D A T E S F O R T H E D I A R Y The Catholic Parish of Greymouth

GREYMOUTH | COBDEN | KUMARA | NGAHERE

Email: [email protected] Wed 16 September 5.00pm Liturgy Committee Meeting 40 High St, Greymouth 7805 Ph 7685263

7.00pm Parish Council Meeting Parish Office Hours: Tuesday - Friday 8.30am -12.30pm Facebook: St Patrick’s Catholic Parish Greymouth 7.30pm Catholic Women’s League. 24th Sunday Ordinary Time | Year A | 13 September 2020

Thurs 17 September 1.30pm Our Lady’s Prayer group. TO BE FORGIVEN, WE MUST FORGIVE

Weekend Masses The most beautiful prayer that we have ever prayed is the “Our Father”.

Saturday Vigil In this prayer, we pray to God the Father: “Forgive us our trespasses, as 6pm Greymouth we forgive those who trespass against us”. Here, we are both to ask (every Saturday) God for forgiveness of our debts/sins and to forgive others in turn. This W E R E M E M B E R Sunday’s Gospel (Matthew 18:21-35) offers us a deeper understanding Sunday Mass of what we pray for and are called to. 8am Cobden Masses have been requested and offered for: (every Sunday) In the Gospel, our Lord Jesus asks us to imitate what he has done for us: that is to love one another (John 13:34). He also tells us that the RECENT: Fr Kevin Clark, Erin Ryan (Chch) , 9.30am Greymouth (every Sunday) ultimate goal which we should aim for is “to be perfect” (Matthew MASS OFFERED: Kath and Arty Beban 5:48) and “to be merciful” (Luke 6:36) just as our heavenly Father is.

11am Ngahere (1st & 3rd Sundays) Today, through the parable of the unforgiving servant, Jesus invites us ANNIVERSARY: Michael James Ryan, Terence (Terry) Ryan to be loving, perfect and merciful by forgiving others. We should 11am Kumara forgive those who have offended us because we were forgiven first. We (4th Sunday) all have experienced from God his gratuitous and unconditional mercy P L A N N E D G I V I N G 4 t h S U N D A Y C U P P A (either through the Sacraments of Baptism or Reconciliation). This is Weekday Masses the primal reality out of which we are expected to act towards our brothers and sisters. Parish $2030.10 27 September 2020 All Greymouth In answering Peter’s question about limits: “Lord, how often should I Clergy Trust Fund $1014.00 Marist Rugby Club? 5.30pm Tuesday Building & Maintenance Fund $ 20.00 forgive…?” Jesus teaches us to forgive limitlessly: “Not seven, I tell 9am Wednesday you, but seventy-seven times.” God’s forgiveness of us is enormous. It St Vincent de Paul $ 48.00 9am Thursday is a gift without measure.

Today’s Counting Team 12.10pm Friday Let us imitate God’s forgiveness, setting no limit on forgiving others, B Molloy so that we might become like our heavenly Father. 9am Saturday

Next Week’s Counting Team Tang Phan. C Kelly All welcome! Adoration All Fridays Next Week’s Readings 25th Sun of Ordinary Time 20 September 11:30am - 12pm P A R I S H A D M I N I S T R A T I O N 1st Reading: ISAIAH 55: 6-9 These verses compare the thoughts and First Fridays ways of God with those of human beings, and say that God’s ways are Parish Priest: Fr Mathew Siji MCBS Ph 022 3017976 9:00am - 12pm higher. Deacon Tang Phan ph 027 9201720 2nd Reading: PHILIPPIANS 1:20-23,27 Paul says he is not afraid to Parish Secretary: Margaret Curragh Parish Treasurer: Denise Coll-Dwyer die and be with Christ, but shows willingness to live so that the Youth Group Leader: Reconciliation 9.30am - 10am Philippians can benefit from his presence with them. Chairperson Parish Council: Kevin Boddy Gospel: MATTHEW 20:1-16 The parable of the Good Employer Chairperson Parish Finance Committee: Michael Curragh Saturday stresses on the generosity of God which surpasses human standards. St Patrick’s Primary School: Acting Principal - Mrs Carmel Kelly Ph 7687830 or by appointment John Paul II High School: Principal - Dave Sullivan Ph 7684166 P A R I S H N O T I C E S FOR SALE 2021 Columban Calendar: $12.00 each. Available at the Parish office.

CONGRATULATIONS  To Caiden Dinvy Franco Himantog, who was baptised who in St Patrick’s C O M M U N I T Y N O T I C E S Church, Greymouth on 8th August 2020 . May Caiden and his parents and god parents be blessed WEST COAST SAFARI : CWCI (Connecting Christian Women) is bringing the Annual West Coast Safari to GREYMOUTH , on Friday 18 September, 7.00pm at the Uniting  to Alex William Blanchfield, who was baptised in St Patrick’s Church , Church. Chris Cummins is our speaker this year. Her theme is “How to sleep through the Greymouth on 15th August 2020. May Alex and his parents and god parents storm - the journey from fear to faith” Psalm 34. There will be a Christian bookstall available be blessed . and supper is provided. All women are very welcome. See the notice board for further details.  to Keira Grace Fahey, who was baptised in St Patrick’s Church, Greymouth on 6th September 2020. May and her parents and god parents be blessed. Keira G E N E R A L N O T I C E S ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

PLEASE NOTE: Due to Covid 19 Deacon Tang’s Ordination date has changed. Be informed about the End of Life Choice Act Referendum: ORDINATION TO THE PRIESTHOOD Bishop Paul Martin S.M invites you to the Ordination to the Sacred Order of Priesthood of  The End of Life Choice Act is not an option of ‘last resort’. It will not just apply to the Deacon Tang Phan, ‘exceptionally difficult cases’. It does not require that a person first make use of WHEN: Saturday 10 October TIME: 11:00am available treatments or counselling, nor that they first receive palliative care. A person does not need to be in physical pain. WHERE: St Mary’s Pro Cathedral. Christchurch We continue to keep Tang in our prayers.  If euthanasia becomes legal in NZ, people will access it because they think they lack ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ other choices. Even though quality palliative care is effective, there is no corresponding CWL EVENING GROUP: BONUS BALL LOTTO legal right to access palliative care. Under current law, people can already say ‘no’ to Week 10 : No. 9 Annette Mead treatments and can receive whatever level of pain relief they need. These days, no-one Congratulations to our winner this week. This was our last week. need die in pain.

The EOLC Act is badly drafted and seriously flawed. Whatever one’s views about the idea of ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ euthanasia, it is not ‘compassion’ to vote for a dangerous law. YOUTH WORKER VACANCY for The Catholic Parish of Greymouth. See www.riskylaw.nz or www.votesafe.nz or www.carealliance.org,nz or A 12 month contract to work with young people year 7 to 13. To run weekly meetings of www.nathaniel.org.nz the Parish Youth where the members are taught core elements of their Catholic Faith, where members are strengthened in their Faith journey and where members have fun and fellowship Authorised by John Kleinsman, , director of the Nathaniel Centre for Bioethics - an agency of with other Youth. the New Zealand Cathoic Bishops. 15 Guildford Terrace, Thorndon, Wellington For more Information contact the Parish Office. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ JOHN PAUL II HIGH SCHOOL is celebrating 40 Year Reunion EMERGENCY APPEAL FOR LEBANON following the deadly explosion in Beirut on 4 WHEN: November 27th - 29th Information and registration links on our Facebook Page August 2020. There are pamphlets with information in the Church foyer. https://www.facebook.com/JPIIGreymouth ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OCDS NOVEMBER CARMELITE RETREAT ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "For God so loved the world..." (John 3:16) Father Philip S., CSJ will be leading our upcoming

ST VINCENT DE PAUL We have had a huge demand in the past month November Retreat at Rochester Hall Friday, 13 Nov to Sunday, 15 Nov 2020 If you would like to join us, contact Megan Emery ph 027 410 6940 Or email: for clean blanket's, warm clothing and food. If you can help please drop of to the [email protected] Shop on Albert Street or ring Trisha 768 5819. Kate 768 5229,