St Patricks Parish PO Box 204 Sheridan St GUNDAGAI NSW 2722 Office: Lower St Pats Hall, Homer St GUNDAGAI Ph 0478 000 526 | Fr George 0484 604 273 [email protected] | www.cg.org.au/gundagai

ASCENSION SUNDAY YEAR B – 30TH MAY 2021 COVID19 POLICY: DISTANCING OF 1 PERSON PER 2SQM MASS ONLINE – every Sunday with Bishop Christopher at 11am via www.catholicvoice.org.au Sunday Mass is aired on ten (Channel 05) Sunday mornings at 6am

GUNDAGAI COUNTRY MASS SACRAMENTS Saturday 29th 6PM VIGIL MASS Uralba 29th May. 11AM Confession: 5:30pm prior Vigil Mass Sunday 30th NO MASS Sat Vigil Mass 6PM Marriage: By appointment Monday 31st NO MASS Sun. Mass 10AM Baptism: 3rd Sat of the month or Tuesday 1st LITURGY 11:00AM Adelong 1st/3rd Sun. 10AM during any Mass (Vigil) Wednesday 2nd LITURGY 12NOON 2nd/4th Sun. 9AM To arrange a Baptism please contact: Thursday 3rd Adoration 11:30AM Gobarralong 30th MAY. 8AM [email protected] MASS 12NOON /Adjungbilly GOBARRALONG Friday 4th MASS 12NOON

ALL THE LATEST COVID-19 PROTOCOLS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE PARISH WEBSITE WWW.CG.ORG.AU/GUNDAGAI ROSTER 29 MAY 5 JUNE ACOLYTE Peter Reardon Peter Gain READER Madeline Ryan Mary McCormick OFFERTORY Anne Elphick / Bernadette Loch Jill Jones / Judy Hay ALTAR SERVERS Hugh Ryan / Darby Jones Jessica McDonnell / Charlotte McDonnell SANCTUARY Collen Jones / Monica Reardon Liz Maher / Bev Mellis HOME COMMUNION Marie Nelson / Anne Saunderson / Monica Anne Metcalfe / Peter Gain / Monica Reardon Reardon COUNTING Cal Reardon / Kathy Reardon Peter Gain / Colleen Sullivan ST. VINNIES D & C Chadwick C & M Baron

PRAYER/MASS REQUESTS RECENTLY DECEASED ANNIVERSARIES THE SICK MASS OFFERINGS We pray for the souls of the Pam Goodsall, Iris Stuckey, Nola Field, Elmer Marffy Remie Field, recently deceased Bette Gillan, Kevin Kennedy, Lynne Norden, Myra Moon, Brian Egan, Elizabeth Quirk PARISH DETAILS

PARISH COUNCIL PRIESTS / PARISH PARISH BANKING Peter Gain (Chair), Liz Knight, Kate Howe, Fr George – 0484 604 273 BSB 062 786 A/C 14943 Marie Nelson, Sarah Graham, Jess Fr Namora – 0450 438 444 ST PATRICKS PARISH GUNDAGAI Eccelston, Chris Baron, Verity Whittaker, Fr Madeline Ryan – 0478 000 526 George, Fr Namora, Pete Reardon (Ex Officio). A copy of the Church Bulletin is available on our website each week – www.cg.org.au/gundagai Please send any notices to [email protected] by midday Thursday each week for inclusion in the bulletin St Patricks’ Facebook page - @stpatsgundagai NOTICES

ROSARY & LITURGY ADORATION The Rosary will prayed together in the church on Adoration will held Thursday 3rd June at 11:30am Tuesday 1st June at 10:30am followed by Liturgy at followed by Mass at 12noon. 11am. “Adoring Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament…is most pleasing “The Rosary is a long chain that links Heaven and earth” ~ to God, and most useful to ourselves.” ~ St Alphonsus St Therese of Lisieux Maria de Ligouri PRAYER TO ST JOSEPH COLLECTIONS 23 MAY Hail, Guardian of the Redeemer, First (Clergy): $260.40 Second (Parish): $363.80 Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Thank you for your support To you God entrusted his only Son; PLANNED GIVING ENVELOPES in you Mary placed her trust; with you Christ became man. There is a change to the Planned Giving Envelopes for the year 2021/2022. More information to come. Blessed Joseph, to us too, show yourself a father COUNTRY MASS GOBARRALONG and guide us in the path of life. Sunday 30th May, Mass at Our Lady of the Rosary Obtain for us grace, mercy, and courage, Gobarralong 8am and defend us from every evil. Amen VIGIL MASS CHANGE TO 5PM The Saturday Vigil Mass time will change to 5PM during the winter months, starting next Saturday 5th June. REINTRODUCTION OF COLLECTION BAGS The collection bags will return to Mass from 5th June, volunteers who assisted with this prior to the Covid changes are asked to please resume the distribution of collection bags after the Prayers of the Faithful. PLENARY COUNCIL UPDATE Thank to you all parishioners who submitted feedback for the Plenary Council Zoom Meeting with Archbishop Prowse. We had good open discussion with others in the Western Deanery and Archbishop Prowse listened to feedback and praised the work of those contributing and that of the Holy Spirit in keeping our faith and action alive during what has been a difficult period in the church. Thanks to Peter Gain and Madeline Ryan for attending the Zoom meeting on behalf of the parish. MARRIAGE & FAMILY SUNDAY Archbishop Christopher will launch the Year Amoris Laetitia Family THIS Sunday 30th May at a Marriage & Family Expo in St Christopher’s Pastoral Center. Check out all Archdiocesan marriage & family resources, programs and groups at the new micro-website www.marriagefamily.org.au THE ROSARY AS CONTEMPLATIVE PRAYER Sunday 30th May 2:30pm “Marian Series: The Rosary as a Contemplative Prayer” An online event to help us to unlock the power of the Rosary as a profound contemplative prayer. Rosary recitation will be at 2:30pm followed by the talk. Register FREE at http://bit.ly/MarianSeries_Rosary RETREAT AT GALONG Friday 6th – Sunday 8th August “Retreat - Finding God in Australia” Fr John Hill will lead a retreat to be held at St Clement’s, “Finding God in Australia”. Please contact St Clement’s to register. [email protected] or phone 02 6380 5222 Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm. AUGUSTINE ACADEMY TALENT NIGHT Augustine Academy, based in Goobarragandra, is a liberal arts school offering an integrated study of the humanities. All welcome to a night of music, drama and talent from the students and staff! Thursday 3rd June, starting at 6pm in St Mary’s Hall, Tumut. There will be a light supper after, gold coin donation entry.