Dunedoo & Coolah Catholic Parish

05/12/2025

Join us for World Youth Day 2027 in Seoul! 🇰🇷🌏

WYD is a powerful encounter with millions of young Catholics from around the world — a chance to deepen your faith, build lasting friendships, and experience the vibrant culture of Korea!

We’re now accepting Expressions of Interest from young adults 18–30 who want to be part of this pilgrimage. Let us know you’re interested and be the first to receive the latest updates!

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04/12/2025

04/12/2025

St Michael’s/ Coolah Parish Penitential Service

This important prayer will take place in St Michael’s Dunedoo church on the 12th December 2025 at 6pm.

It is said that “ The Family that prays together stays together.” We welcome all parishioners from Coolah, Elong Elong, Mendooran, Dunedoo to come and we pray together. The duration of the prayer will be for 1 hour. This Penitential Service is a preparation of the parish assembly which will take place mid next year.

Thank you for your understanding

30/11/2025

Advent Message from Bishop Michael McKenna

The Church’s new year begins on the first Sunday of Advent. May this year find us ready and waiting for the power of the Holy Spirit to renew our local church.

In the coming year, I have asked your parish to hold an assembly. This will not be a one-off event, but the beginning of a process aimed at widening the circles of participation in each parish and eucharistic community.

We are developing ways to help parishes prepare for, celebrate and follow up these assemblies, each in its own way. Please contact your parish priest if you are willing to help. I hope that each parish will think about what it could do better; consider what it should stop doing; and imagine what it could start doing.

This path begins in Advent, with a parish penitential service to prepare the way for the coming assembly. This will serve as an early announcement of the work that is about to start, as well as an orientation in a spirit of humility and openness to the grace of God.

As Pope St John Paul II put it, The recognition of past wrongs serves to reawaken our consciences to the compromises of the present, opening the way of conversion to everyone.

I encourage all parishioners to participate in their local penitential service; and give their support to this work of renewal.

+Michael McKenna
Bishop of Bathurst

04/09/2025

Gentle reminder

Father’s Day Appeal
Sunday 7th September

The annual Fathers’ Day Appeal is an opportunity for us to give a little back. Please consider generously supporting these men who have so generously supported the people of our parishes over many years.

You can donate now to the Retired Priests Fund here https://www.bpoint.com.au/pay/CATHOLICDIOCESEOFBATHURST... or by scanning the QR code below.

There will be a leaving collection in parish churches.

Thank you for your generosity.

04/09/2025

FATHER BRIEN MURPHY P.E.

1945-2025

Father Brien Murphy, who served as a priest of the Diocese of Bathurst for fifty years, has died in Orange aged 80 years.

Father Brien was ordained by Bishop Albert Thomas in St Joseph’s Church, Orange on 29th November 1975. He served as Assistant Priest and Parish Priest in Bathurst, Mudgee, Dubbo, Coolah-Dunedoo, Orange and Oberon, for a time as Resident Priest in Coonabarabran and over several decades, as a Police Chaplain.

He also supplied in many parishes and generously continued the priestly ministry of sacraments, funerals and home visitation across our Diocese and beyond in retirement.

Bishop Michael McKenna gave thanks for Father Brien’s life of commitment to Christ and his people. “He was prepared for death; and kind to everyone to the end. Like many others, I will miss his encouragement and support, conveyed in that wide but gentle smile.”

Bishop McKenna will celebrate a Requiem Mass for Fr Brien on Monday 8th September 2025, at 11am in St Joseph’s Church, Orange.

Live streaming will be available by Orange Funerals https://streaming.naoca.com.au/e/96ab7479-ba38-465c-975b-c0fc2a04f1ef?pin=1859