Articles by Lawrie Hallinan

Developing a “virtual” Catholic community IMAGE Your Diocese

Developing a “virtual” Catholic community

April 03, 2020

One week into the COVID-19 restrictions and we are realising that what we thought was our strength can also be our weakness. Like most Catholic communities, Tighes Hill was centred on Sunday Eucharist.

Blooming marvellous IMAGE Your Diocese

Blooming marvellous

November 12, 2019

Nature is doing its thing at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Tighes Hill, and parishioners and neighbours alike are enjoying the new garden surrounding.

A sign of our care for people and the environment IMAGE Your Diocese

A sign of our care for people and the environment

April 30, 2019

Tighes Hill Catholics are one of a growing number of church communities calling for action on climate change.

Living the Change IMAGE Aurora

Living the Change

November 03, 2018

Recently, people have begun saying that we are not so much facing climate change as climate destruction. Yes, the words are alarming but they echo the UN’s recent IPCC report that said "rapid and far-reaching" actions are needed to prevent dangerous global warming.[1] Our response could be resignation and despair or personal action and righteous anger. The latter approach is being taken by the Living the Change campaign.

 

Interfaith Service at Tighes Hill IMAGE Church

Interfaith Service at Tighes Hill

October 09, 2017

Ten people attended an Interfaith Service was held in the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Tighes Hill, community garden at dusk on 4th Oct 2017.

Parish pilgrimage to Holy Door IMAGE Church

Parish pilgrimage to Holy Door

April 26, 2016 Comments

It must have been a sight for the café set of Islington. A small bus and three cars park and about two dozen people spill out and huddle under the trees in Islington Park. We have with us a large crucifix we use as a processional cross in liturgies. The group then walks down to the front of the Vinnies store and after gathering there for a few minutes, returns to the vehicles and drives off. A car rally? No, some members of the Tighes Hill church community on pilgrimage to the Holy Door.