Time-tables

Mass
​Monday: 9.00am Liturgy of the Word, St.Joseph's, Hawera
Tuesday:  9.00am Mass, St Joseph's Hawera
Wednesday: 10.30am Mass Trinity Home Hawera
Thursday: 9.00am Mass, St.Joseph's, Hawera
  • 3rd Thursday of month - additional service at Annie Brydon 10.30am
Friday: 9.00am Mass, St.Joseph's, Hawera
Saturday: Vigil Mass 5.00pm
  • 1st & 3rd Saturdays of month - Manaia
  • 2nd 4th & 5th Saturday of month - Hawera
Sunday: 9.30am Mass, St.Joseph's, Hawera
  • First Sunday Month 11.15 am Mass at Hoani Papita
  • Evening Prayer Church 5pm Sunday Evenings St Josephs Hawera

Reconciliation
​11.30 am  Saturday   or by appointment phone 06 278 5656

Adoration
Tuesday: 1-2pm - St. Joseph's, Hawera
Friday: 8.30am before Mass

St Vincent de Paul
Saint Vincent de Paul Society - meets 4th Wednesday of month 1-30pm St. Joseph's Meeting Room. Contact Barbara Hurcomb Ph2784663

Newsletter 16th February 2020

​ ​ INTRODUCING FR JOSEPH SAW THA KHU I am Fr. Joseph Saw Tha Khu, a diocesan priest. ‘Joseph’ is Christian name and ‘Saw’ is the first name of my Karen tribe for boy and men. In Myanmar, there are eight big tribes and small (sub) tribes are about hundreds. Karen tribe is the second biggest tribe after Burmese tribe. I was born in a small village (8 May 1979), Danuphyu Township, Ayerwaddy Division (South-West part of Myanmar). In my village, there are 50 houses, and among of them, there are Catholic Christians houses are only three houses. The rest are the Buddhists. Even though we are different in religions, we are related to each other by blood. My mother was a convert from a Buddhist family and also my father’s parents were the converts from Buddhism before my father’s birth. I have two brothers and three sisters and I am the youngest. My two brothers are married. So I have six nephews and two nieces. But my three sisters are singles and they are living in one house together. They all are farmers. My parents are in RIP, in Heaven. The Buddhists love, value and respect their monks and nuns because of their virtuous and celibate life. And they also give homage and respect to the Catholic priests (similar to the monks) and sisters (similar to the nuns) because of their virtuous and celibate life. In Myanmar, more or less the people of all religions have the trust and respect on Catholic Church. So, occasionally the Catholic bishops and the priests participate as the mediators or as the peace makers among the other religions in Myanmar. So, we Christians are living among other religions in peace and harmony with mutual respect, understanding and helping to each other. (Continued Next week)

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Parish Council

Chairperson
Pauline Annabell

Council Members
Joe Clough
Joyce Luke
Frances Stockman
Pam Hawken
Sophie Cunningham

Contact details

​Parish Priest: Fr Craig Butler
Parish Secretary: Patrea Clement

Postal Address: P.O. Box 488, Hawera, 4640
Telephone: 06 278 5656

E-mail: stjoshw@xtra.co.nz
Physical Address:

St Joseph's Hawera: 38 Victoria Street, Hawera
Sacred Heart Manaia: 45 Ngatai St, Manaia

Office hours:
9am – 12noon, Monday to Friday