***************************

 Wrap with Love – ‘Blankets for Cold Humanity’

************

Balldale Majellan Group

************

Pastoral Activities of St Mary’s Parish

Mass & Sacraments

1. Sunday and weekday Masses – as listed on the Mass Times page and Latest Bulletin page

2. Reconciliation (Confession) – Saturdays 11.00am till 12.00 noon; 5.30pm till 6.15pm

3. Baptisms by appointment with Parish Priest: 6033 1927

4. Marriages by appointment with Parish Priest: 02-6033 1927

5. First Holy Communion – preparation through St Mary’s parish and school programme

6. Confirmation – preparation through St Mary’s parish and school programme

7. Anointing of the Sick and Viaticum – Anointing Masses held twice monthly:

10.00am on 1st Friday of month at Karinya Home for the Aged at 125 Guy St Corowa (turn right off Redland Rd when coming from the Clock Tower);

10.00am 3rd Friday of the month at the parish hall.

In matters of sudden serious illness, contact the Parish Priest on 6033 1927.

If family members, frail or infirm, are unable to attend Mass, but would like to receive Holy Communion and/or Reconciliation and the Anointing of the Sick, contact the Parish Priest: 6033 1927. For Holy Communion an Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist can be arranged through the Parish Office – 6033 1927 – to visit the home at a convenient time.

Liturgy

Parish Priest – Fr Paul Hart – 6033 1927

Readers: Arthur Campbell – 6033 1647

Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist: Faye Brooks – 6033 1564

Choir – Mona Doyle; Louise Clohessy (organist) – 6033 0466

Altar Servers – for training contact Fr Hart –  6033 1927

Altar preparations before Mass: John O’Donoghue –

Flower decorations: Mary MacQueen – 6033 1904, Mary Campbell – 6033 1647

Altar linen: Patricia Dwyer – 6033 0004

Collections: Des Doyle, Kevin Freeman

Devotions

LENTEN DEVOTIONS – Stations of the Cross – 6.30pm Friday evenings in church. [ Click here to view St Mary’s Stations of the Cross.]

*   *   *   *   *

Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help

Click here for details.

Thursdays 11.40am in Our Lady’s chapel.

 *  *  *  *  *  *  *

Parish Activities and Organizations

St Mary’s Primary School (info@smcoww.catholic.edu.au ) – School Office: 6033 1183

Catholic Women’s League – contact Pauline Kerr (President): 6033 2850

Balldale Majellan Group – contact: Sandra Drum

Scripture Teachers (for State Primary School lessons) – contact: 6033 1927

Altar Servers training – contact Parish Priest: 6033 1927

Bereavement and Funeral Support – contact Parish Priest: 6033 1927; or Pauline Kerr (6033 2850)

St Mary’s Play Group (Tuesdays 10am till 12.00 noon in school term) All welcome.

St Vincent de Paul Society (meeting twice monthly in ‘Vinnies Centre’ 143 Sanger Street, Corowa). Contact: Arthur Campbell 6033 1647

St Vincent de Paul Centre, 143 Sanger St, Corowa – telephone: 6033 2309

Pastoral Care for Corowa Hospital and for housebound sick and infirm – contact Parish Office: 6033 1927

Pastoral Care at Karinya Apartments and Nursing Home – For training as a Pastoral Carer contact Donna Craig: 0427 646 232

Ministers Fraternal Association and C.A.R.E. – contact Fr Paul Hart (Sec.) – 6033 1927

St Mary’s Court retirement units contact Ian Brooks: 6033 1564

Parish Hall contact Terry & Carmel Moroney 6033 5381