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OUR MISSION

TO WELCOME

all who we encounter

so that we can build a

relationship with

each other

TO LOVE

as Jesus loved

OUR MISSION

TO ENGAGE

with God, each other

and our community

with hearts, minds

and spirit

TO SERVE

God, each other, our

community and our

environment

OUR VISION

‘LIVING AS CHRIST’

Office hours: Monday - Friday 9.00a.m - 1.00p.m.

St. Peter Chanel

817 Gordon Rd. Hastings

Vigil Sat: 5:30pm

Sunday Mass 10am

Weekday Mass Tues– 5.30pm Fri - Madonna

9.15am

Sacred Heart 425 Heretaunga St East, Hastings

Sunday Mass 9:30am 5.30pm

Weekday Masses Tues, Wed, Thurs. Frid -12.05pm Thurs -9.15am,(during school term) Sat 9am

Our Lady of Lourdes

85 Te Mata Rd Havelock North

Sunday Mass 9.30am

Weekday Masses

Mon 9am-Liturgy

Wed 9 am – Liturgy

Thurs 9.30am Fri 9am -Exposition

10am-Liturgy

Today’s Gospel is the Parable of the Sower, and the seed being sown is the Word of God

trying to make its way into our souls. Through this parable, Our Lord explains the challenges

of the Word of God bearing good fruit. Just as farmers till the soil we have to be active in

letting the Word of God bear fruit in our life by cultivating the soil of our soul. Each one of us

knows that there is a lot of temptation in our lives. There are times we do not pay attention to

the Word of God. It just comes and goes. Jesus, in the gospel today, asks us to ponder His

Word and make it grow in our lives. This means we have to be a good witness for the love of

Christ in us. We have to ask ourselves - “Is our soul a good soil for the Word of God to

grow?”

On the day we received the sacrament of Baptism we were marked with oil as a sign that we

are consecrated to God and anointed by the Holy Spirit. Our anointing also was a sign that

we are joined to Christ and share in his threefold mission as prophet, priest, and king. For

this, we then become the one who is called to be the sower. We have to make the Word of

God visible in our lives. In other words, we have a mission, we are called to be Disciples of

Christ. It has to start within our families, with our friends and those who we know well.

Fr. Trung

Immaculate Conception

Paki Paki

Sunday Mass 8am

PARISH TEAM

Parish Priest: Fr. Marcus Francis ph. 02102283349 Assistant Priest: Fr. Anthony Htun ph. 0273373356 Assistant Priest: Fr. Trung Nguyen ph.0220626726 Deacon: Tevita Faka’osi ph. 0272757086 Parish Secretary: Trish Sharp Finance & Property Administrator: Jean-Ann Ferguson Hospital Chaplain: Deidre Russ ph. 878 8109,1, ext. 2718 Youth Ministry: Faaki Tuanaki ph. 0211644218 Passionist Family Co-Ordinators: Graeme & Margaret Armstrong ph. 8777758

15th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

12th July 2020

ALPHA

One of the pastoral initiatives desired by the parish in its pastoral strategy is to implement the Alpha course. To this end I invite any parishioners wishing to be part of the team to organize Alpha to a meeting at Sacred Heart presbytery on Wednesday 22 July at 6.30pm. It is intended that Alpha will be an ongoing aspect of parish life which will be run twice a year and will complement the RCIA programme and serve as an engine for renewal in the parish. We also hope to invite non-practising Catholics and the non-baptized to encounter Jesus Christ and to experience the joy of the Gospel. Please contact Fr Marcus or the Parish Office if you wish to

be involved or are curious about what Alpha is about.

ADORATION: Tuesday 9am-1pm Madonna, Friday 9am OLOL

BAPTISM PREPARATION: Please contact the office to arrange an

appointment with a priest.

BENEDICTION: Sunday Sacred Heart 4.00p.m. (to be advised)

CHOIR PRACTICE: Every Thursday at Sacred Heart 5.30p.m.

New members welcome.

CHRISTIAN MEDITATION GROUP – every Wednesday at Sacred Heart

day chapel, 7 – 8 p.m. All welcome. Enquiries please ring Paula ph.

878 3314. (to be advised)

HOSPITAL SINGING: 2nd Sunday 6pm (meet main entrance of Hospital)

(to be advised)

MARIST THIRD ORDER: Every 1st Sunday of the month, 2pm at Sacred

Heart church in room off the day chapel.

MORNING PRAYER : Monday - Friday 7.40am & 9am Sacred Heart

RECONCILIATION: SHC - Friday 11.30am , Saturday 8.30am

SPC 5pm

OLOL after 9.30am Mass (or by appointment)

ROSARY: Thursday 8.45am Our Lady of Lourdes, Saturday, 8.00am

Sacred Heart.

SUNDAY READINGS :Tuesdays 10 –11am at Sacred Heart

Readings for Next Sunday: Year A:

16th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Wis 12:13,16-19; Rom 8:26-27; Mt 13:24-43

Health & Safety Section:-

Please refer to noticeboards in each church

We ask that parishioners pray for our committee members especially on

the days that they meet to discuss and make decisions for the good of our

parish.

Council: 1st Tues. of the month - 7-9p.m.

Liturgy: 1st Thurs. of the month - 5.30-7.00p.m.

Finance: 2nd Tues. of the month - 7-9p.m.

Next Meeting - Finance –14th July

TONGAN MASS – Fr. Vince will be back to celebrate

Mass on 31st July at St. Peter Chanel, 5.00p.m.

July Issue of WelCom Newspaper …...featuring our very

own Fr. Trung Nguyen. If you did not receive a copy go to

the website https://www.wn.catholic.org.nz/welcom/ to view.

COVID-19 VIRUS UPDATE

MASS TIMES UNDER LEVEL 1

Weekend Masses timetable; SPC - Saturday Vigil 5.30pm. SPC - Sunday 10.00 am. SH - 9.30am., 5.30 pm. OLOL- 9 30.am. Paki Paki- 8.00a.m. Weekday Masses; SPC - Tuesday 5.30 p.m. OLOL -Thursday 9.30 a.m. SH - Tuesday to Friday 12.05 p.m. Saturday 9.00 a.m. COVID-19 - Conditions of Entry to our Churches: Use the hand sanitizer and cough into your elbow Please do not enter our church if you are feeling unwell

Children’s Liturgy will recommence on 26th July.

Holy Communion under both kinds, and the sign of

peace , as well as the holy water stoops replenished,

will resume when instructed by the Bishops.

GOODS FOR THE HOMELESS. The homeless are especially in need during the cold, wet winter. Do you have any unneeded BLANKETS, RUGS, PILLOWS, SLEEPING BAGS, CLOTHING (men's and women's) including socks, shoes, coats and beanies? Donations can be left in O.L.O.L. Hall, at the Parish office or

Phone 0272017864 for collection.

Dove Catholic Fellowship for Women invite all ladies to a celebration of prayer and praise. Where: St Peter Chanel Hall, Gordon Rd, Hastings When: Saturday July 18th, 1-3pm

Today is SEA SUNDAY when we remember and celebrate the seafarers and their families. A prayer for Sea Sunday and for Seafarers Be with Seafarers, Lord, on all their voyages, to cheer them and keep them safe in all dangers. Let nothing afloat or on shore cut them off from you. May they please you in everything they do. Bless all on board their ship, whatever their responsibility. Enable everyone to do their duty. Help them to be good shipmates and bring them back again safely to their homes and to those who long for their return, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.

St. Vincent de Paul- Sacred Heart Conference The monthly meeting of the above will be held at 5.15p.m. on Tuesday 14th July, at the shop, Avenue Road, East. Since moving to category 2 we are busy and have resumed full operational services. All of our Conferences have received donated goods which enables us to continue our community work. Thank you and God bless you. Paul

Emmaus Companions

Meeting 7pm Monday 13th July at SPC Parish Centre.

(Please Note time Change).

WE PRAY FOR OUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS Recently Deceased: Basil Coates, June Ward, John De Groot, Anthony Waikari, John Anthony Melloy (Paul Melloy’s father), John Chandler, Charlie Sutherland. Barbara Janssen, Raewyn McIntosh, Mike McCool, Tom Hickman (brother of Toni

Molloy), David Weir, Antonius Bot, Elaine McGrath, (Cathy McGrath’s sister-in-law) John Pyke (U.K. -Cathy McGrath’s

brother-in-law), Kathleen Stanbridge.

Please pray for the Souls of: Marie Anne McCormack

A3/7.Joyce & John Huisman, Janina Melgies A21/6, Pauline Waiwai A30/7, Anna Forbes A8/7, Dorothy Begley A20/7, Reuben & Nancy Lange and their departed siblings.

William, Pattie, David & Peter O’Keefe.

LIBRARY at O.L.O.L. Grab a book from the Library (located in the hall) and enjoy a good read instead of T.V. Good range of stories and religious books.

NO fines for late books.

Musicians and Cantors Urgently Required –

Share your talents with our Parish

If you can play an instrument (any instrument) and would be willing to play

at Mass, please contact the office on 878 7774.

SCHOOL PREFERENCES For all school preferences, requiring Parish Priest signature, an appointment is required. Please contact the Parish office to arrange a suitable time. Baptism certificates, also, need to be sighted. Thank you.

Please keep in your prayers those in our parish and

communities who are sick especially: Casey Gair (Ivy

Roberts grandson), Vi Bond, Kristen Hay, Greg Sloane,

Leo Baltussen, Colleen Taylor, Beverley Morley, Jack

van Bohemen, Eve van Bohemen, Denyse Cornelius,

David Ward, , Margaret Martin, members and volunteers of

the Hastings St Vincent de Paul, Lily Walsh, Lindell Collier,

Zoe Le Lievre, Margaret Roberts, Des Sutton, Loyola

Mouldey, Staveley Tankersley, Vincenza Ercolano, Peter

Dawes, Diane Masterton, Doug Matthews, Roy Gardiner,

Jan Campbell, Claire Lambert, Sue Davis, Bronwynne

Thorp, Ian Sandral, Gerardene Turfrey, Irene Anderson,

Mark Lissington, Chris McHardy.

Names for the sick will be rotated monthly. Please let

the parish office know if you wish for the name to stay

on the Prayer List . PRAYERLINE: When in need of

prayers for special intentions please phone any one of the

following people:

Fay Evans 878 8643, Eleanor McFlynn 878 9928, Trish

Webley 8778172 or Margaret Frater 877 7571.

Wednesday Morning Tea at Sacred Heart Church

between 10.00 am & 11.45 am every Wednesday.

Come and join us for a cuppa and have a good chat.

All welcome! Bring a friend!

If you have a celebration or special occasion you

would like shared, phone the office or email

admin@hastings.parish.nz to include in the newsletter.

MEMORIAL MASS FOR THE LATE JUNE WARD

A Memorial Mass for June Ward, who passed away on 10th April 2020, will

be held at Our Lady of Lourdes, 16th July at 9.30a.m.

Placements Wanted We are looking for work placements for our Gateway students in Future Pathways at Sacred Heart College in the follow fields - Travel/Tourism/Hospitality-Front of House, Early Childhood, Retail, Accounting, Real Estate and general office administration businesses. Usually 1 half day or 1 day of unpaid work per week – or however much you can commit to in these strange times! Our Gateway programme provides broader educational opportunities and strengthens pathways for our senior students into further education and training or employment. If you can offer a placement to one of our girls, we would love to hear from you. Please contact Fiona Quane Ph: 835 3761 ext 841

or fquane@sacredheartnapier.school.nz

MEMORIAL MASS FOR THE LATE BASIL COATES

A Memorial service for Basil Coates will be held at Our Lady of Lourdes,

13th July at 1.00p.m.

The Coast to Coast Rosary for Life and Faith will be held this year on Saturday 15th August at 3 pm. Please help lead

or join a group in your parish or community.

For more information, please go

to www.coasttocoastrosary.co.nz

or phone Clare 022 1912 886

NEW at O.L.O.L..

Bring, take or swap a book (NOVELS) from the shelf in the hall.

PLANNED GIVING AND DONATIONS If you would like to change from envelope gifting to an automatic payment, please phone Jean-Ann at the Parish office 06 878 7774. Please be aware that some banks are no longer accepting cheques. If you wish to make a donation, by direct debit, to the Parish through internet banking the account details are as follows: Bank: BNZ Account number: 02-0630-288045-022 Account Name: The Catholic Parish of Hastings Reference: Your planning giving number Code: Your surname

Congratulations to Pat Jonas who celebrated her

birthday this week. God bless you Pat.

Mauri everyone and welcome to our youth corner. Wishing our

Kiribati families a happy Language Week starting today. We pray and hope that our

young people are enjoying their holiday.

Youth Mass: Sunday 19th July

Sacred Heart Church, 9:30am.

Youth Night: Start of Term 3

Blessings, Faaki Tuanaki,

Youth Minister

THE HIBERNIAN SOCIETY HAD THEIR A.G.M. RECENTLY AND CELEBRATED MASS AT OUR LADY OF LOURDES,

SO WHO ARE THE HIBERNIAN SOCIETY?

THE HIBERNIAN SOCIETY.

On the 16th of December 1869 a group of Irishmen met in the Brian Boru hotel in Greymouth.

The meeting was the first of its kind in New Zealand and the 30 or so men present were inducted

into the Ballarat Hibernian Society by its Secretary Francis H. Byrne. He had been invited to come

to the Coast to spread the message of Hibernianism.

The Irish in Australia at that time had been subjected to discrimination regarding employment and

other issues and the New Zealand Irish population was taking steps in an attempt to ensure that

the same wasn’t happening in New Zealand.

Within a very short time, 17 towns in New Zealand had Hibernian members as the Friendly Society movement (not only Hibernian) was

spreading rapidly throughout the country. The newly established Hibernians were very quick to dissociate themselves from the Irish

politics at the time. By 1871 the Ballarat Hibernian Society had amalgamated with the Australian Catholic Benefit Society and became

known as The Australasian Catholic Benefit Society. On 20th September 1882 when delegates assembled for their first half yearly

meeting, the Society became known as the New Zealand Catholic Benefit Society.

A Friendly Society is formed to provide for, by voluntary subscriptions of members or the aid of donations, the relief or maintenance of

members and their families during sickness old age etc. The Hibernian Society (named after the ancient name for Ireland) is a Catholic

benefit society which has existed in New Zealand since 1869. It raises, administers and distributes funds to support Catholic families

suffering economic and social hardship, and provides support and companionship.

Next week: The Hibernian Society in Hastings.

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