Sunday, 4 February 2024
5th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Live the Liturgy
Inspiration of the Week
Jesus went from town to town, synagogue to synagogue, following the need. He follows it still, to this very day. Your life is the town he is visiting, your heart the synagogue where he preaches. Remember that for this purpose he has come.
Gospel Meditation
Encouraging Deeper Understanding of Scripture
Maybe I'm weird, but I like spending time in doctor's offices, confession lines in churches, auto repair shops, prison cells, and support groups of various kinds. It's refreshing to be with people who humbly admit something is wrong and forthrightly set out on a path toward a solution. When we ignore what is off kilter, we become alone and fragile. In places where people are honest and hopeful about brokenness, sturdy if subtle fellowship usually ensues.
Consider the image we see of Jesus in the Gospel of Mark. "they brought to him all who were ill or possessed by a demon. The whole town was gathered at the door." The entire human community is afflicted in various ways, and so it gradually forms a strange new community around Jesus. The healer from Nazareth is like a sun of health around which orbits a throng of humanity absorbing his healing rays. These blessed souls can't fix themselves and become healthy, and they know it. But they have found in him the living source of all imaginable healing.
It's the Church, isn't it? A sin-sick community gathered and healed is what happens at the beginning of every Mass. We shuffle in through the door from everywhere and announce that we are not okay, and we can't fix it. In doing so, we are drawn into the orbit of the healing power of Christ - and into a renewed community with the whole human family. It's nothing to fear or rush. Maybe we can even learn to enjoy more how good it is to be in such a happy place.
- Father John Muir
© LP1 2024
Questions of the Week
Invite Parishioners to Reflect and Respond to Scripture
First Reading
Job was overwhelmed with feelings of sadness and despair.
How does your faith help you get through difficult times?
Second Reading
Paul sees his "gospel" (the good news of Jesus Christ) as the center of his life.
What do you think is the focus of your life?
Gospel Reading
At the start of Jesus's public ministry in Galilee, we hear he was purpose-driven in performing many healings and exorcisms, as well as preaching the good news of the kingdom of God.
What could you do this week as an intentional act of charity or kindness?
Sharing the Word of God
with our children
Prayer
God, help me to start everyday with you in prayer.
Mission for the Week
When you get home, choose a special quiet place where you can talk to God every morning. Tell your family about your special place. They may want to join you in spending quiet time to pray.
Sharing the Gospel
Think about how you get ready for a busy day. Youeat a healthy breakfast. You wash up and brush your teeth. Then you get dressed and comb your hair. There's one more thing you could do to start your day off right. Pray. Find a quiet spot where you can be alone to talk to God. That's what Jesus did.
Here’s what's happening in February
Sunday, 4 February: Prayer for Life
After Mass | All welcome
Monday, 5 February: Monday Cafe
After 7pm Mass | All welcome
Tuesday, 6 February: Waitangi Day | Public Holiday
9.00 am | Taupō
Wednesday, 7 February: Depth Charge Connect
10.00 am | Dennis and Catherine Hancock’s place (then weekly during school term)
Wednesday, 7 February: Foundations
6.00 pm | Cafe (then weekly during Lent)
Thursday, 8 February: SVDP
5.30 pm | Cafe
Thursday, 8 February: Endurance Connect | Men’s Group
7.00 pm | Cafe
Friday, 9 February: Anointing of the Sick Mass
12noon | Taupō
Friday, 9 February: SVDP Lunch
After Mass | Taupō
Sunday, 11 February: Introduce new youth minister to the community
9.00 am Mass | Taupō
Monnday, XXX: Tim Tam Connect | Book Club
10.00 am Mass | Cafe (then 2nd Monday of the month during school term)
Tuesday, 13 February: Tuesday Community Lunch starts
1.00 pm | Taupō (then weekly during school term)
Tuesday, 13 February: Youth Groups start
6.00 pm – 7.00pm (Years 7 & 8) | 7.00 pm – 7.30pm (dinner) | 7.30 pm – 8.45pm (Years 9 & 13) | Taupō (then weekly during school term)
Wednesday, 14 February: Ash Wednesday | Lent begins
Masses
9.15am | School Mass | Taupō
12noon | Tūrangi
Wednesday, 14 February: RCIA Rite of Acceptance
6pm | Taupō
Friday, 16 February: Stations of the Cross
Fridays in Lent, 6.45pm (February – March):
16 Feb | 23 Feb
Friday, 16 February: Women’s Group Pieta Lenten Study
7.30pm: Church
Saturday, 17 February: Lenten Pilgrimage
8am – 1pm | Tyburn Monastery
8am Depart St Patrick’s Church
9.15am Arrive Tyburn Monastery | morning tea
10.15am Presentation by Fr Aidan
10.45am Free time to wander & wonder
11.15am Stations of the Cross
12noon Shared Lunch
1pm Depart Tyburn
Sunday, 18 February: RCIA Rite of Election
9am Mass | Taupō
Tuesday, 20 February: Welcome Evening
Welcoming new members to the parish: 7pm | Cafe
Sunday, 25 February: Seek (Baptism Course)
Welcoming new members to the parish: 7pm | Cafe
ASH WEDNESDAY
Lent begins
14 February 2024
LENTEN PRACTICES
DIVINE MERCY
Fridays & Sundays during Lent 3pm | Taupō
STATIONS OF THE CROSS
Fridays during Lent | 6.45pm | Taupō
WOMEN’S GROUP
PIETÀ LENTEN PROGRAMME
Fridays during Lent | Starts 16 February 2024, 7.30pm |
Taupō
LENTEN PILGRIMAGE
Saturday, 17 February 2024 8am – 1pm
Tyburn Monastery
CONFESSIONS
During Lent come and celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation
Confession | Penance
Pope Francis calls for a
Year of Prayer
2024
After the year devoted to reflecting on the documents and studying the fruits of the Second Vatican Council, Pope Francis has proposed that 2024 should be marked as a YEAR DEDICATED TO PRAYER.
In preparation for the Jubilee (2024), dioceses are invited to promote initiatives to remind people of the centrality of both individual prayer and community prayer.
One idea might be for “pilgrimages of prayer” to be organised at a diocesan level – these would be effectively courses or ‘schools of prayer’ with monthly or weekly meetings, presided over by the local bishops, but open to the entire People of God.
In addition, to help mark this year more fruitfully, the Dicastery for Evangelisation will publish a series of “Notes on Prayer”, with material taken from the many forms of prayer to be found in the rich Catholic tradition.
Watch this space for more information.
Sunday Mass Schedule
Vigil Mass: Saturdays, 5pm | Tūrangi
Sunday Mass: Sunday, 9am | Taupō
Weekday Mass Schedule
Monday: 7pm | Taupō
Tuesday: 9am | Taupō
Wednesday: 12noon | Tūrangi
Thursday: 9am | Taupō
Friday: 12noon | Taupō
Saturday: 9am | Taupō
Public Holidays: 9am | Taupō
Confessions | Reconciliation | Penance
Wednesday: After Mass | Tūrangi
Saturday: 9.30am | Taupō
Adoration
Monday – Saturday: 30 minutes before Mass | Taupō
Regular Events
Prayer for Life
1st Sunday of the month | after Mass | Cafe
Tim Tam Connect | Book Club
3rd Monday of the month | 10am | Cafe
Healers’ Connect | Care for the Sick & Housebound
2nd Tuesday of the month | after 9am Mass | Cafe
Community Lunch
Tuesdays during the school term | 1pm | Cafe
Depth Charge Connect
Wednesdays during the school term | 10am | Dennis & Catherine Hancock’s place
Rosary
Wednesdays 11.30am, Tūrangi | 7pm, Taupō
Purl Connect
Thursdays | 1.00 pm | Lesley Mac’s place
SVDP
2nd Thursday of the month | 5.30pm | Cafe
Endurance Connect
Thursdays during the school term | 7pm | Cafe
Anointing of the Sick Mass
2nd Friday of the month | 12noon | Taupō
SVDP Lunch
2nd Friday of the month | after Mass | Cafe
Divine Mercy
Fridays & Sundays | 3pm | Taupō
Praise & Worship
3rd Friday of the month (except during Lent) | 6pm | Taupō
Film Evening
1st Friday of the month (except during Lent) | 6pm | Taupō