All Saints Parish hosts Rose Festival blessing Fr. Paul Jeyamani, pastor of All Saints Parish in Northeast Portland, displays a plaque that accompanies a new rose bush gifted to the parish for hosting this yearâs Rose Festival blessing May 15. Rose Festival princesses and Rosarians, including Amy Arasmith (left), gathered for the annual celebration. (Courtesy Portland Rose Festival Foundation)
select Fr. Jeyamani and Rosarians plant a rose called âDay Breaker,â a fragrant, peachy-pink variety, during the annual blessing. (Courtesy Portland Rose Festival Foundation)
Father Paul Jeyamani, pastor of All Saints Parish, knew Portland’s Rose Festival had to do with the city’s fragrant roses and extravagant parades, but that’s where his knowledge ended.
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City celebrates local swimmers’ national achievements
The City is celebrating the incredible achievements of Geelong Swimming Club athlete Hayley Mackinder and her peers, following stellar performances at the 2021 Australian Age Swimming Championships.
Competing recently in the Gold Coast, Hayley rewrote the record books by breaking a 26-year-old Australian Age Record in the heats for the Women’s 13-years 100m breaststroke.
Hayley’s time came in at 1:11.66, with the previous record of 1:12.10 set in 1995 by World Short Course champion Kirsty Ellem.
To top off a great start to the championships, Hayley went on to win gold in the 100m breaststroke while also qualifying for the Olympic trials in June this year.