Social Groups
Get involved with one of St Benedict's, Inner Newcastle Parish social groups:
The St Benedict's, Inner Newcastle Parish Senior Social Group
Aim
To provide a low-cost forum in a Catholic atmosphere where single people can meet, socialise and share hospitality and friendship.
Contact
The Parish Office, 02 4979 1101
Meetings
The first Wednesday each month at 7.00 pm, at various dinner venues as advertised in Mass Bulletins and on church Notice Boards.
Membership
Most months about 15 people attend our dinners, with a fairly even mix of men and women. The group is a diverse, happy group of single people ranging in age from about 50 to over 80. We are aiming to steadily expand our membership.
Cuppa After Mass – St Mary’s
Aim
To provide a social occasion after Sunday Mass.
Contact
The Parish Office, 02 4979 1101
Meetings
Monthly on the first Sunday, after the 7.30am Mass
Membership
An opportunity for parishioners to meet and chat in a friendly way
Cuppa after Mass – Immaculate Heart of Mary
Aim
To provide a social occasion after Sunday Mass.
Contact
The Parish Office, 02 4979 1101
Meetings
After Mass on the second Sunday of January, March, May, July, September and November.
Activities
- Bountiful eats and drinks every second month; and
- Pancake breakfast after Mass on the Sunday before Ash Wednesday.
Monthly Luncheon Group – St Benedict's Parish
Aim
To provide an opportunity for parishioners from across the Parish to get to know each other.
Contact
The Parish Office, 02 4979 1101
Meetings
Monthly on the 3rd Monday, except January and December, at 12.00 noon for 12.30 pm, at the Victor Peters Suite, Hamilton.
Activities
To enjoy each other’s company and have lunch together.
Housie
Aim
To provide a social occasion and raise funds for the social and charitable works of the church.
Contact
The Parish Office, 02 4979 1101
Meetings
Thursday and Saturday, 7.30 - 10.00 pm at Southern Cross Hall, Maitland Rd, Hamilton.
Activities
The oldest continuous Housie in the Newcastle area, the Sacred Heart Housie has operated since the 1930s providing a pleasant social atmosphere. Canteen facilities are available. All prizes are cash prizes.
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Broadmeadow Social Team
Aim
To keep Parishioners and the Mass Community together socially.
Contact
The Parish Office, 02 4979 1101
Meetings
Monthly at the Broadmeadow Meeting Room.
Activities
Our activities include housie, Christmas luncheon, Christmas dinner, fashion parades and get-togethers.
Tighes Hill Community Meal
Aim
To promote social activity and build relationships and community, to expand networks and to have fun together.
Contact
The Parish Office, 02 4979 1101
Meetings
Every three months.
Activities
The intention is to meet every three months for a meal often with a guest speaker.
Saturday Matinees Group – Tighes Hill
Aim
To provide opportunities to enjoy good movies and good company, to discuss social issues raised by a movie, to have afternoon tea, and to raise money for Mercy Community Services.
Contact
The Parish Office, 02 4979 1101
Meetings
On Saturdays from 1.30 pm to 5.00 pm, at Mercy Community Services, Tighes Hill.
Our Call To You
We delight in the beauty of walking the Gospel way. The beatitudes are our song lines, the parables our meditations. Our fellow travellers are Ambrose, Isidore, Aquinas, Leo XIII and all those who have cried 'This should not be so!' The salt we savour are those words and deeds that are the Catholic tradition. Our processes are conversational: moving from action to reflection and back, turning orthodoxy into orthopraxis.
We ask you to take up this conversation about life and to be critically present at our gathering at St Joseph's, Merewether, on the fourth Monday of the month at 7.00 pm.