About usWe are a parish community of the Archdiocese of Sydney, Australia. Our church grounds are surrounded by the streets of Kimberley Grove, Dalmeny Avenue, Morley Avenue and Rosebery Avenue, Rosebery. We have been a parish community since 1949. Read more in Parish history. Our parish church is in Kimberley Grove. The presbytery is on the bottom of the block in Morley Avenue and the Verbum Dei Missionaries' residence is next to the church and fronting on to Rosebery Avenue. The Second Vatican Council (1961 to 1965) expressed in its constitution on the church in the modern world what we, as a parish community, would regard as our focus and our mission. We are "interested in one thing only - to carry on the work of Christ under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, for He came into the world to bear witness to the truth, to save and not to judge, to serve and not to be served. At all times the church carries the responsibility of reading the signs of the times and of interpreting them in the light of the Gospel" (Gaudium et Spes, 3-4). As a parish community we call people to the Eucharistic table. We call everyone. We acknowledge from our own experience that we encounter Christ most powerfully around the altar of sacrifice, which is the table of the Eucharist. We share as a caring community our concern for the needs of those amongst whom we live. The Sunday Eucharist timetable is 6.00pm (Vigil Mass) and 7.30am and 9.30am on Sunday. From Tuesday to Friday, Mass is in the church at 7.00am. On Monday there is a Liturgy of the Word and Communion Service also at 7.00am. If you wish to experience what we have as a worshipping community at Rosebery, come along on a Sunday or weekday and be part of who we are in Christ. Our pastor is Father Christopher Sheehy. Father Chris works in the Matrimonial Tribunal on a full time basis but balances his work as parish priest with that commitment in town. He can be contacted on (02) 9663 1183 or on 0418 838 886. Fax: (02) 9313 6896. Our parish is enormously benefited by the presence of the Verbum Dei Missionaries. They live in their home next to the church at 74 Rosebery Avenue, Rosebery. They are religious women dedicated to making the love of Jesus better known. They work with young people, university students, young married people and space in their home is made available for anyone wishing to go on retreat or to spend time alone with Christ. The work of the Missionaries is enhanced by the pleasant grounds which constitute the church block. The Missionaries phone number is 9313 7099. Their website is www.verbumdeiaustralia.com There is an active St Vincent de Paul Conference and contact can be made through John on 9667 2955. In many ways there is a great deal of friendship and intimacy in our parish community because we are relatively small. There are about four hundred people at Mass on Sunday. People spend time after Mass talking and relaxing. There is always plenty of parking on the weekends and this enhances the opportunity for a growing friendship and intimacy within our worshipping family. |
