In the care of the Augustinians Parish Priest: Fr Dave Ausn OSA Parish Office: 9949 4455 parishoffi[email protected]www.northharbourcatholic.org.au Cnr White & Wanganella Sts 2 King Street 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr A 15 November 2020 Dear Friends, As families we rejoice in the special celebrations and achievements of various members, particularly those who are saints for us – family members, friends, those we know who reflect goodness in their daily lives. A couple of weeks ago, I mentioned former parishioner Stan Arneil as a person whose life reflected the kind of virtue and Christlikeness that Jesus calls us to imitate and in his livestreamed homily, Fr Abel accorded Stan honourable mention too. Do you have any ‘family’ saints? It’s well worth having a look around just in case we miss them. They might be in the same house, across the breakfast table, or among the significant people in our story who have gone before us. Our lives may have bumped against theirs or been intertwined. Each year on 13 November, Augustinians celebrate the Feast of All Saints of the Order. I’ve met a few along the way, usually ordinary men and women whose simplicity and transparency make you smile and realise how good God is and how great it is to be alive. Most possessed the quality we call ‘humanita’, down-to-earth humanness, understanding of human weakness, readiness to affirm others not only in the big things but in the small too. In the midst of the human struggle, they managed to love well and others knew it. Among Augustinian Saints are the ‘heavies’, those declared saints by the Church, but who showed forth that ‘humanita’. Some of them you know well, others perhaps not so well – Augustine, great sinner and great saint; Monica, his faithful mother known for her constant prayer; Rita of Cascia, mother of two boys, whose husband was murdered; Thomas of Villanova, scholar and bishop, known even during his lifetime as ‘the Father of the Poor’; Nicholas of Tolentine, a priest noted for his prayers on behalf of departed souls and the first Augustinian to be canonised; Clare of Montefalco, abbess and lover of the poor, known for her devotion to the passion of Christ. In our day, other Augustinians are being considered for sainthood, including Fr Bill Atkinson, an American Augustinian whom I knew in the seminary. Bill became a quadriplegic after a serious tobogganing accident in 1965 but persevered and was ordained in 1974, the first quadriplegic priest in the history of the Church. He died in 2006 and is currently ‘Servant of God’, the first step towards being declared a saint by the Church. Augustinians seek holiness through living in community, ‘one in mind and heart on the way to God’ (Rule of St Augustine, Chapter 1). There are many more in the Augustinian family who, like Augustine, have committed themselves to community solidarity, sharing of goods and personal gifts as a sign to the society around of the way Christ wants us to live. In fact, saints are not far from us and this month of November reminds us that holiness is for all of us - and being ‘one in mind and heart on the way to God’ is for families too, our families. We can all embrace these ideals – community, sharing what we have, embracing others in their need. Might our family saints have taught us something about that already? Imagine if our family regarded one of us as a ‘family saint’! What then? To what extent can we live that Augustinian ideal of being: ‘one in mind and heart on the way to God’? PASTOR’S PERSPECTIVE – Family Saints – ‘One in Mind and Heart on the Way to God!’
As families we rejoice in the special celebrations and achievements of various members, particularly those who are saints for us – family members, friends, those we know who reflect goodness in their daily lives. A couple of weeks ago, I mentioned former parishioner Stan Arneil as a person whose life reflected the kind of virtue and Christlikeness that Jesus calls us to imitate and in his livestreamed homily, Fr Abel accorded Stan honourable mention too.
Do you have any ‘family’ saints? It’s well worth having a look around just in case we miss them. They might be in the same house, across the breakfast table, or among the significant people in our story who have gone before us. Our lives may have bumped against theirs or been intertwined.
Each year on 13 November, Augustinians celebrate the Feast of All Saints of the Order. I’ve met a few along the way, usually ordinary men and women whose simplicity and transparency make you smile and realise how good God is and how great it is to be alive. Most possessed the quality we call ‘humanita’, down-to-earth humanness, understanding of human weakness, readiness to affirm others not only in the big things but in the small too. In the midst of the human struggle, they managed to love well and others knew it.
Among Augustinian Saints are the ‘heavies’, those declared saints by the Church, but who showed forth that ‘humanita’. Some of them you know well, others perhaps not so well – Augustine, great sinner and great saint; Monica, his faithful mother known for her constant prayer; Rita of Cascia, mother of two boys, whose husband was murdered; Thomas of Villanova, scholar and bishop, known even during his lifetime as ‘the Father of the Poor’; Nicholas of Tolentine, a priest noted for his prayers on behalf of departed souls and the first Augustinian to be canonised; Clare of Montefalco, abbess and lover of the poor, known for her devotion to the passion of Christ.
In our day, other Augustinians are being considered for sainthood, including Fr Bill Atkinson, an American Augustinian whom I knew in the seminary. Bill became a quadriplegic after a serious tobogganing accident in 1965 but persevered and was ordained in 1974, the first quadriplegic priest in the history of the Church. He died in 2006 and is currently ‘Servant of God’, the first step towards being declared a saint by the Church.
Augustinians seek holiness through living in community, ‘one in mind and heart on the way to God’ (Rule of St Augustine, Chapter 1). There are many more in the Augustinian family who, like Augustine, have committed themselves to community solidarity, sharing of goods and personal gifts as a sign to the society around of the way Christ wants us to live.
In fact, saints are not far from us and this month of November reminds us that holiness is for all of us - and being ‘one in mind and heart on the way to God’ is for families too, our families. We can all embrace these ideals – community, sharing what we have, embracing others in their need. Might our family saints have taught us something about that already?
Imagine if our family regarded one of us as a ‘family saint’! What then? To what extent can we live that Augustinian ideal of being: ‘one in mind and heart on the way to God’?
PASTOR’S PERSPECTIVE – Family Saints – ‘One in Mind and Heart on the Way to God!’
SUNDAY HOMILIES ONLINE
Again this weekend, the Sunday homily is available on the North Harbour Parish YouTube channel. Fr Senan is the homilist. You can access the video at the following link:
Readings for this week 15/11 Proverbs 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31 Thessalonians 5:1-6 Matt 25:14-30
Readings for next week 22/11 Ezekiel 34:11-12, 15-17 Corinthians 15:20-26, 28 Matthew 25:31-46
NOVEMBER
Sun 15, 22, 29 Baptism of Young Children Program (age 7-11)
Mon 16 PCC meeting parish centre 7.30pm
Tue 17 Finance Committee meeting parish centre 7.45pm
Sun 22 Feast of Christ the King (end of liturgical year A)
Sun 29 1st Week of Advent Year B
NAIDOC WEEK (moved from July to November 2020.)
‘Together in the Spirit’ was the theme for Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander Sunday - celebrated in July this year - and we feel that its still
an important concept to focus upon during the rescheduled NAIDOC
week. It is equally important to note the official NAIDOC theme -
‘Always was, Always will be.’ - which contains a strong resonance to
Pope Francis’ 2015 Encyclical “Laudato Sì, on Care for our Common
Home.” The Encyclical highlights and makes clear the need for
Australians to accept and acknowledge the stewardship and knowledge
that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people possesses and that
which is deeply imbedded in the Culture and Spirituality of Australia’s
First Peoples. www.naidoc.org.au
DAILY MASS BOOKS – ON SALE
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the Parish can no longer provide a supply of the Daily Mass Book for use by parishioners at weekday Mass. Parishioners wishing to purchase copies for their own personal use can purchase a copy from the Parish Office for $20. Supplies are limited but more can be ordered if needed.
Raising funds for Dalwood— We are holding a raffle to raise much needed funds, as
this year we have been unable to hold our annual jumble sale. To buy tickets, please scan the QR-code with your phone camera. For more information about Dalwood, visit our website: https://www.dalwoodspilstead.com/
SOUTH EAST ASIA DISASTER—Caritas Australia’s thoughts and
prayers are with the people of the Philippines, Vietnam and Cambodia
who have been devastated by unprecedented flooding after two typhoons
hit the region in one week.
Across the region, homes have been
destroyed and livelihoods lost with hundreds of thousands of
people fleeing to evacuation centres, where the risks of
spreading COVID-19 are high.
With your help, and with our church and NGO partners on the
ground, we can provide vital support to those affected by this and
other disasters as part of our Asia Emergency Appeal.
Donate today at www.caritas.org.au
or by calling 1800 024 413 toll free.
Break open the Word books from previous years are available for readers for the new liturgical year beginning at the end of November. Please call into the parish office if you’d like to pick one up.
RECENTLY DECEASED Paul Raymond Bernasconi Jean Patricia Kathner
John (Jack) Smith Suzanne Ponton
Stonko Maric Samuel Condello
Claudio Pecorella Warren Simmons
PRAYER REQUESTS
“Come to me! I will give you rest.” (Matt 11:28)
For those with ILLNESS
Aurora Kogovsek Bruno Kogovsek Daniella Takchi Cathy Ewing Elsa Monsour Irene Martin Helen Richardson Irene Hurrell
Stella Brown Cecily Smellie Jane Manning Maria Kogovsek Norma Kogovsek Joan Killick Simone Young Bob McEwan Christopher Newman Michael Lennon Yvonne Hickey Jonathan Keil
Richard Paul Reynolds Margaret Appleby Kathy Osborne Bill Rein
Margot Massey John Ardill Joan Kelly Andrew Scotland Steve Foresto Muireann Casey Chloe Zarb Tony Quattroville
Maria Bisazza
Fr David Austin OSA Parish Priest 0419 265 317 Jacky Worthington Parish Manager 9949 4455
Fr Paul Maloney OSA Assistant Priest and Prior 0439 595 723 Marianne Deveza Music Co-ordinator 9949 4455 Fr John Sullivan OSA Assistant Priest and Prior 0423 634 029 Ursula Halloway Catechist Coordinator 9949 4455 Fr Senan Ward OSA Chaplain – St Augustine’s College Janette Davidson Sacramental Coordinator 0408 866 521
Fr Abel van der Veer OSA Retired 0409 368 449 Anne Ross Parish Secretary 9949 4455 Fr Peter Jones OSA Provincial—In Residence Jane Filacuridi Parish Secretary 9949 4455
This list will be reviewed every few weeks—contact the office for continued prayers
From St Augustine You, Lord, are the unfailing light, and from You I sought to know the existence, nature
and worth of all things, as I listened to Your teaching and commandments.
Confessions, 10,40
CATHOLIC COMMUNITY OF NORTH HARBOUR
REGULAR PARISH mass times St Cecilia’s, Balgowlah SUNDAY 9.00AM WEDNESDAY 9.00AM St Kieran’s, Manly Vale Saturday vigil 5.30pm SUNDAY 7.30am, 9.30am & 6.00pm Weekdays 8.30am except Wednesdays St Augustine’s Chapel, Brookvale Wednesdays 8.10am during term time
reconciliation St Kieran 5 – 5.45pm Saturday or by appointment.
Baptisms St Cecilia 10.30am Sun. by appointment 9.00am Mass on 1st Sundays of the month St Kieran 11.30am Sun. by appointment 9.30am Mass on 1st Sundays of the month
Baptism preparation is required for 1st baptisms. Contact parish office 9949 4455 marriages Require 6 months notice and include Pre-marriage Course as part of the preparation
We acknowledge the Gayamagal and Canalgal people, the traditional custodians of this land
and pay our respects to the elders past and present.
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