St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Kogarah

In this week’s edition: 

• Catholic parishes offer shelter, relief to evacuated families near LA fires
• Consecration of new church on banks of Jordan River called a sign of hope for region

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2025 Enrolments are open

Study scripture, theology, pastoral ministry and spirituality
 Introductory or further studies available
 Face-to-face or online modes available
 Audit, undergraduate or postgraduate level
For more information:
view our 2025 Prospectus
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I am pleased to present to you our 2025 Prospectus. We have also included a Bulletin Notice that you are welcome to use in parish communications.

We offer a variety of onsite and remote learning modes, and in particular, recommend the following sections which may be of interest to you, your staff or parishioners:

• Pastoral and spiritual care (p. 20)
• Mission and ministry (p. 21)
• Professional development (p. 23)

Should you require any clarification or wish to receive an application package, please feel free to contact me.

Also, don’t forget to follow us on Facebook to stay updated on news and events. 

Thank you for your continued support of Catholic Theological College.

Introduction to the Seven Sacraments
Do you want to learn more about the Catholic understanding of the sacraments? Come along to a series of six lectures on the basic sacramental theology in the Catholic tradition.
DATE: Six consecutive Wednesdays, 29 January to 5 March 2025
TIME: 6:30 - 8:30 pm 
VENUE: St Thomas More’s, Brighton Le Sands
COST: $20 Adult / $15 Student/Concession
Organised and delivered by the Liturgy Office of the Archdiocese of Sydney.
Download the tile to promote in your bulletin.

Parents Night out with Matt and Cameron Fradd

Parents, it's time for a well-deserved night out!
Take a break and join us for an insightful evening with Matt & Cameron Fradd as they share their parenting and family life expertise. Whether you come as a couple, alone, or with a group of friends, it’s the perfect opportunity to connect with fellow parents and gain valuable insights to support your family journey.
Enjoy a relaxed atmosphere with light canapes, drinks, and plenty of opportunities for conversation and a meet-and-greet with the speakers.
DATE: Wednesday 5th February 2025
TIME: 7pm - 9pm
VENUE: St Christopher's Parish, Holsworthy
COST: $20 per person or book a table of 8 friends for $150
To register, visit: https://www.trybooking.com/CXTXE
Download the flyer to promote in your parish.

The Archdiocese is currently organising a special luncheon for former choir boys of St Mary’s Cathedral, scheduled to take place on Sunday, 2^nd March 2025.  This will also give ex choristers an opportunity to join a new Choristers Alumni Network and be kept abreast of exciting new developments, such as the launch of the Girls’ Choir next year.

We would appreciate parishes promoting this special event, by including the attached advert in your parish newsletters – in whatever size of format is suitable – as often as possible, in the coming months.  Obviously, with Christmas upon us, there will be limited space available, but the event will be in March next year, so there will be time even after Christmas for this event to be promoted.

Some of your parishioners may well be former Choir boys of St Mary’s Cathedral, or maybe even have friends or family members who are ex Choristers.  So, this event is highly relevant to them.

Artes Christi - Aid to the Church in Need - Lenten Fundraising Concert

I'm writing to you from Artes Christi to ask if you would be able to advertise an upcoming Lenten concert raising money for Aid to the Church in Need (the pontifical charity) in your bulletin. In 2024 we hosted several event raising funds for Aid to the Church in Need raising just over $20,000, the hope is this year we can do more, particularly with the amount of global conflict creating further need to support suffering and persecuted Christians. 

If you would be able to let me know if this was possible that would be appreciated. Ideally, we would love to have a couple of weeks in the bulletins to maximise the chances of supporting Aid to the Church in Need. 

Artes Christi Chamber Choir Presents Sacred Music for Lent

SYDNEY, NSW (8 January 2025) - Experience the profound journey of Christ's passion through masterworks including Pergolesi's Stabat Mater, Bruckner's Christus Factus Est, and Byrd's Miserere Meus. This Lenten concert invites listeners on a musical pilgrimage from darkness to light, from suffering to hope.

Join us Saturday, March 8, 2025, 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM at St Thomas of Canterbury Church, 3 Thomas Street, Lewisham.

Tickets: Adult $35 | Concession $25 | Family $75

For bookings: https://www.trybooking.com/CXXHA

Hello everyone, further to my email below, there has been a change in date for the Jubilee Tour 2025 (Pilgrim of Hope tour).

New dates are now:

15 May to 3 June.

Your collaboration in advertising and promoting the tour with your church and parishioners would be greatly appreciated. 

If you believe there would be an interest in this tour and would like to discuss further, please don’t hesitate to contact me on 1300 969 704 or 0414 295 367.

Dear parish

This is Laura DI LEVA again.

I’m a travel agent specialising in religious/holy sites tours to Europe. I have been a travel agent for the past 20 years conducting many tours overseas.

I’m reaching out to you in the hope of creating a mutual relationship and offering my services which may be of interest to your parishioners.

Each year, I take pilgrims on many tours, primarily to Marian sites. In May 2023, I took a devoted group of 40 parishioners to the Marian sites in Europe and Medjugorje.  Following the success of this tour, a new tour for June 2025 is planned in celebration of the Holy Jubilee. The tour takes us to Marian sites in Portugal, Spain, France and Italy. The tour will be accompanied by Fr Pasquale Pizzoferro from St John Vianney & St Thomas More, Greenacre.

Details of the tour are provided in the attached poster/flyer.

Full details of the tour are also attached.  If you require additional information or have further questions, you can contact me direct.

I believe it’s a great tour and represents good value for money given the inclusions (airfares, transport, meals, entry fees and taxes etc…).

Your collaboration in advertising and promoting the tour with your church and parishioners would be greatly appreciated. 

This tour as it takes us to amazing places where our spiritual affirmations are confirmed.

If you believe there would be an interest in this tour and would like to discuss further, please don’t hesitate to contact me on 1300 969 704 or 0414 295 367.

HOLY SPIRIT PILGRIMAGE(2025): Join Fr.Emmanuel-tv and his group of Pilgrims on a 26 Days of “SAINTS AND MARIAN PILGRIMAGE” to Portugal(Lisbon, Fatima); Spain(Coimbrea, Santiago de Compostela, Oviedo, Avila, Garabandal); France(Lourdes, Avignon, Nice, La Sallete, Ars, Nevers, Paris); and Monaco; plus(+) Medjugorje Extension from 15.09.2025-11.10.2025. Contact Us ASAP for details: Fr.Emmanuel-tv(0417999553,(08)93423079;Dax(0420643949), Didith(0473246029). Email: fremmanuel[email protected]; holyspiritp@gmail.com;

Sydney to Host the International Eucharistic Congress in 2028
At the recent 53rd International Eucharistic Congress in Quito Ecuador, Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the Papal Legate, announced what the Church of Sydney had been hoping for: that we will host the 54th International Eucharistic Congress in 2028, 100 years since Sydney last hosted this great event and twenty years since it hosted World Youth Day.  
To find out more about IEC 2028, visit http://iec2028.org and join our mailing list to receive future updates.