Relics of St Carlo Acutis visiting St Agnes’ Catholic Parish Special relics of St Carlo Acutis are set to arrive in Port Macquarie as part of a unique visit hosted by St Agnes’ Catholic Parish. St Carlo Acutis is recognised as the first millennial saint and is remembered for his deep faith and use of technology to [...]

Here for Good: Annie’s journey through care, compassion and love For Annie Nauka, being a Home Companion at Emmaus Village is more than a job – it is an expression of love, care and commitment. While no two days are ever the same, each day brings the same purpose: to help residents living with dementia feel safe, [...]

Reflecting on a year of faith, care, and community in our latest Year in Review Our 2025 Year in Review is now available, capturing another year of faith, care and community across St Agnes’ Catholic Parish. It includes messages from our Parish Priest, Fr Paul Gooley, and Chief Executive Officer, Tony Leahy, and brings together the work [...]

Staff celebrate Long Service Awards The weather was beautiful on the evening of 25 March 2026, as we came together to celebrate our Long Service Awards. It was a wonderful night recognising the people who have given so much of their time, energy, and heart to our Parish and schools over the years. The evening began with [...]

Our New Purpose‑Built Media Cabinet In recent months, our parish has been working to improve the space where our future media team will serve. What began as a simple need for more room and to keep recently upgraded equipment safe and secure, quickly grew into a project shaped by patience, creativity, and a deep desire to honour [...]

Shrove Tuesday Celebrations On Tuesday 17 February, the BBQ area of our Parish Administration Centre was filled with warmth, laughter and the delicious aroma of freshly cooked pancakes as we gathered to celebrate Shrove Tuesday. Parishioners, staff, families and members of our neighbouring St Thomas’ Anglican community came together to share a tradition. It was heartening to [...]

Generations unite to create memoirs that honour a lifetime On Tuesday afternoons at Emmaus Village, the room would fall quiet. Not with silence — but with listening. Over the course of one school term in 2025, fifteen students from St Joseph’s Regional College chose to spend their after-school hours sitting across from older members of their community [...]

Compassionate nature leads Lauren to Parish traineeship in Aged Care When Lauren finished her HSC at St Columba Anglican School in 2020, she wasn’t sure what she wanted to do next. “I knew I wanted to do something I was passionate about and that was rewarding,” she says. “So I took a gap year to really think [...]

The John Henry Institute salutes its graduates at 2025 graduation ceremony John Henry Institute (JHI) marked the achievements of its 2025 graduates at a ceremony held on Thursday, 20 November, at St Agnes’ Catholic Parish Hall in Port Macquarie. Students completed nationally recognised qualifications under the Australian Qualifications Framework. Graduates received AQF Certificate III and IV qualifications, including: [...]

Zac attends Renaissance Australia: A creative encounter with Christ Zac Parnell, St Agnes’ Catholic Parish Youth Coordinator attended Renaissance Australia – a two-day experience of inspiration, worship, creativity, imagination, and encounter – held in Brisbane in mid-October. Hosted by Newlife and supported by Alpha Australia, the Renaissance movement began in the United Kingdom in a church in [...]