Fiji Catholic Trans-Tasman Festival of Hope 2026 programme
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Festival Concert Night
Banquet of Hope · Ceremony of Lights & Social
Ceremony of Lights
✝ In Loving Memory Tributes
Retreat & Thanksgiving
A beloved speaker from Fiji. Mrs Fong reflects on Mary as the model of hope for every generation.
A Sister of Our Lady of Nazareth, Sydney. Sister Anne shares deep wisdom and a pastoral heart on the Eucharist in daily life.
Every item builds toward one message - carried into Sunday: Our Blessed Mother, and the Power of the Eucharist.
Welcome · Acknowledgements · Opening Prayer - Father Epeli Qimaqima
Closing Remarks · Closing Prayer - Father Pio Fong
Festival theme song
We're as strong as our faith and as young as our hope
We will run, sing and dance and we'll never grow old
We shall go, be pathfinders and beacons of hope
We calm the raging waters, beyond the wind and waves
When our little faith falters, as it often does
May your gentle voice, we hear, saying to us
Courage, my children, do not be afraid
Our “li'l” boat we steer, beyond the wind and waves
We will run, sing and dance and we'll never grow old
We shall go, be pathfinders and beacons of hope
We calm the raging waters, beyond the wind and waves
You're my sister, my brother, one family are we
He's the vine, we're the branches, we blossom in him
In our unity we go forth to the world
We're strong and relentless, beyond the wind and waves
We will run, sing and dance and we'll never grow old
We shall go, be pathfinders and beacons of hope
We calm the raging waters, beyond the wind and waves
We shall go, be pathfinders and beacons of hope
We calm the raging waters, beyond the wind and waves
We're as strong as our faith and as young as our hope
Marana Auditorium
Cnr MacMahon St & Railway PdeHurstville NSW 2220Open in Maps ↗
St Joseph's Conference Centre
30 Tyson RoadBringelly NSW 2556Open in Maps ↗
Holy Name of Mary Parish
3 Mary StreetHunters Hill NSW 2110Open in Maps ↗
Smart / Semi-Formal
A special evening - dress to celebrate
Colourful Island Wear
Bula shirts, sulu, florals - the brighter the better
Sunday's Best
White, Green, Blue, Gold
Acknowledgement of Country
Bringelly
We acknowledge the Dharug, Dharawal and Gundungurra people, the Traditional Custodians of the land, waters and skies on which we gather today. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging, and extend that respect to all First Nations People.
Hurstville
We acknowledge the Bidjigal people of the Eora Nation, the Traditional Custodians of the land, waters and skies on which we gather. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging, and extend that respect to all First Nations People.