TheParishOceisattherearoftheParishHallandis

openonTuesdaysandFridaysfrom10amto4pm.

ItemsforinclusionintheBridgeside Bullenshouldbe
sent to the Parish Oce or Fr Andrew, preferably by
emailorwriennote,bymiddayonThursday.

Bapsms are celebrated on Sundays, either during

any of our Sunday Masses or aer the 9am Mass.
Bapsmal Preparaon meengs are held each month
at7pmonthesecondMondayintheMeengRooms
oftheParishHallatForster.PleasecontacttheParish
Ocefordetails.

Weddingsarecelebratedbyarrangementandwithat
least three months noce. Please contact Fr Andrew
toarrangeanappointment.
FnoM 1ur Pns1ons Drsk
Having outlined a proposal and opportunity for the
future of the Parish, as developed by the Finance
Commiee, we have embarked on a period open to
consultaonandcomment.WhileIrecognisethatthe
prospectoflosingourcurrentchurchbuildingscanbe
the source of great sorrow and angst, I would
encourageallmembersoftheparishtobeinvolvedin
theprocessofconversaonthathasnowbegun.

Sunday 4th November, 2012

Thirty First Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B
Bridgeside Bulletin
The weekly bullen of the Catholic community of
Forster and Tuncurry
Parish
FrAndrewDoohan(Parish Priest)
MrGregByrne(Pastoral Associate)
MrsSharonFowle(Administraon)
SrKathrynMcCabe(Aboriginal Catholic Ministry)

33LakeStreet,ForsterNSW2428
POBox67,ForsterNSW2428
P: (02)65546304
F: (02)65546425
E: forstertuncurryparish@gmail.comor
fr.andrew.doohan@bigpond.com(Fr Andrew)
W: www.forstertuncurryparish.catholicau.com
ParishSchool
HolyNameParishSchool(K6)
MrMarkMowbray(Principal)

41LakeStreet,ForsterNSW2428
POBox243,ForsterNSW2428
P: (02)65546504
F: (02)65548895
E: admin@forster.catholic.edu.au
W: www.forster.catholic.edu.au

HolyNameofJesusParishChurch
33LakeStreet,Forster
StMary,StaroftheSeaChurch
CnrKent&PeelStreets,Tuncurry
Proclaiming Christ to the communies of Forster, Tuncurry and the surrounding districts
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We have a great opportunity to be prophec in
embracingthefutureoftheChurchintheGreatLakes
area that our parish community serves, and your
prayerful and thoughul discernment would be most
appreciated.

In other news, this coming weeks sees the rst

meeng of Bishop Bills new Council of Priests, to
whichIhavebeenelected.TheBishophasalsoinvited
metobeamemberofhisCollegeofConsultorswhich
meets on the same day. I menon this because it will
mean another day each month out of the parish for
meengs in Newcastle, and gives added impetus to
my previously stated aim of having Liturgies of the
Wordonsuchdays.

It would be my hope that a suitable group of

parishioners who will lead these liturgies could be
established and receive some formaon and training
bytheendofthecurrentcalendaryear.Intheinterim
let me apologise for those occasions when weekday
Masswontbeavailable,andassureyouthatthenew
liturgies will be in place as soon as praccably
possible. As always, your comments on this iniave
aremostwelcome.

Unlnextweek Fr Andrew
Fon Youn CntrNonn
AnAdvent Retreat: Parish Reecon Daywillbeheld
onSaturday24thNovemberfrom10amto3pm.More
detailstofollow...
Or voun cunni1v, rtrnsr rnnv ron:

RecentlyDeceased:ElaineDunford.

Anniversaries:Annie&LeoLantry,AngelaBer

andallthosewhoaresickinourparish.
TPD(fortheweekahead)

Today4 5:30pm SolemnEveningPrayer&

Benedicon@Tuncurry

Tuesday6 All day Fr Andrew to Newcastle

for Council of PriestsNo
Mass today.
9am ChrisanMeditaon(Bob
6555 5914)
3:30pm HolyHour@Tuncurry
7pm ChrisanMeditaon(Bob
6555 5914)
7pm SacramentalProgram
ParentInfoMeeng@
Forster

Wednesday7 9am Mass@Forster
9:30am MenAliveGroup@
Forster
11:15am NovenatoOurLadyof
PerpetualHelp@Forster
2:30pm AnoinngMass@
KularooGardens
4pm PastoralTeamMeeng
@Forster

Thursday8 9am Mass@Forster

10am CaringGroup@Forster
PM Fr Andrew to Newcastle
for Liturgy Council.

Friday9 9:30am AnoinngMass@

Forster
10:30am RemembranceDay
Ceremony@School

Saturday10 8:30am Reconciliaon@

Tuncurry
9am Mass@Tuncurry
4:45pm Reconciliaon@Forster
(unl5.15pm)
6pm Mass(forSunday)@
Tuncurry

Sunday11 7am Mass@Tuncurry
9am Mass@Forster
10am Bapsms@Forster
10am RemembranceDay
Service@ForsterUning
Church
Mv CnttiNc Dnv
On 6th November TheSalvaon Army will be holding
their annual My Calling Day to raise funds for ip
chartsforhealtheducaoninAfrica.Theirspeakerwill
be Captain Sandy Hogg. The day will commence at
10amwithmorningteaandstalls,greatforChristmas
shopping. They would like to invite all ladies to come
andfellowshipwiththem.
SncnnMrN1nt PnocnnM
Families of children who are seven years old or older
in2012arenowinvitedtoenroltheirchildrenforthe
SacramentsofIniaonProgramcommencinginTerm
4,2012.

The Parents/Carers in those families (without the

children) are invited to an Informaon Evening on
Tuesday 6th November at 7pm in the Parish Hall
where preparaon for the Sacraments of
Reconciliaon, Conrmaon and Eucharist will be
outlined.

EnrolmentformsareavailablefromtheParishOce.
MrN Ativr Bnrnkrns1
During this Year of Grace this small group of men are
organising a Saturday morning breakfast on 24th
November from 7:30am to 8:30am outside the back
oftheForsterChurchHall.Breakfastisprovidedatno
cost and some of the group will talk about how
workingwiththeScripturescanbuildupagreaterlove
forJesusChristinourdailylivesinthisYearofGrace.
No bookings are necessary, just turn up. A good
breakfast will be provided with no pressure to be
involvedinanything...justsupportforeachother.
AN EcuMrNicnt RrMrMnnnNcr Dnv
Next Sunday we will mark Remembrance Day and
havebeeninvitedbyourChrisanbrothersandsisters
from the Forster Uning Church to again cross the
road and join them aer our 9am Mass to mark this
occasion.

There will be a short service of remembrance,

followed by a morning tea, and culminang by
gatheringundertheiragpoleat10:55amtomarkthe
houroftheArmisce.Pleaseconsiderjoiningthisday
ofspecialcommemoraoninthelifeofournaon.
Wun1 1ur Cuuncu iN Aus1nntin is SnviNc
Forthosewithaccesstotheinternetitiseasytostay
in touch with what the Catholic Church is saying on
issues of public importance in Australiasimply visit
the Churchs website (www.catholic.org.au) and go to
the Media Centre for the latest media releases and
publicstatements.
GnnorNiNc & MowiNc
OurnextworkingbeeisonThursday 15th November
Starng at Tuncurry 8am8:30am then Forster
Church.Allwelcome.Pleasebringyourowntoolsand
lawnmowers.EnquiriestoHowardon65576826.
Hosri1nt & HoMr Visi1s
We rely on family and friends to inform us about
those who are unwell in our community. If you know
ofanyoneneedingavisitorCommunioninhospitalor
homepleasecontacttheParishoce.
Pnnisu Mrr1iNcFottow Ur
Firstly, thanks to those members of the community
that aended the meeng last Sunday to discuss the
future of the Parish properes in Forster and
Tuncurry. The meeng went really well, and I was
appreciave of the comments and input from
membersofthecommunity.

For those who were unable to aend last Sunday, no

doubt you have already begun to hear something of
what was proposed. Available from the churches
today are a summary of the presentaon from last
weekend, together with all the other wrien material
thatwasmadeavailable.

All parishioners are invited to make their feelings

knownontheproposalusingeitherthequesonnaire
available in the church (which can be returned to the
boxinthechurchortotheParishOce)orinwring
by the end of November to enable to the Finance
Commiee to have a sense of the communitys
wishes.

The members of the Finance Commiee are only too

happy to speak about the proposal with individual
parishioners or small groups during the month of
November.PleasecontacttheParishOcetoarrange
this. Fr Andrew
SitrNcr nNo Pnusrs
This weekend sees the commencement of the
deliberateperiodsofsilenceduringourliturgy:

1. DuringthePenitenalAct,aerthePresiderinvites
us to prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred
mysteries;
2. During the Collect, aer the invitaon of the
PresidertoLetuspray;and
3. During the Liturgy of the Word, between the First
Reading and the Psalm, between the Second
ReadingandtheGospelAcclamaon,andaerthe
Homily.

This minor change to our liturgical pracce, which

belongstotheverynatureoftheliturgyitself,willno
doubttakesomemetobecomeanaturalpartofour
celebraons, but I would ask for your paence and
perseverance in the interim as we seek to make
corporate prayer even more prayerful than it already
is. Fr Andrew
DiocrsnN Nrws
The Diocese of MaitlandNewcastle relaunched its
online presence during the past week with a suite
ofnewwebsitesforitselfanditsagencies.Youcan
visit the new website at www.mn.catholic.org.au
andndlinkstotheothernewsitesthere.
The next edion of Aurora, our diocese magazine
will be published this coming week, being inserted
inThe Newcastle HeraldonTuesday6thNovember
and The Manning River Times on Friday 9th
November. The magazine can also be accessed via
thediocesanwebsite(seeabove).
ANNunt RrMrMnnnNcr Mnss
The annual Parish Remembrance Mass for those who
have died, especially during the last twelve months,
will be celebrated on Thursday 15th November at
5:30pmintheForsterchurch.
CnttiNc Att Musos!
As we get closer to the celebraon of Christmas, our
Merry Band of Minstrels (aka our Parish Musicians)
are keen to hear from other musicians in the parish
whomightliketojointhisparcularliturgicalministry.
We are parcularly keen to hear from keyboardists,
butanyonewithagiformusicwouldbemademost
welcome. Please contact Fr Andrew or Paul Geraghty
(6555 5930) if youre interested in sharing your gi
withus.
Ftowrn Ros1rn
TheowerrosterisavailableattherearoftheChurch.
FnirNosuir Gnour (SrNions)
We will have our Christmas Celebraon on Tues 20th
November at 12.00 noon. Venue: Bellevue Hotel
Tuncurry. New members & friends welcome. Please
contactLorraine65547056orLey65549670.
Church Cleaners (for the week ahead)
Tuncurry Group3
Forster Group1
Collecon Count
ThisSunday Team2
NextSunday Team3
Responsorial Psalm
Response: Iloveyou,Lord,mystrength.

Iloveyou,Lord,mystrength,
myrock,myfortress,mysaviour.
MyGodistherockwhereItakerefuge;
myshield,mymightyhelp,mystronghold.
TheLordisworthyofallpraise:
whenIcallIamsavedfrommyfoes.

LonglifetotheLord,myrock!
PraisedbetheGodwhosavesme.
Hehasgivengreatvictoriestohisking
andshownhisloveforhisanointed.

Gospel Acclamaon
Alleluia,alleluia!
OurSaviourJesusChristhasdoneawaywithdeath,
andbroughtuslifethroughhisgospel.
Alleluia!
Oun Pnnisu Cottrc1ioNs
a)TheParish Collecon,providingfortheneedsofthe
parish and its ministry, is taken up during the
presentaon and preparaon of the gis (the
oertory).Thisistheenvelopecollecon.

b) The Diocesan Clergy Collecon, providing for the

remuneraon and support of the clergy of the
diocese,willbetakenupaercommunion(duringthe
ThanksgivingHymnorasimilarme).
Scnir1unr RrnoiNcs

This Week Deuteronomy6:26
Hebrews7:2328
Mark12:2834
Next Week 1Kings17:1016
Hebrews9:2428
Mark12:3844
Readers This Weekend Next Weekend
6pmTuncurry LouHope
NeilPye
TonyStevens
MonicaHunt
ColleenCashman
BobCashman
7amTuncurry ChrisMatuszny
MaryGreig
EdnaTucker
NormaYoung
BronwynMorse
LeyBartle
9amForster

TrevorTurner
IrisBailey
SharonFowle
GregByrne
LauranneByrne
TrevorTurner
Ministers of Communion This Weekend Next Weekend
6pmTuncurry OwenCarroll,PaulMcFadden,Jeanee
Goodacre,BurnessGoodlet,Frank
Hayman,PatHooker,LouHope,Monica
Hunt,RobynMilligan
CarolynOllie,RuthPearson,Monique
Piscopo,MargaretSmith,TonyStevens,
MaureenStevens,GlenStrong,Owen
Carroll,PaulMcFadden
7amTuncurry MarkMowbray,EdnaTucker,Ley
Bartle,KathCopas,BernadeeDaczko,
CushlaDrake
MaryGreig,Kay&GrahamGriths,
TonyKnight,CecileMalone,Alex
Matuszny
9amForster AnneHartmann,JimHunt,Barbara
Kermode,Pat&JaneMcCarthy,Sr
LouiseMcDonnell,ElleCairnsCowan,
AnneMoloney,ShioneyNeal.
MichaelPower,AfravanBoxtel,Viv&
MichaelAllen,MichaelAmato,Josi
Beece,Greg&LauranneByrne,Elle
CairnsCowan
IN1rncrssonv Pnnvrn Gnour
To request prayers for someone please contact Bob
Cashman on 6555 5914 leaving your name and
contactdetails.
Cn1uotic Lrnorn & Cn1uotic Wrrktv
The Catholic Leader (Brisbane) and Catholic Weekly
(Sydney) news papers can be found for purchase at
therearofthechurchatacostof$2each.