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T P D…(for the week ahead)
Twenty Eighth Week in Ordinary Time
Monday—13th October
Tuesday—14th October
9am Chrisan Meditaon (Bob 6555 5914)
3:30pm Holy Hour @ Tuncurry
4:30pm Mass @ Tuncurry
5:30pm
Chrisan Meditaon (Bob 6555 5914)
Wednesday—15th October
St Teresa of Jesus
9am Mass @ Forster
9:30am MenALIVE @ Forster
11:15am Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help @
Forster
5.30pm Pastoral Council @ Forster
Thursday—16th October
9am
Mass @ Morning Prayer 10am Caring Group @ Forster
7pm Women’s Bible Study Group
Friday—17th October
St Ignaus of Anoch
9:30am Mass @ Forster
Saturday—18th October
St Luke, Evangelist
8:30am Reconciliaon @ Tuncurry
9am
Mass @ Tuncurry
4:45pm Reconciliaon @ Forster (unl 5:15pm)
6pm Mass @ Tuncurry
Sunday—19th October
29th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Mission Sunday)
7am Mass @ Tuncurry
9am Mass @ Forster
5.30pm Evening Prayer@ Tuncurry
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Secular Franciscan Fraternity
The Secular Franciscans Fraternity meet on the 1st
Wednesday of each month. They will next meet on
Wednesday 5th November, 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. Themorning group will next meet on Wednesday 22nd
October aer the 9am Mass, while the evening group
will next meet on Thursday 30th October at 7:30pm.
Women’s Bible Study Group
Our Parish hosts a Women’s Bible Study Group that
meets every Thursday evening from 7pm to 8pm. For
more informaon contact Natasha on 0407 589 935.
Chrisan Meditaon
Our Parish hosts a number of opportunies for the
pracce of Chrisan meditaon. These opportunies
takes place on Tuesdays at two disnct mes, 9am
and 5:30pm. For more informaon contact Bob on
6555 5914.
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. Our next reunion will be onThursday 16th October. Contact Howard 6557 6826
for more informaon.
Singing Pracce
The Singing Group will resume this week on Tuesday
14th October at Forster at 5.30pm.
Collecon of Foodstus for Homebase
The next collecon of foodstus in support of
Homebase will next take place today, Sunday 2nd
November.
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. For more informaon contact
Shioney on 6554 9468.
Evening Prayer & Benedicon
The Parish community celebrates on the rst Sunday
of each month at 5:30pm in the Tuncurry church. It
will celebrated on Sunday 2nd November. All
welcome.
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On Monday 24th November at 12.00pm. Angela andLou Hope are organising a Christmas Lunch in our
Church Hall. All welcome. Please save the date.
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We have lately all been made aware of the terrible
suering and torture of people in war torn countries
throughout the world. We are parcularly concerned
with the plight of Chrisan people at the mercy of ISIS
in Iraq. We pray for an end to this violence and a
peaceful soluon to these conicts.
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F P’ D Another Parable
This week we have another gospel parable. In His
context, Jesus would have known about wedding
celebraons and the joy of the party aerwards.
Certainly, Jesus would have aended and shared in
these wedding celebraons. In the circumstances of
rural Galilee these events were happy occasions and
the cause for feasng and socialising. Invitaons weregenerous and Jesus shared in the event.
Perhaps it is this remembrance by Jesus that informed
his communicaon about the experience of God. In
the teaching of Jesus, God is interpreted as preparing
a banquet for all God’s people. God wants them all
seated in communion with God enjoying forever the
life of happiness.
We can say that Jesus understood his own life as a
large invitaon to the nal banquet in God’s name.But Jesus does not impose an invitaon by force.
There is no pressure. He announces the gospel; He
awakens condence in the Father; He lights up hope
in their hearts. The invitaon is given to all.
What is this invitaon from God? Who announces it?
Who is listening? Where in the Church do we speak
about this invitaon to a nal banquet? Sased with
our own wellbeing and immediate interests, we are
oen deaf to this invitaon embedded in the text of
the gospel narrave. Yet it is precisely this message
that oers to nourish and enliven our hope for nal
blessing.
Jesus seems to have felt this indierence. He perhaps
knew that the invitaon would be rejected. In this
parable about those invited to the wedding feast,
Jesus addresses various reacons by those invited.
Some reject the invitaon outright: “they did not want
to go”. Others responded with complete indierence:
“they paid no aenon”. Of more importance werethe farming of elds and the conduct of business.
According to the parable God is not ‘discouraged’ by
human indierence. There will be, in any case, and as
part of Divine love, a nal feast in the heavenly
presence. God’s desire (Will) is that all women and
men share in the nal banquet; that the hall will be
lled with the invited guests. That is why it is
necessary to “go to the crossroads”, where so many
wandering people walk, who live without hope or
future. The Church needs to faithfully announce and joyfully proclaim God’s invitaon as proclaimed in the
gospel of Jesus Christ.
Pope Francis is himself concerned that preaching is
too obsessed “with the disjointed transmission of a
multude of doctrines to be insistently imposed”. The
great danger, according to the Pope, is that now “it is
not the gospel which is being preached, but certain
doctrinal or moral points based on specic ideological
opons. The message will run the risk of losing its
freshness and will cease to have the ‘fragrance of the
gospel’. ”
Thank -You
Father Andrew Doohan returns to the parish this
weekend. I am sure that we hope and pray that he
had a resul break. Its been a privilege to help out in
his absence. Greg and Sharon and many parishioners
have joined me in parish life during his absence. I
thank you for all your ministry to this acve
community.
One thing, which I always noce when ‘supplying’ in a
parish, is the constancy you feel in a parish. In
educaon and working on projects you can beer setyour own metable. This leaves me in greater
admiraon for those who work so relessly day aer
day to minister the gospel of joy. You really make a
dierence to our lives. Thank-you.
Father Dennis Rochford msc
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The Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of
Jerusalem is coordinang a response from the Church
to assist the Catholic communies in Gaza to rebuild
aer the recent tragic events. The Order is the
primary source of funds to support the Lan
Patriarchate of Jerusalem (the local diocese), and the
task of assisng the reconstrucon in Gaza is
immense. It is for that reason the Order, with the
support and encouragement of Bishop Bill, is
extending this appeal to local Catholic communies.
This appeal provides an opportunity to support the
people of the Holy Land in this me of need.
If you would like to make a contribuon to this appeal,
please place it an envelope and send it either directly
to the Parish Oce or on either of the collecons over
the coming weekends. Please be aware that it will not
be possible to claim a tax deducon for donaons
made to this appeal as the Order does not enjoy
charitable status in Australia.
If you would like further informaon on the
Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem,
you can visit www.eohjsaustralia.org or speak with Fr
Andrew.
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a) The Parish Collecon, providing for the needs of
the parish and its ministry, is taken up during the
presentaon and preparaon of the gis (the
“oertory”). This is the ‘envelope’ collecon. This
money stays within the Parish.
b) The Diocesan Clergy Collecon, providing for the
remuneraon and support of the clergy of the
diocese, will be taken up aer communion (during the
Thanksgiving Hymn or a similar me). This money is
pooled across the diocese to ensure all clergy have
access to a suitable remuneraon.
V V
“The Lord of hosts will provide a feast of rich food.”May the Lord be the source of our salvaon and
peace, for the things of this world pass away. (Isaiah
25:6). For more informaon regarding Vocaons
contact Fr Brian Mascord on 02 4979 1112 or
vocaons@mn.catholic.org.au
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Both The Catholic Leader (Brisbane) and The Catholic
Weekly (Sydney) newspapers are available at a cost of$2 each from our churches.
H N S F - TODAY! Please join us today from 10am to 2pm at the annual
Holy Name School Fete. Plenty of toys, books, clothes,
white elephant goods and plants for sale. Stay for
coee and cake. Please show your support for this
worthwhile event.
SRE E D
Hunter Chrisan SRE (Catechist) Encouragement Day
Tuesday October 14th
10.30am to 2.30pm Forster
Catholic Church hall. Opportunity to gather with
others united in Ministry to share successes and
challenges and ways to answer dicult quesons in
SRE lessons. Morning Tea provided, please bring lunch
to share. Phone Lorea 0408 895 951 to register
or sre@mn.catholic.org.au
V G C-The Forster Community Garden was established in
2007 with 'seed' funding from the State Government
as a community capacity building iniave.
Since then the Forster Neighbourhood Centre (Forster
NC) has managed to develop and grow their own
garden as well as support the establishment of othercommunity gardens, produce a manual for preschools
to establish gardens (see:
www.fnc.org.au) and educated over 500 residents in
how to grow their own organic food.
The garden horculturalist is on site Tuesday
mornings to direct garden volunteers and teach
people how to establish their own gardens and grow
food organically.
The Forster NC desperately needs a volunteer Garden
Co-ordinator to work the horculturalist and Forster
NC Manager to advance the prospects of the garden,
idenfy and garnish funds and help with organising
garden events. It is envisaged that the co-ordinator
would work approximately 7 hours per week
- it depends! Contact Trish 02 6555 4351 at the
Forster NC if you're interested.
V Dv IForster Neighbourhood Centre (Forster NC) is pilong
a driver training program to support young people
gain their 120 hours driving experience.
The FNC vehicle would be used and students would
donate $15 towards petrol for each lesson.
The program is designed to support young people
who have no family nor friend who could help themand/or who are disengaged from family. Referrals
from community workers will have to support this
strict criteria.
If you're interested in donang your me towards this
pilot project (which will be reviewed December 2014)
please contact Trish Wallace at Forster NC on 6555
4351. A working with Children check would be
required for this volunteer posion.
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Caring Group will meet at 10am on Thursday 16th
October.
T Y K
The Kairos team of 2014 have expressed their thanks
for our prayers, donaons of biscuits and nancial
support. They believe this year’s event has touched
the prison residents “in a very special way” and
request that we connue praying to ensure Jesus
remains present in their lives.
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Our Parish is blessed to have an Intercessory Prayer
Apostolate. This group is comprised of a loose knit
group of parishioners who simply pray during their
normal daily prayers for people on a list updated and
distributed each month.
There are no meengs and no cost whatsoever andeach member may remain anonymous if desired.
Because there are no meengs this group is very
suitable for all parishioners, especially some of our
housebound or incapacitated folk to enable them to
play an important role within the parish community,
so allowing them to play an important and acve role
within the life of the parish community.
If you are interested in joining this group, just ring Bob
Cashman on 6555 5914 or leave your name and phonenumber with the Parish Oce. To request prayers for
someone in need of prayer please contact Bob on
6555 5914 leaving your name and contact details.
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A series of formaon units developed especially for
members of Parish Leadership Teams, Parish Pastoral
Councils, Parish Finance Councils and Parish Pastoral
Teams—as well as those involved in other parish
groups and ministries—is being oered in our own
Parish Hall. The course has begun and connues for
another 4 sessions.
All units completed can be credited towards a
Cercate in Ministry. Brochures and yers are
available at the rear of the churches. There is no cost
for parcipang in the program.
The next session will take place in our Parish Hall on
Saturday 18th October.
For more informaon on the program, please email
Sharon Murphy in the Diocesan Chancery on
sharon.murphy@mn.catholic.org.au or the Tenison
Woods Educaon Centre by email twec@ssjl.org.au.
R C E App
Sr Diana Santleben op, from Penola House, is asking
people to consider donang to the Red Cross Ebola
Appeal. Many African Australian families living in
Newcastle have family in Africa where this crisis is
playing out.
You can donate to the Red Cross Ebola Appeal online
at www.redcross.org.au or by posng a cheque or
money order to Ebola Outbreak 2014 Appeal,
Australian Red Cross, GPO Box 2957, Melbourne 8060.
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The Catholic Diocese of Maitland-
Newcastle is oeringa pastoral placement program for people seeking to
explore opportunies to serve God and God’s people
through various ministries. These paid posions would
suit people who are keen to work in the following
elds: Social Work, Psychology, Teaching, Religious
Educaon, Chaplaincy, Youth Ministry, Religious Life
and Priesthood. Applicaons close Friday 28th
November 2014. For further informaon visit
www.mn.catholic.org.au/placement or P 4979 1346.
C C M’ A
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This event will be held on Saturday aernoon,
the 25th October and will be in the Church Of Christ
building 14 Douglas Av. Tuncurry.
This year we have chosen a sporng theme and called
it 'On the Winning Team'. Come dressed in your
favourite team's colours no maer which code, and
get into the atmosphere of the aernoon.
Our guest speaker is Ken Clendinning, who for the last
21 years has been chaplain to the Canterbury Bulldogs
Rugby League Club. Ken will share some excing
stories from the professional world of sport having
rubbed shoulders with top sports people for many
years.
Ken is patron of the NSW Churches Cricket
Associaon, and he also served as a chaplain in the
Olympic and Paralympic Villages during the Sydney
2000 Games.
In 2008 Ken was the Head Chaplain for the Rugby
League World Cup Tournament. So with such a varied
background he is well qualied to share his insights
and experience as a Chrisan chaplain to people who
are oen revered as 'the gods of sport' in our naon.
Make Saturday aernoon the 25th October from 2pm
to 5pm a priority, and invite all your friends to share in
what will be an unforgeable day.
The cost is $20:00 a head which includes a substanalaernoon tea during a 1/2 hour break, followed by a
BBQ at the end of the day
Please either book with your own church's men's
acvies coordinator, or ring Ge on 0412 681 700 or
Graeme on 6553 8272.
D B Rq
Sr Kathryn would be grateful to receive a double bed
for someone in need. If you can assist please contact
Sr Kathryn on 6554 6470.
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Opp O T P
Tuning into Kids
Emoonally Intelligent Parenng will be held on
Tuesday 14th October at 10:30am at Newcastle
University, Callaghan. A free 6 week group program
for Parents and Carers wishing to improve their
parenng skills and assist their children's emoonal
development. To book, P 49216291 (limited places so
bookings are essenal).
Feast of St Luke Celebraon
Feast of St Luke Celebraon - Ministry of Healing and
Care will be held on Friday 17th October at 7:00pm at
Corpus Chris Church, Pla St, Waratah. Holy Trinity
Parish invites all clergy, religious, parishioners and
their families to join medical, nursing and allied health
professionals with Bishop Bill for a Celebraon of the
Eucharist, followed by refreshments in the hall.
ACTiv8 Spring Retreat
The ACTiv8 Spring Retreat will be held on Friday 17th
October at Lake Mac Outdoor Recreaon Centre,
Balcolyn. The cost of the Retreat is $115 per person.
For more informaon visit www.acv8chisholm.org or
email acv8chisholm.youth@gmail.com
menALIVE Weekend
A menALIVE Weekend will be held on Saturday 18th
and 19th October at St Michael’s Primary School,
Sproule St, Nelson Bay. menALIVE is an event which
has been held in dozens of parishes around Australia
these last 8 years. It is an enjoyable and encouraging
experience for men to enjoy. There is a chance to
share insights, and the weekend serves to help men
focus on life’s essenals again, including our faith. All
are welcome to come! Contact St Michael’s Parish
Oce on 4981 1069 for more details.
Two Bishops Dialogue
Adult Gathering will be held on Tuesday 21st October
beginning at 6:00pm at St Thomas’ Anglican Church,Thomas St, Cardi. An opportunity to gather as an
Ecumenical and Interfaith community, with both
Bishop Greg (Anglican) and Bishop Bill (Catholic). Both
Bishops invite you to share quesons and concerns
with them to explore ways to further develop our
relaonships as a Chrisan community. For further
details: Brooke Robinson at the Diocesan Chancery
Oces P 4979 1111 or E events@mn.catholic.org.au.
Exploring the Seasons of Grief
Newcastle Program will be held on Saturday 25thOctober beginning at 9:30am at 841 Hunter St,
Newcastle West. Using the metaphor of the changing
seasons, parcipants explore the impact of change &
loss. Other dates include 1st Nov. Cost is $50 for
general parcipants, $30 for CSO or Parish
parcipants. Bookings are essenal. Phone Zoe 4979
1355 or E seasonsforgrowth@mn.catholic.org.au.
Diocesan Mission Mass
Mass will be held on Tuesday 28th October at
11:30am at St Phillip's Catholic Church, 31 Vista Pde,
Kotara. Catholic Mission has ocially launched its
campaign for this year's World Mission Month in
October, which focuses on Jamaica- a country
troubled by violence and crime - with the theme
"When I grow up I want to be alive." RSVP by the end
of Term 3 E richard.cootes@mn.catholic.edu.au.
A Spring Retreat Day
On Saturday 1st November, the Tenison Woods
Educaon Centre is oering a retreat day with Fr
Richard Shortall SJ on the new life that Spring oers.
Morning Tea is provided; please bring your own lunch.
Cost $20, concession $10. See yer at back of church
for further details or call 4930 9601,
E:twec@ssjl.org.au by October 28th.
Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend
Marriage Encounter Weekend is a Marriage
Enrichment experience for married couples – set in
peaceful, picturesque surroundings, away from the
distracons of everyday life. During the weekend,
couples have a unique opportunity to reconnect,
rekindle and refresh their relaonship. Take me out
of your busy schedule, to invest in your most preciousasset, your Marriage! Weekend date: 7th – 9th
November at Mt Carmel Retreat Centre, Varroville,
NSW. Bookings can be made to Ardell & Bill Sharpe on
02 4283 3435 or email wsharpe@bigpond.net.au.
W! We welcome to our community of faith Claire and
Adrian Huurdeman, children of Nicholas and Rita. We
also welcome Mahew Malferrari son of Emil andElaine who will be bapsed with water and the Holy
Spirit this weekend.
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The Women of Faith group (Anglican Parish of Forster
Tuncurry) will be holding a lunch on Saturday, 18th
October, 12pm, at St Alban's Church Hall, St Alban's
Place, Forster. The speaker will be Jan Clark, a texle
arst, who will bring samples of the beauful texles
she creates. There will be good fellowship, delicious
food and a fascinang speaker. Cost $10 a
head. Everyone is welcome - women of any faith or
none. Further informaon from Janet Lawrence
6554 5981.
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Ministers this Weekend... ...of the Word ...of Communion
6pm Tuncurry A: Colleen Cashman
B: Bob Cashman
Lou Hope, Michael Amato, Michael Siddle, Owen
Carroll, Ruth Pearson.
7am Tuncurry A: Maree Gapps
B: Cecile Malone
Alex Matuszny, Cecile Malone, Genevieve Williamson,
Kay Griths, Maria Armitage.
9am Tuncurry A: Judith Shand
B: Marie Keep
Anne Moloney, Barbara Dolahenty, Barbara Kermode,
Sharon Fowle, Trevor Turner.
Ministers next Weekend... ...of the Word ...of Communion
6pm Tuncurry A: Maureen Stevens
B: Michael Siddle
Kathryn McCabe, Margaret Smith, Maureen Stevens,
Pat Hooker, Valarie Ross.
7am Tuncurry A: Tony Knight
B: Bronwyn Morse
Edna Tucker, Graham Griths, Lorraine Clark, Mark
Mowbray, Norm Chapman.
9am Forster A: Sharon Fowle
B: Marion O’Neill
Alan McCarthy, Anne Hartman, Coral McCarthy Elle
Cairns-Cowan, Robyn Ryan.
Please note: The above informaon reects the rosters as originally published,
and doesn’t take account of any ‘swaps’ that may have been organised between individuals.
Sp R T W Today Isaiah 25:6-10
Philippians 4:12-14, 19-20
Mahew 22:1-14
Monday Galaans 4:22-24, 26-27, 31 - 5:1
Luke 11:29-32
Tuesday Galaans 5:1-6
Luke 11:37-41
Wednesday Galaans 5:18-25
Luke 11:42-46
Thursday Ephesians 1:1-10
Luke 11:47-54
Friday Ephesians 1:11-14
Luke 12:1-
7
Saturday 2 Timothy 4:10-17
Luke 10:1-9
Sunday Isaiah 45:1, 4-6
1 Thessalonians 1:1-5
Mahew 22:15-21
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 Agent—LicenSing Online Lic No. 624844.
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Those recently deceased.
Those whose anniversaries occur about now.
All those in our community who are sick.
T’ L W
Responsorial Psalm
Response: I shall live in the house of the Lord all thedays of my life.
Gospel Acclamaon
Alleluia, alleluia!
May the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ
enlighten the eyes of our heart
that we might see how great is the hope
to which we are called.
Alleluia!
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