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      • ‘A great feast day’: Holy Spirit Parish celebrates the miracle of Pentecost

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        12/06/2026
        Parish Priest Fr Percival Sevare said Pentecost "changed frightened disciples into courageous witnesses. It transformed a fearful group hiding behind locked doors into a Church that would spread throughout the whole world.”...
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        The group recently completed their initial accreditation as Special Religious Education (SRE) Catechists, enabling them to begin sharing their faith with students in public schools across the Diocese of Parramatta....
      • Hundreds join Corpus Christi procession from Harris Park to Parramatta

        Anita Sulentic
        10/06/2026
        Nearly 800 Catholics from across Sydney gathered on Thursday evening for a Corpus Christi procession from Our Lady of Lebanon Co-Cathedral in Harris Park to St Patrick’s Cathedral, Parramatta, in a powerful public witness of faith in the real presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist. ...
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        09/06/2026
        News and Events across the Diocese of Parramatta and beyond....
      • Fr Pawel Barszczewski OP’s Homily for The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ

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        09/06/2026
        Every time we approach the altar to receive Holy Communion, we make a profound statement of faith. We declare that our lives are sustained not merely by material things. We do not live by bread alone, nor by wealth, success, entertainment, possessions, or human achievement....
      • Catholic Schools Parramatta celebrates outstanding NAPLAN growth

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        09/06/2026
        Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese (CSPD) is celebrating outstanding academic growth, with 19 Western Sydney and the Blue Mountains Catholic schools recognised among the top performers in New South Wales for improvements in literacy and numeracy. ...
      • Local South Sudanese Catholics give thanks for the life of beloved priest, Monsignor Julius Ida Modesto

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        08/06/2026
        The growing Catholic South Sudanese community in the Diocese of Parramatta is mourning the loss of their beloved priest in South Sudan, Monsignor Julius Ida Modesto, who passed away in April.   ...
      • Parishes deepen commitment to safeguarding through external auditing process

        Anita Sulentic
        05/06/2026
        As Safe Parishes Week draws to a close in the Diocese of Parramatta, parishes are continuing to cultivate a culture of safeguarding, opening up their work to external auditors.  ...
      • New grotto at St Bernadette’s Lalor Park inspires prayer and devotion

        Alfie Ramirez
        04/06/2026
        The completion of the grotto was the fruit of months of quiet dedication, hard work and faith by the parishioners of Lalor Park. ...
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