The Catholic Community of North Harbour

2 King Street, Manly Vale NSW 2093 Phone: 99494455 Fax: 9949 3413

Email: parishoffice@northharbourcatholic.org.au Parish Websites: www.northharbourcatholic.org.au

IN THE CARE OF THE AUGUSTINIANS

Readings for next week: 29 June: Acts 12:1-11 Timothy 4:4-6, 17-18 Matthew 16:13-19

St Kieran’s, Manly Vale

GOSPEL SYMBOLS AND IMAGES My flesh eternal life

Bread is the ‘staff of life’; that which sustains us. Along with water, it is the most basic of staples: simple, nourishing, satisfying. But Jesus is offering more than ordinary bread. He is offering that which will sustain, not only in this life, but will lead to eternal life.

The most holy body and blood of Christ 22 June 2014

Prayer for the Feast of Corpus Christi Lord Jesus Christ,

you gave us the Eucharist as the memorial of your suffering and death.

May our worship of this sacrament of your body and blood

help us to experience the salvation you won for us

and the peace of the kingdom where you live with the Father

and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

June 27 - 29 Weekend Retreat Teresa through her Poetry and Letters Cost: $220 We will trace her journey as revealed in her poetry and letter. Fr Greg Burke, OCD. Enquiries Phone: 8795 3400 Email: retreats@carmelite.com Web: carmeliteretreats.com.au

National Pilgrimage “In the Footsteps of Mary MacKillop”. From 22nd October to 1st November 2014. This pilgrimage offers you the opportunity to reflect on your own life as you walk with St Mary MacKillop the journey of her life. The pilgrimage takes us to Melbourne, Penola, Adelaide, North Sydney and then home. For a brochure and further information contact Sr Therese Leydon (02 8912 4845)

Website: www.marymackillop.org.au

Registrations are now open for the Broken Bay

Bible Conference on 12-13 September at the

Caroline Chisholm Centre, Pennant Hills. This

year’s topic is “The Gospel of John – Joy Made

Complete” , and we are very fortunate to have

with us Fr Francis Moloney SDB and Dr Mary

Coloe PBVM who are internationally recognised

as excellent Johannine scholars and educators.

Bishop David Walker will also participate.

You are invited to join us for what will be a

remarkable two days of discovering John’s

Gospel, its background, its significant stories, its

long discourses, and ultimately, the person at the

heart of it, Jesus Christ. The cost of the 2-day

conference is $50, or $25 day rate. Registrations

can be made via www.trybooking.com/ESRX

Donate to the Augustinian Seminary Trust Fund

As the end of the financial year draws near, parishioners in Augustinian parishes

are invited to consider making a tax deductible donation to the Augustinian

Seminary Trust Fund which is for the living and study expenses of our 11

Augustinian students for the Order under the care of the Australian Province.

Please send any cheque donation (together with return address for receipt) to :-

Augustinian Seminary Trust Fund

Attn. Fr Peter Jones OSA

PO Box 7278

Warringah Mall. NSW.2100

Or contact Fr Peter Jones (peter.jones@augustinians.org.au)

for Trust account details for direct deposit.

Direct Deposit to: BSB:082-146 A/C No.: 13-610-4220

Thank you for your support for the Augustinians.

STELLA MARIS SCHOOL REUNION A 50 year school re-union for girls who attended Stella Maris College Manly between 1960 and 1964 (Intermediate year 1962 and Leaving year 1964) will be held at Dee Why on Saturday 8th November 2014. If you are interested to catch up with 'old' friends, please contact Vilma Smith (Boros) on

tonvil5@optusnet.com.au or ring 02 9913 3490 for more details.

CATHOLIC WOMENS LEAGUE

BINGO MEETING

MONDAY JUNE 23RD

10.30am in the

parish centre.

Come and join the fun.

AUGUSTINIAN FORMATION ASSOC.

MULTICULTURAL DINNER

PARISH CENTRE JULY 26TH

A great social event.

Keep it free in your diaries. For further information contact Rosemary McEwan 9949 1825

or the Parish Office.

Question of the Week ‘I am the living bread that came down from heaven.' John 6:51

At school: Do I understand that it is the Risen Jesus who comes to me in Holy Communion?

At work or study: What is the difference between bread and the Living Bread?

In my family life Have we ever talked about who Jesus is for each of us in the family?

Discipleship this week!

Light a candle at tea, and hold the loaf of bread and give thanks.

Charitable Works Fund Thank you to everybody who has donated to the Charitable Works Fund this year. When we started our final appeal for this financial year a couple of weeks ago we were $38,000 short of our quota, since then we have received a further $10,700 in donations. As you can see we still have a bit to do to reach our quota. If you wish to make a donation to the Charitable Works Fund it can be made anytime via the envelopes available in the church or the parish office. Please put your donation envelope on the

collection plate or hand it in to the parish office. Donations are 100% tax deductable and any donations made prior to June 26 will be claimable for the current financial year.

Planned Giving Envelopes Next financial year’s Planned Giving envelopes are now available for collection at both churches. If your envelopes are not in the church please call the parish office and tell us which church you would like to collect your envelopes from. We thank all those who make a financial contribution to our parish. If you would like to join the Planned Giving program please contact the parish office.

This week as we celebrate the last of our First Communion Masses in the

parish we pause to reflect on the place of the Eucharist in our lives on this, the

Feast of Corpus Christi, the Body and Blood of Our Lord.

There is perhaps a no more defining element of our Catholic faith than the

moment we gather around the altar to recall the Lord’s saving words and gift to

us of his very self.

While the day may be marked by some nostalgic thoughts of our own past

experiences in the faith as well as its disappointments in the subsequent years, it is hard not to bring to mind

our wishes and prayers that our children will continue to find encouragement and nurture in the faith community we represent.

But is must be more than that.

As Pope Francis reminds us in a recent talk: “The Eucharist is not just a weekly way of celebrating our faith, but should radically

affect our relationship with others, especially with those most in need. How do we experience the Eucharist? Does it just make

us feel good about ourselves or is it something more than that? Does the Eucharist lead us towards the poor, the sick, the

marginalized, recognizing the face of God in them, the Pope asked?”

These are challenging questions.

As the families of the first communicants present hampers for Vinnies’ to use in their outreach to the disadvantaged in our

community, and as we promote our own grassroots GIFT program for struggling families in our midst, we get some idea of the

deeper significance and mystery of the Lord’s self-offering and invitation to us to do the same.

Again we congratulate the children, and thank all those who have assisted in the parish sacramental program over the past twelve

months.

From Fr. Brian

From St. Augustine:

Put to flight my foolishness, Lord, that I may know You. Show me the road I must travel that I may see

You. Thus aided, I hope I shall do all You have commanded me.

Soliloquies 1,1

WE PRAY Come to me! I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28)

Recent Prayer Requests: Arthur Murphy, Paul Johnson, Wendy Koch, Joyce Arnold, Norma McGee, Louis Hilton, Rita Chiu, Marion Milne, Barry Connell, Keith Kettell, Grahame Wilson, Stephen Ward, Maria Kogovsek, Colin Rowntree, Michelle Ritossi, Jim Smyth, Kevin Smith, Eddie Sharp, Jack Homan, Louise Allara, Sean Bellenger, Henry and Flavio Cataldo, Kathleen Bunting, Phil Ristuccia, Dorothy Smith, Simone Young, Leo Sensink, Thrisr Oliverra, Ian Houston, Jarryd Timm, Eddie Robinson, Chris McAuliffe.

(The families of those above thank parishioners for their prayers)

For our recently deceased: : Bill Crowley, Al Hughes, , Al Hughes, Stephen Harrison, Ellena Houlahan, Rose Houghton..

On their anniversaries for: Anna Mangraviti, Margaret Goldston, Frank

Towner, Paul Morrisey, Nora Malone, Michael Santarosa, Millie Saunders.

CATHOLIC COMMUNITY OF NORTH HARBOUR PERSONNEL Office (Mon – Fri: 9am – 4pm) 9949 4455

PASTORS Fr Brian Buckley, OSA Parish Priest

Fr Senan Ward OSA Assistant Priest

Fr. Dipi Kattathara OSA Assistant Priest

Pastoral Ministers (contacted through Parish Office 9949 4455)

Ricki Hayes Sacraments of Initiation and

Pastoral Associate

Rosemary McKinnon Counsellor 0400 495 076

Ben Marshall Youth Music Ministry 0411809072

School Principals: Suellen Garey 9948 3069 St Cecilia’s

Terri Paterson 9949 3523 St Kieran’s

Tim Cleary 9938 8200 St. Augustine’s

Administration: Chris Burrows Parish Manager

Anne Ross Parish Secretary

Jane Filacuridi Parish Secretary

JUNE 24 Nativity of St John the Baptist 25 Toastmasters 7pm 27 End of Term 2 Sacred Heart 29 Sts Peter & Paul JULY 03 Thomas 04 Elizabeth Portugal 09 Augustine Zhao Rong 11 Benedict

Next Week’s Liturgy Roster 5th Sunday Please swap with someone else if you can’t make it

Meditation will soon resume

with the return of Fr Dipi

from is holidays.

Please await further details.

Need a Priest urgently and don’t know who to call? Call 1300 PRIEST (1300 774378)

24-hour service

LOW-GLUTEN COMMUNION HOSTS

If you are gluten intolerant, low gluten hosts are

available at the church. Let the priest know prior

to Mass to receive one at Communion.

The Fr Chris Riley Van

will be at

19 Lovett Street,

Manly Vale on Monday

7th April 2014

Fr Chris Riley’s van will be at 19

Lovett Street, Manly Vale on 7 July.

Cash donation, all new or good

condition second-hand items but no

books or crockery. Thank you.

Mass Readers Senior Server

Co-ordinators

Hosp

6.00 B Burton

M Mangraviti

NEED HELP

7.30 T Irwin J Thompson

R Dellagia-coma

9.00 J/M Chapman

K Conners

J Hamer

T Yeung O Fisk Green & Robison Families

9.30 T Kennedy R Arnold

I Woodbury Usula Halloway

S Zadel N/B Donohoe

6.00 S Ross C McCabe

M McMahon

Mass Children’s Liturgy

Laptop Music Wel-come

6.00 SK Choir

7.30

9.00 E Fisk M Warnock

9.30

6.00

OLD CHAIRS IN THE

PARISH CENTRE

We have 3 dozen stackable plastic

chairs with metal frames to dispose of.

Donation optional.

Contact the parish office if you’re interested.

MASSMASS TIMESTIMES St Cecilia St Kieran SATURDAY VIGIL 6.00pm

SUNDAY 9.00am 7.30am

9.30am 6.00pm

WEEKDAY MASS St Kieran 8.30am Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri, Sat

St Cecilia 9.00am Wednesday

RECONCILIATION St Kieran 5 – 6pm Saturday (or by appointment)

BAPTISMS Bookings essential and Preparation course required.

St Cecilia 10.30am Sun or

9.00am Mass on 1st Sundays of the month St Kieran 11.30am Sun or

9.30am Mass on 1st Sundays of the month MARRIAGES Require 6 months notice and includes Catholic Care course

as part of the preparation.