Administration: 103 Wellington Street, Flemington 3031 | Pastoral Centre: 35 Gower Street, Kensington 3031 T: 9412 8495 E: [email protected] | flemkencatholic.com

Parishes Pastoral Team Parish Priest: Fr. Hien Vu Parishes Secretary: Sharon Kane Parishes Bookkeeper: Mark Nguyen Pastoral Carer: Sr. Pat Dimeck Parishes Assistant: Mary Nguyen (Tuesday & Wednesday)

HOLY ROSARY ST. BRENDAN’S School 9376 9455 (Christine Shaw) School 9376 0249 (Peter Hayes) Kindergarten 9376 6305 (Eevon Tey)

MASS TIMES Saturday (Vigil) 6.00pm MASS TIMES Saturday (Vigil) 5.30pm Sunday 10.30am Sunday 9.00am (Coptic Mass 1.00pm) WEEKDAY – Wed & Fri – 9.15am Communion Service WEEKDAY Wednesday 9.15am Tues, Thurs & Sat – 9.15am Mass Friday 9.15am nd th BAPTISMS 1st & 3rd Sunday at 12.00pm BAPTISMS 2 & 4 Sunday at 12.00pm WEDDINGS Tel: 9412 8495 WEDDINGS Tel: 9412 8495 RECONCILIATION Saturday 9.45am EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT Saturday 9.45am – 10.30am (after Mass) 1st Friday of each month 9.45am – 10.30am

ROSTER - Sunday 2nd February 2020

Lector/Commentator Minister of Communion Lector/Commentator Minister of Communion 5:30pm Carolyn Sebastian Patricia Harwood 6:00pm Angela Leonard Lou Farrugia Anna Dare Gerard English 9:00am Anne Bourke Diana Plummer 10:30am Teresa Soliman Sr Valda Clarke Bernadette White Sharon Kane Giuseppina Tafuro Alan Gruner Karen Bergin Lino Lazzaro Giuseppina Tafuro Clare Gruner Children’s Liturgy Angela Crowford No Children’s Liturgy of the Word

Anniversaries: Charles Said, Joseph Catania, Monwel Camilleri, Salvu Said

FINANCES

HOLY ROSARY ST. BRENDAN’S THANKSGIVING: $ 287.00 THANKSGIVING: $ 465.00 PRESBYTERY: $ 50.00 PRESBYTERY: $ 136.00 LOOSE: $ 276.35 LOOSE: $ 287.00 Thanksgiving total does not include contributions made via credit cards or direct debit

2020 Strength in Weakness Conference Saturday 15 February 2020, 9:00am – 6:30pm, 400 City Road, Southbank The Ten Ton is a fundraiser for our parish and if you would like to participate the cost (Planetshakers Centre) will be $100 which works out at $5 a week. There is a weekly draw for a chance A day of prayer and renewal for all Christians to come together and be to win $50 and on completion of the 20 strengthened and encouraged in their faith. Encouraged by ' message weeks a Big Draw with prizes of $1000, that we are all called to be saints, the underlying theme of the conference is to rely $350 and $150 to be won. solely on God's grace and strength – especially in The first Ten Ton for 2020 will take place on times when your faith could be questioned and challenged. Guest speakers will the 5th February with the Big Draw after include Peter A Comensoli, Archbishop Christopher Prowse, Fr Mass on Sunday 27th June. Augustine Vallooran V.C, Lenyce Willason, Fr Ken Barker MGL & Lalith Perera. If you are not a member but would like to We invite everyone to this free event. If you are interested in participating, please join please contact Maureen Treacy on register online. 0418 367 214 or Glenis Carter at Mass on a For more information & free registration visit www.strengthinweakness.com.au Sunday until Sr Pat returns from her break. MASS TIMES THIS WEEK

HOLY ROSARY: WED 9.15am Mass FRIDAY 9.15am Mass ST.BRENDAN’S: TUE, THURS & SAT 9.15am Mass WED & FRI 9.15am Communion Service

Our Bushfire and Drought Donation collection for PRAYER FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY Diocese of Bathurst, those affected by the BUSHFIRE AND DROUGHT: bushfires raised Eternal God, In wisdom and love you created $3500 our earth to sustain us and give us life. “Dear Father Hien and Parishioners of St We turn to you now in faith, hope and love, Brendan’s and Holy Rosary, On behalf of the asking you to look with favour on our fire- people of the Diocese of Bathurst who have been suffering from the long drought, thank ravaged and drought-stricken land, on our you for your generous donation to help in our starving and displaced animals, on our failing efforts to assist. crops and burning farms, towns and forests. Please continue to pray for us as we will for you. Strengthen, sustain and give new heart to our Sincerely yours in Christ,” farmers and to all who are affected by

+Michael McKenna drought; be with those who support them. of Bathurst Strengthen and comfort the victims of the fires, those who have lost family, friends, THERE ARE NO ROSTERS DURING THE HOLIDAY PERIOD. property and stock. Protect our volunteer IF YOU ARE A COMMENTATOR, READER OR firefighters and all members of essential EUCHARISTIC MINISTER PLEASE SEE FR. BEFORE MASS AND OFFER ASSISTANCE. services. THANK YOU In your loving providence, send abundant rain to quench the fires and to restore our parched WELCOME TO NEW PARISHIONERS earth.  Are you new to the parish? Father of all compassion, hear our prayer  Have you completed a census card? through Jesus Christ your Son, in whom the  Do you wish to support the parish financially promise of new life has dawned, and through through thanksgiving envelopes? the power of the Holy Spirit, the Lord the giver of life: Renew your faithful people; Renew the  Would you like a visit from Fr Hien or Sr Pat face of the earth. or perhaps have your home blessed? Our Lady of the Southern Cross, Mary, help of Please complete a census card which can be Christians – Pray for us. St Mary of the Cross found at the Church entrance or contact the MacKillop – Pray for us parish office on 9412 8495 or [email protected]

SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL OUR MINISTERS FOR SHARING THEIR TIME AND GIFTS WITH US THIS WEEKEND. PLEASE REMEMBER TO RETURN YOUR NAME TAG & CROSS TO THE SACRISTY AFTER MASS.