Christmas Prayer

O God, we have waited in joyful hope for the feast of the birth of Jesus. He comes to us in love, bringing mercy and hope to all the world. May we welcome him and always by being children of compassion and love too. We ask this through Jesus who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

Amen

Caritas

Christmas Appeal

Thank you to everyone for giving so generously to the SVDP Christmas Appeal. Your kindness will be warmly welcomed by those less fortunate than ourselves this Christmas.

We were very grateful to receive this from Ian Black, St Vincent De Paul Society, Merewether....

On behalf of the St Joseph Conference The Junction I  would like to thank you, Donna and the children from Year 4 for your kindness in making this year’s  Christmas Cards. In the fortnight before Christmas we shall visit 40 to 60 families, living in inner Newcastle , and give them a gift card , one of your cards and any toys made available to us. We,ourselves, get a thrill when we do this because the gift is usually unexpected and the families always have trouble meeting the costs of Christmas. Your cards help them to perceive that somebody is caring for them

Best Wishes, Ian

Christmas Mass Times

Please note: since Christmas Day falls on a Saturday in 2021, the arrangements below also encompass Masses for Sunday 26 December 2021.

Updated 28 November 2021: Following the announcement by the NSW Government of changes to the Reopening NSW Roadmap, there will no longer be capacity limits in place for the celebration of Christmas 2021 in Sacred Heart Cathedral, Hamilton.

Registration to attend any of the Masses will no longer be required, though attendees will still need to use the QR Code to sign in when attending. Other requirements may still be in place by the time Christmas 2021 arrives and these will be found here. Please check back regularly to stay up to date with these requirements.