<p>Here is the full memorial service and cultural program in remembrance of the late Fr Basil Valentin OFM MBE. This event took place in the Saints Cyril and Methodius Slovenian Church in Kew on Sunday, August 5th 2018. Members of the Slovenian Community in Melbourne were involved in the program. This includes the Slovenian Drama Group led by Mrs Draga Gelt OAM, who also coordinated the program.</p><p>The Slovenian Church Choir conducted by Mrs Janika Rutherford, and the Planika Men's Choir conducted by Mr Roland Carmody also sang special Slovenian hymns dedicated to the memory of the late Fr Basil Valentin, who is regarded as one of the pillars of the Slovenian Community in Australia.</p><p>Mrs Helena Leber shared her memories and thoughts on the life of the late Fr Basil in Slovenian. Mr Lenti Lenko OAM also paid an emotional tribute in memory of Fr Basil in English. Fr Ciril Božič OFM OAM EV, who leads the Saints Cyril and Methodius Slovenian Catholic Mission also shared his memories Fr Basil Valentin, who is regarded as one of the pillars of the Slovenian Community in Australia.</p><p>May Fr Basil rest in God's peace!</p> - <p>Prisluhnite celotnemu programu posebne spominske slovesnosti in kulturnega programa posvečena 21. obletnici smrti in pogreba patra Bazilija Valentina OFM MBE. Program je bil v slovenski cerkvi svetih bratov Cirila in Metoda v Kewju v nedeljo, 5. avgusta 2018. Pater Bazilij je ustanovil slovenski katoliški misijon in cerkev svetih bratov Cirila in Metoda v Kewju s pomočjo slovenske skupnosti v Viktoriji. Letos praznujejo 50. obletnico blagoslovitve slovenske cerkve v Kewju.</p><p>Pater Ciril Božić OFM OAM EV, ki vodi slovenski misijon svetih bratov Cirila in Metoda v Kewju od leta 2001, se je spomnil pokojnega patra Bazilija OFM OBE, enega od stebrov slovenske skupnosti v Avstraliji. Nekaj spominov in misli o življenju patra Bazilija sta tudi spregovorila gospa Helena Leber v slovenšćini in gospod Lenti Lenko OAM v angleščini.</p><p>V programu se sodelovali člani slovenske skupnosti v Melbournu. Gospa Draga Gelt OAM je vodila program v katerem so tudi sodelovali člani Slovenske Igralske Skupine v Melbournu, moški pevski zbor Planika, pod vodstvom gospoda Rolanda Carmodija in cerkveni pevski zbor pod vodstvom gospe Janike Rutherford.</p><p>Dragi pater Bazilij, počivajte v Božjem miru in naj Vam bo lahka avstralska zemlja!</p><img src="https://feedpress.me/18121/10229680.gif" height="1" width="1"/>