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 - 1.00pm; 1.30pm - 4.00pm

SCHOOL PRINCIPALS:

Michael Gray (St Josephs School)

Peter Morgan (Emmanuel College)

WEEK-END LITURGIES:

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 & Friday: 10.00am (Eucharist)

Wednesday: 1.00pm (Requiem Mass: Sheila Williams RIP)
Friday: 10.30am (Reconciliation)
NB: If there is a funeral, it replaces the Mass of the Day

Fourth Sunday of Easter

Thanksgiving Program
It has been many years since St Josephs Parish had a major Thanksgiving
Program. In July & August this year the parishes of Port Fairy, Koroit,
Warrnambool West and St Josephs Warrnambool will conduct a
Thanksgiving Program. The Development Office of the Archdiocese of
Melbourne will assist these 4 parishes in this process.
Contributing to the Program is essential in maintaining parish life. The
Thanksgiving Program funds the day-to-day workings of the Parish: eg the
maintenance of property, the insurance of buildings, administration & salaries
of staff, levies to the diocese, liturgical and pastoral works, gas & electricity,
Family Groups and various other expenses.

Racing Mass
Next Sunday 3rd May, 10.30am at St
Josephs. Refreshments will follow.
Please bring a plate to share.

Deaths: Sheila Williams, Rosalie Hayman, Kevin Frazer, Leigh Earls

Anniversaries: We remember in prayer: Ann Sinatore, Les Dent, Gordon Dent,
Noreen McCarthy, Frank Healey
Baptisms Preparation: Next meeting is Wednesday, 13th May at 7.30pm
Celebrations: Sr Mena Carroll SJOG (Bernadette McInerneys sister) is celebrating
60 years since Final Profession with the Sisters of SJOG. Well acknowledge this
occasion on Friday, 1st May at the 10.00am Mass. A cuppa will follow. A magnificent
contribution to the life of the Church.

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
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)

Emmanuel College: Celebrating Emmagination Festival and Open Day next Sunday
3rd May. Tours & Workshops from 1.00pm. Further information (5560 0888)

Confirmation: Parent Meeting this Tuesday at 7.00pm

Project Compassion: Receipts now available for those who requested them.

Royal Commission: Bishop Paul Bird invites all priests of the Diocese to gather in
Ararat this Thursday for a briefing in relation to the Royal Commission

Hospitality: Stay for a cuppa following Mass today, hosted by our Family Groups
Collections:
Counters:

Presbytery: $1,950.00
Parish: $1,720.75
Thank you for your support

This week: Team 9: Barry Walsh

(5562 4568)
Next week Team 10: John Monigatti (5562 9537)

The Moving Forward Group: An invitation 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 an event for interested people to meet
together informally to acknowledge those impacted by childhood sexual abuse. You
are most welcome to come along.