News & Events
Friday, 22 November 2024 06:00
Strategic Mission and Pastoral Goals 2024-2028
Bishop Shane has promulgated the Strategic Mission and Pastoral Goals (2024-2028) for the Diocese.
Thursday, 14 November 2024 23:18
St Augustine's, Myers Flat the Oldest 'Working' Church in the Diocese
St Augustine’s, Myers Flat is the oldest Church in the Diocese of Sandhurst still in use.
Thursday, 14 November 2024 22:17
Fr Rene Ramirez appointed Auxiliary Bishop for Archdiocese of Melbourne
Pope Francis has appointed Fr Rene Ramirez RCJ as an Auxiliary Bishop for the Archdiocese of Melbourne.
Thursday, 14 November 2024 21:55
Sisterly Visit a Heart to Heart at OLSH Elmore
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (OLSH) Elmore’s Mission Carnival enjoyed an influx of thirteen Year 9 students from OLSH in East Bentleigh.
Thursday, 14 November 2024 21:51
Priests on Par at Annual Clergy Golf Day
Kevin Lane reports on the annual Sandhurst Clergy Golf Day.
Thursday, 14 November 2024 21:07
St Augustine's Community celebrates 160 years of being Church
On Saturday 9 November, Eaglehawk parishioners, past and present, gathered to celebrate the 160th anniversary of St Augustine’s Church in Myers Flat. After a Liturgy…
A pilgrimage to the grave of Rev. George Devitt Galen, located inside St Patrick’s Church in Wangaratta, offers a profound spiritual journey into the heritage…
The Wahgunyah Mass Tree is a majestic 600-year-old river red gum near the banks of the Murray River in Wahgunyah. It marks the site of…
Australia's first saint and co-founder of the Sisters of Saint Joseph, Mary MacKillop of the Cross founded the first Josephite School in Victoria at Numurkah…
Rev. Henry Backhaus was the first priest to serve in the Bendigo goldfields and celebrated the first Mass on the banks of the Bendigo Creek…
Sacred Heart Cathedral in Bendigo is one of Australia’s most breathtaking and historically significant churches, offering a warm invitation to all who seek spiritual enrichment…
Friday, 01 November 2024 04:34
A Shared Melody: Catholics and Anglicans sing Evening Prayer Together
On Sunday 27 October at St Paul’s Anglican Cathedral in Bendigo, members of Sacred Heart Cathedral Choir joined the Choir from St Paul’s for a…
Friday, 01 November 2024 04:21
First Diocesan Synod a Window to the past
There have been five Diocesan Synods in Sandhurst (1881, 1888, 1893, 1901 and 1948). The first, at St Kilian’s Pro-Cathedral, Bendigo was held to “frame…
Thursday, 31 October 2024 21:05
From Afar, Yet Always Near: Niece visits Aunt's resting place
Almost forty years after her death, the grave of Mother Mary Bonaventure was blessed with special visitors from the other side of the world.
Tuesday, 29 October 2024 12:46
Fr Boniface Returns
Fr Boniface Kamulegeya has returned from Rwanda to serve in the Diocese of Sandhurst for the next four years.
Monday, 28 October 2024 10:04
Sandhurst Scholarships 2025 Semester 1
Applications for scholarships to study theology, spiritual leadership or Clinical Pastoral Education are now open.
Thursday, 17 October 2024 16:48
Bishop Draws Parallels between Synod on Synodality and Australian Plenary Council
A cultural shift in the way we understand Church is an outcome of both events.
