by Fr Marcus Goulding | Aug 31, 2024 | Sunday Musings
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, There is a certain rhythm to the life of a parish across the year. From February to May, the parish was a hive of activity with Lent and Easter, the launch of our under-18 youth group, Alpha, RCIA and adult faith formation...
by Fr Marcus Goulding | Aug 24, 2024 | Sunday Musings
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, First, I have some news to share. On Friday 16th August, I received notice from Gudrun that she has accepted a new full-time role with Cultura as a refugee case manager in the Geelong region. This means that Gudrun’s time as our...
by Fr Marcus Goulding | Aug 3, 2024 | Sunday Musings
The fourth of August is the feast of the Frenchman, St John Mary Vianney, the patron saint of parish priests. St John was born on the eighth of May in 1786 and died on the fourth of August in 1859. He lived during a time of great political, cultural, and religious...
by Fr Marcus Goulding | Jul 20, 2024 | Sunday Musings
Tissot, Jesus Commanding His Disciples to Rest After the apostles return from their work of preaching and healing, Jesus commands them to rest: “You must come away to some lonely place all by yourselves and rest for a while.” Saint Mark tells us the apostles had been...
by Fr Marcus Goulding | Jul 13, 2024 | Sunday Musings
The last four weeks were a much-needed opportunity for prayer and rest after a busy start to the year. I am very grateful to Fr Brendan Lane for supplying Masses in the parish during my absence. I am also grateful to Jasna, Gudrun and Deacon Royden for their good work...
by Fr Marcus Goulding | May 18, 2024 | Sunday Musings
On May 13, 1917, the Blessed Virgin Mary first appeared to three shepherd children, Lúcia dos Santos, Francisco Marto, and Jacinta Marto, at the Cova da Iria outside the village of Aljustrel, near Fatima, Portugal. In the months that followed, the children would see...
