Lent is a time of prayer and penance. Join us for the special opportunities we have to draw closer to God this Lenten season.
Fridays after 9:15 am Mass and at 7:00 pm
Wednesday 15 March at 7:30 pm
Saturdays at 9:30 am
Wednesday 29 March at 7:30 pm
Ash Wednesday is on 22 February 2023. Masses for Ash Wednesday will be celebrated at 9:00 am and 7:30 pm. Please join us as we celebrate the beginning of the Season of Lent and our preparation for Easter.
If your child is baptised, and you believe that you and your child are ready to prepare for, and participate in their celebration of the Sacraments of Reconciliation, Communion or Confirmation this year, then you are invited to enrol in this process.
From now on, our parish office will be open 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Thursday.
The parish office is closed on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
The funeral for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI will be celebrated in St Peter’s Square, Vatican City today at 7:30 pm Sydney time.
The funeral can be viewed online via Vatican Media’s live service.
The booklet and related materials can be viewed on the Vatican website.
Photo credit: Benoit-XVI CC BY-SA 3.0
The parish office is closed over the Christmas-New Year period, reopening on Tuesday 3 January 2023.
Phone messages or emails received over this time will be responded to as soon as possible once the office reopens.
We invite you to celebrate with us the coming of our God into the world as a person – one like us and among us
Christmas Vigil Masses 5:00 pm and 7:00 pm
Christmas Mass During the Night 9:00 pm
Christmas Day Masses 8:00 am and 10:00 am
Please note: there will not be any Masses on Sunday night
If it’s hot on Christmas Eve, you are welcome to bring a bottle of water with you, particularly for our 5:00 pm Mass (as it is usually quite busy). If you would prefer to avoid the crowds, we suggest the 7:00 pm Mass on Christmas Eve, or the 8:00 am Mass on Christmas Morning.
The Parish and School invites parishioners and anyone connected to our school community (past or present) to join us for Mass to celebrate 100 years of Catholic Education in Wentworthville.
Saturday 29 October
6:00 pm
A light dinner will follow in the school playground
If you are coming along, please be aware that Cumberland City Council’s Diwali Festival is on the same evening:
Find more details about our location and surroundings on our Visit Us page.
Every year, we invite our community to pray for students who are completing Higher School Certificate exams. You can have your name, or the names of people you know who are sitting these exams soon, added to our list of prayer intentions.
All names listed will be published in our bulletin on 9 October and parishioners will be asked to keep these students (and all students preparing for end of year exams) in their prayers.
On Monday 15 August, the Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is observed as a holy day of obligation.
Masses will be celebrated at 9:00 am and 7:30 pm.
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