6th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A

15/16 February 2020

Happy are they who follow the law of the Lord!

Holy Spirit Parish 400 Ross River Road, Cranbrook Townsville Qld

PO Box 6, Aitkenvale Qld 4814 Phone (07) 4779 1404 Email: hsparish@tsv.catholic.org.au

Website: www.tsv.catholic.org.au

Parish Priest: Fr John Kunnathumadappallil ocd Secretaries: Mrs Betty Shenton Music Co-Ordinator: Donna Parison Mrs Dodet Bernaldez Youth Group contact : Antony Joseph Safeguarding Representative: Peter Queale Email: hssafeguarding@tsv.catholic.org.au

Website: www.tsv.catholic.org.au/safeguarding Office Business Hours: Mon-Fri 8:45-12:30pm, 1:00-4:30pm Phone: 47791404 Parish Primary School: Holy Spirit Catholic School: Phone: 47794255 Principal: Ms. Geraldine Egelton

Parish Pastoral Council

Blanche Crisp

Don Pitt

Bill Whelan

Cathy Noye

Caroline Fuller

Michael Purcell

Premo Bonato

Helen Melarekere

Sue Bandaranaike

Loida Pioc

Helma Antony

Pastoral Planning Team

Fr John Kunnathumadappallil - 4779 1404

Blanche Crisp - 4773 6726 Don Pitt - 0427 287 125

Michael Purcell Premo Bonato

Our Vision

Your kingdom come on Earth, as it is in Heaven.

Our Mission

For the sake of the Kingdom, we strive to be a community of disciples who live in the Spirit and proclaim Christ to all.

Reconciliation: Every Saturday 11.15 - 12.15 pm

Exposition of Blessed Sacrament: Every Friday 9.30 -10 am

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PARISH CALENDAR FOR FEBRUARY & MARCH 2020

FEB

17 Mon

9am Mass 2 Mon

PPC Discernment of Nominations

9am Mass for Intentions of Parishioners + Rosary + Exposition 6.30pm Sacramental Program - Parent Info Session

18 Tue

9am Mass 3 Tue

9am Mass 2pm Sacramental Program - Parent Info Session

19 Wed

5.30pm Mass 4 Wed

5.30pm Mass

20 Thu

7.00am Mass 5 Thu

7.00am Mass 7.00pm Lent Reflections

21 Fri

9am Mass & Exposition Sacramental Program registration closes

6 Fri

9am Mass & Exposition 7pm Stations of the Cross

22 Sat

The Chair of St Peter, apostle

8am Mass, Novena 11.15-12.15 Reconciliation 6pm Sunday Mass

7 Sat

8am Mass, Novena 11.15-12.15 Reconciliation 6pm Sunday Mass Sacramental Program - Rite of Welcome

23 Sun

7th Sunday in Ordinary Time/Gifting/Census PPC Nominations closes

8.30am Mass & CL 5.30pm Mass 10am Baptisms

8 Sun

2nd Sunday of Lent/Sacramental Program - Rite of

Welcome 8.30am Mass & Children’s Liturgy/Wedding Anniversary Blessing 5.30pm Mass

24 Mon

9am Mass 9 Mon

9am Mass

25 Tue

9am Healing Mass 10 Tue

9am Mass (CWL) 10am CWL Meeting

26 Wed

Ash Wednesday/Day of Fasting & Abstinence/ Project Compassion begins

6.30am Mass 7pm Baptism Preparation 5.30pm Mass

11 Wed

10.30am Mass at Good Shepherd Home 5.30pm Mass 7-9pm Lenten Retreat

27 Thu

7.00am Mass 7:00pm Lent Reflections

12 Thu

7.00am Mass 7-9pm Lenten Retreat 7:00pm Lent Reflections

28 Fri

9am Mass & Exposition 7pm Stations of the Cross

13 Fri

9am Mass & Exposition 7pm Stations of the Cross 6-6.45pm Children’s Adoration 7-9pm Lenten Retreat

29 Sat

8am Mass, Novena 11.15-12.15 Reconciliation 6pm Sunday Mass

14 Sat

8am Mass, Novena 6pm Sunday Mass 8:30-11 PPC Formation 9-3pm Lenten Retreat 11.15-12.15 Reconciliation

MAR

1 Sun

1st Sunday of Lent

8.30am Mass & Children’s Liturgy 10am Baptisms 5.30pm Mass

15 Sun

3rd Sunday of Lent

8.30am Mass & Children’s Liturgy/Reconciliation Workshop – Sacramental Program PPC Commissioning

10am Baptisms 2-5.30pm Lenten Retreat 4.45-5pm Evening Prayers 5.30pm Mass

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You Are WELCOME: Holy Spirit Parish is being looked after by the Discalced Carmelites for the last 10 years and we are proud to offer a great family and friendly atmosphere here. People from more than 35 different national and cultural backgrounds worship in our parish and Multiculturalism is the uniqueness of our parish which we treasure and celebrate. We always welcome with open hearts and hands any visitor to our parish. We warmly welcome you if you have just

joined our parish and please regard this as your home and family. Please consider joining one or other ministry and contact the parish priest or the parish office on 4779 1404 for more information. Besides the various Liturgical ministries, we also have a very active Youth Group, Seniors Group, Visitation Team, the only Townsville Branch of Catholic Women’s League, St Vincent de Paul Conference and many more where you can get involved.

YOUTH GROUP NEWS: YOUTH GROUP BBQ & GAMES NIGHT: Holy Spirit Youth Group invites all youths

to come & join us in our food-and -fun filled night on February 23rd, 7pm at Holy

Spirit Centre. Come and See and if inspired, Stay with our Youth Group and

experience the difference.

YOUTH GROUP STATIONS of the CROSS 2020: Interested in acting the roles of

Jesus, the soldiers or the other characters as we act out the Stations of the Cross

this Good Friday? Come and join us! No acting experience needed. Contact Katy

0450115614 or Vina 0413157943 or join our first Stations of the Cross rehearsal on

March 1st, 3pm at Holy Spirit Parish Church. You are welcome!

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CHURCH GROUNDS 22 February

Paul Hefferan

PRAYERS FOR THE DECEASED: Please pray for our recently deceased brothers and sisters– Mereena George & Colleen Radnedge. We also remember anniversaries of our deceased relatives and friends – Roy Paine, Bill Zoller, Kevin Denman, John Smith & Jim Kessler. PRAYERS FOR THE SICK: Prayers have been requested for: Monica Nilson, Ara Sayos, Angelic Pickering, Chelsea Cyndyon Dominic, Helen Lieherland, Karen Collard, Geoff Abel, Stephen Casonati, Leanne Thompson, Editha Celada, Karen Hoffman, Nelli Torrisi, Baby Jack Kenny, Lourdes Pioc, Elizabeth Doyle, Norma Lamont, Angelina & Luigi Garrone, Chase Rafael Payne, Michael Keating, Tom Marron, John FitzGerald, Rosa Maria Santos, Maria Mele, Minundi Lisara, Carmen Gross, Bernadette Raabe, Berniece O’Connor, Simone Groves, Fiona Mountney & Nate James.

From Your Pastor’s Pen My Sisters and Brothers in Christ,

As we feared the Corona Virus had the last laugh and Bishop Tim and I had to cancel our much expected trip to India

to bless the “Benziger Home” for the sick. For me it means I have to wait again to have a cup of tea with my beloved

mum. Well, I am not terribly disappointed and I believe that God has a plan behind everything that happens in our life

and that is for our good. However, my mum is deeply disappointed as she had been waiting to meet me with great

expectation and excitement. Bishop Tim has sent a special message to be read out on the occasion of the blessing of

Benziger Home which was on last Friday. He has also promised to visit Trivandrum in the near future as the situation

created by the virus threat gets better. It has also come to my attention that some of you have made your generous

contribution towards Benziger Home and I thank you most sincerely for the same and invoke God’s blessings upon you

for your generosity.

On another note, I also want to thank you all sincerely for joining the different ministries in our parish. Like I mentioned,

doing small services for love of God through the ministries in the parish is our way of spreading the light of Christ and

thanking him for all the many blessings we enjoy in our life. However, we are really short of volunteers for cleaning up

the church, money counting and grounds maintenance. Can any of you please join any of these ministries which will

be a great help to the parish. You don’t have to do it every day but only on the rostered Saturdays or Sundays. I hope

some of you will respond to my special request and I thank you in anticipation.

Next weekend we have Gifting Sunday in our parish, that one time in a year when we ask our valued parishioners to

make your pledge to the parish. Please come prepared and be generous in your contribution to the parish as you

always are.

In His Love, Your Fr. John

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BULLETIN NOTICES ********************************************************************************************** UPCOMING EVENTS:

* 21 February: END OF REGISTRATION FOR THE SACRAMENTAL PROGRAMME for children aged 9 years/Grade 4 and above. * 26 Jan - 23 Feb : calling for NOMINATIONS - for the vacant positions of the Parish Pastoral Council.

* * 22/23 February: GIFTING/CENSUS SUNDAY, parishioners will be asked to re-evaluate and reaffirm their financial commitment to the parish.

********************************************************************************************** HOLY SPIRIT SENIORS: Please try to come to our luncheon on 20th February at the R.S.L. Hermit Park. There is no bus however if you require transport please let Helen know. We will meet at 12.00 pm in the restaurant downstairs. Numbers needed so please ring Helen by Monday the 17th on 4723 5132.

LENTEN BLACK BOOKS; are available from the Paper Room for $5.00 a copy.

LENT REFLECTION PROGRAMME: The season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday 26th February. As usual we will have our Lenten Programme on Thursdays during Lent at the Spirit Centre. Would those who would like to take part in this programme kindly place their names on the sheet provided at the entrance of the Church.

PARISH LENTEN RETREAT: This year our Parish Lenten Retreat will be from 11-15 March. We will have two sessions:

one on Wednesday 11 March, Thursday 12 March and Friday 13 March from 7pm-9pm and the other session on

Saturday 14 March from 9am - 3pm (lunch provided) and Sunday 15 March from 2pm-5:30pm. No fee required.

Please add your name on to the sheet provided on the table at the entrance of the Church or call the Parish Office on

4779 1404. Preacher: Fr Gerard Moran OCD, Varroville, Sydney.

VINNIES NEEDS YOUR FRIDGE: Do you have a fridge in good working condition that you do not need any more? If so Saint Vincent de Paul has a large demand for this. If you would like to donate, please ring Vinnies on 4771 4077.

FUN TIME WITH JESUS: We are organizing a programme, “Fun time with Jesus” for our little children aged from 4-9 years of age once every two months during school terms. It will take the place of the normal Children’s Church on Sundays. The programme will include music, story, activity and some simple lessons. It will be on a Sunday from 8.30 to 9.30 am. The first session is on Sunday 15 March and the second on Sunday 26 April. This will be a very enjoyable time for our children, please bring them to this programme. *************************************************************************************************** CONTAINERS FOR CHANGE - Recycling Project: Holy Spirit Parish fundraising through recycling to help the helpless or to use for a good cause. Take your cans and bottles with you when you come in for the weekend Masses, and drop it at the specified area if you are not able to take them to the recycling centres. If you are taking them to the centres, give them our SCHEME ID C10201450. Please bring containers which have a label saying ‘10c on return’ only and with the label intact on the containers. So far we have collected $564.90. Thank you for your cooperation.

6pm Saturday Mass: 22/2/2020 –John & Denise Quinlan 4775 6414 C) Florinda Battistel (R1) Teresa O'Connor (R2) Helen McDermid Mal & Margaret McLaren, John Quinlan, Florinda Battistel, Carmelia Wall, Bernadette Leonardi, Teresa O'Connor, Margaret Ledster, Livia Bader, Elethia Brady, Debbie Price, Premo Bonato, Myra Calderon, Jim Neil, Diane Whelan, Pauline Di Mauro, Brian Linnane, Peter Geary, Arlon Selorio Music - Elaine Gunn, Janelle Carter, Mary Gorton, Mark and Jacob Hayes, Donna Parison

MONEY COUNTING

16 February - Judy Cheadle 4779 3529, Pierre Duguesclin, Rodney Costigan 23 February - Col & Kate Davey 4775 1765, Meggie Jones, Elethia Brady

BAPTISM 23rd February Cathy Noye & Zoe Brown

BAPTISM PREPARATION 26th February

Jenny & Tony Reddy

PURIFIERS – 17th February Helen Gabrielli

SERVER ROBES February 2020 Melinda Barrett (Red)

Gisha George (Blue)

CHILDREN’S LITURGY 23rd February 8.30am

Bruce Wootton and Patrice Figg

CHURCH CLEANING – 21 February

Tom Bull & Brian Linnane

Location: 2 Martinez Avenue, The Lakes, Townsville, QLD, 4810

Correspondence: PO Box 5460, Townsville, QLD, 4810

Phone: 07 4779 4744 | Fax: 07 4779 5480 | Email: media@morleys.net.au

5:30pm Sunday Mass: 23/2/2020 - Loida Pioc 0408 070 905 C) Nina Yusi (R1) Divina Ty (R2) Germaine Rupp Yvonne Roda, Andrea Jacobson, Zoe Brown, Eric Keenan, Divina Ty, Antony Joseph, Katrina Wootton, Antoninas Joseph, Jose & Loida Pioc, Reiley & Stuart Guest, Frank & Connie Langford, Ann Chalmers, Joshua Cataag, Vinh & Khiem Luong, Reece Antony Music - Mary Cazzulino, Salvador Cachero and family, Mark Hayes, Fina & Jodish Thomas, Reshma Pilson and Itti Wilson

8:30am Sunday Mass: 23/2/2020 - Sue Bandaranaike 0418 941672 C) Dominic Cusumano (R1) Donald Pitt (R2) Itti Wilson Mick Bishop, Una King, Brian O'Donoghue, Pam Timms, Gisha George, Sr Bernaria, Tessie Vella, Sueanne Cubitt, Ursula O'Donnell, Norma Dowd, Ruby Guerra de Corkill, Alec Byers & Kaylee Hernandez, Len Dowd, Don Pitt, Lendy Lynch, George Mani, Shirley Marron, Frederick Taudigani, Emily Reyes, Eva Rose George, Trina Yap, Kayla Bergin, Jo Brooks, Iyke & Emma Emeto Music - Elaine, Alvin Adeline, Cora, Maria, Felicia, Laurence Gibson, John, Delia, Monica, Donna Readings for next weekend 22/23 Feb – 7th Sunday Ordinary Time - YEAR A

Reading 1: Lv 19:1-2. 17-18 Reading 2: 1 Cor 3:16-23 Gospel: Mt 5:38-48

The Diocese of Townsville holds that

children, young people and vulnerable adults are a gift from God with a

fundamental right to dignity of life, respect and security from physical and emotional harm. They are to be treasured, nurtured

and safeguarded by all.

Craig Brereton Diocesan Safeguarding Coordinator

T. 07 4726 3264 M. 0439 533 172 E. CBRERETON@TSV.CATHOLIC.ORG.AU