St John The Baptist Parish Ferntree GullySave the date: 11th October, 2026 – St John’s Parish Social Lunch
11 September 2026
We would like to extend the invite to all the parishioners. There is no RSVP required, or any admission tickets to purchase. We simply ask to bring a plate of finger food to share. This will be a great opportunity to make new community connections and/or strengthen existing ones. There will be a dance performance, games, kids’ activities and more
SAFEGUARDING SUNDAY 13TH SEPTEMBER 2026
11 September 2026Safeguardng for Children hand out 2026
Safeguarding activity for Adults to do with their children.2026
Combined Catholic Parish Raffle
4 September 2026Ticket Sales for our Combined Catholic Raffle begin this weekend.
Tickets are just $2 – with some great prizes on offer. Combined Catholic Parish Raffle 2026 flyer.
Parish Bulletin for the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time – Yr A – 5th /6th September, 2026 (Fathers Day)
4 September 202623rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Fathers Day) – YrA 6th September, 2026
Season of Creation 1st September to 4th October 2026.
4 September 2026
The Season of Creation invites us to do something essential : to Pause, to reflect, and to understand.
The Laudato Si Movement have prepared a document (here is a small part) Season of Creation 2026 info that explores the meaning of this year’s theme, “Living Water”. Read it, let it challenge you, and discover how to be a part of the change, because all transformation begins when we understand and decide to act. To read all follow this Link: https://bit.ly/SOC226#SeasonOfCreation2026
Parish Bulletin for the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time – Yr A 30th August, 2026 – Social Justice Sunday
28 August 2026
Season of Creation 1st September – 4th October, 2026
28 August 2026Season of Creation Celebration Guide 2026_EN
Make Living Water Flow 
Every act of care for creation becomes part of a global stream of hope.Share how your parish, school, community, or organization is celebrating the Season of Creation. Your event can inspire others and show how Living Water is flowing around the world.
Social Justice Sunday
28 August 20262026 ACBC Social Justice Statement 30 August 2026
Living the Gospel in Times of Social Division
I am pleased to commend this Social Justice
Statement, Living the Gospel in Times of Social 
Division.
We are living through an era of heightened
community tension and a growing normalisation
of abusive behaviour, incendiary language and
violence.
In such moments of tension, the temptation is to retreat into trenches of suspicion or to
treat those who differ in their views as opponents rather than as people.
The Gospel offers a different path. It calls us back to Jesus Christ, who meets division not
with hostility but with mercy; not with the logic of ‘us and them’ but with the costly love
that heals and transforms
