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Bushfires are currently devastating several communities across Australia. Vinnies is on the ground helping people as they deal with the immediate aftermath of fires, and will continue to be there as they rebuild their lives in the long term. Please donate urgently so Vinnies can be there for everyone needing our help.
During the Easter Vigil ceremony, the priest enters a darkened church with the newly lit Paschal
Candle. He acclaims three times, “Christ our Light” and the Congregation welcomes the Light singing, “Thanks be to God"
In our churches in the Pastoral Region, the priest sings this antiphon in Latin, “Lumen Christi”. This is the title given to our Pastoral Region comprising the three parishes of Wollongong, FairyMeadow/Balgownie and Gwynneville.
Psalms and readings from the Liturgy of the Hours, and Mass readings.
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News from the Diocese
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A message from Bishop Brian on the blessing of Ash Wednesday Ashes
My Sisters and Brothers in Christ In early January, I wrote to the faithful of the diocese at a time when many within our communities were still fighting the bushfires or trying to come to terms with the feelings of loss and grief associated with the bushfires. Since that time, I have had the... -
Bishop launches CatholicCare Bushfire Appeal
As part of the diocese’s local inter-agency emergency response, our social services arm, CatholicCare, is on the ground helping people as they deal with the immediate aftershock of the fires and will continue to be there as they rebuild their lives in the medium and long term. Bishop Brian has... -
Plenary Post, Edition 22 – January 29, 2020
PlenaryPost is the Plenary Council e-newsletter. It is published fortnightly and keeps you up-to-date with all the news and information related to the Plenary Council happenings around the country. Plenary Post, Edition 22 – January 29, 2020 The build-up to the Fifth Plenary Council of... -
Bishop Brian welcomes the relics of St Therese and her parents in Varroville
It was a full house at today’s beautiful Welcoming Mass of the relics of St Thérèse of Lisieux at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church in Varroville. Bishop Brian Mascord and parish priest, Fr Shane Kelleher OCD, were the principal celebrants, joined by hundreds of parishioners, clergy and...
