Catholic Parish of Lower North Shore

11/08/2026

🌏🎉 5 DAYS TO GO! 🎉🌏

Get ready, LNS! Our Multicultural Celebration is happening THIS SUNDAY! 🙌🥳

Come and experience the beautiful cultures that make our parish one joyful family in Christ! ❤️

⛪ 10:30 AM Multicultural Mass
🍲 Delicious food from around the world
💃 Cultural performances
🎶 Music, fellowship & lots of fun
👘 Wear your traditional or cultural attire!

📅 Sunday, 16 August 2026
📍 St Leonard’s Church & Parish Hall, Naremburn

Bring your family. Invite your friends. Come hungry—and come ready to celebrate! 🎊🌍

✨ ONE FAITH. MANY CULTURES. ONE FAMILY IN CHRIST. ✨

See you this Sunday! ❤️🙏

11/08/2026

Called by Name: A Beautiful Evening of Faith, Fellowship, and Vocation — our young adult community gathered for an inspiring formation night that also closed Vocations Awareness Week at St. Leonard’s. Read about the evening’s highlights, moments of fellowship, and reflections on vocation.

Read more: https://wix.to/p0COxWX

After a few weeks of rest following our refreshing LNS Young Adults Group (YAG) Retreat last month, our young adult community joyfully gathered once again to begin the second half of our 2026 Formation Evenings. What a wonderful way to resume our journey together, with an inspiring formation night t...

11/08/2026

S Clare of Assisi, pray for us !

The Memorial of Saint Clare of Assisi is observed annually on 11 August.

Clare was born in 1194 in Assisi, Italy. As a young woman inspired by Francis of Assisi, she decided to give up her wealthy life and beloved family to live closer to God. She gave up all her belongings, cut her hair and stayed in a shelter in the Benedictine monastery of Saint Paul.

She was the first woman to write a Rule of Life for her monastic order for women, originally known as the Order of Poor Ladies and later renamed the Poor Clares after her death.

Today, she is still fondly remembered for her inspiring dedication to Christ, forfeiting all her worldly possessions in order to draw closer to Him.

Saint Clare of Assisi, pray for us.

10/08/2026

St Lawrence, pray for us !

The Feast of Saint Lawrence is observed annually on 10 August. He is considered one of the most venerated Roman martyrs, celebrated for his Christian valour. Lawrence is the patron saint of deacons, chefs, and firefighters.

Born in Spain during the third century, he was appointed as one of the seven deacons of Rome under Pope Sixtus II. The Pope then named him Archdeacon of Rome. In this role, he was responsible for administering Church property and catering to the vulnerable, including orphans, widows, and the poor.

During this period, Christians faced intense persecution under Rome Emperor Valerian, who ordered the ex*****on of all bishops, deacons, and priests. Before his arrest, Lawrence distributed all the Church’s treasures to people in need.

Emperor Valerian offered to save his life if he surrendered Church valuables. Instead, Lawrence gathered marginalised people and presented them to Valerian, declaring, “These are the treasures of the Church.”

Executed during Valerian's persecutions, he is famously remembered for his profound charity.

Saint Lawrence, pray for us.

10/08/2026

All are invited to the Holy Hour of Eucharistic Adoration this Tuesday, 11th August, 2026 at 7:00pm at St Leonard's Church, Naremburn.

Come and spend an hour with Jesus !

09/08/2026

Congratulations 🎉👏🎉 Fr Stephen Wayoyi Omwanda on the Silver Jubilee of your Priestly Ordination ! You are a blessing to our Lower North Shore Parish and to every parish that you have served faithfully over the 25 years of Godly ministry. May He continue to bless you and keep you. Cheers 🥂 to the next 25 years ! 🙏

08/08/2026

We are pleased to share with you this week’s edition of our Parish Bulletin! The 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time.
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08/08/2026

St Mary of the Cross MacKillop ! Pray for us !

07/08/2026

06/08/2026

On 6 August, we observe the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord. As described in the New Testament, Jesus revealed his divine glory to the Apostles Peter, James, and John on Mount Tabor while they were praying.

In the Gospel of Luke, this revelation was recorded, stating: “As he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became radiantly white” (Luke 9:29). Then, as recounted in Matthew 17:5: “While he was still speaking, a bright cloud covered them, and a voice from the cloud said, ‘This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased. Listen to him!’”

This moment revealed and confirmed the divine glory of Jesus as the Son of God, transcending his ordinary human appearance.

Reflecting on the Transfiguration of the Lord, Pope Leo XIV said the event “foreshadows the light of Easter: an event of death and resurrection, of darkness and new light that Christ radiates on all bodies scourged by violence, crucified by pain, or abandoned in misery.”