Sunday, 2 March 2025
8th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Questions for the Week:
FIRST READING: ECCLESIASTICUS 27:5-8
Sirach teaches us to pay attention to how people speak; it reveals a lot. How often do you find yourself weighing your words before speaking?
SECOND READING: 1 CORINTHIANS 15:54-58
Paul speaks of Jesus’s resurrection as taking away the “sting” and “victory” of death. What words of comfort do you use to those grieving over the death of a loved one?
GOSPEL: LUKE 6:39-45
Jesus encourages his followers to be humble in judgment of others and mindful in speech. Have you had good role models in your life for these virtues?
©LPi
A Word from Fr Danny:
I remember hearing a talk where the speaker, expounding on today’s Gospel, asked us to imagine someone walking around with a 2-by-4 sticking out of their eye—such that every time they moved their head, they ended up clubbing the people around them. One gets the sense that God is inviting us to become surgeons, requiring us to see clearly. And what is seeing clearly if not being in the truth—seeing things as they really are?
This usually requires intellectual or spiritual surgery, and it’s no surprise that, just as one often has to fast before bodily surgery, the Church recognises the value of fasting before God performs His surgery on us. Perhaps we can think of the upcoming season of Lent as a time of surgery, during which we invite the Divine Physician to work on the delicate areas of our lives where we are holding tightly to ideas that are not fully in the truth.
- Fr Danny
This Lent, embark on a journey of Metanoia—a transformative change of heart inspired by the Gospels. We will gather on Fridays at 7.30pm in lent to support our daily reflections with group discussions.
PARISH NEWS & EVENTS
Here’s what's happening
Sunday, 2 March: 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time
5pm Saturday Vigil Mass, Tūrangi | 9am Mass, Taupō
Sacrament of Penance
8.30am | Chapel | Taupō
Seek | Baptism Preparation
after 9am Mass | Taupō
Prayer for Life
10am | Chapel | Taupō
Divine Mercy
3pm | Taupō
Monday, 3 March
Mass
7pm | Taupō
Monday Café
7.30pm | Café | Taupō
Tuesday, 4 March
Mass
9am | Chapel | Taupō
Youth Group
6pm-7.15pm (Year 7&8) | Taupō (Weekly during school term)
6.30pm-8pm (Year 9-13) | Taupō (Weekly during school term)
Wednesday, 5 March | Ash Wednesday
Mass | Taupo
9.15am | Church | Taupō
Ave Connect | Rosary
11.30am | Church | Tūrangi
Mass | Turangi
12pm | Church | Tūrangi
Fair-Weather Gardeners
12pm - 3pm | Taupō
Mahjong Connect
1pm | Café | Taupō
Ave Connect | Rosary
6.30pm | Chapel | Taupō
Mass | Taupo
7pm | Church | Taupō
Thursday, 6 March
Mass
9am | Chapel | Taupō
Purl Connect | Knitting Group
1pm | Café | Taupō
Endurance Connect | Mens Group
7pm | Café | Taupō
Friday, 7 March
Mass
12pm | Church | Taupō
Divine Mercy
3pm | Church | Taupō
Stations of the Cross
7pm | Church | Taupō
Lenten Reflection
7.30pm | Church | Taupō
Saturday, 8 March
Mass
9am | Chapel | Taupō
Sacrament of Penance
9.30am | Chapel | Taupō
Sunday, 9 March: 1st Sunday of Lent
5pm Saturday Vigil Mass, Tūrangi | 9am Mass, Taupō
Sacrament of Penance
8.30am | Chapel | Taupō
Divine Mercy
3pm | Taupō
Monday, 10 March
Tim Tam Connect | Book Club
10am | Café | Taupō
Mass
7pm | Taupō
Tuesday, 11 March
Mass
9am | Chapel | Taupō
Healer’s Connect
9.30am | Café | Taupō
Youth Group
6pm-7.15pm (Year 7&8) | Taupō (Weekly during school term)
6.30pm-8pm (Year 9-13) | Taupō (Weekly during school term)
Wednesday, 12 March
Ave Connect | Rosary
11.30am | Church | Tūrangi
Mass | Turangi
12pm | Church | Tūrangi
Fair-Weather Gardeners
12pm - 3pm | Taupō
Ave Connect | Rosary
7pm | Chapel | Taupō
Foundations | RCIA
7.30pm | Café | Taupō
Thursday, 13 March
Mass
9am | Chapel | Taupō
Purl Connect | Knitting Group
1pm | Café | Taupō
Endurance Connect | Mens Group
7pm | Café | Taupō
Friday, 14 March
Mass | Anointing of the Sick
12pm | Church | Taupō
St Vincent de Paul Lunch
12.30pm | Café | Taupō
Divine Mercy
3pm | Church | Taupō
Stations of the Cross
7pm | Church | Taupō
Lenten Reflection
7.30pm | Church | Taupō
Saturday, 15 March
Mass
9am | Chapel | Taupō
Sacrament of Penance
9.30am | Chapel | Taupō
Vigil Mass | 2nd Sunday of Lent
5pm | Church | Tūrangi
Ministers for Sunday, 2 March
8th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Taupō
Tūrangi
THIS WEEK….
Don’t our gardens look beautiful?! If you’re keen to lend a hand on a casual basis, to pull a few weeds, come along on a Wednesday anytime between 12noon and 3pm and join some of our gardening team.
This Lent, embark on a journey of Metanoia—a transformative change of heart inspired by the Gospels. We will gather on Fridays at 7.30pm in lent to support our daily reflections with group discussions.
COMING UP…
RETREATS
Retreats
Tyburn Monastery, Ngakuru &
Cluny Retreat Centre, Tauranga
DIOCESAN NEWS & EVENTS
PILGRIMAGE TO MEDJUGORJE
Do you feel called to respond to the invitation of Our Lady Queen of Peace to be with her in Medjugorje? Millions of pilgrims have responded and have experienced an extraordinary, grace-filled pilgrimage. Join Mir Pilgrimages and chaplain Fr Joy Thottamkara on a group pilgrimage departing 22 May 2025 for 10 fulfilling days and nights experiencing 'Medjugorje In-Depth'. See your parish noticeboard or call Patricia Parsons on 027 421 9064.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS & EVENTS
Ahead of the 2025 Jubilee, Pope Francis has inaugurated a Year of Prayer.
Click the image to explore the Diocese of Hamilton Year of Prayer Resources
Click the image above to go to the Jubilee Year website.