Catholic Diocese of Wollongong

17/06/2026

𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔?

Couples celebrating 𝟐𝟓, 𝟑𝟎, 𝟒𝟎, 𝟓𝟎, 𝟔𝟎, 𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝟔𝟎 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 of marriage in 2026 are warmly invited to join Bishop Brian Mascord for the 𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐬.

This special celebration is an opportunity to give thanks to God for the grace of married life, and to honour the faithful love and witness of couples across our diocese.

𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟔 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
𝟐:𝟎𝟎𝐩𝐦
𝐒𝐭 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐬 𝐗𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐥, 𝐖𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐠

Mass will be followed by light refreshments in the Xavier Centre Conference Room.

Registration is essential and must be completed online by Monday 17 August 2026.

Register here: dow.sh/ma26

For enquiries, please contact Helen Bennett: [email protected]

16/06/2026

𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐛 𝐚 𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭, 𝐧𝐨𝐰'𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞! 𝐑𝐒𝐕𝐏 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰 (𝟏𝟕 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞), 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞'𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞!

Join us next Friday evening with Stan Grant for our next Catholic Business Connections event. Stan brings a journalist's eye and a genuine personal faith to the question of how belief and public life intersect.

Friday 26 June 2026
5.30pm to 9.30pm
City Beach Function Centre, Wollongong

Free for CBC members
$150 non-members (incl. GST)

𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐍𝐎𝐖
cbc.dow.org.au

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞?

Join journalist, author and commentator Stan Grant for the next Catholic Business Connections event, exploring the topic of the privacy of faith and the public nature of its expression.

Catholic Business Connections brings together professional and business women and men from across the diocese to network, share common values and hear from guest speakers whose work and life experience speak into faith and life in the modern world.

𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐃𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐒
📅 Friday 26 June 2026
🕠 5.30pm to 9.30pm
📍 City Beach Function Centre, Wollongong
🎤 Guest speaker: Stan Grant

𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐄𝐓𝐒
Free for Catholic Business Connections members
$150 for non-members, incl. GST

𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐄𝐓𝐒 𝐍𝐎𝐖
cbc.dow.org.au
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15/06/2026

𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭’𝐬 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 🙏

It's not just what we do—𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞!

Every week across our diocese, we nurture, support, educate, minister to, and advocate for over 58,000 Catholics and non-Catholics in our diocese, and another 55,000 Australia wide, employing nearly 4,500 people.

💛 Your support makes this mission possible.

With a tax-deductible donation, you can join us and share in the mission and help us to continue to be His hands and feet, carrying Christ’s presence to the heart of every community.

👉 𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐰:

https://dow.sh/whoweare

or call our friendly team on (02) 4222 2400 (9am–4pm).

Together, let’s spread Christ’s love far and wide. 🌍✨

15/06/2026

𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐄𝐮𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐌𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐬... 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦?

Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP will be speaking on this fascinating topic at the Catholic Institute of Sydney, with the option to attend in person or online via Zoom.

𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟑𝟎 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
𝟕:𝟎𝟎–𝟖:𝟒𝟓𝐩𝐦
𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐲𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐲, 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝, 𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞
𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭

A great opportunity to deepen our understanding of the Eucharist and the extraordinary signs that continue to draw people to Christ.

Register here:
https://gomakedisciples.org.au/didasko/

Ever wondered about Eucharistic Miracles? How do Catholics explain these incredible events? Do they still happen?

Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP will speak on this fascinating topic at the Catholic Institute of Sydney campus in Strathfield, in partnership with the Parish Renewal Team of the Archdiocese of Sydney.

📅 Tuesday 30 June 2026
🕢️ 7:00 - 8:45 PM
📍 In-person at Catholic Institute of Sydney or online via Zoom
🎟️ Free

To attend in person, register at https://sydcath.au/4uS72ZW. Please note that seats are limited.

To attend online, register at https://sydcath.au/3PVMZus.

12/06/2026

𝐃𝐈𝐎𝐂𝐄𝐒𝐀𝐍 𝐏𝐀𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐅𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐓
𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐈𝐌𝐌𝐀𝐂𝐔𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐘
𝟏𝟑-𝟏𝟒 𝐉𝐔𝐍𝐄 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

This weekend we celebrate the patronal feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, when the whole diocese looks to Mary, Mother of the Church.

Mary received her Son with ready obedience and an undivided heart. She pondered in her heart the mystery of Christ, and she continues to share as a mother in the joys and struggles of our families, parishes, schools and communities. Through her Immaculate Heart she draws us ever closer to Jesus.

On this feast, we confidently entrust the Diocese of Wollongong to her care. You are warmly invited to pray the diocesan prayer with us:

𝐏𝐑𝐀𝐘𝐄𝐑 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐈𝐎𝐂𝐄𝐒𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐖𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐆𝐎𝐍𝐆

Mother of the Redeemer, in this diocese dedicated to your Immaculate Heart, with great joy we call you blessed.

In order to carry out his providential plan of salvation, God the Father chose you before the creation of the world. You believed in his love and obeyed his word.

The Son of God desired you for his mother when he became man to save the human race.

You received him with ready obedience and undivided heart. The Holy Spirit loved you as his mystical spouse and he filled you with singular gifts.

You allowed yourself to be led by his hidden and powerful action.

We entrust to you the diocese which acknowledges you and invokes you under the title of your Immaculate Heart.

On earth you preceded the Church in the pilgrimage of faith: guide us as we walk in your footsteps, comfort us in our difficulties and trials, help us to reach God.

To you, Mother of the Church, we confidently entrust our bishop, our priests, deacons and religious, our families, and ourselves.

Give us the light of true wisdom, a wisdom to be found only in your Son as you told us at Cana: "Do whatever he tells us." Enable us all to meet him who is the Way, the Truth, and the Life.

Sustain us, O Virgin Mary, on our journey of faith, and obtain for us the grace of eternal salvation.

O clement, O loving, O sweet Mother of God and our mother, Mary!

To be followed by three Hail Marys and the invocation:

Immaculate Heart of Mary,
𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐮𝐬.

(Prayer adapted from Pope John Paul II’s Prayer to Our Lady of Guadalupe (1979) by Monsignor Graham Schmitzer)

12/06/2026

𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞'𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮!

The Council of Catholic School Parents (CCSP) 2026 Parent Conference is coming to Sydney on 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟐 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭, and tickets are just $30.

A full day to step back, hear from great speakers, and connect with other parents and carers of children in NSW Catholic schools. This year's theme, "More Supporting Families: Working Together in a Modern World," speaks right into the joys and challenges of raising kids today.

𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟐 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
𝐑𝐲𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐒𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐞, 𝐒𝐲𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐲

https://CCSPSydneyConference2026.eventbrite.com.au

Well worth the trip up the M1. Grab your ticket before they go!

🙋 Quick question for our parents...
When's the last time you had a whole day just to breathe, learn something genuinely useful, and connect with other parents who get it?

That's exactly what the CCSP 2026 Parent Conference is.
Tickets went on sale last night and they're $30. If you scrolled past it... here's your nudge 😄

📅 Saturday 22 August | Rydges World Square Sydney
👉 https://CCSPSydneyConference2026.eventbrite.com.au

11/06/2026

Congratulations to the CatholicCare team, Dr Emily Steel, and all involved in creating space for such an important conversation around dignity, confidence and respect as we age.

For those who missed it, CatholicCare’s next Ageing with Confidence event will be held in Campbelltown on 22 July. Register here:
https://www.catholiccare.dow.org.au/get-involved/events-calendar/ageing-with-confidence-2026-campbelltown/

10/06/2026

𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐮𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐰 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for the retreat and procession on the Solemnity of Corpus Christi last weekend. It was a precious and sacred time with the Lord present in the Blessed Sacrament, and with one another, for all who attended.

Thank you to Fr Christopher Sarkis for opening the event to the whole Diocese as part of our Year of Prayer, as we journey together towards the International Eucharist Congress in 2028.

New Ark Films captured the day beautifully!

This weekend, don't miss the chance to take part in the overnight Adoration Vigil at St Joseph's Parish, Bulli. Sign up for an adoration time slot: https://jy-adoration.web.app/

09/06/2026

𝐀𝐧 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐯𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫, 𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫

𝐒𝐭 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐡'𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡, 𝐁𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐢 invites you to join the faithful from across the diocese and beyond for a special night of prayer this weekend.

Beginning with Mass for the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus on 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟐 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝟕:𝟑𝟎𝐩𝐦, the vigil continues overnight with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, Stations of the Cross, the Rosary, Vespers, and the Sacrament of Reconciliation.

The night concludes with Mass for the Memorial of the Immaculate Heart of Mary at 𝟕:𝟑𝟎𝐚𝐦 𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟑 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞, the patronal feast of our diocese, making this a truly special celebration for our diocese.

All of this takes place in the sacred context of the 'Year of Prayer', as we prepare together for the International Eucharistic Congress in 2028.

All are welcome.

Sign up for an Adoration time slot:

https://jy-adoration.web.app/

(or click the link in the comments)

St Collumbkille's and St Joseph's Parishes