Ordination to the Diaconate of Br Jeremy Santoso OSPPE On the 8th of May 2018 Br Jeremy Santoso OSPPE was ordained a deacon at our Seminary in Poland. We would like to congratulate him on this extraordinary occasion and we look forward to his return to Australia.… Read More
Ascension Sunday and Mothers Day Mass Today at 10:30 am Mass Fr Jarek gathered the Children around the Altar and focused his homily on the Ascension with a visual display using helium balloons. During the Homily the children interacted with wisdom & understanding of the meaning of the Ascension. After the final blessing each child was given a balloon. They joined… Read More
Mother’s Day Luncheon The Parish Mother’s Day Luncheon hosted by the Italian FCI group last Friday was an exceptional success. Guests enjoyed a 3 course lunch, dessert, drinks & Crostoli especially made by FCI Members. A special thank you to Fr Jarek, Fr Wojtek & Br Zachary and all 150 guests. Lots of photos attached! … Read More
Photos of the Parish Family Day at Penrose Park Last week some families went together with father to our Monastery at Penrose Park. We will not say much about it, because a picture is a thousand words, and a video might be even more…… Read More
Solemn Vows of Br. Jeremy Santoso On the 9th of April Br. Jeremy Santoso, a parishioner of our Parish, made his Solemn Vows (vows for life) in the Order of St. Paul the First Hermit. We would like to congratulate him on this occasion. We have received some photos from the celebration which took place at Pauline Monastery of Jasna Gora… Read More
Good Friday Video We have uploaded a short video of some of the moments from the Good Friday Liturgy at St. Benedict’s.… Read More
Stations of the Cross by the Children of St. Benedict’s The children of our parish led this morning the stations of the cross, while reenacting the events. It was beautifully done and we thank them for their efforts. We put together a video of it along with some photos.… Read More
Holy Thursday Video Tonight we celebrated Holy Thursday, the first day of the Easter Triduum, at St. Benedict’s Smithfield. We made a video with some of the highlights. If you would like to see more videos like this, be sure to follow us on YouTube, or over on Facebook.… Read More
Palm Sunday Video If don’t follow us on Facebook and so missed the Video of Palm Sunday we did yesterday, here it is:… Read More
New Processional Cross donated by the Italian Community Today at the 10:30 am Mass the new Processional Cross that the Italian Community has donated was blessed. We thank them all for this new and very beautiful addition to our church.… Read More