15 March 2015 - St Catherine Laboure Parish Gymea

PARISH DIRECTORY:
Parish Priest: Monsignor Brian Rayner
Pastoral Associates:
Sister Elizabeth - Tues, Weds & Thursdays
Brother Charles - Wednesdays.
Presbytery:
St Catherine’s Youth Group - Uplift
Web: www.myspace.com/uplift_gymea
Youth Mass held every 1st & 3rd Sundays at
the 6pm Evening Mass.
123 Gymea Bay Rd Gymea.
Secretary:
Office Hours::
Liz Ermers
9:30am-1:00pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday.
Office & Presbytery telephone: 9525 1138
Office facsimile:
9531 1786
Email:
PARISH DIRECTORY:
stcaths@bigpond.net.au
St Catherine’s Friendship Club:
Meets the 3rd Friday of every Month at the
Gymea Bowling Club from 10am, after
morning Mass & Rosary.
St Catherine Labouré Parish School:
Principal:
Telephone:
Allan Fagerstrom
9524 9706
21st/22nd March 2015
Acolytes:
Ministers
of Holy
Communion:
Sunday 7.30am
Sunday 9.30am
Kevin Bourke
Phil Boland
James Clancy
Gary Reneker
Judith Rumsey
Doreen Vernon
Margaret Reid
Gary Reneker
Helen Reece
1st Reader:
2nd Reader: Barry Collier
Intercessions: Carly Spedding
Altar Servers
Audio Grace
Visual Operators:
Sunday Evening
6.00pm
David Gormley
Jim Gothard
Tracy McEwan
Teresa MacAlpine
Alison Rumsey
Judith Rumsey
Doreen Vernon
Sue Day
Barbara Foster
Carole Venier
Jim Gothard
Jenni Gormley
Liturgies & Sacraments
Weekday Masses (followed by Rosary)
Monday - Saturday: 9am.
Saturday Vigil: 5pm.
Sunday: 7:30am, 9:30am & 6pm.
Reconciliation:
Saturday after 9am Mass - until completion and prior
to the Vigil Mass - from 4:30pm to 4:45pm.
Tuesday Morning 9:30am: The Legion of Mary
(meeting is held in the Conference Room)
Thursday Evening 6:00pm: The Medjugore
Prayer Group (meets inside the Church)
Exposition and Benediction after 9am Mass on:
Alison & Hugh
James & Cameron
SENIOR CHOIR
YOUTH GROUP
1 May 2015 for First Friday
2 May 2015 for First Saturday
The Altar Society: Group 4: Joy Spain, Eileen Bransgrove, June Frost, Kath Burns and
Laurice Dooley
In the Counting House: Team 4: Mark Cutcliffe, Norm Frost and Peter Wild.
The Clean Team: Group D: Frank Shannon, Norm Frost and Chris Jacobs.
Year B
14th/15th March 2015
Team D
Team C
Frank
The Fourth Sunday
of Lent
Sunday Masses:
The 5th Sunday of Lent - Yr. B
Saturday Vigil
5.00pm
Ken Connolly
St Catherine Labouré Parish,
Gymea.
Please phone the office for:
Baptisms: Only by appointment.
Most Sundays at 11am.
Weddings: By appointment.
Please endeavour to allow 6 months’ notice.
The Readings for the Masses for the
4th Sunday of Lent — Year B.
The 1st Reading:
From the 2nd Book of Chronicles
36: 14 - 16. 19 - 23.
The Responsorial Psalm:
Psalm: 136: R. v. 6.
Let my tongue be silenced,
if I ever forget you
The 2nd Reading:
From the 1st Letter of Saint Paul
to the Ephesians.
2: 4 - 10.
The Gospel Acclamation & Verse:
John: 3: 16.
Prepare Ye The Way of the Lord.
God loved the world so much, he gave us
His only Son, that all who believe in Him
might have Eternal Life.
Prepare Ye The Way of the Lord.
The Holy Gospel:
According to Saint John.
+
3: 14 - 21.
From the Mons :
Dear Parishioners:
W E L C O M E t o F a t h e r J o h n D e L u c a ( P e t e r ’ s b r o th e r ) wh o w i l l
celebrate Masses here over the next 2 week -ends.
STATION OF THE CROSS: Each Friday evening during Lent at 7 pm. Perhaps
this could be one of the things that you take on as a special effort during Lent.
5 VISITING REDEMPTORIST Seminarians from Laos and Thailand will stay
in the parish for 2 months from 20 April to 20 June improving their English and
appreciating Australian culture. Any family that can accommodate one
seminarian for a fortnight or a month please contact Mons or Liz on 9525.1138 or
stcaths@bigpond.net.au Also anyone who would like to arrange to teach them
English please contact the office. We really would like these first year
seminarians to experience family life in Australia and our hospitality.
PROJECT COMPASSION ENVELOPES 2015 are still available at the back of
the Church. You are asked to return them on the second collection plate each
week until Easter. This Lenten Project is run by Caritas Australia and donations
are TAX DEDUCTIBLE.
PARISH MISSION: Our parish Mission will begin on ANZAC week-end and
continue through to the following Thursday, 30 April. Father Joel from the
Fathers of Mercy USA will conduct the Mission.
CATECHIST REQUIRED for a kindergarten teacher on a Thursday mornings
at 10.40 am at Gymea Bay Public School. Please contact Alison 0435.040.753 or
Trish 0425.240.149, if you can help.
FIJI GOODS: Please no more donations for Fiji until after Easter
if possible for you. No TVs or furniture or large toys. No heaters or
cook books, text books or encyclopaedias.
Happy 90th.
Congratulations to Doreen Vernon who celebrated
her 90th Birthday this week (12 March)
Doreen is a Reader, Minister of Holy Communion and a hospital
Chaplain who still continues to visit people both in hospital and their homes.
May God continue to bless her and her good works.
Lord, Grant Eternal Rest to:
Recently Deceased;
Eric Catt, (husband of Lyn), Emilio Franco Dafiles,
Father Jim Gallen, Natalie Anne Thompson, Neil Pocock, Amelia Jenkins,
Ben Madden, Nancy Casey, Father Ron Harden, Luigi Torcello, Roseanna Vella,
John Clift, Des Bradley, Harold Hardwicke, Gerhard Badorrek, Clare Withers,
Charles Doherty, Sharon Bordeaux, Eric Winchester,
+We remember those whose Anniversaries we Commemorate at this time : +
Eva Biden, Tracy de Lyall, John Vincent Gaudron, Dusan Rudolf, Judith Ward.
Also; Gary Allibon, Mario Balzan, Roy Esplin, Olivia Ferreira, Lean Family,
John Vincent Sidgreaves, The Holy Souls.
PALMS NEEDED. Palm Sunday is 28/29 March and palms are needed.
They can be left just outside the Presbytery door from Friday, 27 March.
Also, volunteers are sought to assist in cutting them up after the Saturday
(28 March) morning 9 am Mass and Rosary (from 9:45 am) Many thanks.
Grahame (952.3615)
ST CATHERINE’S FRIENDSHIP CLUB: Wednesday, 18 March St Patrick’s
Day Luncheon departs from Gymea @ 9:30am. Friday, 20 March Meeting 10am
at Gymea Bowling Club following the morning 9am Mass and Rosary. Final
payment of $805 is due at this meeting for the trip to Wangaratta.
Congratulations to Paul Charman who recently celebrated his
80th Birthday. We wish him well and improved health.
E-WASTE & HOUSE-HOLD CHEMICALS COLLECTION this week-end
at Bellingara Netball Complex, 99-105 Bellingara Road, Miranda from 9 am
to 3 pm.
E-waste: such as laptops, CPUs, monitors, keyboards and all IT computer
products as well as old televisions and screens.
David Micallef has retired from the Sunday night youth choir after years of generous service.
His musical gifts have always been evident and his inspiration to the young members of the choir/
band has been immeasurable. Now that his own children have grown up, David has decided to
change direction but his contribution to the liturgical life of the parish is really appreciated.
He assures us he will still be available on occasion and his continuing generosity is still with us.
‘Happy Retirement’