2023 Parish Calendar


January 2023

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
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4

The Rosary
Thirlmere Park - 5pm
for
Peace | COVID19 End

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11

The Rosary
Thirlmere Park - 5pm
for
Peace | COVID19 End

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18

The Rosary
Thirlmere Park - 5pm
for
Peace | COVID19 End

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25

The Rosary
Thirlmere Park - 5pm
for
Peace | COVID19 End

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February 2023

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
 
 
 
 
 
 
1

The Rosary
Thirlmere Park - 5pm
for
Peace | COVID19 End

2

 
 
 

3

First Friday Lunch
Parish Admin Centre
Noon
Please bring a plate

4

Parish Working Bee
Tahmoor
8.00am
Morning tea provided

5

 
 
 

6

Start of
Training Course
SRE Catechists
Micah House - C/town
9.30am - 1.30pm

7

 
 
 

8

The Rosary
Thirlmere Park - 5pm
for
Peace | COVID19 End

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15

The Rosary
Thirlmere Park - 5pm
for
Peace | COVID19 End

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19

Pancake Sunday
Following 8.30am Mass
Pancakes, BBQ, Coffee
Tea & Soft Drinks

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22

Ash Wednesday

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24

Stations of The Cross
Tahmoor
6.00pm

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March 2023

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
 
 
 
 
 
 
1

The Rosary
Thirlmere Park - 5pm
for
Peace | COVID19 End

2

 
 
 

3

World Day Of Prayer
Refer Parish Bulletin
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Stations of The Cross
Tahmoor
6.00pm

4

Parish Working Bee
Tahmoor
8.00am
Morning tea provided

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8

The Rosary
Thirlmere Park - 5pm
for
Peace | COVID19 End

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15

The Rosary
Thirlmere Park - 5pm
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Stations of the Cross
Tahmoor
5.30pm

16

Anniversary
of
Dedication
St Francis Xavier Cathdl
Wollongong

17

Arabic Mass
6.00pm

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22

The Rosary
Thirlmere Park - 5pm
----------
Stations of the Cross
Tahmoor
5.30pm

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25

Mass
The Annunciation
Tahmoor
8.30am

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29

The Rosary
Thirlmere Park - 5pm
----------
Stations of the Cross
Tahmoor
5.30pm

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31

Arabic Mass
6.00pm

April 2023

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1

Liturgy Training
Workshop
Ingleburn Parish
9.00am Start
0417 881 001

2

Palm Sunday
Mass: 8.30am

3

 
 
 

4

Chrism Mass
St Francis X Cathedral
Wollongong
Mass: 7.00pm

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6

Holy Thursday
Mass of the Last Supper
7.00pm

7

Good Friday
Stations of the Cross
10.00am
Veneration of the Cross
3.00pm

8

Holy Saturday
Mass: 6.00pm

9

Easter Sunday
Mass: 8.30am

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15

Vigil Mass
Winter Season
5.00pm

16

Appin Massacre
Memorial Ceremony
Cataract Dam
11.00am - 3.30pm

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29

Parish Working Bee
Tahmoor
8.00am
Morning tea provided

30

Good Shepherd
Sunday

May 2023

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
 
 
1

Catechist Retreat
Topic:Prayer
Campbelltown
www.dow.org.au/events/
Select:Catechist Retreat

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5

Catechist Retreat
www.dow.org.au/events/
Select:Catechist Retreat
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First Friday Lunch
Refer Parish Bulletin

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8

Understanding Aboriginal
Spirituality
Inservice:SRE Catechists
Nowra
9.30am - 1.30pm
www.dow.org.au/events/

9

 
 
 

10

Ageing With Confidence
Information Session
Campbelltown RSL
9.00am - 12.30pm
4227 1122

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15

Understanding Aboriginal
Spirituality
Inservice:SRE Catechists
Campbelltown
9.30am - 1.30pm
www.dow.org.au/events/

16

Seniors Tech Training
St Benedict's College
1.00pm - 2.30pm
0417 018 152

17

 
 
 

18

Catechist Meeting
Parish Admin Centre
10.00am

19

Family Camping
Weekend
Wooglemai
Oakdale

20

Family Camping
Weekend
Wooglemai
Oakdale

21

Family Camping
Weekend
Wooglemai
Oakdale

22

Understanding Aboriginal
Spirituality
Inservice:SRE Catechists
Wollongong
9.30am - 1.30pm
www.dow.org.au/events/

23

Seniors Tech Training
St Benedict's College
1.00pm - 2.30pm
0417 018 152

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26

Mary Help of Christians
Walk For Life
9.30am Start
Refer Parish Bulletin

27

Prayer Breakfast
Micah House
7.30am - 9.00am
Refer Parish Bulletin

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30

Seniors Tech Training
St Benedict's College
1.00pm - 2.30pm
0417 018 152

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June 2023

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1

 
 
 

2

First Friday Lunch
Parish Admin Centre
BYO Lunch
Noon

3

SVDP Society
Winter Appeal

4

SVDP Society
Winter Appeal

5

 
 
 

6

Seniors Tech Training
St Benedict's College
1.00pm - 2.30pm
0417 018 152

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10

 
 
 

11

Corpus Christi
Procession
OLHC Rosemeadow
2.30pm

12

 
 
 

13

Saint Anthony of Padua
Feast Day
Mass: 10.00am
Primary School Hall

14

 
 
 

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16

Creative Storytelling
& Craft (for Catechists)
Xavier Centre - W/gong
9:30am - 11:30am

17

Parish Working Bee
Tahmoor
8.00am
Morning tea provided

18

 
 
 

19

Creative Storytelling
& Craft (for Catechists)
Micah House - C/town
9:30am - 11:30am

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30

Sydney iSTAND W/end
Against The Tide 2023
Varroville
0428 771 744
ymt.com.au/istandevents

July 2023

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1

Sydney iSTAND W/end
Against The Tide 2023
Varroville
ymt.com.au/istandevents
----------
Catechist Weekend
Refer Parish Bulletin

2

Aboriginal
& Torres Strait Islander
Sunday
----------
Catechist Weekend
Refer Parish Bulletin

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7

Novena of Masses
Dedication to
Our Lady of Mt Carmel
Tahmoor Church
7.30pm

8

Prayer Rally For Life
Warrawong: Refer Parish Bulletin
10.00am - 11.00am
Amy - 0423 289 320

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16

Our Lady of Mt Carmel
Annual Fiesta
193 St Andrews Road
Varroville
10.00am

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21

 
 
 

22

Parish Working Bee
Tahmoor
8.00am
Morning tea provided

23

 
 
 

24

Creative Storytelling
& Craft (for Catechists)
St Michael's - Nowra
9:30am - 11:30am

25

 
 
 

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27

 
 
 

28

Disciples of Jesus
Covenant Community
Fire Weekend
Adults 18 - 35
Refer Parish Bulletin

29

Benedictine Abbey
Working Bee
9.00am - 4.00pm
Vince - 0488 360 110

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31

CCD Level 1
Catechist Course
Micah House - C/town
9.30am - 1.30pm  
 

August 2023

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
 
 
 
 
1

 
 
 

2

 
 
 

3

 
 
 

4

CCD Level 1
Catechist Course
Xavier Centre - W/gong
9.30am - 1.30pm
-----
First Friday Lunch
Parish Admin Centre
BYO Lunch
Noon

5

 
 
 

6

Confirmation Program
Meeting
Parish Admin Centre
After 8.30am Mass

7

CCD Level 1
Catechist Course
Micah House - C/town
9.30am - 1.30pm

8

 
 
 

9

Confirmation Program
Meeting
Parish Admin Centre
7.00pm

10

 
 
 

11

CCD Level 1
Catechist Course
Xavier Centre - W/gong
9.30am - 1.30pm
----------
Confirmation Program
Meeting
Parish Admin Centre
1.00pm

12

Parish Celebration
St Mary MacKillop
Parish Celebration Feast
After Vigil Mass
Refer Parish Bulletin

13

 
 
 

14

CCD Level 1
Catechist Course
Micah House - C/town
9.30am - 1.30pm
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The Assumption
(Day of Obligation)
5.00pm - Adoration
5.30pm - The Rosary
6.00pm - Mass

15

 
 
 

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17

 
 
 

18

CCD Level 1
Catechist Course
Xavier Centre - W/gong
9.30am - 1.30pm

19

 
 
 

20

 
 
 

21

CCD Level 1
Catechist Course
Micah House - C/town
9.30am - 1.30pm

22

 
 
 

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25

CCD Level 1
Catechist Course
Xavier Centre - W/gong
9.30am - 1.30pm

26

Parish Working Bee
Tahmoor
8.00am - 12.00pm
Morning tea provided

27

 
 
 

28

CCD Level 1
Catechist Course
Micah House - C/town
9.30am - 1.30pm
----------
Raising Fathers
Speaker: Robert Falzon
Micah House - C/town
7.00pm - 8.30pm
dow.sh/RF2023

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September 2023

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1

CCD Level 1
Catechist Course
Xavier Centre - W/gong
9.30am - 1.30pm
----------
First Friday Lunch
Parish Admin Centre
BYO Lunch
Noon

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6

 
 
 

7

 
 
 

8

 
 
 

9

menALIVE Weekend
Micah House
Campbelltown
Refer Parish Bulletin

10

menALIVE Weekend
Micah House
Campbelltown
Refer Parish Bulletin
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Celebrating
Our Catholic Faith
Kiama
Abela 0409 562 830
Refer Parish Bulletin

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14

 
 
 

15

Catechist Meeting
Parish Admin Centre
10.00am

16

The Bishop's
Annual Appeal
----------
Catholic Mens
Conference
"Be Not Afraid"
St Marys Cathedral Hall
8.00am - 4.30pm
www.trybooking.com/CKKFQ
Refer Parish Bulletin

17

The Bishop's
Annual Appeal
----------
Significant Marriage
Anniversaries Mass
St F Xavier Cathedral
2.00pm
Refer Parish Bulletin

18

Mary In Scripture
Inservice
Micah House - C/town
9.30am - 12.00pm
Refer Parish Bulletin

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22

Mary In Scripture
Inservice
Xavier Centre - W/gong
9.30am - 12.00pm
Refer Parish Bulletin

23

 
 
 

24

Solemn Procession
Relic of St Padre Pio
& Feast Mass
St Padre Pio Parish
Glenmore Park
10.00am

25

 
 
 

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27

 
 
 

28

IGNITE Conference
2023
[To 10 October]
Refer Parish Bulletin

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30

Parish Working Bee
Tahmoor
8.00am - 12.00pm
Morning tea provided

October 2023

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1

 
 
 

2

Blessing of Animals
Parish of Saint Michael
Thirroul
9.30am

3

 
 
 

4

 
 
 

5

Women's Cursillo
Weekend
Varroville
0421 329 365

6

Women's Cursillo
Weekend
Varroville
0421 329 365

7

Women's Cursillo
Weekend
Varroville
0421 329 365
----------
Summer Vigil Mass
Time Change:
6.00pm

8

Women's Cursillo
Weekend
Varroville
0421 329 365

9

 
 
 

10

 
 
 

11

Parent Only Meeting
Reconciliation & Eucharist
Parish Admin Centre
7.00pm
Details: Church Foyer

12

 
 
 

13

Parent Only Meeting
Reconciliation & Eucharist
Parish Admin Centre
1.00pm
Details: Church Foyer

14

 
 
 

15

Parent Only Meeting
Reconciliation & Eucharist
Parish Admin Centre
After 8.30am Mass
Details: Church Foyer

16

Mary MacKillop
Pilgrimage
Melbourne - Adelaide
Refer Parish Bulletin

17

 
 
 

18

To The Church
In Need
Refer Parish Bulletin

19

 
 
 

20

Growing Good Men
Father/Teenage Son Experience
Weekend
Scout Camp - Appin
Jude - 4222 2407
----------
Made Free
Creative Retreat
Carmel House
Varroville
Refer Parish Bulletin

21

Growing Good Men
Father/Teenage Son Experience
Weekend
Scout Camp - Appin
Jude - 4222 2407
----------
Made Free
Creative Retreat
Carmel House
Varroville
Refer Parish Bulletin

22

Growing Good Men
Father/Teenage Son Experience
Weekend
Scout Camp - Appin
Jude - 4222 2407
----------
Made Free
Creative Retreat
Carmel House
Varroville
Refer Parish Bulletin

23

 
 
 

24

Parish Office
CLOSED

25

 
 
 

26

Parish Office
CLOSED

27

Family Camping
Weekend
Wooglemai
Oakdale
Refer Parish Bulletin
----------
Marriage Enrichment
Weekend
Mt Carmel Retreat Centre
0490 774 419
www.wwme.org.au
nswbookings@wwme.org.au

28

Family Camping
Weekend
Wooglemai
Oakdale
Refer Parish Bulletin
-----
Marriage Enrichment
Weekend
Mt Carmel Retreat Centre
0490 774 419
www.wwme.org.au
nswbookings@wwme.org.au ------
"Called By Name"
Macarthur Young Adults
Gathering
C/town Catholic Club
6.45pm - 9.00pm
dow.sh/cbn23
Register by 22 October
----------
Centenary Celebration
St Michael's - Thirroul
Refer Parish Bulletin

29

Family Camping
Weekend
Wooglemai
Oakdale
Refer Parish Bulletin
----------
Marriage Enrichment
Weekend
Mt Carmel Retreat Centre
0490 774 419
www.wwme.org.au
nswbookings@wwme.org.au
----------
Parish
Special Anniversary
Blessing
8.30am Mass
Refer Parish Bulletin

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November 2023

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
 
 
 
 
 
 
1

Feast of All Saints
Mass
Tahmoor
6.00pm

2

All Souls Day
Mass
Tahmoor
6.00pm

3

Catechist Meeting
Parish Admin Centre
10.00am
----------
First Friday Lunch
Parish Admin Centre
BYO Lunch
Noon

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11

Annual Diocesan
Catechist Mass
St Francis X Cathdl
10.00am
helen.bennett@dow.org.au
----------
Parish Working Bee
Tahmoor
8.00am
Morning tea provided

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17

The God Who Sees Me
Women's Retreat
Carmel House
Varroville
trybooking.com/CFBRE
Register by 3 Nov
----------
Church Music Concert
St Mary's Cathedral
Refer Parish Bulletin

18

The God Who Sees Me
Women's Retreat
Carmel House
Varroville
trybooking.com/CFBRE
Register by 3 Nov

19

The God Who Sees Me
Women's Retreat
Carmel House
Varroville
trybooking.com/CFBRE
Register by 3 Nov

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25

One Music Festival
Kiama Showground
2.00pm - 9.00pm
www.onemusicfestival.com
Refer Parish Bulletin

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December 2023

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1

First Friday Lunch
Parish Admin Centre
BYO Lunch
Noon

2

Retreat
"Let There Be Light"
Benedictine Abbey
Jamberoo
9.00am - 3.30pm

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8

Purpose Conference
18-35 Year Olds
RSVP Bookings: 3 Dec
vocations@dow.org.au
Refer Parish Bulletin

9

Christmas Preparation
Working Bee
Tahmoor
8.00am - Noon
Morning Tea provided

10

SVDP Jesse Tree
Request for Donations:
Cash & Vouchers
Second Collection
Final Date

11

 
 
 

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15

Reconciliation
(Second Rite)
Tahmoor
6.00pm

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24

Christmas Eve
Mass Times:
5.30pm - Menangle
6.00pm - Tahmoor
7.00pm - Douglas Park

25

Christmas Day
Mass Times:
8.30am - Tahmoor
9.00am - Douglas Park

26

Parish Office
Closed

27

Parish Office
Closed

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31

New Year's Eve
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Goodbye 2023