MASS TIMES and PARISH DIARY 6 October 2019
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Whanganui 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/Ranana 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 New Zealand 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 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 Tawhero 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 [email protected] GROUPS 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.