St Michael’s Catholic Church 29 Banks Ave, Daceyville, NSW 2032 Fr. Jerzy Chrzczonowicz pp 0411 125 357 [email protected]Parish Secretary: Mrs Patricia Low Ph. 93491292 Fax: 93140760 Email: [email protected]Website: www.stmichaeldaceyville.org.au Foley Gardens Manager: Mr. Joe de Andrade mob. 0438696396 or 93491292 School principal: Mrs Allana Vedder, www.stmdaceyville.catholic.edu.au; Ph. 93448512 WEEKEND MASS TIMES: Sat. Vigil: 5pm Sunday: 8am, 9:30am & 5pm WEEKDAY MASS TIMES: Mon, Tues & Thurs: 7:30am Wed: 6pm Fri: 9:15am Sat: 9:15am (Sthn Cross Hostel) HOLY HOUR: Wed: 5pm RECONCILIATION: Wed: 5:15–5:45p: Sat: 4:15–4:45pm; Sun 4:00–4:30pm BAPTISMS: Sundays 9:30am Mass BAPTISMAL PROGRAMME & WEDDINGS: By appointment ANOINTING MASS: Quarterly: 1 st weekend 1 ST SAT OF EACH MONTH: 11am Mass in honour of Our Lady. APOSTOLATE OF PRAYER (SAT. & SUN): 4:00 to 4:25pm PLANNED GIVING PROGRAMME: 80% tax deductible. Please join by contacting parish office. FAITH FORMATION: Sundays 3:30pm (in presbytery) PARISH OFFICE HOURS: Mon, Wed & Fri 9am to 2:30pm 22 nd Nov 2015 (B) Christ the King 1 ST READING: Daniel 7:13-14 RESPONSORIAL PSALM: The Lord is king; he is robed in majesty. 2 ND READING: Revelation 1:5-8 GOSPEL ACCLAMATION: Alleluia, alleluia! Blessed is he who inherits the kingdom of David our father: blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Alleluia! GOSPEL: St John 18:33-37 To follow on the internet : “ Zenit News”;“Catholic on Line”; “Liturgical Year Calendar”, “Spirit Daily”, Children’s web: Google, EWTNKIDS. “Tim Staples; Catholic Sacraments, videos”; “Catholic Answers”, “Catholica” www.vocationcentre.org.au Godgossip; American Thinker; tarsus.ie. Let the little children come to me; do not stop them… The Feast Christ the King was established by Pope Pius XI in 1925. Seeing the devastation caused by World War I, Pius established this Feast as a way to remind people that Christ is Lord of both heaven and earth. Initially this Feast was celebrated on the last Sunday in October, but when the Roman Catholic Church revised its liturgical calendar in 1969 it was moved to the last Sunday of the liturgical year. Our readings this Sunday have an apocalyptic tone. As I have said previously, apocalyptic writing is very stylized. It uses vivid imagery and dramatic language, as well as visionary and prophetic images to make its point. Apocalyptic language was used in times of trail or difficulty to assure people that despite the suffering of the present moment, God was with them and ultimately would triumph. Apocalyptic literature is not meant to be taken literally. Our Gospel this Sunday is taken from the Gospel of John. It is the scene of Jesus before Pilate. Pilate asks Jesus: “Are you the King of the Jews?” Jesus reminds Pilate and us that “My kingdom does not belong to this world.” While ostensibly Pilate is in charge of this encounter, from John’s perspective (and ours) Jesus is the one who is in control. Our first reading this Sunday is taken from the Book of the Prophet Daniel. It is part of Daniel’s vision in which he saw “one like a Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven” to be present to the “Ancient One.” We would see this language as prefiguring Christ. Our second reading this Sunday is taken from the Book of Revelation. It is a hymn of praise for Christ. “To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood, who had made us into a kingdom, priests for his God and Father, to him be glory and power forever and ever. Amen.” Win the way to WYD in Poland via Prague in July 2016 CCD supports Parish Catechists and is holding a competition for current year 9 and 10 public school students to win free place to WYD 2016.To enter, handwrite 300-500 words ( or submit artwork with reflection) about why you would like to go to WYD as a pilgrim, then have your entry endorsed by your parish priest and contact CCD Sydney on 9307 8330 asap or e-mail [email protected] for parental permission form and further information. Many people will see a mining company trampling on the rights of the farmer. But the issue is not the miner. The miner is only doing what the law allows them to do. The issue is the law and whether it properly respects the surface property rights of the farmer. Only government can legally facilitate this violation and absent the necessary respect for rights. NEXT WEEKEND begins
Let the little children come to me; do not stop them…
The Feast Christ the King was established by Pope Pius XI in 1925. Seeing the devastation caused by World War I, Pius established this Feast as a way to remind people that Christ is Lord of both heaven and earth. Initially this Feast was celebrated on the last Sunday in October, but when the Roman Catholic Church revised its liturgical calendar in 1969 it was moved to the last Sunday of the liturgical year. Our readings this Sunday have an apocalyptic tone. As I have said previously, apocalyptic writing is very stylized. It uses vivid imagery and dramatic language, as well as visionary and prophetic images to make its point. Apocalyptic language was used in times of trail or difficulty to assure people that despite the suffering of the present moment, God was with them and ultimately would triumph. Apocalyptic literature is not meant to be taken literally. Our Gospel this Sunday is taken from the Gospel of John. It is the scene of Jesus before Pilate. Pilate asks Jesus: “Are you the King of the Jews?” Jesus reminds Pilate and us that “My kingdom does not belong to this world.” While ostensibly Pilate is in charge of this encounter, from John’s perspective (and ours) Jesus is the one who is in control. Our first reading this Sunday is taken from the Book of the Prophet Daniel. It is part of Daniel’s vision in which he saw “one like a Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven” to be present to the “Ancient One.” We would see this language as prefiguring Christ. Our second reading this Sunday is taken from the Book of Revelation. It is a hymn of praise for Christ. “To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood, who had made us into a kingdom, priests for his God and Father, to him be glory and power forever and ever. Amen.”
Win the way to WYD in Poland
via Prague in July 2016
CCD supports Parish Catechists and is holding a competition for current year 9 and 10 public school students to win free place to WYD 2016.To enter, handwrite 300-500 words ( or submit artwork with reflection) about why you would like to go to WYD as a pilgrim, then have your entry endorsed by your parish priest and contact CCD Sydney on 9307 8330 asap or e-mail [email protected] for parental permission form and further information.
Many people will see a mining company trampling on the rights of the farmer. But the issue is not the miner. The miner is only doing what the law allows them to do. The issue is the law and whether it properly respects the surface property rights of the farmer. Only government can legally facilitate this violation and absent the necessary respect for rights.
NEXT WEEKEND begins
MASS INTENTIONS (Sat 21/11/15 to Fri 27/11/15)
Sat Vigil: �Paul Hien & Peter Can; �Anna Hien + Maria Gai; �Joseph Can,
�Joseph Huy,�Joseph Dung
Sun 8am: Pro Populo Tue: For Holy Souls
Sun 9:30am: Nicole Milagros Parodi (sick) Wed: Odette & Family
Mon: For Souls in Purgatory
This weekend: Vigil: N Sarmiento (A) P Low, R Williams (R) F & G Hogan(C) Thomas W (M)
8:00am: G Diab, J Hoang (A) G Guerrera, F De Andrade (R) P Chen, L Hart (C) P Low (M)
9.30am: Anu V, Magdi Z(A) B Wong, K Wong (R) C Goncalves, L Tjoe (C) T Chin (M)
5.00pm: Volunteer (A) Volunteer (R), Volunteers (C) Counter: G Hogan
OUR SICK: Patricia Flannery, Josephine Helback, Alan Sargeant, Pat De La Motte,
Richard Swords, Barry Dunn and Southern Cross residents…
Next weekend: Vigil: N Sarmiento (A) P Tjugito, J Spora (R) F Doherty, C Lan Kam(C) Thomas W (M)
8:00am: G Diab, J Hoang (A) A Burke, A Obiano (R) J Yong, G Pullela (C) P Low (M)
9.30am: Anu V, Magdi Z (A) M Tjokrowidjaja, Delwin T (R) S Pedisich, K Wong (C) T Chin (M)
5.00pm: Volunteer (A) J Chandra, D Sarmiento (R), Volunteers (C) Counter: M Wells
Happy Birthdays to: Luis Ibanez (24th) and Anton Anu (28th)
The next Anointing Masses will be held on the weekend of 5th / 6th December.
Parish School News:1) Class Mass: Fri 27th Nov: KH. 2) Family Mass: Sat 21st Nov: Yr 4; Sat 28th Nov: Yr 1. 3) End of year Mass: Mon 14th Dec. 4) Personalised engraved tiles are now available @ $50 each for the Centenary Garden. For details and application forms, contact School office. Offer closes 14th Dec.
Reminder: WYD BINGO: SAT 28TH NOV from 1pm to 3pm in Parish Hall. Reminder: CWF SUMMER BONANZA RAFFLE: $1 per ticket or a book of 25 tickets for $20. Last weekend to get your tickets.
Piety Stall: SVdP X’mas cards: $2.50 per pack of 5 cards.
Christmas Carols with the Archbishop and the WYD orchestra will held at the Holy Family Parish, Maroubra at 7:30pm on Sun 13th Dec. The Governor of NSW, David Hurley AC will also be in attendance.
A Christmas Celebration with the St Mary’s Cathedral Choir and Chamber Orchestra on Fri 18th Dec at 7:30pm. Tickets at www.cityrecitalhall.com/events/st-marys-cathedral or 82562222. Foley Gardens Self-care Retirement Village – Upstairs one-bedroom unit is now open for
inspection. Please call Joe de Andrade (Manager-Property) on 0438 696 396 or Patricia
Low (Manager-Admin) on 9349 1292 for an appointment or for further details.
Learn about Catholic Faith: Sunday at 11.00am to 12Noon (Presbytery).
“The Messenger”
“God’s Word 2016” books: Thank you to all who have participated in
this exercise. We have achieved our goal for the number of books in the pews. Individual books are now being sold at $10 each in the piety stall.
CHRISTMAS PIETY
STALL SALE: THIS
WEEKEND….
On Sunday November 15 this year Pope Francis honoured Lutherans the world over by visiting the Lutheran Evangelical Church of Rome and offering their community a Communion chalice as a sign of "common faith." He also told a Lutheran woman present that the question of whether or not she can receive Communion in the Catholic Church is one that she and all Lutherans can decide for themselves. "There are questions that only if one is sincere with oneself and the little theological light one has, must be responded to on one's own," the Pontiff said. "It's a problem that each must answer [for himself]." The Pope’s visit came in anticipation of 500th years anniversary of the Reformation that Rome will celebrate with Lutherans in 2017 under the title: “Lutherans-Catholics Common Celebration of the Reformation”. On December 18, 2014, Francis received a delegation of the German Evangelical Lutheran Church at the Vatican, and told them: "In 2017, Lutheran and Catholic Christians commemorate together the five hundredth anniversary of the Reformation. On this occasion, Lutherans and Catholics will, for the first time, have the opportunity to keep one and the same global ecumenical commemoration, not in the form of a triumphalist celebration, but rather to confess our common faith in the Triune God." (The Eponymous Flower, December 18, 2014).This echoes his October21, 2013 speech to the Lutheran World Federation and Lutheran-Roman Catholic Commission for Unity, in which he praised "the many advances made in relations between Lutherans and Catholics in these past decades," emphasizing how "commitment to progress in spiritual ecumenism...constitutes the soul of our journey towards full communion." (Zenit News, October 21, 2013)
Pope Francis repeated his
condemnation of Friday’s terrorist
attacks in Paris, saying on Sunday
that using God’s name to justify
violence is a “blasphemy.” “I want
to strongly reaffirm that the path of
violence and hatred doesn’t solve
the problems of humanity!” Francis
said during his prepared remarks
after the weekly Angelus prayer in
St. Peter’s Square. Then, going off-
script, he declared, “To use the
name of God to justify this path is
a blasphemy!”
Church Secretaries Day of in -service at
Benedict XVI Centre
attended by Patrica and Pauline
Happy 21st birthday to
Nathan Sarmiento on 26th
Nov.
God’s blessings and best wishes!
Thank you to Tony De Bono and Norma Cook for sponsoring the
