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SCOTTISH EVENTS – OCTOBER
Scottish Country Dance Society of Victoria SOCIAL Saturday 3rd October 2015 8:00pm Venue: St Stephens Church Hall, Melbourne Road Newport Enquiries: Jan Macdonald Email: secretary.scdofvic {at} gmail(.)com Brunswick Scottish Society Social Saturday 17th Octoiber 2015 8:00pm Venue: Victoria Street Hall, Brunswick (next to Bowling Club) Enquiries: Bill Graham (03) 8361 0308 Robert Burns Club …
Brunswick Scottish Society – September Social
Brunswick Scottish Society – September Social 19th September 2015 – 8.00pm Join the Brunswick Scottish Society and learn how to do fun dances, eat a potluck dinner, and have some BYO drinks. Don’t worry if you don’t know how to dance — the lovely people will teach you. This is the best $5 night you’ll …
Fast facts about Saint Andrew #2
With St. Andrew’s day fast approaching here’s some quick fast facts about the Patron Saint of Scotland. St Andrew’s Day is a bank holiday in Scotland but entitlement to leave depends on the employer St Andrew is also the patron saint of Romania, Greece and Russia Scotland is one of the few countries to have …
The animated story of St. Andrew’s.
Animated story of St Andrew (links to a Youtube video) With thanks to www.scotland.org More videos in their gallery.
A History of St Andrew
Saint Andrew (who is believed to have later preached around the shores of the Black Sea), was an agile and hardy Galilean fisherman whose name means Strong and who also had good social skills. He brought the first foreigners to meet Jesus and shamed a large crowd of people into sharing their food with the …
Who was St Andrew ?
Ten fascinating facts about Saint Andrew, Scotland’s patron saint: Andrew was a Galilean fisherman working in the Black Sea before he and his brother Simon Peter became disciples of Jesus Christ. He was crucified by the Romans on an X-shaped cross at Patras in Greece and, hundreds of years later, his remains were moved to …
Fast facts about Saint Andrew #1
With St. Andrew’s day fast approaching here’s some quick fast facts about the Patron Saint of Scotland. St Andrew is the Patron Saint of Scotland St Andrew is celebrated on 30 November St Andrew’s Day is a day to celebrate Scottish culture, food and dance St Andrew’s flag is the flag of Scotland The flag …
Vale Ian Murdoch
I am indeed saddened to inform you that Ian Murdoch, Chairperson of the Scots of Victoria Coordinating Group, passed away unexpectedly on the morning of Friday 14th September. Ian was a wonderful contributor to the Scottish community over many years: · Current Chairperson – Scots of Victoria Coordinating Group · Current Coordinator – Scottish …