Selwyn Parish Contacts.pdf

31 Gerald Street, Lincoln, 7608, Ph: 03 325 2770. Parish Priest: Fr Brian Fennessy, E: [email protected], M: 027 6758456. Assistant: Fr Chris Orr, E: [email protected], M: 027 6591962. Parish Secretary: Mary Prendergast, E: [email protected], Office Hours: Wed & Fri 9.00am-1pm.

Weekend Masses: Lincoln - Saturday 5.30pm, Sunday 8.30am, Darfield - Sunday 9.00am, Leeston - Sunday 10.00am. Weekday Masses: Lincoln - Tuesday to Friday 9.00am, Darfield - Thursday 10.00am. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: Friday after Mass until Midday. Reconciliation: Saturday 10.00am at Lincoln.

Bishop Michael's visit to Lincoln and Leeston went well. Fr Chris leaves on 1 May for a 4-month sabbatical. Next Sunday is Vocation Sunday with a special collection for the Seminary in Auckland. $858 was banked for the Holy Places Collection on Good Friday.

Masses this week: Tuesday - Anzac Day, Lincoln mass 9.00am, followed by Morning Tea. No Leeston Mass on Wednesday due to First Reconciliation. Lincoln Church Working Bee: Saturday 22 April, 11.00am-1.00pm. First Reconciliation: Wednesday 26 April, 6.00pm. First Communion Mass: Sunday 11 June, 2.30pm.

Aspire Canterbury will visit Craft and Friendship on 2 May. SELWYN MEN: a breakfast is planned for Saturday 20 May. No Craft on Tuesday 25 April due to ANZAC Day. Lincoln Prayer Group: will not meet on Wednesday 26 April, but will resume on Wednesday 3 May.

A Prayer Blanket is available for the sick. Legion of Mary meetings are held Saturdays, 3.30pm-4.45pm. Lost property: a child's blanket, jacket, and cardigan were left in Lincoln Church. Breakfast with Bishop Michael: Saturday 13 May, 7.30am. Open Home Foundation is seeking foster parents. A tour to the Holy Land is planned for 2024. The Catholic Tertiary Chaplaincy is participating in the 150th Anniversary of the University of Canterbury. A list of Selwyn soldier parishioners who died during WWI and WWII is provided. Anzac Mass at St Patrick's: 9.00am, followed by morning tea. Civic Services: Burham Gates, 6.00am, Leeston, 10.30am, Rolleston, 11.00am.