30th Sunday in Ordinary Time YEAR A 25th October 2020 Parish Information TODAY’S Reading First reading Exodus 22:20-26 Resp Psalm Ps 17:2-4, 47, 51 Parish Office: Second Reading Thessalonians 1:5 – 10 Gospel Matthew 22: 34-40

41 Victoria Street 7400 PO Box 7 Rangiora 7440 Are Love And Affection The Same Thing ? www.waimakariricatholic.org.nz

Facebook: @PeterChanelParish One of the challenges we face when we use the word love is that so

YouTube: Peter Chanel NZ often we mean it in the sense of ‘affection’. We might love our pets, we might www.WatchPCNZ.org love a particular food or sport, or piece of music. This type of love is associated Parish Priest with pleasure, warm feelings – affection. No wonder then when it comes to the Fr John Adams : 021 264 8927 [email protected] question of loving particular people, people that we don’t find it easy to feel any

Assistant Priests affection for, that the word love seems to much of a challenge for us. Fr Tien Cao : 021 181 4721 In the scriptures however the word love is less often associated with [email protected] affection but more often associated with a commitment, a commitment to Parish Secretary Sandra Mabazza ‘keep on loving’ regardless of the particular circumstances we find ourselves in. 03 313 6285 / 027 230 8536 It’s a commitment, indeed a stubborn unwavering commitment, to the well [email protected] Tuesday-Friday 9am-3pm being of the other. Think of the commitment of one spouse to the other even

Pastoral Associates when one of them becomes ill or disabled – perhaps this comes closest to the

Sr Gael Henry type of love Jesus asks of us in our gospel today. Put simply – Jesus asks to love [email protected] our neighbor – not to necessarily like our neighbor…. Carly Mulqueen Or course its important to remember that Jesus is not asking anything of [email protected] us that we haven’t first received from Him. Jesus will not stop loving us – even Lynda Sale when we do the wrong thing. No, He won’t give up on us – nor then should we [email protected] give up in our efforts to love our neighbor, regardless of the challenges this asks Youth Worker of us. Francesca Walker [email protected] Fr John

Finance Committee Chair Kyran Newell [email protected]

Finance Administrator Elaine Ramsay [email protected]

St Joseph’s School Principal Ben Gorman [email protected] Go to our parish website St Patrick’s School Principal Trish McKendry www.waimakariricatholic.org.nz [email protected] and click the above 2020

St Vincent de Paul Welfare Parish Census image Support 02108325454 Rangiora 0273440013 A Day to Pray: Thursday has been set aside as a special day to pray for our priests and for vocations to the priesthood.

A Traditional Latin Mass will be celebrated by Fr John Adams at the church of St Mary and St Francis de Sales (in the Chervier Centre) in Rangiora this Sunday evening 25th October at 5:00pm. All welcome for tea after Mass.

Sacrament of Confirmation Preparation Programme RETREAT– Mass, Adoration, Prayer and Saturday 24th October Beatitudes Community Candidates to attend the Holy Spirit 9am –3pm Rehearsal for Confirmation Saturday 31st October St Patrick’s Church, Kaiapoi Candidates and Sponsors to 4:00pm attend The Sacrament of Confirmation Sunday 1st November St Patrick’s Church, Kaiapoi Candidates and Sponsors be 9:00am in at 8:30am

LOBURN MASS: Mass for the repose of the holy souls will All Souls Day Memorial Mass We invite family members and friends of be celebrated at St Brigid’s Church in Loburn on Sunday those who have passed away to the 8th Nov @2:00pm followed by blessing of the cemetery parish All Souls Day Memorial Mass to and cuppa. All welcome be held at St Mary and St Francis de Sales Church (in the Chervier Centre) on Parish Party – Friday 6th November @7:00pm. A 7pm-Late Friday 20 November @RSA, Rangiora friend or family representative will light Watch this space. More details to come. a candle and place it on the stand by the Altar as the name If you’d like to be involved with planning team, please of their loved one is read out. A light supper will follow at contact Carly [email protected]. the lounge. "Calling all Volunteers - we're needing your support Volunteer Thank You - Friday 27 November please to spruce up the gardens and a spring clean of the Everyone who volunteers at St Peter Chanel Parish - church here at St Patrick’s Kaiapoi Saturday 31st October in Rangiora, Kaiapoi, Oxford and Loburn - is invited for 10am in the lead-in to Advent and our Christmas Christmas drinks and nibbles in front of the celebrations. As they say many hands made light Presbytery in Rangiora. Drop in anytime work. Bring gardening gloves, secateurs, hedge-trimmers between 5pm-7pm Friday 27 November. because a few of the bigger shrubs definitely need a severe prune, and MORE IMPORTANTLY a sense of Kaiapoi church would appreciate at least one or two more humour - trailer provided to take away all green waste. "green fingered" people who could contribute their garden All indoor spring clean materials on site. Enjoy the social flowers for the church from time to time mainly over the chitchat/banter among fellow Parishioners (1 hr max but summer months. They don't need to be florists! If you can obviously dependent on numbers) but hey there's a assist/volunteer please contact Maryanne Brown on cuppa and slice/bickie to help while you whistle as you 027 344 0013 or [email protected]. work - FOC!"

Parish Meetings/Events OctoberNovember Day Time Event Venue Every Monday 7:30pm Kaiapoi Men’s Group St Patrick’s Lounge, Kaiapoi Every Friday 10:45am Legion of Mary Chervier Centre Rangiora Sunday 25 Oct 4:00pm OCIA St Patrick’s Lounge, Kaiapoi Tuesday 27 Oct 1:30pm Oxford Prayer Group Oxford Church Centre Wed 28th Oct 4:00pm Parish Finance Committee Presbytery, Rangiora Thursday 29 Oct 12:00-3:00pm Zest for Life Course with Jeanette Dobbs St Patrick’s Lounge, Kaiapoi Thursday 29 Oct 1:45pm Rosary (home of Tricia de Haan) 57 Rangiora-Woodend Road Mon 2 Nov 4:00pm SVdP Kaiapoi St Patrick’s Lounge, Kaiapoi Tuesday 3 Nov 7:30pm Bible Study Seminar Talk 3 by Alan Morton-Jones Chervier Centre Rangiora Wed 4 Nov 11:00am SVdP Rangiora Chervier Centre Rangiora Monday (26th) 6:00pm Latin Mass Rangiora Tuesday (27th) 8:00-8:50am Adoration Rangiora 9:00am Mass Rangiora 8:00-8:50am Adoration Rangiora Wednesday (28th) 9:00am Mass Rangiora STS SIMON & JUDE, APOSTLES 12:00pm Mass Kaiapoi 7:00-8:00pm Adoration Rangiora Thursday (29) 8:00-8:50am Adoration Rangiora 9:00am Mass Rangiora 9:30am Mass Kaiapoi Friday (30th) 11:00-11:50am Adoration Rangiora Day of Penance 12:00pm Mass Rangiora Saturday (31st) 9:00am Reconciliation Kaiapoi Blessed Virgin Mary 9:30am Mass Kaiapoi

Saturday Vigil (31st ) 5.15-5.45pm Reconciliation Rangiora 6.00 pm Mass Rangiora

Sunday (1st) 7:30am Adoration Oxford ALL SAINTS 8:30am Mass Oxford 9:00am Mass – Sacrament of Confirmation Kaiapoi 10:30am Mass Rangiora

† Sacrament of Reconciliation is available at anytime by approaching the priest. We pray for all sick members of our families and parish community especially Mia Larkin Remember in your prayers all who have died, Janet Milne & Pam Shapiro. May they rest in peace.

Next Week’s Roster: 31st Oct and 1st Nov ALL SAINTS St Mary and St Francis de Sales, Rangiora St Patrick’s, Kaiapoi Sacred Heart of Jesus, Oxford Saturday 6:00pm Sunday 10:30am Sunday 9:00am Sunday 8:30am Confirmation Mass Greeters Annette Thom Donna Newman J McDonald, M de Jong, Kay Spencer Michael Hickland M Cumming Welcome Mary Blake Mark Russell Marina Krijgsman Wilhemina Sibley & POF Confirmation candidates First reading Francine Turner Trish Hammersley Confirmation candidate Second reading Patricia Dodds John Jenkins Confirmation candidate Kate Redwood Gifts Leech family Mary & Grace O’Neill Confirmation candidates Frahm Family Altar Servers Thomas Borcoskie Samuel Fahey Alex Milnes Lyla Powell Thomas Malin Beren Fahey Jake Cadigan Matilda Burns Jonty Swain Leo Paterson EMHC Bernie McCrossin Jo Weston Trish McKendry Isobel de Roo Anne Barwell Bruce Houghton Jeanette Dobbs Ann Martin Stuart Thow Prayer Ministry Maureen & Stuart Projector: Projector: after Mass Thow Nick Caldwell Josie Trolove Morning Tea Confirmation families Men’s Group (bbq) Counters Donna Newman Kerry Fordham Loretta Glendenning Mike O’Loughlin Linen Lorraine O’Sullivan Erin Brown Lin Fagan Cleaners Nicholls Family James & Mary Koh Wendy Wiseman Trish Allen Music Aaron Milnes Ben Gorman Brendan Malone Fiona McAlpine Holy Stall Volunteers Liz & John Jenkins Flowers Isobel de Roo October Mass Count 2020 3rd & 4th Oct

Church ADULTS CHILDREN TOTAL

Rangiora 6pm 102 14 116

Rangiora 10:30am 118 66 184

Oxford 8:30am 40 3 43

Kaiapoi 9:00am 101 20 121

TOTAL 361 103 464

October Mass Count 2020 10th & 11th Oct

Church ADULTS CHILDREN TOTAL

Rangiora 6pm 100 15 115

Rangiora 10:30am 153 93 256

Oxford 8:30am 42 6 48

Kaiapoi 9:00am 141 24 165 Aotearoa Pilgrimage to Hokianga, TOTAL 436 138 574 November 10-19 2020

You are invited on a pilgrimage to the roots of Christianity and October Mass Count 2020 17th & 18th Oct Catholicism in . This sojourn is in some ways Church ADULTS CHILDREN TOTAL a Mission trip- to boost a struggling tourist sector and to boost poorer regions of NZ, as well as a personal pilgrimage to the Rangiora 6pm 123 18 131 sources of faith in our beautiful land. Price $3300 per person twin share. Single supplement $935.Includes most meals and Rangiora 10:30am 148 86 234 excursions. Great food and accommodation. Excludes return from Auckland to Christchurch. Includes donation to Oxford 8:30am 48 8 56 Fourviere Retreat Centre. Daily Mass. Fr John Adams is the onboard chaplain. Forge lasting bonds of friendship. Limited Kaiapoi 9:00am 111 20 131 spaces available. Act now to secure a place. TOTAL 430 132 562 Contact Tim Goulding 0274722555, Carly Mulqueen 0211810343, or Father John Adams 021 264 8927

Just like the seasons, life changes!

Seasons for Growth is an innovative education programme that explores the effects of change, loss and grief. Seasons is based on the belief that change and loss are part of life and grief is a normal response to these losses. We need the opportunity to learn about how our significant losses may impact our lives. Seasons provides an opportunity for participants to learn the knowledge, skills and attitudes required to understand and respond well to such experiences.

St Peter Chanel Parish Seasons Weekend Retreat Chervier Centre Rangiora

Friday 20th November : 6.30pm-9pm Saturday 21st November : 9.30am-3.30pm

Sunday 22nd November : 1pm-3.30pm No cost for participants to attend. Register by contacting Lauren Butler on 027 424 6045 or email [email protected] Or the parish office on 03 313 6285 or [email protected]