Liturgy of the Word: Response: Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you. Readings: Is 53:10-11; Ps 32; Hebrews 4:14-16; Mark 10:35-45 Next Sunday: Jeremiah 31:7-9; Ps 125: Hebrews 5:1-6; Mark 10:46-52 16 and 17 October 2021 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B Parish Priest: Fr Ron Bennett 476 6131 [email protected]Assistant Priest: Fr Tikoua Kautu [email protected]Parish Office: Catherine Vernon and Maria Nunns 476 6131 [email protected]PO Box 17-011,Karori 6147 Office open 8.00am—Midday Hall Bookings: Mira 022 498 0285 St Teresa's School, Karori. Principal Mary-Angela Tombs 939 1725 Cardinal McKeefry School, Wilton. Principal Tania Savage 475 3262 St Teresa 301 Karori Rd. Karori and St Thomas More 30 Worcester St, Wilton. Website www. otariparish.co.nz Mass times: Saturday Vigil: 5.30pm Karori Sunday: 8.30am Wilton and 10.00am Karori Weekdays: Tue-Fri 9.30am, Saturday 9.00am Reconciliation: Saturday 9.30—10.00am Towards a Synodal Church Pope Francis has called a Synod Assembly with the theme ‘For a Synodal Church: communion, participation, and mission. ’ The word ‘Synodality’ means “walking together”. We, the People of God, are invited to reflect together on what this mutual journey means for us and for our Church. This call is for every baptised person. “The Holy Father wants to hear the voices of all the baptised. He believes the time is ripe for a wider participation of the people of God in a decision-making process that affects the whole Church and everyone in it.” (Cardinal John Dew) The Diocesan Phase will take place between October 2021 and February 2022. In the Archdiocese of Wellington responses are invited up until 12th December 2021. After this date they will be analysed and collated into a response from the Archdiocese of Wellington. The New Zealand Bishops will consider responses from the six dioceses at their meeting in February. The six diocesan responses will be sent to the Synod Office in Rome. Everyone in the Archdiocese of Wellington is invited to participate in the first phase of this global Synod consultation process. The objective of this phase is to consult everyone so that all the voices are heard. If you are reading this, we want to hear from you! There will be various ways in which you can participate in this process. In the spirit of Synodality, people are encouraged to join a group to share with others. If this is not possible, an individual submission is also welcome. The response should be the product of prayerful reflection. Visit the Synod page for more information on the Synod questions, the suggested process of prayerful discernment, and how you might participate. “…we are all invited to listen to one another in order to hear the promptings of the Holy Spirit, who comes to guide our human efforts, breathing life and vitality into the Church and leading us into deeper communion for our mission in the world. ” (Synod Vademecum 1.2) Father Ron
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Liturgy of the Word: Response: Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you. Readings: Is 53:10-11; Ps 32; Hebrews 4:14-16; Mark 10:35-45 Next Sunday: Jeremiah 31:7-9; Ps 125: Hebrews 5:1-6; Mark 10:46-52
16 and 17 October 2021 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
Parish Priest: Fr Ron Bennett 476 6131 [email protected] Assistant Priest: Fr Tikoua Kautu [email protected] Parish Office: Catherine Vernon and Maria Nunns 476 6131 [email protected] PO Box 17-011,Karori 6147 Office open 8.00am—Midday Hall Bookings: Mira 022 498 0285 St Teresa's School, Karori. Principal Mary-Angela Tombs 939 1725 Cardinal McKeefry School, Wilton. Principal Tania Savage 475 3262
St Teresa 301 Karori Rd. Karori and St Thomas More 30 Worcester St, Wilton. Website www.otariparish.co.nz
Mass times: Saturday Vigil: 5.30pm Karori Sunday: 8.30am Wilton and 10.00am Karori Weekdays: Tue-Fri 9.30am, Saturday 9.00am Reconciliation: Saturday 9.30—10.00am
Towards a Synodal Church Pope Francis has called a Synod Assembly with the theme ‘For a Synodal Church: communion, participation, and mission.’ The word ‘Synodality’ means “walking together”. We, the People of God, are invited to reflect together on what this mutual journey means for us and for our Church. This call is for every baptised person. “The Holy Father wants to hear the voices of all the baptised. He believes the time is ripe for a wider participation of the people of God in a decision-making process that affects the whole Church and everyone in it.” (Cardinal John Dew) The Diocesan Phase will take place between October 2021 and February 2022. In the Archdiocese of Wellington responses are invited up until 12th December 2021. After this date they will be analysed and collated into a response from the Archdiocese of Wellington. The New Zealand Bishops will consider responses from the six dioceses at their meeting in February. The six diocesan responses will be sent to the Synod Office in Rome. Everyone in the Archdiocese of Wellington is invited to participate in the first phase of this global Synod consultation process. The objective of this phase is to consult everyone so that all the voices are heard. If you are reading this, we want to hear from you! There will be various ways in which you can participate in this process. In the spirit of Synodality, people are encouraged to join a group to share with others. If this is not possible, an individual submission is also welcome. The response should be the product of prayerful reflection. Visit the Synod page for more information on the Synod questions, the suggested process of prayerful discernment, and how you might participate. “…we are all invited to listen to one another in order to hear the promptings of the Holy Spirit, who comes to guide our human efforts, breathing life and vitality into the Church and leading us into deeper communion for our mission in the world.” (Synod Vademecum 1.2) Father Ron
So there’s a ‘synod’ launching this Sunday? The opening of the Synod on Synodality by Pope Francis was on 10th October in Rome. His homily text is at this link and is on the Gospel of the Rich Man. https://aleteia.org/2021/10/10/how-jesus-journeys-popes-homily-to-open-synod-full-text/ As we all know, Pope Francis wants us all to take part in a worldwide Synod that begins this weekend! A ‘synod’ is really just a chance to learn to listen more carefully to each other because that is how the Spirit of God is heard in our communities. Make sure you get a chance to be part of the conversa-tion – watch the parish for information about groups meeting to share and/or check out the Archdiocesan ‘Synod’ page here for details and resources. Pope Francis wants to hear from YOU! You are invited to participate in the first
phase of a global Synod consultation process. Pope Francis wants to hear from the whole People of God so that all the voices are heard. If you are reading this, we want to hear from you! Visit https://www.wn.catholic.org.nz/about/archdiocesan-synod/ to see how you can participate. Be inspired by Pope Francis’s October 2-minute video https://thepopevideo.org/
WELLINGTON SEMINARIAN ORDAINED DEACON
On Saturday, 2 October, Wellington Seminarian Alfred Tong along with Monty Bamford and Adam Kirkeby were ordained as Transitional Deacons as they journey towards their Ordination as Priests.
This photo shows Alfred with family and friends after the ordination as well as some other familiar faces. Please continue to keep Alfred and all our seminarians in your prayers as they embrace God’s calling on their lives.
If you will not be attending Mass this weekend in Otari, you can watch Masses at the following
locations on line :
Our Lady of Kapiti Mass: https://kapiti-catholic.org.nz/
Hamilton Diocese: https://www.cdh.org.nz/livestream
Monday: 2 Tim 4:10-17; Lk 10:1-9 Tuesday: Rom 5:12, 15, 17-21; Lk 12:35-38 Wednesday: Rom 6:12-18; Lk 12:39-48 Thursday: Rom 6:19-23; Lk 12:49-53 Friday: Rom 7:18-25; Lk 12:54-59 Saturday: Rom 8:1-11; Lk 13:1-9
Readings
18th—21st October
2021
A Historical Walking Tour of Suzanne Aubert Meri Hōhepa's Wellington Two sessions – October 26 10am or October 30 10am, Begins at Pukeahu Education Centre, 18 Buckle Street, Te Aro Limited spaces, RSVP to [email protected] or (04) 383 7769 by Oct 23. Free but a koha toward the Compassion Soup Kitchen would be appreciated. Join Sr Sue Cosgrove and follow the footsteps of Suzanne Aubert Meri Hōhepa through Wellington city. The tour begins at Suzanne’s Historic Crèche (now the Pukeahu Education Centre) in Buckle Street. This was one of the first successful crèches to operate in New Zealand. Around the corner is the Compassion Soup Kitchen in Tory Street, not far from its original location. The response of the Soup Kitchen to hunger and social isolation has been constant since 1901. Next we will visit St Mary of the Angel’s, the church where Suzanne Aubert’s funeral was held in 1926. Wellington stopped and thousands lined Willis and Boulcott Streets to pay their respects to this extraordinary women who had done so much to help people, regardless of faith or background. The tour finishes at Parliament. Suzanne walked through this part of town visiting politicians and supporters, and mixing her herbal remedies in Molesworth Street.
“Message from Audrey for St Teresa Liturgy of the Word Readers – it has come to my attention that recently some of my emails to you are ending up in your Spam/Junk mail folder. If this has happened to you could you please unblock my email address. Please monitor your Spam/Junk folder as sometimes the ”unblocking” does not work in the first instance. Thank you”
Joshua Wellington invites men to come together
under Covid Alert Level 2 protocols this com-
ing Thursday, 21st October 2021, starting 7:30pm
sharp.
Venue: ‘Loaves and Fishes’ next to Anglican
Cathedral of St Paul, corner Hill and Molesworth
Streets
Speaker: Tony Harrington on
“My Catholic Identity”
Want to know more?
Ring Steve Ready 027-356-9555
Find latest NZ Catholic issue on : https://indd.adobe.com/view/70e2feb6-c052-4909-9c4f-3fd80f663ef1
Latest Welcoms available in the foyers or by going to https://www.wn.catholic.org.nz/adw_welcom/welcom-october-2021/
E-Waste Collection at St Catherine’s On Saturday 30 October (Rain postponement Saturday 6 November) at St Catherine’s College, Upper Bourke St, Kilbirnie 9am – 2pm. No white-ware or car batteries. Cost per item from $2 - 10. Cash only. Proceeds to the college.
