About
Our Patron
St. Padre Pio, an Italian monk changed the lives of Catholics around the world by his prayers.
History
We are one of many parishes that have evolved from Penrith Parish since it was created in 1839.
Youth Group
The St. Padre Pio Youth Group Co-ordinators show enthusiasm in spreading the word of God.
Parish News
Parish Karaoke Fundraising Event
Karaoke FUNDRAISING EVENT for the parish When: Saturday, 11 August 2018 @7PM to be held at Bethany School Hall. Theme: Marian. Lots to enjoy! Singing Comp, Games, Door Prizes, Food and Drinks. Please save the date!
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Sacramental Program 2018
St Padre Pio – Sacramental Programs for School Aged Children At St Padre Pio Parish, sacramental programs for school aged children are held in the following sequence each year: Term 1: Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation (for children in Year 3 and older) – Information letters and enrolment forms are available from October the previous…
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First Friday Mass & Holy Hour Followed by All-Night Adoration
Friday, 06 July Starting with First Friday Mass at 7pm, followed by an all-night Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. The Divine Mercy Chaplet will be prayed at 3am. Adoration will finish at 9am on Saturday with Mass which will include the Novena to St. Padre Pio. We encourage all parishioners including families, to add your…
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Two western Sydney women have clocked up more than a quarter of a century each as volunteers for Blacktown Neighbour Aid, a program of CatholicCare, which provides support for elderly people living in their own homes. Bernadette McKay and Rose Bililis have been visiting elderly clients for 26 years and 25 years respectively and say their volunteeri (Read More)
Weekly Column from the Executive Director of Schools, Diocese of Parramatta My experience with the school’s career advisor in Year 10 went something like this: I made make an appointment, talked about the kind of careers I thought I might interested in and listed what I thought were my skills. The career advisor then made suggestions about possib (Read More)
Catholic school educators are invited to apply for the opportunity to research a subject that will help schools meet a current or future challenge. Now in its fifth year, the annual Brother John Taylor Fellowship provides up to $20,000 in travel and accommodation for an employee of a Catholic school or an associated body to study and write about (Read More)
The Google Search homepage has billions of daily views and today visitors will see an awesome animation of Belgian priest physicist Fr Georges Lemaître, celebrated proponent of the Big Bang theory. Fr Lemaître (“leh-mate”) produced work that interacted with the research of other leading scientific minds of his time, including Einstein, Hubble and (Read More)
On Saturday, the Vatican announced Pope Francis’s picks for the four cardinals who’ll preside over an October meeting of bishops focused on youth. All four come from what the pontiff has described the “peripheries” of the world: Myanmar, Iraq, Madagascar and Papua New Guinea. Though a “president delegate” post doesn’t necessarily mean much in ter (Read More)
School
Bethany Catholic Primary
Established in 1996, Bethany is the primary school associated with Padre Pio Glenmore Park Parish. Bethany Catholic Primary recognise each child as being unique and formed in the image of God.
Bethany is a dynamic Catholic school committed to living Gospel values, incorporating a spirit of community, acknowledging the uniqueness of each individual, encouraging optimal learning and with an ongoing appreciation of the environment.
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