St Finbar's

Glenbrook Parish

Weekly Mass Times & Reconciliation

Weekday Mass Times

Tuesday to Saturday: 9:15am
Every 3rd Thursday of the month: Anointing Mass 9:15 am (except January)

Sunday Mass Times

Vigil Mass 5:30pm
Sunday 7:30am & 9:30am
Family / Youth Mass - 1st and 3rd Sunday (except January) 6:00pm

Reconciliation

Saturday 4:30 - 5:15pm
or any time by request

Rosary in Honour of Our Lady
Following Wednesday morning Mass

Adoration
On last Friday of the month at 7:00pm

Planned Giving Donation Forms

Diocesan News

Campion College honours Cardinal George Pell with newly named Grand Hall and book launch

Campion College Australia has unveiled the name of its Grand Hall – the ‘George Cardinal Pell Grand Hall’ during a celebration and book launch honouring Cardinal Pell’s life and legacy.  [...]

Who is the nurse who made medical decisions for Pope Francis?

Pope Francis has returned home after 38 days in the hospital, which included two life-threatening respiratory crises. In this episode, host Colleen Dulle and veteran Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell discuss a revealing new interview that the pope’s doctor gave to an Italian newspaper. [...]

Fourth Sunday of Lent

We are striving this Lent to stay close to Jesus. We want him at our side as we battle the enemies of the soul: the devil, the world, the flesh. Not content to be purely defensive, we also accept his invitation to climb the summit. [...]

Bishop Vincent’s Homily for 4th Sunday of Lent, 2025

As we recognise our own need of repentance and conversion, let us be the Church that reaches out to embrace, accompany, encourage, and engage with people’s struggles, wounds and failings. Let us model a different way of being together, grounded in justice, animated by mercy, and sustained by hope. [...]

Fr Frank Brennan’s Homily: 4th Sunday of Lent, 2025

Homily for the 4th Sunday of Lent  29 March 2025 Joshua 5:9-12; Psalm 34; 2 Corinthians 5:17-21; Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 Listen at https://soundcloud.com/frank-brennan-6/homily-30-3-25   Today’s gospel presents us with two segments from Chapter 15 of Luke’s gospel.  The first segment is just three verses which introduce the theme of all that is to follow. ‘Tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to listen to Jesus,but the Pharisees and scribes began to complain, saying, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”’  These religious authorities and religiously righteous persons were distressed that Jesus was attracting tax collectors and sinners.  He was just not attracting the right sort of religious people. ‘He was not attracting our sort of people!’ In fact, […] [...]

Poland honours those who lost their lives to protects Jews in WWII

On the National Day of Remembrance of Poles Who Rescued Jews, the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin (KUL) organises a memorial day with mass and a press briefing in memory of all those who lost their lives to save those of others. [...]

Are we heard when we pray?

Christian prayer paradoxically allows us to possess what we ask for, philosopher Martin Steffens reflects in his column. [...]

The New Mosaic of the Middle East with Hezbollah, Israel and Syria

The new Syrian leader, speaking on Arab television about how he intended to exercise his power, emphasized that he would hold the reins of government firmly in his hands because “power sharing would destroy the transition phase.” This statement can be interpreted in two different ways: either in the sense that this approach is necessary to create a democratic and modern Syria; or in the sense that a new autocracy would be established, this time Islamist. It is too early, however, to draw conclusions. [...]

Sacraments

For information regarding Penance, Confirmation and Eucharist, please use the button below.
These documents are downloaded by parents so they can be completed and returned to the parish.

For more information on baptism and wedding arrangements, please use the buttons below, or contact the Parish Office.

Local Catholic School

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St Finbar's, Glenbrook provides a comprehensive education for boys and girls from Kindergarten to Year 6. The school lives by its motto: "Living our faith in daily life, seeking truth in our relationships and building our knowledge".

St Finbar's is at the forefront of education providing a comprehensive learning program. It has special education and learning programs to support and enrich the learning needs of students. Children are encouraged to participate in a number co-curricular and community activities.

Children learn in a well resourced, comfortable and safe environment. The school is proud of what has been achieved with our supportive parent community, with parents participating in a wide variety of school activities.

Contact

Address:

46-52 Levy St, Glenbrook NSW 2773
PO Box 123, Glenbrook 2773

 

Phone: 02 4742 6958

Email: glenbrook@parracatholic.org

 

Parish Office Hours:

9:30am - 3:00pm Tuesday to Friday

 

 

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