| Ministry |
Outline |
Contact |
| Altar Servers |
We have both Junior and Senior Altar Servers at Our Lady of Dolours. Altar servers assist at the altar during Mass.
Junior Servers - Open to those who have made their First Holy Communion, girls as well as boys.
Senior Servers - are 17 years and over.
Women, as well as men, may serve.
They are instructed what to do and are rostered on a regular basis. |
Gerard Ryan
9419 8310 |
| Children's Mass Readers |
Children's Mass is held on the 1st Sunday of the month (except during school holidays) at 9.00am. Children read the commentary, the readings and the Prayers of the Faithful. |
Angela Hague
9410 9033 angela.hague@bbcatholic.org.au |
| Choirs & Music |
The choirs lead the singing at Mass. New members, young and old, women and men are welcome. Musicians provide the musical accompaniment for the singing at Mass. Anyone who plays a musical instrument (organ, piano, guitar etc.) is welcome.
We have many active choirs at Our Lady of Dolours. |
Titus Grenyer
Titus.Grenyer@bbcatholic.org.au |
| Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion |
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion (EMHC) assist at Mass by helping the priests distribute Holy Communion. Many of them also take Communion to the sick and housebound. |
Gerard Ryan
9419 8310 |
| Filipino- Chaplaincy sponsored Mass |
Mass (in English) at noon on first Sunday of each month. Fellowship after Mass encourages friendship and support amongst the attendees. |
Sally Macaranas
SallyMac@yahoo.com |
| Indonesian Catholic Group |
Support, friendship and community for immigrant families and students from Indonesia. Mass held at 7:00pm 3rd Sunday of each month |
annylwidagdo@yahoo.com |
| Liturgy Team |
Coordinates the liturgical ministries and facilitates ministers' formation. Prepares and evaluates liturgies (especially Sunday Mass, Easter & Christmas) in line with the Church's directives and the parish's needs. Meets monthly.
Members learn more about the liturgy (including word and gong, geture, ritual and symbol, celebration of all the sacraments, funerals, Liturgy of the Hours, etc.) and assist the people's conscious participation in it. |
Deacon Kevin Hale
9410 9026 kevin.hale@bbcatholic.org.au |
| Readers |
Readers proclaim the Word of God at Mass. They prepare by studying and meditating on the readings at home. Readers are rostered on a regular basis. |
Ditas Naguit
hnaguit@yahoo.com |
| Wardens |
Take up collections at Sunday Mass |
Deacon Kevin Hale
9410 9026
kevin.hale@bbcatholic.org.au |
| Welcomers |
Welcome people at church doors on Sundays |
Deacon Kevin Hale
9410 9026
kevin.hale@bbcatholic.org.au |
| Youth Mass & Readers |
Youth Mass is celebrated every Sunday at 5.30pm.
The Youth of the Parish provide the music, choir, commentary, readers and also read the Prayers of the Faithful |
Fr Marek Woldan
94109028
marek.woldan@bbcatholic.org.au |