TODAY’S READINGS: Is 8:23-9:3; 1 Cor 1:10-13, 17; Mt 4:12-23. NEXT WEEK: (Presentation of the Lord Year A) Mal 3:1-4; Psalm 23; Heb 2:14-18; Luke 2:22-40.

ST JOSEPH’S PARISH FAMILY BULLETIN

Let Your Light Shine Let Your Light Shine Let Your Light Shine Let Your Light Shine (Matthew 5:14)

Consecrated to Mary Help of Christians (Patroness of Australia) October 2006

CHURCHES: St Joseph’s Tweed Heads Cnr Frances & Enid Streets. St Camillus’ Bilambil, Urliup Road

3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A 26 January 2020

Australia Day PrayerAustralia Day PrayerAustralia Day PrayerAustralia Day Prayer O God, powerful and gentle, you love this southern land

and all its peoples, old and new. As the Cross shines in our heavens,

so may Christ bring light to our nation.

As the waves encircle our shores, so may your mercy enfold us all.

Amen

HAPPY

FSG Sunday Cuppa: (The Sunday Cuppa) is kindly facili-tated by St Joseph’s Parish Filipino Support Group (FSG) held outside the church, following the 9am Sunday morning Mass each week. We thank FSG for their commitment to this ministry each week. If you are new to the parish, the Sunday Cuppa is a great way to meet up with fellow parishioners. Tea, coffee and biscuits are provided, but if anyone would

like to contribute a cake or share plate that would be most welcome. Presently the Sunday Cuppa is in recess and will recommence on Sunday 9 February 2020

REFLECTION by Fr Michael Tate The Voice of Jesus Two sets of two brothers were running successful fami-ly businesses. But once Jesus passed by and called them, the Gospel says, at once they left their boats and followed him. I think because, hearing his voice, they realised that Jesus was the true vocalist of God. Irish author and mystic, John O’Donohue, once wrote, ‘Something in us senses and knows how perfectly the contours of the soul fit the divine embrace.’ * Maybe Simon Peter, Andrew, James and John sensed that, in this Jesus, there was a Soul whose contours perfectly fitted the divine embrace. They were prepared to risk everything for the chance to have their souls contoured along the same lines. The call: ‘Follow me …’, was not to an isolated individ-ual promising to save his soul, but to two brothers and then another two brothers. Immediately, a community was being formed and its task was to bring others into that Jesus-following community. We could pause for a moment to hear the brothers beckoning us to follow the call of that voice sounded by Our Lord Jesus Christ.

(*John O'Donohue, Divine Beauty: The Invisible Embrace, Bantam Press, 246)

MESSAGE FROM BISHOP GREGORY HOMEMING: Over the Australia Day Weekend, the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference are holding an Australia wide appeal for those who have suffered in the bushfires. Since we have had a number of appeals in our Diocese over the last few months, I have decided not to take collections in our Parishes for this Appeal, however, should you wish to make a donation, you may do so by going to the following website:

www.catholic.org.au/bushfires

Our Diocese bushfire appeal continues and our bank details are as follows:

BSB: 062565

Account No: 10854726

Account Name: Diocesan Investment Fund

Reference: Fire Appeal

PLEASE KEEP IN YOUR PRAYERS ~ OUR RECENTLY DECEASED: Marie Thompson, Bede Murray, Elizabeth Micel-li, Fr Tony Casey, Lydia Kho Lao, Jim O’Brien, Bradley Hope, Frank Bonar, Barry McConnell, Walter Backhouse, ANNIVERSARIES: Donald Kerr, James Moloney, Winifred Mulligan ALSO FOR: All other intentions, Werner Kleiber THOSE WHO ARE SICK Kath Hare, William Buckley, Brenda Smith, Brendan McFadden, Geoffrey Steinhour, Shirley MacGregor, Patricia Schneider, Paul Brady, Gary Brown, Robyn Hockley, Pamela New, Gwen Milverton, Anne Mathias, Noreen Rawlings, Pam Way, Nolene Bowles, Cecily Munro, Ian Dorset, Bryan Johnson, Sheryl Murray, Carleita Harbidge, Jim Healy, Peter Casey, Colin McNamara, Peta Noblett, Lauren Carney, Kath Hare, William Buckley, Ray Phillips

TIMETABLE FOR THE ARRIVAL OF THE RELICS OF ST THERESE OF LISIEUX and her parents SS Louis and Zelie Martin For those interested in traveling to Goonellab-

ah or Lismore and participating in lit-urgies you will find a copy of a timeta-ble of events at the back table. This timetable covers ceremonies com-mencing at the Carmelite Commu-nity in Goonellab-ah and conclude with St Carthage’s Cathedral.

NURSING HOME VISITATION: Our parish ministers to many of the Nursing Homes in our area. Our Priests visit but we also have a very dedicated group who take communion either monthly or every fortnight (depending on the facilities requirements). We are urgently in need of extra volunteers who would be willing to become part of the visiting team. This is a beautiful ministry and much appreciated by the resi-dents of the Nursing homes. If you wold like to be involved please contact the parish office.

PASTORAL CORNER Our readings today remind us that because we are bap-tised, all of us are called to live as follow-ers of Jesus. We must try, to the best of

our ability, to spread his message of peace, justice and love. Just as the Jewish people were expecting a different kind of Messiah, we might wonder why Jesus would choose simple fishermen to be his followers to do his important work. But wealth, power and education don’t make any difference here – Jesus calls all of us.

Kathy Twohill, Pastoral Associate.

St. Joseph’s Men’s Group will meet for their first event in 2020 with Morning Tea

on Tuesday 4 February at the Tweed Heads Bowls Club

from 10.00 am. All men, including Visitors, are welcome to attend and discuss the Group’s program of Events for 2020, with the first trip on 3

rd

March. Contact Leo 0411095671.

SAINT JOSEPH’S CATHOLIC PARISH - TWEED HEADS

www.stjosephs.org.au

PARISH PRIEST: Fr Michael Brady - pp@stjosephs.org.au ASSISTANT PRIEST: Fr Wilber Tobe & Fr M Rego SM

PASTORAL ASSOCIATE: Kathy Twohill - ktwohill@stjosephs.org.au

PARISH ADMINISTRATION: Phone: 07 5536 7522 Fax: 07 5536 4992

tweedadmin@stjosephs.org.au PO Box 25, Tweed Heads 2485

Serving the areas of Tweed Heads, Banora Point, Bilambil, Bilambil Heights, Carool, Cobaki, Piggabeen, Terranora

PARISH MEETINGS: Futcher Room unless stated

Mon: CFC Ladies Prayer Meeting 10.30am Conference St Vincent de Paul Society 2.45pm

Tues: Cenacle Marion Movement of Priests 10am Church Charismatic Prayer Group : 7.00pm Wed: Legion of Mary 10.30am Rosary Makers: 1st Wed of each month @ 2pm Sunday: FSG 10am

1/2 FEBRUARY 2020 THE PRESENTATION OF THE LORD YEAR A 6PM 7AM 9AM Celebrant: Fr Michael Brady Fr M Rego SM Fr Wilber Tobe Bilambil: Fr M Rego SM Sacristan: David Coyte M&A Laarhoven Pat Twohill Server: Cathy Cripps Philip Neck Julie Simpson

Liturgy Table: Judy Turner Y & T Williams Margaret Picking

Maree Cargnoni Mary Mason

Music: Diana Lochlan/Kathy

Commentator: Tony Boyle Tina Lewis Marie Samuels

Reader: Judy Turner Chris Burton Margaret Picking

Reader POF: Patricia Cummins Tina Lewis Leon Darmody

Sp. Minister Desiree de Azevedo Yvonne Williams Colleen Blake

Armando de Azevedo Terry Williams Ted Anderson

Carmen Carra Faye McCoach

Norm Mavor Sheeja Raj Carmel Mavor Arun Sankar Offertory: Volunteer I Nathan / AKerr ACannock / ABurns

Junior Servers: As per rostered groups

Service Teams: Jan 28: (Please note Tuesday) Team 4 Feb 3: Team 1 Visiting Statue 26: S Dransfield 1 Feb: J Sands 8 Feb: D Copeland

SUNDAY MASS TIMES: ST JOSEPH’S: 6.00 pm Vigil 7.00 & 9.00am Sunday ST CAMILLUS: 9.00 am Sunday RECONCILIATION: Saturday 4.30 – 5.30pm and 1st Friday 9.25 – 9.55am

WEEKDAY MASS AND LITURGY TIMES: MON 9.10am Mass TUE 9.10 am WED 9.05 am (St Josephs College) THU 9.10 am FRI 9.10 am SAT 9.00 am Mon-Fri 8.20 Liturgy of the Hours and Rosary except Wed