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 know if something comes from the Holy Spirit or if it stems from the spirit of the […]
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 during the past phase of the 2018 Year of Listening. […]
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 asked to join him for this meeting. It will focus on the […]
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 questions: 1. What do you think God is asking of us […]
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 OF US IN AUSTRALIA? As Archbishop […]
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 our Sunday Mass it reminds us of […]
Dear Parishioners, During this week I will be away from Monday to Wednesday at the Victorian and Tasmanian Directors for Clergy Life & Ministry for each Diocese. This ministry concerns the ongoing formation for all the priests and deacons in the areas of human and spiritual formation, and academic and pastoral formation. This ongoing formation […]
Plenary Council PLENARY COUNCIL “LISTENING AND DIALOGUE SESSIONS” Ø 15TH FEBRUARY – Friday @ 7.30 pm at St Peter’s College Ø 16TH FEBRUARY – Saturday @ 11.00 am at Blue Hills Chapel Ø 25TH FEBRUARY – Monday @ 7.30 pm at St Peter’s College PARISH SESSIONS: The Listening and Dialogue phase ends on […]
Plenary Council LAST PARISH LISTENING AND DIALOGUE SESSIONS: Ø 15TH FEBRUARY – Friday @ 7.30 pm at St Peter’s College Ø 16TH FEBRUARY – Saturday @ 11.00 am at Blue Hills Chapel Ø 25TH FEBRUARY – Monday @ 7.30 pm at St Peter’s College These sessions are open to everyone. Please bring along any […]
Dear Parishioners, On 29th November 1986, Pope St John Paul II gave a very famous message to all Australians at a gathering of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in Alice Springs. A couple of years ago Pope Francis urged Australians not to forget this message. On the weekend when we mark Australia Day it is […]
