ST JOSEPHS PARISH - WARRNAMBOOL

Parish Office: 5562 223 1 Fax: 5562 223 0 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) Michael Gray (St Josephs School) Peter Morgan (Emmanuel College) 6.30pm (Vigil); 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)

25th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Camino Ignaciano
Update from Fr John:
We have just passed the half way mark of our 647 km pilgrimage from Loyola to Manresa. The 20 people on the Pilgrimage are soldiering on despite blisters, gravel roads and warmish weather. Thanks for your prayer and support. It is a fantastic experience. The Spanish people are so hospitable to pilgrims. You might see a few photos of the Camino in the Gathering Space. Daily walks vary from 20 to 37 kms. Many of you have given me prayers/petitions, these go with me to the Black Madonna of Montserrat. God Bless, Fr John.
Powerpoint presentation: Pilgrimage photos International Day of Peace: Today (Saturday). In the words of United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki Moon, the International Day of Peace offers an opportunity for the world to pause, reflect and consider how best to break the vicious cycle of violence that conflict creates. Social Justice Sunday: Next weekend: The Social Justice Statement urges all Australians to focus on our obligation to help the worlds poorest. Communion to the Sick: If you have a family member or a friend who would like to receive Communion when they are in South West Healthcare please contact Parish Office (5562 2231) Organ & Choral Recital: Dominic Perissonotto, well known Pipe Organist from St Patricks Basilica in Fremantle W.A., will be playing at Thomson Memorial Presbyterian Church in Terang on Friday 11th October at 7.30pm. See Gathering Space for more information. All welcome National Econference: Wednesday 16th October. Theme: Gospel of St John - The Love of God Made Visible. Keynote Speakers: Fr Francis Moloney sdb & Dr Dorothy Lee. Contact Parish Office if interested. Cancer Council WBool Unit: Fashion Parade, Sunday 6th October 2.00pm at Hammond Fellowship Centre, Henna St. Tickets $15. Bookings 5562 5446 Wangoom Craft Group: Meet 2nd & 4th Wednesday of every month at Wangoom Hall from 1.00 to 4.00pm. All proceeds to Peters Project. Enquiries 0467 053 915 Inter-Church Dinner & Dance: October 12th Enquiries Gayle (0418 316 547)

Office Hours: Monday to Friday: 9.00am - 12.30pm; 1.30pm - 4.00pm SCHOOL PRINCIPALS: WEEK-END LITURGIES:

WEEK-DAY LITURGIES: Tuesday: 11.00am (Requiem Mass: Kathleen Graham RIP) Wednesday: 10.00am (Assembly of Word with Communion) Friday: 10.00am (Assembly of Word with Communion)

Deaths: Lillian Murphy, Eva Conlan, Maureen Shanahan, John Jenkins, Kathleen Graham Anniversaries: We remember in Prayer: Leon Murphy, Catherine Agnes Eagles, Tom Woolley, Annie Richardson, Robert Smith, Joan Carey, Molly Ryan, Christopher McKinnon, Daniel Kelly, Jean Kelson Welcome: This weekend we welcome back Fr Dom Murphy OP, along with Deacons from St Dominics Priory Camberwell, who are here to celebrate Mass with us while Fr John is on his pilgrimage. Baptism: Isabelle Shorten is welcomed into Gods Family this weekend Baptism Preparation: Next Meeting is October 9th at 7.30pm Prayers: Your prayers are asked for Sr Catherine Nihill rsm who died last Saturday. Sr Catherine was a former teacher at St Pius Warrnambool. Holy Hour: St Annes Purnim this Thursday, 11.00am to 12noon Collections: Presbytery: $1,137.00 Parish: $1,866.55 Clergy Support Fund: $3,323.00 Counters: This week: Team 3: Tom Arundell (5561 2109) Next week: Team 4: Gerald Shanley (5562 5992)