Mount Schoenstatt Shrine

The Schoenstatt Shrine at Mount Schoenstatt in Mulgoa, New South Wales, the first exact replica of the original Shrine in Germany, was completed and blessed by Cardinal Gilroy on 19th May 1968. It is visited by people from many nations and creeds – in the vicinity of 40,000 pilgrims each year.The chapel is a replica of a centuries old German chapel which boasts a splendid hand carved altar. It is a place of pilgrimage to Our Lady of Schoenstatt and is run by the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary, who are part of a worldwide religious community with similar chapels all over the world.

Inspection of the chapel is invited but visitors are reminded that this is a place of worship, so on entering please consider those in prayer. Visitors may walk the Stations of the Cross through the beautiful garden and bush which surrounds the chapel.

There is an Information Centre/Gift Shop on site and toilet facilities are available. Coaches and buses are welcome, preferably by appointment.

Open daily
7.00am - 8.30pm

Holy Mass
Sundays 9.30am
Thursdays 11.00am. (First Thursday of each month the Mass includes Sacrament of the Sick.)
Most Weekdays (including some Thursdays) 7.30am - please check the day before.

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Monday - Saturday 2pm - 6 pm
Sundays 11am - 6 pm.

Sacrament of Penance
Thursdays after 11am Holy Mass
18th day of each month before Holy Mass 7.20pm

Covenant Day - 18th Day of the Month
(except when the 18th falls on a weekend)
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament 7.00pm
Holy Mass and renewal of the Covenant 8.00pm

Covenant Sunday
(Sunday after 18th of the month)
Holy Mass and renewal of the Covenant 3.00pm

Schoenstatt Information Centre
Open daily 10.00am - 12.15pm
1.30pm - 4.00pm

Contact Details:
Mount Schoenstatt Shrine
230 Fairlight Road
Mulgoa, NSW 2745
Telephone: 02 - 4773 8338
Fax: 02 - 4773 8530


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Helensburgh Siva Temple

At Helensburgh there are two temple complexes side by side, the Siva temple complex and the Venkateswara temple complex.
In the former complex there are shrines for Siva, Parvati, Murukan, Valli, Teyvayanai, Durukambigai, Dakshinamurti and Navakkiraka deities and in the latter within the main temple of Venkateswara there are shrines for Mahālakshmi, Andal, Rama, Sita, Lakshman and Anjaneya. It is rare and unique to have Saiva and Vaishnava temples side by side.

Located just one hour (54 km) south of Sydney and less than a half an hour drive north of Wollongong, the Sri Venkateswara Temple in Helensburgh, NSW, is the largest Hindu temple in the Southern Hemisphere.Built on a hill on virgin land, the temple is uniquely surrounded by natural beauty; waterfalls, the Royal National Park and the Pacific Ocean along the coastline towards Wollongong,
near Stanwell Park Beach and further down towards the scenic Bulli Beach.

Location

Address: Temple Road, Helensburgh, NSW-2508 Australia  
Phone: 02-4294 9233 & 02-4294 3224

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Sydney Murugan Temple

Murugan or Muruka is a popular Hindu deity among Tamil Hindus, and is worshipped primarily in South India and Sri-Lanka. He is the God of war and the patron deity of the Tamil land (Tamil Nadu). According to the Tamil devotional work, "Murugan never hesitates to come to the aid of a devotee when called upon in piety or distress".

Lord Muruga is worshipped for giving the meaning of the Pranava Mantra ( OM ) to Lord Shiva himself.

Murugan is venerated through out the Tamil year. There is a six day period of fast and prayer in the Tamil month of Aippasi known as the Skanda Shasti. He is worshipped at Thaipusam, celebrated by Tamil communities worldwide near the full moon of the Tamil month Thai. This commemorates the day he was given a lance by his mother in order to vanquish the demons. The full moon of the Tamil month of Vaikasi signifies his birth. Each Tuesday of the Tamil month of Adi is also dedicated to the worship of Murugan. Tuesday in the Hindu tradition connotes Mangala, the god of planet Mars and war. This reveals the link between Skanda and Kujan (Mangala).

Contact details:
The Saiva Manram Inc
217 Great Western Highway
Mays Hill NSW 2145

Email:info@sydneymurugan.org.au

Phone: 0296871685

Fax:0296878907

Getting to Temple

Closest Railway Station: Westmead,Parramatta

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