Parish of Our Lady of the Southern Cross November 24/25, 2018

Contact us ...

Fr Peter Hoang sdb ( Parish Priest) Joan Parr (Secretary)

Thao Tran (Assistant Secretary) Jennifer Jacobs-Vandegeer

(Liturgy Co-ordinator)

Email: collclift@hotmail.com; office@olsc.org.au Website: olsc.org.au

St Joseph’s Community (1862) 46 Otter Street, Collingwood

Tel: 9417 2959 School: 9419 4918

The Good Shepherd Convent (1863) Abbotsford Tel: 9417 2909

St John the Baptist Community (1882) 61 Queens Parade, Clifton Hill

Tel: 9481 7333 School: 9489 1346

Ms Rachel Smith (Principal, St Joseph’s – 1861) Mr Daniel Ryan (Principal, St John’s – 1886)

The Collingwood Cottage Inc (Foodbank) Fridays : 9.00 am to 12.00 noon

St Joseph’s Community Store (St Vinnie’s) Tel: 8415 1593 (since mid 1800’s)

Normal weekend Mass times: St Joseph’s : Saturday 6 pm [English] Sunday 9 am [Vietnamese] St John’s : Saturday 6 pm [English] Sunday 9 am [Italian] 10.30 am [English] 5 pm [English] Good Shepherd Chapel : Weekdays, Sundays 9.30 am

Our Parish Priest

Response to the Prayers of the Faithful …

Lord, hear our prayer

Fr Peter Hoang PP is normally available at St John’s on Tuesdays and Thursdays, between 10am and 3pm. He is normally available at St Joseph’s on Wednesdays and Fridays between 10am and 4pm.

Sacramental Reception

Baptism : on first and third Sundays at 12 noon Marriage: by appointment Reconciliation: approach a priest before Mass to make an appointment. First Communion and Confirmation: Preparation for this is conducted in our two schools; we also offer this preparation to State School children. Ring our office on 9481 7333 for further information.

For the sick and injured ...

Returned to the Father ... Condolences : We pray for the families and souls of those who have departed recently, especially for Raffaele Fiore, a former parishioner, who died last week and his funeral was held at St Clements in Bulleen..

Anniversaries: Joseph Ashford, Henry Ashford, Maria De Rango, Antoinetta Cardamone,

Anna Maria Giammario. Please remember the following in our prayers:

Julia Rickard, Gabe Sullivan, Deidre Rooney, Trevor Williams, John Capicchiano, Joe Brancatella,

John and Teresa Boetti, Ida and Mario Misurelli.

If you hear of any of our parishioners who are not well or who have been injured, please let Joan know so that we can all remember them in our prayers. Don’t forget the Ordination to the Diaconate of Bro Jack next Saturday at Mass at St Joseph’s, starting at 6pm with His Grace, Most Rev Timothy Costelloe SDB DD, Archbishop of Perth (formerly our own PP 2005-2007) as the main celebrant. Everyone is warmly invited to join in the celebrations. PLEASE NOTE: Mass at St John’s on this evening has been cancelled, to allow everyone to attend Jack’s Ordination. Christ the King is a title of Jesus in Christianity refer-ring to the idea of the Kingdom of God where the Christ is described as seated at the Right Hand of God (as opposed to the secular title of King of the Jews mockingly given at the crucifixion). The Feast of Christ the King was instituted by Pius XI in 1925. Pope Benedict XVI remarked that Christ's kingship is not based on "human power" but on loving and serving others. In 1970, its Roman Catholic observance was moved to the final Sunday of Ordinary Time which is the last Sunday of the liturgical year and the Sunday before the first Sunday of Advent.

PADDY: “Hey Shaun, what’s Mick’s surname?” SHAUN: “Mick who?”

Reflecting on the Gospel of Luke: “That you may be sure” (Luke 1:4)

27th November at 7:00 pm in St. John’s Church. This Advent Season begins with the proclamation of the Gospel of Luke in Year C of the Sunday Lectionary. Fr Frank Moloney will present a brief indication of

how Luke tells his version of the Jesus story.

Tuesday, 4th December at 7pm : “Living with Lau-dato Si’ for Advent” presented by Alda Balthrop-Lewis at St Joseph’s Church

Tuesday, 11th December at 7pm : “Opening our Hearts to Joy” presented by Sue Smith at St John’s.

After getting all of Pope Benedict's luggage loaded into the limo, (and he doesn't travel light), the driver notices the Pope is still standing on the curb. 'Excuse me, Your Holiness,' says the driver, 'Would you please take your seat so we can leave?' 'Well, to tell you the truth,' says the Pope, 'they never let me drive at the Vatican when I was a cardinal, and I'd really like to drive today.' 'I'm sorry, Your Holiness, but I cannot let you do that. I'd lose my job! What if something should happen?' pro-tests the driver, wishing he'd never gone to work that morning. 'Who's going to tell?' says the Pope with a smile. Reluctantly, the driver gets in the back as the Pope climbs in behind the wheel. The driver quickly regrets his decision when, after exiting the airport, the Pontiff floors it, accelerating the limo to 205 kph. 'Please slow down, Your Holiness!' pleads the wor-ried driver, but the Pope keeps the pedal to the metal until they hear sirens. 'Oh, dear God, I'm going to lose my license -- and my job!' moans the driver. The Pope pulls over and rolls down the window as the cop approaches, but the cop takes one look at him, goes back to his motorcycle, and gets on the radio. 'I need to talk to the Chief,' he says to the dispatcher. The cop tells the Chief that he's stopped a limo going 205 kph. 'So bust him,' says the Chief. 'I don't think we want to do that, he's really important,' said the cop. The Chief exclaimed,' All the more reason!' 'No, I mean really important,' said the cop with a bit of persistence. The Chief then asked, 'Who do you have there, 'The Prime Minister?' Cop: 'Bigger.' 'Well, who is it?' Cop: 'I think it's God! His chauffeur is the Pope!'

Roster St John’s

24/25 November

6.00 pm Saturday 10.30 am Sunday 5.00 pm Sunday

Readers Joseph

Christiaan Vietnamese Community

St John’s Parishioner Christiaan

Joseph

Offertory Parishioners Parishioners Parishioners

Commun-ion

Parishioner Deacon

Michael B Vietnamese Community

Jennifer Rafelina

1/2 December

6.00 pm Saturday 10.30 am Sunday 5.00 pm Sunday

Readers Diaconate

Offertory Parishioners Parishioners Parishioners

Commun-

ion Diaconate

Our first parish plenary session was held last Satur-day morning in the Aikenhead Hall. There were 12 people who attended and we had a lively and open conversation about what Plenary Council is and what its processes entail. We also discussed the question that Plenary Council asks us all to consider: 'What do you think God is asking of us in Australia at this time?' Because we want transparency and meaningful re-flection in our contributions to the Council as a par-ish, we will post the outcomes of our various plenary discussions in the back of the church. We will also post the answers from the completed forms we re-ceive. Please note that no one will be identified in this proc-ess, but we hope that by sharing the contributions we can grow in our understanding of what we as a parish discern about God's intentions for us as a faith com-munity. If you haven't yet completed a plenary sub-mission form, you can find the forms and submission basket at the back of the church. Though we will submit our parish response to the Plenary Council in March, 2019, we encourage you to engage this proc-ess of prayer and discernment now.

Beneath the picture of a macho-looking Christ runs this message: “Jesus, also known as Christ, wanted on charges of sedition, criminal anarchy, vagrancy, and conspiring to overthrow the established government. Dresses poorly. Uses carpentry as a cover. Has vision-ary ideas. Associates with common working people, unemployed, and winos. Has variety of aliases: Prince of Peace, Son of Man, Light of the World, Lamb of God, etc. Full beard and scars on hands and feet the results of injuries inflicted by angry mob led by respectable citizens and local authorities."

Plenary Council 2020

Advent Reflection Series

Bro Jack’s Diaconate

Feast of Christ the King