- 1. Reflections by Fr Anthony Crook RAN | Wednesday of the 24th Week in Ordinary Time
- (Reflections)
- ... Then he said to the disciple, "Behold, your mother." And from that hour the disciple took her into his home. At times in our life, perhaps many times, when confronted with the mystery of suffering or ...
- Created on 16 September 2021
- 2. Reflections by Fr Anthony Crook RAN | Wednesday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time Feast – The Birth (Nativity) of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- (Reflections)
- ... mother’s tears exclaim: He lives! We claim for Mary many titles: Queen of Heaven, Queen of Angels, Mother of the Church, Star of the Sea, but perhaps the one dearest to her heart might be simply be Mother ...
- Created on 06 September 2021
- 3. Light a Votive Candle
- (Payments)
- Throughout the world, lighting candles is a sacred ritual. We light a candle for many purposes: to illuminate darkness, dedicate prayers, solidify intentions, offer blessings, evoke Spirit, and/or to nourish ...
- Created on 29 August 2021
- 4. Reflections by Fr Anthony Crook RAN | Feast of the Transfiguration
- (Reflections)
- ... so must our response to Jesus develop and deepen as well. We must attend to what he says. Of course, there are many reflections and lines of thought to be taken from the Transfiguration accounts, may ...
- Created on 03 August 2021
- 5. Reflections by Fr Anthony Crook RAN | Friday of the 17th Week in Ordinary Time
- (Reflections)
- ... either ‘did not do many deeds of power’ (Mt 13:58) or ‘could do no deed of power’ (Mk 6:5), and responds with the line: “Prophets are not without honor, except in their country and in their own house” ...
- Created on 26 July 2021
- 6. Bequest
- (Parish Information)
- ... Over the years, many people who have felt a special connection with their local parish and Church have left part of their Estate to their Parish. Like a gift to a charity, a bequest of any amount to the ...
- Created on 11 July 2021
- 7. How to Support Our Parish
- (Parish Support)
- PLANNED GIVING There are many ways that you can help enable the liturgical, sacramental, pastoral and charitable works of your parish. One way is to contribute to parish planned giving via the two ...
- Created on 03 June 2020
- 8. Privacy Policy
- (Parish Information)
- ... the diocese may not be able to assess your job or volunteer application. You may also choose to deal with us on an anonymous basis or using a pseudonym. However, we will need to identify you in many ...
- Created on 15 March 2020
- 9. Pastoral letter from Bishop Brian Mascord on the sentencing of Cardinal Pell
- (News & Media)
- ... everyone as the pain of today is being felt by so many—it is a shared pain. Let us reaffirm our desire, broken as we are, to become the Church that Jesus calls us to be. I offer my continued support, ...
- Created on 14 March 2019
- 10. Lumen Christi App
- (News & Media)
- ... app you can enjoy many useful faith-building resources and features to complement your daily faith life, such as, confession and Mass times, daily Mass readings, quick access to parish contacts, view the ...
- Created on 19 November 2017
- 11. Secure Parish Giving | Donate Now
- (In the Parish)
- Our Pastoral Region relies on your generosity for all of the ministry that we undertake together. Since many people no longer carry cash with them, this secure online payment facility gives you the chance ...
- Created on 11 August 2016
- 12. Stewardship
- (In the Parish)
- Our Pastoral Region is a community which nurtures stewardship. We are custodians of God’s gifts and we use these gifts to build our faith communities. There are many ways in which parishioners are stewards: ...
- Created on 28 October 2015
- 13. Chaplain and Visitors in Hospital and Aged-Care Facilities
- (Parish)
- ... In some of these facilities the Mass is also celebrated. For many of these residents the parish visitor is their tangible connection with the Church. The parish bulletin helps them to stay informed about ...
- Created on 18 September 2015
- 14. Cathedral and Co-Cathedral - A living Church at the Heart of the Diocese
- (Our Parish)
- ... as teacher, sanctifier, and pastor of his Church shines forth most clearly in a liturgy that he celebrates with his people."1 The Cathedral becomes the centre of many Diocesan liturgical celebrations ...
- Created on 18 September 2015
- 15. Holy Communion – The Eucharist
- (Sacraments)
- ... of the Christian life. This Sacrament can be received many more times than the occasion of one’s First Holy Communion. Each time we receive Jesus in this Sacrament we become more like Him. We attune our ...
- Created on 17 September 2015