17th Sunday of Ordinary Time – Feast of St Anne & St Joachim

17TH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME Feast of St Anne & St Joachim Gradual Reopening It is good to see that we have been transitioning very well with the gradual reopening of our Parish. Recent Government regulations which came into effect on Friday 24th July have limited funerals and places and worship to a maximum of… Read More

16th Sunday of Ordinary Time

16TH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME St Gertrude’s Parish Smithfield See Mass Times Here Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney COVID-19 Safety Plan for Our Parish to maintain a safe environment for you. Seating arrangements for our Parish are as follows: St Benedict’s Shrine – Smithfield: Seating for up to 140 persons. St Therese Church – Fairfield West: Seating… Read More

Bishops Pastoral Letter & Covid-19 Safety Plan St Gertrude’s Parish

LATEST: Archbishop Anthony Fisher’s Latest Pastoral Letter to the Clergy and Faithful of the Archdiocese of Sydney with Special Directives for Churches and Liturgies following the further relaxation of restrictions during the COVID-19 Pandemic; Bishops Pastoral Letter Also, following is COVID-19 Safety Plan for our Parish according to the current COVID-19 Public Health Orders to… Read More

15th Sunday Of Ordinary Time – Solemnity Of Saint Benedict

15TH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME SOLEMNITY OF SAINT BENEDICT This weekend 11 th and 12 th July as a Parish Community we will celebrate the Feast of St. Benedict. Patron Saint against temptations, witchcraft, various diseases, poisoning and death. Unfortunately, as we still have restrictions, we will not be able to have a morning tea… Read More

14th Sunday of Ordinary Time

14th Sunday of Ordinary Time GRADUAL RE-OPENING of CHURCH SERVICES: *No bookings necessary to attend Masses ST BENEDICT’S SHRINE – SMITHFIELD Saturday – Vigil Mass 6:00pm Holy Mass 4:45 – 5:45pm Confession & Holy Hour – Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament/Adoration Sunday Mass 7:30am Holy Mass in Italian 10:30am Holy Mass in English 6:00pm Holy… Read More

14th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Bulletin now available to download 5 July 2020_Bulletin   Gradual reopening information. Resuming of Parish Groups. Change of Parish Office Hours.… Read More