REMINDER TO ALL CHILDREN’S LITURGY
PARENTS/CARERS:
Please scan the QR code to sign your children in if they are aending Children’s Liturgy.
SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT — YEAR A 1ST MARCH 2026
The “Walking Together” teams for our parishes are:
Mudgee: Adrian Carroll, Florence Chauraya,
Mahew Cooper, Simone Espitalier-Noel,
Marianne Mahews, Anne McLean (Parish Contact),
Ruby Piscioneri, Belinda Redden and Fr Paul Devi.
Gulgong: Cathy & Marco Golino
Kandos: volunteers needed
Father, You have sent us here in these mes to
receive your mercy and proclaim it to others.
In this world of shadows you oer us your light:
shining brighter when we share it.
As we walk in this light,
let us love one another as you have loved us.
Through Jesus Christ your Son, who lives and
reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God forever and ever. Amen.
Our Lady of the Central West,
St Patrick, St Francis and
St Mary of the Cross, pray for us.
Walking Together on a Path of Renewal
Parishes across the Diocese of Bathurst are connuing a
long journey of renewal that began with the 2013
Diocesan Assembly.
Bishop Michael McKenna has invited every parish to form
a Walking Together Team to help guide their community
toward Parish Assemblies in 2026.
Supported by a small diocesan team, parishes will reect
on their lived experience during Advent 2025 and take
part in a Lenten formaon series in 2026, focusing on
Mission, Communion and Parcipaon.
Later in the year, each parish will hold its own Assembly
to consider how this shared reecon can strengthen
local faith, life and ministry.
Details for the World Day of Prayer service for Mudgee
are listed below.
You are invited to share light lunch aer the service.
Date &
Time:
Tuesday, 10th March 2026,
at 12.00pm
Locaon: St Mary’s Catholic Church,
Mudgee
Contact: Anne McLean or
Parish Oce 63722122
This training focuses on equipping parcipants with the
knowledge and skills needed to protect vulnerable people
– including children, the elderly, and those living with
disabilies.
This is for everyone in all our parishes who parcipate in a
ministry Aer compleng, the training needs to be
refreshed every three years. To register, ll in the form at:
hps://forms.gle/mJWR1YaugEjn3JSk6
ST MARY’S
PARISH CENTRE, MUDGEE
18th April 2026,
10am-3pm
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Catholic Parishes of Mudgee, Gulgong and Kandos
GULGONG ROSTER
8th Mar 15th Mar
Commentator D. Kelly J. Thatcher
Reader C. Leoa M. McGregor
Sacristan TBA C. Holland
Leader P. Leoa
MUDGEE ROSTER
Saturday 7th / Sunday 8th March
Commentator D. Cunningham A. McLean
First Reader I. Byrne M. Cassidy
Second Reader P. Buerworth L. Croake
EMOC C. Furney M. Dunnachie
Altar Server Help Needed Help Needed
Welcomer R. Pereira A. Blazevic
Oertory L. Nicholson Children’s Liturgy
Sacristan D. Cunningham L. Browne
Counter Mon. 2nd Mar K. O’Brien
Saturday 14th / Sunday 15th March
Commentator C. Furney M. Mahews
First Reader D. Delahunty O. O’Brien
Second Reader L. Nicholson A. Myles
EMOC G. Hennessy M. Gilbert
Altar Server Help Needed Help Needed
Welcomer K. Isbester M. Dunnachie
Oertory M. Dorney Children’s Liturgy
Sacristan E. Potgieter A. Costello
Counter Mon. 9th Mar R. Croake
Bells Mon - E. Goodlet
Tue - Help Needed
Wed - J. Cooper
Thu - I. Browne
Fri/Sat -
I. Browne
Sun—
Help Needed
DAY BY DAY
Mon 2/3 Second Week of Lent
10.00am Parish Oce opens
1.30pm Kindergarten Retreat - St Mary’s Parish Centre
Tue 3/3 Second Week of Lent
9.30am Mass —Mudgee SMCS Yr 2
6.00pm Alpha Program—Mudgee
Wed 4/3 Second Week of Lent
9.30am St Marys Cra Group
10.40am Mass - SMCS Secondary—Yr 9
5.20pm Reconciliaon—Mudgee
5.45pm Mass — Mudgee
Thu 5/3 Second Week of Lent
9.30am Mass - Mudgee SMCS Yr 3
10.00am Bapsm Preparaon - St Mary’s Parish Centre
Fri 6/3 Second Week of Lent
10.30am Mass - Opal Nursing Home
11.30am Exposion of the Blessed Sacrament
12noon Rosary
12.30pm Mass - Mudgee
Sat 7/3 Second Week of Lent
5.20pm Reconciliaon
6.00pm Mass - Mudgee
Sun 8/3 THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT
8.30am Rosary - Mudgee
9.00am Mass - Mudgee
10.30am Mass - Gulgong
11.00am Communion Service—Kandos
5.00pm “Word & Faith” - St Mary’s Parish Centre
SACRAMENTS 2026
Registraons are open for the Sacramental Programme:
First Reconciliaon
First Holy Communion
Conrmaon
To register, please visit the Parish website and
select Sacraments from the menu, or use the QR code.
ALPHA
TUESDAY, 6PM, IN THE ST MARY’S PARISH CENTRE
To register: Call the Parish Oce on 6372-2122
How can you help with Alpha?
• Catering: Supplying meals for Alpha. Call the Parish oce
if you can help.
• Prayer: Praying for those who are part of the
Alpha journey.
WEEKEND RETREAT FOR YEAR 10-12
Step away for a weekend of faith,
friendship, and formaon with young
people from across the Diocese
Use QR Code to Register or visit
linktr.ee/risebathurstyouth
For more informaon, contact Dale 0417 967 057
dale.pangilinan@bathurst.catholic.org.au
Date: 20th—22nd March 2026
Locaon: Shalom House of Prayer, Carcoar
& Cathedral, Bathurst
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If you have any Safeguarding concerns, please contact the Diocesan Safeguarding Ocer on (02) 6334 6440 or
email safeguarding@cdob.org.au
PARISH NEWS
GULGONG
The Catholic Women's Group will be holding their AGM on
Tuesday, 3rd March at 2pm in the Convent. All Welcome.
A Gulgong Lenten group will meet on Wednesdays at 3pm
in the convent. For more informaon please contact Jacinta
or the Parish Oce 63722122.
KANDOS
The Prayer Group at St Malachy’s Rylstone meet weekly on
Mondays.
‘Who sings, prays twice..’ (St Augusne)
How nice it is to be needed. And the choir needs YOU. It is
the easiest and most pleasant vocaon in our church – no
special credenals necessary! Just come and SING WITH US.
Only one hour rehearsal required (10am Saturday and
10 am before 11 AM Sunday Mass).
Please contact Anne via the parish oce 6372 2122.
MUDGEE
Meals on Wheels - The St Mary’s “Meals on Wheels” group
are appealing for more volunteers. The group are especially
interested in younger volunteers for connuing to provide
this extremely important community service in the long
term future. The St Mary’s group delivers meals in the
fourth week of the month. For more informaon, please
contact the parish 63722122.
THE POPE’S MONTHLY INTENTION
March 2026—For disarmament and peace
Let us pray that naons move toward
eecve disarmament, parcularly nuclear
disarmament, and that world leaders
choose the path of dialogue and diplomacy
instead of violence.
MASSES AND PRAYERS REQUESTED
For the recently deceased:
Jacqueline O’Neill,
Anniversaries of:
Adriel Maloney, Richard Tompse, Belinda Holden,
Alan Foo, Charlie Conjuango, Kathryn Haidle,
Shirley Harcourt, Mary Dimmock, Veronica Butler,
Masses:
Horst Von Bischoshausen, Carmel Frost, Rozanna Wise,
Anna Zagas, Special Intenon, Michael Michaelides,
Moira Hennessy, Joan Vera Thain, William Thain,
Adrian Thain, Gerald Sommers, Bill & Margery,
Abdo Kale, Elia Deeb family, Yosef Ba family,
Salma Ward , Mickel Georg
Sick:
Ryan Jones, Paul Dalmay, Danielle Pace, David Russell,
Connie Vasallo, Bey Clark, Tony Spina, Lynne Daly and all
those in our Nursing Homes.
Due to privacy legislaon, names of the sick on the bullen
requires permission from the immediate family.
WEDDINGS
Congratulaons to:
Shane Ridley Howe
and
Katie Terese Fuer
AND
Flavio de Andrade Pinto
and
Kirsten Louise Tresan
who celebrated the sacrament of marriage in our parish.
SCAM ALERT
Please note: if you receive an email, text message or phone
call from any priest, bishop or individual claiming to be
represenng the parish who is asking for money, gi cards,
etc it is most likely a scam.
DO NOT REPLY. DO NOT SEND MONEY OR CARDS, etc
If you are in doubt about a request, ring the priest, parish
oce or agency FIRST and check with them.
You could also report it to Scam Watch Australia at:
www.scamwatch.gov.au
GOSPEL FOCUS – A new vision
Peter sees the appearance of Elijah and Moses as a
conrmaon that Jesus has come to connue the work of
the great prophets of the past. Rather than placing Jesus in
the old tradion of the prophets, the appearance of Elijah
and Moses, together with the voice of God, is to endorse
the new direcon that Jesus’ ministry is taking. Jesus’ new
vision for the world is informed by the relaonships forged
between God and the prophets of the past, but it is a vision
of a completely dierent way of relang to God: a much
more personal relaonship that calls us to respond from the
heart to those around us.
© Greg Sunter
LIVING THE GOSPEL – ‘Listen to him!’
God’s voice from the cloud claims Jesus as his Son, the
Chosen One, and then goes on to instruct those present –
and we, the readers – to ‘Listen to him!’ For the disciples,
this was a message not to get carried away with their own
ideas about the Messiah but to listen to what Jesus was
saying about the suering he must endure and to what he
was saying about true discipleship. Jesus tells us that to be a
follower of his involves sacrice, hardship and oen
unpopularity. It is this message we must listen to as much
as the promise of salvaon.
© Greg Sunter
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Catholic Parishes of Mudgee, Gulgong and Kandos
Parish Priest
Fr Paul Devi VG
Postal Address
Po Box 14, Mudgee NSW 2850
Our Catholic Schools
St Mahews Catholic School Mudgee
pp.mudgee@cdob.org.au
Parish Deacon
Rev Charles Applin
Phone: 02 6372 2122
Email: oce.mudgee@cdob.org.au
Website: www.mudgee.catholic.org.au
Phone: 02 6372 1742
Principal: Mrs Angela Myles
Website: www.stmasmudgee.catholic.edu.au
Parish Secretaries
Krise Newman
Krista O’Brien
Parish Oce Hours
Mon 10.00am—4.00pm
Tues, Wed, Thur, Fri 9.00am—4.00pm
Closed for lunch 1.00pm—2.00pm
All Hallows Catholic School Gulgong
Phone: 02 6374 1582
Principal: Mr Badley Toole
Website: www.allhallowsgulgong.catholic.au
First Reading: Genesis 12:1-4
The call of Abraham, the father of God’s people.
Responsorial Psalm: Ps 32:4-5. 18-20. 22. R. v.22
(R.) Lord, let your mercy be on us,
as we place our trust in you.
The word of the Lord is faithful
and all his works to be trusted.
The Lord loves jusce and right
and lls the earth with his love. (R.)
The Lord looks on those who revere him,
on those who hope in his love,
to rescue their souls from death,
to keep them alive in famine. (R.)
Our soul is waing for the Lord.
The Lord is our help and our shield.
May your love be upon us, O Lord,
as we place all our hope in you . (R.)
Second Reading: 2 Timothy 1:8-10
God has saved us, and called us to be holy.
Gospel Acclamaon: Mahew 17:5
Glory and praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ!
From the shining cloud the Father’s voice is heard:
this is my beloved Son, hear him.
Glory and praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ!
Gospel: Mahew 17:1-9
His face shone like the sun.
Readings for next Sunday: THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT
Exodus 17:3-7 Ps 94:1-2. 6-9. R. v.8 Romans 5:1-2. 5-8 John 4:5-42
You can support Project Compassion 2026 through the
donation boxes, envelopes or by scanning the QR code.
Or online at: www.projectcompassion.org.au/donate
Or by calling: 1800 024 413
Thank you for standing with us,
as we
Unite Against Poverty
this Lent.
Second Sunday
of Lent
1st March 2026
Sisilia
to walk long distances to collect water every day. Thanks to
Project Compassion, Sisilia
clean water close by and she can spend more time studying so
she can fulfil her dream of one day becoming a pilot.
Collecting water
from a new tap
in her village
Sisilia, aged 13, lives with her family in a remote village in
Tanzania. Her father passed away when she was one,
leaving her mother and four siblings alone. They live in a
small, overcrowded house with poor ventilation and no
toilet. One of their main challenges was access to clean
and safe water.
Sisilia fetched water three times a day from a dirty canal,
walking up to 30 minutes each round trip. The water was
not treated and unsafe, causing stomach problems and
illness. The frequent illness and long walks for water, left
Sisilia exhausted and struggling to focus at school.
Lack of clean water is a major issue in Tanzania, where
nearly 40% of people don’t have access to basic drinking
water services and 75% don’t have access to basic
sanitation services. (World Bank 2022).
With support from the A+ Successor Project, her school and
village have clean water taps. It now takes Sisilia just two
minutes to collect water from her house. Access to safe
water has also improved health, hygiene and nutrition for
her school community. Teachers and students can drink
clean water, maintain hygiene, and grow their own food in
the school garden.
Sisilia has joined a SWASH (School Water Sanitation and
Hygiene) Club, and learned about hygiene, sanitation,
nutrition and child rights. Sisilia shares this knowledge ie
importance of handwashing, boiling unclean water etc with
peers, family and community. This empowered her to
advocate for children’s education and wellbeing in her
community.
Despite many hardships, Sisilia remains determined to
succeed. Her favourite subjects are Science, English and
Maths, and she dreams of becoming a pilot.
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