The other day, because of all the stupid roadworks that was going on around South Road, I decided to take another route. I turned onto Ascot Avenue when turned into Lower Portrush Road and low and behold I saw something quite unique to what I’m used to in regard to local Church architecture. Note, at first glance it didn’t hit me as a Church at all.

I had to pull over to have a better look. It was simple but amazing at the same time. At first it seemed to be some huge monument that seemed to be built entirely from polished marble or granite.

After a bit of Googling I discovered that the Church/Temple belonged to the Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints, the second temple built in Australia.

In a way I suppose you could consider it a monument, a monument to God. A bit more Googling found this article which revealed that the Adelaide Australia Temple was actually constructed of snow white granite brought in from the region of Campolonghi.

From the road there was a lovely statue of what could be considered a nativity scene.

The center piece of the Temple, that seems to be made of gold as can be seen from the first photo, is a many blowing a trumpet, possible heralding the coming of Jesus.

I was hoping that this link would lead to mass/ worship times, but it seems that it’s very rarely open. Maybe that tap on the shoulder from the Grounds and Gardens bloke asking if I had a key to their huge manicured gardens. Unfortunately, I was just some snapping photos. I must admit though, that their grounds did look pretty cool.

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The plane that you see here is a landmark that tells you have arrived at the Parafield Airport, about 18kms north of the city of Adelaide.

Although not a major airport, as in you won’t see any jumbos landing here, it is really quite busy and is renowned for their expertise in training good pilots.

There was a time when the airport was the only thing visible in this plot of land, but over the years a whole lot of shops have opened here, the most notable probably being Bunnings.

For a more detailed account on what can be found here your best bet would be to visit their homepage.

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Another year has passed by an it’s almost time for this year’s Feast Of The Madonna Di Montevergine. As normal it falls on the last Sunday in September and this year that’s the 27′th of this month.

For those of you interested in this year’s program you will be pleased to know that I will be posting it here for you.

Monday 7.30pm Virgin Mary Temple of our God, an evening of prayer for vocations.

Tuesday 7.30pm Mary cause of our joy, an evening of prayer for our families.

Wednesday 7.30pm Virgin Mary Mother of Unity, an evening of prayer for our children and young adults (English/Italian Liturgy) with distribution of Blessed Medals

Thursday 7.30pm Virgin Mary Supporter and Defender of our Faith, an evening prayer and anointing of our sick an elderly

Friday 7.30pm Virgin Mary Door to Heaven, an evening of prayer to our deceased with Procession of the Holy Cross.

Saturday, 6.00 pm Parish Vigil Mass (English). 26th Sunday Of Ordinary Time. Year “C”

Sunday Feast Day

9.00am Recital of the Holy Rosary in the Church of the Annunciation, Hectorville, led by the prayer group “Rosario Vivente”.

9.20am Procession from the Hectorville Church via Montacute Road, Newton Road and Graves Street. All Religious Associations are kindly invited to participate.

10.30am CON-CELEBRATED SOLEMN HOLY MASS by Padre D. Benedetto Komar accompanied by the choir San Francesco.

12.00 noon The Dame of Montevergine will prepare a lunch for everybody; proceeds will be donated to charities.

1.00pm Concert by the GUISEPPE VERDI BAND

3.30PM Armando Masone, I Cugini Calabrese and Popular local singers.

4.00pm Holy Rosary and Benediction, followed by family Mass

5.00pm Monteverdi Singers

6.00pm Elite Accordian Group

7.30pm Musical extravaganza: Ricki Giuliano with Napule E Na Canzone presented by Cav. John DiFede and Vince Palumbo

10.00pm Fireworks

And the fireworks bring the festivities of the day to an end.

Naturally everyone is welcome to celebrate this yearly feast. If you don’t want to take place in the procession and the mass you can always partake of the following festivities.There are a lot of stalls offering Italian specialty foods such as pizza, zeppoles, pasta, cakes and other delicacies. The best thing about the food is that it’s nothing like the stuff you buy in the restaurants as it’s just like ‘what mama used to make, because there are a whole lot of dedicated mama’s cooking up a storm for everyone to enjoy.

There is also a Souvenir stand offering many religious items and souvenirs including DVDs of the previous Festa which you can recognize by the following image.

They will retail for $15 per DVD and once again I would like to thank Nicola Zollo for supplying me with the information for this post.

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I’m not sure when they put this together but I came across this the other day and I found it really interesting. It’s a sculpture of a huge tap and hose and the park also has what appear to be replicas of dinosaur bones.

Once again it just goes to show you how much you miss by driving around in the car. I reckon that all families should make some free time whenever possible where they can get together and explore where they live, and Adelaide offers so much, from the Zoo, to the many parklands, and when you get peckish, if you haven’t packed a lunch there’s always a cafe close by.

It provides a great photo opportunity and is a great place just to sit back and relax while watching the kids amuse themselves. You will find this unique little park off Little Twin St. in the heart of Adelaide.

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