Society of St Vincent de Paul

  • The heartbeat of Vinnies: parish communities living the Gospel 

      Across the Diocese of Parramatta, small groups of parishioners gather quietly in meeting rooms, church offices, and homes to serve. These parish-based groups, known as St Vincent de Paul Society conferences, are the heartbeat of Vinnies’ mission at a local level – bringing Christ’s love to people in...
  • Bishop Long’s Diary – February & March 2017

    Sunday 26 February 2017 Celebrates Solemn Pontifical Mass for the 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time with the commencement of the Seminary Academic Year at St Patrick’s Cathedral, Parramatta, at 11.00am. Celebrates Pontifical Mass for the 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time with Tamil Chaplaincy at Sacred Heart Parish, Westmead, at...
  • Bishop Vincent Long’s Diary – February and March 2017

    Tuesday 21 February 2017 Appears before the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. Wednesday 22 February 2017 Concelebrates the Episcopal Ordination of the Most Rev Gregory Homeming OCD as the sixth Bishop of Lismore at St Carthage’s Cathedral, Lismore, at 7.00pm. Sunday 26 February 2017 Celebrates...
  • News & Events Weekly Update

    The Way of Mercy Pope Francis has called for a more merciful and inclusive church in “which we are all called to give consolation to each man and each woman of our time”. In response, the relics of St Mary of the Cross MacKillop and St Teresa of Kolkata...