Stations of the Cross

Good Friday – 10am at St Thomas Booklets will be provided for all those in attendance. Please take your booklet with you when you leave the Church. Thank you for your understanding.You are also welcome to follow the journey on your phone or device, using the online guide below.Stations of the Cross

Readings at Mass Sunday 21st March

Sunday 21 March 2021 5th Sunday of Lent – Proper Readings (see also Lazarus) Liturgical Colour: Violet. Readings at Mass Entrance AntiphonCf. Ps 42: 1-2 Give me justice, O God,and plead my cause against a nation that is faithless.From the deceitful and cunning rescue me,for you, O God, are my strength. Collect By your help, we[…..]

Readings at Mass Sunday 14th March 2021

Sunday 14 March 2021 4th Sunday of Lent – Proper Readings (see also The Man Born Blind) Liturgical Colour: Rose or Violet. Readings at Mass Entrance AntiphonCf. Is 66: 10-11 Rejoice, Jerusalem, and all who love her.Be joyful, all who were in mourning;exult and be satisfied at her consoling breast. Collect O God, who through your[…..]

Readings at Mass Sunday 28th February 2021

Sunday 28 February 2021 2nd Sunday of Lent  Liturgical Colour: Violet. Readings at Mass Entrance AntiphonCf. Ps 26: 8-9 Of you my heart has spoken, Seek his face.It is your face, O Lord, that I seek;hide not your face from me. Or:Cf. Ps 24: 6, 2, 22 Remember your compassion, O Lord,and your merciful love,[…..]

Readings at Mass Sunday 21st February

Sunday 21 February 2021 1st Sunday of Lent  Liturgical Colour: Violet. Readings at Mass Entrance AntiphonCf. Ps 90: 15-16 When he calls on me, I will answer him;I will deliver him and give him glory,I will grant him length of days. Collect Grant, almighty God,through the yearly observances of holy Lent,that we may grow in[…..]

Readings at Mass Sunday 24th January 2021

Sunday 24 January 2021 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time  Liturgical Colour: Green. Readings at Mass Entrance AntiphonCf. Ps 95: 1, 6 O sing a new song to the Lord;sing to the Lord, all the earth.In his presence are majesty and splendour,strength and honour in his holy place. Collect Almighty ever-living God,direct our actions according to[…..]

Update to COVID restrictions for Churches

The NSW Government and Public Health Officer have today released updated guidelines for Churches given the current and evolving situation in the Northern Beaches LGA. Following are the restrictions that return to Churches in the Greater Sydney area, effective as of midnight tonight (Sunday 20th December): A return to the limit of 1 person per 4 square metres.[…..]

Readings At Mass: Sunday 1st November 2020

Sunday 1 November 2020Readings at Mass ____________________First readingApocalypse 7:2-4,9-14 ·I saw a huge number, impossible to count, of people from every nation, race, tribe and language I, John, saw another angel rising where the sun rises, carrying the seal of the living God; he called in a powerful voice to the four angels whose duty was[…..]

Charitable Works Appeal

Our first Charitable Works Fund Appeal for 2020 is next weekend at St Patricks and St Thomas. The two appeals earlier in the year were cancelled due to COVID-19 and donations to the Fund have been significantly reduced this year.Each of our Churches has a financial obligation to the Fund each year and we need your generosity[…..]

Readings At Mass: Sunday 25th of October 2020

Sunday 25 October 2020Readings at Mass ____________________ First readingExodus 22:20-26 ·If you are harsh with the widow and orphan, my anger will flare against you The Lord said to Moses, ‘Tell the sons of Israel this: ‘“You must not molest the stranger or oppress him, for you lived as strangers in the land of Egypt. You[…..]