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YEAR B - TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME - 9TH SEPTEMBER, 2012
ROSTERSWEEK ENDING 16th September, 2012CLEANING TEAM: Saturday, 15th September, 2012Group D – Liz Adams, Mary Thoms, Leellen LewisREADERS:15 th /16th September – 24 th Sun in Ord Time – Year B Sat 5.30pm Leellen Lewis Tess PageSun. 8.00am Sheridane Kumanidis Margaret CassoffSun 10.00am Maria Maric Graham Murphy
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS: 15/16th September,2012Sat 5.30pm Aileen Boon Sun 8.00am Elvie Arrogante Leellen LewisSun 10.00am Ada Vasquez Alma KellyPRAY FOR THE SICK: Tony Melza, Ann Kerr, Jack & Jean O’Brien, Joanne Rhind, Paul Bridges.
LORD WELCOME OUR DEAD HOME, ESPECIALLY- Recently deceased: James ChanAnniversaries: Stan Lewis, Robert Lewis, Anica Brbot, Patricia Knott, Norma Pugh, Giuseppe & Clementina Giugno, Frank Saviour Borg, Nubar Husseinjian, Stella Mossop, Jack & Patricia Maddox, Hannah May & Cedric Russell, the Pulham, Donohoue, Evans, McAleer, Ryan, McGrath, Madden, Togher, Fahey & Bounds Families.In keeping with the Privacy Act names cannot be published in our Parish Bulletin without the permission of the persons themselves or their next of kin. Please specify on your Mass Envelope your intention to include the person’s name in this Bulletin or contact the Parish Office on 9587 5444.
PATIENTS AT ST. GEORGE PUBLIC& PRIVATE HOSPITALS
If you or your loved ones will be Patients in the St. George Hospitals at any time, would you please make sure your Catholic Religion is noted by the Admitting Staff, so that your name is included on the list of Catholic Patients. If you would like to have the Sacrament of the Sick or Reconciliation, ask a nurse to page the Catholic Priest on Pager 710. Alternatively, if you are aware that you are to be hospitalised, you may like to ask your Parish Priest to give you the Sacrament of the Sick before you go to Hospital. However, it is important that you have your Catholic Religion noted, so that we may visit you and offer you Holy Communion while in Hospital.
PLANNED GIVING PROGRAMMEIf you are a new parishioner to St. Patrick’s, you may not be aware that we have a Planned Giving Programme. You receive a box of envelopes to be used each week at Mass, for your contribution to this Parish. Not only is your giving made more discreet, but there is an annual tax receipt issued, of which 20% is tax deductible. Please contact the Parish Office on 9587 5444 if you are interested in joining this Program. Credit card facilities are available for your convenience.
Toilets are now located at the end of the Parish Hall,facing Princes Highway.
Fr. Maciej Hulas’s last day will be on Sunday, 16 th September, 2012
We have enjoyed his Masses, and we thank him for being here while Monsignor Henryk has been on leave.
THIS SUNDAYYou are most welcome
after the 10am Mass in the Parish Hall, to purchase coffee, tea, hot dogs, pies, etc. The money raised will go towards World Youth Day, to be held in Brazil in 2013. Some of our youth in the Parish have been properly trained to make coffee and will be only too pleased to try out their new skills. All youth are encouraged to participate, and make new friendships.
****************The Parish Morning Tea, that is held on the first Sunday of each month, after the 10.00am Mass, will serve coffee/tea for free and
everyone is welcome. The next date is 7th October, 2012.
BAPTISMS – SEPTEMBERWe welcome into the Catholic Church
community this month:9th – Luis Jason Aguila Bole,
Annabelle Grace Felice, Raphael Walter Lecuru, Gabrielle Susan Lecuru, Euanne Jade Manalili Zabat
MARRIAGES – SEPTEMBER30th – Virginia Lenehan & David Lenehan
“The two shall become one”
ST PATRICK’S PRIMARY SCHOOLSt Patrick’s School is still accepting Catholic enrolments forKindergarten 2013.If your child is ready to start school and you are looking for a Catholic Education for them in a community that is nurturing and welcoming, we would love to hear from you.Catholic Education does require parents to pay fees, however families experiencing genuine financial hardship can apply to the Principal for a fee reduction. Families of Kindergarten students in 2013 can also apply to the Catholic Education Foundation for an educational bursary for financial support.(Children in Australia on certain visas are required to pay full fees) Please contact the school on 9587 8998 or email [email protected] We look forward to
welcoming you to the St Patrick’s school community. LEGION OF MARY
“Mary Help of Christian Praesidium”, St. Patrick’s, KogarahMeeting is on every Thursday after the 9.15am Mass.
‘WE PRAY AS ONE’
Daily Prayer Readings for 2012 - $20 each(includes a brief history for each Saint throughout the year)
*******CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY BIBLES
Catholic Pastoral EditionThese Bibles are available for purchase
from the Parish Office at a cost of $40 - large print (hard cover)
COMPENDIUM OF THE CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH (Catholic Beliefs) –
$15 each (paperback)
YEAR B - TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME - 9TH SEPTEMBER, 2012GOD’S WORD 2012 - Daily Reflections
Reduced price $10 each.
YOUTH MASS AND ACTIVITIESWe welcome all young people to attend Mass every Sunday at 6.00 pm. We also welcome our youth to be involved in the special youth group activities, and in the Liturgy of Sunday Mass, i.e. Readings, Singing, Ushering. We look forward to seeing you there.
ANNUAL CATECHIST MASSSt. Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney
Sunday, 23rd Sunday, 2012 at 2.00pm
VEECH LIBRARY - CATHOLIC INSTITUTE OF SYDNEY, 99 ALBERT ROAD, STRATHFIELD
Wednesday 26th of September, 2012 at 10.30amThe Friends of the Veech Library would like to invite you to discover G.K. Chesterton, one of the greatest Catholic thinkers and writers of the twentieth century. Dr Robert Tilley will be presenting A Very Surprising Paradox: the Atheist Appreciation of G.K. Chesterton. All are welcome to attend this free event, please RSVP by calling Siobhain Dib 9752 9530 or [email protected]: www.cis.catholic.edu.au
CAEC LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERSDo you have a couple of spare hours every month or so? Would you like to help our team of friendly volunteers? The Catholic Adult Education Centre for the Archdiocese of Sydney would like to hear from you. For more information and to be involved please ring John Gresser on 9646 9010 or email [email protected].
YOUTH RETREATA youth retreat with the theme: “I Thirst” will be held from Friday, 26 – Sunday, 28 October 2012 at the Collaroy Centre, Homestead Ave, Collaroy Beach. Guest Speakers are Fr Liem Duong, Diocesan Priest, Sacred Heart, Cabramatta and Most Rev Colin David Campbell DD, Bishop of Dunedin, NZ. Please refer to the attached flyer for bookings and enquires
POSITIONS VACANT FOR 2013 FAMILY EDUCATORS
Applications are invited for the position of Family Educator based in Catholic primary schools in Pagewood, Eastwood and Fairfield. www.ceosyd.catholic.edu.au . Click on Employment , Positions Vacant, CEO Sydney, Family Educator Role to request an information pack. Applications close Friday, September 14, 2012. For further information contact [email protected] VACANT: TRIBUNAL INTERVIEWERThis is a full-time role with the Tribunal of the Catholic Church, Diocese of Parramatta. Tasks include interviewing people with regard to marriage annulment and case management. The position requires excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, for advising on marriage nullity cases and recording interviews, as well as a high level of computer skills. Interested persons should apply in writing to: Mrs Paula Kerr - Tribunal Director, PO Box 3006, North Parramatta, NSW, 1750. Applications close on Friday 14 September. Please mark the envelope “Application for Tribunal Interviewer”.
30 YEAR MARIST KOGARAH SCHOOL REUNION – HSC CLASS OF 1982 Friday, 21st September, 2012
A school reunion has been organised for Kogarah Marist students
from Yr 10 in 1980 and Yr 12 in 1982.Starting with a tour of the school from 5.00 - 6.00pm followed by drinks from 6.30pm at the Bank Tavern in Kogarah, 1-3 Belgrave
Street Kogarah. Contact: [email protected]
FREE MOVIE SCREENINGAT THE MUSTARD SEED BOOKSHOP
Friday, 14th September, 2012 at 7.30pmThe Way, starring Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez. This beautiful film traces the journey of a father along the Camino de Santiago, the ancient pilgrimage route to the Cathedral of St James in Compostela, at The Catholic Centre 3 Keating St Lidcombe. RSVP Essential: 02 9646 9010 or [email protected]
PILGRIMAGE OF GRACESunday, 16 September, 2012
As part of the Year of Grace, the Relic of St Francis Xavier will commence its National pilgrimage throughout Australia in Sydney. It will travel through parishes and schools during September to December. This is a unique opportunity for the Church in Australia so all are warmly invited to attend their local events. For more information and to find out how you can be a part, please visit www.pilgrimageofgrace.org.au Brochures in foyer of Church.
ST JOSEPH’S NEWTOWN PARISH AND SCHOOL REUNION 2012
Sunday, 14th October, 2012 at 10am MassAll past and present school students and parishioners are invited to attend a celebration, with a luncheon to follow in the crypt. We are pleased to announce that Sr Geraldine Kearney sgs and Br Joe Vassalo cfc (who attended the school in the 50’s) will speak at this event. No RSVP is required. Details: (02) 9557 3197 or email: [email protected]
FATHER HUGH THOMAS FROM THE REDEMPTORIST COMMUNITY AT KOGARAH
WILL BE GIVING ANOTHER ONE DAY RETREAT ON THE THEME OF GRACE
The people who attended the last retreat day in July loved it so much they couldn’t wait for the next one. In fact we will be planning to have around at least 3 every year. Please set aside the day, you won’t regret it. What a wonderful opportunity to be generous to our wonderfully generous God and give Him some special time and to stop and listen to what God may want to write on our hearts.Please feel free to invite a friend or two - All welcome !!Date: Saturday 20TH October, Start Time: 8.45am Finish Time: 3pmLocation: Saint Raphael’s Catholic Church Hall, 84 George Street, Hurstville SouthCoffee, tea & drinks : Will be supplied - Please bring along something to share for morning tea and a sandwich for lunch Feel free to contact Gary Cartmer on 9546 2142 if any questions about the day.
Holy Humour - Actual Signs - At a shop in a mall: 'Ears pierced, while
you wait.' - In a vet's office: 'Back in 15 minutes. Sit! Stay!' - In the window of a coffee shop: 'Shoes are required to eat in the cafe.' - In a cemetery: 'Persons are prohibited from picking flowers from any but their own graves.'
- Church Resources
YEAR B - TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME - 9TH SEPTEMBER, 2012
RESPONSES TO THE MASSEntrance Antiphon: Lord, you are just, and the judgements you make are right. Show mercy when you judge me, your servant.Responsorial Psalm: Praise the Lord, my soul!Gospel Acclamation: Alleluia, alleluia! Jesus preached the Good News of the Kingdom, and healed all who were sick. Alleluia!Communion Antiphon: Like a deer that longs for running streams, my soul longs for you, my God. My soul is thirsting for the living God.
SCRIPTURE READINGSFirst Reading: Isaiah 35: 4-7
Then the ears of the deaf shall be opened and the tongues of the dumb speak.Say to all faint hearts, ‘Courage! Do not be afraid. Look, your God is coming, vengeance is coming,
the retribution of God; he is coming to save you.’Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, the ears of the deaf unsealed, then the lame shall leap like
a deer and the tongues of the dumb sing for joy; for water gushes in the desert, streams in the wasteland, the scorched earth becomes a lake, the parched land springs of water.
Second Reading: James 2: 1-5 Has not God chosen the poor of the world to inherit the kingdom?
My brothers, do not try to combine faith in Jesus Christ, our glorified Lord, with the making of distinctions between classes of people. Now suppose a man comes into your synagogue¸ beautifully dressed and with a gold ring on, and at the same time a poor man comes in, in shabby clothes, and you take notice of the well-dressed man, and say, ‘Come this way to the best seats’; then you tell the poor man, ‘Stand over there’ or ‘You can sit on the floor by my
foot-rest.’ Can’t you see that you have used two different standards in your mind, and turned yourselves into judges, and corrupt judges at that?
Listen, my dear brothers: it was those who are poor according to the world that God chose, to be rich in faith and to be the heirs to the kingdom which he promised to those who love him.
GOSPEL: Mark 7: 31-37He makes the deaf hear and the dumb speak.
Returning from the district of Tyre, Jesus went by way of Sidon towards the Sea of Galilee, right through the Decapolis region. And they brought him a deaf man who had an impediment in his speech; and they asked him to lay his hand on him. He took him aside in private, away from the crowd, put his fingers into the man’s ears and touched his tongue with spittle. Then looking up to heaven he sighed; and he said to him, ‘Ephphatha’, that is, ‘Be opened.’ And his ears were opened, and the ligament of his tongue was loosened and he spoke clearly. And Jesus ordered them to tell no one about it, but the more he insisted, the more widely they published it. Their admiration was unbounded. ‘He has done all things well,’ they said ‘he makes the deaf hear and the dumb speak.’
Readings for 16.9.2012: 24 th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year B First Reading: Isaiah 50: 5-9 Second Reading: James 2: 14-18
Gospel: Mark 8: 27-35
MARRIAGES – JUNE5th – ?
This command I give you
LoveGod Neighbour
YEAR B - TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME - 9TH SEPTEMBER, 2012“The two shall become one”
LOST PROPERTY All lost property is kept in the Sacristy.Would parishioners please check to see if anything belongs to them.
WORLD YOUTH DAY RAFFLETICKETS: $2 EACH OR 3 FOR $5
The youth will sell raffle tickets to raise money for World Youth Day 2013 for the next few weeks. Tickets will be available before and after weekend masses. We thank Rita and her family for donating the prizes of an Ipod, Ipod dock and Mother’s Day cup.
Bulletin MessageThe most important dinner you will attend this year: For over 50 years Palms Australiahas preparedCatholicvolunteers to meet the requests of communities eager to reduce poverty by developing the skills of their people and organisations. Palms’patrons, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and President of Timor-Leste (2007-2012) José Ramos-Horta and Australian Defence ForceDeacon,Rev. Gary Stone,are asking us to join themat Palms Solidarity Awards Dinner,on October 16th,at Doltone House, Pyrmont. Journalist Indira Naidoo will MC the evening. Organize a table of friends, or come alone to meet and be inspired by some extraordinary people.Tickets/further information:[email protected] 9551orwww.palms.org.au
FATHER HUGH THOMAS FROM THE REDEMPTORIST COMMUNITY AT KOGARAH WILL BE GIVING ANOTHER ONE DAY RETREAT ON THE THEME OF GRACEThe people who attended the last retreat day in July loved it so much they couldn’t wait for the next one.In fact we will be planning to have around at least 3 every year. Please set aside the day, you won’t regret it.What a wonderful opportunity to be generous to our wonderfully generous God and give Him some special time and to stop and listen to what God may want to write on our hearts.Please feel free to invite a friend or two - All welcome !!Date: Saturday 20TH October, Start Time: 8.45am Finish Time: 3pmLocation: Saint Raphael’s Catholic Church Hall, 84 George Street, Hurstville SouthCoffee, tea & drinks : Will be supplied - Please bring along something to share for morning tea and a sandwich for lunch Feel free to contact Gary Cartmer on 9546 2142 if any questions about the day.
MEMORIAL MASS FOR THE UNBORNFriday, 14th September, 2012 at 7.30pm
St. Mary’s CathedralThe Archbishop of Sydney will be offering a Memorial Mass in commemoration of the lives lost to abortion and in solidarity with the men and women who grieve that loss. During the Mass eighty-two candles will be bought forward to represent the eighty-two lives lost to abortion each day in NSW. Enquiries: Life, Marriage and Family Centre, 9390 5290or [email protected]