Sunday 5th October, 2014

Twenty Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A

Bridgeside Bulletin
The weekly bulletn of the
Catholic Parish of Forster Tuncurry
Holy Name of Jesus Parish Church
33 Lake Street, Forster
St Mary, Star of the Sea Church
Cnr Kent & Peel Streets, Tuncurry
Proclaiming Christ to the communites of Forster, Tuncurry and the surrounding districts

Parish
Fr Andrew Doohan (Parish Priest)
Fr Dennis Rochford MSC (Priest in Residence0415 074
964)
Mr Greg Byrne (Pastoral Associate)
Mrs Sharon Fowle (Administraton Associate/Bulletn)
Sr Kathryn McCabe (Aboriginal Catholic Ministry)

The Parish Ofce is at the rear of the Parish Hall and is
normally stafed on Monday, Wednesday and Friday
from 10am to 4pm.

Items for inclusion in Bridgeside Bulletn should be
received by midday on Thursday.

33 Lake Street, Forster NSW 2428
PO Box 67, Forster NSW 2428

P: (02) 6554 6304
F: (02) 6554 6425
E: forstertuncurryparish@gmail.com
W: www.forstertuncurrycatholic.org.au
Celebratng the Sacrament

Reconciliaton is available on Saturday mornings at
Tuncurry from 8:30am untl the beginning of the 9am
Mass, on Saturday afernoons at Forster from 4:45pm
untl 5:15pm.

Baptsms are celebrated on Sundays, either during any
of our Sunday Masses or afer the 9am Mass. The next
Baptsmal Preparaton meetng will take place in the
Parish Halls meetng rooms on Monday 13th October
commencing at 7pm. Please contact the Parish Ofce
for more details, or visit the Parish website.

Weddings are celebrated by arrangement and with at
least three (and preferably more) months notce.
Please contact Fr Andrew for more details, or visit the
Parish website.

A Sacramental Preparaton process runs each year in
the Parish for children wishing to complete the
celebraton of the Sacraments of Initaton as part of
the Parish community. Please contact the Parish Ofce
for more details, or visit the Parish website.

The Parish hosts the Rite of Christan Initaton of
Adults process for those adults wishing to be baptsed
or be received into the communion of the Catholic
Church. Please contact the Parish Ofce for more
details, or visit the Parish website.
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Holy Name Parish School (K-6)
Ms Brooke Schumann (Actng Principal)

41 Lake Street, Forster NSW 2428
PO Box 243, Forster NSW 2428

P: (02) 6554 6504
F: (02) 6554 8895
E: admin@forster.catholic.edu.au
W: www.forster.catholic.edu.au
St Clares High School, Taree (7-12)
Mr Peter Nicholls (Principal)

Davis Street, Taree NSW 2430


P: (02) 6552 3300
F: (02) 6552 3656
E: admin@tareesc.catholic.edu.au
W: www.tareesc.catholic.edu.au
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The Parish Diary(for the week ahead)
Twenty Seventh Week in Ordinary Time

Monday6th October

Tuesday7th October
Our Lady of the Rosary
9am Christan Meditaton (Bob 6555 5914)
3:30pm Holy Hour @ Tuncurry
4:30pm Mass @ Tuncurry
5:30pm Christan Meditaton (Bob 6555 5914)

Wednesday8th October
9am Mass @ Forster
9:30am MenALIVE @ Forster
11:15am Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help @
Forster
5.30pm Finance Council @ Forster

Thursday9th October
9am Mass @ Forster

Friday10th October
9:30am Morning Prayer @ Forster

Saturday11th October
8:30am Reconciliaton @ Tuncurry
9am Mass @ Tuncurry
4:45pm Reconciliaton @ Forster (untl 5:15pm)
6pm Mass @ Tuncurry

Sunday12th October
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time
7am Mass @ Tuncurry
9am Mass @ Tuncurry
5.30pm Evening Prayer@ Tuncurry
Regular Activities in the Parish
Secular Franciscan Fraternity
The Secular Franciscans Fraternity meet on the 1st
Wednesday of each month. They will next meet on
Wednesday 5th November, coming together for Mass
at 9am, followed by a cuppa at 9:30am and then the
meetng 10am to 12pm.

The menALIVE Groups
Our Parish currently hosts two menALIVE groups. The
morning group will next meet on Wednesday 8th
October afer the 9am Mass, while the evening group
will next meet on Thursday 30th October at 7:30pm.

Womens Bible Study Group
Our Parish hosts a Womens Bible Study Group that
meets every Thursday evening from 7pm to 8pm. For
more informaton contact Natasha on 0407 589 935.
Christan Meditaton
Our Parish hosts a number of opportunites for the
practce of Christan meditaton. These opportunites
takes place on Tuesdays at two distnct tmes, 9am
and 5:30pm. For more informaton contact Bob on
6555 5914.
Maintenance & Gardening Group
The Parish is lucky to be served by a very dedicated
band of volunteers who tend to the upkeep of the
grounds and gardens of our two church sites. They do
a fabulous job, and are always ready to welcome new
members to the group. Our next reunion will be on
Thursday 16th October. Contact Howard 6557 6826
for more informaton.
Singing Practce
The Singing Group will be taking a well earned break
for the next 3 weeks and will resume on Tuesday 14th
October at Forster at 5.30pm.
Collecton of Foodstufs for Homebase
The next collecton of foodstufs in support of
Homebase will next take place today, Sunday 5th
October.
Holy Hour
The Parish community observes a Holy Hour each
Tuesday afernoon in the Tuncurry Church from
3:30pm untl the beginning of Mass at 4:30pm.
Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help
The Novena is prayed every Wednesday in the Forster
church commencing at 11:15am and is followed by a
cuppa in the Parish Hall. For more informaton contact
Shioney on 6554 9468.
Evening Prayer & Benedicton
The Parish community celebrates on the frst Sunday
of each month at 5:30pm in the Tuncurry church. It
will celebrated on Sunday 2nd November. All
welcome.
In your charity, please pray for:
Those recently deceased.
Jenny Browne, Joseph Bastiani.

Those whose anniversaries occur about now.
Sean DArcy, Peter Craig, Lydia Viajar

All those in our community who are sick.
Christmas Lunch
On Monday 24th November at 12.00pm. Angela and
Lou Hope are organising a Christmas Lunch in our
Church Hall. All welcome. Please save the date.
Prayer for Peace
We have lately all been made aware of the terrible
sufering and torture of people in war torn countries
throughout the world. We are partcularly concerned
with the plight of Christan people at the mercy of ISIS
in Iraq. We pray for an end to this violence and a
peaceful soluton to these conficts.
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From the Pastors Desk
Todays gospel is a parable again. Like last Sunday
these stories are difcult to understand for people
today. We are not the audience. Both last week and
this week it is the Scribes, Pharisees, Priests and Elders
who are addressed. These were the religious leaders
and so, this week, like last, Jesus is critcal of them and
is, through the parable, defning religion within a
stronger current of love, mercy and justce.
The parable today is what I call the assassin tenants.
It is a story which describes Gods history with Gods
people. It is a sad story. God has taken care of us with
complete tenderness. We, Gods people, were given
the chosen vineyard. And God was hoping to make of
us a model community of justce and faithfulness. We
were to be a light for others to follow.
However, those entrusted with such high hopes went
about killing one another and the prophets sent by
God to harvest the fruits of a more just life. Finally, in
an incredible act of love, God sent them Gods own
Son. But the leaders of the people made an end of
him. What could God do with a people who betrayed
Gods hopes in such a blind and stubborn way?
The religious leaders that are listening atentvely to
the story respond spontaneously in the same
language as the parable: the lord of the vineyard cant
do anything but put such tenants to death and put his
vineyard in the hands of others. Jesus quickly presents
a conclusion that they were not expectng: I tell you
then that the kingdom of God will be taken from you
and given to a people who will produce its fruit.
Commentators and homilists have frequently
interpreted Jesus parable as a re-afrmaton of the
Christan church as the new Israel to follow the
Jewish people that, afer Jerusalem was destroyed in
70 AD, was dispersed throughout the world. This is a
bit fanciful. We might forget that the parable is also
talking about us you and me. A more honest reading
of the text forces us to ask ourselves serious
questons. Are we producing in our contemporary
tmes the fruits that God wants of Gods people
justce for the excluded, solidarity, compassion
towards those who sufer, forgiveness and mercy?
God does not have to bless a sterile Christanity
Christanity light or cheap grace from which there is
no real fruits like what God was hoping for. God does
not have to identfy with mediocrity, inconsistencies,
sinfulness and a lack of fdelity to the gospel. And, to
be frank, if we do not live lives that respond to Gods
expectatons, God will keep opening up new paths to
the work of salvaton with other people who can
produce the fruits of justce.
National Day of Prayer and Fasting
The Bishops of Australia invite us all to pray earnestly
for the Synod on the Family taking place in Rome 5th
to 19th October and especially to join in a Natonal
Day of Prayer and Fastng on Friday 10th October.
We ofen read and talk about a religious crisis, the
secularisaton of society and the weakening of
religious practce. This is all true. We can see that it is
happening. But it is happening on our watch so to
speak. Will not God prepare the path that makes
possible the birth of a Church that is more faithful to
the project of Gods reign? Perhaps this crisis is
necessary in order to bring about a Church that is less
powerful but more evangelical; less numerous but
more given to build a more human world? Will not
new generatons arise that are more faithful to God?
Father Dennis Rochford msc
Part-time Roles Available in Pastoral
Placement
The Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle is ofering
a pastoral placement program for people seeking to
explore opportunites to serve God and Gods people
through various ministries. These paid positons would
suit people who are keen to work in the following
felds: Social Work, Psychology, Teaching, Religious
Educaton, Chaplaincy, Youth Ministry, Religious Life
and Priesthood. Applicatons close Friday 28th
November 2014. For further informaton visit
www.mn.catholic.org.au/placement or P 4979 1346.
Hymn for the Blessing of the Fleet

The Star of the Sea

You never crossed waters or slept in a boat
but sailors who struggled to keep ships afoat,
turned to you Mary and asked you to be
a light on their journeys the Star of the sea.

Ref: Ave Maria, Star of the sea,
guide me to Jesus, show him to me.
Ave Maria, Star of the sea,
guide me to Jesus show him to me.

The church like the boat of St Peter goes forth
to bring the good news to the south or the north,
some tmes we worry way out on the deep
is Jesus stll with us, is Jesus asleep?

Mary, we go on our journey of life,
its highs and its lows and its joys and its strife,
all that we ask when our journeys are done
is to share in the glory of your blessed Son.

Words and music by our own Paul Geraghty, and was writen to
commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Blessing of the Fleet.
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Liturgical Rosters
Liturgical rosters for the months of October and
November are now available from the rear of the
churches.

If you would like to volunteer for inclusion on these
ministries, please contact Fr Andrew or the Parish
Ofce.
Vocation View
Have no anxiety at all, but make your requests
known to God. Then the peace of God that surpasses
all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in
Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:6-7). For more informaton
regarding Vocatons contact Fr Brian Mascord on 02
4979 1112 or vocatons@mn.catholic.org.au
Blessing of the FleetToday
Following the 9am Mass today the congregaton will
process down to John Wright Park where Fr Andrew
will board a boat and travel down the channel blessing
all vessels. If you have a boat, no mater the size, you
are invited to launch it into the channel to be blessed.










This will immediately be followed by a BBQ in John
Wright Park to which everyone is welcome. BYO
chairs, blankets and drinks. Fish, sausages and bread
all provided and lovingly cooked.
SRE Encouragement Day
Hunter Christan SRE (Catechist) Encouragement Day
Tuesday October 14
th
10.30am to 2.30pm Forster
Catholic Church hall. Opportunity to gather with
others united in Ministry to share successes and
challenges and ways to answer difcult questons in
SRE lessons. Morning Tea provided, please bring lunch
to share. Phone Loreta 0408 895 951 to register
or sre@mn.catholic.org.au
Red Cross Ebola Appeal
Sr Diana Santleben op, from Penola House, is asking
people to consider donatng to the Red Cross Ebola
Appeal. Many African Australian families living in
Newcastle have family in Africa where this crisis is
playing out.

You can donate to the Red Cross Ebola Appeal online
at www.redcross.org.au or by postng a cheque or
money order to Ebola Outbreak 2014 Appeal,
Australian Red Cross, GPO Box 2957, Melbourne 8060.
Volunteer Garden Co-ordinator
The Forster Community Garden was established in
2007 with 'seed' funding from the State Government
as a community capacity building initatve.

Since then the Forster Neighbourhood Centre (Forster
NC) has managed to develop and grow their own
garden as well as support the establishment of other
community gardens, produce a manual for preschools
to establish gardens (see:
www.fnc.org.au) and educated over 500 residents in
how to grow their own organic food.

The garden hortculturalist is on site Tuesday
mornings to direct garden volunteers and teach
people how to establish their own gardens and grow
food organically.

The Forster NC desperately needs a volunteer Garden
Co-ordinator to work the hortculturalist and Forster
NC Manager to advance the prospects of the garden,
identfy and garnish funds and help with organising
garden events. It is envisaged that the co-ordinator
would work approximately 7 hours per week
- it depends! Contact Trish 02 6555 4351 at the
Forster NC if you're interested.
Volunteer Driving Instructor
Forster Neighbourhood Centre (Forster NC) is pilotng
a driver training program to support young people
gain their 120 hours driving experience.

The FNC vehicle would be used and students would
donate $15 towards petrol for each lesson.

The program is designed to support young people
who have no family nor friend who could help them
and/or who are disengaged from family. Referrals
from community workers will have to support this
strict criteria.
If you're interested in donatng your tme towards this
pilot project (which will be reviewed December 2014)
please contact Trish Wallace at Forster NC on 6555
4351. A working with Children check would be
required for this volunteer positon.
Caring Group
Caring Group will meet at 10am on Thursday 16th
October.
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Formation for Ministry Program
A series of formaton units developed especially for
members of Parish Leadership Teams, Parish Pastoral
Councils, Parish Finance Councils and Parish Pastoral
Teamsas well as those involved in other parish
groups and ministriesis being ofered in our own
Parish Hall. The course has begun and contnues for
another 4 sessions.

All units completed can be credited towards a
Certfcate in Ministry. Brochures and fyers are
available at the rear of the churches. There is no cost
for partcipatng in the program.

The next session will take place in our Parish Hall on
Saturday 18th October.

For more informaton on the program, please email
Sharon Murphy in the Diocesan Chancery on
sharon.murphy@mn.catholic.org.au or the Tenison
Woods Educaton Centre by email twec@ssjl.org.au.
Holy Name School Fete - 12th October
Donatons for the Fete are now being collected at the
School. Pre-loved toys, books, clothes and items for
the White Elephant can be dropped of now, while
various craf items, including knited coat hangers,
scarves, cakes and plants can be dropped of closer to
the event.














Volunteers to assist on the day are also being sought.

For more informaton, please contact Alison Anthony
on 0417 640 482 or Sally Grehan on 0417 132 670.
Good Wine Requires Hard Work
Our Lord Jesus Christ loved a good wine. In fact, in one
of the Gospels his opponents call him a drunkard and
a gluton. Of course, it was malicious defamaton but
our Lord certainly loved gathering around the table
with his followers and those who were despised by
the elites of his tme.
He would eat well and drink wine and enjoy it. Why?
Firstly, Jesus was a shrewd judge of human character.
He knew that a good wine makes people happy,
loosens them up, helps sociability, encourages
companionship. Our Lord wants us to be happy, not
sour-faced killjoys.
Secondly, Jesus had a poetc bent. One of his favourite
images of Heaven was of a great wedding banquet,
and every banquet or feast needs a good wine. (Think
of Cana.) So, the meals he shared with people were
antcipatons of Heaven, a foretaste of Heaven where
He will be our Divine Companion.
To have a good wine, one needs a well tended
vineyard.
And that is what todays Gospel is about.
In the Jewish scripture, Israel is spoken of as the
Vineyard of God.
We can say that now the Church is the vineyard of
God. God is the Landlord, we are the tenants. The
vineyard is not ours to do with as we will. It is our job
to faithfully tend it and make sure it bears good fruit,
the fruit that God intends.
If we are unfaithful, then, as is said in todays Gospel,
God will fnd other people to carry on his plan, other
tenants to tend his vineyard.
And, perhaps, we can see that with the decline of the
Eurocentric church and the surging numbers of
Catholics in sub-Saharan Africa, and in Asia with the
persecuted Church in Vietnam and China surviving and
growing despite the severity of oppression.
I think we may agree that the vineyard of the Church
in Australia is not as fruitul as it could be. But I am not
totally pessimistc about the situaton.
The traditon of the Catholic Church is being
transmited generaton to generaton, but more
weakly than previously in our schools, and so
depending to a large degree on faithful parents.
All the more reason for our working harder to produce
lives which can then be ofered to God along with the
wine at every Mass as the words are recited:
Blessed are you, Lord God of all creaton, for through
your goodness we have received the wine we ofer
you: fruit of the vine and work of human hands, it will
become our spiritual drink.
Our spiritual drink: Our Lord Jesus Christ gives
himself totally to us under the appearance of wine
because He wants us to be happy companions of His
in the Kingdom of God. In antcipaton, He gives us a
real foretaste of the great banquet, which is Heaven.
The whole world is hungering and thirstng to join in
that banquet, in that feast.
Thank God for his new generaton of tenants in our
own tme.
Take up that privilege to work in the vineyard of the
Church. Help prepare for the satsfacton of the
hunger, the slaking of the thirst, of the whole of
humanity.
Fr Michael Tate
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Kids Corner Do what God commands


Try to find these words:
country
dug
grapes
harvest
have
important
pit
respect
servants
son
tower
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R C T T R F D G R A P E S Y
T U N J S E R V A N T S R X
T C O U N T R Y L N B H W U
U T S U M N S Q B R O T O H
S I I X W R E S P E C T Q T
I Q M S N G R G J Z W U J O
Q Q P H A V E U H A P I T W
J G O X T I H A R V E S T E
C F R W A L L D B S D T S R
Z M T K B H R U X S X X Z S
W A A P A M X G M Q Y S I N
P K N K F X T T A G N G R Q
B H T H X B U L H P Y P M K
Z W L K N S O N D P T U O L
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Opportunities Outside The Parish

Creaton & Reconciliaton
Flinders Ranges Pilgrimage will be held on Monday 06
October at Flinders Ranges, S.A. Catholic Earthcare
Australia invites you to register your interest to
partcipate in a 7-day pilgrimage. Visit
www.catholicearthcare.org.au for more informaton
or E admin@catholicearthcare.org.au.

Reconnector for Seasons for Growth Companions
Reconnector will be held on Thursday 09 October
beginning at 9:30am at 841 Hunter St, Newcastle West
for Companions trained in the Adult Seasons for
Growth Program. Please register for these events with
Good Grief www.goodgrief.org.au/training.

2014 Expo for Families and Carers
The expo will be held on Thursday 9th October at
9:30am at Newcastle Panthers, King Street, Newcastle.
Support & Informaton for Families & Carers in their
caring role. No cost, all are welcome.

SRE Renew Training
SRE Renew Training will commence on Friday 10th
October at 10:30am at 262 Sandgate Road, Shortland.
SRE Training is for current & prospectve Catechists,
and runs for six Fridays. RSVP to Zoe Crosbie by phone
to 4979 1328 or by email to sre@mn.catholic.org.au.

menALIVE Weekend
A menALIVE Weekend will be held on Saturday 18th
and 19th October at St Michaels Primary School,
Sproule St, Nelson Bay. menALIVE is an event which
has been held in dozens of parishes around Australia
these last 8 years. It is an enjoyable and encouraging
experience for men to enjoy. There is a chance to
share insights, and the weekend serves to help men
focus on lifes essentals again, including our faith. All
are welcome to come! Contact St Michaels Parish
Ofce on 4981 1069 for more details.

2014 Natonal Pilgrimage
In the Footsteps of Saint Mary pilgrimage commences
in Melbourne on 22nd October and ends in Sydney.
The cost per person, twin share is $2,740 (ex Sydney).
Contact Therese Leydon rsj by phone to 8912 4818, or
by email to mmp.ministries@sosj.org.

Two Bishops Dialogue
Adult Gathering will be held on Tuesday 21st October
beginning at 6:00pm at St Thomas Anglican Church,
Thomas St, Cardif. An opportunity to gather as an
Ecumenical and Interfaith community, with both
Bishop Greg (Anglican) and Bishop Bill (Catholic). Both
Bishops invite you to share questons and concerns
with them to explore ways to further develop our
relatonships as a Christan community. For further
details: Brooke Robinson at the Diocesan Chancery
Ofces P 4979 1111 or E events@mn.catholic.org.au.

Exploring the Seasons of Grief
Newcastle Program will be held on Saturday 25th
October beginning at 9:30am at 841 Hunter St,
Newcastle West. Using the metaphor of the changing
seasons, partcipants explore the impact of change &
loss. Other dates include 1st Nov. Cost is $50 for
general partcipants, $30 for CSO or Parish
partcipants. Bookings are essental. Phone Zoe 4979
1355 or E seasonsforgrowth@mn.catholic.org.au.

Diocesan Mission Mass
Mass will be held on Tuesday 28th October at
11:30am at St Phillip's Catholic Church, 31 Vista Pde,
Kotara. Catholic Mission has ofcially launched its
campaign for this year's World Mission Month in
October, which focuses on Jamaica - a country
troubled by violence and crime - with the theme
"When I grow up I want to be alive." RSVP by the end
of Term 3 E richard.cootes@mn.catholic.edu.au.

Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend
Marriage Encounter Weekend is a Marriage
Enrichment experience for married couples set in
peaceful, picturesque surroundings, away from the
distractons of everyday life. During the weekend,
couples have a unique opportunity to reconnect,
rekindle and refresh their relatonship. Take tme out
of your busy schedule, to invest in your most precious
asset, your Marriage! Weekend date: 7th 9th
November at Mt Carmel Retreat Centre, Varroville,
NSW. Bookings can be made to Ardell & Bill Sharpe on
02 4283 3435 or email wsharpe@bigpond.net.au.
Welcome!
We welcome to our community of faith Jacob, son of
Brownyn and Jack, son of Ryan and Karina who will be
baptsed with water and the Holy Spirit this weekend.
We also welcome Preston, son of Kenneth and Jessie
and Harper, Son of Christopher and Sharna who will
be presented to the community this weekend.
Women of Faith Lunch
The Women of Faith group (Anglican Parish of Forster
Tuncurry) will be holding a lunch on Saturday, 18th
October, 12pm, at St Alban's Church Hall, St Alban's
Place, Forster. The speaker will be Jan Clark, a textle
artst, who will bring samples of the beautful textles
she creates. There will be good fellowship, delicious
food and a fascinatng speaker. Cost $10 a
head. Everyone is welcome - women of any faith or
none. Further informaton from Janet Lawrence
6554 5981.
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Ministers this Weekend... ...of the Word ...of Communion
6pm Tuncurry A: Valarie Ross
B: Monica Hunt
Burness Goodlet, Carolyn Ollife, Jeanete Goodacre,
Kathryn McCabe, Pat Hooker.
7am Tuncurry A: Lorraine Clark
B: Patricia Cornish
Edna Tucker, Graham Grifths, Lorraine Clark, Mark
Mowbray, Norm Chapman.
9am Tuncurry A: Marion ONeill
B: Kyla Loring
Anne Hartman, Elle Cairns-Cowan, Josi Beech, Robert
Moran, Shioney Neal.
Ministers next Weekend... ...of the Word ...of Communion
6pm Tuncurry A: Collen Cashman
B: Bob Cashman
Lou Hope, Michael Amato, Michael Siddle, Owen
Carroll, Ruth Pearson.
7am Tuncurry A: Maree Gapps
B: Cecile Malone
Alex Matuszny, Cecile Malone, Genevieve Williamson,
Kay Grifths, Maria Armitage.
9am Forster A: Judith Shand
B: Marie Keep
Anne Moloney, Barbara Dolahenty, Barbara Kermode,
Sharon Fowle, Trevor Turner.
Please note: The above informaton refects the rosters as originally published,
and doesnt take account of any swaps that may have been organised between individuals.
Scripture Readings This Week
Today Isaiah 5:1-7
Philippians 4:6-9
Mathew 21:33-43
Monday Galatans 1:6-12
Luke 10:25-37
Tuesday Galatans 1:13-24
Luke 10:38-42
Wednesday Galatans 2:1-2, 7-14
Luke 11:1-4
Thursday Galatans 3:1-5
Luke 11:5-13
Friday Galatans 3:7-14
Luke 11:15-26
Saturday Galatans 3:22-29
Luke 11:27-28
Sunday Isaiah 25:6-10
Philippians 4:12-14, 19-20
Mathew 21:1-14
Text: Excerpts from the English Translaton of the Roman Missal 2010, Internatonal Commission on English in the Liturgy (ICEL); Music: From the Mass of
St Francis 2010, Paul Taylor. All rights reserved. Used with permission. Australian AgentLicenSing Online Lic No. 624844.
Gospel Acclamaton
Alleluia, alleluia!
A star shall come out of Jacob,
and a sceptre shall rise out of Israel
Alleluia!
Todays Liturgy of the Word
Responsorial Psalm

Response: Give thanks to the Lord, his love is
everlastng.

Some sailed to the sea in ships
to trade on the mighty waters.
These men have seen the Lords deeds,
the wonders he does in the deep.

For he spoke; he summoned the gale,
tossing the waves of the sea
up to heaven and back into the deep;
their soul melted away in their distress.

Then they cried to the Lord in their need
and he rescued them from their distress.
He stlled the storm to a whisper:
all the waves of the sea were hushed.

They rejoiced because of the calm
and he led them to the haven they desired.
Let them thank the Lord for his love,
the wonders he does for men.