Parish

FrAndrewDoohan(Parish Priest)
MrGregByrne(Pastoral Associate)
MrsSharonFowle(Administraon)
SrKathrynMcCabe(Aboriginal Catholic Ministry)

TheParish OceisattherearoftheParishHallandis
staedonWednesdayandFridayfrom10amto4pm.

Items for inclusion in Bridgeside Bullen should be

receivedinwringorbyemailbymiddayonThursday.

33LakeStreet,ForsterNSW2428
POBox67,ForsterNSW2428
P: (02)65546304
F: (02)65546425
E: forstertuncurryparish@gmail.com
W: www.forstertuncurrycatholic.org.au

Holy Name Parish School (K6)

MrMarkMowbray(Principal)

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

Parish Informaon
Bapsms are celebrated on Sundays, either during
anyofourSundayMassesoraerthe9amMass.The
next Bapsmal Preparaon meeng will take place in
the Parish Halls meeng rooms on Monday 9th
December commencing at 7pm. Please contact the
Parish Oce for more details, or visit the Parish
website.

Weddingsarecelebratedbyarrangementandwithat
least three (and preferably more) months noce.
PleasecontactFrAndrewformoredetails,orvisitthe
Parishwebsite.

Sunday 24th November, 2013

Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, Year C
Bridgeside Bulletin
The weekly bullen of the
Catholic Parish of Forster Tuncurry
HolyNameofJesusParishChurch
33LakeStreet,Forster
StMary,StaroftheSeaChurch
CnrKent&PeelStreets,Tuncurry
Proclaiming Christ to the communies of Forster, Tuncurry and the surrounding districts
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Facebook
Reconciliaon is available on Saturday mornings at
Tuncurry from 8:30am unl the beginning of the 9am
Mass,onSaturdayaernoonsatForsterfrom4:45pm
unl5:15pm,orothermesbycontacngFrAndrew.

Holy HourisobservedeachTuesdayaernooninthe
Tuncurry Church from 3:30pm unl the beginning of
Massat4:30pm.

Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help is prayed

every Wednesday in the Forster church. This week
only we will meet at 9.30am. Contact Shioney (6554
9468)formoreinformaon.

Evening Prayer & Benedicon is celebrated on the

rstSundayofeachmonthat5:30pmintheTuncurry
church. It will next be celebrated on Sunday 1st
December.Allwelcome.
IN voun cunni1v, rtrnsr rnnv ron:

Those recently deceased.
SrPatriciaHayesrsj,PatrickLaming

Those whose anniversaries occur about now.
ThomasCurs

All those in our community who are sick.

Tur Pnnisu Dinnv(for the week ahead)

Sundays & weekdays of Ordinary Time unless noted
otherwise.

Monday25thNovember
9am MorningPrayer@Forster

Tuesday26thNovember
9am ChrisanMeditaon(Bob 6555
5914)
3:30pm HolyHour@Tuncurry
4:30pm Mass@Tuncurry
5:30pm ChrisanMeditaon(Bob 6555
5914)

Wednesday27thNovember
9am Mass@Forster
9:30am menALIVEmorninggroup@Forster
11:15am NovenatoOurLadyofPerpetual
Help@Forster
5:30pm JointCouncilsmeeng@Forster

Thursday28thNovember
Fr Andrew to Newcastle for Clergy Fund meeng.
9am MorningPrayer@Forster
7:30pm menALIVEeveninggroup@Forster

Friday29thNovember
9:30am Mass@Forster

Saturday30thNovember
Feast of St Andrew
8:30am Reconciliaon@Tuncurry
9am Mass@Tuncurry
11am CelebraonofFirstReconciliaons
@Forster(unl1pm)
4:45pm Reconciliaon@Forster(unl5:15
pm)
6pm Mass@Tuncurry

Sunday1stDecember
7am Mass@Tuncurry
9am Mass@Forster
5:30pm SolemnEveningPrayer@Tuncurry
Rrcutnn Ac1ivi1irs iN 1ur Pnnisu
Secular Franciscan Fraternity
TheSecularFranciscanswillnextmeetonWednesday
4th December, coming together for Mass at 9am,
followed by a cuppa at 9:30am and then the meeng
10amto12pm.

The menALIVE Groups

ThemorninggroupwillnextmeetonWednesday 27th
November aer the 9am Mass, while the evening
group will next meet on Thursday 28th November at
7:30pm.

Maintenance & Gardening Group

The Parish is lucky to be served by a very dedicated
band of volunteers who tend to the upkeep of the
groundsandgardensofourtwochurchsites.Theydo
afabulousjob,andarealwaysreadytowelcomenew
memberstothegroup.ThenextdateisThursday 12th
December, starng at Tuncurry at 8am and then on
toForster,followedbyaChristmaspartyandsausage
sizzel. Contact Howard 6557 6826 for more
informaon.

Singing Pracce
The Singing Group will gather in the Tuncurry church
on Tuesday 26th November for a 7pm start. All are
welcome as we gather to pracce and learn new
hymnsinpreparaonforAdventandChristmas.

Collecon of Foodstus for Homebase

On the rst Sunday of each month we undertake a
collecon in order to support Homebase. The next
collecon will next take place on Sunday 1st
December.
Couto You Br A Cn1rcuis1?
The Diocese is promong Special Religious Educaon
in Government Schools and encouraging people to
consider becoming Catechists (or SRE/Scripture
teachers).

If you think you might be able to assist with this

important and rewarding ministry, you would be
supportedwithtrainingandresources.

For more informaon, please visit the Diocesan

website (www.mn.catholic.org.au/sre) or speak with
FrAndrew,LoreaHeernan,ortheParishOce.
Likr n Fncrnook AccouN1?
Sharon Fowle will host an informal session on how to
open a Facebook account on Sunday 1st December
aer 9am Mass. There will also be opportunies to
askquesonsandgain insightonthefunconsofthe
applicaon. Please bring your laptop, iPad or other
computerdeviceifpossible.
Tur Li11tr Btur Book ron AovrN1
AsinyearspasttheParishhaspurchasedaquantyof
The Lile Blue Book containing six minute reecons
on the Sunday Gospels of the Advent and Christmas
seasons.

If you are looking for a resource to help mark the

spiritual and religious signicance of these seasons,
copies of the book can be purchased from the
churches from this weekend at a cost of just $5six
weeks of reecons for about the cost of buying a
decentcappuccino!

FnoM 1ur Pns1ons Drsk

ThenewParishPastoralCouncilmetfortherstme
during the week that has just passed, and high on its
agenda were discussion about how to begin
implemenngtheParishPastoralPlanapprovedatthe
recent Pastoral Assembly. A clear plan for the
implementaon of two of the prioriesestablishing
a Social Jusce group, and the Family Ministry
Commieehasnowbeendeveloped,andasyoucan
seeelsewhereinBridgeside Bullenwerenotwaing
longtobegin.

Aninialpublicmeengto(re)establishaParishSocial
JusceGroupwillbeheldonWednesday4December
at 5.30pm to begin the process of making that
proposalareality.Allaremostwelcometoaendthis
meeng,whichwillbeheldintheParishHall.

Some inial work in connecon with the Family

Ministry Commiee will be undertaken over the next
few months, with the hope that an inial public
meeng will be held early in the new year once the
holidayperiodisover.

If any parishioner has thoughts or contribuons in

connecon with the development of the Parish
Pastoral Council, please do not hesitate to drop me a
noteoremail.

The small membership of the Pastoral Council was

discussed in some detail, and the Council resolved to
considercoopngparishioners(byinvitaon)toesh
outtheCouncilsmembership.Announcementsabout
newmembersofthePastoralCouncilwillbemadeas
these arrangements are nalished. In addion, the
ParishPastoralCouncilelectedanewChairofCouncil
in succession to Ken Pares. The new Chair is Cushla
Drake.CongratulaonsCushla!

A Reminder
InrecentweeksIhavediscoveredanumberofpieces
ofliteraturebeingplacedinourchurchbuildingsthat
can only be described as less than edifying. The
materialinquesonwasremovedanddestroyed.

I would remind all members of the Parish that no

printed material should be placed in the church
buildingwithouttheapprovalofmyself.

A Personal Request
Iverymuchenjoyspeakingwithpeopleastheyarrive
for Mass on Sundays, parcularly the oen light
hearted banter that accompanies the wandering into
the church building. As you might expect, however, I
amoenaempngtoholdanumberofthingsinmy
heada homily, parcular celebraons,
(Connued on page 7)
TvruooN HnivnNCnni1ns Arrrnt
Caritas Australia has launched an appeal to provide
assistance to the people of The Philippines and
Vietnam who have been so aected by Typhoon
Haiyan.

The special envelopes did not arrive, but a bucket

collecon will be taken up as we leave the church
today. Donaons can also be made via the Catholic
DevelopmentFundoronlineatwww.caritas.org.au.

WhileIrecognisethattherehasbeenasignicantcall
on your generosity in recent months, I would
encourage you to be as generous as possible in order
to assist our brothers and sisters who have been
devastated by the loss of family members and their
homes. Fr Andrew
AovrN1 SrcoNo Ri1r or RrcoNcitin1ioN
In conjuncon with Taree Parish, there will be two
opportunies to celebrate the Second Rite of
Reconciliaon:

Thursday 5th December @ Taree (me to be

advised);and
Thursday19thDecember@Tuncurryat7pm.

Pleaseputthesedatesinyourdiary.
BtrssiNc or AovrN1 Wnrn1us
AspartofourSundayMassesnextweekend(theFirst
Sunday of Advent) we will be oering the
opportuniesforfamiliestohavetheAdventWreaths
blessedaspartofourcelebraons.

IfyouwouldliketohaveyourAdventWreathblessed,
pleasebringitwithyoutoMassnextweekend.
Pns1onnt AssrMntv PnocrroiNcs
The ocial Proceedings of the 2013 Parish Pastoral
Assembly are now available in the same way that the
preliminary papers were available prior to the
Assembly:

FromtheDownloadspageoftheParishwebsite(a
password is required; it is the same one used for
thepreliminarypapers;contacttheParishOceor
FrAndrewifyoudonthaveit);
ViaemailbycontacngtheParishOce;and
A limited number of copies will be available at the
churches from this weekendplease ask for your
copyastheywillnotonpublicdisplay.

Please do not hesitate to contact Fr Andrew or the

Parish Oce if you have any dicules obtaining a
copyofthesepapers.

Li1uncicnt MiNis1nirs Ros1rns

New rosters for December and January are available
from the rear of the churches. They include Holy
Week.Please check these rosters parcularly over the
holiday period and organise a replacement if you are
not available. Your cooperaon is much appreciated.
Ftowrn Ros1rn
We are in urgent need of helpers for the ower
decoraons in Tuncurry Church. If you are able to
help,pleasephonetheParishOceon65546304.
Bisuors Awnno
TheBishopsAwardacknowledgestheinvolvementof
young people in parish life and is open to any
secondary student currently enrolled in Years 711 at
oneofourCatholicschools.

There are up to six Bishops Awards available and

selecon will be nalised early in Term One, 2014.
Thosestudentssuccessfulintheirapplicaonwillhave
their school tuion fees paid in 2014 as well as
receivingaCercateofRecognion.

Students within school and parish communies are

encouragedtoconsiderapplyingforaBishopsAward.
Informaon and applicaon packs are available from
yoursecondaryschoolprincipal.
AovnNcr No1icrCunis1Mns Dnv Mnssrs
Our metable of Masses for Christmas Day is as
follows:

Tues24thDec 6:30pm Holy Name School, Lake

St,Forster

Wed25thDec Midnight Holy Name Church,

Forster
7am St Mary, Star of the Sea
Church,Tuncurry
9am St Mary, Star of the Sea
Church,Tuncurry
9am Holy Name Church,
Forster
Hotv NnMr Scuoot S1rrunNir AtrxnNorn
GnnorN Pnojrc1 GinN1 Cunis1Mns Rnrrtr
The SAKG Commiee is holding another fundraising
eort to support the Schools Stephanie Alexander
Garden Project. The Giant Christmas Rae features a
widearrayorgreatprizes.

TicketsareavailablefromboththeSchoolandParish
Oces, and the rae will be drawn on 11th
December.
CtniM 1ur Dn1rCuisuotM RrcioN RCIA
On Pentecost Sunday 2014 the Chisholm Region will
celebrate21yearsofRCIAministry!

IfyouhavehadanyexperienceofRCIAintheparishes
of the Chisholm Region, especially in the parishes of
East Maitland, Morpeth, Maitland, Rutherford or
Lochinvar, we hope you will bring a picnic lunch on
Sunday 8th June 2014 to the Corcoran Centre,
GeorgeSt,Morpethandcelebratewithus!

FormoreinformaonpleasecontactLoreoLynchon
49337425orloreo.lynch@exemail.com.au.
Es1nntisuiNc n Socint Jus1icr Gnour
One of the objecves of the recently adopted Parish
PastoralPlanfor20132015was:

That the Parish of Forster Tuncurry

establish a Parish Social Jusce Group.

As a rst step in bringing this objecve to reality, the

Parish Pastoral Council has decided to hold an inial
publicmeengforanyonewhomightbeinterestedin
being part of such a group to begin discerning how
besttoencourageanunderstandingofsocialjuscein
ourParishandthebroadercommunity.

This meeng will take place on Wednesday 4th

December at 5:30pm in the Parish Hall/Meeng
Room.Allarewelcometoaend.

Copies of the proposal as contained in the Parish

Pastoral Plan can be found on the Parish website (on
the Downloads page) or by contacng the Parish
Oce.
Fn1urn Mncs Cunis1Mns PuooiNcs
Father Macs Christmas Puddings to adorn your
Christmas table are again available for purchase in a
number of sizes: a family size of 1.6kg and small size
of 800g. A gluten free pudding of 800g is also
available.Deliverycanbearranged.

Formoreinformaonortoplaceyourordercall9349
3066or0419243285,orsendafaxto93492146.
ADVENT has a twofold characteras a season to
prepareforChristmaswhenChristsrstcomingtous
is remembered; as a season when that remembrance
directs the mind and heart to await Christs second
comingattheendofme.Adventisthusaperiodfor
devoutandjoyfulexpectaon.

General Norms on the Liturgical Year

and Calendar, 39

Mnss or S1 FnnNcis

Gloria

Text:ExcerptsfromtheEnglishtranslaonofTheRomanMissal2010,ICEL;Music:2010,PaulTaylor.Allrightsreserved.Usedwith
permissionAustralianAgentWordofLifeInternaonal.LicenceNo.195E.
So let us sing now, not in order to enjoy a life of leisure, but in order to lighten our labours.
You should sing as wayfarers dosing, but continue your journey. Do not be lazy, but sing
to make your journey more enjoyable. Sing, but keep going.
St Augustine, 5th century

Orron1uNi1irs Ou1sior Tur Pnnisu

Prayer for Deceased Priests
During the month of November we remember the
HolySouls.Everyoneiswelcometocomeandprayfor
our deceased Bishops and Priests on Friday 29th
November commencing at 6pm. We will meetat the
Catholic Chapel at Sandgate Cemetery and the move
to those places where our priests have been buried.
Please come prepared for a short walk, with insect
repellant and a hat. For more informaon please
contactFrBrianMascordviaemailatbrian.mascord@
mn.catholic.org.au

MaitlandNewcastle Cursillo Community

A Mass of Thanksgiving and the Annual General
Meeng of the MaitlandNewcastle Cursillo
Community will be held on Friday 29th November
start at 7:15pm to be held in the Chapel of the Stella
Maris Seafarers Mission Centre. Please BYO small
platetoshareforsupper.

CSO Mackillop Day

On Saturday 30th November, sta, students and the
wider community of the Catholic School Oce of
MaitlandNewcastle are encouraged to walk or cycle
alongtheFernleighTrackorrideamotorcyclearound
Newcastle for Penola Houses 10 Lost Children Fund.
Register or sponsor a parcipant via the website
www.mackillopday.com.

CCR Day of Prayer

A Day of Prayer (including Mass and Exposion) with
Fr Barry Dwyer will be held at St Josephs Parish Hall,
Gordon St, Rozelle on Saturday 30th November
between 10:30am and 4pm. Lunch providedcost by
donaon. Bookings are required. Contact CCR Centre
on98102499oremail@ccrnsw.org.au.

Internaonal Day of People with Disability

The Diocese of MaitlandNewcastle extends an
invitaon to all to aend a Vigil Mass at the Sacred
Heart Cathedral to celebrate Internaonal Day of
People with Disability. Bishop Bill will preside at the
MassonSaturday 30th Novemberat5:30pm.

Making Waves: A Celebraon of Song

This end of year/Christmas event, featuring all of the
Conservatorium of Musics community vocal
ensembles (including the mulaward winning
ensemble Echology) will be held at the Harold Lobb
Concert Hall, Conservatorium of Music at 12pm on
Sunday 1st December.Ticketswillbeavailableatthe
dooratacostof$12foradults,$8concession,and$5
forchildren.

Mulcultural Choral Society Christmas Concert

The Societys Christmas Concert will be held on
Sunday 1st December at 7pm at Sacred Heart
Cathedral, Hunter Street, Newcastle West. Christmas
music from around the world including communal
singing.Entranceisfree.Formoreinformaoncontact
Joop49545227orConcordia@live.com.au.

Newcastle Catholic Charismac Renewal

An invitaon is extended to all people to share in a
Thanksgiving Mass to celebrate that God has walked
withusthroughallof2013andblessedusinsomany
ways. Supper will be served aerwards. Mass will be
held at St Patricks Catholic Church, Macquarie St,
Wallsend on Friday 6th December at 7pm. No RSVP
necessary.ContactWayneCaruanafordetailson0466
631394.

The New Evangelisaon

What is it and what dierence does it make? Fathers
MauriceNuandJohnFaheyGuerra,fromtheUnited
States, will be conducng a Summer School at St
Clements Retreat Centre, Galong, NSW, from 17th
24th January 2014. Maurice and John bring their
enthusiasm and experse to these quesons and we
can bring our quesons and understanding. Phone 02
6380 5222 or email info@stclement.com.au for
details.
Cnn PnnkiNc n1 Fons1rn
The church car park at Forster has now had marked
spaces added to assist in ensuring the safe usage of
thecarpark.Thismeansthatostreetparkingisnow
only permied in the spaces that have been marked
ascarspaces.

Therearealsotwokiss&dropspacestoallowforthe
seng down of passengers. These spaces, which are
marked by diagonal lines, must not be used for
parking during those mes when Mass and other
liturgiesarebeingcelebratedinthechurch.

As we saw last week, parking in these spaces also

preventsanambulancefromapproachingthedoorsof
thechurchbuilding.

While there are no designated disabled parking

spaces,itwouldbemyhopethatthecareandconcern
ofparishionersforthelessmobilebrothersandsisters
might make this an unnecessary step. This will
connuetobemonitored,andfurtherchangeswillbe
madeifnecessary.

I apologise for any inconvenience that this move

brings, but we are le with lile choice if we are to
meet our legal and moral obligaons to provide safe
physicalfaciliesforallthosewhovisitthem.

Fr Andrew

Wonk Hrnt1u & Snrr1v INronMn1ioN

The Diocese of MaitlandNewcastle is commied to
ensuring the health, safety and welfare of its workers
(i.e.employee,contractororsubcontractor,employee
of contractor or subcontractor, employee of labour
hire company, outworker, apprence or trainee work
experience student and volunteer), visitors and the
publicinworkplacesandalsothehealthandsafetyof
those who may be aected by its operaons. In
securing workplace health and safety, the Diocese
promises to pursue best pracce in Work Health and
Safety (WHS), full its statutory dues with regard to
WHS and through connual improvement strive to
preventinjuriesandillnessesintheworkplace.

Ifyoubecomeawareofanyhazardonparishproperty,
or suer an incident or injury while on parish
property,youareaskedtoletFrAndrewortheParish
Oce know as soon as possible in order that the
appropriatestepscanbetaken.

IfthereisanymaerconcerningWorkHealth&Safety
that you wish to raise or have considered by the
Parish, please contact Fr Andrew who will bring the
maertotheaenonoftheappropriateperson.
Pnnisu IN1rncrssonv Pnnvrn Gnour
To request prayers for someone in need of prayer
please contact Bob Cashman on 6555 5914 leaving
yournameandcontactdetails.

Bobcanalsohelpyouifyoureinterestedinbecoming
partofthisimportantministrywithintheParish.
Cn1uotic Nrwsrnrrns Avnitnntr
The Catholic Leader (Brisbane) and Catholic Weekly
(Sydney) newspapers are available at the rear of the
churchesatacostof$2each.
Ministers this Weekend... ...of the Word ...of Communion
6pmTuncurry GeraldineMullin
ValarieRoss
TonyStevens
OwenCarroll,BurnessGoodlet,RobynMilligan,Carolyn
Ollie,RuthPearson,MoniquePiscopo,MaureenPye,
NeilPye,MaureenStevens.
7amTuncurry PatriciaCornish
KayGriths
NormChapman
MaryGreig,GrahamGriths,TonyKnight,Cecile
Malone,MarkMowbray,EdnaTucker.
9amForster RobynRyan
AfraVanBoxtel
TrevorTurner
JosiBeech,BarbaraDolahenty,AlanMcCarthy,Coral
McCarthy,AnneMoloney,RobertMoran,ShioneyNeal,
MaureenVisser,TonyVisser.
Please note: The above informaon reects the rosters as originally published,
and doesnt take account of any swaps that may have been organised between individuals.
CoMMuNioN 1o Sick & HousrnouNo
We are in need of Ministers of Communion of the
Blessed Sacrament to housebound people in our
outlying areas (Pacic Palms/Hallidays Point). If you
live in this area and are able to assist in this way
pleasecontactGregByrneattheoce65546304.
Hosri1nt & HoMr Visi1s
Because of the restricons imposed by Australias
PrivacyLaws,theParishreliesonfamilyandfriendsto
inform us about those who are unwell in our
community.

If you know of anyone needing a visit or Communion

inhospitalorathomepleasecontactFrAndreworthe
ParishOce.
announcements that need to be madein the
minutesimmediatelypriortoMassstarng.

Because of my limitaonsjust one of manythese

few moments are clearly not the me for me to
speaking about weigher maersparcularly if I
wanttorememberthem!

Could I therefore appeal to you, my brothers and

sisters, to help mekeep things straight in my head by
making sure that my poor brain can keep its focus on
what are its priories in the immediate period before
Massbegins,i.e.thosethingsthatneedtobeinthere
for the celebraon of Mass. I would be very grateful
foryourassistance.

Unlnextweek
Fr Andrew

Oun Li1uncv Toonv

Responsorial Psalm
Response: Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord.

IrejoicedwhenIheardthemsay:
'LetusgotoGod'shouse.'
Andnowourfeetarestanding
withinyourgates,OJerusalem.

Jerusalemisbuiltasacity
stronglycompact.
Itistherethatthetribesgoup,
thetribesoftheLord.

ForIsrael'slawitis,
theretopraisetheLord'sname.
Thereweresetthethronesofjudgment
ofthehouseofDavid.

Gospel Acclamaon
Alleluia,alleluia!
Blessed is he who inherits the kingdom of David our
Father;
BlessedishewhocomesinthenameoftheLord.
Alleluia!
Scnir1unr RrnoiNcs

Today 2Samuel5:13
Colossians1:1220
Luke23:3543
Monday Daniel1:16,820
Luke21:14
Tuesday Daniel2:3145
Luke21:511
Wednesday Daniel5:16,1314,1617,2328
Luke21:1219
Thursday Daniel6:1228
Luke21:2028
Friday Daniel7:214
Luke21:2028
Saturday Romans10:918
Mahew4:1822
Next Sunday Isaiah2:15
Romans13:1114
Mahew24:3744
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).
RrcriviNc CoMMuNioN
So that we might receive Communion in a t and
properway,pleasebeawareofthefollowing:

When we process forward to receive Communion,

we have been asked by the Australian Bishops to
adopt a common and unied gesture of reverence
before doing so. In Australia that gesture is a bow
of the head and shoulders (GIRM, 160). Any other
formofreverence,includingagenuecon,should
thereforebeavoided.
Communion by selfinncon (selfdipping) is
neverpermied,sincewereceiveCommunionand
never take Communion. Please refrain from this
inappropriateacon.
We regret that we do not have the physical
facilies to oer communion while kneeling, and
respecully ask you to refrain from kneeling to
receive Communion while part of the procession,
since this is contrary to the nature of the
Communion procession itself. Your cooperaon in
honouring this request is very much appreciated,
andwethankyouforyourconsideraon.
SitrNcr iN 1ur Li1uncv
Weobservesilenceduringourliturgy(onSundaysand
weekdays)atthefollowingmes:

1. DuringthePenitenalAct,aerthePresiderinvites
us to prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred
mysteriesinordertorecollectourselves;
2. During the Collect, aer the invitaon of the
PresidertoLetusprayagaininordertorecollect
ourselves;
3. DuringtheLiturgyoftheWord,attheconclusionof
the rst reading in order that we might meditate
onwhatwehaveheard;
4. DuringtheLiturgyoftheWord,attheconclusionof
the second reading in order that we might
meditateonwhatwehaveheard;and
5. DuringtheLiturgyoftheWord,attheconclusionof
the homily in order that we might meditate on
whatwehaveheard.
How worthy is the Lamb who
was slain, to receive power
and divinity, and wisdom
and strength and honour.
To him belong glory and
power for ever and ever.