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 29^th, 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 3^rd 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 4^th & Sat 5^th 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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* 6^th March: ST MARY’S ADORATION 10am–1pm. Benediction begins about 12.45pm. All welcome in Our Lady’s chapel.

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* Sat 19^th March Josephite Sisters celebrate 150^th anniversary of their foundation by St Mary MacKillop and Fr Tenison Woods.

* Special Mass Sat. 19^th at 9.30am and refreshments at St Joseph’s Church, Wade Ave., Leeton.  * RSVP by 4^th 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 27^th Feb – 5^th March

Sat 27^th Feb

6.30pm (Wilma & Joe Talbot; Imelda Gauci)

Sun 28^th Feb

9.00am Mass (For all Parishioners)

Mon 29^th Feb (leap year!) 

9am M (Peace & Reconciliation in our world)

Tue 1^st March

9am M (Egan, Hart & Ginnivan families)

Wed 2^nd March

9am Mass (Skehan & Seymour; Fitzgerald fms)

Thurs 3^rd March

11.40 Nov. & M. (Gillian Spencer; Bev O’Brien)

Fri 4^th March

9am M (Karinya Sick, Bernice Stone-C., Gwyn Hopkin)

Sat 5^th March

9am M (Ryan & Lane fms; John Nolan fm)

6.30pm (Bette Griffin, Arthur Collins, Phyllis Robinson)

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LITURGY ROSTER for 5^th – 6^th 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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