- 1. Our Parish Pastoral and Finance Councils
- (Our Parish)
- ... and to connect their needs and their strengths with the Parish’s plans for the future. Bishop Brian Mascord Parish Priest Fr Bernard Gordon Parish Administrator Kevin Galea ...
- Created on 17 March 2024
- 2. Confirmation 2024
- (Sacramental Program)
- ... days: 6 April or 13 April or 20 April 0r 27 April or 4 May or 11 May Retreat Day Thursday 16 May from 8:50 am - 3:00 pm Celebration of Confirmation with Bishop Brian Mascord ...
- Created on 26 October 2023
- 3. Christ in You, Lumen Christi Parish Pastoral Plan
- (Pastoral Plan)
- ... to each of our four local communities. After this Lenten period of reflection, the Pastoral and Finance Councils will consult with Bishop Mascord to finalise and publish the Pastoral Plan on 10 December ...
- Created on 06 February 2023
- 4. Pastoral Plan Calendar of Events
- (Pastoral Plan)
- ... After this Lenten period of reflection, the Pastoral and Finance Councils will consult with Bishop Mascord to finalise and publish the Pastoral Plan on 10 December 2023 (Second Sunday of Advent). ...
- Created on 14 January 2023
- 5. Reflections by Fr Anthony Crook RAN | Monday of the 27th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St Francis
- (Reflections)
- ... weekday reflections, please find following a link to reflection from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) website of today’s memorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MT5yIFwHqZA&list=PLpTzvCOJa7DD9TgXScDzmUNxVbbSBuOSi&index=4 ...
- Created on 04 October 2021
- 6. Reflections by Fr Anthony Crook RAN | Monday of the 24th Week in Ordinary Time
- (Reflections)
- Memorial of St John Chrysostom, Bishop and Doctor of the Church Link to today’s readings: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/091321.cfm In today’s First Reading from the 1st Letter of Timothy ...
- Created on 12 September 2021
- 7. Reflections by Fr Anthony Crook RAN | Friday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St Monica
- (Reflections)
- ... and Augustine was baptized a Catholic by St. Ambrose, Bishop of Milan in 387 c.e., and was ordained a priest in 391. Four years later he became Bishop of Hippo. Augustine was to become one of the most ...
- Created on 26 August 2021
- 8. Staff Directory
- (Contact the Parish Office Staff)
- ... 42 110500 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Web: www.lumenchristi.org.au Office hours: Monday to Friday (9:00am–1:00pm) CLERGY STAFF Most Rev Brian G Mascord DD Bishop of Wollongong/Parish Priest Phone (02) ...
- Created on 12 August 2019
- 9. Pastoral letter from Bishop Brian Mascord on the sentencing of Cardinal Pell
- (News & Media)
- My Sisters and Brothers Conscious of the decision given today in Melbourne, I write to you amid the hurt, confusion, anger and other emotions that we may all feel at this time. As you would be aware, ...
- Created on 14 March 2019
- 10. Bishop Brian G Mascord
- (Contact the Parish Office Staff)
- Bishop of Wollongong Brian Gregory Mascord was born in Newcastle NSW on 30 January 1959—the eldest son of Ron and Margaret Mascord (nee Callinan) and older brother to John. He grew up in the parish ...
- Created on 01 December 2017
- 11. Pastoral Letter
- (Year of Mercy)
- Attached is the Pastoral Letter on the Year of Mercy which Bishop Peter Ingham released on the weekend 5-6 December 2015. Note that the Pastoral Letter is also printed in the Summer 2015 issue of Journey ...
- Created on 09 December 2015
- 12. A Brief History of the Diocese
- (Our Parish)
- ... on 11 February 1952. Bishop Thomas McCabe was transferred from Port Pirie to become its first bishop and the historic Church of St Francis Xavier, Wollongong, became the Cathedral. Initially, the Diocese ...
- Created on 27 October 2015
- 13. Parish Logo
- (Our Parish)
- ... the right from Bishop Mascord’s Episcopal Ordination. “I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, ...
- Created on 27 October 2015
- 14. Welcome
- (Welcome)
- We are called to reveal the Light of Christ to the world. Our Bishop Our Parish Administrator Mass Times Baptism Enquiries Marriage Enquiries ...
- Created on 27 October 2015
- 15. St Francis Xavier Cathedral, Wollongong
- (Churches)
- Saint Francis Xavier’s church was established by Monsignor John Rigney in 1838. This was the first Catholic place of worship in the Illawarra. Archbishop Polding had a fondness for the Illawarra. The existing ...
- Created on 24 September 2015
- 16. Office of the Bishop
- (Parish)
- The Bishop's Office, Chancery or Curia supports the mission of the Church through service to the parishes and agencies of the Diocese in a range of communication, pastoral, liturgical, financial and administrative ...
- Created on 18 September 2015
- 17. Chaplain and Visitors in Hospital and Aged-Care Facilities
- (Parish)
- ... Diment Towers, Mangerton Bishop McCabe Retirement Village, Towradgi Towradgi Nursing Home Olunda Nursing Home, North Wollongong The sacraments are brought to these residents by the parish visitors. ...
- Created on 18 September 2015
- 18. Cathedral and Co-Cathedral - A living Church at the Heart of the Diocese
- (Our Parish)
- ... What is a Co-Cathedral? A Co-Cathedral is a cathedral church which shares the function of being the Bishop's seat, or cathedra, with another cathedral. The Saint John Vianney Co-Cathedral will in no way ...
- Created on 18 September 2015
- 19. The Gifts of the Spirit - Confirmation
- (Sacraments)
- ... it is the Bishop who confers the Sacrament of Confirmation during which the candidates are bestowed with the sevenfold gifts of the Holy Spirit: wisdom, understanding, right judgement, courage, knowledge, ...
- Created on 17 September 2015