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Repairs underway to Church roof after storm

Repairs underway to Church roof after storm The storm in early February 2023 caused one of the crucifixes on the church steeple to break away from its mount which caused damage to roof of St Agnes’ church in Hay Street. Last week Scaffolding was erected on the Horton Street facing part of the church (as shown in [...]

2023-03-06T12:22:08+10:00March 6th, 2023|

‘Back to School’ vouchers a winner for Uniform Store and Parish families

‘Back to School’ vouchers a winner for Uniform Store and Parish families The St Agnes’ Catholic Parish Information Technology (IT), Program Management Office, and Finance teams worked closely with the St Agnes’ Uniform Store to ensure families of students attending Parish schools could take advantage of the Service NSW ‘Back to School’ vouchers during the peak January/February [...]

2023-02-28T07:00:26+10:00February 28th, 2023|

 Jayden gains valuable experience through Lucid opportunity

 Jayden gains valuable experience through Lucid opportunity Jayden Farrington, a Year 12 student at Newman Senior Technical College, is completing a traineeship in Information Technology with the St Agnes’ Catholic Parish. In December last year, as part of his Parish traineeship, Jayden was given an opportunity to extend his skills and experience in digital media by working [...]

2023-02-15T14:40:30+10:00February 15th, 2023|

Indigenous Education Workers in Lismore Diocese benefit from training collaboration

Indigenous Education Workers in Lismore Diocese benefit from training collaboration Eleven Indigenous Education Workers employed at schools in the Lismore Diocese have completed a Skill Set in Educational School Based Support (Inclusion) thanks to a collaboration between the John Henry Institute (JHI) and the Catholic Schools Office (CSO). Natasha Murphy, Manager of JHI based in Port Macquarie, [...]

2023-02-01T12:23:49+10:00February 1st, 2023|

Community Advent Breakfast enjoyed by all

Community Advent Breakfast enjoyed by all A beautiful morning and the smell of bacon and eggs (cooked by Chef Extraordinaire, Fr Paul) greeted those who attended the Parish Advent Breakfast, open to all, and hosted by our Pastoral Renewal Team from 6.30am to 8am on Wednesday 21 December! The team was delighted that around 60 people came [...]

2023-01-18T12:29:05+10:00January 18th, 2023|

Parish and Council reach agreement on sale of Tuffins Lane sporting fields

Parish and Council reach agreement on sale of Tuffins Lane sporting fields  St Agnes’ Catholic Parish, owner of Tuffins Lane sporting fields since 2016, has reached agreement to sell the site to Port Macquarie-Hastings Council.  “In October, Council had agreed to approach the Parish to negotiate a possible sale of Tuffins Lane and, after a short period [...]

2022-12-12T07:03:18+10:00December 12th, 2022|

Advent Explanation and History

Advent Explanation and History The word Advent comes from the Latin work Adventus which means ‘coming’. The season of Advent occurs immediately before Christmas beginning on the Sunday that is closes to the feast of St Andrew (30th Nov). The season of Advent lasts for 4 weeks. Since the 9th Century the first Sunday of Advent became [...]

2022-12-06T09:23:47+10:00November 30th, 2022|

John Henry Institute (JHI) graduates celebrate

John Henry Institute (JHI) graduates celebrate Sixty-one students of the John Henry Institute (JHI) gathered with their families and staff at St Agnes’ Catholic Parish Hall on Thursday 20 October to celebrate the completion of study at the JHI Graduation ceremony for 2022. JHI has significant experience in providing quality vocational education and training, that is compliant [...]

2022-12-01T12:34:08+10:00November 23rd, 2022|

Celebrating the Feast of Christ the King

Celebrating the Feast of Christ the King The Feast of Christ the King is the last Sunday of the Church year which means we focus on the final and glorious things to come! It also means that the following Sunday is the First Sunday of Advent. When we say Jesus is a king, we mean a few [...]

2022-12-06T09:23:55+10:00November 16th, 2022|

Homelessness Support at the Community and Youth Hub

Homelessness Support at the Community and Youth Hub St Agnes’ Parish Community and The Youth Hub, in partnership with these other local community service providers, are holding “drop-in service” days in November for those in the community doing it tough. It will be open from 7am to 2pm and will offer a free breakfast and lunch at [...]

2022-12-06T09:24:01+10:00November 15th, 2022|
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