FnoM 1ur Pns1ons Drsk

Icameacrossaninteresngarcletheotherdaywhile
tryingtokeepuptodatewithwhatshappeninginthe
world of the Church. The tle itself grabbed my
aenon, and reading the arcle was more so. The
arcle focussed on how some peoplewithin the
Church, or within the mediahave grabbed onto one
solitary sentence or acon of Pope Francis and then
aempted to divine an agenda for his whole
poncate.

The writer of the arcle took a number of examples,

and placed the supposedly indicave statements in
their proper context. In doing so, the writer revealed
that those who took these isolated statements and
acons had actuallymissed what the Holy Father was
sayingordoing.

The full arcle can be found at www.

thejesuitpost.org/site/2013/06/quongthepopeand
missingthepoint/

Annual Leave
I will be taking my Annual Leave from 12th August to
13th September inclusive. During my absence from
the Parish, Fr Brian Mascord, our VicarGeneral, will
behereonweekendstoleadthecelebraonsofMass.

Update on Redevelopment
I have been occasionally asked where the proposed
development plans are up to, and for a long me
there hasnt been much to say: invesgaons were
connuing, and negoaons were proceeding. It was,
tosomedegree,whatwasexpected.

Atitslastmeeng,theParishFinanceCommieehas
reluctantly come to realise that we have reached a
posion where we will have to reconsider the
feasibility of connuing the possibility of building a
(Connued on page 7)
Parish
FrAndrewDoohan(Parish Priest)
MrGregByrne(Pastoral Associate)
MrsSharonFowle(Administraon)
SrKathrynMcCabe(Aboriginal Catholic Ministry)

TheParish OceisattherearoftheParishHallandis
staedonWednesdayandFridayfrom10amto4pm.

33LakeStreet,ForsterNSW2428
POBox67,ForsterNSW2428
P: (02)65546304
F: (02)65546425
E: forstertuncurryparish@gmail.comor
fr.andrew.doohan@bigpond.com(Fr Andrew)
W: www.forstertuncurrycatholic.org.au

Holy Name Parish School (K6)

MrMarkMowbray(Principal)

41LakeStreet,ForsterNSW2428
POBox243,ForsterNSW2428
P: (02)65546504
F: (02)65548895
E: admin@forster.catholic.edu.au

Items for inclusion in Bridgeside Bullen can be sent

totheParishOceorFrAndrew,preferablybyemail
orwriennote,bymiddayonThursday.

Bapsms are celebrated on Sundays, either during

any of our Sunday Masses or aer the 9am Mass.
Bapsmal Preparaon meengs are held on the
secondMondayofeachmonthat7pmintheMeeng
RoomsoftheParishHallatForster.Pleasecontactthe
Parish Oce for more details, or visit the Parish
website.

Weddingsarecelebratedbyarrangementandwithat
least three (and preferably more) months noce.
PleasecontactFrAndrewformoredetails,orvisitthe
Parishwebsite.
Sunday 21st July, 2013
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C
Bridgeside Bulletin
The weekly bullen of the
Catholic Parish of Forster Tuncurry
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Tur Pnnisu Dinnv(for the week ahead)

Tue(23/7) 9am ChrisanMeditaon
(Bob 6555 5914)
3:30pm HolyHour@Tuncurry
4:30pm Mass@Tuncurry
5:30pm ChrisanMeditaon
(Bob 6555 5914)

Wed(24/7) 9am Mass@Forster
9:30am menALIVEMorninggroup
@Forster
11:15am NovenatoOurLadyof
PerpetualHelp@Forster

Thu(25/7) AM Fr Andrew to Newcastle

for Clergy Fund meeng
No Mass today.
9.30am CaringGroup@Forster
7:30pm menALIVEEveninggroup
@Forster

Fri(26/7) 9:30am Mass@Forster
10am MeengreLiturgical
Celebraons@Forster

Sat(27/7) 8:30am Reconciliaon@

Tuncurry
9am Mass@Tuncurry
10am CreedReecon
Workshop@Forster(in
SchoolHall)
4:45pm Reconciliaon@Forster
(unl5:15pm)
6pm Mass@Tuncurry

Sun(28/7) 7am Mass@Tuncurry

9am Mass@Forster
Rrcutnn Pnnisu Ac1ivi1irs

Reconciliaon
The Sacrament of Reconciliaon is available every
SaturdaymorningintheTuncurrychurchfrom8:30am
unl the beginning of the 9am Mass, and Saturday
aernoon in the Forster church from 4:45pm unl
5:15pm.TheSacramentisalsoavailableatothermes
bycontacngFrAndrew.

Holy Hour
A Holy Hour is observed each Tuesday aernoon in
theTuncurryfrom3:30pm,withMassat4:30pm.

Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help

TheNovenaisprayedeveryWednesdayintheForster
church commencing at 11:15am, and is followed at
12pmbyalightlunchintheParishHall.

Chrisan Meditaon Group

TheChrisanMeditaonGroupmeetsinthemorning
and aernoon each Tuesday. For more informaon,
pleasecontactBobon65555914.

Bapsm Preparaon Meeng

The next Bapsm Preparaon Meeng will take place
in the Parish Halls meeng rooms on Monday 12th
Augustcommencingat7pm.

Evening Prayer & Benedicon

Our monthly celebraon of Solemn Evening Prayer
(from the Divine Oce) & Benedicon will be
celebrated on Sunday 4th August in the Tuncurry
churchcommencingat5:30pm.Allwelcome.

Collecon of Foodstus for Homebase

The next monthly collecon of nonperishable food
items for use by Homebase to assist young people in
need in our community will take place on Sunday 4th
August. Your donaon of items can be placed in the
basketavailableatallMassesthatweekend.

Secular Franciscan Fraternity

TheSecularFranciscanswillnextmeetonWednesday
7th August, coming together for the 9am Mass,
followedbyacuppaat9:30amandthenthemeeng.

The menALIVE Groups

ThemorninggroupwillnextmeetonWednesday 24th
July aerthe9am Mass,whiletheeveninggroupwill
nextmeetonThursday 25th July at 7:30pm.

Maintenance & Gardening Group

A big thank you to our gardeners once again.
Although some key personnel were missing from the
mowing it meant more cake for others at smoko.
More volunteers always welcome to join this happy
crew. The next will be on Thursday 15th August,
starng at Tuncurry at 8am and then on to Forster,
followedbyacuppa.ContactHoward65576826.
IN voun cunni1v, rtrnsr rnnv ron:

Those recently deceased

Those whose anniversaries occur about now
Ross Presgrave, Eric Stewart, Stewart Family,
AubussonFamily

All those in our community who are sick

ANNunt Arrrnt ron 1ur Pnorncn1ioN or
1ur Fni1u
The Annual Appeal for the Propagaon of the Faith
will take place in our Parish on the weekend of
3rd/4th of August. Mr Barry Urwin, Diocesan Director
of Catholic Mission, will be joining us at the Masses
that weekend to coordinate the Appeal in our Parish.
Please give this appeal your consideraon and come
preparedtoparcipatethatweekend.

SiNciNc Pnnc1icr
Our regular pracce for singers have recommenced,
and the next pracce is on Tuesday 23rd July in the
TuncurryChurchfora7pmstart.
Hotv NnMr Scuoot Fr1r251u Aucus1
DonaonsfortheFetearenowbeingcollectedatthe
School. Preloved toys, books, clothes and items for
the White Elephant can be dropped o now, while
various cra items, including knied coat hangers,
scarves,cakesandplantscanbedroppedocloserto
theevent.

Volunteerstoassistonthedayarealsobeingsought.
For more informaon, please contact Kristy Ragno on
65555173or0479135133.
PtnNNro GiviNc ENvrtorrs
Please collect your new envelopes from the rear of
thechurch.IfyouwouldliketojointhePlannedGiving
Program,pleasecontactGregattheparishoce6554
6304.
Mut1iCut1unnt LuNcu
TheParishTeamareintheinialstagesofplanninga
mulcultural lunch for Saturday 26th October.
Tables would display naonal food from various
countriesandparishionerswouldbeinvitedtosample
such food. The Team are looking for interested
parishioners who might like to be involved in this
event.Moredetailstofollow.
A Cnrro To Livr Bv: Fni1u PnoctniMro,
Sunnro, Crtrnnn1ro, Livro.
Our Parish will be hosng a three hour reecve
workshop, facilitated by Virginia Bourke rsj, to
contemplatethefaceofChristthroughthelensofour
Creed.

TheworkshopwillbeheldonSaturday 27th Julyfrom

10amto1pmintheHolyNameSchoolHall.

RSVPs are encouraged but not essenal, and can be

madewithTWEC(twec@ssjl.org.auor49309601).
WiN1rn Sour LuNcuroN
Our nal Soup Luncheon for 2013 will be held on
Monday12thAugust.Ifyouwouldliketocomealong,
please add your name to the list at the rear of the
churchesintheweeksleadinguptotheday.

Anyone who would like to make a soup, a dessert, or

wish to contribute in some other way please contact
AngelaHopeon65555825.
Wonksuors ron MiNis1rns or 1ur Wono
nNo MiNis1rns or CoMMuNioN
Its that me of year again and we will be holding
workshops for our Ministers of the Word (Readers)
andourMinistersofCommunion.

Theworkshopswillbeoeredatthreedierentmes,
though since they will all have the same content you
areonlyaskedtoaendone.

Theworkshopswillbeheldon:
Friday2ndAugust(Tuncurry)
MinistersoftheWordat2pm
MinistersofCommunionat3pm
Saturday3rdAugust(Forster)
MinistersoftheWordat10am
MinistersofCommunionat11am
Saturday10thAugust(Tuncurry)
MinistersoftheWordat10am
MinistersofCommunionat11am

All currentministers are asked to aend one of these

workshops, while those who are interested in being
part of this ministry are invited to come along to one
oftheworkshops.
Housruoto I1rMs Nrroro
Sr Kathryn is seeking a working washing machine and
various other household items. Please contact Sr
Kathrynon65546470.
Yrnn or Gnncr Sunvrv
The Australian Bishops invite you to parcipate in a
survey to evaluate the Year of Grace. The survey can
be accessed at the Year of Grace website, which can
befoundatwww.yearofgrace.catholic.org.au.
Ros1rns
We have recently obtained a computer program to
randomlyallocatepeopleontorosters.Ihavebecome
aware of some problems with the program and
hopefully, aer communicang with the soware
provider these problems should be sorted out. If
further anomalies become evident in the rosters I
would appreciate been informed. Copies of the new
rosterbeginningAugustareavailablefromtherearof
theChurch. Greg Byrne
Nrw Mnss Pnn1s
Oursingersandinstrumentalistshavebeenlearninga
new Mass seng (Mass of St Francis). This seng is
usedatmostDiocesancelebraons.Ourmusicgroups
willgraduallyintroducethismusicintheweeksahead.

Pnnisu Pns1onnt AssrMntv

A Parish Pastoral Assembly will be held on Sunday
10th November beginning at 10:30am in the Parish
Hall.

Parishionersareaskedtonotethisdateintheirdiaries
now in order to ensure that as many people as
possible are able to aend the Assembly, and be part
of discerning the priories for our pastoral and
missionallifefortheperiod20142015.

Any parishioner is welcome to make a submission

regarding what they perceive as priories for the
pastoralandmissionallifeoftheParishinpreparaon
fortheAssembly.

ThesesubmissionsshouldbeaddressedtotheChairof
the Parish Pastoral Council, and be as detailed as is
possible in order for them to receive appropriate
consideraon.

Such submissions should be received by the Council

no later than the beginning of October.
Please note: Only those items submied in me to be
included in the papers prepared for the Assembly will
be entertained. Submissions from the oor of the
Assembly will not be entertained.
Pnnisu Pns1onnt CouNcit Etrc1ioNs
An elecon for ordinary members of the Parish
PastoralCouncilwilloccuronSunday 10th November.

AnymemberoftheCatholicParishofForsterTuncurry
may stand for elecon. Current members of the
PastoralCouncilwhohavenotservedtwoconsecuve
termsareeligibleforreelecon.

Nominaons, in wring, should be received by the

ParishOcenotlaterthanFriday 18th October.
Li1uncicnt Crtrnnn1ioNs
A meeng to discuss liturgical celebraons when Fr
Andrew is absent from the Parish will be held on
Friday 26th July following the 9am Mass in the
Forster Church. All are welcome to aend, and
comments from those who are unable to aend are
mostwelcomebyemail.
Bisuors Etrc1ioN S1n1rMrN1
A reminder that the Australian Bishops have released
aneleconstatementVotefortheCommonGood.

The statement can be found on the special website

www.catholicsvote2013.org.auif parishioners would
like a copy but are unable to access the internet, the
Parish Oce will happily print a copy for you upon
request.
Cnn PnnkiNcTuNcunnv
As part of the implementaon of the new
requirementsofWHSlegislaonIhavebegunaseries
of workplace inspecons and associated risk
assessments to ensure the safe use our parish
facilies.This,ofcourse,willbeanongoingprocessin
order to comply with the requirements of Work
HealthandSafetylegislaonandregulaons.

In conducng the inspecon of the Tuncurry church

sitetheissueofcarsparkeduponthegrassedareasof
the site has been considered, and two specic issues
ofconcernhavebeenidened,namely

Thepresenceofcarsongrassedareasthatarealso
used by pedestrian trac creates a risk when the
carsaempttodriveo;and
Thecarsdrivingoverthegrassedareasdamagethe
surface and paths they cross, thereby creang
addional hazards in the form of uneven ground
andbrokenpaths.

Accordingly, and in order to migate the hazards

posed by the parking of cars on the grassed areas of
the Tuncurry church site, I have regreably taken the
decision to prohibit such parking at the Tuncurry
church site with immediate eect.

Cars may be driven to the front doors via the front

driveway to set down our less mobile members or
musicequipmentetc,butthecarmustthenbeparked
onthestreetunlrequiredattheendofMass.

I appreciate that this move will not be popular, and I

apologise for the inconvenience this will cause some
parishioners.Howeverthiscourseofaconeliminates
the potenal hazards associated with cars parked on
the grassed area of the site, and best allows us to
meetourmoralandlegalobligaons.

Fr Andrew
The Lord, the gracious, the merciful,
has made a memorial of his
wonders; he gives food to those who
fear him.
CoMMuNioN 1o Sick/HousrnouNo
We are in need of Ministers of Communion of the
Blessed Sacrament to housebound people in our
outlying areas (Pacic Palms/Hallidays Point). If you
live in this area and are able to assist in this way
pleasecontactGregByrneattheoce65546304.

Tur IMron1nNcr or SiNciNc

The Chrisan faithful who gather together as one to
await the Lords coming are instructed by theApostle
Paul to sing together psalms, hymns, and spiritual
songs (cf. Col 3:16). Singing is the sign of the hearts
joy (cf. Acts 2:46). Thus St Augusne says rightly,
Singingisforonewholoves.Thereisalsotheancient
proverb:Onewhosingswellpraystwice.

Greatimportanceshouldthereforebeaachedtothe
useofsinginginthecelebraonoftheMass,withdue
consideraon for the culture of the people and
abilies of each liturgical assembly. Although it is not
always necessary (e.g. in weekday Masses) to sing all
the texts that are of themselves meant to be sung,
every care should be taken that singing by the
ministersandthepeopleisnotabsentincelebraons
thatoccuronSundaysandonholydaysofobligaon.

In the choosing of the parts actually to be sung,

however,preferenceshouldbegiventothosethatare
of greater importance and especially to those to be
sungbythepriestorthedeaconorthelector,withthe
people responding, or by the priest and people
together.

General Instrucon of the Roman Missal, 3940

Mnss nNo Dnitv Lirr
Have you ever wondered if theres a connecon
between the celebraon of Mass and our daily life?
And if so, just what it means?

The arcle below, wrien by Elizabeth Harrington, the
Educaon Ocer of the Brisbane Liturgy Commission,
was originally published in The Catholic Leader last
December. I hope it might provide some basis for
reecon

The most frequently requested topic for talks during

my visits to deaneries this year was Understanding
the Mass. It is clear that many people want to
understandthestructure,symbols,gesturesandother
aspects of the Mass more fully so that they can
parcipatebeer andbe drawn more deeply into the
mystery.

I begin by tracing the development of the Mass and

note how, through all the changes of history, the
Churchfor2000yearshasconnuedtodoEucharist
by taking, blessing, breaking and sharing bread as
Jesus did with his disciples on the night before he
died.

I go on to explore the connecon between Mass and

everyday life. Parcipants oen talk about how
sharing Eucharist with their parish community is
central to how they live as Chrisans in the world.
What they were describing is how liturgy is the
summit and source of their Chrisan life, as it is
referredtointhedocumentsofVacanII.

Assembling for liturgy is not some sort of mini

retreat from the world, an escape from the harsh
realies of life. When we come to Mass we bring
ourselves and our lives as they really are the
experiences that make us who we are; our hopes,
successes and failures, our mes of joy and sadness;
the accumulaon of events and memories that make
up life. We also bring the collecve hopes,
experiences, achievements and sins of the world in
whichwelive.

ThelinkbetweenMassanddailylifeismadeexplicitin
preaching which deals with the reallife issues people
arefacing,andinPrayeroftheFaithfulpeonswhich
bring to prayer the current events of the world and
thepressingneedsofthelocalcommunity.

Mass is not a holy event that is separate from the

basic building blocks of our Chrisan living but a
sacred acon which takes them up in a pleasing
oeringtoGod,along withthesacriceofChrist.Our
lives,justlikethebreadandwine,areblessed,broken
andpouredoutforthelifeoftheworld.TheMassisa
celebraon of our lives because they become part of
theEucharist,partofthesacrice,becauseChristjoins
them to his and part of the thanksgiving because we
recogniseGodsloveintheeventsofourlives.

This has praccal implicaons for the way we live out

our lives. If we have broken bread together at
Eucharist and prayed that we might become one
body, one spirit in Christ, how should we treat one
another aerwards? If we have feasted on this
spiritual food, how do we respond to people who are
hungry?ThosewhogathertosharetheBodyofChrist
are sent forth to be the Body of Christ in their daily
lives in homes, families, neighbourhoods, places of
work, social gatherings, sporng clubs, wherever they
ndthemselvesduringtheweek.

In his book Worshipping Well, Lawrence Mick

comparestheroleofliturgytothatofaheart.Justas
our hearts keep us alive by pulling in depleted blood
and pumping lifegiving blood around our bodies,
celebrang the Eucharist pulls us in and sends us out
tobringthelifegivingloveoftheLordintotheworld.
Cnnrns Mrr1iNc
The Caring Group will be meeng at the re
scheduledmeof9.30am onThursday 25th July.

Orron1uNi1irs Ou1sior Tur Pnnisu

2013 Morpeth Lecture
TheReverendProfessorGraemeWardwilldeliverthe
UniversityofNewcastles2013MorpethLecture,Why
Believe?onTuesday 23rd Julyat6pmatChristChurch
Cathedral, Church Street, Newcastle. This is a free
publiclecturebutspacesarelimited.ToRSVP(by19th
July) phone 4921 7454 or email corporaterelaons@
newcastle.edu.au

Ecumenical Chrisan Meditaon

AnecumenicalChrisanmeditaongroupwillbeginat
7:30pm on Wednesday 24th July, meeng weekly at
StAndrewsAnglicanChurch,31aChurchSt,Mayeld.
Meditaonisanancientformofcontemplaveprayer
thatseeksGodinthesilenceandsllness.Thereisno
cost involved. For more informaon phone Chris
Jackson on 0401 717 686 or visit the website
www.micaministries.com

ASPIRE Program Performance

ASPIRE, the creave and performing arts program of
theCatholicSchoolsOce,ispresenngTreasuredas
its2013showcaseattheCivicTheatre,HunterStreet,
NewcastlefromThursday 25 Saturday 27 July.

There is a performance at 11am on Thursday 25,

performancesat11am&7pmonFriday26anda7pm
performance on Saturday 27. Tickets are $10 for the
manees, $20 for pensioner/concession and $30 for
adults. Book at the Civic Theatre, Ticketek or by
phoning49291977.

Understanding Change, Loss and Grief

SeasonsforGrowthisoeringa3hourseminarwhich
isdesignedtodeepenanunderstandingofthenature
andimpactofchange,lossandgriefontheirlivesorin
their community. The seminar will take place on
Monday 29th July from 9:30am12:30pm at Our
Lady of Victories Primary School, 15 Lovell Parade,
Shortland.Thecostis$35forgeneralparcipantsand
$15fordiocesanparcipants.PleaseRSVPby25thJuly
to Jenny Harris on 4979 1355 or by email to
jenny.harris@mn.catholic.org.au

Hear Their Voice Evening

The Tenison Woods Educaon Centre invites you to
Hear Their Voice, an evening to celebrate the
achievements of Indigenous Australians on
Wednesday 31st July at 6pm at the Cathedral
FunconCentre,841HunterStreet,NewcastleWest.

Keynote speaker is former NRL and internaonal

player David Peachey. The cost is $20 which includes
ngerfood.PleaseRSVPby25thJulyon49309601or
twec@ssjl.org.au

Kurri Kurri Birthday Celebraons

The 50th birthday of the Church of the Holy Spirit at
Kurri Kurri will be celebrated at the 9:30am Mass on
Sunday 4th August with morning tea to follow.
Parishioners, former parishioners and friends are
warmly invited to aend. For more informaon
contacttheParishOceon49371185orbyemailon
hskurri@bigpond.net.au

Broken Bay Bible Conference

The Broken Bay Bible Conference will be held from
Friday 9th August Saturday 10th AugustattheLight
of Christ Centre, end of Yardley Avenue, Waitara. For
moreinformaoncontactPaulineFinchon98470444
orbyemailbibleconference@dbb.org.au

Youth O The Streets Charity Dinner

You are invited to aend the 14th Annual Youth O
The Streets Charity Dinner and Art Aucon on
Saturday 10th Augustat6:30pmattheTherryCentre,
New England Highway, East Maitland. Tickets are $55
perheadincludinga3coursedinnerandalldrinks.For
more informaon or to organize ckets contact Peter
Treloar on 0447 216 776 or by email peter.treloar@
mn.catholic.edu.au

Where the Hell is God?

YouarewarmlyinvitedtoapresentaonbyFrRichard
Leonard based on his book, Where the Hell is God?
onMonday 12th AugustatStMaryMackillopChurch,
Warnervale. Please RSVP by Friday 9th August 2013,
via www.trybooking.com/49218 or by phone on 9847
0448or43329825.

Council for Australian Catholic Women Colloquium

You are invited to the Council for Australian Catholic
Womens inaugural colloquium, Wisdom at the Gate:
Radiant and Unfolding on Friday 16th August
Saturday 17th August at Mary Mackillop Place in
NorthSydney.Registraonandprogramdetailscanbe
viewedatwww.wisdomahegate.org.au.

Act for Change Workshop

A workshop for people interested in social jusce,
organized by the Uning Church, will take place on
Saturday 31st August from 9:30am to 2pm at
Charlestown Uning Church, 24 Milson Street,
Charlestown.RSVPby28thAugusttoDebbie0437879
442orjusce@hunter.uca.org.au.

Wonk Hrnt1u & Snrr1v INronMn1ioN

The Diocese of MaitlandNewcastle is commied to
ensuring the health, safety and welfare of its workers
(i.e.employee,contractororsubcontractor,employee
of contractor or subcontractor, employee of labour
hire company, outworker, apprence or trainee work
experience student and volunteer), visitors and the
publicinworkplacesandalsothehealthandsafetyof
those who may be aected by its operaons. In
securing workplace health and safety, the Diocese
promises to pursue best pracce in Work Health and
Safety (WHS), full its statutory dues with regard to
WHS and through connual improvement strive to
preventinjuriesandillnessesintheworkplace.

Ifyoubecomeawareofanyhazardonparishproperty,
or suer an incident or injury while on parish
property,youareaskedtoletFrAndrewortheParish
Oce know as soon as possible in order that the
appropriatestepscanbetaken.

IfthereisanymaerconcerningWorkHealth&Safety
that you wish to raise or have considered by the
Parish, please contact Fr Andrew who will bring the
maertotheaenonoftheappropriateperson.
Pnnisu IN1rncrssonv Pnnvrn Gnour
To request prayers for someone in need of prayer
please contact Bob Cashman on 6555 5914 leaving
yournameandcontactdetails.

Bobcanalsohelpyouifyoureinterestedinbecoming
partofthisimportantministrywithintheParish.
Cn1uotic Nrwsrnrrns Avnitnntr
The Catholic Leader (Brisbane) and Catholic Weekly
(Sydney) newspapers are available at the rear of the
churchesatacostof$2each.
Ministers this Weekend... ...of the Word ...of Communion
6pmTuncurry GeraldineMullin
NeilPye
ValarieRoss
JeaneeGoodacre,FrankHayman,Lou
Hope,PaulMcFadden,RobynMilligan,
RuthPearson,MaureenPye,Margaret
Smith,GlenStrong
7amTuncurry CecileMalone
BronwynMorse
EdnaTucker
CushlaDrake,GrahamsGriths,Kay
Griths,AlexMatuszny,Mark
Mowbray,CecileMalone
9amForster TrevorTurner
MaureenVisser
JudithShand
MichaelAllen,VivianAllen,GregByrne,
LauranneByrne,ElleCairnsCowan,
ShioneyNeil,MichaelPower,Afravan
Boxtel,TonyVisser
Please note: The above informaon reects the rosters as originally issued,
and doesnt take account of any swaps that may have been organised between individuals.
newchurchbuilding.

A necessary part of the process that the Finance

Commieehadbeenengagedonwastryingtoobtain
alltherelevantinformaonfromthecurrentownerof
the properes we were interested in acquiring. This
wasnecessarytogaugethefeasibilityofbeingableto
servicetheloanthatwouldhavebeenrequiredinthe
short term to fund the inial part of the proposed
redevelopment.

TheCommieehasbeenfrustratedinouraemptsto
do this with any level of certainty. This has meant in
turn that we are unable to judge the value of the
properes and make an appropriate oer, or indeed
to assess the value placed on the properes by the
current owner. It also means that the Catholic
DevelopmentFund,ortheDiocesesPropertyOce,is
not in a posion to properly advise us as to the
inherent value of the properes and what an
appropriatepremiummightbe.

Ihadhopedthatwemightbefurtheradvancedinour
plansbythispoint.Thatwearenotistoberegreed,
buthasbeenlargelybeyondthecontroloftheFinance
Commieewhohavebeenverydiligentintheireorts
to invesgate the proposal on the Parishs behalf. On
your behalf I would like to publicly thank them for
theiraenontotheirdues.

Wheretofromhere?Weareunsureyet,andwilltake
a few months to consider the appropriate course of
acon. A further update will be given at the Parish
AssemblyonSunday10thNovember,unlessthereare
furtherdevelopmentsintheinterveningperiod.

Unlnextweek Fr Andrew
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Oun Li1uncv Toonv

Responsorial Psalm
Response: The just will live in the presence of the
Lord.

Lord,whoshalldwellonyourholymountain?
Hewhowalkswithoutfault;
hewhoactswithjusce
andspeaksthetruthfromhisheart;
hewhodoesnotslanderwithhistongue.

Hewhodoesnowrongtohisbrother,
whocastsnosluronhisneighbour,
whoholdsthegodlessindisdain,
buthonoursthosewhofeartheLord.

Hewhokeepshispledgecomewhatmay;
whotakesnointerestonaloan
andacceptsnobribesagainsttheinnocent.
Suchamanwillstandrmforever.

Gospel Acclamaon
Alleluia,alleluia!
Happy are they who have kept the word with a
generousheart
andyieldaharvestthroughperseverance.
Alleluia!
Scnir1unr RrnoiNcs

Today Genesis18:110
Colossians1:2428
Luke10:3842
Monday Exodus14:518
John20:12,1118
Tuesday Exodus14:2115:1
Mahew12:4650
Wednesday Exodus16:15,915
Mahew13:19
Thursday 2Corinthians4:715
Mahew20:2028
Friday Exodus20:117
Mahew13:1823
Saturday Exodus24:38
Mahew13:2430
Next Sunday Genesis18:2032
Colossians2:1214
Luke11:113
Oun Pnnisu Cottrc1ioNs
a)TheParish Collecon,providingfortheneedsofthe
parish and its ministry, is taken up during the
presentaon and preparaon of the gis (the
oertory).Thisistheenvelopecollecon.

b) The Diocesan Clergy Collecon, providing for the

remuneraon and support of the clergy of the
diocese,willbetakenupaercommunion(duringthe
ThanksgivingHymnorasimilarme).
RrcriviNc CoMMuNioN
So that we might receive Communion in a t and
properway,pleasebeawareofthefollowing:

When we process forward to receive Communion,

we have been asked by the Australian Bishops to
adopt a common and unied gesture of reverence
before doing so. In Australia that gesture is a bow
of the head and shoulders (GIRM, 160). Any other
formofreverence,includingagenuecon,should
thereforebeavoided.
Communion by selfinncon (selfdipping) is
neverpermied,sincewereceiveCommunionand
never take Communion. Please refrain from this
inappropriateacon.
We regret that we do not have the physical
facilies to oer communion while kneeling, and
respecully ask you to refrain from kneeling to
receive Communion while part of the procession,
since this is contrary to the nature of the
Communion procession itself. Your cooperaon in
honouring this request is very much appreciated,
andwethankyouforyourconsideraon.
SitrNcr iN 1ur Li1uncv
Weobservesilenceduringourliturgy(onSundaysand
weekdays)atthefollowingmes:

1. DuringthePenitenalAct,aerthePresiderinvites
us to prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred
mysteriesinordertorecollectourselves;
2. During the Collect, aer the invitaon of the
PresidertoLetusprayagaininordertorecollect
ourselves;
3. DuringtheLiturgyoftheWord,attheconclusionof
the rst reading in order that we might meditate
onwhatwehaveheard;
4. DuringtheLiturgyoftheWord,attheconclusionof
the second reading in order that we might
meditateonwhatwehaveheard;and
5. DuringtheLiturgyoftheWord,attheconclusionof
the homily in order that we might meditate on
whatwehaveheard.
Hosri1nt & HoMr Visi1s
Because of the restricons imposed by Privacy Laws,
werelyonfamilyandfriendstoinformusaboutthose
whoareunwellinourcommunity.

If you know of anyone needing a visit or Communion

inhospitalorhomepleasecontacttheParishOce.