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Calendar    JAN 5 - JAN 12

After Epiphany

Monday - 5th January
Monday after Epiphany Sunday

10:00 am Parish Office Opens
12:00 Noon Angelus

Tuesday - 6th January
Tuesday after Epiphany Sunday

9:30 am MASS - Mudgee Parish Centre
12:00 Noon Angelus

Wednesday - 7th January
Wednesday after Epiphany Sunday

12:00 Noon Angelus
5:15 pm Reconciliation
5:45 pm MASS - Mudgee Parish Centre

Thursday - 8th January
Thursday after Epiphany Sunday

9:30 am MASS - Mudgee Parish Centre
12:00 Noon Angelus

Friday - 9th January
Friday after Epiphany Sunday

11:30 am Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament - Mudgee
12:00 Noon Rosary - Mudgee Parish Centre
12:00Noon Angelus
12:30 pm MASS - Mudgee Parish Centre

Saturday - 10th January
Saturday after Epiphany Sunday

12:00 Noon Angelus
5:30 pm Reconciliation - Mudgee
6:00 pm Vigil MASS - Mudgee

The Baptism of the LordSUNDAY - 11th January
Feast of the Baptism of the Lord

8:30 am Rosary - Mudgee
9:00 am MASS - Mudgee
10:30 am MASS - Gulgong
11:00 am Communion Service - Kandos
12:00 Noon Angelus

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. Simply scan the QR Code in the bulletin.

Anointing ANOINTING &
Home Communion HOME COMMUNION

If you know of anyone who would like Anointing or Home Communion, please contact the parish office.

Fr Paul is available and can visit at home or in a hospital.

Confession is available anytime upon request

Parish News

Mudgee

Church Windows Restoration
Church Restoration Update: Window Repairs Advancing
Church closed Monday to Friday

The long-awaited repair work on our church windows is progressing!

Important Notice: Changes to Mass Locations
To ensure the safety of our parishioners and allow the restoration team to work efficiently, the church building will be closed from Monday to Friday.

  • Weekday Masses (Mon–Fri): Will be held in the Parish Centre. The church building will be closed during these days.
  • Weekend Masses (Sat–Sun): Will be held in the Church as usual.
  • Next Steps: We will continue to share updates regarding the project’s progress and any further impacts on services here on the website and in the parish bulletin.

We appreciate your understanding and patience as we undertake this vital work to preserve the beauty of our church for generations to come.

Try Alpha

27th JANUARY 2026, 6:00 pm
at St Mary's Parish Mudgee

To register:
Call the Parish Office on 6372-2122
or
online at www.alpha.org.au/try

News Extra

Christmas
A new creation
by Fr Paul Devitt Fr Paul Devitt

God has been in every atom of creation since the beginning of time. At Christmas we celebrate the revelation of God in the person of Jesus and recognise that God-is-with-us, always has been, always will be.

From the time of Jesus’ entry into this world, nothing could be the same. As St John points out, the presence of the Word made flesh is the beginning of a new creation, the reign of God’s love.

Jesus reveals God as the God who is unconditional, compassionate Love.

Jesus also reveals what the perfect response to God’s love looks like.

His coming to serve and not to be served, of giving his whole life so that all may live, is the example he sets before us as the genuine response to the love that God offers us.

The birth of Jesus draws us ever more deeply into the mystery of the Trinity. The mystery unfolds as we grow in realisation of how much we are loved by God. The unfolding is lifelong, only coming to completion when we meet God face to face.

Meanwhile we have questions to answer: how do I best respond to this love that I experience? How do I follow Jesus’ example of living a life of unselfish love and self-giving to give life to the people and creatures that I share this world with? How do I listen to God-with-us so I can clearly proclaim the good news of God’s unconditional, compassionate love to others?

God is always with us, loving us into who we are called to be. But God never shies away from challenging us to make those changes in our lives that enable us to be ‘proclaimers of love.’ The Eucharist is the bread of life that transforms us into the body of Christ and enables us to become more like him in word and deed.

Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful
Enkindle in us the fire of Your love.
Send forth Your Spirit
And we shall be created
And You will renew the face of the earth.

Parish News

Mudgee

Volunteer
Discover the Joy of Service at St. Mary's

Step Up, Serve Others:
Ministry Commitment for 2026

The life of our parish depends on the generous stewardship of your time and talent. As we look ahead to 2026, we are once again asking every parishioner to prayerfully consider how God is calling them to serve our community.

Over the next few weeks, we invite you to commit to ministry by either:

  • Reaffirming your current commitment to your existing ministry.
  • Exploring a new ministry that sparks your passion.
  • Doing both!

What is your call for 2026?
Whether it's reading Scripture, hospitality, visiting the sick, or helping with the website, your involvement makes a tangible difference.

Next Steps & Details:
Full information regarding available ministries and the sign-up process is published in the current bulletin and is also available here.

News Extra

Rebuild My Church

Rebuild My Church is a diocesan-wide process leading to a Parish Assembly in 2026. Walking together in faith and mission, the initiative invites every parishioner to take part in renewing the life of the Church through participation, communion, and mission.

Thank You 🙏

‘Thank you’ - two little words that convey a depth of gratitude that is beyond words.

Thank you for the warm welcome into the parish communities of Mudgee, Gulgong and Kandos/Rylstone. The mid-year transition from one combination of parishes into three other parish communities brings its own unique set of challenges in balancing out the commitments already in one place, take on the commitments already in train in the new communities and still fulfil all the commitments involved in my roles as Vicar General and Vicar for Education.

You have all been very generous and tolerant with me as I learn the new ropes in Mudgee, Gulgong and Kandos/Rylstone. Thank you very much. It is greatly appreciated.

I am deeply grateful to all the people who give so generously of their time and talents to ensure that our Parish communities witness to the message of Jesus and the Reign of Love that he proclaimed. In so many ways your words and actions bring awareness of God’s presence and love to the people in this part of God’s vineyard where we live and work.

Thanks to all of you who have worked together to keep our ministry of service going in so many ways. As church, our task is to serve the communities in which we live. Again and again, we see that service offered to our local communities. Through numerous appeals and actions, we have reached out to serve those needing assistance in our broader diocesan, state, national and international communities. Special thanks to those who keep the parish operating as a vital witness to God’s Grace – Kristie and Krista in the Parish Office, the Parish Pastoral and Finance Committee members, the teachers, ancillary staff & volunteers in our Parish schools, the catechists in our public schools, the St. Vincent de Paul Society members.

Special thanks to all those volunteers who give so selflessly of your time, energy and expertise. Your contribution is vital to the life of the parishes and the extension of God’s healing and loving touch to the people you visit and care for.

Thanks to those who enhance our worship of God – the Sacristans and church decorators, the Sacramental team, the Musicians and choirs, the Eucharistic Ministers, Lectors, Commentators, Church cleaners.

Thanks to Father Garry who is ever willing to support me with friendship, advice, and offering to celebrate Masses when my various Diocesan commitments take me away from the parishes. Thanks to Deacon Charles who cares for the pastoral needs of Kandos/Rylstone parishioners and is willing to cover in the other parishes when needed.

Thanks to those who nurture the faith and prayer life of the parish communities of Gulgong and Kandos/Rylstone when priests are not available for Mass in those centres.

Christmas isn’t a happy time for everyone, especially those who have lost loved ones during the year, and those confronted by serious illness (be it your own or that of someone close to you). We can’t take away your pain, but we acknowledge it and assure you of special prayers during this season.

Blessings for 2026. God bless all our endeavours as we are guided by the Holy Spirit to bring God’s love to everyone we meet at each moment on our journey.

Fr Paul Devitt

Diocese News