1920-1944  Under control of St. Paul Parish, Coburg. Parishioners had to travel to St. Paul's Church in Coburgh or St. Peter's church in Epping to attend mass.
The parish priest is Fr. McGee and the Curates were Fr. Sherenie and Fr. Fox
 1944-1964

 Now managed by St. Mark's Parish in Fawkner. Mass was held in the old wooden Craigieburn Hall. The hall was replaced with a brick after the fire.
The Parish priests were Fr. Sylvester Keane and fr. Joseph Noonan. The Curates at that time  were Fr. Frank Casamento, Fr. Tom Mulligan, Fr, Gerry Cudmore, Fr. Don Burnard, Fr. Fraser and Fr. Joseph McMahon 

 1949  September 25th - Oyr Lady of fatima church (Currently beside Hume Highway). Officially opened by Archbishop Mannix.
 1964-1972  Under control of St. Matthew's Parish, North Fawkner.
The Parish priest was Fr. Kevin Ryan and the Curates were Fr. Seccolari, fr. Kevin Eaton and Fr. Frank O'Loughlin
 1972-1984  Under the control of Holy Child Parish, Dallas.
The Parish priests were Fr. Patrick Creed, Fr. Brian James, Fr. Paul Dalton and Fr. Barry Caldwell 
 1980  June 1st - last Mass celebrated in old church. Stage 1 of Our Lady's Primary School
completed. The old church was too small, Mass now celebrated in the school compound.
 1981  Parish name was changed to Our Lady's
 1983  Stage 2 of School completed
 1984  Our Lady's become Parish in its own right, Fr. Tony Spierings was appointed as the first Parish priest. A rented house in Wattleglen St which becomes Presbytery.
 1987  March - Presbytery completed
1988  Stage 3 of the School completed. Mass was celebrated in the school
1992  May - Sod turning ceremony was held.
June - New church building commences

 

 1993  May 1st - New church completed. First inaugural Mass was celebrated every 7:30 am
May 16th - New church officially opened. Mass concelebrated by Archbishop Sir Frank Little, Fr. Barry Cakdweld and fr. Tony Spierings.
1994 Our Lady's Parish celebrated their 10th year anniversary.
1996 Roxburgh Park School opened.
August  -  1st stage of school (core building ) completed
2008

-  Good Samaritan Chapel and Hall Blessed by Archbishop Dennis Hart.

-  Mother Teresa School Opened and Blessed by Bishop Tim Costello.

2011 New Parish office and Eucharist chapel blessed and opened by Bishop Leslie Tomilson, Vicar General
2016 Our Lady’s Grotto and Memorial Garden Blessed by Bishop Terry Curtain on Principals and teachers commissioning day.
2019 -  Oscar Romero School was opened and Blessed by Bishop Terry Curtain
-  Celebrated 25th years of Building and Blessing of the Church by Fr. Tony Spering, former Parish priest
-   Blessing of the renovated Church by Bishop Terry Curtin on Parish Feast Day.
2022 Holy Cross Primary School opened and Blessed by Fr. Varghese Kurisingal

 

 

 

 

A Word from our Parish Priest

We welcome all parishioners, visitors, and pilgrims to Our Lady’s Parish, Craigieburn & Roxburgh.

Our Faith in Christ Jesus, is one that encourages us not only to live in communion with our God, but also in communion with one another, supporting and assisting each other as we continue to grow and deepen our love of God and neighbour.

Our Lady’s Church is a beacon of faith in our local community and beyond, where Christ is the centre of our liturgical and parish life. Our treasure is the people, and our gem is in our diversity of cultures that come together. We are all on a journey to God and through the liturgy of the Eucharist daily and particularly on weekends; we get an opportunity to join others in our worship of our Living God.

We hope you had the opportunity to worship and participate in our ministries already, but if not we warmly invite you to become part of this great parish.

With Christ’s blessings,

Fr. Varghese Kurisingal

Our Lady's Parish - Craigieburn and Roxburgh Park

Under the patronage of Our Lady, we will create a welcoming, inclusive and caring community by actively celebrating our diversity and by our outreach initiatives.

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