St Mary’s Catholic Church

  • New priest ready for district

    Colac and district’s new catholic priest Father Andrew Hayes says he’s ready to take on the new adventure of living in Colac.

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  • City’s high praise for parish priest

    Almost 16 years to the day after he first walked through the doors of St Mary’s Catholic Church, Father Michael O’Toole will hang up his stole and enter retirement – well, semi-retirement.

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  • Uniting for festive lunch

    A new Australian citizen, a local doctor, a parishioner, or someone looking for a new Christmas tradition – there’s a seat for everyone at St Mary’s Colac’s open community Christmas Day lunch.

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  • Churches open arms to the community

    The Colac district’s churches are looking forward to welcoming the community for their various Christmas events and services.

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  • Kaye cooks up Christmas cheer

    After five years of volunteering, there’s still nothing Beeac’s Kaye Cheng loves more than seeing lots of happy faces chatting away together at St Mary’s Christmas lunch.

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  • Solidarity for church leadership

    Leaders from Colac’s Catholic, Anglican and Presbyterian Churches have come together to echo Pope Francis and other churches’ leaders’ pilgrimage of peace in South Sudan.

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  • Church pays tribute to former Pope

    Colac’s Catholic Church has honoured the life and service of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI this week.

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  • 100 reasons to celebrate for Colac women’s group

    Colac’s Catholic Women’s League branch has celebrated a significant milestone over the weekend as it marked its 100th anniversary.

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