St Benedict’s Parish of Newton-Auckland
In 1866, Bishop Pompallier blessed and opened the small wooden Church of St Francis de Sales in what was then East Street. This Church was to be used as a mortuary chapel in the Catholic cemetery, and served as an outpost of the Cathedral, to serve the large number of Catholics living in the Newton area.
This little chapel served the people of Newton for nearly twenty years. However as the population in the area grew, the need for a larger Church became more critical. In 1879, Benedictine monks from Ramsgate Abbey, in England, were given charge of the newly created parish of Newton…
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Second Sunday of Advent – 10 December 2023
JB – GOD’S VOICE BREAKS AGAIN With prophet Malachi, the last book on the Old Testament, there comes a 400-year period of silence! The voice
Christmas and New Year Mass Timetable 2023/2024
Sunday 24 December 4th Sunday of Advent Mass 9.30am Christmas Eve Mass 6pm and 9pm Filipino Chaplaincy Mass (Tagalog) 11.30am and 11pm Monday 25 December Christmas
Change to Mass Start Time – Sunday 10 December 2023
On Sunday 10 December only, mass will start at 9am. Mass will be at the usual time of 9.30am on all other Sundays during December
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Mass Times
| Weekend Mass Times | |
|---|---|
| Saturday | 6:00 pm |
| Sunday | 9:30 am |
| Week Day Mass Times | |
| Wednesdays - Fridays | 12:10 pm |
| Wednesday (Filipino Community) | 7.30 pm | First & Third Friday (Filipino Community) | 7.30 pm | Ethnic Mass Times |
| Filipino ACFC (Every Sunday) | 11:30am |
| Tongan (3rd Sunday of the Month) | 1:30 pm |
| Indonesian (4th Sunday of the Month) | 1:30 pm |
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