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St Paul’s priest reflects on his first months in Euroa

GRANDPARENTS: Andre Du Plooy (right) in Euroa with his visiting family members; his son Bertram (left), daughter-in-law Lee-Ann, wife Patty, and grandkids Oliver and Willow.

By ANDRE DU PLOOY

I AM the new priest at St Paul’s Anglican Church in Euroa and August completes my fourth month in this quaint little village.

I have moved from Kilmore, which means "great (big) church" in the Gaelic language, to Euroa, which comes from an Aboriginal word, meaning “joyful.”

In the first weeks I found the transition challenging, for Euroa is very rural and the faith commu...

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