Parish News

COME & SEE: Bishop Greg has called for the young men of our Parishes of the Diocese to come to St Michael's Parish Support Centre - 121-123 High Street. Berwick on Sunday, 15th October at 2:00pm particularly those who sense a call from God to life as a priest. Or, who simply want to come and enquire. It will be an opportunity to meet and greet those living the life, to pray with them and have all your questions answered. And, remember, "the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls; when he finds one of great value he goes and sells everything he owns and buys it" Mt13:45 

SAVE THE DATE: St Agatha’s Parish Christmas Carols, Saturday 16th December 7.00pm to 9.30pm.  Family picnic at 6.30pm BYO food and chairs. St Agatha’s School Oval, BYO battery candle. 

 AUSTRALIA NEEDS FATIMA: The Public Rosary is an international campaign to pray the rosary together in commemoration of the last apparition of Our Lady (October 13, 1917) at Fatima. St Agatha’s will be praying the Rosary on Saturday 14th October after 9.30am Mass on the Presbytery front garden.

GROWING IN CHRIST: Day program hosted by CCR-Sale Diocese together with Bishop Greg Bennet & Br. Lalith Perera, St Ita’s Catholic Church, 50 Victoria St, Drouin, Saturday 21st October 10.45am to 4.00pm.  Praise & Worship, Adoration, Mass, Healing Ministry. www.risenlordcommunity.com.au   

ST VINNIES FOOD BIN: “Donating food is a practical way to help people going through a tough time.” If you’d like to help the

St Vinnies Food bin in the foyer is available for you to donate nonperishable food. Thank you.

AID TO THE CHURCH IN NEED- SAVE THE DATE: Night of the Witnesses – 22 November 2023, 7pm at St Patrick’s Cathedral. Aid to the Church in Need invites you to an evening of prayer, testimony, song, adoration and reflection to honour the witness of twelve recent Christian martyrs and to stand in solidarity with Christians all over the world who are suffering persecution for their faith in Jesus Christ. Archbishop Peter Comensoli will preside and His Beatitude, Patriarch Joseph Absi of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church will be one of the international guest speakers who will share personal testimony of persecution for the faith. We hope you will join us. For more information please visit:  www.aidtochurch.org/notw