News

What’s happening in Our Parish this week: December 5 – 15 2025

Thursday

• Mass at 7.30 pm

Friday

• Mass at 9am
• Alliance of the 2 hearts at 7.30pm

Saturday

• Mass at 9am

• Adoration & Rosary at 9.30am
• Reconciliation at 11am
• Vigil Mass at 6pm
• Sunday
• Mass at 9.30am
• Samoan Mass at midday
• Mass at 5.00pm
• Monday The Solemnity of Mary, Immaculate Conception
• Rosary at 8am
• Mass at 9.00am
• Bible reflection group 9:30 – 12pm
• Faith Circles on Zoom 2 – 3pm and 7:30 – 8:30pm
• Mass at 7.30pm

Tuesday

• Mass at 9.00am
• Christmas Pageant Preparation at 6pm
• Advent reflection group at 7pm
• Liturgy Committee Meeting at 7.30pm
• Altar Server meeting

Wednesday

• Mass at 9.00am
• Catechist Christmas gathering
• PPC meeting

Thursday

• Pastoral care Christmas gathering
• Mass at 7.30pm

Friday

• Mass at 9.00am
• Ascent Youth group at 6pm
• Christmas Concert with Peter Kearney

Saturday

• Mass at 9.00am
• Reconciliation at 11am
• Vigil Mass at 6pm

Upcoming:

Recurring devotions & meetings:

Faith circles Meets every Monday on zoom at 2pm and 7pm. The group reads the Gospel for the coming Sunday and reflects upon the message.

Bible Reflection Group meets every Monday at 10am in the parish meeting room.

Book Club meets on the third Wednesday of each month at 10am. The group read and discuss a selected book for 2 sessions. During the year they will read 5 books with a spiritual theme.

Pastoral Care in our Parish Our parish is blessed with a Pastoral Care Team who seek to spiritually support those in our parish who may not be able to attend Mass for a number of reasons; e.g., illness, bereaved, living in a nursing home, grieving or lonely. We aspire to be visible signs of God’s loving and caring presence in the life of a person who feels they need or will benefit from prayer and spiritual support.  Prayer and a kind listening ear is often balm that promotes healing.  This ministry is able to celebrate the Eucharist on such visits if requested.  If you or anyone you know would like more information please contact the parish office.

The Pastoral Care Team meets on the last tuesday of each month at 2pm

Fun‘d‘raising news: The parish fun’d’raising team will be collecting “return and earn” bottles and cans this year. Please bring your bottles and cans that are recyclable for 10c to the parish and leave them in the signposted area for collection.

• Major Cash raffle tickets are available for sale. Take a book home and sell to family & friends. The draw will take place on thursday 27 November.

RCIA helpers needed: Appeal for parishioners willing to assist in supporting adults and children new to the Catholic faith in our parish. There are many small ways that you can make a difference. To have a conversation about this contact Diane, RCIA coordinator, via the parish office or leave your contact details with Sr Jill.

An invitation to join electronic parish planned giving from our Parish Finance Council: An electronic regular gift provides many benefits. You will find it a secure, convenient and efficient way to regularly support your parish, while also reducing our administration costs. It will also help us to confidently forecast and plan, as we know that we can rely on your support. You can increase, decrease, discontinue or restart your monthly gift at any time. Please visit https://www.dow.org.au/giving2/parishgiving/ to learn of the four simple ways you can support our parish electronically.

A New Vision for Parishes: Bishop Mascord has supplied multiple copies of Come and See Go and Make – A vision for Parishes in the Diocese of Wollongong for distribution amongst the faithful. Further to this, a short introductory video message from Bishop Mascord may be viewed / downloaded at http://dow.sh/CSGMvision. Come & See, Go & Make: A Vision for Parishes resources may be found at http://dow.sh/CSGMresources .

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