Sunday, 12 October 2025
28TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Questions for the Week:
FIRST READING: 2 KINGS 5:14-17
Naaman was cleansed of leprosy and committed to worshipping no other god except the Lord. What might be one commitment you could make to the Lord in the coming days?
SECOND READING: 2 TIMOTHY 2:8-13
Paul teaches Timothy the importance of perseverance in faith. What are some obstacles you have had to overcome in life?
GOSPEL: LUKE 17:11-19
Jesus praises the cleansed leper who returned to thank him personally. Is there someone in your life that you should be thanking?
©LPi
A Word from Fr Danny:
Today, Jesus cures ten lepers, yet only the Samaritan returns. When we are cured spiritually through the sacraments, especially in the Sacrament of Reconciliation, how do we emulate the man cured of leprosy in the Gospel? He turned back to Christ, praised God at the top of his voice, and threw himself at the feet of Jesus, thanking Him.
Just because we do not see the healing we receive in the Sacrament of Confession does not mean that it does not happen. The spiritual leprosy of sin causes a real separation between us and the Body of Christ.
Are not all those elements present in the man who was cured also present in the Mass? We turn back to God in the Penitential Rite, expressing our desire for conversion—our turning around. Then we sing, praising God; we drop to our knees, adoring the Lord; and finally, we give thanks by being present and receiving Our Lord in the Eucharist, which means “thanksgiving.”
- Fr Danny
PARISH NEWS & EVENTS
Here’s what's happening
Sunday, 12 October: 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time
5pm Saturday Vigil Mass, Tūrangi | 9am Mass, Taupō
Sacrament of Penance
8.30am | Chapel | Taupō
PACT | Holy Communion Preparation
10.25am | Youth Den & Chapel | Taupō
Divine Mercy
3pm | Taupō
Monday, 13 October
Mass
7pm | Church | Taupō
Tuesday, 14 October
Mass
9am | Church | Taupō
Healer’s Connect
After 9am Mass | 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, 15 October
Depth Charge Connect
10am | Hancock’s Place | Taupo
Ave Connect | Rosary
11.30am | Church | Tūrangi
Mass | Tūrangi
12pm | Church | Tūrangi
Fair-Weather Gardeners
12pm - 3pm | Taupō
Ave Connect | Rosary
7pm | Chapel | Taupō
Thursday, 16 October
Mass
9am | Church | Taupō
Purl Connect | Knitting Group
1pm | Cafe | Taupō
Endurance Connect | Men’s Group
7pm | Cafe | Taupō
Friday, 17 October
Mass
12pm | Church | Taupō
Divine Mercy
3pm | Taupō
Holy Hour | Adoration, Confession & Benediction
6.30pm | Church | Taupō
Saturday, 18 October
Mass
9am | Church | Taupō
Sacrament of Penance
9.30am | Taupō
Vigil Mass | 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time
5pm | Church | Tūrangi
Sunday, 19 October: 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time
5pm Saturday Vigil Mass, Tūrangi | 9am Mass, Taupō
Sacrament of Penance
8.30am | Chapel | Taupō
PACT | NET Retreat Day
10.25am | Chapel & Youth Den | Taupō
Divine Mercy
3pm | Taupō
Monday, 20 October
Mass
7pm | Church | Taupō
Tuesday, 21 October
Mass
9am | Church | Taupō
Community Lunch
1pm | Cafe | Taupō
Interchurch Welfare Society Meeting
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, 22 October
Depth Charge Connect
10am | Hancock’s Place | Taupo
Ave Connect | Rosary
11.30am | Church | Tūrangi
Mass | Tūrangi
12pm | Church | Tūrangi
Fair-Weather Gardeners
12pm - 3pm | Taupō
Ave Connect | Rosary
7pm | Chapel | Taupō
Thursday, 23 October
Mass
9am | Church | Taupō
Purl Connect | Knitting Group
1pm | Cafe | Taupō
Endurance Connect | Men’s Group
7pm | Cafe | Taupō
Women Connect | The Little Way of St Therese of Lisieux
7pm | Chapel | Taupō
Friday, 24 October
Mass
12pm | Church | Taupō
Divine Mercy
3pm | Taupō
Holy Hour | Adoration, Confession & Benediction
6.30pm | Church | Taupō
Saturday, 25 October
Mass
9am | Church | Taupō
Sacrament of Penance
9.30am | Taupō
Ministers for Sunday, 12 October
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Taupō
Tūrangi
THIS WEEK….
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
INTERNATIONAL NEWS & EVENTS
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