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St Francis de Sales Parish
Wellington South Pastoral Area
incorporating the parishes of
St Francis de Sales - Island Bay,
St Joseph’s - Mt Victoria,
St Bernard’s - Brooklyn,
& St Anne’s - Newtown.
Dedication of the Lateran Basilica
Parish Priest
Fr David Dowling
Tel: 383 8625
frdavidd@gmail.com
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Dear Parishioners,
Parish Office
Lucienne Hensel (Secretary)
Tel: 383 8625
office@stfrancisdesales.org.nz
Monday - Tuesday 9:30am - 2:30pm
Thursday - Friday 9:30am -2:30pm
Sunday Masses
Saturday Vigil
Sunday
6:00pm
10:00am
Weekday Mass / Liturgy
Monday to Saturday
Monthly
1st Sunday
1st Friday
1st Friday
2nd Sunday
9:00am
11:30am Italian Mass
9:00am Anointing Mass
9:30am - 3:00pm
Adoration & Benediction
10:00am Children’s Mass
during school terms
Reconciliation
Saturday 9:30am or by appointment
Parish Committees
Finance Chair:
Pastoral Council Chair:
Liturgy Chair:
Phil O’Brien
John Whiting
Maria Elenio
St Francis de Sales School
Tel: 939 7370 Principal: Alan Fleming
BOT Chair: Mark Ross
8-9 November
Sister Mary Ann, who worked as a nurse, was out visiting house-bound patients
one day when she ran out of petrol. Fortunately there was a petrol station
nearby. Sister Mary Ann walked to the petrol station to borrow a petrol can and
buy some petrol. The attendant told her that their only petrol can had been
loaned out, but she could wait until it was returned.
Since Sister Mary Ann was on the way to see a patient she decided not to wait
and walked back to her car. She looked for something in her car that could be
filled with petrol and spotted a bedpan. Always resourceful, Sister Mary Ann
carried the bedpan to the petrol station, filled it with petrol and carried the full
bedpan back to her car. As Sister Mary Ann was pouring the petrol into the fuel
tank two Baptists watched from across the street. One of them turned to the
other and said, “If it starts, I’m turning Catholic.”
Chapter 35 of the Book of Exodus is a good example of resourcefulness. The
Israelites used their resources (the goods taken when they left Egypt) and the
skills given them by God to craft the tabernacle, the ark and the furnishings of
the tabernacle. With regard to resourcefulness here’s a few questions for
personal reflection: What talents, abilities, resources has God given to me?
Do I use them in service for others? Do I receive God’s gifts (life, faith, family,
relationships, skills, experiences, imagination, our world in all its beauty) with
gratitude and cultivate them responsibly?
Prayerful good wishes,
Fr David
Presider at Masses this weekend: Fr David Dowling
Psalm Response: The waters of the river gladden the city of God.
Gospel Acclamation: I have chosen and sanctified this house, says the Lord,
that my name may remain in it for all time.
Welcome to any visitors to our Parish today.
Parish Notices
Consultation on New Wellington South Parish Vision
Thank you to everyone who contributed to the recent
parish consultation meetings and also via email, website
and written responses. Over the next few weeks the
responses will be consolidated by members of the
Pastoral Area Transition Team and the refined material
will be presented for discussion at a special Pastoral Area
meeting later this month.
Parish Diary
Sunday 9
Divine Mercy @ 9:00am
Children’s Instruction Mass @ 10am
Sacramental Programme @ 11am
Choir Practice @ 12:00pm
Tuesday 11
Ladies’ Auxiliary @ 1:45pm
Dance & Fitness @ 6:00pm
Thursday 13
Mothers’ Prayers @ 9:45am
Sunday 16
Divine Mercy @ 9:00am
Cup of Tea after 10:00am Mass
Choir Practice @ 11:30am
Pastoral Council Mtg @ 4:00pm
Pastoral Area Meeting/Workshop
All parishioners are invited to a special meeting/
workshop in St Anne’s Parish Hall, Emmett St. Newtown
from 11.30am to 1.30pm on Sunday 30 November. Please
bring a plate for a shared lunch. The consolidated
suggestions for our new Wellington South Parish Vision
will be presented and discussed to help us produce a
vision statement for our new parish. Tim Gordon from
St Francis de Sales parish will facilitate the meeting.
Rosary Statue with: St Peter Claver Sisters, 1 Mersey Street
Columban Calendars / St Vincent De Paul Christmas
Cards for sale. $10 for a calendar, $2.50 for a packet of 5
Christmas cards. On sale after the weekend Masses or at
the Parish Office.
November Souls You are welcome to put the names of
your deceased loved ones in the November Intentions box
in front of the Altar. Candles will be lit for them at the
weekend Masses.
Prayer for the Wellington South Pastoral Area
Copies of this prayer are on the table in the church foyer.
You are welcome to take a prayer card home.
Big Christmas Garage Sale held by the Sisters of St
Peter Claver on Saturday 29th November at their Convent
grounds - 1 Mersey Street, from 9am to 1pm. All are most
welcome!
Please remember in prayer
all who are sick, especially Paul Nelson, those who are
lonely and worried, and those who have died recently
especially Priscilla Saldanha.
Masses offered for
Noel Tindall (6 November)
Marie McLaughlin (7 November)
Giovanni De Gregorio (7 November)
Petra Van der Donk (10 November)
November Souls
Refugee family in need. A recent refugee family of six
have arrived from Eritrea and have been housed in the
Island Bay area. I am calling on the generosity of
parishioners once again to help with the following items:
Rice, Pasta, Spaghetti, Tomato Paste, Tomato Puree, Tinned
Tomato, Milk, Oil, Flour, Sugar, Jam, Butter, Plain Yoghurt,
Eggs, Weetbix, Cornflakes, Bread, Toilet Paper, Laundry
Powder, Body Wash. Donation of food vouchers will be
accepted. The family are also in need of warm jackets.
There are 4 adults (3 females, one male) and 2 boys aged 7
and 4 who also need clothing. Please place your items in
the basket provided at the back of the Church, or contact
Sister Rachel on 383-7248.
Weekend Rosters
9 November - Instruction Mass / Children’s Mass
16 November - 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
6pm
6pm
10am
Sacristan Vigil Mass
Linda MacGregor
Kathy Sharpe
Prayers of the Faithful
Paul & Maria Elenio
Sr Shirley
10am
Projection
Janice Basile
Don Hills
Children’s Liturgy
None - Children’s Mass
Cathy Graham / Sobia Daniel
Altar Servers
Eligh Ashby
Lachlan O’Connor
Alessandro Esposito
Niamh Murfitt
Imilia Ruocco
Aeneas O’Sullivan
Ellie McLaughlin
Greeters
Patsy Mathieson
Cathy Graham
Thomsen Family
Peter Claver Sisters
Leader
Peter Elenio
Children
Susan Adie
Ray Thomson
Reader
Peter Elenio
Children
Susan Adie
Joy Andersen
Gifts
Gwen & Alex Wiramanaden
Children
Diana & Stan Witkowski
Carmela Morrison
Eucharist Ministers
Kathy Watt
Gwen Wiramanaden
Stan Witkowski
Gerard Hoskins
Marie Hoskins
Sr Anne
Ida Basile
Teresa Mollo
John Andersen
Bart Bosch
Maria Elenio
Petelo Tino
Clare Owen
Sr Pia
Gus Talia’uli
Josephine Muollo
Counters
Gwen Wiramanaden / Bart Bosch
Flowers - Leilani Loibl Beach
Josephine Petagna / Maria Di Leva
Vacuuming - Anne-Marie Goodwin
Votives - Arand Family
Prayer for Wellington South
Pastoral Area
Day of Reflection at Pa Maria, Hobson Street, Thorndon.
Faithful God, we are your people,
loved, called and baptised
into your life and mission.
We ask for the gift of your Holy Spirit
to guide us as we seek to bring
St Francis de Sales, St Anne’s,
St Bernard’s and St Joseph’s together as One.
Open our hearts to the call of the Gospel here
in the Wellington South Pastoral Area.
Give us the courage and generosity
to move into a future full of hope.
We ask this in Jesus’ name.
AMEN
Marriage in a post-modern society - A seminar by Dr
Conor Sweeney from the John Paul II Institute, Melbourne
at St Gerard’s Monastery, Mt Victoria on 10th November at
7pm. Hosted by the ICPE Mission.
Charismatic Mass
Open Day at St Gerard’s Monastery - 15th November
12:00pm to 4:00pm. An opportunity to visit this iconic
landmark on Mount Victoria, overseeing the beautiful
Oriental Bay. Taste a variety of international cuisine, and
meet young people from different parts of the world.
Dove Catholic Fellowship invites all women to a Mass of
thanksgiving for the year 15th November 1.15-3.30pm at
Connolly hall Guildford Terrace (off Hill St) Thorndon. Please
bring a small plate to share for a festive afternoon tea.
Enquiries Sandra 475 5541 www.dove.org.nz
Lazarus Experience
A healing weekend for separated and divorced Catholics.
Friday 28 to Sunday 30 November in Lower Hutt. Call Katrin
on 970 9385 or Eustie on 550 9240 for details.
Parish: $1122
for the 9.30am Mass at St Peter and Paul’s Church, 60 Knights
Road, Lower Hutt, on Sunday 16 November. A NZSL
interpreter will be present.
Vigil for Life Friday, 21st November at St Anne’s Church.
Mass celebrated by Archbishop Dew at 7 pm, rosary prayer
walk outside Wellington Hospital (site of 2,252 abortions
in 2013) concluding with Adoration at St Anne’s at 9 pm.
NZ frozen embryos 10 years and older are scheduled to be
discarded from 22nd November and their parents will also be
remembered at this Mass.
Building a positive culture of life
Do you have a positive culture of life? John Kleinsman,
Director of the Nathaniel Centre, speaks and leads a
discussion on this topic at 8pm on 27 November at Connolly
Hall, Hill St, Wellington. For more details see http://tawacatholic.org.nz/ksc or Page 5 of the November Wel-Com.
Sunday 7th December, 3:00 - 5.00pm at Kingsgate Hotel,
24 Hawkestone Street, Thorndon, Wellington.
Having worked at Planned Parenthood for 8 years, Abby left
after assisting in an ultrasound-guided abortion of a
13-week-old pre-born child. Abby will share the powerful and
inspiring story of her conversion from being immersed in the
abortion industry to influential life advocate.
A rare opportunity not to be missed! A collection will be
taken to help defray costs. 0800 367 5433 or
www.fli.org.nz/abbyjohnsonvisitingnewzealand
Life Teen Summer Camp
Life Teen Summer Camp is happening in New Zealand for the
first time ever January 20th-24th 2015. A five-day Catholic
camp for 13 to 18 year olds full of faith, fun and friendship!
Check out Life Teen Summer Camp NZ on Facebook. Do YOU
want to come? Or do you know someone who might like to
join us? Contact Luigi Cacace at luigi.cacace@xtra.co.nz
Clergy Support: $539
CATHOLIC SOCIAL JUSTICE SLOT
Are we still a Church capable of warming hearts?” asked Pope
Francis in an address to a meeting of bishops. Today, as the
Universal Church honours the Church of St. John Lateran, the
Holy Father challenges us to view the Church as all of us, you
and me, the People of God. The Church building where we
worship together is important, but it’s we who warm hearts,
we who evangelize and encourage, we who show the loving
face of God to the world. Do I see myself as a living stone in a
Church that warms hearts?
Wgtn South Pastoral Area Social Justice Team
The Catholic Deaf Community invites all Deaf to join them
Come and hear Abby Johnson
Tuesday, 11th November 2014, 7.30pm at
St Bernadette’s Church, 194 Naenae Road, Naenae.
Celebrant: Fr Kevin Connors. All welcome.
Last week’s collection
Saturday 15 November. Bookings are essential and numbers
are restricted. The theme is Ignatian spirituality in Advent.
There will be opportunity to reflect in silence. Attendees are
asked to bring their own lunch. Tea and coffee is provided.
There will be a charge to help meet expenses, however a
reduced charge, or no charge, is certainly available. Please
contact Leo Brettkelly at leo.brettkelly@gmail.com or phone
472 2883 / 021 151 6405.
Thank you for your support!
This week’s readings
Sunday 9
Ez 47:1-2,8-9,12; 1 Cor 3:9-11,16-17; John 2:13-22
Monday 10
Titus 1:1-9; Luke 17:1-6
Tuesday 11
Titus 2:1-8,11-14; Luke 17:7-10
Wednesday 12
Titus 3:1-7; Luke 17:11-19
Thursday 13
Philemon 7-20; Luke 17:20-25
Friday 14
2 John 4-9; Luke 17:26-37
Saturday 15
3 John 5-8; Luke 18:1-8
Sunday 16
Prov 31:10-13,19-20,30-31; 1 Thess 5:1-6; Mt 25:14-30
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