Bridgeside Bulletin

The weekly bullen of the Catholic community of

Forster and Tuncurry
Parish
FrAndrewDoohan(Parish Priest)
MrGregByrne(Pastoral Associate)
SrKathrynMcCabe(Aboriginal Catholic Ministry)

33LakeStreet,ForsterNSW2428
POBox67,ForsterNSW2428
P: (02)65546304
F: (02)65546425
E: forstertuncurryparish@gmail.com
fr.andrew.doohan@bigpond.com(Fr Andrew)
W: www.forstertuncurryparish.catholicau.com
Parish School
HolyNameParishSchool(K6)
MrMarkMowbray(Principal)

41LakeStreet,ForsterNSW2428
POBox243,ForsterNSW2428
P: (02)65546504
F: (02)65548895
E: admin@forster.catholic.edu.au
W: www.forster.catholic.edu.au
Pnnisu Li1uncicnt Crtrnnn1ioNs

SundayTheDayoftheLord
Saturdayevening 6pm Tuncurry
Sundaymorning 7am Tuncurry
9am Forster

Weekdays(forthecomingweek)
Tuesday 4:30pm Tuncurry
Wednesday 8:30am Forster
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 22nd April, 2012
Third Sunday of Easter, Year B
HolyNameofJesusParishChurch
33LakeStreet,Forster
StMary,StaroftheSeaChurch
CnrKent&PeelStreets,Tuncurry
From the Pastors Desk
Next Wednesday, Australia (and New Zealand) marks
ANZAC Day, which has increasingly become a very
specialdayinthelifeofournaon.ANZACDayalmost
invariably falls close to Easter, and one cannot help
but be impressed by the Easter symbolism which
permeatesalltheinterwoventhemesofANZACDay.

ANZAC Day is a deep and complex event in the

Australian psyche. Civic rituals and prayers occur in
every town and suburb in the land (including ours).
Wealsopickupthethemes,nuancesandmoodinour
Massforthatday.

Thedaycarriesmulpleovertones:itisamartyrsday
whenwecommemoratethesacriceofthefallenand
honourthosewhohavetheirlifethatwemightlive;it
is a commemoraon of the dead when we commend
those who have died in war to the Lord, especially
members of our families; it is a prayer for peace,
because all war is horrible no maer what heroism it
(Connued on page 2)
Our mission is to be an aeconate, caring, loving, faithlled Chrisan community,
growing as one through small groups.
TheParishOceisattherearoftheParishHallandisopenonTuesdaysandFridaysfrom10amto4pm.
Find the
Parish on
Facebook
TPD(fortheweekahead)

Tuesday 9am ChrisanMeditaon

(Bob 6555 5914)
3:30pm HolyHour@Tuncurry
7pm ChrisanMeditaon
(Bob 6555 5914)

Wednesday ANZACDay
11:15am NovenatoOurLadyof
PerpetualHelp@Forster

Thursday All Day Fr Andrew to Newcastle

for Clergy Fund Meeng
10:30am ANZACDayCeremony@
ParishSchool

Saturday 2:30pm WeddingLiturgy@

Bungwahl
Pnnisu DiNNrn
Parish Dinner will be held on Friday 25th May at
ForsterTuncurryGolfClubat6.30pm for 7pm start.2
Course Dinner. Guest speaker Steve Akins, Great
Lakes Winery. Rae on the night. Everyone
welcome.Ticketsare$25andonsalefromtheParish
Oce.ContactGregon65546304.
Hrtr NrroroIs Tuis You?
OurParishisluckytohavededicatedparishionerswho
each week take the Gospel message into the local
StateSchoolsofForster,TuncurryandPacicPalms.

This vital Ministry is currently in need of enthusiasc

volunteers to assist students in the classroom with
the regular Scripture (SRE) teacher at Forster Public
School.

The ages involved are from Kinder to Year 2, and the

classes are from 10am to 10:30am on Fridays during
the school term. Help is needed from Term 2.

For more informaon, contact Lorea Heernan

(0408895951)orFrAndrew.
Pnirs1uooo ENquinv WrrkrNo
Anenquiryweekendformeninterestedindiscovering
more the Diocesan Priesthood will be held on the
weekend of 28th/29th April at the Marist Brothers
House,MarineDrive,Fingal.

This is an opportunity to come and ask the quesons

youmayneedtoask.

FormoreinformaoncontactFrBrianMascordatthe
Vocaons Centre by 23rd April on 4928 3521 or by
emailonvocaons@mn.catholic.org.au
reveals; it is a day of naonal identy, an Australian
coming of age a decade and a half aer the
formaon of the Commonwealth; and it is a story of
victory in defeat, survival and life in the face of
overwhelmingodds.

It is deeply moving to recognise that at the heart of

the Australian psyche is the mystery which we
understand to be paschal, the death and resurrecon
ofJesusChrist.

Unlnextweek...
Fr Andrew
FnirNosuir Gnour (SrNions)
NB: VENUE CHANGE. Our next oung is lunch at the
Greenhouse Coage, Nabiac on Tuesday 24th April.
Please meet at Tuncurry Church at 11:30am in order
to car pool. Please contact Lorraine (6554 7056) or
Ley(655496700.
RrNrwnt or TniDiocrsnN CovrNnN1
In 2008, our Diocese signed a formal Covenant with
theDioceseofBrokenBay,andthe(Anglican)Diocese
of Newcastle, a rst in ecumenical endeavours in
Australia.

On Thursday 17th May, commencing at 7:45pm, this

Covenant will be renewed in the Cathedral of the
Sacred Heart, Hamilton, with all three dioceses
recomming themselves to work together towards
ChrisanUnity.

All are welcome to join in celebrang this signicant

eventinthelifeofourdiocese.
ANZAC Dnv
TheANZACDayDawnServicewilltakeplaceat6amat
MemorialPark,Forster.

The ANZAC Day March will commence at 10:10am

frombehindBiLoinParkesStreet,Tuncurry,andmove
toMemorialPark,TuncurryforaServiceat11am.

Our Parish Mass on ANZAC Day will be celebrated at

theslightlyearliermeof8:30amonWednesday.
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Our Gardeners will be at it again next Thursday 26th
April.Comealongandlendahandandjoinourhappy
band as they culvate our land, mow the grass and
weed the garden. Beginning at 8.00am at Tuncurry
thenForsterforacuppa.Howard65576826.
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TheYearofGraceistheAustralianBishopsgitothe
Church to celebrate and renew our faith and life as
Catholics. It will begin on Pentecost Sunday 2012
(27th May) and run unl Pentecost Sunday 2013. It is
an exhortaon from the Bishops of Australia tostart
afresh from Christ.

TheYearofGracehasbeenlikeaseed,beingwatered
gently and growing with tender care. It comes from
theBishopsreeconoveranumberofyearsonthe
ApostolicLeerNovo Millenio Ineunte(Atthestartof
the new millennium). This leer recalls the events in
Rome during the Jubilee year of 2000 and Pope John
Paul IIs challenge to the whole Church to
contemplatethefaceofChrist.

HowwemarkandcelebratetheYearofGracewillbe
up to us. The Bishops of Australia have not, and will
not, impose anything on our community of faith.
Rather they are simply giving us an opportunity to
start afresh from Christ, a space where we can
concentrate on renewing our relaonship with Jesus
whoisattheheartofourfaith.

Whileanumberofthingsarebeingconsideredaspart
ofourParishcelebraonoftheYearofGrace,theyare
certainly not the only things that we might consider.
To that end, I would welcome your input as to
possibilies that might be explored (although please
be prepared to become involved in making them
happen too!). If you, or a group within the Parish,
have some ideas, please dont hesitate to pass them
ontomeorGreg(preferablybyemailorinwring)so
they can be considered along with the other
suggesons.

What we make of the Year of Grace and the

opportunity for renewal that comes with it is enrely
uptouspleasegiveitsomethought.

In the mean me, you might like to visit the Naonal

Website for the Year of Grace, which can be found at
www.yearofgrace.catholic.org.au.

WrtcoMr!
Wewelcometoourcommunityoffaiththosewhoare
bapsedthisweekend:

BraydenStaines,sonofTim&Rebekah.
KiNorncnn1rN 2013
Enrolments for Kindergarten at Holy Name School in
2013 are now being taken. Holy Name School oers
your child a wonderful, faithlled learning
environment. We would welcome the opportunity to
talkwithyouaboutallthataneducaonatHolyName
aords your children. Enrolment forms need to be
completedassoonaspossibletoensureweareaware
of the likely demand for places. Forms can be
collected from the School Oce in Lake St. For more
informaonpleasephonetheschoolon65546504.
TWEC DiNNrn
The annual TWEC Dinner will be held on Friday 1st
June at the Therry Centre, East Maitland, 6:30pm for
7pm. The guest speak is Damien Price, a Chrisan
Brotherwhohasworkedwithyouthatrisk,homeless
people, refugees, asylum seekers, and as a youth
workerandclassroomteacher.

Damiens topic, Two hands: the only way forward

willaddresstheissuesofspiritualityandjusceinour
churchtoday.

The cost for hors doeuvres, drinks, main meal and

dessert is $55 per person. To book for individuals,
groups or a table of tencontactColleenorMargaret
on4930 9601ortwec@ssjl.org.au.
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Last Mondays Parish Luncheon was another roaring
success, and a very big thank you must go to the all
thevolunteerswhohelpedonthedayandespecially
tothosewhohelpedcookmealsfortheoccasion.

The May Parish Luncheon will be last one unl

October because we move to the Winter schedule of
soup days twice a month, and take a break in
September.

Acvies such as this are made easier if there are

many hands to help, and we are always on the look
out for more people willing to help cook or on the
day.

If this is something that might be interested in taking

part in, please contact Angela or Lou (6555 5825) or
GregintheParishOceformoreinformaon.
Sr Louise Gannon, our
Diocesan Year of Grace
CoOrdinator will
provide some
informaon in this
regard at Taree Parish
Hall from 7pm on
Thursday 3rd May.
Interested Parishioners
are encouraged to
aend.
Rostrns

Readers(forthisweekend)
6pmTuncurry Lou Hope, Frank Hayman, Maureen
Stevens
7amTuncurry MaryGreig,LeyBartle,Patricia
Cornish
9amForster Greg Byrne, Lauranne Byrne, Anne
Hartman

Readers(fornextweekend)
6pmTuncurry MaureenStevens,NeilPye,Frank
Hayman
7amTuncurry Cushla Drake, Cecile Malone, Ley
Bartle
9amForster Chris Jones, Maureen Visser, Sharon
Fowle

MinistersofCommunion(forthisweekend)
6pmTuncurry PatHooker,MonicaHunt,Frank
Hayman, Neville Fox, Carolyn Ollie,
Ruth Pearson, Angela & Lou Hope,
OwenCarroll.
7amTuncurry CecileMalone,EdnaTucker,Mary
Greig,TonyKnight,CushlaDrake,
KayGriths.
9amForster Michael Power, Shioney Neal, Anne
Moloney,ElleCairnsCowan,John
Duy,Coral&AllanMcCarthy,
BarbaraDolahenty,RobertMoran.

MinistersofCommunion(fornextweekend)
6pmTuncurry RobynMilligan,Tony&Maureen
Stevens,JeaneeGoodacre,Paul
McFadden, Margaret Smith, Neil &
MaureenPye,ValarieRoss.
7amTuncurry LeyBartle,EdnaTucker,Kay&
GrahamGriths,LorraineClark,
TonyKnight.
9amForster ShioneyNeal,AnneHartman,
Barbara Kermode, Aa van Boxtel,
Maureen&TonyVisser,JimHunt,
Greg&LauranneByrne.

ChurchCleaners(fortheweekahead)
Tuncurry Group3
Forster Group1

ColleconCount
ThisSunday Team4
NextSunday Team5
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ResponsorialPsalm
R.Lord,letyourfaceshineonus.

WhenIcall,answerme,OGodofjusce;
from anguish you released me, have mercy and hear
me!

It is the Lord who grants favours to those whom he

loves;
theLordhearsmewheneverIcallhim.

Whatcanbringushappiness?manysay.
Liupthelightofyourfaceonus,OLord.

Iwillliedowninpeaceandsleepcomesatonce,
foryoualone,Lord,makemedwellinsafety.

GospelAcclamaon
Alleluia,alleluia!
LordJesus,makeyourwordplaintous:
makeourheartsburnwithlovewhenyouspeak.
Alleluia!
Scnrtunr RrnbNcs

ThisWeek Acts3:1315,1719
Psalm4:2,4,7,9
1John2:15
Luke24:3548

NextWeek Acts4:812
Psalm117:1,89,2123,26,2829
John3:12
John10:1118
Ofyourcharity,pleaseprayfor:

Anniversaries:

John Joseph Hope, Anthony DellOlio, Alojzy Matuszny,
Weira Matuszny, Bessie Tesseros, Peter Tesseros and
membersofthePurcellfamily.

Those who are sick in the Parish
Cn1uotic Lrnorn & Cn1uotic Wrrktv
Copies of the Catholic Leader (Brisbane) and Catholic
Weekly (Sydney) newspapers can be found for
purchaseattherearofthechurchatacostof$2each
TunNk You!
Averybigthankyoutoyou,thecommunityoffaithin
ForsterTuncurry for you generosity in the recent
collecons:
ProjectCompassion $3,758
HolyPlacesCollecon $1,617