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22.01.2022 The Alma Mater of our school.

20.01.2022 OBA Melbourne Incorp raised an ER COVID19 Relief fund of $500 for St Bede's Orphanage in Chennai Thanks to all the donors.OBA Melbourne Incorp raised an ER COVID19 Relief fund of $500 for St Bede's Orphanage in Chennai Thanks to all the donors.

14.01.2022 A merry christmas to Bedeans in UK, NZ, Canada, USA,India and Australia. Wishing all of you a safe healthy and prosperous 2021. The OBA Melbourne Incorporated body are pleased to announce that I Rs 40,000 was raised in a Christmas Hamper Funding project. The Hamper is used to purchase 40 wireless headphone sets for 40 boarders of St Bedes School in Chennai. Fr Stanley Ignatius is overseeing this project in Chennai. These headphones would enable the boarders a seamless learnin...g experience with their online classroom studies.We are sure that the boarders will make remarkable progress in their studies and their confidence will be boosted knowing the support they are receiving from Bedeans in Melbourne. We are grateful to all our supporters, benefactors, ex-classmates and their families for their generosity and spontaneity. Please keep up your support and encouragement. Each of you are in our prayers of thanksgiving. The boarders, staff and clergy of the school will also pray for you to continue the good work. Cheers and God bless, The steering committee in Melbourne. See more

14.01.2022 We are back. Victorian govt has relaxed social distancing rules and gathering rules. Our first meeting since COVID 19 began was on June 8th.

13.01.2022 RIP GERARD MCDONALD St Bedes batch 1992. Lived in Podanur, South India. Condolences to all his family friends and classmates....from the Bedeans of Melbourne - Australia. Gerard passed away Oct 8th 2020 in Coimbatore, South India.

06.01.2022 This is a 2020 photo of the boys and clergy of the Orphanage at St Bedes School, Chennai, IndiaThis is a 2020 photo of the boys and clergy of the Orphanage at St Bedes School, Chennai, India

06.01.2022 Demise of Davis Thomas; a Bedean of 1976 batch. Davis passed away on July 20th in Chennai. Davis was an active committee member of OBA Chennai. Those that temember him at school, say that he was a very approachable guy and a good leader. He served on the National body of Don Bosco's alumni.... Davis continued his studies at Loyola College. His Catholic upbringing always kept him close to his church and parish activities at Lady of Light parish in Luz, Chennai. He was a very talented sportsman, becoming a Martial.Arts/ Karate Trainer. Davis was the General Manager at Infusion Advisory and Management Services Pvt Ltd, Chennai. During the last 3 years; he endured a tough battle with cancer; which finally took its toll on July 20th. OBA MELBOURNE INCORP send their heartfelt condolences to all his family. May his soul RIP. See more

05.01.2022 My dear friends; these are unprecented times. The Coronavirus has caused disruption not only to prople's health; but also to the economy, to social structures, to employment, to schools and universities, to the practising faiths, to how govt functions. My sincere hope is that a vaccine will be found to give ppl immunity. Growing up in India in the 50's and 60's; there were many outbreaks of various multiple communicable diseases..smallpox,chickenpox, measles, whooping cough, ...malaria, dengue fever, diptheria, etc. Beside all these diaeases, ppl also suffered heart attacks, strokes, cancers, diabetes, kidney failure, renal failures, liver and stomach problems,etc. There was also unemployment, financial hardships, alcohol abuse. But; one thing stood us well; and that was our faith. This faith was given to us by our parents and grandparents; was nurtured by our teachers and lecturers, was guided and steered by the priests and clergy of our congregations. Today, I call upon all of you to stick to your faith, inspite of adversity; despite irresponsible governance and laws, despite the uncertainty of the future. Our faith is to believe and trust that Almighty God will look after us....his children. Prayer, is our hope and guiding beacon. Pray together. Stay together. Whatever this virus or our govt does; whatever way our society turns out to be; survivours must know that they were chosen for change, they were chosen bcos they were God's people. God chose Adam and Eve to start humanity; He is not going to give up now; He is only going to do some change-management. New structures will evolve for society to become more compassionate, more humble, more righteous and follow His Ten Commandments. AMEN! HALLELUIA! See more

04.01.2022 Hello Bedeans; Time is dragging. Are many of us going to be left behind. Our members at OBA Melbourne Incorporated; are confident we are going to be on the other side of this bridge. Our Agenda for 2020 has not altered. Even though we have had to put activities on hold because of social distancing and the social gathering rules; our core members still keep in touch with each other via the phone and fb. I am printing our phone meetings. The Bedean Newsletter for Feb and Apri...l will be updated and issued albeit a little bit behind time. So; please bear with me. If there are any stories you would like to share please email them to me. Till we meet again, Adios Amigos, Jeffrey Woods See more

03.01.2022 Hello Bedeans, it has been awhile since i last made a posting. So, here it is. Since Feb 2020 a lot has been happening. I am referring to the Corona virus. Yes; we are all grappling with the changes we are forced to endure; social distancing, panic buying, loss of jobs, a severe downturn in the economy. Most importantly, we might know about someone who has succumbed to the virus, some of us might have been spared this loss. The reality and the truth is, that some of these cha...nges we are experiencing might be the new normal for a long time. The reality is that social distancing has in fact been happening for a long time; ever since globalisation started to make its imprint on the sands of time. Have you noticed or have you been blind to the fact that there are more people living alone in a home than at any time in human history. This isolation may be self-imposed or it may be due to a set of circumstances dictated by changes in society. So, long before Corona virus; society already set certain changes before govt acted. Govts have reacted instead of forcing changes. With technology and 5G; high speed internet and phone communication, society has become more self-isolated. This self-imposed distancing has been a result of modernisation and technology enabling individuals to multi-task, to do things for themselves where before it needed the whole village to come together to achieve. What price is humanity going to pay for this self-isolation? Was a human being ever supposed to live a lonesome life? Why did God create a man and a woman? Why did God create the trillions of other creatures to inhabit this planet and share in the abundance of this planet? Why are sociologists worried about over-population of humans, when there are trillions of other creatures existing on this planet right now? Why are we distracted from enjoying this wonderful life and instead living miserable lives? Are we living a psychological life in our heads rather than an existential life in compatibility with the cosmos? Take care. You can still make a difference to society, to your family and more importantly to your own personal development. See you on the other side of this bridge; see past the bridge. See more

03.01.2022 The Christmas 2020 Issue of Bedean Newsletter. If you are not on our Email list; please get in touch to receive a free copy.The Christmas 2020 Issue of Bedean Newsletter. If you are not on our Email list; please get in touch to receive a free copy.

02.01.2022 In remembrance of Kenneth Arundale St Bedes AI Hr Sec School Chennai India Batch of 1960. Loyola College, Madras University, India; Batch of 1965 BSc Chemistry. Ken had several important roles in Mining in Australia and PNG. Funeral Service Tues Oct 6th 2020 @ 1PM... North Chapel, Pine Grove Cemetery, Michinbury, Sydney, NSW VIEWING: Mon 5th Oct 2020 @2PM to 3PM 115 Wellbank St, North Stratfield, Sydney, NSW Due to COVID restrictions; Funeral service is limited to 24 close family. WEBINAR: https://oneroomstreamimg.com/famy-and-friends Passeprd: HITVEJ MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE. See more