Sunday, 8 June 2025
PENTECOST SUNDAY
Questions for the Week:
FIRST READING: ACTS 2:1-11
The disciples were filled with the Holy Spirit and able to speak in multiple tongues so that all the people could understand them. When do you feel the Holy Spirit present in your life?
SECOND READING: ROMANS 8:8-17
St Paul tells us that everyone moved by the Spirit is a son or daughter of God. How does the Holy Spirit bear witness in your life? Is your response one of fear? Or does it move you to cry out “Abba, Father”?
GOSPEL: JOHN 14:15-16,23-26
The resurrected Jesus sent out the disciples to forgive (or retain) sins. What has been your experience of the sacrament of Reconciliation?
©LPi
A Word from Fr Danny:
The miracle of Pentecost is not that many languages were spoken, but that those who spoke them had no natural ability to do so — and yet, through this, the marvels of God were proclaimed. The Holy Spirit appeared not as a dove, as at the Lord’s Baptism, but as tongues of fire. Why?
A tongue of fire touches the head, transforms the mind, and empowers speech — turning something natural into something radically new. This is what the Holy Spirit wants to do with us: to take our small gifts and transform them to proclaim God’s greatness.
Perhaps the Spirit adapts to us, revealing himself in ways that meet our needs. We don’t need to look only for doves or tongues of fire. Instead, let us pray and remain open — ready to receive the Spirit, however he chooses to move in our lives.
- Fr Danny
PARISH NEWS & EVENTS
Here’s what's happening
Sunday, 8 June: Pentecost Sunday
5pm Saturday Vigil Mass, Tūrangi | 9am Mass, Taupō
Sacrament of Penance
8.30am | Chapel | Taupō
PACT | Introduction Session
after 9am Mass | Taupō
Divine Mercy
3pm | Taupō
Monday, 9 June
Tim Tam Connect
10am | Cafe | Taupō
Mass
7pm | Church | Taupō
Monday Cafe
After 7pm Mass | Cafe | Taupō
Tuesday, 10 June
Mass
9am | Church | Taupō
Healers Connect
9.30am | Cafe | Taupō
Community Lunch
1pm | Cafe | Taupō
Youth Group
6pm-7.15pm (Year 7&8) | Taupō (Weekly during school term)
6.30pm-8pm (Year 9-13) | Taupō (Weekly during school term)
Wednesday, 11 June
Depth Charge Connect | All Welcome
10am | Hancocks Place | Taupō
Ave Connect | Rosary
11.30am | Church | Tūrangi
Mass | Tūrangi
12pm | Church | Tūrangi
Fair-Weather Gardeners
12pm - 3pm | Taupō
Ave Connect | Rosary
7pm | Chapel | Taupō
Alpha
7pm | Cafe | Taupō
Thursday, 12 June
Mass
9am | Church | Taupō
Purl Connect | Knitting Group
1pm | Lesley McIntosh’s Place | Taupō
Endurance Connect | Men’s Group
7pm | Cafe | Taupō
Friday, 13 June
Mass | Anointing of the Sick
12pm | Church | Taupō
St Vincent de Paul Lunch
12.30pm | Cafe | Taupō
Divine Mercy
3pm | Taupō
Holy Hour | Adoration, Confession & Benediction
6.30pm | Church | Taupō
Saturday, 14 June
Mass
9am | Church | Taupō
Sacrament of Penance
9.30am | Taupō
Sunday, 15 June: The Most Holy Trinity
5pm Saturday Vigil Mass, Tūrangi | 9am Mass, Taupō
Sacrament of Penance
8.30am | Chapel | Taupō
Divine Mercy
3pm | Taupō
Monday, 16 June
Mass
7pm | Church | Taupō
Tuesday, 17 June
Mass
9am | Church | Taupō
Community Lunch
1pm | Cafe | Taupō
Interchurch Welfare Society AGM
5pm | Cafe | Taupō
Youth Group
6pm-7.15pm (Year 7&8) | Taupō (Weekly during school term)
6.30pm-8pm (Year 9-13) | Taupō (Weekly during school term)
Wednesday, 18 June
Depth Charge Connect | All Welcome
10am | Hancocks Place | Taupō
Ave Connect | Rosary
11.30am | Church | Tūrangi
Mass | Tūrangi
12pm | Church | Tūrangi
Fair-Weather Gardeners
12pm - 3pm | Taupō
Ave Connect | Rosary
7pm | Chapel | Taupō
Alpha
7pm | Cafe | Taupō
Thursday, 19 June
Mass
9am | Church | Taupō
Purl Connect | Knitting Group
1pm | Lesley McIntosh’s Place | Taupō
St Vincent de Paul Meeting
5pm | Cafe | Taupō
Endurance Connect | Men’s Group
7pm | Cafe | Taupō
Women Connect
7pm | Chapel | Taupō
Friday, 20 June
Mass
12pm | Church | Taupō
Divine Mercy
3pm | Taupō
Holy Hour | Adoration, Confession & Benediction
6.30pm | Church | Taupō
Saturday, 21 June
Mass
9am | Church | Taupō
Sacrament of Penance
9.30am | Taupō
Vigil Mass | The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
5pm | Church | Tūrangi
Ministers for Sunday, 8 June
Pentecost Sunday
Taupō
Tūrangi
THIS WEEK….
All are welcome, please see Dennis or Catherine Hancock or contact the office for further information.
Don’t our gardens look beautiful?! If you’re keen to lend a hand on a casual basis, to pull a few weeds, come along on a Wednesday anytime between 12noon and 3pm and join some of our gardening team.
COMING UP…
RETREATS
Retreats
Tyburn Monastery, Ngakuru &
Cluny Retreat Centre, Tauranga
DIOCESAN NEWS & EVENTS
PILGRIMAGE TO MEDJUGORJE
Do you feel called to respond to the invitation of Our Lady Queen of Peace to be with her in Medjugorje? Millions of pilgrims have responded and have experienced an extraordinary, grace-filled pilgrimage. Join Mir Pilgrimages and chaplain Fr Joy Thottamkara on a group pilgrimage departing 22 May 2025 for 10 fulfilling days and nights experiencing 'Medjugorje In-Depth'. See your parish noticeboard or call Patricia Parsons on 027 421 9064.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS & EVENTS
Ahead of the 2025 Jubilee, Pope Francis has inaugurated a Year of Prayer.
Click the image to explore the Diocese of Hamilton Year of Prayer Resources
Click the image above to go to the Jubilee Year website.