Third Sunday of Easter

ST JOSEPHS PARISH - WARRNAMBOOL

Parish Office: 5562 2231 Fax: 5562 2230
E-mail: warrnambool@ballarat.catholic.org.au
Diocesan website: www.ballarat.catholic.org.au
PARISH STAFF:

Fr John Fitzgerald (Parish Priest)

Barry Wolff (Business Manager)
Leanne McElgunn (Secretary)
Brian Shanahan (Gardening/Maintenance)

St Josephs School Fair

The Parish Schools Annual Fair is today. Your support is very much valued. Visit
the school today and enjoy a wide variety of entertainment and activities. Something
for everyone including hot food, coffee/Devonshire tea, raffles, fruit & veg stall,
plants & flowers, homemade cakes, jams & chutneys, fair rides, animal nursery and
much more. Something for everyone.

Office Hours: Monday to Friday: 9.00am - 1.00pm; 1.30pm - 4.00pm

SCHOOL PRINCIPALS:
WEEK-END LITURGIES:

WEEK-DAY LITURGIES:

Michael Gray (St Josephs School)

Peter Morgan (Emmanuel College)
Sunday: 8.30am - 10.30am - 6.00pm
Purnim: 11.00am (Eucharist on 2nd and 4th Sundays)
(Assembly of Word with Communion on 1st, 3rd & 5th Sundays)
Tuesday to Friday: 10.00am (Eucharist)
Friday: 10.30am (Reconciliation)
NB: If there is a funeral, it replaces the Mass of the Day

Deaths: Ronnie Dobson (Koroit), Flora Maclean, Gus Fitzgerald, Marj White, Dawn
Clancey
Anniversaries: We remember in prayer: Shane McGrath, Jim ONeill, James Dunn,
Albert Stainsby, John Brown
Baptisms: We welcome Nellie & Archie Edis into Gods family this weekend.
Parish Logo: We are looking at having an official Parish Logo. If you have any
creative ideas re logos, you are invited to submit them by end of June. (Parish Office)
Project Compassion: Thank you once again for participating so generously in this
years Appeal. $10,942.80 has been received. Receipts are now available at the Parish
Office for those who requested them.
Liturgical Rosters: The new roster is now available, or alternatively you will have
received it by email. Thank you for your commitment in serving Gods people.
Jesuit Maytime Fair: Saturday 2nd May 9.00 - 5.00pm, Xavier College, Kew
Collections:
Presbytery: $1,180.00
Parish: $995.50
Good Friday: $1,291.50
Thank you for your support
Counters:

This week: Team 8: Stan Carroll (5562 7658)

Next week Team 9: Barry Walsh (5562 4568)

Celebrations
Fr Eugene McKinnon celebrates his 40th Anniversary of Priesthood this year. He
will visit St Josephs to celebrate Mass on Friday, 5th June at 6.30pm. Fr Eugene
was Parish Priest here from 1998 to January, 2004.
Fr Barry Ryan celebrates his 50th Anniversary of Priesthood this year. Fr Barry
was ordained at St Josephs on 21st July, 1965. He will celebrate Mass at St Josephs
on Sunday, 13th September at 10.30am.
Liturgy Committee: Some of the issues currently being discussed:
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Reflection on Holy Week & the Easter Liturgies

Liturgical Ministries
Liturgical Roster
The Annual Racing Mass

Racing Mass: This will be celebrated on Sunday, 3rd May at 10.30am at St Josephs.
Refreshments will follow. Please bring a plate to share.
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity: This includes all the Christian Churches.
Venue: St Josephs Church
Date: Wednesday, 20th May
Shared meal at 6.00pm followed by prayer at 7.00pm
The Moving Forward Group: An invitation to all to a Community Gathering for
morning tea at 11.00am on Saturday, 2nd May at the Mozart Hall (next to the RSL).
This is a follow-up to the Quilt of Hope display. This is an event for interested people
to meet together informally to acknowledge those impacted by childhood sexual
abuse. You are most welcome to come along.
Aid is the Best Defence: The evening is sponsored by the Warrnambool Uniting
Church. Location: 103 Liebig St. Wbool. Date: Monday, 20th April. Time: 7.30pm
to 9.00pm. Further enquiries: Geoff Barker (0407 349 578) also see Gathering Space.