News and events

• Letter from Sister Rita in our sister parish in Railaco East Timor
• Christianity: One Cross – Two Messages
• A Special Blessing for 50th Wedding Anniversary
• A Compassionate Cardinal George Pell at St Canice’s
• Being Adult in our Faith: ‘The Role of Certainty and Doubt’

Who we are at St Canice’s

St. Canice’s is unique, very inclusive parish. There is openness in our parish life, welcoming the refugees, feeding the hungry and clothing the naked.

All of us – the rich and the poor, the happy and the sad, the defensive and the enquirers, the peace makers and the dividers, the hard of heart and the compassionate – have been given life and hope and faith and love beyond our dreams and we want to share what we have been given. Continue reading →

The Jesuit Refugee Service

The Jesuit Refugee Service tries to meet the urgent needs of refugees and asylum seekers, focusing in particular on areas where no other agencies are working. It supports refugees and asylum seekers in the community with basic needs through its Shelter Project, offering them accommodation, financial assistance, legal and health referrals, English classes, and job search assistance to those with permission to work. Continue reading →

Railaco – Our Sister Parish in East Timor

While the wider Jesuit community is ‘nation-building’, we at St Canice’s have been making what is seen by the people in Railaco as a monumental commitment to their welfare, healthcare, nutrition, and educational needs of their children since 2004, and we are committed to continue. Continue reading →