Sacred Heart Cathedral (Sandhurst Diocese)

26/04/2026

25/04/2026

Sacred Heart Cathedral is lit up in red this evening as we commemorate Anzac Day. We give thanks for the sacrifice of past and present service men and women, as well as pray for peace in our world.

02/04/2026

For this year's Easter message, Fr Brian Boyle, takes us to St Martin's of Tours, Muskerry, where he remembers, as a boy, sitting next to his grandfather at Mass.
He reflects on the way his grandparents and the people of Muskerry passed down their faith from one generation to the next and asks us all to think how we can be missionary disciples in our world today.https://mailchi.mp/sandhurst/easter2026

21/02/2026

17/02/2026

Ash Wednesday Mass and Distribution of Ashes
7.30am Sacred Heart Cathedral
9.15am St Monica’s Kangaroo Flat
10.15am Sacred Heart Cathedral

06/01/2026

The Cathedral will open each day from 10am until 1pm from Wednesday, January 7, until Friday, January 9. The Cathedral will close at 1pm each day this week due to extreme heat with temperatures forecast to soar over 40 degrees in the afternoon on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. We thank our volunteer Cathedral Guardians to our dedication to this ministry even in the heat.

22/12/2025

Christmas Mass times are as follows:
Wednesday, December 24 (Christmas Eve).
5.30pm St Monica's, Kangaroo Flat (Carols from 5.15pm).
6.00pm St Joseph's, Quarry Hill.
7.30pm Sacred Heart Cathedral.

Thursday, December 25 (Christmas Day).
12.00am Midnight Mass at Sacred Heart Cathedral. Service of carols takes place for 30 minutes before the start of the Mass.
8.30am Sacred Heart Cathedral.
11.00am Sacred Heart Cathedral.

05/12/2025

We look forward to welcoming you for Carols in the Cathedral.

30/11/2025

Please pray for our young people gathered at the Australian Catholic Youth Festival.

27/11/2025

Logistics for the Requiem Mass of Monsignor Frank Marriott.

A letter from Fr Brian Boyle about travelling to the Mass, parking, drop-off and other logistical matters.

The Requiem Mass will be celebrated at Sacred Heart Cathedral, Bendigo on Wednesday December 3rd, commencing at 1pm. We anticipate a large congregation will attend.

There will be no parking available on the so-called Cathedral apron, that is, the area around the Cathedral proper. There will be provision for drivers to drop-off elderly people and people with mobility issues at the Mackenzie Street side of the Cathedral (entering from Wattle Street) and then exiting on Short Street. No parking in the Cathedral precinct.

Those attending the Requiem are encouraged to park their vehicle at
St Francis of the Fields Primary School – 46 Blucher Street, Strathfieldsaye. Buses will then take people from the school to the Cathedral and return trip after the Mass and burial. Buses will run from 11:30am from the school to the Cathedral regularly.

The celebration of Mons Frank’s life and ministry will take place at the school hall in Strathfieldsaye after the burial. The purpose of this logistical exercise should be clear: parking readily available at the school which will also be the location of the celebration afterwards.

Mobile toilets will also be on the Cathedral site to accommodate the crowds expected (positioned opposite the existing toilet block in the Cathedral precinct). Additional seating will also be brought into the Cathedral aisles to accommodate the expected congregation number. First Aid officers will be on site.