Welcome to St Patrick’s Parish

On the 30th Sunday of Ordinary Time

23 October 2016 (Year C)

5 Drynan St, Summer Hill. NSW 2130 Tel: 9798 6016 Fax: 9798 3838 Email: parish@stpatrick-summerhill.org.au website: www.stpatrick-summerhill.org.au

Office hours: Tues 9.30am-4.30pm, Wed: 9.30am-4.00pm, Thurs: 9.30-4.00pm Parish Administrator: Fr Sam Lynch Assistant Priest: Fr Michael Lanzon

Morning Masses this week: Tuesday, Wednes-day, Thursday and Friday at 9.00 am, Weekend Masses: Vigil: Saturday 6.00 pm Sunday 8.00am, 10.00am Sacrament of Reconciliation: Sat 5.00pm Christian Meditation: Wed after 9am Mass; Wed at 6.30pm in the cottage Holy Hour: Thursday 8-9pm

Please remember in your prayers: Recently Deceased: Christopher Hunt, Frank O’Connor Anniversary: Abraham Michael George, Gabriel Kirkpatrick, Kathleen Buckley Remembrance: Jo & Jack Eaton, Val Sykes, Abraham Michael George, Leone, Michele and members of the Newell family, Purgatory Souls

Sick: Marianne Jackson-Smale, Frank Carnuccio, Fr Terry Sullivan, Therese Holles, Justin Child, Stephen Campbell, Ray Bartley, A Herscovitch, Rosa Passaro, John & Paul O’Keeffe, Francesco & Giuseppino Tropiano, John Balnaves, Fred Agius, Stephen Campbell, Archbishop Anthony Fisher, Tim O’Reilly, Helen Cooney, John Todd, Mark Naven, Evelyn Little, Michael Bartos, Grace Muldoon, Patricia Byrne, Marie Kirk, Lisa Kirk, Deirdre Meissl, Declan & Brett Atkin, Louise Thill, Robert Oliveira, Maria Garcia, Thelma & Alex Campbell, Maree Chalker, Bishop Geoff Robinson, Michael Furlong, Mary Fitzpatrick, Ian Boland, Maria Harding, Suzanne Wilkinson, Fr Michael Walsh, Margaret Austin, Fran Miller, Emma de Silva, Bill Triggs, Grace Favaloro, Agnes Lopes, Thomas Biviano, Patrick Maher, and sick members of our Parish and any other special intentions. We pray for the carers in our community. Mass Intentions: Sunday 23 Oct 8am: For Parishioners of St Patrick’s Summer Hill Sunday 23 Oct 10am: Abraham Michael George (anniversary)

Liturgy of the Word First Reading: Ecclesiasticus 35:12-14.16-19.

The prayer of the humble will penetrate the heavens.

Response to the Psalm:

The Lord hears the cry of the poor.

Second Reading: Timothy 4:6-8.16-18. All that remains is the crown of righteousness reserved for me.

Gospel Acclamation: Alleluia, alleluia!

God was in Christ, to reconcile the world to himself; and the Good News of reconciliation he has entrusted to us.

Alleluia!

Gospel: Luke 18:9-14. The publican returned to his home justified; the Pharisee did not.

Next week: Wisdom 11:22-12:2, Thessalonians, Luke 19:1-10.

MEETINGS IN THE PARISH COTTAGE at 9am. New Members Always Welcome. 1st Sunday: Social Justice Group 2nd Sunday: St Vincent de Paul 3rd Sunday: CWL 4th Sunday: St Vincent de Paul Friday Coffee Club: After 9.00am Mass

When was the last time you bragged? Or acted humble? Were either justified? Why? Let's face it. We all brag at times. And we all act humble at other times. Sometimes the brag or the humble voice is justified. Parents brag about children. Leaders exercise direction through quiet service. Both can be appropriate, depending upon the context. The context can make each inappropriate. Especially when the context is the heart. Is the heart self-centred or other-centred? After all, the prayer of the self-focused is unheard, because it is simply self-talk. But, even the selfish can have a glimmer of hope, when his prayer finds its root in humility. Jesus highlighted the hearts of the proud and the humble in a simple parable. Inside this parable, Jesus turned the notion of righteousness upside down. Against common wisdom, religious lifestyle, as important as it is, does not (and cannot) measure a relationship with God. We cannot make progress to someone, who by definition, is infinite. Only a heart that is open to God can grow close to him, because the open heart lets God come close. We can't grow close to God by ourselves. But God can come close to us. Because he is God. Larry Boding (copyright 1999-2016)

MINISTRY 6PM 8AM 10AM

THIS WEEK—22/23 OCTOBER 2016

PRIEST FR SAM LYNCH FR SAM LYNCH FR MARK PODESTA

ASSISTING WITH HOLY

COMMUNION

BARBARA THOMPSON RACHEL WESTON

MARIA ZENTAI

PAULINE GARLAND SANDRA GEORGE MARGARET VINEY

FELIPPO BEGNINI MARGARET BLAIR

KATE CURR

READERS CHRISTINA VACCARELLA

VIRGINIA WATT FRANK CHESWORTH JOHN O’HALLORAN

JUDY DYNAN PATRICIA SINGLETON

MUSICIANS THE BAND SUSAN NICHOLSON Sr MEGAN BROCK

CHILDREN’S LITURGY

ANNETTE HAGGERTY CARMELINA & ADRIAN EUSSEN

COUNTERS NORM & JANELLE TOWELLS

NEXT WEEK—29/30 OCTOBER 2016

PRIEST FR SAM LYNCH FR SAM LYNCH FR MARK PODESTA

ASSISTING WITH HOLY

COMMUNION

MAUREEN AUSTIN SHIRLEY CAVES

ELIZABETH O’CARRIGAN

BETTY AWIT MARGARET BARTLEY CATHERINE BUCKLEY

JUDY DYNAN SERNA LADIA

ELIZABETH MARSHALL

READERS Sr DENISE EDMUNDS

TONY BURBIDGE ANNE CONLON MARIETTA QUILL

JIM SALMON PETER MARSHALL

MUSICIANS RON CAVES Sr MEGAN BROCK

CHILDREN’S LITURGY

NICOLE HARADA SIMONE MACKIE

COUNTERS JEAN BURNS & BARBARA THOMPSON

CWL Silver Circle No 13 Week 3 1st $20 No 16 I Coates 2nd $10 No 8 M Chan

Please remember in your prayers all those in our parish who are studying for their Higher School Certificate.

Month Of Prayer And Fasting

For Marriage And Families: The

Australian Catholic Bishops have

called for a month of prayer and

fasting for marriage and families

during October. All parishes in

Australia will be praying for this

intention during October.

Rosters for Readers and Special Ministers for Chr istmas to June 2017 are soon to be prepared. Please advise the Parish Office on 9798 6016 if there are any dates you are not available or if you would like to become a reader or special minister.

CATHOLIC INSTITUTE OF SYDNEY INFORMATION EVENING. The Catholic Institute of Sydney will hold an Information Evening on Friday, 28 October at 6.00pm. This is an opportunity to hear about the courses available at CIS, to tour the campus and to speak to one of the staff about your individual study needs. Courses are available in Theology and related subjects such as Biblical Studies and Philosophy. Study can be at undergraduate or postgraduate level. For information visit the website: www.cis.catholic.edu.au, or send an email: registrar@cis.catholic.edu.au. Address: 99 Albert Rd, Strathfield.

2016 VEECH LECTURE. The 2016 Veech Lecture will be held at the Catholic Institute of Sydney, 99 Albert Rd Strathfield at 7.30pm on, 03 November. The lecturer this year is Fr Denis Edwards, and his topic is "The Theology of Nature in Laudato Si''.

2017 Columban Art Calendars are now on sale for $9. Please put the money for the calendars on the second collection

Thank you to everyone who generously donated to last weekend’s Mission Appeal. Envelopes are still available if you would like to donate.

Walking the Camino in France & Spain Come and hear Audio-Visual presentations by Peter Kearney. Engadine 29 Oct St John Bosco Church and Waverley 5 Nov Mary Immaculate Parish Hall. Session on France commences at 11am and Session on Spain commences 2pm Cost $10 per session. To book email camino@peterkearneysongs.com.au also see flyer in the church.

Date Claimers: 30 Oct Max Taylor Concert, Parish Hall, 7.30pm 5 Nov Baptism Preparation 10.30am in the Parish Cottage 8-15 Nov St Patrick ’s Parish Pilgrimage to Rome 26 Nov Family Group—Parish Hall 4 Dec Parish Christmas Party 11 Dec Max Taylor Concert—Sydney Uni Graduate Choir, Parish Hall, 7.30pm

Do you ever wish you could “get more” out of the Mass? In his video-based study, A Biblical Walk Through the Mass, Dr. Edward Sri explores the roots of the words and ges-tures we experience at Mass and explains their profound significance. In this study, you will come to know and understand the Mass as never before, leading you to a richer, more fruitful worship experience.

Join us for A Biblical Walk Through the

Mass at St Patrick’s Parish Cottage on

Thursday evenings from 6.30pm and con-

tinuing every Thursday for 5 weeks (from 20

October). For more info or to register for the

study, call the parish office on 9798 6016.

A Biblical Walk Through the Mass