PARISH NEWS 18 March—25 March St Lawrence and Mary

Immaculate Church

392 Albert Street

Balcatta WA 6021

Masses Mon to Sat 9am, Fri 7.30pm, Sat 6pm (Vigil), Sun 8.30am, 10am (Italian), 12pm (Croatian) & 5.30pm

Reconciliation (also by appointment) Tue to Fri 8.40am-8.55am, Sat 5.15pm-5.50pm 1st Friday 8.30am-8.55am & 7.10pm-7.25pm

Rosary prayed at St Lawrence Mon to Sat 9.30am Perpetual Adoration Chapel 24hr access contact office Piety Shop & Parish Library for lovely gifts & resources

St Lawrence and Mary Immaculate Church (Balcatta) and St Theresa Church (Gwelup)

Parish Priest: Fr Emil Ciecierega SDS Assistant Priest: Fr Leonard Macionczyk SDS Parish Secretaries: Arlene Lim and Rosalia Carbone

Parish Office: 9344 7066 Open Tue & Wed 9am—2.30pm, Thur & Fri 9am—1pm PO Box 159 Northlands WA 6905 Emergency Ph: 0408 447 062

Email: office@stlawrence.org.au Websites: www.stlawrence.org.au and www.sds.org.au

Pastoral care of the sick: Contact the Parish office if you know anyone who would like to be included in the

bulletin for our prayers during Mass or if they would like a priest to visit them at home or hospital.

Please pray for our sick parishioners: Lita Favazzi, Mariella Caroe, Lily Comande, Patricia Lewin, Bayley

Starr, Ric Jarvis, Roger Pipe, Linda Callisto, Dorothy Lewin, Robyn Dodds, Maria D’Alonzo, Mihelina

Livnjakovic, Tennille Stokes, Anna, Mona Bullock, Shirley Tully, Genevieve Kelly, Belinda Forster, Barbara

McConnin, Cody McManus, John Glamuzina, Terry Scoby-Smith and all the sick in need of our prayers.

Busy Bee before Easter—Sat 24th March Everyone is welcome to come and help with some gardening, spring cleaning of St Lawrence Church and tidying up of the surrounding area. Starting time 8am. Morning tea will be provided.

Good Friday Stations of the Cross

at St Lawrence Church The Stations of the Cross on Good Friday will start at 10am in front of the Church. We would like to invite families to volunteer in leading a reflection on one of the stations, so we need 14 families. The text of the reflections will be provided next weekend. All volunteers please put your contact details on the list provided in the church foyer.

Stations of the Cross Friday 4pm At St Theresa Church followed by Communion Service. Friday 7pm At St Lawrence Church followed by Mass at 7.30pm. Tuesday 7pm In Italian at St Lawrence with Italian Mass at 7.30pm.

Serve 24:7 Youth Group at St Lawrence for Youth Mass 3rd Sun of the Month 5.30pm

This Sunday we will be joined by members of the Servite Youth Group, Serve 24:7, who will be involved in the new Youth Mass that will be celebrated at St Lawrence Church on the 3rd Sunday of each month at the 5.30pm Mass. The Youth Group meets on Friday afternoons from 3.30-5.30pm at Servite College Chapel, 134 Cape St, Tuart Hill. Young people in grades 6-12 are all invited to attend for food, games, friends, activities and faith. Contact Aloyse with any queries on 0401 348 508.

Children’s Mass on 4th Sun of the Month Sun 25th March 5.30pm (Palm Sunday)

Children’s Liturgy has been well attended, as was the last Children’s Mass. Well done to readers and singers!

The next Children’s Mass falls on Palm Sunday. Being a special occasion we would love as many children as possible to participate. In fact being a family occasion we would love some parents to join in with the choir. Please email Toni at toni.mattiaccio@cewa.edu.au if your child would like a prayer of the faithful sent home. Readers and singers are asked to arrive early to Mass, 5pm if possible, for rehearsal before Mass and the blessing of the palms which will take place before the entrance hymn. Thank you all for your constant support.

Legion of Mary ACIES Ceremony this Sunday18th March 2pm at Our Lady of Grace Church, North Beach. Please see flyer in the church foyer.

World Wide Marriage Encounter couples will speak at Masses this weekend. Married couples, please consider

registering for a Weekend to enrich your marriage. Call 0424 220 625 to make a booking.

No Parish Cuppa next Sunday at St Lawrence or St Theresa.

St Theresa Church

678 North Beach Road

Gwelup WA 6018

(In Mt La Verna Retirement Village)

Masses Wed 10.30am & Sun 11.30am Reconciliation After Sun 11.30am Mass

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Wed 11am-12pm, 1st Sunday of the month 11am-11.30am

Rosary prayed at St Theresa Mon to Sat 4.15pm

Parish Meetings From Mon 19th March

Mon 9.30am Catholic Meditation Group Mon 1.00pm Italian Choir Practice Mon 3.30pm Parish Line Dancing Mon 7.30pm English Choir Practice Tue 4.00pm PREP (in Church/Hall) Tue 7.00pm St Vincent De Paul Wed 10.00am Healing Prayers (in Chapel) Wed 7.00pm Personal Advocacy Thur 10.00am Incontro con Gesù e Maria (Italian) Thur 7.30pm Legion of Mary Fri 5.00pm Rosary League (Malayalam/English)

Perpetual Adoration Chapel Open 24hrs ‘Are You Not Able to Stay With Me One Hour?’ Please join the roster and commit to a Holy Hour with Jesus every week. Vacant time slots are: Sun: 12am-2am, 5.30am-7am, 1pm-2pm, 5pm-6pm, 7pm-8pm Mon: 12am-4am, 11am-12pm, 1pm-2pm, 5pm-6pm Tue: 11am-12pm, 4pm-5pm, 11pm-12am Wed: 12am-2am, 4am-5am, 3pm-7pm Thur: 10am-11am, 12pm-1pm, 3pm-4pm, 8pm-9pm Fri: 1am-3am, 12pm-2pm, 4pm-5pm, 6pm-7pm, 11pm-12am Sat 12am-1am, 11am-1pm, 2pm-3pm, 4pm-5pm, 7pm-8pm, 10pm-12am.

MASS INTENTIONS

Sat 17 March

6pm +Raymundo Yray and Virginia Barriga

Sun 18 March

8.30am +Cesario Marchesani

10am (Italian) +Francesco and Rosina Lizzi 5.30pm +Giuseppe Reale 2nd anniversary

Mon 19 March

Tues 20 March

10am God’s blessing for Tanya, Brian and Matthew 7.30pm (Italian) Thanksgiving for the intercession of La Madonna Addolorata

Wed 21 March

9am +Nicoletta and Vincenzo Tutolo 10.30am (Gwelup) +Ramon and Amparito Codilla and God’s blessing for Michael Corstorphan on his birthday

Thur 22 March

9am +Roberto Di Carlo

Fri 23 March

9am +Dobroslav, Ruza and Ante Parun 7.30pm Thankgiving and blessings for Obi’s fundraising sponsors

Sat 24 March

9am +Catherine Sadler 6pm +Antonio Duca

Sun 25 March

8.30am +Manuel Baptista

10am (Italian) +Maria Stella and Giuseppe Rullo 5.30pm +Camillo Zinni

NOTIZIARIO ITALIANO

Incontri di Questa Settimana Lun 13.00 Coro italiano Gio 10.00 Incontro con Gesù e Maria

Calendario Liturgico Dom 18 Quinta domenica di Quaresima Lun 19 S. Giuseppe

Masses at Nursing Homes

Thursday 22 March 10am Baptistcare, Gwelup

Altar Server Formation At St Lawrence Church on the following Mondays: March 19th & 26th and April 9th after school until 5pm approximately. At the conclusion of the Formation

Program there will be a social function on Friday 13th April commencing 7pm in the Parish Alverna Hall. It will be much appreciated if all new and current Altar Servers and their parents attend this great social night. New Altar Servers Application forms are available in the church foyer.

Sincere Condolences To the family and friends of Marija Pupich.

Eternal rest grant unto her O Lord.

Liturgical Calendar

Sun 18 March Fifth Sunday of Lent Mon 19 March St Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary—Solemnity

EASTER PROGRAM 2018

HEALING MASSES St Lawrence: Tue 20th Mar 10am (No Mass at 9am)

with Reconciliation at 9.30am. St Theresa: Wed 21st Mar 10.30am with Reconciliation at 10am.

There will be morning tea after both Masses.

PARISH RECONCILATION (II Rite) Wednesday 21st March at 7.30pm at St Lawrence

Croatian Reconciliation with Fr Cabraja Wednesday 28th March 7.00pm at St Lawrence

PALM SUNDAY—25th March (No Croatian Mass)

St Lawrence Masses: Saturday Vigil: 6pm Sunday: 8.30am, 10.30am (Italian) and 5.30pm

St Theresa Mass: 11.30am

HOLY THURSDAY—29th March (No Mass at 9am)

The Lord’s Supper 7.30pm at St Lawrence followed by Adoration at the Altar of Repose until Midnight

GOOD FRIDAY—30th March

(No Mass at 9am or 7.30pm)

Stations of the Cross 10am at St Lawrence and St Theresa The Lord’s Passion 3pm at St Lawrence and St Theresa

Via Crucis (Italian) 7.30pm at St Lawrence

HOLY SATURDAY—31st March (No Mass at 9am)

Blessing of Easter Food 12noon at St Lawrence Easter Vigil 7.00pm at St Lawrence

EASTER SUNDAY—1st April (No Mass at 5.30pm)

St Lawrence Masses: 7am, 8.30am, 10.30am (Italian), 12noon (Croatian)

St Theresa Mass: 11am