Welcome to the Cathedral Parish of

SAINTS MARY & JOSEPH

132 DANGAR St (PO Box 2025)

ARMIDALE 2350 PH 6772 2218 armidaleparish@armidale.catholic.org.au

www.smjcathedral.org.au

Faithful to the Teaching of the Apostles

Faithful to Prayer

Faithful to the Breaking of the Bread

Alive in the Community of the Spirit

Sharing what we have with those in need

Acts 2:42-46

3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (A/1) Sunday 22nd January 2017/Psalter Week 3

LITURGY THIS WEEK

SATURDAY: 9.15AM; 6PM VIGIL MASS SUNDAY: 3RD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 8AM; 10AM; 5.30PM MONDAY: 7AM; 12.30PM CATHEDRAL TUESDAY: ST FRANCIS DE SALES 7AM; 9.15AM CATHEDRAL WEDNESDAY: THE CONVERSION OF ST PAUL 7AM; 12.30PM CATHEDRAL THURSDAY: AUSTRALIA DAY 9.15AM: 12.30PM CATHEDRAL FRIDAY: 9.15AM; 5.40PM CATHEDRAL SATURDAY: ST THOMAS AQUINAS 9.15AM; 6PM VIGIL MASS SUNDAY: 4th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 8AM; 10AM; 5.30PM

SACRAMENT of PENANCE

FRIDAY: 5-5.30PM SATURDAY: 11.30AM-12NOON; 4.30-5.30PM

Prayer for the Pope V: Let us pray for our Pontiff Francis.

R: May the Lord preserve him, and give him life, and make

him blessed upon the earth, and deliver him not up to the

will of his enemies.

Let us pray: O God, Shepherd and Ruler of all your faithful,

look mercifully upon your servant Francis, whom you have

chosen as shepherd to preside over your Church: grant

him, we beseech you, that, by word and example, he may

edify those over whom he has charge, so that together

with the flock committed to him, he may attain everlasting

life. Through Christ, our Lord. Amen.

St John Paul II

PRAY FOR HIM….

Awakening the Faithful…….

Prayer on Australia Day…Ecumenical Service,

Thursday 26th at St Peter’s Parish Centre, 8.30 -10am.

CATHOLIC WOMEN CONNECTING

Retreat - Bellingen Save the date: 24 – 26 February 2017

CWC Armidale would like to invite women of all ages and

from all parishes in the Armidale Diocese to a spiritual

retreat on the beautiful grounds of the Bellingen Valley

Lodge. The retreat will be directed by Francine Pirola and

Marilyn Rodrigues from CathFamily and publishers of

Frankly Magazine. The theme being ‘Mercy continues –

Living Within Grace and Joy’. Father Francis Afu will be

available for daily Masses, Eucharistic Adoration and the

Sacrament of Reconciliation. The duration of the retreat

will be from 4pm Friday 24th until after lunch Sunday 26th

February. Approximate cost (including accommodation

and three good meals) for the weekend is $365 for one

person per room, Twin share is $255 and triple share is

$218.

A reminder and further information will be sent to your

parishes early in the new year. We hope you can attend.

For any information please contact Caroline Chapman

0408 607 073 or Linda Hanrahan 0447 152 674.

Catholic Women Connecting is affiliated with

Catholic Women’s League, Diocese of Armidale.

Catechist News Catechist meeting Tues

31st Jan at 10am in the Holy Family Parish

Centre. Catechist Sunday Commissioning Mass

for all catechists 10am Sunday 12th February.

Seeking Out those who Belong…….

CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH:

1833 Virtue is a habitual and firm disposition to do good. 1834 The human virtues are stable dispositions of the intellect and the will that govern our acts, order our passions, and guide our conduct in accordance with reason and faith. They can be grouped around the four cardinal virtues: prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance. 1835 Prudence disposes the practical reason to discern, in every circumstance, our true good and to choose the right means for achieving it. 1836 Justice consists in the firm and constant will to give God and neighbour their due. 1837 Fortitude ensures firmness in difficulties and constancy in the pursuit of the good. 1838 Temperance moderates the attraction of the pleasures of the senses and provides balance in the use of created goods. 1839 The moral virtues grow through education, deliberate acts, and perseverance in struggle. Divine grace purifies and elevates them. 1840 The theological virtues dispose Christians to live in a relationship with the Holy Trinity. They have God for their origin, their motive, and their object — God known by faith, God hoped in and loved for his own sake. 1841 There are three theological virtues: faith, hope, and charity. They inform all the moral virtues and give life to them. 1842 By faith, we believe in God and believe all that he has revealed to us and that Holy Church proposes for our belief. 1843 By hope we desire, and with steadfast trust await from God, eternal life and the graces to merit it. 1844 By charity, we love God above all things and our neighbour as ourselves for love of God. Charity, the form of all the virtues, “binds everything together in perfect harmony” (Col 3:14). 1845 The seven gifts of the Holy Spirit bestowed upon Christians are wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, and fear of the Lord. _____________________________________________________

Pastoral Care of the Sick and Housebound:

Ministers of Holy Communion take HC to the Nursing Homes each

week. Anointing of the Sick celebrated at Wollemi each month on the

First Thursday. Mass of Anointing at Autumn Lodge 2nd Thursday

11am and Ken Thompson on the First Friday. Priests will visit the

housebound quarterly (every three months – beginning in March) and

always upon request. Ministers of Holy Communion visit housebound

Catholic parishioners Sundays following the 8am Mass at the

Cathedral. The Hospitals are visited by a priest twice a week, and

Catholics who have registered at the hospital for a visit are seen by the

priest. Priests always respond to a call from the hospital to attend a

Catholic in need.

myFaith Parish App …iOS & Android … it contains

huge amounts of information… especially our Links section; Messages; Homilies; Mass times; and Newsfeed's (currently being upgraded); also a

very useful planning feature is Events…. The myFaith App is a natural companion to our parish website again packed with information… check out the three banners (linked) at the lower section of the webpage; Youth Invitation, Vocations Page and Prayer, Word on Fire, some great stuff here. See download buttons on parish website.

www.smjcathedral.org.au

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ROSTERS: Welcomers & Readers/Intercessors,

Cathedral Cleaners Rosters will be published fortnightly on

the Bulletin for a trial period. Persons rostered do not

always present, so if unable to undertake your ministry

please arrange a substitute. The parish office may need to

assist you in this matter. Rostered persons should be in the

Cathedral no later than 10 mins prior to the start of Mass.

Also, flexibility for newcomers is needed. This is prevented

by watertight long term rostering. Registered parishioners

who opted to be part of Parish stewardship – sharing time,

talent and treasure - receive a Bulletin each week by email.

ROSTERS 21ST & 22ND JANUARY

6PM 8AM 10AM 5.30PM WELCOME R Davis T Spiller Driscolls BDavies

READER G Burdett J Cugley MEdgley BDavies

W Clark T Funnell AHallman R Menz

I Clark DLatham AMcRae LThomas

ROSTERS 28TH & 29TH JANUARY

6PM 8AM 10AM 5.30PM

WELCOME Clarks EFitzgerald Hallmans Hansens

READER D Fittler R Miron LHerden P Turley

A May SMiron LTindale JHansen

KMcMahon NRamazani AHerden MBeeby

ROSARIES THIS WEEK: MON 23rd Jan, 12 noon Angelus

followed by the rosary prior to the 12.30pm Mass; TUE 24th Jan in

the home of Fay and Bob Watson 11 Macintosh Cres at 4pm; WED

25th Jan, 12 noon Angelus followed by the rosary prior to the

12.30pm Mass .All welcome.

REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS THIS WEEK: RECENTLY DECEASED: Russell Trood (Brisbane), Paul

Kirkman, Margaret Bible, Bruce Duhigg, Michael Lewins, Fr Keith Gorman SSC, Charles King (USA), John Toshack (Coffs Harbour), Br Raymond Ayego, Donald Ross Single (Tingha), Myles Wilton (Dubbo)

ANNIVERSARIES: Betty Fitzgerald, Betty Blencoe, John McRae,

Sarah Heagney SICK: Carol Goodhew, Ghodsi Amini, Mark Norman,

Susan Maye, Michael Zhu, Michael Moloney, Aeron Ryan, Helen Hesketh, John Fleming, Laurie Fahy, Blake Ross, Gemma Milliken, Joseph O’Brien, Deacon Peter Harrison, Frederic Koelmeyer, Kay Robertson, Maureen Veitch, Maria Selvey, Eleanor Pankhurst, Kay Goodwin, Norma O’Brien, Anne Simpson, Silvia & Ralph Bowles, Justin Post, Dean Doran, Alice Payne, Jane Obbem, Gladys Navarrete, Desiree Redlich, Alexandra Curtis, Margaret Doherty, Fr John Carey, Marie Trevanion, Michelle Owens, Sheetal Patel

SUPPORT YOUR PRIESTS AND YOUR PARISH: 1ST COLLECTION (supports the clergy):

BSB: 082-105 Acc. No: 001023527 2ND COLLECTION (supports the Cathedral and parish):

BSB: 082-105 Acc. No: 001006225 (Reference with your Planned Giving Number and your name)