Central Otago Pastoral Area of Alexandra, Omakau and Roxburgh Presbytery

Parish Team

Sisters of Mercy

61 Brandon Street Alexandra Tel (03) 4488202 Fax (03) 448 8303 [email protected]

Fr Pat McGettigan Sr Elanor Pelvin Tel: 448 6304 Brian McLean (Parish Chairperson) Sr Pauline Gallagher Tel:448 8338 Trina Eastwood (Sst Gerards’s School Principal) Susan Mulholland (St John’s School Principal, Ranfurly) (03) 444 9514 Wayne Soper (Parish / School Caretaker) Catholic Social Services 0800 277 669 (toll free) (03) 448 5385 (Mon-Wed)

Parish Secretary Sally Ferreira (Tues & Fri 9am-3pm)

21st Week Ordinary Time —Year B—23 August 2016 MASS TIMES Weekends Alexandra Sunday: Roxburgh Sunday Omakau Saturday Ranfurly Sunday

9.00am (all year)

Garston Glenorchy Cromwell Sun)

6.00pm (all year)

11.00am 11.00am (2nd Sun) 11.00am ( 4th Sun) 11.00am (1st, 3rd, 5th

Weekday Masses Alexandra Tuesday: 5.00pm (side chapel) Wednesday: 9.00am (side chapel) Thursday: 9.00am (side chapel) Friday 12.00pm (Church) Saturday 9.am (Side chapel) Roxburgh Wednesday 5.15pm (Parish Centre) RECONCILIATION Alexandra Saturday:

11.30am-12.00pm (otherwise on request)

ANNOINTING OF THE SICK Alexandra Friday: 12.00pm (1st Fri. in the month) Roxburgh Wednesday

GOSPEL:

5.00pm

9.00am (2nd, 4th Sun) 9.00am (1st, 3rd, 5th Sun) 11.00am (2nd, 4th Sun)

Wanaka

2nd READING:

11.00am (all year)

Queenstown Saturday 6.30pm Sunday 9.00am Arrowtown Sunday

1st READING:

5.15pm (1st Wed. In the month)

Readings 1st READING: 2nd READING: GOSPEL:

Joshua 24: 1-2, 15-18—Joshua gives the people of Israel the opportunity to choose between serving the Lord or Serving pagan gods. They opt for the Lord because they have seen all that he has done for them. Ephesians 5: 21-32—The relationship between Christ and the Church is symbolised by that between a loving husband and wife. John 6: 60-69—Jesus is rejected by many of his early followers who are unable to accept the challenge of his words. His disciples, however, recognise that these same words are their only way towards God and eternal life. Deut 4: 1-2, 6-8 James 1: 17-18, 21-22, 27 Mark 7: 1-8, 14-15, 21-23

As parishioners let us pray for those who have died recently: John Holland. and whose anniversaries occur at this time: Percy Johnson, Gladys Waigth, Conan Power, Eileen van der Voort. Dates to Remember 30 Aug Sun 9am. St Gerard’s School Mass. All welcome! After Mass on Sundays, there will be some baking for sale to raise funds for the upcoming St Gerard’s ski camp in August (years 3, 4, 5 & 6). We would really appreciate your support. Thank you. 20 September Sunday at 2.00-4.00pm. The Religious of the Dunedin Diocese – Mercy Sisters, Dominican Sisters, Sisters of St Joseph, Little Sisters of the Poor, Presentation Sisters, Christian Brothers, Marist Brothers, Rosmini Fathers - invite you to an afternoon of “Big Thanks” for all the support you, your parents, grandparents and greats have lavished on us over the years. In this Year of Consecrated Life we’d like to show our appreciation - we’ll tell our stories briefly before enjoying conversations and devonshire tea together. (We’re hosting so plates not needed.) Please put the ―Big Thanks Road Show‖ into your diaries and bring along your grandparents, children and friends.

ROSTER FOR NEXT SUNDAY Alexandra

Greeters

Intro / PoF

Readers

Gifts / Offertory

Eucharistic Ministers

Ministers to the Sick

St Gerard’s School Mass

Constable Family

B King

G Kelliher

D Lamont

J Belt R Bond M O’Connor

B Devlin R Bond M O’Connor

Sacristan

Altar Servers

Data Projector Children’s Liturgy

Cleaning

D Courtney

T Harrex Z Rendall

P Mulvihill

None

G Chapman C Hill A Rayner

Gifts / Offertory Reader

OHP

Eucharistic Minister

Cleaning

R Kilkelly

W Maclean

Joan

R Kilkelly

R Kilkelly

Eucharistic Minister

OHP

Cleaning

Omakau

ROXBURGH

Greeter

Reader / Proclaimer

Gifts / Offertory

Altar Preparer for August Clarke Family

Averell McElligott

Kylie Robb

Eileen Mowat & Rod Dyson Elizabeth Reid

Alexo: No info received

Dorothy Dunlay Margaret Card

Roxo: Rod Dyson

Roxburgh News: Called by Christ discussion group starting on 26 August after Wednesday Mass in Presbytery. 5th Sunday Service in our church 30 August. Cuppa after Mass so plate required please. Thanks. Called by Christ Invitation—These began last week. If you still want to join a group you are most welcome! Please contact one of the leaders below at the times that suits: Sue MacKenzie 448 7840 (Wed evenings) Tom Lamb 4485399 (Wed evenings) Sr Eleanor 448 6304 (Tues 10.30am-12pm or 2pm – 3.30pm) Deirdre Jolly 4488627 (Sun – Thurs morning or afternoon) Jeremy Hogue 4486173 (Sun evenings or Wed evenings) Fr Pat 4488202 (Thurs at 7pm).

Surrender God, I come before you as empty as a paper cup, waiting to be filled with the wine of your presence. Somewhere back along the road a bit, I dropped all those things I was going to offer you, the doing, the giving, the praying. I’ll pick them up again later, but right now, it’s just you and me, God, and there’s not much of me. It’s a good feeling to be this empty, this open to the amazing stillness of you, not knowing how to name you or the life that you pour into me.

God, right now I feel so small and yet so vast. I can’t say where I end and you begin. Joy Cowley