parish bulletin MASS TIMES AND PARISH DIARY 6 October 2019

SUNDAY MASS TIMES: Miha Maori Patea Waverley RECONCILIATION: 27th Sunday in Ordinary time 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 Readings for this week: Hab 1:2-3;2:2-4, 2 Tim 1:6-8,13-14 Lk 17:5-10 Holy Family Sat. Vigil: 5.30 Sun. 4 Jerusalem/ 10.00am Holy Family Sat. 5.00-5.20pm (Hiruharama) (School hols 30 September-12 October) The Second Reading today is fascinating. St Paul is in prison and contemplating his impending execution: "As for me, I am already being poured out as a libation, and the time for my departure has ST MARY’S HOLY FAMILY ST ANNE’S/OTHERS come." (2 Tim 4: 6) Yet, it is not Paul who is getting scared, rather, it is Timothy who is struggling with his mission: "... for God did not give us a spirit of cowardice, but rather a spirit of power and of love and MONDAY 7 October No Masses 9.00am Liturgy of self-discipline. Do not be ashamed, then, of the testimony about our Lord or of me his prisoner, but 7.30pm Faith Exploration join me in suffering for the gospel, relying on the power of God." (2 Tim 1: 7-8) TUESDAY 8 October No Mass 10.00am Mass 10.30am Kowhainui Mass Around the world Catholics are suffering for their faith along with many other Christians. Yet, here we 10.15am Faith Exploration 4.00pm Legion of Mary are, in a land of peace and plenty, feeling shy, timid and disconsolate as we contemplate our place in 5.30pm Rosary/MOWAC society. In this Extraordinary Month of Missions, called for by Pope Francis, we need to rely on the power of God to be missionary disciples in our own families and communities. WEDNESDAY 9 October 12.05pm Mass 9.00am Mass Encouraged by the example of St Paul and the missionary zeal of Venerable Suzanne Aubert, whose 5.00pm SVDP 9.30am Waverley Mass Celebration Day it is today, let us search for ways to witness to our Catholic faith and bring others to 5.30pm Rosary encounter Jesus Christ, who is our wisdom from God, righteousness, sanctification and redemption THURSDAY 10 October 12.05pm Mass 9.00am Mass (cf. 1 Cor 1: 30). 9.30am Craft We can only do this if we appreciate the great patrimony of faith for what it is: "... we have this treasure Exposition follows Mass 9.30am Exposition in clay jars, so that it may be made clear that this extraordinary power belongs to God and does not 5.30pm Rosary come from us." (2 Cor 4: 7)This means we need to hold on to the reliable teaching of the Church and be docile to the Holy Spirit who will direct us in prayer and action: "Hold to the sound teaching that you FRIDAY 11 October 9-12 Exposition 9.00am Mass have heard from me, in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. Guard the good treasure entrusted to 11.00 Reconciliation 5.30pm Rosary you, with the help of the Holy Spirit living in us." (2 Tim 1: 13-14) 11.45 Benediction 12.05 Mass Fr Marcus Francis

SATURDAY 12 October 2pm Fr Chris Skinner 5.00pm Reconciliation/ th 9.00 Reconciliation 28 Sunday of the Year Concert Rosary 9.30am St Annes Mass Readings next week: 2 Kings 5:14-17; 2 Timothy 2:8-13; Luke 17:11-19 5.30pm Mass Next week’s first reading and Gospel present us with very similar, desperate situations involving lepers Bread tags who were completely ostracised by the chosen People of the Old Testament and the Jewish people of

St Mary's school is doing a great job collecting plastic tags/fasteners used on bread bags. All parishioners are the New Testament. There are a number of messages we could take from these readings but perhaps

encouraged to join in their efforts so that others may benefit, for example, the purchase of a wheelchair for one, in particular, might relate to ostracism within our own society and Church. General business someone in need. Please drop your tags off directly to the office at St Mary's school or to the Parish Office. It’s significant that the leper cured by the prophet, Elisha, in the reading from the second book of Kings Anyone else with similar ways of participating in charitable works is most welcome to notify the parish so we can was a gentile and a Syrian army officer, unacceptable twice over to the Chosen People who believed join in. that God was exclusively their God. This meant that God was not interested in anyone who was not part of the Chosen People. ROSARY FOR OCTOBER.: Every day at 5.30pm except Saturday - 5pm. In the Holy Family Chapel. Shared It’s also significant that, in Luke’s Gospel story, it is a Samaritan leper who comes back to Jesus to finger food tea on a Sunday. Leaders for the second week are: Monday – Brenda Novak, Tuesday – Ann & Kev- acknowledge his cure. Both as a Samaritan Jew and as a leper he did not meet the requirements of the in Foley, Wednesday – Springvale Rosary Group, Thursday – Lissy, Friday – Alison Bennett, Saturday – John Jewish Purity Code so he, too, was unacceptable twice over. Dougherty, Sunday – Rosary Group. Perhaps as we listen to these reading next week, there might be room to think about how we, as a faith community, openly or silently marginalise people who don’t meet our Church standards. Who are our Morning Tea in St Joseph’s Hall 20th October ‘outsiders’? The divorced and remarried? Gay people? Immigrants? Solo mothers and the On Sunday the 20th October we plan to have a morning tea after the Miha Mass in the Hall to encourage unemployed? People who ask questions about their Faith? Is it not true that there are people that both people see the wonderful facilities that you can hire for functions. society and our institutional church treat, in effect, as lepers? Does Jesus’ cure of the Samaritan tell us that, for God, there are absolutely no lepers, no outsiders? If th so, then, to be credible as a Church, we must make God’s inclusive love a reality in the here and now INDIAN MASS: Mass in the Syro Malabar Rite will be celebrated at Holy Family Church on Sunday 6 October at of our Catholic life. 6.00pm. The usual Rosary for October will combine and be held at 5.30pm in the Chapel. JB Kendall rsj

Mass offerings Please keep in your prayers those of our parish and school community who are sick, lonely or St. Mary’s Fr. Marcus Francis Fr. Nathaniel Brazil Father John Roberts O UR going through hard times and need our help and comfort. 1 Campbell St, Ph. 345 3872 PP 021 02283349 022 0950630 0276346877 Please pray for the happy repose of the souls of: Office hours: 8.30am—3pm Jo Boult Parish Secretary RECENTLY DECEASED: Holy Family Norma O’Connor Jane O’Connell Youth Worker CONDOLENCES: ANNIVERSARIES: 22 St, Hospital Chaplain Convener of Care & Concern Kea Renata [email protected] 027 2334557 Team 348 9303 0225618572 Clarice O’Hara (10/10), Maurice Gallagher (20/10), Patricia Byers (30/10), Colin Toy (28/10) St. Anne’s MASS OFFERINGS: 47 Raine Street Timothy Barry Bourke (04/10), Margaret Wilson, Deceased members of the Summerhays Family [email protected] www.catholicparishwhanganui.org.nz The Catholic Parish of Whanganui 14 Hillside Tce, Whanganui Our schools and young people FAITHSHARING SOCIAL GROUPS P (06) 345 5047 ext 3

GROUPS [email protected] what’s up? ST VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY www.ssj.org.nz Our combined conference of MOTHER’S COMBINED Whanganui SVDP will be held on the 1st Cullinane College ST. ANNE’S SCHOOL ST. MARY’S SCHOOL Principal: PARISHES PRAYER GROUP and 3rd Wednesday of the month at 5pm Living and Dying Well Workshop Principal: Justin Harper Principal: Jacqui Luxton Resumes 25th January. at Holy Family Church. Ann-Maree Manson-Petherick Advanced care planning (ACP) to meet DRS: Helen Dougherty DRS: Cath Daignault DRS: Jo Gichard. Fridays 1-2pm. 17 Lindsay Those interested in joining us phone individual wishes at end of life. 15 Peat St., Wanganui Raine St. Wanganui East 30 London St. Wanganui Crescent. All ages welcome Marianne Vine 3450281 Discussion with new ideas for you and Ph: (06) 349 0105 Ph: 343 8389 Ph:343 1227 or Kevin Foley 3450542. your family to consider. Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email:[email protected] MEN’S FAITHSHARING Multiple resources and videos available HOLY FAMILY CRAFT GROUP www.cullinanecollege.school.nz Fri. 7.00am. Contact Peter during the day. All welcome. Meet weekly on Thursdays at 9.30am. Saturday 12 October, 10am – 3.30pm, ST. MARCELLIN SCHOOL ph. 342 5812 for venue. For further information phone Shirley on Parishioners are gently reminded of the Chris Skinner Concert BYO Lunch, $20 with Ann Jennison 344 6365 proper form for the reception of Holy Principal: Maia Williams Tickets for 12th October at LEGION OF MARY Tui Motu Group Communion. A beautiful description of Acting DRS: Maia Williams LADIES GUILD GROUPS Tui Motu, an Independent Catholic 2pm available from the St Holy Family Church how to do this was given by St Cyril of Totara St. Wanganui. St. Anne’s Magazine, will challenge us to look with Jerusalem (circa 315-386 AD): "Make Marys Office. Tuesdays @ 4pm. For more Ph: 349 0023 fresh eyes, with gospel eyes, at current your left hand a throne for your right, as info contact Paul Daws, Meet on the 2nd Tuesday of the month. [email protected]. $25 or $20 gold card. Under Ring Kay Wilkinson Ph. 343 3367 social, ecological and spiritual values. for that which is to receive a king. And, 344 4828 Come along and contribute to the hollowing your palm, receive the body of 14s free. discussion-inter-church and inter-faith Christ, saying over it the 'Amen.' With Baptism in our Parish CLC (CHRISTIAN LIFE MAINLY MUSIC dialogue is welcomed. due attention, sanctify your eyes by the Confirmation COMMUNITY) Contact Anne 3446569 Congratulations to Moly Mailman and her Wednesday 16 October, 4.30 – 6pm sight of the holy body, and partake of it, Facebook:Mainly music-st annes with Sr Rita Cahill rsj family. Congratulations to Meet the first Tuesday of the taking care not to lose any part of it; for

month and then every other FOCOLARE To register please call Pam on 3455047 whatever you would lose would evidently Andrea Colmenares.

th be a loss to you from one of your own Molly was baptised at St Andrea was Monday at 1pm in the St Marys Monthly meeting on 4 Sunday of month ext 3 or email [email protected] members." Marys on Sunday the 29th confirmed on the Meeting Room. at 1.30 at Anne’s Place, 58 Bedford Ave, It is also permissible to receive the Host 29th September at St Ph: 3454709 on the tongue. Dipping of the Host in the September . Any parishioners wishing to help with the Marys Church. EXPLORING FAITH GROUPS WOMAN’S COFFEE CLUB Precious Blood, by the communicant, is organisation of the parish picnic scheduled not allowed. EVENING: Monday 7.30pm - Meet every Wednesday at 10.00 a.m. at for Sunday 8 December are invited to 9pm Holy Family Meeting Room Country Cafe. Conversation goes where express there it will and no procedure to join. interest at the Baptism Font MORNING: Tuesday 10.15am - Bring your preschoolers if you like. Parish Office. It is proposed that the baptistry at St Mary's church be re-modelled for aesthetic, safety and liturgical reasons. 12.00pm St Mary's Meeting Contact Sue Seconi 3437384, Distant This involves re-shaping the font for adults, shifting the carving of the Holy Spirit to be located directly above the font and Room Dale Greenbury 3487052 preparation relocating the tuku tuku panel which, according to Pa Dave Gledhill, is upside down. or Anna Thomson-Fraser 3443490 for this event Parishioners who want to know more or have input are welcome to talk to Fr Marcus. If there is sufficient interest a The topic will be: will happen at parish meeting may be held to ensure adequate consultation. St Augustines Reunion Mass a time to be Community as Jesus “ arranged after understood it" Sunday Mass at St Marys at 11.30am. Celebration Sunday 6 October All parishioners are welcome to attend.. 12 October. Hosts: Mary Wood 344 3552 Venerable Suzanne Aubert: A missionary who made NZ her home Nancie & Brian Quigley 347 8177 At the beginning of the extraordinary month of Mission called by Pope Francis, we remember one of the great missionaries HEALTH AND WELLBEING WORKSHOPS who came to New Zealand 150 years ago. Venerable Suzanne Aubert was just 25 when she responded to Christ’s call to Jo Smillie 345 0609 OLOL PARISH LOUNGE 96 Shamrock St, PN. leave her native country of France and travel to New Zealand. Her mission was to answer God’s call to bring the love of (Morning Group) 7-8.30pm Christ to all people in Aotearoa New Zealand. Led by Sr John Bosco Kendall rsj She had a particular calling to serve Māori, and she became known to the tangata whenua as Meri Hohepa. She You're all welcome to attend. We are running a series of workshops on a range of health and wellbeing issues. established the first soup kitchen in New Zealand still serving thousands of meals a year, homes for abandoned children We hope they enable those dealing with these issues, to gain information, support and and the severely disabled and a hospital to care for the sick and dying. For more information ring one of encouragement. Suzanne died here in Aotearoa New Zealand 94 years ago this week. For 66 years of her life she sought to reflect the the above numbers. Feel free to come to as many or as few of the workshops as you wish. compassionate face of Jesus to all she encountered.

We would appreciate you signing the ‘indication of numbers sheet’ in the parish foyer Venerable Suzanne has already reached the second of four steps on her journey to sainthood. The findings of an inquiry the next time you are there, or RSVP’ing to Kate at [email protected] 06 358 3667, so held earlier this year to investigate an alleged miracle through her intercession are currently being examined in Rome. that we can get some idea of numbers for each workshop. If Rome accepts that the miracle occurred through Suzanne’s intercession, she can be beatified, and thus universally 10th October Living With and Caring for Those Who Have Disabilities. acclaimed as a true and humble follower of Jesus, inspiring us on our own journey or hikoi of faith. Facilitated by Tim McEvoy Senior Connector for Mana Whaikaha, Midcentral DHB Disability Services. Christus Vivit – Christ is Alive!

17th October Suicide Prevention-Postvention is the new document from Pope Francis on young people and the church is making waves through the Facilitated by Rose Allan, Senior Counsellor, ACROSS Te Kotahitanga O Te Wairua Catholic world and beyond! Here is the first pithy take-away to get people interested and excited about reading this document for themselves! 24th October Living With and Caring for Those with Cancer. 7. Want to experience the love of God? Spend time with your friends. Facilitated by Kerry Hocquard Cancer Society. Friendship is one of life’s gifts and a grace from God. Through our friends, the Lord refines us and leads us to ma- 31st Living With and Caring For Those Who Have Dementia. turity. Faithful friends, who stand at our side in times of difficulty, are also a reflection of the Lord’s love, his gentle Facilitated by Marie Whitburn, Clinical Nurse Specialist, and Dr Yih Harng Chong and consoling presence in our lives. The experience of friendship teaches us to be open, understanding and caring Geriatrician, Elderhealth, Midcentral DHB. towards others, to come out of our own comfortable isolation and to share our lives with others. (Paragraph 151)