FIRST HOLY COMMUNION

First Holy Communion will be celebrated in our Parish on Sunday 8th April 2018. Parent information sessions will be held on Wednesday 14th February at 6pm or Saturday 17th February 9am, Mary Help of Christians School.

If your child is not already enrolled in this year’s sacramental program and is eligible for First Holy Communion, please call Carolyn at the Parish Office 6658 3544 to register.

 

LENTEN PROGRAM

The Parish will be offering small prayer groups using the Diocese of Wollongong ‘Surrender’ Lenten Program.

Groups commence week of 12th February.

Sign-up sheets at back of the Church. Or call Carolyn at the Parish Office for details.

 

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Cambodia Fundraiser

ONE WEEK TO THE EVENT!

 Last chance for tickets.  Telephone the Parish Office and put your name on the list. 

6658 3544 (leave a message if no answer)

 FINAL DAY TO PURCHASE TICKETS IS MONDAY, 5TH FEBRUARY.

Great prizes to win, silent auction with seafood platters, movie tickets, retail fashion shop vouchers.

Helen Forde – guest speaker, yummy dinner and excellent company.  Not to mention our favourite band D&M.

$40 per person, proceeds go to the Jesuit Mission in Cambodia. 

2 Course Dinner at the Sawtell RSL on Tuesday, 13th February 2018

 

 

UPCOMING EVENTS in FEBRUARY

 10th        Centering Prayer, 2:30pm at the Convent.  All Welcome!

11th          Project Compassion – envelopes available

13th          Cambodia Fundraising Dinner         with silent auction

14th          Ash Wednesday  (see Mass times below)

18th          First Sunday of Lent

 

 

ASH WEDNESDAY MASSES

8:00am Church

9:30am Chapel

12:00noon School

 

Goodbye old Parish Office.

We have fond memories of this building as a home to some and office over the years.

 

 

Please pray for

Anniversaries:  James McGuire, Dot Rowe, Fr Frank O’Gorman. Mary Kennedy, Dot Rowe, Fr Jerome O’Rourke, Patrick Byrnes, Beryl Tandy, Dorothea Blackstock, Mike O’Brien, Marcel Le Bars, Joyce Tremain, Mick Lavelle, Josef Kuballa, James Roughan, Patricia Pickering, Dora Climpson, Bee (Elva) McEwen, Alice Brownlee, Roy Mackay, Pat Wallace, Collen Turner, Joseph Harrington, Leonie Ridd, Christopher Davoren.

The sick:  Margaret Cini, Eric Benvenuti, Ann Samut, Aileen Pankhurst, Rosa Maria Santos, Deb Hewitt, Don Blanford, Mary Davis, Manny Kama, Roy Spence, Jenny Campbell, Paige Humphreys, John Laarhoven, Mary Rupapara, Barbara Channon, Bill Churchill, Paul Duncan, Margaret Pearce, Martin Gorman, Madonna Dechphant, Michael Kelly, Christine Bell, Kai Clarke, Nanette Broadhead.

Recently deceased:   Tony Donelan, Douglas Lowe, Jim Kama, Mary Russell, Jack Kelly, Fran O’Connor, Marjory Lowe.

 

11-Feb-18	Vigil 6.00pm	7.30am	9.00am
Co-ordinator	Mary McNamara	Lyn Hollyman	Yvonne Burton
Sacristan	Helen Amos	Don Spence	Yvonne Burton
Reader	Sr Chris	Michael Hewitt	Kim Connolly
Resp/Prayer	Wendy Storok	Brenda Graham	Louise Thompson
Extra-Ordinary	Liz Watts	Brian Kelly	Lani O’Sullivan
Ministers	Mary Barnes	Kyra Quinn	Craig Warnes
	Robyn Barnett		Yvonne Burton
	Tom Maginnity
	Joe Sandurski
	Kerri Potter
Altar Servers	Group 2	Group 6	Group 12
	Sam Melinz	Ben Wilson	Tyra Roff
	O’Brien Family		Tumminello Family
			Semb Wever Family
Gifts	M McDonald & E Habgood	Danielle McAra	I Garton & D Sillato
Welcoming	Pam Conroy	Les Michalik	Nadia Bridge
Children’s Liturgy	NEW ROSTER		NEW ROSTER
P/Point Operator	Jennifer Oliver	*Help Needed	*Help Needed

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