A MOTHER`S HEART - CATHOLIC PARISH OF OTARI
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A MOTHER`S HEART - CATHOLIC PARISH OF OTARI
Mass schedules in our Pastoral Area Otari Parish St Teresa’s Church Saturday Vigil : 5.30pm Sunday : 9.30am Monday : None Tuesday : 9.30am (Eucharistic Service) Wednesday: 9.30am Thursday : 9.30am Friday : 9.30am Saturday : 9.00am 5pm Divine Mercy Devotion Adoration : Thursdays 9.00am to 9.30am Reconciliation : 9.30am Saturday and other times by appointment St Thomas More Church Sunday: 9.00am Reconciliation: By appointment. Baptism - by appointment Parish contact details: Email: [email protected] Ph 476 6131 PO Box 17011 Parish Priest : Fr Seph Pijfers Ph 476 6131 [email protected] Lay Pastoral Leader: Mary-Anne Peetz 476 6131/027 235 9372 Parish Council Chair: Sandra Thomas Finance Committee Chair: John Pfahlert St Teresa’s school : 939 1725 Principal - Mary Angela Tombs Cardinal McKeefry School : 475 3262 Principal - Colleen Restieaux Sacred Heart Parish Saturday Vigil: 5.30pm Sundays: 10.30am, 7.00pm Monday to Friday: 8am & 12.10pm Sat: 8.30am -in Cathedral Chapel Reconciliation: before12.10 Mass (Mon-Fri) and after Saturday Mass Baptism: By appointment Email ; [email protected] www.mcshwellington.org Ph : 496 1700 St Mary of the Angels Parish Sunday: 7.00am– Parish Hall, 9.00am - Sacred Heart Cathedral; Midday (Choral) St John’s in the City, Presbyterian church. 5.00pm - St Joseph’s (Mt Victoria) Monday to Friday: 7.30am,12.05pm,5.15pm - Parish Hall Saturday: 11.00am – Parish Hall Adoration: Monday to Friday: 6.457.30am; Friday 11.00am Reconciliation – In Presbytery: Monday to Thursday 11.30am to 12.00pm; 12.30pm to 1.00pm; 4.30pm to 5pm Saturday: 10.30 to 11.00am; 4 to 5pm Web : www.smoa.org.nz Email: [email protected] Ph ; 473 8074 Archdiocesan Justice Peace and Development Commission The option for the poor is not a preference for some people over other people. It is a matter of taking up the cause of the poor as opposed to the cause of the rich (Albert Nolan OP). 6th of Easter Sunday 10 May 2015 A MOTHER’S HEART W hat is that noise inside of you? A mother told me this question came from her nearly three year old as she held her close. This conversation followed: That’s my heart you can hear. Why is it making that noise? What does the noise sound like? It’s a hitting sound. It’s really a pumping sound. Blood is pumped through the heart to keep us alive. Is it just for mothers? No, dear. Everyone has a heart. If we didn’t have a heart we wouldn’t be able to do all the things we have to do. Where do you get your heart from? It comes from God. Like everything else in our bodies, the heart is a gift from God. Not only does your heart keep you alive, it helps you to love. God gives us a heart so we can love. Does God have a heart? Oh yes. God has the biggest heart because God loves everybody. I have a big heart? How do you know? Because I love all of you. The mother held that conversation in her heart for over 40 years. She said the memory of it was a wonderful comfort. It’s my everlasting Mother’s Day present, she said. Today we each give thanks for our own mother, especially for her heart. Fr James Lyons www.otariparish.co.nz For all rosters and other parish information Notices Wine & Cheese Get-Together: Otari Parish CWL, St Vincent de Paul and JPD Groups Tuesday 12th May at 7.30pm at St Thomas More Church Lounge. Come along and spend some time together to get to know the members of other similar groups in the Parish: sharing about your Group and what they do. If you are not a member of any of these groups you are most welcome to come along and listen. We promise you will not be forced to join. Otari Parish Multi Cultural Mass Otari Parish are proud to once again be celebrating our many cultures and heritages with our Multi Cultural Mass on Pentecost Sunday 24th May at St Teresa’s church 9:30 a.m. Please note there is no 9am Mass at St Thomas More on 24th May. We extend a warm welcome to everyone for this celebration which will be followed by a morning tea. Many people like to come along in national dress at this Mass. This is a welcome addition to the celebrations and highlights the significance of our many cultures. Parishioners from Otari parish are asked to please bring a plate of finger food for the morning tea. Contributions can be delivered to the foyer before Mass. Tax Receipts Receipts for planned giving are available for collection from the foyer . Parish Council Meeting Wednesday 13th May 7.30pm in the St Thomas More Lounge. Otari St Vincent de Paul Conference Sincere thanks are extended to all the parishioners who donated to our recent campaign for funds. A grand total of $840 was raised. This is an outstanding amount! Thank you all very much for your generosity. The money will go towards the charitable works of St Vincent de Paul in the Otari Parish. Friends of St Teresa’s Movie fundraiser Join us at 7.30pm on Thursday 14 May at the Penthouse Cinema to see the movie Noble. The incredible story of Christina Noble, a fearless Irish heroine driven by her daring vision to escape the slums of Ireland and risk everything to help children on the streets of Vietnam. Tickets are $25 (includes a glass of bubbly) from [email protected] send your name and number of tickets. Flat wanted A retired couple in our parish are looking for a large one bedroom or smaller two bedroom flat in Karori near amenities for a reasonable rental. If you can help, please contact the parish office. Thank you. Joshua Catholic Men’s Fellowship Wellington invites you to come and join us for our monthly meeting of prayer, praise and social time on Thursday 21st May at 7:30pm in Connolly Hall, Guilford Terrace, Thorndon (behind Sacred Heart Cathedral). Theme: "Courage. Be one in your witness to me". Speaker: Michael Powell Want to know more? Ring John Taylor (04) 389-8915 or 021-107-8538 or e-mail: [email protected] Dove Wellington Invites all women to their meeting on Saturday 16 May, between 1.30-3.30pm at Connolly Hall, Guildford Terrace. This month we are blessed and excited to have Father Tony Alex as our guest speaker. It will be a meeting not to be missed, if possible. For enquiries, please phone Rachel on (04) 2332553. A cancer awareness evening (organised by Karori Rotary) A panel of cancer specialists will be coming together to convey the latest trends in their fields of expertise and to help people understand treatments and support systems. The topics are Prostate, Bowel and Melanoma cancer. Panel members : Panel chair Prof John Carter (head of the Wgtn Blood & Cancer centre); Blood cancer - Prof John Nacey - Urologist; Colon cancer - John Groom Colorectal specialist; Melanoma - Audrey Fenton - medical oncologist. Held on Thurs 14 May at Karori Baptist Church, 7.30-9.30pm. Gold coin entry The Sisters of St. Peter Claver Ethnic Dinner with Entertainment Saturday 16 May 2015, 6.30pm at Polish House (Dom Polski) 257 Riddiford St Newtown Tickets are available from the Sisters or at the entrance to the hall. Please bring your favourite Dish. Enquiries - 383 8401 Caritas: Nepal Emergency Appeal Internet banking deposit to Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand, account number: 03 0518 0211216 00 (reference: Nepal). Donate online at www.caritas.org.nz Text NEPAL to 833 to donate $3 to Caritas' relief work in Nepal Post a cheque to Caritas, Freepost 689, PO Box 12193, Thorndon, Wellington 6144. Readings for the Week 11 - 17 May Monday : Acts 16:11-15; Jn 15:26 - 16:4 Tuesday : Acts 16:22-34; Jn 16:5-11 Wednesday : Acts 17:15, 22 - 18:1; Jn 16:12-15 Thursday : Acts 1:15-17, 20-26; Jn 15:9-17 Friday : Acts 18:9-18; Jn 16:20-23 Saturday : Acts 18:23-28; Jn 16:23-28 Sunday - the Ascension of the Lord: Acts 1:1-11; Eph 1:17-23 or Eph 4:1-13; Mk 16:15-20 Please pray for those who have died recently, and for those whose anniversary occur around this time.