THREE Altar Servers from the parish joined the Archdiocese’s Altar Servers Guild of St Stephen at a Mass in the Cathedral, presided by the Dean, Fr John J Salvano, Friday May 26. Fr Brendan Lane and a few other priests concelebrated at the Mass that drew around 90 Altar Servers from 24 parishes from around […]

BEFORE (Fr Brendan) came to St Bridgets, as most people know, he spent nearly 8 years involved in the training of priests for Victoria and Tasmania and South Australia, at Corpus Christi College Carlton. About 20 years ago there were less than 20 seminarians, but now numbers have grown to nearly 60.  This was unexpected […]

The Missionary Sisters Of St Peter Claver are holding their Annual Mission Dinner 2017 on Sunday June 25, 1pm at 154 Cotham Road, Kew. Cost $35. Bookings phone 9817 3715 close on June 16.  join Proceeds support the missionary work of the Sisters.

OFTEN I hear it said, especially by celebrities, that ‘I am a Catholic, but I do not practice’.  Another expression used is that someone is a ‘baptised pagan’, which is surely a contradiction in terms. In Acts 8:15-17 we read that Peter and John’ prayed for them (the Samaritans) that they might receive the Holy […]

THE Parish is proposing to set up a Scripture Reflection Group as a follow on to the successful Parish Reflection Day last year. If you are interested in participating, please put your name down on form in narthex or for more information, contact Susie on 9816 8025.  

ON Wednesday, May 17, the Health Minister Jill Hennessy released an interim report on voluntary Euthanasia. This report has the potential to see physician assisted suicide become legal in Victoria. A bill could go before parliament by the end of the year and if it is passed it is expected to be introduced 18 months […]

THANKS to all parishioners who contributed to the Lenten Project Compassion appeal. Your generosity raised $2387.

MOTHER’S Day gives us an opportunity to reflect on our mothers living or deceased, and how they have given us life and love to enable us to live a peaceful and happy life. What they are and what they do for us are some of the most important influences in our lives. Much of their […]

SUNDAY May 7 was observed as Good Shepherd Sunday, a day when the Church asks each of us to pray for, or to consider a vocation to the priesthood or consecrated life. Each person in the community has a role to play in encouraging vocations – whether by prayer, encouragement or personal suggestion. The Pope, […]

MANY people joined in proudly when the National Anthem was sung on Anzac Day, and rightly so.  Recently I came across another verse that has been written to the same melody as our National Anthem. It goes like this: With Christ our head and cornerstone, we’ll build our nation’s might,   Whose Way and Truth […]