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4th Sunday in Lent
14th March, 2010
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VOCATION ENQUIRY DAY IS 14TH MARCH 2010
MASSES
St Patrick's Day Mass 17th March at 9.00am
St Joseph's Day Mass 19th March at 9.15am
ROSTERS
New April to July Rosters for Readers and Special Ministers are now available in the Sacristy.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
For Good Friday Stations Of The Cross. Please contact the Parish Office on 9759 1280.
PROJECT COMPASSION
Boxes and envelopes are available at the Church entrance.
FREE BOOK - JOHN OF GOD LOCO IN GRANADA
The parish office has a limited number of copies.
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Prayer Requests
Please keep in your prayers: All the sick of the parish,
John Han, Linda Ito, Frances McNally, Dorian Parker, Baby Daniela & Angelo. Mary Kathleen McDonald, Marjorie & Timothy Chung.
Recently Deceased: Sarah Moses, Nicolas El-Chami, Nehmetallah Dagher, Peter Mackowiak, Margaret Jean Sullivan, Raymond Barakat, William Boulis, Muriel Austen, Agnes O'Gorman, Marjorie Hardman, Bernard, Joseph Ghanem, Ronnie Agnus, Helen Rolls & Francesca Pipitone.
Anniversary: John O'Donnell, Patricia Regan, Angela Manay, Antonio Dela Pena, Toufic Wafta,Veselka, Artemio Elefante,Edgardo Olaco, Simon Mortillero, Mary Anne & John Sheedy, Lebos & Raya Elhage, Michel & Victoria Elhage, Len Khoury, Fred Attie, Bert O'Regan, Orlando Moretti, Natalia Midolla & Emil Basil.
Others: Fayz, Rose & Mounir Habib, Primitivo Estepan, Rada Constantine, Hana & Bassma Ibrahim, John O'Donell, Mary O'Regan, Raymond Barakat, James & Lesley Dalley, Frank & Peg McNally, The Seale Family.The Families of Rose, Courte, Suprain, Dwarte & Bill Cordwell, Forner, the Cividin & Venier families. Youssef & Farida Mardini, Leila Mardini, Souad Hosni, Khalil Simon Masri.
All decesaed family, relatives, friends of the Sisters of St Joseph. All Souls.
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We pray also for those members of our parish community who are unable to attend the Eucharist each week because of ill health and are visited on a regular basis by Fr James and other Eucharistic Ministers:
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Note: If you know of someone who may wish to receive a visit or perhaps you may like to volunteer to assist us in this very worthwhile ministry, please contact the Parish Office on 9759-1280
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PLANNED GIVING ENVELOPES
If you are new to the Parish or would simply like to contribute to the upkeep of the Parish, please contact the Parish Office on 9759 1280
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Thanks to the members of the Parish Pastoral Council. If there are matters you wish to have drawn to the attention of the Council, bring the matter to the attention of one of the Council Members, then have the matter seconded and we will table the mattter at the next meeting.
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Children’s Liturgy
The children's Mass is at 10am on the 1st Sunday of the month.
We invite parents to encourage their children to take part in their own special liturgy, which is a lesson about Scripture Readings of the day, which takes place every 2nd, 3rd and 4th Sunday at the 10 am Family Mass.
After the Opening Prayer of the Mass children are asked to come to the front of the Church where they then process with their Catechist from the Church and go to the Parish Hall. Here they read in more simple language, and they are explained. Because of their baptism, children have the right to know the Word of God. Through mime, story, etc. the children will be helped to really understand the Scriptures of the day, also the children will enjoy and look forward to coming to each Sunday.
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The music group meets each Wednesday, in the Church, at 7.30 pm.
We invite interested singers and musicians to join us!
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The Rosary is said every morning before the 9am mass.
On the first Monday of the month and the 13th of every month at 7.00pm.
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New Parishioners
We extend a warm welcome to all new parishioners and invite you to introduce yourselves to Fr. James Collins after Mass.
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BULLETIN DEADLINE: Any items for the bulletin need to be in the Parish Office by 12 noon on Thursdays.
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Procedure for Baptism
1. Telephone the Parish Office on 9759 1280 to make an appointment with Fr James.
2. Collect a Form from the Parish Office. Fill it in and return it at the interview.
3. Baptisms are by appointment only on Sundays at 11.00am.
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TALKING TABLES.
Are You Free for Dinner?
An Initiative for Young Adults in their 20s and 30s. A fantastic opportunity for young people to meet other young Catholics and have a meal together! People meet in groups of 8 on a monthly basis at different restaurants all around Sydney.
The conversations over dinner are great! They centre around key issues of importance and meaning to young adults.
The contact person in our area for more info is: Kim McGee, 9792-5911 or kpmcgee5@optusnet.au or Margaret Pirotta on 0415 805 158.
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CATHOLIC CHURCH INSURANCES
Parish Rebate program...you can help support our Parish if you insure your Home & its contents through CCI - CCI offers a program that returns a 10% rebate for every new policy introduced through our parish….Give them a no-obligation call next time you need to renew 1300 655 005 or visit their website: www.ccinsurances.com.au
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A site for sore eyes! www.sacredspace.ie
This site is run by the Jesuits, where busy people can spend short bursts of daily prayer, or meditation whilst in front of your computer! The site also includes a great link for students called www.Soulsearching.ie with lots of music, art, justice, prayer themes, as well as an opportunity to join in Debates and Discussion.
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We love to hear from parishioners who can contribute small articles that may be of interest, parish news, coming events, celebrations, photos, eg. baptisms, anniversaries, obituaries, etc. to the Parish Office. We also hope that our youth will look in and perhaps contribute some thoughts or advice on direction. Thank you to those who have already done so!!
This new format allows us to expand on the bulletin and include articles of interest and links to other sites. Our aim is to make it lively and interesting! As well, any suggestions or ideas for direction, or criticisms, would be appreciated, please contact the Parish Office on Fridays between 9.30am and 4.30 pm. Also, if you wish to be a recipient of our email newsletter each week, please fill in the form below the Contact Us page.
Please note: It is not necessary to have a mobile number when filling out the form. All sections need ONLY be filled in with at least a zero, ie. "O".
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