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)

2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

FUTURE MASS TIMES
Sunday 8.30am; 10.30am & 6.00pm (Commencing: Sunday, 2nd February) NB: There will be no 6.30pm Vigil Mass following January, 2014 The decision was based upon: * * * * * * Mass Counts over the past few years There are 2 other Saturday Vigil Masses in Warrnambool The 2 Sunday morning Masses are our best attended Masses. We did move from 3 to 2 morning Masses in 2004 The 6.00pm Sunday Mass is the only Sunday evening Mass in the region Parishioners were given an opportunity for input (20 responded) There has been dialogue with our Leadership Team & Liturgy Ctee
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Saturday 25th January: Next Saturday will be the last Vigil Mass at St Josephs. An invitation is extended to everyone to stay and have supper following this Mass. Please bring a plate to share. The Christian Brothers: Following many years in Warrnambool, the Brothers depart in February. Mass of Thanksgiving: Sunday, 16th February at 10.30am. Celebrant: Bishop Paul Bird Parish History: Your help is needed to identify people in the photos (Gathering Space). Please have a browse and add names to the attached lists. St Josephs Parish Social Group: A way to get to know other parishioners: Each Wednesday at 1.30pm (Parish Hall). Further information: Parish Office (5562 2231) Centacare: Parent & Family Relationship Programs are offered at Centacare. For more information contact Angela Riley (5559 3000) Bereavement Support Program: This program offers support for people whose partners have died. Further information contact Bev Quinn (5564 4181) Volunteers for Broome: The Diocese of Broome, WA, requires volunteers to assist with the work of the local Church on Aboriginal Missions. Accommodation, transport and food provided. Further information; Anneliese Rohr (08 9192 1060)

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

WEEK-DAY LITURGIES: Tuesday to Friday: 10.00am (Eucharist) Friday: 10.30am (Reconciliation) NB: If there is a funeral, it replaces the Mass of the Day

Deaths: Jean Cust, Edna Struth, Billy OKeefe, Wilma Robertson Anniversaries: We remember in Prayer: Francis McCarthy, Alphonsus McCarthy, Michael McCarthy, Gwen Lenehan, Daniel Foley, Max Foley Wedding Bells: Congratulations to Anna Gibson & Simon Densley on their wedding. Baptism Preparation: Next meeting is Wednesday, 12th February at 7.30pm Help Required: Are you able to assist in the Ministry of Communion to the Sick? Due to present Ministers of Communion departing the area and ill-health, we now need new people to minister the Sacrament to those unable to participate at Mass. Please contact Fr John or Parish Office (5562 2231) Cards: Tuesday afternoon cards has resumed. This week they are at OLHC. PowerPoint Presentation: The focus this week: Ordinary Time Collections: Counters: Presbytery: $1,602.00 Thank you for your support This week: Team 9: Barry Walsh (5562 4568) Next week: Team 10: John Monigatti (5562 9537) Parish: $1,579.20