ST JOSEPHS PARISH - WARRNAMBOOL

Parish Office: 5562 223 1 Fax: 5562 223 0 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) Michael Gray (St Josephs School) Peter Morgan (Emmanuel College) 6.30pm (Vigil); 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)

16th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Priests In-Service, Consultors & Council of Priests
This week I, together with the priests of the Ballarat Diocese, will gather in Ballarat with Bishop Paul Bird for the above meetings. (Fr John)
Organ Concert: Thank you to the organ students who entertained us with an interesting programme of music prior to Mass last Saturday evening. For details of the programme see notice board. A CD of the concert has been burnt and may be purchased for $7. Contact Parish Office. Thanksgiving Envelopes: Please take home your new issue of envelopes. Marriage Encounter Weekend: The weekend (9-11 August) is a time for you and spouse to be together, to rediscover each other and focus on your relationship in a very positive way. Forget lifes tensions and interruptions and rekindle the closeness, intimacy, and love that brought you together. Your Marriage deserves that kind of attention. Accommodation and meals provided. Further information: (9733 0997) Movement Towards Justice: A Group, established in Ballarat to support people who have been affected due to Church personnel abuse, is inviting contributions to a Quilt of Hope. If you wish to participate in this creation please contact the Parish Office. See Notice Board for more information. Environmental Audit: Your ideas are needed to assist our Parish lighten the environmental footprint and use our resources sustainably. Contact Parish Office. Meetings: Tuesday: First Eucharist Parents Meeting at 7.00pm (Gathering Space) Wednesday: Finance Committee at 12noon. Thursday: West Papua Group at 7.30pm (Gathering Space) Supporting the Parish: Thank you to the parishioners who financially support the work of the church at St Josephs. There are some parishioners who are not involved in the Thanksgiving Program but may now wish to participate. You can join the Program through the envelope system, by direct debit or by credit card. Name Address Phone No Email.. Envelopes ( ) Direct Debit ( ) Credit Card ( ) Please place on the collection plate or to the Parish Office.

Office Hours: Monday to Friday: 9:00am - 12:30pm; 1:30pm - 4:00pm SCHOOL PRINCIPALS: WEEK-END LITURGIES:

WEEK-DAY LITURGIES: Wednesday & Friday: 10.00am (Liturgy of Word with Comm)

Deaths: Peter Hargreaves, Bill Kane, Pat Gavin, Noel Callaghan, Marie Fry, Fr John Allen (Sale Diocese), Don Stephens, Mary McMahon, Betty Tate, Sandra Watson Anniversaries: We remember in Prayer: Jean Carney, Beatrice Kennedy, John Kennedy, Leo Kennedy, Gwenda Sanelli, Brooke Spetch Baptism: We welcome Ivy Wardlaw into Gods Family this weekend. St Anns College Old Collegians: Raffertys Tavern on Friday, 26th July at 12noon. Taize Practice Service: The Taize Group extend an invitation to all to join them this Friday (St Josephs Hall) at 7.30pm. Further enquiries: Jenny (0419 428 656). Bereavement Support Group: Monday, 29th July at 4.30pm Hospitality (Cuppa): Family Group Hospitality this Sunday after the 10.30am Mass. Holy Hour: St Annes Purnim this Thursday: 11.00am to 12noon PowerPoint Presentation: The Focus this week: Apostleship of the Sea St Vincent de Paul: Thank you for your most generous support in raising $2,234.80 Collections: Counters: Presbytery: $1,092.00 Parish: $1,916.70 This week: Team 5: Peter Stacey (5562 1469) Next week: Team 6: Barry Wolff (5562 7913)