- 1. Subscribe
- (Parish News)
- Subscribe to our weekly e-bulletin * indicates required Email Address * First Name Last Name Mobile
- Created on 03 December 2023
- 2. Advent Reconciliation & Christmas Timetable
- (Liturgy and Mass Times)
- ... 10am (Italian) & 4.30pm (Vietnamese) St Francis Xavier Cathedral 7am & 10.30am Christmas Eve, Sunday 24th December 2023 St Brigid’s Church Gwynneville Mass 5.30pm St John Vianney Co-Cathedral Mass 6pm ...
- Created on 15 November 2023
- 3. Intentions
- (In the Parish)
- ... Betty Bloye, Maureen Gray, Hugh McNamee, John Hayes, Steve Winder, John B Davis, Francis Joseph O’Donnell, Catherine Tuxworth, Stan Dignam, Tom & Joan Mackie, Rhonda Reynolds, Frances Clifford, Joshua ...
- Created on 01 June 2022
- 4. Mass Intentions
- (Payments)
- Please complete the form below to submit your Mass intentions. If you would like to add a loved ones name in this year's November Mass Memorial Book, please submit a November Mass Request. ...
- Created on 04 November 2021
- 5. Reopening of our Churches | 23rd October 2021
- (COVID-19)
- ... Mass: 9.30am Thursday Mass:9.30am (Italian) , Mass:5.30pm Sunday Mass: 8.30am, Mass:10am (Italian), Mass: 4.30pm (Vietnamese) BALGOWNIE Sunday Mass: 10am ...
- Created on 17 October 2021
- 6. Reflections by Fr Anthony Crook RAN | Wednesday of the 26th Week in Ordinary Time
- (Reflections)
- ... for you have heard the words of my mouth; in the presence of the angels I will sing your praise; I will worship at your holy temple and give thanks to your name. In the sight of the angels I will ...
- Created on 29 September 2021
- 7. The Eternal Peace Grotto at Saint Francis Xavier Cathedral, Wollongong Columbarium
- (Columbarium)
- ... the opportunity for names of parishioners who lived life to the full in the first Catholic parish in the Illawarra.These plaques are available at $260 each (incl. GST). [Click here to view the map] ...
- Created on 08 September 2021
- 8. Reflections by Fr Anthony Crook RAN | Wednesday of 19th Week in Ordinary Time
- (Reflections)
- ... as the Order of Poor Ladies. After her death, and in her honour, in 1263 Pope Urban IV changed the Order’s name to the Order of St Clare. St Clare leaves us this beautiful prayer: Place your mind before ...
- Created on 09 August 2021
- 9. Reflection by Fr Anthony Crook RAN | Monday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time
- (Reflections)
- ... faith has for the divine name. Across the three synoptics though, we are reading about, and reflection upon, the same concern – What is it the impact/influence of the Kingdom will be like. Often, parables ...
- Created on 22 July 2021
- 10. Refund Policy
- (Parish Information)
- ... information: Your name or the name of the donor Contact details of the donor – phone, email, address The date the donation was made The amount donated The receipt number if applicable The ...
- Created on 22 December 2020
- 11. November Mass
- (Payments)
- If you would like to add a loved ones name in our this year's November Mass Memorial Book, please submit a November Mass Request to us by filling the form below. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and ...
- Created on 05 September 2020
- 12. Mass Times
- (Liturgy and Mass Times)
- ... Mass: 4.30pm (Vietnamese) BALGOWNIE Sunday Mass: 10am Subscribe to our weekly e-bulletin * indicates required Email Address * First Name ...
- Created on 03 June 2020
- 13. Secure Parish Giving | Donate Now
- (In the Parish)
- ... to donate to Lumen Christi Catholic Parishes. Just click the link, and type in your name, a contact phone number or email address, and the amount you wish to give. Then choose MasterCard or Visa, and ...
- Created on 11 August 2016
- 14. Lumen Christi Hymn
- (Parish)
- Refrain: Lumen Christi, Light of Christ. Lumen Christi, Light of Life. Lumen Christi, Light of Peace. We gather as one in your name, to hear your word of life proclaimed. We gather as one for the ...
- Created on 30 October 2015
- 15. Ethnic Communities
- (In the Parish)
- There are a number of ethnic communities which continue to enrich church life in the Pastoral Region. The Italian Community celebrates Sunday Mass at FairyMeadow at 10am, the Vietnamese at FairyMeadow ...
- Created on 28 October 2015
- 16. A Brief History of the Diocese
- (Our Parish)
- On 15 November 1951, Pope Pius XII announced that a new Diocese would be created from the Archdioceses of Sydney and Canberra and Goulburn. To be named Wollongong, the Diocese was officially established ...
- Created on 27 October 2015
- 17. Welcome
- (Welcome)
- ... Meadow Tuesday Mass: 9.30am Thursday Mass: 9.30am (Italian) Sunday Mass: 8.30am Mass: 10am (Italian) Mass: 4.30pm (Vietnamese) Balgownie Sunday ...
- Created on 27 October 2015
- 18. St John Vianney, Fairy Meadow
- (Churches)
- ... Sunday and Thursday Mass. The Vietnamese Community celebrates Mass every Sunday. Good Samaritan Catholic Primary School opened its doors on the Fairy Meadow site in 2012. It combined the best of the Good ...
- Created on 24 September 2015
- 19. Cathedral and Co-Cathedral - A living Church at the Heart of the Diocese
- (Our Parish)
- ... liturgical life of the local Church, which is the Diocese. There are three types of art used within the Cathedral Church: Art that is ornamental (internal and external arches, columns, doors); 2. Art ...
- Created on 18 September 2015
- 20. It All Begins With Water - Baptism
- (Sacraments)
- ... the person to baptized, he prays: “I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.” Strengthened with the oil of the catechumenate and blessed with the holy chrism, ...
- Created on 17 September 2015