The parish covers the area of Nelson and Stoke under the patronage of the Holy Family: Joseph, Mary and Jesus. The family with the youth as the domestic church is the locus of our ministry to build a community committed to Christ.
This is our community, our family, our parish!
We envision our community to be committed to Jesus, our Saviour. This is everyone's journey.
We want you to be part of this journey.
Please register to be included in the list of parishioners.
As a family, we will journey with you and together we will discover the joy of being a community of Jesus.
Faith Formation Courses for 2023
Biblical Walk Through the Mass
The words, the gestures, and the rituals of the Mass are rich in meaning. A Biblical Walk Through the Mass explores the extraordinary biblical roots of the Liturgy and reveals what it all means and why it all matters.
For those who registered:
1st Session - 1 March, Wed, 7:00pm,
Parish Meeting Hall
(depending on the availability of the study set)
Alpha is an 11-week course that creates a space where people are excited to bring their friends for a conversation about life, faith and Jesus.
Alpha in the parish will be after Easter.
Information on how you can be part or be a participant, please contact:
Stacey Ashley,
Sessions for Reconciliation:
Lesson 1 & 2 Sunday - 23rd April
Lesson 3 & 4 Sunday - 30th April
Lesson 5 & 6 Sunday - 7th May
Lessions for 1st Communion:
Lesson 1 & 2. Sunday 14th May
Lesson 3 & 4 Sunday 21st May
Lesson 5 & 6 Sunday 28th May
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Sunday 4 June - 11.45am OR
Saturday, 10 June - 4.00pm
First Eucharist/Communion
Sunday 11 June. 10.30pm
Feast of Corpus Christi
(Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ)
Contact Person:
Claire Dwyer, cehollier@gmail.com
Sacramental Preparation for Reconciliation and 1st Holy Communion
MASS TIMES
Tuesday & Thursday:
9.30AM - St Mary's Church, Nelson
Wednesday & Friday:
9.30AM - St Francis of Assisi Church, Stoke
Vigil Mass, Saturday:
6.00PM - St Mary's Church, Nelson
Sunday:
8.30AM - St Francis of Assisi Church, Stoke
10.30AM - St Mary's Church, Nelson
DIVINE MERCY HOLY HOUR
Every Friday:
5:00PM - St. Mary's Church, Nelson
God loves us – all of us. And, He wants us to recognise that His mercy is greater than our sins, so that we will call upon Him with trust, receive His mercy, and let it flow through us to others.
RECONCILIATION
Every Friday, 6:00PM, after the Holy Hour or by appointment.
“Do not be afraid of Confession! When one is line for Confession, we feel those things which weigh on our hearts; but when one finishes Confession one leaves free, grand, beautiful, forgiven, candid, happy. - Pope Francis