Fr Don White PARISH PRIEST
Fr Frank Gilbert ASSISTING PRIEST
Anne Wellings: Parish Secretary Kevin Hogan: Parish Manager ( Park Avenue)
Beryl Mills : Sacramental Coordinator
Parish Office Hours:
Monday - Friday : 9am-2pm.
Postal Address:
Email :
Website:
PO Box 9874, Frenchville, 4701
[email protected]
northrockycatholic.com
PENTECOST……. YEAR B……
23rd/24th May, 2015
1st Reading:
ACTS 2: 1-11
On the day of Pentecost the Gospel is preached to all nations.
Responsorial Psalm :
‘LORD SEND OUT YOUR SPIRIT AND
RENEW THE FACE OF THE EARTH’
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2nd Reading:
GALATIANS 5: 16-25
The Spirit is our guide and our life.
Gospel:
JOHN 15: 26-27; 16: 12-15
The Spirit continues to lead us into the fullness of truth.
PARISH MASS TIMES:
Monday 25th May - Sunday 31st May, 2015
**Weekday Times:
Monday :
9am MASS Park Avenue ( for Feast of Our Lady Help
of Christians)
Tuesday:
9am MASS
Holy Family
Thursday:
8am EMMAUS COLLEGE MASS CHAPEL YAAMBA RD
Friday :
9am MASS
Holy Family
9am MASS
Park Avenue
**Reconciliation
Saturday:
5.00pm - 5.30pm
Holy Family & Park Avenue
**Weekend Times:
Saturday:
6pm Holy Family
6pm Park Avenue
Sunday:
7am St Maria Goretti
8am Park Avenue
9am Holy Family
6pm MASS
St Joseph’s Cathedral (Regional)
PENTECOST
The feast of Pentecost celebrates the power of
the Holy Spirit coming upon the disciples and
giving them insight and enthusiasm to
continue the ministry of Jesus. The gospel
reading is one of the experiences of the Risen
Lord the disciples had when Jesus breathed
upon them indicating that the Holy Spirit was
with them. The actual events of that first
Pentecost are recorded in the book of Acts and
are recalled in this week’s first reading. The
Gospel account is a reminder that Jesus had
already imbued the disciples with the Spirit
but, as so often throughout his ministry, they
were a bit slow to catch on to the significance
of what he had done. It seems that they needed
a more tangible experience to jolt them into
action and Acts records the very physical
experience of the Spirit entering their midst as
a roaring wind before settling upon them as
tongues of flame. Jesus had breathed the Spirit
upon them but it took the roaring wind to
make a real impression on the disciples. It is
the same Holy Spirit who moves in the Church
today and significantly who is given to us
sacramentally in Baptism and Confirmation
and who gathers us today for the celebration of
the Eucharist…….May we see God’s Spirit at
work in our lives…………Fr. Don.
Prayer for Pentecost Come Holy Spirit, fill the
hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire
of your love. Send forth your Spirit and they shall
be created. And You shall renew the face of the
earth.
O, God, who by the light of the Holy Spirit,
did instruct the hearts of the faithful, grant that
by the same Holy Spirit we may be truly wise and
ever enjoy His consolations,
Through Christ Our Lord, Amen.
PARISH NEWS & NOTICES
PARISH OFFICE HOURS:
9am-2pm. When the office is
closed, please leave messages on the office answering machine, or
email [email protected] and they will be attended to as
soon as possible. In a medical emergency (after 5pm weekdays;
weekends 24 hours) to contact a Priest please call 1300 555 555
and ask for pager number 26933.
PLEASE NOTE:
Changes to this week’s Masses
th
Monday 25 May, Mass for the Feast of Our Lady Help of
Christians will be held at Our Lady Help of Christians’ Church
Park Avenue at 9am .
There will be NO MASS on Wednesday morning 27th May at
Park Avenue Church.
Please remember in your prayers those who have recently
died: Lynette Chillingworth, Marjory Spargo, Bob Williams,
Marci Bartley, Dawn Reuter, Diana Johnson, Consuelo
Quimbo, Auring Comedoy, Hermie Tabada & Jason; Vince
Johnson, Annette Gilbert (Miami), Maureen McHugh;
Shirley Baynton, Eileen Hynes (Maryborough), Alice Loch,
and all those who have gone before us in faith.
Anniversaries:
Stan Stablum (20th May),
Keith Mansfield (27th May) ;
Robert White (28th May)
EMMAUS COLLEGE 8am Mass is held every Thursday morning
( except during school terms) in the Chapel on the Yaamba Road
Campus (Behind the Library). All parishioners are welcome to
attend.
SACRAMENTAL PROGRAMME A Liturgy of the Word for
Eucharist will take place on weekend 30/31 May for the
children enrolled in our Confirmation/Eucharist Programme.
All candidates should choose 6pm Saturday (Our Lady Help of
Christians Park Avenue or Holy Family) or 9am Sunday (Holy
Family). This is an important part of the programme so
attendance is vital. For further information, please contact
the parish office (49282800) or [email protected]
Ministry to the Sick and Elderly: If you know of someone
who is need of anointing of the sick either in hospital or at
home please contact the Parish Office 49 282800.
PRAYERS FOR THE SICK: Please remember Marcia Ilott, Bob
Butler, Alf & Mary Lorraway and Don Nash in your prayers
for the sick.
READINGS NEXT WEEKEND THE MOST HOLY TRINITY…YEAR B
Deuteronomy 4: 32-34, 39-40
Paul to Romans 8: 4-17
Matthew 28: 16-20
SURPLUS GREEN PLASTIC CHAIRS for sale $5.00 each. If
interested please call the parish office on 49 282800.
****PARK AVENUE MARIAN LADIES: Due to unforseen
circumstances, our MAY GET TOGETHER HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.
DIOCESAN NEWS & NOTICES
Happy birthday to Phill Mackenzie for 26th May.
PARK AVENUE MASS CANDLES: Gifts of Norma Pegg
and Derlene Hume and family; Larcombe Family.
Our parish will conduct the annual
Propagation of the Faith appeal next weekend (May 30/31)
ROCKONIA PARISH LADIES CLUB will be holding a
“BRING–N-BUY” with morning tea on Thursday
morning 4th June at 10am in the Holy Family Church
Hall. Our famous auctioneer Pat will travel from
Koongal for the occasion and will be keen to get the
best bids for the goodies you bring along for auction!!!
Eg craft, cakes, slices, relish, jams, books plants etc.
What a great morning it will be….call Marie 49282620
Or Anne 49282839 for more information.
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PARISH PASTORAL COUNCILS’ REPORT, APRIL & MAY
Relocation of the new parish office: PPC members have
inspected the new location and work in progress for
the new parish office.
It is clear from the Gospel reading for this weekend that
Jesus wanted to assure His disciples that although he had
to depart from them, He would not leave them alone. The
message back then is the same today: no matter how bad
things might seem, Jesus is always with us. Only today,
the Spirit that Jesus promised to send is now made
manifest in other ways. One way the Holy Spirit can be
experienced is through the work of missionaries. These
men and women of God, like Sr Rose in Madagascar, go
to the four ends of the Earth to guide, advocate, protect
and bring life. The Spirit not only upholds these priests,
brothers, sisters and lay people but it transforms the lives
of those the missionaries have contact with, such as Noel
and Angeline, and their children. With your support, the
Church can ensure Noel and Angeline, and their children
will, as it says in the first reading, “prosper and live
long”. With your generosity during this appeal, we can
provide them with “living water”, both real and spiritual.
David McGovern, Queensland Regional Director
Maintenance of parish web-site & use of U-Tube
Channel: The web-site has been updated in some
areas , more work to be done in the area of
Information on Parish Sacraments . Our parishes need
to look at ways of using the U-Tube channel more
effectively. PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO CHECK OUT OUR
WEB-SITE , visit - northrockycatholic.com.
Revitalising Lay Ministries: Involvement of new arrivals
and young people.
Rotation of PPC Membership: There are currently
vacancies on the PPC. A discernment process for new
members will be held later in the year.
PPC meetings will now be held every 4th Thursday of
the month. next meeting will be Thursday 25th June.
Do you have any parish pastoral items or concerns you
would like raised or put on the agenda? Just call Anne
at the parish office and your message will be forwarded
to the parish council members.
ROCKONIA: John Kennedy (Deputy Chair); Julieanne
Gough; Carmel Hoffmann: Phil Mackenzie: Greg &
Carmel Hayman; Don Thomasson; Helen Dean ( St
Anthony’s School). PARK AVENUE: Michael Donohue
(Chair); Lyn Adams; Cathy Lawrence; Alan Barker (St
Joseph’s School) and Kevin Hogan (Parish Manager).
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ROCKHAMPTON CHURCHES’ TOGETHER COVENANT OF PRAYER:
Please pray for:
THE WORK OF SCRIPTURE UNION.
R.C.I.A.
RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS
Please call the parish office 49 282800 for more information.
CATHOLIC LEADER is on sale at the front of the Church –
cost is $2.00.
Diocesan Celebration to farewell Monsignor John Grace
Bishop Michael invites all parishioners to farewell Monsignor
th
John on Thursday, 28 May 2015 at St Joseph’s Cathedral as
he leaves to prepare for his appointment as Rector of Holy
Spirit Seminary.
Program:
4.00 – 4.45 pm Afternoon tea in the Cathedral
Courtyard
5.00 – 6.00 pm Mass in the Cathedral
6.30 – 8.00 pm Social evening in The Cathedral
College’s Multipurpose Centre
You are invited to attend two free workshops on The Three
Worlds of a Biblical Text (facilitated by Dr Laurie Woods) on
Thursday 25 June from 9.00 am – 12.30 pm at the Kevin
Castles Centre, 152 West Street Rockhampton.
To
register:
phone
(4931
3691)
or
email
([email protected]) by Thursday 18 June to
assist with planning. More info on the Church noticeboard.
DATE CLAIMER: Ignite Conference 2015
24-27 September – Redcliffe, Brisbane.
The Catholic Diocese of Rockhampton abides strictly with
the principles and procedures of Towards Healing. The
Diocese is committed to healing for victims by providing a
sensitive
and
compassionate
response
to
complaints. Contact the Response Coordinator Melissa
Davey Ph 1800 830113. email: [email protected]
TO HIRE THE PARK AVENUE TENNIS COURT HIRE: please collect
the key from Kerry’s General Store in Main Street. Please
complete a blue “Tennis Court Hire Advice” form & return in the
envelopes provided with payment - $9 per hour daytime & $12
per hour night-time.
CATHOLIC CHARISMATIC RENEWAL - Rockhampton Diocese
2015 annual convention will be held on July 17, 18, 19 at the
Kevin Castles Centre , 152 West St. Rockhampton. For more
information contact Sharon McDonald, 49874696.
DATE CLAIMER:
“Grease” the musical will be performed by the
students at Emmaus College from 24-26 July. Tickets are
now on sale from the Pilbeam Theatre Box Office.
Eveyone is welcome to come along.
North Rockhampton Catholic Schools
St Anthony’s, Feez St Phone 49283401
St Joseph’s, Park Avenue Phone 49221906
St Mary’s, Nobbs St
Phone 49285658
Emmaus College, Main St Phone 49235700
“IT’S TIME TO CHANGE IT UP” – Reconciliation Rockhampton Service at St David’s Anglican Church,
Simpson St, North Rockhampton Sunday 31st May from
7pm-9pm. Everyone is welcome – for more information
call Adele Giles 0412696714 or see the Church
noticeboard.
TRIVIA NIGHT hosted by the Rockhampton Dragon Boat
Club will be held at the North Rockhampton Bowls Club
29th May at 6.30pm. More information on the church
noticeboard or call 0407654057 for bookings.
PARK AVENUE LITURGY ROSTER Weekend 30/31 May, 2015
SATURDAY 6PM Door Welcomers: G & J Black
Mass Organisers:
I Cavanagh & B Johnson
Readers :
B Johnson, I Cavanagh, M Pettett,
Offertory:
Senini Family
Collectors:
D Gill, G Pettett
Eucharistic Ministers: S Pettett, D Senini,P Lawrence
G Thompson
Altar Servers:
G Fitzgerald
SUNDAY 8AM
Door Welcomers: M Keys, P Borthwick
Mass Organisers:
D Hume, S Larcombe
Readers :
S Larcombe, D Van Nunen, J Downing
Offertory
L Adams, P Borthwick
Collectors:
S Schwarten.
Eucharistic Ministers: M Keys, K Svenson, D Hume, L Adams
The sponsors on the back of our Parish Bulletin
sponsor us, Please sponsor them if you can.