Name: Fr Eden John Langlands

Birthday: 1^st August

How many siblings: 6 (4 brothers & 2 sisters)

Ordination date: 24^th June 2022

Previous parishes: St. Bernard’s Batemans Bay & Sacred Heart Moruya

Favourite food: I enjoy just about anything: Japanese and Korean are my favourite Asian cuisines. Some of my closest friends are Lebanese so I have grown to love their food too! I also really like German and Polish food

Tea or Coffee: Coffee in the morning and tea throughout the day

Favourite band/song/genre: My Spotify Wrapped last year showed a very eclectic mix of my favourite music. I enjoy 70s/80s rock and some modern pop music but I also love classical music: Chopin, Bach and Vivaldi are favourites

Favourite movie/book: I am a huge fan of Michael O’Brien’s novels, Fr Elijah would be my favourite

Favourite sport/team: I enjoy watching NRL – I am not as loyal as most but I I’ve always had a liking to the Penrith Panthers and Melbourne Storm I also enjoy watching Tennis

Favourite Season: Autumn

Least favourite household chore: Ironing

Hobbies: I enjoy bike rides, going to the gym, playing tennis, catching up with friends, good food and wine

Favourite person from the Bible (other than Jesus): The Blessed Virgin Mary but St. Joseph and John the Apostle are also favourites of mine

Favourite Saint: I have a few: St. Joseph, St. John the Apostle, St Therese of Lisieux, St. Padre Pio, St. Alphonsus Ligouri… there are more but these I ask for their intercession very often!

If I wasn't a priest, I would be.... I couldn’t imagine myself as anything else, but I enjoyed my job in accounting before I went to the seminary

Life motto: “Rejoice in your hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer” (Romans 12:12) 

Favourite quote or prayer: “Thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. (Isaiah 43:1)

Name: Troy Joseph Bobbin

Birthday: 28 October

How many siblings: 4 (2 brothers and 2 sisters)

Ordination date: 17 May 1996

Previous parishes: 2000 – 2006 Our lady help of Christians Ardlethan and St Therese Barellan 2006 – 2010 Western Mission incorporating St Mary’s West Wyalong and St Joseph’s Ungarie and taking back Our lady help pf Christians Ardlethan and St Therese Barellan 2011 – 2022 St Gregory’s Qyeanbeyan

Favourite food: Italian

Tea or Coffee: Expressos

Favourite band/song/genre: Supper tramp, Redgum and the bands of the 60’s and 70’s musicals  

Favourite movie/book: author Jeffery Archer

Favourite Season: Autumn and spring

Least favourite household chore: vacuuming

Hobbies: traveling planes and trains

Favourite person from the Bible (other than Jesus): Jeremiah

Favourite Saint: St Ignatius

If I wasn't a priest, I would be.... architect, teacher

Fun fact about yourself: I like to wear fun socks

Life motto: live life to the full 

Favourite quote or prayer: Jesus came is that I may have life and have it abundantly Jn 10:10

Anything else you would to share about yourself: I have a little dog named Junie