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Cathedral, Stanley Street, Townsville, St. Mary’s, West End, St. Francis Xavier, Railway Estate,

St. Patrick’s, South Townsville and St. Joan of Arc, Magnetic Island

Parish Mass Times

WEEKDAY MASS

Monday 7.00am St Patricks Church

Tuesday 7.00am St Francis Xavier

Wednesday 6.30am St Mary’s Church

Thursday 7.00am St Francis Xavier Presbytery Chapel

Friday *

7.00am

12.15pm

*1st Friday 9.30am

St Francis Xavier Presbytery Chapel

Sacred Heart Cathedral

Before the 12.15pm mass:

11am -12 noon Holy Hour

11.30am Reconciliation

St Patrick’s Church [Anointing Mass]

SATURDAY MASS 9.00am St Mary’s Church

After the 9.00am mass:

Reconciliation

Miraculous Medal Novena

SUNDAY MASS

Saturday

Sunday

5.15pm

7.00am

9.00am

10.00am

St Joan of Arc Church

St Francis Xavier Church

St Mary’s Church

Sacred Heart Cathedral Mass for Cultural Groups

Syro Malabar Mass:

First Sunday of the month 7.00pm

Holy Spirit Church Cranbrook

In Malayalam language.

Tokelau Mass:

First Sunday of the month 11.30am

Holy Trinity Church Mundingburra

Spanish Mass:

Second Sunday of the month 5.00pm

Holy Trinity Church Mundingburra.

Contact David 0417 740 422

Filipino Mass:

Third Sunday of the month 5.30pm

Holy Trinity Church Mundingburra.

PARISH PRAYER LIST

O Almighty, ever las t ing

God, eternal salvation of

those who believe, hear

our prayers on behalf of

your ailing servants for

whom we implore the aid

of your mercy, that with

health restored to them,

they may offer thanksgiv-

ing to you. Amen

*Please be advised that the parish office requires individual and/or fami-ly permission for inclusion in the public prayer list under the Privacy Amendment (Enhancing Privacy Protection) Act 2012.

Please pray for : Heather Backwell Bishop Ray Benjamin Polly Betts Brian Keogh John Mehedy Kevin Pitt Maureen Whiteside

Parish mass & adoration times

PARISH ADORATION TIMES

Every Friday Holy Hour at Sacred Heart

Cathedral 11am —12 noon

Every first Friday of the month St Mary’s Church, West End

8:00pm – 10:00pm.

Every Saturday St Mary’s Church, West End

after the 9am mass

COME ALONG TO ADORE THE LORD

IN THE BLESSED SACRAMENT

PARISH FUNDRAISER HOY A parish Hoy is held fortnightly on Fridays days at 10 am at St Patrick’s Hall, South Townsville

The next is on 27 November at St Patrick’s Hall, South Townsville.

If you have any items you would like to donate for prizes please contact Ruby Franklin on ph. 4779 9464, or the Parish Office. Thank you

Other church notices….

HOUSE OF PRAYER

& SPIRTUALITY

17 Thomas Street, Pimlico

houseofprayer@tsv.catholic.org.au Ph 4728 9861

MASS:-

1st Wednesday of the month 5.30pm 3rd Wednesday of the month 5.30pm

OTHER EVENTS:-

‘Spirituality of the Heart’ - held every 2nd Wednesday of the month at 5.30pm.

Taize Prayer held every 4th Wednesday of the month at 5.30pm.

All welcome

Advent Carol Service at Sacred Heart Cathedral. 7.00 PM on Friday the 4th of December, 2015

A Night not to be missed!

The music will be presented by the Advent Chorale (Diocesan Choir and friends) and organist Justin Ankus. You are warmly invited to spend an evening reflecting on the season of Advent by hearing the Word of God and listening to and singing some of the less known but profoundly beautiful carols and hymns of Advent. Tea and Coffee will be served in Oliver’s Cloister after the Carols’

FILIPINO SIMBANG GABI The “Simbang Gabi” is a long treasured Philippine tradition originally a series of “dawn/evening masses” for nine consecutive days before Christmas Day. Its liturgical significance emanates from the Season of Advent, being the time of spiritual preparation and purification to worthily welcome and receive the Child Jesus in our midst.

Schedule of masses: Dec. 16 @ 5.30 am Dec 17 to 23 @ 7pm Dec 24 @ 5.30 am

All masses will be held @ Holy Spirit Parish, Cranbrook. Filipino delicacies will be served every after mass. Everyone is invited.

YEAR OF MERCY

On Tuesday 8th December the “ Door of Mercy” will be opened at the Sacred Heart Cathedral to mark the start of the Year of Mercy.

In connection with iit, Father Mick Lowcock will be celebrating Eucharist at 7.00 pm.

I urge all parishioners to please put this mass date into your diaries and let us ask for and receive mercy from our Lord. - Fr Jose

FEAST OF ST FRANCIS XAVIER

AND CHRISTMAS PARTY

On 5th December 2015, there will be a mass to celebrate the Feast of St Francis Xavier at

5pm in St Francis Railway Estate.

Thereafter, we will have the Feast celebration and the

Christmas party. BBQ will be provided. BYO drinks and please bring desserts and

salads.

We still have the 1st Sunday of Advent mass at 7am on

Sunday.

KNIGHTS OF THE SOUTHERN CROSS - Congo Christmas Raffle

The Minova Maternity Ward was constructed wholly with funds raised

in Townsville by the Knights of the Southern Cross, who have

continued their financial support of the facility since the initial funding

and construction of the ward in 2013.

The Knights are running a Christmas Raffle in aid of a Caritas project

to build two additional birthing suites at the Minova Maternity Ward.

The lucky winner will get to choose one of 3 x wonderful 7 day

holidays, each valued at around $2,000! The prize is valid for 12

months

Take some tickets for yourself and also to give as Christmas

presents to friends and family. The odds of winning are much better

than on a scratch-it!

Raffle will be drawn on 14th January, 2016.

For Tickets contact Mick Herron 0400 334 411, Gavin Alexander 0429 741 143 Angelo Coco 0419 659 284, Nev O’Sullivan 0459 527 106

Mike Colahan 0439 791 651, Kev Tierney 0458 423 023

(or any of the Knights)

VACANCY - VOLUNTEER Piety Stall Convenor - Sacred Heart

Cathedral

A volunteer as Convenor for the Sunday Piety Stall at the Cathedral

will be required from the end of January 2016 in order to keep it

operational.

The Piety Stall opens for a short time period once a week (before and after each Sunday mass) for small sales of devotional material. Its location near the main entrance door also

means the convenor of the piety stall at times also helps with welcoming

people to Sunday mass.

The Cathedral’s Piety Stall was an initiative of our late Bishop Michael, however the stall he wanted for his Cathedral simply will not be able to

continue unless someone is interested and able to take on the

role of Convenor.

So if you can help, please talk to Peter Young at the Piety Stall, or

contact the Parish Office.

PARISH MATTERS:

1. ST MARY’S: effective from Sunday, 13th December 2015, the mass time at St Mary’s West End will be at 8.30am.

The decision is taken in consultation with the worshippers present on Sunday 22nd November 2015 9am mass and also with the recommendation of the Parish Council gathered on the 19th November 2015. Because of the shortage of priest, we have to plan our parish activities with one priest.

2. St Francis Xavier: On 5th December 2015, there will be a mass to celebrate the Feast of St Francis Xavier at 5pm in St Francis Railway Estate.

Thereafter, we will have the Feast celebration and the Christmas party. BBQ will be provided. BYO drinks and please bring desserts and salads.

3. Sacred Heart Cathedral: 4th December we will have the Advent Carol at 7pm, all are welcome. 8th December - Opening of the Door of Mercy. Morning Tea - we will appreciate if people can bring something for morning tea

Second Rite of Reconciliation As an immediate preparation for the feast of Christmas, we will have the Second Rite of Reconciliation in the Sacred Heart Cathedral church on the 17th December 2015 at 7pm.

In this year of Mercy, let us reconcile with God and one another and receive God’s grace upon us.

INFANT AND CHILD BAPTISMS at the Cathedral every 2nd and 4th Sunday and every 1st and 3rd Sunday at all other parish churches . Parents are required to attend an interview prior to being booked in for Baptism.

Preparation evenings are held at St Mary’s Hall, 28 Ingham Road West End. Please contact the Parish office.

CONGRATULATIONS TO STEVEN W ILLIAM STEWART AND NATALIE JANE STEWART WHOSE SON, SCOTT W ILLIAM PHILLIP STEWART IS BEING BAPTISED THIS SUNDAY AT SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL.

MAY GOD BLESS THIS CHILD, THEIR FAMILY & GODPARENTS.

PARISH YOUTH GROUP Our parish youth group normally co-

ordinates the Mass at the Sacred Heart Cathedral on the last

Sunday of the month. Please be advised there are no more

Parish Youth Group organised masses planned for this

year— we will advise once they recommence.

HEARING LOOPS The following churches in the parish have Hearing Loops installed: Sacred Heart Cathedral, St Mary’s, St Francis Xavier.

CHURCH BULLETIN DEADLINE: The deadline for the submission of articles for the parish bulletin is 4pm Wednesday for the following weekend. Please provide info in a concise Word format with font Arial 11pt if possible.

The Journey is a weekly program developed by the Catholic Diocese of Wollongong aired on a growing number of Christian Radio Stations around Australia.

THE JOURNEY CATHOLIC RADIO PROGRAM – AIRS 29 NOVEMBER 2015

This week on The Journey we start with a Gospel reflection for the 2nd week of Advent by Fr Stephen Varney; Sr Hilda Scott OSB reminds us of the importance of keeping in touch with God; Sam Clear reminds us that Unity requires God’s love in action and Byron and Francene Pirola talk about the benefits of applying a date claimer to our marriages. Go to : www.jcr.org.au or www.itunes.jcr.org.au where you can listen anytime and subscribe to weekly shows by email.

Each week, there is a reflection on the Sunday Gospel reading. Add to that some great music and interviews with people doing amazing things right around the globe and you’ve got a show that is all about faith, hope love and life.

If you would like to subscribe to "The Journey Catholic Radio Podcast"and have each week's show emailed to you which you can play on computer or mobile devices go to http://www.dow.org.au/catholic-radio

CARITAS GLOBAL GIFTS FOR CHRISTMAS

Why not give something different this Christmas and make a contribution to the needy of the world?

Caritas global gifts for Christmas are now available online at: www.caritas.org.au/globalgifts.

Pastoral Care: Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE)

APPLICATIONS are welcome from people interested in pursuing professional training for the pastoral care ministry.

C.P.E., is an educational method based on an action - reflection model of experiential learning. CPE programmes have three distinct yet related aspects: Clinical, Educational and Inter-personal.

Mater Health Services will be providing this professional training session in 2016. The pastoral educator for the program will be Rev Eric Cave – Hobart.

Enquiries and to obtain an application form, dates and associated costs please email: Director of Mission: Trudy Clarke, E: Trudy.clarke@matertsv.org.au

PILGRIMAGE: 23 Days Holy Pilgrimage to Lisbon, Fatima, Santiago de Compostela, Oviedo, Lourdes, Nevers, Loyola, Paris, Lyon,Turin, Pisa, Rome and/or 7 Days Holy Land Extension starting on August 11, 2016 with Fr. Emmanuel-tv(Spiritual Director). Contact us ASAP: 0893413079, 089341131, 0417999553, fremmanueltv@hotmail.com ;**Thank you God for the wonders of my being. You have a plan for me (Jer.29:11)** *Here I am Lord for I have come to do your will. Choose me! Crush me!! Mould me!!!* **Inspire me and then, use me to your greater glory!!!! -Amen**

Sacred Heart Cathedral Parish Details This parish acknowledges the Bindal and Wulgurukaba peoples as the traditional custodians of the land on which we live and work and we pay our respects to their Elders, past and present.

Parish Office: 28 Ingham Road West End, Townsville Office Hours: 8.30am – 12.30pm and 1pm – 3pm Monday to Friday Postal Address: PO Box 1335 Hyde Park, Castletown, Q4810 Phone: 4771 4461 Email: cathedralparish@tsv.catholic.org.au Website: www.tsv.catholic.org.au Facebook: www.facebook.com/TSVDiocese Parish Pastoral Council: Karin Donohue (Chair), Kama Weier (Deputy Chair), Marie McAuliffe (Secretary), Niranjan Seneviratue, Teresita Trovato, Alfred Thomas, Jim Stone, Warren Northey, Fr Jose Koyickal, Fr Vitalis (Assistant Priest). Parish Finance Council: Fr Jose Koyickal, Alex Milicevic, Col Stout (Chair), Warren Northey, Ray Nicholls Administrator: Fr. Jose Koyickal Assistant Priest: Fr Vitalis C. Oguh

Director of Music: Jackie Crocker, Sacred Heart Cathedral Townsville - jcrocker@tsv.catholic.org.au Parish Bulletins can be accessed via our the Townsville Catholic Diocese website. http://www.tsv.catholic.org.au.

Sunday mass collections from 21 / 22 November - all churches

Cathedral St Mary’s St Francis Joan of Arc Totals

P/Giving $240.00 $285.00 $161.00 $40.00 $706.00

First $417.20 $164.00 $239.10 $105.70 $926.00

Second $106.00 $61.80 $111.00 - $278.80

Totals $763.20 $510.80 $511.10 $145.70 $1,910.80

Thank you to al l par ish ioners for your ongoing f inancial suppor t o f our par i sh and i ts good works. Your generosity helps continue the important ministries and services provided across the many worshipping communities in our Parish - Centred in Christ.

Missions – Maintenance – Ministries

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Next Week’s Parish Roster:

05 December / 06 December 2015, 1st Sunday of Advent Year C

MINISTRIES ST JOAN ARC ST FRANCIS XAVIER ST MARY’S CATHEDRAL

Commentator/Leader Mairin J Miller Lee—Ann Barton

1st Reader John W Ruby Franklin M McAuliffe Andrew Sholl

2nd Reader Andrew S Gillian Pearce U Winton Paul Malan

Prayers of Faithful Pam Alloway J Miller Michael Cannon

Collection John G Mai-Linh Fuller

Communion 1 Michael K Jim Stoke W Northey June Schepis

Communion 2 Sr Josephine N Crossan Emelita Nubla

Communion 3 Karin Donohue

Communion 4

Musician/organist Kristin

Pickup/ Drop Off Fr Em

Counters Tuesday 1st December Ruby Franklin and Pam Alloway

Children’s Liturgy - - - -

Piety Stall - - Peter Young