Trung Tâm Thiên Ân

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Trung Tâm Thiên Ân is a Catholic Centre located on Mitchell Street in Brunswick, Victoria. It is currently run by St Margaret Mary's Catholic Church. The old Clothes factory located on the St Margaret Mary's Complex was converted into an Education centre. Many Volunteers helped renovate and build and extension to the old building. It finally opened in the year of 2007. It's current principle is Sister Marguerite Nguyen.

The Building

Inside the Thiên Ân complex are many classrooms. There is also a Principles Office, Staff room and a small Library that has books for the students to read. The books are donated by Volunteers.

The Classes

The Thiên Ân Centre is an Education Centre that has tutoring classes and Vietnamese Language Classes. Tutoring Classes are held of Saturday afternoons from 2:00pm to 4:00pm. The Classes are taught by University Students that volunteer their time to teach. The Vietnamese School Classes are held from 1:00pm to 3:30pm and are taught by Vietnamese Teachers.

Savio Vicuna Youth Club

The Savio Vicuna Youth Club operates after Vietnamese School Classes from 3:30pm to 5:00pm. They are run by Sister Thuy-Linh Nguyen and Volunteers from University. At the Youth Club, children learn about the Catholic Religion. They sometimes go on mini excursions to the near by Don Bosco Centre which has an activity Centre. The Youth are divided into Age groups. There is also a Children's Choir called the Savio Vicuna Choir. There is also an adult choir. After that the youth go to Vietnamese Mass.

St Magaret Marys

St Magaret Marys Parish is a Roman Catholic Parish located in North Brunswick on Mitchell Road. Its current Parish Priest is Father Anthony Huu Quang who is in the Saint Don Bosco Order. Their are also two assistant priests: Father Elio Proietto and Father Brian Ahern who are also from the Saint Don Bosco Order. The Parish was erected in 1914 as St Matthew’s Parish. Construction of the ‘new’ church, with St Margaret Mary Alacoque as patron, began in 1920. Administration of the parish was entrusted to the Salesians in 1982.