Good afternoon to you all from a drizzly Island Bay 

I have put together a few ideas that have come into my inbox to support you and your family as we approach Holy Week next week.

I hope the following will be useful for you all.

Cardinal John's Palm Sunday Mass will be online at 10 am 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFl_puUtk-lIZdqrequ-nQw/

Father Patrick Bridgman has prepared a great resource for families.

• This link will take you to the April edition of Welcom.

https://www.wn.catholic.org.nz/adw_welcom/welcom-april-2020-issue-381/

• The Archdiocese of Wellington website is adding resources almost daily for people of all ages including children – so there is plenty to choose from https://www.wn.catholic.org.nz/ and https://www.wn.catholic.org.nz/adw_community/resources-for-an-unusual-time/

• You may like to connect to Cardinal John’s Face Book page https://www.facebook.com/CardinalJohnDew/posts/3149695908414563

• NZ Catholic has provided a free online copy of their publication https://indd.adobe.com/view/888733fa-9004-4e70-9b91-df418a9f5d2a

• https://catholicclimatemovement.global/ The Global Catholic Climate Movement invites you to join their weekly Online Lenten Prayer Service, that includes reading, reflections, and intercessions.

• https://caritas.org.nz/system/files/2020%20LRP%20English.pdf for a copy of Caritas’ Lenten Reflection Programme that was running in parishes.

• https://cathnews.co.nz/2020/03/22/lay-led-sunday-reflection-launches-in-nz/ Pray Today New Zealand is a lay led service of the Word using the Sunday readings.

• I understand that Shine TV will be televising Mass on a regular basis and this will be welcomed by those who do not have a computer. I will communicate these details once they are available .

May you be given the wisdom

For the eyes of your soul

To see this as a time of

Gracious harvesting

(John O’Donohue)

Ngā manaakitanga

Bernadette Murfitt