Bishops Pastoral Letter & Covid-19 Safety Plan St Gertrude’s Parish July 12, 2020 | Ben Morris Please see below: Archbishop Anthony Fisher’s Latest Pastoral Letter to the Clergy and Faithful of the Archdiocese of Sydney with Special Directives for Churches and Liturgies following the further relaxation of restrictions during the COVID-19 Pandemic; Bishops Pastoral Letter Also, following is COVID-19 Safety Plan for our Parish according to the current COVID-19 Public Health… Read More
19th Sunday in Ordinary Time August 7, 2020 | St. Gertrude's Parish Office Bulletin now available to download 9 August 2020_Bulletin NSW Health Recommendation: Wearing face Masks / Mass Times Questionnaire due 9 August / Sacramental News… Read More
St John Vianney – Patron of Parish Priest August 4, 2020 | Ben Morris We pray for all priest around the world and especially for the Priests of our Parish: Fr Jarek, Fr Wojtek, Fr Peter James and all Priests and brothers of the Pauline Order. PRAYER FOR PARISH PRIESTS BY SAINT JOHN VIANNEY Pray that God may give to His Church today many more Priests after His own… Read More
18th Sunday of Ordinary Time August 2, 2020 | Ben Morris 18TH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME PARISH “HOT SPOT”: As you are probably aware, our area has been identified by the NSW Government as a “Hot Spot”. In recent weeks two Parishes in the Archdiocese of Sydney have closed due to cases of Covid-19. The situation is one that is very dynamic and can change very… Read More
18th Sunday in Ordinary Time August 1, 2020 | St. Gertrude's Parish Office Bulletin now available to download 2 August 2020_Bulletin Parish Hotspot / Communion to the Sick postponed / Sacramental News… Read More
17th Sunday of Ordinary Time – Feast of St Anne & St Joachim July 26, 2020 | Ben Morris 17TH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME Feast of St Anne & St Joachim Gradual Reopening It is good to see that we have been transitioning very well with the gradual reopening of our Parish. Recent Government regulations which came into effect on Friday 24th July have limited funerals and places and worship to a maximum of… Read More
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 24, 2020 | St. Gertrude's Parish Office Bulletin now available to download 26 July 2020_Bulletin New Government Regulations from 24 July. Parish Sunday Mass timetable Questionnaire. Sacrament News.… Read More
16th Sunday of Ordinary Time July 18, 2020 | Ben Morris 16TH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME St Gertrude’s Parish Smithfield See Mass Times Here Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney COVID-19 Safety Plan for Our Parish to maintain a safe environment for you. Seating arrangements for our Parish are as follows: St Benedict’s Shrine – Smithfield: Seating for up to 140 persons. St Therese Church – Fairfield West: Seating… Read More