Very Rev Peter G Williams

  • Sr Maria Wheeler RSC joins Diocesan Audit Committee

    By Jordan Grantham, Catholic Outlook Sr Maria Wheeler RSC was appointed to the Diocese of Parramatta’s Diocesan Audit and Enterprise Risk Committee, effective 24 January 2017 for a term of three years. Sr Maria was born in Sydney, grew up in the Hunter Valley and boarded at St Vincent’s...
  • Africa Day Mass bridges gap

    Posted on 23 May 2016 By Elizabeth McFarlane There was a kaleidoscope of colour and the sound of thundering drums and joyful clapping as the African Catholic community in the Diocese of Parramatta gathered for this year’s Africa Day Mass on 22 May in St Patrick’s Church, Blacktown. The...
  • Letter from the Diocesan Administrator

    Dear brothers and sisters, The recent publication of the Apostolic Exhortation arising from the Synod on the Family by Pope Francis has received considerable media attention by both Church and secular media. With that coverage of course has come a vast range of possible interpretations of the document and...
  • The Risen Christ is at the centre of all that we do

    Catholic Outlook, Volume 19, April 2016 Dear brothers and sisters, Once again we are celebrating the great 50 days of Easter, and let this be a time in all our parishes, agencies and communities to recognise that the Risen Christ is at the centre of all that we do...
  • Christmas Message 2015

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  • A Christmas Message

    Dear Brothers and Sisters, Recently, I was made aware of an advertisement in Great Britain that normally ‘kick starts’ the commercial onslaught that seems to come earlier and earlier every year. The company involved, John Lewis, produced this video clip on YouTube entitled #ManOnTheMoon with a concluding caption “show...
  • Time of Reflection and Celebration for Parish Secretaries

    View photos of the day here: Flickr By Elizabeth McFarlane All year round, a faithful legion of women and men serve many requests and demands to keep our parishes running. In gratitude for their professional expertise and service, the Parish Secretaries Day was held at the Chancery in Parramatta...
  • Happy Anniversary to Very Rev Peter G Williams

    One year ago, today, Very Rev Peter G Williams was elected by the College of Consultors as the Administrator of the Catholic Diocese of Parramatta on Thursday 13 November 2014. Happy one year anniversary to Fr Peter Williams. We thank you greatly for shepherding us in our faith journey, and...
  • Death is part of the journey that leads us to eternity with God

    Dear Brothers and Sisters, When I was about 12 years old I remember my mother telling me that there were certain topics that I should never bring up in conversation with people I didn’t know very well. Those topics were religion, politics and sex! In the late 1950s and...