About us
A parish shaped by the bay and the Gospel.
For more than five decades, Catholics on the Mornington Peninsula have called this little church in Foote Street home.
01 — Our story
Planted in 1971, still growing.
Our Lady of Perpetual Help was established on 31 December 1971, when Dromana was a quiet holiday town and the parish boundaries stretched across bushland, orchards and holiday shacks. Generations of families have been baptised, married and farewelled here since.
The parish takes its name from the beloved icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help — a centuries-old image of Mary holding the Christ child, venerated by Catholics around the world as a sign of a mother who never stops helping. It's a fitting patron for a parish whose whole purpose is to help.
Today we remain a small parish within the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne: one church, one community, and an open door on the hill above the bay.
Toward the altar
02 — Our mission
To be a living Catholic community in Dromana — celebrating the Eucharist, handing on the faith, and serving every person God sends our way.
The Eucharist first
Mass is not one activity among many — it is the source and summit of everything we do. Every work of the parish begins at the altar and returns to it.
Radical welcome
Regulars, visitors, the lapsed, the searching, the struggling — the parish belongs to all of them. Hospitality is not a program here; it's a habit.
Practical love
Faith without works is dead. Our community quietly supports families in difficulty, the isolated elderly, migrants and anyone in crisis across the Peninsula.
Handing on the faith
From children's sacramental preparation to adult enquiry, we take seriously the call to teach the faith clearly, patiently and joyfully to the next generation.
03 — The fine print
Registered, reported, accountable.
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church Dromana is registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission. Here is who we are on paper.
- Registered name
- Our Lady Of Perpetual Help Catholic Church Dromana
- ABN
- 13 864 365 340
- Regulator
- Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC)
- Established
- 31 December 1971
- Address
- 7 Foote Street, Dromana VIC 3936
- Charity size
- Small — a Basic Religious Charity
- Purpose
- Advancing religion — the Catholic faith
- Financial year
- Ends 31 December, reported annually to the ACNC
04 — Next step
See what parish life looks like.
Mass, the sacraments, prayer, care and community — the everyday rhythm of our parish.
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