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Farewell for Fr Thomas Chirackal
Farewell Gathering for Fr Thomas! All parishioners from the Singleton and Branxton Parishes are warmly invited to come together as a community to celebrate and bid farewell to Fr Thomas. Date & Time: Mass at 10:00 AM, followed by lunch Location: St Catherine’s Catholic College Hall Food: Shared lunch — please bring a dish to share! Drinks: Please bring your own drinks RSVP by October 18: To help us arrange the [...]
Feast Days this Week
Saint Matthew - 21 September Saint Matthew was a Jew who worked for the occupying Roman forces, collecting taxes from other Jews. The Romans were not scrupulous about what the “tax farmers” got for themselves. Hence the latter, known as “publicans,” were generally hated as traitors by their fellow Jews. The Pharisees lumped them with “sinners” (see Matthew 9:11-13). So it was shocking to them to hear Jesus call such [...]
Singleton Sacramental Program
Singleton Parish – Confirmation and Holy Communion Mass Sunday 20 September at 4pm. St Patrick’s Church Candidates from the Singleton Parish will be receiving the Sacraments of Confirmation and Holy Communion at a very special Mass with Bishop Michael Kennedy this weekend. Parishioners are invited to join them and their families as they celebrate this special rite of initiation. Please keep them in your prayers as they complete their final [...]