From the Parish House
February 4, 2022 - by Brendan Reed
I am an occasional fisherman. It’s in fact a rare thing to find me in a boat, fishing. It’s not that I don’t like fish. I love a good flounder,…
Read moreI am an occasional fisherman. It’s in fact a rare thing to find me in a boat, fishing. It’s not that I don’t like fish. I love a good flounder,…
Read moreBaptism, Reconciliation, First Eucharist and Confirmation The last few years have been difficult for families to plan for the baptism of their children so we are glad to see so…
Read moreWelcome to our first newsletter for 2022. As a community of faith we begin our parish year with hope and confidence that the God who has walked with us in…
Read moreThere are many ways to be involved in parish life and support the various ministries and activities that make our communities. Your very presence in the Church on Sunday is…
Read moreA pregnancy is always full of expectation and hope. The term ‘expecting’ itself is so often used to indicate pregnancy. “When are you expecting?” There is all the excitement, wonder…
Read moreI don’t think that I am alone in being a little shocked after initially reading the proposals coming out of the First Session of Australia’s Plenary Council, published on…
Read more“A feeling of expectancy had come over the people….” …we have a similar feeling each year don’t we. We have the expectations of Christmas, of what it might…
Read moreThis weekend we celebrate the third Sunday of Advent and the Gospel reading continues with the ministry of John the Baptist. He is situated in the wilderness where people are…
Read moreThe world needs Advent this year like no other. Advent is the time when expectations are high. The Scriptural readings are full of imagery of extraordinary things happening. This week…
Read moreThis week’s Gospel comes from chapter three of Luke (3:1-6). The first four lines of this short text situates John the Baptist’s ministry in the period of the reign of…
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