Welcome to Willunga Catholic Parish Mary of Galilee, Aldinga; St Peter’s, Normanville; St Joseph’s, Willunga (Part of the Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island Cluster of Catholic Parishes)

FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT - YEAR A Vol 18 : No 19 WILLUNGA CATHOLIC PARISH CENTRE 12 St Judes Street (PO Box 14) WILLUNGA SA 5172 Phone: 8556 2132 Email: [email protected] Web: www.willungaparish.org.au PARISH OFFICE If you need to contact the Office please ring 0447 421 948 or 0488 287 552 as we are unsure when there will be someone in the Office at the moment. NOARLUNGA DOWNS CATHOLIC PRESBYTERY Phone: 8382 1717 PARISH TEAM CONTACTS • Fr Josy Sebastian (Parish Priest - 8382 1717; emergency 0452 524 169) Fr Selva Raj (A/Priest - 8382 1717; • FIRST READING GOSPEL ACCLAMATION [email protected]) Ezekiel 37:12-14 Glory and praise to you, Lord Jesus • Fr Prathap Katta The Lord says this: I am now going to Christ! I am the resurrection and the (A/Priest - 8382 1717) open your graves; I mean to raise you life, says the Lord; whoever believes in

• from your graves, my people, and lead me will not die for ever. Glory and • Fr Tom Gleeson (Resident Priest - you back to the soil of Israel. And you praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ! 8557 1072) will know that I am the Lord, when I • Sr Margaret Ann (Parish worker - open your graves and raise you from GOSPEL 0488 287 552) your graves, my people. And I shall put John 11:1-45 my spirit in you, and you will live, and I There was a man named Lazarus who • Gael Maloney (Newsletter - articles shall resettle you on your own soil; and lived in the village of Bethany with two due Wednesday - 0447 421 948, you will know that I, the Lord, have said sisters, Mary and Martha, and he was ill. [email protected]) and done this – it is the Lord who It was the same Mary, the sister of the • Sue Summers (Finance - 0438 894 speaks. sick man Lazarus, who anointed the 887, [email protected]) Lord with ointment and wiped his feet RESPONSORIAL PSALM with her hair. The sisters sent this PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL With the Lord there is mercy message to Jesus, ‘Lord, the man you Peter Laffan (phone 8556 3915) and fullness of redemption. love is ill.’ On receiving the message, Jesus said, ‘This sickness will end not in MASS CENTRES SECOND READING death but in God’s glory, and through it • Mary of Galilee, cnr Quinliven and Romans 8:8-11 the Son of God will be glorified.’ How Roads, ALDINGA - Galilee People who are interested only in Jesus loved Martha and her sister and • St Peter’s, Cape Jervis Road, unspiritual things can never be pleasing Lazarus, yet when he heard that Lazarus NORMANVILLE to God. Your interests, however, are not was ill he stayed where he was for two • St Joseph’s, St Judes St, in the unspiritual, but in the spiritual, more days before saying to the disciples, WILLUNGA since the Spirit of God has made his ‘Let us go to Judaea.’ The disciples said, home in you. In fact, unless you ‘Rabbi, it is not long since the Jews CORONAVIRUS UPDATE possessed the Spirit of Christ you would wanted to stone you; are you going back THERE WILL BE NO MASSES OR not belong to him. Though your body again?’ Jesus replied: PUBLIC LITURGIES UNTIL may be dead it is because of sin, but if ‘Are there not twelve hours in the FURTHER NOTICE. Christ is in you then your spirit is life day? A man can walk in the daytime itself because you have been justified; FOR MORE INFORMATION, without stumbling because he has and if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus PLEASE SEE THE NEWSLETTER the light of this world to see by; but from the dead is living in you, then he ON OUR WEBSITE. if he walks at night he stumbles, who raised Jesus from the dead will give www.willungaparish.org.au/ because there is no light to guide life to your own mortal bodies through him.’ parish_newsletter.html his Spirit living in you. (Continued page 4)

March 28/29, 2020 • Page 1 NEW parish priest in Wellington. O'Regan The Archdiocese streams FOR ADELAIDE completed his higher studies in France Daily Mass at 1.00pm (Monday - during 2001 and 2002 graduating with a Friday) from St Patrick’s Cathedral in Licentiate in Liturgy and Sacramental Melbourne. It is then available as a Theology; returning to in 2003 recording on demand, until one hour as parish priest of Blayney. In 2008 he prior to the next 1.00pm Mass. was appointed as Diocesan Administrator in the Diocese of On Sundays, their 11.00am Mass is also Bathurst; promoted to Diocesan streamed and then available as a Chancellor to 2009; to the Dean of the recording on demand. Go to https:// Cathedral in 2010; and concurrently as melbournecatholic.org.au/Mass the Vicar General in 2012. has Daily Mass In December 2014 it was announced that available on Facebook: “Catholic had appointed O'Regan as Diocese of Darwin” at 1.00pm SA time. the Bishop of Sale, replacing , who became the The Australian Catholic Archbishop of Canberra-Goulburn. Conference has further information at “It is with pleasure that I announce the O'Regan was consecrated and installed https://www.catholic.org.au/coronavirus decision of the Holy Father to appoint as Bishop on 26 February 2015, by There are many other places all over the Most Reverend Patrick O’Regan, Archbishop . (Wikipedia) presently Bishop of Sale, as the world that live-stream both daily and Metropolitan Archbishop of Adelaide. Sunday Masses. Enter “online Mass” ONLINE MASSES into your search engine and you will be Archbishop-designate O’Regan will be overwhelmed by the choices, or check the 12th bishop of Adelaide and the out some of the dozens of video clips ninth archbishop. I thank the people available on YouTube. and clergy of the Archdiocese for their great fidelity to Christ’s mission during COLLECTIONS this time of waiting. In particular I Direct payments thank Father Philip Marshall who as If you prefer to organise your Church Vicar General has given such donations via bank transfer there are outstanding and persevering service to several ways you can go about this. the People of God in the Archdiocese.

The Office and responsibilities of the A reminder that people who are unwell, 1. Go to Apostolic Administrator continues until or in quarantine, can honour their www.adelaide.catholic.org.au/ the installation of the new Archbishop.” Sunday obligation by participating in a donation and follow the prompts. If time of prayer within the home, reading you wish to donate to both the first Bishop Gregory O'Kelly, SJ the Scriptures or watching Mass on and second collections, you will television (Channel 10 at 6.00am every Early years and background need to do this twice. For the first Sunday morning) or online at collection select First Collection Patrick O'Regan was born on 8 www.cathnews.com October, 1958, one of four children and and for the second collection, grew up in the village of Perthville, The Adelaide Archdiocese will live select General. located approximately 5kms south of stream Sunday Mass (with no Bathurst. Educated at St Joseph's 2. If you bank online, you can set up congregation) from St Francis Xavier’s periodic, direct payments yourself. Primary School, Perthville and St Cathedral, commencing the Fifth Stanislaus' College, Bathurst, O'Regan Again, you will need to do this Sunday of Lent (March 29) at 10.00am. twice - once for the first collection commenced study for the priesthood at The Mass can be viewed live or on St Columba College, Springwood and and again for second. demand (ie as a replay) at Acc: Willunga Catholic Parish later at St Patrick's College. During his www.adelaide.catholic.org.au. It will semester breaks it was reported that he BSB: 085-005 also be available on Facebook or Acc No: 489 786 511 pulled beers at the Majellan Club, YouTube. carted feed and cut cauliflowers in the Ref: Your surname, initials local market gardens. There are also plans to broadcast major and First or General Easter services such as Holy Thursday, Ordained as a priest at St Michael and Good Friday and Easter Sunday on 3. Periodic regular payments may St John's Cathedral in Bathurst on 2 Channel 44, a community television also be organised with your bank. September 1983, O'Regan served as an station, which you can access on a Take the account details (above) assistant parish priest in parishes in standard television. More information with you and bank staff can set it Lithgow, Cowra, Orange and in will be available soon. up for you. Bathurst. During 1994 and 1995 O'Regan commenced higher studies at Recommended prayer and online Mass NB: First collection is for the support the Institut Catholique, Paris. He resources are available on the Adelaide of our Priests and General (second at returned to Australia, initially to Archdiocese website, along with the our Masses) is for the support of our Orange, before being appointed as a latest Coronavirus Protocols. Parish.

March 28/29, 2020 • Page 2 PLEASE KEEP THESE PEOPLE IN YOUR PRAYERS Sick: Val Gater, Bernie Wilkie, Abbey McIver, Veronica Shortland, Muriel PROJECT COMPASSION PANDEMIC Smith, Beth Thomas, Jeff Gray, Tony Please donate to Project Compassion What if you thought of it and Judy Hore, Phyllis Ward, Vence 2020 to so this transformational as the Jews consider the Sabbath— Sulda, program can continue to empower the most sacred of times? vulnerable women, men and children. Cease from travel. Recently deceased: Ella Mcfadyen, Cease from buying and selling. Vee Connell, Jim Fitzpatrick (from the Willunga community) Donate to Project Compassion at Give up, just for now, www.caritas.org.au/projectcompassion on trying to make the world or by phoning 1800 024 413. different than it is. You can also donate via the link: Sing. Pray. Touch only those www.adelaide.catholic.org.au/donation to whom you commit your life. DATES Centre down. Feb 26 - Apr 12 Project Compassion Mar 29 Fifth Sunday of Lent COMBINED CHRISTIAN And when your body has become still, reach out with your heart. Apr 5 Palm Sunday CHURCHES COMMUNITY CARE Apr 9 Holy Thursday Yankalilla (5CY) Know that we are connected in ways that are terrifying and beautiful. Apr 10 Good Friday The coronavirus has severely impacted Apr 11 Holy Saturday the community welfare program (You could hardly deny it now.) Know that our lives Apr 12 Easter Sunday managed by 5CY within the Yankalilla Apr 25 ANZAC Day District Council area. All five churches are in one another’s hands. (Surely, that has come clear.) May 10 Mothers’ Day and our other collection points are May 24 The Ascension of the Lord closed, so our supply of non perishable Do not reach out your hands. Reach out your heart. May 31 Pentecost Sunday foodstuff and the like and cash Jun 7 The Most Holy Trinity donations have ceased. Reach out your words. Reach out all the tendrils Jun 8 Queen’s birthday/Volunteers’ A number of our St Peters community of compassion that move, invisibly, Day holiday have been generous supporters of 5CY where we cannot touch. Jun 14 Corpus Christi prior to these closures, and we ask you Promise this world your love– Jul 12 Apostleship of the Sea and any other parishioners to consider for better or for worse, Aug 15 Assumption of Virgin Mary restarting or commencing donations in sickness and in health, Sep 6 Fathers’ Day again. so long as we all shall live. Oct 5 Labour Day holiday Lynn Ungar (11/3/2020) Nov 11 Remembrance Day Please contact Peter Bohnsack, Dec 25 Christmas Day (Treasurer 5CY) on 0400 525 690, for GALILEE OP SHOP pick/drop-off arrangements The Galilee Op Shop will be closed until further notice. Tricia Dundon THE SOUTHERN CROSS” “ for Op Shop Team ONE-LINERS The Easter edition of “The Southern 1. We just got a fax at work. We didn't know we had a fax machine. The entire Cross” will be inserted in “The ONLINE BULLETIN Advertiser” on Saturday April 4. department just stared at it. I poked it We are hoping to continue producing an with a stick. Additional copies of the newspaper online bulletin while we are all will not be distributed- due to the physically isolated. We have set up 2. I used to be in a band called 'Lost dog'. suspension of Masses and closure of email groups for each of our three You probably saw our posters. Churches. communities. The groups include those 3. Another World's Oldest Man has died. Pick up a copy of “The Southern people who gave us their email This is beginning to look suspicious. Cross” in “The Advertiser” or to access addresses when they filled out the it online at Parish Census forms. The groups can 4. My grandfather has the heart of a lion www.thesoutherncross.org.au easily be expanded if anyone has been … and a lifetime ban from the local Jenny Brinkworth missed (and has an email address). The zoo. bulletin will also be uploaded each week WHAT DID YOU DO? to the Parish website. Go to: The world is certainly not what it was!! www.willungaparish.org.au/ parish_newsletter.html for the direct When she would normally have been at link. one or other of our Mass centres on Sunday, Sr Margaret Ann put on her old We will be producing a few hard copies jeans and t-shirt and went for a long (for people who don’t have computers) walk. John and Pauleen Hounslow have and these will be available for collection isolated themselves in a shack at from the Church door or foyers. Moonta Bay (life is hard). Judy Millington was still in her pj’s at We would love to hear from anyone who has any ideas regarding articles 2.00pm! suitable for distribution. Please phone What are you doing? Let us know - Gael Maloney (0447 421 948) or Sr [email protected] Margaret Ann (0488 287 552).

March 28/29, 2020 • Page 3 CORONAVIRUS UPDATE (Continued from page 1) Jesus wept; and the Jews said, ‘See how He said that and then added, ‘Our friend much he loved him!’ But there were Lazarus is resting, I am going to wake some who remarked, ‘He opened the him.’ The disciples said to him, ‘Lord, if eyes of the blind man, could he not he is able to rest he is sure to get better.’ have prevented this man’s death?’ Still The phrase Jesus used referred to the sighing, Jesus reached the tomb: it was death of Lazarus, but they thought that a cave with a stone to close the by ‘rest’ he meant ‘sleep’, so Jesus put it opening. Jesus said, ‘Take the stone plainly, ‘Lazarus is dead; and for your away.’ Martha said to him, ‘Lord, by sake I am glad I was not there because now he will smell; this is the fourth now you will believe. But let us go to day.’ Jesus replied, ‘Have I not told you THERE WILL BE NO him.’ Then Thomas – known as the that if you believe you will see the MASSES OR PUBLIC Twin – said to the other disciples, ‘Let glory of God?’ So they took away the us go too, and die with him.’ stone. Then Jesus lifted up his eyes and LITURGIES IN ANY OF OUR said: On arriving, Jesus found that Lazarus CLUSTER CHURCHES had been in the tomb for four days ‘Father, I thank you for hearing my UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE already. Bethany is only about two miles prayer. I knew indeed that you from Jerusalem, and many Jews had always hear me, but I speak for the FOR MORE INFORMATION come to Martha and Mary to sympathise sake of all these who stand round PLEASE SEE THE NEWSLETTER with them over their brother. me, so that they may believe it was ON YOUR PARISH WEBSITE When Martha heard that Jesus had come you who sent me.’ she went to meet him. Mary remained When he had said this, he cried in a KANGAROO ISLAND PARISH sitting in the house. Martha said to loud voice, ‘Lazarus, here! Come out!’ (www.kicatholic.org.au) Jesus, ‘If you had been here, my brother The dead man came out, his feet and KINGSCOTE would not have died, but I know that, hands bound with bands of stuff and a Our Lady of Perpetual Help, even now, whatever you ask of God, he cloth round his face. Jesus said to them, cnr Todd and Giles Streets will grant you.’ ‘Your brother’ said Jesus ‘Unbind him, let him go free.’ PENNESHAW to her ‘will rise again.’ Martha said, ‘I Many of the Jews who had come to St Columba, North Terrace know he will rise again at the visit Mary and had seen what he did resurrection on the last day.’ Jesus said: believed in him. ‘I am the resurrection and the life. If anyone believes in me, even \ NOARLUNGA/SEAFORD though he dies he will live, and Jesus Christ, you traveled through PARISH whoever lives and believes in me will towns and villages “curing every (www.noarlunga-seafordparish.org.au) never die. Do you believe this?’ disease and illness.” At your command, the sick were made well. Come to our NOARLUNGA ‘Yes, Lord,’ she said ‘I believe that you aid now, in the midst of the global St Luke, the Evangelist, are the Christ, the Son of God, the one spread of the coronavirus, that we may cnr Honeypot Rd and Goldsmith Dve who was to come into this world.’ experience your healing love. (K Weber) SEAFORD When she had said this, she went and Seaford Ecumenical Mission, called her sister Mary, saying in a low Grand Bvd voice, ‘The Master is here and wants to THIS WEEK’S READINGS see you.’ Hearing this, Mary got up (30 March - 05 April) quickly and went to him. Jesus had not • Monday, 30: Mon, 5th week Lent yet come into the village; he was still at (Dan 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62; Jn VICTOR HARBOR/GOOLWA the place where Martha had met him. 8:1-11) PARISH When the Jews who were in the house • Tuesday, 31: Tues, 5th week Lent (www.victorgoolwacatholic.org.au) sympathising with Mary saw her get up (Num 21:4-9; Jn 8:21-30) so quickly and go out, they followed her, VICTOR HARBOR th thinking that she was going to the tomb • Wednesday, 01: Wed, 5 week Lent St Joan of Arc, 30 Seaview Road to weep there. (Dan 3:14-20, 24-25, 28) GOOLWA Mary went to Jesus, and as soon as she • Thursday, 02: Thur, 5th week Lent St John the Apostle, 10-14 Gardiner St saw him she threw herself at his feet, (Gen 17:3-9; Jn 8:51-59) saying, ‘Lord, if you had been here, my • Friday, 03: Fri, 5th week Lent (Jer brother would not have died.’ At the 20:10-13; Jn 10:31-42) sight of her tears, and those of the Jews th WILLUNGA PARISH who followed her, Jesus said in great • Saturday, 04: Sat, 5 week Lent (www.willungaparish.org.au) distress, with a sigh that came straight (Ezek 37:21-28; Jn 11:45-56) from the heart, ‘Where have you put ALDINGA • Sunday 05: PALM SUNDAY (Is him?’ They said, ‘Lord, come and see.’ Mary of Galilee, the First Disciple 50:4-7; Phil 2:6-11; Mt 26:14-27:66) cnr Quinliven and How Roads NORMANVILLE PASTORAL CARE St Peter, Cape Jervis Road If you need a Priest for anointing of the sick or last rites contact: Noarlunga/Seaford (8382 1717), Willunga (0488 287 552), WILLUNGA Victor Harbor/Goolwa (8552 1084), Kangaroo Island (0418 819 078). St Joseph, 12 St Judes Street

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