Parish celebrates Mary MacKillop
The St John the Baptist Parish, Woy Woy, recently celebrated the centenary of the "entry into eternal life" of Mary MacKillop.
More than 150 parishioners joined to mark the special occasion on August 9 and to honour the work of Mary Mac's Place volunteers in helping the less fortunate.
"Mary MacKillop is the inspiration behind a notable work of charity in which many parishioners have been engaged over 17 years," parish office coordinator Ms Libby McManus said.
"The work, known by many people on the Central Coast as Mary Mac's Place, is a parish mission supported by many local organisations and community members, but especially by Centacare, Broken Bay, the staffs of Centrelink Ettalong and Woy Woy, the Newcastle Permanent Building Society, the Reuben F Scarf Foundation and the St Vincent de Paul Society."
Ms McManus said members of the parish joined together for morning tea following Sunday morning mass to also pay tribute to the work of the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart in the parish over many decades.
"The parish community acknowledges that Mary Mac's Place brings many blessings to the community and that we, as a community, are privileged to have the opportunity to serve, daily, our companions in need," Ms McManus said.
Press release, 21 Aug 2009
Libby McManus, Woy Woy Catholic Parish