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The Hawthorn Catholic Parish strives to be a Christian Community focused on Jesus, helping all through worship celebrate God’s presence and action and expressing our faith through outreach, service and justice.

MASS TIMES

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH

345 Burwood Road, Hawthorn, Vic

Feast of the Assumption - Saturday 15 August - Mass at Midday at ICC

Saturday at 6pm (reconciliation/confession 5pm)

Sunday at 9:30am, 11am, 5pm

Next Children's' Liturgy 16 August 2026

12 Midday Tuesday - Friday

Fr Des Dwyer SJ
Des Dwyer is Parish Priest at Immaculate Conception Hawthorn. Born in Warrnambool he was educated at Xavier College. After leaving school he joined the Jesuits and was ordained in 1974. He did post graduate studies in Spirituality at St Louis University USA (read more)

ST JOSEPH'S CHURCH

108 Denham St, Hawthorn

Sunday 8:30am

Wednesday 5pm

Parish Notices

Feast of the Assumption

There will be a 12pm Mass on Saturday 15 August at Immaculate Conception Church to celebrate the Feast of the Assumption.

Office Opening Hours

On Monday 17 August the Parish Office will be closed.

Chris Ralph's Funeral

The funeral for the late Chris Ralph, Berny's husband and our previous Business Manager, will be held on Tuesday 18 August at 2pm at Immaculate Conception Church. There will be a Rosary on Monday 17 August at 7pm at ICC. All are welcome to attend.

Jim Noonan's Funeral

The funeral for the late Jim Noonan will be held on Wednesday 19 August at 10am at Immaculate Conception Church. All are welcome to attend.

Midday Mass

Midday Mass on Tuesday 18 and Wednesday 19 August will be changed to a Communion Service with readings.

Archbishop’s Appeal

The 2026 Archbishop’s Campaign supports the vital ministries of our Archdiocese. Tax-deductible donations go to the Archbishop’s Charitable Fund which supports the Priests Retirement Foundation, the Corpus Christi College Building Fund, CatholicCare Victoria Chaplaincy Program, Melbourne Overseas Mission, John Pierce Centre, University of Divinity for the Catholic Theological College as well as Catholic community agencies and service organisations through annual grants. Non-tax-deductible donations go to the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne Religious Projects Fund and support seminarian formation. Tear-off pledge cards are attached to the campaign envelopes in the church. You can also make a gift online at melbournecatholic.org/archbishopscampaign