ST JOSEPHS PARISH - WARRNAMBOOL

Parish Office: 5562 2231 Fax: 5562 2230

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)

Office Hours: Monday to Friday: 9.00am - 12.30pm; 1.30pm - 4.00pm

SCHOOL PRINCIPALS:
WEEK-END LITURGIES:

Michael Gray (St Josephs School)

Peter Morgan (Emmanuel College)
Sunday: 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)

WEEK-DAY LITURGIES: Monday: 10.00am (Requiem Mass: Joan Kelly RIP)

Wednesday: 10.00am (Assembly of Word with Communion)
Thursday & Friday: 10.00am (Eucharist)
Friday: 10.30am (Reconciliation)
NB: If there is a funeral, it replaces the Mass of the Day

4th Sunday in Ordinary Time

The Synod on the Family
The Synod, called by Pope Francis (October, 2014), was intended to address all
families of the world in a desire to share their joys, struggles & hopes. The Synod
expressed to them a sense of gratitude and encouraged them to become involved
more decisively as the Church strives to go out of herself, and to rediscover the
familys vital character in the work of evangelization. This underlines the conviction
that the core message of the Gospel must necessarily begin with the family.
The Australian Catholic Bishops have prepared 30 questions based on the October
2014 document..
What is being done to help families cope in the midst of great social changes?
What more could be done, especially in helping them to understand those changes?
What is being done to help families in trouble? How effectively is pastoral care
being offered to families on the periphery?
What is being done to support strong families? What more could be done?
Does the process of declaring nullity need to be simpler, less difficult and less
costly?
How can we respond better to people of same-sex attraction and their families?

Deaths: Joan Kelly, Sr Joan Lourey rsm

How can we help all people see that no-one is beyond Gods mercy?

Anniversaries: We remember in prayer: Mary Goggin, Joe Harney

To access a copy of the Synod document and the questions please leave your contact
details in the Gathering Space.

Baptism Preparation: Next meeting is Wednesday, 11th February at 7.30pm

Notices: When delivering notices of names to be included for deaths and anniversaries
please sign your name to the notice. Thank you
Census: If you have changed your address or phone number, or are new parishioners,
please advise the Parish Office of your details (5562 2231)
Chaplet of St Joseph: If you are interested in special devotion to St Joseph, the
Chaplets (similar to Rosary beads) can be purchased through the Central Catholic
Bookshop in Melbourne (9639 0844). Marcia Nelson
Collections:

Presbytery: $1,822.00

Parish: $1,949.50

Thank you for your support

Counters:

This week: Team 8: Stan Carroll (5562 7658)

Next week Team 9: Barry Walsh (5562 4568)

Lets take this opportunity to participate in the decision-making of our Church.

Responses to be forwarded to Bishop Paul Bird by Thursday, 12th February, to
bishop@ballarat.catholic.org.au

Lenten Programme
We are joining with Christ Church Anglican Parish again this year. The Programme
runs from 16th February during the weekdays of Lent. You may wish to join a
reflection group or use the booklet for private reflection.
A sign-up list and further information can be found in the Gathering Space. If you
would like to lead or form a group please contact Mary (0409 158 177). Lent begins
on (Ash) Wednesday, 18th February.
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