Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy December 8, 2015 – November 20, 2016.

“ Let the Church always be a place of mercy and

hope, where everyone is welcomed, loved and

forgiven.” Pope Francis

Welcome to the Cathedral Parish of

SAINTS MARY & JOSEPH

132 DANGAR St (PO Box 2025)

ARMIDALE 2350 PH 6772 2218 office@smjcathedral.org.au www.smjcathedral.org.au

Making “Catholic” matter !

Faithful to the Teaching of the Apostles

Faithful to Prayer

Faithful to the Breaking of the Bread

Alive in the Community of the Spirit

Sharing what we have with those in need Acts 2:42-46

Fifth

Sunday of Lent (C/2)

Sunday 13th March 2016

Psalter Week 1

CONFIRMATION 2016

Our Cathedral Parish Confirmation Formation

program for children attending other than Catholic

schools continues this Sunday 9.10-9.50am in the

Cathedral ….. Candidates from St Mary’s Primary

School are strongly encouraged to attend. All children in Yr 6 who

wish to be confirmed must be enrolled at the Parish Office. For more

information please ph 67722218.

Before enrolling in a Community Health

Program young midwife Sreymom lacked

experience. Now, she is a trusted

midwife, helping to improve the health of

indigenous women and children in her

region in Cambodia.

Please donate to Project Compassion

2016 and help healthcare workers

in isolated areas of Cambodia gain

vital training to improve the health

and wellbeing of the region’s

indigenous women and children.

www.caritas.org.au/projectcompassion 1800 024 413

Making Church matter ……..

LITURGY THIS WEEK

SAT: 9.15AM; 6PM VIGIL MASS

SUN: PASSION SUNDAY 8AM;

SOLEMN LITURGY 10AM; 5.30PM MON: 7AM; 12.30PM Cathedral TUE: 7AM; 9.15AM Cathedral WED: 9.15AM De La Salle Chapel O’CCC; O’CCC Reconciliation 10AM – 1PM 12.30 PM Cathedral

THU: St Patrick 7AM; 9.15AM Cathedral FRI: 9.15AM Cathedral;

5PM STATIONS OF THE CROSS; 5.40PM Cathedral

SAT: 7AM St Joseph; 6PM VIGIL MASS

SACRAMENT of PENANCE During LENT

FRIDAY 18TH: 4.30-5.30PM SATURDAY 19TH: 4.30-5.30PM

PLEASE NOTE…SATURDAY 19TH MARCH, MASS WILL BE

AT 7AM NOT 9.15AM AND THERE WILL BE NO MORNING

CONFESSIONS DUE TO CLERGY ATTENDING DIACONATE

ORDINATION OF KINGSLEY ETOH IN TAMWORTH.

ROSARIES THIS WEEK: Tuesday 15th March, in the home of

Fay & Bob Watson, 11 McIntosh Cres, at 4pm. All welcome.

PARISH FINANCE COMMITTEE meeting this Tuesday,

15th March at 5.30pm in the Holy Family Parish Centre.

CWC… meeting Saturday 19th March, 7pm at the Holy Family Parish

Centre. Join us for some quality time within women in prayer with the

Lord. All women welcome !

PALM SUNDAY, parishioners should be informed that they

are to pick palms before the commencement of the Mass of

Passion Sunday, which begins with procession at the Gazebo.

The welcomers may be positioned in strategic places to hand out

the palms to parishioners as they come to the Gazebo.

Cathedral Parishioners are invited to attend the ordination to the transitional diaconate of

enry ingsley anayo toh

at St Edward’s Parish, 72 Hillvue Rd, Sth Tamworth, on the Solemnity of St Joseph, Saturday 19th March at 10.30am.

“The Way of the Cross in the paddock” The Enmore Prayer Group warmly invites you to participate in our

annual Way of the Cross on Passion Sunday (March 20, 2015)

commencing at 3pm sharp at “Cubba Cubba”, 82 Melrose Rd, Enmore.

Fr Francis Afu will be leading us again this year. Afternoon tea will be

served afterwards. For more info, please ring Mike Fittler, 6778 2181.

CWL monthly Meeting Thursday 17th March 10 am at Holy

Family Parish Centre. Lunch will follow at Ex-Services Club to

celebrate St. Patricks Day. Parishioners & friends are welcome to join

us for lunch at 12 mid-day at the Club.

REFUGEE RALLY…All are invited to support changes to

Australia's policies on refugees (described as "harsh" by our Bishops'

spokesman and former refugee, Melbourne Bishop Vincent Long ) by

joining in at 11.30 am Palm Sunday 20th March from the Farmers'

Market area to a 12 Noon Rally at Armidale Mall; organised by

Armidale Rural Australians for Refugees group.

REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS THIS WEEK: RECENTLY DECEASED: Phyllis Chappell, Bridie Post,

Margaret Walsh, Sofio Lago (Philippines), Miguel Pinto (East Timor), Romeo Gamotin (Philippines), Norbert Egade Mayehm (Nigeria), Angel

Morales, Jean Spilsbury ANNIVERSARIES: Varsey Nano,

Gordon Edgley, Pauline Bell, Joy Faulkner, Patricia Donovan, Peter

Ash, Beryl Foley SICK: Ghodsi Amini, Mark Norman, Geraldine

Giannikas, Susan Maye, Michael Zhu, Michael Moloney, Aeron Ryan, Helen Hesketh, John Fleming, Laurie Fahy, Blake Ross, Gemma Milliken, Joseph O’Brien, Lorraine Gray, Deacon Peter Harrison, Frederic Koelmeyer, Kay Robertson, Sandra Devine, Maureen Veitch, Maria Selvey, Russell Wicks, Eleanor Pankhurst, Kay Goodwin, Norma O’Brien, Anne Simpson

ROSTERS THIS WEEKEND 13TH MARCH 2016 WELCOMERS: 6pm Vigil: R Davis 8am: D Miron 10am: McGrath Family 5.30pm: D Steller ALTAR SERVERS: L Skinner, W Hawthorne, L Scott-Hamilton, C Brown, N Hallman, E Hallman READERS: 6pm Vigil: W Clark, C Doherty 8am: L Fitzgerald, T Funnell 10am: A Herden L Herden 5.30pm: J Roff, P Turley PRAYERS OF THE FAITHFUL: 6pm Vigil: D Fittler 8am: B Mackson 10am: L Quast 5.30pm: H Wicks EM's: 6pm Vigil: A Maye 8am: M Howie 10am: C West 5.30pm: D Steller COUNTERS: H Bartlett, A Murphy, F & S Nano CLEANERS: Volunteers

ROSTERS PASSION SUNDAY 20TH MARCH WELCOMERS: 6pm Vigil: J Fitzgerald 8am: J Miller 10am: Tindale Family 5.30pm: P Robinson ALTAR SERVERS: See Holy Week Roster READERS: 6pm Vigil: J Atchison, M Atchison 8am: J Cugley, A Rogers 10am: TBA 5.30pm: A Wicks, S Hansen PRAYERS OF THE FAITHFUL: 6pm Vigil: N Brennan 8am: B Swan 10am: TBA 5.30pm: M Beeby EM's: 6pm Vigil: P Elliott 8am: B Burton 10am: S Bamford 5.30pm: K Steller COUNTERS: J Miller, N Lowe, B Miller, N Miller, P Miller, J Miller CLEANERS: P Campbell Team

DRAFT HOLY WEEK ROSTER 2016 PASSION SUNDAY….SOLEMN CELEBRATION 10am R1: ? Cantor: ? R2: ? Narrator: Deacon Kingsley Etoh Altar Servers: Liam Skinner, Abraham Rono, Sydney Rono, Claude Toakley, Nick Newsome, Anna Newsome, Carmela Brown

CHRISM MASS…TUESDAY 22nd MARCH 11AM R1: Graham York (Centacare) Cantor: Grace Toakley (OCCC) R2: Jennifer Harman Gospel: Deacon Kingsley Etoh Altar Servers: Liam Skinner, Will Hawthorne, Will Schmude, Anne-Maree Swanson, Ellen Hawthorne, Ruth Toakley, Bethanie Rice Procession of the Gifts: Charlie Allen & Alanna McRae

HOLY THURSDAY 7PM R1: John Atchison Cantor: ? R2: Margaret Atchison Mandatum: Michael & Leta Ahoy, Laura Sharman, Regina Menz, Anthony

Kelly, Ward Family, Fr Ron Perrett,

Procession of the Gifts: Joseph & Pilar Brown & Family Altar Servers: Liam Skinner, Carmela Brown, Lucas Scott-Hamilton, Joshua

Miron, Will Hawthorne, Ellen Hawthorne

Compline: Adam Waugh

GOOD FRIDAY

PRAYER OF THE CHURCH 9AM – Adam Waugh

STATIONS OF THE CROSS 11AM – Deacon Kingsley Etoh

GOOD FRIDAY 3PM

Welcomers: R1: Fiona MIron Cantor: R2: Sam Frazier PASSION according to JOHN Narrator: Margaret Latham J: Deacon C: Crowd O: Choir Cross Bearers: TBA Altar Servers: Liam Skinner, Anne-Maree Swanson, ??

HOLY SATURDAY PRAYER OF THE CHURCH Adam Waugh SOLEMN EASTER VIGIL 7PM Exultet: Deacon Kingsley Etoh R1: Belinda Burton R2: ? R3: ? R4: ? Epistle: ? Altar Servers: Liam Skinner, Ellen Hawthorne, Will Hawthorne, Anne-Maree Swanson, Abraham Rono, Sydney Rono

EASTER SUNDAY 8AM Altar Servers: Joshua Miron 10AM Altar Servers: Nerissa Hallman, Emily Hallman, Kyle Villano, Kyanna Villano 5.30PM Altar Servers: ??

FAMILY MASS - PASSION SUNDAY - 10AM MASS… supported by O’Connor Catholic College & St Mary’s Primary School. We are making this our FAMILY MASS for the school Term….and will provide a morning tea for all afterwards….Please join us as we prepare for EASTER at the beginning of HOLY WEEK 2016…..MAKE CHURCH MATTER….SPENDING TIME WITH EACH OTHER on the

LORD’S DAY…