Culture ยท Footscray 3011
StMonica's Parish.
St Monica's Parish is at Corner Whitehall and Wingfield Streets, Footscray VIC 3011. Catholic parish with Vietnamese and English Mass. Office at 1b Whitehall Street. The Vietnamese congregation is the reason this is on the directory. Whitehall and Wingfield, not the mall. Quang Minh Buddhist temple is Sunshine, not this parish. Hours: Vietnamese vigil Sat 6pm. Vietnamese Sunday 9am. English Sunday 10:30am. Weekday Mass Tue-Sat 9am. Footscray station is the nearest train. Hours change. Last checked 2026-09-17. Trust the door or the official site on the day you go.
What people get wrong
Whitehall and Wingfield, not the mall. Quang Minh Buddhist temple is Sunshine, not this parish. Last checked 2026-09-17. Hours change. Trust the official site or the door on the day you go.
What happens at St Monica's Parish?
St Monica's Parish is at Corner Whitehall and Wingfield Streets, Footscray VIC 3011 in Footscray 3011. Catholic parish with Vietnamese and English Mass. Office at 1b Whitehall Street. The Vietnamese congregation is the reason this is on the directory.
St Monica's Parish is a welcome room for Vietnamese households in Footscray, and for anyone else who walks in. Staff here speak Vietnamese and English. You can walk in and be understood. Nearby on a walk: Hop Nation, Victoria Hotel, Footscray Community Arts. They are neighbours, not the same business.
Whitehall and Wingfield. Vietnamese vigil Saturday 6pm, Vietnamese Sunday 9am, English Sunday 10:30am. Quang Minh Buddhist temple is Sunshine, not this parish.
Who is it for?
St Monica's Parish is for: Catholic parish with Vietnamese and English Mass. Office at 1b Whitehall Street. The Vietnamese congregation is the reason this is on the directory.
Whitehall and Wingfield, not the mall. Quang Minh Buddhist temple is Sunshine, not this parish. Mass times, temple hours, library late nights and exhibition openings are different products. Confirm the session you came for.
Hop Nation can sit on the same outing if you have the daylight for it.
Hours and how to confirm
Quoted hours for St Monica's Parish: Vietnamese vigil Sat 6pm. Vietnamese Sunday 9am. English Sunday 10:30am. Weekday Mass Tue-Sat 9am. The number on this page is (03) 9689 4277. Call before you treat hours as live. Official site: https://www.melbcatholic.org/s/footscray. Prefer that over a third-party hours widget. Public holidays override this pattern. Confirm before you travel.
Program hours beat Google widgets. Mass times, temple hours and library late nights are different visits. Whitehall and Wingfield, not the mall. Quang Minh Buddhist temple is Sunshine, not this parish.
If you are pairing St Monica's Parish with Hop Nation, check both closed days so one locked door does not waste the trip.
How do you get there?
St Monica's Parish sits toward the river and Whitehall, not the mall. Pair it with the Maribyrnong trail, Hop Nation or Footscray Community Arts.
If you are driving, match the car park to the building: Irving for the market, Albert Street for the plaza, Byron Lane for Little Saigon, Geelong or Ballarat Roads for the hospital.
Barkly and Hopkins stay the brighter walk from Footscray station. Paisley, Nicholson Mall and underpasses are the blocks people skip when they have a choice. If St Monica's Parish sits on a quieter street, leave via the lit spine.
What people search instead
Whitehall and Wingfield, not the mall. Quang Minh Buddhist temple is Sunshine, not this parish. Quang Minh is Sunshine. Heavenly Queen is Joseph Road. Mass at St Monica is Whitehall. Do not mash those searches.
St Monica's Parish is Corner Whitehall and Wingfield Streets, Footscray VIC 3011 only. Seddon, Yarraville and Highpoint stay out of this directory unless a sentence sends you there on purpose.
Hours change. Last checked 2026-09-17. Trust the door or the official site on the day you go.
Questions people ask next
- Where is St Monica's Parish?
- St Monica's Parish is at Corner Whitehall and Wingfield Streets, Footscray VIC 3011, in Footscray 3011. Footscray station is the nearest train. Whitehall and Wingfield, not the mall. Quang Minh Buddhist temple is Sunshine, not this parish.
- What are St Monica's Parish hours?
- Vietnamese vigil Sat 6pm. Vietnamese Sunday 9am. English Sunday 10:30am. Weekday Mass Tue-Sat 9am. Confirm on the door or the official site. Last checked 2026-09-17. Hours change on holidays.
- How do I get to St Monica's Parish from the station?
- St Monica's Parish sits toward the river and Whitehall, not the mall. Pair it with the Maribyrnong trail, Hop Nation or Footscray Community Arts. If you are driving, match the car park to the building: Irving for the market, Albert Street for the plaza, Byron Lane for Little Saigon, Geelong or Ballarat Roads for the hospital.
- Is this the same as a nearby place with a similar name?
- No. Whitehall and Wingfield, not the mall. Quang Minh Buddhist temple is Sunshine, not this parish. Nearby on this page: Hop Nation, Victoria Hotel, Footscray Community Arts. Each listing is one door.
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