Pentecost Sunday

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

Royal Commission
In the Gathering Space you will find:

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:

WEEK-DAY 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)
Wednesday: 10.00am (Assembly of Word with Comm)
Thursday: 10.00am at SJOG Chapel (All welcome)
Friday: 10.00am (Eucharist)
Friday: 10.30am (Reconciliation)

Deaths: Katie Bourke (Orford), Coral Harney, John Affley (Kirkstall), Fr Barry
Stickland
Anniversaries: Olive ODonnell, John Carroll, Jean Wilkinson, Mary Toohey, Jack
Grey, Albano Venzo, Kevin McNamara, Nell Darmody
Bereavement Support Group: This Monday at 4.00pm (Gathering Space)
Baptism Preparation: Next meeting is Wednesday 10th June at 7.30pm
Warrnambool Inter-Faith Conversations: Understanding and contact with people
of different faith groups. Conversation on Forgiveness in different faith traditions.
This Wednesday, 7.00pm at Deakin University (Rm F 102) Supper provided.
Assistance Needed: We are looking for generous volunteers to bring Communion on
Sundays to parishioners who are unable to come to Mass regularly. This is a much
appreciated ministry and it helps those who are homebound to keep in contact with our
parish. Also, if you know of someone who would appreciate communion please let us
know. For more information: Parish Office (5562 2231) or speak with Fr John.
Collections:
Counters:

Presbytery: $1,457.00
Parish: $2,164.10
Thank you for your support

This week: Team 2: Mary McNamara (5562 4630)

Next week Team 3: Tom Arundell (5561 2109)

A copy of Bishop Paul Birds Letter dated 12th May 2015

A copy of a document Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults

Support Cards for those seeking support

Also the following media clips you may find helpful:

Paul Bongiorno: http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/breakfast/politicswith-paul-bongiorno/6485900
Frank Sheehan: http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/breakfast/royalcommission-former-ballarat.south/6485832

Organ Spectacular
Today at 2.30pm (St Josephs) featuring Craig Doherty,
former organist at St Davids Cathedral, Hobart. All proceeds
to St Josephs Junior Organ Scholarship. $10 & students free.
Further information in Gathering Space.
Up-dating the Census: For the past two weeks parishioners have filled in parish
census cards to enable us to update our records. If you have not filled out a census
card and wish to do so, you will find them in the Gathering Space.
Thanksgiving Program: Towards the end of July our Parish, along with our
neighbouring parishes of St Pius (West Warrnambool), St Patricks (Port Fairy) and
the Infant Jesus Church (Koroit) will be working with the help of Melbournes
Archdiocese Development Office at renewing our Thanksgiving Program. Further
information will follow in the coming weeks.
Fr Barry Stickland RIP: Fr Barry died on Thursday at St John of God Hospital
Ballarat. Requiem Mass: Wednesday at St Patricks Cathedral (Ballarat) at 2.00pm.
National eConference: 'Religion Catalyst for Violence or Peace' . Tapping into
interfaith issues surrounding the three Abrahamic traditions: Christianity, Judaism &
Islam The aim is to explore the potential for these traditions to cultivate peace in a
world that associates religion with violence. Tuesday, June 23rd St Joseph's Parish
Hall 10.00am 2.30pm. Further information in Gathering Space
Consultors & Council of Priests: Meeting in Ballarat this Tuesday