Nau Mai, Haere Mai. Welcome.
Parish Priest: Rev Fr Brendan Ward Cell: 027 9753272 Email: [email protected] Presbytery: 7 Killarney Street Alexandra 9320 New Zealand Phone: +64 3 448 8202 Email: [email protected] |
Chair of Finance Committee:
Mr Phil Peguero Cell: 027 4990277 |
ALEXANDRA PASTORAL AREA
USUAL MASS AND LITURGY TIMES
USUAL MASS AND LITURGY TIMES
Saturday: 6:00pm Vigil Mass at Omakau
Sunday: 9:00am Alexandra
11:00am Roxburgh
Weekdays:
-Alexandra: 5:00pm Tuesday, 9:00am Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday, and noon, Friday.
-Roxburgh: 5:15pm Wednesday
RECONCILIATION
-Alexandra: 9:30am to 10:00am Saturdays; elsewhere and otherwise, upon request.
ANOINTING OF THE SICK
-Alexandra: At the noon Mass, first Fridays of March, June, September and December;
-Roxburgh: At the 5:15pm Mass, first Wednesdays of March, June, September and December.
VATICAN NEWS (www.vaticannews.va)
(1) The President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Archbishop Timothy Broglio, has implored people to rise above their divisions after the recent Donald Trump attack, insisting that people need to respectfully disagree with one another always out of respect for one another's human dignity.
(2) Venezuelan bishops urge citizens to vote in crucial presidential elections and to not abstain from the polls, to help build a better future for the country that has suffered great economic and social hardship over the last decade.
(3) The UN seeks a path to unity as Cyprus marks 50 years of division since a coup aimed at uniting Cyprus to Greece triggered a Turkish invasion that divided the island in 1974. (16 July)
(4) Indian Catholic bishops have met with Prime Minister Modi to voice their concern over increasing anti-Christian violence in the country. The delegation presented the leader of the Hindu nationalist Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) with a memorandum lamenting the increasing attacks carried out on Christians under the false pretext of forced conversions. (15 July)
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Synod on Synodality
The national document for the next phase of the synod is now available. To find out more about it and to read the document click here.
“Synodality starts with hearing from the whole People of God. A Church that teaches must be firstly a Church that listens. Consulting all members of the Church is vital because, as the Second Vatican Council reminded us, the faithful as a whole are anointed by the Holy Spirit...
What characterizes a synodal path is the role of the Holy Spirit. We listen, we discuss in groups, but above all we pay attention to what the Spirit has to say to us. That is why I ask everyone to speak frankly and to listen carefully to others because there, too, the Spirit is speaking. Open to changes and new possibilities, the Synod is for everyone an experience of conversion.”
- Pope Francis (Let Us Dream, 2020)
What characterizes a synodal path is the role of the Holy Spirit. We listen, we discuss in groups, but above all we pay attention to what the Spirit has to say to us. That is why I ask everyone to speak frankly and to listen carefully to others because there, too, the Spirit is speaking. Open to changes and new possibilities, the Synod is for everyone an experience of conversion.”
- Pope Francis (Let Us Dream, 2020)