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The number of people attending Mass on weekdays is on the rise in many parishes across the Diocese of Parramatta, a trend that is in marked contrast to the reported long-term decline in Sunday Mass attendance at Catholic churches across the country....
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During this Jubilee year when all Catholics are being encouraged to take at least one pilgrimage, often the biggest decision will be which ones to take. In the Parramatta Diocese, Bishop Vincent Long OFM Conv is encouraging pilgrims to visit the three designated shrines within the Diocese –...
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The parish of St Monica’s North Parramatta has been going strong for 130 years, and for 100 of those years Peter Handcock’s family has been a big part of it. ...
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Charles Hyson is the newest Deacon in the Diocese of Parramatta, following his ordination at St Patrick’s Cathedral on the Feast of St Ambrose, in a Mass that was attended by hundreds of well-wishers. ...
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Most Reverend Vincent Long Van Nguyen OFM Conv DD STL, Bishop of Parramatta Diaconal Ordination: Ordained to dispense God’s unstinting goodness to all people. Readings: Eph 3:8-12; Timothy 3:8-10, 12-13; John 5:1-12 Dear Friends, Today, we gather to commend Charles Philip Hyson for the ministry of diaconate...
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When Deacon Tony Hoban and his wife Annette Hoban finish up at the end of this year as leaders of the parochial district of St Luke’s at Marsden Park, they will do so after nearly seven years building the community to the point where it will be decreed a...
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It was after an encounter with pilgrims walking the famous Camino trail in Spain in 2011 that Jesse and Briony Mowbray and a group of their friends - who were all at World Youth Day in Madrid at the time - came back to Sydney with a desire for...
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The Syro-Malabar community of Western Sydney is celebrating the consecration of its first Australian cathedral in Melbourne, and believe this will help them to one day have a church of their own....
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Charles says once he is ordained a deacon he hopes to continue to develop and grow deeper in his spiritual formation, to be more and more attentive and aware of the needs of the parish and the people he serves. ...