Following our Youth ministry meeting on Tuesday 16th January, two events are being scheduled for February. A Youth Mass to be held on Sunday the 4th February at 6pm followed by refreshments in the Narthex. There is also a Pizza and Movie night sched
In today’s Gospel story we hear an account of Jesus calling to himself his special group of friends and fellow workers. It is an invitation to his twelve close followers, not simply to “stick with him”, but it is also an invitation to reject all tha
Pope Francis is urging for the abolition of slavery and human exploitation in all forms. A special Task Force has been established in Sydney to respond to the Pope’s initiatives. More information soon!
The new roster is due out shortly, if your circumstances have changed and you wish to change the mass that you attend or you need to come off the roster then could you please notify the parish office as soon as possible at parish@stpa
The Christmas season is over – done and dusted, so to speak! The Christmas decorations are stored away, the tree is gone and the lights are extinguished. There are only 351 days to go before we celebrate Christmas again. Today we begin the “ordinary
Monday: St Paul the Hermit (342): Tuesday: St Marcellus (309): Wednesday: St Anthony the Abbot (356 – Founder of Monsticism): Thursday: St Prisca (270): Friday: St Canute (1086 – King of Denmark): Saturday: St Fabian (250).
It is interesting to know that almost every occupation or profession has a patron Saint. For example St Vitus is the patron of Dancers. St Apollonia is the patron of Dentists. St Vincent Ferrer is the patron of builders and St Julian is the patron of hote
Fr Johnson who was Pastor here at St Patrick’s Parish, died in Rockhampton Queensland earlier this week. He spent many of his years as a priest working in Sydney even though he belonged to the Rockhampton Diocese. He was 94 years of age. He entered a se
This Sunday marks the end of our Christmas season. This is the feast of the epiphany and we listen to the story of a visit by some travellers from the east to Mary, Joseph and the baby Jesus. The word “Epiphany” in ancient Greek means “a showing”.
The Christmas Season of the Church officially concludes today. The twelve days of Christmas have been appropriately celebrated. Traditionally its time to take down the decorations and the Christmas tree. Liturgically the Church moves into “Ordinary Time
