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Does Sin Matter? Launched

Our Lady of Pentecost 2 September 2022 No Comments

Congratulations to Fr Frank O’Loughlin on the launch of his new book, Does Sin Matter? Separation, Reconciliation, Redemption. A large crowd gathered in the Gathering Space at Our Lady of…

From the Parish House

Our Lady of Pentecost 19 August 2022 2 Comments

Hello friends. My name is Hoang Dinh. I moved into the parish on Wednesday, 17 August at precisely 3.00 pm, to commence my appointment as an assistant priest for the…

Christian Unity Week

Our Lady of Pentecost 27 May 2022 No Comments

“We saw the star in the east, and we came to worship him.” (Matthew 2:2) The week of Prayer for Christian Unity is an international Christian ecumenical observance which takes…

The Resurrection and Sunday

Our Lady of Pentecost 22 April 2022 3 Comments

The gospel for next Sunday – the second Sunday of Easter – begins with these words: “In the evening of that same day, the first day of the week…..”. The…

Easter Message

Our Lady of Pentecost 16 April 2022 No Comments

The sunflower is the national flower of Ukraine from where the worlds largest supply of sunflower oil is produced. Apparently in days gone by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church banned the…

Parish Life during January

Sally McIntosh 23 December 2021 1 Comment

Thank you to all who have been involved in parish life during the last year. Even though we have had long periods in lockdown with our churches closed, there have…

Masses at Christmas

Our Lady of Pentecost 17 December 2021 No Comments

Traditionally there have been three different masses at Christmas. Each of the Masses was designed to take place at a different time of the night or day. And each of…

Christ Present Through Ministry

Our Lady of Pentecost 3 December 2021 1 Comment

Ministry is a core element of the celebration of the whole liturgy and especially in the Mass. In the liturgy before Vatican II, there was really only one ministry in…

Communal Celebrations of Penance

Our Lady of Pentecost 3 December 2021 1 Comment

It has become customary in many parishes to have Communal Celebrations of Penance during Advent and Lent. For many people such celebrations have taken the place of going to confession…

Welcome to the New Liturgical Year

Our Lady of Pentecost 26 November 2021 No Comments

Our churches are open and we look forward to welcoming everyone across our communities to join us in parish life as we begin the new Liturgical Year (Year C). The…

St Cecilia and our Parish Music Ministry

Brendan Reed 19 November 2021 No Comments

The Feast of St Cecilia is celebrated on 22 November. Not a lot is known about this early saint of the church. She is reported to have always had a…

Christ Present in the Assembled People

Our Lady of Pentecost 19 November 2021 No Comments

For Catholics in the past, the presence of Christ at Mass was seen as only being in the Liturgy of the Eucharist. With the fuller recovery of our tradition preceding…

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