Parish celebrates graduation of first Ni-Vanuatu PALM Workers through John Henry Institute Fifteen workers employed by St Agnes’ Care & Lifestyle under the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility [PALM] scheme, are the first cohort of workers from Vanuatu to graduate with a Certificate III in Individual Support from the John Henry Institute (RTO No 7054) as part of [...]
First Mass in the newly renovated St Teresa of Kolkata chapel at Emmaus Fr Paul Gooley celebrated the first mass in the newly renovated St Teresa of Kolkata chapel at Emmaus on Tuesday (7 May 2024) much to the delight of the residents, staff, family, and friends. While the official re-consecration of the chapel will take place later in [...]
Fr Paul’s Easter Message For a couple of months now we have been bombarded with the secular version of Easter. There are hot cross buns of every variety – as I write, the daily paper has featured ‘scotch’ infused hot cross buns!!!! There is chocolate in every shape and taste – eggs, rabbits, bilby’s, dark, white, caramel, [...]
Connecting to Country Program a wonderful experience St Joseph’ Regional College Indigenous Education Worker, Nicholas Ratliff, and teacher of Catholic Studies, Brigitte Rieger, recently had the privilege of participating in the Port Macquarie-Hastings Aboriginal Education Consultative Group (AECG) 3-day Connecting to Country program, hosted by Indigenous Elders and leaders, Uncle Bill, Aunty Linda and Jamie Donovan. Day [...]
JHI partnership trains leaders of tomorrow A partnership between the John Henry Institute (JHI), MEGT, and the Diocese of Lismore Catholic Schools Limited (DLCSL), formerly the Catholic Schools Office was recently formed to support fifteen young CSO employees who have embarked on traineeships in Certificate IV in Leadership & Management. The group signed up for their traineeships and completed an [...]
Parish's learning pathways inspire Tristan to study Nursing Tristan Cummings, a Care Support worker at Emmaus Home, recently commenced study towards a Bachelor of Nursing degree at Charles Sturt University (CSU). Here’s the story of how this learning pathway opened up for him. Since moving to Port Macquarie with his family and starting work at Emmaus in [...]
Pancake Breakfast even better than last year! The Parish’s second annual pancake breakfast built on the success of last year’s. Around 60 people and a cat named ‘Faith’ gathered on Shrove Tuesday (13/2) for the 2nd annual pancake breakfast in the Parish BBQ area behind the Parish Administration Building. Some faces were familiar, still others were new [...]
Homelessness Collective receives Australia Day award for ‘Our Place’ The Port Macquarie Hastings Homelessness Collective, of which the Parish’s Youth & Community Hub is part, was named ‘Community Group of the Year’ at this year’s Australia Day award. The ceremony held at the Glasshouse on Friday 26 January 2024. Port Macquarie Hastings Homelessness Collective is a coalition [...]
Alive with the Spirit, school staff mark the ‘Beginning of the Year’ with Mass St Agnes’ Catholic Church was buzzing with the energy and enthusiasm of the Spirit as staff from our six parish schools gathered on Tuesday afternoon (30 January 2024) to celebrate the commencement of their year with their annual Beginning of Year Staff Mass. [...]
‘Service before self’ is value in focus for 2024 Last Sunday (21 January) on the feast of our Parish’s patron saint, St Agnes, at Masses in churches and chapels throughout the Parish ‘Service before Self’ was launched as our Value in Focus for 2024. In December each year the Parish Priest (Fr Paul) and CEO (Tony Leahy) [...]
St Agnes’ Catholic Parish acknowledges the Birpai people as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we live, work, and serve. We acknowledge their deep connection to this land — its waters, skies, and stories — nurtured with wisdom, care, and resilience for countless generations. We pay our respects to Elders past, present, and emerging and extend this respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. And as an organisation committed to care and service, St Agnes’ is dedicated to walking alongside First Nations peoples — listening, learning, and building genuine relationships grounded in respect and understanding.
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