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Parramatta Parish – St Patrick’s Cathedral
St Patrick’s Cathedral, 1 Marist Place, Parramatta, tel (02) 8839 8400
Reconciliation during Lent
Monday-Friday 11.15am-12.20pm
Saturdays: 8.30am-9.00am, 5.00pm-5.30pm
Baulkham Hills Parish – St Michael’s
St Michael’s Church, 1 Chapel Lane, Baulkham Hills, tel (02) 9639 0598
Reconciliation during Lent
Saturdays: 9.30am-10.30am, 4.45pm-5.15pm
Our Lady of Lourdes Church, 1 Canyon Road, Baulkham Hills, tel (02) 9639 8385
Reconciliation during Lent
Saturdays: 5.30pm
Blackheath Parish – Sacred Heart
167 Wentworth Road, Blackheath, tel (02) 4787 8540
Reconciliation during Lent
Saturdays: after 9.30am Mass
Blacktown Parish – Mary, Queen of the Family
St Patrick’s Church, 51-59 Allawah Street, Blacktown, tel (02) 9622 1125
Reconciliation during Lent
Saturdays: 9.30am
2nd Rite of Reconciliation: Tuesday 4 April at 7.30pm
St Michael’s Church, 58 Orwell Street, Blacktown, tel (02) 9622 1125
Reconciliation during Lent
Wednesdays: 6.30pm
Castle Hill Parish – St Bernadette’s
St Bernadette’s Church, 367 Old Northern Road, Castle Hill, tel (02) 9634 2622
Reconciliation during Lent
Saturdays: 8.30am-9.00am, 4.30pm-5.00pm
2nd Rite of Reconciliation: Tuesday 11 April 2017 at 7.30pm
Cranebrook Parish – Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi Church, 86-92 Andromeda Drive, Cranebrook, tel (02) 4730 1249
Reconciliation during Lent
Saturdays: 5.15pm-5.45pm
2nd Rite of Reconciliation: Wednesday 5 April 2017 at 5.00pm and 7.30pm
Doonside Parish – St John Vianney
St John Vianney’s Church, 17 Cameron Street, Doonside, tel (02) 9622 3426
Reconciliation during Lent
Saturdays: after 9.00am Mass and from 4.30pm-5.00pm
Wednesdays: after 9.15am Mass and after Novena at 7.30pm
Thursdays: after 9.15am Mass
Fridays: after 7.30pm Mass
Dundas Valley Parish – St Bernadette’s
St Bernadette’s Church, cnr Evans Road & Cox Crescent, Dundas Valley, tel (02) 9871 4414
Reconciliation during Lent
Thursdays: 5.15pm-5.45pm (during Holy Hour)
Saturdays: 5.00pm-5.45pm (prior to Vigil Mass)
Emu Plains Parish – Our Lady of the Way
Our Lady of the Way Church, 19 Troy Street, Emu Plains, tel (02) 4735 1041
Reconciliation during Lent
Saturdays: 5.00pm-5.45pm
2nd Rite of Reconciliation: Monday 10 April 2017 at 7.30pm at St Finbar’s Church, 46 Levy Street, Glenbrook
Glenbrook Parish – St Finbar’s
St Finbar’s Church, 46 Levy Street, Glenbrook, tel (02) 4739 8928
Reconciliation during Lent
Saturdays: 4.45pm-5.15pm
Glenmore Park Parish – Padre Pio
Padre Pio Church, 34-38 William Howell Drive, Glenmore Park, tel (02) 4737 9735
Reconciliation during Lent
Saturdays: 8.30am
Glenwood-Stanhope Gardens Parish – Saint John XXIII
St John XXIII Church, 160 Perfection Avenue, Stanhope Gardens, tel (02) 9852 0580
Reconciliation during Lent
Saturdays: 5.00pm-5.45pm
Granville Parish – Holy Trinity
Holy Trinity Church, cnr Randle & Bennalong Streets, Granville, tel (02) 9637 1904
Reconciliation during Lent
Thursdays: 6.15pm-6.45pm
Saturdays: 5.00pm-5.45pm
Granville East Parish – Holy Family
Holy Family Church, 200 The Trongate, Granville, tel (02) 9637 1904
Reconciliation during Lent
Fridays: 6.15pm-6.45pm
Saturdays: 5.00pm-5.45pm
Greystanes Parish – Our Lady Queen of Peace
Our Lady Queen of Peace Church, 198 Old Prospect Road, Greystanes, tel (02) 9631 8135
Reconciliation during Lent
Saturdays: 9.45am-10.30am, 5.00pm
2nd Rite of Reconciliation: Tuesday 11 April 2017 at 7.30pm
Guildford Parish – St Patrick’s
St Patrick’s Church, 30 Calliope Street, Guildford, tel (02) 9632 2672
Reconciliation during Lent
Saturdays: 9.30am-10.15am, 5.00pm-5.45pm
Harris Park Parish – St Oliver Plunkett’s
St Oliver Plunkett’s Church, cnr Allen & Wigram Sts, Harris Park, tel (02) 9637 1062
Reconciliation during Lent
Monday-Friday: 8.30-9.00am
Kellyville Parish – Our Lady of the Rosary
Our Lady of the Rosary Church, 8 Diana Ave, Kellyville, tel (02) 9629 2595
Reconciliation during Lent
Mondays: 7.30pm-8.00pm
Saturdays: 9.45am-10.15am, 5.00pm-5.50pm
Kenthurst Parish – St Madeleine Sophie Barat
St Madeleine Sophie’s Church, 28 Annangrove Road, Kenthurst, tel (02) 9654 2260
Reconciliation during Lent
Monday-Friday: by appointment
Saturdays: 5.00pm
2nd Rite of Reconciliation: Tuesday 4 April 2017 at 7.00pm
Kingswood Parish – St Joseph’s
St Joseph’s Church, 12-22 Richmond Road, Kingswood, tel (02) 4721 4080
Reconciliation during Lent
Monday-Friday: before 8am Mass
Saturdays: after 8.30am Mass
Lalor Park Parish – St Bernadette’s
St Bernadette’s Church, Gardenia Grove, Lalor Park, tel (02) 9672 4037
Reconciliation during Lent
Saturdays: 9.30am-10.30am, 4.30pm-5.30pm
2nd Rite of Reconciliation: Thursday 30 March 2017 at 7.30pm
Lawson Parish – Our Lady of the Nativity
254 Great Western Hwy, Lawson, tel (02) 4759 1034
Reconciliation during Lent
Saturdays: 4.00pm-4.30pm
Luddenham-Warragamba Parish – Sacred Heart
Holy Family Church, Lot 32 Willowdene Avenue, Luddenham, tel (02) 4773 4321
Reconciliation during Lent
Saturdays: 9.30am and 5.00pm
2nd Rite of Reconciliation: Tuesday 6 April 2017 at 7.00pm
Sacred Heart Church, 16-18 Weir Road, Warragamba
Reconciliation during Lent
Wednesdays: 9.30am
Marayong Parish – St Andrew the Apostle
St Andrew’s Church, 40 Breakfast Road, Marayong, tel (02) 9622 0817
Reconciliation during Lent
After weekday Masses and any time by appointment
Saturdays: 4.30pm-5.30pm
2nd Rite of Reconciliation: Saturday 1 April 2017 at 9.30am
Merrylands Parish – St Margaret Mary’s
St Margaret Mary’s Church: 1-5 Chetwynd Road, Merrylands, tel (02) 9637 2526
Reconciliation during Lent
Tuesday-Thursday: 8.30am-9.00am
Fridays: 8.30am-9.00am, 6.30pm-7.00pm
Saturdays: 4.30pm-5.30pm
Mount Druitt Parish – Holy Family
Holy Family Church, 254 Luxford Road, Emerton, tel (02) 9628 7272 or (02) 9628 7373
Reconciliation during Lent
Saturdays: 9.30am
Mount Druitt South Parish – Sacred Heart
Sacred Heart Church, 9 Ropes Creek Rd, Mt Druitt
Please contact the parish tel (02) 9625 8847
North Rocks Parish – Christ the King
Christ the King Church, 10 Statham Avenue, North Rocks, tel (02) 9871 8710
Reconciliation during Lent
Saturdays: 9.30am-10.00am, 4.30pm-5.00pm
Parramatta North Parish – St Monica’s
St Monica’s Church, 8 Daking Street, North Parramatta, tel (02) 9630 1951
Reconciliation during Lent
Monday-Friday: 10.00am and 8.00pm
Saturdays: 4.00pm
Penrith Parish – St Nicholas of Myra
St Nicholas of Myra Church, 326 High Street, Penrith, tel (02) 4721 2509
Reconciliation during Lent
Saturdays: 9.30am-10.30am, 5pm-5.45pm
2nd Rite of Reconciliation: Thursday 6 April 2017 at 7.00pm
Plumpton Parish – The Good Shepherd
The Good Shepherd Church, 136 Hyatts Road, Plumpton, tel (02) 9832 4461
Reconciliation during Lent
Saturdays: 11.00am-noon
2nd Rite of Reconciliation: Wednesday 5 April 2017 at 7.30pm
Quakers Hill-Schofields Parish – Mary Immaculate
Mary Immaculate Church, 125 Barnier Drive, Quakers Hill, tel (02) 9626 3326
Reconciliation during Lent
Saturdays: 4.00pm-5.00pm
Richmond Parish
St Monica’s Church, 1A Bourke Street, Richmond
St Gregory’s Church, 5 Old Bells Line of Road, Kurrajong
Please contact the parish tel (02) 4578 1410
Riverstone Parish – St John the Evangelist
St John the Evangelist Church, 164 Garfield Road East, Riverstone, tel (02) 9627 1176
Reconciliation during Lent
Saturdays: 4.30pm-5.30pm
Rooty Hill Parish – St Aidan’s
St Aidan’s Church, 9 Adelaide Street, Rooty Hill, tel (02) 9625 8404
Reconciliation during Lent
Wednesdays: after 9.15am Mass
Fridays: after 9.15am Mass
Saturdays: after 9.00am Mass, 4.00pm-5.00pm
Rouse Hill Parish – Our Lady of the Angels
Our Lady of the Angels Church, 1 Wellgate Avenue, Rouse Hill, tel (02) 8883 4063
Reconciliation during Lent
Monday-Friday by appointment, Saturday 9.30am
Rydalmere Parish – Holy Name of Mary
Holy Name of Mary Church, 2 Myrtle Street, Rydalmere, tel (02) 9684 1541
Reconciliation during Lent
Saturdays: 4.30pm-5.15pm
2nd Rite of Reconciliation: Tuesday 11 April 2017 at 7.30pm
Seven Hills Parish – Our Lady of Lourdes
Our Lady of Lourdes Church, 7 Grantham Road, Seven Hills, tel (02) 9622 2920
Reconciliation during Lent
Saturdays: 4.30pm-5.30pm
2nd Rite of Reconciliation: Tuesday 11 April 2017 at 7.30pm
Springwood Parish – St Thomas Aquinas
168 Hawkesbury Road, Springwood
Please contact the parish tel (02) 4754 1052
St Clair Parish – Holy Spirit
Holy Spirit Church, 5 Todd Row, St Clair, tel 02 9670 8222
Reconciliation during Lent
Saturdays: 5.00pm-5.45pm
2nd Rite of Reconciliation: Wednesday 5 April 2017 at 7.30pm
St Marys Parish – Our Lady of the Rosary
Our Lady of the Rosary Church, 26 Swanston Street, St Marys, tel (02) 9623 1962
Reconciliation during Lent
Wednesdays: 11.15am-11.45am
Saturdays: 9.00am-10am, 5.00pm-5.30pm
Toongabbie Parish – St Anthony’s
St Anthony’s Church, 27 Aurelia Street, Toongabbie, tel (02) 9631 3316
Reconciliation during Lent
Saturdays: 4.45pm-5.15pm
Upper Blue Mountains Parish – St Mary of the Cross MacKillop
St Canice’s Church, 158 Katoomba Street, Katoomba, tel (02) 4782 2804
St Bonaventure’s Church, cnr Railway Parade & Hartley Esplanade, Leura
St Francis Xavier’s Church, Day Street, Wentworth Falls
Reconciliation during Lent
Sundays 4.20pm (Leura), Mondays 9pm (Katoomba), Tuesdays 4.45pm (Leura), Wednesdays 10am (Wentworth Falls), Thursdays 4.45pm (Leura), Fridays 12.30pm (Katoomba), Saturdays 10am (Katoomba), 4.20pm (Leura)
Times may be subject to change – please check the website: http://www.marymackillopupperbluemountains.org.au/
Wentworthville Parish – Our Lady of Mt Carmel
Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church, 4 Bennett Street, Wentworthville, tel (02) 9631 8302
Reconciliation during Lent
Saturdays: 9.30am-10.00am
Westmead Parish – Sacred Heart
Sacred Heart Church, 14 Ralph Street, Westmead, tel (02) 9635 9262
Reconciliation during Lent
Saturdays: 5.00pm-5.30pm
Windsor Parish – St Matthew’s
St Matthew’s Church, 12 Tebbutt Street, Windsor, (02) 4577 3073
Reconciliation during Lent
Saturdays: 9.30am
Winston Hills Parish – St Paul the Apostle
St Paul the Apostle Church, 40 Buckley’s Road, Winston Hills, tel (02) 9639 6516
Reconciliation during Lent
Saturdays: 4.30pm-5.30pm
2nd Rite of Reconciliation: Thursday 6 April 2017 at 7.00pm
Migrant chaplaincies
Polish Chaplaincy
Polish War Memorial Chapel, 116-132 Quakers Road, Marayong, tel (02) 9626 7268
Reconciliation during Lent
Sundays: 9.00am-10.00am, 11.00am-noon, 6.00pm-7.00pm
Monday-Friday: 7.00am-7.30am, Thursday also 6.00pm-7.00pm
Saturday: 7.00pm-7.30am, 3.30pm-4.00pm
Slovenian Chaplaincy
St Raphael’s Slovenian Catholic Church, 311-313 Merrylands Road, Merrylands
Fr Darko Žnidaršič OFM tel (02) 9637 7147 or 0409 074 760
Reconciliation during Lent
Every day for 30 minutes before Holy Mass and during the day by call or appointment
Sundays: 9.30am Holy Mass Slovenian & English, 8.00am Italian Mass fortnightly with Reconciliation before Mass
Monday-Friday: Holy Mass at 7.00pm, except Thursdays. From April 2-17 at 6.00pm.
Thursdays: 10.30am
Saturdays: 7.00pm, from April 2017 at 6.00pm
German Chaplaincy
St Raphael’s Church, 136 Reservoir Road, Blacktown, tel (02) 9622 0631 or (02) 9716 9021
Reconciliation during Lent
On any day by appointment
Vietnamese Chaplaincy
Holy Trinity Church, cnr Randle & Bennalong Streets, Granville, tel (02) 9637 1904
Reconciliation during Lent
Sundays: 4.30pm and by appointment
2nd Rite of Reconciliation: Wednesday 5 April 2017 at 7.30pm
The Good Shepherd Church, 136 Hyatts Road, Plumpton
Reconciliation during Lent
Sundays: prior to noon Mass and by appointment
2nd Rite of Reconciliation: Monday 10 April 2017 at 7.00pm
Posted on 10 March 2017.