The Almighty works marvels for me. Holy his name!
Welcome to the Catholic Parishes of
St Marys Mudgee, St John the Baptist Gulgong,
St Dominics Kandos/ St Malachys ylstone.
We acknowledge the custodians of the land
on which we live, work and pray.
We walk on Wiradjuri country.
May we con to love and respect the land as they have.

Mrs K
 9.00am
 1.00pm
  Joshua 5:9-12
The people of God went to the promised land and there kept
the passover.
Ps 33:2-7. R. v.9
(R.) Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.
I will bless the Lord at all mes,
his praise always on my lips;
in the Lord my soul shall make its boast.
The humble shall hear and be glad. 
Glorify the Lord with me.
Together let us praise his name.
I sought the Lord and he answered me;
from all my terrors he set me free. 
Look towards him and be radiant;
let your faces not be abashed.
This poor man called; the Lord heard him
and rescued him from all his distress. 
2 Corinthians 5:17-21
God reconciled us to himself through Christ.
   
Praise and honour to you, Lord Jesus Christ!
I will rise and go to my Father and tell him:
Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.
Praise and honour to you, Lord Jesus Christ!
 Luke 15:1-3. 11-32
Your brother here was dead and has come to life.
 

Please scan the QR code to sign in your children if they are aending Childrens Liturgy.
JUBILEE YEAR OF
HOPE



Fourth Sunday of Lent
29th and 30th of March 2025
 lives in the Kongolo Region in the Democrac
Republic of the Congo (DRC) and faced immense challenges
aer losing her father to war and raising her children in
poverty. With support from Caritas Australia, Irene
received vocaonal training in sewing and farming and can
now support her whole family.
Please donate today.
You can support Project Compassion 2025 through the donaon
boxes, envelopes or by scanning the QR code above.
: caritas.org.au/project-compassion
 1800 024 413
Thank you for standing with us, as we
Unite Against Poverty this Lent.
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Catholic Parishes of Mudgee, Gulgong and Kandos

 
 J. Thatcher P. Leoa
 M. McGregor B. Toole
 TBA TBA



 C. Furney M. Dunnachie
 L. Nicholson J. OBrien
 I. Byrne A. Myles
 G. Hennessy P. OBrien

 C. Carberry R. Pereira
 K. Isbester Childrens Liturgy
 E. Potgieter L. Browne
 Mon 31st L. Hawkins

 B. Petersen A. McLean
 F. Chauraya M. Dorney
 L. Croake O. OBrien
 L. Nicholson R. Croake

 K. Isbester A. Blazevic
 G. English Cassidy Family
 A. Baker R. Gawthorne
 Mon 7th Apr M. Walker
 Mon - E. Goodlet
Tue - R.Gawthorne
Wed - J. Cooper
Thu - I. Browne
Fri/Sat - I. Browne
Sun -
R. Gawthorne

 
12 noon Angelus
 
9.30am 
12 noon Angelus
5.30pm Womens Lenten Group
 
12 noon Angelus
5.20pm Reconciliaon - Mudgee
5.45pm - Mudgee
 
9.30am  - Mudgee SMCS Yr 3
12 noon Angelus
 
10.30am MOpal Nursing Home
11.30am Exposion of the Blessed Sacrament
12noon Angelus & Rosary
12.30pm  - Mudgee
5.45pm Staons of the Cross—Mudgee
 
11.00am Bapsm
12 noon Angelus
2.30pm Wedding
5.20pm Reconciliaon
6.00pm - Mudgee
 
8.30am Rosary - Mudgee
9.00am - Mudgee
10.30am - Gulgong
11.00am -Kandos
12 noon Angelus
BibleTrivia
Q: 


A: Ponus Pilate, the Roman governor. Mahew 27:
He sent for a bowl of water and washed his hands
before the crowd, saying,
I am innocent of this mans blood.”.



Let us pray that broken families might discover the cure for
their wounds through forgiveness, rediscovering each
other's gis, even in their dierences.
Lenten Group

The group will meet on Wednesdays during
Lent from 2pm in the Convent starng on
Ash Wednesday.
Contact Jacinta, Rosie or the parish oce for more
informaon. Everyone welcome

The group will meet on Tuesdays evening at 5.30pm through
Lent.
We will use the Lenten program book that is available at the
Pious Good store on both Saturday and Sundays. The cost of
the book is $7.00.
If you are interested in joining the group, contact Krise at
the Parish oce.
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Catholic Parishes of Mudgee, Gulgong and Kandos

For the recently deceased especially:
Mabel Ryan (Quondialla)
We remember the anniversaries of:
Anne Mead, Andy Furney, Ivy Sproule, Olive Milton,
Monica Gorrie, Lindsay Page, Gloria Norris, Joseph Hawkins,
William Marskell, Judith Furbank, Vera Przegalinski.
For the deceased:
Shirley Harcourt, Kathryn Haidle, Michael Filer,
Carlos Conjuangco, Anna Ho, Wayne Musgrave (Umina),
Suzanne Kelly, Edward Hasaart, Barbara Richardson, Owen
& James Milton, Rex Donnelly, Mal Whiteley, Dave Doyle,
Sharyn Perry, Brad Quinn.
For the Sick, Special Intenons and Thanksgiving:
Pat Ellis, Rebekah Delahunty, Eleni Roberts, Marilyn Stuart
(Kincumber), Suzana Marakovic, Stephen Lee, Olive Quinn,
Ellen Johnson (Sheehan), Glennie McGrath (Fr Owens
sister), Peter Hoang, Catrina McGhee, Keiran Micallef,
June Ritar, Ron Muscat, Charlie Perroo, Trish Buckley,
Paula Ryan, Tony Spina, Horace Saliba, Joe Saliba,
Iris McBeath, Elizabeth Donelly, Josephine Debaksta,
Lynne Daly, Dean Pila and all those in our Nursing Homes.


Year 12 Half yearly exams will be held at the Primary
Campus and in the Parish Centre from Wednesday 2nd April
unl Friday 11th April. We ask that you are mindful of this
when vising the Parish Centre.

As Year 12 have entered their nal terms of their schooling,
we are calling on parishioners to become Prayer Partners
for these students.
The Prayer Partner program has been running in our Parish
for many years and is an enriching experience for both the
student and parishioner. Prayer Partners journey with the
Students from the beginning of the year through to HSC
exam me. This program will give opportunies to not only
pray for them but to also meet with them and get to know
them over the year.
At this stage, we need about 30 more Prayer Partners, so
that each Year 12 student can have their own Prayer
Partner. Your help with this would be much appreciated.

Congratulaon to
Jack Patrick Nixon
and
Kate Olivia Cooper
who celebrated the sacrament of marriage
in our parish.
KANDOS NEWS
Prayer Meeng will be held in Kandos / Rylstone each
Monday at 10am.
1st Monday of the month—Kandos Church Hall
Every other Monday—Rylstone at the back of the church Reading the Bible Together
Reading the Bible Together is an opportunity for people across the
diocese to engage with Scripture in preparaon for Sunday Mass.
This will start on Tuesday, 25th March from 5:15pm to 6:00pm
This will all be held over zoom: Here is the link:
hps://bthcatholic.zoom.us/j/4582615130?omn=61195383334

- Opening Prayer
- Reading through the First Reading, Second Reading, and Gospel
slowly once
- Reading each passage again, with a chance aer each piece of
Scripture to share how it spoke to those present
- Input from Clergy
- Quesons
- Closing Prayer and Blessing
For our online Reading the Bible Together sessions, exegesis
provides a structured and detailed understanding of the text.
While it diers from a homily, which focuses on personal
reecon and applicaon, exegesis helps shape that reecon by
grounding it in the scriptural and historical context. This approach
ensures that our discussions are informed and rooted in the Word
of God, deepening our collecve engagement with Scripture.
GULGONG NEWS
Thank you to all the people who cleaned the church on
Wednesday. May God bless you for your generosity.
The next meeng of the Gulgong Catholic Womens Group
will be at the convent at 2pm on 1st April 2025.
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Catholic Parishes of Mudgee, Gulgong and Kandos

-  - -
DESIGNATED PILGRIMAGE OF
HOPE
SITES FOR THE JUBILEE YEAR
As we connue to celebrate the Jubilee
Year 2025, Bishop McKenna has
designated three key pilgrimage sites
within the Diocese of Bathurst to serve as
places of prayer, renewal, and grace for our Diocese.



These sites will provide opportunies for pilgrims to engage
in prayer, reecon, and the sacraments, as we journey
together under the Jubilee theme "Pilgrims of Hope". More
details regarding pilgrimage events, indulgences, and ways
to encourage parish parcipaon will be shared in the
coming period.
Confirmation


Starts on 17th March and nishes on 17th June

Saturday 21st June—5.00pm
Sunday 22nd June—9.00am


Wednesday 14th May3.30pm

Sunday 18th May—10.30am

Sunday—22nd June – 11.00am
If you are for the Kandos parish and your child would like to be
Conrmed, please contact
the Parish Oce on 6372 2122.
Have you thought?
The Prodigal
Because the only context in which most people ever hear the word
prodigal is in relaon to this parable, there is a common
misunderstanding of the word. Because the parable is also referred to as
the parable of the lost son, many people think prodigal means lost.
However, to be prodigal means to be wastefully extravagant. When the
son took his fathers money he adopted a prodigal lifestyle. However, the
irony of the story that is oen lost is that the father too was prodigal in
the extravagant welcome he gave. The fathers extravagance echoes
Gods extravagant and abundant grace and love.
Stations of the Cross
Will be held every Friday at in St Marys Catholic Church
unl Good Friday.
All welcome.

All of our churches, Mudgee
Gulgong and Kandos need Palms
for Palm Sunday Mass and
celebraons. If you are able to help
with this, please contact the Parish
Oce on 63722122.