Diocesan News February/March 2009 - the Archdiocese of Adelaide

CLERGY MATTERS
Clergy Significant A n n i v e r s a r i e s
We give thanks for the following priests who are
celebrating significant anniversaries.
Celebrating 40 years of ordination on March 22 is
Father Gabriel Micallef.
On March 19, Father Joseph Molon celebrates
5 0 years of ordination.
On February 1, Bishop Greg O’Kelly celebrated the
50th Anniversary of his entry to the Jesuit
c o m m u n i t y.
I personally celebrate 25 years of ordination to the
priesthood on March 3.
Please pray for all of our clergy and in particular for
those we are acknowledging this month.
Papal blessings
To obtain a Papal Blessing through the A p o s t o l i c
Nunciature, it is necessary that a written
recommendation from the parish priest or a priest
who knows the beneficiaries, and signed personally
by him be forwarded to the Apostolic Nunciature, via
the A r c h b i s h o p ’s Office.
Requests should be addressed to Maureen Wa t t s ,
O ffice Manager, A r c h b i s h o p ’s Office, 39 Wa k e f i e l d
Street, Adelaide SA 5 0 0 0 .
The letter of request should provide the full names of
the beneficiaries of the Blessing, the occasion and
the date of the occasion.
If it is for a marriage, it is strongly advised that the
name of the church should also be included.
The offering for a Papal Blessing is $60 to be sent at
the time of the application. The cheque is to be made
payable to The Apostolic Nunciature.
Scrolls/parchments can take up to eight weeks to
a r r i v e .
Mass times
A number of parishes have had changes to their
Mass times. Please visit the Diocesan website at
w w w. a d e l a i d e . c a t h o l i c . o rg.au for up-to-date Mass
times. The new Mass times will also be published in
the upcoming edition of The Southern Cro s s .
Episcopal Liturgies
Just a reminder that for all liturgies at which
Archbishop Wilson, Bishop O’Kelly or Monsignor
Cappo are officiating, a copy of the liturgy and
running sheet must be sent to the A r c h b i s h o p ’s
O ffice for approval at least six weeks prior to the
event.
Please email your liturgy/Mass booklet to Maureen
Watts, Office Manager at
m w a t t s @ a d e l a i d e . c a t h o l i c . o rg. au. Once the liturg y
and running sheet are approved, you will receive
notification from the A r c h b i s h o p ’s Office, allowing
you to print Mass booklets etc.
Parish information
Due to a large volume of priest movements and
parish staff, we are currently updating the listing of
parish information. The staff of the A r c h b i s h o p ’s
O ffice will be sending out the updated listing to all
parishes in the next week or so.
TH E RI T E O F EL E C T I O N, T H E LE N T E N
STAT I O N A L MA S S E S A N D PA S C H A L MA S S
The purpose of the Lenten Stational Mass is for the
Bishop and Archbishop to visit all areas of the
Diocese to meet the people and to journey together
in Lent. Secondly the Stational Mass provides the
opportunity for Candidates for Full Communion in
the Catholic Church to be presented to the Bishop
who will welcome them into the Church. It is also a
great opportunity for specific cultural communities
to join with the hosting deanery.
Thank you also to those in the parishes who have
been preparing their candidates for this event. As has
been the practice in recent years the Archbishop and
Bishop will be celebrating this event in the
deaneries.
The timetable is as follows – all at 7.30pm:
Wed. Mar. 4, Southern Deanery, G l e n e l g
Thurs. Mar. 5, Mid-North Deanery, N u r i o o t p a
Tues. Mar. 10, Western Deanery, T h e b a r t o n
Wed. Mar. 18, Eastern Deanery, Mt Barker
Thurs. Mar. 19, North-East Deanery, Tr a n m e r e
Wed. Mar. 25, Northern Deanery, Para Hills
Wed. A p r. 1, South-East Deanery, Naracoorte
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