The Touch of the Master s Hand

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1 The Touch of the Master s Hand Twas battered and scarred and the auctioneer thought it scarcely worth his while to waste much time on the old violin, but he held it up with a smile. What am I bid, good folk? he cried. Who ll start the bidding for me? A dollar, a dollar... now two... only two... Two dollars, and who ll make it three? Three dollars, once, three dollars twice, Going for three... but no! From the room far back a gray-haired man came forward and picked up the bow. Then wiping the dust from the old violin and tightening up the strings, he played a melody pure and sweet, as sweet as an angel sings. The music ceased, and the auctioneer, with a voice that was quiet and low, said, What am I bid for the old violin? As he held it up with the bow. A thousand dollars...and who ll make it two? Two...two thousand, and who ll make it three? Three thousand once and three thousand twice... Three thousand and gone! said he. A warm welcome to our parishioners and visitors who are celebrating the Eucharist with us at Sacred Heart Church and Maria Regina Church. Fr George Kolodziej SDS Parish Priest Pope Francis February Prayer Intentions Universal: Say No to Corruption That those who have material, political or spiritual power may resist any lure of corruption. Thoughts of Fr Francis Jordan The works of God proper only in the shadow of the cross. The people cheered, but some exclaimed We do not quite understand... What changed it s worth? and the answer came: Twas the touch of the master s hand. And many a man with soul out of tune and battered and scarred by sin is auctioned cheap by the thoughtless crowd, just like the old violin. But the Master comes, and the foolish crowd never quite understand The worth of a soul, and the change that is wrought by the touch of the master s hand. O Master! I am the tuneless one Lay, lay Thy hand on me. Transform me now, put a song in my heart of melody, Lord, to Thee! ~Myra Brooks Welch~ 1 Keenan Street Mona Vale NSW 2103 Tel: Fax office@pittwaterparish.org website:

2 A Reminder TINNIES FOR VINNIES for the first weekend 3rd & 4th March Thank you to our generous parishioners for their past donations to Tinnies for Vinnies. Sadly our stockpile is quite depleted as we give every client a bag of groceries. Could each parishioner please bring at least one item (groceries or toiletries). Your generosity does make a difference. Sue Bowra For the needy, help is available by contacting the Brookvale Centre during business hours. Adoration & Benediction 8am Maria Regina Church 1 March 2018 First Thursday of the month (9.15am weekday Mass follows) Adoration & Benediction 10am Sacred Heart Church 2 March 2018 First Friday of the month (no 9.15am weekday Mass) Anointing of the Sick Mass 11am Sacred Heart Church Divine Will Group Please join us on Tuesdays from 10am to 11am at Sacred Heart Church, Mona Vale Meeting Room, for readings and discussion of Luisa Piccarreta s Divine Will. We Pray for Deceased Anniversary Timothy Bottero Wojciech Kupczyk Franciszek Hersztek Ron Di Lernia Paul Callachor John Murphy Eternal Rest Grant Unto Them O Lord, And Let Perpetual Light Shine Upon Them. May they Rest in Peace. Amen. May Their Souls And The Souls Of The Faithful Departed, Through The Mercy Of God, Rest In Peace. Amen. Recently Deceased Sr Joan Jurd RSC Jim Hyland Margurite Wong Fr Tony Smith SJ Jan Smith If you would like the names of your relatives or friends and offerings included, please drop the envelope in to the Parish Office by Midday on Wednesdays. Thank You. Prayers for the Sick Mary McHugh Vera Howorka Liz Ryan Brooke Baldwin Natasha Sljokic Anthony Le Val Ducker Susan Flego Trudie Tauer Peter Hawkins Margaret McManus Bridget Hawton Daryl Kaufer Sid Kelly Margaret Baker Noeline Becham Paulina Fabian Madeleine Reicher Natasha Britt Milka Marov Carol Brennan Annette Leary Edward Hogan Rufina Criss Tayla Riddle Ricky Gomez Warwick Carpenter Elizabeth Davis Mary Seymour Allessio Angelucci Giuseppina Caruso Xavier Flory Connie Robinson Alana de Kort Chiqui de Ocampo Neave Mackey Anne Godley Sally Leong Francis Stanana Jenny Hector Joyce Zonaga Kevin Begaud Rachel Weldrick Antoinetta Knapp Donald McRae Basil Hughes Stefanie Romeo Danny Rosen This list will be updated every month and we would appreciate it if we are advised, if further reconsideration is required. Thank you from Our Schools Mater Maria Catholic College On Tuesday evening we welcomed the parents of our new Year 7 students to an information night. This was an opportunity for parents to learn more about the activities of the College and to meet one another in an informal environment over a light supper. Join us for our Open Day on Thursday 8 March, 2018 between 4.00pm pm. We are now enrolling students in Years 5 for Year 7, Please visit the College website for a prospectus, application for enrolment or to register for a College tour. Applications for Year 7, 2020 close on 4 April, Thursday Morning Spirituality Group: All are invited. During Lent, our group is putting aside our study of The Divine Dance to pray the Broken Bay Lenten program, Lifted Up. We welcome all who would like to join us. Morning tea at am followed by our study at am. For more information, you may call Trish Newman on or From the Music Ministry An Invitation to Parish Singers. The first Sunday of Lent has passed, and so, as liturgical musicians, we start preparing toward the Easter Triduum celebrations. As we begin our preparations for what is the busiest time of the year for us in music ministry, I especially want to thank you for your generous commitment and dedication during this time. The Triduum and Easter are a busy but also a particularly significant and beautiful time in the life of our Parish, and to be a part of this passionate musical team that tirelessly contributes so meaningfully to these celebrations always has a special impact on me. This year the Holy Thursday 'Mass of Our Lord s Supper will be on March 29 at 7:30pm. All singers from Mona Vale and Avalon choirs and all Parish cantors are invited to be a part of our special Combined Parish Choir conducted by Sam Browne for this mass. Our rehearsal will be at 10:45am on Sunday March 18 in Sacred Heart Church after the morning masses. Lunch will be provided! DATES for your DIARY STATIONS OF THE CROSS Every Friday in Lent after morning mass. Reconciliation is available at Maria Regina during the Stations of the Cross. EXPOSITION AND RECONCILIATION Every Friday in Lent from 7pm to 8pm at Sacred Heart Church Mona Vale LENTEN STATIONAL MASS Tuesday 27 February at 7.30pm MARY IMMACULATE CHURCH, Manly 24 HOURS for THE LORD Friday 9 March at Sacred Heart Church Mona Vale. From 7pm to Midnight The family is the greatest treasure of any country. Let us all work to protect and strengthen this, the cornerstone of society. (Pope Francis) Healing Prayer Group For those seeking healing prayers, trained prayer ministers will be available, in the hour before Mass on the First Friday of each month, 10am to 11am, at Sacred Heart Church, Mona Vale. This and more you will do in my name. Jesus is the healer. Enquires: Maryanne Vorlicek

3 ADULT FAITH EDUCATION Dear Fellow Parishioners, In Lent for The Year of COURAGE, you are invited to two evening talks presented by two prominent scientists. Where: Parish Centre, Sacred Heart Mona Vale. When: Evening One - Tuesday 6th March. The Nature of Faith and Traces of God. Presented by Dr John Honner. Evening Two - Tuesday 13th March. "Science and Religion: two Scientists talk about Faith in God. Presented by Dr Fabien Delerue and Dr John Honner. Time: 7.30pm until 9pm. Please join us from 7pm for tea and coffee. All welcome. The Co-ordinators of Adult Faith Education. Anointing Mass At Nursing Homes And Retirement Villages AVALON HOUSE NURSING HOME Wednesday 28th February at 10.45am Anointing & Communion MARCUS LOANE NURSING HOME Wednesday 28th February at 2.00pm Anointing Mass BOOK REVIEW "Lord Have Mercy" The Healing Power of Confession by Scott Hahn As a former Protestant, Scott found Confession a challenge which, with wise guidance, he came to understand was the gift of forgiveness which we receive in the Sacrament to free us from our guilt. The Catholic Parish of Pittwater Fabien Delerue Dr Delerue is a behavioral neuroscientist whose career spans over 20 years practice in animal handling, surgery, and generation of animal models of diseases. He gained his first research experience in the Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience (Bordeaux, France) and moved to the preclinical CNS Centre of Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd (Basel, Switzerland) where he gained expertise in in vivo activities, developing several animal models of human pathologies (sleep disorders, anxiety, AD/PD, depression, schizophrenia) and implementing those models for the screening of new drugs. Further, Dr Delerue moved to the Alzheimer and Parkinson s disease laboratory (Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney) where his research focused on the production and characterization of new transgenic mouse models of neurodegeneration. His current research focuses on developing new methods for genome editing and gene transfer particularly applicable to dementia and rare genetic disorders. He is currently a member of the International Society for Transgenic Technologies (ISTT), the manager of the Transgenic Animal Unit (TAU), and Lecturer for the Dementia Research Unit (DRU) at UNSW. Fabien has been a member of Pittwater Parish for the last 10 years. After attending the RCIA program in 2013, Fabien was baptised at Sacred Heart Church, Mona Vale. He currently sits on the Parish Council. John Honner Dr Honner is a theologian and philosopher of science. He studied science at the Australian National University, where he graduated with first class honours and the university prize for Chemistry. He also has a first class honours degree in theology from the Melbourne College of Divinity. John s Masters thesis was on the influence of the rise of science on theological method during the Middle Ages and the Reformation. He then completed a doctorate at Oxford University on the interpretation of quantum physics and its implications for faith in a loving God. During this time he did research at the Niels Bohr Institute in Copenhagen. John taught theology and philosophy for 20 years at Jesuit Theological College and the United Faculty of Theology in Melbourne. More recently he has been a sessional teacher at the Australian Catholic University, the University of Newcastle, the Broken Bay Institute, and the University of Divinity. He was a founding editor and editor-in-chief of Pacifica: Australasian Theological Studies and has produced many books and articles on the philosophy of science and on religion and science. One of his major publications is The Description of Nature: Niels Bohr and the Philosophy of Quantum Physics from Oxford University Press. John moved to Avalon in 2014 and has been a member of Pittwater Parish for the past four years. You now have it in Black & White. Fr George is turning 50 in May. As a parish family and his only family in Australia, lets Dine and Dance to celebrate this special day with him. At Royal Motor Yacht Club, Newport on 16 May at 6pm. Dine at $50 per person, includes welcome drink, canapes, main meal, dessert, coffee and tea. Drinks available for purchase at the bar. Dance through the Night with live music. Tickets available at the Parish Office. Organise your table of 10 or allow us to organise a table for you.

4 Parish Pastoral Council Veronica Thomas - Chairperson veronicathomas@gmail.com Pittwater Parish Ministries Catechists Co-Directors Maureen Wooldridge Yvonne van den Berg ext 13 Evangelisation Ministry Erich Ott (Coordinator RCIA) Sr Margaret Collis Sue Berg (Coordinators Adult Faith Education/- Formation) Hospitality Ministry Nicole Ovens - Director IT Ministry David Kerr dpkerr@kerr.net.au Legion of Mary Connie Robinson - Director Little Hearts Playgroup Co-Directors-Marie Bockman - mbockman@hotmail.com Maureen Wooldridge Marriage Ministry TBA - Director Media & Communication Ministry Laura Ee - Director media@pittwaterparish.org Music Ministry Josh Willard - Director ext 17 Pastoral Care and Communion to the Sick Ministry Co-Directors Denise Bottero Maureen Suggitt Parish Library Trish Newman - Director Sacramental Program Ministry Yvonne van den Berg ext 13 Social Justice Ministry Tamara Harding - Director Youth Ministry Gabriel Khaicy soul@pittwaterparish.org All our Ministries comply with Working With Children Check requirements Welcome! Our doors are open and the light is on. The Light is ON Light is a wonderful symbol of faith and the love of God, who breaks into our darkness to bring healing and peace. This light of God s mercy is always available, in particular through the Sacrament of Reconciliation. This Lent, you are invited to come to experience the healing that being forgiven brings. - Bishop Peter Comensoli The Light is On is an exciting initiative this year for Lent that seeks to welcome people to our churches for quiet time, prayer and the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Churches around the Diocese will be open on Friday evenings in Lent, 16, 23 February, 2, 9, 16, 23 March from 7:00pm 8:00pm. IRattanak in Cambodia contracted polio as a child and also became deaf. The Deaf Development Program, supported by Caritas Australia, helped him become a barber and he is now supporting himself, his wife and baby. Please donate to Project Compassion 2018 and help deaf youth in Cambodia to build a just future, and live in communities that uphold everyone s dignity. A Just Future starts with your support! You can donate through Parish boxes and envelopes, by visiting projectcompassion or phoning Lectio Divina The Diocese of Broken Bay Lenten program for 2018 is titled Lifted Up and takes us on a 6-week journey of lectio divina, a practice of reading Scripture that is prayerful and transformative. The Lifted Up booklet comprises Lenten reflections by: Rev Dr David Ranson VG (Vicar General, Diocese of Broken Bay) Ashleigh Green (Australian Youth Delegate to Rome to prepare for the 2018 Youth Synod), as well as added reflections for Ash Wednesday and Easter Sunday, offered by Most Rev David Walker. Accompanying the booklets is an audio CD, filled with prayerful Taizé music and recordings of the texts and reflections to further enhance the Lenten experience. Also included is a bonus Guided Meditation track which concludes the lectio divina prayer. LENTEN PROGRAM You are invited to join our Lenten program commenced on Ash Wednesday, 14 February 2018, after the 9.15am mass at Maria Regina Church, Avalon. Please contact the Parish Office 0n if you are interested in being a group leader or if you would like to join a group. All books and materials will be provided. Salvatorian Spirituality Our next salvatorian meeting is on Thursday March 1st. After the Vocation Mass; we will study several articles which I brought back from my recent retreat with Salvatorians in W.A. The retreat was called forming disciples sending apostles. It taught me a lot about myself.come & share the GOOD NEWS! Maureen Suggitt Year of Youth Pilgrim Cross A Catholic Youth Broken Bay (CYBB) Pilgrim Cross has been commissioned by Bishop Peter to travel the Diocese and be hosted by each parish. The Cross will provide an opportunity to celebrate young people in parish communities as well as for the CYBB Team, along with the Diocesan Vocations Office, to purposefully meet with each parish community to plan for intentional youth outreach. During the time with the Cross, each parish will engage young people in the liturgy, parish life and to host a forum to discuss the needs of young people and the direction of parish youth ministry. The Year of Youth Pilgrim Cross will be in Pittwater from March. 100% SOUL Youth Nights! For Year 10+. Every Thursday night from 7-9 pm in the Sacred Heart Church, Parish Centre, Mona Vale. Existing and new members welcome. Come along with your friends or make some new ones over some snacks, games and exploration of our faith. Worldwide Marriage Encounter A Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend is a Marriage Enrichment experience for married couples set in peaceful, picturesque surroundings, away from the distractions of everyday life. During the weekend, couples have a unique opportunity to reconnect, rekindle and refresh their relationship. Take time out of your busy schedule, to invest in your most precious asset... your Marriage! Weekend date: April at Mt Carmel Retreat Centre, Varroville, NSW Bookings online at oradrian and Janet Sullivan: on or adrian.janet1@bigpond.com

5 3rd & 4th March 2018 SACRED HEART CHURCH MARIA REGINA CHURCH Sat 5.00pm Sun 8.00am Sun 9.30am Sun 6.00pm Sat 6.00pm Sun 9.00am Senior Servers Dave Austin Dave Traves Tony Macri Gerry Quinn Volunteer Please Adrian Harding Readers Yr 3 Family Adora Barbacetto Volunteer Please Cam Smit Mass Anna Smyth Ray Gillis Miles Abrahams A & J Toohey John Ayliffe Extraordinary Denise Bottero Volunteer Please Pauline Chipman Kathy Gray Imelda Flynn Joanne Kelly Ministers Graham Baker Chris Tocchini Yvonne Gibbs J Johnston Robyn Tuite Francis Kelly Musicians C Mulvenna Josh Willard Mona Vale Choir Josh Willard Soul Mass Sam Browne Avalon Choir Jan / Bernie Library Trish Newman Margaret Hume Computer Chris McBryde Karen Gillis Margaret Cliff Laura Ee Anna Walker M Abrahams Counters Team 1 (05/03/18) Leonie Scalett Alexia Bembrick Margaret Hyland Rosary Statue: R & A Flynn 10th & 11th March 2018 Senior Servers A Pienkowski Matt Byrne Tony Macri David Frazer Angela Williams Matt Ahern Margo Quinlan Chris Gillis Yvonne Gibbs Amelia Malone Readers Zelie Reynolds John Ayliffe Liam Kenny Claire Thomson Veronica Thomas David Simmons Extra0rdinary S MacDonald M Bomford Bev Carmichael J A Tindall R Connors Marion Russell Ministers Alexia Bembrick Adora Barbacetto Therese Keane Nicolette Cilia Uyen Le Volunteer Please Musicians Vicky McGahey Diane Lane Sam Browne Youth Choir Josh Willard Soul Band Lisa williamson Sam Browne Library M Lofhjelm Anne Moss Computer Brian Wright Karen Gillis Putri Rosati Laura Ee Greg Elliott M Abrahams Counters: Team 2 (12/03/18) Mary Kitchen John French Jan Attwood Rosary Statue: B Pro-Duncan 17th & 18th March 2018 Senior Servers Dave Austin Matt Byrne Ray Gillis Gerry Quinn Volunteer Please Penny Kerr Readers Kerry Sullivan Sabrina Gonzalez Bev Carmichael MRA Yr 5/6 Gabie Stojanovski Pauline Chipman Rebecca Molinaro SH Yr 6 Family Harry McErlean Peter Drake Extraordinary Martin Kerrigan Sue Berg Graham Baker Mark Suters Anne Toohey Judith Ratcliff Ministers Phil Gough Maryanne Kelly Kath Kaufer Kevin Shanahan John Toohey Volunteer Please Musicians Francesca Raiti Sam Browne Kerry Elizabeth Josh Willard Soul Band Klara H-Watson Caterine Perkins Avalon Choir Jan / Bernie Library Maureen Suggitt Paula Lancuba Computer Vanessa Sharkey Leonie Smyth Putri Rosati Laura Ee Skye Nolan Brown M Abrahams Counters: Team 3 (19/03/18) Margaret Schubert Judi Woodward Sarah Hill Rosary Statue: S & M De Landre 24th & 25th March 2018 (Palm Sunday) Senior Servers A Pienkowski Ray Gillis Tony Macri David Frazer Trish Newman David West Readers Stephen Wagner Liam Kenny Joe Crumlin Nicolette Cilia Martin Kerrigan Sheila Upjohn Pauline Chipman Andie Hilton Anne Gerathy Judy Burer Extraordinary Suzie Randolph M Bomford Margaret Hyland V Wilson Imelda Flynn Paula Lancuba Ministers M Papandrea Adora Barbacetto Bev Carmichael H Williamson Robyn Tuite Diana Taranto Musicians Kerry Elizabeth Mona Vale Choir Anna Walding Sam Browne Youth Choir Josh Willard Josh Willard C Wilkinson Sam Browne Library Marie Graham Mary Farrell Computer Rose Papalia Leonie Smyth Putri Rosati Laura Ee Jane Labone M Abrahams Counters: Team 4(26/03/18) Trish Rott Kurt Rott Rosary Statue: M Lofhjelm

6 The Living Word First Reading Gen 22: A reading from the book of Genesis The sacrifice of Abraham, our father in faith. God put Abraham to the test. Abraham, Abraham, he called. Here I am he replied. Take your son, God said your only child Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah. There you shall offer him as a burnt offering, on a mountain I will point out to you. When they arrived at the place God had pointed out to him, Abraham built an altar there, and arranged the wood. Then he bound his son Isaac and put him on the altar on top of the wood. Abraham stretched out his hand and seized the knife to kill his son. But the angel of the Lord called to him from heaven. Abraham, Abraham he said. I am here he replied. Do not raise your hand against the boy the angel said. Do not harm him, for now I know you fear God. You have not refused me your son, your only son. Then looking up, Abraham saw a ram caught by its horns in a bush. Abraham took the ram and offered it as a burnt offering in place of his son. The angel of the Lord called Abraham a second time from heaven. I swear by my own self it is the Lord who speaks because you have done this, because you have not refused me your son, your only son, I will shower blessings on you, I will make your descendants as many as the stars of heaven and the grains of sand on the seashore. Your descendants shall gain possession of the gates of your enemies. All the nations of the earth shall bless themselves by your descendants, as a reward for your obedience. The word of the Lord Responsorial Psalm Ps 115: R. 114:9 (R.) I will walk in the presence of the Lord in the land of the living. I trusted, even when I said: I am sorely afflicted. O precious in the eyes of the Lord is the death of his faithful. (R) Your servant, Lord, your servant am I; you have loosened my bonds. A thanksgiving sacrifice I make: I will call on the Lord s name. (R) My vows to the Lord I will fulfil before all his people, in the courts of the house of the Lord, in your midst, O Jerusalem. (R) Second Reading Rom 8:31-34 A reading from the letter of St Paul to the Romans God did not spare his own Son. With God on our side who can be against us? Since God did not spare his own Son, but gave him up to benefit us all, we may be certain, after such a gift, that he will not refuse anything he can give. Could anyone accuse those that God has chosen? When God acquits, could anyone condemn? Could Christ Jesus? No! He not only died for us he rose from the dead, and there at God s right hand he stands and pleads for us. The word of the Lord Gospel Acclamation See Mt 17:5 Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ, king of endless glory! From the shining cloud, the Father s voice is heard: this is my beloved Son, hear him. Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ, king of endless glory! Gospel Mk 9:2-10 A reading from the holy Gospel according to Mark This is my Son, the beloved; listen to him. Jesus took with him Peter and James and John and led them up a high mountain where they could be alone by themselves. There in their presence he was transfigured: his clothes became dazzlingly white, whiter than any earthly bleacher could make them. Elijah appeared to them with Moses; and they were talking with Jesus. Then Peter spoke to Jesus. Rabbi, he said it is wonderful for us to be here; so let us make three tents, one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah. He did not know what to say; they were so frightened. And a cloud came, covering them in shadow; and there came a voice from the cloud, This is my Son, the Beloved. Listen to him. Then suddenly, when they looked round, they saw no one with them any more but only Jesus. As they came down from the mountain he warned them to tell no one what they had seen, until after the Son of Man had risen from the dead. They observed the warning faithfully, though among themselves they discussed what rising from the dead could mean. The Gospel of the Lord REFLECTION by Dianne Bergant CSS We all have dreams for the future, dreams about success and well-being. We all want a better world for our children and grandchildren. Our religious tradition sets before us aspirations that call for personal transformation. However, sometimes when we follow the inspiration of our most devout aspirations, obstacles are thrown in our path preventing us from following our dreams. Still, God does not call us out of our dreams into a vacuum. If we are asked to relinquish a possible future, it is only to be offered God s future. Our aspirations may be noble, but the possibilities that God offers will outstrip them in excellence. Abraham was promised an heir; he relinquished his hold on his heir, and he was granted heirs beyond counting. Jesus came as a Rabbi; he allowed himself to be handed over to death, and he was revealed as the beloved Son of God. Those preparing for Baptism might be asked to relinquish the dreams that they previously held in order to embrace the future God has in store for them. We who are already joined to Christ will be asked to recommit ourselves to this transformative experience. Do we have faith, or do we need a glimpse of Christ s transfiguration in order to believe in his resurrection? Do we have to see and touch Jesus, or are we able to believe because we have heard his message? God s future in Christ is open to us, but we must accept it in faith, even when we do not fully understand what it means. Liturgy for the Week 26/02 Monday of the 2nd week of Lent Dan 9:4-10; Lk 6: /02 Tuesday of the 2nd week of Lent Is 1:10, 16-20; Mt 23: /02 Wednesday of the 2nd week of Lent Jer 18:18-20; Mt 20: /03 Thursday of the 2nd week of Lent Jer 17:5-10; Lk 16: /03 Friday of the 2nd week of Lent Gen 37:3-4, 12-13, 17-28; Mt 21:33-43, /03 Saturday of the 2nd week of Lent Micah 7:14-15, 18-20; Lk 15:1-3, Dianne Bergant CSS A Lenten Invitation... One of the beautiful faith traditions is the Stational Mass a special opportunity that offers a way to greater prayer with the universal Church during particular seasons throughout the year. Most Rev Peter A Comensoli is calling for the people of Broken Bay to join him in making the pilgrimage of Lenten Stational Masses in Broken Bay. Across our Deaneries during Lent, all parishioners are invited to gather and pray as one body. We particularly welcome Parish RCIA teams to bring candidates who are being received into full communion with the Church, and their families. This is a wonderful opportunity for us all to encourage and pray for one another on this graced journey to Easter. Please join us for Mass celebrated by Bishop Peter on 27 February 7.30pm Mary Immaculate Church, Manly

7 MICHAEL PAUL Experienced Catholic Accredited Specialist Family Lawyer Family Law Issues Family Trusts Wills & Succession Planning Contested Estate Issues Suite 29, Level 4 Gateway Building 1 Mona Vale Road Tel: mpaul@millsoakley.com.au millsoakleyfamilylawsydney For 57 years the Catholic mission service, Palms Australia, has been preparing, sending and supporting those who answer the call to mission in overseas dioceses, schools, clinics and other vital community organisations. Since the beginning, this international mission has relied on the valuable contribution of office volunteers. Palms Australia is looking for full or part-time volunteers to assist with multiple tasks in their Petersham office. If you have good organisational and administrative skills, advanced written and oral English and a professional phone etiquette you will be most helpful. To apply or find out more, please contact Roger O Halloran, Executive Director, on or roger@palms.org.au Walk the Lenten Journey on your Mobile Phone! The Xt3 Lent Calendar App 2018 is available for download on Apple and Android devices (search for Xt3 Lent) and can be viewed from the website: The Lent calendar will run from Ash Wednesday to Divine Mercy Sunday. Each day will unlock a new video, meditation or podcast, to help you prayerfully journey through Lent. The theme for the Xt3 Lent Calendar 2018 is "Let us keep our eyes fixed on Jesus." 54 Darley Street Mona Vale

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