PARISH OF ST. THERESE, DENISTONE Presbytery and Office 8 Inkerman Rd, Denistone 2114 Tel: 9809 2925, Fax 9809 5546 Website: www.sttherese.org.au Parish Priest: Fr Roberto Castillo Parish Secretary: Gayle White [email protected]Office hours Tues-Fri 9am-3pm St Therese’s School 448 Blaxland Rd, Denistone 2114 (02) 9874 0412 School Principal: Mr Adam Nolan MASS TIMES: SATURDAY VIGIL: 6:00 pm. SUNDAY: 8:00 am and 9:30 am. MONDAY: No Mass. TUESDAY: 8am Mass. WEDNESDAY through to SATURDAY: 9.00 am Mass. FRIDAY: 9.00 am Mass. Exposition & Benediction every Friday after Mass. RECONCILIATION Saturday 5pm – 5.45pm or by appointment. Baptism: Every Sunday at 11am or 11.30am. Please contact Parish Office. Marriage: By appointment. Anointing of the sick: Please give names to Father Roberto Castillo. 26 TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (Year A) 30 th September / 1 st October 2017 ENTRANCE ANTIPHON: All that you have done to us, O Lord, you have done with true judgement, for we have sinned against you and not obeyed your commandments. But give glory to your name and deal with us according to the bounty of your mercy. FIRST READING: Ezekiel 18:25-28 A reading from the prophet Ezekiel The sinner who decides to turn against sinfulness deserves to live. The word of the Lord was addressed to me as follows: 'You object, "What the Lord does is unjust." Listen, you House of Israel: is what I do unjust? Is it not what you do that is unjust? When the upright man renounces his integrity to commit sin and dies because of this, he dies because of the evil that he himself has committed. When the sinner renounces sin to become law- abiding and honest, he deserves to live. He has chosen to renounce all his previous sins; he shall certainly live; he shall not die.' The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. RESPONSORIAL PSALM: Ps 24:4-9 RESPONSE: Remember your mercies, O Lord. Lord, make me know your ways. Lord, teach me your paths. Make me walk in your truth, and teach me: for you are God my saviour. Response. Remember your mercy, Lord, and the love you have shown from of old. Do not remember the sins of my youth. In your love remember me, because of your goodness, O Lord. Response. The Lord is good and upright. He shows the path to those who stray, he guides the humble in the right path; he teaches his way to the poor. Response. (continued on back page) SECOND READING: Philippians 2:1-11 A reading from the letter of St Paul to the Philippians In your minds be the same as Christ Jesus. If our life in Christ means anything to you, if love can persuade at all, or the Spirit that we have in common, or any tenderness and sympathy, then be united in your convictions and united in your love, with a common purpose and a common mind. That is the one thing which would make me completely happy. There must be no competition among you, no conceit; but everybody is to be self-effacing. Always consider the other person to be better than yourself, so that nobody thinks of his own interests first but everybody thinks of other people's interests instead. In your minds you must be the same as Christ Jesus: His state was divine, yet he did not cling to his equality with God but emptied himself to assume the condition of a slave, and became as men are; and being as all men are, he was humbler yet, even to accepting death, death on a cross. But God raised him high and gave him the name which is above all other names so that all beings in the heavens, on earth and in the underworld, should bend the knee at the name of Jesus and that every tongue should acclaim Jesus Christ as Lord, to the glory of God the Father. The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. GOSPEL ACCLAMATION: Alleluia, alleluia! My sheep listen to my voice, says the Lord; I know them, and they follow me. Alleluia! GOSPEL: Matthew 21:28-32 A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew He went out moved by regret. The tax collectors and prostitutes will precede you into the kingdom of God. Jesus said to the chief priests and the elders of the people, 'What is your opinion? A man had two sons. He went and said to the first, "My boy, you go and work in the vineyard today." He answered, "I will not go", but afterwards thought better of it and went. The man then went and said the same thing to the second who answered, "Certainly, sir", but did not go. Which of the two did the father's will?' 'The first' they said. Jesus said to them, 'I tell you solemnly, tax collectors and prostitutes are making their way into the kingdom of God before you. For John came to you, a pattern of true righteousness, but you did not believe him, and yet the tax collectors and prostitutes did. Even after seeing that, you refused to think better of it and believe in him.' The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ. COMMUNION ANTIPHON: Remember your word to your servant, O Lord, by which you have given me hope. This is my comfort when I am brought low. READINGS FOR NEXT WEEK: Is 5: 1-7; Phil 4: 6-9; Mt 21: 33-43. PRAYER TO ST THERESE O Little Therese of the Child Jesus, Please pick a rose for me From the heavenly gardens And send it to me as a message of love. O little flower of Jesus, Ask God today to grant the favours I now place with confidence in your hands. St. Therese, help me to always believe, As you did, In God's great love for me, So that I might imitate your "Little Way" each day. Amen.if
RECONCILIATION Saturday 5pm – 5.45pm or by appointment.
Baptism: Every Sunday at 11am or 11.30am. Please contact Parish Office.
Marriage: By appointment.
Anointing of the sick: Please give names to Father Roberto Castillo.
26TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (Year A)
30th September / 1st October 2017
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON: All that you have done to us, O Lord, you have done with true judgement, for we have sinned against you and not obeyed your commandments. But give glory to your name and deal with us according to the bounty of your mercy.
FIRST READING: Ezekiel 18:25-28
A reading from the prophet Ezekiel
The sinner who decides to turn against sinfulness deserves to live.
The word of the Lord was addressed to me as follows: 'You object, "What the Lord does is unjust." Listen, you House of Israel: is what I do unjust? Is it not what you do that is unjust? When the upright man renounces his integrity to commit sin and dies
because of this, he dies because of the evil that he himself has committed. When the sinner renounces sin to become law- abiding and honest, he deserves to live. He has chosen to renounce all his previous sins; he shall certainly live; he shall not die.'
The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
RESPONSORIAL PSALM: Ps 24:4-9
RESPONSE: Remember your mercies, O Lord.
Lord, make me know your ways. Lord, teach me your paths. Make me walk in your truth, and teach me: for you are God my saviour. Response.
Remember your mercy, Lord, and the love you have shown from of old. Do not remember the sins of my youth. In your love remember me, because of your goodness, O Lord. Response.
The Lord is good and upright. He shows the path to those who stray, he guides the humble in the right path; he teaches his way to the poor. Response.
(continued on back page)
SECOND READING: Philippians 2:1-11
A reading from the letter of St Paul to the Philippians
In your minds be the same as Christ Jesus.
If our life in Christ means anything to you, if love can persuade at all, or the Spirit that we have in common, or any tenderness and sympathy, then be united in your convictions and united in your love, with a common purpose and a common mind. That is the one thing which would make me completely happy. There must be no competition among you, no conceit; but everybody is to be self-effacing. Always consider the other person to be better than yourself, so that nobody thinks of his own interests first but everybody thinks of other people's interests instead. In your minds you must be the same as Christ Jesus:
His state was divine, yet he did not cling to his equality with God but emptied himself to assume the condition of a slave, and became as men are; and being as all men are, he was humbler yet, even to accepting death, death on a cross. But God raised him high and gave him the name which is above all other names so that all beings in the heavens, on earth and in the underworld, should bend the knee at the name of Jesus and that every tongue should acclaim Jesus Christ as Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION: Alleluia, alleluia! My sheep listen to my voice, says the Lord; I know them, and they follow me. Alleluia!
GOSPEL: Matthew 21:28-32 A reading from the holy Gospel according to
Matthew
He went out moved by regret. The tax collectors and prostitutes will precede you into the kingdom of God.
Jesus said to the chief priests and the elders of the people, 'What is your opinion? A man had two sons. He went and said to the first, "My boy, you go and
work in the vineyard today." He answered, "I will not go", but afterwards thought better of it and went. The man then went and said the same thing to the second who answered, "Certainly, sir", but did not go. Which of the two did the father's will?' 'The first' they said. Jesus said to them, 'I tell you solemnly, tax collectors and prostitutes are making their way into the kingdom of God before you. For John came to you, a pattern of true righteousness, but you did not believe him, and yet the tax collectors and prostitutes did. Even after seeing that, you refused to think better of it and believe in him.'
The Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
COMMUNION ANTIPHON: Remember your word to your servant, O Lord, by which you have given me hope. This is my comfort when I am brought low.
READINGS FOR NEXT WEEK: Is 5: 1-7; Phil 4: 6-9; Mt 21: 33-43.
PRAYER TO ST THERESE
O Little Therese of the Child Jesus, Please pick a rose for me
From the heavenly gardens And send it to me as a message of love.
O little flower of Jesus, Ask God today
to grant the favours I now place with confidence in your hands.
St. Therese, help me to always believe, As you did, In God's great love for me,
So that I might imitate your "Little Way" each day.
Offertory VOLUNTEER FAMILY VOLUNTEER FAMILY VOLUNTEERS
Projection A SHEEKA P TREACY
Altar Servers GROUP 1: ROBERT MORFUNI, NATASHA VITHANA &
PARAKELEM FAMILY
NO ROSTERED GROUP GROUP 5: BRITTANY AND JESSICA KHOURY, REBECCA
DEARING KATHERINE SPENCER
Welcomers S CHAMISA D BRENNAN
Counters Group 1: B. CLARK A. STANTON P BRODERICK
Altar Flowers J KEYSER OCTOBER ALTAR LINEN: MAUREEN PEARCE
NEXT WEEKEND 7 / 8 OCT 2017
27TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME SATURDAY 6.00PM SUNDAY 8.00AM SUNDAY 9.30AM
Acolyte T DABBAH A STANTON A BOURONCLE (M&H)
Minister of HC J KEYSER J KWONG P CRONIN
Minister of HC VOLUNTEER VOLUNTEER J MORABITO (M&C)
Reader B CLARK P TREACY N BRIERLEY
Wardens P BURGE VOLUNTEER VOLUNTEER
Offertory DABBAH FAMILY VOLUNTEER FAMILY D BRENNAN
Projection T MORFUNI S PERERA
Altar Servers GROUP 2: CAITLIN & EMMA
TEIXEIRA NO ROSTERED GROUP GROUP 6: TAMPOE FAMILY
Welcomers A CHAN D BRENNAN
Counters Group 2: L SEETO T DABBAH C DABBAH
Altar Flowers N HAHN OCTOBER ALTAR LINEN: MAUREEN PEARCE
PARISH NEWS & NOTICES: Request for Mass and Prayers Recently deceased: Edward Rowe. Pray also for the souls of: Marie Santa Maria.
Applications For Reconciliation Please come and collect an application for your child’s Reconciliation from Fr Roberto after Mass. This form needs to be completed and returned to the presbytery (8 Inkerman Road, Denistone) ASAP along with the contribution fee.
This is a great opportunity for you and your child to greet Fr Roberto.
I would also like to take this opportunity to remind parents that the Parent Information Evening will be held on the 11th October at 7.30 in the School Hall.
Parish Luncheon Is booked for Sunday the 12th November at Ryde Eastwood Leagues club at 12 midday. All parishioners are invited to attend, so please write your name on the clipboard provided at the entrance of the Church.
Cost of the luncheon will be $30 per adult and $15 per child for children aged between 3yrs and 12yrs of age.
We also suggest that you pay for your lunch ASAP by giving the money to Fr Roberto after Mass, in a clearly marked envelope “Parish Luncheon” or putting it into the secure presbytery letterbox at 8 Inkerman Road.
IMITATE OUR WONDERFUL SAINT THERESE
I feel that when I am charitable it is Jesus alone who acts in me; the more I am united to Him the more do I love all my Sisters. If, when
I desire to increase this love in my heart, the demon tries to set before my eyes the faults of one or other of the Sisters, I hasten to call to mind her virtues, her good desires; I say to
myself that if I had seen her fall once, she may well have gained many victories which she
conceals through humility; and that even what appears to me a fault may in truth be an act of
virtue by reason of the intention. Story of A Soul, Chapter IX
Congratulations to all our parishioners on the Feast of St Therese. May the Lord bless you and our Parish and keep us always together in Christ and with each other and our families.
We extend an invitation for you all to attend a celebratory morning tea after the 9.30 am Sunday Mass when we will cut a cake in her honour. So come and celebrate with us all.
P.S. Don’t forget to place your prayer card in the basket provided and to put your rose in a vase in front of the statue of St Therese.
Catechesis For This Modern Age Come, listen and begin a new life with Christ every Thursday & Sunday at 7:30pm – 8:30 pm in the School Hall, St Therese, Denistone. (corner Blaxland & Terry Road, Entry on Terry Road + Child minding) You can join the group anytime, just come along! Fr Roberto Castillo, Parish Priest - 02 98092925.
New Rosters for October and November 2017 New printed rosters are in the sacristy or you can view the rosters on our website.
Baptisms this weekend This Sunday we will welcome into our faith community Kate Elizabeth Capizzi and Leo Cason Capizzi. We congratulate their parents Basil & Therese, Stefano & Emma and their families.
Month of Prayer and Fasting for Marriage and Families: Today and throughout the week we pray for flourishing of marriages and families in Australia.
Heavenly Father,
grant that our families
may be places of communion and prayer,
authentic schools of the Gospel
and small domestic Churches.
Make us ever more mindful
of the sacredness and beauty
of the family in God’s plan. Don’t forget on Wednesdays throughout October we will have a time of prayer from 9.30 am before the Blessed Sacrament in the Church. Whilst on Fridays we encourage you all to fast for the intentions of the week. Come along to these prayers and make an effort to fast for the sake of families.
Monthly Rosary Prayer Group Will meet again on Saturday 7th October at 2pm, 5 Gordon St EASTWOOD (the Wheeler Family home). All are welcome to join us to pray for all intentions. Come & witness the power of prayer. Transport is available for any parishioner who requires transport to come. Just contact Elizabeth Wheeler on 0415-551-453.
Mothers Prayers We invite all mothers, grandmothers, foster mothers, aunties and all women to come together to pray for our children on the 1st Thursday of the month at 2.30pm in St Therese Church, Denistone. Our next day of prayer will be this Thursday the 5th October at 2.30pm. Everyone is welcome!
OTHER NOTICES: MIRACULOUS MEDAL ASSOCIATION: “Mass with Novena will be celebrated in St. Anthony’s Church, 54 Agincourt Road, Marsfield on Saturday, 7th October, 2017 at 10.00 a.m. All welcome.”
