I will be on retreat at Galong this week, returning Friday morning. As I will pray for you, please pray for me. The funeral of Michael Abbey on Friday will be a Requiem Mass at 2pm, so there will be no 12noon Mass. St. Augustine’s Finance meeting will be held Wednesday 27th at 6pm. The…
I am extremely proud of those involved with the Book Fair last weekend. There were 36 parishioners and 8 from YRAR who spent hours setting up and packing up. It was a mammoth exercise, coordinated by Debbie Valencic. What are the benefits? A great community builder, people meeting and getting to know each other, involving…
Don’t miss out on coming the Book Fair this Classic Yass weekend. You won’ regret making the time to pop in and see if you can find your next favourite book, game or puzzle, CD, DVD or even a vinyl record. We have lots of fresh stock this year; you may find that little gem…
November is a special time to pray for the dead. The month begins with All Saints’ Day when we remember those ‘superheroes” who have lived the Gospel Beatitudes in an extraordinary way. We pray on All Souls’ Day for those who await purification from any stain of sin in order to experience the perfection of…
The Members of St Augustine’s Conference of the St Vincent de Paul Society, wish to express our sincere thanks and appreciation for your outstanding generosity in support of the Society’s Ozanam Appeal for 2019. The Yass and Murrumbateman Appeal raised $1,435.00. Yass Parishioners contributed $1,132.00 and Murrumbateman Parishioners $303.00. May I again express my heartfelt thanks…
As an insert with the bulletin today is the Financial Statement, January to December 2018 and January to August 2019. It is a simplified version and if you require further information, please discuss with a member of our Finance Committee. I am grateful to Paul O’Mara, Irene Carr and Mark Valencic for the additional work…
Welcome Fr. Warwick Tonkin who celebrates the Vigil Mass and thanks to our Gunning community who organized a Liturgy of the Word with Holy Communion. This gives me the opportunity to spend time with my family as we celebrate my sister’s 80th At the finance meeting held this week, we looked at the recommendations from…
At St Augustine’s PPC meeting held this week, Paul O’Mara explained to members how collections are distributed and the financial status of the parish. It became clear to me that many parishioners are unsure as to what happens with collections. Perhaps we should have an open session for all interested parishioners to counter misunderstandings. Reports…
The Murrumbateman Field Days will be held over the weekend of 19-20 October. Once again the Murrumbateman Catholic community will be running its Tea, Scone and Slice stall in the Recreation Hall (Site B2). This is their major fundraiser for the year which helps raise money for the annual rental of the Uniting Church Hall…
Thirty-five women gathered last Saturday for the ‘Circle of Sisters’. To comply with health regulations, we have needed a large dishwasher for the Hartigan Centre kitchen. This week we received $2,000 from the Soldier’s Club to purchase a dishwasher. I am grateful to the Soldier’s Club and Lourdes O’Keefe who sought this community grant, as…
