About
Our Patron
St John the Evangelist was the son of Zebedee and the brother of St James the Great, he was a fisherman until he was called to be an apostle.
Sacrament
The first Catholic Church in Riverstone was opened on the 2nd July 1882 and stood on the site of the current church.
History
The first Catholic Church in Riverstone was opened on the 2nd July 1882 and stood on the site of the current church.
Youth Group
All school-aged children and their parents are invited to attend a get-together for the Youth Group.
Diocesan News
There’s a difference between being in bloom and being fruitful. Take a flower for example. It begins as a wee bud, hardly noticeable, and eventually in full bloom grows into a beautiful flower. (Read More)
With all of the very real dangers an unsecured AI poses to humanity – dangers that must not be ignored – on the other hand, AI has real potential to greatly assist us in building a much better world. (Read More)
In our contemporary world shaped to a large degree, by the ethic of consumerism, it is good to pause and reflect on the heart of our Christian faith, which presents us with a counter narrative. (Read More)
Pope Leo XIV’s late-July remarks on his American roots and the Ceuta crisis reframe migration itself: stability without justice becomes containment, peace without dignity more than silence at a checkpoint, and every border a test of whom a society will see. (Read More)
Amid renewed debate over the traditional Latin Mass, the deeper issue is not Latin versus the vernacular but whether liturgy strengthens communion, since across languages and traditions Catholics share one Christ in a Eucharist meant to create unity. (Read More)
