Bridgeside Bulletin

The weekly Bulletin of the

Catholic Parish of Forster Tuncurry
Holy Name of Jesus Parish Church
33 Lake Street, Forster

St Mary, Star of the Sea Church

Cnr Kent & Peel Streets, Tuncurry

Proclaiming Christ to the communities of Forster, Tuncurry and the surrounding districts

Sunday 25th January, 2015

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B
Parish
Fr Andrew Doohan (Parish Priest)
Mr Greg Byrne (Pastoral Associate)
Mrs Sharon Fowle (Administration Associate/Bulletin)
Sr Kathryn McCabe (Aboriginal Catholic Ministry)

The Parish Office is at the rear of the Parish Hall and is

normally staffed on Monday, Thursday and Friday
from 10am to 4pm.
Items for inclusion in Bridgeside Bulletin should be
received by midday on Thursday.
33 Lake Street, Forster NSW 2428
PO Box 67, Forster NSW 2428
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Celebrating the Sacraments

Reconciliation is available on Saturday mornings at
Tuncurry from 8:30am until the beginning of the 9am
Mass, on Saturday afternoons at Forster from 4:45pm
until 5:15pm.
Baptisms are celebrated on Sundays, either during any
of our Sunday Masses or after the 9am Mass. The next
Baptismal Preparation meeting will take place in the
Parish Halls meeting rooms on Monday 9th February
2015 commencing at 7pm. Please contact the Parish
Office for more details, or visit the Parish website.
Weddings are celebrated by arrangement and with at
least three (and preferably more) months notice.
Please contact Fr Andrew for more details, or visit the
Parish website.
A Sacramental Preparation process runs each year in
the Parish for children wishing to complete the
celebration of the Sacraments of Initiation as part of
the Parish community. Please contact the Parish Office
for more details, or visit the Parish website.
The Parish hosts the Rite of Christian Initiation of
Adults process for those adults wishing to be baptised
or be received into the communion of the Catholic
Church. Please contact the Parish Office for more
details, or visit the Parish website.

Holy Name Parish School (K-6)

St Clares High School, Taree (7-12)

Mr Chris Waters (Principal)

Mr Peter Nicholls (Principal)

41 Lake Street, Forster NSW 2428

PO Box 243, Forster NSW 2428

Davis Street, Taree NSW 2430

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(02) 6554 8895
admin@forster.catholic.edu.au
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The Parish Diary(for the week ahead)

Womens Bible Study Group

Our Parish hosts a Womens Bible Study Group that
meets every Thursday evening from 7pm to 8pm. For
more information contact Natasha on 0407 589 935.

Third Week of Ordinary Time

Monday 26th January
Australia Day
10am
Mass @ Forster

Christian Meditation
Our Parish hosts opportunities for the practice of
Christian meditation on Tuesdays at two distinct
times, 9am and 5:30pm. Phone Bob on 6555 5914 for
further information.

Tuesday 27th January

9am
Christian Meditation (Bob 6555 5914)
3:30pm Holy Hour @ Tuncurry
4:30pm Mass @ Tuncurry
5:30pm Christian Meditation (Bob 6555 5914)

Maintenance & Gardening Group

The Parish is served by a very dedicated band of
volunteers who tend to the upkeep of the grounds
and gardens of our two sites. Their next reunion will
be on Thursday 19th February. Contact Howard 6557
6826 for more information.

Wednesday 28st January

Memorial of St Thomas Aquinas
9am
Mass @ Forster
9:30am menALIVE @ Forster
11:15am Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help @
Forster
5:30pm Social Justice Group @ Forster

Singing Practice
Singing practice will resume at Tuncurry Church on
Tuesday 3rd February at 5:30pm.

Thursday 29th January

9am
Mass @ Forster

Collection of Foodstuffs for Homebase

The next collection of foodstuffs in support of
Homebase will be on Sunday 1st February 2015.

Friday 30th January

9:30am Mass @ Forster

Holy Hour
The Parish community observes a Holy Hour each
Tuesday afternoon in the Tuncurry Church from
3:30pm until the beginning of Mass at 4:30pm.

Saturday 31st January

Memorial of St John Bosco
8:30am Reconciliation @ Tuncurry
9am
Mass @ Tuncurry
4:45pm Reconciliation @ Forster (until 5:15pm)
6pm
Mass @ Tuncurry

Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help

The Novena is prayed every Wednesday in the Forster
church commencing at 11:15am and is followed by a
cuppa in the Parish Hall. For more information contact
Shioney on 6554 9468.

Sunday 1st February

7am
Mass @ Tuncurry
9am
Mass @ Forster (including Childrens
Liturgy of the Word)
5:30pm Evening Prayer & Benediction @ Tuncurry

Evening Prayer & Benediction

The Parish community celebrates on the first Sunday
of each month at 5:30pm in the Tuncurry church. It
will celebrated on Sunday 1st February 2015. All
welcome.
Childrens Liturgy of the Word
The next Liturgy of the Word for children aged 4-12
will be on the 1st February 2015 at the 9am Mass.

Regular Activities in the Parish

Social Justice Group

Secular Franciscan Fraternity

The Secular Franciscans Fraternity will next meet on
Wednesday 4th February 2015, coming together for
Mass at 9am, followed by a cuppa at 9:30am and then
the meeting 10am to 12pm.

The Social Justice Group will meet this coming

Wednesday 28th January at 5:30pm in Forster. New
members welcome. Contact Tim Prescott for further
information on 6555 8517.

We have a new Parish Website!

The menALIVE Group

Our Parish currently hosts a menALIVE group. They
will next meet on Wednesday 28th January after the
9am Mass.

We are pleased to announce that we have published a

new website. Please take a few moments to review
the
information
available
at
http://
forstertuncurrycatholic.org.au/
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Extraordinary Synod on the Family

From the Pastors Desk

The subject of the 2015 Synod of Bishops is The

Vocation and Mission of the Family in the Church and
the Contemporary World that is scheduled for 4th to
25th October. This follows on from the Extraordinary
Synod on the Family in Rome in October 2014 and the
responses from a global survey conducted at the end
of 2013 that was used to develop the preparatory
document for the Extraordinary Synod.
Following the Extraordinary Synod on the Family in
October, Pope Francis and the Synod of Bishops are
once again seeking responses to questions as part of
their preparation for the 2015 Synod on the Family.
Engaging in this process will assist in shaping the
response that the Australian Catholic Bishops
Conference will send to Rome in April 2015.
While not essential to be able to answer the
questions, you may wish to read the Relatio Synodi
the Lineamenta (final report of the Extraordinary
Synod in October 2014) before responding. It can be
found here together with a detailed consideration of
the questions: http://www.mn.catholic.org.au/newsevents/news/2015/survey-2015-synod-on-the-family
A series of 30 questions on this theme has been made
available by the Australian Bishops for further
consideration of the faithful. People are welcome to
respond to as many or as few of the questions on this
list as they would like.
You are invited to respond to the survey, or to
comment on the final report, or to attend a diocesan
discussions group to be held on 11th February from
7pm to 9pm in the Forster Parish Hall. Written
responses are due by COB 6th February 2015.
Enquiries can be made to Catholic Diocesan Office on
4979 1111, chancery@mn.catholic.org.au or Teresa
Brierley on 4979 1157.

This Sunday marks the third anniversary of my arrival

in the towns of Forster and Tuncurry to take up my
appointment as Parish Priest. (Which means for those
who are counting, theres only three more years to
go!)
I have come to love the towns, the location and the
people of the towns of Forster and Tuncurry a great
deal, and I am looking forward, during the second half
of my first term as your pastor, to grow in that love of
this placein all its vagaries.
I believe that as a community of faith we have
something powerful happening here in the Great
Lakes, something that is worthwhile for those who are
both intimately involved in that life and those who are
less so. Yet, there is still so much more for us to do.
Over the last week I have been rereading a book
entitled Forming Intentional Disciples: The Path to
Knowing and Following Jesus, written by Sherry
Weddell. Although based on her experience of the
Catholic Church in the United States, there is much
wisdom to be had in Weddells book that is relevant
for us here in Australia, and, more specifically, here in
Forster Tuncurry.
At the heart of Weddells thesis is her concept of
intentional discipleship, at the heart of which is a
recognition of the constant need for everyone,
regardless of their connection with a Church
community, to be evangelised by the Great Story of
Jesus (Life, Death and Resurrection). It is this
constant evangelisation, Weddell argues, that allows
people to come to know Jesus, to form a deep and
personal relationship with Jesus, rather than just
knowing about Jesus.
Once someone really knows Jesus in that deep and
personal way, they will be naturally drawn into living
out their Christian lives joyfully and fruitfully for the
glory of the Kingdom of God.

Rosters
Rosters for February and March are now available
from the rear of the Church.

As we move into 2015 proper, my challenge to myself

is to deepen my own personal relationship with Jesus
in the hope that by doing so I might be drawn ever
deeper into being deliberately and unashamedly a
disciple of Jesus...and then prepared to challenge and
assist others to do exactly the same.

Gospel Questions
Q. What significance can we attach to Jesus' choice of
fishermen as his first disciples?
Q. How has the symbolism of the fisherman been
carried on in the church?
Q. What would be your equivalent of being called to
abandon fishing to follow Jesus?
Q. What signs exist that the kingdom really is close at
hand?
Q. Why is Jesus' call to Repent still a very difficult
challenge?

I invite you to come along for the ride. I cant promise

it wont be bumpy, but I can definitely promise you it
will be worth it!
Until next week
Fr Andrew
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Hardened Hearts

Another reason the heart becomes hardened is

becoming closed inside oneself: making a world
within oneself. This happens when man is closed
inside himself, in his community or in his parish. It is
a closing off which can turn round many things: such
as pride, sufficiency, thinking that Im better than
others, or even vanity. The Pope indicated: There
are mirror men and women, who are closed within
themselves to watch themselves, constantly; they
could be defined as religious narcissists. They have
hard hearts because they are closed, they arent open.
And they try to protect themselves with these walls
they build around themselves.
There is yet another reason that the heart becomes
hardened: insecurity. It is experienced by those who
think: I dont feel secure and I am trying to hang on
to something to be secure. This attitude is typical of
people who really stick to the letter of the law. This
happens, the Pontiff explained, with the Pharisees,
with the Sadducees, with the doctors of the law in the
time of Jesus. They would have objected: But the
law says this, it says this up to here..., and thus they
would make another commandment; in the end, the
poor souls, they were leaning on 300-400
commandments and they felt secure.
In reality, Francis pointed out, all of them were
secure people, but as a man or woman in a prison cell
is secure behind the bars: its a security without
freedom. However, it is actually freedom that Jesus
came to bring us. St Paul, for example, rebukes James
and Peter because they do not accept the freedom
that Jesus has brought us.
Hence the response to the initial question: How does
a heart become hardened?. The heart in fact, when
it hardens, is not free and if it isnt free its because it
does not love. This concept is expressed in the days
First Reading (1 Jn 4:11-18), in which the Apostle John
speaks of perfect love which casts out fear.
Indeed, there is no fear in love, but perfect love
casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment,
and he who fears is not perfected in love. He isnt
free. He always fears that something painful or sad
might happen, which could cause us to go the
wrong way in life or to risk eternal salvation. Instead,
this is only imagined, simply because that heart
doesnt love. The disciples hearts, the Pope
explained, were hardened because they still hadnt
learned how to love.
Thus, here, we can ask: Who teaches us how to love?
Who frees us from this hardness?. The Popes
answer: the Holy Spirit alone can do so. You can
take a thousand courses in catechesis, a thousand
courses in spirituality, a thousand courses in yoga, Zen
and all these things. But all of this will never be able to

A hardened heart is unable to comprehend even the

greatest miracles. But how does a heart become
hardened?, Pope Francis asked during Mass at Santa
Marta on Friday morning.
In the passage of the Gospel according to Mark (6:4552), we read that the disciples did not understand
about the loaves, but their hearts were hardened.
Yet, Francis explained, they were the Apostles, the
ones closest to Jesus. But they didnt understand.
Even witnessing the miracle, even having seen that
those people more than 5,000 had eaten of five
loaves, they didnt comprehend. Why? Because
their hearts were hardened.
The Pope said that many times in the Gospel, Jesus
speaks of hardness of the heart, He rebukes the
stiff-necked people, He weeps over Jerusalem,
which doesnt understand who He is. The Lord is
faced with this hardness: it is such work for Jesus
to make this heart more docile, to remove the
hardness, to make it loving, Francis continued. And
this work continues after the Resurrection, with the
disciples of Emmaus and many others.
However, the Pontiff asked, how does a heart
become hardened? How is it possible that these
people, who were always with Jesus, every day, who
heard Him, saw Him... their hearts hardened. But how
can a heart become like this?. The Pope recounted:
Yesterday, I asked my secretary: Tell me, how does a
heart become hardened? He helped me think a bit
about this. Francis went on to indicate a series of
circumstances that each person might face in his or
her own personal experience.
First of all, Francis said, the heart becomes hardened
through painful experiences, through harsh
experiences. This is the situation of those who have
lived a very painful experience and dont want to
begin another adventure. This is just what happened
to the disciples of Emmaus after the Resurrection, and
the Pontiff set the scene: There is too much, too
much commotion, so lets get away from here,
because.... Because what? Eh, we were hoping
this would be the Messiah, He wasnt there, I dont
want to delude myself again, I dont want to create
illusions!.
This is a heart hardened by a painful experience.
The same thing happened to Thomas: No, no, I dont
believe it. Unless I place my finger there, I wont
believe it. The disciples hearts were hard because
they had suffered. And in this regard, Francis recalled
a popular Argentine saying: One who burns himself
with milk will cry when he sees a cow. In other
words, he explained, that painful experience keeps
us from opening our heart.
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moment. It can happen every day in a rich variety of

ways. It involves a change in attitude as much as a
change in lifestyle.

give you the freedom of the Son. Only the Holy Spirit
moves your heart to say Father; He alone is
capable of casting out, of breaking this hardness of
the heart and of making it docile to the Lord. Docile
to the freedom of love. It is no coincidence that the
disciples hearts were hardened until the day of the
Ascension, when they said to the Lord: Now the
revolution will happen and the Kingdom will come!.
However, they didnt understand a thing. In reality,
only when the Holy Spirit came, did things change.
Therefore, the Pontiff concluded, let us ask the Lord
for the grace to have a docile heart: that He save us
from the slavery of a hardened heart and lead us to
that beautiful freedom of perfect love, the freedom of
the children of God, which the Holy Spirit alone can
give.

All three readings show a different facet of

conversion. Jonah calls the Ninevites to social
conversion. St Paul, who reveals a very strong
expectation that the end of time is near, calls the
people of Corinth to a conversion of mind. And
through relating the call of Simon, Andrew, James and
John, St Mark tells us about personal conversion.
These days we regularly hear Gods call in personal
terms. Its sometimes called me and God theology.
Modern hymns reflect it best. We regularly sing about
how Jesus died for me, or that here I am Lord or
that I will follow you. Individually these lines are all
true, the problem is that they tend to play down the
more ancient and biblical social dimensions of our call
to conversion. In the Bible even though God and Jesus
call people to conversion through personal
relationships, there is no hint that this is where it
stops. Every call leads to the wider community, to the
people of Israel in the Old Testament, and out to the
entire world in the New Testament.

Papal homily Friday 9th January 2015

Homily by Fr Richard Leonard

Seeing todays Gospel is set by the waters edge, this
story seems appropriate.
One day, three men were hiking and unexpectedly
came upon a large raging river. They needed to get to
the other side, but had no idea of how to do so. The
first man prayed to God, Please God, give me the
strength to cross this river. In an instant God gave
him big arms and strong legs, and he was able to swim
across the river in about two hours, after almost
drowning a couple of times.

Todays readings provide a litmus test for our

conversion. If our faith has become a self-help club,
where we talk about my God, my prayers, my
Church, my Mass, we are in need of conversion. We
dont need to leave Gods personal love for us behind,
we just need to see it as a necessary preparation for
belonging to the people of God as we engage with the
world at every level. We are challenged to reject the
idea that its me-and-God-against-the-world, and
welcome in the idea that its US-and-God-IN-theworld.

Seeing this, the second man prayed to God, Please

God, give me the strength and the resources to cross
this river. In an instant God gave him a rowboat and
he was able to row across the river in about an hour,
after almost capsizing the boat a couple of times.

May this Eucharist give us the strength, resources and

intelligence we need to be converted personally and
socially again this Sunday.

The third man had seen how this worked out for the
other two, so he also prayed to God saying, Please
God, give me the strength and the resources ... and
the intelligence ... to cross this river. In an instant God
turned him into a woman. She looked at the map,
went upstream a couple of hundred metres, then
walked across the bridge!

Richard Leonard SJ.

Baptised with Water and the Spirit

This weekend we witness the baptism of Ella Kirkland,
daughter of Matthew and Danielle.

The three mens prayers were all about gaining

something: strength, resources and intelligence.
Todays readings are about gaining things too. Unlike
the instant answer to the hikers' prayers, Jonah, Paul
and Mark know real gain usually comes less
dramatically and quickly, and involves letting go of
something as much as it involves taking it on. In the
Christian life this is called conversion, and its at the
centre of our life of faith.

May the gift of baptism received strengthen Ella in her

journey of life and faith she will share with us. Please
remember Ella and her family in your prayers.

Student Accommodation Available

Two bedrooms available in four bedroom house,
conveniently located within walking distance of
Newcastle University. 12 month lease. Please contact
Carmel Brown on 0425 214 609 for more information.

Christian conversion is not a once-in-a-lifetime

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Opportunities Outside The Parish

We are the Church

Since Vatican II we have been proudly professing that
WE ARE THE CHURCH. If we truly believe this then
we must ask ourselves, how am I contributing to the
life of the Church and is there more I could be doing?

The Christian Formation Course

Unit 1.3 of this course will commence on Thursday
29th January at the St Laurence Centre,
Broadmeadow. For more information contact the
Tenison Woods Education Centre on P 4930 9601 E
twec@ssjl.org.au.

There are many opportunities for service in our

Church community. In particular we are at present in
need of Sacristans to set up for our weekend Masses
and also for Funerals during the week.

Before We Say I Do
Weekend marriage education course will be held on
Saturday 31st January, commencing at 9.30am in the
Toohey Room, Diocesan Office, 841 Hunter Street,
Newcastle West. Two Saturdays (also 7th February)
from 9.30am 4.30pm. For more information P 4979
1370 E marriageeducation@catholiccare.org.au W
www.catholiccare.org.au.

Interested people will receive the proper formation,

training and support. Please rush to the Parish Office
to display your willingness to be involved.

Parish Intercessory Prayer Group

Our Parish is blessed to have an Intercessory Prayer
Apostolate. This group is comprised of a loose knit
group of parishioners who simply pray during their
normal daily prayers for people on a list updated and
distributed each month.

A Journey in the Heart

Pilgrimage to India and Sri Lanka will begin on
Monday 2nd February, led by Fr Michael Whelan SM
(Aquinas Academy, Sydney). Itinerary includes
Mumbai, Coorg, Bangalore, Shantivanam (Fr Bede
Griffiths Ashram), Colombo, Kandalama, Kandy,
Colombo. For further details, please contact Marie
Fonseca on 0418 265 117 or Andre Rasquinha on 0403
569 079. Website: www.spiceodyssey.net.au.

There are no meetings and no cost whatsoever and

each member may remain anonymous if desired.
Because there are no meetings this group is very
suitable for all parishioners, especially some of our
housebound or incapacitated folk enabling them to
play an important and active role within the life of the
parish community.

Start the New Year off with a bang!

Spend a weekend with your spouse at a Worldwide
Marriage Encounter Weekend. The peaceful setting
of this weekend enrichment is a great way to rekindle
the romance in your marriage. Weekend date: 6th to
8th March at Mt Carmel Retreat Centre, Varroville,
NSW. To apply contact Ardell & Bill Sharpe on 02 4283
3435
or
wsharpe@bigpond.net.au,
www.wwme.org.au.

If you are interested in joining this group, just ring Bob

Cashman on 6555 5914 or leave your name and phone
number with the Parish Office. To request prayers for
someone in need of prayer please contact Bob on
6555 5914 leaving your name and contact details.

God has not called me to be

successful, he has called me to
be faithful.

WantedVolunteer Workers
The Diocese of Broome, WA, requires volunteers to
assist with the work of the local Church on Aboriginal
Missions. There are various important voluntary tasks:
administration, building maintenance, gardening,
shop staffing, cooking, cleaning, etc. Placements are
preferred for a period of 6 months plus.

Mother Teresa

Our Parish Collections

a) The Parish Collection, providing for the needs of
the parish and its ministry, is taken up during the
presentation and preparation of the gifts (the
offertory). This is the envelope collection. This
money stays within the Parish.

For further details and an application form please

contact: Volunteer Coordinator, Anneliese Rohr on 08
9192 1060, E volunteers@broomdiocese.org, W
www.bromediocese.org, M PO Box 76, Broome, WA
6725.

b) The Diocesan Clergy Collection, providing for the

remuneration and support of the clergy of the
diocese, will be taken up after communion (during the
Thanksgiving Hymn or a similar time). This money is
pooled across the diocese to ensure all clergy have
access to a suitable remuneration.

Catholic Newspapers Available

Both The Catholic Leader (Brisbane) and The Catholic
Weekly (Sydney) newspapers are available at a cost of
$2 each from our churches.
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Ministers this Weekend...

...of the Word

...of Communion

6pm Tuncurry

A: Colleen Cashman
B: Bob Cashman

Carolyn Olliffe, Jeanette Goodacre, Margaret Smith,

Maureen Pye, Ruth Pearson.

7am Tuncurry

A: Kay Griffiths
B: Bronwyn Morse

Alex Matuszny, Graham Griffiths, Lorraine Clark, Maria

Armitage, Patricia Cornish.

9am Forster

A: Kyla Loring
B: Sharon Fowle

Anne Moloney, Greg Byrne, Robyn Ryan, Shioney Neal,

Trevor Turner.

5pm Forster

A: Volunteer Needed
B: Volunteer Needed

Volunteers needed please.

Ministers next Weekend...

...of the Word

...of Communion

6pm Tuncurry

A: Kylie Hall
B: Maureen Stevens

Kathryn McCabe, Maureen Stevens, Michael Amato,

Michael Siddle, Pat Hooker.

7am Tuncurry

A: Bronwyn Morse
B: Anne-Marie Greene

Cushla Drake, Edna Tucker, Kay Griffiths, Lorraine Clark,

Mark Mowbray.

9am Forster

A: Genevieve Williamson Anne Hartman, Barbara Dolahenty, Elle Cairns-Cowan,

B: Barbara Dolahenty
Genevieve Williamson, Robert Moran.

Please note: The above information reflects the rosters as originally published,
and doesnt take account of any swaps that may have been organised between individuals.
PLEASE CONSIDER VOLUNTEERING IF YOU RECOGNISE A SHORTFALL

Text: Excerpts from the English Translation of the Roman Missal 2010, International Commission on English in the Liturgy (ICEL); Music: From the Mass of St Francis
2010, Paul Taylor. All rights reserved. Used with permission. Australian AgentLicenSing Online Lic No. 624844.

Scripture Readings This Week

Todays Liturgy of the Word

Today

Jonah 3:1-5, 10
1 Corinthians 7:29-31
Mark 1:14-20
Monday
Isaiah 32:15-18
1 Corinthians 12:4-11 or Romans 12:9-13
Matthew 5:2-12 or Luke 12:22-32
Tuesday
Hebrews 10:1-10
Mark 3:31-35
Wednesday Hebrews 10:11-18
Mark 4:1-20
Thursday
Hebrews 10:19-25
Mark 4:21-25
Friday
Hebrews 10:32-39
Mark 4:26-34
Saturday
Hebrews 11:1-2, 8-19
Mark 4:35-41
Sunday
Deuteronomy 18:15-20
1 Corinthians 7:32-35
Mark 1:21-28

Responsorial Psalm
Response: Teach me your ways, O Lord.
Gospel Acclamation
Alleluia, alleluia!
The kingdom of God is near:
believe the Good News!
Alleluia!

In your charity, please pray for:

Those recently deceased.
Those whose anniversaries occur about now.
Tony Holstein, Nancy Donoghue, Alfred Thomas, Ken
Smillie.
All those in our community who are sick.
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