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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Fifteenth Sunday In Ordinary Sunday – 14 July 2019
Pastor’s Note The parable of the Good Samaritan is one of our Lord’s best known short stories. When a lawyer approaches Jesus inquiring as
Fourteenth Sunday In Ordinary Time – 07 July 2019
When Jesus sends out the 72, in our Gospel today, he does so with the explicit intention that where they go, he himself will follow.
Thirteenth Sunday In Ordinary Time
Pastor’s Note Today’s Gospel reading tells us of how the earthly life of Jesus was one long journey from Galilee where he began his
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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 | |
| Monday (Liturgy of the Word) | 12:10 pm |
| 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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