The Catholic Weekly 18 July 2021

catholicweekly.com.au 4 NEWS 18, July, 2021 Be met on arrival at Melbourne Airport or Southern Cross Station. Personal and caring service. Pre-bookings preferred. Baby seat available. English-speaking driver greets you on arrival. » Meet and greet service » Female-friendly and safe BOOKINGS 1300 139 740 or email [email protected] MELBOURNE? Coming to Your safety is our No.1 priority! PERSONALIZED CABS FROM PAGE 1 “We organised the Church, the priest, photographer, hair and make-up artist all in a matter of hours and it all just came together. “We had already cancelled the wedding twice before due to COVID and thought ‘let’s just do it’ and it couldn’t have been more special. “The Church and priest had already been booked for the next day so we rang them asking if the wedding could be bought forward and they said yes. The photographer and hair and make-up artist also agreed so we were all set to go. “The only thing we didn’t have was a reception venue, so we ended up at a Korean fried chicken café still dressed in our wedding clothes which really capped off a great day. “We couldn’t thank every- one enough, especially Fr Al- bert from the Korean Catholic Church at Silverwater and Fr Kevin from St Peter Chanel, for agreeing to be a part of it at such short notice and we both felt God had a special hand in enabling us to get married in such challenging circum- stances.” Originally scheduled for COVID-gripped winter 2020, the couple re-scheduled their wedding for June 26, only to discover the NSW Govern- ment had issued a snap lock- down for all residents and workers in four local govern- ment areas from 11.59pm the previous night, leaving them the choice of again resched- uling the wedding or getting married with a few hours to spare. The couple said the only piece of advice they could offer couples planning a wedding is … not to spend so much time planning. “We originally spent Exchanging vows before Lockdown With this ring … Jason and SujinWong exchange vows in a small but incredibly intimate wedding ceremony at St Peter Chanel Catholic Church at Hunters Hill hours be- fore being in lockdown due to COVID-19. PHOTOS: Snapsby_Tiffany months and months planning every detail of our original wedding to make sure every- one had a great time,” Jason said. “We had about 150 guests and to be honest it was all get- ting to be such a lot of work trying to pull it all together. “At the end of the day we both felt that despite having to change our plans on the day when it really counted we just had each other, it was all a bit of a blessing for us, enabling us to get married the way we always wanted to. “I think people organising a wedding tend to get a little lost in all the planning and forget about each other, ours was such a beautiful and intimate wedding and something we will never forget.” We couldn’t thank everyone enough, especially Fr Albert from the Korean Catholic Church at Silverwater and Fr Kevin from St Peter Chanel, for agreeing to be a part of it at such short notice.” Sujin Wong ORGAN RECITAL St Francis of Assisi, Church 463 Oxford St Paddington Brett McKern Director of Music, St John’s Anglican Church, Gordon Works by: • Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy • George Thalben-Ball • Herbert Howells • Alexandre Guilmant • Théodore Dubois • Brett McKern Associate Artists: Consort 8 with Tim Chung 16th century Franco-Flemish music Sunday 25 July 2021 • 2.30pm Admission by programme - Donation CANCELLED DUE TO COVID RESTRICTIONS Find the career you deserve SEE OUR LATEST JOBS Call Katie (02) 9390 5402 catholicjobsonline.com. au Jason and Sujin’s wedding witnessed by Sangwon Lee and Hyesoo Kim, two of only seven guests at their wedding.