Newcastle Croatian Catholic Centre - Kapela Svetog Josipa

12/10/2026

NOVO - Zadovoljstvo mi je najaviti da će fra Ivica Pečnik održati sv. Misu na Hrvatskom jeziku u nedjelju 18 Listopad 2026, u katoličkoj crkvi St. Michael's, Nelson Bay.

Vrijeme: 16.00 sati
Adresa: 12 Sproule Street Neson Bay 2315, Australija.

Svi dobrodošli!🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
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NEW – I am pleased to announce that Fr. Ivica Pečnik will celebrate Holy Mass in Croatian on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at St. Michael's Catholic Church, Nelson Bay.

Time: 4:00 PM
Address: 12 Sproule Street, Nelson Bay 2315, Australia.

All are welcome! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

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NUMBER OF US ARE MEETING AT THE ICE CREAM SHOP IN THE D’ALBORA MARINA AT 1:00 pm TO HAVE LUNCH. SIMPLY TURN UP IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN US.

09/09/2026

HODOČAŠĆE SVETIŠTU GOSPE OD MILOSRÐA, PENROSE PARK. SUBOTA, 10. LISTOPAD 2026.

Hrvatske katoličke zajednice iz Sydney-a , Woolongong-a i Canberra-e idu na ovo hodočašće, možemo i mi!

Ako još niste bili iznenadit će vas ovo mjesto. Osim glavne crkve, tu se nalaze mnoge kapele koje predstavljaju katolike raznih država.

Raspored:
10:30 am - Krunica, kod Hrvatske kapelice Blažene Djevice Marije, Kraljice Mira.

11:00 am - Križni put, na vanjskom prostoru.

12:00 pm - Sveta Misa, na Hrvatskom jeziku kod špilje.

Druženje nakon Sv. Mise. Ručak i piće moramo donijeti.

Ako ste zainteresirani da hodočastite iz Newcastlea najavite se Marici Batković ili Rozi Majdandzić, što prije, tako da znamo kakav prijevoz će nam trebati.

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Pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Mercy, Penrose Park. Saturday, October 10, 2026.

Croatian Catholic communities from Sydney, Wollongong, and Canberra are making this pilgrimage—we can go too!

If you haven't been there before, this place will surprise you. In addition to the main church, there are many chapels representing Catholics from various countries.

Schedule:
10:30 am – Rosary, at the Croatian Chapel of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Peace.

11:00 am – Stations of the Cross, outdoors.

12:00 pm – Holy Mass, in Croatian, at the Grotto.

Social gathering after Mass. Please bring your own lunch and drinks.

If you are interested in making the pilgrimage from Newcastle, please let Ma**ca Batković or Roza Majdandzić know as soon as possible so we can determine what kind of transport will be needed.

07/09/2026

Napomena: Sveta misa u našoj kapeli sv. Josipa u Tighes Hillu održat će se u nedjelju, 13. rujna 2026., u 17:00 sati (termin je promijenjen s 6. rujna 2026. zbog proslave Male Gospe u Blacktownu).

Misu će predvoditi naš Fra. Ivica Pečnik.

Svi su dobrodošli! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
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Please note: Holy Mass at our St. Joseph’s Chapel in Tighes Hill will be held on Sunday, September 13, 2026, at 5:00 PM (rescheduled from September 6, 2026, due to the “Mala Gospa” celebration in Blacktown).

The Mass will be celebrated by our Fr. Ivica Pečnik.

All are welcome! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

20/08/2026

Proslava Male Gospe - 6og Rujana 2026 - Hrvatski Katolički Centar Blacktown

Naša redovna misa u kapeli Sv Josipa, Tighes Hill, koja spada na ovu Nedjeljiu, je odgođena i održat će se 13og Rujan 2026 (17 sati kao i obično).

Mi iz Newcastle idemo na hodočašće Maloj Gospi!

Ako se želite pridružiti kontaktirajte Rozu Majdandžić ili mene (administrator ove crkvene stranice Ma**ca Batković) kako biste rezervirali svoje mjesto.

Dan počinje procesijom, a zatim svetom misom. Za ručak je dostupna tradicionalna hrana, nakon čega slijedi glazba i ples (naravno i kolo). Ovaj dan uživaju i mladi i stari.

Rezervirajte rano, pozovite svoju djecu i unuke, bit će im drago!

Svi dobro došli! 🙏🏻
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Celebration of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Mala Gospa) – September 6, 2026 – Croatian Catholic Centre Blacktown

Our regular Sunday Mass at st. Joseph chapel, Tighes Hill, has been rescheduled and will take place on September 13, 2026 (at 5:00 PM, as usual).

We from Newcastle are going on a pilgrimage for the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary!

If you would like to join us, please contact Roza Majdandžić or myself (Ma**ca Batković, the administrator of this church page) to reserve your spot.

The day begins with a procession, followed by Holy Mass. Traditional food will be available for lunch, followed by music and dancing (*kolo*, of course). It is a day enjoyed by young and old alike.

Book early and invite your children and grandchildren—they will be glad you did!

Everyone is welcome! 🙏🏻

29/07/2026

Zamjenik Fra Ivice Pečnik (koji je otišao posjetiti mamu), je Fra Ivan Ivanković, a dosao je iz Rima.

Fra Ivan će u Nedjelju, 2/8/2026 služiti svetu misu i tu kod nas u našoj kapeli Sv. Josipa, Tighes Hill (17 Bryant st.) u 17.00 sati, naše običajno vrijeme.

Dosta naših je otišlo u posjetu Hrvatskoj. Bilo bi dobro da nas se što više nađe na ovoj sv. misi, kao u zahvalu Fra Ivanu koji toliko puno žrtvuje da bi i mi imali sv. Misu na svom materinskom jeziku.

Javite svim vašim poznanicima tako da bi nas bilo što više!

Želim Vam svako dobro, Ma**ca 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

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Fr. Ivan Ivanković, who has arrived from Rome, is filling in for Friar Ivica Pečnik (who has gone to visit his mother).

Fr. Ivan will celebrate Holy Mass here at our St. Joseph’s Chapel in Tighes Hill (17 Bryant St.) this Sunday, August 2, 2026, at 5:00 PM—our usual time.

Many of our community members have gone to visit Croatia. It would be wonderful if as many of us as possible could attend this Mass, as a way of thanking Fr. Ivan, who makes such a great sacrifice so that we may have Holy Mass in our native language.

Please spread the word to everyone you know so that we can have a great turnout!

Wishing you all the best, Ma**ca 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

03/07/2026

Nema mise u Tighes Hill Newcastle u ovu Nedjelju 5/7/2026.

Slijedeća misa u Tighes Hillu je 2/8/2026 u 5 sati navečer a služit će nam Fra Ivan Ivanković (zamjenik fra Ivice 2 mjesece, dok fra Ivica ode u Hrvatsku) koji stiže iz Rima.

Proširiti ovu vijest u nadi da nas bude sto vise na ovoj misi! 🙏🏽
Želim vam svako dobro
Ma**ca 🙏🏽

🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

13/06/2026

11/06/2026

Kakva je to bila divna nedjelja, 7. lipnja! Imali smo našu redovnu mjesečnu misu u 17 sati. Nakon toga slijedila je zajednička večera u čast rođendana našeg fra Ivice. Sudjelovalo je 39 ljudi, uključujući naše posebne goste, fra Grega Barkera koji je predstavljao biskupiju Newcastle-Maitland i našu dugogodišnju crkvenu prijateljicu Dorotheu.

Snimljeno je mnogo fotografija i ovdje ih dijelim as svima Vama, uključujući slike kratkih govora na engleskom i hrvatskom jeziku. Nažalost, neki su ljudi morali otići prije nego što smo snimili fotografije.

Prekrasnu rođendansku tortu napravila je Kirrali Hall (pomagali su joj brat Zacc i mama Ana). Zoran Debeljak je pripremao ćevape na roštilju, a naše divne dame su, kao i obično, pripremale hranu (Roza, Božica, Dragica, Ana, Jela, Angela i druge su nam pomagale na posluživanju sko večere). Ništa od ovoga ne bi bilo moguće bez ove divne zajednice.

Fra Ivici smo poklonili rođendansku čestitku i novac, inzistirajući da ih potroši na sebe, a ne na crkvu (što inače radi). Veliki osmijeh na njegovom licu bio je jer je bilo više župljana koji su prisustvovali tog dana. Hvala svima koji su došli, učinili ste ovaj dan nezaboravnim za njega i nas! Bog vas sve blagoslovio i vidimo se u crkvi sljedeći mjesec! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

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What an awesome Sunday 7 June was! We had our regular monthly Mass at 5 pm. Followed by community dinner in honour of our Fr Ivica’s birthday. 39 people participated including our special guests, Fr Greg Barker representing the Newcastle-Maitland dioceses and our long time church friend Dorothea.

Lots of photos were taken and I share them here, including images of short speeches in English and Croatian. Unfortunately some people had to leave before we took the photos.

The beautiful birthday Cake was made by Kirilli Hall (she was assisted by her brother Zacc and mum Ana). Zoran Debeljak did čevapi on the BBQ and our wonderful ladies as per usual prepared food (Roza, Bozica, Dragica, Ana, Jela, Angela and others assisted on the night). None of this would be possible without this wonderful community.

We gifted Fra Ivica with a birthday card and money, insisting he spend it on him self, not the church (which is what he normally does). Big smile on his face was because there was an increase in parishioners attending this day. Thank you to everyone who attended, you made this day memorable for him and us! God bless you all and see you at church next month! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

31/05/2026

Molim vas da pogledate ispod podsjetnik i obavjest o zajedničkoj večeri u čast Fra Ivicinog rođendana (7/6/26) i javite Rozi ili meni ako možete prisustvovati.

Svi dobro došli!

15/05/2026

PODSJETNIK - Sveta misa u našoj maloj kapeli slavi se prve nedjelje u mjesecu u 17:00 sati.

Sljedeća misa je u nedjelju, 7. lipnja 2026.

Nakon svete mise, POZIVAMO VAS da nam se pridružite na večeri u čast rođendana fra Ivice Pečnika.

Rođendanska čestitka bit će dostupna svima koji žele donirati novac kao dar.

Poznavajući fra Ivicu, za njega bi najbolji dar bio da nas što više prisustvuje misi.

Ako niste prisustvovali prije ili od COVID-19, razmislite o dolasku. Kad bismo mogli dobiti 40+ osoba koje prisustvuju svaki mjesec, mogli bismo imati dvije mise u mjesecu.

Večera je dobrovoljni prilog.

Radi priprema, molimo vas da obavijestite Rozi Majdandžić ili meni (Marici Batković) do 4 Lipnja tko će sve doći.

Što nas je više to bolje.
Svi ste dobro došli! 🙏🙏🙏
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REMINDER - Holy Mass in our small chapel is celebrated on the first Sunday of every month at 5:00 PM.

The next Mass is on Sunday, June 7, 2026.

After Holy Mass, YOU’RE INVITED to join us for dinner in honour of Fra Ivica Pečnik's birthday.

Birthday card will be available for anyone who wishes to contribute money as a gift.

Knowing Fra Ivica, for him the best gift would be to see as many of us attend mass as possible.

If you haven’t attended before or since COVID 19 please consider attending. If we could get 40+ to attend every month we could see mass increased to two per month.

Dinner is voluntary contribution.

For the sake of preparations, please let Roza Majdandzic or myself (Ma**ca Batkovic) know who is coming by 4 June.

Everyone is welcome! The more the marrier. 🙏🙏🙏