2ND & 3RD DECEMBER

1ST SUNDAY IN ADVENT

Entrance Antiphon: To you, my God, I lift my soul, I trust in you; let me never come to shame. Do not let my enemies laugh at me.No one who waits for you is ever put to shame.

Communion Antiphon: The Lord will shower his gifts, and our land will yield its fruit.

PLEASE REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS THIS

WEEK THOSE THAT ARE SICK especially Michelle

Owens, Janette Swanson and Christian Vimpany.

Jan Jackson Hope would like to thank all parishioners

for their prayers for Neal over the past few years. A

Memorial Mass will be held in Toowoomba for Neal on

Saturday 10 December.

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE RECENTLY DECEASED

including Peter Boyle and Neal Jackson Hope AND

FOR THE THOSE FOR WHOM MASSES HAVE

BEEN REQUESTED: Billie Morgan, Dora and

Sarquis Solomon Shamis and Joseph Correy Mark

Evans Grace Halloran Grace Logue Marion Solomon .

31 CLUB GLEN INNES

We continue through December our daily prayer in our parish for vocations to the Priesthood at the request of our Bishop There are a zillion vocations in the world but Bishop Kennedy has specifically asked for Prayers for Vocations to the Priesthood:

Sunday 3rd– K. Muir; Monday 4th- I. Owens; Tuesday 5th– J. Henderson; Wednesday 6th–E. McCarthy; 7- E. Adams; Friday 8th- J. Adams; Saturday 9th– M. Mowle.

ST PATRICK’S CATHOLIC PARISH SCHOOL

Act Justly, Love Tenderly & Walk Humbly with our God

St Joseph’s Year 5 Students Leadership Retreat will be held this Monday 4th December St Joseph’s students will be attending a PARISH MASS of THANKSGIVING for the school year this Wednesday at 9:30am.

Students at St Joseph’s have again entered several trees in the Red Cross Christmas Tree display which is held in the Town Hall this week. Please take the time to call into the hall and cast your vote. St Patrick’s Parish Playgroup also put in a Christmas Tree and have won the Judges Choice award. Congratulations to all the children and parents involved.

Mrs Creighton will finish her long and successful teaching career at the end of this year. In Mrs Creighton’s time at the school she has influenced many staff, students and their families in her role as a teacher and Assistant Principal and her leaving will be the end of an era. We thank her for her contribution to the school, too many to mention here, over the last 42 years. The School community wishes Mrs Creighton all the best in her future and hope her new beginning brings her much happiness

Students at St Joseph’s have again entered several trees in the Red Cross Christmas Tree display which is being held in the Town Hall this week. Please take the time to call into the hall and cast your vote. St Patrick’s Parish Playgroup also put in a Christmas Tree and have won the Judges Choice award. Congratulations to all the children and parents involved.

THIS WEEKEND 6:00 PM 8:30AM

COMENTATOR E. McCarthy M. Campbell

READER T. Williams E. Morgan

PRAYERS E. McCarthy M. Campbell

OFFERTORY Collectors P. Solomon

COMMUNION B. Stibbard S. Orvad

HOME 1 H. Bennett

HOME 2 S. Orvad

NEXT WEEKEND

COMMENTATOR S. Hogan J. Sully

READER E. McCarthy B. Orvad

PRAYERS E. Morgan J. McPhee

OFFERTORY B. Stibbard K. Ehsman

COMMUNION E. Morgan P. Gannon

HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT OF BECOMING A VINCENTIAN…..LIVE BY THE RULE OF A TRULY SAINTLY MAN….SERVE CHRIST IN THE MOST NEEDY ?

Have you ever considered joining the Legion of Mary? There are leaflets containing info about the Legion at the back of the Church. They meet here in the Parish every Thursday at 10:30am.

DOING A FEW THINGS REALLY WELL

Supporting your Priests and your Parish:

1st Collection (supports the clergy & presbytery)

BSB 082 105 Account No 001023535

2nd Collection (supports St Patrick’s Parish)

BSB 082 105 Account No 001000335

Reference with your Planned Giving Number and your name.

Last weekends Planned Giving from $702.00 from 36 envelopes, loose money was $112.00

162 Meade Street, GLEN INNES

Telephone 6732 3045 gleninnesparish@armidale.catholic.org.au

www.gleninnesparish.org.au

Fr. John Carey, DD PP (currently on leave)

Fr. Richard Gleeson, Adm VF

Fr Henry Kingsley Etoh, Assistant Priest

A Faithful Catholic Community

• Faithful to the Teaching of the Apostles

• Faithful to Prayer

• Faithful to the Breaking of the Bread

• Alive in the community of the Spirit

• Sharing what we have with those in need

Acts 2:42-46

LITURGY THIS WEEK

Sunday cycle B, PSALTER WEEK 1

MONDAY: 9.30am Mass

TUESDAY: 9.30am Mass

WEDNESDAY: 9.30am Mass (Mass of Thanksgiving St. Joseph’s students attending)

THURSDAY: 5.30pm Mass (St Ambrose)

FRIDAY: 5:00pm Holy Hour & Benediction

5:40pm Mass (Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception)

SATURDAY: 9.30am Mass

10.30am Mass at Roseneath Nursing Home

6.00pm (Vigil Mass)

SUNDAY 8.30am Mass

EMMAVILLE: 10:30am - Sunday 17th December

SACRAMENT of PENANCE

SATURDAY: 11:30am—112 noon & 5:00pm—5:30pm

Grief to Grace – Healing the Wounds of Abuse is a spiritual retreat for anyone who has suffered degradation or violation through physical, emotional, sexual or spiritual abuse. The retreat will be held April 8th – 13th 2018.

To request an application contact Anne by emailing info@grieftograceaus.org.au

or phone 0407704539. For more information visit www.grieftograce.org

FR. KINGSLEY will be in Armidale this week from

5th to 9th December.

Next Friday 8 December is the Solemnity of

Immaculate Conception, Fr. Kingsley celebrates

one year of his priestly ordination Please

remember him in your prayers.

CHRISTMAS MASS TIMES 2017

Sunday: Christmas Eve - 7pm Family Mass

MIDNIGHT MASS

Monday: Christmas Day - 8.30am Mass

Emmaville 10.30am.

SVdP Christmas Appeal:

‘Making Christmas Wishes Come True’

For many families in our local community facing

household battles to meet basic needs, paying off winter

energy bills and experiencing increasing housing stress,

providing for Christmas is often beyond their financial

capacity.

Can you make a difference for such families by making a

donation to the St Vincent de Paul Society’s Christmas

Appeal?

Donations may be placed in the church ‘poor’ box, given

to a Conference member or dropped into the Centre in

Bourke Street.

FIRST SUNDAY IN ADVENT

NOTICE FOR ALL EXTRORDINARY MINISTERS OF

HOLY COMMUNION

There are yellow forms in an envelope in the sacristy. All

Ministers of Holy Communion must fill them out each time

they take Communion to people in their homes and then

return the form to the presbytery.

The list of Ministers of Holy Communion in St Patrick’s Parish

until November 2018 are as follows:

Maureen Campbell, Eric Morgan, Jacqui McConnell, Kerry

Muir, Patsie Newsome, John McPhee, Maria Mowle, Brian

Orvad, Sandra Orvad, Warren McAllister, Elizabeth

McCarthy, John Adams, Brenda Wirth, Stephen Hogan,

Maureen Matthewson, Irene Owens & Carolyn Hamilton.

These people have filled out the green form, undertaken the

training, have been commissioned during Mass and given

letters.

Beginning in December these are the only ministers for our

parish. We shall only be selecting from this list those to

administer Communion and the Chalice during Mass and

those who are able to take Communion outside of Mass.