HOLY WEEK & EASTER SCHEDULE
RECONCILIATIONS & MASSES
Please note: Once the Easter Triduum begins on Holy Thursday, the Sacrament of Penance will not be available,
except in an emergency situation.
First Rite (Individual) Saturday, 27th March
8.00am – 8.45am Bexley;
4.00pm – 4.30pm Arncliffe;
5.30pm – 6.00pm Rockdale
Second Rite (Communal celebration)
Tuesday, 30th March at Rockdale - 5.30pm followed by Benediction at 6.30pm and Mass at 7.00pm.
Italian Confessions
Wednesday, 31st March for 30 minutes before and after the Stations of the Cross at 7.00pm.
HOLY THURSDAY 1st April
7.00pm Arncliffe 7.00pm Bexley
7.00pm Rockdale (St Joseph’s Church will be open after Mass till 12midnight for prayer and adoration)
GOOD FRIDAY 2nd April
Stations of the Cross
10.00am Bexley – Rockdale – Arncliffe
Commemoration of the Lord’s Passion
3.00pm Bexley – Rockdale – Arncliffe
HOLY SATURDAY 3rd April
5.00pm Bexley 5.00pm Arncliffe 6.30pm Rockdale
EASTER SUNDAY 4th April
9.00am Mass Arncliffe
9.00am Mass Bexley
9.00am Mass Rockdale (Italian)
10.30am Mass Rockdale
11.30am Mass Rockdale
5.00pm Mass Bexley
JOIN OUR PARISH MASS CELEBRATIONS
St Francis Xavier's Church, Arncliffe
Parking is available in the Church grounds on weekends, enter via Wardell Street, just off Forest Road
St Francis Xavier's Church is a 5-minute walk from Arncliffe Train Station.
St Joseph's Church, Rockdale
Parking is available in the Church grounds on weekends, enter via Parker Street or
via Walz Street.
For bigger gatherings, parking may be made available in the Tennis Court along Parker Street.
St Joseph's Church is a 2-minute walk from Rockdale Train Station.
St Gabriel's Church, Bexley
Parking is available in the Church grounds, enter via Stoney Creek Road
Bus Route 492 stops in front of
St Gabriel's Church on Stoney Creek Road.