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Family Traditions for Advent and Christmas

Members from the Children’s Liturgy group at Surrey Hills Wattle Park Parish share some of their family traditions and preparations during the Advent Season… Advent comes from the Latin meaning…
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St Vincent de Paul Christmas Appeal

Help support families at breaking point this year Advent is the season that prepares us liturgically for the coming of the joy of Christmas.  However, Mark’s gospel paints a fairly…
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Welcoming Strangers

In his book The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Charlie Mackesy (2019) urges us to ‘…live courageously with more kindness for yourself and for others’.  At the…
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My Year 6 during COVID

Students attending their final year of primary school in 2020 have had an unusual year.  They have had to draw on their incredible talents to stay connected with friends, fellow…
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Stand with Pope Francis

Pope Francis’ recent TED talk about climate change acknowledges ’environmental problems are linked to human needs’.  Education in ecological and social awareness is imperative to address the climate emergency.  Pope…
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Parish Survey

Parish Survey Update

Many thanks to all parishioners who completed the Parish Survey.  The data and report have been received from the Christian Research Association. Responses were received from over 500 people, many…
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Deacon Jude reflects on Saint Jude

Saints generally have their own feast days in our liturgical calendar.  Some of the saints, however, have a shared feast-day due to their unique relationship.  One example is the feast-day…
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Acknowledgement of Country
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners and Custodians of Country throughout Australia and acknowledge their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to the people, the cultures and the Elders past and present.
Safeguarding
At Our Lady of Pentecost Parish we hold the care, safety and well being of children and young people as a central and fundamental responsibility of our parishes.
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