by Christine / Fiona | Apr 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
Plenary Council “Year of Listening and Discernment” Please Save the following dates: -Sophy Morley, Prayer and Info Night, Evening 7th May – St Thomas the Apostle Parish – Diocesan Pilgrimage in our parish: week of Sunday May 5th – Diocesan Assembly:...
by Christine / Fiona | Mar 31, 2019 | Uncategorized
Dear Parishioners, During the past week many children have participated in the Sacrament of Reconciliation for the first time. These were not celebrations for the children but for the families who were welcoming their children to this sacrament which has great power...
by Christine / Fiona | Mar 31, 2019 | Uncategorized
Plenary Council “Year of Listening and Discernment” “142. Each community is called to create a “God-enlightened space in which to experience the hidden presence of the risen Lord”.[105] Sharing the word and celebrating the Eucharist together fosters fraternity and...
by Christine / Fiona | Mar 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
Dear Parishioners, On Friday morning this week the Inaugural Casey Prayer Breakfast will be held at 7.00am at Bunjil Place, Narre Warren. It is organized for priests, pastors, and ministers of religion for all the churches in the City of Casey. The guest speaker will...
by Christine / Fiona | Mar 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
Plenary Council 2019 “The Year of Discerning”. DISCERNMENT: A ‘gift we must implore’ In his apostolic exhortation Gaudete et Exsultate (Rejoice and Be Glad in English), Pope Francis dedicates a section of the document to discernment. He writes: “How can we...
by Christine / Fiona | Mar 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
Plenary Council Plenary Council Thanksgiving Mass: a Thanksgiving Mass is to be celebrated at 6 PM Mass this weekend to thank God for the opportunity we had as a Parish community to participate in many different ways of response towards the Plenary Council process...
by Christine / Fiona | Mar 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
Dear Parishioners, This weekend I am participating with Fr Michael Willemsen in the Deacon Formators Intensive in Sydney. Fr Michael has been appointed by Bishop O’Regan as the Co Ordinator for the Permanent Diaconate Formation for the Sale Diocese and I have been...
by Christine / Fiona | Feb 26, 2019 | Uncategorized
Plenary Council Come and join in this listening and dialogue session: Monday 25TH February @ 7.30 pm at St Peter’s College Lana Turvey-Collins, the National Plenary 2020 Facilitator, explains: “I want to emphasise that everyone is invited to respond to three...
by Christine / Fiona | Feb 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
Plenary Council The Year of Listening towards the Plenary Council 2020 is finishing on March the 6th. Our last Listening & Dialogue Session in our Parish will be on the: 25TH February – Monday @ 7.30 pm at St Peter’s College WHAT DO YOU THINK GOD IS ASKING...
by Christine / Fiona | Feb 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
Dear Parishioners, This weekend we welcome the staff of our parish primary school, St Thomas the Apostle School, to our 9.00am Sunday Mass. The staff is larger than ever, reflecting the fact the school now has an enrolment of just over 600! As we welcome the staff to...
