01.2022 This will be the first Carcoar Kirkland Organ Concert for the year

16.01.2022 Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church in the snow

16.01.2022 Blayney Shires French Connections on show this Sunday, 12 July! Having lived in a French castle for seven years is one of the French Connections which Blayney Shire residents will share at a visual display and musical performance at Carcoar this Sunday as part of Bastille Day celebrations. John and Vanessa Thompson, of Carcoar, bought, renovated and lived in an 1880s castle, Le Chateau de la Metiverie, on 10 acres of land on the outskirts of Martizay, south-west of Paris f...Continue reading

15.01.2022 Updated the Poster for Sunday's concert - sorry we just noticed we mistakenly posted the 2013 poster :-(

14.01.2022 Fr Tim has just updated our Organ Appeal Total - It is now well over $20,000 - We are now over halfway to our goal! - Thanks to a recent generous donation by a wonderful woman whose family has a connection to the Immaculate Conception Church.

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09.01.2022 Enjoyed this afternoon the 2017 final concert in our Carcoar Kirkland Concert series: today it was presented by Bathurst-based Macquarie Male Singers, directed ...by the multi-talented Roland Augusczak. Entitled A Spring Concert, it showcased a wide range of individual and group talent, across a diverse selection of music - all arranged by Roland. Supporting artists Kathy Powell (a wonderful soprano!) and versatile pianist Marianna Hearn lent their skills to the occasion, as did bassist Henry Bialowas, with his brother Richard on guitar. A terrific afternoon!

09.01.2022 Hi all, Could I let you know about the next Carcoar Organ Concert? Thanks to those who supported last weekend's Concert - the numbers were small, but I gather all those there had a wonderful time. ... The next (and final Concert for 2014) will be a program of Music for Advent & Christmas, entitled "Waiting". It will be presented by Paul Prendergast, principal tenor with the Bathurst Ss Michael & John's Cathedral Choir (who will receive the Bishop's Award for Liturgy on Sat 6th December, during the 6 pm Mass in the Cathedral!) He will be supported by Fr Tim Cahill on the organ, in a varied program of music new & old. It will be on Sunday 14th December, at 2.00 pm, in Immaculate Conception Church, Carcoar. I attach the Poster of the concert for your perusal. Thanking you all, (Fr) Tim

08.01.2022 Congratulations to Pastór de Lasala OAM, who was the Organ Historical Trust (OHTA) Consultant for the restoration of our 1890 Alfred Kirkland pipe organ 5 years ago... and who has been awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia as part of the recent Queens Birthday Honours List, for his services to pipe organ restoration over many years! Pastór recently recorded another CD on the Kirkland Organ, which should be available soon

05.01.2022 Hey check out the progress made on the Organ Fund. Almost there! only a little under $9,000 to go. Don't forget the last Concert for the year on Dec 14th

04.01.2022 Concert for Bastille Day in aid of the restoration of the Carcoar Kirkland Organ Around 25 people braved the cold weather to attend a lovely afternoons entertainment at Carcoar. Fr Tim Cahill got the concert started with Prelude from Te Deum on the organ. This was followed by The Gendarmes' Duet with John Greenwell & Fr Tim. Young Ian Crossing was next, again on the organ and he demonstrated some amazing keyboard skills as well as giving the audience an appreciation of just ...how good the Kirkland sounds now that it is restored. Ian played 'Duetto BWV 805' by Johann Sabastian Bach. Tony Stuart and Jude Bertolin entertained us with a wonderful medley of French Music on the flute,fiddle, whistle and accordion. Tony and Jude were great at getting the audience involved and later led us in singing some classic french songs and an enthusiastic group from the audience in trying out some french folk dancing! One of the highlights of the concert was Fran Hansen singing La Vie en Rose; a well known Edith Piaff song which Fran brought to life with her interesting description of the life of Edith Piaff as well as her perfected french accent and passion for this song. Everyone enjoyed the concert and sing-a-long as well as the nice cakes, company and cuppa after the event over at Shalom. Stay tuned to this page for notice of the next concert as there will be more later in the year.

03.01.2022 We had 36 people who braved the snow and ice on a windy freezing day to attend the French Connections Concert on Sunday. While the weather may have been cold, the audience gave a very warm reception to the performing artists. After the concert we all enjoyed a French-style afternoon tea (with croissants !! ) and the visual displays showing various locals "French connections" were both interesting and visually beautiful. The afternoon finished with a lovely blanket of snow! Over $200 was raised which brings our total up to $32,783.45

01.01.2022 Upcoming Events at Shalom February and March