PALM SUNDAY
SATURDAY 1st APRIL:
SUNDAY 2nd APRIL:
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TUESDAY 4th APRIL: 7.00pm – CHRISM MASS of the HOLY OILS at ST. FRANCIS XAVIER’S CATHEDRAL, WOLLONGONG.
(Includes renewal of Priestly Ordination promises by all Priests of the Diocese).
(Note: NO 6.30pm Mass today in the parish)
HOLY THURSDAY 6th April:
Followed by Procession of the Blessed Sacrament to Altar of Repose where Exposition will continue until Midnight.
By tradition, the Church Sanctuary will be stripped, and statues covered until the
Solemn Easter Vigil, in honour of the Lord’s burial in the Tomb. (Note: No 9am Mass today)
GOOD FRIDAY 7th April: (A day of both fast and abstinence).
HOLY SATURDAY 8th April:
EASTER SUNDAY 9th April:
CONFESSIONS
PLEASE NOTE: There will be NO Confessions heard on Holy Saturday, 8th April.
By tradition, no sacraments are celebrated on Holy Saturday in the Church, in memory of the Lord’s burial in the Tomb.
All the faithful should have confessed their sins prior to the celebration of the Sacred Triduum of Easter
Welcome to
Rosemeadow - New South Wales
Incorporating Saint Bede's Church - Appin
Our Lady Help Of Christians was established as a parish on December 8, 1994. The parish church is located at Rosemeadow but the parish also incorporates historic St. Bede's Church at Appin, the oldest continuously used Catholic church on the Australian mainland. The areas covered by the Our Lady Help Of Christians Parish include Ambarvale, Appin, Englorie Park, Glen Alpine, Menangle Park, Rosemeadow, St Helens Park, Macarthur Gardens and Wilton.
A Parish of the Catholic Diocese of Wollongong.
Saturday Vigil
4.00pm (Vietnamese)
6.00pm
Sunday
8.30am & 10.00am
Tuesday
6.30pm
Wednesday
9.00am
Thursday
Friday
8.20am
First Friday Exposition and Benediction
11.00am - 12 Noon
First Saturday Mass
10.30am
Baptisms
By Appointment
Marriages
Reconciliation (Confession)
Saturday 5.15 pm - 5.45 pm
First Holy Communion
Contact Parish Office (02 4628 1385)
Confirmation