Welcome to
Our Lady of the Annunciation Parish Pagewood.
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Week Day Masses:
Mon 8am, Tues 7pm, Wed 8am, Thurs 8am, Fri 8am, Sat 8am
Weekend Masses:
Saturday Vigil at 5.30pm; Sunday at 8am and 10am
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Prayer to The Most Holy Trinity:
Glory be to the Father, who by His almighty power and love created us, Glory be to the Son, who by His Precious Blood delivered us from hell, and opened for us the gates of heaven. Glory be to the Holy Spirit, who has sanctified us in the sacrament of Baptism, and continues to sanctify us by the graces we receive daily from His bounty. Glory be to the Three Persons of the Holy Trinity, now and forever. Amen.
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Cenacle Prayers (includes Holy Rosary) continue at OLA Pagewood Church every Friday at 5pm.
Anointing of the Sick on every first Friday of the month during Friday 8am mass
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Cash collections during the masses.
The First Collection: taken after the Prayer of Faithful; supports our Archdiocese of Sydney’s clergies’ stipends and presbytery expenses.
The Second Collection: taken immediately after The First Collection, supports our church’s liturgical and running expenses as well as repairs and maintenance.
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Corpus Christi College Maroubra (ex-Champagnat College Pagewood)
welcome their first cohort of boys and girls in Year 7.
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Sacred Heart Matraville Primary School is now open
from Kindergarten to Year 6.
Get in touch to find out more. Please contact 0476 183 408 or email us on: [email protected].edu.au

Photos
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The engraved pavers of
ex-OLA Primary School students and Families
from Our Lady of the Annunciation Primary School front entrance have been removed and are being stored in a secure shed on the Matraville site. All pavers will be laid in Stage 3 of the building project as part of the Sacred Heart Matraville Primary School Sensory Garden.
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Congratulations to Wendy Jo and Moses Anandan on becoming Catholic at OLA Pagewood Parish. They were baptised, received their First Holy Communion and conferred with the Sacrament of Confirmation on Sunday 7th Aug 2022.
We joyously welcome them into our community.


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(Click on the title above for more information and resources)
Our Parish endeavours to keep children and young people safe with the help of The Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney’s Safeguarding and Ministerial Integrity Office. Parents/Guardians, Children, Young People and Families are encouraged to check the website to access the resources available. You are also encouraged to contact the parish if you wish to make enquiries about the parish’s child safety and protection policies and strategies or to provide suggestions on how to improve them.
Pagewood (Child) Safeguarding Induction & Refresher Sessions:
ARCHDIOCESE OF SYDNEY SAFEGUARDING INDUCTION/REFRESHER COURSE
All parish volunteers are required to have completed a Child Safeguarding course not longer than 3 years ago. If you are a parish volunteer and have not done a safeguarding course/session in 2022, please complete a session online.
(A) The Safeguarding Induction course is available online by registering at the link https://forms.gle/XuQFsRsvq3BYtXqT9 The online course should be completed in less than one hour.
(B) The Safeguarding Refresher course is for the parish volunteers who have done a Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney’s Child Safeguarding course/session in the past. The Safeguarding training sessions for parish volunteers are deemed acceptable ONLY from the Safeguarding & Ministerial Integrity Office, a trained Parish Safeguarding Officer or from The Confraternity of Christine Doctrine Office.
The Safeguarding Refresher course is available online by registering at the link https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSedvAFBWnBPwpkqKDWVrR_PAkJK-I7eTlsCf-bnNi0-S7B-zg/viewform
The online course should take less than one hour.
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All readers, acolytes and ministers of communion need to have
current Working with Children Checks.
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Child sexual abuse is a crime. The appropriate people to deal with crimes are the police. If you, or anyone you know, have been abused, please contact the police. Alternatively, you can contact the Safeguarding and Ministerial Integrity Office at (02) 9390 5810 or [email protected]. You may also want to speak to your Parish Priest who will be able to provide support and guidance.
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Acknowledgement of Country
We respect and honour Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders past, present and future. We acknowledge the stories, traditions and living cultures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples on this land and commit to building a brighter future together.
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Hartford College– is an independent Catholic school for boys in Daceyville.
Hartford offers personalised education through to the HSC. Hartford’s educational mission educates the whole person, combining the quest for academic excellence with the development of the student’s character and faith. For more information and to register enrolment for 2023, please visit hartfordcollege.com.au.
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All Appeals’ Envelope contributions may be placed in
any collection boxes in the church.
Thank you all for your donations throughout the year through the tap donation machines, weekly collections (planned giving envelopes and loose collections), monthly planned giving by credit card, online donations and various appeals. Your support is much appreciated.
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OLA PAGEWOOD PARISH is registered COVID-19 SAFE on The NSW Government COVID-19 website.
COVID PRE-CAUTIONS: ATTENDING MASS.
□ PLEASE DO NOT ENTER THE CHURCH if you have a fever, cough, sorethroat, loss of smell or loss of taste; or shortness of breath.
□ Masks are not mandatory but encouraged to be worn in the church premises. Please bring your own mask to wear when attending a church service or visiting the church premises. Thank you.
□ Please maintain 1.5m distance from others.
□ When exchanging the Sign of Peace, individuals should avoid shaking hands but say “Peace be with you” and offer a smile, wave, nod or bow.
□ The Body of Christ (communion host) should ONLY be received in the hand.
□ Please contribute your usual first and second collection offerings in the containers provided at the front of the church OR by using your credit card on the 2 tap donation machines as you exit the church.
□ Please take home your bulletin copy and all your belongings. Please DO NOT leave your own booklets and flyers at the church porch. Thank you.
□ Please avoid touching statues and fixtures in the Church.
□ PLEASE GO HOME IMMEDIATELY if you develop any of the COVID-19 symptoms whist in the church. Contact the Coronavirus Health Hotline on 1800 020 080
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OLA PAGEWOOD PARISH Weekly Collections
Two Tap Devices are available in the church for your weekly donations. These donations are divided equally to First Collection and Second Collection
First Collection or Pastoral Revenue : This collection is for the support of our clergy. It covers presbytery expenses; electricity, gas and water bills, housekeeping and stipends of our priest. Deficit from the first collection is topped up by ‘Sydney’ Clergy Remuneration System (CRS). When this collection is in surplus, the surplus is sent to the CRS for distribution to needier parishes. Currently Pagewood Parish’s First Collection/Pastoral Revenue is in a deficit. Thank you for your donations.
Second Collection or the Planned Giving : This collection is for the repairs and maintenance of the Pagewood Church buildings, insurance, church running costs, liturgical needs (eg. altar flowers, altar bread and wine) and parish administration (eg staff expenses). Pagewood Parish had some repairs and maintenance work done; incurring considerable cost. Please kindly consider joining our Planned Giving by credit card. If you would like to join the planned giving by card, Or cash in envelopes, please contact the parish office. The loose second collection (cash not in envelopes) is also added to this collection. Thank you for your donations.
Alternatively , you can make an online donation by clicking on the yellow ‘Donate Now’ Tab at the top of this parish website. Please email OLA Pagewood Parish to indicate which collection you would like your donations to go to. Please note that both collections are not tax deductible.
Thank you very much for your donations and support.
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Streaming daily Masses are available at St Mary’s Cathedral Sydney’s website link: https://www.stmaryscathedral.org.au/
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