Sunday, 23 March 2025
3rd Sunday of Lent
Questions for the Week:
FIRST READING: EXODUS 17:3-7
The Lord responded to the prayer of Moses with the miracle of water from the rock for the Israelites to drink. What might you ask from the Lord this week?
SECOND READING: ROMANS 5:1-2,5-8
Paul speaks of having “hope” because “the love of God has been poured into our hearts though the Holy Spirit.” How does your faith in Jesus give you hope?
GOSPEL: JOHN 4:5-42
Through her dialogue with Jesus, the Samaritan woman comes to the realization that Jesus is the Messiah. In her joy, she tells other Samaritans about her encounter with Jesus. How can you share your faith in Jesus with others?
©LPi
A Word from Fr Danny:
Did Jesus choose to be by Himself at the well in the heat of the day specifically so that He could encounter the Samaritan woman privately? If so, is there anywhere else He does this deliberately for us?
Maybe this is a way to understand the Sacrament of Penance. In confession, Christ is waiting for us, and strangely, we quench His thirst. In confession, as on the cross, Christ is saying, 'I thirst.' I know you, and just as His thirst was quenched with vinegar on the cross, we fulfill His desire, His thirst, by offering Him the vinegar of our sins in confession.
Part of the joy in celebrating the Sacrament of Confession can be knowing that we are allowing Christ to do what He came for: to free us from our sins and reconcile us with His mystical body, the Church, so that through that body we can receive the fullness of His presence in Holy Communion.
- Fr Danny
PARISH NEWS & EVENTS
Here’s what's happening
Sunday, 23 March: 3rd Sunday of Lent
5pm Saturday Vigil Mass, Tūrangi | 9am Mass, Taupō
Sacrament of Penance
8.30am | Chapel | Taupō
Seek | Baptism Preparation
after 9am Mass | Taupō
Divine Mercy
3pm | Taupō
Monday, 24 March
Mass
7pm | Taupō
Tuesday, 25 March
Mass
9am | Church | 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, 26 March
Ave Connect | Rosary
11.30am | Church | Tūrangi
Mass | Turangi
12pm | Church | Tūrangi
Fair-Weather Gardeners
12pm - 3pm | Taupō
Ave Connect | Rosary
7.00pm | Chapel | Taupō
Foundations | The Man Born Blind | RCIA Reflection
7.30pm | Café | Taupō
Thursday, 27 March
Mass
9am | Church | Taupō
Purl Connect | Knitting Group
1pm | Café | Taupō
Endurance Connect | Mens Group
7pm | Café | Taupō
Friday, 28 March
Mass
12pm | Church | Taupō
Divine Mercy
3pm | Church | Taupō
Stations of the Cross
7pm | Church | Taupō
Lenten Reflection
7.30pm | Church | Taupō
Saturday, 29 March
Mass
9am | Chapel | Taupō
Sacrament of Penance
9.30am | Chapel | Taupō
Sunday, 30 March: 4th Sunday of Lent
5pm Saturday Vigil Mass, Tūrangi | 9am Mass, Taupō
Sacrament of Penance
8.30am | Chapel | Taupō
Seek | Baptism Preparation
after 9am Mass | Taupō
Divine Mercy
3pm | Taupō
Monday, 31 March
Mass
7pm | Taupō
Tuesday, 1 April
Mass
9am | Church | 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, 2 April
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
7pm | Chapel | Taupō
Foundations | Lazarus | RCIA Reflection
7.30pm | Café | Taupō
Thursday, 3 April
Mass
9am | Church | Taupō
Purl Connect | Knitting Group
1pm | Café | Taupō
Endurance Connect | Mens Group
7pm | Café | Taupō
Friday, 4 April
Mass
12pm | Church | Taupō
Divine Mercy
3pm | Church | Taupō
Stations of the Cross
7pm | Church | Taupō
Lenten Reflection
7.30pm | Church | Taupō
Saturday, 5 April
Mass
9am | Chapel | Taupō
Sacrament of Penance
9.30am | Chapel | Taupō
Vigil Mass | 5th Sunday of Lent
5pm | Church | Tūrangi
Ministers for Sunday, 23 March
3rd Sunday of Lent
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.