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)

19th Sunday in Ordinary Time

FEAST OF THE ASSUMPTION OF MARY This Wednesday (15th August) - Holy Day of Obligation
Vigil Mass: 5.30pm (Tuesday) Wednesday: 10.00am

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

FIRST EUCHARIST Commitment of Parents

Fr John: Will you continue to nourish your own faith by regularly hearing and reflecting on the Word of God, receiving his Body and Blood and living out the values of the Gospel? Parents: I will. Fr John: Will you continue to encourage your child to live the Christian life through word and example? Parents: I will. Fr John: May Almighty God bless you in this most important ministry.

WEEK-DAY LITURGIES: Tuesday: 11.30am (Requiem Mass: Joe Rodda RIP) Tuesday: 5.30pm (Vigil for the Feast of the Assumption) Wednesday: 10.00am (Eucharist: Feast of the Assumption)) Friday: 10.00am (Assembly of the Word with Communion) N.B: A funeral normally takes the place of the weekday liturgy

NB: The Commitment of the Godparents and the Sponsors is next weekend.
Deaths: Marie Carroll (Melb), Sr Mary Gleeson RSM, May Lenehan, Vin OConnor, Beryl McGonigal (Geelong), Greg Ryan, Nonie Wicking & Joe Rodda Anniversaries: Anne McKenna, Kevin Mugavin (Purnim), Phill McDonough Baptism Preparation: Next meeting is Wednesday, 12th September at 7.30pm Taize Prayer: This Friday at 8.00pm (Uniting Church). Further enquiries Jenny 5561 3246. All welcome Year of Grace: You are invited to stay for a few minutes after Mass to view this weekends PowerPoint presentation. The focus this week is on Saint Mary MacKillop Praying the Rosary: Margaret Toms home (13 Kiama Ave) at 4.00pm Collections: Counters: Presbytery: $1,174.00 Parish: $1,710.50 Thank you for your support This week: Team 1: Peter Lawlor (5562 1470) Next week: Team 2: Mary McNamara (5562 4630) An Invitation: Would you like to be involved in the life of the Parish? We depend on volunteers. A list of ministries is available this weekend in the Gathering Space. This is an opportunity especially for families connected with 1st Communion to become involved. If you seek further information please contact Leanne. Migrant & Refugee Sunday (2nd September): This is a time when we celebrate the cultural diversity of our nation. Pope Benedict emphasises the need to nourish the faith of new migrants who are deprived of the cultural support from their country of origin. You are invited to bring memorabilia of the country of your birth to display over that weekend. Please bring food to share - this may include a special dish from your own country. Further inquires contact Leanne (5562 2231) Eye Surgery: Fr John will have further eye surgery this Thursday. Meetings: Wednesday: Pastoral Leadership Team at 7.30pm Thursday: CWL at 10.30am