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Welcome

Welcome to the website of St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church. In a sense, the internet has opened a new door to this church, whose century old physical doors have welcomed so many parishioners and visitors over the years. If you are one of them, you will know how St Mary’s West Melbourne has a special beauty and nobility that invites those who enter to prayer, or at least to admiration and reflection, inspired by many works of religious art largely centered on Christ and the Virgin Mother Mary.  If you have not had the opportunity to personally visit, this website allows you to familiarise yourself with this fascinating house of prayer and worship, its history, its most significant features, and its on-going life.

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Parish Information

Original St Mary's

Parish Priest:  Fr Max Polak

Assistant Priest:  Fr Joseph Pich

Catechetics Co-ordinator:  Fr Edward Barry

Parish Secretary: Kathrine Houghton

Administrative Officer: Jeremy Fletcher

ABN:   13 586 640 898

Contact details 

 

33 Howard Street
WEST MELBOURNE VIC
AUSTRALIA 3003

03 9328 3474
03 9328 3203

Office Hours: Monday to Friday, 10:00am to 2:00pm.

For urgent matters after hours call

Fr Max  on 0438 942 043,

and Fr Joseph on 0427 238 933.

 

Mass times

Sunday

6:30pm Saturday Vigil
9:30am
11:00am Lithuanian

Monday to Friday

12:30pm

Saturday

6:30pm Vigil

 

Confessions

Sunday

From 8:45am

Monday to Friday

For 25 minutes preceding 12:30 Mass

For 25 minutes following 12:30 Mass

Saturday

11:00am—12:00pm

5:45pm—6:15pm

 

Devotions & other activities

Eucharistic adoration

Thursdays, 1:00 — 2:00pm

Legion of Mary

Fridays, 6:30pm at the presbytery

Choir practice

Thursdays, 7:30pm

Family Catechism

Fourth Sundays, 10:30am

Other activities as posted in church entrance.