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St Patrick's Church Walcha 

For Baptism or Marriage enquiries phone Monsignor Ted Wilkes 67784070.

Monsignor Ted Wilkes would like to invite parishioners to Sunday Mass 10am.

Covid-19 restrictions for Mass are in place.

Reflection

In future years Eileen O'Connor may become Australia's second official saint. She was born in 1892 but badly injured her spine when she was only three. She suffered great pain for the rest of her life. With the help of a priest, Fr James McGrath, she founded a community of women, Our Lady's Nurses for the Poor, to care for sick people in their own homes. She died in Sydney in 1921 when she was only 28.

Before Jesus made big decisions, he spent time on prayer, sometimes for the whole night. He did that before choosing twelve followers to be his co-workers. God's people had been made up of twelve tribes, so Jesus called twelve disciples to be his companions. They were a sign of the new people of God that Jesus was calling together. The Twelve came to be called apostles.

Prayer

Loving God,

we thank you for sending apostles

to the whole world.

May we always welcome

those who bring your good news.

Help us to listen to their teaching.

Call on us, one day, to become apostles, too.

We ask this through Christ our Lord.

Amen.

Ash Wednesday Mass

Ash Wednesday Mass will be on 2nd March, 11:30am St Patrick's Church.

At the moment, hopefully, parents and friends will be invited to join us as we start the liturgical season of Lent.

Sacrament Dates for 2022

2022 First Reconciliation Date has been set for our Catholic students in Years 2 and 3 for Friday 1st April 2022.

2022 First Eucharist Date has been set for our Catholic students in Year 3 for Sunday 19th June 2022.

Catherine McAuley

Catherine’s spirituality was centred on the mercy of God…prayer in action…action in prayer.