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CHURCH OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION AND ST. PAUL OF THE CROSS Catholic Parish of Dulwich Hill, Archdiocese of Sydney, Established in 1907 532 New Canterbury Road, Dulwich Hill NSW 2203 PO Box 149 Dulwich Hill NSW 2203 Ph: 9558-3257 Fax: 9559-3752 Facebook: www.facebook.com/StPotC Website: dulwichhillparish.org.au Email: [email protected], or [email protected] Weebly: http://sacramentsatsaintpaul.weebly.com/ Bishop Richard Umbers DD VG Fr. Andrew James (Administrator), Deacon Rev Louis Azzopardi PARISH WEEKEND MASS ROSTER 19 - 20 Oct 2019 Acolyt e 5:30pm Philip/Ian 8:00am Andre 10:00am Ricardo Readers: 5:30pm J Sullivan J Murphy 8:00am N Dudley P Tan 10:00am R Nagendra P Marshall Music: 5:30pm Justine & Choir 8:00am Beauti & Choir 10:00am Sri & Choir Cleaner: Georgette, Janette, Trudy, Leonor Counters: Michael K, Sherlin N, Neil Dudley Parish Office Maria - Mondays Cecilia –Wed-Friday 9.30am - 2:30pm Parish & Hall enquiries 9558 3257 Mass Times Sat: 5:30pm (Vigil) Sun: 8am & 10am Mon & Tue: 8 am Wed to Fri: 9:00am Sat: 9:30am Family Mass with Children’s Liturgy 3rd Sunday of the Month 10am Mass Family Rosary & Morning Tea - 2nd Sunday of the Month after 10am Mass in the Church Hall Filipino Mass 1st Sun 11:30am Il Gruppo di Rosario Italiano Il gruppo di preghiera Italiano, si raduna ogni giovedi alle ore 10 nella salla parrocchiale. Sacraments Confession Sat 8:30-9:20am, 4:45pm or any time by appointment Baptism Every 2nd, 3rd and 4th Sunday 11.15am Marriage At least 6 months notice required Anointing of the Sick Any time on call Devotions Holy Hour & Rosary Sunday - Friday before morning mass Rosary & Benediction Sat 8:30-9:30am Elsa George Rosary Group Second Saturday of the month at 2.30pm 9716 6676 All welcome Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help Wednesday 7pm With St Paul of the Cross we pray … For the sick Lourdes Tee Isabelo Corpus Fr Jim Duggan Paul Weber Robyn, Jane Kevin Russell Pat Allport Anna Pezzuto Cardo, Zennie, Ian, Pat Martin Welfare Ana Manassa Frank Katra Francheska Bechara Recently Deceased Catherine Patricia Jackson Tess Lasala Death Anniversary Leata Afasene Michael Ghanem & Family For the Souls All forgotten Souls and Holy Souls in Purgatory Special Intentions Ian Pinto Rian Galliott PRIMARY SCHOOL Ph: 9558 5308 Fax: 9558 4909 Principal: Ms Frances Stewart REC: Ms J o-Anne Ross Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time / C 13th October 2019 I remember a priest once preaching about a sign outside the front of a Church that he used to regularly drive past. The sign was attempting to paraphrase Jesus message “‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.” And the sign read “God is other people”. This has a truth in the sense that God is present in other people and the way we treat them is important. It also could be misinterpreted to say that we should be worshiping other people in a pantheistic fashion (Pantheism being the belief that everything is ultimately God). The Priest worrying about this misinterpretation said he had the desire to change the grammar of the sign so it read “God is Other; people!”. His point was that he wanted to stress the transcendence of God. To have us remember that God is not the same as us and that we cannot claim to be able to read the mind of God. Like all theological language this more transcendent approach is also not without risks. When we stress how different God is the risk is that God can be seen as so foreign to us that we have no way of relating to God. Our concept of God becomes an image of a distant figure who is so superior to us that we should not dare to approach. In its extreme we can have a type of Deism, a belief that God is like a divine watchmaker. God creates the world, lets everything continue as it should, but its actions are unimportant to God. This attitude is expressed when people discourage prayer by saying “I am sure God has more important things to worry about than your trivial concerns”. Is there any hope for us? How can we hope to know God. The textbook answer for Catholics that God has revealed himself to us through means of scripture and tradition. This is true and it is a necessary but not sufficient condition for us to know God. At a simpler level we should see that we do have a means to know God, in the second person of the Trinity. “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us” (John 1:14). Jesus came and became one of us to create the bridge that crosses the divide between ourselves and the transcendence of God. St. Paul writes in 1 Timothy 2:5 “For there is only one God, and there is only one mediator between God and humanity, himself a human being, Christ Jesus." In order for us to know God we have the person of Jesus Christ. When we speak to Jesus we are speaking to God. God is not a distant being, remote from us, God is Jesus and we learn what God is asking of us through reading and learning about the life of Jesus Christ. In Matthew 11:27 we read "Everything has been entrusted to me by my Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father, just as no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him." We only know the Father exists thanks to the Son, we only know the Holy Spirit exists thanks to the Son. It can feel hard to walk this tightrope between seeing God as too immanent and seeing God as too transcendent but we have help in this task, God has given us the means to cross the divide in the person of Jesus Christ. Jesus is true God and True Man and so it is a sure way for us to know that we are in friendship with God when we are friends of Jesus Christ. Fr Andrew James Choir Practice on Monday at 7pm in the Church every fortnight. Next choir practice will be on the 21st October 2019. FEASTS//SAINTS of the WEEK (14 - 20 Oct 2019) Mon 14/10 St Callistus I, pope, martyr Tue 15/10 St Teresa of Jesus, virgin, doctor Wed 16/10 St Hedwig, religious St Margaret Mary Alacoque, virgin Thu 17/10 St Ignatius of Antioch, bishop, martyr Fri 18/10 St Luke, evangelist Sat 19/10 Sts John de Brébeuf and Isaac Jogues, Priests, and companions, martyrs Sun 20/10 St Paul of the Cross, priest A message from the Archdiocese of Sydney Abuse is a crime. The appropriate people to deal with a crime are the police. If you – or anyone you know – have been abused, please contact the police. Alternatively, you can contact the Safeguarding and Ministerial Integrity Office at (02) 9390 5810 or [email protected]. You may also want to speak to your Parish Priest who will be able to provide support and guidance. The Archdiocese has a legal obligation to report crimes to the police. March for Life Pilgrimage: January 2020 Bishop Richard Umbers Invites you to join him for the March for Life Pilgrimage, from Mexico to Washington and culminating in New York. This pilgrimage is an opportunity to grow closer in relationship with Our Lord and witness first-hand the life-giving movement of the prolife mission. Be truly uplifted by journeying through the Marian Shrine of Guadalupe in Mexico, participate in the March for Life in Washington D.C., and serve alongside the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal and the Sisters of Life in New York. For more information, visit http:// www.harvestjourneys.com/pilgrimages/our- pilgrimages/pv7420 or call 02) 9307 8152 or email [email protected] Devotions to Honour Our Lady of Lourdes Mass and Blessing of the Sick will be held at Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto, Earlwood, on Sunday the 13 October, 2019 (behind Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Earlwood), entrance via St. James Avenue, Earlwood, commencing with recitation of the Rosary at 2:30 p.m. followed by Mass and the Blessing of the Sick at 3:00 p.m. The Principal celebrant will be Bishop Richard Umbers. Morning Mass on the 14th, 15th, 16th and 17th October 2019 (Monday-Thursday) will be at 8:00am. 2nd Sunday 13th October No Family Rosary this Sunday as children are on school break/holiday. Billings Ovulation Method® Teacher Training Course – Saturday 9 th November and Sunday 10 th November, 2019, Our Lady of the Rosary Parish, 26 Swanston St. St Marys, NSW 2760 This is an opportunity for those interested in offering women and couples a reliable and scientific method of natural fertility management. Continuing training towards accreditation as a Billings Ovulation Method® teacher will be offered. To Register or to get more information: 1800 335 860 Email: [email protected] Catholic Mission DO NOT FEAR for I am with you Next weekend our parish will be holding the annual Catholic Mission Church Appeal. This year we are invited to partner with the Church in Ghana, as they provide ongoing protection and development of children who are vulnerable. In line with traditional beliefs, in parts of Ghana, children born with a disability, or whose mother passes during childbirth, are considered to be “spirit children’ and thus at risk of being harmed or killed. The Church in Ghana is dedicated to protecting these children and educating families to ensure every child has a chance to live a full life. Please come prepared to give generously. Freecall: 1800 257 296 catholicmission.org.au/ Ghana Next Sunday, 20th October, on the Feast day of St Paul of the Cross, The John Paul Singers are coming to celebrate with us this special day. They will sing at the 10:00am Mass. 20th October Feast Day of St Paul of the Cross “The passion of Jesus is a sea of sorrows, but it is also an ocean of love.” “The Rosary ought to be recited with great devotion because one is speaking with the Holy Virgin.” - St Paul of the Cross Men’s Scripture Reflecon Monday evening 7:30-9:00pm “Applying the gospel to your life” Parish Hall: Monday 14th October Monday 28th October Sponsored by the Catholic Men’s Fellowship Please speak to Deacon Louis if you have any questions. Send a Seminarian Home for Christmas. Please contact the Seminary on 9726 8114 for details on how to buy raffle tickets or visit our webpage seminary.org.au/ raffle to help send an overseas-born Seminarian Home for Christmas with his family. The draw will take place on 24th November 2019
