Christian Unity Week
May 27, 2022 - by CBD Parish
“We saw the star in the east, and we came to worship him.” (Matthew 2:2) The week of Prayer for Christian Unity is an international Christian…
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The Resurrection and Sunday
April 22, 2022 - by CBD Parish
The gospel for next Sunday – the second Sunday of Easter – begins with these words: “In the evening of that same day, the first day of the…
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Easter Message
April 16, 2022 - by CBD Parish
The sunflower is the national flower of Ukraine from where the worlds largest supply of sunflower oil is produced. Apparently in days gone by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church banned the…
Easter Season Parish Priest Worship
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Parish Life during January
December 23, 2021 - by Sally McIntosh
Thank you to all who have been involved in parish life during the last year. Even though we have had long periods in lockdown with our churches closed, there have…
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Masses at Christmas
December 17, 2021 - by CBD Parish
Traditionally there have been three different masses at Christmas. Each of the Masses was designed to take place at a different time of the night or day. And each of…
Faith Reflections Participation Worship
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Christ Present Through Ministry
December 3, 2021 - by CBD Parish
Ministry is a core element of the celebration of the whole liturgy and especially in the Mass. In the liturgy before Vatican II, there was really only one ministry in…
Faith Reflections Participation Worship
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Communal Celebrations of Penance
December 3, 2021 - by CBD Parish
It has become customary in many parishes to have Communal Celebrations of Penance during Advent and Lent. For many people such celebrations have taken the place of going to confession…
Advent Season Participation Worship
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Welcome to the New Liturgical Year
November 26, 2021 - by CBD Parish
Our churches are open and we look forward to welcoming everyone across our communities to join us in parish life as we begin the new Liturgical Year (Year C). The…
Advent Season Participation Worship
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St Cecilia and our Parish Music Ministry
November 19, 2021 - by Brendan Reed
The Feast of St Cecilia is celebrated on 22 November. Not a lot is known about this early saint of the church. She is reported to have always had a…
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Christ Present in the Assembled People
November 19, 2021 - by CBD Parish
For Catholics in the past, the presence of Christ at Mass was seen as only being in the Liturgy of the Eucharist. With the fuller recovery of our tradition preceding…
Faith Reflections Participation Worship
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