St Patrick's Cathedral, Toowoomba |
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Contact: Fr Peter Dorfield, Adm |
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| Phone: | 07 4637 1500 | ||
| Fax: | 07 4637 1511 | ||
| Office Location: | 123 Neil Street | Postal Address: | PO Box 7062 |
| Toowoomba | Toowoomba MC | ||
| Events: | First Reconciliation | 3rd Term | |
| Confirmation/First Communion | 2nd Term | ||
| Adult Reception into Church | Easter | ||
| Anointing of Sick with Mass | Once a Term | ||
| Party of all Church Ministries | End of Year | ||
| Mass Times: | St Patrick's Cathedral |
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Saturday - Vigil Mass |
6:00pm 7:00am 9:00am 5:30pm |
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St Vincent De Paul Society - Col Moate |
07 4637 1500 | ||
| Family Groups - Anthony & Patricia Allom | 07 4635 4788 | ||
| Prayer Group - Joyce Keane | 07 4638 2034 | ||
| RCIA - Gabrielle Saide | 07 4632 4778 | ||
History of St Patrick's Cathedral:"A Cathedral is first and foremost a place of Christian worship and reverence". It is never just a parish Church, it belongs to everyone. St Patrick's is a real live parish enriched by the people who call it home and worship there. A parishioner wrote "St Patrick's is a symbol of hope, a Beacon of light drawing us together as a community - as a Diocese". It is not without its problems as many people choose to worship within its walls in order to remain anonymous. It is the heart of the Diocese, holds the Cathedra and is the centre of worship for Diocesan Liturgical Celebrations. The parish is kept alive by the faith of those who continue to worship within its walls. Those who have gone before us laboured long and hard to provide the buildings and shaped the future and ensured the needs of the community were met. Many of their descendants are still parishioners and proud to be associated with St. Pat's. Their hard work is embedded in the spirit which keeps the parish going. The Parish has been home to many organizations over the years. Some still flourish and continue to meet the needs of the community, others faded and were replaced by groups more in line with the Post Vatican II teachings and the current needs of the community. The St Vincent de Paul, the longest serving group in the parish recognizes that to be in need of help may have many facets. For 17 years the RCIA has been an integral part of parish life and many of those received into the Church community are actively involved in Ministry. The Care and Concern and Family Groups as well as other parish groups are still active but would benefit from an increase in enthusiasm and membership. The parish is fortunate to have two very active prayer groups who meet regularly. Changes in Ministerial Leadership often bring about upheaval in a parish. People see leadership in different ways but the ultimate aim must always be to respect each other's viewpoint and to work collaboratively with people. We try to do this at St Patrick's by encouraging people to be actively engaged in all parish activities. This is difficult in a parish with ageing parishioners and less involvement by others. The real strength of the Cathedral Parish lies in its Liturgical celebrations. People are the life-blood of the parish and at present the parish is surviving on the work done by volunteers who have strong faith and a commitment to keep the parish alive and active. The Cathedral lends itself well to large scale liturgies with its beautiful pipe organ. On such occasions as ordinations or other such events of great importance the class and dignity of St Patrick's can be experienced by the congregation. St Patrick's is the largest church in the diocese and has seating to hold over twelve hundred people.* This had led us to our current Mission Statement: Our Cathedral parish of Saint Patrick's is a life-giving sanctuary for all people. Our community welcomes and involves parishioners and visitors at the varying stages of their faith journey. We share a common goal of living our baptismal promises and embracing the mission of Jesus. 'Taken from "STONES THAT SPEAK' by Leo J. Ansell C.F.C. |
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