Experience the sacred this Christmas at one of over 50 churches in the diocese celebrating Christmas Masses as well as the Sacrament of Reconciliation in the lead-up to Christmas. Use our special Christmas Mass and Reconciliation times finder to search for times near you. You can also find times by browsing our parishes, non-English speaking communities and religious communities pages.
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We are pleased to announce that we are now taking orders for The Way—Advent and Christmas Reflections 2019. The Way is an 84-page pocket-size book containing beautiful artworks and spiritually rich daily reflections from the beginning of Advent (1 December 2019) through to the Baptism of the Lord (12 January 2020). Features seven new highly acclaimed international contributors! Buy today before they all sell out. Bulk pricing starts from only $3 per copy!
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The daily readings are taken from the lectionary which divides much of the Bible into three years worth of readings.
Weekly radio program and podcast developed by the diocese all about faith, hope, love and life.
Award winning magazine celebrating the good things happening in Catholic culture and life in the diocese.
Opportunity to explore life and the Christian faith in a friendly, open and informal environment. Alpha is an experience!
Free weekly faith-sharing small group resource to help to build and develop community and faith.
Popular pocket-sized book with beautiful artwork and daily reflections for Advent and Christmas.
Popular book and music resource for Lenten groups and individuals. Includes beautiful artwork and daily reflections.
Provides music recommendations for Mass as well as tonnes of liturgical resources and information.
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Our diocesan logo is theologically rich and very succinct. As a hand, it depicts our mission as a diocese and as individuals within the diocese, of bearing (bringing, carrying) Christ’s love to one another and to the world around us. In this, we are the hand of Jesus Christ, and we are offering ourselves to him so that he might work through us.
We can be the bearers of his love only as a response to his call and in the strength of his grace. We are reminded of this in two ways—through the symbol of the dove (the Holy Spirit) also present in the logo, and by the incorporation of the cross that segments the logo. The presence of the cross is a reminder that bearing the love of Christ will inevitably cost us if we live it authentically. However, in the way that the Cross is the portent of redemption and life—an echo of the tree of life in the book of Genesis—so becoming bearers of the love of Christ will also bring us to life.
The four fingers of the hand also represent the four regions of our diocese. The first is blue representing the beautiful water of the Shoalhaven. The second is a blue and green combination representing the waters and escarpment of the Illawarra. The third is green depicting the hills and plains of the Macarthur. The fourth is dark green illustrating the forests of the Southern Highlands.
