MASS TIMES and PARISH DIARY 5 May 2019
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Whanganui parish bulletin MASS TIMES AND PARISH DIARY 5 May 2019 SUNDAY MASS TIMES: Miha Maori Patea Waverley RECONCILIATION: 3rd Sunday of Easter St. Anne’s Sun 5.30pm Sun. 1 Kaiwhaiki 11.00am Wed 2 & 4 9.30am Wed 1 & 3 9.30am St Annes Sat. 9.00—9.20am St Marys Sun 9.30am Sun. 3 St Mary’s 9.30am Sun 1 & 3 9.30am Sun 2 & 4 9.30am St Mary’s Fri 11.00—11.40am Holy Family Sat. Vigil: 5.30 Sun. 4 Jerusalem/Ranana 10.00am Holy Family Sat. 5.00-5.20pm (Hiruharama) Readings for this week Acts 5:27-32, 40b-41 Rev 5:11-14 Jn 21:1-19 “Wear goggles when peeling onions - it saves the tears.” ST MARY’S HOLY FAMILY ST ANNE’S/OTHERS For some reason the Introit (Entrance Chant for Mass on each Second Sunday of Easter has stuck in my mind all week: Like newborn infants, you must long for the pure, spiritual milk, that in him you may grow to MONDAY 6 May No Masses 9.00am Liturgy salvation. [I Peter 2; 2] 7.30pm Faith Exploration My first thought of course was that having gone to considerable lengths to change some aspects of my life I TUESDAY 7 May No Mass 10.00am Mass 10.30am Jane WInstone Mass need to make sure I do not loose what I have gained. With some of the traffic on the journey from Tyburn, 4.00pm Legion of Mary 11.30am St Annes Mass Bombay, I was somewhat tested in this resolve. So I think no matter how long we have been baptised and 5.15pm MOWAC confirmed we still need “pure, spiritual milk” so that we may grow in holiness. WEDNESDAY 8 May 12.05pm Mass 9.00am Mass Then I thought of those baptised at Easter and received into the full communion of the Church on Easter 9.30am Waverley Mass Sunday and “Low Sunday”. Who is to feed them this “pure, spiritual milk”? Of course the parish clergy should be first among the members of the parish to help and guide not only in speech but in acts and THURSDAY 9 May 12.05pm Mass 9.00am Mass deeds. Then, of course, those who were responsible for their catechesis, again in speech and action. Then 9.30am Craft every member of the parish has a role to play, each and everyone of us without exception! Exposition follows Mass 9.30am Exposition There are simple things like introducing oneself, making sure they are not left alone after mass, answering FRIDAY 10 May 9-12 Exposition 9.00am Mass questions about the Church and our Faith, living well and avoiding all that smack of sin. 10.00am Cullinane Mass 11.00am Reconciliation I remember a Prioress telling me how wonderful it was to have postulants and novices around. Their white 11.45 Benediction veils gave a sense of new life and growth. But as she pointed out, it meant that each of the finally 12.05pm Mass professed had to “pull up Their socks” and set a splendid example of monastic life. SATURDAY11 May 5.00pm Reconciliation 9.00am Reconciliation So it is with us. Father John. 5.30pm Mass 9.30am St Annes Mass th Fourth Sunday of Easter Tui Motu Evening – Palmerston North – Friday 10 May 5.30 p.m. Readings for next week Acts 4:8-12; 1 John 3:1-2; John 10:11-18 …Diocesan Centre, 33 Ambesbury Street. We invite Subscribers and friends of Tui Motu to a gathering, starting from 5.30p.m. with refreshments- meeting Have you ever noticed that ‘western’ films tend to divide the characters into two categories, settlers and commencing at 6.30p.m. pioneers. The settlers provide stability, while the pioneers are always on the move, looking for what is more Come and meet the Board and the Editor and give us your feedback. life-giving. Everyone is welcome – so bring along interested friends. Long before the Chosen People settled as farmers, they had wandered from place to place living as General business pioneers seeking new pastures for their flocks. By the time of Jesus, shepherds had very little standing in settler communities. They were regarded as an unfortunate mixture of gypsy and thief. INDIAN MASS: Mass in the Syro Malabar Rite will be held at Holy Family Church on Sunday 5 May commencing with the Because of the roving nature of their life, they could not fulfil the requirements of the ceremonial Jewish Law Rosary at 5.30pm followed by Mass at 6pm. All welcome. so they were considered religious outcasts, untrustworthy, and forbidden to appear as legal witnesses. They stood at the bottom of the Jewish social scale. That is the reality against which Chapter 10 of St John’s Gospel was written and against which we hear part HOLY HOUR- SUNDAY 5 MAY- 2.30pm-3.30pm - HOLY FAMILY CHURCH. th Your opportunity to spend a precious hour with the Blessed Sacrament- Rosary- Chaplet of Mercy- Benediction of that chapter each year on 4 Sunday of Easter. Regardless of their standing, Jesus identifies with the Hymns. shepherds. This year in five short sentences, he assures us that, just as the flock was secure in the care of its pioneering shepherd, we can be sure of coming to fullness of life by following him and living by the values he teaches – “My sheep…..follow me. I give them eternal life and they will never perish.” ROSTERS: Perhaps this year on Good Shepherd Sunday we might reflect on and pray for the Church’s need for pio- I am preparing the Ministries Roster for Holy Family Church for June through to August. If you know that you will be away during that period please let me know. If you would like to be part of the roster or have decided that you neering shepherds, both lay and ordained, who will lead us forward ensuring that, as Pope Francis says in would like to withdraw from the duties please contact me. If you are a Minister of Communion and your name is his recent apostolic letter, ‘Christ Is Alive’, we do not become a Church that “leaves no room for questions” and “turns into a museum.” listed first and in bold letters then you are asked to assist Father with the distribution of the Sacred Body. Please stand next to him when you approach the altar. JB Kendall rsj Please keep in your prayers those of our parish and school community who are sick, lonely or OUR going through hard times and need our help and comfort. St. Mary’s Fr. Marcus Francis Fr. Nathaniel Brazil Father John Roberts Mass offer- Please pray for the happy repose of the souls of: 1 Campbell St, Ph. 345 3872 PP 021 02283349 022 0950630 0276346877 Office hours: 8.30am—3pm RECENTLY DECEASED: John Casserley. Esme McLean Jo Boult Parish Secretary ings CONDOLENCES: ANNIVERSARIES: Colleen Stanford (1/5), Lelaine Brown (30/5), Maureen McKinnon Holy Family Norma O’Connor Jane O’Connell Youth Worker (31/5), Geoffrey Turner (16/5), Jenny Fore (22/04), Phillip Hopkins (27/04) 22 Tawhero St, Hospital Chaplain Convener of Care & Concern Kea Renata [email protected] 027 2334557 Team 348 9303 0225618572 MASS OFFERINGS: Joyce Burrell, Shaun Crowley, Morrie Meynell (26/4), Babu Paul (12/4), Neil Crowley St. Anne’s (27)/4) , Francis Jones (3/5) 47 Raine Street [email protected] www.catholicparishwhanganui.org.nz The Catholic Parish of Whanganui 14 Hillside Tce, Whanganui Our schools and young people SOCIAL GROUPS P (06) 345 5047 ext 3 [email protected] FAITHSHARING ST VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY what’s up? www.ssj.org.nz GROUPS Our combined conference of Whanganui SVDP will be held on the 1st Cullinane College ST. MARY’S SCHOOL ST. ANNE’S SCHOOL and 3rd Wednesday of the month at 5pm Stations of the Resurrection – Principal: Justin Harper Principal: Jacqui Luxton MOTHER’S COMBINED at Holy Family Church. Principal:Elizabeth Schaw The Journey from Easter to Pentecost. DRS: Helen Dougherty DRS: Cath Daignault PARISHES PRAYER GROUP Those interested in joining us phone DRS: Jo Gichard. Inspired by an ancient inscription found 15 Peat St., Wanganui Resumes 25th January. Marianne Vine 3450281 or Kevin Foley 30 London St. Wanganui Raine St. Wanganui East on a wall of the catacombs in Rome, the Ph: (06) 349 0105 Fridays 1-2pm. 17 Lindsay 3450542. Ph:343 1227 Ph: 343 8389 Stations juxtapose – the Way of Light Crescent. All ages welcome Email: [email protected] Email:[email protected] Email: [email protected] HOLY FAMILY CRAFT GROUP with the Way of the Cross. They www.cullinanecollege.school.nz Meet weekly on Thursdays at 9.30am. emphasize the hopef ul aspect of the MEN’S FAITHSHARING Christian story. ST. MARCELLIN SCHOOL For further information phone Shirley on During the school holidays our senior Fri. 7.00am. Contact Peter 344 6365 Wednesday 1 May & Wednesday 8 May, students held their College Ball. On Principal: Maia Williams th ph. 342 5812 for venue. 7pm, Koha with Rita Cahill rsj Friday 26 April at Frank Bar and LADIES GUILD GROUPS Acting DRS: Maia Williams Eatery. The venue was decorated with St. Anne’s Day of Prayer and Reflection Totara St. Wanganui. ivy and flowers to go with the LEGION OF MARY Meet on the 2nd Tuesday of the month. Ph: 349 0023 Be Still and Know: A day of Guided Enchanted Forest theme. Holy Family Church Ring Kay Wilkinson Ph.