PARISH STAFF: Fr John Fitzgerald (Parish Priest)

Barry Wolff (Business Manager)

Leanne McElgunn (Secretary)
Brian Shanahan (Gardening/Maintenance)
Office Hours: Monday to Friday: 9.00am - 12.30pm; 1.30pm - 4.00pm

SCHOOL PRINCIPALS: Michael Gray (St Josephs School)
Peter Morgan (Emmanuel College)

WEEK-END LITURGIES: Sunday: 8.30am - 10.30am - 6.00pm
Purnim: 11.00am (Eucharist on 2nd and 4th Sundays)
(Assembly of Word with Communion on 1st, 3rd & 5th Sundays)

WEEK-DAY LITURGIES: Wednesday :10.00am (Assembly of Word & Comm) Group 2
Friday: 10.00am (Eucharist)
Friday: 10.30am (Reconciliation)

Deaths: Kathleen Murphy, Betty Hand, Jim Lawlor,

Anniversaries: We remember: James Mugavin, Bob Lang, Laurie ODonohue,
Margaret Stainsby, John Mahony, Frank Greene, Michelle Beks, Wilma McNamara,
Tom Gleeson, Nell Gleeson

Welcome: A warm welcome to Fr Kevin Murphy who is with this weekend.

Baptism Preparation: Next Meeting is 12th November at 7.30pm (Gathering Space)

Bereavement Support Group: This Monday at 4.00pm (Gathering Space)

Sustainability & Ecology Focus: The ecological well being of our planet is one of
the pressing concerns of our day. How can a respect for nature find its proper place in
our technologically driven world? In the Eucharistic perspective the real presence of
the whole Body of Christ is communicated to us through the transformation of the
shared fruit of the earth and the work of human hands. Because we are made in
Gods image, we realise that image by caring for what God has created. (Ecology and
the Eucharistic Imagination - Tony Kelly)

Collections: Presbytery: $ 1, 144.00 Parish: $1,623.50
Thank you for your support

Counters: This week: Team 3: Tom Arundell (5561 2109)
Next week: Team 4: Gerald Shanley (5562 5992)
ST JOSEPHS PARISH - WARRNAMBOOL
Parish Office: 5562 2231 Fax: 5562 2230
E-mail: warrnambool@ballarat.catholic.org.au
Diocesan website: www.ballarat.catholic.org.au

28th Sunday in Ordinary Time




This Sunday (19th Oct), Bishop Paul Bird will be the principal celebrant at 10.30am
mass, acknowledging 75 years of St John of God Healthcare Ministry in
Warrnambool. Many sisters of St John of God, staff past and present, and members
of the community will gather to acknowledge this important milestone. All are
warmly invited to join in this celebration, followed by refreshments.

Clergy appointments: The Diocese of Ballarat welcomes four Redemptorist priests
arriving this month. Anthony Tran Xuan Anh to Colac, Felise Ielome to Hamilton,
Joseph Vu Ngoc Tuen to Maryborough and Peter Ly Trong Danh to Portland. Fr
Andrew Hayes has commenced as Parish Priest of Ararat & Lake Bolac. Fr Paddy
Mugavin and the team at Hamilton will administer to the parishes of Coleraine,
Harrow, Casterton & Edenhope. Fr John Corrigan will reside in Casterton to assume
pastoral & sacramental responsibilities of these parishes.

Warrnambool Organ Festival: 3 Concerts 3 Venues 3 Organs
St Johns Presbyterian Church: Friday at 8.00pm
Christ Church Anglican Church: Saturday at 2.30pm
St Josephs Catholic Church: Saturday at 7.30pm
Tickets: $20 & $15 conc (per concert) children u/12 free
Tickets available from Parish Office

Extraordinary Synod on the Family: Pope Francis invites us to pray for all those
currently meeting in Rome (5th-19th Oct). Focus: The Pastoral Challenges of the
Family in the Context of Evnagelization. Prayer cards available in Gathering Space.

Australia Premiere: St Josephs is the venue for a new Cantata by Ken Stott,
featuring combined choirs, Warrnambool Symphony Orchestra and the pipe organ.
Saturday October 25th at 7.30pm. Tickets from Collins Booksellers & Dale Cleves
Music. Remaining tickets available at the door.

Emmanuel College news: Term 4 has begun with Year 12s finishing 20th October
before final exams begin 29th October. Emmanuel Day held in term 3 raised $3,632
for the works of the Mercy Sisters and Christian Brothers.

Warrnambool Rural Australian for Refugees: Further planning meeting for
January 2015 asylum seekers visit to Warrnambool. Saturday October 18th, 3.00pm
at Brophy (Timor st). Further enq Katherine 0459 615 564

Meeting: Thursday: CWL at 10.30am