Saint Luke’s Woodvale have a lot of diversity to celebrate and when they do, it’s a “riot of colour”, one St Luke’s parishioner told The Record this week.
The parish has just held its annual ‘International Fun and Food Nite’, facilitated by the parish’s social committee to coincide with their spiritual patron, St Luke’s Feast Day.
“[The event] reflects the rich multiculturalism of the parish and has aptly coincided in the past with Harmony Sunday,” one parishioner told us.
“There is always a riot of colour on display with the many national costumes and décor and a DJ [who] helps get all ages on the floor to rock the night away.”
Woodvale is part of the City of Joondalup where 37.6 per cent of residents were born overseas, according to the 2011 census, slightly higher than the Perth average (34.3).
The area has a large number of migrants from the United Kingdom (18.6 per cent as against the Perth average of 11.4), South Africa (3.4/1.7) and New Zealand (3.0/3.1).
The number of migrants from all three groups grew from 2006 to 2011, particularly the number of South African-born residents (up from 2.3). The night began with Mass.
The entire celebration was an expression of thanks for the “wonderful life enjoyed by all who live in this great southern land”, one the organisers said.