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Parish Life during January 2026

Our Lady of Pentecost 23 December 2025 No Comments

With many people on holidays during January our parishes will be a little quieter and the following arrangements have been put in place: There will be no Tuesday morning Mass…

Parish Life during January 2024

Our Lady of Pentecost 15 December 2023 No Comments

With many people on holidays during January our parishes will be a little quieter and the following arrangements have been put in place: There will be no Tuesday morning Mass…

Have yourself a scam free Christmas

Our Lady of Pentecost 15 December 2023 No Comments

Stop — Think — Protect Scammers do not take holidays, but by being cautious and vigilant you can protect yourself during this gift-giving season. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission…

Poppy – A flower to remember

Our Lady of Pentecost 21 April 2023 1 Comment

In Flanders Fields by John McCrae In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely…

Mother’s Day Reflection

Our Lady of Pentecost 6 May 2022 4 Comments

This enchanting roof boss from Norwich Cathedral has been taken as a Christmas scene, but it’s an earlier mother and child altogether. Faced with the male child’s death sentence, Jochebed…

Choose Hope

Sally McIntosh 23 December 2021 1 Comment

So, this is Christmas. I’m not sure about you, but it’s been hard for me to board the Christmas train this year. It feels as though we lurch from tragedy…

Patience is a Virtue!

Our Lady of Pentecost 23 September 2021 2 Comments

As we head into the AFL Grand Final weekend, former parish priest of Surrey Hills Wattle Park, Father Mark Reynolds, reminisces about one of his best birthdays at the ‘G’……

Father’s Day Drive Thru!

Our Lady of Pentecost 3 September 2021 No Comments

Our Lady of Good Counsel Primary School organised a “drive thru” Father’s Day breakfast. Boxes filled with pastries, chocolates, strawberries and other goodies were collected in the playground, and a…

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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