PARISH MISSION | “THE PARISH: A PEARL OF GREAT PRICE” | 20/10—22/10. Refer to the flyer in this Sunday’s newsletter for more information.

COMBINED CATHOLIC PARISHES RAFFLE 2026. Tickets are on sale from both church foyers after all Masses. Tickets $2.00 each, books for $20.00. Fantastic prizes! 1st prize Coles/Myer gift card $12,000, 2nd prize Coles/Myer gift card $4,000, 3rd prize Coles/Myer gift card $2,000, 4th prize Coles/Myer gift card $1,000, 5th prize Coles/Myer gift card $500. All raffle proceeds support our parish.

PARISH PUBLIC ROSARY. October is dedicated to Our Lady of the Rosary. At 8.30am on Saturday 10th October, parishioners are invited to gather outside St Francis Xavier church on Bacchus Marsh Road for a public rosary. We will pray for the conversion of Australia and the triumph of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

MARCH FOR THE BABIES 2026. The annual March for the Babies will be on Saturday 10th October 2026. It will commence at 1pm in Treasury Gardens, Melbourne. It is estimated that 25-33% of the children conceived between 2004-2020 were aborted. The March for the Babies peacefully affirms the right to life of every unborn child, the need for better assistance for women in crisis pregnancies, and the right to freedom of conscience for healthcare workers opposed to abortion.

GEELONG TERTIARY STUDENTS END OF YEAR MASS & DINNER. Catholic university and TAFE students who live in the Geelong region are invited to celebrate the end of the academic year with Mass and Dinner on Sunday 1st November 2026. Mass will be at 5pm at Sts Peter & Paul Catholic Church, Geelong. Family and friends are welcome to the Mass. Dinner will follow at 6.30pm at Edge Bar & Restaurant Geelong. Attendance at the dinner is limited to students and partners – booking for dinner is essential at www.trybooking.com/DQKKB. For more info, contact Fr Marcus Goulding corio@cam.org.au.

DEACON RHYS LOWTHER—ORDINATION TO THE PRIESTHOOD AND FIRST MASS. Deacon Rhys has received notice that he will be ordained to the priesthood at St Patrick’s Cathedral at 10am on Saturday 14th November 2026. He will then offer his first Mass at St Anthony of Padua, Lara at 1pm on Sunday 15th November. All are invited! A collection for Rhys’ gift will be organised in coming weeks.

BUS TO DEACON RHYS LOWTHER’S ORDINATION ON SATURDAY 14TH NOVEMBER. We are arranging a bus to take parishioners to St Patrick’s Cathedral. Tickets are $25. To book, visit www.coriolaracatholicparish.com.au/ordination or call the Parish Office. The bus will leave SFX Corio at 8.15am sharp.