From the Parish House
August 26, 2022 - by Brendan Reed
When someone invites you to a wedding feast, do not take your seat in the place of honour. Luke 14:1.7-14 Seating guests at a special event is not always easy. …
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Homily – 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (C)
August 19, 2022 - by Brendan Reed
Mum, why don’t the Smith’s go to Mass? They’re not Catholic. Will they go to heaven? I feel uncomfortable when I think about it now – almost embarrassed. But that…
Read more Homily – Feast of the Trinity
June 10, 2022 - by Brendan Reed
Two notions of the Church have been strongly developed over the last 50 years. The first is the understanding of the Church as the People of God. The second is…
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June 10, 2022 - by Brendan Reed
The staff from our three parishes primary schools gathered together on Friday, 10 June to reflect on the vision and mission of our Catholic schools today. Some of us would…
Read more Homily – Pentecost Sunday
June 3, 2022 - by Brendan Reed
How often have you picked yourself up and started again? How many times have you been (re)born? Most of us have at least once in our lives had an experience…
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Meet our new Parish Council
June 3, 2022 - by Brendan Reed
New Parishes Pastoral Council to be commissioned After months of discernment our new combined Parishes Pastoral Council will be commissioned on Pentecost Sunday. I am pleased to announce and introduce…
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May 27, 2022 - by Brendan Reed
This Sunday is the Feast of the Ascension. We can sometimes see this as a feast that is about the past. In fact, it is just as much about the…
Read more Homily – Sixth Sunday of Easter (C)
May 20, 2022 - by Brendan Reed
There are some experiences in life that take us out of ourselves. They move us beyond the everyday routine experience and for a while lift us up to feelings, emotions,…
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May 20, 2022 - by Brendan Reed
As Australians get ready to cast their vote this weekend, the readings for the Sixth Sunday of Easter, coincidently, talk about the election of delegates to be sent to the…
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May 13, 2022 - by Brendan Reed
When we hear the words ‘love’ and ‘love one another’ in our culture, our minds and hearts are often taken to a romantic type of love. So many of our…
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