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Melbourne Archbishop convokes a Synod

Our Lady of Pentecost 6 March 2026 No Comments

On the third Sunday of Lent (8 March 2026), Archbishop Peter A Comensoli will formally convoke a Synod for the Archdiocese of Melbourne. The synod calls the Melbourne Church to…

Migrant and Refugee Sunday

Our Lady of Pentecost 27 September 2024 1 Comment

As a migrant priest from Myanmar working in Melbourne, I have experienced both the blessings and the challenges that come with living far from home. Migrant and Refugee Sunday provides…

National Vocations Awareness Week

Trac Nguyen 30 July 2021 No Comments

Living a busy lifestyle with unceasing demands from work, friends, family and society, we often think of the word ‘vacation’ more than ‘vocation’. VAcation can have different meanings to many…

Reimagining the Local Church in Melbourne

Tricia Norman 11 June 2021 No Comments

Reimagining our Church – Mission and Structure Archbishop Peter Comensoli invites engagement in ‘Take the Way of the Gospel’ How might our local communities of faith continue to address the…

Reimagining the Church – Mission and Structure

Our Lady of Pentecost 4 June 2021 No Comments

Over the past few weeks the Archdiocese of Melbourne has planted a seed. The Archbishop invited the priests of the parishes in the diocese and, separately, a representative from each…

Feast of St Patrick

Our Lady of Pentecost 12 March 2021 1 Comment

Patrick returned to Ireland in 452 having escaped from slavery in Ireland some years beforehand. There were Christians in Ireland before his return but with his coming Christianity began to…

Fr Jude’s Ordination and Mass of Thanksgiving

Our Lady of Pentecost 11 December 2020 1 Comment

After spending 12 years of priestly formation in four different seminaries in two different countries, I was ordained to the priesthood at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on 5 December 2020. I…

Deacon Jude Johnson – Ordination to the Priesthood

Brendan Reed 27 November 2020 No Comments

Like so many other things this year, the annual ordinations to the priesthood were postponed due to COVID-19. The set date of 12 September came and went as churches remained…

Fr Trac celebrates his First Anniversary

Trac Nguyen 18 September 2020 32 Comments

It has been a year since my ordination. This limited time of ministry is nothing compared to many priests in the Archdiocese. In other words, more than 365 days seems…

The Governor ‘virtually’ dropped in to see Father Trac

Our Lady of Pentecost 28 August 2020 No Comments

Her Excellency the Honourable Linda Dessau AC, Governor of Victoria has been ‘virtually’ visiting communities around the State to see how Victorians are faring during the Coronavirus pandemic. As you…

Fr Frank to join our community

Brendan Reed 31 July 2020 3 Comments

We are getting ready to welcome Father Frank O’Loughlin to Surrey Hills Wattle Park! Father Frank has been Parish Priest at Sacred Heart Parish, Sandringham for the last 24 years. …

National Vocations Awareness Week

Our Lady of Pentecost 31 July 2020 3 Comments

This week, 2-9 August 2020, is National Vocations Awareness Week in Australia. It is an opportunity for the entire Church to consider, support and pray for those who are searching…

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.

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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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