Monday: St Gildas the Wise (570) Tuesday: St Martina (228) Wednesday: St John Bosco (1888 – Patron of apprentices) Thursday: St Brigid (525 – Patron of Ireland) Friday: PRESENTATION OF THE LORD Saturday: St Blaise (316 – Patron of those with throat ... read more
Next Saturday (3rd February) is the feast of St Blaise. Traditionally he is reported to be an amazing Saint. In the 3rd century he became a bishop in Sebastea in Armenia. It is said that he saved the life of a young boy who had a fish bone lodged in this ... read more
Sometimes when people ask us, “How was your day?”, we simply reply “It was just an ordinary day!”. Nevertheless, when one thinks about it, every day is different. We observe different things; we say and hear different words. We meet differen... read more
St Bakhita Sudanese Centre at Homebush West is looking for volunteers to mind babies and preschool children. The centre teaches English to migrants three mornings a week. To enable the women to attend English classes volunteers are needed to assist with c... read more
Following our Youth ministry meeting on Tuesday 16th January, two events are being scheduled for February. A Youth Mass to be held on Sunday the 4th February at 6pm followed by refreshments in the Narthex. There is also a Pizza and Movie night sched... read more
In today’s Gospel story we hear an account of Jesus calling to himself his special group of friends and fellow workers. It is an invitation to his twelve close followers, not simply to “stick with him”, but it is also an invitation to reject all tha... read more
Pope Francis is urging for the abolition of slavery and human exploitation in all forms. A special Task Force has been established in Sydney to respond to the Pope’s initiatives. More information soon!
The new roster is due out shortly, if your circumstances have changed and you wish to change the mass that you attend or you need to come off the roster then could you please notify the parish office as soon as possible at parish@stpa... read more