Please pray for … Recently deceased:

Anniversaries: Angela Bellon, Vince Colantuono,

Secondo Bellon

The Sick: Audrey Searle, Joan Kreiser, John Shanahan, Lydia Green,

Kevin Glancy, Tom Hogan, Lilia Cowan, Jackie Clarke, Ruta, Kathy Broster,

Margaret Lloyd, Lynley Ward, Alan deLacey, Lottie Grabski, Andrew Murrell,

John Uren, Liam Jenkins, Luigino Antonello, Joan Barker, Alan Mahoney,

Thomas Arnold, Maureen Kluske, Daphne Carter, Ligaya Escan-

dor, Christina Piazza, Ray Pfeiffer, Graeme Daykin, Ann

Loughran, Les Bailey, Ray Davis

15 April 2018

1st Rd: acts 3:13-15, 17-19

2nd Reading: St Jhn 2:1-5

Psalm: 4:2,4,7,9

Gospel: Lk 24:35-48

Next Week’s Readings Coming Events

Thurs 12 April - Vinnies Conference 3pm

Mon 23 April - First Spiritual Exercises

Sun 13 May - Flores de Mayo

Sun 21 Oct - Parish Fair

Tailem Bend Ministries 15.04.2018 Minister of Hospitality: Pattricia W-C

Commentator: Marie Henderson

Minister of Music: Edwin Pope

Readers: Sister Michelle, Victoria Gazzola

Eucharistic Min: Peter Nearmy, Tess Brereton

Offertory: Maria Brion, Jane Baxter

Counters: Carol Hunt, Peter Connolly

M/Bridge Ministries 15.04.2018

Welcoming: Yvonne

Commentator: Allen Woolstencroft

Readers: Nancy Silva, Brighton Chinyemba

Eucharistic Min: Fely Cooper, Joey Adan

Offertory: Mawere Family

Altar Server:

Counters: Petr Howard & team

Maintenance: Bob Hancock & team Saturday Vigil 14.04.2018

Welcoming: Rosie Scott, Terry Jenner

Commentator: Marg Daly

Readers: Jane Thomas, John O’Farrell

Eucharistic Min: Jose Thomas, Nellie Cannard

Offertory: Marvin Cepillo Family

Sharing The Tradition ‘Those whose sins you forgive,

they are forgiven. Those whose sins you shall retain,

they are retained.’ Jesus’ disci-ples are to continue the work

of reconciling all people to God. His power to forgive sins

is conferred on the Church. Through baptism, God’s for-

giveness becomes available to us, but human beings do not lose their tendency to sin just because they are baptised.

The sacrament of Reconcilia-tion is there to assist the faith-ful to acknowledge human sin-

fulness and seek the for-giveness and reconciliation of

God.

Did You Know In Aramaic, the language spo-

ken by Jesus, the name of Thomas means ‘twin’.

8 April 2018 Divine Mercy Sunday Year B

Murray Bridge

Sat …… 6pm

Sun ……… 9am

Mannum

Sun…………... 9.30am

Tailem Bend

Sun…… 10.30am

Meningie

Sun……… 10 am LWC

Next Sun 15 April 2018

Tues M/B .. 9.05am

Wed Mannum ... 11am

Thurs M/B……… 9.30am

Fri M/B …...12 noon

Reconciliation

Sat M/B at 5.20pm or by

appointment.

Weekday Mass Times

Liturgy of the Word

1st Reading: Acts 4:32-35 The whole group was united, heart and soul. Responsorial Psalm: 117:2-4, 15-18, 22-24 Give thanks to the Lord for he is good, his love is everlasting. 2nd Reading: 1 John 5: 1 -6 Anyone begotten by God has already overcome the world. Gospel Acclamation: Alleluia Alleluia. You believe in me, Thomas, because you have seen me; happy those who have not seen me, but still believe! Alleluia! Gospel: John 20:19-31 After eight days, Jesus came in and stood among them. Mystery of Faith When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup, We proclaim your Death, O Lord, until you come again.

Murray Bridge, Mannum, Tailem Bend, Meningie

Thank you! Thank you to everyone who helped with the Easter ceremonies. There was a lot of work carried out in

preparation at our various Mass centres. Thank you!! JH

Parish Priest - Fr John Herd 0418852354

Assistant - Fr John Vildzius 0447438882 Pastoral Associate - M Bridge - Mrs Marg Daly 8532 5924 Secretary - Trudy Shirvington Finance Officer - Jodie Maloney St Joseph’s School - Principal Adrian Brown ph: 8532 3734

www.murraybridgecatholic.com

Our Parish

MB Murray Mallee

1st - Priests $ 844 $81

Envelopes $ 989 $ 75

Electronic $ 150

Loose Plate $ 371 $ 55

Special collection $ 415 $ 93

Holy Places, Thank you!

Last Week’s Collections

Murray Bridge 17 Ind Street, Murray Bridge

Postal: PO Box 201, M/B

Email: mbridgeparish@adam.com.au

Ph: 8531 1699

Open: Tuesday …….1-3pm Friday ……. 9am - 12 noon

Tailem Bend Ph: 8572 3630 PO Box 16, Tailem Bend 5260 Email: mmallee@adam. com. au Peter Connolly ph: 8572 3241

PARISH NOTICES

First Spiritual Exercises From Monday 23 April to Saturday 19 May Fr Cathal Doherty will lead a re-treat in our parish. Fr Cathal is an Irish Jesuit who teaches in California. The retreat is a way of developing our rela-tionship with God. This is an excellent form of retreat for busy people, since it links prayer with our experiences and helps us to recognise the presence of the Lord in a variety of happenings. Your prayer is done alone, at home or in some quiet place, at a time conven-ient to you. Brochures in the foyer.

Project Compassion Thank you to everyone who has

contributed to Project Compassion this year. It is a Lenten project of

sharing our concern and money for poorer peoples in our world.

Caritas Australia is part of an inter-national network from 165

countries of Catholic relief, devel-opment and social service

agencies. You might like to visit the website, www.caritas.org.au

Parish Fair We are looking at holding our Parish

Fair on Sunday 21 October. We will be asking the various parish groups to be involved in this community celebration.

Happy 80th Birthday Marion Ayers from Meningie!

Happy 91st Birthday Rene Lynch of Tailem Bend! ANZAC Day Vigil Mass

Tues 24 April, St Xavier’s Cathedral at 5.45pm followed by procession to War

Memorial.

Baptism Congratulations We welcome into our Catholic community Ava Grace Bown,

daughter of Nada and Bradley, who is to be Baptised on Sunday at MHR Murray

Knight of The Southern Cross

Car Boot Sale. Sunday 22nd April at Mt

Barker Oval. Gates open 7am sellers &

8am buyers. John mob:040 0298 145

Richard mob:0431 445 519

Dear Friends

This week we celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday, or Second

Sunday of Easter. Pope John Paul II initiated this celebration

of Divine Mercy in light of Christ’s Resurrection. It is as if

Jesus appeals to each of us: “Fear not”, I died on the Cross,

but I am alive for evermore! “I am the first and the Last, and

the living One!”.

In the celebration of Easter we recognise the work of God,

whose “mercy endures for ever”. Jesus shows to the disciples

his hands and his side which bears the marks of the Passion. He breathed

on them and said, “those whose sins you forgive are forgiven”. We recognise

the gift of God’s forgiveness given to the church.

St Faustina Kowalska saw coming from his heart which overflows with love

for humanity two rays of light. “The two rays”, according to what Jesus told

her, “represent the blood and the water” (Dairy, 132). The gift of God’s mercy

is given to us in the sacraments of Baptism, the Eucharist and Reconciliation.

One of the prayers of Divine Mercy is: ‘Eternal Father, I offer You the Body and

Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your dearly beloved Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, in

atonement for our sins and those of the whole world.’

It might be a good to spend some time in prayer asking for God’s mercy for

our world, and for a greater trust in his Love.

God bless, Fr John Herd

PPC M/B Notes 25 March

Year of Youth - desire to listen to young parishion-ers; basketball, movie night

Need for child protection contact person

Vinnies conference starting Flores de Mayo 13th May Proposal to move taber-

nacle Roof Appeal is still needed Mass/reflection day to

highlight Marriage Parish Fair Committee PAUL Apostle of Christ. Spe-cial screening Cameo Cinema Tuesday 8th May 1& 7pm. Tick-ets $9-00

COYYA Calling all young artist between the ages of 15-30 to design a Youth Cross for the Young People of the Archdiocese of Ade-laide. To be used in youth celebrations,

liturgies, prayer. Designs may be contem-porary, traditional etc. Submit by 1st June

2018 to

peter.bierer@acesa.catholic.edu.au

Holy Land Experience

Several more parishioners have asked to see Fr John Vildzius’ presentation of the Holy Land and Scriptures. This will be after 10.30 am Mass at Tailem Bend next Sun-day, April 15th, over a shared lunch. Presentation takes 90 minutes, and all are welcome to the hall near the church.