WEEKDAY MASSES

Monday 12 Noon St Catherine of Siena

Tuesday 9.00am

Wednesday 9.00am

Thursday 9.00am;11.00am Luigi Zollo’s Requiem Mass (No Mass this month at Matthew Flinders Home)

Friday 9.00am and 6.00pm (Fr. Steve’s Farewell Mass)

Saturday 8.30am

BREAKFAST: Kathy & David Mercer, Louise & Damien Mrdjen, Tony Boylan

Next Week: Parish Council Team

COUNTING: Michael & Christine Makowiecki Next Week: Pam & Mark Stanley

CLEANING: Helen Marks, Felix Easton & Colleen Meffert Next Week: Lisa Frazer, Marie Ness & Nicole Henderson

ST VINCENT DE PAUL: SATURDAY 4th May—Friday ladies

FLOWERS: Elisabeth Harvey

FRED’S VAN: This Week: Fred’s Team Next Week: Mary's Team

NEXT WEEKEND: 3rd Sunday of Easter

1st Reading: Acts5:27-32, 40-41 Reading: Revelation 5:11-14 Gospel: : John 21: 1-19

WAITING FOR THE RESURRECTION RON ROLHEISER, OMI

If there's an all-knowing, all-powerful, and all-loving God who is Lord of this universe, that presence isn't very evident on the evening news.

It's fair and reflective to wonder: Where is the resurrection in all of this? Why is God seemingly so inactive? Where is the vindication of Easter Sunday?

What the resurrection teaches is that God doesn't forcibly intervene to stop pain and death. Instead he redeems the pain and vindicates the death.

Good and truth will always triumph, but this triumph must be waited for, not because God wants us to endure pain as some kind of test, but because God, unlike ourselves, doesn't use coercion or violence to achieve an aim. God uses only love, truth, beauty, and goodness and God uses these by, structurally and non-negotiably, embedding them into the universe itself, like a giant moral immune-system that eventually, always, brings the body back to health.

The immune-system eventually does its work, even if, in the short term, there are pain and death. But always, in the end, the universe rights itself.

Simply put: Whenever we do anything wrong, anything at all, it won't turn out right. It can't. The structure of the universe won't receive it and it comes back to us, one way or the other. Conversely, whenever we do something right, anything that's true, good, loving, or beautiful, the universe vindicates that. It judges our every act and its judgement allows no exceptions.

But, eventually, without a single exception, evil is shamed and good triumphs. The resurrection works.

NEXT WEEKEND

WELCOMERS

MUSICIANS

COMMENTATOR

LECTOR 1

LECTOR 2

SPECIAL MINISTERS

SATURDAY 6.00PM

A Kurovec

C Penfold

P Glass

R Casanova

R Rendell

Volunteer, B Moxey, J Palmer

SUNDAY 9.00AM

R Duns

P Harders

W Smith

Volunteer

Volunteer

L Adamson, D Hurrell, B Mortimer

OFFICE HOURS Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 8.30am to 3.30pm

COFFIN BAY MASS Sundays 6.00pm

HOLY HOUR First Sunday of the Month, 3.00pm

ANOINTING OF THE SICK First Friday of the Month, 9.00am and 6.00pm Mass

ROSARY PRAYER Every Friday, 9.45 am after Mass

YOUTH GROUP Phone Dana 0427609698

CWL Tuesday 14th May 10.00am

MEN’S BREAKFAST Saturday 18th May 7.30am

FILM AFTERNOON Sunday 19th May

PARISH MARKET 28th April 2019

HOSPITAL VISITING

If you have family in hospital who would like to be visited, please inform Fr Steve or the Parish Office so we can respond to their need

UPCOMING MEETINGS/GATHERINGS

JUBILEE WORKING GROUP: Monday 6th May, 5.00pm

PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL: Tuesday 7th May 7.00pm

PARISH FINANCE TEAM: Thursday 9th May 5.30pm

PARISH PASTORAL CARE TEAM: Tuesday 14th May 4.00pm

PRISON MINISTRY: Saturday 18th May, 10.30am Church Hall

Reflection Day, Friday 20th September

ABUSE REPORT LINE:

131478 Monica Woods is

SAINT MARY OF THE ANGELS CATHOLIC CHURCH

JUBILEE YEAR: REJOICE! - CELEBRATING 150 YEARS AS A PARISH

28th April 2019, SECOND SUNDDAY OF EASTER, Year C

PARISH PRIEST: FR STEPHEN ARDILL

PRIEST-IN-RESIDENCE:FR ADRIAN HEAD

(Phone: 0428 922 528 e-mail: agh1112@bigpond.com)

PARISH SECRETARY: GAYLE SANTIC

Phone: 86823725 Address: 14 Mortlock Terrace PO Box 144

E-mail: smoa@bigpond.net.au

ST. JOSEPH’S SCHOOL PRINCIPAL: DR. SANDRA HEWSON

‘The St. Mary of the Angels’ Parish acknowledges the traditional owners of the lands we

worship upon today and pay our respects to the Elders past, present and emerging for

they hold the memories, the traditions, the culture and hopes of Aboriginal and Torres

Strait Islander peoples’.

The institution of the feast was inspired by a desire of Jesus which was conveyed by Sister Faustina. The Lord Jesus told her: I desire that the first Sunday after Easter be the Feast of Mercy (Diary 299). I desire that the Feast of Mercy be a refuge and shelter for all souls, and especially for poor sinners. On that day the very depths of My tender Mercy are open. I pour out a whole ocean of graces upon those souls who approach the Fount of My Mercy. The soul that will go to Confession and receive Holy Communion shall obtain complete forgiveness of sins and punishment. On that day all the divine floodgates through which graces flow are opened (Diary 699).

At a prayer vigil on the eve of Divine Mercy Sunday last year, Pope Fran-cis thanked Pope John Paul II and St Faustina for their response to Christ’s request for the Divine Mercy.

“God never tires of showing us mercy and we should never take for grant-ed the opportunity to receive, seek and desire this mercy,” Pope Francis said. “It is something always new, which inspires awe and wonder as we see God’s immense creativity in the ways he comes to meet us.”

And just as Christ told the young Polish nun, Pope Francis echoed the words of the Divine Mercy in his closing words:

“Let us open our hearts so that the Spirit can transform us; thus forgiven, reconciled, and sheltered in our Lord’s wounds, we will become witness-es to the joy that brims over on finding the risen Lord, alive among us.”

An additional Mass will be celebrated this afternoon at 3.00p.m. The Sacrament of Reconciliation will be available from 2.00p.m. and the Divine mercy Chaplet will be prayed at 2.45p.m.

DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY: LORD, LET YOUR MERCY BE ON US

AS WE PLACE OUR TRUST IN YOU!

Greatest day of God’s Grace and Forgiveness in the whole year for those who receive Holy Communion and God’s forgiveness in the

Sacrament of Reconciliation.

Sacrament

of Reconciliation

Friday: 9.45 am and

5.30pm

Saturday: 9.00am or

any time by request

Exposition of the

Blessed Sacrament

Monday 6.00 – 9.00 pm

ALL NIGHT PRAYER VIGIL

7.00pm Friday 4th May to

8.00am Saturday 5th May.

Let us pray for

THOSE WHO ARE ILL, INJURED, IN HOSPITAL OR AT HOME: Fr

Adrian Noonan, Fr. Chris O’Neil, Fr Chris Warnock, Janet Ryan, Joe Perone,

Bosiljka Matulic, Therese Conley, Murray Pitt, Colin Greenshields, Graham Calder,

Cathy Stanbury, Kevin Moroney, Des Hackett, Andre Overman, Alf Crotty, Harry

Boast, Pat Brown, Kath Carr, James Coburn, Isaac Giblin, Steven Fenton, Adrian

Holmes, Ky McKinnty, Andrew Castleman, Mary Connell, Debbie Wilson, Emily

Robb, Tony Richardson, Jack Kemp, Ben Maxwell, Bob Taylor, Sue and John

Mulholland, Gervasio Mercuri, Shirley Samuel.

PARISHIONERS IN NURSING HOMES: Peg Ardill, Greg Herreen, Joe Byrne,

Lorraine Harris, Pat Symons, Therese Conley, Bill Holland, Jean Clarke, June

Liddle, Judith Noll, Margaret Kenny, Maisie McGeever, Pat Vincent.

MASSES OFFERED: Luigi Zollo, James Ftizgerald, Those who died as a result of war, Norman Theakstone, Rovir Tuala, Rosa Fiore, Michael Lawless, Mana Kilmartin, Margaret Barry (sister in law to Margaret and Maurice)

RECENTLY DECEASED: Luigi Zollo, Norman Theakstone, Rovir Tuala, Rosa Fiore, James Ftizgerald, Patrick Kenny

MEMORIALS: Michael Lawless, Tonny Schuurmans, George Keil, Barbara and Stephen Bogar

AN IMPORTANT ANNIVERSARY

We welcome Bridget and Keith back amongst us following their pilgrimage to South Africa. The 27

th April marks the 50

th

anniversary of the death of Bridget’s brother (Michael Lawless) who died aged sixteen years in sad circumstances. The Vigil Mass this weekend will be celebrated in memory of Michael and for graces the Tattersall and Lawless families need at this time.

PARISH PASTORAL COUNCILLORS

A reminder that our next meeting is on Tuesday 7th

May commencing at 7.00p.m. in the Presbytery. It is a most important meeting as Fr. Ben and Fr. John will join us. Could you please forward reports to Gayle by Wednesday (1

st May)? Minutes,

Agenda and Reports will be emailed on Friday next week.

ST JOSEPH’S SCHOOL

From the first moment a student becomes part of St Joseph’s School family, we believe hopes and dreams can happen. I invite you to join me for a tour of our school during Term 2.

Thursday, 16th May - 9am, Monday, 3

rd June - 4pm,Saturday, 22

nd June - 10am

To book your spot please contact our Student Registrar on 86832400. Fee assistance is available for families seeking a Catholic education for their children. Sandra Hewson | Principal

BAPTISED IN THE NAME

OF JESUS

Bridie Rhianne Low,

daughter of

David and Rhianne

Billie Mary Hall,

daughter of

Kerren and Lauren

Sebastian Thomas and

Zoe Ann Bankes,

children of Craig and Rachel

Dear Sisters and Brothers,

Please carry in your prayers members of the Sri Lankan Community in the

aftermath of the terrorist attacks which killed and wounded so many.

It is hard to conceive of the mentality that deliberated organisers, the murder of

the innocent, for purposes that are indefensible. Nothing justifies mayhem.

There are numbers of Sri Lankan families in our South Australian Community

who have relatives afflicted by these recent actions.

Please include them in your Masses and reach out to them.

Yours in Christ,

+ Gregory O’Kelly SJ

Apostolic Administrator

Thought for the Week

Young people need to know God’s love for them in spite of their doubting it.

(Fr Bill Edwards SDB)

Caritas Australia would like to THANK YOU for supporting Project Compassion 2019. If you still have your Project Compassion box or set of envelopes at home, please bring them back next week or visit www.caritas.org.au to make your donation online.

Through your generosity you are helping to empower communities with hope and helping those in great need shape a better future for themselves, their families and their communities. Lives change when we all give 100%.

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

FAREWELL FR. STEVE ARDILL

A simple farewell is planned for Fr. Steve on Friday 3rd May with Mass at 6.00p.m. followed by a shared meal in the Parish Hall. Please bring a plate to share.

If any one would like to give a donation towards a gift for Fr Steve please place in and envelope and hand to Spencer Adamson, Fr Adrian or Gayle in the Parish Office. Thank you.

NEW ROSTERS - WELCOMING, LECTORS AND EUCHARIST MINISTERS

Rosters are being collated for ministers who welcome, read and administer the eucharist for June, July, August and September. If you are not available on certain dates please let the staff in the office know before Monday 13th May.

PRISON MINISTRY

“The Lord is compassion & love,

slow to anger & rich in mercy.

He does not treat us according to our sins,

Nor repay us according to our faults.”

By the grace of God our Parish Prison Ministry Team continues to grow...we are now a

team of 15 comprised of 11 writers who each write to a pen-pal in prison, a chaplain &

visitor who visit prisoners in the local prison, a mentor who gives moral support to those

who have been released & a supporter who supplies Rosary beads & a study Bible

each year for use by the prisoners.

As we celebrate the season of Easter may we look at ways we can bring “new life &

hope” into our community. Please give thought to joining our Prison Ministry Team as

this is one way of showing the “Face of our Loving & Merciful God” to those who are

incarcerated in our prison system.

Out team will be hosting the Prison Ministry Reflection Day here in Port Lincoln this

year on Friday 20th September. If you would like to find out more about the ministry or

would like to be involved you would be warmly welcomed over a cuppa at our next team

meeting with Father Khalid will be held in the Parish Hall at 10.30am Saturday 18th

May.

MOTHER’S DAY BREAKFAST

Sunday 12th

May after 9am Mass.

We hope you can join us for a cooked breakfast to celebrate the wonderous gift of our Mothers.

If you have chooks and they lay us a few for the breakfast that would be great. Just bring them along on the morning before Mass.

HOSPITALITY GROUP: No meeting is planned but we will communicate with each other to make sure we have the necessary stuff in place.

If a few helpers are able to help set up the hall at 8.15am on the morning that would be most appreciated.

COFFIN BAY MASS

NEXT SUNDAY 6.00p.m.

HOLY HOUR

NEXT SUNDAY 3.00p.m.