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How Pope Francis would helpfully out to the cynical and self- Copy deadline 15th of the month prior to the watches of the night” (Lk will they cope this Christmas? describe it, is a true light in the absorbed dark­ness of today: publication 2/8). It seems that Jesus was Then there is even more darkness. Living in Jesus we we beg to differ! born in the middle of the night. Contact Us People were sleeping. All news stories, advertising Yet, it was not simply the enquiries, correspondence and subscriptions to: absence of the sun that caused Together this midnight. Another type PO Box 473 of “darkness” was at play: Wagga Wagga NSW 2650 inhospitality. 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I am a link in a chain, a bond of connection between Your flock with unfailing transmission of faith, may find, in their dialogue with persons. He has not created me for naught. I shall do good; I shall do His work. I shall care, grant in Your culture, a language suited to the conditions of the be an angel of peace, a preacher of truth in my own place, while not intending it if I do but keep His commandments. Therefore, I will trust Him, whatever I am, I can never be boundless fatherly love a Bishop for present time. thrown away. If I am in sickness, my sickness may serve Him, in perplexity, my perplexity the Diocese of Wagga Wagga who will may serve Him. If I am in sorrow, my sorrow may serve Him. He does nothing in vain. He knows what He is about. He may take away my friends. He may throw me among please You by his holiness and to us show Pope’s Worldwide strangers. He may make me feel desolate, make my spirits sink, hide my future from me. watchful care. Through our Lord Jesus Prayer Network Still, He knows what He is about. Amen. Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with APOSVLESHIP OF PRAYER Visit this link to hear the Pope deliver his December prayer: You in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one http://popesprayerusa.net/popes-intentions/ http://popesprayerusa.net/category/pope-video/ God, for ever and ever. Amen. TOGETHER DECEMBER 2018 PROTEST 3 Children off Nauru protest by Peter McPhee The students gathered at midday on the lawn outside On Tuesday October 16th. Old Parliament House and were 40 Year 11 St Francis College joined there by representatives students, together with 3 from ‘Rural Australians for staff members, travelled to Refugees’ (RAR) travelling Canberra to protest against from all over Australia (about the ongoing detention 2000 in number). of children on Nauru; a The St Francis College bi-partisan policy of the students led the march to the Australian Government. current House of Parliament Disgusted at the inhumane holding aloft the banner they detention of young people for had made which stated: “Kids more than five years on Nauru Off Nauru” accompanied by and the gradual physical and a painting of a young refugee mental disintegration of the child. health of these young people, Many of the RAR members our students believed strongly commented that they were that they could no longer ignore delighted and encouraged to this cruel and inhumane policy. be led in the march by young Students walked from the old parliament house to the new parliament house in Canberra. As one of the students stated people who were taking a Nauruan government. the two major political parties. refugees on Nauru (and Manus). to the media: ‘We have hope, powerful stand for other young They told of a grim and The Member for Farrer, Sussan The day was certainly a vision, goals and a plan for people who suffer needlessly desperate story of a people, Ley, did however speak with very educational and a true our future; the young people on and cruelly from psychological essentially all genuine refugees, three of out students inside the testimony to Gospel values, Nauru can have none of these and physical breakdown. who in seeking Australia’s House. I believe. aspirations.’ The rally was addressed by a protection had been locked up in The students returned to The symbol of the Cross on our Prisoners have an end date for number of relevant speakers, an ‘off-shore hell hole’ for more Leeton inspired by the passion Christian schools is not there for their gaol term, these young two of these being a psychologist than five years. The majority of and sense of justice as witnessed decoration, it should be a sign people don’t even have that. and a medical doctor from these people are still being left in the RAR participants. They that calls us to action. Hopefully They are deprived of hope Medicin San Frontier (Doctors to ‘rot’ slowly on Nauru. could also say that their own the St Francis College student’s solely because they sought without Borders) who had been It was disappointing that there level of consciousness was day at the rally for refugees in protection and asylum from recently forcibly removed from was not a speaker available to raised in regard to the plight Canberra gave witness to that Australia. the detention centre by the address the rally from either of of the young people and older christian action. Christmas Appeal - Uganda The rain is coming down fast Just weeks earlier, on the exploitation.” – Sister Cecilia This Holy Season, and heavy, flooding parts of exact same road, a group of The Christmas story tells of as we prepare to the dirt road and making it three young girls were violently Mary and Joseph being turned celebrate the birth slippery for the small group snatched as they were walking to away before a kind heart offered of Jesus, I ask you of young children walking in school. While one girl managed them much-needed safety and to please keep the the darkness. Hushed chatter to escape, her two friends have shelter in the stable. In a similar Sisters and children at can be heard, interrupted by not been seen since. way, Sister Cecilia and the Mother Claudia in your the sound of the engine from Sadly, although it is rare, Cistercian Sisters have begun prayers. a motorbike in the distance. abduction and child trafficking to offer shelter for some of the Having walked for several is a terrifying reality in children at Mother Claudia. To donate visit: https:// kilometres already, mostly on rural areas in Uganda. Local The boarding arrangement catholicmission.org.au/ an empty stomach, they are missionary and head teacher, initially started with children our-work/christmas- starting to fatigue. But the Sister Cecilia Namudira, sleeping in classrooms and staff appeal-uganda children know the dangers of together with her fellow rooms as there was no boarding walking these paths and do not Cistercian Sisters of Charity, house. With the need so great dare to stop. runs the Mother Claudia and urgent, the Sisters simply Nursery and Primary School, could not wait until they had a place that not only provides the funds to build a boarding education for children, but also house. a safe home to board during the As the school continues to term, instead of travelling long grow and attract the interest of and dangerous routes. more parents and children— “I fear for the safety of the mainly because of the quality children every day. We ask of education the Sisters offer them to walk together in groups and the Christian values they as very few parents can afford instil—there is an urgent need to send the children to school to complete two dormitories, on boda bodas (motorbikes). including the water and toilet For the girl child, walking facilities needed for the these distances increases boarding students, and also to their vulnerability to possible build more dormitories and new situations of sexual abuse and classrooms. DECEMBER 2018 TOGETHER 4 CACW Council for Australian Catholic Women by Katherine Klapdor the Women’s Spirituality Days. The Team is now working on You may have heard of the next Women’s Spirituality the Council for Australian Day, which will held on Catholic Women (CACW). Saturday 31 August, 2019 at The CACW formed in response Kildare College. Our guest to the 1999 ‘Woman and Man, speaker is Sally Neaves, the One in Christ Jesus Report’ Eco-Education Coordinator that focused on women in the at Rahamin Ecology Catholic Church. Centre in Bathurst; and Jill You can read the Report McCorquodale, an experienced yourself at opw.catholic.org.au/ facilitator based in Melbourne, resources-menu-resources-94/ will facilitate the Day. woman-and-man-one-in- In this time of drought, we are christ-jesus-resource-kit.html#. promoting hope and respect for W7quLHszbcs the land using an eco-spirituality The Report was commissioned approach. You can read more on through the 1996 Australian this topic in Laudato Si – Pope Bishops’ Conference and not Francis’ Encyclical on human unsurprisingly, two major ecology. themes emerged: the need to We look forward to coming recognise and affirm all genders together again and experiencing as equal before God, and to the support, strength and Wagga Wagga Diocese CACW Team meeting at the St Mary’s Hall, Lockhart. (L-R) Elizabeth Madden, Bernadette Kennedy, Liz Rothe, Catherine Cutler, Judy Pattison, Margaret Walsh, Anne Brown, Carmel Byrne, Katherine respond to the changing role of inspiration that arises from these Klapdor, Virginia Gawler and Jane Plum. women in society. gatherings. It is a wonderful The CACW exists “to ensure opportunity to respond to the clergy with the bishops) in 2020 community is Ash Wednesday, Child Sexual Abuse. that the dignity of women is call from our future. and 2021. March 5, 2019. • Religious belief and practice, honoured and their gifts are The Team is also supporting The CACW is facilitating The options for getting your as traditionally understood given space to flourish for the you, the Church community, in group discussions, speaking message and ideas to the Plenary e.g. Church attendance, has sake of the Church’s life and voicing your experiences and with individuals, recording Council include 1) meetings of waned and there is a fall in the mission” (ACBC Social Justice ideas for building our future discussion outcomes, and small groups e.g. co-workers, numbers of nuns and priests. Statement 2000) through the Catholic Bishop’s collating and forwarding this friends at Church, volunteer or • To engage youth the Church information to the Plenary craft group, family members; must become part of the Council, and will report back 2) meetings with individuals ‘digital world’. ‘To live is to change, and to the Church community. Our e.g. speaking with a CACW • Catholics want to actively response to the main question team member over the phone participate in decision making to be perfect is to have of, What is God asking us of us or face-to-face; 3) writing a in their local faith communities in Australia? will be through the letter or 4) responding on-line at and move from ‘maintenance’ changed often’ (Plenary lens of issues affecting women plenarycouncil.catholic.org.au/ to ‘mission/action’. in a rural diocese. You can also resources/have-your-say/. • The growing diversity of the Council website) ‘have your say’ online at the Bishop Peter A Comensoli people of our nation and fewer Plenary Council website. Over describes five factors (and there that identify as ‘religious’ There are CACW Teams in nation-wide consultation 10,000 responses from across may be probably others) that needs to be considered in a number of Dioceses across process called Plenary Council. Australia have been received indicate why we have reached terms of how best we can work Australia working to progress Find out more about this at already. a decisive moment requiring together. the role of women in the plenarycouncil.catholic.org.au. To read how the Broken Bay change in how our Church To be involved in the Plenary Church, and carry out the Plenary Council is the highest Diocese is working through the community operates: Council consultation activities recommendations of Catholic form of assembly of the entire Plenary Council go to www. • The shameful and shocking or if you are interested in being Bishop’s Conferences. Church with legislative powers. bbcatholic.org.au and search for findings and slow response of involved with the CACW please Many women (and some men) This involves consulting with Plenary Council. the Church hierarchy to email us (cacww.waggawagga@ have taken part in the Wagga the community leading up to the The closing date for voicing • The abuse described in the gmail.com) and we’ll direct it to Wagga Diocese CACW Team’s national meetings of the Council your experiences and hopes and Australian Royal Commission your local contact person. inspirational programs such as (made up of laity, religious and ideas for the future of the Church into Institutional Responses to

GONE FISHING: Jesus’ choice of his first we signed up for? disciples was surprising, to say the least. These days maybe it’s to help Jesus fish people Instead of waiting for followers to come to him, out of a sea of a secularist ideology that says he went looking for them. you can be perfectly happy with the goods of For starters, none of these four men were the world. scholars; none was pursuing a career in As Augustine said, our hearts are made for rabbinical or priestly training. They were all God. We are ordered by an innate natural desire working-class guys, fishermen who expected toward ultimate truth, ultimate goodness, and to spend their lives on the sea, or as Acts 4:13 ultimate beauty. No wealth, pleasure, honour described them later, they were “unschooled, or power in this world can finally satisfy that ordinary men.” longing in the heart, which is why the secularist As we read in Mark 3:13: “He called to him ideology is a deadening ideology. those whom he wanted.” Jesus wants you and Christians are meant to be fishers of men, but me to follow him, not just as companions but when we operate according to our own agendas also as sharers in his mission. and efforts, we will catch nothing. We must act So when someone becomes a follower of under the Lord’s direction. If we follow Christ, GOSPEL REFLECTIONS Jesus, what are they signing up for? What have we will do great good indeed.

TOGETHER DECEMBER 2018 MISSION 2019 5 Mission conference the perfect prelude to an Extraordinary Month of Mission Over three days Mission: one heart many voices 2019 will be home to some of the many voices of mission with the hope to empower participants with a vision of mission that is scriptural and theological, enabling, encouraging and inspiring us all to take up the challenges the Gospel and Pope Francis lay before us. Dr Carol Zinn SSJ, Executive Director of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, will headline the conference, sharing her unique insight on education, business and international NGOs. Dr Carol Zinn SSJ, Executive Director of the Leadership Conference of She will be joined by the Women Religious secretary of the Pontifical Catholic Religious Australia organises the conference Council for Culture, Bishop and Catholic Mission have jointly with Catholic Religious Paul Tighe, as well as Ravina combined again to present Australia. ‘This conference Waldren, and Robert Fitzgerald the fourth Mission: one heart is a critical opportunity for AM, among a host of other many voices conference, and participants to prepare for this presenters and workshop everyone is welcome to register extraordinary time.’ facilitators. and attend. This conference will ‘The quality and diversity The Conference will be held focus on themes of radical of the international and local in Sydney from May 13 to 15, inclusion, encounter and speakers is extraordinary to 2019. dialogue. It is designed to have at one gathering,’ said This will be the fourth time challenge you to consider Mr Gates. ‘When you add to this Conference has been contemporary Mission in that the breadth and depth of organised and it is regarded the light of Popes Francis’ experience and wisdom that as one of Australia’s premier teaching, witness and the participants bring, then the conferences on mission. It will leadership. conference cannot but be a take place five months before Mission: one heart many special experience for all.’ the Extraordinary Missionary voices 2019 is for those who are ‘It is an environment designed Month, declared by Pope inspired to strive creatively for to offer inspiration and energy Francis in celebration of the justice, peace, reconciliation for living the joy of the Gospel 100th anniversary of Pope and God’s mission of love. and leading mission coupled Benedict XV’s apostolic letter As we journey together with practical learning and Maximum Ilud. towards Plenary Council 2020, experience that enables ‘The intention behind the conference is a unique improved quality of work and Pope Francis’ call for an opportunity to listen, converse ministry,’ said Mr Gates. Extraordinary Missionary and experience the many and Month is to nurture a spirit of diverse voices that are an missionary transformation in expression of the one heart of each of us personally as well mission. The conference will the Church’s life and pastoral explore the complexity and activity,’ said Peter Gates, issues surrounding leadership, Deputy National Director formation, theology and the of Catholic Mission, which practice of mission. Holy Trinity Primary School Holy Trinity students in Wagga Wagga held a mufti day on Tuesday 4 December and were asked to bring in a new toy instead of a gold coin. Wow what a effort for the Vinnies Christmas Appeal. Well done to the Holy Trinity community! Would you like to receive your copy of Together via email? Email us at: [email protected] and we will add you to the mailing list. Bishop Paul Tighe, Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Culture DECEMBER 2018 TOGETHER 6 50TH ANNIVERSARY Fr John Frauenfelder’s th Anniversary of Priesthood On Sunday 9th December ordained on 10th December ordination ceremony for the Albury Parish. At present 50 Fr of Mass Justin Clancy, the the Sacred Heart Parish 1968 in the Sacred Heart Parish parish of North Albury. Fr John John’s ministry is with the President of the Sacred Heart North Albury gathered to North Albury by the Bishop over the years has worked in a Diocese of Broken Bay. Parish Council presented a recognise and celebrate the of Wagga Wagga, Dr Carroll. number of the parishes of the Fr John concelebrated the gift to Fr John on behalf of the 50th Anniversary of Fr John It was his first ordination Wagga Wagga Diocese and 9.30am Mass with Fr Martin Parish. Following the Mass the Frauenfelder’s ordination to performed in the diocese since for many years he served as Cruickshank and Fr Bernie parishioners gathered in the the Priesthood. Fr John was he became Bishop and the first assistant priest in the North Thomas. At the conclusion Hall for morning tea. Left: Fr Martin Cruickshank, Fr John Frauenfelder and Fr Bernie Thomas Below: Fr John Frauenfelder celebrating his 50th Anniversary

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TOGETHER DECEMBER 2018 WALKING FOR PRO-LIFE 7 Crossroads Mission t-shirts with PRO-LIFE written From simple monetary and food by Joseph Slee on them, was not quite my idea donations, to some of the amazing Earlier this year I embarked of a relaxing holiday. It was more host families who welcomed us on an adventure of sorts to of a pilgrimage. Lots of walking, into their homes. the USA. This was not your putting up with the hot summer sun One weekend we were hosted by average holiday however. The and the elements, the odd blister the Little sisters of the poor in New main purpose of my trip was to and occasionally having to endure Jersey, where they ran a retirement participate in the Crossroads personality clashes within our own home. We were only there for two Prolife walk across America. group. But like on a pilgrimage, days, but in this time, we managed The Crossroads mission is a we embraced the suffering, as to get to know a majority of the response to the call of St. Pope it gave our walk purpose. Like residents and the sisters who cared John Paul II to “be not afraid” Christ who suffered on His walk to for them. Before we left, one of and to spread the “Gospel of life”. Calvary to redeem humankind, we the residents gave us a bag full At World Youth Day in Denver could offer our suffering with His, of sandwiches and cupcakes that 1993 he said, “Christ needs you to for our redemption. she had made herself. These were enlighten the world and to show it Walking through the cities possibly the tastiest sandwiches the path of life. Do not be afraid to and countryside, it was really I have eaten, you could tell they go out into the streets and public encouraging to discover that were made with a dash of extra places like the first apostles, who people are generally more pro-life love. The short time I spent there preached Christ and the good news than we might think. Talking to really struck a chord, that being of salvation in the squares of cities, people along the way we received Pro-Life does not mean being towns and villages. This is no time mostly positive responses. Of exclusively about babies, but for to be ashamed of the Gospel of course, there were a few negative people at all stages of life. We are life”. responses and some interesting all God’s creation, and we are all Joseph Slee and Ben Slee Taking this call quite literally, discussions, but these were far called to love one another at every groups of young adults who VIC and TAS, now is not the Crossroads was founded, and outweighed by the support and stage of being. had a similar journey to us but time to simply fold over to the now conducts pro-life walks kind words of encouragement we As we travelled along, we would on different routes. It was even waywardness of society. People each Summer across the United received from strangers. There also collect prayer intentions from more rewarding for me as I was need to be encouraged that life is States, Australia and Canada. was one instance where we were parishioners and people we met reunited with my younger brother a gift and should be cherished at Each summer, college-age young invited to lunch at a famous buffet along the way and include them Benedict, who was participating all its stages. If we do not protect people walk on five walks in 3 restaurant in Pennsylvania. The in our daily prayers. It was very on one of the other routes. We our fellow members of society at countries to help build a Culture owners and a few members of humbling, that as we walked, we spent the last weekend together their most vulnerable, what hope of Life. Walking over 20,000 the community dined with us and could offer countless sacrifices speaking in parishes around DC do we have of building a culture of kilometres in 3 countries, these provided all we could eat at no and prayers in repayment for and celebrating the culmination of respect for life and people. young people hope to convert the charge. We didn’t worry about the the generosity and grace we had our journey. It is our hope and prayer that hearts and minds of others – at the extra calories, as we would soon received along the way. I will be participating in through our witness, we are able grass-roots level – by witnessing walk them off. The greatest moment of joy I felt Crossroads again this summer in to change hearts and minds and to to the dignity and sanctity of all On the weekends we would on my journey was of course at Australia which will run from Jan build a culture of life for the future. human life, from the moment of visit different church parishes and the end of our pilgrimage. When 4th- Feb 6th, starting in Brisbane If you would like to get conception to natural death. speak to the parishioners about all three groups arrived together and finishing in Melbourne. Now involved with Crossroads or My experience of Crossroads our journey and the Crossroads at the Basilica of the Immaculate more than ever do we need to be if you would like to donate was one that I shall never forget. mission. Crossroads is funded Conception in Washington reminded that life is precious. towards the Crossroads It was both spiritually and socially entirely by donations, and the DC. It was an amazing sense With politicians recently passing mission you can do so uplifting. Walking for several generosity I witnessed during of achievement and comradery laws allowing abortion legally through their website www. hours each day wearing bright my time there was outstanding. experienced with these other in QLD and already allowed in crossroadsaustralia.org

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DECEMBER 2018 TOGETHER 8 ACBC Church calls for empowerment of people with disability On December 3 Australia’s by, for and with persons with encouraged in the most practical bishops urged all Catholics disabilities.” and appropriate manner. to promote, empower and In his address to people with “This timely theme is an recognise the gifts of people disability last year, Pope Francis invitation and call to us to create with disability. said: “We are all different. There and ensure a change in societal Bishop Don Sproxton, is no one exactly like another. attitude that sees disability as a Auxiliary Bishop of Perth and Differences are a richness burden to humanity and a costly the newly-appointed Bishop because I have something and experience to society.” Delegate for Disability Issues, you have something else and We Are All Different said that as the Church prepared by putting the two together we Loving God, author of all gifts; for Advent, it was appropriate to have something more beautiful, We praise and thank you for observe the International Day something greater.” all the gifts you have entrusted of People with Disability, held Pope Francis added that to us. each year December 3. people must not be afraid of Pour out your Spirit upon us This year’s theme is diversity, but see it “as the path so that, true to our baptismal “Empowering persons with to improvement, to be more promises, we may form faith disabilities and ensuring beautiful and richer”. communities that recognise and inclusiveness and equality” – Bishop Sproxton said people’s promote the gifts in all people inspired by the United Nations’ faith calls and challenges so that we may all share in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable them to take action to ensure mission of Jesus. Development. communities are open and active Inspire us to be a Church that “The 2030 Agenda, pledging in promoting opportunities that is welcoming and accepting, to ‘leave no one behind’, is include people with disability. an ambitious plan of action of “This includes work the international community opportunities, empowering and which sees everyone as an towards a peaceful and people with disabilities to take expression of Christ. prosperous world, where dignity an active role in leadership and May our faith communities of an individual person and ensuring our faith communities nurture and commission all equality among all is applied are accessible physically and members to live our particular as the fundamental principle,” attitudinally, guaranteeing ‘no gifts as a reflection and imitation Bishop Sproxton said. one is left behind’,” he said. of Jesus’ life. “It is critical to ensure the “In particular, we need to ensure Give us the courage to be full and equal participation of that people with disability living the light of welcome in the persons with disabilities in all in remote and rural areas, those darkness of exclusion, a voice of spheres of society and includes who are new to our country gentleness in the wilderness of active participation in our and those struggling with the the unheard and an outstretched Church and faith communities ever-increasing daily expense hand of love to those longing for to create enabling environments of living are supported and community. Amen.

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finished with a satin belt around the waist. Her parents are Robert and Kay Dodwell. Asheleigh is the younger sister of Danielle, Emily and Clayton. Darcy’s parents are Tim and Karine, he has a brother Jock and a sister Tess. 8. Kimberley Staib and Jack Radford Kimberley’s long flowing chiffon gown was detailed with a silver pendant, it had a corset style back with delicate lace straps. Kimberley’s parents are Sharon and Kelvin Staib, she also has a brother named Byron. Jack is the son of Bernie and The matron of honour for the around her waist. Courtney’s gown had a stunning dad is Mark. She has four siblings Stephen and step father Allan. His night was Hilary Richards. Hilary Anna is an exchange student from lace bodice that came in at the - Billie, Dean, Grace and Tommy. siblings are Eli, Jade, Nick, Hannah attended All Saints’ as a child. Hungary. Her parents are Imberdare waist. The beautiful sweetheart Lachlan’s parents are James and Imogen. She is married to Mark Richards and Eerdi, she has a brother named neckline and lace straps added a and Jodie, he has three sisters – 9. Kira-Lee Brown partnered by and they have three children, Balarsh and a sister Dooda. soft touch to her gown. Madison, Alyssa and Tahlia and a Ben Lonergan Phoenix and Phoebe both attend Partnering Annawas Charlie, Courtney’s parents are Michael brother Jack. Kirra-Lee wore an A-Line All Saints’ with Paxton following his parents are Nikki and Pat and Sharon. She has a big sister 5. Jaymeii Metcalf-Salter gown with shoestring straps, the in a few years. Both Hilary and Wilesmith. Charlie has a sister Elizabeth, and little sisters partnered by Gus Taylor lace bodice was finished with a her husband Mark are the proud named Brinley and a younger Maddison and Rhianna. Jaymeii wore a one of a kind sweetheart neckline, flowing into a owners of a local café Dare to Bite. brother Cooper. Jacks mum is Erin, his younger princess A-line style gown, chiffon skirt, her dress was finished Jorje Ernst did a wonderful job 2. Katie Kellam was partnered by brothers are Kody, Zane and featuring a handmade french lace off with a beaded belt. teaching the Debutantes and their Liam Roberts Archie. bodice with capped sleeves and Her mum is Natasha and her two partners the dances. Katie wore an A-line princess 4. Molly Bourke and Lachlan finished with a satin corset back. brothers are Logan and Ethan. The Debutantes of 2018 All style gown. It had a beautiful Fisher Jaymeii’s parents are Sheree Bens parents are Peter and Saints Ball were: beaded bodice with rhinestone Molly’s dress featured layers of and Dwayne Salter. She has three Theresa Lonergan. He has a sister 1. Anna Huszka partnered by beaded straps. soft tulle and a fitted sparkling brothers Wyatt, Kaleb and Vaughn. Zoe and brother Callam. Charlie Bergin Liam’s parents are Michelle and bodice and a beaded waist band. Gus is the son of Bryan and Jill 10. Katrina Saunders partnered Anna wore a one shoulder, Peter. Her dress was finished off with a Taylor, his two sisters are Mirri and by Kane Stewart A-line dress that featured diamante 3. Courtney Jones and Jack delicate corset back. Hannah. Katrina was wearing a white satin beading over the shoulder and Goldspink Molly’s mum is Jackie, her 6. Emma Hubbard partnered by one shoulder gown; her dress had Dan Strike a lace up back and flows into a Emma wore a classic V-neck gathered tulle skirt. gown with a beautifully detailed Katrina’s mum is Sandra, her cut out back, the skirt was fitted siblings are Vanessa, Jeremy, with a split down the front. Jasmine and Cassandra. Emma’s parents are Catherine Kane’s parents are Kathy and and Darren, with sisters Amy, Bailey, he has two brothers – Zakk Holly-Lyn and Lydia, she also has and Flynn. a brother named Joel. Past student of All Saints’ Molly Dans parents are Michelle Bourke was joined by Courtney Thomson and Dean Strike, he has a Jones to make a speech on behalf brother Gus and sister Lilly. of all of the debutantes and their 7. Asheleigh Dodwell partnered partners. by Darcy Rixon Jaymeii Metcalf-Salter and Asheleigh wore a classic gown Asheleigh Dodwell had the honor with an illusion lace neckline. Her of cutting the cake which was made lace gown was fitted and beautifully by Vanessa Chaffey. DECEMBER 2018 TOGETHER 16 THE MARIAN WAY The Marian Way by Heath Neville as we wait for HSC results to 2018 saw our youth speak MCC - Director of Missions surface in the coming weeks. up in action around the future Is there such a thing as We will analyse these results of our environment when they too much charity? Winston and applaud much deserved initiated a water bottle recycling Churchill stated, “You might commitment to an academic program that further funded the make a living on what you life. There will be photos of already existing CAREVAN get… but we make a life those who ranked highest cooking program. The cooking by what we give.” Marian and we will quickly meet and program has seen classrooms Catholic College (MCC) discuss strategies around using fosters a holistic approach to this year’s data of NAPLAN learning. The College sees and HSC to ensure future value in building each student’s success and enrolments. May capacity to serve others. I offer an alternative focal Currently, in today’s climate, point? Take nothing away from there is no better lesson than our core business of learning, that of gratefulness, acceptance however, let us marvel at and the ability to seek change community achievement of when it is needed. In the our students including the closing of our school year, and recently graduated in 2018 as reflecting on our most recent an alternative. acts of charity, I was intrigued Is there such thing as too into contemplating what the much charity? Maybe only, MCC community has achieved when you are doing it for the in 2018 as we make a life by wrong reasons! This article what we have given. This life will not rank the students on is nothing short of amazing and who gave the most on a scale of stands in defiance of such an 100 and nor will it mention the full of kids volunteering at to the Linking Communities believe this school is on fire!” opening question. names of the community, staff lunchtime to cook for a local Organisation on behalf of the These words resonated with On Friday the 7th of and students who led and/or van that delivers the meals to College. The work Linking the students and their charity December, at our closing Mass, orchestrated the success of the the less privileged at night. It Communities does is a vital and service stepped up another the students walked down the many campaigns. For then it was impossible to calculate the resource in our community level. In Term 3, students and aisle with over 36 Christmas would be too much. Let us look number of meals that have been and we were pleased we could staff decided to give to rural Hampers of charity that will be at the impacts instead as we produced by Marian in order support their group and the aid. They ran a farmers market delivered to families in need would with academic success. to assist this wonderful local people they help. The bags every Friday supplying produce around Griffith through the St Project Compassion was a little program. Once again, for data Vincent De Paul Society. Each project that kicked off our Year purposes let us simply say over hamper contained over 23 items of Youth and our fundraising 1000 meals. The funds raised We are charitable, we are students and ranging from gift vouchers to and charity for 2018. It so far by the recycle program staff that care, we are a community of bonbons donated by students intended to grow the generosity was minimal, but the effect was at an average cost of $5. This and kindness in our homeroom immeasurable, as at a recent wonder, learning and peace where the small, combined gift creates families. Expectations were assembly a group of young men challenges of today prepare us for the an overwhelming message of exceeded by the true spirit of spoke up by choice, around the care expressed by our students our Marian family. Enough importance and needed support challenges of tomorrow... and staff to the value of up and funds were raised to support with a vision of a future for towards $5000. Is it results such 25 young people to attain recycling in our community. that the items are in were also and baked goods from home. as these we should focus on in a diploma in Enterprise This proved the initiative purchased from Cotton On; We were aiming for $1000 the lead up to Christmas as a Development Training to a flying success and once the bags were a part of their which would buy 10 bales vital checkpoint in the health provide them with income- again students demonstrated Cotton On foundation range of hay. We were able to raise and wellbeing of our vibrant generating skills in Nepal. education beyond the classroom of products, which means the 6 times that amount which faith community? Furthermore, left over funds and that of a worldview. cost of the bags goes directly resulted in Marian supplying a It is rare that we publicise were used to supply materials iCare kits was the social towards one of their programs full truckload of hay to regional and highlight our qualities of for children to learn carpentry justice initiative of Term 2. This in Southern Africa or Uganda. NSW farmers. compassion, inclusiveness, at the Matuba Children’s Centre year we were able to develop Cotton On presented the There was still more to come… stewardship and care especially in Mozambique. 36 kits that were presented College with an award of thanks Term 4 saw Marian issue a for giving $100 towards their challenge to all the schools program supplying books and in the Diocese through John bricks for a school in Uganda. Goonan and Catholic Mission, The year was only half to raise much-needed funds to way through and Marian had purchase a school bus for St already been involved in two John’s in Hakha, Myanmar. Catholic Youth Festivals and The goal is $41,506 and latest had the added honour of John reports indicated the schools Angotti touring from America were steadily creeping towards performing in the school hall. it. Marian decided to hold its He spent nearly two days with first ever Colour Run to assist the school, and in this time on Friday 30th of November. It assisted in writing the lyrics of ran in conjunction with another our new school song. He agreed one of our important charity to do this, because as he told the days, Project Samoa. We were students during his concert, “I continued on page 32... TOGETHER DECEMBER 2018 MT ERIN HERITAGE CENTRE 17 Lantern tour for the tercentenary of the birth of Nano Nagle by Patrick Donohue commenced on the 31st of July belonging to St Michael’s Mount Erin Heritage Centre this year, with a ceremony held presbytery – demolished in 1950. at St. Michael’s Cathedral, and The triumphal climax of the On Tuesday the 27th of thence journeyed around the Tour saw students from each November, Kildare Catholic extant schools founded by the of the schools process onto the College played host to Presentation Sisters. stage of the hall at KCC with representatives from the The first school to receive their school banners, and replica eleven surviving schools the replica lantern was St lanterns, led by Nano herself, that were founded by the Mary’s P.S. Hay (1883), with who, as part of ceremony, Presentation Sisters from it progressing around each delivered an address to those their base at Mount Erin, school sequentially, relative to assembled. After readings and here in Wagga. their founding: St. Joseph’s P.S. hymns – ably accompanied by The occasion was the in Johnston Street followed the Kildare band, the Lantern concluding liturgy celebrating (1886), thence: St Mary’s Young was carried to the cemetery, The St Michael’s stables were demolished in 1950. the pilgrimage of a replica of (1886); St Columba’s P.S., where the early Sisters rest, the lantern that Nano Nagle Berrigan (1904); St. Brendan’s thence to the Chapel for a carried on her nightly forays P.S., Ganmain (1906); St. reflection, and then finally into the slums of Cork, Ireland, Joseph’s P.S., Lockhart (1908); to the Mount Erin Heritage administering succour to the St. Francis Xavier’s P.S., Urana Centre, where the Lantern is poor and the sick, the elderly (1941); Maria Goretti P.S. – now now housed. and the destitute. Henschke P.S., Wagga (1953); The Lantern Pilgrimage has Born of a wealthy Irish family Sacred Heart P.S. (1960); Mater reinvigorated the legacy of in 1718, Nano, who had enjoyed Dei Catholic College, Wagga Nano, and the Sisters that a life of privilege in Louis XV’s (2004); and Kildare Catholic took up her challenge both in Paris, chose to dedicate herself College (2004). Ireland, and subsequently across to educating the children of They also established St. the globe. Everyone came away Ireland – at the time an act of Thomas Aquinas’ P.S. at with a renewed appreciation of All of the original schools were represented. treason. At night, guided only Tarcutta in 1961, but it has the strength, fortitude, and faith by her lantern, she chanced since closed, and so wasn’t a that guided and inspired these further dangers, and cared for part of the pilgrimage. women then, and we ourselves the needy. By these deeds she The tour ended at Kildare today, to ensure that their became known as the ‘Lady of Catholic College, which is memory, and their mission to the Lantern’, a potent symbol, the seventh of the successive educate, empower, and advocate of bringing light, and hope, to schools that have been located – especially for those without the downtrodden and lowly. on the 40 acres donated, for voice or means – is continued She went on to found the the purpose, by John Donnelly with augmented effort and Presentation Order of Sisters, of Borambola station. The application. who carried on with her mission first of these seven were St. The Mount Erin Heritage of educating, and empowering, Mary’s and St. Brigid’s Primary Centre is located in the Kildare students, eventually spreading Schools, housed in the Convent, College grounds, and is accessed their educative and ministering which was constructed with via Edmondson Street. The endeavours to the four corners funds donated by John Cox of Centre is open to the public of the globe, including, of Mangoplah station, and opened every Tuesday, Wednesday, Students visited the cemetery of the Presentation Sisters. course, Wagga. in 1876. and the first Saturday of each The Lantern Tour, a Prior to the building of the month from 10am till 2pm, as commemoration of the 300th Convent, the Sisters conducted well as by appointment. anniversary of Nano’s birth, their classes in the stables Email: [email protected] Phone: 0438 711 229

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Above: Lantern presentation from left: Helen Wheeler; Patrick Donohue; Mary Dwyer; Robyn Gooden; Sr. Alexis Horsley; Sue Todd; Sr. Barbara Weber; Gwen Lloyd; Rod Whelan (Principal Kildare Catholic College). Absent: Pat Sheridan; Bernadette Rava. Right: Sr. Margaret Barclay (Assistant Congregation Leader)

DECEMBER 2018 TOGETHER 18 AID TO THE CHURCH IN NEED From Colombia, a story of forgiveness without limits Her name is Pastora “In 1999, my mother suffered hurt him.’ It took me some time Mira Garcia and through a heart attack and died when to investigate and when at last I acts of Christian love and militants of one of the country’s came to that house far away, I forgiveness in the face of warring factions knocked down did not meet a man, but a wreck hatred and violence, she has the neighbors’ front door. of a human being. become one of Colombia’s “In 2001, my daughter Paola “It would have been very best-known women of took her 5-year-old daughter easy, given the circumstances faith as her nation is still along when she went to work in which he lived, to poison his grappling with the aftermath at a rural school; they were food or use some other method of decades of unrelenting captured by militants; two days to end his life—but fortunately I violence. The past 60 years saw later, they returned the girl, had received that message from an armed struggle involving that is, my granddaughter. The my mother. I sat crying on the Marxist guerillas, government family entered a very dark night, way back and made the decision troops and extreme right- wondering what had become of to frequently visit him, along wing militias. By the time a Paola. We managed to recover with some people who visited controversial peace deal was her body after more than seven the sick; to help him heal, to struck with the largest guerilla years of walking through fields bring him food and clothes. We group in 2016, by some and up and down mountains. did so for a long time. estimates as many as 900,000 I had insisted that de-mining “I had learned a very important people had died in the conflict equipment was brought in so lesson; when the mother of my and seven million Colombians that we could conduct our search father’s murderer asked her son were displaced. safely. one day, ‘Do you know who that In September 2017, when Pope “My younger brother was also person is who has been taking Francis visited the country, seized on a highway and neither care of you? She is one of the Pastora was chosen to address he nor the people who traveled many orphans you have left the Pope and the nation at with him have ever reappeared. behind. She is the daughter of Pastora Mira Garcia is known as a woman of great faith in Colombia. Pacho Mira.’ He never looked On April 4, 1960, my father, Francisco Mira, was me in the eye again. I understood ‘There is a mom worried about ‘Center for Getting Close to killed by political rivals. I was 4-years-old when that guilt is worse than pain. you somewhere, please call her.’ Reconciliation.’ She founded “On May 19, 2005, attending to I went to talk to my daughters, it 13 years ago to discover his nine children were forced to see his murder. my son’s vault in a mausoleum I who said: ‘Mom he cannot get different ways to promote Pushing my mother aside, they shot him and felt a need to look up, and I saw a out of here alive!’ I answered the reconciliation of victims then beheaded him in front of us. sculpture depicting of the Pietà. them: ‘Tell me what you want and perpetrators. Pastora I said to the Virgin: ‘Madrecita me to do, but the only thing I ask is convinced that the way to large to give a testimony of On May 4, 2005, an illegal (dear Mother), forgive me of you in return is that, when I bring reintegration is to fully her commitment to Christ’s armed group took my 18-year- for crying for my son, when I finish being a murderer like him, understand what has happened; commandment to “love one old son into captivity for 15 should stay calm because I had you guarantee that my child is that is the foundation for another”. She tells her story in days. Then they murdered him the blessing of being a mother.’ going to be sitting here with us.’ genuine emotional and spiritual an interview with the Pontifical and left him lying in the road. ‘Three days later, on my way They understood that it should healing. Foundation Aid to the Church in At that time, I said: ‘Lord, I home, I saw a young man who not be an eye for an eye, nor a ACN supports reconciliation Need. From the beginning, it has am giving him back to you.’ belonged to one of the illegal tooth for a tooth. projects in different parts of been the charism of the charity Although not everyone goes to armed groups. He was hurt and “I went back to the boy: ‘Look, the world. In Colombia, ACN to promote reconciliation and college, we are all attending the crying out in pain. We brought you cannot stay here anymore, has just approved a project to forgiveness. ‘University of Life.’ him home. He was hungry; I go to a hospital.’ He left and rebuild a church in Aquitania. “On April 4, 1960, my father, “Before my mother’s death, I gave him some food and coffee, returned that same year in In this village, both the church Francisco Mira, was killed by went to work in a village where plus a pair of shorts and a shirt August, now demobilized and and the rectory were destroyed political rivals. I was 4-years- I heard the name of my father’s that had belonged to my son. A disarmed. When he used to by the guerrillas. Because of the old when his nine children murderer and asked my mother friend who was a nurse came meet me, he greeted me saying, location and the surrounding were forced to see his murder. if he was the man who killed and we washed his wound. ‘Mom.’ That December he died forests, the fighting had been Pushing my mother aside, they dad, and she replied: ‘Yes, my “This young man lay down on in a drug-related incident. very intense there. Many shot him and then beheaded him daughter, but we have no right my son’s bed and, seeing his “His mother came to collect the people died in the fighting or in front of us. to do anything about it, nor to pictures on the wall, asked: ‘Why body and I had the opportunity by stepping on mines left by are there photos of that dude we of helping her take the body the insurgents. Finally the killed few days ago?’ We were back to her municipality. There village was abandoned. People all shocked, my daughters and is a fundamental principle: gradually returned after the I, and the boy started crying and ‘Love one another.’ Lord, to the government regained control talking. I begged my dear God one who has hurt me, forgive and the area was de-mined. The that it not be with a mother’s him; heal me and make it so people found only ruins and a heart that I would be feeling, that, through your forgiveness, church in very bad condition. nor be listening to the boy with a I can look him in the eye as a In order for Aquitania to come mother’s ears—that He help me. human being with the right to to life again, the parish priest “In the end, I told the young make mistakes—and to know has asked for help to rebuild the man: ‘This is your bed and this that in his mistakes it was he church of Our Lady of Mount is your bedroom.’ The boy cried who has failed.’” Carmel. ACN is providing and talked— it was as if we were Today, Pastora is dedicated approx AUD $31,000 for this giving him a beating. I passed to CARE, the Spanish acronym project. him the phone and told him: loosely translated as the TOGETHER DECEMBER 2018 CATHOLIC MISSION 19 Walk in the footsteps of royalty and experience your Kairos moment farmlands and small villages this ancient Christian journey, along with the historic cities we encourage those who join which line the route. us to take a break from social ‘To be walking the Way of St media for a few days.’ James and sharing that deep Places are limited with two spiritual experience with other groups of only eight pilgrims pilgrims is a once-in-a-lifetime departing in May 2019, so don’t What if you had the chance opportunity.’ delay in booking your place on to walk where royalty had Catholic Mission will operate this incredible adventure. walked; to retrace the two immersions in May and For more information about ancient paths that led a saint June 2019. Groups will meet the Camino Portugués, visit and thousands of pilgrims in Lisbon, take in a full day in catholicmission.org.au/ to one of the most enriching Fatima, before heading north immersions. spiritual sites on earth, and setting out on the Camino Santiago de Compostela? from Porto. The pilgrimage Catholic Mission Immersions will also stop in historic Braga, is offering you the chance before reaching its conclusion undertake one of the world’s in Santiago de Compostela. most transformative spiritual In the style of a true immersion, Above: Dr Veronica Rosier (second journeys, the Camino pilgrims will be asked to leave from right) with Camino pilgrims. Portugués. technology behind. ‘The Registrations are now open Camino is about freedom,’ says Left: Rich farmland and sweeping for the 250-kilometre walk, Mr Kerrigan. ‘To really immerse countryside on a spiritual journey. which follows in the footsteps ourselves in the spirituality of of St Elizabeth of Aragon, the 13th century Queen Consort of Portugal. Over 17 days, beginning in May 2019, pilgrims will walk from the beautiful Portuguese city of Porto, crossing into southern Galicia in Spain before arriving in Santiago de Compostela. John Kerrigan, Immersions Business Manager at Catholic Mission, says the Camino is more than just religious tourism, offering travellers a chance to reconnect with their spiritual selves. ‘A pilgrimage such as this is both an internal and external experience. Regardless of why people set out on the Camino, the journey itself becomes a spiritual adventure, drawing them into a deeper retreat experience.’ ‘This is, after the famous Camino Francés, the most popular Camino route among pilgrims with good reason,’ says Mr Kerrigan. ‘The journey takes in lush forests, vineyards,

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DECEMBER 2018 TOGETHER 20 THE OPUS JOYOUS SHOW Catholics launch high octane faith based video series for kids by Dorothy Cummings McLean Journalist, Life Site News

A talented Catholic couple at Toronto’s Humber College, launched a children’s faith- and his puppet career began filled video adventure series when he was working as a in November. full time camp director at the “The Opus Joyous Show”, Canadian Diocese of Hamilton’s video brainchild of Jason “Camp Brébeuf”. and Marie Taylor of Opus “During this time I purchased Joyous Studio, is a high action puppets as a fun way to engage catechetical series featuring 3D the campers during all camp animation, puppets, original skits, songs, etc. At the same music, along with rockets, ships, time I heard about a puppet pirates, and a time travelling based video contest online which Bible. After a successful I decided to enter and won first Kickstarter campaign, the place,” he said. Taylors have four 23 minute Later while working for the episodes ready to roll out. Archdiocese of Denver, Taylor A Catholic catechetical show collaborated with people and their friends, among them for children “has been on my who inspired him with their a priest and a nun--who “work heart for years,” writer and own creative approaches to together with the grace of God director Jason Taylor said. evangelism. They included to try and stop the evil villain “In 1999, fresh out of college, I Catholic media pioneer Greg Captain Barnacle and his shady was hired in downtown Toronto Willits; Kevin Knight, founder plan for utter darkness upon the to create a new website for kids of newadvent.org, Jason Evert, entire world.” featuring hockey based videos, Chris Stefanick and the priest- Opus is the little boy hero of animation, and games,” he said. podcasters of “Catholic Stuff the series and Joyous is his dog. “It was leading edge at the time. You Should Know”. Taylor There are also tall ships, one And it had a wide reach. About also met people who worked sporting Vatican flags as sails. the same time, I was really on at the Augustine Institute, now As did G.K. Chesterton with fire with my faith. I think that responsible for formed.org. his sleuth detective Father “That’s my goal, to create an was where the idea really started “They really set the bar high Brown, Taylor modeled his authentically Catholic video series to take shape. I asked myself, in terms of Catholic media priest character on a real life “How do I do something like production,” Taylor remarked. cleric. for kids that they are really going to this but faith-based? How do I According to the Opus Joyous “The priest is actually based enjoy watching.” use my creative and technical website, the new show features on Fr. Steven Szakaczki,” he skills for God?” “characters with character”-- said. “Fr. Steven came forward story based faith content,” he show in the screen time they’re Taylor had studied Multimedia some children, their family with a generous pledge at said. “It’s a lot of fun and a great allowed? the beginning of our initial faith based Christian show.” “That’s my goal, to create an fundraising campaign, and we “That being said, as a Catholic authentically Catholic video named a puppet character after parent, I also longed for a show series for kids that they are really him.” that I could play for my kids going to enjoy watching,” Taylor “In fact,” Taylor added, “the that would encompass uniquely said. “We took this to heart when token phrase ‘Shocking! Simply Catholic values and lessons we created the show.” shocking! Shocking indeed!’ that I’d like them to learn,” he “My wife (puppeteer Marie) often heard in the ‘Opus Joyous explained. really was integral in this Show’ was directly inspired by “This was a big motivator in regards,” he continued. “At one the real Fr. Steven.” my decision to finally produce a point as I was reading an initial The Taylors have five children, Catholic video series for kids.” script, she looked and me and and although Jason Taylor says Being a father, Taylor is keenly said, ‘You need more action’. he likes “Veggie Tales”, he felt aware of the issues around This was a turning point in the lack of Catholic children’s children’s use of electronic the scriptwriting process, and entertainment. media. As parents put on the hopefully kids and parents will “I like ‘Veggie Tales’: the brakes, are children going to appreciate the edge of your seat Jason and Marie Taylor of Opus Joyous Studio with three of their children. music, the funny voices, and want to watch a faith based scenes!”

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TOGETHER DECEMBER 2018 COME TO BETHLEHEM 21

ome to Bethlehemby Fr Gerard Ryan CCS C West Wagga Wagga Catholic Parish

The city of Bethlehem, was born. Come to Bethlehem about looking at the Christmas complete with camels and is aimed at keeping the rustic lights which are especially children’s crafts, will be baby Christ at the centre of impressive around Ashmont. recreated again this year in Christmas festivities. Over 50 Come to Bethlehem will be the grounds of Holy Trinity people dressed in costumes will operating on the evenings Primary School, Bardia Street, take part in the display; as they of Saturday December Ashmont from Saturday participate in the various scenes, 22; Sunday December 23 December 22 to Christmas they recreate the atmosphere of and Monday December 24 Eve. the bustling marketplace of a (Christmas Eve) from 8pm to Come to Bethlehem, which time long ago. 9.30pm. Admission is $2 for has attracted more than 30,000 The display is designed to adults and children are free. patrons over the years, is one appeal to families and many of The event is wheelchair and of those great achievements the scenes are interactive. The stroller friendly. For more which began in 2003 when the young, the not so young but the information please phone Confraternity of Christ the Priest young at heart are invited to try 6931 3601. Holy Trinity assumed West Wagga Wagga their hand at activities including Come to Bethlehem and see School Grounds are Parish. cane basket weaving, mosaics the wonders of a great event. transformed into the The Come to Bethlehem and writing in Hebrew. display reconstructs the famous After walking through the city Bethlehem at the time ancient city of Bethlehem and of Bethlehem, visitors are invited of Jesus’ birth. the various scenes depicted to step into the school hall to see among its many exhibits are a a display of the history of various synagogue; a carpenter’s shop; a Christmas symbols including the pottery shop and a mill. On the Christmas tree, mince pies and outskirts of the city is a small nativity displays. baby lying in a manger. All Wagga Wagga and district Now in its fifteenth year, the residents are invited to attend event is a unique celebration of the display and will be most Christmas that focuses on that welcome. Come to Bethlehem time long ago when a small baby can be included when out and

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Advent by Scott P. Richert

CatholicismIn the Catholic Church, have been preceded by a time of 101: Advent is a period of fasting, which makes the feast preparation, extending itself more joyful. Sadly, Advent over four Sundays, before today has supplanted by “the Christmas. The word Advent Christmas shopping season,” comes from the Latin advenio, so that by Christmas Day, many “to come to,” and refers to the people no longer enjoy the feast. coming of Christ. This refers, The Symbols of Advent first of all, to our celebration In its symbolism, the Church of Christ’s birth at Christmas; continues to stress the penitential but second, to the coming of and preparatory nature of Christ in our lives through grace Advent. As during Lent, priests and the Sacrament ofa Holy wear purple vestments, and Communion; and finally, to His the Gloria (“Glory to God”) is second coming at the end of omitted during Mass. The only time. exception is on the Third Sunday Our preparations, therefore, of Advent, known as Gaudete should have all three comings Sunday when priests can wear in mind. We need to prepare our rose-colored vestments. As on souls to receive Christ worthily. Laetare Sunday during Lent, First We Fast, Then We Feast this exception is designed to That’s why Advent has encourage us to continue our fifth, white candle in the center), as a period of preparation. scripture readings for Advent, traditionally been known as a prayer and fasting, because we the Advent wreath corresponds Abstaining from meat on which remind us of the threefold “little Lent.” As in Lent, Advent can see that Advent is more than to the four Sundays of Advent. Fridays, or not eating at all coming of Christ. should be marked by increased halfway over. The purple candles represent the between meals, is a good way Holding off on putting up prayer, fasting, and good works. The Advent Wreath penitential nature of the season, to revive the Advent fast. (Not the Christmas tree and other While the Western Church no Perhaps the best-known of while the pink candle calls to eating Christmas cookies or decorations is another way to longer has a set requirement all Advent symbols is the mind the respite of Gaudete listening to Christmas music remind ourselves that the feast for fasting during Advent, the Advent wreath, a custom which Sunday. (The white candle, when before Christmas is another.) is not here yet. Traditionally, Eastern Church (both Catholic originated among German used, represents Christmas.) We can incorporate such such decorations were put up on and Orthodox) continues to Lutherans but was soon adopted Celebrating Advent customs as the Advent wreath, Christmas Eve, but they would observe what is known as by Catholics. Consisting of four We can better enjoy the Saint Andrew Christmas not be taken down until after Philip’s Fast, from November 15 candles(three purple and one Christmas—all 12 days of Novena, and the Jesse Tree into Epiphany, in order to celebrate until Christmas. pink) arranged in a circle with it, from Christmas Day to our daily ritual, and we can the Christmas season to its Traditionally, all great feasts evergreen boughs (and often a Epiphany—if we revive Advent set some time aside for special fullest. No simple fix to address intergenerational disadvantage Intergenerational welfare Catholic Care Wilcannia- greatly between locality and into human services offered a so low that it becomes a barrier dependency cannot be Forbes, are set to appear communities. way forward in developing and to employment, addressing that addressed without first fixing before the Select Committee “While we recognise that implementing longer-term and must be part of the solution.” factors affecting entrenched into Intergenerational Welfare work is an inherent part of the sustainable services to families Fr Brennan said Australians disadvantage, according to Dependence in Canberra next human condition, we also hold and communities in need. deserved a welfare system the Church’s peak national week. firm that the value and dignity “It is time now for state and which was fair, effective and bodies for social services. In its submission to the of individuals must not be federal governments to work efficient. Catholic Social Services Committee’s inquiry, CSSA defined solely by their ability to with service providers and local “More must be done to ensure Australia (CSSA) and Jesuit states that factors driving participate in paid employment,” communities and get on with that we don’t perpetuate the Social Services, along with entrenched disadvantage vary said Fr Frank Brennan SJ, implementing the changes,” Mr cycle of intergenerational CSSA’s chief executive officer. Zabar said. disadvantage,” he said. “Our social safety net must “While services are critical “While there is no simple fix to therefore be able to support to addressing intergenerational the many problems which cause those unable to work to live a disadvantage, so too is the intergenerational disadvantage, dignified life. welfare payment system. we have enough understanding “Addressing entrenched “Australia has one of the most to get things moving in the right disadvantage through the targeted welfare payments direction. development of stronger and systems in the OECD. We “After all, a flourishing society better coordinated social know from our joint published is an inclusive one, where the programs is an important piece research that low-income poor, the vulnerable and the of foundational work for the households, in particular those disadvantaged are supported committee to consider.” on welfare payments, do not in their time of need and given CSSA deputy CEO Joe receive sufficient income to live hope to fully realise their Zabar said the Productivity a frugal but dignified life. potential and live a life with Commission’s 2017 report “When the level of Newstart is dignity and respect.” TOGETHER DECEMBER 2018 YOUTH 23

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Freedom is coming I remember my first because your redemption you’ll know God is with day of high school. I is at hand”. Where can you you. was scared. We had just get this courage? Luke tells What worries do I most moved into town and I us to pray and be vigilant, need Jesus to free me didn’t know anyone in the which means we must think from? year group. I was scared carefully about a Christian What can I do this Advent the older kids might beat response before important to let Jesus come closer to me? me up. I was scared of not decisions. PBS TOUR making friends. I was scared So this Advent, remember G Catering for small groups of looking foolish. Luke’s confidence. He knew and individuals! Many young people that disciplined Christians struggle with fear today. I could stand proudly, face 22-27 JANUARY 2019 [Full Tour 16 - 31 January 2019] know young people that are their fears, and not be I am the servant of the Lord. Let it be done to me according to your word. LK 1:38 afraid of failing tests and controlled by their fears. young people that are afraid God might not remove that INCLUDING the pre World Youth Day “Days in the Diocese” of losing friends. I know which scares us, but God (Central America) & post World Youth Day retreat (United States). young people that are afraid gives us courage to live with Join the GPBS tour of Panama for the official WYD celebrations! of gangs and violence. Fear integrity. The courage to Experience the warm hospitality of the Panamanian people and their is pretty normal, so don’t live without surrendering to amazing expression of Christian hospitality, deep tradition and spiritual heritage. It will also be a time of cultural exchange, feel ashamed if you feel it. the “anxieties of daily life,” dialogue, worship and celebrations with the youth of the world Just think about Luke’s whether those anxieties and Pope Francis. Represent your community at WYD and join the GPBS group going to Panama. Gospel. Early Christians come from tests, family,

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These melted snowmen cookies are the perfect Christmas cooking activity for kids. Get playing now! Word Search Method: & Find all of the words or phrases in Ingredients: • To make the dough; Preheat oven to 180C (160C fan-forced) the puzzle that are in BOLD in the 1/3 cup (80g) unsalted butter, and line two trays with baking paper. Cream the butter and word bank below: softened sugar together with an electric mixer until pale and fluffy. Add the egg and beat well. Fold in the vanilla, flour, baking St. Francis Xavier 1/2 cup (115g) caster sugar powder and salt. Mix into a dough, shape this into a disc, then St. Nicholas 1 egg wrap in plastic and let rest in the fridge for 30 minutes. Roll St. Ambrose out and cut into circles (using a cookie cutter or the base of a Feast of the Immaculate 1 tsp vanilla extract glass tumbler). Transfer these to a baking tray and bake for 10 Conception minutes or until golden. 1 1/3 cup (200g) plain flour St. Juan Diego • Let cool completely. Slice up a few licorice strips into thin Our Lady of Guadalupe 1/2 tsp baking powder strips for arms, scarves, etc. Tiny dots for eyes or triangles for pinch of salt bow ties. St. Lucy St. John of the Cross To decorate: • Make up a basic white icing (just add a tiny bit of boiling water to pure icing sugar and stir, then add more water until Nativity of the Lord 1 cup (150g) pure icing sugar you reach the desired consistency - should be fairly thick). St. Stephen licorice strips Decorate the marshmallows with eyes, noses, mouths etc. You St. John can use an icing pen here, or just use the white icing as glue Holy Innocents red cachous for the cachous. St. Thomas Becket • Decorate the cookies, spoon on a little white icing and spread icing pens Holy Family over the surface of your cookie, then press the marshmallow small coloured sweets down in the middle and decorate at will! St. Sylvester I TOGETHER DECEMBER 2018 KIDS CORNER 25

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& sky the in star extra missing, is bottom on rock orange, to changed has feather man’s wise red, to changed has trunk tree missing, mouth cows in hay missing, bell camel left, on missing cloud ANSWERS: Missing Letters Family Advent Can you guess the missing letters? See page 31 for the answers. M_R_ H__I__Y 1 Make an A_V__T KI__S Poster Advent wreath for C___S___S M__R_ your home C___ST R___D___ 2 3 A_G__ P__S___S Draw your Donate family C__D_E M__G__ a toy 4 5 6 W__A__ W__E __N Make a Read a story Do a random C__R__Y T__S_L Christmas about St act of decoration Nicholas kindness F__I_Y J___P_ 7 8 9 10 Say the Call or skype Write Bake Christmas Hail Mary a loved one Christmas cards cookies 12 ... 13 14 11 Tell the story Jokes Sing “Silent Special of Our Lady of SMILE Night” people we Guadalupe :) What makes music on pray for 19 your hair? A head band! 15 16 17 18 Tell your Visit Help clean Encourage family you Mend a love them someone who the house someone What do you call a bear quarrel What has one eye but is lonely with no teeth? cannot see? 22 24 A gummy bear! A needle! 20 Visit the 23 Read the Name gifts 21 Christmas Christmas What gift your family Make peace story What did the left eye say display at will you give Why don’t you wear a members today (Luke 2.1.20) to the right eye? church Jesus? cardboard belt? share Something between us That would be a waist of smells! paper!

What did the hurricane I don’t think I need a say to the other spine. It’s holding me hurricane? back! 2018 I have my eye on you! DECEMBER 2018 TOGETHER 26 SCHOOLS IN OUR DIOCESE St Michael’s Primary, Coolamon Sacred Heart Primary, Wagga

It was lovely to be able to thank the parent and grandparent helpers at their morning tea. We appreciate all you do for Sacred Heart. Xavier High School, Albury On 4 December Xavier’s 2018 China Delegation were ready to go. Safe travels and have an amazing time. We can’t wait to see your adventures.

On 30 November there were Swim Safety talk before lessons. Students learned how to help someone if they are in trouble in the water. Even small people can save a life by getting help and throwing a floating device to the person in need!

Holy Trinity Primary, West Wagga St Joseph’s Primary, Finley

On November 22 Goodstart Glenfield came to visit Kinder at Holy Trinity Primary School.

Team sports of a different kind were on 16 November with a big focus on fun. There were plenty of giggles as the students participated in sack races and egg (tennis ball) and spoon races.

TOGETHER DECEMBER 2018 SCHOOLS IN OUR DIOCESE 27 St Joseph’s Primary School, Wagga Wagga On Tuesday 27 November, kinder had an egg- cellent time learning even more information about chicks from their guest speaker Anna.

The chicks in the classroom actually came from Anna’s farm. The children were so attentive and made excellent notes on their clipboards. St Columba’s Primary St Patrick’s Parish School, Albury School, Berrigan On 27 November St Columba’s Primary School attended the Tercentenary Liturgy in Wagga Wagga. Thanks Viv for driving them.

Year 4 performed Christmas Carols at the Salvation Army K-Mart Wishing Tree on November 14. What wonderful community spirit. St Mary’s Primary School, Yoogali St Mary’s students enjoyed setting up stalls on Mission Day on 23 November and raising money for communities and schools in Myanmar (Burma).

All Saint’s Primary, Tumbarumba Mater Dei Catholic Primary School, Wagga Wagga

Congratulations to Elijah (Year 4) and Cassandra (Year 5) who have been On 22 November the garden selected to play in club were very active. Under the the Diocesan Tennis guidance of Janine, the students team to compete cooked up a at the MacKillop storm for the Tennis Trials. Elijah rest of the has also been chosen school using as Team Captain. produce Well done to both grown at the of these students. school.

DECEMBER 2018 TOGETHER 28 SCHOOL GRADUATIONS

MaterFriday evening 16th November Dei the College Catholic formally farewelled College Year 12 at the 2018 Graduation. The hall was transformed into an elegant dining and dancing space for this special occasion. The major awards were presented by the invited guests. Congratulations to all the recipients.

Kildare Catholic College

Above: Antoinette Plemming, Chloe Bateman, Emma van der Rijt and Emma Burkinshaw. Right: Svetlana Ida-Dury, Spencer Knowles, Quinn Elliott. Pictures by: Toby Vue Above: James Forwood, Cam Linsell, Blake Robertson, Xavier Atkins, Dylan Robertson, Mitch Kinder and Jed Buchanan. On 16th November Below: Meg Carey, Taylah Lees, Abbey Smith and it was a packed Isabelle Toohey. Victory Memorial Gardens as Kildare Catholic College’s year 12 students came together to celebrate their formal. Perfect weather greeted the students in their glitz and glamour along with their family members. TOGETHER DECEMBER 2018 SCHOOL GRADUATIONS 29

MarianFriday 23rd of November MCC Catholichosted the Iannelli, Julie O’Keefe, College Michelle Quade, Year 12 Graduation. With 83 graduates and Francine Dilorenzo, Nicole Forrest, Rina 570 guests the evening was a celebration of Fisher, Joanne Smith, Tracey Davidson, hard work and the end of Year 12’s formal Belinda Aventi, Matt Segrave, Lora Segrave, schooling. We were lucky to have special Simon Aventi, Warren Bock, John Martin, guests Father Christian and Father Grace James Moore, Heath Neville, Renae Savage, attend and be apart of this special occasion. Melinda Foschi, Joanne Glielmimi, Maree’s We would like to thank the following people Photography and the Yoogali Club. for all their helping in the organisation and We wish Year 12 all the best in their running of this beautiful event. Tonetta future endeavours.

St Francis De Sales Regional College

The St Francis de Sales Year 12 Graduation was held on 17 November at the Leeton Soldiers Club.

DECEMBER 2018 TOGETHER 30 SCHOOL GRADUATIONS

Xavier High School in Albury held their Xavier High School graduation on 13th November at the Albury Entertainment Centre.

ACU academic appointed to Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission The highly prestigious The Commission has recently are also recipients of Vatican appointment reflects the strong published an agreed statement, appointments. credentials of Dr Nathan, a senior Walking Together on the Way: “I think especially to colleagues lecturer at ACU in biblical studies Learning to be Church-Local, such as Msgr Professor Denis and the comparative study of Regional, Universal, which was Edwards, Reverend Associate Australian Catholic sacred texts in the Abrahamic completed in 2017. This document Professor Orm Rush, Dr David University’s (ACU) Dr Emmanuel traditions. provides the ecclesiological Kirchhoffer, Dr Gemma Cruz and Nathan has been formally “I am deeply humbled by background for the next phase of Dr Edmund Chia,” Dr Nathan said. appointed by the Pontifical the invitation and am looking the Commission which is to study “I think too of colleagues Council for Promoting forward to being of service to this “how in communion the local and already involved in ecumenical Christian Unity to the Anglican- commission in its great work to universal Church come to discern and interfaith dialogue such as Dr Emmanuel Nathan Roman Catholic International build bridges of understanding right ethical teaching.” Reverend Dr Michael Trainor appointment of Dr Nathan reflects Commission (ARCIC). and dialogue between the In light of the significance of (Jewish-Catholic relations), ACU’s international reputation for The ARCIC was established Catholic Church and the Anglican ARCIC in promoting Christian Associate Professor Stephen excellence in theology, divinity in 1967 by Pope Paul VI and the Communion,” Dr Nathan said. unity and dialogue, Dr Nathan is Downs and Dr Josephine Laffin and religious studies, which is Archbishop of Canterbury Michael “More broadly, I hope this pleased to be joining other ACU (Catholic-Lutheran dialogue).” currently ranked at 53 in the world Ramsey with the intention to make can serve to highlight the many colleagues within the Faculty of As Australia’s pre-eminent (QS World University Rankings ecumenical progress between religious dialogues taking place Theology and Philosophy who Catholic University, the by Subject). the Roman Catholic Church in the world today that are aimed and the Anglican Communion. at building greater understanding The sponsors are the Anglican and coexistence between Consultative Council and the communities.” Pontifical Council for Promoting ARCIC is currently in its third MCC fund raising Christian Unity (formerly the phase and on the basis of the Secretariat for Promoting Christian 2008 Common Declaration Unity). of Pope Benedict XVI and a huge success Archbishop of Birmingham, Archbishop Rowan Williams Marian Catholic College strongly England, the Most Reverend has been mandated to study, “the encourages everyone in their community Bernard Longley is the present Church as Communion, local and to show how they can respond Catholic co-chair of the universal, and how in communion compassionately to those in need around Commission and the Right the local and universal Church us. At their final briefing, the school Reverend Philip Freier, Primate of come to discern right ethical captains announced the final amount Australia, is the Anglican co-chair. teaching.” raised last term for our farmers. It was staggering to see that the charity of Marian raised $5700 which was l Cars enough to buy a full semi load of hay l Trucks as pictured right. l Buses MCC are extremely proud of the students and their capacity to give. There can never be enough l Utes charity and our students have proven this time and time again with their willingness to support others 6921 9977 as much as they possibly can. Thank you to all 6-10 Edward St, Wagga Wagga www.avis.com.au that gave a little or a lot as you can see it all counted! TOGETHER DECEMBER 2018 CHRISTMAS MASS TIMES 31

Cathedral Parish ChristmasAlbury Parish MassGanmain Confession Times: TimesNarrandera Parish2018 St Michael’s Cathedral St Patrick’s Church 23 December - 9:00-10:00am (Visiting Priest) Narrandera 24 December - 12:15pm, Vigil 6:00pm, 8:00pm 24 December - Sunday morning Masses as 24 December - 5:00-5:55pm; 11:30-11:55pm 24 December - 6:00pm Vigil and Midnight - Carols commencing at 11:30pm usual, 5:30pm Family Mass, 7:30pm Vigil 25 December - 9:30am 25 December - 8:00am, 10:00am and 5:30pm Mass, 12:00am Midnight Mass Griffith Parish Grong Grong Carmelite Monastery 25 December - 9:30am and 5:30pm Sacred Heart Church Griffith 24 December - 8:00pm Vigil 24 December - 9:00pm Vigil Latin Adoration Chapel 24 December - 6:00pm and 10:00pm Galore 25 December - 9:30am 25 December - 12:00am Latin Mass 25 December - 7.30am, 9:00am (Italian), 25 December - 8:00am Mt Erin Chapel Reconciliation 30 mins before and during Masses. 10:30am and 6:00pm 24 December - Midnight Latin Mass Marian Catholic College Chapel North Albury Parish St Mary’s Chapel - Vianney College Coolamon Parish 24 December - 6:00pm St Anne’s Primary School Hall 25 December - 9:00am Marrar - St Patrick’s Church 25 December - 9:00am 24 December - 6:00pm Vigil St Michael’s Cathedral Reconciliation 24 December - 6:00pm Confessions every Friday 4:30pm-5:30pm; Sacred Heart Church 19 December - 12:00pm-12:40pm Coolamon - St Michael’s Church every Saturday 11:30am-12:30pm 21 December 24 December - 9:00pm 20 December - 12:00pm-12:40pm 24 December - 7:30pm (School Grounds) - 7:00pm Second Rite (5 Priests) 25 December - 9:30am 21 December - 12:00pm-12:40pm 25 December - 9:00am 22 December - 12:00pm-12:40pm Jerilderie Parish The Rock Parish 23 December - 11:00am-12:00pm; Corowa Parish 24 December - 10:30am Weekend Parish Mass The Rock - St Mary’s Church and 4:30pm - 5:30pm 24 December - 6:00pm Vigil 25 December - 9:00am 24 December - 6:00pm Carols; 6:30pm Vigil Mass Kooringal Parish Culcairn Parish Junee Parish 25 December - 8:00am Latin Mass; 10:00am Sacred Heart Church Culcairn St Joseph’s Church Junee 20 December - 7:00pm 2nd Rite of Reconciliation 24 December - 8:00pm 24 December - 7:00pm Vigil Thurgoona Parish Henty 24 December - 8:00pm Vigil Mass 25 December - 9:30am 24 December - Vigil 7:00pm, Midnight Mass 25 December - 9:30am 25 December - 8:30am and 10:00am St Joseph’s School Hall 25 December - 9:30am Mater Dei Primary School Hall Walla Walla 24 December - 5:00pm Vigil Mass for children 25 December - 11:30am and their families 24 December - 6:00pm Vigil Mass Tocumwal Parish Darlington Point Parish Lavington Parish 24 December - 8:00pm Vigil Mass South Wagga Parish Coleambally 25 December - 8:30am Our Lady of Fatima Church Holy Spirit Church Lavington 24 December - 8:00pm Christmas Vigil 24 December - 6:00pm and 9:00pm 20 December - 10:00am Second Rite of Darlington Point Tumbarumba Parish Reconciliation 25 December - 9:00am 24 December - 6:00pm Vigil 23 December - 6:00pm St Mary’s Church Jindera 24 December - 7:00pm Outdoor Family Mass - 24 December - 6:00pm Christmas Vigil Midnight Mass 12:00am Henschke Primary School Oval; 24 December - 6:00pm 25 December - 9:00am 9:00pm Our Lady of Fatima Church; and Finley Parish 25 December - 9:00am 10:30pm Syro Malabar Rite 24 December - 6:00pm Children’s Mass Urana Parish 25 December - 10:30am (in Church) 25 December - 10:15am Leeton Parish St Fiacre’s Church Urana St Patrick’s Church Uranquinty St Joseph’s Church Leeton 24 December - 6:00pm Vigil 25 December - 8:30am Holbrook Parish Confessions - Every Friday 4:45pm-5:15pm; Bowna Every Saturday 5:30pm-5:50pm (before Mass) 21 December - 6:00pm Communal Penitential Yenda Yoogali Hanwood Parish West Wagga Parish 24 December - 6:00pm Yoogali Holbrook Service with Reconciliation Holy Trinity Church 24 December - 10:00am, 6:00pm Christmas Vigil 24 December - 7:00pm Confessions: 21 December - 7:30pm 24 December - 8:00pm 25 December - 9:30am 25 December - 8:00am 25 December - 10:00am and 22 December - 11:00am-12:00 noon St Patrick’s Church Yanco Hanwood 24 December - Christmas Vigil 6:45pm; Howlong Parish 24 December - 8:00am 24 December - 5:00pm Midnight Mass 12:00am 25 December - 8:00am 25 December - 8:00am 25 December - 9:00am and 5:30pm St Brigid’s Howlong Yenda San Isidore 24 December - 6:00pm Vigil 24 December - 5:00pm 25 December - 8:00am Walbundrie Lockhart Parish Collingullie 25 December - 9:00am St Mary’s Church Lockhart 24 December - 8:30pm Vigil Please note that Christmas Mass times 25 December - 9:30am were true and correct at the time of Loretto Home of Compassion Ganmain Parish 25 December - 9:00am 25 December - 10:30am Ganmain printing. For further clarification, please Come to Bethlehem 24 December - 6:00pm Vigil Mulwala Parish check parish bulletins and noticeboards 22, 23 & 24 December - 8:00pm - 9:30pm Holy 24 December - 12:00am Midnight Mass 24 December - 8:30pm closer to the date. Trinity School Grounds 25 December - 9:00am

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Henschke Primary School in Wagga Wagga held a Remembrance Day Liturgy in November which was led by Year 4 students and Vietnam veteran, Tony Robinson.

Australian Film of the Year The jury of the Australian Catholic isolation and harshness of the land Office for Film & Broadcasting brilliantly. has awarded its annual prize This is a powerful film of Indigenous to Warwick Thornton’s SWEET hardship and injustice at an important COUNTRY. period in Australia’s history. The The film is set in 1929 in the outback movie argues persuasively that of Australia’s Northern Territory, Australians can live a much better and tells the story of an Indigenous life in the future by knowing and farmhand, Sam Kelly (Hamilton understanding the deep pain and Morris), who kills a white man in self- tragedy of its past. defence, and goes on the run from a The Jury also commended Benjamin small posse, led by Sergeant Fletcher Gilmour’s Jirga. (Bryan Brown), which pursues him to This year’s jury: Rev Dr Richard hunt him down. Sam is befriended by Leonard (chair); Fr Peter Malone a concerned Christian preacher (Sam MSC; Professor Peter Sheehan; Mr Neill). Callum Ryan. The film is based on actual events, and the director of the movie is Indigenous. It targets black humiliation and white racism, and depicts terrible injustice in a country hostile to Indigenous peoples. Warwick Thornton directs The entire team at a movie with historical and emotive significance, the film suggesting TOGETHER would like to wish you a very strongly that racism is still prevalent in a “sweet country”, called Australia. It has striking images of the outback, Merry Christmas and its cinematography is exceptional. and to thank you for your support throughout the year. Please remember that there will be no issue Under Thornton’s assured direction of Together in January with the next issue scenes of the outback capture the being available in February 2019. DECEMBER 2018 TOGETHER 34 MASS TIMES

St Michael’s Church Thursday - 10.15am Weekday Masses Thursday - 9:30am (Assumption Villa) Mass timesLinton Street Collingullie acrossSaturday - 9.00am Mondayour - Friday - 7.00am, 5.30pmDiocese Friday - 9:15am and 5:30pm Wagga Wagga - Cathedral 2nd Sunday - 9:30am (Christmas Day & Marrar Confessions Sacrament of Penance Easter Sunday) Saturday Vigil - 6.00pm Friday - 4.30pm to 5.30pm Friday - 4:45-5:15pm St Michael’s Cathedral Confessions Confessions Saturday - 11.30am to 12.30pm Saturday - 5:30-5:50pm Church Street, Wagga Wagga Sacrament of Penance 1st Saturday - 5.30pm Marian Catholic College Chapel Eucharistic Adoration Monday - Friday 7:00am, 12:45pm Saturdays - 11:00am-12:00noon Allawah Village 185 Wakaden Street Griffith St Joseph’s Church Leeton Weekend Masses Prior to weekend Masses or by request First Thursday of each month. Sunday - 9.00am Friday - 4:30pm Saturday - 12:15pm Mass at 9.15am Saturday Vigil - 6:00pm Sunday - 8:00am, 10:00am and 5:30pm Albury Holbrook Lockhart Confessions Corowa Monday - Thursday 12:30pm - 12:40pm St Patrick’s Our Lady of Sorrows St Mary’s Church Friday 12:00-12:40pm & 6:30pm-6:45pm 515 Smollett St, Albury St Mary’s Star of the Sea 125 Albury Street, Holbrook 55 Ferrier St, Lockhart Saturday 11:00am-12:00noon & Weekend Mass Times Saturday Vigil - 6:00pm 1st & 3rd Sunday - Saturday Vigil 6.30pm Weekend Masses 4:30pm-5:30pm Saturday - 9:30am Sunday - 9:00am 2nd Sunday - 8.00 am 1st, 3rd & 5th Saturday (Vigil) - 6:00pm Rosary times Vigil (Saturday) - 5:00pm Weekday Masses 4th & 5th Sunday - 10.00am 2nd & 4th Sunday - 8:00am Monday to Thursday 12:25pm and Sunday - 8.00am, 10.00am, and 5:30pm Refer to Parish Bulletin available in the Weekday Masses Weekday Masses Saturday 11:55am (before Mass) Latin Mass - Sunday 12 noon Church or on the parish website Phone parish for details Tuesday - 9:00am & Friday - 10:00am Carmelite Monastery Weekday Mass Times Confessions/ Reconciliation Confessions Confessions Up to 5 mins before Mass. 10 Morshead Street, Wagga Wagga Monday to Friday - 7:00am Saturday - 11:00am-12:00, 5:30-6:00pm Before Mass on weekends Urangeline St Terence’s Church Monday - Friday - 7:30am Tuesday & Thursday - 9:30am St Pius X, Coreen, St Francis De Sales Church of the Currently no Masses. Saturday - 8:00am Latin Mass Mondays - 7pm in the Urana Road. Pioneers Sunday - 9:30am Adoration Chapel 1st, 3rd Sunday - 10:45am Mass Hume Highway, Bowna St Mary’s Chapel First Friday - 5:30pm 2nd Sunday - 11:30am Mulwala Vianney College, 17 Durack Circuit Rosary before Mass St Brigid’s Sunday - 9:00am Saturday - 9.10am and 4.30pm Culcairn Havelock Street, Mulwala Mt Erin Chapel Sunday - 7.40am and 9.40am St Patrick’s Culcairn Howlong Weekend Masses Kildare Catholic College 1st, 4th Sunday - 8:00am 1st, 3rd & 5th Sunday - 8:00am Edmondson Street, Wagga Wagga 2nd, 3rd Sunday - 10:00am St Brigid’s 2nd, 4th Sunday - 6:00pm Saturday Vigil Sunday - 10:00am (Extraordinary Form) Albury - North Albury 5th Sunday - Vigil Mass 6:30pm (Saturday) Hovell St, Howlong Weekday Masses Sacred Heart Mate Street, North Albury Henty Church of the Good Shepherd Refer to parish notices Wagga Wagga Saturday Vigil - 6.00 pm 2nd, 4th Saturday Vigil - 6:30pm Queen Street, Walbundrie St Joseph’s Sunday - 9.30 am 1st Sunday - 10:00am Weekend Mass Times Barooga - Kooringal Weekday Masses 3rd, 5th Sunday - 8:00am Howlong Weekend Masses Tuesday to Friday 9.30am or as printed in Walla Walla Saturday Vigil - 6:00pm 1st, 3rd, 5th Sunday - 10:00am Sacred Heart weekly newsletter 1st & 4th Sunday - 6:00pm (Sunday) Walbundrie 2nd, 4th Sunday - 8:30am Lake Albert Road, Kooringal First Tuesday of month – Mercy Place Weekday Masses Sunday - 9:00am Weekday Masses Refer to parish notices Weekend Masses 11.00am – Includes sacrament of anointing Vary according to needs and are Masses Before weekend Masses Saturday Vigil - 5:30pm Confessions Confessisons announced in the Sunday bulletin Howlong Sunday - 9:00am and 5:30pm Saturday - 5.15 - 5.45 pm Confessions 1st & 3rd Tuesdays - Oolong Nursing Children’s Liturgy during 9:00am Mass Before each weekend Mass Home 10:00 am Narrandera Weekday Masses Saturday 9.00 am - Howlong Monday, Wednesday, Friday - 7:00am For other Masses during the week, see Narrandera Tuesday and Thursday - 5:45pm Albury - Lavington Darlington Point the parish website. St Mel’s Church, Audley Street Saturday - 9:30am Saturday Vigil - 6.00pm Holy Spirit Reconciliation Confessions Oliver Plunkett Sunday - 9:30am Saturday Vigil - 6.00pm Howlong Saturday - 10:00am - 10:30am Hay Road, Darlington Point Weekday Masses Sunday - 8.00am, 10.00am Saturdays 9:30am (after 9:00am Mass) 1st, 3rd, 5th Sunday - 8.30am Tuesday - 5:30pm St Mary’s Jindera - 9.00am 5:30pm - 5:55pm 2nd, 4th Sunday - 6:00pm (Saturday Vigil) Wednesday, Thursday - 7:30am Weekday Masses Walbundrie Wagga Wagga Weekday Masses Friday - 5:30pm Monday - Friday - 7.00am Sundays 8:30am - 8:55am Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, (subject to changes announced in the - South Wagga Saturday - 9.15am Friday - 8.30am - Darlington Point Sunday bulletin) Confessions Our Lady of Fatima St Peter’s Jerilderie Confessions Saturday - 8.15am, 5.00pm Bourke Street, Wagga Wagga Cnr of Currawong Crescent and Friday - 4:30-5:20pm; St Mary’s Jindera - Sunday 8.30am Weekend Masses Kingfisher Avenue, Coleambally St Joseph’s Saturday - 9.30-10:00am Saturday Vigil - 5:00pm 1st, 3rd, 5th Sunday - 10.30am Coreen Street, Jerilderie and 5:00-5:45 pm Sunday - 8:30am, 10:30am & 5:30pm 2nd, 4th Sunday - 8.00am 1st, 3rd, 5th Saturday Vigil - 6:00pm Grong Grong (Syro-Malabar Rite) Albury - Thurgoona Weekday Masses 2nd, 4th Sunday - 10:30am 1st, 3rd, 5th Sunday - 8.00am St Patrick’s Uranquinty Thursday - 8.00am Coleambally Weekday Masses Galore Sunday - 8:30am Immaculate Heart of Mary Holy Hour - Friday 5.00pm - 6.00pm at Are announced in the Sunday bulletin St Kevin’s Church Weekday Masses - Our Lady of Weekend Masses Darlington Point 2nd & 4th Sunday - 8:00am Fatima Saturday - 8.00am Confessions Junee Wednesday - 7:00am Saturday Vigil - 6.00pm 15 minutes before 10.00 am Mass on Sunday - 9.30am, 5.30pm Thursday - 11:00am (Ethel Forrest Centre) Sunday or by request St Joseph’s Tarcutta Friday - 5:45pm Weekday Masses 21 Kitchener Street, Junee Anointing Mass Monday - 8.00am Finley Saturday Vigil - 6:00pm St Francis Xavier Marian Foyer, Henschke Hall Tuesday - 7.00am (10.00am only on 2nd Sunday - 9:30am Sydney Street, Tarcutta 4th Tuesday of the month - 10:30am Tuesday of the month) Sunday - 8:30am St Mary’s Weekday Masses Weekday Masses - Calvary Hospital Wednesday - 7.00am Ladysmith 1 Denison Street Finley Monday - 9:00am Monday-Friday - 8:00am (except public Thursday - 7.00pm (Mass Novena and Saturday Vigil - 6:00pm Sunday - 10.15am Tuesday - 7:00am holidays) Benediction) Confessions Weekday Masses Wednesday - 9:00am Aged Care Facility Masses Friday - 8.00am Before all Masses Are announced in the Sunday bulletin Thursday - 7:00am Forrest Centre Confessions Confessions Friday - 9:00am Every Thursday - 11:00am Prior to Masses Saturday - 10.30 - 11.00am Confessions The Rock Nan Roberts Nursing Home Saturday after 8.00am Mass, 5.30-6.00pm Saturday - 10:30-11:00am; - The Haven Sunday - 5.00-5.30pm 6:00-6:15pm or by appointment Thursday - 7.00pm following Novena St Mary’s 3rd Tuesday of the month - 10:30am Ganmain Illabo and Junee Reefs 102 Urana Street The Rock RSL Rememberance Village Mass of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Alternate Sundays - 8:00am Also by appointment Weekend Masses 2nd Tuesday of the month - 10:30am St. Brendan’s Ganmain Sunday - 8:00am (Extraordinary Form) Confessions Weekend Mass Times Khancoban Sunday - 10:00am Saturday - 10:30-11:30am 6:00pm (Saturday Vigil); 10:00am Weekday Masses Berrigan Weekday Masses Church of St Joseph the Worker Monday - 7:00am Monday to Friday: Tuesday - 6:00pm Wagga Wagga St Columba’s December-February 7:30am (Tues., Sunday - 9.00 am 4 Corcoran Street, Berrigan Weekday Masses Wednesday - 7:00am (Extraordinary Form) - West Wagga Thurs.) & 5:30pm (Mon., Wed., Fri.) Thursday - 7:00am 1st, 3rd, 5th Sunday - 6:00pm Saturday March-November 5:30pm 9.00 am Vigil Confessions Confessions Holy Trinity Church Sat.: 8:00am (usually in the convent Up to 5 minutes before Mass. Bardia Street Ashmont 2nd, 4th Sunday - 10:30am except 1st Sat. in the church). Prior to Sunday Mass Monday-Saturday - 7:00am Savernake Confessions Friday - 10:15am 1st Sunday - 5:00pm 30 min. before every Mass each day & Leeton Tocumwal Sunday - 9:00am and 5:30pm Weekday Masses are announced in the 5:00pm-6:00pm Sat. Loreto Home of Compassion Sunday bulletin St. Patrick’s Matong St Joseph’s Leeton St Peter’s Sunday - 10:30am Confessions before Saturday Vigil Masses Sunday - 8:00am Wade Avenue, Leeton Charlotte Street, Tocumwal Monday - 5:45pm Confessions 30 min before Sunday Mass Saturday Vigil - 6:00pm Saturday Vigil - 5.30pm Tuesday - 10:30am Coolamon Sunday - 10:00am (First Sunday of the Sunday - 8.30am Thursday - Eucharistic Adoration - 5:15pm Griffith month is Italian) Weekday Masses Thursday - 5:45pm St Michael’s St Patrick’s Yanco Thursday - 9.30am Our Lady of the Blessed Eucharist Confessions Sunday - 9.00am Sacred Heart Sunday - 8:00am Church Half an hour before weekend Masses Confessions Warrambool Street, Griffith Tuesday - 9:00am Benedict Avenue San Isidore Saturday - 4.45 - 5.15pm Saturday Vigil - 6.00pm Weekday Masses in Leeton Vigil Saturday - 6:00pm Masses Saturday - 8.00am Monday - 9:00am Wednesday - Eucharistic Adoration - 5:15pm Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday - 7.30am, 9.00am, (Italian), Tuesday (Yanco) - 9:00am Wednesday - 5:45pm continued on page 35... Friday - 7.30am 10.30am, 6.00pm Wednesday - 9:00am TOGETHER DECEMBER 2018 MASS TIMES 35

Tumbarumba Please pray for those priests whose All Saints’ anniversary of death occurs in 40 Murray Street, Tumbarumba Saturday 9.15am December: Saturday Vigil - 6.00pm Sunday - 9.00am 4 December 1991 Mgr Leo Cecil Hatswell Weekday Masses Monday - Friday - 5.30pm 10 December 2016 Fr Jan Stankiewicz Confessions Friday 4.30pm - 5.15pm 11 December 1952 Fr Robert O’Dea Saturday - 8.00am - 9.00am 17 December 1993 Fr Thomas Michael Buckdale And 30 mins before weekend Holy Masses Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Tooma 19 December 2015 Fr Rafe Beltrame 4th Sunday - 7.30am Exposition and Benediction of the Wagga Wagga 20 December 2009 Fr Robert Leaver Blessed Sacrament Young Adults Group Friday - 4.30pm & Saturday - 8.00am 21 December 1975 Fr John Leighton Edwell Deanery Who for: young adults When: 7-8pm on the second 21 December 2017 Fr Kevin Flanagan Urana Chosen Youth Wagga & fourth Tuesday of the St Michaels Cathedral 22 December 1930 Fr John Bonnar St Fiacre’s Church month 5 End St, Urana Parish Centre after 5.30pm Contact: Parish 6962 1533 23 December 1960 Fr Edmund Bernard Ryan Weekend Masses Mass on selected Sundays. 1st, 3rd & 5th Sunday - 8:00am Contact: (02) 6921 2164 or 24 December 2002 Fr Maurice James Carse 2nd & 4th Saturday (Vigil) - 6:00pm 27 December 1952 Mgr Patrick Joseph Hartigan Weekday Masses FIRST FRIDAY OF EVERY Murray Deanery Thursday - 12:30pm MONTH 28 December 2015 Fr Warren Thomas Mossfield Confessions Up to 5 mins before Mass. Albury Young Adults Group Oaklands Youth Holy Hour 6.00pm Where: St Patrick’s Parish 31 December 1948 Fr John Corbett Glover 1st, 3rd & 5th Sunday - 10:00am Where: St Michaels Hall, Albury Cathedral Yenda - Yoogali - When: Every Wednesday These faithful servants, Lord, put their wholehearted Hanwood Night 7-8pm trust in you - Grant that they may live in your love. Who for: Young Adults 18-35 Our Lady of the Rosary of Pompeii Murrumbidgee 17 Edon Street, Yoogali Contact: Sunday - 9:30am Deanery Daniel Shaw 0402 289 811 St Anthony’s - Hanwood Saturday Vigil - 5.00pm Now stocking your monthly copy of Griffith - Sacred Heart Immaculate Heart of Mary TOGETHER Sunday - 8.00am St Therese’s - Yenda Parish Youth Group Saturday Vigil - 6:30pm Where: Sacred Heart Where: Thurgoona Parish Weekday Masses Youth Hut (white hut Centre Tuesday - 5:30pm - Yoogali behind Presbytery) Wednesday - 8.00am - Hanwood When: Every 2nd Thursday - 5.00pm - Yenda Wednesday 5:30pm-7pm. Friday - 9:30am - Yoogali Youth Group Dinner provided. Confessions Who for: Yrs 7-12 Who for: School Years 7 to South City Shopping Centre 74 Baylis Street Yenda - Thursday, before Mass Yoogali - Sunday, before Mass When: 7-8pm on the first & 12 (high school) Wagga Wagga NSW 2650 Wagga Wagga NSW 2650 Hanwood - Saturday - 4:30pm third Tuesday of the month Contact: (02) 6043 2222 www.southcitynews.com.au www.cignall.com.au Or by arrangement with the priest. Call (02) 6971 3944 Call (02) 6931 7994 Please note that Mass times were true and correct at the time of printing. For further clarification, please check parish bulletins and noticeboards closer to the date. From the Missal: 2nd December - First Sunday of Advent 16th December - Third SundayDecember of Advent Your liberation is near! The early Christians Rejoice in the Lord! A theme of joy always runs expected the Lord’s return in glory to be very soon. through the liturgy of the Third Sunday of Advent. St Paul explained to them that the Lord was delaying The joy of this day springs from our anticipation and in coming for a good purpose, to give them the excitement that the Lord’s coming is very near. We opportunity to grow in love and make progress in the ask the Lord to remove any sadness from our hearts kind of life they were meant to live. May we also make that may hinder us from embracing the peace and hope good use of the present time to deepen our love for one which his presence will bestow on us this Christmas. another that may be ready on the day Christ comes to Zeph 3:14-18 Rejoice and exult set us free. Isa 12:2-6 Glorious deeds Jer 33:14-16 The days are coming Phil 4:4-7 The Lord is near Ps 24:4-5, 8-9, 10, 14 Walk in your truth Lk 3:10-18 The Spirit and fire 1 Th 3:12-4:2 Generous in love Lk 21:25-28, 34-36 Stay awake 23rd December - Fourth Sunday of Advent Blessed is she who believed. From Bethlehem, 9th December - Second Sunday of Advent the least of the clans of Judah, and from a peasant Prepare a way for the Lord. The season of Advent is girl, Mary, one of the least of the Jewish people, God a time in which we prepare for the Lord’s coming. We prepared a body for Jesus, the saviour of the world. As prepare for the feat of Christmas which commemorates we rejoice in the saviour who has come to visit us, we that are replaceable. But a home is founded on his first coming as a child in Bethlehem. Andwe also join Elizabeth in praising Mary for her faith, her relationships, love, memories, joys and pains, births prepare also for his final coming in glory. We do this love and her obedience. and deaths. No material compensation can ever be by heeding John the Baptist’s call to repentance, and Mic 5:1-4 He will be peace made for the loss of these. On this feast of the Holy by striving for ‘peace through integrity, and honour Ps 79:2-3, 15-16, 18-19 Come to our help Family we pray, ‘God, bless our home’, whatever its through devotedness’. Heb 10:5-10 God, here I am! shape may be. Bar 5:1-9 The glory of God Lk 1:39-44 Mary greets Elizabeth 1 Sam 1:20-22, 24-28 I am the woman Ps 125 Like a dream Ps 83:2-3, 5-6, 9-10 Hear my prayer Phil 1:3-6, 8-11 I pray with joy 30th December - The Holy Family (Feast) 1 Jn 3:1-2, 21-24 God’s children Lk 3:1-6 Prepare a way God, bless our home. A house is made of materials Lk 2:41-52 My Father’s affairs

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