Parish Notices OPEN PARISH MEETING WITH BISHOP O’REGAN to begin preparations for the Plenary Council 2020. This to be held at St Thomas the Apostle Primary School on Tuesday 29th May at 7.30pm. CONFIRMATION PARENT & CHILD WORKSHOPS: Wednesday 30th May at 7.00pm at St Thomas the Apostle School. SPECIAL COLLECTION this weekend: Trinity Families […]
Dear Parishioners, This Tuesday Bishop O’Regan will visit our parish for the Open Parish Meeting to begin preparations for the Plenary Council to be held in 2020. The Plenary Council is the most important meeting of the Australian Catholic Church in over 80 years. Bishop O’Regan wishes to speak with as many parishioners as […]
Plenary Council Prayer Come, Holy Spirit of Pentecost. Come, Holy Spirit of the great South Land. O God, bless and unite all your people in Australia and guide us on the pilgrim way of the Plenary Council. Give us the grace to see your face in one another and to recognise Jesus, our companion on […]
Dear Parishioners, This Sunday is the celebration of Pentecost. It happens in the Year of Youth and is the occasion for the launch of the Listening and Dialogue Encounters as we prepare for the Plenary Council 2020. Our coming Open Parish Meeting with Bishop O’Regan is of great importance for our parish. At the […]
Parish Notices CONFIRMATION PARENT & CHILD WORKSHOPS: Tuesday 22nd & Wednesday 30th May at 7.00pm at St Thomas the Apostle School. SPECIAL COLLECTION this weekend: Trinity Families was established by the Diocese of Sale to provide support for families within our region. Please support this charity work in the diocese. Donation envelopes are available at […]
Dear Parishioners, This weekend we celebrate Mother’s Day. As we remember the love and joy that our mothers have brought to our lives, we pray that God will increase the joy and love in their lives. Pope Francis said, “I think of you, dear Mothers: how much you pray for your children, without getting […]
Parish Notices SPECIAL COLLECTION on 20th May: Trinity Families was established by the Diocese of Sale to provide support for families within our region. Trinity Families is a charity for other charities operating within our diocese and have distributed more than $1.4 million over the past 14 years to assist families and individuals. But unfortunately […]
Parish Notices THE L.A.M.P. MUSIC FESTIVAL – Come join us at St. Patricks Parish Pakenham, on Saturday May 12th 2018 from 12 pm to 7 pm, for a day filled with music, fun and games, ending with a 6 pm mass with youth (13 years and above) from all over the diocese. Our Special Guest […]
Dear Parishioners, Bishop O’Regan is visiting every parish in the Sale Diocese to an Open Parish Meeting. In 2020 the Australian Catholic Church will be holding a Council, called a Plenary Council. The Plenary Council is a most important meeting of the Church, and they are held rarely. The last Plenary Council in Australia […]
Dear Parishioners, At the beginning of St John’s Gospel when people followed Jesus and wanted to know more about him he invited them to “Come and See.” Today we read from much later in the Gospel, from Chapter 15, and were hear the parable of the Vine and the Branches. In this parable Jesus […]
