Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus: Friday 11th  June 2021

Prayer to the Sacred Heart  

O most holy Heart of Jesus, fountain of every blessing,  
I adore you, I love you and will a lively sorrow for my sins.  
I offer you this poor heart of mine.  
Make me humble, patient, pure, and wholly obedient to your will.  
Grant, good Jesus, that I may live in you and for you.  
Protect me in the midst of danger; comfort me in my afflictions;  
give me health of body, assistance in my temporal needs,  
your blessings on all that I do, and the grace of a holy death.  
Within your heart I place my every care.  
In every need let me come to you with humble trust saying,  
Heart of Jesus, help me.  
Amen

Sacramental Program  

Many children from our St Joseph’s community and the wider Newcastle Parish over the last two weekends have received the Sacrament of Holy Communion. It has been a privilege to see these students at St Joseph’s Church or Sacred Heart Cathedral make their first Holy Communion and experience this very special sacrament of receiving the Body and Blood of Christ. Thank you to those in the community who have supported the children and families during the Sacramental Program. We continue to pray for these children as they continue on their faith journey.  

St Joseph’s Social Justice Group 

Our SJSJ Group and Student Council are focused on organising our 2021 Winter Appeal. The St Vincent De Paul Society has requested this year that they would very much appreciate donations of blankets, breakfast, lunch and dinner hamper items such as tinned condiments, cereal, rolled oars, fruit cups, pasta sauce, vegies, tinned tuna, pasta, rice, soup, long life milk, coffee, tea, baby food items, tinned fruit, and noodle cups.  

Each class will have a basket in their rooms and we ask that classes donate as follows

6B - Cereals

6G - Rice/Pasta

5B - Spreads (ie; jam, vegemite & honey)

5G - Milo, tea or coffee

4B - Soup (can or packet)

4G - Canned fruit (small tubs for lunch boxes)

3B - Long life milk or juice

3G - Canned spaghetti or baked beans

2B - Baby Food

2G - Canned vegetables

1B - Packet ready meals ie; noodle cups

1G - Crackers 

KB - Blankets 

KG - Blankets

All donations will go directly to the St Vincent De Paul 2021 Winter Appeal. Thank you in advance for your kindness and generosity, people in need in our local community will be very grateful.  

Mrs Cott from St Vincent De  Paul will be visiting us to collect items on Thursday,24th June 2021 at 9 am. 

Please see the Parish Bulletin for more details and registration for Masses in our area - https://www.newcastlecatholic.org.au/weekly-bulletins/