Patronal Feast 2026


Event Details


You are warmly invited to celebrate with us the Feast Day of St Thomas More on the evening of 19 June 2026 with Mass at the Crypt of St Mary’s Cathedral and followed by a presentation with (drinks and canapes) at the historic Royal Automobile Club. Our guest speaker for the evening is the Hon. Robertson Wright SC.

Please see the details of the Mass, all are welcome:

Patronal Feast Mass
Time & Date: 6:00 pm Friday, 19 June 2026
Venue: Crypt, St Mary’s Cathedral
Celebrant: Fr Peter Joseph
Choir: Schola of St John’s College conducted by Richard Perrignon, Director of Sacred Music, St John’s College.

Details for the Presentation are as follows, registration required:

Presentation (with drinks & canapes)
Time & Date: 7:00pm for 7:15 pm, Friday, 19 June 2026
Venue: Royal Automobile Club of Australia, 89 Macquarie Street Sydney
Guest Speaker: The Hon. Robertson Wright SC
Cost: General registration: $80.00

Member registration: $65.00

Student registration (full-time student member): $30.00

RSVP: Please RSVP through our website: LINK TO REGISTER
Bookings: Bookings will be accepted on a first come first serve basis, so book immediately. Numbers are limited.  Do not miss out!
Dress Code: You are reminded to adhere to the Royal Automobile Club’s dress code. The club’s dress code involves a jacket and tie for men, and the equivalent for women.

 

The Hon. Robertson Wright SC
The Honourable Robertson Wright SC was a judge of the Common Law Division of the Supreme Court of New South Wales from 2013 to 2026. For the first five years he was also the Inaugural President of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal of New South Wales. Subsequently, he sat in both civil and criminal matters at first instance in the Division as well as sitting regularly in the Court of Criminal Appeal and, on occasion, in the Court of Appeal. From 2023 to 2025, he was also a Member of the Defence Force Discipline Appeal Tribunal.

Prior to his appointment as a Judge in 2013, Mr Wright was for six years a Judicial Member of the Administrative Decisions Tribunal of New South Wales dealing with Professional Discipline and Anti-Discrimination matters and practised as Senior Counsel for 12 years principally in competition, consumer protection and corporate commercial matters as well as gas and electricity price arbitrations. In addition to practising at the junior bar, he lectured in Practice and Procedure and tutored in Equity and Torts, at the Sydney University Law School.