Springwood

  • How Saint Thomas Aquinas is inspiring Catholics in the Blue Mountains

    While many would already consider this a picturesque setting to spend a weekend, parishioners of St Thomas Aquinas parish in Springwood have taken a further step – a reading group of the works of St Thomas Aquinas....
  • The heartbeat of Vinnies: parish communities living the Gospel 

      Across the Diocese of Parramatta, small groups of parishioners gather quietly in meeting rooms, church offices, and homes to serve. These parish-based groups, known as St Vincent de Paul Society conferences, are the heartbeat of Vinnies’ mission at a local level – bringing Christ’s love to people in...
  • ‘Where Two or Three Are Listening’: The Spirit at Work in Parish Renewal

    Deep listening has become a familiar and valued practice across the Diocese of Parramatta, and at St Thomas Aquinas Parish, Springwood, it’s now taking even deeper root. As part of their efforts to shape a new Parish Pastoral Plan, the parish’s Pastoral Council and parish administrator, Fr Chris del Rosario,...
  • New community garden for Springwood

    A flat paddock halfway between St Thomas Aquinas Primary School and St Columba’s High School in Springwood is about to be transformed into a thriving community garden. The idea came from residents of Paulwood Avenue – a street that lost five homes in the October 2013 bushfires – including...
  • Vale Fr Kevin Hay

    A funeral mass in memory of Rev Kevin Nelson Hay was held in St Thomas Aquinas’ Church, Springwood on 11 September, 2015. “It was a glorious spring day, which was fitting for a priest who not only enjoyed this season but fell in love with the Blue Mountains from...