Welcome

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

Saturday at 6pm (reconciliation/confession 5pm)

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

Next Children's' Liturgy 11 October 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

Long Table Dinner

This year's long table dinner will be held on Saturday 3 October at 6:30pm in the Parish Centre. Tickets are available for $5 and a reminder to BYO drinks and glasses. Please RSVP to Anne Schiller via the Parish Office

Cardoner Network at Hawthorn Parish

Come along on Thursday 8 October at 7pm in the Parish Centre for a night with Cardoner Community Melbourne to discover how young adults are making a difference through volunteering in Australia and overseas with The Cardoner Network. Meet fellow parishioners, hear about the Cardoner Network, enjoy some music, reflection and connection. Everyone is welcome so why not come along, meet someone new and be inspired! Please feel free to invite children and grandchildren to this event as it will appeal to all ages and stages of life. Registration link is here; the event is free.

First Reconciliation

Registrations are now being taken for the parish 2026 First Reconciliation program (details here). Classes commence on 15 October, and the First Reconciliation ceremony will be held on 11 November. Please register early. Note - students at St. Joseph's school will be advised details by the school and do NOT need to register through the parish.

Immaculate Conception Church Altar Group

The Altar Group is keen to recruit parishioners with an opportunity to interact together whilst attending to the church’s cleaning, flowers, etc. If interested, please leave your contact details at the parish office for Anne McCoy.