PASTORAL CARE MINISTRY
The members of the Pastoral Care Ministry wish all a happy and holy Christmas. We look forward to offering support during 2018.
The members of the Pastoral Care Ministry wish all a happy and holy Christmas. We look forward to offering support during 2018.
A Variety of Christmas Cards ($6.00 Packet of 10) and Columban Calendars ($9.00), are available from the parish office on Tuesday and Friday.
Parishioners and children are invited to write a prayer, a name or nothing at all on a candle from the basket in the narthex during Advent. Each week there will be a different theme – Peace, Hope, Joy and Love. Once you complete your prayer you are
Mortlake St Vincent De Paul would like to advise that 42 Christmas Hampers were delivered during the past week, bringing much needed joy to the recipients for the festive season.
In the Old Testament of the Bible there were holy men who told the people what they believed it was that God was expecting of them. These holy men were called “prophets”. One of these prophets who lived about 500 years before the birth of Jesus was a
As we come to the end of our Inaugural year, I would like to thank the Parish for all the support over our first year. It really has been a wonderful journey, with great learnings and many special events. The children have learnt a lot about church, praye
“Prepare the Way of the Lord”. That simple message in St Mark’s Gospel today says it all. The Advent Wreath in our church reminds us of the light of our life whose birth we are about to celebrate. The Christmas tree reminds us that Jesus is the cent
The Australian Bishops have identified the liturgical year of 2018, beginning on the first Sunday of Advent (3rd December 2017), as a national Year of Youth. Find out more about the national Year Of Youth here …..and here.
The season of Advent has begun. Unlike Lent this is not a season of serious fasting but, rather, a season of joyful anticipation. The signs of the Christmas Season will begin to appear in our Parish Church. This weekend the Advent Wreath is in place remin