– OMEO East Region – Diocese of Sale Who we are tomorrow begins with what we do today.

St Marys Bairnsdale St Patricks Paynesville Vision: We are a welcoming community where the word of God, through the message of Jesus Christ is made known & lived. Our mission is to: L ive the message of Jesus Christ taking inspiration from Mary, the Mother of God. Empower our community to activate their gifts to build a better world. Strengthen and grow our faith. 1st SUNDAY of LENT, Year C – March 10th, 2019 Welcome to all who have joined us to celebrate Mass.

Parish Contacts Liturgy/Mass Times Parish Priest: Fr Michael Willemsen ST MARY’S BAIRNSDALE: Sat: 6:00pm & Sun: 9:30am st rd Assistant Priests: Fr Avinash George CHILDRENS LITURGY: 1 & 3 Sun 9:30 during school term Fr Xavier Pinto C.Ss.R. ST PATRICK’S PAYNESVILLE: Sun: 8:00am Bairnsdale Presbytery: ST CANICE’S LINDENOW: Sun: 11:00am st 23 Pyke Street Bairnsdale 3875 Phone 5152 3106 1 Wed. of Month 10:30am BUPA/Eastwood Aged Care nd Email: [email protected] 2 Wed. of Month 10:30am OPAL/Harnham Aged Care th Internet: www.stmarysbairnsdale.net 4 Wed. of Month 10:30am Maddocks Gardens

Facebook: St Mary's Church Bairnsdale 4th Sundays of the Month - MASS St Mary’s Parish Pastoral Centre: IMMACULATE CONCEPTION, OMEO: Sun - 9:00am 155 Nicholson Street Bairnsdale 3875 Phone 5152 2942 SACRED HEART, : Sat - 6:30pm Parish Business Manager: Paul Heaton-Harris ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI, BENAMBRA: Sun - 11:00am Parish Sacramental Coordinator: Michelle Grimsted Pastoral Coordinator: Pattie Pruscino Other Sundays of the Month - LITURGY of the WORD IMMACULATE CONCEPTION, OMEO: Sun - 9:00am St Mary’s Primary: Phone 5152 3706 SACRED HEART, SWIFTS CREEK: Sun - 8:30am Principal: Michelle Garbutt ST FRANCIS of ASSISI, BENAMBRA: Sun - 9:30am Newsletter: www.stmbairns.catholic.edu.au Nagle College: Phone 5152 6122 ST MARY’S BAIRNSDALE – WEEKDAYS Principal: Neville Powles Mon: 9:10am Mass Newsletter: www.nagle.vic.edu.au Tues: 9:10am Mass Wed: 9:10am Mass St Mary’s Op Shop: Phone 5152 2088 10:30am Mass OPAL/ Harnham Aged Care Parish Pastoral Council: meets 2nd Thursday of the month. Thurs: 9:10am Mass at Nagle College Chapel for St Mary’s Year 5’s Please submit items for consideration to the Parish Centre by 6:00pm Mass followed by ‘Stations of the Cross’ 10.00am on Tuesday the week before the meeting. Fri: 8:45am Morning Office; 9:00am ‘Stations of the Cross’ Members: Angelo D’Amore, Michael Flynn, Rita Bowers, Mass will not be offered on Friday as all Clergy of the Sale Diocese Angela McKail, Marylin Elliott and Wilma Collier. will be having a ‘Plenary Council event’ in with Ms Lana A Parish Directory of all Groups and contact details is available at Turvey - Collins, National Facilitator of Plenary Council 2020. the Pastoral Centre. During Lent ‘Stations of the Cross’ will follow the Friday 9:10am Mass. To foster our Lenten discipline of prayer, fasting and Sacraments: Sacramental Information and registration forms are charitable works, an extra Mass followed by Stations of the Cross, available at: [email protected] is offered on Thursday’s at 6:00PM. Baptisms: Preparation sessions are held regularly. Please call the Sacramental Coordinator to register your interest. Baptisms are RECONCILIATION celebrated during or after Mass on the 1st or 3rd Sunday’s of ST MARY’S BAIRNSDALE: After Friday 9:10 am Mass each month. Saturday: 9:30am – 10:00am, 5:30 pm – 5:50pm Weddings: 6 months’ notice required, schedule dates with priest. OTHER CHURCHES: Before Mass Funerals: Please check with priest before setting dates & times. DEVOTIONS Anointing of the Sick: Please call the Parish Office. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament: after 1st Friday Mass Communion to the Housebound & Aged Care: Anointing of the Sick: 2nd Friday during Mass Please call Pattie Pruscino 5152 2942 or 0427 232 682 Morning Office: 8:45am in St Mary’s Chapel Special Wedding Anniversaries: 6 months’ notice is needed to Rosary: after weekday morning Mass facilitate a Papal Blessing for parishioners.

NEXT WEEKEND 16th & 17th March 2019

ROSTERS Commentator Proclaimer Procession of Gospel/Gifts Special Ministers

6:00pm B Calabro S Gibson M Calabro B Calabro, M Elliott & P Elliott 9:30am J Neeson N Nash M Elbourne & S Tilley, G Neeson & G Burton Children’s Liturgy CHURCH CLEANING: 16th – 31st March: Looking for some volunteers.

PRAYERS FOR FR ANTHONY Please pray for Please continue to keep Fr Anthony in your prayers. His OUR RECENTLY DECEASED: recovery is steady but slow. We ask that you keep all our priests Ethel Smullen (aunt of Mary Rowe), Joana Salsinha Bosa (Timor in your prayers for continued good health. Leste), Mary Davies, Margaret Butwell (aunt of Maureen Saunders), Remember too, those who live in the ‘high country’, Robert Allen (brother of Fr John Allen), Elwyn Ingham. Mallacoota and Buchan who are back to once a month for ALL WHOSE ANNIVERSARIES occur at this time: Mass. Please keep these communities in your prayers. Rosa Lamanna, John Tilley, Margaret Bills, Marguerite Leone, LENTEN PROGRAM FOR GROUPS OR SINGLES Joan Browne, Mgr Dan McCartan, Fr Walter O’Connor, Barry Neve, The focus for this year is COMPASSION. We are excited to say Fr O O’Connor, Christian Halligan, Gwenda Leighton, Dino Baccega, that one of our own, Michelle Grimsted, is featured in week 2. Aida Bachetti, Rachela Dicello, Betty Dimarco, Giuseppe Ganci, Books cost $8. There are a couple of prayer groups that are Pauline Ganci, Mary Sicura, Fr John Phelan, Fr Peter Dawson. open to people joining them OR Michelle is running a group on “Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine Thursday’s at 5pm till 6pm at the Parish Centre. If you are upon them. May they rest in peace.” interested in joining a group, please speak to Michelle or Pattie PLEASE ALSO REMEMBER THE SICK: at the Parish Centre. Pat Coloe, Scott Lewis, Fr Francis Pinto C.Ss.R., Pat Doe, Phil O’Neill, Evangelisation Brisbane’s 2019 Lenten Program COMPASSION Daphne Moore, Margaret Wood (Paula B-G’s sister), Julie Frew, is now available as an App! Download from the App Store or Bernard McCarthy (Jose’s brother), Holly Box, Amy Hood, Billy Sant, Google Play for Android™ devices for just $1:99. Included in Ray Worseldine, Patricia Dean (Paula O’Neill’s mum), Yvonne Roy, the App – Opening & Closing Prayer; Lenten Gospels; Gospel Sue Bayley, Pauline Northway (nee Mason), Bill Cole, John Graves, Reflection; Personal Reflection Questions; Lives of Compassion Brenda Lyons, Jean Coleman, John Buck, Daryl Evans, Ena Morris, Stories and Acts of Compassion. Engage with the Lenten Kerry Larkin, Joyce Harrington, Serge D’Angelo, Gerry McDonald, journey during your lunch break or just before you go to sleep. Guy Newman, Tyler Green, Rick Jones, Brian Rowe, Terry Pendergast, This is a great initiative. IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO JOIN IN Haeusler, James Warren, Anne Armstrong, Trish Freebairn, Tracey Moffatt, Gerard Templer (brother of Trudy Kosmer), CONVICTION OF CARDINAL PELL ‘At this time, when the Church is under deep scrutiny as a result, Julie Ann Milnes-James, Peter Grimsted, Paul McFarlane, Di Dunlop, not just of this case and similar cases but of the Conference Dennis (Danny) Phelan, Tammy Ewing, Shannon Helmers, Elisha Weekes (g-daughter of Maree & Wayne Stagg), Raylene Steer, recently concluded in Rome, we must have in the forefront of

Margaret Flynn, Mark Kelly, Rose Gallagher, Amanda Matthews, our minds those who have been abused over many years. It is our responsibility to hold them and all concerned in prayer and Maryanne Esmonde, Trish Henderson, Coral Prendergast, Betty Holloway, Elizabeth Knight, Michael Counsel, Tyson Chapman, to do whatever is right and just in reparation.’

Elizabeth & Frank Stehmann, Thomas Anderson. This text is part of a joint statement from Ms Maria Kirkwood

Please remember all parishioners who are in ill health or (Director of Catholic Education, Diocese of Sale) and Fr Peter recuperatingPARISH from RCIA illness TEAM or surgery. Slater (Vicar-General). It was released on Feb 27. This We arePlease seeking let the ‘expression Parish Centres of interest know if’ youfor those wish towho add wish or remove to be part statement helps us remember who the Church’s first pastoral of a Rite of Christiannames ofInitiation persons from of Athedults sick Teamlist. . We have 2 priority ought to be. And, as with every case before the courts, Catechumen's who have responded to God's call and are starting their we trust that those involved make the truth their priority, faith formation in the Catholic Church. If you think you may have a ‘gift’ serving it without fear, or favour. or ‘charism’ for this, please contact Michelle at the Parish Centre 5152 The Australian Bishops released a statement on Feb 26 2942. (www.catholic.org.au), a few hours after the Court’s suppression order was lifted. SACRAMENT OF FIRST RECONCILIATION The Parish has begun the preparation of children, usually those in ST PATRICK’S DAY REMEMBRANCE MASS – Grade 3, for the Sacrament of Reconciliation. The sacrament will take To be held at St Michael’s Church, George Street, Heyfield at place on 26th March. Please keep these children and their families in 10am on Sunday 17th March, in honour of St Patricks Old your prayers as they continue to prepare for the Sacrament of Collegians, Sale; and in memory of deceased students and Reconciliation. Contact Michelle at the Parish Centre 5152 2942 for any teachers of St Patrick’s College, Sale. Fellowship in the Heyfield information. Church Hall after Mass. If you are unable to attend, please submit the people’s names that you would like remembered. BURSARY FUND - FUNDRAISER Names can be forwarded to Fr Ken Clark: 0403 383 873 For The Knights of the Southern Cross will hold a fundraising dinner on enquiries, contact Pat Crozier: 0400 218 417 March 28th to support the bursary fund for the education of Sale

Diocese Seminarians. The dinner will be at the Black Tie Function GLUTEN FREE? Anyone needing a GF host Centre, 90 Alfred St, Warragul, 6.30 for 7pm start. The two-course is asked to speak to the priest before Mass to organise. dinner will cost $60 and wine, beer and soft drinks will be available at bar prices. The event is open to all who want to support this venture. There will be a silent auction as an additional fundraiser. Tickets are DATES TO REMEMBER available at https://www.trybooking.com/470438. 10th Mar: Rite of Election 3pm at St Mary’s Cathedral, Sale 16th Mar: Plenary teams to meet – Warragul – 9:30am – 3pm ARE YOU ABLE TO HELP? 17th Mar: St Patrick’s Day Remembrance Mass – Heyfield - 10am An elderly parishioner, new to the area and living in Eastwood, would 18th Mar: Proclaimers Group 1:30pm @ Parish Centre. like to come to Mass at 6pm on Saturday evening. She is hoping 26th Mar: Sacrament of First Reconciliation. someone may be able to take her with them. If you can help, talk to 28th Mar: 6:30pm Warragul – Bursary Fundraiser th Pattie at the Parish Centre. 16 Jun: Pilgrimage of Icon and Candle nd rd 22 /23 Jun: Sacrament of First Holy Communion. th SMILE 10 Aug: Sacrament of Confirmation. 13th/14th Sep: Diocesan Assembly What goes ‘tick-tock-woof’? A watchdog.

PLENARY COUNCIL 2020 CALLED AND GIFTED Diocesan Assembly and Pilgrimage: Bishop Patrick has announced Charism is simply the Greek word used in the New Testament for a Diocesan Assembly to be held on 13-14 September at Marist-Sion “favour” or “gratuitous gift”. College Warragul. During the Plenary Council 2020 Listening and Appreciating charisms, or spiritual gifts, helps us to see our Dialogue process, several common topics have emerged. It has parish as a place of gifts 8Mia, rather Rizzo than a place of needs. become evident that many of the suggestions which have been Everyone is given unique gifts. Many people are able to made can be initiated and implemented at a local Diocesan level. The recognise their charisms and abilities, but there are many who Diocesan Assembly, while part of the overall Plenary journey, is of are unsure of their gifts. We must all do our little bit to vital importance as it will provide us with the opportunity to encourage and help discern how we may use our gifts/ charisms. together discern and discuss what it is that we can do here and now No gift is too small or insignificant. for our local Church in the Diocese of Sale. In the months leading up The Charism of to the Assembly, the Diocesan community is being invited to embark HEALING on a period of prayer and preparation with a Diocesan Pilgrimage of empowers a Christian to be a channel the Icon of our Lady of Perpetual Help (the patroness of our Diocese) of God’s love through whom God cures and the Diocesan Plenary 2020 Candle. Each parish will host the Icon illness and restores health when and Candle for one week with the opportunity to receive and bless healing is unlikely to occur quickly or to the Icon at weekend Masses and have it displayed for prayer during happen at all . the week. Our week to host the Icon and Candle will begin 16th June. Is this your gift?

On Saturday 16th March 9:30am – 3pm all Our Parish is blessed with many people who share their members of Plenary Teams in the parishes gifts/charisms within our Church and wider community. We give of the Sale Diocese are invited to Warragul thanks to Xavier and his gift of MUSIC – blesses us all when he to spend the day with Ms Lana Turvey- breaks out in song during Mass; to the 8 or so workers at the Opp Collins, the facilitator of Plenary Council Shop and their charisms of GIVING – for helping someone move 2020. This is a great opportunity to hear house; and to Pam and her gift of HELPS – hearing of a need and ‘what comes next?’ If you were involved with the running of offering assistance. We thank them for sharing their gifts with us ‘conversations’ this is for you. See Michelle if you’re interested. and our community and ultimately we thank GOD who has given them. BLESSING OF THE CROSSES St Mary’s Parish invites you to bring along CALLED AND GIFTED TO READ? a cross or crucifix from home for a Do you consider yourself gifted with proclaiming God's Word? blessing at the 9:30am Mass on (Are you an evangelist?) Are you passionate about spending time hearing, reading, meditating on God's Word? Perhaps you're Sunday 17th March. called and gifted to be a Proclaimer of the Word during our Morning tea will follow in the liturgical celebrations. The Proclaimers' Enrichment sessions Parish Centre & everyone is welcome. recommence on Monday, March 18 at 1.30pm in the St Mary's

Pastoral Centre. All benefit by ongoing training in the Ministry of STEWARDSHIP REFLECTION Reader (or Lector) – we need to keep coming back to be refreshed, “I have now brought you the first fruits of the products of the soil inspired, informed and ENRICHED. which you, O Lord, have given me.” Deuteronomy 26: 10 Whether you have been a Reader for a long time or are just now This line from the Old Testament offers two challenges. First, do you thinking you may be called and gifted for this ministry, why not give to God from your “first fruits”, the best you have to offer, or do come and see what it's all about? Bring along a friend. you give from what is leftover? Second, do you recognize that To find out more, please contact Pattie at the Parish Centre. everything you have has been given to you by God? Ask God for a grateful and generous heart, every day, in all circumstances. FASTING IN LENT 2019 Pope Francis has recommendations for how we might engage in our own spiritual renewal during Lent: Fast from hurting words and say kind words. Twelve-year-old Thandolwayo would Fast from anger and be filled with patience. walk seven kilometres each day to Fast from pessimism and be filled with hope. collect contaminated water for her Fast from worries and have trust in God. family. It looked like she would never Fast from complaints and contemplate simplicity. realise her hope of finishing her Fast from pressures and be prayerful. education and becoming a nurse, until a Fast from bitterness and fill your hearts with joy. Caritas supported project Fast from selfishness and be compassionate to others. created access to clean water helping Fast from grudges and be reconciled. Thandolwayo to stay at school and Fast from words and be silent so you can listen. achieve a future full of hope.

Please donate to Project Compassion Collections for week ending 24th February 2019 2019 to provide clean water and a Envelopes $ 2,661.65 future full of hope for vulnerable Direct Debits & Cards $ 2,205.00 communities in Zimbabwe. 1st Collection $ 614.25 Lives change when we all give 100%. 2nd Collection $ 836.85 You can donate through Parish boxes/ Church Tours $ 302.70 envelopes, or by phoning 1800 024 413 or Candles $ 423.10 www.caritas.org.au/projectcompassion. Restoration Box $ 898.25

Prayer for the Plenary Council 2020 however many ask for his help, for everyone who calls Come, Holy Spirit of Pentecost. on the name of the Lord will be saved. Come, Holy Spirit of the great South Land. The word of the Lord. O God, bless and unite all your people in Australia and guide us on the pilgrim way of the Plenary Council. Gospel Acclamation: Give us the grace to see your face in one another and to recognise Jesus, our companion on the road. Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ, king of endless Give us the courage to tell our stories glory! and to speak boldly of your truth. No one lives on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God. Give us ears to listen humbly to each other Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ, king of endless and a discerning heart to hear what you are saying. glory! Lead your Church into a hope-filled future, that we may live the joy of the Gospel. A reading from the holy Gospel according to Through Jesus Christ our Lord, Luke 4: 1-13 bread for the journey from age to age. Amen. Our Lady Help of Christians, pray for us. Filled with the Holy Spirit, Jesus left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit through the wilderness, being St Mary MacKillop, pray for us. ********************************************************************** tempted there by the devil for forty days. During that 1st Sunday of Lent, Year C time he ate nothing and at the end he was hungry. Then the devil said to him, 'If you are the Son of God, Entrance Antiphon tell this stone to turn into a loaf.' But Jesus replied, 'Scripture says: Man does not live on bread alone.' When he calls on me, I will answer him; Then leading him to a height, the devil showed him in I will deliver him and give him glory, a moment of time all the kingdoms of the world and I will grant him length of days. said to him, 'I will give you all this power and the glory A reading from the book of Deuteronomy 26: 4-10 of these kingdoms, for it has been committed to me and I give it to anyone I choose. Worship me, then, Moses said to the people: 'The priest shall take the and it shall all be yours.' But Jesus answered him, pannier from your hand and lay it before the altar of 'Scripture says: the Lord your God. Then, in the sight of the Lord your You must worship the Lord your God, God, you must make this pronouncement: and serve him alone.' "My father was a wandering Aramaean. He went down Then he led him to Jerusalem and made him stand on into Egypt to find refuge there, few in numbers; but the parapet of the Temple. 'If you are the Son of God,' there he became a nation, great, mighty, and strong. he said to him, 'throw yourself down from here, for The Egyptians ill-treated us, they gave us no peace Scripture says: and inflicted harsh slavery on us. But we called on the He will put his angels in charge of you to guard you, Lord, the God of our fathers. The Lord heard our voice and again: and saw our misery, our toil and our oppression; and They will hold you up on their hands the Lord brought us out of Egypt with mighty hand in case you hurt your foot against a stone.' and outstretched arm, with great terror, and with But Jesus answered him, 'It has been said: signs and wonders. He brought us here and gave us You must not put the Lord your God to the test.' this land, a land where milk and honey flow. Here then Having exhausted all these ways of tempting him, the I bring the first-fruits of the produce of the soil that devil left him to return at the appointed time. you, Lord, have given me." You must then lay them before the Lord your God, and bow down in the sight The Gospel of the Lord. of the Lord your God.'

The word of the Lord. Readings for 17/03/2019 Responsorial Psalm: 2nd Sunday of Lent, Year C 1st Reading: Genesis 15: 5-12, 17-18 R. Be with me, Lord, when I am in trouble. Psalm: Ps 26 : 1, 7-9, 13-14

2nd Reading: Philippians 3: 17 – 4: 1 A reading from the letter of St Paul to the Romans Gospel: Luke 9: 28-36 10: 8-13

Scripture says: The word, that is the faith we SCRIPTUAL Gospel: CONTEXT Mark 10: – The Temptations proclaim, is very near to you, it is on your lips and in The three temptations Jesus faces all focus upon the nature of his your heart. If your lips confess that Jesus is Lord and mission and ministry. The first temptation is to miraculously feed if you believe in your heart that God raised him from himself – is his ministry to be about himself or others? The second the dead, then you will be saved. By believing from is to take power and authority over all the world – to fulfil the the heart you are made righteous; by confessing with human expectations of what a Messiah ought to be or fulfil God’s your lips you are saved. When scripture says: those plan of service, rather than domination? The third temptation is who believe in him will have no cause for shame, it about grandstanding – to make a spectacular declaration of his makes no distinction between Jew and Greek: all arrival or to minister to the lowly and reveal himself in that way? belong to the same Lord who is rich enough,