Parish Profile: Snapshot
Our Parish Communities
One parish
The Catholic community of Our Lady of Pentecost, Balwyn, Camberwell, Deepdene, Surrey Hills and Wattle Park
Across the three parishes there are 14,810 Catholics and 5,290 families (National Centre for Pastoral Research: 2016 data)
Five church communities
All Hallows, Balwyn
Our Lady of Victories, Camberwell
Our Lady of Good Counsel, Deepdene
Our Holy Redeemer, Surrey Hills
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour, Wattle Park
Our Parish Team
Our Parish Priest is Fr Sang Ho and Fr Hoang Dinh is our Assistant Priest. Both priests reside at the Our Lady of Victories Presbytery in Camberwell.
There is a single staff group working across the parish. The Parish Office is located at 19 Brenbeal Street, Balwyn.
A shared pastoral ministry among two full time appointed priests, a Senior Pastoral Associate, a Sacraments Coordinator and two retired clergy.
Across our Parish
Three parish primary schools – Our Lady of Good Counsel School, Deepdene, Our Holy Redeemer School, Surrey Hills and Our Lady’s Primary School, Surrey Hills
A Catholic secondary school for girls – Genazzano FCJ College, Kew
A Catholic specialist school for children with a wide range of disabilities – St Paul’s College, Balwyn
A retirement village – Barnsbury in Deepdene
Two Catholic and nine faith based and independent aged care facilities
A hospital – St George’s Hospital, Kew
Parish Vision Statement
United, we welcome all to join us as we journey in faith with God’s grace.
Parish Mission
Through worship, outreach and genuine connections, we aim to inspire, transform lives and spread Christ’s love, welcoming all into our inclusive faith-community.
The mission of the parish is implemented in five Missionary Activities:
Worship, Outreach, Community, Formation, Stewardship.