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)

EASTER SUNDAY
RE FLE CTION ON THE E AS TE R TRIDUUM S YMBOLS
We should glory in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ for he is our salvation, our life and resurrection; through Him we are saved
(Entrance Antiphon - Holy Thursday)

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

MAS S OF THE LORDS S UPPE R

Washing of Feet: Humility, love and service Eucharist: Christs gift to us

WEEK-DAY LITURGIES: Wednesday to Friday: 10.00am (Eucharist) Friday: 10.30am (Reconciliation) N.B: A funeral normally takes the place of the weekday liturgy

CE LE BRATION OF THE LORDS PAS S ION

Veneration of the Cross: Accepting and Embracing the Mystery of the Cross in our Lives

Deaths: Mary Collins (Koroit), Oda van de Camp (Netherlands) Anniversaries: Molly & Jack McGrath, Shane McGrath, Veronica Carney, Jack Richardson, Betty McCluskey, Keith Warburton, Julie Shanley, Tony Serra, Phillip Ryan Baptismal Preparation: Wednesday 11th April at 7.30pm (Gathering Space) Divine Mercy Sunday: Sunday, 15th April at 2.30pm (St Pius Church). For further details see Notice Board. History of St Josephs: Do you have any old photos of Parish buildings etc or articles pre-1900? Would you kindly loan them to the Parish Office to be collated into a history of St Josephs Parish. Also if you are able to help in collating the memorabilia please leave your name with Leanne (Parish Office). Thanks. Fr John Project Compassion: Thank you: $3,987.05 (so far) Collections: Counters: Presbytery: $1,544.00 Parish: $2,462.50 Thank you for your support This week: Team 7: Peter Lumsden (5562 8741) Next week: Team 8: Pat Blackney (5562 7189)

THE E AS TE R VIGIL
Paschal Candle: Christ the Light of the World Word of God: Gods wonders worked throughout History Baptism: New Life in Christ Eucharist: The ultimate Sign of our Belonging to the Church and of our participation in the Life, Death and Resurrection of Christ.

During the Easter Vigil we welcome Suesan Gliddon & Roy Kwon into our faith community
On behalf of parishioners and visitors to St Josephs, I thank all who generously gave of their time to ensure the Easter Ceremonies were celebrated worthily the people who prepared the Church, those involved in the music ministry and other liturgical ministries, the Liturgy Committee and many others. (Fr John)