With great sadness and heavy hearts, we announce the loss of our beloved Pauline Brother in Christ Father Gabriel Taylor OSPPE Entered eternal life – 8 June 2023 A life dedicated and lived as a Priestly Disciple of God in proclaiming the Word and Pastoral care in our Mother Church. May Fr Gabriel Taylor rest… Read More


Enrolments for the 2023 First Reconciliation and First Holy Communion Sacramental Preparation Program is now open. Children in 2023 who are enrolled in Year 3 and above, who have been Baptised in the Catholic Church, are eligible to enrol in the combined First Reconciliation/First Communion Program. To enroll, please complete the online form by scanning the… Read More


Reading Leading to Heaven The Conference of Archbishop Anthony Fisher –“Conscience, relativism and truth” Conference on Theological Anthropology at the beginning of the Third Millennium University of Notre Dame Australia, St. Benedict’s Broadway Campus 1. Conscience today On 13 October last the Church canonised a man whose life and work has been described by Pope… Read More


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


Ash Wednesday 2024   St Gertrude’s Parish Smithfield: Ash Wednesday Mass times: 7:00am St Therese Church Fairfield West 9:15am & 7:00pm St Benedict’s Shrine Smithfield   Lenten Program: Lenten Program beings in St Augustine Catechesis Centre: Tuesdays: Commencing 20 Feb following 9:15am Mass Thursday: Commencing 22 Feb at 6:30pm *Lenten Books $10 – available for… Read More