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Posts by Georgia Whiteley

A rough night ahead: Fr Gerard ‘sleeps out’ to help people facing homelessness

By Georgia Whiteley | 11 June 2026

FR Gerard Lai loves a good adventure but this one, he says, “will be a bit different”. Fr Lai and Stella Maris Primary School principal Mark Ballam have been preparing to take part in the CEO Vinnies Sleepout next Thursday, June 18 at Maroochydore Beach. It will be “a rough sleep for a good cause”,…

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Living out Matthew 4:19, Fr Gerard Lai begins his ‘next chapter’ at Maroochydore

By Georgia Whiteley | 5 June 2026

  A once young boy who aspired to play for the Socceroos and become a scientist has now grown up to become a Catholic priest. “I wanted to save the planet and be a researcher for renewable energies or in biofortification,” Fr Gerard Lai said. It was “interesting how God was calling me to help…

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