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Friday, 19 March 2010 07:10
MASS OF ANOINTING:  will be celebrated on Wed 24 at 2.30pm at St Joseph’s Church

MORRIS FAMILY GROUP: Pot Luck Planning lunch Mary & Pat O'Donnell's 486 Carrington Rd Ph 753 5291, Sunday 28 March.

NZ CATHOLIC:  Headlines from the March 14-27, issue of NZ Catholic:  Criticism 
of new Missal not helpful . . . Cardinal Williams turning 80 . . .  Atheist ad decision seen as good move . . . Catholics’ Bible habits  disappoint . . . Theology now on tap in capital . . . Bob’s your  faithful uncle . . . Evangelise to counter materialism, Pope 
urges . . . Sophie’s Nazi resistance inspired by Cardinal Newman. On sale now.  

RECONCILIATION:
RITE II will be celebrated at 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.

MASS OF THE OILS:  Tues 30th March, 7pm.  During this Mass our priests re-affirm their commitment to priestly ministry and representatives from throughout the diocese collect the holy oils blessed by the Bishop for use during the coming year.  A light meal will be available in the Cathedral Parish Lounge at 5.30pm for those travelling and a cup of tea will be served after Mass.  If you are interested in going please see Syd or Sr Mary.

WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT YOUR FAITH?  Have questions you always wanted answered about your faith?  Come to WCEC courses in April at the Diocesan Centre, Palmerston North to learn more.  Teachers can use these courses to gain certification.
SC102:  Introduction to New Testament, Wed-Fri: 7-9 April
TH221:  The Great Mystics, Mon-Wed:  12-14 April
RE102:  Introduction To Spirituality for Teachers, Wed-Fri:  14-16 April

For more information, please contact Wendy Silver: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

ST MARTIN DE PORRES :  Golden Jubilee Celebrations  will be held on the weekend of 17 & 18 July 2010.  All former parishioners of this Avalon parish are cordially invited to attend.  Registration $25 per family to Secretary P.O. Box 46007 Park Avenue Lower Hutt as soon as possible


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

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:  Thank you to all parishes that have responded generously to the initial stages of the Lent Appeal 2010. Week three of the Lent Appeal has just been completed and our total at this stage is $199,000 - an 8% increase on the equivalent week three total in 2009, an incredible result.
Thank you also to parishes who generously supported the Haiti Appeal, our total is now over $600,000. Your donations have enabled Caritas in Haiti to provide emergency relief to over 600,000 people.
Your commitment to the Lent Appeal helps Caritas support over 40 development programmes and projects in the Pacific, Asia, Latin America and Africa. Work which is vital in responding to the ongoing humanitarian disaster that is poverty. Lesley-anne Knight, Secretary General of Caritas Internationalis, in her September 2009 visit to New Zealand explained, “Around 230,000 people die every five days as a result of poverty...equivalent to losing more than four times the population of New Zealand each year.”
The Caritas Lent Appeal makes a difference in the lives of many; please give generously to help others help themselves.

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.

 

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