REMINDER TO ALL CHILDREN’S LITURGY
PARENTS/CARERS:
Please scan the QR code to sign your children in if they are aending Children’s Liturgy.
THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT — YEAR A 8TH MARCH 2026
The “Walking Together” teams for our parishes are:
Mudgee: Adrian Carroll, Florence Chauraya,
Mahew Cooper, Simone Espitalier-Noel,
Marianne Mahews, Anne McLean (Parish Contact),
Ruby Piscioneri, Belinda Redden and Fr Paul Devi.
Gulgong: Cathy & Marco Golino
Kandos: volunteers needed
Father, You have sent us here in these mes to
receive your mercy and proclaim it to others.
In this world of shadows you oer us your light:
shining brighter when we share it.
As we walk in this light,
let us love one another as you have loved us.
Through Jesus Christ your Son, who lives and
reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God forever and ever. Amen.
Our Lady of the Central West,
St Patrick, St Francis and
St Mary of the Cross, pray for us.
Walking Together on a Path of Renewal
Parishes across the Diocese of Bathurst are connuing a
long journey of renewal that began with the 2013
Diocesan Assembly.
Bishop Michael McKenna has invited every parish to form
a Walking Together Team to help guide their community
toward Parish Assemblies in 2026.
Supported by a small diocesan team, parishes will reect
on their lived experience during Advent 2025 and take
part in a Lenten formaon series in 2026, focusing on
Mission, Communion and Parcipaon.
Later in the year, each parish will hold its own Assembly
to consider how this shared reecon can strengthen
local faith, life and ministry.
A Prayer for Mission in Our Community
Lord Jesus Christ,
You send us out as Your disciples,
To be light in the world and salt of the earth.
Fill us with the re if the Holy Spirit,
That we may not remain comfortable or silent,
But step forward with courage and compassion.
Open our eyes to the needs around us.
Open our hearts to those who are lonely, poor, or
forgoen.
Open our hands to serve with generosity and joy.
May we follow the example of Mary, Mother of God,
Who went in haste to serve,
May we see Christ in those we meet.
Bless our parish community,
That we may go forth with faith,
Bringing Your love into our neighbourhood.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
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Catholic Parishes of Mudgee, Gulgong and Kandos
GULGONG ROSTER
15th Mar 22nd Mar
Commentator J. Thatcher C. Gaudry
Reader M. McGregor D. Hudson
Sacristan C. Holland M&E Carney
Leader P. Leoa
MUDGEE ROSTER
Saturday 14th / Sunday 15th March
Commentator C. Furney M. Mahews
First Reader D. Delahunty O. O’Brien
Second Reader L. Nicholson A. Myles
EMOC G. Hennessy M. Gilbert
Altar Server Help Needed Help Needed
Welcomer K. Isbester M. Dunnachie
Oertory M. Dorney Children’s Liturgy
Sacristan E. Potgieter A. Costello
Counter Mon. 9th Mar R. Croake
Saturday 21st/ Sunday 22nd March
Commentator A. McLean G. Myles
First Reader SMCS Leaders SMCS Leaders
Second Reader SMCS Leaders SMCS Leaders
EMOC L. Nicholson M. Cassidy
Altar Server Help Needed Help Needed
Welcomer D. Delahunty B. Redden
Oertory G. English Children’s Liturgy
Sacristan A. Baker L. Browne
Counter Mon. 16th Mar L. Hawkins
Bells Mon - E. Goodlet
Tue - Help Needed
Wed - J. Cooper
Thu - I. Browne
Fri/Sat -
I. Browne
Sun—
Help Needed
DAY BY DAY
Mon 9/3 Third Week of Lent
10.00am Parish Oce opens
5.30pm Parish Council AGM
Tue 10/3 Third Week of Lent
9.30am Mass —Mudgee
12noon World Day of Prayer—St Mary’s Church
6.00pm Alpha Program—Mudgee
Wed 11/3 Third Week of Lent
9.30am St Marys Cra Group
11.00am Funeral: Leanne Barton—MVF Chapel
5.20pm Reconciliaon—Mudgee
5.45pm Mass — Mudgee
Thu 12/3 Third Week of Lent
9.30am Mass - Mudgee SMCS Yr 3
12.15pm Mass—Gulgong
12.30pm Conrmaon Parent Meeng Mudgee
Fri 13/3 Third Week of Lent
10.30am Mass - Whiddon Nursing Home
11.30am Exposion of the Blessed Sacrament
12noon Rosary
12.30pm Mass - Mudgee
Sat 14/3 Third Week of Lent
11.00am Bapsm
5.20pm Reconciliaon
6.00pm Mass - Mudgee
Sun 15/3 FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT
8.30am Rosary - Mudgee
9.00am Mass - Mudgee
10.30am Communion Service - Gulgong
11.00am Mass—Rylstone
6.00pm “Word & Faith” - St Mary’s Parish Centre
THE POPE’S MONTHLY INTENTION
March 2026—For disarmament and peace
Let us pray that naons move toward eecve
disarmament, parcularly nuclear
disarmament, and that world leaders
choose the path of dialogue and diplomacy
instead of violence.
SACRAMENTS 2026
Registraons are open for the Sacramental Programme:
First Reconciliaon
First Holy Communion
Conrmaon
To register, please visit the Parish website and
select Sacraments from the menu, or use the QR code.
Details for the World Day of Prayer service for Mudgee are
listed below.
You are invited to share light lunch aer the service.
Date &
Time:
Tuesday, 10th March 2026,
at 12.00pm
Locaon: St Mary’s Catholic Church,
Mudgee
Contact: Anne McLean or
Parish Oce 63722122
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If you have any Safeguarding concerns, please contact the Diocesan Safeguarding Ocer on (02) 6334 6440 or
email safeguarding@cdob.org.au
PARISH NEWS
GULGONG
A Gulgong Lenten group will meet on Wednesdays at
3.30pm in the convent. For more informaon please
contact Jacinta or the Parish Oce 63722122.
KANDOS
CONFIRMATION
A Conrmaon date has been oered for 26th April 2026
at Kandos.
Please contact the Parish oce ASAP, if your child is
eligible and would like to be Conrmed this year.
The Prayer Group at St Malachy’s Rylstone meet weekly on
Mondays.
‘Who sings, prays twice..’ (St Augusne)
How nice it is to be needed. And the choir needs YOU. It is
the easiest and most pleasant vocaon in our church – no
special credenals necessary! Just come and SING WITH
US. Only one hour rehearsal required (10am Saturday and
10 am before 11 AM Sunday Mass).
Please contact Anne via the parish oce 6372 2122.
MUDGEE
Meals on Wheels - The St Mary’s “Meals on Wheels” group
are appealing for more volunteers. The group are
especially interested in younger volunteers for connuing
to provide this extremely important community service in
the long term future. The St Mary’s group delivers meals in
the fourth week of the month. For more informaon,
please contact the parish 63722122.
MASSES AND PRAYERS REQUESTED
For the recently deceased:
Leanne Barton, Danielle Pace, Margo Fitzgerald, Ruth Ginn.
Anniversaries of:
David Kiddle, Jean Doorey, Elizabeth Powell, Lon Schreck,
Jennifer Eade, Anne Underwood.
Masses:
Horst Von Bischoshausen, Carmel Frost, Rozanna Wise,
Anna Zagas, Special Intenon, Michael Michaelides,
Moira Hennessy, Joan Vera Thain, William Thain,
Adrian Thain, Gerald Sommers, Bill & Margery,
Abdo Kale, Elia Deeb family, Yosef Ba family,
Salma Ward , Mickel Georg.
Sick:
Ryan Jones, Paul Dalmay, David Russell, Connie Vasallo,
Bey Clark, Tony Spina, Lynne Daly and all those in our
Nursing Homes.
Due to privacy legislaon, names of the sick on the bullen
requires permission from the immediate family.
ALPHA
TUESDAY, 6PM, IN THE ST MARY’S PARISH CENTRE
To register: Call the Parish Oce on 6372-2122
How can you help with Alpha?
• Catering: Supplying meals for Alpha. Call the Parish oce
if you can help.
• Prayer: Praying for those who are part of the
Alpha journey.
This training focuses on equipping parcipants with the
knowledge and skills needed to protect vulnerable people
– including children, the elderly, and those living with
disabilies.
This is for everyone in all our parishes who parcipate in a
ministry. Aer compleng, the training needs to be
refreshed every three years. To register, ll in the form at:
hps://forms.gle/mJWR1YaugEjn3JSk6
WEEKEND RETREAT FOR YEAR 10-12
Step away for a weekend of faith,
friendship, and formaon with young
people from across the Diocese
Use QR Code to Register or visit
linktr.ee/risebathurstyouth
For more informaon, contact Dale 0417 967 057
dale.pangilinan@bathurst.catholic.org.au
Date: 20th—22nd March 2026
Locaon: Shalom House of Prayer, Carcoar
& Cathedral, Bathurst
ST MARY’S
PARISH CENTRE, MUDGEE
18th April 2026,
10am-3pm
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Catholic Parishes of Mudgee, Gulgong and Kandos
Parish Priest
Fr Paul Devi VG
Postal Address
Po Box 14, Mudgee NSW 2850
Our Catholic Schools
St Mahews Catholic School Mudgee
pp.mudgee@cdob.org.au
Parish Deacon
Rev Charles Applin
Phone: 02 6372 2122
Email: oce.mudgee@cdob.org.au
Website: www.mudgee.catholic.org.au
Phone: 02 6372 1742
Principal: Mrs Angela Myles
Website: www.stmasmudgee.catholic.edu.au
Parish Secretaries
Krise Newman
Krista O’Brien
Parish Oce Hours
Mon 10.00am—4.00pm
Tues, Wed, Thur, Fri 9.00am—4.00pm
Closed for lunch 1.00pm—2.00pm
All Hallows Catholic School Gulgong
Phone: 02 6374 1582
Principal: Mr Badley Toole
Website: www.allhallowsgulgong.catholic.au
First Reading: Exodus 17:3-7
Give us water to drink.
Responsorial Psalm: Ps 94:1-2. 6-9. R. v.8
(R.) If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts.
Come, ring out our joy to the Lord;
hail the rock who saves us.
Let us come before him, giving thanks,
with songs let us hail the Lord. (R.)
Come in; let us bow and bend low;
let us kneel before the God who made us
for he is our God and we
the people who belong to his pasture,
the ock that is led by his hand. (R.)
O that today you would listen to his voice!
‘Harden not your hearts as at Meribah,
as on that day at Massah in the desert
when your fathers put me to the test;
when they tried me, though they saw my work.’ (R.)
Second Reading: Romans 5:1-2. 5-8
The love of God has been poured into our hearts by the Holy
Spirit which has been given to us.
Gospel Acclamaon: See John 4:42. 15
Glory to you, Word of God, Lord Jesus Christ!
Lord, you are truly the Saviour of the world;
give me living water, that I may never thirst again.
Glory to you, Word of God, Lord Jesus Christ!
Gospel: John 4:5-42
The water that I shall give will turn into a spring
of eternal life.
Readings for next Sunday: FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT
1 Samuel 16:1. 6-7. 10-13 Ps 22 R. v.1 Ephesians 5:8-14 John 9:1-41
You can support Project Compassion 2026 through the
donation boxes, envelopes or by scanning the QR code.
Or online at:
www.projectcompassion.org.au/donate
Or by calling: 1800 024 413
Thank you for standing with us, as we
Unite Against Poverty this Lent.
Third Sunday
of Lent
8th March 2026
Sisilia
to walk long distances to collect water every day. Thanks to
Project Compassion, Sisilia
clean water close by and she can spend more time studying so
she can fulfil her dream of one day becoming a pilot.
Monoranjon, 47, lives in a coastal village in southwest
Bangladesh, one of the regions most aected by climate
change. He and his family face extreme heat, cyclones,
water scarcity, and rising salinity that is destroying crops
and livelihoods. As a farmer and father of two, Monoranjon
struggled to provide for his family and keep his daughter
and son in school.
“In this dry season no seedlings come out from seeds. Due
to heat of the sun and lack of water, plants are dying,”
Monoranjon said.
Thanks to support from Caritas Australia and its partner
Caritas Bangladesh, Monoranjon joined the Community
Managed Sustainable Livelihoods and Resilience Program.
He learned climate-resilient farming techniques, including
organic vegetable culvaon, livestock vaccinaon, crab
faening, and salt-tolerant crop producon. His income has
improved, allowing him to send his children to school and
access beer nutrion. Monoranjon now teaches others in
his village, inspiring change and resilience across the
community.
‘Doing this I maintain my livelihood, but we have to work
very hard. Seeing me, many people started. This is how
they grow vegetables,’ Monoranjon said.
Monoranjon also works with his community to plant
mangrove seedlings on the mudat coastlines across the
delta they live on, to prevent further erosion and ooding
of their lands.
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