AS A PARISH WE OFFER OUR

PRAYERS FOR :

RECENTLY DECEASED Christine Mooney,

Vicki Weisback, Terry O’Shea, Raymond Cave,

Stephen Hawking, Mel Murphy, Dorothy Cheney, Bede Fal-

lon, Tony Burgun, Ray Beggs, Janice Bradley, Troy Perey,

Emmett Doggett, Judith Naughton, Ros Hocking, Christine

Flanagan, Patricia Goodyer, Kerry Rosengren, Brian Lynch,

Lyall Barclay, Ken Harmer, Lynne Purcell, Noel Fitzpatrick,

Kade Adams, Fr Peter McGrath, Janina Kovacs, Angela

Ceddia, Maureen Cottrill, Lucy Borgese, Mal Crouch, Fr

Anthony Smith sj, Rev Billy Graham, Arnold Velthuis, Bever-

ley Ashford, Coral McKenzie, Winifred Whitaker, Edna Beeby,

Donald Anderson, Margaret Chessor, Joan Bradley, Ernie

Thomas, Raymond Robbins, Chrissy Pullen, Michael Vine-

burg, Lola Coughlan, Filomena Durigo, Ray Cox, Ted Connol-

ly, Patricia McGrath, Ruth Elmer & George Tedeschi.

ANNIVERSARIES For those whose anniversaries occur

about this time - Val Kelly, Ben Thompson, Philip Cattell,

Fr Kevin Flanagan, Lil McGrath, Val Marshall, Veronica

Rodd, Virginia Sykes, Joan Price & Bruce Kennedy. Eternal

rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let the Perpetual Light

shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen.

WE PRAY FOR THE SICK OR IN NEED Names will

normally only be published in the bulletin with an individual or

family member’s permission: Doreen Taylor, Alice Carroll,

Tony Bolger, Yuri Dobinson, Chris Pannier, Pat Plum, Peter

Grainger, Shiela Cuell, Mark Harris, Graham McMullen,

John Whiter, John McInnes, Justin O’Neill, Marjory Hale, Fay

Roberts, Jim Crofton, Marisha Petzel, Jane Larson, David

Farrell, Anthony Moore, Michaela Phillips, Cindy Soward,

Maureen George, Sandra Gunning, Marie Thomas, Jason

Hackett, Veronica Tarry, Denise Goonan, Simon Tombek,

Lucy Swain, Chris Johnson, Nick Kurrle, Natalie Quinlivan,

Ray Jewell, Genevieve Keogh, Jim Powell, Joy Powell,

Graham Mohr, Robert Hassall, Ros Wild, Chris Bishop,

Tracy Martin, Narelle McCann, George Parkins, Scott Ben-

nett, Charlie Morris, John McCoy, David Boswell, Bernice

McInerney, Joe Howard, Justin O’Reilly, Mark Reid, Chris

Sparks, Dylan Robertson, Tricia Jackson, Carolyn Shaw,

Gail Manderson, Fred Koelmeyer, Marie Middleton, Judy

Ferrari, Josh Armstrong, Katerina Di Salvatore, Molly Pauline

Forge, as well as those in hospitals and nursing homes in

Wagga and those not able to come to Mass.

DIRECTORY

Fr Paddy Sykes - Parish Priest

Fr Anto Francis - Syro-Malabar Chaplain

Parish Secretaries -

Katrina Cooper and Cheryl Hart

Parish Office: 103 Fernleigh Road.

Office hours: 9am - 1pm Tuesday - Friday

Phone: 6925 2111

Email: olofparishsouthwagga@gmail.com

Web: olof.waggamatters.com

Henschke Primary School

Phone: 6925 1870 Email: hp-info@ww.catholic.edu.au

OUR LADY OF FATIMA

looks after the needs of:

The Forrest Centre, The Haven and

RSL Life Care Remembrance Village. Also

Kildare Catholic College and Henschke School

and provides catechism classes at Turvey

Park, Red Hill & Uranquinty Public Schools.

MASSES NEXT WEEKEND 31 MARCH, 1 APRIL

HOLY SATURDAY: NO 5.00pm; 7pm Vigil

10pm Syro-Malabar Easter Vigil

SUNDAY: 8.30am and 10.30am

8.30am Uranquinty

WEEKDAY 26-30 MARCH

TUES: 8am Kildare Catholic College

11am: Chrism Mass (Cathedral)

WED: 7am Mass

THUR: 11am Forrest Centre Mass

7pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper

FRI : 10.30am Stations; 3pm Passion

RECONCILIATION

Saturday:10.30-11.30am

BAPTISMS

At any of the weekend Masses or

at 12 midday on Sunday.

MARRIAGE

At least six months prior to wedding date.

CHOIR

Special arrangements for Easter.

THE PARISH OF OUR LADY OF FATIMA STH WAGGA

AND ST PATRICK’S URANQUINTY

PALM SUNDAY 25th MARCH 2018

The Catholic community of Our Lady of Fatima welcomes all visitors

joining us for this Eucharist Celebration

We acknowledge and respect the traditional owners and custodians of the land on which we stand, the Elders past and

present and all the Wiradjuri Peoples. May we too be good stewards of this land.

READINGS FOR NEXT WEEK

EASTER SUNDAY

First: Acts 10:34,37-43

Second: Colossians 3:1-4

Gospel: John 20:1-9

WELCOME TO OUR FAITH COMMUNITY

Welcome to Theodore,

son of Jesse and Alice

Robinson, as well as

Macey, daughter of

Paul and Louise Fellows,

who will be baptised

this weekend. Congratulations and

blessings

on their families.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM

RESPONSE: My God, my God, why have you

abandoned me?

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ, king of

endless glory! Christ became obedient for us

even to death, dying on a cross. Therefore, God

raised him on high and gave him a name above

all other names. Praise to you, Lord Jesus

Christ, king of endless glory!

This Sunday, called Palm or Passion Sunday, is the first day of Holy Week. Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Easter Vigil on Holy Satur-day are called the Triduum—three days that are the highlight of the Church year. There are two Gospels proclaimed at today’s Mass. The first Gospel, proclaimed before the procession with palms, tells of Jesus’ triumphant entrance into Jerusalem. Riding on a borrowed colt, Jesus was hailed by the crowds as they blessed God and shouted “Hosanna!” This event is reported in each of the four Gospels. The Gospel from Mark challenges the reader to consider the claim with which the Gospel begins: Jesus is the Son of God. When we read Mark’s account of the passion, we begin to comprehend the deeper

theological statement being made about Jesus’ death. In Mark’s telling of the passion narrative, Jesus under-stood his death to have been preordained, and

he accepted this death in obedience to God’s will. Jewish Scripture is quoted only once, but there are several references to the fulfillment of the Scriptures. Jesus understood his anointing in Bethany as an antici-pation of his burial, and he an-nounced that this story would be told together with the Gospel throughout the world. Jesus predicted his be-trayal by Judas as well as Peter’s denial. At his arrest, Jesus acknowl-edged that the preordained time had arrived. Jesus was both confident and silent before his accusers. After he was sentenced to death, Jesus did not speak again until his final cry from the cross. The bystanders misunderstood and believed that he was calling for Elijah. The Roman centurion, however, affirmed what Mark has presented throughout this

Gospel: Jesus is the Son of God. Nowhere was this revealed more fully than in his death on the cross. During Holy Week, we prayerfully remember the events of Jesus’ passion and death. As we meditate on the cross, we ask again and anew what it means to make the statement of faith that Jesus, in his obedient suffering and dying, re-vealed himself to us as God’s Son.

The latest copy of “The Swag” is available at the entrance to the Church.

THOUGHT

Smiles are sunshine

for all.

Imagine that you are there. We might well ask our-selves just one question: Who am I? Who am I, before my Lord. Who am I, before Jesus who enters Jerusalem amid the enthusiasm of the crowd. Am I ready to express my joy, to praise him? Or do I stand back? Who am I, before the suffering Jesus? Reflection: In order to accept the mercy of God, we must have the courage to accept him publicly. Consider the scene of Palm Sunday. Place your-self in the scene and imagine you are there. Where do you find yourself? Who are you, before the Lord?

Are you interested in becoming a Catholic or do you know someone who is? If you would like to learn more

about our faith and ask questions,

please see Fr Paddy or ring the parish office.

PROJECT COMPASSION When Psyche Mae featured in Project Compassion 2008, she was living in a squatter settlement, on the edge of a giant rubbish dump outside Manila in the Philippines. Her family was forced to

pick through the rubbish to sell what they could to sur-vive. In 2018, Psyche Mae is now a young social worker, achieving her dream of helping others struggling to leave poverty behind them –with plans to study a Master’s degree. Thanks to the support of individuals and Caritas Australia through Project Compassion, the Faithful Com-panions of Jesus (FCJ) program helps people like Psy-che Mae to learn job and income generating skills, en-courages education, addresses health and runs pro-grams that enable members to save money and take out small, low interest loans. It’s estimated around 5000 people are assisted directly or indirectly by this program. Psyche Mae’s mother has also become a part-time sewing teacher, her father works with the House Repair Program, both run by FCJ and her three brothers and sisters are studying hard. With their jobs and the help of a community savings plan – Psyche Mae’s entire family managed to lift themselves out of poverty and build a just future.

Advanced notification

FR PADDY’S NEXT GROUP TOUR OF

THE HOLY LAND

WILL TAKE PLACE ON THE 2-18 MARCH 2019

MORE DETAILS WILL FOLLOW IN FUTURE BULLETINS.

Reminders for Easter: We still need help with the Liturgy Roster and 12

“apostles” for the washing of the feet on Holy Thursday.

Please consider volunteering if you are available. The sheets are at the entrance to the Church.

There will be no 5pm Mass on Holy Saturday.

Please remember to return your Project Compas-

sion boxes.

The collection for the Holy Places will be

taken up on Good Friday

LIBERTY FROM VIOLENCE is a group that provides support for victims of

domestic violence in Wagga Wagga

A donation box will be placed at the back of the Church for products which will be used to create

emergency support packs for men, women, babies/toddlers and older children. Your

support would be appreciated.

The Parish Office will be closed on Mondays

and will be open from 9am - 1pm Tuesday

to Friday. We welcome Cheryl Hart

to the Parish Staff.

DAVID MANNE

“A Fair go for Refugees”

Part of Amnesty ANU Law Speaker series.

7.30pm Tues 27 March at Commercial Club

David Manne is the Executive Director of

Refugee Legal and a passionate advocate for

refugee rights. He sets out what must be done

to change Australia's increasingly harsh

treatment of those seeking refuge from terror

and oppression – change which upholds the

values of fairness, decency and humanity.

Visit www.eventbrite.com.au to register

ROSTER FOR 30 MARCH & 1 APRIL 2018

5.00pm

8.30am

10.30am

LECTOR

D Goonan

B Malone

COMMENTATOR

K Grimson

G Robertson

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS

R Sutton, help needed

M Petzel, help needed

ROSARY STATUE

Anne Levett

COLLECTIONS THIS WEEK - First Collection $1455 Second $1796

Thank you for your support. It is essential and very much appreciated.

PARISH LIFE THIS WEEK

TUE 27 Mar: 11am Mass of the Oils at the Cathe-

dral (Anointing Mass has been cancelled)

TUE 27 March: 7pm, Commercial Club - David

Manne - “A Fair go for Refugees”.

WED 28 Mar: 10am 2nd Rite of Reconciliation at

OLOF

WED 28: Eucharistic adoration at Bishop’s Chapel

finishes 9pm for Easter, recommences Wed 4 April

SAT 7 April: 9.30am Rosary for Peace in Fami-

lies at OLOF

SAT 7/SUN 8 April: Commitment Masses for

First Eucharist

SAT 7/SUN 8 April: Cuppa after Mass

It was Palm Sunday but because of a sore throat, 5-

year-old Johnny stayed home from church with a sitter. When the family returned home, they were carrying several palm fronds. Johnny asked them what they were for. "People held them over Jesus' head as he walked by," his father told him. "Wouldn't you know it," Johnny fumed, "the one Sunday I don't go, Jesus shows up."

Remember to check the bench and the notice board at the back of the church for current events and information.

MT ERIN HERITAGE CENTRE Open Day

10am—4pm, Saturday 14 April All invited to attend

HOLY WEEK TIMETABLE

Chrism Mass:

Tuesday 11am at St Michael’s Cathedral.

Reconciliation 2nd Rite: Wednesday 10am at OLOF and 7pm at Kooringal

Easter Triduum

Holy Thursday : 7pm Mass

Good Friday: 10.30am Stations of the Cross

and 3pm Passion of Our Lord

Easter Vigil: 7pm Saturday

Easter Sunday Mass: 8.30am & 10.30am and 8.30am Uranquinty

ST MICHAEL’S CATHEDRAL

Ordination to the Priesthood

of Deacon Paul Lu

7pm, Friday 13 April

followed by the Mass of Thanksgiving

at 9.30am Saturday 14 April. All welcome. Donations of sandwiches, cakes &

slices would be appreciated.

ANOINTING MASS

Due to the Mass of the Oils at

St Michael’s Cathedral, the

Anointing Mass on Tuesday

27 March has been cancelled

SACRAMENTAL PROGRAMS

for 2018 will include both

Confirmation and First

Reconciliation