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)

Second Sunday of Advent

Advent has a two-fold purpose: * to prepare for Christmas when Christs birth is remembered * to await Christs second coming at the end of time Refugee Appeal: We invite you once again to be generous to the plight of refugees. Envelopes are available see Gathering Space.

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

Communal Celebration of Gods Mercy & Forgiveness

Tuesday, 17th December at 7.30pm
We are invited: * to listen to the Word of God * to examine our conscience * to repent of our sins * to seek forgiveness of Almighty God NB: This is an excellent way to prepare for the up-coming feast of Christmas.

WEEK-DAY LITURGIES: Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday: 10.00am (Eucharist) Thursday: 6.00pm (Gr 6 Graduation Mass) Friday: 10.30am (Sacrament of Reconciliation)

Mass Count: Weekend Masses (30 Nov/1Dec)

Vigil: 131 parishioners (incl 1 baptism) 6.00pm: 93 parishioners 8.30am: 141 parishioners 10.30am: 287 parishioners (incl 3 baptisms & 1 RCIA candidate) Purnim: 15 parishioners

Deaths: Aaron McDonald, Beryl McNeil Anniversaries: We remember in Prayer: James Smith Wedding Bells: Congratulations to Simone Steele & Nathan Watts on their marriage Meetings: Wednesday: Pastoral Leadership Team at 5.30pm Wednesday: Baptism Preparation at 7.30pm (Gathering Space) Wednesday: Social Justice Group at 7.30pm West Papua Group Raffle: Winner: Bernie Kelly. Thankyou: $315.00 was raised. If interested in learning more about the Groups work contact Marilyn (5565 9312) Warrnambool Carols by Candlelight: Friday, 20th December at the Civic Green Simpson Church: 50th Anniversary celebrations on Sunday 13th July 2014. Mass followed by lunch. Further details: contact Des (5594 3316) Centacare: Further information re the programs for 2014: Contact (5561 5922) PowerPoint Presentation: This week it centres on the Jesse Tree. Collections: Counters: Presbytery: $1,394.00 Parish: $1,609.50 This week: Team 3: Tom Arundell (5561 2109) Next week: Team 4: Gerald Shanley (5562 5992)

Christmas Masses
Christmas Vigil: 5.00pm (St Josephs School Assembly Hall) 7.00pm & 9.00pm (St Josephs) Christmas Day: 9.30am (St Josephs) Fr John McKinnon will assist Fr John with Masses at St Josephs this Christmas. Christmas Masses: If you wish to be involved in a ministry at our Christmas Liturgies please place your name on the roster (Gathering Space). Christmas Lunch: You are welcome: Christmas Day Luncheon (St Josephs Hall) from 12 noon onwards. RSVP Lorri (0400 585 554). See Notice Board further details 8.00pm (Purnim)

Facing the Truth

For further information, see the following websites: Towards Healing www.catholic.org.au/towards-healing The Truth Justice & Healing Council www.tjhcouncil.org.au/ Facing the Truth www.facingthetruth.org.au