St Bernard’s College Old Collegians Association

We wanted to provoke some reminiscing of years gone by, so we're going to dig into the St Bernard's Archives and fish out some memories! We'd love it if you have photos from your time at St Bernard's and would be willing to send them in to share with us!

The year was 1963, Australia draws with England 1–1 and retains The Ashes! John Carew Eccles is announced as the Australian of the Year, after John shares the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on the synapse!

The 1963 Victorian Schoolboys Handball Team Mulrooney Cup winners!

Want to request a specific year or photo for the next "The Way We Were"? Reach out via email - cnicholl@sbc.vic.edu.au or hit the socials!

The Strand - SNEAK PEEK

Old Collegian Patrick Comerford has had a particularly unique journey from the College in Essendon to where he currently resides in Singapore, to persue his dream career as a Race Caller for the prestigious Singapore Turf Club, which has a rich history dating all the way back to 1842.

Pat was lucky enough to know what he wanted to do while still at the College, which afforded him the ability to choose classes and subjects best suited to his goal, in his senior years at the College. Pat was blessed to be able to work with some great teachers such as Matthew Hurley & Christine McGee, and with the support of his teachers and our College Career’s Advisor David Rosel, he had a clear pathway to his goals

Keep your eye's peeled for the November edition of The Strand for the rest of the article - its a fantastic read on a lesser known industry

St Bernard’s College mass for deceased Old Collegians rescheduled to Saturday 4 December 2021

The Mass for deceased Old Collegians would traditionally be held on Saturday 6 November. However due to COVID restrictions we are once again unable to host the mass on this day.

As Victoria begins to reopen and vaccination rates increase, we believe that we will be in a position to hold the mass later in the year. At this stage we are planning for the mass to take place as a live event on Saturday 4 December starting at 9am at St Bernard’s College.

Whilst we are confident of being able to host the event, we will continue to be guided by Government regulations with regards to numbers and vaccination status of those attending.

If you would like to attend the mass on Saturday 4 December we ask that you register your interest by either calling Christopher Nicholl on 9289 1193 or by email to cnicholl@sbc.vic.edu.au by Friday 26 November 2021.

The information we require is the following:

Name:

Address:

Email:

Mobile Phone:

Number Attending:

Vaccination Status:

This information will allow us to host a safe event for all those attend.

We thank you for your understanding in what are very different times.

In this week's around the College, We have the SBC Guitar Ensemble performing Livin' on a Prayer by Bon Jovi!

What a performance - Well done to all members of the Ensemble!

We've added an update personal details page to our website to make it easy for Old Collegians to provide updated contact details to the College. Ensuring your contact details are up to date with the College is essential to continue to receive our publications and invitations to Old Collegian events, such as the Reunions.

We received quite a few updates after the last edition, be sure to keep them coming in!

Please click here to update your details!