16th sunday in ordinary time- year c · 16th sunday in ordinary time- year c the just will live in...
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KU-RING-GAI CHASE CATHOLIC PARISH Diocese of Broken Bay
17th July 2016
16th Sunday in Ordinary Time- Year C
The just will live in the presence of the Lord.
Readings next Sunday (24/7): Gen 18:20-32; Col 2:12-14; Lk 11:1-13
PASTORAL CENTRE 1-19 Woodcourt Road, Berowra Heights 2082
P.O. Box 335, Berowra Heights 2082
Phone (02) 9456 2450 Fax (02) 9456 3046
Parish Email: [email protected]
Parish Website: www.kccp.dbb.org.au
Centre Hours: 9.30 am—4.30 pm (Lunch 1-2pm)
Sacramental Team [email protected]
Baptism Co-ordinator [email protected]
Parish Administrator Fr Shaju John, OSH
Assistant Priest Fr Leonse Kurian
Deacon Deacon Kevin Hale
Parish Secretary Mrs Kylie Brophy-Pryor
Admin. Assistant Ms Rox Subramany
Youth Ministry Co-ord. Mrs Emma Introna
School/Parish Liturgy L. Mrs Patricia Smith
Baptism Co-ordinator Ms Rox Subramany
WEEKEND MASSES Vigil 4.00pm Peat Island Chapel, Chapel Lane, Mooney Mooney Vigil 5.30pm St Bernard's
Vigil 6.00pm St Patrick's
Sunday 8am St Patrick's
9am St Bernard's
10am St Patrick's
6pm St Patrick’s
WEEKLY MASSES St Bernard's 8am Monday, Tuesday, Thursday
9.10 am Wednesday, 9.00am Friday
St Patrick’s 8am Wednesday and Friday
9am Monday, Tuesday, Thurs, Sat.
RECONCILIATION Every Saturday 9.30 am at St Patrick’s
Every Friday After 9am Mass at St Bernard’s
EXPOSITION of the Blessed Sacrament
8.30- 8.50am Every Thursday before Mass
St Patrick’s Chapel
9.25-10.15am First Saturday of month at St Patrick’s
(Holy Hour)
After 9am Mass First Friday of month St Bernard’s
(Holy Hour)
NOVENA TO OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL
SUCCOUR Every Thurs. St Patrick’s Chapel 8.25am
MASS OF ANOINTING Twice per year.
BAPTISM Contact the Pastoral Centre
WEDDINGS Contact the Pastoral Centre
Parish Pastoral Council 6pm 1st Wed. of Month
Parish Liturgy Committee 7pm 2nd Wed. of Month
Jesus visits the house of Martha and Mary.
The story of the Samaritan opens with the words “a
certain man.” Today's reading opens with the words “a
certain woman.” The Samaritan is an example of how
a disciple should see and act. Mary is an example of
how a disciple should listen. Mary, a woman, is a
marginalized person in society, like the Samaritan.
Both do what is not expected of them. As a woman,
Mary would be expected, like Martha, to prepare
hospitality for a guest. Here again Jesus breaks with
the social conventions of his time. Just as a Samaritan
would not be a model for neighbourliness, so a woman
would not sit with the men around the feet of a teacher.
Both stories exemplify how a disciple is to fulfill the dual command which begins
chapter 10—love of God (Mary) and love of neighbor (the Samaritan). These are the
two essentials of life in the kingdom. By using the examples of a Samaritan and a
woman, however, Jesus is saying something more. Social codes and boundaries
were strict in Jesus' time. Yet to love God with all one's heart and one's neighbor
requires breaking those rules. The Kingdom of God is a society without distinctions
and boundaries between its members. It is a society that requires times for seeing
and doing and also times for listening and learning at the feet of a teacher. (Loyola Press)
By including this incident in his gospel, Luke is inviting us to become disciples of
the Lord by identifying with Mary as she sat at his feet – finding the truth that gives
meaning to our lives. (John Thornhill sm – Emmaus Series)
The lesson of today’s Gospel is to ask ourselves whether we
are so locked up in ourselves that we miss these wonderful
opportunities for enrichment, for human sharing and for
pondering the goodness that God has placed in others and in
our world. We can be part of the surprise offered by a loving
God to a people he has made his own. (Archbishop Denis Hart)
EMBRACING THE YEAR OF MERCY — Find your own Calcutta. God is the source of all compassion and encourages us in all of our own afflictions.
He is the source of all mercy. Sometimes He uses others to deliver His compassion
and encouragement. We see this in the Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta. Her life
exemplified the meaning of love and giving.
Mother Teresa’s ministry was centred on love. She cared for the poor’s physical
needs, but her main focus was on loving them. She
encouraged all people to give. She encouraged all
people to give not just from their abundance but to the
point of feeling the sacrifice of giving. Much of Jesus’
ministry was to those who were in need of consolation.
Blessed Mother Teresa gave us an example of this.
“Find the sick, suffering and lonely right there where you are… You can find Calcutta all over the world, if you only have eyes to see”
We need to find our own Calcutta. We need to find Jesus hidden in the faces of those around us who are sorrowful so that we may be
able to encourage them with the encouragement we receive from God. These acts of compassion do not need to be great acts, but
small acts with great love. A smile, a phone call or a handwritten note. Sometimes we might not know what to do. Sometimes our
prayers and the gift of our presence are what are needed. Blessed be God who encourages us so that we might encourage others.
Adapted from No Greater Love, Mother Teresa - Study guide eNotes.com and Embracing the Year of Mercy, Diocese of Las Crosse WI, USA
Week –Ordinary Time 16
Monday 18/07 Weekday, Ordinary Time 16, ad libitum
Micah 6:1-4, 6-8; Mt 12:38-42
Tuesday Weekday, Ordinary Time 16, ad libitum
Micah 7:14-15, 18-20; Mt 12:46-50
Wednesday Weekday, Ordinary Time 16, ad libitum
Jer 1: 1,4-10; Mt 13:1-9
Thursday Weekday, Ordinary Time 16, ad libitum
Jer 2:1-3, 7-8,12-13; Mt 13:10-17
Friday St Mary Magdalene
Mass of the Saint
Preface of weekday or saint
(Song 3:1-4 or 2 Cor 5:14-17);
Jn 20:1-2,:11-18
Saturday Weekday, Ordinary Time 16, ad libitum
Jer 7:1-11; Mt 13:24-30
RECENTLY DECEASED: Gizela, Ms Shuet Yee Man, Gillian (Gill)
Mund, Trelawney (Tony) Dirckze,
Christopher Introna, Mary Dalziel
ANNIVERSARIES: Gary Simpson, Geoff Hore, Hugolin Pieprzyk,
Eric Geoffrey Warren, Ruby Reginald Warren, Elde Marsh,
Andrea Daria, Dr Ken Gray
PRAYERS FOR THE SICK: Patrick Dorahy, Clifford Horne, John Mazy,
Craig Ramsay, Barbara Jones, Frances Gleeson, Dick Turner, Maciej
Maciejewski, David Ashton, Monique Leyden, Tom and Moya.
OTHER: All Holy Souls in Purgatory
50th Jubilee to Priesthood: Father John de Luca Please Note: Names on our prayer lists are deleted at the end of each
month, unless you notify the pastoral centre and request they remain.
THIS WEEK’S READINGS and PRAYERS PARISH NEWS
Children's Choir will resume its regular
practices this week, on Friday 22nd July,
4pm to 5pm in St Patrick's church.
The Choir will sing next Sunday, July 24th at 10am Mass.
Children's Choir sings at 10am Mass each 2nd and 4th Sunday of the
month during school terms, and practises on Fridays from 4 to 5pm.
This ministry by our young people is a wonderful blessing on our parish
community. Any young person who would like to join the Choir can do so
at any time, singers from Year 3 and up.
For further information call Patricia Smith 9482 7935
PLEASE COLLECT YOUR PLANNED GIVING ENVELOPES Thank you to those parishioners who
support our parish by regularly
contributing to our planned giving
program. You will find your giving
envelopes at the back of the church for collection. A reminder that if you did not collect your envelopes from last year, you have not been allocated any this year. If you still wish to contribute via envelopes please contact the pastoral centre.
If you are not already part of our planned giving program, please
consider participating. Your gift supports our entire church community.
You can contribute monthly by credit card (most cost effective for our
parish) or request a set of giving envelopes.
To enrol please contact the Pastoral Centre.
YOUR GENEROSITY AND SUPPORT IS SINCERELY APPRECIATED!
RCIA: Rite of Christian Initiation Adults commences
Thursday 21st July Come and take the journey. Contact Sue 0400 300 598
Did you know about this wonderful
parish ministry provided by
Jan Favaloro. GODSTART PROGRAM
Godstart is a post Baptism support
program designed to help parents
develop their children’s faith,
introduced to us by Centacare, Melb.
It is very much what it says: giving children the opportunity to relate to
God right from the start of their lives. It is designed around making God
important to children from their first birthday through to their fourth and
hopefully beyond. It provides them with a regular connection with God
and our Parish until they go to school.
We do this by sending beautiful birthday cards to children who have
been baptised here in our Parish.
This program has been working in our Parish since August 2000. In
each card we enclose a Parish Information leaflet for parents providing
details of the Pastoral Centre and Parish Priest encouraging them to
keep in contact. Jan Favaloro, GODSTART Co-ordinator
Godstart is all about creating a link between the Parish and the family.
July is the MONTH OF THE MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD
The feast of the Precious Blood of our Lord was instituted in
1849 by Pius IX, but the devotion is as old as Christianity.
The early Fathers say that the Church was born from the
pierced side of Christ, and that the sacraments were brought
forth through His Blood.
"The Precious Blood which we worship is the Blood which the
Savior shed for us on Calvary and reassumed at His glorious
Resurrection; it is the Blood which courses through the veins
of His risen, glorified, living body at the right hand of God the
Father in heaven; it is the Blood made present on our altars
by the words of Consecration; it is the Blood which merited
sanctifying grace for us and through it washes and beautifies
our soul and inaugurates the beginning of eternal life in it." Catholic Culture.org
Through the Holy Ghost He offered himself Without blemish to God To the one who loved us
who washed our sins through His blood and made us kings and priests of God His father. To Him be glory and power.
Amen
FATHER JOHN DE LUCA , ordained to the Priesthood in St Mary’s
Cathedral, Sydney in 1966 is celebrating his Golden Jubilee at a
Mass in St Andrew’s Catholic Church, Malabar at 10.30 on
Saturday August 20, 2016.
He served as Administrator/Temporary at St Patrick’s Asquith in
1985. Please remember him in your prayers. RSVP by 13th August for catering purposes to
Terry de Luca M: 0419 461 348 E: [email protected]
O Holy Spirit, comforting the sorrowful is a Christian duty and a work of mercy.
Give me the eyes to see others in need. Inspire me that by word, attitude and deed
I might try to brighten the days of others and make their burden easier to bear.
Help me remember when helping someone in sorrow that I am helping Christ Himself. Amen
Embracing the Year of Mercy, Diocese of Las Crosse WI, USA
17th July - #dbbwyd bemerciful Today, Emma Introna & Catherine Day will be in Rome, Rachel
Russell will be in Tiberius, Lake Galilee & Mount of Beatitudes and
Adrian Gomez will be in Philippi & Kavala.
You can follow their journey via www.dbb.org.au, our parish
facebook page and website where we will try to keep you updated
with regular posts.
MAY GOD BLESS ALL OF OUR PILGRIMS
Heavenly Father,
We ask you to bless our young people on their WYD pilgrimage,
Be their companion on the journey,
Their guide at the crossroads,
Their breath in their weariness,
Their protection in danger,
Their shelter from the storm,
Their shade in the heat,
Their light in the darkness,
Their consolation in times of discouragements,
Their mercy so they may witness
Your love and hope in the world.
We ask this through Christ, our Lord. Amen
Today’s theme is Be Merciful.
As our pilgrims dive deeper into their pilgrimages, it is a chance
for everyone to reflect on what Be Merciful means to you.
We’ve all heard the work ‘mercy’ in different forms over this Jubilee
year but what does it represent to you?
Is it an action, thought, who is involved, how is it lived out and
experienced, how do you receive it?
“Blessed are the merciful for they will be shown mercy” Mt 5:7 What does the Father’s mercy look like?
FROM THE DIOCESE and COMMUNITY
Gain fascinating insights into Pope Francis, his vision and
the nature of change in the Church Outstanding Public Lectures
at the Caroline Chisholm Centre, Pennant Hills
29 July 2016 The Church in the World: explored by Professor Richard Lennan.
Vatican II stressed that the Church should ‘discern the signs of the
times’ and interpret them in the ‘light of the Gospel’. Professor
Lennan will address issues such as church mission, ministry and
ecumenism under the care and guidance of Pope Francis.
Learn more at http://bbi.edu.au/the-church-in-the-world or
BBI: 02 9847 0030 … to register.
30 July 2016 The Nature of Change in the Catholic Church: Ecclesiology, Vatican
II and the Vision of Pope Francis.
Associate Professor Massimo Faggioli is a theologian, political
scientist, church historian and papal expert. He and Professor
Lennan will deliver a study on the leadership of Pope Francis;
exploring the possibilities and limits for change in the Church as it
moves through the 21st century.
Assoc. Prof. Faggioli’s lecture will help us understand the major
shifts in the Catholic Church, beginning with the events
surrounding the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI and the election
and early papal career of Pope Francis.
Learn more by going to http://bbi.edu.au/the-nature-of-change
Sydney’s BIGGEST book fair 14th — 17th July
Thurs/Fri 9am—9pm and Sat/Sun 9am—5pm
Knox Grammer School, Pacific Highway Wahroonga
Lifeline 13 11 14 90,000+ books, CDs, DVDs and Computer Games
POSITION VACANT—Administrative Assistant—Office of the Bishop To view job description and to apply go to SEEK
www.seek.com.au/Job/31339818/?cid
Applications close COB 22nd July 2016
SERRA VOCATIONS MASS AND DINNER
6.30 pm at Sacred Heart Church Pymble on Thur 28th July 2016
Mass followed by a light meal and a short meeting.
Father Johny Arattukulam OCD will talk on
‘The life and teachings of St Teresa of Avila.’
Everyone is welcome Please remember to pray for vocations to the priesthood, diaconate and the religious life.
Contact: Terry Scanlan on 0438 887 295 or email
[email protected] if you would like to attend.
WYD #Challenge for Everyone
13 July - 5 August 2016 Our DBB WYD #Challenge starts 13 July.
Join Bishop Peter, our Chaplains, and our
communities at home and abroad as we
undertake the shared journey to World
Youth Day in Krakow. Each day a special
#Hashtag Word + Reflection + Guides for inspiration will be
posted. Let the Spirit fill you and snap/click/pen/post your
thoughts. Each day a selection of featured posts from across all
our Social Media Channels will be shared via our blog at
www.dbb.org.au/wyd and at www.dbb.org.au. Make sure you are
part of the JOY - and journey alongside our amazing pilgrims.
PROCLAIM 2016 (1-3 Sept 2016)–
Registrations Close 1 August
PROCLAIM is a national conference focused on the
evangelisation of parishes. Registrations for
PROCLAIM 2016 close on the 1 August, with an extended early
bird rate available to all parishes of the Broken Bay Diocese which
registers a group of 5 or more delegates.
Contact Natalie Moutia on (02) 9847 0504.
A CHORISTER CELEBRATION— featuring the
boy-choristers of The Temple Church, London,
the boy-choristers of St Mary’s Cathedral and
St Andrews Cathedral, Sydney.
Tuesday 26 July 11.30am — 12.45pm
Tickets range between $5-$15
www.stickytickets.com.au/39442
ROSTERS FOR WEEKEND 23/24 JULY IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND FOR YOUR ROSTERED DATE PLEASE ARRANGE A SUBSTITUTE
Peat Island Chapel
Mooney Mooney
4pm
Fr Shaju
St Bernard’s Church St Patrick’s Church (Sacristy Phone 9476 6904)
5.30pm
9.00am Children’s Liturgy
6.00pm
8.00am
10.00am Child’s Lit. + Bapt.
6.00pm
Fr Leonse
Fr Shaju
Fr Shaju Dcn Kevin
Fr Leonse Dcn Kevin
Fr Leonse Dcn Kevin
Fr Shaju
Acolyte/Snr Server
Server
Reader
Paul Dryden Matthew Norrington David Russell Alannah Sibelja
Jerome Gomez Francesca Parrino
Alex Jarominek Josh Connors Hayley Connors Zinta Hartman
Denise Harant Elaine Hartman
Malcolm Cross Cristabel Subramany Jessica Pennings
Brian Walsh Rox Subramany
Sue Lum Max Pryor Brandon Lukich-Young Jimmy O’Connor
Angela Smith David Defina
Sandra Sparkes Lucy Triantafilis Jordan Bertinetti Jasmine Bertinetti Madeleine Drake Chloe Thomas
Michael Halliday David Massa
Robert Pesavento Luke Elliot Ellen Rawsthorn
Madison McMahon Fiona Fone
Communion to
Sick/Housebound
Gus Davis Chris Enright
Cynthia Gilbertson Sue Lum
Children’s Liturgy 24th July 24th July at the 10am Mass - Julie T & Elizabeth
Sacristy Care/Church
Cleaning/Flowers
Cleaning Position vacant, Cecilia Waite (f),
Mary Chivers (f) Chichi Datoc (s)
Sophie Kwok(f), Meralyn Tarte, Lea Mead, Barbara Folkard, Rosemary Pendlebury (Friday)
Maintenance Team A (9/7/2016) July: Elroy Allen, Shirley Grubert
Morning Tea July: Vacant July 24: Children’s Liturgy Team– Julie T & Elizabeth (In Mass Baptism)
Counters Genevieve Funk, Luisa Gomez Malcolm Cross, Jessie Long, Graham Palmer, Col Gilbertson
Rosary 18 July 2016
Chichi Datoc, 17 Koorong St
25 July 2016
Julia Healy, 1 Warrina St
Rosary Group meets every Monday 7.30pm
19 July 2016
Group 1 Rina & Chris Gomes, 20 Stokes Ave, Asquith Group 2 Chris & Pat Smith, 108 Old Berowra Rd, Hornsby Group 3 Vacant, Mt Colah Rosary Group meets on Tuesday evening 8.00pm. Contact the Pastoral Centre 9456 2450 .
Rosary After weekday Masses both Churches
Visit Housebound Fr Shaju and Fr Leonse 9456 2450
Urgent sick calls Fr Leonse 9476 8843 (Presbytery)
Fr Shaju 9456 7012 (Presbytery)
Priest 1300 774 378 Urgent 24 hour
Nursing Home Visits By request
Clergy Days Off Fr Shaju - Monday
Fr Leonse - Thursday
Deacon Kevin - Monday & Thursday
Home Visits For Masses, House Blessings and Pastoral
Requests please phone the Pastoral Centre
9456 2450. HOSPITAL ADMISSION: If you are admitted to hospital, please write
down your religion as Catholic to receive Catholic Services.
Need a priest urgently and don’t know who to call?
1300 PRIEST (1300 774 378) - 24 hour service
250 Club 250 Club Week 6 $25
No. 967—J Cadger CONGRATULATIONS!
LITURGICAL SERVICES & PASTORAL CARE
Bulletin Deadline NOON TUESDAY
On our Parish Website: www.kccp.dbb.org.au Email addresses for clergy
Funeral Notices for our Parish in News and Events
13th day of the month, May to Oct., Script Rosary, St Mary’s
Cathedral
23-24 July, Formation Course, Hornsby Cathedral Parish
29 July, The Church on the World
30 July, Men’s Breakfast, Berowra Heights Hotel
April—Sept, Year of Mercy Mt Carmel Retreat Program
3 Aug,+ 5 consecutive Wed’s, Diocesan Pastoral Care Course
3rd and 10th Aug, ECOUNTER Short Course -
The Christian Life: Morality, Relationship and Faith
1-3 Sept, PROCLAIM 2016, Concourse, Chatswood
4 Sept, 6.00pm Mass for Workers & Volunteers of Mercy & BBQ,
OLR, Coinciding with Canonisation of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta
17—18 Sept, Women as Witnesses to the Joy of the Gospel
21-22 Oct, The Renaissance of Marriage Conference, UTS Sydney
9—19 Nov, In the Footsteps of Mary McKillop—
2016 Australia Pilgrimage
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