Screen shot of Father Andrew celebrating mass live stream

Star of the Sea Parish, Gladstone has been such a blessing during these unusual times. The Parish has taken the challenge as an opportunity.

An opportunity for our Shepherds, Father Andrew and Father Simeon to explore ways to stay connected with their flock and minister to us. It is such a blessing to be able to live stream mass 5 days a week and twice on Sunday. Stations of the cross and Adoration are opportunities we are also grateful to access.

An opportunity to reflect on what is really important to us as family, as church and being a child of God.

An opportunity to look beyond ourselves – to those who may not be seen, heard or noticed.

An opportunity to dialogue via different means, in different dosages and with people who are often closest to us with which we dialogue the least.

An opportunity to evangelise in ways we may not have thought of.

Our Children participating in a live stream home mass

An opportunity to access resources for prayer, family activities about Lent, Easter and the global church

An opportunity for the Staff team and Parish Pastoral Council to reconnect personally with all the parishioners during this period.

An opportunity to be still and Know He is God, which I have found to be the most rewarding. God has us and will never leave us.

At Star of the Sea we all are in need of receiving love and giving love especially now and, as a community, have discovered and are still discovering, ways to remain church more than ever. Whilst we may not be able to visit, clothe or feed in the same way we could, we remain called to visit, clothe and feed those who are with us both physically and spiritually.  

Bernadette Ariens