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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Welcome to Deacon Nonie Tiburan:

who has been appointed to OLA Pagewood Parish from 12 April 2024; the date of his ordination to the Diaconate. He will assist Fr Daney at Pagewood Parish from Thursday to Sunday. We pray for him for God’s blessings and guidance in his ministry.

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Our Outdoor Mary Statue has been restored

Our Outdoor Mary Statue is back and restored. Thank you very much for all your generous donations which was more than sufficient for the restoration. The extra donations will go to OLA Church repairs and maintenance.

 Mother Mary, pray for us.       

                                Many thanks for your donations. God bless you all.

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Thank you for your prayers for Fr Daney; for his late father and his family. 

Thank you very much to Fr Allan Casquejo and Fr Rafael Silva Galicia from Holy Family Parish Maroubra who did the masses and church services in Pagewood; and helped with our pastoral needs while Fr Daney was away.

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Fr Ronny D’Cruz has left Pagewood Parish 

Fr Ronny D’Cruz has been appointed Assistant Priest at All Saints Parish, Liverpool.  The second week of January 2024 was his final week in  Pagewood Parish. He was ordained on Saturday 4th Nov 2023 at St Mary’s Cathedral Sydney. We pray for God’s grace and blessings upon him especially in his ministry, and wish him all the best in his new parish.

“I would like to thank you all from the bottom of my heart for all the help you have provided me in the lead up to the ordination and beyond; for your prayers, donations, gifts and support. I will continue to pray to God for all the graces in your lives today and in the future. May God reward you all a hundred- fold.

Please continue to pray for me. Thanks a lot!”

With Blessings, Fr Ronny D’Cruz

First Mass of Thanksgiving

was celebrated by Rev Fr Ronny D’Cruz

on Sunday 5^th Nov 2023 at 10am in OLA Pagewood Church.

Thank you all who came for the Mass and the Parish Morning Tea.  

Thanks very much to Kate O’Regan and the Vinnie members for helping with the morning tea.

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Cenacle Prayers (includes Holy Rosary) continue at OLA Pagewood Church every Friday at 5pm to 6pm.

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.

Please note that Tap Donations are divided equally to First & Second Collections.

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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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From January 2023 Our Lady of the Annunciation Primary School merged with St Agnes Primary School Matraville to form Sacred Heart Primary School.

 Sacred Heart Matraville Primary School

 Contact 0476 183 408 or email : [email protected].edu.au

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In January 2023 Corpus Christi College Maroubra (ex-Champagnat College Pagewood)

welcomed their first cohort of boys and girls in Year 7

https://cccmaroubra.syd.catholic.edu.au/

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Children/Young People Safeguarding & Protection

(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.

(Child) Safeguarding Induction & Refresher Sessions:

ARCHDIOCESE OF SYDNEY SAFEGUARDING INDUCTION/REFRESHER COURSE

  The Child Safeguarding course for volunteers is available online.

The online course can be completed in less than one hour or at your own pace.

Please register on the relevant link below.

(A) The Safeguarding Induction course is available online by registering at the link 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf8K7CVce6DW0WTCgaBXynclRVTameFp5Ztc0cuXt5xk5DeXA/viewform

(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://forms.gle/4q1tu1Y8qE15VWjUA

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All acolytes and ministers of communion need to maintain 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,  please visit hartfordcollege.com.au.

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For Other notices, please see our Parish News.

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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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