The Almighty works marvels for me. Holy his name!
Welcome to the Catholic Parishes of
St Mary’s Mudgee, St John the Baptist Gulgong,
St Dominic’s Kandos/ St Malachy’s 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.
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JUBILEE YEAR OF
HOPE
Fourth Sunday of Lent
29th and 30th of March 2025
lives in the Kongolo Region in the Democrac
Republic of the Congo (DRC) and faced immense challenges
aer losing her father to war and raising her children in
poverty. With support from Caritas Australia, Irene
received vocaonal training in sewing and farming and can
now support her whole family.
Please donate today.
You can support Project Compassion 2025 through the donaon
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. Leoa
M. McGregor B. Toole
TBA TBA
C. Furney M. Dunnachie
L. Nicholson J. O’Brien
I. Byrne A. Myles
G. Hennessy P. O’Brien
C. Carberry R. Pereira
K. Isbester Children’s Liturgy
E. Potgieter L. Browne
Mon 31st L. Hawkins
B. Petersen A. McLean
F. Chauraya M. Dorney
L. Croake O. O’Brien
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 Women’s Lenten Group
12 noon Angelus
5.20pm Reconciliaon - Mudgee
5.45pm - Mudgee
9.30am - Mudgee SMCS Yr 3
12 noon Angelus
10.30am M—Opal Nursing Home
11.30am Exposion of the Blessed Sacrament
12noon Angelus & Rosary
12.30pm - Mudgee
5.45pm Staons of the Cross—Mudgee
11.00am Bapsm
12 noon Angelus
2.30pm Wedding
5.20pm Reconciliaon
6.00pm - Mudgee
8.30am Rosary - Mudgee
9.00am - Mudgee
10.30am - Gulgong
11.00am -Kandos
12 noon Angelus
BibleTrivia
Q: ’
A: Ponus Pilate, the Roman governor. Mahew 27:
He sent for a bowl of water and washed his hands
before the crowd, saying,
“I am innocent of this man’s blood.”.
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Let us pray that broken families might discover the cure for
their wounds through forgiveness, rediscovering each
other's gis, even in their dierences.
Lenten Group
The group will meet on Wednesdays during
Lent from 2pm in the Convent starng on
Ash Wednesday.
Contact Jacinta, Rosie or the parish oce for more
informaon. Everyone welcome
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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 Krise at
the Parish oce.
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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 Filer,
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 Intenons and Thanksgiving:
Pat Ellis, Rebekah Delahunty, Eleni Roberts, Marilyn Stuart
(Kincumber), Suzana Marakovic, Stephen Lee, Olive Quinn,
Ellen Johnson (Sheehan), Glennie McGrath (Fr Owen’s
sister), Peter Hoang, Catrina McGhee, Keiran Micallef,
June Ritar, Ron Muscat, Charlie Perroo, 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
unl Friday 11th April. We ask that you are mindful of this
when vising 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 opportunies 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.
Congratulaon to
Jack Patrick Nixon
and
Kate Olivia Cooper
who celebrated the sacrament of marriage
in our parish.
KANDOS NEWS
Prayer Meeng 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 preparaon 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:
hps://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 aer each piece of
Scripture to share how it spoke to those present
- Input from Clergy
- Quesons
- Closing Prayer and Blessing
For our online Reading the Bible Together sessions, exegesis
provides a structured and detailed understanding of the text.
While it diers from a homily, which focuses on personal
reecon and applicaon, exegesis helps shape that reecon 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 collecve 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 meeng of the Gulgong Catholic Women’s Group
will be at the convent at 2pm on 1st April 2025.
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DESIGNATED PILGRIMAGE OF
HOPE
SITES FOR THE JUBILEE YEAR
As we connue 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.
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These sites will provide opportunies for pilgrims to engage
in prayer, reecon, 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 parcipaon 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 May—3.30pm
Sunday 18th May—10.30am
Sunday—22nd June – 11.00am
If you are for the Kandos parish and your child would like to be
Conrmed, please contact
the Parish Oce on 6372 2122.
Have you thought?
The Prodigal
Because the only context in which most people ever hear the word
prodigal is in relaon 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 father’s money he adopted a prodigal lifestyle. However, the
irony of the story that is oen lost is that the father too was prodigal in
the extravagant welcome he gave. The father’s extravagance echoes
God’s extravagant and abundant grace and love.
Stations of the Cross
Will be held every Friday at in St Mary’s Catholic Church
unl Good Friday.
All welcome.
All of our churches, Mudgee
Gulgong and Kandos need Palms
for Palm Sunday Mass and
celebraons. If you are able to help
with this, please contact the Parish
Oce on 63722122.
