Last Sunday’s inaugural Pet Blessing Day was a great Parish and community success and a lot of fun, with stalls, sausage sizzle, and like antics. We were able to raise $600 for the RSPCA’s ‘LIVING RUFF’ programme, which helps the homeless and thei
The First Collection provides for our parish priest (his monthly stipend, household food expenses, household electricity and cleaning expenses). Any surplus is forwarded to a central fund to contribute to any shortfall in less affluent parishes. Th
Tuesday: St John Paul II Wednesday: St John of Capistrano Thursday: St Anthony Claret
I don’t know about you, but prayer for me, can at times, be extremely difficult. It’s difficult to pray to a God that we cannot physically see, who we cannot audibly hear. The Gospel today recognises this fact. We should each take some comfort
This weekend we will be holding our annual Catholic Mission Appeal. Funds will go to aid the Church’s mission work in Ghana as they provide ongoing protection and education of children who are vulnerable. Please place any donation in the enve
Please keep all year 12 students of our parish in your prayers as sit their HSC examinations. May they know that their future is bright and full of opportunity!
From the weekend of Saturday, 30 November / Sunday, 1 December 2019 (the beginning of Advent) parishioners at St Pats will have the option of receiving the Precious Blood as well as the Body, in the form of the host, at Holy Communion. Receiving the Preci
Monday: St Callistus Tuesday: St Teresa Of Jesus Wednesday: St Hegwig and St Margaret Mary Alacoque Thursday: St Ignatius of Antioch Friday: St Luke
In today’s first reading and Gospel, the capital of the Northern Kingdom of Israel in the C9th BC, Samaria, and the area of modern day Syria is important. Samaritan’s weren’t considered ‘pure Jews’ , their culture had been tainted and lac
We honour and thank in a special way this weekend Otto Petrin for over 40 years of continual service to St Pat’s in his loving care and dedication in maintaining the gardens of the parish. A sandstone plaque recognising his long service will be b
