French's Forest Catholic Parish Notices and News

There will be no 9:15am Morning Mass at OLGC on Saturday, 21st June due to First Eucharist Ceremonies taking place that day. Thank you for your understanding.

On Sunday, 22nd June, we will celebrate the Solemnity of Corpus Christi with a Eucharistic Procession following the 10:00 AM Mass at OLGC. All are warmly invited to join us for this special occasion of prayer and devotion.

Each Sunday, we gather at the altar as one Body in Christ, drawn into the divine mystery where heaven touches earth. We hear the Word proclaimed, we offer our prayers, and we receive the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. Yet amid the sacredness of the liturgy, a question stirs our hearts: Are we truly participating in the Eucharist, or merely present? Saint Jerome, one of the greatest biblical scholars of the Church, offers us a striking reflection that pierces through routine and indifference. In his Commentary on the Psalms, he writes: “For me, the Gospel is the Body of Christ; for me, the holy Scriptures are his teaching. And when he says: whoever does not eat my flesh and drink my blood (Jn 6:53), even though these words can also be understood of the [Eucharistic] Mystery, Christ’s body and blood are really the word of Scripture, God’s teaching. When we approach the [Eucharistic] Mystery, if a crumb falls to the ground we are troubled. Yet when we are listening to t...

Dear Parishioners, As we welcome the new financial year 2025/26, I want to take a moment to sincerely thank you for your continued support and generosity through the Planned Giving Program. Your commitment remains essential to the ongoing mission and ministry of our Parish. The new Planned Giving envelopes are now available at the back of each church. Please note that some envelope numbers have been updated due to the consolidation of unused numbers. If you cannot find your envelopes at your usual church, they may have been sent to another location by mistake. Please contact the Parish Office and we will resolve the issue promptly. We also have a limited number of spare envelope sets available. If you are not currently part of the Planned Giving Program and would like to begin using envelopes from this financial year, we warmly invite you to contact the Parish Office to arrange collection. If you're considering switching to monthly or fortnightly credit card giving, or would like t...