Parish News
Parish Bulletin:
Catholic Parishes of Yarrawonga & Cobram Incorporating Sacred Heart (Yarrawonga), St Joseph’s (Cobram), Our Lady of Good Counsel (Tungamah), St Mary's (Katamatite) & St Mary’s (Burramine)
Mass Times
WEEKEND MASSES:
Cobram (St Joseph’s): Sat 6:30pm & Sun 11:00am
Yarrawonga (Sacred Heart): Sat Vigil 5:00 pm & Sun 9:00am
Tungamah: 7:45 am 1st Sunday – 7th September
Katamatite: 7:45 am 5th Sunday – 31st August
WEEKDAY MASSES
Wednesdays 9:30 am Cobram & Thursdays 9:30 am Yarrawonga
Friday's 9:30 am Yarrawonga & 11.30am Cobram
RECONCILIATION TIMES
Yarrawonga: Saturday 9:00 am
Cobram: Friday, before 11:30 am Mass
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RECONCILIATION
Congratulations to the children who received the Sacrament of Reconciliation for the first time today. May you always know God loves you and is a forgiving Father.
Mitchell Betts, Mia Boncaldo, Leo Demaio, Jordan England, Joshua England, Lucas Fantig, Lawson Greatorex, Annabelle Haberfield, Spencer Hay, Lily Hayward, Callum Hodgson, Evelyn Locke, Aidan Macheda, Oaklee Marshall, Claire McCormick, Amalia McFadzean, Waldo Oosthuizen, Stella Padman, Ava Raco, Violet Raco-Pintaudi, Nadia Santoro, Arianna Siciliano, Ethan Sim, Daniel Stronge, Sophia Trengove and Vienna Verduci.
COBRAM: CUPPA AFTER MASS
This weekend, there is a Cuppa following the 11:00am Mass of Remembrance for those who have died in the recent months. All are welcome to join the families of those our departed brothers and sisters we remember. Thanks to the Pastoral Care Group for organizing this.
DIOCESAN FORMATION SUPPORT PLAN: GOALS FAMILIARISATION WORKSHOP
Our Parishes will offer a Goals Familiarisation Workshop facilitated by the Sandhurst Mission and Pastoral Life Team. The workshop will introduce participants to the Sandhurst Strategic Mission and Pastoral Goals and invite reflection on their meaning and significance for parish life. The workshop will also be an opportunity for participants to consider which particular goals could provide focus and direction for current and future parish planning. For Cobram: Tuesday 16 September 2025, 5:30 pm (St Joseph’s Church).
SAVE THE DATES
Celebration of Church's 40th Anniversary and the History of our Parish
COBRAM, SAVE THE DATE: November 9th, 2025 (Sunday) - Plans are coming along for our Church’s 40th Anniversary and the History of St Joseph's Parish (114 years) celebration. If you have some ideas to celebrate this milestone, please share them with Fr Junjun or a member of the planning committee: Rosa Perri, Sarina Artavilla, Angela Artavilla, Francesca Dovey, Kristel Lazzarotto, Michael McCann or Carmel Natale.
We will be celebrating Mass on the day, followed by a picnic/BBQ lunch on our school grounds. We hope to see many of our parishioners and school families there to celebrate and share stories of our Church and school's great history.
13th September: St Patrick's Strathmerton, celebrates 90 years of worship with a Thanksgiving Mass, on Saturday 13th September at 6pm. All welcome. Please spread the word. More details to come.
FURTHER DATES
Upcoming Dates to Note: Cobram
*Sandhurst Mission Pastoral Goals Workshop- Tues, 16 Sept 2025, 5:30 pm- Church
*Mass of Creation- Thompson’s beach- Tues 7 Oct 2025, 5:00 pm
*Mass for all Souls- Wed 5 Nov, 2025, 10 am Cobram Cemetery
*Parish Day Celebration, Sun 9 Nov, 2025, 11 am Mass (Church), followed by shared luncheon at St Joseph’s school ground.
PASTORAL CARE GROUP (August Contact)
If you have or know of anyone with a particular need, e.g. visitation to the sick, death in
the family, etc, please contact our June contact person, Margret Burns, on
0456 779 730