Posts Categorized: News and Events

School Governance Working Party Update

Monthly updates by way of Governance Bulletins with information regarding the work of this significant Diocesan Working Party will be provided in this way to all Parishioners throughout the year.  You are invited to email any questions or comments that you might have to sgwp@ceosand.catholic.edu.au.   SGWP Briefing Bulletin #1 (2MARCH2020) FINAL

Lenten Leaflets

Don’t forget to pick up your Lenten Series Leaflets (for each week of Lent) from the Narthex. Please read them in conjunction with the weekly Saving Word.

ONE BAPTISM ONE FAITH

Last Sunday at the children’s Mass we had an extra liturgy which was the R.C.I.C – Rite of Christian Initiation of Children. Two of our students were seeking to become Catholics. They had been baptised in the Anglican Church previously as babies. Their parents were also all Anglicans. Isabella Beggs and Emily Nield have been… Read more

Are we grateful?

Last Saturday we celebrated Australia day. The people in Tatura are very good at supporting the activities, from the Lions Club BBQ to the flow on in the Italian Social Club for the Australia Day program. Nearly 300 people packed in to hear who were the award winners for this year. Before this we celebrated… Read more

JOE VRACA FUNERAL

This week in the parish we had the funeral of Joe Vraca. It was well attended with approximately 900 people in attendance. I am sure they were from all ‘walks of life’ that was the impact that Joe had on people. Some of his family from Italy managed to arrive here in time for the… Read more

Prisoners Attending Church Services

We who are involved in prison chaplaincy were shocked last week when we received the news that Dhurringile prison could recommence the Church service program, and that it would start immediately. The week before the state elections we were told that there would be no chance of restarting in the near future. We petitioned that… Read more

Child Safety

This week I attended an information day on ‘Child Safety’. This was not a new topic as we have been very pro-active not only in the diocese but throughout the Catholic Church. Priests were required to attend one of two days to be further informed of what is happening and needs to be followed through,… Read more