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Earth Hour

EARTH HOUR

Saturday the 26th at 8:30pm, we switch off our lights for Earth Hour. “But Earth Hour is more than just an hour for Earth – it’s a movement for our own futures, for the benefit of people and planet. And it’s not only a symbol of solidarity – it’s a catalyst for change, harnessing the power of the crowd.”

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What’s New in 2022?

What's New

Understanding Faith is an educational ministry of St Agnes’ Parish, Port Macquarie, under the leadership of Parish Priest, Father Paul Gooley.

We are very proud of our unique multimedia resource, which links student content, Church teachings and Scripture, to interactive activities, video excerpts, radio broadcasts, music, newspaper articles, slideshows, and the internet – as well as pedagogically sound and contemporary teaching and learning activities.


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Clean Up Australia Day

STEP UP TO CLEAN UP

On the 6th of March 2022, we celebrate Clean Up Australia Day. The message behind this day is to encourage our communities to clean up and conserve our environment. Over 19 million Australians have been involved with Clean Up Australia Day over the past 32 years. This day is now recognised as the nation’s largest community-based environmental event, which started from just one Australian bloke, Ian Kiernan, wanting to make a difference in his own backyard.

As well as physically cleaning up our environment, the purpose of this day is also to provide practical solutions to live sustainably as the years go on. The focus is now not only to remove any waste, but to also prevent this waste from accumulating in the first place. Ways we can do this include saying no to plastic bags at supermarkets and not using single use items, such as life takeaway coffee cups.

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Ash Wednesday

ASHES

Ash Wednesday is one of the most important events in the Liturgical Calendar. It marks the beginning of Lent and the preparation for Easter, the celebration of Christ’s Resurrection. This year, we celebrate Ash Wednesday on the 2nd of March.

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Presentation of the Lord

The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord

On the 2nd of February, we celebrate the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. This occurs 40 days after the Birth of Jesus. Before the revision of the Roman Catholic Calendar, this date indicated the end of the Christmas period. Some Catholics, uphold the tradition of keeping Christmas decorations, including the Nativity scene, on display until this day. This day is also called ‘Candlemas’, and was formerly known as the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary, in the Roman Catholic Church.

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