Catholic Education Parramatta

  • Diocese of Parramatta HSC Youth Masses

    This is the 3rd year that Catholic Youth Parramatta has facilitated a local approach to celebrating with, and praying for, our Year 12 students before their final exams commence. Thanks to the 27 parishes in the Diocese of Parramatta and Catholic Education Parramatta, who are working with their communities...
  • Bishop Vincent Long OFM Conv delivers 2016 Ann D Clark Lecture

    Pope Francis and the challenge of being church today Ann D Clark Lecture delivered by Most Rev Vincent Long OFM Conv, Bishop of Parramatta, Evan Theatre, Penrith Panthers, 18 August 2016 Friends, What a difference the Holy Spirit can make! When Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI announced his resignation in early 2013,...
  • WYD 2016 in-Sync – an @home event link to our pilgrims in Krakow

    By Fr Paul Roberts EV, Episcopal Vicar for Evangelisation On 31 July, exactly as our pilgrims to World Youth Day began the final Mass with Pope Francis in Krakow, 1000 people gathered with Bishop Vincent Long OFM Conv at Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish, Greystanes, to unite in Word and sacrament across the world....
  • Everything’s Connected

    By Greg Whitby, Executive Director of Schools Catholic Outlook, Volume 19, March 2016 When Pope Francis’ long-awaited encyclical, Laudato si’, was published last year, media reports tended to focus on its strong environmental message. Yet Pope Francis’ key focus, ‘Everything is connected’ is much broader: “Concern for the environment...
  • Project Compassion launch at St Mark’s College

    Posted on Monday 8 February 2016 Today’s launch of Project Compassion in the Diocese of Parramatta was held at St Mark’s Catholic College at Stanhope Gardens. Project Compassion is Caritas Australia’s annual Lenten appeal. This year’s overseas guest was Martin Mazinga from Malawi. Martin spent the morning with students...