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The main house, (Convent), is on
Tenison Woods Avenue
in the small peaceful
village
of
Perthville
, 10 kms from
Bathurst
on the
Goulburn Road
, three hours by car from
Sydney
, west of the
Blue Mountains
. On this tranquil site of 13 acres, with its beautiful old trees, are located the Congregational Centre and offices of the Congregational Leader and the Congregational Secretary. Ph: 02 6337 2420
On this site also is the following:
St Anne’s Home ~ an 18 bed aged-care hostel for infirm and aged Sisters and lay people of the area. Enquires to the Director. Ph: 02 6337 2032
St Joseph
’s College ~a residential facility for approximately 70 teenage girls who attend
MacKillop
College
for their secondary schooling. Ph: 02 6337 2417
St Teresa’s ~ is adjacent to the Congregational Centre. The Congregational Bursar’s office, the Congregational Achieves and a Conference Centre are housed in this building.
Convent Chapel ~ adjoins St Anne’s and the Congregational Centre. It is the place of worship with the celebration of
6.00pm
Saturday evening Parish Vigil Masses. Enquiries: Ph 6337 2420
Close by, in the village, there are residences for Sisters at Tenison, Penola, and
St John’s
. Other Convents can be found at:
West Bathurst
, Canowindra, Coonabarabran, Croydon, Dunedoo, Gilgandra, Gulgong, Kelso, Molong, Oberon, Terrigal, Tullamore in
New South Wales
.
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