The Parish is also served by St Clares High School, Taree (712) Mr Peter Nicholls (Principal)
Davis Street, Taree NSW 2430
P: (02) 6552 3300 F: (02) 6552 3656 E: admin@tareesc.catholic.edu.au W: www.tareesc.catholic.edu.au Sunday 11th May, 2014 Fourth Sunday of Easter, Year A Bridgeside Bulletin The weekly bullen of the Catholic Parish of Forster Tuncurry Holy Name of Jesus Parish Church 33 Lake Street, Forster St Mary, Star of the Sea Church Cnr Kent & Peel Streets, Tuncurry Proclaiming Christ to the communies of Forster, Tuncurry and the surrounding districts Celebrang the Sacraments Reconciliaon is available on Saturday mornings at Tuncurry from 8am unl the beginning of the 9am Mass, on Saturday aernoons at Forster from 4:15pm unl 5:15pm, or other mes by contacng Fr Andrew.
Bapsms are celebrated on Sundays, either during any of our Sunday Masses or aer the 9am Mass. The next Bapsmal Preparaon meeng will take place in the Parish Halls meeng rooms on Monday 12th May commencing at 7pm. Please contact the Parish Oce for more details, or visit the Parish website.
Weddings are celebrated by arrangement and with at least three (and preferably more) months noce. Please contact Fr Andrew for more details, or visit the Parish website.
A Sacramental Preparaon process runs each year in the Parish for children wishing to complete the celebraon of the Sacraments of Iniaon as part of the Parish community. Please contact the Parish Oce for more details, or visit the Parish website.
The Parish hosts the Rite of Chrisan Iniaon of Adults process for those adults wishing to be bapsed or be received into the communion of the Catholic Church. Please contact the Parish Oce for more details, or visit the Parish website. The Parish can also be found online:
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Tur Pnnisu Dinnv(for the week ahead) Fourth Week of Easter
Monday12th May 7pm Bapsm Preparaon Meeng @ Forster
Tuesday13th May 9am Chrisan Meditaon (Bob 6555 5914) 11am Anoinng Mass @ GLAICA House 3:30pm Holy Hour @ Tuncurry 4:30pm Mass @ Tuncurry 5:30pm Chrisan Meditaon (Bob 6555 5914) 5:30pm Singing Pracse @ Forster
Wednesday14th April Feast of St Mahias 9am Mass @ Forster 9:30am menALIVE morning group @ Forster 11:15am Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help @ Forster 5:30pm Parish Finance Commiee meeng @ Forster 7pm Sacramental Program (Conrmaon) Preparaon Meeng @ Forster
Thursday15th May 9am Mass @ Forster
Friday16th May 9:30am Anoinng Mass @ Forster 6pm Parish Dinner @ Reef Bar n Grill Forster
Saturday17th May 8:30am Reconciliaon @ Tuncurry 9am Mass @ Tuncurry 4:45pm Reconciliaon @ Forster (unl 5:15pm) 6pm Mass @ Tuncurry
Sunday18th May 7am Mass @ Tuncurry Rrcutnn Ac1ivi1irs iN 1ur Pnnisu Secular Franciscan Fraternity The Secular Franciscans Fraternity will next meet on Wednesday 4th June, coming together for Mass at 9am, followed by a cuppa at 9:30am and then the meeng 10am to 12pm.
The menALIVE Groups Our Parish currently hosts two menALIVE groups. The morning group will next meet on Wednesday 14th May aer the 9am Mass, while the evening group will next meet on Thursday 5th June at 7:30pm.
Maintenance & Gardening Group The Parish is lucky to be served by a very dedicated band of volunteers who tend to the upkeep of the grounds and gardens of our two church sites. They do a fabulous job, and are always ready to welcome new members to the group. The next date is Thursday 15th May starng at Tuncurry at 8am and then on to Forster. Contact Howard 6557 6826 for more informaon.
Singing Pracce The Singing Group will resume on Tuesday 13th May at 5.30pm at Holy Name Church, Forster.
Collecon of Foodstus for Homebase On the rst Sunday of each month we undertake a collecon in order to support Homebase. The next collecon will next take place on Sunday 1st June.
Holy Hour The Parish community observes a Holy Hour each Tuesday aernoon in the Tuncurry Church from 3:30pm unl the beginning of Mass at 4:30pm.
Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help The Novena is prayed every Wednesday in the Forster church commencing at 11:15am and is followed by a cuppa in the Parish Hall. Contact Shioney (6554 9468) for more informaon.
Evening Prayer & Benedicon The Parish community celebrates on the rst Sunday of each month at 5:30pm in the Tuncurry church. It will next be celebrated on Sunday 1st June. All welcome. SncnnMrN1nt Pnrrnnn1ioN PnocnnMMr The rst preparaon meeng for the celebraon of the Sacrament of Conrmaon will take place on Wednesday 14th May in the Parish Hall commencing at 7pm. For more informaon please see the Parish Website, or contact the Parish Oce.
The Sacrament of Conrmaon will be celebrated on Friday 13th June with Bishop Bill. OnoiNn1ioN or Pr1rn S1nrr1 Bishop Bill will ordain Peter Street to the Order of Deacons on Friday 30th May at St Josephs Church, East Maitland at 7:30pm.
All are welcome to join the Diocesan community for this important celebraon in the life of the local Church. 3
FnoM Tur Pns1ons Drsk... Because of the Gospel that is proclaimed on the Fourth Sunday of Easter it is oen referred to as Good Shepherd Sunday and is oen an occasion for menon to be made, in a parcular way, of the need to pray for and foster vocaons to the ordained ministries of Priest and Deacon.
This is always something worthy of prayer and discernmentand maybe even the odd suggeson to something you think might t the bill of these specic vocaons in the life of the local Churchyet I thought I might update you on where things stand in our Diocese at this point in me.
As you will read elsewhere, our Diocese is about to ordain a deacon, Peter Street, as part of his journey towards priesthood. This will be rst ordinaon of a transional deacon in about seven years! It is a joyous occasion to be sure, but there is some more good news.
The Diocese had two men start their seminary formaon this year in Sydney, another will begin his in Rome later in the year, and yet another will begin his formaon in Brisbane either midyear or in 2015. It is looking likely that at least one and maybe two will begin their seminary formaon in 2015 as well.
This all looks very promising I think you would agree.
The bad news is that before all of these men nish their formaon and are ordained, the number of priests sll acve in ministry in our Diocese will almost halve through rerement. God forbid any of the currently acve priests should take ill and have to cease ministry early, although that is enrely in Gods hands.
This dire situaon cannot be solved by simply inving more priests into our local Church from overseas (although that too is being considered as part of a short term soluon)if the Diocese is going to be sustainable in terms of parish life going forward local vocaons need to be fostered. The ability to place a priest in every parish of the Diocese is already under strain, and we cant simply ordain men and immediately make them parish priests.
So on this Good Shepherd Sunday, as we hear the Gospel proclaimed in our midst, perhaps we might resolve to connue to pray for and foster vocaons to the ordained ministries of the Church, so that we can connue the mission of making the Good News of Jesus known to the wider world.
Unl next week Fr Andrew Pnnisu DiNNrn This years event will be held at the Reef Bar & Grill on Wharf Street, Forster at 6pm on Friday 16th May. Our guest speaker is Brendan Guiney from Mid Coast Water who will talk about Twinning and Water Aid in Samoa.
Tickets are $30 and include a 2 course meal. They are available for purchase today outside the churches aer Mass, or, alternavely, you can contact the Parish Oce. MoNns1ic ExrrnirNcr WrrkrNo Tarrawarra Abbey will host a Monasc Experience Weekend on 13th15th June this year.
Do you wonder whether you might be called by God to monasc life? Would you like to know more about the Cistercian life? If so, and you are a single Catholic male (Tarrawarra is a community of monks), consider yourself invited.
You can obtain more informaon and/or book by contacng Fr Joseph Chua ocso, Vocaons Director, Tarrawarra Abbey, Yarra Glen, Victoria 3775. Alternavely, email Fr Joseph on vocaons @cistercian.org.au or phone him on 03 9730 1306. We would love to have you come and see. TniDiocrsnN CovrNnN1 Srnvicr The TriDiocesan Covenant Ecumenical Service will be held on Thursday 29th May beginning at 7:45pm at St Peter's Anglican Church, East Maitland. All are very welcome to aend this joyful and popular service. LrnviNc Mnss Enntv At the risk of making myself unpopular (again!?) I would like to suggest that habitually leaving Mass immediately aer receiving Communion is denitely too early to be leaving Mass.
Please consider your acons. Fr Andrew WoMrN or Fni1u LuNcu The Women of Faith group (of the Anglican Parish of Forster Tuncurry) will be holding a lunch on Saturday 17th May at 12 noon at St Albans Church Hall, St Albans Place, Forster. The speaker will be Wendy Ballard of Green Cathedral Ministries.
There will be good fellowship, delicious food and an interesng speaker. The cost is $10 a head, and everyone is welcomewomen of any faith or none. 4
Cn1uotic Nrwsrnrrns Avnitnntr Both The Catholic Leader (Brisbane) and The Catholic Weekly (Sydney) newspapers are available at a cost of $2 each from our churches. Pnnisu Socint FuNc1ioNs ron 2014 The dates for the remaining Parish Social Funcons for 2014 are:
INTERNATIONAL LUNCH to be held on Saturday 2nd August. BLESSING OF THE FLEET/PARISH BBQ will be held this year on Sunday 5th October.
Please claim these dates in your diary now and watch for further details as they are released closer to each event. S1rrunNir AtrxnNorn Ki1curN GnnorN Orricint OrrNiNc The ocial opening of the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden at Holy Name Primary School will take place on Thursday 22nd May from 5pm.
Holy Name Primary School has been building an organic garden since mid 2013, and the opening is an opportunity for the wider community to learn about and experience the Kitchen Garden Program for themselves.
The evening will feature special guest appearance by Carly and Tresne from My Kitchen Rules, along with musical performances by Holy Name students.
Please RSVP to Kellie Spinks on 6554 6504 or by email to kellie.spinks@mn.catholic.edu.au. Vocn1ioN Virw Repent and be bapsed! Our life as followers of Jesus is a constant conversion to the Lord; we must at all mes live out the commitments made at our Bapsm (Acts 2:38). For more informaon regarding Vocaons contact Fr Brian Mascord on 4979 1112 or by email to vocaons@mn.catholic.org.au. 101u Nn1ioNnt rCoNrrnrNcr The 10th Naonal eConference hosted by Broken Bay Instute will be held on Wednesday 11th June from 10am to 3pm.
Once again the Parish will hosng parcipaon in the eConference, which has the tle Pope Francis: Modelling the Ministry of St Peter, and featuring as presenters Archbishop Timothy Costelloe, Sr Monica Cavanagh rsj, Fr Gerard Kelly, Ms Selina Hasham, and Fr Noel Connolly ssc.
You are invited to bring along a small plate of food to share or your own lunch. Coee and tea will be provided.
Registraons for the eConference to the Parish Oce or by email to Lorea Heernan at lorea.heernan@ mn.catholic.org.au Ri1r or Cunis1inN INi1in1ioN or Aout1s On Pentecost Sunday 8th June 2014 the Chisholm Region will hold a reunion to celebrate over 20 years of RCIA ministry!
If you have experienced RCIA in the parishes of the Chisholm Region East Maitland, Morpeth, Maitland, Rutherford, Lochinvar, Bereseld, Dungog and Gresford, we hope you will bring along your family and join us for a Reunion Mass at 11.00am in the Immaculate Concepon Church George St Morpeth.
We will then enjoy a BYO picnic lunch in the Corcoran Centre and church grounds aer Mass. If you have been a sponsor you might like to make contact with the person you sponsored. Contact: Loreo Lynch Ph: 49337425 or Email: loreo.lynch@exemail.com.au Associn1ioN or Cn1uotic PnorrssioNnts The next Assembly of Catholic Professionals Luncheon with guest speaker Phil Glendenning will be held on Thursday 29th May beginning at 12pm at The Newcastle Club, 40 Newcomen St, Newcastle.
There is no cost for ACP members; guests cost $99 (plus GST). For bookings please contact the Diocesan Fundraising Oce by phone (4979 1124), by email (acp@mn.catholic.org.au), or by vising the ACP webpage (www.mn.catholic.org.au/acp). SncnnMrN1nt PnocnnM The Sacramental Programme has commenced once again as families prepare their children to receive the Sacraments of Conrmaon and First Holy Communion. Parents will be assisted in preparing their children by a Parish Sacramental Team. This year we have a strong Team of Genevieve Williamson, Natasha Brotherton, Lee Sullivan, Rhiannon Lacey and Greg Byrne.
This weekend children and their families will be presented to the Parish Community who will be asked to support these families during the preparaon period and the childrens recepon into our worshipping community. In this regard you may like to add your name to the list of children at the rear of both churches. 5
RrcriviNc CoMMuNioN So that we might receive Communion in a t and proper way, please be aware of the following:
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 form of reverence, including a genuecon, is no longer permied, and you are asked to refrain from doing so. When the minister of communion presents the Host or Chalice to you, they say The Body of Christ or The Blood of Christ. Please ensure that you respond with Amen. Communion by selfinncon (selfdipping) is never permied, since we receive Communion and never take Communion. Please refrain from this inappropriate acon. 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, and we thank you for your consideraon.
Yrs 1o 1ur CunttrNcr or n MissioNnnv Srini1unti1v Today we are seeing in many pastoral workers, including consecrated men and women, an inordinate concern for their personal freedom and relaxaon, which leads them to see their work as a mere appendage to their life, as if it were not part of their very identy. At the same me, the spiritual life comes to be idened with a few religious exercises which can oer a certain comfort but which do not encourage encounter with others, engagement with the world or a passion for evangelizaon. As a result, one can observe in many agents of evangelizaon, even though they pray, a heightened individualism, a crisis of identy and a cooling of fervour. These are three evils which fuel one another.
At mes our media culture and some intellectual circles convey a marked scepcism with regard to the Churchs message, along with a certain cynicism. As a consequence, many pastoral workers, although they pray, develop a sort of inferiority complex which leads them to relavize or conceal their Chrisan identy and convicons. This produces a vicious circle. They end up being unhappy with who they are and what they do; they do not idenfy with their mission of evangelizaon and this weakens their commitment. They end up sing the joy of mission with a kind of obsession about being like everyone else and possessing what everyone else possesses. Their work of evangelizaon thus becomes forced, and they devote lile energy and very limited me to it.
Pastoral workers can thus fall into a relavism which, whatever their parcular style of spirituality or way of thinking, proves even more dangerous than doctrinal relavism. It has to do with the deepest and inmost decisions that shape their way of life. This praccal relavism consists in acng as if God did not exist, making decisions as if the poor did not exist, seng goals as if others did not exist, working as if people who have not received the Gospel did not exist. It is striking that even some who clearly have solid doctrinal and spiritual convicons frequently fall into a lifestyle which leads to an aachment to nancial security, or to a desire for power or human glory at all cost, rather than giving their lives to others in mission. Let us not allow ourselves to be robbed of missionary enthusiasm!
Pope Francis, Evangelii Gaudium, 7880.
If you would like to read more of Evangelii Gaudium, copies are available for purchase ($10) or borrowing from the Parish Oce. The Exhortaon is also available for downloading from the Vacan website. Pnttin1ivr Cnnr Wrrk The Forster Palliave Care Team will be holding their Annual Memorial Service at 10am on Friday 30th May at Blackhead Surf Club, Hallidays Point. The aim of the service is to help people with their healing process and to feel a sense of community as people join with others in a similar situaon. It is also an opportunity for professional carers to give thanks and to be supported.
If you are interested in aending or parcipang in this service, or if you would like to oer a venue for services in the future, please contact either, Deidre Stokes, Trish Lowe, Margaret Fitzgerald or Robyn McIntosh at Foster Community Health on 6539 6300. RnisiNc AwnnrNrss or Pnttin1ivr Cnnr You are invited to a proposed walk across the Tuncurry Forster Bridge at 10am on Friday 23 May 2014 as a forerunner to Palliave Care Week, 25 to 31 May. This year, at the suggeson of Mayor Jan McWilliams, you are invited to wear something blue.
A brief discourse on the role of palliave care will be delivered prior to the bridge walk. Morning tea will be served on the foreshore aer the bridge crossing is complete. 6
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Orron1uNi1irs Ou1sior Tur Pnnisu TWEC Mums Night Out TWEC "Mum's Night Out" will be held on Wednesday 14th May beginning at 5:30pm at Holmesville Hotel, 21 George St, Holmesville, and will be hosted by Sally Lavis & Benita Tait (Mums and Seasons for Growth facilitators). Please RSVP by 9th May to the TWEC Secretary by phone (4930 9601) or by email (twec@ssjl.org.au). A donaon is appreciated.
An Evening with Dr John Irvine Dr John Irvine is one of Australias most prominent child psychologists, and will be presenng a public lecture entled Anxiety K12: Red ags & what parents can do to support their children on Wednesday 14th May from 6:30pm at The Factory, St Pius X High School, Park Avenue, Adamstown. Please RSVP to Cath GarreJones, Parent Liaison and Resource Oce by phone to 4979 1303 or by email to cath.garrejones@mn.catholic.org.au.
CatholicCare Masquerade Ball The 2014 CatholicCare Masquerade Ball will be hold on Saturday 17th May beginning at 7pm at Wests Leagues Club, New Lambton. The event is a fundraiser for CatholicCare Social Services HunterMannings Child & Family Services, and coincides with Naonal Families Week (15th21st May). The Ball is a great way to celebrate the vital role families play in our community. Tickets are $140ea (plus booking fee) and are available from www.sckyckets. com.au/14972 or by phoning 4979 1120.
Mass of Celebraon with Neophytes Come celebrate with our new Catholics (Newphytes) on Sunday 18th May beginning with Mass at 9:30am at Sacred Heart Cathedral, Newcastle West. All parishioners, family members, parish RCIA teams, sponsors and godparents in the Diocese are invited to join with Bishop Bill in welcoming these new Catholics into the Diocesan family. A morning tea will follow in the Diocesan Centre.
Charismac Renewal Weekend Newcastle Catholic Charismac Renewal Healing Weekend will be held on Saturday 24th May at St John Parish Hall, Dickson St, Lambton. Newcastle Catholic Charismac Renewal invites all people who are interested to a Healing Weekend with Sr. Margaret Scully. Both days start at 9am and nish at 4pm. This will include Mass. Morning and aernoon tea will be provided, please BYO lunch. Cost is a donaon. Contact Margaret Abdoo 0425260925 or Wayne Caruana 0466 631394 for more informaon.
Week of Prayer for Chrisan Unity 2014 This year the Week of Prayer for Chrisan Unity will be held in Australia from 1st to 8th June, with the theme Has Christ Been Divided? (1 Cor 1:117). Guidelines, an Order of Worship, Sermon Notes, Daily Prayers and Biblical Reecons, as well as a Poster, are available on the website of the Naonal Council of Churches in Australia (www.ncca.org.au).
DioSounds Evening Performance 2014 The evening performance of DioSounds 2014 will be held on Wednesday 11th June commencing at 6:30pm at the Civic Theatre, Hunter Street, Newcastle. Tickets are available at the Civic Theatre or via Ticketek (phone 4929 1977 or visit www.cketek.com.au) and cost $30 for adults, and $15 for students and concessions.
2014 TWEC Dinner The 2014 TWEC Dinner will be held on Friday 13th June 2014 at The Therry Centre, East Maitland, 6:30pm for 7pm. The special guest speaker will be Mr Tim Fischer, former Deputy Prime Minister and more recently the rst resident Australian Ambassador to the Holy See, well known train enthusiast, writer and much more! The cost for hors doeuvres, drinks, main meal and dessert is $60 per person For more informaon call 4930 9601 or email twec@ssjl.org.au.
Marriage Encounter Weekend A Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend will be held beginning Friday 13th June at Mt Carmel Retreat Centre, Varroville. The weekend oers married couples a special kind of me out, a dierent kind of weekend getaway. Contact Ardell or Bill Sharpe on 4283 3435 or wsharpe@bigpond.net.au for more informaon.
2014 Diocesan Youth Retreat Be, Grow, Show is the tle of the 2014 Diocesan Youth Retreat which will be held from Friday 27th June to Sunday 29th June at Camp Elim, The Lakes Way, Forster. Save the date! For more informaon email youth.ministry@mn.catholic.org.au.
Bonhoeer Conference 2014 The 2014 Bonhoeer ConferenceUsed and Abused: Bonhoeer for All Causeswill be held on Thursday 31st July at St Josephs Spirituality Centre, Kincumber. For more informaon contact Wendy Grant on 4921 5880 or Bonhoeerconference@ newcastle.edu.au. I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved 8
Ministers this Weekend... ...of the Word ...of Communion 6pm Tuncurry A: Valarie Ross B: Monica Hunt Lou Hope, Ruth Pearson, Maureen Pye, Neil Pye, Valarie Ross. 7am Tuncurry A: Kay Griths B: Maree Gapps Maria Armitage, Lorraine Clark, Patricia Cornish, Cushla Drake, Kay Griths. 9am Forster A: Kris Koch B: Genevieve Williamson Josi Beech, Elle CairnsCowan, Anne Moloney, Robert Moran, Robyn Ryan. Ministers next Weekend... ...of the Word ...of Communion 6pm Tuncurry A: Frank Hayman B: Valarie Ross Owen Carroll, Burness Goodlet, Frank Hayman, Maureen Stevens, Tony Stevens. 7am Tuncurry A: AnneMarie Greene B: Cecile Malone Lorraine Clark, Patricia Cornish, Cushla Drake, Tony Knight, Edna Tucker. 9am Forster A: Kyla Loring B: Marion ONeill Sharon Fowle, Barbara Kermode, Anne Moloney, Trevor Turner, Genevieve Williamson. Please note: The above informaon reects the rosters as originally published, and doesnt take account of any swaps that may have been organised between individuals. Scnir1unr RrnoiNcs Tuis Wrrk
Today Acts 2:14, 3641 1 Peter 2:2025 John 10:110 Monday Acts 11:118 John 10:1118 Tuesday Acts 11:1926 John 10:2230 Wednesday Acts 1:1517, 2026 John 15:917 Thursday Acts 13:1325 John 13:1620 Friday Acts 13:2633 John 14:16 Saturday Acts 13:4452 John 14:714 Sunday Acts 6:17 1 Peter 2:49 John 14:112 Toonvs Li1uncv or 1ur Wono
Responsorial Psalm Response: The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want..
Gospel Acclamaon Alleluia, alleluia! I am the good shepherd, says the Lord; I know my sheep and mine know me. Alleluia! IN voun cunni1v, rtrnsr rnnv ron:
Those recently deceased: Evelyn Matthews (Mother of Ted Doherty)
Those whose anniversaries occur about now: Don Burton.
All those in our community who are sick. Text: Excerpts from the English Translaon of the Roman Missal 2010, Internaonal Commission on English in the Liturgy (ICEL); Music: From the Mass of St Francis 2010, Paul Taylor. All rights reserved. Used with permission. Australian AgentWord of Life Internaonal Licence no 195E.
The Ante-Nicene Fathers Volume 5, Fathers of The Third Century, Hippolytus, Cyprian, Caius, Novatian, Appendix. Roberts, Alexander, 1826-1901 Donaldson, James, Sir, 1831-1915