FnoM 1ur Pns1ons Drsk

In Eastern Chrisanity, for the week of Easter, the

tradional greeng given from one person to another
is
Christ is risen!

to which the reply is

He is risen indeed!

Although it is given in many languages, the simple
greeng holds within it a very profound profession of
Easter faith, and we could do worse than to emulate
such a custom.

Today we celebrate, remember and revel in the
Resurrecon of Jesus, of his victory over death, a
victory that ushered in a new era of the Kingdom that
Jesus proclaimed in word and deed. For over two
thousand years Chrisans have celebrated this day,
not just once a year, but each and every day.

As we start our journey through the Season of Easter
(yes, its a season not a day) lets remember that
simple greengand all that greeng implies about
who we are and what we believe.

A happy and holy Easter to all!

Unl next week
Fr Andrew
Parish
Fr Andrew Doohan (Parish Priest)
Mr Greg Byrne (Pastoral Associate)
Mrs Sharon Fowle (Administraon)
Sr Kathryn McCabe (Aboriginal Catholic Ministry)

The Parish Oce is at the rear of the Parish Hall and is
staed on Wednesday and Friday from 10am to 4pm.

33 Lake Street, Forster NSW 2428
PO Box 67, Forster NSW 2428
P: (02) 6554 6304
F: (02) 6554 6425
E: forstertuncurryparish@gmail.com or
fr.andrew.doohan@bigpond.com (Fr Andrew)
W: www.forstertuncurrycatholic.org.au

Holy Name Parish School (K6)
Mr Mark Mowbray (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

Items for inclusion in Bridgeside Bullen can be sent
to the Parish Oce or Fr Andrew, preferably by email
or wrien note, by midday on Thursday.

Bapsms are celebrated on Sundays, either during
any of our Sunday Masses or aer the 9am Mass.
Bapsmal Preparaon meengs are held on the
second Monday of each month at 7pm in the Meeng
Rooms of the Parish Hall at Forster. Please contact the
Parish Oce for more details, or visit the Parish
website.

Weddings are celebrated by arrangement and with at
least three (and preferably more) months noce.
Please contact Fr Andrew for more details, or visit the
Parish website.
Sunday 31st March, 2013
Easter Sunday of the Resurrection, Year C
Bridgeside Bulletin
The weekly bullen of the Catholic community of
Forster and 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 communies of Forster, Tuncurry and the surrounding districts
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EvrNiNc Pnnvrn & BrNroic1ioN
Our monthly celebraon of Solemn Evening Prayer
(Vespers from the Divine Oce) & Benedicon will
take place today 7th April in the Tuncurry church
commencing at 5:30pm. All welcome.
Tur Pnnisu Dinnv(for the week ahead)
Today (31/3) 5pm Evening Prayer @ Forster

Mon (1/4) 4:30pm Mass @ Forster

Tue (2/4) 9am Chrisan Meditaon
(Bob 6555 5914)
3:30pm Holy Hour @ Tuncurry
4:30pm Mass @ Tuncurry
5:30pm Chrisan Meditaon
(Bob 6555 5914)
7pm Sacramental Programme
Parents Meeng @
Parish Hall

Wed (3/4) 9am Mass @ Forster
9:30am Secular Franciscans @
Forster
9:30am Men Alive Day Group @
Forster
11:15 Novena to Our Lady of
Perpetual Help @ Forster
2pm Mass @ Kularoo Gardens
4:30pm Parish Team meeng @
Forster

Thu (4/4) 9am Mass @ Forster
9:30am Deeping Our Faith series
@ Forster

Fri (5/4) 9:30am Mass @ Forster

Sat (6/4) 8:30am Reconciliaon @
Tuncurry
9am Mass @ Tuncurry
4:45pm Reconciliaon @ Forster
(unl 5:15pm)
6pm Mass @ Tuncurry

Sun (7/4) 7am Mass @ Tuncurry
9am Mass @ Forster
5:30pm Evening Prayer &
Benedicon @ Tuncurry
WrtcoMr!
We welcome to our community of faith Mahtece
Watkins, daughter of Shaun and Alisha, who will be
bapsed with water and the Holy Spirit this weekend.
IN voun cunni1v, rtrnsr rnnv ron:

Anniversaries: William and Molly Duield, Chrisna
Phillips, Clare Kurzawski, Sharon Wilkes

All who are sick in our parish.
Ros1rns ron Arnit nNo Mnv
New rosters are available from the rear of the Church.
We are using a new soware program to develop the
rosters. It is able to automacally send reminders to
those who have an email address. If you would like to
receive these nocaons, please contact Sharon at
the oce at forstertuncurryparish1@gmail.com.au
Srcutnn FnnNciscnNs
The Secular Franciscans will next meet on Wednesday
3rd April, coming together for the 9am Mass,
followed by a cuppa at 9:30am and then the meeng.
Tur MrN Ativr Gnour
There are two Men Alive groups meeng in our Parish:

the morning group will next meet on Wednesday
3rd April aer 9am Mass; and
the evening group will next meet on Wednesday
24th April at 7:30pm.

New members always welcome. Enquiries at the
Oce.
Pno1rc1ivr Covrns ron Dnitv Missnts
Mary Grieg has produced some vinyl covers for the
new Daily Missals. They may be purchased from the
oce for $5.
Li11tr Wui1r Books
Books of six minute daily reecons for the Season of
Easter (April 1 to May 19) are available this week from
the rear of the Church at the cost of $5.
SncnnMrN1nt Pnrrnnn1ioN PnocnnMMr
Mrr1iNc ron PnnrN1s
A meeng for parents who have children preparing for
the celebraon of Conrmaon and First Communion
will take place on Tuesday 2nd April at 7pm in the
Parish Hall. For more details please contact the Parish
Oce.
DrrrrNiNc Oun Fni1u Vioro Srnirs
The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference have
produced the Deepening Our Faith video series as an
introducon to the Compendium of the Catechism of
the Catholic Church. It has been produced to make the
20th anniversary of the publicaon of the Catechism
of the Catholic Church of which the Compendium is a
summary. The remaining sessions will be held on:

4th April The Celebraon of the Chrisan
Mystery
18th April Life in Christ
2nd May Prayer

Each session will commence aer the 9am Mass, and
will run for about an hour. They will be held in the
Meeng Room of the Parish Oce (or the Hall if
numbers require it).
Cn1uotic Scuoot ENnotMrN1s
The annual enrolment period for Catholic schools.
Enrolments for the school year 2014 are now open,
and the enrolment period will close at the end of May,
2013. For more informaon about enrolments at Holy
Name Parish School, please contact the School Oce
on 6554 6504.
VotuN1rrns ron MissioNnnv Wonk
Annono
PALMS Australia is seeking volunteers willing to
parcipate in an authenc crosscultural experience in
countries across Asia, Africa or the Pacic. Posions
exist in educaon, health, administraon, agriculture/
farming, trades and other skilled areas. For more
informaon please contact Sarah on 9518 9551, visit
their website www.palms.org.au or email
CrN1rNnnv Mnss
Centenary Mass for Our Ladys Nurses for the Poor at
St Marys Cathedral at 10am Saturday 13th April.
Founded in 1913 by Eileen OConnor and Fr Edward
McGrath, the community has performed a unique
ministry of healthcare, advocacy and friendship for
the poor and disadvantaged throughout Sydney,
Brisbane, Newcastle and Wollongong.
DiviNr Mrncv Drvo1ioN
Devoons to Divine Mercy including the praying of the
Chaplet, Adoraon, etc., will be held on Sunday 7th
April commencing at 10:30am in the Tuncurry
church.

The praying of the devoon on this day carries a
Plenary Indulgence with the usual condions:

being in a state of grace,
the sacramental confession of sins,
the recepon of Communion,
praying for the intenons of the Pope, and
detachment from sin (even venial sin).
Bisuor Bitts Ens1rn Mrssncr
I was asked a familiar queson again just recently:
"Why do we call it Good Friday when it's the day they
killed Jesus?" The short answer to this queson is, of
course, that the day when they did those bad things to
Jesus turned out to be a very Good Friday for us. What
looked like disaster and the triumph of evil, turned out
to be the great victory for goodness.

It somemes happens in everyday life that losers do
actually win in some respects. People can get their
way by cheang or deceiving or simply overpowering
good, honest people. But even our disnctly awed
human judgement can oen see that the person who
refused to ght dirty, who remained true to his or her
standards of behaviour, deserves our respect more
than the cheat or the bully ever could. It is said that
everyone loves a winner; but there are mes when
everyone respects the person who, at great cost, has
refused to return evil for evil.

Jesus' death on Good Friday was an instance of that
'good loser' phenomenon on a grand scale. His
integrity and faithfulness under duress were
honoured, in the event, not only by his friends and the
beer types among the bystanders, but ulmately by
God. His willingness to 'lay down his life for his friends'
was honoured when God raised him to life again on
Easter morning. This is what we celebrate at Easter:
the ulmate victory of good over evil, of love over
malice, of innocence over power, of jusce over either
cruelty or indierence.

In our lives we all have hard mes. They can make us
hard. We can begin to look to our selfinterest, and
not care too much how we achieve it. They can
challenge our belief in love and jusce and decency.
But, if we've understood about Easter, such mes
challenge us, too, to follow Jesus' way, to take up our
Cross and go on, as he did for us. We recognise in his
Resurrecon the value in God's eyes of a life lived well
and faithfully. And we recognise that, since Christ has
opened the way, our own Very Bad Fridays can be
made into Good Fridays. If we can stay true in the
tough mes, and think of others more than we worry
about ourselves, then we too will surely have our
Easter morning.
Oun Li1uncv Toonv

Responsorial Psalm
Response: This is the day the Lord has made;
let us rejoice and be glad.

Give thanks to the Lord for he is good,
for his love has no end.
Let the sons of Israel say:
His love has no end.

The Lords right hand has triumphed;
his right hand raised me up.
I shall not die, I shall live
and recount his deeds.

The stone which the builders rejected
has become the corner stone.
This is the work of the Lord,
a marvel in our eyes.

Gospel Acclamaon
Alleluia, alleluia!
Christ has become our paschal sacrice;
let us feast with joy in the Lord.
Alleluia!
Cn1uotic Lrnorn & Cn1uotic Wrrktv
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are available in the churches at a cost of $2 each.
Scnir1unr RrnoiNcs

Today Acts 10:34, 3743; Colossians 3:14
or 1 Corinthians 5:68
John 20:19 or Luke 24:112.
Monday Acts 2:14, 2233
Mahew 28:815
Tuesday Acts 2:3641
John 20:1118
Wednesday Acts 3:110
Luke 24:1335
Thursday Acts 3:1126
Luke 24:3548
Friday Acts 4:112
John 21:114
Saturday Acts 4:1321
Mark 16:915
Next Sunday Acts 5:1216
Apocalypse 1:913; 1719
John 20:1931
SitrNcr iN 1ur Li1uncv
We observe silence during our liturgy (on Sundays and
weekdays) at the following mes:

1. During the Penitenal Act, aer the Presider invites
us to prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred
mysteries, in order to recollect ourselves;
2. During the Collect, aer the invitaon of the
Presider to Let us pray, again in order to recollect
ourselves; and
3. During the Liturgy of the Word, at the conclusion of
the rst & second reading and the homily, in order
that we might meditate on what we have heard.
Oun Pnnisu Cottrc1ioNs
a) The Parish Collecon, providing for the needs of the
parish and its ministry, is taken up during the
presentaon and preparaon of the gis (the
oertory). This is the envelope collecon.

b) The Diocesan Clergy Collecon, providing for the
remuneraon and support of the clergy of the
diocese, will be taken up aer communion (during the
Thanksgiving Hymn or a similar me).
RrcriviNc CoMMuNioN
So that we might receive Communion in a t and
proper way, please be aware of the following:

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
form of reverence, including a genuecon, should
therefore be avoided.
Communion by selfinncon (selfdipping) is
never permied, since we receive Communion and
never take Communion. Please refrain from this
inappropriate acon.
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
with this request is very much appreciated.
IN1rncrssonv Pnnvrn Gnour
To request prayers for someone, or to join the Group,
please contact Bob Cashman on 6555 5914 leaving
your name and contact details.