At The Parishes of Our Lady of the Way, we seek to accompany one another through every stage of life; the ups and downs, ordinary times, celebrations of family milestones, such as marriage or the arrival of a new baby, starting or graduating from school, through changes that come as families grow to maturity, or unexpected change caused by ill-health, loss or shifts in economic fortunes.
We welcome all newcomers and hope you will soon feel at home and share with us your gifts and talents. We promote active involvement in parish ministries and the wider community. Through our parish ministries we create personal connections between the Parish and its members. We aim to help our community connect their faith with their daily lives and to see our Parishes of Our Lady of the Way as a community of people, not just a place to attend mass.
To join our Parish you can either download New Parishioner Form OR
Will you consider sharing your gifts with our Parish Community?
There are many opportunities for you to get involved and help build up our parish communities. Email us a suggestion of how you can get involved and be part of the Parishes of Our Lady of the Way.
Our Community
Family connections
- 9am family mass at St Mary's
- monthly youth masses
St Mary's Primary School www.stmns.catholic.edu.au
St Aloysius, North Sydney Boys High School, North Sydney Girls High, Cammeray Public School, North Sydney Demonstration School
Young people
Monthly youth masses
St Mary's, North Sydney; 6pm mass, last Sunday of the month
St Francis Xavier, Lavender Bay; 6.15pm mass, first Sunday of the month
Yucan/Branches/Dialogue gatherings after 6.15pm mass at St Francis Xavier, Lavender Bay
For YOUNG ADULTS wanting to go further in their faith, searching for more or wanting to meet others who are keen to make a difference....All are welcome to "YUCAN Dialogue" for Young Adults (20’s and 30’s)! St Francis Xavier Parish Hall, Mackenzie St, Lavender Bay. www.yucan.org.au
• MAGiS +61 2 9460 2233, www.magis.org.au
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For the sick or elderly
Monthly anointing masses are celebrated on the last Wednesday of the month at parish masses
• St Mary's, North Sydney; 12 midday mass, last Wednesday of the month
• St Francis Xavier, Lavender Bay; 12.15pm mass, last Wednesday of the month 10.30am
• Anointing mass and morning tea, Marist Brothers' Monastery, last Wednesday of the month
• James Milson Village & Nursing Home; Anointing mass, last Wednesday of the month at 1.30pm in the Tower Building, www.agedservices.asn.au
• Georgian House, North Sydney; anointing and communion service, .......www.agedcareguide.com.au
Do you know someone who is sick or housebound who would like a visit or to receive communion in their home? Contact Alan Panambalana 9439 5230
Need help getting to church?
For St Mary's, North Sydney, contact Alan Panambalana 9439 5230For Star of the Sea, Kirribilli, contact Annette Benaud, 8918 4140
For St Francis Xavier, Lavender bay, contact Alan Panambalana 9439 5230
Spirituality and prayer
- Christian Life Community (CLC NSW) contact Kay Hooper 9858 2092, http://clcaustralia.org.au/index.htm
- Christian Meditation contact Judi and Paul Taylor 9904 4638, www.wccm.org
- Meditation is as natural to the spirit as breathing is to the body.
- Men's group, contact Paul Taylor 9904 4638
- retreat in daily life
- spiritual exercises — links: Centres of Ignatian Spirituality www.cis.jesuit.org.au
Loyola Institute - a centre for formation and leadership www.loyola.org.au
Ministries and Sodalities
In addition to the spiritual life of our community, many practical initiatives operate to support and connect members of the local and wider community. These ministries are run by volunteer groups, who are always looking to recruit volunteers. We also have several societies and sodalities, such as the St Vincent de Paul Society and the Legion of Mary and the Sodality of the Sacred Heart.Links: www.legion-of-mary.org.au