Groups

Parish Pastoral Council

Meet the members of the our current Parish Pastoral Council.

Ministries

There are many opportunities to be involved within our parish. Everyone is invited to join one or more ministry teams, according to your talents and interests. Support and Training are provided where needed. Rostering can be flexible to meet individual availability. To volunteer or find out more about any of these ministries please contact the Parish office.

Liturgical and Operational Ministries include:

Altar Servers
Extra-ordinary ministers of the Eucharist
Lectors ( Readers)
Welcomers
Offertory
Collections (money)
Children’s Liturgy of the Word
Coordinators
Sacristans
Powerpoint operators
Music
Church Decoration ( flowers, banners, etc)
Church cleaning- mainly dusting, tidying and washing (including linen, brassware, timber, statues,pews, etc)

Sawtell Youth Ministries

Liturgy of the Word for Children

Altar Servers

AXIOS Youth Group

Liturgy for Children: Available most weeks during the 9am Sunday Mass.

Altar Servers: Children who have completed the Sacraments of Initiation are invited to join this ministry. Contact the parish office for details.

New Altar Server Registration form 2026 Coming Soon

AXIOS (meaning worthy)

This group is on pause until Term 1 2026

PRAYER & FORMATION GROUPS

There are a number of groups which provide opportunities for prayer. Some of these are ongoing while others are at set times .These include:

Ignatian Spirituality groups
Contact parish office

Cenacle Rosary and Prayer of Consecration
MHOC church 3:00pm each Tuesday

Lenten and Advent prayer groups
These small groups run in the weeks leading up to Easter and Christmas and follow a specific program. Contact Margaret Ryan on 6658 3544

See the parish e-update & Bulletin for information

Sawtell Catholic Parish Family Groups

When Mary Help of Christians parish was created in 1983 parishioners wanted to create a connected, supportive parish. The regular family groups help build a parish (which includes school) community that connects people. Anyone can join, we are all family. Talk to our Family Group leaders at Mass or give Margaret call at the parish office on 02 6658 3544.

Boambee Josephite Associates

The Boambee Josephite Association Group now numbers close to 50 members, both men and women, aged from 20 years – 80+. For more information or to visit our Associate Group here in Boambee, please contact Lorraine Kirkaldy
Boambee Josephite Associates Information PDF

Parish Finance Council

Meet the members of the our current Parish Finance Council.

Meet our Parish Council

Regular Weekend Masses: Saturday Vigil: 6pm Sunday: 7:30am & 9:00am