ST JOSEPHS PARISH - WARRNAMBOOL

Parish Office: 5562 223 1 Fax: 5562 223 0 E-mail: warrnambool@ballarat.catholic.org.au Diocesan website: www.ballarat.catholic.org.au PARISH STAFF: Fr John Fitzgerald (Parish Priest) Barry Wolff (Business Manager) Leanne McElgunn (Secretary) Brian Shanahan (Gardening/Maintenance) Michael Gray (St Josephs School) Peter Morgan (Emmanuel College) 6.30pm (Vigil); 8.30am - 10.30am - 6.00pm Purnim: 11.00am (Eucharist on 2nd and 4th Sundays) (Assembly of Word with Communion on 1st, 3rd & 5th Sundays)

BAPTISM OF THE LORD

Clothing with the White Garment
N, you have become a new creation and have clothed yourself in Christ. See in this white garment the outward sign of your Christian dignity. With your family and friends to help you by word and example bring that dignity unstained into the everlasting life of heaven.

Office Hours: Monday to Friday: 9.00am - 12.30pm; 1.30pm - 4.00pm SCHOOL PRINCIPALS: WEEK-END LITURGIES:

Receive the Light of Christ

Parents and God-parents, this light is entrusted to you to be kept burning brightly. This child of yours has been enlightened by Christ. He/she is to walk always as a child of the light. May he/she keep the flame of faith alive in his/her heart. When the Lord comes, may he/she go out to meet him with all the saints in the heavenly kingdom.

WEEK-DAY LITURGIES: Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday: 10.00am (Eucharist) Friday: 10.30am (Reconciliation)

Deaths: Bill McNally (Koroit) Anniversaries: We remember in Prayer: Michael Punch, Nora Veronica Mugavin, Mick Kavanagh, Frank Madden Baptism: Leticia Cameron is welcomed into Gods Family this weekend. Healing Mass: We welcome Fr Joseph Edattu and Fr Michael Payyapilly from The Divine Retreat Centre (Australia) who are with us today (Saturday) to lead us in a Healing Mass at the Vigil Mass. Counters Required: Barry Walsh & John Lynch require assistance in their Counting Team as 3 of their long term members are departing. Counting is 4 times a year for approx 1 hour. If you can assist please ph Barry (5562 4568) or John (0447 324 341). Cards: Tuesday afternoon cards resumes this week at St Josephs. All welcome PowerPoint Presentation: The focus this week: The Baptism of the Lord Collections: Presbytery: $1,364.00 Thank you for your support Counters: This week: Team 8: Stan Carroll (5562 7189) Next week: Team 9: Barry Walsh (5562 4568) Parish: $1,140.50 Bishops Christmas Appeal: $1,417.50

FUTURE MASS TIMES

Sunday 8.30am; 10.30am & 6.00pm (Commencing: Sunday, 2nd February) NB: There will be no 6.30pm Vigil Mass following January, 2014 This hasnt been an easy decision and I know some parishioners, who regularly attend the Vigil Mass, may be disappointed. The decision was based upon: * * * * * * Mass Counts over the past few years (The Vigil is normally the lowest) There are still 2 Saturday Vigil Masses in Warrnambool The 2 Sunday morning Masses are our best attended. Masses. We did change from 3 to 2 morning Masses in 2004 The 6.00pm Sunday Mass is the only Sunday evening Mass in the region Parishioners were given an opportunity for input (20 responded) There was also dialogue with our Leadership Team & Liturgy Ctee

The Christian Brothers: Following many years in Warrnambool, the Brothers depart in February. Mass of Thanksgiving: Sunday, 16th February at 10.30am. Celebrant: Bishop Paul Bird