Restricted Parking for 9:30 am Masses
We have just been advised that due to St Agatha’s and Our Lady Help of Christians Primary Schools sharing the same compound there will be changes to parking. Please note the following changes to access and parking at St Agatha’s for 9.30am Mass Monday to Friday....
Bp Anthony’s Christmas 2021 Message
The heart of the Christmas story is an overriding message of hope and it started with the miraculous, hidden and vulnerable act of a baby born for all people. I pray this Christmas you and your family are filled with the joy of the angels, the eagerness of the...Reflection: Third Sunday of Advent, Year C The prophet Zephaniah, writing in the seventh century BC, bids Jerusalem to rejoice because salvation is near (First Reading). God stands in her midst and will deliver her from her enemies. God is portrayed, not only as a...
At the Last Supper, Jesus said to his disciples: “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you; a peace the world cannot give, this is my gift to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” (John 14:27) “I have said these things to you so that my joy...
Free sausage sizzle after each of the Masses
To celebrate being back together again at Masses after the recent lock down, parishioners are invited to stay for a free sausage sizzle and a cuppa after each of the Masses next weekend, 4th and 5th December. It’s a blessing to be able to attend Mass again in person...Remembrance Mass 2021
Will now be celebrated at 7pm on Wednesday, 15 December at St Agatha’s Church. We specifically gather and pray for loved ones who have died in the last 12 months. Invitations will go out soon to the relatives and friends of those whose Requiem Mass was held at St...Confirmation 2021
Sacrament of Confirmation. Please keep the 60 children and their families in your prayers as they continue to prepare to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation on the second weekend of December.First Reading (Daniel Jeremiah 33:14-16). The prophet assures the people that God will send the promised one, the Messiah. Second Reading (1 Thessalonians 3:12-4:2). Paul prays that the Lord may deepen the love the Thessalonians have for each other, and thus prepare...
Advent 2021
Advent: The Lord invites us to ‘stay awake’ in a spirit of preparation, expectation and waiting. The word “advent,” from the Latin adventus, means the “coming” or “arrival.” The Advent Season of four weeks is focused on the...Christmas 2021 Mass times
Christmas Mass Times Masses will be celebrated at the following times: Friday, 24th December – 5pm, 7pm, 9pm, Midnight Mass. Saturday, 25th December – 7:30am, 9am, 10:30am. There will be NO 6pm Mass on Christmas Day, Saturday 25th December. On the...
Covid-19 Update June – November, 2021
Opening of Churches for public Masses. Read more to learn the latest information. This page is constantly updated with the latest Covid-19 information as it relates to our Parish.
Advent 2021 enrichment
As we count down the days to Christmas during these difficult times, we pray that by meditating on God’s Word in these daily Advent and Christmas reflections, you may be graced with moments of silence to ponder in your heart (cf. Lk 2:19) the many “blessings” in your life—inspiring you in your call to “blessedness” (that is, “holiness”) where true happiness is gained (cf. Pope Francis, Gaudete et exsultate, 64).
Synod of Bishops 2023 P1
XVI Ordinary Synod of Bishops 2023 Please find below a letter from Bishop Anthony Randazzo concerning a Synod Pope Francis has called for the whole Church. A synod is an assembly of the clergy and sometimes the laity to consider a Church matter. The theme of the Synod...28th Sunday, Year B
Reflection: First Reading (Wisdom 7:7-11). This is a passage in praise of wisdom, presented as a speech of Solomon. Second Reading (Hebrews 4:12-13). God’s word is effective and is a source of true wisdom for us. Gospel (Mark 10:17-30). The case of a good young man...Coronavirus Prayers 4
From Archbishop Anthony Fisher, Catholic Archbishop of Sydney We pray at this time for all affected by the coronavirus:for the dead and the grieving, the sick and the dying;for the elderly and the vulnerable, the isolated and the anxious;for those caring for them, our...
Bay Connect Program Launch
To support Bishop Anthony’s wish to continue to connect and engage online with our community during these challenging times, the Evangelisation team launches BAY CONNECT today. This initiative provides an online program of regular activities commencing on 30...