Parish Groups & Ministries
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Join all parishioners and friends for fellowship after Mass! Manly offers Morning Tea after the 8:30am Mass (1st Sunday) and after the 10:30am Mass (2nd & 3rd Sundays), with a Sausage Sizzle on the 2nd Sunday.
Freshwater has Morning Tea every Sunday after the 9am Mass in the parish hall.
Contact: Parish Office on 9977 5822
Morning Tea & Sausage Sizzle
If you are a parishioner unable to attend Sunday Mass for any reason and wish to receive Holy Communion, a priest can visit you at home.
Contact: Please call the Parish Office on 9977 5822
Pastoral Care
(Holy Communion to the Housebound)
This is the formal instruction program for adults who are not baptised or not fully initiated into the Church, and are interested in entering the Catholic faith. The program currently meets on Tuesday evenings at 7pm in the Parish Centre.
Contact: Parish Office on 9977 5822
RCIA
We invite volunteers to become Catechists to teach Special Religious Education (SRE) to children, a service that requires a loving heart and about one hour a week. We are currently looking for more Catechists for 2026.
Contact: Parish Office on 9977 5822
CCD Catechist (SRE Teacher)
This service is held for children on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month during the 10:30am Mass. Children's Activity pages and Mass books are also available at the church entrances.
Contact: Parish Office on 9977 5822
Children's Liturgy
This group is for all high schoolers (Years 7-12) and runs fortnightly on the First and Third Sundays of the month from 7-9pm.
Activities include dinner, games, sports, prayer, Adoration, and Confession, and they meet at St Mary's Parish Hall, Manly.
Contact: Email manlyfreshwatercatholicyouth@gmail.com
or check Instagram: manlyfreshwater_catholicyouth
Manly-Freshwater Youth Group
This group meets twice a month for fellowship: on the 2nd Saturday for a social gathering at a pub/restaurant, and on the 4th Saturday for a community gathering at the Manly Parish (6 Raglan St).
Contact: Message Fr Marek on 0422 532 173
or Cam on 0432 895 304
Young Adults Community
This is an informal introductory group for non-Catholic friends, family, or anyone curious about exploring the Catholic faith without commitment. The group meets on Thursday evenings at 7:00pm at St Mary's Parish Centre.
Contact: Fr Sam at sam.french@bbcatholic.org.au