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)

Office Hours: Monday to Friday: 9.00am - 12.30pm; 1.30pm - 4.00pm

SCHOOL PRINCIPALS:
WEEK-END 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)

WEEK-DAY LITURGIES: Tuesday: 10.00am (Eucharist)

Christmas Mass Times (see opposite page)

Fourth Sunday of Advent

Advent has a two-fold purpose:
* to prepare for Christmas when Christs birth is remembered
* to await Christs second coming at the end of time
Thanks to the many who, during, Advent have contributed to the
work of the St Vincent de Paul Society and to the support of
Refugees. You may still donate to these worthy causes. See
envelopes in Gathering Space.

Christmas Mass Times

24th December (Wednesday)
5.00pm at St Josephs School (All welcome)
7.00pm & 9.00pm (St Josephs Church)
8.00pm Purnim (Assembly of Word with Communion)

Deaths: Brian Parsons, Mark Kelson

25th December (Thursday)

9.30am St Josephs Church

Anniversaries: We remember: Mary Mugavin (Purnim), Lyn Van Rooy, John (Jock)
McDonald, Tottie OBrien, Damian McCann, P.J. McCann, Shauna ONeill, Norman
Rowe

Christmas Mass Ministries: Please consider being a liturgical minister at one of the
Christmas Masses. List available (Gathering Space) or phone Parish Office.

Baptism: We welcome Connor Henriksen and Jack, Georgie & Oscar Lee into Gods
Family this weekend.
Did you Know? St Josephs now has a Facebook page. Type in St Josephs
Warrnambool into the search bar on Facebook and youll find us there. You will find
information about current and upcoming events, contact other parishioners, post
photos, leave comments, support parish activities and share ideas. This is another way
we hope to reach out to our community and beyond. If interested in assisting in the
development of the site please contact the Parish via the Facebook page: https://
www.facebook.com/stjosephswarrnambool.
Collections:
Counters:

Presbytery: $952.00
Parish: $1,486.25
Thank you for your support
This week: Team 2: Mary McNamara (5562 4630)
Next week: Team 3: Tom Arundell
( 5561 2109)

The Annual Christmas Appeal: This Appeal will be taken up at all Masses today.
The Christmas Appeal is one way by which the Diocese can respond to the many
communities around the world who turn to us for assistance. Our response is an
indication of our solidarity with people in need. See Gathering Space where this
Appeal was shared last year.
Christmas Day Meal: Christmas is a time for sharing with family & friends but for
many this is not possible. You are welcome to share a luncheon on Christmas Day
(St Josephs Hall). If interested, please contact Lorri (0400 585 554) or Centacare
(5559 3000).
Making a Scene at Christmas: Thank you to all who contributed last week - those
who lent their cribs and the many volunteers. Thank you also to all who visited the
Exhibition, it was a great success with about 2,000 people enjoying the experience.
We thank Fr Andrew Hayes, Fiona Tonkin and Keith Linard for sharing their
collections with us. See Diocesan E-News article www.ballarat.catholic.org.au