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News: The 2025 Jubilee Year

The 2025 Jubilee Year, themed ‘Pilgrims of Hope’, invites Catholics to embark on a spiritual journey of renewal, reconciliation, and hope. The year-long celebration, which is rooted in Biblical tradition and Church history, began on 24 December 2024 with the opening of the Holy Door of Saint Peter’s Basilica and concludes on 6 January 2026, the Feast of the Epiphany, with the closing of the Door. The Jubilee Year provides an opportunity for spiritual growth and community building.

Bishop Greg Homeming emphasises the significance of this sacred time. “The Jubilee Year offers us an opportunity to refocus our lives on Christ, mend divisions, and renew our trust in God’s promises,” Bishop Greg said. “It is a time to celebrate the joy of our faith and to shine Christ’s hope into the lives of others.”

For the Jubilee, four churches in the Diocese of Lismore — St Carthage’s Cathedral, Lismore; Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Murwillumbah; St Augustine’s Catholic Church, Coffs Harbour; and St Agnes’ Catholic Church, Port Macquarie, — have been designated as places of hope. People are encouraged to visit these sites to worship, pray, and deepen their relationship with God.

The good ship ‘Hope’ will also be visiting Catholic schools within the Diocese. The boat is based on the Jubilee logo and is being constructed by students and staff at Newman College in Port Macquarie.

Whether through local pilgrimages or daily acts of kindness, the 2025 Jubilee Year provides everyone, as Pilgrims of Hope, to be united in faith and strengthened by God’s enduring love.

Important Parish Message:

Parish Mass Change.

Dear Parishioners, my sincere thanks for your patience with regard to our Parish Liturgies these last months since Fr Michael finished up his most generous and committed ministry in St John’s Parish. We continue to pray for his health and convalescence.

I also wish to sincerely thank Deacon Anthony Gooley for his valued and timely ministry in the Parish. His last Liturgy of the Word with Holy Communion will be at O.L.O.L. Brunswick Heads this Saturday 25^th January.

From that time on, for the foreseeable future, the liturgy for Sunday Mass will be celebrated:

• 5:30pm each Thursday at O.L.O.L. Brunswick Heads.
• 8am each Sunday at St John’s Mullumbimby.

A precedent to celebrate Sunday Masses, other than the usual time, has already been set in several other parishes in the Lismore Diocese.

Please keep an eye on this Bulletin, as I also arrange other Pastoral Ministries including Reconciliation and Mass of Anointing.

Thank you for your continued support. Fr David Gilbey, Pastor.