Our Lady of the Southern Cross

St John the Baptist, Clifton Hill and St Joseph's, Collingwood

ADORATION EVERY FRIDAY

Please pray for:

Tony Addamo, Cecily Hollingworth, Rachel Bartolo, Aldo Costanzo,

Teresa Boetti, Ruzica Coric, Greg Andrews, and Fr Peter Varengo

If you are in need, or know of fellow parishioners who are in need and wish to be included in our prayers, please contact the Parish office.

2026 OLSC PARISH CALENDAR

The 2026 Parish of OLSC calendar can now be viewed and can be found on the News & Bulletins page.
Check it out to keep up with upcoming events and important dates!

PRAYERS OF HEALING

Please pray for

Tony Addamo, Cecily Hollingworth, Rachel Bartolo, Aldo Costanzo,

Teresa Boetti, Ruzica Coric, Greg Andrews and Fr Peter Varengo.

If you are in need, or know of fellow parishioners who are in need and wish to be included in our prayers,

please contact the Parish office.

ST JOHN'S SATURDAY 6PM MASS

To our parishioners of the St John’s Saturday 6pm mass,

we are sorry to advise that this mass is no longer held.

The vigil mass will continue at St Joseph’s, on Saturdays at 6pm.

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

ST JOHN THE BAPTIST’S CHURCH, CLIFTON HILL CELEBRATES 150 YEARS

This year is the 150th anniversary of the laying of the foundation stone of the church of St John the Baptist, Clifton Hill. Three events have been planned. They are:

Saturday 21 February @ 2pm
A talk, It’s a wonder it was built at all, a history of St John the Baptist’s given by parish historian and archivist, John Andrews. Copies of John’s book, St John the Baptist’s: a church and its community will be available for sale at $35 with proceeds going to the church’s Art Restoration Fund.
Friday 27 February @ 7:30pm
A parish mass that is to be celebrated on the actual date of the laying of the foundation stone
Sunday 1 March @ 11am
Mass with the Archbishop of Melbourne, Most Rev Peter A Comensoli and the Archbishop of Perth, Most Rev Timothy Costelloe, our first Salesian parish priest. A Parish Celebration will follow.

Everyone is most welcome to attend any or all of the three events.

To assist us with planning and for catering on 1 March we would appreciate it if you could advise us of your attendance at any of these events preferably by 15 February either by: