ST THOMAS AQUINAS SPRINGWOOD
A community sharing the faith and love of God.
MASS TIMES
Mass Times
Weekday Masses: Tuesday 9:30am & 7:00pm; Wednesday - Saturday 9:30am
Weekend Masses: Saturday Vigil Mass 5:00pm, Sunday 8:00am and Sunday 9:30am
Reconciliation: Saturday After 9:30am Mass and 4:00-5:00pm before the Vigil Mass
Adoration: Tuesday 8:15am & 6:00pm; Wednesday - Saturday 8:15am
First Friday Adoration: First Friday of every month 5:30pm
Healing Mass: First Friday of every month at 9:30am
Baptisms: Every 2nd and fourth Sundays of the month, 11:00am - By Appointment
We acknowledge the Darug and Gundungarra people, the traditional custodians of this land and pay our respects to elders both past and present.
STA SACRAMENTAL PROGRAM
DIOCESAN NEWS
Palm Sunday provides us with a true antidote to the reciprocal violence. It galvanises us to transformative action, for it gives us a glimpse of the victory of love over hatred and life over death. It was God's unconditional love in Jesus that brought about the victory of peace. We are therefore encouraged to work and turn the tide in favour of the least of our brothers and sisters, confident that the Kingdom of God will prevail. (Read More)
We long to be set free. We long for life, peace and security in our broken world. But how can we be set free? Who can set us free? (Read More)
Fr Frank Brennan's Homily: 4th Sunday of Lent 2026. In our second reading from the Letter to the Ephesians today, we read: Try to learn what is pleasing to the Lord. Take no part in the fruitless works of darkness; rather expose them, for it is shameful even to mention the things done by them in secret; but everything exposed by the light becomes visible, for everything that becomes visible is light. (Read More)
Homily for the 3rd Sunday of Lent Readings: Exodus 17:3-7; Psalm 95; Romans 5:1-8; John 4:5-42 Listen at soundcloud.com It’s been a long week. We’ve all been on edge, worried about the state of our world and wondering what will be the outcome of the US and Israel’s preventive war with Iran. Have we reached the stage that only might is right, a time when the ends always justifies the means, no matter how brutal the means? None of us wants to see Iran develop nuclear weapons. All of us want to see a stop to Iran’s capacity to export terror through proxies in the Middle East and beyond. Thus far, Pope Leo’s plea for peace has gone unheeded. […] (Read More)
On 19 February 1996, an arsonist lit a fire that ripped through St Patrick’s Cathedral, causing $8 million in damage and leaving a community of more than 5,000 parishioners in shock. (Read More)
As Ash Wednesday begins the season of Lent, listeners across Greater Sydney heard a timely reflection on sacrifice, renewal and compassion during a morning interview on ABC Sydney Breakfast radio (at 47:15), featuring Bishop Vincent Long OFM Conv, Bishop of the Diocese of Parramatta. (Read More)
LOCAL CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
ST THOMAS AQUINAS PRIMARY
Located in Springwood, St Thomas Aquinas is a co-educational Catholic school committed to providing a comprehensive education from Kindergarten to Year 6.
ST COLUMBA'S CATHOLIC COLLEGE
Located in Springwood, St Columba's serves the high-school aged children in the parishes of St Thomas Aquinas, Springwood and other surrounding parishes.
CONTACT US
Parish Office:
168 Hawkesbury Road, Springwood NSW 2777
Postal address:
PO Box 4410, Winmalee NSW 2777
Phone: 02 4754 1052
Hours:
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday 8:30am - 3:30pm
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Refund Policy:
All payments made to the St Thomas Aquinas Springwood Parish are non-refundable.