St Theresa's Parish, Toowoomba |
Contact: Fr Brian Noonan, PP |
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Pastoral Associate: Mary Otto |
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07 4639 4688 |
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07 4639 6538 |
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| Office Location: |
55 Curzon Street |
Postal Address: |
55 Curzon Street |
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Toowoomba |
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Toowoomba |
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| Events: |
Confirmation/First Eucharist:
4/9/10 - Sunday 9:30am
11/9/10 - Saturday 6:30pm
12/9/10 - Sunday 9:30am |
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| Mass Times: |
St Theresa's Parish Centre |
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Saturday - Vigil
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6:00pm
9:30am |
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St Theresa's Chapel |
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Wednesday Morning
Friday Morning |
9:00am
9:00am |
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| Parish Contacts: |
Contact through Parish Office |
07 46394688 |
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Liturgy, Sacramental Team, Consolation Team -
Mary Otto
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Parish Secretary - Margaret Sullivan |
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Chair of Parish Council - Peter Conaghan |
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Care and Concern - Jan Mays |
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St Vincent de Paul Society - Shane Fitzpatrick |
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Family Group - Peter & Mary Conaghan |
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St Theresa's is a vibrant, joy-filled and welcoming community. Ours is a place of friendship and belonging, of diversity and inclusion, of colour and laughter and celebration
Our life and spirituality are nourished through relationships blessed by:
- shared ministry
- enabling and empowering leadership
- reverent and meaningful liturgy
- proactive ecumenism
- a progressive outlook which seeks to find life in change
- sensitive approach to finance
- appreciation of family
The life-giving and youthful spirit that permeates our parish community encourages each person to embrace God's call to journey in faith. |
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St Theresa's Parish Timeline:
1951 Meeting held to establish interest in building a new church
1952 Foundation stone laid by Bishop Roper on 20 January
1953 Official opening 22 March by Monsignor McKenna
1953 First Mass 23 March
1954 Fr Walton
1956 Fr Hall
1957 St Theresa’s detached from Holy Name
1957/71 Fr Skehan
1961/62 Convent built for Sisters of the Good Samaritan
1971/76 Fr Sinnott
1972 Good Samaritan Sisters leave Harlaxton
1977 Monsignor McCormack
1978 Our Lady Help of Christian Closes
1979 First building at James Byrne Centre opened
1980/90 Sisters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart
1980 Family Groups
1984/91 Marist Brothers
1989 Fr/Monsignor Doyle
1992 40th Anniversary of Pat Doyle’s ordination and of laying the foundation stone.
1997 Pat Doyle’s 70th Birthday Quilt made by parish women
1998 Move to Curzon Street
1999 First Anniversary celebrations.
2001 Monsignor’s Pat Doyle and Stan Skehan die.
2002 Fr O’Keefe
2002 Parish stopped at Mt Kynoch
2007 Jubilee Celebration 75 years
2007 Fr Tony O'Keefe died 15 April
2008 Fr Brian Noonan became Parish Priest
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