On a block of land hemmed by caravan companies, this tiny Brisbane church offers a glimpse of the demographic changes happening in affordable suburbs around the country.
Every Sunday, hundreds of Christians turn out to worship at a heritage-listed church on Nudgee Road in the working-class north Brisbane suburb of Northgate.
Established Catholic churches are struggling to attract and retain priests as their congregations age and shrink in size, and as Eastern Catholic and Orthodox churches grow in popularity. , Father Michael Grace acknowledged the decision to cancel Sunday Mass had not been universally welcomed by the St John’s congregation.“I apologise for any hurts experienced during this change that have left some, especially the Northgate community, feeling less than fully cared for,” he said. “It is a difficult duty to oversee this kind of change, and not one I relish.”.
Father Varghese Vithayathil, who provides Mass for the Syro-Malabar church, said his 500-strong community was unsure of their future.
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