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Parish Bulletin for Sunday 1st March 2015
The new edition of Bridgeside Bulletin for Sunday 1st March 2015 has now been published to the website. You can find it by clicking here or reading...
read morePapal Prayer Intentions for March, 2015
For the month of MARCH, 2015 the Papal prayer intentions are: Universal Intention: That those involved in scientific research may serve the well-being of the whole human person. Evangelization Intention: That the unique contribution of women to the life of the Church may be recognized always.
read moreParish Bulletin for Sunday 22nd February 2015
The new edition of Bridgeside Bulletin for Sunday 22nd February 2015 has now been published to the website. You can find it by clicking here or reading...
read moreA Change of Personnel
It has been publicly announced this weekend that I will be concluding my ministry in the Catholic Parish of Forster Tuncurry on Sunday 8th March 2015. At the request of the Bishop of Maitland-Newcastle, I will be taking up the role of Parish Priest of the Newcastle Catholic Community of St Benedict and Dean of the Cathedral Church of the Sacred Heart. It will be sad to say good-bye to the people of Forster Tuncurry whom I have come to love over the last three years (well, most of the time anyway!) and the wonderful location that is the Great Lakes. I move to Newcastle with mixed feelings of excitement and anxiety, grief and expectation. Fr...
read moreParish Bulletin for Sunday 15th February 2015
The new edition of Bridgeside Bulletin for Sunday 15th February 2015 has now been published to the website. You can find it by clicking here or reading...
read moreParish Bulletin for Sunday 1st February 2015
The new edition of Bridgeside Bulletin for Sunday 1st February 2015 has now been published to the website. You can find it by clicking here or reading...
read morePapal Prayer Intentions for February, 2015
For the month of FEBRUARY, 2015 the Papal prayer intentions are: Universal Intention: That prisoners, especially the young, may be able to rebuild lives of dignity. Evangelization Intention: That married people who are separated may find welcome and support in the Christian community.
read moreParish Bulletin for Sunday 25th January 2015
The new edition of Bridgeside Bulletin for Sunday 25th January 2015 has now been published to the website. You can find it by clicking here or reading...
read morePapal Prayer Intentions for November 2014
For the month of NOVEMBER, 2014 the Papal prayer intentions are: Universal Intention: That all who suffer loneliness may experience the closeness of God and the support of others. Evangelization Intention: That young seminarians and religious may have wise and well-formed mentors.
read more2014-15 Sacramental Preparation Process
Information on the 2104-15 Sacramental Preparation Process has now been uploaded to the Parish website, and can be found on the Sacramental Preparation page.
read morePapal Prayer Intentions for October 2014
For the month of OCTOBER, 2014 the Papal prayer intentions are: Universal Intention: That the Lord may grant peace to those parts of the world most battered by war and violence. Evangelization Intention: That World Mission Day may rekindle in every believer zeal for carrying the Gospel into all the world.
read moreIn Preparation for Social Justice Sunday
Sunday 28th September is Social Justice Sunday, and the Australian Catholic Bishops Social Justice Statement is entitled A Crown for Australia: striving for the best in our sporting nation. Our own Bishop Bill is interviewed by Helene O’Neill in the days prior to Social Justice Sunday.
read moreBridgeside Bulletin for Sunday 21st September 2014
The edition of the Bridgeside Bulletin for Sunday 21st September, 2014 is now available, and can be read below or...
read moreBridgeside Bulletin for Sunday 14th September 2014
The edition of the Bridgeside Bulletin for Sunday 14th September, 2014 is now available, and can be read below or...
read moreBridgeside Bulletin for Sunday 7th September 2014
The edition of the Bridgeside Bulletin for Sunday 7th September, 2014 is now available, and can be read below or...
read morePapal Prayer Intentions for September 2014
For the month of SEPTEMBER, 2014 the Papal prayer intentions are: Universal Intention: That the mentally disabled may receive the love and help they need for a dignified life. Evangelization Intention: That Christians, inspired by the Word of God, may serve the poor and suffering.
read moreBridgeside Bulletin for Sunday 31st August 2014
The edition of the Bridgeside Bulletin for Sunday 31st August, 2014 is now available, and can be read below or...
read moreBridgeside Bulletin for Sunday 24th August 2014
The edition of the Bridgeside Bulletin for Sunday 24th August, 2014 is now available, and can be read below or...
read moreWhy We Do What We Do No. 2
During Benediction, why does the priest don a cloak then use it to hold the monstrance for the actual Benediction blessing, but at all other times he, and a member of the laity, holds the monstrance in bare hands? The cloak that the questioner speaks of is known formally as the humeral veil, a piece of cloth that is worn by a priest or deacon in certain liturgical rites associated with the Blessed Sacrament. During Benediction the humeral veil is worn by the priest or deacon only during the actual blessing with the Blessed Sacrament, and the veil is used here so that it is very clear that the blessing comes from the Blessed Sacrament present in the monstrance and not from the priest or deacon. That’s also why the veil is not worn by the minister who exposes or reposes the Blessed Sacrament before or after the actual...
read moreSunday Mass Times
Saturday evening
Holy Name of Jesus Church, Forster - 6:00pm
Sunday morning
Holy Name of Jesus Church, Forster - 7:00am
Holy Name of Jesus Church, Forster - 9:00am