2014 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A 26 October

Called to Serve:
Date: 1/2 November
6.30pm
9am
10.30am
Grace Uy
Ernest Perera
Margaret Smith
Miriam Uy
Jo Spittal
Monika Sorensen
1st PROCLAIMER
David Dobson
Kevin McCormack Peter Byrne
2nd PROCLAIMER
Rose Ohlsson
Paul Alsford
PRAYERS OF THE FAITHFUL
Merlyn Bonaparte Judy McCormack
Ronald Martinez
OFFERTORY PROCESSION
Braganza
Gomes
Aspinall
Family
Family
Family
All Saints/Souls Day
GREETERS
MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST Nestor Fernandez Kerry Kleinsman
ALTAR SERVERS
COLLECTORS
MUSIC
CHURCH CLEANING
Lizza Martinez
Kitty McKinley
Alan Fleming
John Kleinsman
Joanne Byrne
Joanne Gordon
Tereska Kozera
Robyn Watson
Bingo Jayme
Cheong Teo
Tisa Sison
Michael Oh
Josie McDermott
Justin Shaw
Grace Ohlsson
Francesca
Abesemis
Merrick Rodrigues
Danielle Ohlsson
Kate Cranney
Julianne Manuguid
Jim & Betty
Morgan
Gloria & Dayandra
Stewart
Family
Hettige
Cesar Capistrano
Phil Henty
Felicity Giltrap
26 October 2014
30th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
Church
Parish Priest
Parish Secretary
37 Dr Taylor Terrace, Johnsonville Tel 478 7137
Fr Peter Fitzgibbon
9am to 3pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
Mass Times
Saturday Vigil 6.30pm at Johnsonville
Sunday 9am at Johnsonville
and 10.30am at Newlands
Weekdays
NO MASSES DURING THE WEEK except
Wednesdays - A Mass at 1pm at the
Johnsonville Uniting Church
Email
Webpage
[email protected]
www.stpeterandpauls.org.nz
Through caring and praying for others as a living eucharistic
community, we walk together and grow closer to God.
Coming events
Saturday 1 November
Wednesday 5 November
Wednesday 26 November
All Saints Day
Mass at 9am
Remembrance Mass 7pm at Sts Peter & Paul
Anointing Mass
1pm at Uniting Church
Maura Beattie & Jackie Kooistra
Columban Calendars on sale now $10
Mass at
Saint Andrews in Newlands is
Tuesday:
7:00 pm
Wednesday
9.00am
Thursday:
10:30 am
Friday:
9:00 am
Saturday
6pm
Sunday
9am
Mass at
St Bens in Khandallah is
Tuesday to Friday 9am
Saturday
6pm
Sunday
9am
First Reading
Exodus
22:21-27
I If you abuse any widow or orphan, my wrath will burn you.
Second Reading
1 Thessalonians
1:5C-10
You turned to God from Idols to serve a living and true God, and to wait for the
son.
Gospel
Matthew
22:23-40
You shall love the Lord your God, and your neighbour as yourself.
MASS INTENTIONS
We ask for your prayers - Masses have been offered for
Luis Uy RIP
Rufina Lee RIP
Annual Remembrance Mass
Wednesday 5 November
at 7pm
St Peter & Pauls Church
Please note—not the Uniting Church
There will be a light
supper served
All welcome
St Vincent de Paul Christmas Cards
Christmas Cards will be on sale after Mass from this weekend. The cost is $2.50 for a
pack of 5.
Help Required
- St Vincent de Paul Food Bank
We are currently in need of stock for the food bank. At present we've run out of the
following items - tea bags, tinned fruit, tinned tomatoes, tinned fish. pasta sauce,
soup, biscuits and washing powder.
As well we are running low on other items - breakfast cereal, tinned vegetables, tinned
meat meals, muesli bars, spreads, sugar, flour, tooth paste, soap and toilet paper.
We appreciate the support from our parishioners and are grateful for any items you
can donate. The food baskets are at all weekend Masses, including 10.30 at
Newlands.
YOUTH NEWS
Last Sunday we started our exam study sessions! It was great to see
the students come along and continue with their studies. Come along
and join us this Sunday at St Patricks College Kilbirnie, from 47.30pm. During the sessions we will be supporting the young people
with study, having dinner and also playing some sport. We will be
supported by teachers and university students. If you know anyone who
would like to volunteer as a tutor please get in touch. If you would like
to know more or have your child involved please contact Heath Hutton
on 4770045 or [email protected]
This week there is no junior youth group. But next week we will be
back to normal meeting from 11.30-1.30pm weekly. Please contact
Courtney on 4770045 or [email protected] if
you have any questions.
On November 30th we will be performing a drama for the Marsden
Bicentenary Ecumenical Service in our area. This will be a chance to
celebrate 200 years of the Gospel being proclaimed in Aotearoa New
Zealand. If you are interested in being a part of this then please get in
touch with Heath.
From everyone at Challenge 2000 we wish you a safe and restful
Labour Day tomorrow.
2nd November – Young Church Mass, Sacred Heart Cathedral, 7pm
Theology on Tap, Sunday 26 October, 6.30pm upstairs at Hotel Bristol.
This month we have Karen Holland, lay pastoral leader from St Anne's
parish in Newtown speaking on the topic "just don't forget... you're not a
Priest". We hope to see you there!
Holy Hour
You are invited to a Holy Hour on Tuesday 28 October beginning at
7.30 pm in the Cathedral chapel to pray for vocations to priesthood and
religious life. This Holy Hour will include prayers, Scripture, times of
silence and concluding with Benediction followed by supper.
Vigil for Life
The next Vigil for Life will be held on Friday, 21st November at St Anne's
Church, Emmett Street, Newtown. It begins with Mass celebrated by
Archbishop Dew at 7.00 pm, a rosary walk to pray outside Wellington
Hospital, the site of 2,252 abortions in 2013, and concludes after
Adoration back at St Anne’s at 9 pm. N.B. The NZ frozen embryos 10
years and older scheduled to be discarded from 22nd November and
their parents will also be remembered at this Mass.
Organised by Family Life International - an organisation that “exists to
restore respect for the sanctity of life from the moment of conception
through to natural death."www.fli.org.nz or Tel: 237 8343
The Lazarus Experience
A healing weekend for separated and divorced Catholics.
When:
Friday November 28 to Sunday November 30
Where:
Lower Hutt
Contacts
Katrin 04 970 9385 or Eustie 04 550 9240
Facebook :
Lazarus Experience Wellington
Engaged Encounter is a weekend experience for couples intending to be
married. The next weekend is 21-23 November.
Weekends are held at the Home of Compassion, Island Bay.
For more details go to the website at http://
www.ceewellington.org.nz or
phone Kate & Simon Olsen Telephone (+64 4) 801 6192, or email
[email protected]
We welcome into
God’s family
Magnus Smith
and Josephine Shaw
who was Baptised here recently.
Mission Sunday envelopes
are still available from
the foyer.
Please give generously
Calling all Children
There will be a photo shoot for the Christmas Play on Sunday 16
November at the Begonia House in the Wellington Gardens.
Please meet at the Church at 1pm to get your costumes, and then we
will depart to the Gardens. See Jan at the 9am Children’s Liturgy class
next week for more information.
PLIMMERTON ANTIOCH REUNION – 15TH Nov – If you were
involved with this programme please go to our Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1494721504094580/ and join the
group. A fun reunion night is planned to catch up. If your child attended please pass
on this link to them, so they can look at it and hopefully connect us with lots of others
who came along to these special Sunday nights and weekends.
Johnsonville Combined Churches Christmas Float
The Johnsonville Christmas Parade is on the 6th December this year and we
are combining with the Uniting and Anglican churches again this year to put
a float together. I need your help!
There are a few jobs to be done before the day and help putting together the
float on the day. Can you help? Ring Graham 972-9386
Next Week’s Readings
All Saints Day
Revelation
1 John
Matthew
7:2-4,9-14
3:1-3
5:1-12a
All Souls Day
Lamentations
1 Corinthians
John
3:17-26
15:51-57
12:23-26
ST BRIGID’S SCHOOL FAIR
th
9 November -
10.30am - 1.00pm
9 - 11 Phillip St, Johnsonville
A variety of quality stalls
Great selection of food
Games for the children
Quickfire auctions
Café for a cuppa and something
to eat. Come along and grab a
bargain!