Palms Australia: Opening our hands to the World

Palms Australia: Opening our hands to the World

In 2021, the Palms programme celebrates 60 years of reaching beyond. Since first being prepared in 1961 for a mission to Papua New Guinea, Catholic participants from all over Australia and New Zealand have been placed in 40 countries, assisting the development of 408 communities globally.

Parishioner infection.

A message from our Parish Priest about the closure of the Church. 3:30 pm, Wednesday, 12 August, 2020 (same as an email sent around this time) To the Parishioners of St Agatha’s, Pennant Hills: In response to a visitor proving positive to a Covid-19 infection and as a...

Mass changes under Stage 2

What we have implemented at St Agatha’s Parish We have now moved to Stage 2, restricting us to 50 persons per Mass. Physical distancing and strict hygiene must be maintained. We will be celebrating Mass at the following times for the first week in June (these will...

Do not be afraid (video).

During this time of crisis, English-speaking Catholic artists have come together with this message of hope. We hope you enjoy this Salt + Light Media presentation. https://saltandlighttv.org/ BE NOT AFRAIDBy Bob Dufford, SJ(Includes the fourth verse that Bob Dufford...

Stage 1 Easing of Restrictions

Lifting of Covid19 restrictions from 15 May 2020 On Sunday 10 May, Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced a three-step plan to ease social and economic restrictions imposed to address the transmission of the COVID19 virus. In respect to our own parish (and diocesan)...
Share the Good News – a letter from Bp Anthony

Share the Good News – a letter from Bp Anthony

The Angel of the Lord, descending from heaven, came and rolled away the stone. I know you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here. For he has risen. Do not be afraid…i
These verses from the Easter narrative are fresh in our hearts and minds as we commemorate the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ our Saviour over the fifty days of Easter.

2nd Sunday of Easter, Divine Mercy Sunday

First reading (Acts 2:42-47). This is the first of three summaries in Acts that describe the life and activities of the earliest Christian community. (The other two are 4:32-35; 5:12-16). Here Luke describes, in an idealised way, the final result of Peter’s preaching...

Divine Mercy promise

Given the current restrictions on gathering, there will be a Divine Mercy Holy Hour livestreamed from 11am on Sunday, 19 April. This can be accessed a few hours later throughout the day via YouTube and the parish website here. What is the Divine Mercy message in a...

Eastertime message from Fr Paul

  Dear Parishioners, What a Lent and Easter it has been! For all of us, I hope a time of grace – the grace of true conversion, which always entails death and resurrection. Huddled together in a shuttered upper room, gripped by mortal fear, the disciples of...

6:00 pm Easter Vigil Mass

6:00 pm Easter Vigil Mass, Saturday, April 11, 2020 We will be live streaming through our Facebook page – click here. Our switch in technology means that we will be live streaming around 6:00 pm. We needed to do this to bring you the services in a timely manner....