Parish Matters Parish Office Hours: Monday to Friday – 10am - 2pm

Office Phone: (02) 9663 5343

Secretary: Therese Poulton (Mon & Wed), Maria Awad (Tue, Thu & Fri)

Office Address: 74 Rosebery Ave, Rosebery NSW 2018

Postal Address: PO Box 1067, Strawberry Hills NSW 2012

roseberycatholic@gmail.com | www.roseberyparish.org

Fr Paul Smithers | Parish Priest | Follow on Instagram & Twitter: @frpaulsmithers

After hours emergency contact 9698 2869

4TH SUNDAY OF ADVENT| 22ND /23RD DECEMBER 2018

The Parishes of City South acknowledge the Gadigal People, the traditional custodians, who have walked upon and cared for this land for thousands of years. We acknowledge the

continued deep spiritual attachment and relationship of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to this country and commit ourselves to the ongoing journey of Reconciliation of

this land.

Dear Friends, As Christmas approaches we consider

the role of Mary in the story of

sa lvat ion. Her openness and

generosity, her love and beauty as a

mother draw us to know Christ. I took

this picture in 2012 while on

pilgrimage in the Holy Land. It is

found in the milk grotto. Legend has it

that as the Holy Family were fleeing

from Herod, Mary stopped in a cave

to feed Jesus. As Mary was feeding

Jesus, some of the milk spilt to the

ground. The image reminds us of a

mother’s care and love in the very

human act of being fed. The picture

also reminds us of the significant bond

that is formed between mother and

child.

We need the Mother more then ever

to nurture us and lead us closer to

Jesus.

Lighting of the Advent Wreath

Presider:

The Presider or an assistant lights the fourth candle.

Presider: Lord Jesus, your coming was proclaimed by the prophet Micah as coming from the house of David and who will is to rule over all Israel.

All: Come, Lord Jesus.

Presider: Lord Jesus, you come among us now in your Word and Sacrament to give us the strength to live according to the good News you revealed.

All: Come, Lord Jesus.

Presider: Lord Jesus, you are the one who will come in glory as the fulfilment of all God’s promises.

All: Come, Lord Jesus.

WEEKEND MASS TIMES

ST JOSEPH’S, ROSEBERY

Adoration 4.00pm—5.00pm

Benediction: 5.00pm

Saturday Vigil: 6.15pm

Sunday: 7.30am &

9.30am (Kids Children’s Liturgy)

RECONCILIATION

Saturday 5.15pm—6.00pm

24 Hour Adoration chapel.

Contact the office for the code.

OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL,

WATERLOO

Saturday Rosary & Benediction 4.30pm

Saturday 10.00am

(First Saturday of the Month Mass)

Saturday Vigil 5.00pm

Sunday 9.00am

ST VINCENT DE PAUL, REDFERN

Sunday 11.00am

WEEKDAY MASSES

ST JOSEPH’S ROSEBERY

Monday 7.00am Communion Service

Tuesday to Thursday 7.00am

OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL, WATERLOO

Tuesday 5.00pm (followed by Adoration)

Friday 9.00am (School Mass)

1st Saturday of Month 10.00am

ST VINCENT DE PAUL, REDFERN

Wednesday & Thursday 9.00am

Friday 8.00am

BAPTISMS: by appointment

MARRIAGES: by appointment with 6

months notice

Please contact the Parish Office.

Fr Gerard Woo Ling

Assistant Priest

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Instagram: @parishesofcitysouth

Waterloo Rosters Commentator Readers Extraordinary Ministers of Communion

5pm This Melissa Steven Belcastro

David Gallagher (Acolyte), Yvonne Smith,

Mark Blackman Next Wendy Melissa

Overhead Projector Melissa, Wendy

9.00am This Brad Campbell Ann Kinghan Julie Keyes, Gaye Carey

Next Damien Manuel Brad Campbell Sabby Gonzaga, Salome Li, Nghia Nguyen

Overhead Projector Marilyn Munday, Samuel Harianto

Cleaners 2

PARISHES OF CITY SOUTH PRAYER INTENTIONS

Those who are sick: Joan Buist, Erica Angeles, James Smithers, Maria Cepus, and all the housebound.

Remembered in the Masses and names recorded at the Archdiocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Mt Carmel: Oswald Agius; Fr. Terence Purcell; Michael Poulton; Annie Poulton; Mary & Edgard Caffari; Shirley Turner; Str. Patricia Wilkinson; Anna, Stanley, Jim Atkins; Bill, Muriel, Marc Wickert; Therese & Alfred Scerri; Isabel Fenech; Margaret & Joseph Fenech; Carmen Bonello; Bonello Family; Arthur & Janine Gray; Ethel & George Gray; Bill & Pat Clarke; Sydney & Violet Green; Arthur & Edna Dennett; John & Eileen Dennett; Hazel Holly; Arthur & Rose Dennett; Jay Rosenstrauss

Birthdays: Kath Atkins (23 Dec.); Manuel Lascano (24 Dec.); Will Jackson (25 Dec.); Cornell Harjanto & Dullce Burgher (26 Dec.); Wayne Lobo (27 Dec.); Jake & Georgia Sciberras; Michelle James (28 Dec.)

Death Anniversaries: Moya Banfield (22 Dec.); John Agnel D’Souza & Crajapalling (26 Dec.);

Wedding Anniversary: Laura & Greg (27 Dec.)

If you would like your name included in this section please email the parish office. For Mass offerings, please use the envelopes available on the notice tables.

Movies at Rosebery will resume in the New Year.

ENTRANCE ANTIPHON: Drop down dew from above, you heavens, and let the clouds rain down the Just One; let the earth be opened and bring forth a Saviour. COMMUNION ANTIPHON: Behold, a Virgin shall conceive and bear a son; and his name will be called Emmanuel.

Redfern Morning Tea

Joey’s Kids’ Christmas Story

Our Joey’s Kids leaders and kiddies would like to wish everyone a blessed and joy-filled Christmas Season.

We invite you to share our Christmas Story reflection during the 5.00pm Christmas Eve “children’s focus”

Mass. We will then take a short break and return in late

January.

SOS Team Leader Vacancy

There will be no morning tea after the 11 am Mass at Redfern on Sunday, 30 December.

The next morning tea at Redfern will be on Sunday, 27 January after 11 am Mass.

The Executive Director of Sydney Catholic Schools invites applications for the following position:

Position Title: Team Leader: Sydney ONCE Support

Location: Sydney Catholic Schools Central Regional Office, Leichhardt

Commencement Date: 29 January 2019

Closing Date: 14 January 2019

This is a unique opportunity to join our Schools Financial Shared Services team. You will lead a small yet high performing unit, the Sydney ONCE Support (SOS) Team with the provision of level 1 support in financial and administration packages and training (both face-to-face and remote) across our 152 Catholic systemic schools

For further details, please visit:

https://sydcatholicschools.nsw.edu.au/category/positions -vacant/

New Appointment

Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP has appointed Mr Tony Farley as

Executive Director of Sydney Catholic Schools commencing in March 2019.

I know Tony to be a great man of faith and a supporter of greater collaboration between school and parish.

New Catholic Community of City South website launched this Christmas

Rosebery Rosters Readers Extraordinary Ministers of Communion

6.15pm This Aruna L. & Helen W. Robyn C. Therese P.

Next Therese P. & Louis A. Aruna L. & Rosemary C.

7:30am This Michael B. & John S. Kath A.

Next Patricia M. & Melissa S. John S.

9:30am This Amelia & Abbey K. Lisa S. & Pilar P.

Next Lisa S. & Jennifer M. Kisa S. & Nancy P.

Counters This T. Ellery, E. Di Cristo, P. Di Cristo

Next N. & P. Parades

(electronic transfers only): Thank you for your contributions towards our Parishes.

Rosebery

Account Name: Rosebery Parish Church Account

BSB: 062 784 | Account No.: 053 750 02

Redfern

Account name: Redfern Parish Church Account

BSB: 062 784 | Account No.: 208 450 00

Waterloo

Account name: Waterloo Parish Church Account

BSB: 062 784 | Account No.: 062 750 01

We now have Credit Card facilities. Please contact the Parish Office for an Authority Form. Your nominated

amount will be debited monthly from your card.

PARISH STEWARDSHIP Christmas Mass Times

Vigil Monday 24 December

5.00pm - Rosebery

6.00pm - Redfern

7.00pm - Rosebery

8.00pm - Waterloo

Tuesday 25 December

Midnight - Rosebery

9.30am - Rosebery

10.00am - Waterloo

Modified Weekday Mass Times

December 26 2018 - 11 January 2019

Wednesday 26 December - No Mass

Thursday 27 December - No Mass

Friday 28 December - No Mass

Tuesday, January 1, 2019

9.00am Rosebery

9.00am Redfern

Wednesday 2 January - 9.00am Rosebery

Thursday 3 January - 9.00am Redfern

Friday 4 January - 9.00am Redfern

Saturday 5 January - No Morning Mass

Tuesday 8 January - No Mass

Wednesday 9 January - 9.00am Rosebery

Thursday 10 January - 9.00am Redfern

Friday 11 January - 9.00am Redfern

Normal Mass times resume

on Tuesday 15 January 2019

Servant Song Communion Hymn

First Reading Mi 5:1-4

Out of you will be born the one who is to rule over Israel.

The Lord says this: You, Bethlehem Ephrathah, the least of

the clans of Judah, out of you will be born for me the one

who is to rule over Israel; his origin goes back to the distant

past, to the days of old. The Lord is therefore going to

abandon them till the time when she who is to give birth

gives birth. Then the remnant of his brothers will come back

to the sons of Israel. He will stand and feed his flock with the

power of the Lord, with the majesty of the name of his God.

They will live secure, for from then on he will extend his

power to the ends of the land. He himself will be peace.

Responsorial Psalm Ps 79:2-3. 15-16. 18-19.

R. v.4 (R.) Lord, make us turn to you; let us see your

face and we shall be saved.

1. O Shepherd of Israel, hear us, shine forth from your

cherubim throne. O Lord, rouse up your might, O

Lord, come to our help. (R.)

2. God of hosts, turn again, we implore, look down from

heaven and see. Visit this vine and protect it, the vine

your right hand has planted. (R.)

3. May your hand be on the man you have chosen, the

man you have given your strength. And we shall never

forsake you again: give us life that we may call upon

your name. (R.)

Second Reading Heb 10:5-10

I am coming to do your will.

This is what Christ said, on coming into the world: You who

wanted no sacrifice or oblation, prepared a body for me. You

took no pleasure in holocausts or sacrifices for sin; then I

said, just as I was commanded in the scroll of the book,

‘God, here I am! I am coming to obey your will.’ Notice that

he says first: You did not want what the Law lays down as the

things to be offered, that is: the sacrifices, the oblations, the

holocausts and the sacrifices for sin, and you took no

pleasure in them; and then he says: Here I am! I am coming

to obey your will. He is abolishing the first sort to replace it

with the second. And this will was for us to be made holy by

the offering of his body made once and for all by Jesus

Christ.

Gospel Acclamation Lk 1:38

Alleluia, alleluia!

I am the servant of the Lord: may his will for me be

done.

Alleluia!

Gospel Lk 1:39-45

Why should it happen that I am honoured with a visit from the mother

of my Lord?

Mary set out and went as quickly as she could to a town in

the hill country of Judah. She went into Zechariah’s house

and greeted Elizabeth. Now as soon as Elizabeth heard

Mary’s greeting, the child leapt in her womb and Elizabeth

was filled with the Holy Spirit. She gave a loud cry and said,

‘Of all women you are the most blessed, and blessed is the

fruit of your womb. Why should I be honoured with a visit

from the mother of my Lord? For the moment your greeting

reached my ears, the child in my womb leapt for joy. Yes,

blessed is she who believed that the promise made her by the

Lord would be fulfilled.’

It is my hope that the coming together of these three parishes and re-imagining of the mission will bear great fruits, including new adventures in Catholic worship and prayer, evangelisation and formation, in early childhood, primary and secondary school education, in outreach to the First Australians, in health, aged care and social welfare, in youth

ministry and more. Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP

Liturgy of the Word

The Parish Office hours will be:

Mon 24 Dec 10am - 12 nn, Thu 27 Dec closed, Fri 28 Dec 10am - 12nn, Mon 31 Dec closed,

Wed 2 Jan 10am - 12nn, Thu 3 Jan 10am - 2pm, Fri 4 Jan closed, Mon 7 Jan 10am - 12nn,

Tue 8 Jan 10am - 12nn, Wed 9 Jan 10am - 12nn, Thu 10 Jan 10am - 12nn, Fri 11 Jan 10am - 12nn.

Normal Office hours resume

Monday 14 January 2019