Mass Times
Service Times
Celebrating Easter with St Benedict's Parish:
Easter Sunday in 2018 falls on Sunday 1st April. Below you will find the scheduled liturgies and devotions being celebrated by the Parish across the Holy Three Days.
Please be aware that this schedule is subject to last minute changes. The information below is correct as at 12 March 2018.
Holy Saturday - 31 March 2018
| 8.30am | Office of Readings & Morning Prayer | Sacred Heart Cathedral, Hamilton |
| 9.30am | Blessing of Food (Polish Community) | Sacred Heart Cathedral, Hamilton |
| 8pm | Easter Vigil in the Holy Night | Sacred Heart Cathedral, Hamilton |
Easter Sunday - 1 April 2018
Please remember that Daylight Saving Time finishes at 2am on Sunday 1 April 2018.
| 7am | Easter Mass (Polish Community) | Sacred Heart Cathedral, Hamilton |
| 7.30am | Easter Mass | St Mary, Star of the Sea, Newcastle |
| 8am | Easter Mass | St Laurence O'Toole, Broadmeadow |
| Easter Mass | St Mary Immaculate, Tighes Hill | |
| 9am | Easter Mass | St Joseph's, The Junction |
| 9.30am | Easter Mass | Sacred Heart Cathedral, Hamilton |
| Easter Mass (Italian Community) | St Laurence O'Toole, Broadmeadow | |
| 11.30am | Easter Mass (Polish Community) | Sacred Heart Cathedral, Hamilton |
| 5pm | Easter Mass | Sacred Heart Cathedral, Hamilton |
| 6.30pm | Solemn Evening Prayer | Sacred Heart Cathedral, Hamilton |
Regular Sunday Mass Times
Our Parish community gathers together to celebrate Sunday, the Day of the Lord, in all five of our Parish churches:
| Saturday evening | 5.30pm | Sacred Heart Cathedral, Hamilton |
| 5.30pm | St Laurence O'Toole's, Broadmeadow | |
| Sunday morning | 7.30am | St Mary, Star of the Sea, Newcastle |
| 8.00am | Mary Immaculate, Tighes Hill | |
| 9.00am | St Joseph's, The Junction | |
| 9.30am | Sacred Heart Cathedral, Hamilton | |
| 9.30am (Italian) | St Laurence O'Toole's, Broadmeadow | |
| 11.30am (Polish) | Sacred Heart Cathedral, Hamilton | |
| Sunday evening | 5.00pm | Sacred Heart Cathedral, Hamilton |
Weekday Masses
Weekly Masses are generally celebrated in our Parish community
Please note: This schedule is subject to change at times. These changes are featured in the Weekly Bulletin.
| Monday | NO WEEKDAY MASS CELEBRATED IN THE PARISH | |
| Tuesday | 7.30am | St Joseph's, The Junction |
| 8.20am | Sacred Heart Cathedral, Hamilton | |
| Wednesday | 7.30am | St Joseph's, The Junction |
| 8.20am | Sacred Heart Cathedral, Hamilton | |
| Thursday | 7.30am | St Joseph's, The Junction |
| 8.20am | Sacred Heart Cathedral, Hamilton | |
| 5.30pm | Mission to Seafarers Centre, Wickham (located opposite the Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club) | |
| Friday | 8.20am | Sacred Heart Cathedral, Hamilton |
| 10.15am | St Joseph's Church, The Junction | |
| 12.05pm | Sacred Heart Cathedral, Hamilton (preceded by Exposition and Reconciliation from 11.00am) | |
| Saturday | 9.20am | Sacred Heart Cathedral, Hamilton (followed by the Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help and Reconciliation until 11.00am) |