Dimboola – Horsham – Murtoa – Natimuk - Rupanyup - Nhill
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Dimboola – Horsham – Murtoa – Natimuk - Rupanyup - Nhill 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time — 15th September 2019 Ballarat Clergy Support Fund PRAYER FOR SICK and CARERS Collection for Sick and Retired Compassionate and ever-loving God, Priests You are the source and creator of all The collection in our parish this year healing power. We entrust our sick to has raised $1287.05 to date. The Ballarat your loving care. Clergy Support Fund relies on your generosity We pray your blessings upon all in to enable it to continue supporting our sick and their own homes, in hospitals, nursing PARISH CONTACTS retired priests. Parish Priest: Fr. Peter Hudson homes, hospice care, palliative care. You can still contribute, by using the Parish Secretary: Anita Masiero May You be their source of comfort in BCSF envelope available in the Foyers. pain, of hope in times of despair, 10 Roberts Avenue, Horsham 3400 The BCSF envelop has a credit card PO Box 212, Horsham Vic 3402 woundedness, sorrow, their solace Phone:5382 1155. Fax: 5382 3016 facility available for your convenience and inspiration when they are unable [email protected] Contributions over $2 are tax-deductible to lift their hearts, minds and voices Diocesan Website: to You in prayer. Bless them with www.ballarat.catholic.org.au courage and faith to place their trust SCHOOLS Parish Pastoral Council Meeting in your healing touch and love. Ss Michael & John Primary this Thursday September 19th Bless caregivers, as channels of your Principal: Andrea Cox Phone: 5382 3000 at 5.30pm. love, they are your very hands on earth. Give them gentleness as they St Brigid’s College Members, please have your reports Principal: Peter Gutteridge into Anita at the Office by Tuesday help the sick, to respect their dignity Phone: 5382 3545 September 17th. Thank you. and value to You. Give carers and helpers patience and Our Lady Help of Christians Principal: Cathy Grace courage as they manage their time, Phone: 5385 2526 Catering Ladies Meeting. to best serve those who are needful Thank you to those who attended and of their care, to continue to serve We welcome Fr John here for the many apologies. The ladies when weakened by constant Masses this weekend. expressed their desire to continue the demands and when they need your catering for Funerals. We seek your enduring help. Give them love and We pray for a safe and understanding to be a caring help to support them. In the Foyer companion, on the path of pain and blessed School holidays for today is a form we ask you to take, sadness with the sick. our Schools, as Term 3 ends men and women, and to indicate on Bless the ministry of those who take this Friday September 20th. the form ways in which you can Holy Communion to the sick, elderly, We pray for VCE students help with the catering, eg, making and those in Homes and in Hospital. sandwiches, cakes, slices, donating in their last few weeks of food, joining one of the four Catering Men’s Breakfast preparing for their final Groups, helping to set up or clear this Thursday September 19th exams. away tables. We have a list of many 7.30am to 8.30 in the Parish All the best to teams parishioners who have indicated to Centre. Fathers, sons, single men help in these ways. If you have been remaining in the various welcome for breakfast, prayer, chat. helping and do not wish to continue sporting finals. Due to circumstances beyond our please indicate that on the form. SBC MISSION DAY Please return the form to the Office or control, the Finance Meeting this Friday September 20th leave on the Collection Plate at Mass. listed for this Wednesday has Mass in the College Gym at Thank you to all who help in any way. been cancelled. Mark Bromley 11am. Fete activities from Anita in the Office will continue as will give us a date to attend as 12.30 in the College grounds. Contact Person. soon as Mark is available. WEEKDAY MASSES: A Funeral Mass will replace weekday Mass PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION God, my creator, breathe on me, Tuesday 17 Sept 9am renew me, refresh me, extend my abilities, comfort me in adjusting to Wednesday 18 Sept AWC 9.30am changes in health, mobility and activity. Body of Jesus Christ flow through every Thursday 19 Sept 5pm fibre of my being. Keep me well, and hope filled, always. Holy Spirit use me in Friday 20 Sept 9.30am my situation, for the good of others. Saturday 21 Sept No Mass Amen Please Remember in Your Prayers ROSTERS 14/15 Sept Vigil 6.30pm Sunday 10.30am RECENT DEATHS: Domenico ‘Mick’ Scutti, Danny Frawley, Anne Newton Pat McBean (nee Boyle–sister of Lyn Starr) Karen Hill Sr Tirsa Bale Neville Strachan ANNIVERSARIES: Danny Magee, Fr Peter Claridge, Anthony Amor Eucharistic Lynda Hutchinson Sr Jacinta Rice Jack Ivess, Ministers Rosie Taylor Bernadette Trounce Zita Cannane SICK: Brian Rice, Carmel Cannard, Debbie Nolan, Fleur Joan Parker Andrea Cox Armstrong, Ken Dowsley, Betty Fitzgerald, Jill & Christie Lorraine Clancy Higginbottom, Heather McPhee, Shilpa Joe, John McNamara Commentator Peter Gutteridge Louise Kemp Emergency Care: Contact Parish Office 5382 1155 21/22 Sept Vigil 6.30pm Sunday 10.30am Next Sunday 4th Sunday of the Month Readers Anthony Amor Andrea Cox 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time 22nd September 2019 Commentator Emelia Sudholz Bob Pritchett Horsham Saturday - 6.30pm. Sunday - 10.30am Pat Glaubitz Faye Wills Maree Plazzer Natimuk Sunday Mass 8.30am Bob Pritchett Micky Robarts Eucharistic Tim Lannen Murtoa Sunday Mass 8.30am Cathy Taylor Ministers Alison McKinnon John Parker Nhill Sunday Mass 10.00am Kingsley Dalgleish Simon Lynch Karen Hill Dimboola Sunday Mass 11.30am Bob Hayes Rosary, Litany of Mary & Divine Mercy Chaplet Projector Geoff Simpson Gabby Mills Wednesdays at 4.30pm. All welcome. Musicians Filippino Choir Combined Choir Regular Activities in the Parish Pat Strachan Sharon Creasey Welcomers Joan Whiley Mary Dowsley Craft Group Every Monday - Parish Meeting Room Mornings - 9.30am to 11.30am. Evening - 7pm to 9pm. BYO Prayers Lesley Price Craft - Gold Coin Donation. Contact Anita at Parish Office 22nd September 29th September Church Helen Hunter Zita Cannane Meditation Group: Church Meeting Room Tuesdays 2.00pm. Cleaning & Margaret Fischer Mary Lawson Flower Dianne Quinn Lorraine Clancy CWL Meetings 1st Tuesday of Month 1.30pm. Meeting Room. Arranging Maureen McInerney Veronica Barker Men’s Group Meeting will be at the 3rd Thursday of the month in the Parish Centre. Contact Patrick 0428847455 FINANCE: 1st Collection (Presbytery Account): St Vincent de Paul Conference. Meets twice monthly. Available Natimuk $ Murtoa $ 127.00 Monday & Friday 11am-12pm for assistance. Phone 53812371 Horsham $ 770.00 Dimboola $ 44.00 BAPTISM PREPARATION. For enrolment and appointment Total $ 941.00 contact Parish Office 53821155. 2nd Collection (Parish Account) Baptistine Sisters Envelopes $ 960.00 Loose $ Foundation Day Credit Card $ Direct Debit $ 1409.67 Thursday September 26th Total $ 1480.67 Mass at 5.30pm in the Making Connections: Make an effort this week to seek Church out someone who may be feeling a little lost or alone. Help All Parishioners are them to experience the love of God in the kindness you offer. welcome to join Marriage Tip: Time spent with your spouse is precious! Sisters Tirsa and Manuela for a shared tea in the Try to be truly present to him/her by detaching from social media and other technologies as much as possible. Parish Centre after Mass. You are welcome to Daily Prayer: What do you look like, O God of compas- bring a plate of slices or salad sion? A shepherd who carries the lost sheep home; a woman who sweeps the whole house to find a single coin; a father The Shared Table. Brochures are in the Church mistreated who never gives up hope that the child who hurt Foyers to explain how your $1 a week can help the him will come home to be loved. So in Jesus you have come people of Lima, Peru, set up kitchens to cook good food. searching for us. May we never forget how much we are Please return your form and money to the Office. loved. May we never refuse to love others as much. A Vocation View: We are like the lost sheep when we Child Safety Standards. Ss Michael & John Parish has Bob have not found our place in life. Are you part of the herd, lost from the herd, or a leader of the herd? Pritchett as our Safeguarding Officer. We have a Child A Prayer for Stronger Communities, Safer Children Safety Policy to ensure the safety and wellbeing of children Gracious God you said let the children come to me. The hurt in our care. A Child Safety Code of Conduct has been adopted of those wounded by abuse weighs heavily upon us, and trust for all who work with children in the Parish. is eroded. Lord God, we your Church stand in need of your Our Parish seeks to always be a child safe Parish healing and help, to strengthen and guide all in our Catholic communities. Grant us wisdom in our time to make decisions Parish Pastoral Council Members: that protect children and the vulnerable. Chris Robarts (Chair), Peter Gutteridge, Andrea Cox, May our families and communities, through love, generosity, Fr Peter, Lesley Price, Alison McKinnon, Daryl Wren, Bob commitment and patience build stronger communities safe for Pritchett, Garry Heinrich, Cathy Grace, Margaret Lingham, children. Let your grace and love fall gently upon our children Joan Lane-Storey, Srs Manuela & Tirsa, Anita Masiero (Sec) giving them the inner strength, peace and resilience they will need for their life’s journey.