Culture
StMonica's Parish.
Whitehall Catholic parish with Vietnamese and English Mass. Not Quang Minh. Not Joseph Road.
Location
What people get wrong
Whitehall and Wingfield, not the mall. Office 1b Whitehall, only some Thursdays 10am-2pm. Quang Minh Buddhist temple is Sunshine, not this parish. We last walked this on 2026-09-25. Hours move with the week. Checking the shopfront keeps the night easy.
What is St Monica's Parish known for?
You leave the mall and Whitehall turns into a river-edge parish where a Vietnamese vigil and an English 10:30 still share one nave. St Monica's is the Footscray Catholic corner: weekday 9am Mass, reconciliation Saturday 9:30 to 10am and on request, devotion months that sit after the morning Mass on house copy.
Staff language on this listing is Vietnamese and English. Office is 1b Whitehall, not the nave if you needed a certificate. If unattended, leave a message. Sacrament of the Sick is first Thursday of the month during the 9am Mass, or ring the parish for a home visit.
This is not Quang Minh in Sunshine. This is not Heavenly Queen on Joseph Road. This is not Hop Nation. This is not Footscray Community Arts. Do not invent a second Sunday English because a leftover card wanted one.
What should you bring to St Monica's Parish?
You should bring the Mass you actually came for, the language you need, and a number they can return if the office is closed.
Call (03) 9689 4277. If you needed Mazu, 20 Joseph Road. If you needed a campus prayer room, VU Park Building E. If you needed a gallery, 45 Moreland. If you needed Quang Minh, Sunshine.
Stay long enough to match Whitehall and Wingfield. After dark the river edge is quieter than Barkly. Leave via lit streets toward the station. Hop Nation, Victoria Hotel and Footscray Community Arts can sit on the same daylight outing. They are not this parish.
Bring the question. A Thursday office that is not some Thursdays is a wasted walk. Leave a message. Confirm holiday Mass before you travel.
Hours, tickets and queues at St Monica's Parish
Vietnamese vigil Saturday 6pm. Vietnamese Sunday 9am. English Sunday 10:30am. Weekday Mass Tuesday to Saturday 9am. Phone (03) 9689 4277. Last checked 2026-09-25.
A 9:10am weekday arrival is already too late on the printed 9am. Public holidays shuffle. Confirm before you travel. Do not invent a Sunday 8am. Do not copy Heavenly Queen weekday 9:30 onto this nave.
Office is only some Thursdays 10am to 2pm. The nave clock and the office clock are not the same door.
How do you get to St Monica's Parish in Footscray?
You get to St Monica's by walking from Footscray station toward the river to Whitehall and Wingfield, a parish, not Joseph Road and not Sunshine.
Match the corner and (03) 9689 4277. Office 1b Whitehall if the paper is the job. After dark, leave via lit streets toward the station rather than an unlit trail shortcut.
If you wanted Heavenly Queen, 20 Joseph Road. If you wanted Quang Minh, Sunshine. If you wanted Footscray Community Arts, 45 Moreland. If you wanted VU mosque, 104 Ballarat Road / Building E. This listing is the Whitehall corner only.
What do people mix up about St Monica's Parish?
They walk to Joseph Road, or they treat Quang Minh as this parish, or they hunt a daily office, and they miss a Whitehall nave that still wants (03) 9689 4277 and the printed Mass clock.
- Corner Whitehall and Wingfield, Footscray VIC 3011. Phone (03) 9689 4277.
- Vietnamese vigil Sat 6pm. Vietnamese Sunday 9am. English Sunday 10:30am.
- Weekday Mass Tue-Sat 9am. Office 1b Whitehall, some Thursdays 10am-2pm.
- Not Quang Minh in Sunshine. Not Heavenly Queen on Joseph Road.
- Email footscray@cam.org.au. Do not invent extra Mass times.
Questions people ask next
- Where is St Monica's Parish?
- Corner of Whitehall and Wingfield Streets, Footscray VIC 3011. Office 1b Whitehall. Phone (03) 9689 4277. It is not Quang Minh in Sunshine.
- What are the Mass times?
- Vietnamese vigil Saturday 6pm, Vietnamese Sunday 9am, English Sunday 10:30am, weekday Mass Tuesday to Saturday 9am. Last checked 2026-09-25. Confirm holidays.
- Is St Monica's the same as Quang Minh or Heavenly Queen?
- No. Quang Minh is a Buddhist temple in Sunshine. Heavenly Queen is the Mazu hall at 20 Joseph Road. This is the Catholic parish on Whitehall.
- When is the parish office open?
- House copy: only some Thursdays 10am-2pm at 1b Whitehall. If unattended, leave a message on (03) 9689 4277.
Where we checked
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Hop Nation
Whitehall taproom. Dogs stay out. Closed Mon-Wed.
6/107-109 Whitehall Street, Footscray VIC 3011
Victoria Hotel
The Vic on Victoria Street. Open Monday. Not VU.
43 Victoria Street, Footscray VIC 3011
Footscray Community Arts
Independent arts precinct on the Maribyrnong at 45 Moreland. House visit Tue-Fri. Not the library. Not the mall.
45 Moreland Street, Footscray VIC 3011