We welcome Bishop Steve Lowe to our Parish.

May he be blessed in his ministry with our Diocese of

Hamilton.

May our Lady bless his ministry.

Sacramental Candidates

Campion College

Isabel Rose Arthur Anikate Bandral

Ava Divya Ciochetto Venetia Deedman

Izan John Duckworth Joshua Kevin Halverson

Kalia Te Aroha Harrison Wyatt Jessie Ilarde

Rebecca Cheryl Erika Kanz Bella Rose Lincoln

Alejandro Miracle David Liti Amy Makiko Main

Tomasi Quddus Mataele Mack Terrence McMillan

Willa Michelle Neems Taj Wainui Potter

Arlo James Stallmach

Saint Mary’s School and Other Outlying Schools

Aimee Abin Isabella Anderson

Bailey Brown Victor Clarke

Luke Hyland Olivia Hogan

Yumi Gabrienn Ilarde Jake Latu

Arcangela Liti Stella Lovelock

William Lovelock Rosie Moran

Ruby Moller Molly Muir

Ha Youl (Olivia) Park Benjamin Peterson

Carlos Peterson Jacob Swann-Finau

Sebastien Ulan

8th and 9th August 2020

St Mary Star of the Sea - Gisborne

PO Box 844, Gisborne 4040 website: www.stmarysgisborne.co.nz

Ph 06 867 7224, e-mail: stellamaris003@gmail.com

Clergy: Msgr Frank Eggleton - Parish Priest frfrank@xtra.co.nz Assistant Priest Fr Tovio Iusitino 8677224 ext 4

Cell Phone 021 112 9048 email: tovio_iusitino@yahoo.com Deacon: Mike Rolfe

NEXT WEEKS READINGS - 20th week Ordinary Time

First Reading : Isaiah 56: 1, 6—7 Psalm: 67 Second Reading : Romans 11: 13-15, 29-32

Gospel : Matthew 15: 21—28

LITURGY OF THE WORD FIRST READING:

Kings 19 : 9, 11—13

PSALM:

85

Lord, show us your mercy and love and grant us

your salvation. SECOND READING: Romans 9: 1—5

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION:

Alleluia, Alleluia! I hope in the Lord, I trust in His

word. Alleluia!

GOSPEL : Matthew 14: 22 — 33

Sat 08 Aug 6.00 pm People of the Parish

Sun 09 Aug 9.00 am

11.00am Tolaga Bay

Special Intention for our Confirmation &

First Holy Communion Group

Mon 10 Aug 7.30 am

Tama te Rito & Isabel Wills

Tues 11 Aug 6.00 pm Dec’d members Bottrill & Clark families

Wed

Thurs

12 Aug

13 Aug

9.30 am

9.00am

Pa Yvan Sergy and Joan Shanks

Fri 14 Aug 11.30am Confession

12.10pm

Linda & Gordon Lynch

Sat 15 Aug 9.00 am Joseph Mathias

9.30am Confession

5.00pm note NEW time

Elaine Teutenberg

Sun

16 Aug

9.00 am

11.30 am Tokomaru Bay

Parish office Hours 9.30 am—12.30 pm Mon—Fri Diocesan website: newsletter.cdh.nz

Last Sunday’s collection total (including estimated Automatic Payments $2,360.00)

Monsignor Frank’s Message

Dear parishioners of St. Mary Star of the Sea and all visitors,

We welcome our spiritual leader, Bishop Steve Lowe, to our Parish this weekend. It is a delight to have Bishop Steve with us to celebrate our Weekend Masses and to bestow the Sacraments of Confirmation and 1st Holy Communion upon 39 of our young parishioners. We hope Bishop Steve enjoys his time with us.

Congratulations to all those who will be receiving Confirmation and 1st Holy Communion this weekend. You bring us all great joy. Know that we as a Parish have been praying that this will be a day which you will always look back on with delight. You are now fully initiated into our wonderful Catholic Church. Welcome! Please come and join us at Mass regularly and so grow closer and closer to Jesus!

My heartfelt thanks to Karyn Sadler, Sharyn Tilley, Helen McGuigan and Sam Steele for your dedication in preparing our children for their big day. This year it was made very complex with the Covid-19 restrictions having to be obeyed. But our children are well ready. Well done!

Next Saturday is the Feast of Mary’s Assumption. It is a day when we all try to come to Mass because it is the Patronal Feast day of New Zealand and Mary’s biggest Feast day. Mass will be at 9.00am. In the afternoon at 3.00pm you are warmly invited to participate in a National Coast to Coast Rosary in honour of Our Lady. Our Marist Laity Group will be hosting it. A cuppa will follow.

Please note that the evening Mass on Saturday will be of the 20th Sunday of Ordinary Time.

This coming Saturday (August 15th) our evening Mass will be at 5.00pm. This time for the Mass will continue at least until the begin-ning of Daylight Saving when an assessment will be made on whether or not to return to 6.00pm for the Summer.

On Tuesday at 9.40am Campion College will be having a full-school Mass in our Church in honour of St. Mary McKillop.

Last Tuesday a large group of mainly Filipinos gathered in the Parish Centre to listen to an address by Mr. Paulo Garcia MP. Mr Garcia is the first Filipino MP in the NZ Parliament. He was passionate in encouraging our Filipino friends to enrol and to vote in the coming election. He spoke strongly on the importance that we all vote against Euthanasia and the legalisation of Cannabis. Mr Garcia attended Mass on Wednesday before returning to Auckland. ……………... continued next page

Reminder ……….COAST TO COAST ROSARY FOR LIFE and FAITH

Come and join us —— All Welcome

Date: Saturday 15th August Time: 3.00 pm

Venue: St Mary’s Star of the Sea

With so much happening around us, I feel this rosary is very timely

A cuppa will follow the Rosary

Look forward to your support Judy Wilson Ph. 867 4417 Marist Laity

An invitation for people interested in planning our

Season of Creation in September; please phone Chris:

027 283 8936 or email: chriscrowenz@gmail.com.

"Let ours be a time remembered for the awakening of a new reverence for life,

the firm resolve to achieve sustainability, the quickening of the struggle for

justice and peace, and the joyful celebration of life." LS 207.

“Inside Holy Cross Seminary” is a seminarian’s story on discernment and fulfilling the will of God. Follow this short story of Adam Kirkeby……. visit: cdh.org.nz/events+news/notices

Please Pray for more vocations to the priesthood. .

Wanted to Rent: Marker Pohio wishes to hire a decent sized caravan on a short

term basis (to sleep three) until a rental property becomes available .

He will be employed in Gisborne from 10th August 2020.

Please phone him direct 022 314 2588

……. Our Mass on Wednesday was a full-school Mass for St. Mary’s and was made very special by the Reception into the Church of Mrs Sarah Aperahama, the Deputy Principal of St. Mary’s School, and of the School Secretary, Mrs Caroline Puketapu. It was a truly joy-filled Mass. The children’s singing was a delight!

On Saturday we had a number of Baptisms: Esther and Eric Abin by our Bishop. Hailey Currie, James Gavin, Charlie Buttimore and Ruby Gavin were baptised earlier in the day. Welcome children into your Parish family. Congratulations to all the parents!

On Friday, Requiem Mass was celebrated for Dr. Bruce Morrison who lived most of his life in Gisborne and was a very faithful parishioner. Lots from our Parish came under his very skilled care. Our sympathy goes out to Dawn, his wife, and to all of the family. May he rest in peace. Kind Wishes Mons Frank