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3rd Sunday of Advent 2018 – Seeking true joy. When I was a little child, my focus at Christmas was largely about receiving gifts. As I moved into my young adult years I also appreciated being able to buy gifts for my parents and siblings. But it wasn’t until I became a parent that I…
Read More2ndSunday of Advent 2018 – Acting as a Warm-Up Act for Jesus In the entertainment industry, when there a major music act touring, it is customary to have what is called a warm up act. This is the band or performer who plays before the main performer comes on stage. For example, if an international…
Read More1stSunday of Advent – Building a Faith life with the End in Mind One might wonder why, at the startof the church year, we are given a Gospel about the endof times. About what will happen when Jesus comes again. Yet here we are at the start of Advent, a time when we prepare for…
Read MoreSt Luke’s Catholic Faith Community celebrated another milestone on Sunday, October 21, with the first Confirmations in the new community. Nine young members of our community received the Sacrament of Confirmation with Fr Peter Williams, Vicar General, visiting to celebrate the Sacrament at Sunday Mass. Almost 300 people gathered at St Luke’s Catholic College for…
Read MoreA guide to Christianity for the 21st Century: the new Apostolic Exhortation of Pope Francis On April 9, which this year marked the transferred Solemnity of the Annunciation, the Vatican released the latest Apostolic Exhortation from Pope Francis: Gaudete et exsultate: On the call to holiness in today’s world. “The Lord asks everything of us,…
Read MoreThe most significant time of the Christian year is the time we are in now: Holy Week, Easter and beyond. It is a rollercoaster ride of emotions. From the triumph of Palm Sunday’s entry of Jesus into Jerusalem to the (apparent) desolation of the Cross, to the immense joy of the Resurrection and to the…
Read MoreThank you to the 170 people who gathered for the first event of St Luke’s Catholic Faith Community on March 11. It was wonderful to see so many adults and children present – a real sign of the Holy Spirit at work in our community. This first gathering augers well for our ongoing life as…
Read MoreSee the photos from our BBQ and Chat, 11 March 2018.
Read MoreA few words of thanks for some assistance we have received recently: Firstly, our start up Advisory Group has been meeting weekly to support the initial planning for our community. Thanks to local residents Mark and Lara Rupac, Tessie James, John Missio and Michael Mendieta as well as Richard McMahon from the Diocesan planning team,…
Read MoreMass will be held on April 8, 2018 at 10am for the first time at St Luke’s Catholic College, Frontier Avenue, Marsden Park, with the Bishop of Parramatta, Vincent Long, as celebrant. From that Sunday onwards, Mass will be held at 10am each Sunday at St Luke’s Catholic College. We will have various Priests from…
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