The pastoral visitation of a parish for the Bishop also includes the opportunity to meet with the Parish Pastoral Council and Finance Council and listen to their achievements, challenges and plans for the future. While here in Mackay, there will be opportunity to celebrate the NAIDOC Mass with our school communities at St Joseph’s, Mackay.
Joan Ellaway recalls the history of the St Vincent de Paul in Emu Park and how it led to the formation of the Care and Concern group in the Capricorn Coast Parish.
On Saturday night 18th June 2022 , Coong Hy and his wife Cu Ngan – former Refugees from Vietnam were welcomed into the Catholic Faith through the RCIA at St Mary’s Parish South Mackay.
Pope Francis’ beautiful exhortation on love in the family, Amoris Laetitia, draws to a close in chapter nine with a reflection on the particular spirituality of marriage and family.
Here in our Diocese of Rockhampton, 100 people gathered for a weekend retreat at Coolwaters Holiday Park in Yeppoon. The theme for the weekend was “Family Love: A Vocation and a Path to Holiness”.
We remember in prayer those of our loved ones who have died.
Biloela
Irene Mastroieni
Bundaberg
Lola Bragg, Bruna Zanon, Maria Bianchin, Roy Preece, Craig Rohan, Richard Hyne, Noel Mooney, Mary Ford, Patric
Earlier this year, Sr Anne Keim RSM took up the role of Community Leader of the North – Queensland. Here she recalls her close ties to the Diocese of Rockhampton.
Mercy College and St Patrick’s College, Mackay hosted this year’s QISSRL & QISSN festivals during the first week of the school holidays.
The St Josephs Cathedral Gift & Bookstore offers a wide ranges on gifts for those receiving the Sacraments, as well as a ranges of books and CDs.
