Bridgeside Bulletin

The weekly bullen of the Catholic community of

Forster and Tuncurry
Parish
FrAndrewDoohan(Parish Priest)
MrGregByrne(Pastoral Associate)
SrKathrynMcCabe(Aboriginal Catholic Ministry)

33LakeStreet,ForsterNSW2428
POBox67,ForsterNSW2428
P: (02)65546304
F: (02)65546425
E: forstertuncurryparish@gmail.comor
fr.andrew.doohan@bigpond.com(Fr Andrew)
W: www.forstertuncurryparish.catholicau.com
Parish School
HolyNameParishSchool(K6)
MrMarkMowbray(Principal)

41LakeStreet,ForsterNSW2428
POBox243,ForsterNSW2428
P: (02)65546504
F: (02)65548895
E: admin@forster.catholic.edu.au
W: www.forster.catholic.edu.au
Pnnisu Li1uncicnt Crtrnnn1ioNs

SundayTheDayoftheLord
Saturdayevening 6pm Tuncurry
Sundaymorning 7am Tuncurry
9am Forster

Weekdays(forthecomingweek)
Tuesday NoMass
Wednesday 9am Forster
Thursday 9am Forster
Friday 9:30am Forster
Saturday 9am Tuncurry

Reconciliaon
Saturday 8:309am Tuncurry
4:455:15pm Forster

Bapnsmsarecelebratedaerthe9amMassatForster
by arrangementplease contact the Parish Oce or
Presbyteryintherstinstance.

Weddingsarecelebratedbyarrangementandwithat
least three months noceplease contact Fr Andrew
intherstinstance.
Sunday 27th May, 2012
Solemnity of Pentecost Sunday, Year B
HolyNameofJesusParishChurch
33LakeStreet,Forster
StMary,StaroftheSeaChurch
CnrKent&PeelStreets,Tuncurry
From the Pastors Desk
OverrecentweeksIhavemenonedherethepending
Year of Gracethatwehavebeentopartakeintoday,
however,therubberhitstheroad!Today,weembark
on our pilgrimage through the Year of Grace, availing
ourselves of this opportunity of starng afresh from
Christ.

On page two you will nd an advert for the rst Year

of Grace event a facilitated forum to help us begin
looking at how we celebrate the liturgy in our Parish.
This opportunity for us to look at how we, together,
celebrate the liturgy of the Church is open to
everyone, and I would encourage you to join me in
parcipangintheseforums.

Whiletheseforumsmightbethersteventmarking
our Year of Grace journey, we did ancipate the
beginning with our Parish Dinner last Friday night.
Along with the other parish social events scaered
acrosstheyear,theParishDinnerwasaYear of Grace
(Connued on page 2)
Our mission is to be an aeconate, caring, loving, faithlled Chrisan community,
growing as one through small groups.
TheParishOceisattherearoftheParishHallandisopenonTuesdaysandFridaysfrom10amto4pm.
Find the
Parish on
Facebook
TPD(fortheweekahead)

Tuesday All Day Fr Andrew to Clergy

Meeng with Bishop Bill
9am ChrisanMeditaon
(Bob 6555 5914)
3:30pm HolyHour@Tuncurry
7pm ChrisanMeditaon
(Bob 6555 5914)
7pm SacramentalProgramme
Meeng@Forster

Wednesday 11:15am NovenatoOurLadyof

PerpetualHelp@Forster
acvityandfunwashadbyoneandall!

IencourageyouduringthisYear of Gracetoregularly
check the bullen and church noceboards for the
opportuniesthatwillbecomeavailablebetweennow
and the next me we celebrate the great Feast of
Pentecost.

Unlnextweek...
Fr Andrew
SrnsoNs ron Gnow1u
A three hour seminar on understanding change, loss
and grief will be oered on Thursday 7th June
commencingat10amintheParishHall.

The seminar is designed to deepen a general

understanding of the nature of change, loss and grief
onthelivesofindividualsandtheircommunies.

Thecostis$15andmorningteawillbeprovided.
Cunsitto WrrkrNo
Comejourneywithusasweshareourfaithstoriesa
weekend of meditaons, prayers, songs and talksat
Tocal College, Tocal Road, Paterson, Friday 8th June
to Monday 11th June 2012. The Weekend is for
persons aged 23 years and over. For details please
phone Greg Byrne on 6554 8045 or 0427 918 568 or
JoanneStandingon49347273.
EcuMrNicnt PrN1rcos1 Srnvicr
TocelebratetheFeastofPentecostthebeginningof
the Week of Prayer for Chrisan Unitythe churches
ofForsterTuncurryinviteyoutoaendanEcumenical
Pentecost Service on Sunday 27th May commencing
at 7pm. The Service will be held at the Chrisan Life
Centre,KenroseStreet,Forster.
Crtrnnn1iNc Oun Li1uncvBrciNNiNc A
DiscussioN
As part of our Year of Grace in the Parish, we have
beeninvitedbytheBishopsofAustraliatolookat,and
refresh if thought necessary, the way we celebrate
liturgyintheParish.

To that end, I have invited a facilitator to join us to

begin a discussion about how we understand liturgy,
what it means to celebrate it, and how we might go
aboutenhancingourcelebraons.

Since our celebraons of Mass are the work of the

enre communityall of us!these sessions are for
everyone, not just those who exercise a liturgical
ministry.

From Thursday 7th June unl Sunday 10th June,

therewillbeaseriesoffacilitatedforumstobeginour
exploraon,asfollows:

Thursday7thJune,6:30pmatForster
Friday8thJune,10:30amatTuncurry
Saturday9thJune,10:30amatForster
Sunday10thJune,2pmatTuncurry

Eachsessionwillcoverthesamegroundalthoughyou
arefreetocometomorethanonesessionifyouwish.

Tea & coee will be providedparcipants are asked

tobringapenandsomethingtowritein.
Tnizr Srnvicr
The next ecumenical Taize Service will be held on
Sunday 10th June commencing at 6pm, in St Mary,
StaroftheSeaCatholicChurchatTuncurry.Comeand
join in this me of prayer in the style of the Taize
Community.
SncnnMrN1nt PnocnnMCoNrinMn1ioN
The Informaon Meeng for the Parents of children
preparing for the Sacrament of Conrmaon will be
heldonTuesday 29th Maycommencingat7pminthe
ParishHall.
KrviN BnowN
Last Thursday Kevin underwent a 14 hour operaon.
Therewereproblemswithhisskingrawhichledtoa
second operaon from midnight Friday unl 6am. He
isnowdoingwellinintensivecare.
TunNk You
Sr Kathryn would like to thank all those who
generouslydonatedfollowingherrequestforadouble
bedlastweek.
Cn1uotic Lrnorn & Cn1uotic Wrrktv
Copies of the Catholic Leader (Brisbane) and Catholic
Weekly (Sydney)canbefoundforpurchaseattherear
ofthechurchatacostof$2each.
Scnrtunr RrnbNcs

ThisWeek Acts2:111
Psalm103:1,24,2931,34.
1Corinthians12:37,1213
John20:1923

NextWeek Deuteronomy4:3234,3040
Psalm32:46,9,1820
Romans8:1417
Mahew28:1620
Ofyourcharity,pleaseprayfor:

Recently Deceased:
DorisWilliamson

Anniversaries:
JamesFerry

andallthosewhoaresickinourparish.
Li1uncv & Drvo1ioNsPnn1 4
Connuing to explore the relaonship of the liturgy
and the devoonal treasury of the Church, in light of
the Churchs teaching on this subject.

Over recent weeks we have explored the dierence
between liturgical (or priestly) prayer and devoonal
(or aecve) prayer. Both have their place within the
life of the Church, each according to their true
purpose, and so it is important to explore the
relaonshipbetweenthesetwodimensionsofprayer.

TheSecondVacanCouncil,inlookingattheliturgyof
the Church in its Constuon on the Sacred Liturgy
(promulgated in 1963), makes four very powerful
statements:

1. ...every liturgical celebraon, because it is an

acon of Christ the Priest and of his Body which is
theChurch,isasacredaconsurpassingallothers;
no other acon of the Church can equal its
eecveness by the same tle and to the same
degree.(CSL,7)
2. ...the liturgy is the summit toward which the
acvityoftheChurchisdirected;atthesameme
it is the fount from which all the Churchs power
ows.(CSL,10)
3. ...devoons should be so fashioned that they
harmonise with the liturgical seasons, accord with
thesacredliturgy,areinsomewayderivedfromit,
andleadthepeopleto it,since,infact,theliturgy,
byitsverynaturefarsurpassesanyofthem.(CSL,
13)
4. In the reform and promoon of the liturgy, this
fullandacveparcipaonbyallthepeopleisthe
aim to be considered before all else. For it is the
primary and indispensable source from which the
faithful are to derive the true Chrisan
spirit(CSL,14).

These four excerpts from the teaching of the Second

Vacan Council seem to indicate that there is clear
disncon to be drawn between the liturgy of the
Church (and the priestly prayer which is embodied in
it) and the various acvies that form part of the
devoonal treasury of the Church. While both could
be considered important, one form of prayer
liturgical prayerholds an obviously privileged place
inthelifeofChrisans.
(to be connued)
PtnNNro GiviNc
Afriendlyreminderthatthenancialyeariscomingto
aclose,andwesincerelythankyouforyourconnued
support of our Parish. If you would like to join the
PlannedGiving,contactGregattheparishoce6554
6304.
The new envelopes will be available in a couple of
weeks. Would you please write FORSTER or
TUNCURRY on your envelope so that we can have
thenewenvelopesintherightchurchforyou.
Anyone wanng a tax receipt, would you please
writeTAX onyourenvelope.Thankyou.
DoNn1ioNs ron Fn KrviNs MissioN
Thankstothegenerosityoftheparishioners$1,110.00
hasbeenrecentlyforwardedtoFrKevininCambodia.
If anyone would like to contribute further, donaons
maybegiventoGregByrneattheParishOce.
FnirNosuir Gnour (SrNions)
Wewillmeetforlunch12noononTuesday, 5th June
atSporesTuncurry.NB:Toconrmyourbookingfor
the bus trip to Buladelah Historical Society & to view
the bypass on Tues 26th June (me to be advised)
please pay $35 to Lorraine 6554 7056 or Ley 6554
9670orleaveinenvelopeatParishOce.Thankyou.
Sour LuNcu
NextsouplunchisonMonday 4th of June.Pleaseput
name on list at rear of Church if you would like to
aend.
PnoctniM 2012
A conference on the New Evangelisaon will be held
from9th11th August atTheConcourseChatswood,
Sydney. The conference address the issues of what
will help to make our Parishes stronger & more
eecve faith communies. More informaon is
availableattheParishOce.
Rostrns

Readers(forthisweekend)
6pmTuncurry Elizabeth Sciacca, Tony Stevens, Bob
Cashman
7amTuncurry Cecile Malone, Lita Faulkner, Cushla
Drake
9amForster JohnDuy,IrisBailey,ChrisJones

Readers(fornextweekend)
6pmTuncurry GeraldineMullin,NeilPye,Valarie
Ross
7amTuncurry MaryGreig,EdnaTucker,Tony
Knight
9amForster JudithShand,RhiannaAllen,
MaureenVisser

MinistersofCommunion(forthisweekend)
6pmTuncurry Tony & Maureen Stevens, Margaret
Smith,RuthPearson,PatHooker,
Angela&LouHope,Jeanee
Goodacre,ValarieRoss.
7amTuncurry Kay&GrahamGriths,Cecile
Malone,LorraineClarke,Bronwyn
Morse,MaryGreig.
9amForster Jim Hunt, Shioney Neal, Elle Cairns
Cowan,RobertMoran,Greg&
LauranneByrne,Maureen&Tony
Visser,RobertMoran.

MinistersofCommunion(fornextweekend)
6pmTuncurry Jeanee Goodacre, Frank Hayman,
PatHooker,LouHope,MonicaHunt,
PaulMcFadden,RuthPearson,Owen
Carroll,MaureenPye.
7amTuncurry LeyBartle,CushlaDrake,Mary
Greig, Tony Knight, Cecile Malone,
BronwynMorse
9amForster ElleCairnsCowan,GregByrne,
LauranneByrne,JohnDuy,Anne
Hartman,BarbaraKermode,Jim
Hunt,KrisKoch,AfravanBoxtel

ChurchCleaners(fortheweekahead)
Tuncurry Group4
Forster Group2

ColleconCount
ThisSunday Team3
NextSunday Team4
Oun Ltuncv Tobnv

ResponsorialPsalm
Response: Lord,sendoutyourSpirit
andrenewthefaceoftheearth.

BlesstheLord,mysoul!
LordGod,howgreatyouare,
Howmanyareyourworks,OLord!
Theearthisfullofyourriches.

Youtakebackyourspirit,theydie,
returningtothedustfromwhichtheycame.
Yousendforthyourspirit,theyarecreated;
andyourenewthefaceoftheearth.

MaythegloryoftheLordlastforever!
MaytheLordrejoiceinhisworks!
Maymythoughtsbepleasingtohim.
IndmyjoyintheLord.

Sequence (please remain seated)

HolySpirit,LordofLight,
Fromtheclearcelesalheight
Thypurebeamingradiancegive.

Come,thouFatherofthepoor,
Comewithtreasureswhichendure
Come,thoulightofallthatlive!

Thou,ofallconsolersbest,
Thou,thesoul'sdelighulguest,
Dostrefreshingpeacebestow

Thouintoilartcomfortsweet
Pleasantcoolnessintheheat
Solaceinthemidstofwoe.

Lightimmortal,lightdivine,
Visitthoutheseheartsofthine,
Andourinmostbeingll:

Ifthoutakethygraceaway,
Nothingpureinmanwillstay
Allhisgoodisturnedtoill.

Healourwounds,ourstrengthrenew
Onourdrynesspourthydew
Washthestainsofguiltaway:

Bendthestubbornheartandwill
Meltthefrozen,warmthechill
Guidethestepsthatgoastray.

Thou,onuswhoevermore
Theeconfessandtheeadore,
Withthysevenfoldgisdescend:

Giveuscomfortwhenwedie
Giveuslifewiththeeonhigh
Giveusjoysthatneverend.
GospelAcclamaon
Alleluia,alleluia!
Come,HolySpirit,lltheheartsofyourfaithful
andkindleinthemthereofyourlove.
Alleluia!