3rd Sunday of Lent
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WAGGA WAGGA DIOCESE CENTENARY
HISTORY PROJECT
Ideas & Help?? Along with all the parishes of Wagga Diocese, we are asked to contribute facts and figures about St Mary’s Corowa and our local churches Coreen, Ringwood and Balldale.
The basic history of the parish was written by Mr Roddy covering 1878-1978, but we need to supplement it with the years 1979 – 2016, adding facts and tales – old and new – of St Mary’s parish.
If you can help, please put ideas down on paper and we will submit them to Fr Justin Darlow (Ganmain) who is in charge of gathering the research.
Wagga celebrates its centenary as a diocese in 2017. Thank you for your help.
STORIES Perhaps this story rings a bell with some of you! It is said that when World War II ended, one Tommy O’Brien rang St Mary’s big church bell for hours on end.
However, a parishioner recently questioned that story and said it was not Tommy but another parishioner. Do you know who it really was? … Or, were there two bellringers exhausted that day?
(… Where is that sacred bell now? – What’s the story behind its removal?)
FACTS & FIGURES have their place, but they are not the flesh and blood that bring colour and life to the narrative. Personal stories (corroborated where possible!) lend humour and insight into the faith and humanity of parishioners past and present and their rightful place in our history.
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FORTHCOMING EVENTS
* Mon Feb 29th, 9.30am – Wrap with Love, in St Mary’s Hall. – A work of mercy in the Year of Mercy.
A completed blanket for the poor.
* Thur 3rd Mar 10.30-11.30am Lenten Prayer Group – Presbytery meeting room. All Thursdays during Lent to share / pray on the Sunday Gospels.
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* Fri 4th & Sat 5th March: 24 HOURS FOR THE LORD. Requested by Pope Francis adoration of Our Lord in the Eucharist. At St Patrick’s Albury 12 noon Friday to 12 noon Saturday. Confessions available.
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* 6th March: ST MARY’S ADORATION 10am–1pm. Benediction begins about 12.45pm. All welcome in Our Lady’s chapel.
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* Sat 19th March Josephite Sisters celebrate 150th anniversary of their foundation by St Mary MacKillop and Fr Tenison Woods.
* Special Mass Sat. 19th at 9.30am and refreshments at St Joseph’s Church, Wade Ave., Leeton. * RSVP by 4th March to: Sr Julie Simpson, PO Box 13, Picton NSW 2571, or ph. 02-4677 1477, or 0418674452 and leave message, or email Sr Julie at: julie.simpson@sosj.org.au
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Remember in Prayer
Arthur Collins, Nellie Dullard, Betty Griffin, Laurie Talbot, Mary Hodgkin, Ray Currie, Pat Seymour, Ursula Bartlett, Michelle Hogan, Len Sambell, Michael Scown, Joan Sandral, Imelda Gauci.
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Rosaries
* Nora Kingston, 24 Alfred St ph. Wed 4.30pm
* McLean’s, 5a Lindsay St., Wed 5.30pm
* Karinya chapel – Sundays 11am
* St Mary’s Church, Sat 8.45am+ 9am Mass
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MASS INTENTIONS 27th Feb – 5th March
Sat 27th Feb
6.30pm (Wilma & Joe Talbot; Imelda Gauci)
Sun 28th Feb
9.00am Mass (For all Parishioners)
Mon 29th Feb (leap year!)
9am M (Peace & Reconciliation in our world)
Tue 1st March
9am M (Egan, Hart & Ginnivan families)
Wed 2nd March
9am Mass (Skehan & Seymour; Fitzgerald fms)
Thurs 3rd March
11.40 Nov. & M. (Gillian Spencer; Bev O’Brien)
Fri 4th March
9am M (Karinya Sick, Bernice Stone-C., Gwyn Hopkin)
Sat 5th March
9am M (Ryan & Lane fms; John Nolan fm)
6.30pm (Bette Griffin, Arthur Collins, Phyllis Robinson)
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LITURGY ROSTER for 5th – 6th March
Gifts:
6.30pm P Culhane, M Macqueen
9.00am CWL
Lectors:
6.30pm R Packer, A Norman
9.00am M Milthorpe
Special Minister:
6.30pm I & F Brooks
9.00am B Christy & R Taylor
Altar:
Welcomers:
6.30pm P Dwyer, F Brooks
9.00am C O’Shea
Altar Servers:
6.30pm
9.00am
Collection: B O’Shea
Counters: R Packer, I Brooks
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