The Catholic Parish Of Hastings

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1 Sacred Heart 425 Heretaunga St East Hastings Sunday Mass 9:30am St. Peter Chanel 817 Gordon Rd. Hastings Vigil Sat: 5:30pm Sunday Mass 10am Our Lady of Lourdes 85 Te Mata Rd Havelock North Sunday Mass 9am The Catholic Parish Of Hastings Te Pārihi Katorika ki Heretaunga Temporary Office hours : Monday to Friday 9am to 4pm 425 Heretaunga St East Hastings Ph: Parish Team Parish Priest: Fr Vince Onesi Assistant Priests: Fr Nathaniel Brazil, Fr Simon Story, Fr. Manoj Mathew Pastoral Assistant: Deb Lucy Parish Secretary: Myra Marquez Youth Ministry: Faaki Tuanaki Catechist: Tongan & Pacific Islands: Tevita Faka osi Passionist Family Co-Ordinators: Allan & Jo Brady NEWSLETTER FOR: November 8, 2015 The central character in the gospel scene today is really the widow - and rightly! Putting her trust in God s providence, she gives away all she has to live on. I want, however, to turn your attention to what Jesus does in the gospel. Quite simply, he notices her. Surrounded by a large crowd and in the midst of all the comings and goings of the temple, Jesus still sees the tiniest of actions - the widow s offering to the treasury. God misses nothing, however insignificant. This brings me to the matter of prayer. Do you ever think that your prayers are too small even for God s ears? Think again! Sister Wendy Becket writes: So many people seem to feel that their lack of time and all the other testing conditions of life somehow invalidate their prayer. Not so! Take those poor crumbs of minutes and hold them out trustfully to the Father. You are there in prayer for Him to look on you and to love you The gospel is clear. Jesus observes both the long prayers of the scribes and the large sums of the rich. But it is the widow s mere penny that holds his gaze. (GM) Readings for Next Sunday : Thirty Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Dan 12:1-3; Heb 10:11-14, 18; Mk 13:24-32 Immaculate Conception Paki Paki Sunday Mass 8am Feast Days this week: Monday : The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica Tuesday : St. Leo the Great Wednesday : St. Martin of Tours Thursday: St. Josaphat

2 Monday Tuesday Wednesday THIS WEEK Sacred Heart Our Lady of Lourdes St. Peter Chanel Immaculate Conception Morning Prayer: 7.40 and 9am Bible for Starters: 1.30pm (Office) (2nd and 4th Monday only Morning Prayer: 7.40 and 9am Sunday Readings 4 U:10am Bible for starters: 7.30pm (Office) (2nd & 4th Tuesday only) St. John s College Mass 1:20pm Morning Prayer: 7.40 and 9am Mass:12.05pm Meditation 7pm Liturgy of the Word with Communion 9am Mass:9am Mass: 9am Mass: 6pm Mass Exposition: Madonna, 9am-1pm Mass: SPC 9am Thursday Morning Prayer: 7.40am and 9am Exposition:11:30am Mass: 12.05pm 9.45 am Rosary Mass: 10am Adoration 8.30am Anointing Mass 1:30pm Friday Saturday Sunday Morning Prayer: 7.40am and 9am Exposition: 11:30am Reconciliation: 11.30am Mass: 12.05pm Rosary: 7.30am Mass: 8am Reconciliation: 8.30am Mass: 9.30am Evening Prayer & Benediction 4-5pm Exposition: 9 am Mass: 10am Mass: 9am Reconciliation: 9.30am Mass: Madonna, 9.15am Reconciliation: 5pm Vigil Mass: 5.30pm Mass: 9am Mass: 10am Mass 8a.m Baptism Preparation - Every First Sunday of the month at 3.00 pm in Sacred Heart Church Foyer Marist Third Order Every 1st Sunday of the month at 2.00pm Catholic Parish of Hastings office FILIPINO MASS - First Friday of the Month 6pm Sacred Heart INDIAN MASS - Last Saturday of the Month 9:30am St. Peter Chanel TONGAN MASS - Last Friday of the Month 5pm St. Peter Chanel Anointing Masses St. Peter Chanel November 12, 2015, 1:30 pm (No 9am Mass at SPC) Our Lady of Lourdes November 24, 2015, 2pm A CALL TO PRAYER. In December in Paris, 190 nations will gather to talk Climate Change. It s a chance for governments and leaders to reach a truly global agreement on action for the future. The decisions made then are critical for all people. Our prayer support is needed throughout this month of November as nations prepare.we can all play our part. Begin your prayer now! From Pope Francis : Climate is a common good, belonging to all and meant for all. Climate change represents one of the principal challenges facing humanity today. It is a global problem with grave implications. Laudato Si Environmental and Social Justice Group Glorify Prayer Meeting A monthly opportunity for you to praise God, listen to sound teaching and be encouraged in your Christian walk. The talk will be from the Jonah series A Walk on the Wild Side. Meeting to be held at 7.30pm Wednesday 11 November at St. Mary s Parish Centre, Taradale. Facilitated by Lamb of God.

3 St Joseph s News Principal: Sandra Connor Eastbourne St, Hastings, Ph office@stjos.school.nz Our juniors had a wonderful trip to the Faraday Centre - Investigating Light with many interactive activities for the children to explore, discover and discuss. They then walked to the Botantical Gardens for lunch, a scavenger hunt and exploration. We would like to acknowledge Darren Shand (All Black Manager) who through his parents Jim and Ngaire has been a supporter of our school and has arranged team signings of All Black Jerseys that we have been able to use as major fundraisers at Quiz Nights. Our Y3/4 students are looking forward to their sleepover at the Aquarium next week. Whole School Mass 15 th November 9.30am Sacred Heart Church. End of Year Final Assembly will take place on Monday 7 th December 1.15pm mark your diary! Sandra Connor Principal St Mary s Primary School Principal: Elizabeth Crowley Frederick St, Hastings, Ph: office@stmaryshastings.school.nz Parishioners of the Hastings Parish are warmly invited to our Open Learning day on Friday 13 November. All the classes will be open and normal classroom programmes operating so that you can see learning in action. Everyone is welcome! A special thank you to parents who attended the First Reconciliation Meeting on Wednesday night. It was lovely to see parents from all over the Parish join together in discussion. What a lot of sinners we were!!!!! God bless you all. Teresa Neilson D.R.S. St John s College News Principal: Paul Melloy Jervois St. PO Box Mayfair Ph: admin@stjohns.school.nz This week at the college we have farewelled a wonderful Year 13 year group. We give thanks for their time, talents and service that has set a positive tone for the rest of the school to follow. The Leavers Retreat, Mass and Dinner on Tuesday was a great way to reflect on five great years at the college. The whole school leavers Mass on Thursday was an undoubtable celebration. Please pray for our senior students who now begin their external examinations and our Juniors who are sitting examinations this up and coming week. Sacred Heart College News Principal: Steve Bryan Convent Rd, Napier, Ph admin@sacredheartnapier.school.nz Our Year 11, 12 & 13 students commence their NCEA examinations on Monday. Please keep them in your prayers as they meet the challenge of the coming weeks. Junior students are sitting their end-of-year examinations also from Monday Wednesday this coming week. Our International Students will be participating in a Sports Day on Wednesday 11 November. The carving at the performance end of our new building, Mission Centre will be unveiled at a dawn ceremony on Monday 16 November. Kiwiana Christmas Kiwiana Christmas - Sunday 22nd November 4-8pm at St Joseph's school field next to Sacred Heart Church. You are invited to attend a shared dinner and carol singing. People are asked to bring a plate or two, their own utensils, plates, deck chairs and anything else that you can think of to make a great picnic. We encourage Passionist Family Groups and other affiliated groups such as SVDP and KSC to make this their Christmas gathering and join with the different communities of the Catholic Parish of Hastings. If you do not want to bring a plate and can provide a bag of sausages, patties or bread rolls there are BBQ's available. COME ON, lets make this a celebration to remember. YOUTH CORNER Malo e Lelei and greetings to you all. Our Youth program is running well for this term and I would like to acknowledge everyone's prayer and support in different ways. Last Saturday, we hosted a group from Wellington who organize the Life Teen Summer Camp. They came over to promote to our young people this great adventure with Christ. We started with the Mass and they led the choir. 50 young people attended and parents to help out with the food. It was interesting that after that program, more people were willing to participate. We had started raising funds and had planned to have one each week until we got the whole amount required. Any donation towards our fundraising for this event is more than welcome and anyone who can offer our young people jobs will be very much appreciated. Wishing our senior students who will start their exams next week all the best and always have faith that you can do it. Have a blessed week and God bless. CLIMATE CHANGE : BE INFORMED, BE INVOLVED. An interesting and informative documentary THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING based on the best selling book of the same name by Naomi Klein.November 22 nd Sunday 3:30 at Focal Point Cinema. You can book now. A Climate Change March is being organised for Saturday November 28th to draw attention to the Paris leaders meeting. More information to come. DOVE CATHOLIC FELLOWSHIP FOR WOMEN HAWKE S BAY All women are invited to our meeting, on Saturday 21 st November at 2pm at St Mary s Parish Centre, Osier Road, Taradale. Our theme for this year is The names of Jesus. Our speaker is Sr. Maureen who will be speaking on I am The Way the Truth and the Life. Please remember the blessing table. For any enquiries please phone Alison Mary Kelly on

4 Receptionist/Office Administrator Mrs Shona Warrington, Office Secretary is calling it a day after 15 years of faithful, invaluable service. We are now seeking an experienced and passionate Receptionist / Office Administrator to join our busy college office. This position, being the first point of contact, requires a welcoming and friendly personality when dealing with a wide range of people. Embracing our Special Character is also essential to this role. As this is a busy and varied position you will need to be well organised, adaptable and have excellent computer skills. The hours of work are 5 days a week , term time only. A full job description is available on our website Letters of application with CV and two referees to The Principal - sbryan@sacredheartnapier.school.nz Closing date HOURS ADORATION What better way to share one s faith than to spend some time with the Blessed Sacrament at Madonna Maria Church Frederick St. Hastings. November 12, 13, 14 beginning with Mass on Thursday at 9:15am and again on Friday at 9:15am. Devotions Thursday and Friday evenings 7pm. Concludes with Mass at 8am Saturday morning. Names and times will be taken after each Mass November 7 and 8. Priest Fr. Fred Bliss. Free Range eggs for sale Please Hamish Grevatt to crazychickenman12@gmail.com Maori Education Special Collection Last year this annual collection was well supported. Thank you. An investment in something that works well rightfully brings a sense of inner satisfaction to our hearts. Indeed, successful educational outcomes for young Māori are good for all New Zealanders. All of our Catholic schools serve Māori students well. In our Diocese we are also blessed to host the nation s two Catholic Māori Boarding Schools: Hāto Pāora College and St Joseph s Māori Girls College. In them, staff are bringing about outstanding results with the students they nurture, teach and form. I think there is a desire which resonates deep within all New Zealanders to foster educational achievement among all families of our nation. All of us as a community of believers, as iwi whakapono can contribute to this vision and make it real. For this reason the annual special collection for education of our young Māori is something that I hope will appeal to everyone. Your donation, no matter the amount, is an investment for a vibrant, working, diverse, faith-filled NZ. The Collection will be on November 15, 2015 Thank you. Community Notices-Special Events 2016 Columban Calendars - now available in the Parish Office Sacred Heart St Vincent de Paul - The Sacred Heart conference will convene its monthly meeting next Tuesday 10th of November at 5.00 pm. We meet at the St Vinnies shop on Avenue Road (behind Harvey Norman complex). Come share a few minutes. I look forward to seeing you there. Saint Peter Chanel Christmas Cards now available before and after Mass. Rosters - For November to January, now available in the website. Our Lady of Lourdes ST VINCENT DE PAUL OUR LADY OF LOURDES CONFERENCE invites you to attend their Anointing Mass for the sick and the elderly to be held on Tuesday 24 November at 2.00p.m. Christmas afternoon tea to follow. A contribution of food would be appreciated. We have a good selection of Christmas cards for sale after Mass at $3.00 a packet. Recently Deceased: Shirley Ewart, Amelita Samson, Alex Patterson, Thomas Flynn, Koparehui Thompson Please pray for the Souls of: Sheryn Glassey (A31/10), Herb Jillings, Jillings and Anderson Families Doug Wilkins (A02/11), Delfin Presbetero, Anne MacEvoy, Ken Rosser (A05/11) Please keep in your prayers those in our parish and communities who are sick especially: Whetu Kenrick, Peti Kenrick, Christine Koko, Shirley Wakefield, Marie Barnham, Rita Montaperto, Eileen McCarthy, Johanna Mouat, Helen Windle, Denyse Cornelius, Vi Bond, Mary Blackburn, Beryl Honeybone, Louise O Connor, Isla O Connor, Moira Moody, Joyce Watson, Pat Hutchinson, Elizabeth Joseph (India), Joan Corlet, Rosa Ogden, Roscia Lahai Borneo (Malaysia), Roland Fly, Jill Cotton (St Mary s Taradale), Erik Lukkassen (Perth), Gloria Wilson (Auckland), Fiona Barker, Margot Hamilton, Leonardos Baltussen, Dominique Lamberg, Gabrielle Burns, Greg Sloane, Ivan Brunton(Wellington) Ryan Brunton PRAYERLINE: When in need of prayers for special intentions please phone any one of the following people: Fay Evans , Eleanor McFlynn , Trish Webley or Margaret Frater Names for the sick will be rotated monthly. Please let the parish office know if you wish for the name to stay on the Prayer List. We thank you for your support.

5 Dear Everyone, I am happy to announce the following clergy appointments which will take effect at the last weekend of January Rev Brian Walsh Administrator, Cathedral of the Holy Spirit Parish, Palmerston North. Rev Bryan Buenger Administrator, St Joseph s Parish, Dannevirke, and St Brigid s Parish, Pahiatua, (including the communities of Eketahuna and Woodville). Rev Paul Byers SM Assistant Priest, The Catholic Parish of Napier Te Pārihi Katorika ki Ahuriri. Rev Peter Fahy Retired but available for supply ministry. Rev Marcus Francis Remains as Parish Priest of St Mary s, Palmerston North, and St Brigid s Parish, Feilding, and assumes the role of Vicar Forane for Manawatu and Tararua. Rev Robin Kurian IC Assistant Priest, St Mary s Parish, Palmerston North and St Brigid s Parish, Feilding, and Co-Chaplain to the Syro-Malabar Community of the Diocese. Rev Vaughan Leslie Administrator, Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, Palmerston North (on loan from the Diocese of Dunedin). Rev Manoj Mathew IC Assistant Priest, The Catholic Parish of Hastings Te Pārihi Katorika ki Heretaunga (until the end of 2016, when he will return to Palmerston North to form a Rosminian Community with Fr Robin Kurian IC at St Mary s, Palmerston North). Co-Chaplain to the Syro-Malabar Community of the Diocese.

6 Rev Sanjay Pradhan Assistant Priest, The Catholic Parish of New Plymouth Te Pārihi Katorika ki Ngāmotu. Rev Adonis Rancho Assistant Priest, The Catholic Parish of Whanganui - Te Pārihi Katorika ki Whanganui. Rev John Roberts Priest in solidum, of The Catholic Parish of Whanganui - Te Pārihi Katorika ki Whanganui, with particular responsibility for rest homes and hospital care. Rev Simon Story Parish Priest, The Catholic Parish of New Plymouth Te Pārihi Katorika ki Ngāmotu. I am also happy to bring to your attention the following recent appointments: Tom Dravitzki Chaplain, St Peter s College, Palmerston North, and Parish Youth Ministry across the three parishes of Palmerston North. Chris Marwick Chaplain, St John s College, Hastings, and Youth Chaplain for The Catholic Parish of Napier Te Pārihi Katorika ki Ahuriri. I thank the Consultors, and various diocesan and parish staff, who have assisted with the processes of these appointments. I thank the priests for their readiness to shift in order that we best serve our people across the Diocese. Please keep them and our new Chaplains in your prayers.

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