Bridgeside Bulletin

The weekly bullen of the Catholic community of

Forster and Tuncurry
OurMission:To be an aeconate, caring, loving, faithlled Chrisan community, growing as
one through small groups.
Parish Contacts
FrAndrewDoohan(Parish Priest)
MrGregByrne(Pastoral Associate)
SrKathrynMcCabe(Aboriginal Catholic Ministry)

33LakeStreet,ForsterNSW2428
POBox67,ForsterNSW2428
Phone: (02)65546304
Fax: (02)65546425
Email: forstertuncurryparish@gmail.com
Website: www.forstertuncurryparish.catholicau.com

TheParishOceisattherearoftheParishHallandis
openonTuesdaysandThursdaysfrom9amto4pm.
Parish School
HolyNameParishSchool(K6)
41LakeStreet,ForsterNSW2428
POBox243,ForsterNSW2428

MrMarkMowbray(Principal)
Phone: (02)65546504
Fax: (02)65548895
Email: admin@forster.catholic.edu.au
Website: www.forster.catholic.edu.au
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SundayTheDayoftheLord
Saturdayevening 6pm Tuncurry
Sundaymorning 7am Tuncurry
9am Forster

Weekdays(forthecomingweek)
Tuesday 4:30pm Tuncurry
Wednesday AshWednesdayseepage2
Thursday NoMass
Friday 9:30am Forster
Saturday 9am Tuncurry

Reconciliaon
Saturday 8:309am Tuncurry
4:455:15pm Forster

Bapnsmsarecelebratedaerthe9amMassatForster
by arrangementplease contact the Parish Oce or
Presbytery in the rst instance. Weddings are
celebrated by arrangement and with at least three
months noceplease contact Fr Andrew in the rst
instance.
Sunday 19th February, 2012
Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B
HolyNameofJesusParishChurch
33LakeStreet,Forster
StMary,StaroftheSeaChurch
CnrKent&PeelStreets,Tuncurry
From the Pastors Desk
Firstly,Iwouldliketothankallthosewhocontributed
tothecelebraonofmyformalInstallaonlastFriday
eveningsuchawonderfulcelebraon.Itwasindeeda
wonderfuloccasion,andagreatnightwashadbyone
and all. Your connued support makes my task that
mucheasier,andIamprofoundlygrateful.

This coming week will see the celebraon of Ash

Wednesday, the beginning of our annual Season of
Lent. This period of penitence that leads into our
celebraon of the great Solemnity of Easter and the
Easter Season is our chance each year to stop and
reectonourlives.IntheRiteofChrisanIniaonof
Adults (RCIA) it is the nal period of preparaon for
bapsm, conrmaon and admission to the table of
communion.

Lent is oen commonly associated with the

Sacrament of Penance (or confession or
reconciliaonthe sacrament is known by many
(Connued on page 2)
names)andLentisindeedapropiousmetoseekto
celebrate Gods love and mercy for us in this
wonderfulsacrament.

While I hope to organise a communal celebraon of

thissacramentduringLent(accordingtothe2ndRite),
it should also be noted that each Saturday there are
two opportunies to approach the sacrament: at
Tuncurry, from 8:30am unl just before the 9am
Mass, and at Forster, from 4:45pm unl 5:15pm. It is
also possible to celebrate the sacrament at other
mes by appointment (subject to my other
commitments)pleasedonothesitatetocontactme.

I would encourage you to consider taking the

opportunity to celebrate this sacrament during the
Season of Lent, so that on Easter night we can stand
before our God and celebrate the Resurrecon
baskinginGodsallembracingloveandmercy.

Aboveall,however,Iwouldencourageyoutousethis
Season of Lent as an opportunity to renew and
deepenyourrelaonshipwithJesus,whoseDeathand
Resurrecon we are preparing to recall during our
celebraonofthehighpointofourliturgicalyear,the
GreatTriduum.

Unlnextweek
Fr Andrew
PnNcnkr Tursonv
AswepreparefortheSeasonofLent,whynotjoinus
foracelebraonofPancakeTuesdayonTuesday 21st
FebruaryintheParishSchoolgroundscommencingat
5:30pm.

Lotsoffunandfrivolityistobehad,alongwithplenty
of pancakes. Dont miss the games and jellyeang
contest!
Tur Gir1 or CoN1rMrtn1ioN
The Living Waters Meditaon Centre is presenng a
teaching and meditaon session on Saturday, 3rd
Marchfrom9:30amunl12noonintheTooheyRoom
at the Diocesan Centre in Hamilton (on the western
sideofSacredHeartCathedral).

For more informaon, please see the noce on the

churchbullenboard.
Srrcint Rrticious Eoucn1ioN TnniNiNc
Lrvrt 1 Counsr
This training, helpful for SRE Teachers (Catechists,
Scripture teachers), Assistants and Coordinators, is
being oered over a series of sessions in 2012. These
sessions may also be useful for those involved in
variousChildrensministriesaswell.

The 2012 sessions will commence on Monday 27th

February be oered at St Michaels Catholic Church,
Sproule Street, Nelson Bay, and each session will run
from10:30amto3:00pm.

For further informaon, please see the noce on the

churchbullenboard,orcontactLoreaHeernanvia
theParishOce.
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The Season of Lent commences with Ash Wednesday,
which this year falls this coming Wednesday, 22nd
February.

AsaParishcommunity,wewillmarkthebeginningof
this penitenal season of prayer, selfdenial and
helpingotherswithanumberofcelebraons:

9am MasswiththeImposionofAshesatHoly
NameChurch,Forster.

12:30pm Liturgy of the WordwiththeImposionof

AshesatHolyNameSchool,Forster.

6pm Mass with the Imposion of Ashes at St

Mary,StaroftheSeaChurch,Tuncurry.

Ash WednesdayandGood Fridayaredaysoffastand

absnence. The law of fasng binds those who have
completed their eighteenth year, unl the beginning
of their sixeth year; the law of absnence binds
thosewhohavecompletedtheirfourteenthyear.

Catholics are obliged to receive holy communion at

leastonceayear;inAustraliaandNewZealand,thisis
betweenAshWednesdayandTrinitySunday.
Pnojrc1 CoMrnssioN
The Season of Lent marks the annual Project
Compassion appeal under the auspices of Caritas, the
Churchsinternaonalaidanddevelopmentagency.

Givingboxesandenvelopestoenableyoutotakepart
inthisannualappealaspartoftheLentencalltoself
denial and charityare available at the rear of the
churchthisweekend.
Ri1r or Etrc1ioN
The Rite of Elecon for those parcipang in the Rite
of Chrisan Iniaon of Adults will be celebrated on
Sunday 26th February in the Sacred Heart Cathedral
commencingat2:30pm.

This important liturgy will be lead by the Bishop, and

all members of the Diocesan community are most
welcometoaend.
LrN1rN Li1uncv or Horr nNo HrntiNc
Each year we are invited to gather in prayer with the
Bishop during Lent. This year our Deanery Liturgy of
Hope and Healing will be held at St Brigid's Church,
RaymondTerraceonFriday 2nd March at7pm.

This year we gather around the Bishop's moo of In

the beginning the Word. This will be a me for the
Church of our Deanery to gather and give thanks for
the blessings that we have as a Church and also an
opportunity to think about those areas in our lives as
ChurchwhereweneedtheprompngofGod,soasto
betheChurchthatGodwantsofus.

Please take the opportunity to come and pray with

theChurchofourdeanery.

Please note: These liturgies should not be confused

with 2nd Rites of Reconciliaon.
LrN1rN Rrrtrc1ioN Rrsouncr
Lile Black Books, featuring daily readings and
resources to assist with your Lenten reecons are
availablefor$5eachattherearofthechurch.
LrN1rN Fni1u SunniNc Gnours
Lent is the Season of the Churchs year that is a
preparaon for the celebraon of Easter. It is a me
for reecon and prayerful sharing of faith with each
other. This year our parish will be using the resource
published by the Archdiocese of Brisbane entled
Towards the Light.Thecostofthebookletwillbe$8.

OnAshWednesdaywearemarkedwithacrossofash,
a public sign that our lives are not always what we
hoped for. During lent we are given the opportunity
to reassess the direcon of our lives, asking God to
lead us from the ashes Toward the Light of Christ.
Whynottakeadvantageofthisopportunitybyhosng
or joining a Lenten Group and sharing some prayer
meandsomelifeexperienceswithothers.

A list of available groups are available at the rear of

thechurchthisweek,andyouareinvitedtoaddyour
nametoyourpreferredgroup.

For those unable to parncipate in a group

Ifyouareunabletojoinagroupforwhateverreason,
butwouldsllliketomakeuseofaprogramaspartof
yourpersonaljourneythroughLent,alimitednumber
of booklets from both the Archdiocese of Brisbane
and the Archdiocese of CanberraGoulburn (entled
Living a Life in Grace) are available at a cost of $8
each.PleasecontactGregattheParishOceformore
informaon.
Cn1uotic Lrnorn & Wrrktv
Copies of the Catholic Leader and Catholic Weekly
newspaperscanbefoundattherearofthechurchat
acostof$2.
Wun1 is nNvwnv? (continued)
Following on from last weeks bullen:

(ii) Butallcommunityprayerpresupposes,atitsbase,
personal prayer. Personal prayer does not mean the
same thing as private prayer. Private prayer in the
senseofprayeronourown,insilenceandsolitudeis
amustinlife.Butliturgyisadierentthing.Itisnota
place for private prayer, but it is a place for personal
prayer the prayer of our own hearts which engages
with, welcomes, and opens up the prayer of the
community. So, if we are to play our role in
celebrang the liturgy then the quality of our own
personalprayer,thewaywe pray the Mass,iscrucial.
Noone else can do that for us. The dierent parts of
the eucharisc celebraon each have a dierent
dynamic,invingustoprayindierentways.

(iii) Finally, even silence has its part to play in an

acvecelebraonoftheliturgy.Itenablesustomove
from intense moments of personal prayer to parts of
the liturgy which collect that personal prayer and
make it communal. For example, a me of silent
reecon aer the Scripture reading would enable
each of us to digest and respond to the Word in our
hearts. That response would then ow into a
communalliturgicalresponseaswepraytogetherthe
psalm.
(more next week)
Dountr Bro Nrroro
Sr Kathryn is again on the lookout for a double bed.
Pleasephone65546470ifyoucanhelp.
Pnnisu MusicinNs Nr1wonk
ThenextmeengoftheParishMusiciansNetworkwill
beheldonSunday 4th MarchattheParishCentre,25
FarquharStreet,TheJuncon,from1pmto4pm.

Themeengwilldiscussmusiclicensingandcopyright
issues.

Toregisterorforfurtherinformaon,pleaseemailthe
coordinatoronnetwork@evensounds.com.au.
Rostrns

Readers(fornextweekend)
Tuncurry6pm Frank Hayman, Clare Moulder, Bob
Cashman
Tuncurry7am Kath Copas, Norma Young, Ley
Bartle
Forster9am James Lukeman, Marion ONeill,
GregByrne

MinistersofCommunion(forthisweekend)
Tuncurry6pm Carolyn Ollie, Neil & Maureen Pye,
Glen Strong, Owen Carroll, Monica
Piscopo, Monica Hunt, Paul
McFadden,MargaretSmith.
Tuncurry7am Cecile Malone, Mary Greig, Edna
Tucker, Cushla Drake, Bernadee
Daczko,CecileMalone.
Forster9am Chris Williams, Greg & Lauranne
Byrne,AfravanBoxtel,Coral&Allan
McCarthy, Maureen & Tony Visser,
JosieBeech.

ChurchCleaners(forthecomingweek)
Tuncurry Group2
Forster Group4

ColleconCount
ThisSunday Team1
NextSunday Team2
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EntranceAnphon
OLord,Itrustinyourmercifullove.
Myheartwillrejoiceinyoursalvaon.
IwillsingtotheLordwhohasbeenbounfulwithme.

ResponsorialPsalm
R: Lord,healmysoul,
forIhavesinnedagainstyou.

Happythemanwhoconsidersthepoorandtheweak.
TheLordwillsavehiminthedayofevil,
willguardhim,givehimlife,makehimhappyinthe
land
andwillnotgivehimuptothewillofhisfoes.

TheLordwillhelphimonhisbedofpain,
hewillbringhimbackfromsicknesstohealth.
Asforme,Isaid:Lord,havemercyonme,
healmysoulforIhavesinnedagainstyou.

IfyouupholdmeIshallbeunharmed
andsetinyourpresenceforevermore.
BlessedbetheLord,theGodofIsrael
fromagetoage.Amen.Amen.

GospelAcclamaon
Alleluia,alleluia!
TheLordsentmetobringGoodNewstothepoor
andfreedomtoprisoners.
Alleluia!

CommunionAnphon
Iwillrecountallyourwonders,
Iwillrejoiceinyouandbeglad,
andsingpsalmstoyourname,OMostHigh.
Scnrtunr RrnbNcs

ThisWeek Isaiah43:1819,2122,2425
Psalm40:25,1314
2Corinthians1:1822
Mark2:112

NextWeek Hosea2:1617,2122
Psalm102:14,8,10,1213
2Corinthians3:16
Mark2:1822
TPD(fortheweekahead)
Monday

Tuesday 9am ChrisanMeditaon

(Bob 6555 5914)
3:30pm HolyHour@Tuncurry
5:30pm PancakeTuesday@Holy
NameSchool
7pm ChrisanMeditaon
(Bob 6555 5914)

Wednesday Ash Wednesdaysee

page 2

Thursday AM Fr Andrew to Newcastle

for Clergy Fund meeng.

Friday
Saturday

Sunday
Ofyourcharity,pleaseprayfor:

Recently Deceased
ElleStevens

Anniversaries
HerbertFaulkner,ElisaViajar
Zeal for the promoon and restoraon of the liturgy is rightly
held to be a sign of the providenal disposions of God in our
me, a movement of the Holy Spirit in the Church.

Vacan II, Constuon on the Sacred Liturgy, 43