Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

One of the most common idols – perhaps the most common – of the modern world is money. We see how money can be used so effectively and positively when, in response to natural disasters, people give so generously to appeals for aid. We also see too many examples of how money can be abused when greed becomes a motivating factor. True and authentic worship requires not only the prayers spoken with our lips, but the actions of our hearts.

Whenever God speaks to us in the pages of Sacred Scripture, a reminder about the poor and needy is never too far away. We cannot claim to be people of faith, we cannot claim to be interested in social justice without committing something of ourselves to addressing the wrongs we see around us. Our worship of God must influence the way we behave. Our worship of God has to influence our way of dealing with each other. We cannot love the God we cannot see if we do not first love the brother and sister we can see.

The Pastoral Council warmly invites

all Parishioners to join in the Parish

Celebration for Fr Peter’s

Twenty-Five years of Priesthood.

The Jubilee Mass will be celebrated at

10.00am on Sunday 9th October.

We hope to see you at this special Mass and

at the morning tea which will be held after

Mass at the back of the Church. __________________________________________________

Feast of Our Lady of Mercy

24th

September Mass will be celebrated by

Archbishop Costelloe in St Mary’s Cathedral at

9.00am. This year the Institute of the Sisters of

Mercy Australia and Papua New Guinea are

celebrating 170 years since and the arrival of

Ursula Frayne, the first Sister of Mercy in

Australia. All are Welcome! __________________________________________________

Rosary Care Short Term Assistance

(Brochure available on notice board) Phone: Doris – 0428 441 566

or Catherine – 0410 019556

25th

Sunday in Ord. Time

17th / 18th September 2016 Vol. 34 No. 41

Paul and Sonia Tanham are

celebrating their 60th wedding

anniversary on the 19th August.

They came to the Holy Rosary

Parish in 1966 with four children

and two more children were born

while they lived in Woodlands. All

of their six children and seven of

their grandchildren have been

educated in Holy Rosary school,

Siena, Marist Brothers and now

Newman College. Paul and Sonia

have been part of the Holy Rosary

Parish for the past 48 years and

they have seen many changes over

the years including the building of

the church. They look forward to

many more years at the church

and in the area.

FATHER PETER’S

JUBILEE MASS

Prayers for the sick

Barbara Antonetti, Aiden Blechynden, Marie Boccardo, Justin Boylan, Kit Doran,

Rebecca Fry, Andre Della Franca, Megan Garner, Ron Harland, Barbara Hickey,

Barry Johnston, David Kenny, Norm & Elsie Macaulay,

Fr Aquinas McComb OP, Joan Meade, Fr. Bernie Maxwell OP, Rebekah Rowe, Henry Porter, Alice Ralph, Ken Ryan,

Anne Tan, Julie-Anne Taylor, Jenny Zorich

To Be Remembered

Fred Borg, Catherine & Jim Cummings, Vincenzo De Luca, Jan Kordyl, Kath Lamond,

David Lindsay, Fr Eamon McKenna, Les Myszka, Peter O’Dea,

Petronila & Januario Pereira, Domenico Siciliano, Ken Tondut, Bill Walters

“May they rest in peace.”

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke

Jesus said to his disciples, ‘There was a rich man and he had a steward who was denounced to him for being wasteful with his property. He called for the man and said, “What is this I hear about you? Draw me up an account of our stewardship because you are not to be my steward any longer.” Then the steward said to himself, “Now that my master is taking the stewardship from me, what am I to do? Dig? I am not strong enough. Go begging? I should be too ashamed. Ah, I know what I will do to make sure that when I am dismissed from office there will be some to welcome me into their homes.”

Then he called his maser’s debtors one by one. To the first he said, “How much do you owe my master?” “One hundred measures of oil” was the reply. The steward said, “Here, take your bond; sit down straight away and write fifty.” To another he said, “And you, sir, how much do you owe?” “One hundred measures of wheat” was the reply. The steward said, “Here, take your bond and write eighty.”

The master praised the dishonest steward for his astuteness. For the children of this world are more astute in dealing with their own kind than are the children of light.

‘And so I tell you this: use money, tainted as it is, to win you friends and thus make sure that when it fails you, they will welcome you into the tents of eternity.

‘The man who can be trusted in little things can be trusted in great; the man who is dishonest in little things will be dishonest in great. If then you cannot be trusted with money, that tainted thing, who will trust you with genuine riches? And if you cannot be trusted with what is not yours, who will give you what is your very own?

‘No servant can be the slave of two masters; he will either hate the first and love the second, or treat the first with respect and the second with scorn. You cannot be the slave both of God and of money.’

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Commentary on the Gospel At first glance, it appears the steward appears to

defraud his master by reducing the amounts

owed, but a closer reading suggests that he is in

fact relinquishing the commission that he had

claimed for himself. His fault lay in what he

was doing prior to his dismissal rather than after.

On this view Jesus can praise him for being

willing to abandon his short-term financial self-

interest in favour of his ultimate well-being.

The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults

RCIA is a process for those who are not Catholic and would like to know more about our faith and practice. It is also for Catholics who have been baptised but not received the Sacraments of Reconciliation, Eucharist and Confirmation and may wish to continue their faith journey.

For many years our Parish has assisted adults who want to become Catholics. Today this is achieved through a process found by the Second Vatican Council called R.C.I.A.

It is best described as a journey of faith which passes through a number of different phases and focuses on conversation of the heart and mind on our way to accepting Jesus Christ in our daily lives.

The meetings will commence on Tuesday 25

th October in the Parish Office at 7.30-

9.00pm. For further information, please ring the Pastoral Associate: Kaye Shervington on 0411 123 441. _______________________________________________

Annual Parish Dinner 5th November

Volunteers Needed!!

We are looking for volunteers to be part of a team to plan and run the annual Parish

Dinner. The dinners are a popular social event with Parishioners.

If you can help to make this annual event another great success, please contact Kaye

on 0411 123 441. _______________________________________________

Piety Stall -Help Wanted!! Mary Hayes has been looking after the Piety

Stall (located alongside the statue of Our lady) for many years but now wishes to

‘retire’. The stall is attended for just a few minutes at the conclusion of the 10am Mass. If you are interested in taking over from Mary,

please contact her on 9445. 2834. If no-one is prepared to take on this task,

the Piety Stall will have to be closed.

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Planned Giving Statements The Planned Giving statements for the

2015/16 financial year are available for

collection at the back of the church. Thank you

for your support of our parish.

Social Justice Sunday

We celebrate Social Justice Sunday on 25th September. This year, the Australian

Bishops’ Social Justice Statement is entitled: A Place at the Table: Social justice in an ageing society. The statement celebrates

the value and dignity of older people in Australian life. It challenges us to recognise their significant contribution to society and

emphasises that this contribution should not be valued in mere economic terms. The

statement calls for justice for those who are most vulnerable and warns about a view of

older people as burdensome or dispensable. For further information visit Australian

Catholic Social Justice Council www.socialjustice.catholic.org.au

or 02 8306 3499.

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Year of Mercy

A Solemn Mass will be celebrated for

The Feast of Saint Therese

of the Child Jesus

on Saturday 1st October at 10am

in the Carmelite Monastery,

100 Adelma Road, Nedlands.

Fr. Greg Chee ODC will be the main

Celebrant. All are most welcome to the Mass

and morning tea afterwards.

For further information call 386 3672. _______________________________________________

Regis Development

Letter from Site Manager

‘Badge will be commencing construction works to the corner of Sabina Street & Angelico Street as of mid September. We expect the construction to take approximately 18 months with conclusion in January 2018. The constructions site will be working six days per week (Monday to Saturday). During the construction period we will be abiding by the appropriate regulations and work will only be undertaken on site during the hours of 7.00am to 7.00pm. ….

If you have any issues arising from these construction works, please do hesitate to call me on 0457 098 128.’

Vince Cunningham Site Manager for Badge’

Movie Review : ‘The Confirmation’

This Canadian drama tells the story of a young boy,

Anthony, who is nervous about spending time with his

father, while his mother and her new husband go on a

Catholic retreat together.

Anthony is to have his First Communion and

Confirmation the following weekend.

The title of the movie has double meaning: it refers to the

Catholic sacrament of Confirmation, but it also refers to

obtaining an assurance that a relationship between two

people, who belong together, can be “confirmed”.

This is a warm and gentle film: it is not faith-based in its

conception, and it tackles life and religion in a comic,

often cynical way. It takes a low-key look at family life,

and social poverty in rural Canada, and communicates its

truths with a human edge.

In the course of 24 hours, Anthony moves from not being

a sinner to doing things he shouldn’t do most of the time.

The film itself offers a superficial look at Catholic

morality, and interprets events in a non-theological way,

but it has worthwhile moral messages to communicate,

and it entertains.

What rises well above the film’s theological reflections

about life is the depth of humanity of its story line. This is

a terrific movie about father-child bonding. Anthony

grows through the lessons in life he learns with his father.

Anthony’s mother hopes that Confirmation the following

week will continue the growth that she sees has occurred,

but this is not a movie that has been made to give such

assurance. Rather, it is a film about flawed people trying

to do their best, and a boy’s tentative journey to emotional

maturity, helped by a father’s understanding love. [excerpts from the Record; Peter Sheehan is Associate of the Australian

Catholic Office for Film and Broadcasting][ Note: some coarse language]

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Kids’ Corner

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ROSTERS: 25th

Sunday in Ordinary Time

17th

/ 18th

September

26th

Sunday in Ordinary Time

24th

/ 25th

September

Readers:

Saturday 6:00 pm Sunday 8:00 am Sunday 10:00 am

Helen Murray Dorothy Johnston Susanne & Peter Whyte

Tony Curry Dorothy Johnston & Miriam Peachey Anne-Laure Gunson-Bouillet & Terese Johnston

Acolytes:

Saturday 6:00 pm Sunday 8:00 am Sunday 10:00 am

Laurie Smith Gordon Kendall & John Mordini Peter Gillett & Pat Kirwan

Kevin Susai Brian Gotts & Laurie Smith Michael Gillooly & John Mordini

EMHCs:

Saturday 6:00 pm Sunday 8:00 am Sunday 10:00 am

Libby Dimmer, Sue Walker Elizabeth Re, Paul Slyth, Lina Vinci Pat Cullinane, Claudette de Silva, Joan Trew

Libby Dimmer, Sue Walker, Elizabeth Susai Peta Berry, Elizabeth Re, Anne Tyalor John Hayes, Joan Trew, Kaye Shervington

Power Point:

Saturday 6:00 pm Sunday 8:00 am Sunday 10:00 am

Nicole Drinkwater Margaret Lobo Terry Lark

Sr Imelda Doris Zambonetti Simon Wong

Music:

Saturday 6:00 pm Sunday 8:00 am Sunday 10:00 am

Carmel Charlton Giuliano Vinci Julie Prior

Andy Sambuaga Lexi Wilkinson Julie Prior

Counters: Bob Stidwell, Terry Lark, Joan Toole Les Norrish, Br Noel Hickey, John Astone

Altar Society: Maureen & Nettie Byrne, Wendie Norrish Mel Wade (23

rd September)

Laraine Penberthy, Teresa Willett, Susan Feletti (30

th September)

Children’s Liturgy: Carli No children’s Liturgy

Pilgrim Statue: Mel & Brendan Wade Sally & George Boylen

ROSTERS:

Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Entrance Antiphon I am the salvation of the people, says the Lord. Should they cry to me in any distress, I will hear them, and I will be their Lord for ever.

First reading: Amos 8:4-7 (The Lord God spoke against those who buy the poor for money.)

Responsorial Psalm: Praise the Lord who lifts up the poor.

Second Reading: 1 Timothy 2:1-8 (Let prayers be offered to God for everyone; he wants all people to be saved.)

Gospel Acclamation: Alleluia, alleluia! Jesus Christ was rich but he became poor, to make you rich out of his poverty. Alleluia!

Gospel: Luke 16:10-13 (You cannot be slaves both of God and of money.) _________________________________________________

Next Week

Amos 6:1, 4-7 1 Timothy 6:11-16

Luke 16:19-31

Prayers for the sick

Barbara Antonetti, Aiden Blechynden, Marie Boccardo, Justin Boylan, Kit Doran,

Rebecca Fry, Andre Della Franca, Megan Garner, Ron Harland, Barbara Hickey,

Barry Johnston, David Kenny, Norm & Elsie Macaulay,

Fr Aquinas McComb OP, Joan Meade, Fr. Bernie Maxwell OP, Rebekah Rowe, Henry Porter, Alice Ralph, Ken Ryan,

Anne Tan, Julie-Anne Taylor, Jenny Zorich

Recently Deceased

Des Cain

To Be Remembered

Antonio Capolingua, Salvatore Capolingua, Aimee Davidson, Eileen Monica Davies

Peg & Jim Durack, Mary Hume, Eileen Houlihan, Jeff Johns, Ellen McGuire,

Salvatore Mordini, Gianni Perin, Michael Wheelan.

“May they rest in peace.”