St Anthony of Padua Edwardstown Catholic Parish

08/09/2026

***ST PETER CLAVER - 9 SEPTEMBER***
Born in Spain, Peter Claver vowed to become a missionary in America. Ordained as a Jesuit in Colombia, he spent his life serving the African slaves. Peter would meet slave ships at Cartagena and enter the infested holds to care for the dead, dying, and sick. He instructed and baptised the slaves, and ministered to them on the plantations.

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07/09/2026

***NOVENA TO ST MARIA GORETTI***
Join us at 9pm this evening.

07/09/2026

***NATIVITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY*** - 8th September
This is one of the most ancient Marian feasts. It is thought that this feast originated in connection with the Feast of the dedication of a church dedicated to Mary, now the Church of St Ann, in Jerusalem in the 6th century. Tradition holds that this is where the house of Mary’s parents, Joachim and Ann, stood and where she would have been born. The Feast began to be celebrated in Rome in the 8th century with Pope Sergius I ( + 8 September 701). It is the third such feast of a “nativity” on the Roman Calendar: the Nativity of Jesus, the Son of God (Christmas); the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist (24 June); and the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (8 September). Nothing can be found in the Gospels to confirm this feast. The primary event in Mary’s life always remains the Annunciation. The Church looks on her as the Mother of God, but even more so as the disciple who can best offer us an example and model of the Christian life. In her faith, in her obedience to her Son, in the way she made herself a neighbor toward her cousin Elizabeth and to the couple in Cana on their wedding day, Mary is the woman to imitate especially in the trust shown during the darkest moments in the life of Jesus, her Son. Here, and in many other moments, she explains why the people of God know they can find their refuge and comfort, help and protection in her.

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06/09/2026

***ST MARIA GORETTI DINNER - SATURDAY 17 OCTOBER***

05/09/2026

05/09/2026

***PARISH NEWSLETTER IS NOW AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE***
https://www.edwardstownparish.org.au/parish-newsletter

05/09/2026

***CATHOLIC CHARITIES APPEAL 2026***

September is Catholic Charities Month Helpmake a difference to the lives of South Australians. In the month of September, we are promoting the Catholic Charities Appeal which supports the following agencies in South Australia: Hutt St Centre, Aboriginal Catholic Ministry, Centacare Catholic Family Services, Our Lady of La Vang and St Patrick’s Special Schools. Please take a leaflet with you to find out more about the September Appeal. Donations can be made via the reply-paid slip on the leaflet
or online at https://adelaide.goodgiving.com.au/qr/cc

04/09/2026

***PARISH NEWSLETTER***
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Please see photos included of this week's newsletter. Printed copies are available at both Mass times over the weekend.

02/09/2026

***ST GREGORY THE GREAT - 3 SEPTEMBER***

Gregory the Great was born in Rome in 540 to a family of saints. His father Gordian, mother Silvia, and two aunts, Tarsilla and Emiliana, are all canonized saints. During his life he went from being Prefect of Rome to being a Benedictine abbot, and then the first monk to be chosen as pope (590-604). One of the four great Doctors of the
Latin Church, Gregory’s name is forever connected with the development of the Church’s greatest sacred music, Gregorian chant. He was also responsible for re-
energizing the Church’s missionary efforts, including the evangelization of England. In the midst of all his accomplishments, Gregory remained a deeply contemplative man. “In that silence of heart, while we keep watch within through contemplation, we are as if asleep to all things that are without.” He summed up the responsibilities of his office by describing the pope as the “servant of the servants of God.”

01/09/2026

***ADDITIONAL MASS TIMES - 2 month trial period***
Beginning Saturday 5 September, for a two‑month trial period, St Anthony of Padua Parish will be celebrating Mass at the following additional times: Saturday 9.30am and Tuesday 6.00pm.