TIME OF MERCYOfficial Newsletter of the Shrine of Our Lady of Mercy, “Penrose Park” !

and Confraternity of Divine Mercy (Free - Issue 15 November 2014)

of PENROSE PARK

30TH ANNIVERSARY

On the 12th of April 2014, at 8pm (EST), being

midday in Rome, Pope Francis made the

a n n o u n c e m e n t t h a t

Fr Columba MacBeth-Green,

was nominated as the Seventh

Bishop of Wilcannia-Forbes.

This was a great day of

rejoicing and celebration for

the Pauline Order as this was

the second Pauline to be

elected a Bishop in the last ten years and more so for the

Australian Province as this is the first Pauline Father to be

nominated a Bishop and to receive such an office.

Born in Forbes, New South Wales, on the 30th of June

1968, Bishop Columba was educated at Red Bend Catholic

College, Forbes. Upon leaving school, he taught music and

joined the Army Reserve as a

Piper. In 1990, he joined the

Pauline Fathers. He studied for

the priesthood at St John Vianney

College, Wagga Wagga. On the

15th of September 1996, he made

his final vows and was ordained a

priest on the 22nd of November 1997.

In 1997, Bishop Columba was Administrator of

the Parish of Tarcutta which is in the Diocese of

Wagga Wagga and between 2002-2004, he was

Subprior of the Shrine of Our Lady of Mercy,

“Penrose Park” and Parish Priest of St Paul’s

Parish in Moss Vale from 2004-2006.

CONGRATULATIONS BISHOP COLUMBA!

Building Project Report by Fr Richard Green OSPPE

It is with great joy to inform all the pilgrims of Penrose Park

that the approval of the septic system for the toilet block has been

granted to the Shrine by the Wingecaribee Council and the Sydney

Catchment Authorities. This is fantastic progress as the building project can continue once the septic system has

been put in and installed, as this section of work is the vital lifeline for the entire complex. The contract was signed

on the 24th of October 2014 with work planned to commence mid February 2015.

The Pauline Fathers are on the look out for anyone to oblige who may have been in the trades of any kind.

Your help and expertise will assist in making this project run smoother as well as we are on the look out for

donations towards elements and materials that will help in the completion of the Project. The forecast is to look at

having the toilet block completed and operational by the end of 2015.

Thank you everyone for your help and support whether it was Spiritual, material or financial. Every little bit

helps just as we are motivated to help our pilgrims by providing them with this pilgrim centre.

From 2006-2011, Bishop Columba had quite the the

involvement with the Police forces, he was Chaplain at Police

Headquarters, Brisbane and also Chaplain for the South Eastern

Region, Queensland since 2011. He had previously been Police

Chaplain in Camden local area command (2002-2006) and

Wagga Wagga local area command (2000-2002). From 2006 till

his Episcopal Ordination, Bishop Columba was the Superior and

Rector of the Second Pauline Sanctuary in Australia, known as

Marian Valley which is located in Canungra, Queensland.

Bishop Columba’s Episcopal Ordination took place

on the 3rd of July, the Feast of St Thomas the Apostle at

Holy Family Catholic Church, Parkes, New South Wales at

11am. The Principal Consecrator was the Papal Nuncio,

His Excellency Archbishop Paul Gallagher with the

Principal Co-Consecrators being

Bishop Peter Ingham, (Wollongong

Diocese) and Bishop Michael

Kennedy (Armidale Diocese). The

Priest sponsors for the Bishop-elect were Fr Oskar Osinski OSPPE and Fr Anthony

Robbie. There were in attendance over 30 Bishops from across the nation as well

as the Pauline Fathers first Bishop the Most Reverend Stanislaw Dziuba OSPPE,

from South Africa. Representatives of the Pauline Order also came for the

ceremony including the Father General and members of the provinces in the

United States and Germany. The Church was packed to capacity with the

congregation representing all the areas that Bishop Columba had worked in as a

Priest and Chaplain. Bishop Columba was installed as Ordinary of Wilcannia-Forbes on Saturday the 5th

of July at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Broken Hill.

The celebrations were great days for the Church in

Australia as well as for the people in Wilcannia-Forbes,

who had been without a Bishop for the last 5 years due to

the resignation of the Most Reverend Christopher Toohey.

The people sang praises to God and thanked the Holy

Father for appointing a local boy as their Bishop and for

giving them a Pastor to continue leading them to God.

Another Bishop for the Order of St Paul the First Hermit

It is with great joy that after the Episcopal Ordination and Installation of Bishop Columba, the Pauline Order was graced with the announcement of a third Bishop chosen from the Order. The Priest was Fr Lukasz (Luke) Buzun OSPPE, the then current Prior of the Order’s Motherhouse, “Jasna Gora”, as an Auxiliary Bishop for the Diocese of Kalisz in Poland. The nomination was announced on the 5th of July 2014.

Bishop Lukasz joined the Pauline Order in 1989. He was Ordained a Priest at Jasna Gora on the 8th of June 1996. He served i n W i e r u s z o w a n d W l o d a w a , w h e r e t h e Pau l ine Fathers have monasteries. He graduated with a BA in psychology at the Papal Theological

Faculty in Wroclaw. In 2010 he undertook teaching at the University of Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski in Warsaw in the Department of Spiritual Direction. In 2010 he got his PhD in

theological studies in the field S p i r i t u a l i t y. I n 2 0 1 3 h e g r a d u a t e d i n s y s t e m i c psychotherapy in Krakow.

On the 16th of April 2014, Bishop Lukasz became the prior of Jasna Gora, where earlier he had served as the Sub-prior of the monastery, and since 2008, has been the deputy of the director of the radio station, “Jasna Gora”.

On the 16th of August 2014 at 11am, Bishop Lukasz was Ordained at the Shrine of Jasna Gora by Principal Consecrator Archbishop Celestine Migliore (Papal Nuncio to Poland) and Principal Co-Consecrators Archbishop Waclaw Depo (Czestochowa Archdiocese) and Bishop Edward Janiak (Kalisz Diocese). Also in attendance were representatives of the Order from around the world as well as the Paulines two other Bishops.

HAPPY 50th BISHOP PETER!! This year we celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Ordination to the Priesthood of The Most Reverend Peter Ingham DD, Bishop of Wollongong and Confrater of the Order of St Paul the First Hermit. Bishop Peter has always been a great supporter of the Shrine of Penrose Park as well as that of the Pauline Fathers and Brothers. !! We would like to extend our congratulations to our Pastor and we pray in thanksgiving for the gift of Bishop Peter to the Diocese and for the gift of the Priesthood to the Universal Church. !

!!

St Joseph, !St Peter !

and !St John Vianney !

!Pray for him !

! !

The Newest Pauline Father!! The Australian Province is very happy to welcome into the ranks of Priest another young man who has dedicated his life for the service of God and His people. Fr Peter James Strohmayer was Ordained to the S a c r e d Priesthood on the 3rd of July 2014 at Penrose P a r k b y T h e Most Reverend Peter Ingham, B i s h o p o f W o l l o n g o n g . P l e a s e k e e p Father Peter in your prayers as he begins his new ministry.

As the 30th Anniversary Celebrations of the Shrine draw to a close, the Pauline Fathers and Brothers at Penrose Park would like to thank everyone who participated or helped out in one way or another to make the celebrations enjoyable and successful. It has been a very joyful year and constantly we thank God for the gift of this Shrine and the “Oasis in the Bush”, that it provides for thousands of people here in Australia.

Our Lady of Mercy and St Paul the First Hermit - Pray for all our Pilgrims.

Pauline Father’s Monastery !

Address: 120 Hanging Rock Road,

Berrima, NSW, 2577 !

Phone: 02 4878-9192 !

Fax: 02 4878-9351 !

Email: paulinefathers@yahoo.com.au!

JUST FOR FUN!!

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