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PARISH STAFF: Fr John Fitzgerald (Parish Priest)

Barry Wolff (Business Manager)

Leanne McElgunn (Secretary)

Brian Shanahan (Gardening/Maintenance)Office Hours: Monday to Friday: 9.00am - 12.30pm; 1.30pm - 4.00pm

SCHOOL PRINCIPALS: Michael Gray (St Josephs School)Peter Morgan (Emmanuel College)

WEEK-END LITURGIES: 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)

WEEK-DAY LITURGIES: Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday: 10.00am (Eucharist)Thursday: 2.00pm Anointing MassFriday: 10.30am (Sacrament of Reconciliation)

Deaths:Jack Murrihy

Anniversaries: We remember in Prayer: Peter Wilson, Mary OKeefe, Gerald HealeyJill Kelly, Vic Kelson

Wedding Bells: Congratulations & Gods Blessings to Emily Boyd and Josh

Monaghan on the occasion of their marriage.

Baptisms: We welcome Grace Mugavin, Finnian Dwyer & Evie Dillon into Gods

Family this weekend.

Cabaret: In aid of the people affected by Typhoon Haiyan: Saturday, 21 December

at 7.00pm (St Pius Hall) BYO food & drink. $25 entry. Further enquiries: Esperenza

Welsh (5562 5167). Tickets also available from Parish Office.

Childrens Liturgy: It is hoped to re-connect with the Childrens Liturgy of theWord in 2014. If you are interested and willing to participate in this importantministry please contact Jo Pangrazio at St Josephs School (5561 1343)

Collections: Presbytery: $1,292.00 Parish:$2,301.30

Philippine Haiyan Typhoon Appeal: $3,962.60 Thank you for your generosity.

Counters: This week: Team 2: Mary McNamara (5562 4630)Next week: Team 3: Tom Arundell (5561 2109)

ST JOSEPHS PARISH - WARRNAMBOOLParish Office: 5562 2231 Fax: 5562 2230

E-mail: warrnambool@ballarat.catholic.org.auDiocesan website: www.ballarat.catholic.org.au

First Sunday of dventAdvent has a two-foldpurpose:

* to prepare for Christmas when Christs birth is remembered

* to await Christs second coming at the end of time

Refugee Appeal: As we prepare for Christmas we invite you toagain be generous to the plight of refugees. Envelopes areavailable in the Gathering Space.

Weekend Masses

Thank you to the parishioners who responded in relation to the above. All yourresponses were shared during the past week with members of the Parish PastoralLeadership Team as well as the members of the Liturgy Committee. Also takeninto account are the Mass Times at our neighbouring Parishes as well as the AnnualMass Count that was conducted last weekend (see below):

Vigil: 76 parishioners 8.30am: 130 parishioners 10.30am: 239 parishioners

6.00pm: 115 parishioners Purnim: 19 parishioners

NB: With approximately 560 parishioners attending St Josephs Church on any

given weekend, three (3) Masses would more than meet the needs of our worshippingcommunity.

Christmas Masses

Christmas Vigil: 5.00pm (St Josephs School Assembly Hall)

7.00pm & 9.00pm (St Josephs Church) 8.00pm (Purnim)

Christmas Day: 9.30am (St Josephs Church)

Fr John McKinnon will assist with Masses at St Josephs this Christmas.

Christmas Masses: If you wish to be involved in a ministry at our Christmas

Liturgies please place your name on the roster (Gathering Space).

Facing the Truth

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

Meetings: Wednesday: Finance Committee at 12.00 noon