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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 at 10 am.

ADVENT - The First Sunday in Advent - 27th Nov

Last Sunday commenced the Season of Advent in the Church calendar. 

A - adhere to God's Word and pray for strength

D - devote our hearts and minds to the Lord

V -  vigilantly keep watch over our loved ones, 

E -  enter into the loving embrace of Jesus, turning our backs on evil ways

N - not being tempted by sin, trying our best to follow Jesus' teachings

T - thanksgiving as the year comes to an end, we call to mind the many reasons we have to be thankful.

The Second Sunday in Advent - PEACE -5th Dec

In our Christian understanding we believe in life everlasting. We believe in the hope offered by the Resurrection. We believe in a homecoming to God at the end of our days. We are a people of peace and hope. We need to share our light, be it small and flickering, with others. 

Good relationships are founded on generosity, finding and encouraging the best in others, preferring the positive over the negative. 

1 Peter 4:8 notes, Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins. We human beings are flawed and failing, and we let each other down. 

We need to continue to build each other up so our relationships in our community are strengthened. As Oscar Romero reminds us:

We plant the seeds that one day will grow. We water seeds already planted, knowing that they hold future promise. We lay foundations that will need further development.

Let us be encouraged that the good relationships we are building now in faith and life will shelter and nurture those who come after.

PRAYER 

Compassionate God, source of all comfort, 

We pray for the people whose lives have been impacted by rain and flood. 

Bring them comfort, we pray. 

Protect the vulnerable. Strengthen the weak. Keep at bay the spread of disease. 

Have mercy on all those working to rescue the stranded and to feed the hungry. 

And may our response to their suffering be generous. 

Amen.

End of Year and Year 6 Graduation Mass -Friday 9th December at 11.30am

On Friday 9th December all of the staff and students will be celebrating our End of Year and Year 6 Graduation Mass at St Patrick's Catholic Church at 11.30 am.  Everyone is welcome to join us for this special event.

Catherine McAuley