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Parish Calendar, News & Notices Te Whetu O Te Moana | Star of the Sea Marlborough Catholic Parish From the Sounds to the Sea, the Mountains to the Plains Weekend Mass Times Operation Christmas Child: Parish Calendar Its that time of year again. Boxes We Are One Mission. One Parish. Seven Communities Remember Daylight Saving are available at the Parish Office, September Blenheim | Havelock | Kaikoura | Picton | Renwick | Seddon | Ward Starts This Weekend! When a priest is not availa- and from the foyer of St Marys. Sep 28...Review Group (5.30) Parish Office: 61 Maxwell Road, Blenheim | T. 03 578 0038 ble, Word & Communion And weekday Masses at St Mary’s Kaikoura are already filling theirs. October will be led by parishioners. EM. [email protected] | FB. Star of the Sea Marlborough (357 followers) will stay in the Church till the end The deadline for filled boxes to be Oct 3-4.. Fundraising Visit by Fr WEB. www.staroftheseamarlb.co.nz of Summer. returned is Labour weekend. Blenheim Jim Lyons Tues: 9.30am Mass A Warm Welcome Acting Parish Priest: Fr Pat McIndoe CP (BHM) 26th Sunday of Ord (4) SVDP BHM-Shop: some volun- ….Peter’s Pence Collec [email protected] 03 578 0038 Sat Sep 26 teers are making facemasks to sell Wed: 12.05pm Mass to Our Parish Family tion Rosary: 5.30pm Assistant PP : Fr Jacob Kuman CP Blenheim-5pm Mass/Fr Pat and are in need of unused narrow Oct 4..Day of Celebration for of Marlborough [email protected] 03 578 0038 flat or hat elastic. If you have some Ph: 572 9067 or 5782507 Past Assist: Sr Maureen Connor SMSM Sun Sep 27 Venerable Suzanne Aubert for venue We the people of Seddon-8am Mass/ Fr Pat spare, please drop it into the parish [email protected] office or the shop in High Street Oct 4.. Sounds Stewardship (5) Thurs: 9.30 am Mass Te Whetu O Te Moana, Picton-9am W&C Star of the Sea Parish, Past Assist: Sr Frances Anna SMSM BHM. Oct 6..Wairau Stewardship (7) Except 1st Thurs: [email protected] Kaikoura-9.30 Mass/ Jacob Oct 11..Day-Prayer to Respect are committed by our baptism Defibrillator Fundraising St. Bethsaida 10.45am Manager/Secretary: Ginetta Petersen. Blenheim-10am Mass/Fr Pat in Christ, to share our living Office Assistant: Mandy Li (BHM); Mary's: throughout the month of Life Fri: 11am Adoration Havelock-11am W&C Oct 12.. KK Stewardship (7) faith, and make God visible, in Youth Ministers: Maurice & Mieke Davies October we are seeking donations 11.30 Reconciliation joyful union with all people, by [email protected] 022 391 8584 Ward-4pm Mass / Fr Pat Oct 16..SMF Night Market BHM for a Heartstart defibrillator for the 12.05pm Mass our actions in the community. Oct 18..World Mission Sun Parish Pastoral Council Chair: Greg Stretch 27th Sunday of Ord (1) church foyer. More information will Sat: 9.30am Mass Parish Finance Committee Chair: Tom Harrison be shared at masses from next day -Prop. Of Faith Col (Parish Mission Statement) Sat Oct 3 Reconciliation to follow week. lection Blenheim-5pm Mass/Fr J Lyons Sat: 5.00pm Mass Newsletter No 36: 27 September 2020 Cuppa after Mass Notices from Titipounamu Study Oct 20..Finance & Property (7) Sun: 10.00am Mass & Joy: 26th Sunday of Ordinary Time Year A Sun Oct 4 November (2nd & 5th Sunday Seddon-8am Mass/ Fr Pat Online Session (Evening): Mary, Nov 1.. Sounds Stewardship (5) Word & Communion) Picton-9am Mass/Fr Jacob the Mother of God – A Contem- Hello, Parishioners of Star of the Sea Parish. We are now back to level one, porary Understanding of Nov 3..Wairau Stewardship (7) Havelock Cuppa after Mass Nov 15..World Day of the Poor which means we can go back to our church gatherings in large numbers, visit- Mary with Br Kieran Fenn who has Sunday: 11am ing the nursing homes and the going to see the sick people in hospitals again. Kaikoura-9.30 W&C a wonderful way of bringing Scrip- Nov 17..Finance & Property (7) Blenheim-10am Mass/Fr Lyons (4th Sunday God is good to us and He gives us leaders who are able to make right and ture alive. Nov 22.. First Holy Communion Word & Communion) Cuppa after Mass Topic on Monday, 28 September, 7 BHM(10) tough decisions for the greater good of everyone during this time of covid19. Havelock-11am Mass/ Fr Jacob -8.30pm: Mary through History: ...300th Anniversary of Kaikoura Tough decisions had to be made for the well being of everyone. We might not 28th Sunday of Ord (2) the Changing Face of Mary the formation of the Tues: 9.30am be in agreement with our leaders for putting those laws or restrictions up in Sat Oct 10 Fee: $25/session. Special fees for Passionist Order Wed: 9.30am the first place. I think it comes from a great place in their heart, a Heart of Blenheim-5pm Mass/Fr Jacob groups of more than 2 persons. Wed: 7pm Rosary Love and a Heart of Compassion. They want you and I, and our loved ones ZOOM. December Sun Oct 11 Dec 15.. Finance & Property (7) Thurs: 5.15pm and our extended family, to live and not to go through the pain of losing For more information and registra- them. Those tough measures are taken for our own benefit so that we don’t Seddon-8am W&C tion: [email protected] Dec 25..Christmas Day Fri: 9.30am Picton-9am Mass/Fr Jacob Dec 26..Boxing Day Sun: 9.30am have to live in fear in these uncertain times. I know some people have taken See also: https://www.studyjoy.nz/ those restrictions laws with open arms and others have difficulty accepting it. Kaikoura-9.30 Mass/Fr Pat events/virtual-teaching-mary- (1st & 3rd Sunday Blenheim-10am W&C mother-of-god-i-with-kieran-fenn- Word & Communion) During these two lockdowns of Covid19 in our beautiful country, so many peo- Havelock-11am Mass/Fr Jacob fms-7/ Picton ple have lost their jobs, or have to close their business due to no income com- Online Session (Retreat Day): 29th Sunday of Ord (3) Mon: Adoration 4-5pm ing in to propping up their profits so they can continue to employ other people Who am I ? – Reflecting on our in their shops. It’s a very difficult time ahead, where there will be lots of peo- Sat Oct 17 Identity in God with Eamon But- Community Foodbanks: Wed: 9.00am Mass Blenheim-5pm Mass/Fr Adoration & Reconcilia- ple without jobs, kids go without food or the basic necessities. Charities and ler. Saturday, 24 October, 10.30am Our Community Food Banks Sun Oct 18 -4pm. Fee: $60. tion: 9.30-10.30am food banks will be in very high demand for a while until people can find jobs Seddon-8am Mass/ Fr For more information and registra- help people in need. Fri: 7.30pm Rosary - again and get back to some form of normality in their life again. Picton-9am Mass/Fr tion: [email protected] This is a collaborative work of 24 York Street In these very hard and difficult times ahead we as Christians are asked to look Kaikoura-9.30 W&C https://www.studyjoy.nz/events/ Churches, other organisations and Sun: 9.00am Mass out for one another. Be kind, be considerate to others, be merciful, be com- Blenheim-10am Mass/ Fr virtual-retreat-day-with-eamon- individual people in our towns. (4th Sunday: passionate and most of all love others. In St Luke’s Gospel, chapter 10:25-35 butler-who-am-i/ Havelock-11am Mass/ Fr Star of the Sea Word & Communion) Jesus gave a very good example of great neighbor. The Parable of the Good DVDs wanted Tongan Mass- 2pm Mass/ Collects as follows: Renwick Samaritan. We might not know the person or the family personally but as Please donate DVDs to young peo- Renwick-5pm Mass/ Fr Christians we are asked to be another Christ to them. To be a neighbour with 1st Sunday @ Blenheim 3rd Sunday 5pm Mass ple living at Remutaka Prison, in a heart of flesh that can feel and see their pain in these very difficult times. It Parish News & Events the Youth Wing. I need DVDs to Seddon We Urgently Need rolled oats, always amazes me that in very difficult times or tragedy the human heart give to the prison to provide film Sun: 8am Mass Newsletters: With some internet salt, sugar, baby food, spreads & opens up and the over flowing of love is there to be seen in every aspect of sites changing their settings, we evenings. (2nd & 5th Sunday jams , and other non-perishable life. have had problems sending out the If you have any: please send them Word & Communion) to Steve O'Connor: Challenge foods newsletter. If you have stopped Ward So WHO IS MY NEIGHBOR? IS IT MY NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR? MY FAM- receiving the newsletter and wish 2000, PO Box 13059, Johnsonville. 1st Sunday @ Kaikoura 4th Sunday 4pm Mass ILY? Fr Jacob Kuman to receive it again, you can sign up Or drop them at our Centre at 1 All Sundays @ Picton & Wanaka Street Johnsonville. For Baptisms on our facebook page or on our Havelock Readings for Twenty-Sixth Week of Ordinary Time parish website. Just look for the more info, call Steve 021 192 7328 Celebrated during week- Sun 27th Sept: Ezekiel 18:25-28 Philippians 2:1-11 Matthew 21:28-32 tab on the homepage.