Sunday Readings
FIRST READING
RESPONSORIAL PSALM
SECOND READING
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
GOSPEL
DAILY PARISH CALENDAR
NOV 25 - DEC 1
MONDAY - 2nd Dec
10:00am Parish Office Opens
12.00 Noon Angelus
TUESDAY - 3rd Dec
Saint Francis Xavier, Priest
9.30am MASS - Mudgee
12.00 Noon Angelus
WEDNESDAY - 4th Dec
9.30am St Mary's Friendship & Craft Group - Parish Centre
12.00 Noon Angelus
5.15pm Reconciliation
5.45pm MASS - Mudgee
THURSDAY - 5th Dec
9.30am MASS - Mudgee - SMCS Yr 6
12.00 Noon Angelus
5.30pm RCIA
6.30pm All Hallows Year 6 Farewell Dinner
FRIDAY - 29th Nov
10.30 MASS - Opal Nursing Home
11.30am Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament - Mudgee
12.00 Noon Angelus & Rosary - Mudgee
12.30pm MASS - Mudgee
SATURDAY - 6th Dec
Saint Ambrose, Bishop, Doctor
12.00 Noon Angelus
5.30pm Reconciliation
6.00pm VIGIL MASS - Mudgee
SUNDAY - 8th Dec
2nd SUNDAY OF ADVENT
8.30am Rosary - Mudgee
9.00am MASS - Mudgee
10.30am MASS - Gulgong
11.00am MASS - Kandos
12.00 Noon Angelus
5.00pm Mudgee Parish Picnic
ANOINTING / HOME COMMUNION
If you know of anyone who would like Anointing/Home Communion, please contact the parish office.
Fr Owen and Fr Cong are available and can visit at home or in a hospital.
Confession is available anytime on request
Parish News
MUDGEE
Sunday Dec 8, 5pm
Join Us for Our Annual Parish Christmas Celebration!
Our parish community are all invited to attend our annual Christmas function, a special opportunity to express gratitude to everyone who has helped make our parish a welcoming and vibrant community. Every act of kindness —whether it's a friendly smile, a warm greeting, or making someone feel at home— contributes to the spirit of our parish, and we are deeply thankful for your support.
✓ What to Expect:
This year, our Christmas celebration will have a refreshing twist —a picnic-style gathering!
- Bring along a picnic rug or chair and pack your favorite food to enjoy with your family or friends. You’re welcome to share your food with others or simply bring enough for yourselves.
- BYO Drinks
- Tea, coffee, and drinks for children will be provided.
Let’s come together to celebrate the joy of Christmas in a relaxed and festive atmosphere.
Date & Time:
Sunday, 8th December 2024
from 5:00 pm
📍Location:
St Mary's parish grounds
? Enquiries:
MUDGEE - ADVENT DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
@ ST MARY OF THE PRESENTATION CHURCH
Sunday 8th December
5.00pm PARISH PICNIC
Friday 13th December
6.30pm ANOINTING MASS
Sunday 22nd December
9.00am MEMORIAL MASS
Tuesday 24th December
6.30pm CHRISTMAS EVE MASS
8.30pm CHRISTMAS EVE MASS
Wednesday 25th December
7.30am CHRISTMAS DAY MASS
9.00am CHRISTMAS DAY MASS
🌟 Calling All Parishioners! 🌟
🌟 Join Our Mission of Service 🌟
Looking to make a meaningful impact within our parish community? We’re inviting volunteers to join us in a variety of fulfilling ministries.
Cushions for the pews are available in a tub at the back of the Church. Please return them after use.
Children’s Liturgy
Sunday 9am Mass Mudgee
ALL children attending Children’s Liturgy must be signed in or QR Coded in by their parents or carers
Parish News
GULGONG
The CWG Christmas morning tea will be on Monday 2nd of December at Mayne Street Cafe 10-10.30 start. All welcome.
Numbers to be in by Thursday 28th. Leave your name on the sheet on the back table of Church or phone Marg on 0428 119 303.
Church cleaning for Christmas will be on Wednesday 11th December at 9.30. Men and women welcome to do the brass and dust.
GULGONG
ADVENT DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
@ ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CHURCH
Sunday 15th December
10.30am ANOINTING MASS
Sunday 22nd December
10.30am MEMORIAL MASS
Tuesday 24th December
6.30pm CHRISTMAS EVE MASS
READERS & SACRISTANS
Are you looking for a meaningful way to give back and deepen your faith? We invite you to become a part of our parish team! We are seeking enthusiastic volunteers to assist as Sacristans—helping prepare the church for Mass—and Readers to share the Word during services. This is a wonderful opportunity to connect with fellow parishioners and contribute to our worship in a special way.
Simply share your interest with Merilyn Carney or Carolyn Holland. No experience is needed—we’ll provide all the training you need!
Come and make a difference in our faith community. We would love to have you on board!
PARISH NEWS
KANDOS / RYLSTONE
KANDOS
ADVENT DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
@ ST DOMINICS CHURCH KANDOS
Sunday 22nd December
11.00am MEMORIAL MASS
RYLSTONE
ADVENT DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
@ ST MALACHY'S CHURCH RYLSTONE
Saturday 14th December
6.00pm BLESSING OF THE NATIVITY SET
7.30pm VIGIL MASS
No Mass at Kandos on Sunday 15th December
Wednesday 25th December
9.30am CHRISTMAS DAY MASS
Prayer meeting weekly on Mondays, will be held at 10am at Rylstone followed by a cuppa.
Rylstone: Donations are being accepted for a new organ for St. Malachy’s church Rylstone. Donations will be acknowledged. Please contact Fr. Owen, the Parish Office or Louis.
You are invited to join the Mackillop Singers. Practice on Thursday at 10am.
Contact Lou or the Parish Office for further details.
Diocese News
Bishop Michael's
Advent Message
What are we waiting for?
Dear Friends in Christ,
“Advent” means “coming.”
In the four weeks leading up to Christmas, we can prepare to celebrate properly the wonderful feast of Christmas: the first coming of the Son of God into our broken world to begin to change our sorrows into joy.
It is also a time to look forward to the day when he will come again, with just and merciful judgment, to fulfil his promise of a new creation.
And yet, he is already among us, already building his Kingdom, even though he is unrecognised by many. We can look for him now in the community that bears his name, his Church. He is among us in the poor and afflicted and accompanies us in our works for peace and justice.
What are we waiting for? Let’s look for him today: pray; read the Bible; come to Confession and Mass; and go out to do good for others.
The better we celebrate Advent, the more deeply we’ll celebrate Christmas.
+Michael McKenna
Bishop of Bathurst
Pope Francis'
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For pilgrims of hopeWe pray that this Jubilee Year of 2025 will strengthen us in our faith, helping us to recognize the Risen Christ in the midst of our lives, transforming us into pilgrims of Christian hope. |