St Joseph’s Catholic Parish, Rosebery Fr. Greg Morgan Parish Administrator

Parish Office: Phone: 9663 1183 | Fax: 8964 9885 Address: 1A Morley Ave, Rosebery 2018

Email: roseberycatholic@gmail.com Website: www.roseberyparish.org

Facebook: www.facebook.com/roseberyparish

Sunday 15th November 2015

WEEKEND MASS TIMETABLE: Saturday - 6pm Vigil

Sunday - 7:30am Sunday - 9:30am Family Mass with

Children’s Liturgy

WEEKDAY MASS TIMETABLE: Monday – 7am Communion Service

Tuesday - Friday - 7am Mass

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

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Saturday 4pm - 5pm

Baptisms & Weddings By 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

Entrance Antiphon: The Lord said: I think thoughts of peace and not of affliction. You will call upon me, and I will answer you, and I will lead back your captives from every place. Communion Antiphon: To be near God is my happiness, to place my hope in God the Lord.

WE REQUEST YOUR PRAYERS FOR MEMBERS OF OUR PARISH: Our sick for whom we have recently been asked to pray: Alexandre Branco, June Lupton, Alvine Alvarez, 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 as listed on the parish noticeboard. We pray especially in this month of November for family and friends who have been taken up into the arms of our loving Father. At each particular Mass an intention is remembered. Birthdays: Kieran Ellery (14 Nov), Veronica Merchant, Kennedy Pettybourne (16 Nov), Maria Pineda (17 Nov), Maria Parnis (19 Nov), Esti Bell, Arty Sugiharso (20 Nov).

Wedding Anniversary: Monique and Glen Sommer (20 Nov). Death Anniversary: Margaret Hannigan, Margaret McLoughlin (16 Nov). CONGRATULATIONS to Sienna Becker who will be baptised during the Sunday 9:30am Family Mass. We welcome her into our parish community. Congratulations also to her mother Joanne Becker for taking on the commitment to raise Sienna in our Catholic faith.

ROSTERS: Readers Extra Eucharistic Ministers

6PM This H Walker/R Cooley R Cameron/A Lobo Next D Silveira/G Norton P Di Cristo/G Di Cristo

7:30AM This D Matheson/J Merchant D Matheson Next K Atkins/M Burns J Sciberras

9:30AM This L Steel/J Maher J Buist Next P Paredes/N Paredes M Steel

Counters This D Tolliver, M Cunney, J Buist Next N Kerr, T Ellery, L Burgess, E Di Cristo

VINNIES CHRISTMAS CARDS & 2016 CALENDARS: The St. Vincent de Paul Society now has Christmas cards ($5.00 per pack of 10 cards) and Columban Calendars ($7.00 each) on sale at the back of the Church. All monies should be put into the Catholic Weekly Box. Thank you for your support.

A working bee specifically to tidy the gardens and car park areas will be

held on SATURDAY, NOV 21st – from 10AM. Light lunch will be

provided. We would also like to paint car-parking lines and disabled parking signs on the asphalt area. If anyone has skills or equipment in this type of painting, could you contact Fr. Greg or send an email to the office.

SAVE THE DATES! Nov 15 – Joey’s Teens Community

Service Afternoon, 2.30pm

Nov 21 – Working Bee, 10am meet at the Church.

Nov 29 – Joeys Teens Christmas Party

Dec 5/6 – St Vincent’s de Paul Appeal

Dec 6 – Parish Morning Tea after 9.30 mass in the Hall

Dec 6 – Classics Movie afternoon, 2pm in the Hall

Dec 12 – Parish Christmas Party – 7pm

ORDER OF MALTA – LOURDES DAY: The Order of Malta invites all parishioners to their annual Lourdes Day Mass on Saturday 5 Dec at St Mary’s Cathedral from 10:15am. The mass is being celebrated particularly for those of our community who are sick or infirm. A Blessing of the sick and for good health will take place during the celebration with water brought from the spring at the Shrine of Lourdes. Those receiving the Blessing will also be provided with a bottle of Lourdes Water for their personal use.

Sisters of St Joseph – ETHICA: Christmas High Tea. Meet with friends and see Christmas gift ideas with a range of fair trade gifts. Ethica is a not-for-profit organisation helping women in need in Peru. When: Thursday, 19th November 10am – 12:30pm at St Mary’s Parish grounds, Miller St, North Sydney.

CD LAUNCH: All are welcome to fundraising concert / CD launch in support of Verbum, Dei Missionaries project “Built on Rock”. It will be at St Therese Parish Hall this Sunday, November 15, at 3pm. Tickets are still available at the door - $10 pensioner, $15 adult & $50 family. You will enjoy listening to very talented musicians and singers!

“THE COMING OF MERCY” – What better way to prepare for Christmas than through prayer! Advent Retreat - Saturday 28th Nov, 9am-4pm. Come and experience how God wants to prepare our hearts for Christmas. There will be guided talks, time for personal reflection and opportunities for spiritual guidance from the missionaries. Cost $50. Please contact Verbum Dei (02) 9313 7099 or email verbumdeisydney@gmail.com if you are interested.

Thank you to Laing+Simmons Rosebery

for sponsoring the printing of the bulletin this weekend.

LAST WEEK MASS COLLECTIONS: 1st - $798.05 2nd - $1056.10

Direct deposit - $30.00

Thank you for your contributions.

Please consider setting up a regular bank transfer. Our bank details are:

Name: Rosebery Parish Church Account BSB: 062 784 Account No.: 537 5002

The Living Word 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B

Across5: God’s special messengers

6: to be selected

7: to grow

8: things we can speak, read and write down

9: _ _ _ _ _ alleluia

11: “you will know that the _ _ _ _ has almost come”

CROSSWORD

Down1: parts of a tree

2: something you learn

3: where rain comes from

4: one of the planets

7: one of the four seasons

10: the opposite of dead

S t Margaret of Scotland was in fact thought to be born in Hungary and was brought to England as a

young girl in 1057. She fled to Scotland after the Norman conquest of England and in 1070 married King Malcolm III. Margaret was a deeply religious woman and as queen she was able to bring about necessary reforms to the Scottish church and in doing so, brought it into line with the Western church. She also used her influence to help ordinary people by establishing schools, hospitals and orphanages.

First Reading Dn 12:1-3A reading from the prophet DanielWhen that time comes your own people will be spared.

‘At that time Michael will stand up, the great prince who mounts guard over your people. There is going to be a time of great distress, unparalleled since nations first came into existence. When that time comes, your own people will be spared, all those whose names are found written in the Book. Of those who lie sleeping in the dust of the earth many will awake, some to everlasting life, some to shame and everlasting disgrace. The learned will shine as brightly as the vault of heaven, and those who have instructed many in virtue, as bright as stars for all eternity.’

The word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm Ps 15:5. 8-11. R.v.1

(R.) Keep me safe, O God: you are my hope.

1. O Lord, it is you who are my portion and cup;

it is you yourself who are my prize. I keep the Lord ever in my sight: since he is at my right hand,

I shall stand firm. (R.)

2. And so my heart rejoices, my soul is glad;

even my body shall rest in safety. For you will not leave my soul among

the dead, nor let your beloved know decay. (R.)

3. You will show me the path of life, the fullness of joy in your presence, at your right hand happiness forever.

(R.)

Second Reading Heb 10:11-14, 18A reading from the letter to the HebrewsBy a single offering he has achieved the eternal perfection of those who are sanctified.

All the priests stand at their duties every day, offering over and over again the same sacrifices which are quite incapable of taking sins away. Christ, on the other hand, has offered one single sacrifice for sins, and then taken his place for ever, at the right hand of God, where he is now waiting until his enemies are made into a footstool for

him. By virtue of that one single offering, he has achieved the eternal perfection of all whom he is sanctifying. When all sins have been forgiven, there can be no more sin offerings.The word of the Lord.

Gospel Acclamation Lk 21:36

Alleluia, alleluia! Be watchful, and pray constantly, that you may be worthy to stand before

the Son of Man.Alleluia!

Gospel Mk 13:24-32A reading from the holy Gospel according to MarkHe shall gather his elect from the four winds.

Jesus said to his disciples: ‘In those days, after the time of distress, the sun will be darkened, the moon will lose its brightness, the stars will come falling from heaven and the powers in the heavens will be shaken. And then they will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory; then too he will send the angels to gather his chosen from the four winds, from the ends of the world to the ends of heaven.

‘Take the fig tree as a parable: as soon as its twigs grow supple and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. So with you, when you see these things happening: know that he is near, at the very gates. I tell you solemnly, before this generation has passed away all these things will have taken place. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.

‘But as for that day or hour, nobody knows it, neither the angels of heaven, nor the Son; no one but the Father.’The Gospel of the Lord.

15 November 201533rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B

Reflection by Dianne BergantAlthough this is not the last Sunday of the liturgical year, the major theme found in the readings is the end of time. The events that will usher in and will take place during this time are described in apocalyptic terms. The struggles of life will culminate in a massive cosmic confrontation between the forces of good and those of evil. This last battle will be universal in scope, just like the first primordial conflict between chaos and God.

In some way, all of today’s readings state that good will finally prevail over evil. In the last days Michael, the angelic warrior of God, will rise up. In the epistle, Christ is pictured seated triumphantly at the right hand of God with his enemies under his foot, a sign of conquest. Finally, in the gospel, the Son of Man, the mysterious figure from apocalyptic literature, comes in the clouds with great power and glory. All of these images are apocalyptic; each of them is quite hopeful.

We read these stories at the close of the liturgical year, because we are coming to the conclusion of our yearly telling of the story of salvation. However, apocalyptic images are timely whenever we find ourselves in the throes of the battle with evil and it appears that we will succumb. These forms will remind us that good will be able to withstand evil. From this we will conclude that we need only trust in God.

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.