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Members in QLD attend mass together as Covid-19 restrictions ease
At the invitation of the Parish Priest of Southport Parish, Magistral Chaplain Fr. Gerard McMorrow members, candidates, family and friends of the North Eastern Region joined the Parish’s Vigil Mass on 17th October. This was the first opportunity since the easing of Covid-19 restrictions for our region to come together. Fr Gerard spoke to the Gospel [...]
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African Community Mass – resources for new arrivals to Australia
On Sunday morning, members of the Order of Malta joined 60 adults and children who attend the African mass at Our Lady Help of Christians in Palmerston. With the assistance and support of Fr Ched who celebrated the mass, members supplied eight newly arrived African families with the booklet 'God speaks to his children'. These [...]
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Members and volunteers assist at drop-in centre for homeless
Early on Tuesday 20th October, members and volunteers of the Order of Malta arrived at Ozanam House in Stuart Park, NT, to serve breakfast to 80 homeless men and women. Ozanam House is a drop in centre run by St Vincent de Paul and provides a safe and secure place and a sense of community [...]
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Preparations for World Day of the Poor underway
Members and volunteers of the Order of Malta in the Northern Territory gathered this week to pack 100 hygiene bags for the homeless in preparation for World Day of the Poor. Each pack contained soap, tooth brushes and paste, combs, deodorants, small towels, shaving cream, shavers, and a few hair accessories. The Fourth World Day of [...]
The Australian Association
The Australian Association, formed in 1974, currently has in excess of 300 members and aspirant members across every State and Territory of Australia. We also have ongoing and strong links with the Order’s National Associations throughout the Asia Pacific Region including in Singapore and the Philippines and with members of the Order in New Zealand, Hong Kong SAR, Thailand and Korea. The Order of Malta is committed to serving Our Lords the Poor and Sick worldwide and has done so for over 900 years. This website shares with you the history, mission and current activities of the Order of Malta in Australia, and provides links to the work of the Order world-wide.