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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Twenty Ninth Sunday In Ordinary time – 20 October 2019
Why do we pray? It’s a fairly basic question that someone with no knowledge of our faith might well be prompted to ask. Even if
Twenty-Sixth Sunday In Ordinary Time – 29 September 2019
LAZARUS AT OUR GATES In today’s readings, Amos warns God’s chosen people that they have forgotten their divine benefactor ‘God’ and have thought only of
Twenty-Fifth Sunday In Ordinary Time – 22 September 2019
Hopefully it doesn’t need saying that Our Lord is not recommending dishonesty in today’s Gospel. The point to the story of the dishonest steward is
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Mass Times
| Sunday Mass Times | |
|---|---|
| Saturday Evening | 6:00 pm |
| Sunday | 9:30 am and 5:30 pm |
| Week Day Mass Times | |
| Wednesdays - Fridays | 12:10 pm |
| Wednesday (Filipino Community) | 6.45 pm | First & Third Friday (Filipino Community) | 7.30 pm | Ethnic Mass Times |
| Spanish (2nd & 4th Sunday of the Month) | 12:00 Noon |
| Tongan (3rd Sunday of the Month) | 12:00 Noon |
| Indonesian (4th Sunday of the Month) | 1:30 pm |
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