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T P D…(for the week ahead)

Twenty Eighth Week in Ordinary Time

Monday—13th October

Tuesday—14th October

9am Chrisan Meditaon (Bob 6555 5914)

3:30pm Holy Hour @ Tuncurry

4:30pm Mass @ Tuncurry

5:30pm

Chrisan Meditaon (Bob 6555 5914)

Wednesday—15th October

St Teresa of Jesus

9am Mass @ Forster

9:30am MenALIVE @ Forster

11:15am Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help @

Forster

5.30pm Pastoral Council @ Forster

Thursday—16th October

9am

Mass @ Morning Prayer 10am Caring Group @ Forster

7pm Women’s Bible Study Group

Friday—17th October

St Ignaus of Anoch

9:30am Mass @ Forster

Saturday—18th October

St Luke, Evangelist

8:30am Reconciliaon @ Tuncurry

9am

Mass @ Tuncurry

4:45pm Reconciliaon @ Forster (unl 5:15pm)

6pm Mass @ Tuncurry

Sunday—19th October

29th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Mission Sunday)

7am Mass @ Tuncurry

9am Mass @ Forster

5.30pm Evening Prayer@ Tuncurry

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Secular Franciscan Fraternity

The Secular Franciscans Fraternity meet on the 1st

Wednesday of each month. They will next meet on

Wednesday 5th November, coming together for Mass

at 9am, followed by a cuppa at 9:30am and then the

meeng 10am to 12pm.

The menALIVE Groups

Our Parish currently hosts two menALIVE groups. Themorning group will next meet on Wednesday 22nd

October aer the 9am Mass, while the evening group

will next meet on Thursday 30th October at 7:30pm.

Women’s Bible Study Group

Our Parish hosts a Women’s Bible Study Group that

meets every Thursday evening from 7pm to 8pm. For

more informaon contact Natasha on 0407 589 935.

Chrisan Meditaon

Our Parish hosts a number of opportunies for the

pracce of Chrisan meditaon. These opportunies

takes place on Tuesdays at two disnct mes, 9am

and 5:30pm. For more informaon contact Bob on

6555 5914.

Maintenance & Gardening Group

The Parish is lucky to be served by a very dedicated

band of volunteers who tend to the upkeep of the

grounds and gardens of our two church sites. They do

a fabulous job, and are always ready to welcome new

members to the group. Our next reunion will be onThursday 16th October. Contact Howard 6557 6826

for more informaon.

Singing Pracce

The Singing Group will resume this week on Tuesday

14th October at Forster at 5.30pm.

Collecon of Foodstus for Homebase

The next collecon of foodstus in support of

Homebase will next take place today, Sunday 2nd

November.

Holy Hour

The Parish community observes a Holy Hour each

Tuesday aernoon in the Tuncurry Church from

3:30pm unl the beginning of Mass at 4:30pm.

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 informaon contact

Shioney on 6554 9468.

Evening Prayer & Benedicon

The Parish community celebrates on the rst Sunday

of each month at 5:30pm in the Tuncurry church. It

will celebrated on Sunday 2nd November. All

welcome.

C L

On Monday 24th November at 12.00pm. Angela andLou Hope are organising a Christmas Lunch in our

Church Hall. All welcome. Please save the date.

P P

We have lately all been made aware of the terrible

suering and torture of people in war torn countries

throughout the world. We are parcularly concerned

with the plight of Chrisan people at the mercy of ISIS

in Iraq. We pray for an end to this violence and a

peaceful soluon to these conicts.

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F P’ D Another Parable

This week we have another gospel parable. In His

context, Jesus would have known about wedding

celebraons and the joy of the party aerwards.

Certainly, Jesus would have aended and shared in

these wedding celebraons. In the circumstances of

rural Galilee these events were happy occasions and

the cause for feasng and socialising. Invitaons weregenerous and Jesus shared in the event.

Perhaps it is this remembrance by Jesus that informed

his communicaon about the experience of God. In

the teaching of Jesus, God is interpreted as preparing

a banquet for all God’s people. God wants them all

seated in communion with God enjoying forever the

life of happiness.

We can say that Jesus understood his own life as a

large invitaon to the nal banquet in God’s name.But Jesus does not impose an invitaon by force.

There is no pressure. He announces the gospel; He

awakens condence in the Father; He lights up hope

in their hearts. The invitaon is given to all.

What is this invitaon from God? Who announces it?

Who is listening? Where in the Church do we speak

about this invitaon to a nal banquet? Sased with

our own wellbeing and immediate interests, we are

oen deaf to this invitaon embedded in the text of

the gospel narrave. Yet it is precisely this message

that oers to nourish and enliven our hope for nal

blessing.

Jesus seems to have felt this indierence. He perhaps

knew that the invitaon would be rejected. In this

parable about those invited to the wedding feast,

Jesus addresses various reacons by those invited.

Some reject the invitaon outright: “they did not want

to go”. Others responded with complete indierence:

“they paid no aenon”. Of more importance werethe farming of elds and the conduct of business.

According to the parable God is not ‘discouraged’ by

human indierence. There will be, in any case, and as

part of Divine love, a nal feast in the heavenly

presence. God’s desire (Will) is that all women and

men share in the nal banquet; that the hall will be

lled with the invited guests. That is why it is

necessary to “go to the crossroads”, where so many

wandering people walk, who live without hope or

future. The Church needs to faithfully announce and joyfully proclaim God’s invitaon as proclaimed in the

gospel of Jesus Christ.

Pope Francis is himself concerned that preaching is

too obsessed “with the disjointed transmission of a

multude of doctrines to be insistently imposed”. The

great danger, according to the Pope, is that now “it is

not the gospel which is being preached, but certain

doctrinal or moral points based on specic ideological

opons. The message will run the risk of losing its

freshness and will cease to have the ‘fragrance of the

gospel’. ”

Thank -You

Father Andrew Doohan returns to the parish this

weekend. I am sure that we hope and pray that he

had a resul break. Its been a privilege to help out in

his absence. Greg and Sharon and many parishioners

have joined me in parish life during his absence. I

thank you for all your ministry to this acve

community.

One thing, which I always noce when ‘supplying’ in a

parish, is the constancy you feel in a parish. In

educaon and working on projects you can beer setyour own metable. This leaves me in greater

admiraon for those who work so relessly day aer

day to minister the gospel of joy. You really make a

dierence to our lives. Thank-you.

Father Dennis Rochford msc

R C Gz

The Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of

Jerusalem is coordinang a response from the Church

to assist the Catholic communies in Gaza to rebuild

aer the recent tragic events. The Order is the

primary source of funds to support the Lan

Patriarchate of Jerusalem (the local diocese), and the

task of assisng the reconstrucon in Gaza is

immense. It is for that reason the Order, with the

support and encouragement of Bishop Bill, is

extending this appeal to local Catholic communies.

This appeal provides an opportunity to support the

people of the Holy Land in this me of need.

If you would like to make a contribuon to this appeal,

please place it an envelope and send it either directly

to the Parish Oce or on either of the collecons over

the coming weekends. Please be aware that it will not

be possible to claim a tax deducon for donaons

made to this appeal as the Order does not enjoy

charitable status in Australia.

If you would like further informaon on the

Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem,

you can visit www.eohjsaustralia.org or speak with Fr

Andrew.

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O P C

a) The Parish Collecon, providing for the needs of

the parish and its ministry, is taken up during the

presentaon and preparaon of the gis (the

“oertory”). This is the ‘envelope’ collecon. This

money stays within the Parish.

b) The Diocesan Clergy Collecon, providing for the

remuneraon and support of the clergy of the

diocese, will be taken up aer communion (during the

Thanksgiving Hymn or a similar me). This money is

pooled across the diocese to ensure all clergy have

access to a suitable remuneraon.

V V

“The Lord of hosts will provide a feast of rich food.”May the Lord be the source of our salvaon and

peace, for the things of this world pass away. (Isaiah

25:6). For more informaon regarding Vocaons

contact Fr Brian Mascord on 02 4979 1112 or

[email protected]

C Npp Av

Both The Catholic Leader (Brisbane) and The Catholic

Weekly (Sydney) newspapers are available at a cost of$2 each from our churches.

H N S F - TODAY! Please join us today from 10am to 2pm at the annual

Holy Name School Fete. Plenty of toys, books, clothes,

white elephant goods and plants for sale. Stay for

coee and cake. Please show your support for this

worthwhile event.

SRE E D

Hunter Chrisan SRE (Catechist) Encouragement Day

Tuesday October 14th

10.30am to 2.30pm Forster

Catholic Church hall. Opportunity to gather with

others united in Ministry to share successes and

challenges and ways to answer dicult quesons in

SRE lessons. Morning Tea provided, please bring lunch

to share. Phone Lorea 0408 895 951 to register

or [email protected]

V G C-The Forster Community Garden was established in

2007 with 'seed' funding from the State Government

as a community capacity building iniave.

Since then the Forster Neighbourhood Centre (Forster

NC) has managed to develop and grow their own

garden as well as support the establishment of othercommunity gardens, produce a manual for preschools

to establish gardens (see:

www.fnc.org.au) and educated over 500 residents in

how to grow their own organic food.

The garden horculturalist is on site Tuesday

mornings to direct garden volunteers and teach

people how to establish their own gardens and grow

food organically.

The Forster NC desperately needs a volunteer Garden

Co-ordinator to work the horculturalist and Forster

NC Manager to advance the prospects of the garden,

idenfy and garnish funds and help with organising

garden events. It is envisaged that the co-ordinator

would work approximately 7 hours per week

- it depends! Contact Trish 02 6555 4351 at the

Forster NC if you're interested.

V Dv IForster Neighbourhood Centre (Forster NC) is pilong

a driver training program to support young people

gain their 120 hours driving experience.

The FNC vehicle would be used and students would

donate $15 towards petrol for each lesson.

The program is designed to support young people

who have no family nor friend who could help themand/or who are disengaged from family. Referrals

from community workers will have to support this

strict criteria.

If you're interested in donang your me towards this

pilot project (which will be reviewed December 2014)

please contact Trish Wallace at Forster NC on 6555

4351. A working with Children check would be

required for this volunteer posion.

C Gp

Caring Group will meet at 10am on Thursday 16th

October.

T Y K

The Kairos team of 2014 have expressed their thanks

for our prayers, donaons of biscuits and nancial

support. They believe this year’s event has touched

the prison residents “in a very special way” and

request that we connue praying to ensure Jesus

remains present in their lives.

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.fnc.org.au/

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P I P Gp

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.

There are no meengs and no cost whatsoever andeach member may remain anonymous if desired.

Because there are no meengs this group is very

suitable for all parishioners, especially some of our

housebound or incapacitated folk to enable them to

play an important role within the parish community,

so allowing them to play an important and acve role

within the life of the parish community.

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

Cashman on 6555 5914 or leave your name and phonenumber with the Parish Oce. To request prayers for

someone in need of prayer please contact Bob on

6555 5914 leaving your name and contact details.

F M P

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A series of formaon units developed especially for

members of Parish Leadership Teams, Parish Pastoral

Councils, Parish Finance Councils and Parish Pastoral

Teams—as well as those involved in other parish

groups and ministries—is being oered in our own

Parish Hall. The course has begun and connues for

another 4 sessions.

All units completed can be credited towards a

Cercate in Ministry. Brochures and yers are

available at the rear of the churches. There is no cost

for parcipang in the program.

The next session will take place in our Parish Hall on

Saturday 18th October.

For more informaon on the program, please email

Sharon Murphy in the Diocesan Chancery on

[email protected] or the Tenison

Woods Educaon Centre by email [email protected].

R C E App

Sr Diana Santleben op, from Penola House, is asking

people to consider donang to the Red Cross Ebola

Appeal. Many African Australian families living in

Newcastle have family in Africa where this crisis is

playing out.

You can donate to the Red Cross Ebola Appeal online

at www.redcross.org.au or by posng a cheque or

money order to Ebola Outbreak 2014 Appeal,

Australian Red Cross, GPO Box 2957, Melbourne 8060.

P- R Av P

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The Catholic Diocese of Maitland-

Newcastle is oeringa pastoral placement program for people seeking to

explore opportunies to serve God and God’s people

through various ministries. These paid posions would

suit people who are keen to work in the following

elds: Social Work, Psychology, Teaching, Religious

Educaon, Chaplaincy, Youth Ministry, Religious Life

and Priesthood. Applicaons close Friday 28th

November 2014. For further informaon visit

www.mn.catholic.org.au/placement or P 4979 1346.

C C M’ A

C

This event will be held on Saturday aernoon,

the 25th October and will be in the Church Of Christ

building 14 Douglas Av. Tuncurry.

This year we have chosen a sporng theme and called

it 'On the Winning Team'. Come dressed in your

favourite team's colours no maer which code, and

get into the atmosphere of the aernoon.

Our guest speaker is Ken Clendinning, who for the last

21 years has been chaplain to the Canterbury Bulldogs

Rugby League Club. Ken will share some excing

stories from the professional world of sport having

rubbed shoulders with top sports people for many

years.

Ken is patron of the NSW Churches Cricket

Associaon, and he also served as a chaplain in the

Olympic and Paralympic Villages during the Sydney

2000 Games.

In 2008 Ken was the Head Chaplain for the Rugby

League World Cup Tournament. So with such a varied

background he is well qualied to share his insights

and experience as a Chrisan chaplain to people who

are oen revered as 'the gods of sport' in our naon.

Make Saturday aernoon the 25th October from 2pm

to 5pm a priority, and invite all your friends to share in

what will be an unforgeable day.

The cost is $20:00 a head which includes a substanalaernoon tea during a 1/2 hour break, followed by a

BBQ at the end of the day

Please either book with your own church's men's

acvies coordinator, or ring Ge on 0412 681 700 or

Graeme on 6553 8272.

D B Rq

Sr Kathryn would be grateful to receive a double bed

for someone in need. If you can assist please contact

Sr Kathryn on 6554 6470.

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Opp O T P

Tuning into Kids

Emoonally Intelligent Parenng will be held on

Tuesday 14th October at 10:30am at Newcastle

University, Callaghan. A free 6 week group program

for Parents and Carers wishing to improve their

parenng skills and assist their children's emoonal

development. To book, P 49216291 (limited places so

bookings are essenal).

Feast of St Luke Celebraon

Feast of St Luke Celebraon - Ministry of Healing and

Care will be held on Friday 17th October at 7:00pm at

Corpus Chris Church, Pla St, Waratah. Holy Trinity

Parish invites all clergy, religious, parishioners and

their families to join medical, nursing and allied health

professionals with Bishop Bill for a Celebraon of the

Eucharist, followed by refreshments in the hall.

ACTiv8 Spring Retreat

The ACTiv8 Spring Retreat will be held on Friday 17th

October at Lake Mac Outdoor Recreaon Centre,

Balcolyn. The cost of the Retreat is $115 per person.

For more informaon visit www.acv8chisholm.org or

email [email protected]

menALIVE Weekend

A menALIVE Weekend will be held on Saturday 18th

and 19th October at St Michael’s Primary School,

Sproule St, Nelson Bay. menALIVE is an event which

has been held in dozens of parishes around Australia

these last 8 years. It is an enjoyable and encouraging

experience for men to enjoy. There is a chance to

share insights, and the weekend serves to help men

focus on life’s essenals again, including our faith. All

are welcome to come! Contact St Michael’s Parish

Oce on 4981 1069 for more details.

Two Bishops Dialogue

Adult Gathering will be held on Tuesday 21st October

beginning at 6:00pm at St Thomas’ Anglican Church,Thomas St, Cardi. An opportunity to gather as an

Ecumenical and Interfaith community, with both

Bishop Greg (Anglican) and Bishop Bill (Catholic). Both

Bishops invite you to share quesons and concerns

with them to explore ways to further develop our

relaonships as a Chrisan community. For further

details: Brooke Robinson at the Diocesan Chancery

Oces P 4979 1111 or E [email protected].

Exploring the Seasons of Grief

Newcastle Program will be held on Saturday 25thOctober beginning at 9:30am at 841 Hunter St,

Newcastle West. Using the metaphor of the changing

seasons, parcipants explore the impact of change &

loss. Other dates include 1st Nov. Cost is $50 for

general parcipants, $30 for CSO or Parish

parcipants. Bookings are essenal. Phone Zoe 4979

1355 or E [email protected].

Diocesan Mission Mass

Mass will be held on Tuesday 28th October at

11:30am at St Phillip's Catholic Church, 31 Vista Pde,

Kotara. Catholic Mission has ocially launched its

campaign for this year's World Mission Month in

October, which focuses on Jamaica- a country

troubled by violence and crime - with the theme

"When I grow up I want to be alive." RSVP by the end

of Term 3 E [email protected].

A Spring Retreat Day

On Saturday 1st November, the Tenison Woods

Educaon Centre is oering a retreat day with Fr

Richard Shortall SJ on the new life that Spring oers.

Morning Tea is provided; please bring your own lunch.

Cost $20, concession $10. See yer at back of church

for further details or call 4930 9601,

E:[email protected] by October 28th.

Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend

Marriage Encounter Weekend is a Marriage

Enrichment experience for married couples – set in

peaceful, picturesque surroundings, away from the

distracons of everyday life. During the weekend,

couples have a unique opportunity to reconnect,

rekindle and refresh their relaonship. Take me out

of your busy schedule, to invest in your most preciousasset, your Marriage! Weekend date: 7th – 9th

November at Mt Carmel Retreat Centre, Varroville,

NSW. Bookings can be made to Ardell & Bill Sharpe on

02 4283 3435 or email [email protected].

W! We welcome to our community of faith Claire and

Adrian Huurdeman, children of Nicholas and Rita. We

also welcome Mahew Malferrari son of Emil andElaine who will be bapsed with water and the Holy

Spirit this weekend.

W F L

The Women of Faith group (Anglican Parish of Forster

Tuncurry) will be holding a lunch on Saturday, 18th

October, 12pm, at St Alban's Church Hall, St Alban's

Place, Forster. The speaker will be Jan Clark, a texle

arst, who will bring samples of the beauful texles

she creates. There will be good fellowship, delicious

food and a fascinang speaker. Cost $10 a

head. Everyone is welcome - women of any faith or

none. Further informaon from Janet Lawrence

6554 5981.










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Ministers this Weekend... ...of the Word ...of Communion

6pm Tuncurry A: Colleen Cashman

B: Bob Cashman

Lou Hope, Michael Amato, Michael Siddle, Owen

Carroll, Ruth Pearson.

7am Tuncurry A: Maree Gapps

B: Cecile Malone

Alex Matuszny, Cecile Malone, Genevieve Williamson,

Kay Griths, Maria Armitage.

9am Tuncurry A: Judith Shand

B: Marie Keep

Anne Moloney, Barbara Dolahenty, Barbara Kermode,

Sharon Fowle, Trevor Turner.

Ministers next Weekend... ...of the Word ...of Communion

6pm Tuncurry A: Maureen Stevens

B: Michael Siddle

Kathryn McCabe, Margaret Smith, Maureen Stevens,

Pat Hooker, Valarie Ross.

7am Tuncurry A: Tony Knight

B: Bronwyn Morse

Edna Tucker, Graham Griths, Lorraine Clark, Mark

Mowbray, Norm Chapman.

9am Forster A: Sharon Fowle

B: Marion O’Neill

Alan McCarthy, Anne Hartman, Coral McCarthy Elle

Cairns-Cowan, Robyn Ryan.

Please note: The above informaon reects the rosters as originally published,

and doesn’t take account of any ‘swaps’ that may have been organised between individuals.

Sp R T W Today Isaiah 25:6-10

Philippians 4:12-14, 19-20

Mahew 22:1-14

Monday Galaans 4:22-24, 26-27, 31 - 5:1

Luke 11:29-32

Tuesday Galaans 5:1-6

Luke 11:37-41

Wednesday Galaans 5:18-25

Luke 11:42-46

Thursday Ephesians 1:1-10

Luke 11:47-54

Friday Ephesians 1:11-14

Luke 12:1-

7

Saturday 2 Timothy 4:10-17

Luke 10:1-9

Sunday Isaiah 45:1, 4-6

1 Thessalonians 1:1-5

Mahew 22:15-21

Text: Excerpts from the English Translaon of the Roman Missal © 2010, Internaonal Commission on English in the Liturgy (ICEL); Music: From the Mass of

St Francis © 2010, Paul Taylor. All rights reserved. Used with permission. Australian Agent—LicenSing Online Lic No. 624844.

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Those recently deceased.

Those whose anniversaries occur about now.

All those in our community who are sick.

T’ L W

Responsorial Psalm

Response: I shall live in the house of the Lord all thedays of my life.

Gospel Acclamaon

Alleluia, alleluia!

May the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ

enlighten the eyes of our heart

that we might see how great is the hope

to which we are called.

Alleluia!

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