Retreat - Bellingen...24 – 26 February 2017 CWC Armidale would like to invite women of all ages...
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Welcome to the Cathedral Parish of SAINTS MARY & JOSEPH 132 DANGAR St (PO Box 2025) ARMIDALE 2350 PH 6772 2218 [email protected].org.au www.smjcathedral.org.au Faithful to the Teaching of the Apostles Faithful to Prayer Faithful to the Breaking of the Bread Alive in the Community of the Spirit Sharing what we have with those in need Acts 2:42-46 5 th Sunday in Ordinary Time (A/1) Sunday 5 th February 2017/Psalter Week 1 LITURGY THIS WEEK SATURDAY: 9.15AM; 6PM VIGIL MASS SUNDAY: 5 th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 8AM; 10AM; 5.30PM MONDAY: ST PAUL MIKI & companions 12.30PM CATHEDRAL (for Royal Com.) TUESDAY: 7AM; 9.15AM CATHEDRAL WEDNESDAY: 7AM; 11.45AM Combined Catholic Schools opening of school year Mass CATHEDRAL THURSDAY: 7AM CATHEDRAL; 10AM Eucharistic Adoration begins in Chapel – no Mass; 11AM AUTUMN LODGE FRIDAY: ST SCHOLASTICA 9.15AM; 5.40PM CATHEDRAL SATURDAY: 9.15AM; 6PM VIGIL MASS SUNDAY: 6 th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 8AM; 10AM; 5.30PM SACRAMENT of PENANCE FRIDAY: 5-5.30PM SATURDAY: 11.30AM-12NOON; 4.30-5.30PM LENTEN PRAYER GROUPS Wednesdays 11.30am in the Holy Family Parish Centre commencing 8 th March. Thursdays 7.30pm in the home of Margaret and John Atchison 5 Catherine St commencing 2 nd March. Please put names and a contact number on the sheets in the foyer if interested to attend. There is a cost of $8 to cover the Lenten Prayer Books. Prayer for the Pope V: Let us pray for our Pontiff Francis. R: May the Lord preserve him, and give him life, and make him blessed upon the earth, and deliver him not up to the will of his enemies. Let us pray: O God, Shepherd and Ruler of all your faithful, look mercifully upon your servant Francis, whom you have chosen as shepherd to preside over your Church: grant him, we beseech you, that, by word and example, he may edify those over whom he has charge, so that together with the flock committed to him, he may attain everlasting life. Through Christ, our Lord. Amen. St John Paul II PRAY FOR HIM…. Awakening the Faithful……. CATHOLIC WOMEN CONNECTING Retreat - Bellingen 24 – 26 February 2017 CWC Armidale would like to invite women of all ages and from all parishes in the Armidale Diocese to a spiritual retreat on the beautiful grounds of the Bellingen Valley Lodge. The retreat will be directed by Francine Pirola and Marilyn Rodrigues from CathFamily and publishers of Frankly Magazine. The theme being: ‘Mercy continues – Living Within Grace and Joy’. Father Francis Afu will be available for daily Masses, Eucharistic Adoration and the Sacrament of Reconciliation. The duration of the retreat will be from 4pm Friday 24th until after lunch Sunday 26th February. Cost (including accommodation and all meals) for the weekend is $365 for one person per room, Twin share is $255 and triple share is $218. A bus will be leaving the Cathedral in Armidale at 1.30pm Friday 24th February and returning to the Cathedral Sunday 26th February at approximately 5pm. (Total cost of Bus $20 pp.) Full payment is due Monday 13th February. Bank details are: Account Name: Catholic Women Connecting BSB: 082105 Account No: 010051031 *Please supply your name as the reference. We hope you can attend. For any information please contact Caroline Chapman 0408 607 073 or Linda Hanrahan 0447 152 674. NB: There is a pool at the retreat centre, so bring your swimmers Catholic Women Connecting is affiliated with Catholic Women’s League, Diocese of Armidale. ROSARIES THIS WEEK: MON 6 TH FEB, 12 noon Angelus followed by the rosary prior to the 12.30pm Mass; TUE 7 TH FEB in the home of Fay & Bob Watson, 11 McIntosh Cres at 4pm; WED 8 TH FEB, 12 noon Angelus followed by the rosary prior to the 12.30pm Mass & 2.30pm at Autumn Lodge Chapel. SAT 11 TH FEB prior to the 9.15am Mass for the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. All welcome. Seeking Out those who Belong……. Bishop Michael Kennedy: The ‘Catholic Wrap-Up’ The Royal Commission The process of the Royal Commission is now drawing to its close. From February 6, 2017 three weeks have been set aside for the “Catholic Church Final Hearing” which will be, to say the least, confronting and shaming but beyond that we do acknowledge that the Royal Commission will be able to bring about change in our Church that we would not be able to do by ourselves. THE BOTTOM LINE FOR CATHOLICS who accept the MISSION of Jesus Christ to ‘make disciples’….”5” Hours a week: One hour for Sunday Mass to ‘Do This in Memory of Me’…. One hour in private and personal prayer - preferably with Sacred Scripture…. One hour in serious reading about the Catholic Faith to counter the huge impact of quotidian media chatter…. Two hours working for the parish in building Church. Jesus didn’t call us to ‘bourgeois philanthropy’, nor to be a brand name on a corporation, an NGO … Non-Government Organisation… or is it Non-God Organisation. “Para-church” walks beside the “believing community of Christ’ not within it…. there is ONE BODY of CHRIST…Doing the Faith in the Justice of the Kingdom. The "Justice “that supports the ‘throw away society’ and the builds the ‘culture of death’ is alien to the following of Christ. FR. H KINGSLEY ETOH takes up his appointment as Assistant Priest here in the Cathedral Parish Tuesday 7th February. Having completed nearly 12 years in formation Kingsley comes highly qualified for ministry. He also has tertiary qualifications in Education. We welcome Kingsley to our parish. Amongst other areas of work Fr H Kingsley will be Chaplaincy to St Mary’s Catholic Cathedral Primary School, and Chaplaincy to Catechists. He brings international experience in Education and the Church’s MISSION to his work in our parish. CATHOLIC PEACE AND JUSTICE GROUP Following last year’s study group re Pope Francis’ teaching on caring for God’s creation, you are invited to attend an inaugural meeting of a parish “Catholic Peace and Justice” group, at Holy Family Parish Centre at 5.30 pm Mon 13 th Feb. MARTHA’S TABLE, our senior parishioner’s monthly morning tea gathering, will recommence on the first Tuesday of March, this is the 7 th . Pastoral Council Meeting next Tuesday 5.30pm…Main items: MISSION in our parish 2017, the Caritas Visitation for Lent 2017; the Centenary of OUR LADY OF FATIMA 2017, Pastoral Councillors are committed Catholics serving the MISSION of the CHURCH not pseudo MP’s representing an electorate. We are CHURCH not a secular municipality. AUSTRALIA DAY HONOURS Congratulations to two of our parishioners who were acknowledged and received awards on Australia Day 2017: Mr Don Hewitt – Armidale Senior Citizen of the Year For over 50years of service to the St Vincent de Paul Society including 38 years with Freeman House. Dr John Flynn – Order of Australia Medal (OAM) For service to medicine and medical education. ROSTERS: The Cathedral Cleaners Roster is on the way. It would be most helpful if all cleaners of the Cathedral would contact the Tina at the Parish Office. I need to know who belongs to each team so I can add new members/teams from the stewardship program. It is also an opportunity for those who wish to retire from this ministry to do so. ROSTERS 4 TH & 5 TH FEBRUARY 6PM 8AM 10AM 5.30PM WELCOME KMcMahon Gollans McGraths R. Menz READER J Ward A Fittler A McRae P Boston J Atchison L Fittler J Turner J Chin M Atchison G Stephen J Toakley N Chin ROSTERS 11 TH & 12 TH FEBRUARY 6PM 8AM 10AM 5.30PM WELCOME R Davis Millers Tindales Stellers READER NBrennan LStephen L Tindale R Menz W Clark G Burton SChapman B Davies I Clark C Stephen CChapman LThomas REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS THIS WEEK: RECENTLY DECEASED: Kathleen Rae (England), Cecily Brack Qld), Rodel Dahiroc, Pauline Beryl Worthington, Shiv Ludher, Phillis Edna Hamilton, Sr Maureen Keogh OSU, Donald Lawrence Tydd, Russell Trood (Brisbane) ANNIVERSARIES: Betty Cox, Patrick Hanlan, Billie Ash, Sarah Heagney, Mona & Nick Williams, Malcolm Ahoy, Fred Hiscox, SICK: Carol Goodhew, Ghodsi Amini, Mark Norman, Susan Maye, Michael Zhu, Michael Moloney, Aeron Ryan, Helen Hesketh, John Fleming, Laurie Fahy, Blake Ross, Gemma Milliken, Joseph O’Brien, Deacon Peter Harrison, Frederic Koelmeyer, Kay Robertson, Maureen Veitch, Maria Selvey, Eleanor Pankhurst, Kay Goodwin, Norma O’Brien, Anne Simpson, Silvia & Ralph Bowles, Justin Post, Dean Doran, Alice Payne, Jane Obbem, Gladys Navarrete, Desiree Redlich, Alexandra Curtis, Margaret Doherty, Fr John Carey, Marie Trevanion, Michelle Owens, Sheetal Patel SUPPORT YOUR PRIESTS AND YOUR PARISH: 1 ST COLLECTION (supports the clergy): BSB: 082-105 Acc. No: 001023527 2 ND COLLECTION (supports the Cathedral and parish): BSB: 082-105 Acc. No: 001006225 (Reference with your Planned Giving Number and your name)
Transcript of Retreat - Bellingen...24 – 26 February 2017 CWC Armidale would like to invite women of all ages...
Welcome to the Cathedral Parish of
SAINTS MARY & JOSEPH
132 DANGAR St (PO Box 2025)
ARMIDALE 2350 PH 6772 2218 [email protected]
www.smjcathedral.org.au
Faithful to the Teaching of the Apostles
Faithful to Prayer
Faithful to the Breaking of the Bread
Alive in the Community of the Spirit
Sharing what we have with those in need
Acts 2:42-46
5th Sunday in Ordinary Time (A/1) Sunday 5th February 2017/Psalter Week 1
LITURGY THIS WEEK
SATURDAY: 9.15AM; 6PM VIGIL MASS SUNDAY: 5th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 8AM; 10AM; 5.30PM MONDAY: ST PAUL MIKI & companions 12.30PM CATHEDRAL (for Royal Com.)
TUESDAY: 7AM; 9.15AM CATHEDRAL WEDNESDAY: 7AM; 11.45AM Combined Catholic Schools opening of school year Mass CATHEDRAL THURSDAY: 7AM CATHEDRAL; 10AM Eucharistic
Adoration begins in Chapel – no Mass; 11AM AUTUMN LODGE
FRIDAY: ST SCHOLASTICA 9.15AM; 5.40PM CATHEDRAL SATURDAY: 9.15AM; 6PM VIGIL MASS SUNDAY: 6th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 8AM; 10AM; 5.30PM
SACRAMENT of PENANCE
FRIDAY: 5-5.30PM SATURDAY: 11.30AM-12NOON; 4.30-5.30PM
LENTEN PRAYER GROUPS
Wednesdays 11.30am in the Holy Family Parish Centre commencing 8th March. Thursdays 7.30pm in the home of Margaret and John Atchison 5 Catherine St commencing 2nd March. Please put names and a contact number on the sheets in the foyer if interested to attend. There is a cost of $8 to cover the Lenten Prayer Books.
Prayer for the Pope V: Let us pray for our Pontiff Francis.
R: May the Lord preserve him, and give him life, and make
him blessed upon the earth, and deliver him not up to the
will of his enemies.
Let us pray: O God, Shepherd and Ruler of all your faithful,
look mercifully upon your servant Francis, whom you have
chosen as shepherd to preside over your Church: grant
him, we beseech you, that, by word and example, he may
edify those over whom he has charge, so that together
with the flock committed to him, he may attain everlasting
life. Through Christ, our Lord. Amen.
St John Paul II
PRAY FOR HIM….
Awakening the Faithful…….
CATHOLIC WOMEN CONNECTING
Retreat - Bellingen 24 – 26 February 2017
CWC Armidale would like to invite women of all ages and
from all parishes in the Armidale Diocese to a spiritual
retreat on the beautiful grounds of the Bellingen Valley
Lodge. The retreat will be directed by Francine Pirola and
Marilyn Rodrigues from CathFamily and publishers of
Frankly Magazine. The theme being: ‘Mercy continues –
Living Within Grace and Joy’. Father Francis Afu will be
available for daily Masses, Eucharistic Adoration and the
Sacrament of Reconciliation. The duration of the retreat
will be from 4pm Friday 24th until after lunch Sunday
26th February. Cost (including accommodation and all
meals) for the weekend is $365 for one person per
room, Twin share is $255 and triple share is $218.
A bus will be leaving the Cathedral in Armidale at
1.30pm Friday 24th February and returning to the
Cathedral Sunday 26th February at approximately 5pm.
(Total cost of Bus $20 pp.)
Full payment is due Monday 13th February. Bank details
are:
Account Name: Catholic Women Connecting
BSB: 082105
Account No: 010051031
*Please supply your name as the reference.
We hope you can attend. For any information please
contact Caroline Chapman 0408 607 073 or Linda
Hanrahan 0447 152 674.
NB: There is a pool at the retreat centre, so bring your
swimmers
Catholic Women Connecting is affiliated with
Catholic Women’s League, Diocese of Armidale.
ROSARIES THIS WEEK: MON 6TH FEB, 12 noon Angelus followed by the rosary prior to the 12.30pm Mass; TUE 7TH FEB in the home of Fay & Bob Watson, 11 McIntosh Cres at 4pm; WED 8TH FEB, 12 noon Angelus followed by the rosary prior to the 12.30pm Mass & 2.30pm at Autumn Lodge Chapel. SAT 11TH FEB prior to the 9.15am Mass for the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. All welcome.
Seeking Out those who Belong…….
Bishop Michael Kennedy:
The ‘Catholic Wrap-Up’ The Royal Commission
The process of the Royal Commission is now drawing to
its close. From February 6, 2017 three weeks have been
set aside for the “Catholic Church Final Hearing” which
will be, to say the least, confronting and shaming but
beyond that we do acknowledge that the Royal
Commission will be able to bring about change in our
Church that we would not be able to do by ourselves.
THE BOTTOM LINE FOR CATHOLICS who
accept the MISSION of Jesus Christ to ‘make
disciples’….”5” Hours a week: One hour for Sunday Mass to
‘Do This in Memory of Me’…. One hour in private and
personal prayer - preferably with Sacred Scripture…. One
hour in serious reading about the Catholic Faith to counter
the huge impact of quotidian media chatter…. Two hours
working for the parish in building Church. Jesus didn’t call
us to ‘bourgeois philanthropy’, nor to be a brand name on a
corporation, an NGO … Non-Government Organisation… or
is it Non-God Organisation. “Para-church” walks beside the
“believing community of Christ’ not within it…. there is ONE
BODY of CHRIST…Doing the Faith in the Justice of the
Kingdom. The "Justice “that supports the ‘throw away
society’ and the builds the ‘culture of death’ is alien to the
following of Christ.
FR. H KINGSLEY ETOH takes up his appointment as
Assistant Priest here in the Cathedral Parish Tuesday 7th
February. Having completed nearly 12 years in formation
Kingsley comes highly qualified for ministry. He also has
tertiary qualifications in Education. We welcome Kingsley to
our parish.
Amongst other areas of work Fr H Kingsley will be
Chaplaincy to St Mary’s Catholic Cathedral Primary School,
and Chaplaincy to Catechists. He brings international
experience in Education and the Church’s MISSION to his
work in our parish.
CATHOLIC PEACE AND JUSTICE GROUP
Following last year’s study group re Pope Francis’ teaching on caring for God’s creation, you are invited to attend an inaugural meeting of a parish “Catholic Peace and Justice” group, at Holy Family Parish Centre at 5.30 pm Mon 13th Feb.
MARTHA’S TABLE, our senior parishioner’s monthly
morning tea gathering, will recommence on the first
Tuesday of March, this is the 7th.
Pastoral Council Meeting next Tuesday
5.30pm…Main items: MISSION in our parish 2017, the Caritas
Visitation for Lent 2017; the Centenary of OUR LADY OF FATIMA
2017, Pastoral Councillors are committed Catholics serving the
MISSION of the CHURCH not pseudo MP’s representing an
electorate. We are CHURCH not a secular municipality.
AUSTRALIA DAY HONOURS
Congratulations to two of our parishioners who were acknowledged and received awards on Australia Day 2017: Mr Don Hewitt – Armidale Senior Citizen of the Year For over 50years of service to the St Vincent de Paul Society including 38 years with Freeman House. Dr John Flynn – Order of Australia Medal (OAM) For service to medicine and medical education.
ROSTERS: The Cathedral Cleaners Roster is on the way. It
would be most helpful if all cleaners of the Cathedral would contact the
Tina at the Parish Office. I need to know who belongs to each team so
I can add new members/teams from the stewardship program. It is also
an opportunity for those who wish to retire from this ministry to do so.
ROSTERS 4TH & 5TH FEBRUARY
6PM 8AM 10AM 5.30PM WELCOME KMcMahon Gollans McGraths R. Menz
READER J Ward A Fittler A McRae P Boston
J Atchison L Fittler J Turner J Chin
M Atchison G Stephen J Toakley N Chin
ROSTERS 11TH & 12TH FEBRUARY
6PM 8AM 10AM 5.30PM
WELCOME R Davis Millers Tindales Stellers
READER NBrennan LStephen L Tindale R Menz
W Clark G Burton SChapman B Davies
I Clark C Stephen CChapman LThomas
REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS THIS WEEK: RECENTLY DECEASED: Kathleen Rae (England), Cecily Brack
Qld), Rodel Dahiroc, Pauline Beryl Worthington, Shiv Ludher, Phillis Edna Hamilton, Sr Maureen Keogh OSU, Donald Lawrence Tydd,
Russell Trood (Brisbane) ANNIVERSARIES: Betty Cox, Patrick
Hanlan, Billie Ash, Sarah Heagney, Mona & Nick Williams, Malcolm
Ahoy, Fred Hiscox, SICK: Carol Goodhew, Ghodsi Amini, Mark
Norman, Susan Maye, Michael Zhu, Michael Moloney, Aeron Ryan, Helen Hesketh, John Fleming, Laurie Fahy, Blake Ross, Gemma Milliken, Joseph O’Brien, Deacon Peter Harrison, Frederic Koelmeyer, Kay Robertson, Maureen Veitch, Maria Selvey, Eleanor Pankhurst, Kay Goodwin, Norma O’Brien, Anne Simpson, Silvia & Ralph Bowles, Justin Post, Dean Doran, Alice Payne, Jane Obbem, Gladys Navarrete, Desiree Redlich, Alexandra Curtis, Margaret Doherty, Fr John Carey, Marie Trevanion, Michelle Owens, Sheetal Patel
SUPPORT YOUR PRIESTS AND YOUR PARISH: 1ST COLLECTION (supports the clergy):
BSB: 082-105 Acc. No: 001023527 2ND COLLECTION (supports the Cathedral and parish):
BSB: 082-105 Acc. No: 001006225 (Reference with your Planned Giving Number and your name)
