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Under the Pastoral Care

of the Augustinians

The Holy Spirit Parish pays respect to the Darug People, the traditional custodians of the land

on which we gather to celebrate our faith and worship God.

We acknowledge with respect the elders past and present.

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22ND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, Yr B 2 September 2018

LITURGY TIMES

Saturday Reconciliation, 5-5:45pm

Vigil Mass, 6pm

Sunday Mass, 8am, 9.30am and 6pm

Youth Mass, 2nd & 4th Sun, 6pm Filipino Mass, 1st Sun, 3.30pm

Monday and Wednesday Mass, 7am

(except on Public Holidays which changes to 9.05am)

Tuesday, Thursday and Friday Mass, 9.05am

Anointing Mass, 1st Fri, 9.05am

Friday Night Devotions (7.30pm) 1st Fri, Taize & Exposition of the

Blessed Sacrament 3rd Fri, Divine Mercy & Exposition

of the Blessed Sacrament

Children’s Liturgy Sat 6pm and Sun 9.30am

2nd & 4th Sun of the month (during school term)

Baptisms, Weddings, Funerals by appointment

No matter how good the intention,

sometimes misguided principles can lead

to false action. This is what Jesus chastised

the Pharisees about. The traditions that had

been established through the Pharisees and

the Lawyers were certainly based on the

Law as stated in the Torah. However, the

practices that had been established to try to

help people honour the Torah had

effectively replaced the Law. In order to

maintain spiritual cleanliness, a tradition of

physical cleanliness had emerged –

particularly around interaction with

Gentiles and around eating. However, the

purpose of the tradition had become lost.

The need for physical cleanliness had

replaced the maintenance of spiritual

cleanliness.

The Pharisees observe some of the

disciples eating without properly washing

their hands and challenge Jesus about it.

They are upholding the tradition that has

effectively become the Law. Jesus reminds

them – somewhat forcefully – that these

external practices are not the Law; rather

the Law is observed internally. Jesus goes

so far as to call the Pharisees hypocrites. It

is a criticism of them that the gospel

writers attribute to Jesus quite frequently.

For Jesus, hypocrisy was one of the

greatest failings. Because Jesus placed

such a high price on integrity of word and

action he could not abide those who

proclaimed to be just, pious or forgiving

and yet acted in ways that were contrary to

these claims. His chastisement of the

Pharisees – calling them hypocrites – was a

challenge to their observation of external

practices and rituals instead of seeking to

understand the Torah as a call to a change

of heart. Jesus points out that no amount of

ritual cleansing will make a person clean

within. Similarly, evil and uncleanliness

come from within a person – one doesn’t

‘catch it’ from contact with strangers.

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Creative Ministry Resources, Ltd..

Holy Spirit Parish St Clair - Erskine Park

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T he Vo ice F ro m T he Pe ws

FIRST READING Deuteronomy 4:1-2. 6-8

By obeying God, Israel shows wisdom.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM Psalm 15.1b-3a, 3b-4a, 4b-5 (R.1)

The just will live in the presence of the Lord.

SECOND READING James 1:17-18, 21-22, 27

All truly valuable gifts come from above.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION James 1.18

Alleluia, Alleluia! The Father gave us birth by his message of truth, that we might

be as the first fruits of his creation. Alleluia!

GOSPEL Mark 7:1-8. 14-15. 21-23

Jesus confronts the Pharisees, who pay only lip service to God.

ACROSS: 4: the Pharisees wanted to know why the

disciples ate without doing this to their hands first

5: these people ate without washing their hands first

7: someone who teaches 9: Jesus said, ‘The bad ___ that come out of

your mouth are what make you unclean’ 10: Jesus told the crowd that it is not food that

makes you unfit to _____ God 12: the Pharisees and all other Jewish people

always washed these before eating

DOWN: 1: the Pharisees always washed

their hands before they ate their ____

2: the Pharisees obeyed the teachings of their _______

3: evil thoughts and foolishness come from your _____

6: to take something that is not yours is called ________

8: a large group of people 11: you do this when you are

hungry

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Reflection

Historical Context – Pharisees

Pharisees were mostly lay men (i.e.

generally not Priests) who were

characterised by a strict observance of the

Torah as well as an oral tradition of teaching

and interpretation. They believed that the

Torah required interpretation – by engaging

in this interpretation they participated in

God’s ongoing revelation. They also had a

strong belief that all Jewish people were

called to be a priestly people. This belief

naturally put them at odds with the Priests of

the Temple. After the destruction of the

Temple in 70 CE, the teachings of the

Pharisees gained prominence and eventually

developed into Rabbinic Judaism that

continues today.

Scriptural Context – Mark’s Audience

It is widely believed that the Gospel of Mark

was written for a predominantly Greek-

speaking, Gentile audience. Today’s gospel

passage is a perfect example of literary

evidence that has been used to establish this

position. The gospel writer clearly explains

the Jewish practice of washing to the elbows

before eating and ritual cleansing upon

return from the marketplace where they

would have encountered Gentiles.

Obviously, a Jewish audience would not

need this explanation. This practice of

looking for information about the author and

their audience within the text itself is a form

of Literary Criticism.

Living the Gospel – Message & Medium

We live in a culture that is very quick to lay

blame on external factors; some people are

very reluctant to accept responsibility for

their own actions and look for opportunities

to distance themselves from feelings of guilt

or even regret. Jesus makes it very clear that

evil intentions – the things that make a

person ‘unclean’ – actually come from

within. He presents a confronting list of the

things that come from within and we may be

able to add others relevant to our own time.

In our culture of no personal responsibility,

Jesus challenges us to rethink just where the

buck does stop.

Questions for Adults

Do you think Jesus and his disciples

deliberately provoked this confrontation? Is

the problem of honouring God ‘only with

lip-service’ still a problem in today’s

Church? Does this teaching of Jesus

challenge the notion that human beings are

intrinsically good? Although ‘evil things

come from within’ are there external things

that ‘feed’ these vices?

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C R O SS W OR D Good hearts and kind words allow you to worship God

A UG U ST INI AN SPI RITU A LIT Y

O N A L I GH TE R N OT E

God had one son on earth without sin, but never one without suffering.

Saint Augustine of Hippo

354-430 A.D.

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So two Irishmen are traveling to Australia. Before they leave home, one of their dads gives them both a bit of advice: “You watch them Aussie cab drivers. They’ll rob you blind. Don't you go paying them what they ask. You haggle.” At the Sydney airport, the Irishmen catch a cab to their hotel. When they reach their destination, the cabbie says, “That'll be twenty dollars, lads.” “Oh no you don’t! My dad warned me about you. You’ll only be getting fifteen dollars from me,” says one of the men. “And you'll only be getting fifteen from me too,” adds the other.

HOLY SPIRIT PARISH | 22ND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, Yr B 2 September 2018

HOLY SPIRIT PARISH | 10TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, Yr B 10 June 2018

REPORT OF PLANNED GIVING FOR WEEK ENDING 26/08/2018 1st Collection - Augustinians $ 1,297.25

TOTAL PLEDGED TOTAL RECEIVED PLEDGES NOT REC’VD 2nd Loose nil $ 653.55 nil Planned Giving Envelopes $ 875.00 $ 1,159.80 $ -284.80 PG by Electronic Fund Transfer nil nil nil Total Collection $ 1,813.35 Thank You.

PARISH MEETINGS AND EVENTS

Mon 3 September Lvl 2 Bible Study, Pioneers Rm, 7pm Men’s Ministry, Mercy Rm, 7.30pm

PPC Executive, Augustine Rm, 7.30pm

Tue 4 September SVDP, Mercy Room, 7pm

Social Justice Commission, Augustine Rm, 7.30pm

Wed 5 September Catechism Study Grp, Pioneers Rm,

7.30pm BASICGIFT, Mercy Rm, 8pm

Fri 7 September Children’s Choir Practice, Church,

4.30pm Taize, Church, 7.30pm

Sat 8 September RCIA, Pioneers Rm, 5pm

First Reconciliation Thanksgiving Mass, 6pm

Sun 9 September First Reconciliation Thanksgiving

Mass, All Masses Cancer Support Grp, Pioneers Rm,

10.30am Christian Life Program, Mackillop Pl,

12pm

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Under the

SICK Delphine Delaney, Margaret Guyatt, Rayne Saunders, Dave Saunders, Norbert

Mascarenhas, Fr Carl Ashton, Isabella Hasson, Alicia Gajo, Malu Barroga, Francisco Floro, Michelle Candy Sy, Anita Sharran, Jansen Quinto, Fangatapu Apikotoa, Andrew

Boulos, Emelia Rose Moya, Toula Kavich, Belen Valladores, Louis Tham, Erina Paul, Harry Young, John Schleifer, Noemi Sahagun, Dorris Corrora, Benita Azores, Mehmet Rufide, Athena Iglesias, Rosalia Berin, Ailine Harris, Sonia Sultana, Maryanne Dimech,

Helen Gregoriou

RECENTLY DECEASED: Raymond Beed, Benita Azores, Merly De Villa, Doreen Farrow, Ben Apikotoa, Neville

Burgess

DEATH ANNIVERSARIES: Matiasa Cusay, Katrina Mercia, Luz Basco Molina, Felix Canete Sr, Eufemia Canete, Oca

Soriano, Jun Marcelo, George White, William Fernando, Kenneth Booth

Names submitted to Parish for the sick list will show for 4 weeks at a time.

P RA YE R S FO R T H O SE IN O UR C O M MU NIT Y

Parents wishing to have their child

baptized are asked to contact the

Parish Office prior to attending a

preparation evening. Next Baptism

Preparation Evening is on Tue 11

September 2018, 7.30pm, Pioneers

Room. Presenter is Joyce McMahon.

T HI S WE E K IN SO CI AL J U STIC E DI AR Y :

W E LC O M E TO HO LY SP IR IT PA RI SH

Welcome to our Parish. If you are not already an active member of this Community,

consider sharing in what we have to offer. We serve the Community through

outreach, education, social activities, sacramental preparation, youth and comfort

to the sick and mourning. In addition to our spiritual and outreach organisations,

perhaps you have an interest in joining one of our many liturgical ministries as:

Minister of Holy Communion, Lector, Usher, Greeter at Mass, or Choir.

Persons are formally registered by filling out a form that is then entered into the

parish data system (information supplied remains confidential). These forms are

available from the parish office or in the church foyer.

Sun 2 Sept: Father’s Day; Beginning of Nat’l Child Protection Week

Wed 5 Sept: Int’l Day of Charity Fri 7 Sept: National Threatened Species Day;

1936, Death in Hobart Zoo of last Tasmanian tiger in captivity

Sat 8 Sept: Int’l Literacy Day Sun 9 Sept: Child Protection Sunday

1ST COLLECTION: for the care of the clergy (Augustinians) 2ND COLLECTION: for the administration & maintenance costs of the parish

We welcome into our faith community

Ariana Bella Prkic (Daughter of Damian & Jennifer) who will be baptised this Sunday

The Voice From The Pews

Are you interested to share your faith experiences, God-

moments or reflections that may help others to grow in their

faith! Feeling inspired to inspire others then write your

name down on the sign-on sheet in the foyer. The sharing

can be in the form of an essay around 300-500 words, a

prayer or a poem. Sign-up sheet available in the foyer.

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P AR I SH N E W S AN D NO TI CE S

FRI 7 SEPT, 7.30PM HOLY SPIRIT PARISH

Anointing Mass on Fri 7 Sept, 9.05am

Reconciliation available before Mass from 8.30-9am

Join us for Morning Tea after Mass at the Pioneers Rm Please bring a plate to share

HOLY SPIRIT CANCER SUPPORT GROUP This is an invitation to all our parishioners who are

battling cancer and those family members/carers

who are journeying with them. This we hope will be

an Educative, Emotional support and most of all a

Social group. This group is coordinated by Amelita

and Seaview and mentored by Sue Robertson

(Chaplain and Counsellor).

Please know that you are not alone. We your

community want to support and walk beside you,

through this rough path of your journey.

Sunday 9 September, 11am (after the 9.30am Mass)

Venue: Pioneers Room

We hope you will accept our invitation.

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P AR I SH N E W S AN D NO TI CE S

“Discernment is not about discovering what more we can get out of this life, but about recognizing how we can better

accomplish the mission entrusted to us at our baptism.” (Pope Francis, Gaudete et Exsultate)

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Y O UT H C ORN ER

SA INT O F T H E W EE K

REFLECTION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE by Lisa-Marie Calderone-Stewart

Jesus emphasises the purity that is in our hearts and the purity reflected by our actions. The people criticising him emphasise the appearance of purity and the cleansing rituals required by Law in order to avoid becoming 'ritually unclean'.

How much time, money, and energy is invested in cosmetics, hair products, fashionable clothing, and the like – just so we have the appearance of being popular and successful? Can any of these products actually make someone a better person? How so? What would Jesus say about our addiction to these products?

As a society and a culture, do you think we are more interested in actual success or in the appearance of success? What is your definition of success?

How much energy or effort goes into making ourselves better people? What opportunities are there for people to address what’s on the inside of a person? What steps do you take (or can you take) to improve yourself from the inside out?

T HE SUN DA Y F LO C K

THEMES FOR TEENS The just person walks with God All gifts come from God Live the Word of God

Wisdom is found in the commandments of God When in conflict, follow the laws of God, not human laws

MARIAN FIESTA RAFFLE TICKETS ON SALE AFTER MASS

Cash Prize: 1st Prize $500 2nd prize $300 3rd prize $200 $2 per Ticket or $5 for 3 Tickets

SAINT THERESA OF CALCUTTA Patron Saint of World Youth Day

Feast Day : 5th September

Saint Theresa of Calcutta was a Roman Catholic Albanian-Indian

nun and missionary. Named Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, she was

the youngest child born to Nikola and Drane Bojaxhiu on August

26, 1910 in Skopje, Macedonia. Her father died while she was

only eight years old leaving her family in financial straits.

Assisted by the Jesuit parish of the Sacred Heart, Gonxha left her home at the age of 18 to

join the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary, known as the Sisters of Loreto, in Ireland.

In December 1929, after arriving in Calcutta, Sister Mary Theresa was assigned to the

Loreto community and taught at St. Mary's School for girls. In 1937 after her Final

Profession of Vows, she became, as she said, the "spouse of Jesus" for "all eternity” and

was called Mother Teresa.

On September 10, 1946, during a train ride from Calcutta to Darjeeling for her annual

retreat, Mother Teresa received her "inspiration, her call within a call." In a way she would

never explain, Jesus' thirst for love and for souls took hold of her heart, and the desire to

satiate His thirst became the driving force of her life and service to the poorest of the poor.

On August 17, 1948, she dressed for the first time in a white, blue-bordered sari and left

the Convent, rosary in hand, to find and serve Jesus amongst “the unwanted, the unloved,

the uncared for.”

On October 7, 1950, she established the new congregation of the Missionaries of Charity in

the Archdiocese of Calcutta, and by 1997, Mother Teresa's Sisters numbered nearly 4,000

members and were established in 610 foundations in 123 countries of the world.

She received the Indian Padmashri Award in 1962 and the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979, 'for

the glory of God and in the name of the poor”.

Despite her failing health, Mother Teresa continued to govern her Society and respond to

the needs of the poor and the Church.

Mother Teresa died in Calcutta on September 5, 1997, and was given a State funeral by the

Government of India. Her tomb at the Mother House of the Missionaries of Charity quickly

became a place of pilgrimage and prayer for people of all faiths, rich and poor alike.

Mother Teresa was beatified by Pope John Paul II on October 19, 2003, and canonized by

Pope Francis on September 4, 2016.

An initiative of the Evangelization and Catechesis Commission

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HOLY SPIRIT PARISH | 22ND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, Yr B 2 September 2018

8 SEPT, 6PM

Acolyte/Senior Server

Ted Uy

Devotional Stall

Lorensz Herft

Eucharistic Ministers

Marion Durbin

Sylvia Herft

Moira Rebello

Janice Salmon

Hazel Littlewood

Jeanne Appleton

Dita Sy

Volunteer Needed

Music

Victor Brangwin

Powerpoint

Nanette I.

Reader 1

Millie Perez

Reader 2

Margaret Herbert

Commentator

Dudley Littlewood

Junior Servers

Myles Morgan

Jonathon King

Welcomers

Margaret Currie

David Currie

Terry Serrao

9 SEPT, 8AM

Acolyte/Senior Server Lou Szymkow

Devotional Stall

Louise Bucholtz

Eucharistic Ministers

Sue Oram

Belen Leynes

Louise Bucholtz

Frances Flood

Annette Brackett

Ron Brackett

Christine Younes

Gloria Slade

Music

Peter M/Micheal H

Powerpoint

Manuel Fidow

Reader 1

Sue Oram

Reader 2

Carol Vella

Commentator

Sally Banguis

Junior Servers

Rhys Sarno

Isaiah Banguis

Welcomers

Sarah Damole

Jun Damole

Espy Sarno

9 SEPT, 9.30AM

Acolyte/Senior Server

Anthony Bertumen

Devotional Stall

Ray Portelli

Eucharistic Ministers

Shirley Croning

Ken Allen

Lorraine Robertson

Marie Sanosa

Nida Hawley

Joy Rulewski

Delia Santos

Sina Carvalho

Music

Mary Immaculate Choir

Powerpoint

Boy Sanosa

Reader 1

Uinise Blake

Reader 2

Joy Rulewski

Commentator

Kelly Apikotoa

Junior Servers

Jamie Bertumen

Paul Pavlovic

Welcomers

Rhoda Bertumen

Jenny Kyd

Bridget Alsop

9 SEPT, 6PM

Acolyte/Senior Server

Danny Esguerra

Devotional Stall

Volunteer Needed

Eucharistic Ministers

Romana Cunanan

Michael Paulo

Lena Maclean

Pearl Joson

Olga Esguerra

Peter Moriarty

Mark Pirotta

Esther Rose

Music

BASIC GIFT Choir

Powerpoint

BASIC GIFT

Reader 1

Candice Salmon

Reader 2

Joseph Valladores

Commentator

Belen Valladores

Junior Servers

Angelo Laranang

Rinoa Laranang

Welcomers

Chervawn Vaurasi

Eleanor Stuart

Esther Rose

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N EXT WE E KE ND ( 9 SEP TE M BE R ) : 23 R D S UND AY I N OR DIN AR Y T IM E , Y EAR B

1st Reading

Isaiah 35:4-7

God comes with vindication.

Responsorial Psalm

Psalm 146.6c-7, 8-9a, 9b-10 (R.1)

Praise the Lord, my soul!

2nd Reading

James 2:1-5

Do not judge by appearance.

Gospel Acclamation Verse

Matthew 4.23

Alleluia! Alleluia!

Jesus preached the good news of

the kingdom and healed all who

were sick. Alleluia!

Gospel

Mark 7:31-37

Jesus heals the deaf man.

FLOWERS: Group 1 (Green) CLEANERS: Group 4 BANNERS: Green

Holy Spirit Parish St Clair • Erskine Park • Parts of Kemps Creek Under the Pastoral Care of the Augustinians Diocese of Parramatta www.parra.catholic.org.au

Parish Office 5 Todd Row (PO Box 103) St Clair NSW 2759

P 02 9670 8222 E admin@holyspiritstclair.com.au W www.holyspiritstclair.com.au

Office Hours 9.00am to 5pm (Monday to Friday)

Priory 3 Peter Pan Glen, St Clair P 9834 2527

Parish Staff Parish Moderator: Fr Michael Belonio, OSA P 9670 8201 E mbelonio@holyspiritstclair.com.au

Asst Pastor: Fr Peter Tangey, OSA P 9670 8202 E ptangey@holyspiritstclair.com.au

Asst Pastor: Fr Sumesh Joseph Illikkaparambil, OSA P 9670 8204 E sjoseph@holyspiritstclair.com.au

Parish Secretary: Jacinta Paulo P 9670 8222 E admin@holyspiritstclair.com.au (Tue to Fri)

Parish Bookkeeper: Mila Llamas P 9670 8205 E accounts@holyspiritstclair.com.au (Mon and Wed)

SRE Coordinator (Catechists): Margaret Currie M 0411 468 921 E dmcurrie@tpg.com.au

Parish Youth Contact: Patrice Moriarty M 0423 968 054 E pm12_88@hotmail.com

Parish Council Chair: Fleur Mathias • Asst Chair: Margaret Fono • Secretary: Janice Stuart

Members: Cathy Allen, Norbert Mascarenhas, Bernadette Stevens, Dudley Littlewood, Sarah Damole,

Rhoda Limjap-Bertumen, Fredrick Harris, Eleanor Stuart (BASIC GIFT Youth Representative),

Fr Michael Belonio OSA, Fr Peter Tangey OSA, Fr Sumesh Joseph Illikkaparambil OSA

Schools/College Holy Spirit Primary School (7 Todd Row, St Clair) P 02 8886 3200 W www.hsstclair.catholic.edu.au

Trinity Primary School (61 Bakers Ln, Kemps Creek) P 02 9834 3212 W trinitykempscreek.catholic.edu.au

Emmaus Catholic College (87 Bakers Ln, Kemps Creek) P 02 9670 8300 W emmauskempscreek.catholic.edu.au

Retirement Vill Emmaus Retirement Village (85 Bakers Ln, Kemps Creek) P 02 8804 0200