St Paul the Apostle Parish
40 Buckleys Road
Winston Hills NSW 2153

History



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"From cabbage patch to Catholic community..."





Time Line

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1st Baptism in the parish Rachel Kennedy MacCulloch- Baptised 15.3.70 in the Carmelite Chapel
1st baptism in new church Matthew Peter Burnicle -Baptised 12.9.71
1st Burial Luke Danvers Heeney (4 days old) 24th march 1971 
1st Confirmation Sunday, July 9th 1972- 26 boys and 34 girls Conferred by Bishop Edward Kelly M.S.C, (now deceased) Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, later Bishop of Toowoomba
1st Marriage Joseph Amphlett & Lelia Sibbald 22.9.70
1st First Communion Mass Sunday, November 7th 1971- 5 boys and 8 girls
Church Foundation Stone Blessed December 2nd,1970 by His Holiness Pope Paul VI
Church and Presbytery Foundation Stone Laid March 7th, 1971 by Sir Norman Cardinal Gilroy
Church Opened and Blessed Sunday, 5th September 1971 by Cardinal James Freeman
Primary School Opened Third Term 1973, Head Mistress Carolyn Buckley
2nd stage of School Opened & Blessed Sunday, February 29th 1976 by Bishop Edward Clancy
3rd stage of School Opened & Blessed Sunday, October 1st 1978 by Bishop Edward Clancey
Presbytery foundation Stone Laid March 7th 1971 by Sir Norman Gilroy
First and Only Parish Priest Father David Scott
First assistant Priest Father Greg Hogan, appointed by Cardinal Freeman on Friday, 28th September,1979
Convent Opened and Blessed Sunday, August 17th 1975 by Bishop Edward Clancey
First Sisters of the Holy Faith Winston Hills: Sister Kathleen

North Rocks: Sister Elizabeth

First Parish 'Bulletin' printed July 1st, 1975
First Acolytes Received in the Ministry on Sunday, December 17th 1978
First Commentators at Mass Sunday, July 25th 1976
New Church Opened and Blessed December 15th 1985
School Library Opened and Blessed October 15th 1995


Assistant Priests and Deacons

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Father Greg Hogan 28/09/1979
Father Jim Fowler   11/05/1982
Father George O'Mara   21/11/1985
Father Alan Glendenning   08/12/1988
Father W Brymora   11/08/1989
Father Val O'Brien   04/01/1991
Father Peter Quinn   15/01/1993
Father Basil Ekot   11/06/1996
Father Lancy D'Souza   15/05/1999

Deacon Greg Walsh Commenced work in the parish 3/12/1971 at the request of the Carmelites
And Deacon Jim Phelan commenced work her 11/7/1997 until 21/11/1998

Email: sptawh@bigpond.com Phone: (02) 9639-6516 Fax: (02) 9686-1727