ST JOSEPHS PARISH - WARRNAMBOOL

Parish Office: 5562 2231 Fax: 5562 2230 E-mail: warrnambool@ballarat.catholic.org.au Parish website: www.stjosephswarrnambool.org 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) Philip Morison (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)

7th Sunday in Ordinary Time

SEASON of LENT
Lent commences this Wednesday with Mass and the Distribution of Ash. Mass Times: Wednesday: 10.00am & 6.00pm The Season of Lent is a time of prayer, self-denial and for helping others. In this way the whole Church prepares for the Feast of Easter. * Ash Wednesday is a day of fast & abstinence * Project Compassion Box or Envelope: please take home Stations of the Cross: All Fridays in Lent: 7.30pm (St Josephs Church) Rite of Election: Saturday, 25th February (St Patricks Cathedral, Ballarat) 12.30pm Sacrament of Anointing: Thursday, 22 March at 2.00pm Mass of the Oils: Monday, 2nd April (St Patricks Cathedral, Ballarat) Communal Celebration of Gods Mercy: Tuesday, 3rd April at 7.30pm Easter Triduum: 5-7 April (Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Vigil) Rite of Naming: Suesan Gliddon & Roy Kwon will have their names inscribed in the Book which will be presented to Bishop Connors next Saturday at the Rite of Election (St Patricks Cathedral) together with other catechumens (unbaptized) and candidates (baptized Christians) from throughout the Diocese. Thankyou: A Golden Jubilee Year is a grand occasion! Thank you parishioners for the lovely evening on 28 January. You are all in my prayer. (Sr Marie Mansbridge) Meetings: Tuesday: Finance Committee at 4.30pm Wednesday: HNILS at 12.00 noon Thursday: Parents Evening (Reconciliation) at 7.30pm Thursday: West Papua Meeting at 7.30pm (Parish Hall) Family Fun Day: Sunday, 4 March at the Gallery and the Civic Green from 12noon. World Day of Prayer: Friday, 2nd March. The focus this year is Let Justice Prevail. Venue: Warrnambool Salvation Army, 265 Lava Street at 7.30pm. A Community Sculpture: Invite for parishioners involvement to make a sheep to celebrate Feast of the Good Shepherd. Further details see notice board or phone (Merran Koren) 0438872510

Office Hours: Monday to Friday: 9:00am - 12:30pm; 1:30pm - 4:00pm SCHOOL PRINCIPALS: WEEK-END LITURGIES:

WEEK-DAY LITURGIES: Tuesday, Thursday & Friday: 10.00am (Eucharist) ) Wednesday: 10.00am & 6.00pm ( Eucharist & Ash) Friday: 10.30am {Reconciliation) N.B: A funeral takes the place of weekday liturgy.

Deaths: Greta Carter, Gerard Moloney, Jenny Chatfield, Fr Peter Fulton, Lena Bunyon (England), Bill Morris (Minyip), Pat Vaughan (Terang), Adrian Ryan (Horsham) Anniversaries: Annie Lindsey, Patricia McNamara, Mary Carey, Sybil OCallaghan, Rosemary Williams, Don Mitchell, Dorothy Crowe, Leo Howard Baptisms: We welcome Tyrone Walters and Zara Harrington into Gods Family Baptism Preparation: Next meeting: Wednesday, 14th March at 7.30pm Childrens Reconciliation Program: Parents Evening this Thursday at 7.30pm Bereavement Support Group: Monday, 5th March (Gathering Space) at 4.00pm Holy Hour: St Annes Purnim this Thursday from 11.00am to 12 noon Praying the Rosary: Mary OConnors Home (5 Rentschs Crt) 4.00pm Collections: Counters: Presbytery: $1,354.00 Thank you for your support Parish: $1,473.00

This week: Team 12: Veronica Anderson (5562 4859) Next week: Team 1: Peter Lawlor (5562 1470)