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Friday, 05 March 2010 06:48
CUP OF TEA:  Our cup of tea in March will be next Sunday—March 14.  It will be the first school Mass for the year and there will be a sausage sizzle.

THANK YOU:  to those who took a card and returned it with a gift on Gifting Sunday.  You made 34 of our St Philomena parishioners feel special and remembered at Christmas.  On behalf of Care, thank you again.

MASS OF ANOINTING:  will be celebrated on Wed 24 at 2.30pm at St Joseph’s Church

PREPARATION FOR FIRST COMMUNION:  Following on from our November preparation for First Reconciliation, preparation for First Communion begins on Wed 10th at 6.55pm in St Joseph’s Parish Hall.  First Communion Sunday is on May 2nd.

DOVE CATHOLIC FELLOWSHIP FOR WOMEN:   invites all women to join us on Saturday, 13 March at St Philomena's Catholic Church, 112 Brooklands Rd, New Plymouth.  Come, meet, share and spend time with the Lord.  Shared lunch at 12.30pm followed by the meeting from 1-3pm.  Dove National will be at our meeting.  All denominations most welcome.  Bring a friend.  Ph: Kath - 753 5528, Theresa - 753 4286, Mary-Rose 758 5414 for more information.

NZ CATHOLIC:  Headlines from the February  28-March 13, issue of NZ Catholic:  GPs fight abortion referral guideline . . . Date of MacKillop’s  canonisation set . . . Faith explored in Wanganui . . . New payroll  scheme is expected to help Church . . . Is this NZ’s oldest parish  priest? . . . Archbishop blesses new school library . . . Seminarians 
make south-north journey . . . Pope urges Irish bishops to fix abuse  faults. On sale now.  

FDMC PTA:  is looking for donations for their Gala on 20 March 2010. Anything you don’t want that we may be able to sell on our ‘White Elephant’ stall will be gratefully accepted. (Apart from soft toys or bed mattresses). All items can be left at the school office. Any questions phone Wendy 758 0289.

COMMUNAL RITE OF RECONCILIATION:  will be celebrated on March 12th 7.00pm
at St. Joseph’s New Plymouth.
RITE II will be celebrated at Ingelwood 15th March 7.00pm, Waitara 17th March 7.00pm, Our Lady Help of Christians Sunday 21st March 7.00pm.
RITE I will be celebrated in each parish, as advertised in individual parish newsletters.

STATIONS OF THE CROSS:  will be held each Friday at 7pm during Lent in St Joseph’s Church.

OUR LADY HELP OF CHRISTIANS:  will be holding a 12hr vigil of prayer and adoration every Friday from after 9.30am Mass until 10pm.  On the first Friday of each month the vigil will be for 24hrs.

FUNDING GRANTS:  The Diocese of Palmerston North, in conjunction with the Catholic Charities Foundation of Palmerston North, the Tindall Foundation and Catholic Social Services, seek applications for funding for qualifying grants to organisations within the Diocese.  Application forms and criteria for funding are available from the Parish Office.  Applications must reach the Diocesan Office by 31 March 2010.

ST LUKE’S, BELMONT, AUCKLAND:  is having it’s 50th Jubilee in April this year.  They will be having two events;  the first is a pilgrimage to the Poynton gravesite and the second is a Jubilee Mass.  For more information please see the notice on the board in the foyer.

CANONISATION OF BLESSED MARY MACKILLOP:  Fr Chris Friel from Timaru will be leading a 16 day tour to this historic event in Rome departing on 2 October travelling around Southern Italy and culminating in 5 days of celebrations in the Holy City. Contact Peter Fleming at Pilgrimage Tours 09 580 0470 for full details. www.pilgrimagetours.co.nz

CARITAS FUND RAISER: New Plymouth Hairdressers and Barbers Charity Event 2010 All proceeds from hairdressing at Key Lime Pie Salon Merrilands, Sunday 21st March goes to Caritas to support the rebuilding of Samoa after the tsunami. See Midweeker, 3rd March pg 9 (also on wall in foyer) for further details.

JOB VACANCY:  Tertiary Chaplain.  We currently have a vacancy for someone to work 20 hours a week in our Tertiary Chaplaincy Team.  Duties are varied and interesting and require the successful applicant to work across the tertiary institutions in Palmerston North, including Massey University, UCOL, IPC and College of Education.  All enquires and applications to Kathleen Field, Co-ordinator, Youth & Young Adult Ministries, Diocese of Palmerston North, Private Bag 11012, Palmerston North.  Ph 06 350 3824 ext 846.  Email:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

CARITAS LENT APPEAL:  Welcome to this 3rd Sunday of Lent.  Your support has helped Caritas Internationalis Confederation, Action By Churches Together International and local Sudanese relief organisations to create the Darfur emergency response.  This programme supports over 250,000 Internally Displaced People in South and West Darfur.

ADOPT-A-CELL:   the Christian answer to the ‘three strikes’ policy.  As Christians who are familiar with Jesus’ words, “I was in prison and you visited me” (Matt 25), we have three strikes of our own with which to combat the ever-increasing numbers of people being imprisoned in our country: 1) adopt a specific prison cell; 2) believe; 3) pray. Join the campaign to reform the imprisoned through the power of Jesus. For more information, contact Kilian de Lacy, Senior Catholic Prison Chaplain;  P O Box 9, Wellington 6140 or  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it   or  phone: 04-381-3340.
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