Sunday, 2 November 2025
COMMEMORATION OF ALL SOULS
Questions for the Week:
FIRST READING: ISAIAH 25:6-9
God promises a day of joy and renewal—ending sorrow, defeating death, and gathering all people to a banquet of salvation and hope.
Where do I most need to trust God to turn sorrow into joy and bring life from loss?
SECOND READING: ROMANS 5:1-11
God showed His love through Christ’s death while we were still sinners, reconciling us to Himself and filling us with hope and trust in His grace.
How does knowing Christ loves me, even in my sin, deepen my trust and hope in God’s mercy today?
GOSPEL: LUKE 7:11-17
Moved by mercy and compassion, Jesus restores the widow's son to life.
When have I experienced or witnessed God bringing new life or hope into a situation that seemed beyond saving?
A Word from Fr Danny:
The weeping widow in the Gospel had already mourned her husband and was now weeping for her only son. In this month dedicated to the Holy Souls, we can see in this woman a figure of the Church, weeping for the souls of the faithful departed — not as those who have no hope, but as one who does all she can to express our desire that those who have died may be made fully alive in Christ in heaven.
In the Gospel passage, it is her tears that move the heart of Christ to restore her son to life, rather than merely the presence of the body. It is a truth of our faith that those who are undergoing purification in Purgatory cannot do anything to help themselves; yet it is also true that our prayers can aid them and hasten their journey to the joys of heaven.
- Fr Danny
PARISH NEWS & EVENTS
Here’s what's happening
Sunday, 2 November: Commemoration of All Souls
5pm Saturday Vigil Mass, Tūrangi | 9am Mass, Taupō
Sacrament of Penance
8.30am | Chapel | Taupō
Blessing Columbarium | Taupō
After Mass | Taupō
Prayer for Life
After Mass | Chapel | Taupō
PACT | Holy Communion Preparation
10.25am | Youth Den & Chapel | Taupō
Blessing Graves | Taupō
12noon | Taupō
Divine Mercy
3pm | Taupō
Parish Movie Night | Ruth & Boaz
6.30pm | Cafe | Taupō
Monday, 3 November
Tim Tam Connect | Book Club
10am | Cafe | Taupō
Mass
7pm | Church | Taupō
Tuesday, 4 November
Mass
9am | Church | 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) ALPHA YOUTH | Taupō (Weekly during school term)
Wednesday, 5 November
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
Mahjong Connect
1pm | Cafe | Taupō
Ave Connect | Rosary
7pm | Chapel | Taupō
Thursday, 6 November
Mass
9am | Church | Taupō
Purl Connect | Knitting Group
1pm | Cafe | Taupō
Endurance Connect | Men’s Group
7pm | Cafe | Taupō
Friday, 7 November
Mass
12pm | Church | Taupō
Divine Mercy
3pm | Taupō
Holy Hour | Adoration, Confession & Benediction
6.30pm | Church | Taupō
Saturday, 8 November
Mass
9am | Church | Taupō
Sacrament of Penance
9.30am | Taupō
Vigil Mass | Dedication of the Lateran Basilica
5pm | Church | Tūrangi
Sunday, 9 November: Dedication of the Lateran Basilica
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, 10 November
Mass
7pm | Church | Taupō
Tuesday, 11 November
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) ALPHA YOUTH | Taupō (Weekly during school term)
Wednesday, 12 November
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, 13 November
Mass
9am | Church | Taupō
Purl Connect | Knitting Group
1pm | Cafe | Taupō
St Vincent de Paul Meeting
5pm | Cafe | Taupō
Endurance Connect | Men’s Group
7pm | Cafe | Taupō
Friday, 14 November
Mass | Anointing of the sick
12pm | Church | Taupō
St Vincent de Paul Lunch
After Mass | Cafe | Taupō
Divine Mercy
3pm | Taupō
Holy Hour | Adoration, Confession & Benediction
6.30pm | Church | Taupō
Saturday, 15 November
Mass
9am | Church | Taupō
Sacrament of Penance
9.30am | Taupō
Ministers for Sunday, 2 November
Commemoration of All Souls
Taupō
Tūrangi
THIS WEEK….
Ruth & Boaz is a modern-day, faith-based drama film that retells the biblical love story of Ruth and Boaz.
Plot: A talented singer named Ruth flees the Atlanta music scene to start over in rural Tennessee, where she begins caring for an elderly woman named Naomi. In this new life, she finds not only a mother figure in Naomi but also love with Boaz.
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
Are you a single man who yearns to follow Him as one of His priests?
Come - join Bishop Richard as he, Fr Adam and Fr Isaac lead a retreat to help you discern your vocation. Friday 5th December - Sunday 7th December, Cluny Retreat Centre.
Contact the Vocations team for expressions of interest, questions and registration: vocations@cdh.org.nz
Topics that may be discussed:
How can I be sure that God is calling me to be a priest?
Celibacy: is this something that Jesus is asking of me?
What are some of the joys and challenges of life as a priest?
What does daily life as a priest look like?
I don't want to end up lonely, can I have community; brotherhood; affection; and love as a priest?
What does the journey of discerning a vocation to the priesthood involve?
Participants may have their own questions to discuss also.
Retreats
Tyburn Monastery, Ngakuru &
Cluny Retreat Centre, Tauranga
DIOCESAN NEWS & EVENTS
INTERNATIONAL NEWS & EVENTS
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