FIRST HOLY COMMUNION RETREAT DAY

A reminder to all parents and carers of students who are registered to make their First Holy Communion this year, of the compulsory Retreat Day THIS SATURDAY at either 11 am Immaculate Conception Parish, Unanderra OR 2pm at St Therese Parish, West Wollongong. It is expected that ONE parent or carer attend their chosen retreat session with their child and stay for the duration of the session (1 hour).

If you are UNABLE to make the retreat day you MUST inform the parish office via unanderra@dow.org.au to organise an alternative meeting time with Fr Duane. Failure to attend the retreat day may result in your child not being able to make their sacrament. 

CRAZY SOCK DAY 2023

MISSION SUNDAY - 22nd October

Message of His Holiness Pope Francis for World Mission Day 2023

Hearts on fire, feet on the move (cf. Lk 24:13-35)

Dear brothers and sisters!

For this year’s World Mission Sunday, I have chosen a theme inspired by the story of the disciples on the way to Emmaus, in the Gospel of Luke (cf. 24:13-35): “Hearts on fire, feet on the move”. Those two disciples were confused and dismayed, but their encounter with Christ in the word and in the breaking of the bread sparked in them the enthusiastic desire to set out again towards Jerusalem and proclaim that the Lord had truly risen. In the Gospel account, we perceive this change in the disciples through a few revealing images: their hearts burned within them as they heard the Scriptures explained by Jesus, their eyes were opened as they recognized him and, ultimately, their feet set out on the way. By meditating on these three images, which reflect the journey of all missionary disciples, we can renew our zeal for evangelization in today’s world.