Sacraments of Initiation

B a p t i s m

The Christian religious rite of sprinkling water on to a person's forehead or of immersing them in water, symbolizing purification or regeneration and admission to the Christian Church.

If you want your child/ children to be baptised please contact one of the volunteers to organise a date for the baptism and for a seminar before the baptism.

For St. Patrick's Kerrang:

Gerardine Prendergast (0438 061 675)

For St. Mary's Cohuna:

Kerang Office 5452 1041

For St. Patrick's Pyramid Hill:

Kerang Office 5452 1041

C o n f i r m a t i o n

Confirmation is a divine action, the work of the Spirit empowering a person 'born through water and the Spirit' to 'live as a faithful disciple of Jesus Christ'.

The sacrament of Confirmation is part of the Sacramental Program of the Catholic Schools in the Cluster Parishes of Kerang, Cohuna and Pyramid Hill. This sacrament is done together with the sacrament of Eucharist after your sacrament of Penance.

Please Contact:

(St. Joseph's School, Kerang)

(St. Mary's School, Cohuna)

If you do not belong to the Catholic Schools please contact the parish office and look for the contact persons from the different parishes so that we can include you in the sacramental program.

Please Contact:

Gerardine Prendergast (St. Patrick's Parish, Kerang)

Gerardine Prendergast (St. Mary's Parish, Cohuna)

Anne Grogan (St. Patrick's Parish, Pyramid Hill)

E u c h a r i s t

The Christian service, ceremony, or sacrament commemorating the Last Supper, in which bread and wine are consecrated and consumed.

The sacrament of Eucharist is part of the Sacramental Program of the Catholic Schools in the Cluster Parishes of Kerang, Cohuna and Pyramid Hill. This sacrament is done together with the sacrament of Confirmation after your sacrament of Penance.

Please Contact:

(St. Joseph's School, Kerang)

(St. Mary's School, Cohuna)

If you do not belong to the Catholic Schools please contact the parish office and look for the contact persons from the different parishes so that we can include you in the sacramental program.

Please Contact:

Gerardine Prendergast (St. Patrick's Parish, Kerang)

Gerardine Prendergast (St. Mary's Parish, Cohuna)

Anne Grogan (St. Patrick's Parish, Pyramid Hill)

Sacraments of Healing

R e c o n c i l i a t i o n

The Sacrament of Reconciliation is one of the most unique and beautiful aspects of Catholicism. Jesus Christ, in His abundant love and mercy, established the Sacrament of Confession, so that we as sinners can obtain forgiveness for our sins and reconcile with God and the Church. The sacrament “washes us clean,” and renews us in Christ.

Schedule of Reconciliation

St. Patrick's Church, Kerang:  

By Request or Appointment (Before or After Masses)

St. Mary's Church, Cohuna:  

By Request or Appointment (Before or After Masses)

St. Patrick's Church, Pyramid Hill:  

By Request or Appointment (Before or After Masses)

​For Children doing it the first time, it is part of the Sacramental Program of the Catholic Schools. It is during the beginning of the school year for grade 3 students.

Please Contact:

(St. Joseph's School, Kerang)

(St. Mary's School, Cohuna)

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If you do not belong to the Catholic Schools please contact the parish office so that we can include you in the sacramental program.

A n o i n t i n g o f t h e S i c k

"Extreme Unction", part of The Seven Sacraments, by Rogier van der Weyden (1445).

Anointing of the Sick is a sacrament of the Catholic Church that is administered to a Catholic "who, having reached the age of reason, begins to be in danger due to sickness or old age"

The Sacrament of Anointing is being offered to our elderly parishioners who are now residing in the different nursing homes.

Northaven: 2nd Friday of the Month, 9:30 am

Cohuna Retirement Village: by request

You can also contact Fr. Arun for special cases on the Parish Number 03 5452 1041 and Mobile Number 0407 393 875

Sacraments of Service

M a r r i a g e

Marriage in the Roman Catholic Church, also called matrimony, is the "covenant by which a man and a woman establish between themselves a partnership of the whole of life, and which is ordered by its nature to the good of the spouses and the procreation and education of offspring.

H o l y O r d e r s

The Sacrament of Holy Orders in the Catholic Church includes three orders: bishop, priest, and deacon. In the phrase "Holy Orders", the word "holy" simply means "set apart for some purpose." The word "order" designates an established civil body or corporation with a hierarchy, and ordination means legal incorporation into an order. In context, therefore, a group with a hierarchical structure that is set apart for ministry in the Church.

R C I A P a r i s h P r o g r a m

WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CATHOLIC FAITH?

KNOW SOMEONE WHO DOES?

If you have been THINKING ABOUT BECOMING A CATHOLIC for some time but never got around to doing anything about it or MARRIED TO A CATHOLIC, but not yet made a religious commitment of your own or INVOLVED IN THE PARISH here at St Patrick's but never taken the step towards becoming a member in full communion with the Church or BAPTISED, but not active in a church, or find yourself wanting more.

You are all invited to join our RCIA Program (JOURNEY IN FAITH) starting in October.

Please call to find out more about the process: Gerardine Prendergast (0438 061 675)

F u n e r a l

For funerals, we have the Bereavement Team together with the Parish Priest to discuss with you the Liturgy for the Funeral Rite and to assist in anyway we can.

The Christian who dies in Christ Jesus goes “away from the body to be at home with the Lord” (2 Corinthians 5:8).

​St. Patrick's Parish, Kerang

92 Nolan St., Kerang, Victoria

Tel: 03 5452 1041 

e: stpatker@bigpond.com