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...
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.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...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...
National Day of Prayer in this Time of Pandemic
Sunday 22 August An ecumenical national day of prayer has been organised on Sunday 22 August, calling Australia to come together in prayer in light of the current COVID-19 crisis. It is an initiative of a broad range of Christian communities and includes the...Coronavirus Prayers 3
From First Congregational Church of Berkeley, California: O Source of Healing, I place in your hands all people around the world who are sick with COVID. I place in your hands all those caring for them: family and friends, nurses and doctors. I place in your hands all...Coronavirus Prayers 2
Prayer from St John the Evangelist Parish, Lambton: Jesus Christ, you travelled through towns and villages “curing every disease and illness.” At your command, the sick were made well. Come to our aid now, in the midst of the global spread of the coronavirus, that we...Coronavirus Prayers 1
Lord Jesus Christ, you taught us to love our neighbour and to care for those in need as if we were caring for you.In this time of anxiety, we pray for an end to the pandemic.Give us strength to comfort the fearful, to share hope,and to assure the isolated of our love,...
Pope’s Prayer Intentions August 2021
By Benedict Mayaki, SJ – Vatican News (link here) In his video message for his prayer intention for August, Pope Francis reminds the faithful that “the vocation of the Church is evangelization,” and even more, “the Church’s identity is evangelization.” In this...
Pope’s Prayer Intentions – July 2021
Play the 2 minute video. The Bible says that whoever finds a friend has found a treasure. I would like to invite everyone to go beyond their groups of friends and build social friendship, which is so necessary for living together well. We especially need to have a...Foster Care
Helping children and families cope is a generous Christian gift. To learn more of CatholicCare’s initiatives in this area; please see this letter from Tim Curran and a recent video with the Bishop.
Amoris Laetitia Family Year 2021-2022
The second of 10 videos to be released by the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life is now available as part of journeying together as a Church during the year of Amoris Laetitia Family. This video focuses on how the family is the concrete reality by which we can experience God’s love. God is a communion of love between the Father, Son and Holy Spirit and the family is an image of that trinitarian love and makes it present in the world today. The video is accompanied by a print resource to be used as an aid to small group or family discussion.