Relaxing Church Restrictions

ACCESS TO MASSES & COMMUNION SERVICES I am pleased to advise of the following moving forward: WEEKDAY PUBLIC MASSES & COMMUNION SERVICES. Weekday Masses and Communion Services have now resumed as per the ‘pre-Corona’ liturgy schedule: Masses

SCAM ALERT

SCAM ALERT: Unfortunately, there has been an email scam targeting our parish of St. Pat’s.  It appears to be a request to give to the parish and/or to Fr Tom for his pastoral activities. Please ignore any requests you receive and only use the donat

FR PETER MORRISEY TRIBUTE

Fr Peter Morrisey Tribute It is with great sadness that we mourn the loss of Fr. Peter Morrissey, who entered eternal life on Tuesday evening, 28 April.  He was 91 years of age.  Fr Peter was ordained on 30 July 1955 at St Mary’s Cathedral by His Emi

BEACON OF HOPE

Churches cast light despite locked doors Churches may be locked but as the nights get cooler and public health precautions stricter,  Sydney parishes are keeping the lights on to remind us that Christ will always be a beacon of hope in life’s dark time

PRAYER FOR A PANDEMIC

Remember those whose lives are at stake.May we who have no risk factorsMay we who are merely inconveniencedRemember those most vulnerable.May those who have the luxury of working from homeRemember those who must choose betweenPreserving their health or ma

LAZARUS – TO RISE FROM THE DEAD

LAZARUS – TO RISE FROM THE DEAD Well what a week it has been for us all! During these times our Church is quite practical. We are not expected, and indeed are excused from attending Sunday Mass. We are not expected to place ourselves in harm’s way. We

DISPENSATION FROM ATTENDING MASS

DISPENSATION FROM ATTENDING MASS I remind all parishioners, that during this time, the Archbishop has granted all Catholics a dispensation from the Sunday obligation of attending Mass (see Catholic Catechism #2180 & #2181. The Catechism specifically p

EMAIL DETAILS FOR RECEIVING THE PARISH BULLETIN

EMAIL DETAILS FOR RECEIVING THE PARISH BULLETIN For the foreseeable future, we will be seeking to keep in touch principally through email distribution of the parish bulletin and the parish website. If you wish to receive the bulletin by email, please emai