Holy Days of Obligation
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Masses at St Agatha’s are 6.30am, 9.30am, 11.40am (whole school Mass), and 7.30pm.
Ordination as Deacon
Congratulations to Adrian Gomez who will be ordained as permanent deacon on Friday 11th August at Our Lady of the Rosary Cathedral, Yardley Avenue, Waitara at 7.30pm. All are welcome to attend.Saints and Feast Days
Saint Maximillian Mary Kolbe, The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Fatima Apparition
For the close of Vocations Week 13th August
God has created me to do Him some definite service; He has committed some work to me, which He has not committed to another. I have my mission; I never may know it in this life, but I shall be told it in the next. I have a part in a great work; I am a link in a chain,...Reflection 13 August
First Reading: (1 Kings 19:9,11-13). Fleeing for his life, the prophet Elijah takes refuge in a cave where he encounters God. Second Reading: (Rom 9:1-5). St Paul tells us about the sorrow and anguish he suffers because his fellow Jews refused to accept Christ as the...Family Retreat Day
Sunday 13th August from 10am – 4pm at Redfield College. Ph: Mary Clare on 0435 496 624 for details.Contemplation with Thomas Merton
11th – 13th August at Mount St Benedict. Email carmel.posa@newnorcia.wa.edu.au for details. $300.Hymn Books
Thanks to Jessica, Ai, Anita and Malu for covering and repairing our hymn books. Please make every effort to look after the books.National Vocations Awareness Week
provides an opportunity for all Australian Catholics to focus on the call to holiness…
St Agatha’s Planned Giving Program
There will be morning tea to thank parishioners after each Mass on the weekend of 19th & 20th August. Planned Giving envelopes are available for collection…
August 6
By His loving foresight, Jesus allowed Peter, James and John to taste for a short time the contemplation of eternal joy, so that they might bear persecution bravely. (St Bede quoted by St. Thomas Aquinas; Summa Theologiae, III.45.1) The mountaintop [of the...Charitable Works Fund Appeal – What is a catechist?
“And this is the job of the catechist: constantly to go forth to others out of love to bear witness and to talk about Jesus, to proclaim Jesus. This is important because the Lord does it; it is the Lord who impels us to go forth.” (Pope Francis)
Saints and Feast Day
Saints: Mary of the Cross, Lawrence, Clare.
The Transfiguration of the Lord
The Transfiguration celebrates the glorious revelation of Jesus Christ as Son of God, and Christ’s manifestation as the fulfilment of the Law and the prophets. Jesus’ radiant appearance on the mountaintop evokes the memory of the devouring fire of the glory of the...St Agatha’s Planned Giving Program
We thank you for your participation in our Planned Giving Program. There is still an opportunity to complete the Planned Giving Form and to drop this off in the box in the Church foyer.
First Friday Adoration
You are invited to this opportunity for prayer next Friday 4th August. Adoration in the Church will be…
Every Story Has a Family
Telling the Christian Story of Family Life. Presenter: our bishop, Most Rev Dr Peter A Comensoli. Tuesday 8th August 2017 from 7.30pm-9pm at …
*CALLING ALL YOUTH*
Come join us for a night loaded with God, food and fellowship. Dates & Times…
Confirmation Reminder
Parent Information Night Reminder The Parent information evening is on Wednesday 9th August at 7.30pm in the Church. This is an important commencement to the Sacramental program for parents who already have their child / children enrolled, and it is essential that at...Charitable Works
Next week we will be holding our next CWF Appeal. Your generous donations from our May Appeal totalled $13,030. These donations combined with the donations from other Parishes in the Diocese are given to five charities which directly support the people of our Diocese…