Our Lady of the Southern Cross

FOR PRAYERS OF HEALING

Please remember the following in your prayers:

Tony Addamo, Cecily Hollingworth, Mario Misurelli, Rosa Presta, Rachel Bartolo,

Aldo Costanzo, Teresa Boetti, Dianne Cilia, Hung (Peter) Trinh and Ruzica Coric.

If you hear of any of your fellow parishioners who are not well, or who have been injured,

please email us at office@olsc.org ,so that we can include them in our prayers.

BAPTISM AT ST JOHN'S

On Sunday, Leonardo John Morandini will be baptised into the Catholic Church at St John’s.

May Leonardo grow in love and grace, and be protected in life and faith by the Holy Spirit.

RCIA AT ST JOSEPH'S

Kim Anh Mary Doan, Elizabeth Borysiewicz, Ngoc Thi Huynh and Buu Linh Vuu,

will be receiving the sacraments of initiation at St Joseph’s on Sunday.

We thank Fr Anthony Nguyen who has prepared these candidates,

for fullness of Catholic life and a true conversion of heart to Jesus.

We also thank the Bishop Thinh Xuan Nguyen, for accepting the parish invitation

to celebrate these sacraments of Baptism, Eucharist and Confirmation.

NAIDOC WEEK

We pray for NAIDOC Week 2025 being celebrated 6–13 July,

marking a powerful 50-year milestone of honoring

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, histories, and achievements .

WEEKLY EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

All are warmly welcome to the Eucharistic Adoration every Friday

from 7.15pm to 8.00pm (except on First Fridays – 6.00pm to 7.00pm). 

It is a special time for reflection, prayer, and spiritual renewal in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament.

It is also an opportune time to pray for our relatives and friends who are unwell.

Join us to experience the peace and grace that comes from this encounter with the Lord.

FR ANTHONY QUANG JOINS OUR PARISH

Our heartfelt warm welcome to dear Fr Anthony Quang SDB, who has joined our parish. Fr. has come from being parish priest at St Margaret Mary, Brunswick, and remains Chaplin for the Vietnamese community there.

Fr Anthony will be a vital part of our parish life, helping coordinate Vietnamese masses at

St Joseph’s, and celebrating masses at both St Joseph’s and St John’s.

Please reach out to Fr Anthony when you can, he will be grateful.

LITURGICAL MINISTERS WELCOME

Australian Catholic University is offering training for current and

new extraordinary ministers of the Holy Communion. 

Our parish always welcomes parishioners to join the liturgical ministry, to gain

a deeper understanding of the Mass,  and to serve the community by administering Communion.

For more information call 02 9701 4751; email centreforliturgy@acu.edu.au or visit acu.edu.au/liturgy-melbourne