Pastoral Team: Fr Peter Fitzgibbon Fr Doug Shepherd & Fr Sebastian Vandanamthadathil

Parish Office: 37 Dr Taylor Tce, Johnsonville Tel 478 7137 Email: ohariuparish@clear.net.nz Website: www.stfrancisohariu.nz

Postal Address: P O Box 13-016 Wellington

25 September 2016 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C

First Holy Communion

Last Sunday at 2pm Mass in Johnsonville, 39 children from our Parish

received the sacrament of Holy Communion for the first time. Afterwards

there was a special feast prepared for the children to enjoy. Thank you to

everyone who helped make this day so special, especially Fr Peter, Fr

Sebastian, Marie Eastwood, Victoria Cramer (who made the cake), and the

children’s choir from St Brigid’s. Please pray for these children as they

continue their journey of faith.

Readings

Amos

6:1-7

The carousing of those at ease will pass away; they will head the line of exiles

1 Timothy

6:11-16

As you await our Lord’s return in glory, keep his commandments perfectly.

Luke

16:19-31

You received good things, but Lazarus received evil; now his comforted, while you are in agony

Masses during this week

Tuesday 9am Khandallah 9.15am Johnsonville 7pm Newlands

Wednesday 9.am Khandallah 11am Johnsonville 9am Newlands

Thursday 9am Khandallah 9.15 Johnsonville 10.30am Newlands

Friday 9am Khandallah 9.15 Johnsonville 6.30pm Newlands

Liturgy of the Word with

Holy Communion Monday 9am Khandallah

Weekend Masses

Saturday 9am Khandallah

Saturday Vigil 6pm Newlands

6pm Khandallah

6.30pm Johnsonville

Sunday 9am Newlands

9am Khandallah

9am Johnsonville

10.30am Johnsonville

MASS INTENTIONS We ask for your prayers - Masses have been offered recently for: Ray Vaughan RIP (Anniv) Johan Hermon RIP (Anniv) Ricke Luntungan RIP (Anniv) Margaret Johnstone RIP (Anniv)

St Ben’s Spring Fair

Sunday 16 October 11am –

2pm. St. Benedict‟s School,

50 Nicholson Road,

Khandallah. Come along

and enjoy an afternoon

where there is something for

everyone: Toys, Clothing, a

variety of food including an

ethnic food stall, sweets,

cakes, a café, White

Elephant, Craft, tombola,

silent Auctions, Books and a

Kids Zone including a photo

booth, chocolate trailer,

sumo wrestling, a bouncy

castle and so much more

St Francis of

Assisi Junior

Youth Group

The next meeting

will be Friday 7th of

October at 7pm at

the Khandallah

Scout Hall in Station

Rd. All year 7/8‟s

welcome

UPDATE on the Newlands roof

At the time of printing this newsletter we have

had scaffolding erected in the Newlands

Church and builders checking the structural

parts of the building.

St Bernards‟ College Old Boys Association are

calling for registrations for the 2016 annual Brother

Ambrose Golf Cup. Friday October 14th from noon

at Wainuiomata Golf Club. Visit the Old Boys

Facebook page SBC Old Boys to access forms or

call Dominic Outtrim or Vicki Foss at the College for

more information on 560 9250. It is not necessary to

be an Old Boy to play or enter a team. Parents of

current students and others are very welcome.

Welcome Ministry Johnsonville

We warmly invite all parishioners and visitors

to join us for a cup of tea, coffee or juice

after the 9.00 Mass, next Sunday, 2 October.

Those who have recently arrived in the parish

are especially welcome.

It takes just a few minutes and is an easy

opportunity to meet new people and chat

with old friends.

The Sisters of St. Peter Claver are holding a Multicultural

Mission Concert on Saturday 8 October 2016 at 2pm to 4pm

at St. Patrick's Parish Hall, 15 - 19 Rongotai Road, Kilbirnie.

Admission : $5.00 Enquiries : Sisters Of St. Peter Claver

Telephone : 383 8401

You are all invited to: NEW BEGINNINGS

A time of coming together, food, prayer and reflection:

When: Sunday 9th October

6.30pm – 8.00pm

6.30 - Food and socialising (soup, buns and pizza

provided. Koha welcome)

7.15 – 8.00 - Prayer and Reflection

Where: St Benedict‟s Church, Khandallah, 3 Everest St

All welcome – spread the word

Enquiries: Paul Alsford – 478 5462

John Kleinsman – 232 3538

1 Oct

As Spring

ushers in &

clean up

drive is at

hand,

One‟s Trash may be another One‟s Treasure ! You are all invited to

get involved in this year‟s Sts Peter & Paul Jville Garage Sale fund-

raising drive on 1 October, Saturday, 8am to 12pm at the Church

Hall. Donations in kind shall be received by the Spring of Life

Fellowship (SLF) organizers on 30 September Friday, 6pm – 8:pm at the Church Hall. Be pampered by

professional hair dressers and masseurs donating their services, plus enjoy baked goodies and bric-a-brac,

toys & early Christmas gift Items ! God Bless and See you all there !

St Vincent de Paul, Newlands Conference. Next meeting, this Sunday at 10:15am in the church chapel. Shop volunteers are required for sorting donated goods and helping, when rostered on a Saturday, in the Johnsonville Vinnies shop. All are welcome and we thank you for your donations of food and money.

Plants for St Brigid’s School Fair Although the weather may not be great it is a good time to plant seeds. Room 9 is running the plant stall again at the school fair and would really appreciate any help with planting seedlings in readiness for the fair in November. Vegetables such as courgettes and tomatoes are always popular at the plant stall so please start sowing seeds into clean yoghurt pots. Your efforts are most appreciated. Knitting & Handmade Items Needed The St Brigid‟s School Fair is on Sunday 13 November. In preparation of the Fair we are looking for knitted and handmade items for our new craft stall. Do you have any friends or family who like to knit or make crafts? Please email Mary Ann Mulqueen on maryann@stbrigids.school.nz if you or someone you know can help

The Lazarus Experience - a healing weekend for separated and divorced Catholics.

When: Friday October 28 (7.00pm) to Sunday October 30, 2016 (no later than 4.30pm) Where: Lower Hutt Contacts: Katrin : (evenings): 04-9709385 or 021-02425570

Eustie : (any time): 04-5509240 or 022-3878435

Christian Meditation This group meets every Monday at 7pm in the St Bens foyer.

Newlands CWL

PRE-CHRISTMAS RAFFLE

RESULTS

We would like to say a big “Kia ora!”

to all of our donors, supporters and

workers who have ensured that we

“go out with a bang” this year. You

are truly amazing and so is the

amount raised this year - $822.00!!

The beautifully made and decorated

Christmas Cake and a $20 voucher

from Countdown were won by Jan

Kilkenny.

Our second raffle:

1st prize of an extra-large basket

filled with goodies and a $30

Countdown Voucher was won by

Giovanna Salvano.

2nd prize of a large basket filled

with goodies and a $20 Countdown

Voucher was won by Rebecca and

Jimmy Millar. 3rd prize of a medium

sized basket filled with goodies was

won by Eric D‟Souza.

4th prize of a slightly smaller

basket also filled with goodies was

won by Kamala Rupasinghe.

You, our parishioners, are all

winners and we know that God will

bless each and every one of you.

Kia ora.

PRAYERS FOR THE SICK

Please remember in your

prayers those who are ill:

Tim Blundell, Malia Lemalu,

Fr Dan Cummings,

Sister Mary Gordon,

Mary Cummins, Therese

Walsh, Tabea Squire, David Shroff,

Jenny McIntyre, Sister Roxane OP,

Loretta Donworth, Lisa Talty, Alex

Children’s Liturgy will be taking a break for the school holidays.

See you next term

The Spirit of the Land

The Northern Chorale sings songs

inspired by landscapes.

Sunday 9th October, 2016, 7pm

Khandallah Presbyterian Church,

Ganges Road, Khandallah

Adults $15 at the door, school-aged

children free. Light refreshments will

be available after the concert.

For more information, phone Janet

972-5530 or Mary 479-3363

Legion of Mary

We meet in the Newlands chapel each Tuesday

morning at 10am.

Retreat Day

Fr John Rea is offering to conduct a

Retreat Day on the theme of Mercy on

Saturday 1 October in the Cathedral of

the Sacred Heart. The day will begin

at 9.30 am with Morning Tea and the

first talk begins at 10.00 am The day

will conclude with Mass which will

finish around 3.30 pm. All are

welcome to attend. This is another

chance to reflect in a retreat

atmosphere on this Year of Mercy.

Adoration and Divine Mercy Every Friday evening after 6.30pm Mass in the Newlands Chapel.

Study Catholic Theology –

Applications are invited to study for a BTh or GradDip in Theology during 2017 at Good

Shepherd College, Auckland, by

distance or on-campus. Email

admin@gsc.ac.nz or ph (09) 3611053.

David Dobson, one of our Parish

organists, will be giving a lunchtime

Organ Recital at St Paul‟s

Cathedral, Molesworth Street at

12.45pm Friday 30 September.

Everyone is most welcome to come

and hear David play.

Engaged Encounter is a weekend

experience for couples intending to

be married. Final weekend for 2016

- 26 / 27 November 2016

Registrations close 2 weeks before.

Venue: Presbytery, 301 Karori

Road, Karori, Wellington. For more

details go to the website at http://

www.ceewellington.org.nz

or contact Kate & Simon Olsen on

801 6192, or

simonolsen@gmail.com

Holy Hour You are invited to a Holy Hour on Tuesday 27 September

beginning at 7.30 pm in the Cathedral chapel to pray for vocations to

priesthood and religious life. This Holy Hour will include prayer, Scripture,

times of silence and concluding with Benediction followed by supper.

Onslow Catholic Women’s League

The Onslow CWL will be holding an

Evening of Reflection next Tuesday,

27th September, at 7.45pm in St Benedict‟s

Church, followed by supper in the foyer.

The reflection will be focused on the new

CWL Aotearoa New Zealand theme: „A Face

of Mercy in Creation‟. We welcome all CWL

members in the parish, and any other women

who would like to join us. A gold coin

donation for our Mission Station in Fiji would

be very gratefully received.

Greenstone Doors Charitable Trust is a Christian organisation working to support families through pregnancy and beyond in the Hutt Valley. Our free services include pregnancy testing, counselling, baby clothing, advocacy, and support groups. We are inviting expressions of interest for positions on our Board of Trustees. If you have 2-3 hours to offer monthly and can attend trustee meetings on the 1st Saturday of each month, please contact Suzanne O‟Rourke on 021 549528 or info@greenstonedoors.co.nz

Next Week’s

Readings Habakkuk

1:2-3, 2:2-4

2 Timothy

1:6-8, 13-14

Luke

17:5-10

Roster Khandallah 1/2 October

Mass Time 6pm 9am

Music J Shroff C Costa

Greeters Robyn & Peter Radomski Katrin Eickhorst

Proclaimers of the Word Pat Helm

Marie Crooke Michael Carley

John Lawson

Prayers of the faithful One of the readers Claire Chan

Offertory Procession / Collection Coad Family Lin/Chan Family

Eucharistic Ministers Robyn & Peter Radomski Michelle Thompson

Katrin Eickhorst Eustie Kamath

Vivienne Soldera Etevise Kalolo

Eugene Crosby

Altar Servers Henry McIntyre Grace & Caoimhe Tulloch

Malvina Major/Homebound Terry Quirke, Vera Sullivan, Margaret Morris

Hospitality Kleintjes Family

Linen Mary Jean O‟Donnell

Church Cleaning Lucas Family

Roster Johnsonville 1/2 October

6.30pm 9am 10.30am

MUSIC David Dobson Pat Collier Cesar Capistrano

GREETERS Grace Uy Judy McCormack Gillian Laurenson

Miriam Uy Sandra Parish Ewen Laurenson

1st PROCLAIMER Carol Ryan Peter Byrne Joel Sison

2nd PROCLAIMER Connie Rodrigues Kevin McCormack Orlando Basabas

PRAYERS OF THE FAITHFUL Rose Ohlsson Stephen Morgan Nandita Srinivasa

OFFERTORY PROCESSION Ohlsson Adeline & Kin Ibarra

Family Lee Family

MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST Jessica Sebastian Martin Keene Marie Bradshaw

Barbara Diggins Rebecca Huddleston Denis Smith

Rose Ohlsson Joanne Byrne Patrick Sy

Bingo Jayme Richard Huddleston Maria Kennedy

Alan Fleming Dean O'Shaughnessy Justin Shaw

ALTAR SERVERS Joseph Sison Francesca Abesamis Louis Villanueva

Denise Rodrigues Kate Cranney Divya Srinivassa

COLLECTORS Jim & Betty Ted & Pauline Sy

Stewart White Family

CLEANERS Mary Cooney Barbara Diggins

Roster Newlands 1/2 October

Mass Time 6.00pm 9.00am

Greeter Yip Family Mike & Marie Coghlan

Welcomer Denzil D‟Mello Judith Whale

Proclaimer of the Word Anushka D‟Souza Scott Davidson

Servers Volunteer Kai Mei

Offertory Volunteer Arcellana Family

Extra Ordinary Ministers

of Holy Communion

Giovanna Salvano Marie Paurini

Jeanette Loughlin Marie Coghlan

Nima D‟Souza Ajith Niisangaratchie

Holy Communion for the Sick - Howard Johnson

Morning Tea - Jimmy & Rebecca Millar

Oct Data Projector Jenny Stove

Oct Altar Linen Adriana Rodriguez