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)

Christ the King

Caritas Australia: Typhoon Haiyan Appeal
We the Filipinos here are over-whelmed by the great support from the community and people throughout the world To all of you our sincere gratitude for all your support, kind words, thoughtfulness, prayers and most of all your generosity in providing assistance for our beloved country Thank you & God Bless (Filipino Community) Thank you for your generous collection last weekend: $3,570.60. If you still wish to donate to this Appeal you can place money in envelope and hand into Parish Office. Cabaret: In aid of the people affected by Typhoon Haiyan: Saturday, 21st December at 7.00pm (St Pius Hall) BYO food & drink. $25 entry. Further enquiries: Esperenza Welsh (5562 5167). Tickets also available from Parish Office.

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

Facing the Truth

The Truth Justice & Healing Council is coordinating the Catholic Churchs response to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sex Abuse with a commitment to cooperation, openness, full disclosure and justice for victims & survivors. The leaders of the Catholic Church in Australia commit themselves to endeavour to repair the wrongs of the past, to listen to and hear victims, to put their needs first, and to do everything they can to ensure a safer future for children. The Commitment Statement from the leaders of the Church is available as a handout today (see Gathering Space). For further information, see the following websites: Towards Healing www.catholic.org.au/towards-healing The Truth Justice & Healing Council www.tjhcouncil.org.au/ Facing the Truth www.facingthetruth.org.au West Papua Group Raffle: This Group supports West Papuan refugees who fled to Papua New Guinea (PNG) around 30 years ago. These people have been forgotten by the United Nations and do not have citizenship in PNG. (See Board for more information). Please support the Christmas Hamper Raffle. Tickets 3 for $1.00

WEEK-DAY LITURGIES: Tuesday to Friday: 10.00am (Eucharist) Friday: 10.30am (Sacrament of Reconciliation)

Deaths: Br Kenneth McGlade cfc, Kevin Stretch Anniversaries: We remember in Prayer: Geoffrey Billington, Molly Eccles, Annie McKinnon, Jack Maguire, Elizabeth Dooley, Michael Mee Meetings: Tuesday: Liturgy Committee at 5.30pm Wednesday: Pastoral Leadership Team at 7.30pm Thursday: CWL at 10.30am (AGM) KSC: Tuesday at 10.00am (Mass for deceased members and their families) followed by a cuppa. Holy Hour: Thursday: 11.00am - 12noon (St Annes, Purnim) St V de P: Saturday: Mass for deceased members (St Pius Church) at 10.00am Book of Remembrance: You are welcome to record the names of deceased family members and friends you wish to be remembered during this month of November. Powerpoint Presentation: Grace from The Year of Faith Collections: Presbytery: $1,139.00 Parish: $1,530.50 Thank you for your support Counters: This week: Team 1: Peter Lawlor (5562 1470) Next week: Team 2: Mary McNamara (5562 4630)

Dates to Remember
5th December (Thursday): Anointing Mass at 2.00pm 17th December (Tuesday): Communal Celebration of Gods Mercy at 7.30pm 16th February (Sunday): Farewell for the Christian Brothers