MONTHLY BULLETIN

February, 2012

Please continue to pray for our sick: Fr Laurence Gresser, Caroline Caton, Mr Lister, Bev Greenwood, Mrs Julie Murphy, Margaret Joyce, Gaynor Stafford, Johanna Rosenberg, Maria Krajnik.

2012 Education Announcement Links: Holy Family Education classes commence February 3; FSSP Adult Education classes commence Mondays, February 6 and Wednesdays, February 29; Mrs Alice Nelson's Adult Education classes commence Monday, January 29.

Fr Adrian Wee has been appointed by Fr John Berg, Superior General of the FSSP, to assist Fr Michael McCaffrey in the Fraternity's Apostolate in Adelaide from the end of February.

Parish Picnic to farewell Fr Adrian at Petersham Park, Sunday, February 19. BYO lunch.

The webmaster of this website needs an assistant to help maintain and develop the pages on this website. Please contact Mike Phillips 0422-457-189 if you are interested.

Upcoming Nuptial: Mr Michael Haynes and Miss Jean Brazier will enter Holy Nuptials on the 11th February, at 11.00am. [God's blessings on them.]

Cleanliness - Please keep the areas around the kitchen and courtyard clean and tidy.

Parking - Do not park in the Sheltered Village Court Parking Lot..


PRAYERS FOR VOCATIONS

First Thursdays

Collect: Send, we beseeech Thee, O Lord, labourers into Thy vineyard, in order that both the precepts of Thy only-begotten Son may be perpetually observed and that the sacrifice may be everywhere renewed.

Secret: Make perfect the tribute we offer, as a sacrament for the vitality of Thy people, so that ministers, having been increased, in the circling of Thine altar, may bring together prayers and sacrifices to Thee.

Post-Communion: Having been filled with the heavenly mysteries, we beseech Thee, Almighty God, that Thou wouldst deign to increase Thy ministers in both number and sanctifying charity.


IMPORTANT MASSES

Feast of the Purification - Candlemas: Thursday, February 2, 7.00pm, with Blessing of Candles.

First Friday: Friday, February 3, 7.00pm, Solemn Mass followed by Adoration and Benediction.

First Saturday: Saturday, February 4, 9.00am, Mass followed by Novena.

Feast of the Purification - Candlemas: Thursday, February 2, 7.00pm, with Blessing of Candles.

Little Lent begins with Septuagesima Sunday, February 5. No more Alleluias until Easter. Voluntary fasting and abstinence begins.

Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes: Saturday, February 11, 9.00am, with Blessing of the Sick. [World Day of Prayer for the Sick].

Ash Wednesday: Wednesday, February 22, 7.00pm, Solemn Mass with Blessing and Distribution of the Ashes.

Feast of the Chair of St Peter: Thursday, February 23, 7.00pm, Solemn Mass [transferred from February 22].

CANDLEMAS

February 2

There will be the blessing of candles during Candlemas, Thursday, February 2, at the 7.00pm Mass.

Please bring your own candles if you have any to be blessed.

Beeswax Taper candles which will be blessed will be available for a donation of $10 for 20 taper candles. Proceeds will go towards the Vocation Fund. These candles are 100% beeswax with a cotton wick and traditionally hand-dipped by Orthodox monks. They are usually hand-held and are dripless unless there is a strong breeze.

PLEASE PRAY FOR FATHER GRESSER

Our chaplain, Fr Gresser FSSP, had a very serious accident on Saturday, the 18th of September. A gas heater blew up while he was lighting it and burnt over 35% of his body. His left arm, right shoulder, chest and face suffered burns of various degrees. He also suffered fire inhalation injuries.

After being placed on the critical list, he made a remarkable recovery, that after six days he can now walk and talk a little.

Fr Gresser needs our prayers, as do his family. Fr Wong and the other FSSP priests in Sydney, and all those parishioners who are closely associated with the administration of the chaplaincy also need your prayers.

Father Gresser is grateful for all your prayers and is praying for all of you. Please keep up the prayers.

Our Lady Mary, the Blessed Virgin Mother of the Church, pray for him.
St Lawrence, pray for him.