Bishop Brian Mascord

A message from Bishop Brian on the blessing of Ash Wednesday Ashes

A message from Bishop Brian on the blessing of Ash Wednesday Ashes

Lent 2020, Bushfire crisis, Parish life, Bishop Brian Mascord - February 19, 2020

My Sisters and Brothers in Christ In early January, I wrote to the faithful of the diocese at a time when many within our communities...

Bishop launches CatholicCare Bushfire Appeal

Bishop launches CatholicCare Bushfire Appeal

CatholicCare, Bushfire crisis, Bishop Brian Mascord - February 7, 2020

As part of the diocese’s local inter-agency emergency response, our social services arm, CatholicCare, is on the ground helping people as they deal with the...

Bishop Brian welcomes the relics of St Therese and her parents in Varroville

Bishop Brian welcomes the relics of St Therese and her parents in Varroville

Catholic Mission, Bishop Brian Mascord - January 25, 2020

It was a full house at today’s beautiful Welcoming Mass of the relics of St Thérèse of Lisieux at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic...

Bishop Brian calls for delegates to represent the diocese at Plenary Council

Bishop Brian calls for delegates to represent the diocese at Plenary Council

Plenary 2020, Bishop Brian Mascord - January 20, 2020

My Sisters and Brothers in Christ I am writing to invite expressions of interest from prospective Diocese of Wollongong delegates to attend the Plenary Council...

Diocese responds to the bushfire crisis

Diocese responds to the bushfire crisis

Bushfire crisis, Parish life, Bishop Brian Mascord - January 8, 2020

Bishop Brian Mascord travelled to St Mary Star of Sea Parish in Milton this morning to see first-hand the devastation of the recent bushfires. Bishop...

Bishop Brian’s letter to bushfire affected parishes in the diocese

Bishop Brian’s letter to bushfire affected parishes in the diocese

Bushfire crisis, Parish life, Bishop Brian Mascord - January 3, 2020

My Dear Brothers and Sisters I write these words at a time when many within your communities have lost so much and many grieve the...

Fires in the diocese

Fires in the diocese

Bushfire crisis, Bishop Brian Mascord - December 21, 2019

My Sisters and Brothers in Christ We are all aware of the catastrophic weather conditions across the country which have caused so much devastation and...

ACYF Perth 2019 | Day 4

ACYF Perth 2019 | Day 4

ACYF2019, Youth and Young Adults, Bishop Brian Mascord - December 10, 2019

American speaker, evangelist and author Katie Prejean McGrady has told 5,500 young Australian Catholics that they are made “not only for something great” in this...

Bishop honours long-serving volunteers at annual catechist Mass

Bishop honours long-serving volunteers at annual catechist Mass

Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Bishop Brian Mascord - November 18, 2019

Over 70 volunteer catechist teachers in government schools in the diocese were honoured by Bishop Brain Mascord on Saturday 16 November 2019 as part of...

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.