Entrance Antiphon: After the Lord was baptised, the heavens were opened, and the Spirit descended upon him like a dove, and the voice of the Father thundered: This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased. Communion Antiphon: Behold the One of whom John said: I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.

PLEASE PRAY FOR MEMBERS OF OUR PARISH COMMUNITY:Our sick: Archbishop Anthony Fisher, June Lupton, Geoff Shalala, Alexandre Branco, Leonor Flores, Lina Beghetto, Therese Grima, Therese Mullaney, Fay Sommers, Frank Evans, Mary Cunney, Joao Merchado, Richard Hannigan, Bernadette Farrugia, Maureen McLoughlin, Gavin Abbey, Audrey McDonnell, Steve Estrada and Jacqueline Vella.

Deceased: We pray especially for the deceased of our parish.Recently Deceased: Mary Zammit, Sr Noelle Albert, fdnsc (Sr Noelle, together with her brother and his wife, was a regular at our Vigil Mass while residing in the OLSH House on Kimberley Grove.)Death Anniversary: Joe Farrugia (14 January)

Birthdays: Helen Walker, David Matheson (9 January), Eva Torrisi (10 January), Reyabel Villanueva (12 January), Armando Paredes (13 January), John Ymlery, Nadia Leal (14 January), Nancy Paredes, Conor Downs (15 January)

Wedding Anniversary: Josette and Glenn Merchant (9 January), Pam and Ross DiCristo (13 January)

ROOM FOR RENT? Due to work commitments in Sydney, a mature lady in her 50’s from Canberra is looking for a room to rent from 1st February to August 2016. Quiet and respectful, will be at work 5 days a week. Will be responsible for own meals, cleaning and linen etc. Contact Theresa on 0414 755 410.

ST JOSEPH'S CATHOLIC CHURCH, ROSEBERY Fr Greg Morgan Parish Administrator

Phone: 9663 1183 | Fax: 8964 9885 Office: 1a Morley Ave, Rosebery 2018

roseberycatholic@gmail.com | www.roseberyparish.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/roseberyparish

THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD 10TH JANUARY 2016

WEEKEND MASSES: Saturday 6pm

Sunday 7:30amSunday 9:30am

WEEKDAY SERVICES - 7am

Monday: Communion ServiceTuesday - Friday: Mass

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Saturday 3:30pm - 5:30pm

Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday 4pm - 5pm

Baptisms & WeddingsBy appointment

PARISH MINISTRIES: To offer assistance or to make enquiries contact the following people or the Parish office:- Altar Servers, Eucharistic Ministers & Acolytes: Rosemary 9667 2955- Readers: Josette 0409 662 468- Public School Catechists: Kath 9667 3505 - Visiting the sick and elderly: Grainne 9663 3945 - Music & Choir: Phil 0423 233 109- Youth: Phil 0423 233 109 & Sarah 0426 892 945 - St Vincent de Paul: Bernard 0408 114 789- RCIA: Parish Office- Parish Morning Tea: Helen 0414 397 105

Verbum Dei Missionaries: 9313 7099 verbumdeisydney@gmail.com

OLSH Sisters: 9663 4211

9 Kimberley Grove, Rosebery

MASS CONTRIBUTIONS: Please only contribute Australian currency in the Mass plate collections. Lately, there have been increasing amounts of foreign coins and notes being put in the collection

plates and these are of no use to the Parish.

We thank you all for your contributions to our Parish maintenance and ongoing and new ministries.

ROSTERS Readers Extra Eucharistic Ministers

6PMThis R Cooley/G Norton R Cameron/D Tolliver

Next D Silveira/H Walker G DiCristo/A Lobo

7:30AMThis P Murphy/M Burns K Atkins

Next D Matheson/ J Sciberras D Matheson

9:30AMThis J Maher/ C Buxton S Sangha

Next M & L Steel J Buist

CountersThis N Paredes, P Paredes, L Garcia, J Buist

Next D Tolliver, M Cunney, J Buist

BE MORE THAN A TOURIST - HOW CAN I GET TO WYD? There are a number of ways to get to WYD such as going through your school (if you are high school age) or joining the Sydney Diocese/Parish groups.

There are also pilgrimages prior to WYD to Italy, The Holy City or Greece/Turkey. Get in touch with us and

we can point you in the right direction!

WHAT IS WYD?World Youth Day is an international meeting of hundreds of thousands (sometimes millions) of

youth (aged 16 - 35) from all over the world who gather together in one place with their catechists, priests, bishops and the pope in order to profess

faith in Jesus Christ.

WHY KRAKOW?1. 2016 marks 30 yrs of WYD being started by

Pope John Paul II was once Krakow's Archbishop.

2. It is the city of Saint Faustina Kowalska who experienced the Divine Mercy apparitions.

WHAT IS THE THEME OF WYD 2016? The theme for 2016 is: ‘Blessed are the merciful,

for they shall obtain mercy’ (Mt 5:7). Pope Francis has chosen the fifth of the eight Beatitudes,

given by Jesus in his Sermon on the Mount, to show the importance of the Beatitudes which are

at the heart of Jesus’ teaching.

ST JOSEPH’S IS EXCITED TO BE SUPPORTING A NUMBER OF ITS JOEYS TEENS & YOUTH LEADERS IN THEIR EFFORTS TO GET TO WORLD YOUTH

DAY 2016 - WHICH WILL BE HELD IN POLAND IN JULY & AUGUST.

Here are a few FAQs about WYD...

MASS CONTRIBUTIONS: Thank you for your contributions towards our Parish. You can also

contribute via electronic transfer:

Our bank details are: Account Name:

Rosebery Parish Church Account BSB: 062 784

Account No.: 537 5002

Thank you to our sponsor for printing this bulletin.

Find out how YOU or YOUR CHILDREN can get to WYD… just email us: joeysrosebery@gmail.com

The Living Word The Baptism of the Lord, Year C

S t Hilary was born at Poitiers in

c. 315 of a wealthy pagan family. He

married and had a daughter and after

many years of study, he converted to Christianity.

In 353, Hilary was chosen bishop of Poitiers,

and for the remainder of his days he became an

outspoken defender of the faith against Arianism.

He opposed Emperor Constantius’ attempt to

take control over church matters, which led

to him being exiled to Phrygia. During this

period, Hilary wrote works explaining the

faith, and although severe in tone, his writings

were responsible for converting many people.

He returned to Gaul after four years in exile

and continued his fight against Arianism. Hilary introduced Eastern theology to the Western

Church, and was proclaimed Doctor of the

Church in 1851.

afterdoveexcitedfire

heavenJohnMessiahpowerful

WordsearchTry to find these words:

prayedsandalsskywater

Symbolises the Holy Spirit

Symbolises life, cleansing

and growth

Symbolises purity and

freedom from sin

Symbolises the emergence

from darkness into the light

Draw a line to connect each symbol with its correct meaning.

First Reading Is 42:1-4. 6-7A reading from the prophet Isaiah

Here is my servant, my chosen one in whom I am

well pleased.

Thus says the Lord:Here is my servant whom I uphold,my chosen one in whom my

soul delights.I have endowed him with my spiritthat he may bring true justice

to the nations.He does not cry out or shout aloud,or make his voice heard in

the streets.He does not break the crushed reed,nor quench the wavering flame.Faithfully he brings true justice;he will neither waver, nor be crusheduntil true justice is established

on earthfor the islands are awaiting his law.I, the Lord, have called you to serve the

cause of right; I have taken you by the hand and

formed you; I have appointed you as covenant of

the people and light of the nations,to open the eyes of the blind,to free captives from prison,and those who live in darkness from

the dungeon.The word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm Ps 28:1-4. 9-10. R. v.11(R.) The Lord will bless his people

with peace.

1. O give the Lord you sons of God, give the Lord glory and power; give the Lord the glory of his name. Adore the Lord in his holy court. (R.)

2. The Lord’s voice resounding on the waters,

the Lord on the immensity of waters; the voice of the Lord, full of power, the voice of the Lord,

full of splendour. (R.)

3. The God of glory thunders. In his temple they all cry: ‘Glory!’ The Lord sat enthroned over

the flood: the Lord sits as king for ever. (R.)

Second Reading Acts 10:34-38A reading from the Acts of the Apostles

God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power.

Peter addressed Cornelius and his household: ‘The truth I have now come to realise’ he said ‘is that God does not have favourites, but that anybody of any nationality who fears God and does what is right is acceptable to him.

‘It is true, God sent his word to the people of Israel, and it was to them that the good news of peace was brought by Jesus Christ - but Jesus Christ is Lord of all men. You must have heard about the recent happenings in Judaea; about Jesus of Nazareth and how he began in Galilee, after John had been preaching baptism. God had anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power, and because God was with him, Jesus went about doing good and curing all who had fallen into the power of the devil.’The word of the Lord.

Gospel Acclamation See Mk 9:8

Alleluia, alleluia!The heavens were opened and the

Father’s voice was heard:this is my beloved Son, hear him.Alleluia!

Gospel Lk 3:15-16, 21-22A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke

When Jesus had been baptised and had been praying, the

heavens were opened and the Holy Spirit came upon him.

A feeling of expectancy had grown among the people, who were beginning to think that John might be the Christ, so John declared before them all, ‘I baptise you with water, but someone is coming, someone who is more powerful than I am, and I am not fit to undo the strap of his sandals; he will baptise you with the Holy Spirit and fire.’

Now when all the people had been baptised and while Jesus after his own baptism was at prayer, heaven opened and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily shape, like a dove. And a voice came from heaven, ‘You are my Son, the Beloved; my favour rests on you.’The Gospel of the Lord.

10 January 2016The Baptism of the Lord, Year C

Reflection by Dianne Bergant

This Christological feast brings to a close

the Christmas season that reveals who

God is for us and who we are to be for

others in Christ. The baptism of Jesus

inaugurates his ministry as the messiah

of God. The passage from Isaiah indicates

the kind of messiah that God intends

Jesus to be. He will be a servant, one

who, though mighty, is gentle, one who is

chosen by the high God yet committed to

the needy and the marginal, one who is

the proclaimed Son of God and who still

attends to the least within the human

community. He may have come from an

insignificant village like Nazareth, but he was anointed with the Holy Spirit and

with power.

For whom did the messiah of God come?

He came for people who were broken and

suffering, blind or imprisoned. He came

for people who are so easily pushed to

the margins, beyond our view, where the

circumstances of their lives will not trouble

us – the homeless, the unemployed, the

abandoned children, the helpless elderly,

the mentally and chronically ill. He also

came to people who, like Cornelius, do

not belong to our inner circles, people

who for any number of reasons threaten

us, people we might actually despise. He

came for the strangers among us, those

who have different cultural customs,

those who worship in different ways. He

came for people we have pushed out as

well as for those we have refused to let in.

The messiah of God came for all people

without distinction.

The psalm responses are from the English Translation of the Lectionary for the Mass ©1981 International Committee on English in the Liturgy Inc.(ICEL). All rights reserved. The psalm texts, from The Psalms, A New Translation, ©1963 by The Grail, England and used by permission of the publishers. The scriptural quotations are taken from the Jerusalem Bible, published and copyright 1966, 1967 and 1968 by Darton Longman and Todd Ltd and Doubleday & Co Inc, and used by permission of the publishers.© Creative Ministry Resources Pty LtdAll use must be in accordance with your user licensing agreement.