Our Vision
To grow as a community in the likeness of Christ.
Our Mission
To be a Community where:
*We meet Jesus in the Liturgy and in each other.
*We nurture and celebrate our Catholic faith while respecting the faith of others.
*We develop our gifts and talents to foster the Kingdom of God, as we engage in the issues of our times

Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B
Sunday 5th July 2009

From Our Parish Priest

First Communions:  Welcome to another 32 young parishioners who are making their First Holy Communion this weekend.  We celebrate with them and their families this final step that makes them full members of our Church and of our parish family.  Offering a separate chalice to each child and their family members worked very well last week, so we will continue doing this for the next few weekends.  Hopefully it won’t be long before the swine flu danger has passed, and we can restore the chalice regularly to all our people.  

Good News for our Schools:  In recent days it has been announced that both our parish Primary School and St Paul’s Catholic College have received substantial grants for new buildings under the Commonwealth Government’s programme to boost the economy by  strengthening education.
 

Our Primary School has had plans approved to refurbish the kindergarten block, and to construct a new  two-storey block to accommodate a whole year grade (ie 4 classes) on each level, where the present grade one rooms are located.   This will allow greater flexibility by developing more “agile learning environments” to meet the individual needs of students.  
 

And St Paul’s is also one of the few high schools in our diocese to have had their plans approved for a new building to provide better language learning facilities for our students.

 
Because architect designs are already well under way we expect that both projects will commence in coming months to meet Government deadlines for completion next year.

 
NATSIC Sunday:  On Sunday (5 July)we join with our National Aborigines and Torres Strait Islander Catholic Council in observing this annual celebration of the hopes and aspirations of our aborigine people.  One year on from the national apology for our past injustices, how far have we come in providing better health and education opportunities across this nation?  Something to reflect on and pray about at Masses this weekend.       

 
Board Required: A 20yo male Wollongong engineering student who also works for the RTA is seeking Monday to Friday board in this area for the next six months. Contact the parish office if you can help.

 
Coming Events in July:

Fr Gerry