Mass Times

Forster-Tuncurry Catholic Parish

Holy Name Church current Mass times are:

Saturday – 5 pm
Sunday – 8 am, 10 am and 12 noon

Due to current restrictions regarding the number of attendees we can have at Mass, attendance is by registration only.  To register, phone 6554 6401 or email forster-tuncurry.parish@mn.catholic.org.au.  Please provide names of those attending, address, phone, email and preferred Mass time.

To watch the 8 am Sunday Mass live stream please send us your email address to receive the link. 

The Holy Name Church is open from 9 am- 3 pm Monday - Friday for private prayer.  

Further updates can be viewed on the Forster-Tuncurry Parish Website: 

Taree Catholic Parish

Our Lady of the Rosary Church Taree current Mass times are:

Saturday - 6 pm
Sunday – 9:30 am

Saturday, 20 February

6:00 pm Taree Mass
6:00 pm Harrington SCAE

Sunday, 21 February
1^st Sunday of Lent

7:30 am Old Bar Mass
7:30 am Wingham SCAE
9:30 am Taree Mass

COVID-19 Mass Attendance Regulations:

1. Please kindly scan the QR code before entering and show the confirmation details to our volunteers at the door. People who are unable to sign in using QR codes may do it manually.  Our volunteers are willing to assist.
2. The volunteers at the church door can tick your name if attending the following weeks service.
3. If you are unable to attend you will need to rebook via the office. Please leave a message on the phone if the Parish Office is unattended.
4. Please do not attend the SCAE or Mass service if you are not feeling well.

Pope Francis on Lent

“Lent is the time to say no
to the asphyxia of a prayer
that soothes our conscience,
Of an almsgiving that leaves us self-satisfied,
Of a fasting that makes us feel good;
To the asphyxia of relationships
that try to find God
while avoiding the wounds of Christ
present in the wounds of his brothers and sisters.
In a word, all those forms of spirituality
that reduce the faith to a ghetto culture,
a culture of exclusion”

Ash Wednesday

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Church’s Lenten season, a period of 40 days leading up to Easter Sunday, when we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus following his passion, crucifixion and death on Good Friday.

During our liturgy, we will be signed with the blessed ashes.  These ashes serve as a reminder to us that we are human and fail in the choices we make, to love and follow God’s way in our daily living.

We begin this season of Lent, aware that we are not perfect, but commit to strengthening our connection with God by spending time in prayer, turning away from possessions, activities and conveniences that keep us from God, and giving what we have to help those less fortunate than ourselves.

Denise Ryan
Ministry Coordinator