Fourth Sunday of Easter A Sunday 3rd May 2020 St. Bede’s St James’ Church, 2 Woolley Street, Forest Lodge Weekday Masses Wednesday & Friday: 9am Saturday: 8.30am Sunday Mass Times Saturday Vigil: 5pm Sunday: 9.30am (Tongan Choir: 4th Sunday) Confession (Reconciliaon) Saturday at 4.15—4.45pm (St. James) Bapsms 2nd Sunday of the month at 12.15pm. Bookings required. St Bede’s Church 43 Pyrmont Street, Pyrmont Sunday Mass Times 8am and 11am Bapsms 3rd Sunday of the month at 12.00 noon. Bookings required. Compulsory Bapsm Classes for all parishes held on the 1st Sunday of the Month at St James Hall from 3.30—4.30pm St. James Parish Priest: Father Dominic Murphy OP Email: [email protected]St James: 2 Woolley Street, Forest Lodge St Bede: 43 Pyrmont Street, Pyrmont St Benedicts: 104 Broadway, Chippendale St James Forest Lodge & St Bede’s Pyrmont Emails: info@stjames-stbede.org.au bapsms@stjames-stbede.org.au weddings@stjames-stbede.org.au ecrsacraments@stjames-stbede.org.au Web: www.stjames-stbede.org.au Mail: PO Box 22, Glebe 2037 Phone: 02 9660 1407 Office Hours: 9.30am—2.30pm Tuesday to Friday Parish Secretary: Ms Brooke Foye Email: info@stjames-stbede.org.au Sacramental &Safeguarding Co-Ordinator: Mrs Amanda Gardiner Email: admin@stjames-stbede.org.au St James School Principal: Mrs Enrica Bova Email: [email protected]Phone: 02 9692 0870 150 years on Pyrmont Peninsula The Catholic Community of Saint Bede 1867-2017 Wrien by Fr Colin F Fowler OP Fr Colin Fowler is a member of the Australian Province of the Dominican Order. He was Parish Priest of St Bede’s, Pyrmont, from 2005-2014. He has a doctorate in the history of 17th century philosophy from Deakin University. Journal of a Voyage to Australia 1855-56 Myles Athy, A recruit for St Mary’s Monastery, Sydney Wrien by Anne Wark Armour of Light The Stained Glass Windows of St James’ Church, Forest Lodge Wrien by Anne Wark Anne Wark is a long-me parishioner of St James Parish, Forest Lodge. REFLECTION by Fr Michael Tate The Shepherd’s Voice In Jesus’ time, the shepherd lead from the front: the sheep followed the sound of his voice to reach good pasture. Jesus describes other voices who might try to mislead the sheep as ‘thieves and brigands’. In John’s gospel, Judas, the thief from the common purse of the disciples, led a group of temple guards and Roman soldiers to take Jesus by force. Barabbas was a brigand, a leader of an insurrection. Our Lord knew that armed rebellion against the Romans would lead to the destruction of Jerusalem. So, Jesus is warning his followers against the seductive voices of those who advocate the use of violence. In particular, the successor of Peter should echo the voice of Jesus the Good Shepherd and no other. Popes of the modern era seem to be listening more attentively to the Good Shepherd, as successors of St Peter who was instructed: ‘Feed my lambs, feed my sheep’. We could pause for a moment to attune our ears to the sound of the Shepherd’s voice and follow Him so that He may lead us to pastures where we can have life, abundantly. Alleluia! Books for Sale If you would like to purchase any of the books below, please contact Brooke on 0466 340 141 or email [email protected]
2nd Sunday of the month at 12.15pm. Bookings required.
St Bede’s Church
43 Pyrmont Street, Pyrmont
Sunday Mass Times
8am and 11am Baptisms
3rd Sunday of the month at 12.00 noon. Bookings required.
Compulsory Baptism Classes for all
parishes held on the 1st Sunday of the Month at St James Hall from 3.30—4.30pm
St. James
Parish Priest: Father Dominic Murphy OP Email: [email protected] St James: 2 Woolley Street, Forest Lodge St Bede: 43 Pyrmont Street, Pyrmont St Benedicts: 104 Broadway, Chippendale St James Forest Lodge & St Bede’s Pyrmont Emails: [email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected] Web: www.stjames-stbede.org.au Mail: PO Box 22, Glebe 2037 Phone: 02 9660 1407 Office Hours: 9.30am—2.30pm Tuesday to Friday Parish Secretary: Ms Brooke Foye Email: [email protected] Sacramental &Safeguarding Co-Ordinator: Mrs Amanda Gardiner Email: [email protected] St James School Principal: Mrs Enrica Bova Email: [email protected] Phone: 02 9692 0870
150 years on Pyrmont Peninsula The Catholic Community of Saint Bede 1867-2017 Written by Fr Colin F Fowler OP Fr Colin Fowler is a member of the Australian Province of the Dominican Order. He was Parish Priest of St Bede’s, Pyrmont, from 2005-2014. He has a doctorate in the history of 17th century philosophy from Deakin University.
Journal of a Voyage to Australia 1855-56
Myles Athy, A recruit for St Mary’s Monastery, Sydney Written by Anne Wark
Armour of Light The Stained Glass Windows of St James’ Church, Forest Lodge Written by Anne Wark Anne Wark is a long-time parishioner of St James Parish, Forest Lodge.
REFLECTION by Fr Michael Tate The Shepherd’s Voice In Jesus’ time, the shepherd lead from the front: the sheep followed the sound of his voice to reach good pasture. Jesus describes other voices who might try to mislead the sheep as ‘thieves and brigands’.
In John’s gospel, Judas, the thief from the common purse of the disciples, led a group of temple guards and Roman soldiers to take Jesus by force.
Barabbas was a brigand, a leader of an insurrection. Our Lord knew that armed rebellion against the Romans would lead to the destruction of Jerusalem.
So, Jesus is warning his followers against the seductive voices of those who advocate the use of violence.
In particular, the successor of Peter should echo the voice of Jesus the Good Shepherd and no other. Popes of the modern era seem to be listening more attentively to the Good Shepherd, as successors of St Peter who was instructed: ‘Feed my lambs, feed my sheep’.
We could pause for a moment to attune our ears to the sound of the Shepherd’s voice and follow Him so that He may lead us to pastures where we can have life, abundantly.
Alleluia!
Books for Sale
If you would like to purchase any of the books below, please contact Brooke on 0466 340 141 or email [email protected]
CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE OF SYDNEY PARISH SAFEGUARDING VOLUNTEER ONLINE INDUCTION TRAINING,
WORKING WITH CHILDREN CHECK & CODE OF CONDUCT St James & Bede’s Parish REQUIRES our volunteers to complete the Parish Safeguarding Volunteer Online Training. It is MANDATORY that volunteers in all parishes comply with the Safeguarding and Ministerial Integrity Office training. Please contact Amanda Gardiner on 9660 1407 or email [email protected] for a copy of the required forms.
The Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney Safeguarding Office Child sexual abuse is a crime. The appropriate people to deal with crimes 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 [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 crime to the police.
Please pray for the sick: Mary Pedersen, Kathleen Keane, Nathan Anwyl, Benjamin Maloney, Ro Murphy,Daniel Politoni, James Price, Terrie Iglesias, Guido Gianni, Mia Hoad, Audrey Tate, Elizabeth Fletcher, Neave Mackey, Patricia O’Leary, Gillian Ellis, John & June Ebert, Debbie Julius, Fran Campisi, Irene Malin, Fr. Michael Walsh, Bp Geoffrey Robinson, Kate Mara, Leslee Hoad-Mara, Lee Tillam, Kay White, family members, parishioners, friends.
Please pray for the deceased: Filippo Ranieri, Jose Amado Villamor, Jemmerson Valenciano Losalio Paea, Claudio Benedetti, Claudio Onorati, Mary Lee, John Chee, Andrew Chee, Maria Low, Anna Chang, Michael Farrell, Isabel Rosales, Peter Kaissis, Tony Galluzzo, Peter Nguyen Van Vinh, Debra Turriff, James Fitzpatrick, McNair Family, Anthony Creighton, Allan White, Georgia Hoad, Maria Lo, Sean & Pat Flanagan, Frank & Melina Galluzzo, O’Connor family members & all the faithful departed Parishioners.
If you would like to add names to the “pray for the sick” or “pray for the deceased” lists, please contact the office. Please note that any names added for an anniversary to the pray for the deceased will remain for 4 weeks.
LINKS AND EMAILS IN THE BULLETINS— ALL LINKS SHOULD NOW WORK. URGENT APPEAL—PERSONAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS Donations of personal hygiene products are urgently sought for Care Packages being put together for the thousands of seafarers trapped on ships coming into Sydney waters. Chaplain to the Seafarers, Sr Mary Leahy, said donations of shampoo, body wash, toothpaste, deodorant, razors, knitted beanies and chocolates are desperately needed for the thousands of seamen currently stranded on ships on our waterfront due to the Coronavirus. Sr Mary has spent the past 20 years helping those who earn a living on the seas and said she has never seen conditions so dire. Parishes including St Andrew Malabar, St Charles Borromeo Ryde/ Gladesville and Our Lady Star of the Sea Miranda have agreed to be drop-off points for the donations however if you would like to support the appeal and collect donations please contact journalist Debbie Cramsie at the Sydney Archdiocese on [email protected] PARISHIONER INFORMATION COLLECTION SHEET Attached to this email is a “Parishioner Information” collection sheet. I would be very grateful if you could complete the form and return to me. This will allow me to update the parish databases with correct information. The form is electronic, so all you need to do is complete, save and return via email to me at [email protected] All information provided is treated with sensitivity and confidentiality, once the information is added to our database, the collection form is deleted or destroyed.
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THE PARISH OFFICE Our parish secretary Brooke is working from home and the parish office will operate via telephone and email only. We have an alternate phone number during this time, which is 0466 340 141. Our email address is [email protected] Unfortunately the voicemail on our parish office machine will not be able to be checked on a regular basis. Please call our alternate number 0466 340 141 for any enquiries. NEWSLETTERS I will be emailing the parish bulletin every Friday. Feel free to forward the bulletin to your friends or other parishioners. If you would like to be added to the email list to receive the bulletin and other updates, please email me on [email protected]
Donations and Planned Giving. If you would like to continue donating to the parish while restrictions are in place, please find the information below on the options. Regarding donations to the church, on a regular Sunday, there are 2 collections, but they are divided into 3 parts. First Collection This collection provides for the priests and friars of the parish. Second Collection Loose Collection This collection provides the income for all the running expenses of the parish.
Envelopes—Planned Giving This is the only donation that is tax deductible and is used to reduce our compulsory quarterly Charitable Works Fund amounts. A tax receipt is issued at the end of the financial year. Envelope donations can be made by using your allocated envelopes, credit card, or direct debit—which is our preferred method of receiving donations.
CREDIT CARD DONATIONS For regular donations, please contact Brooke on 0466 340 141 or [email protected]
“One Off” donations, can be made via our website: https://www.stjames-stbede.org.au/ via the red “SUPPORT US” button in the top right of the home page. This will take you to a drop down menu for you to select your choices.
NICENE CREED I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven & earth, of all things visible and invisible. I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God, born of the Father before all ages. God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father; through him all things were made. For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven, and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, he suffered death and was buried, and rose again on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead and his kingdom will have no end. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets. I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church. I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen. PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS Grant, we pray, O Lord, that we may always find delight in these paschal mysteries, so that the renewal constantly at work within us may be the cause of our unending joy. Through Christ our Lord.
COMMUNION ANTIPHON The Good Shepherd has risen, who laid down his life for his sheep and willingly died for his flock, alleluia.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION Look upon your flock, kind Shepherd, and be pleased to settle in eternal pastures the sheep you have redeemed by the Precious Blood of your Son. Who lives and reigns for ever and ever.
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON The merciful love of the Lord fills the earth; by the word of the Lord the heavens were made, alleluia. GLORIA Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to people of good will. We praise you, we bless you, we adore you, we glorify you, we give you thanks for your great glory, Lord God, heavenly King, O God, almighty Father. Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son, Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us; you take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer; you are seated at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us. For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. COLLECT Almighty ever-living God, lead us to a share in the joys of heaven, so that the humble flock may reach where the brave Shepherd has gone before. Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. FIRST READING Acts 2:14. 36-41
On the day of Pentecost Peter stood up with the Eleven and addressed the crowd with a loud voice: ‘The whole House of Israel can be certain that God has made this Jesus whom you crucified both Lord and Christ.’
Hearing this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the apostles, ‘What must we do, brothers?’ ‘You must repent,’ Peter answered ‘and every one of you must be baptised in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. The promise that was made is for you and your children, and for all those who are far away, for all those whom the Lord our God will call to himself.’ He spoke to them for a long time using many arguments, and he urged them, ‘Save yourselves from this perverse generation.’ They were convinced by his arguments, and they accepted what he said and were baptised. That very day about three thousand were added to their number.
RESPONSORIAL PSALM The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
SECOND READING 1 Peter 2:20-25
The merit, in the sight of God, is in bearing punishment patiently when you are punished after doing your duty.
This, in fact, is what you were called to do, because Christ suffered for you and left an example for you to follow the way he took. He had not done anything wrong, and there had been no perjury in his mouth. He was insulted and did not retaliate with insults; when he was tortured he made no threats but he put his trust in the righteous judge. He was bearing our faults in his own body on the cross, so that we might die to our faults and live for holiness; through his wounds you have been healed. You had gone astray like sheep but now you have come back to the shepherd and guardian of your souls.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION Alleluia, alleluia! I am the good shepherd, says the Lord; I know my sheep, and mine know me. Alleluia!
GOSPEL READING John 10:1-10
Jesus said: ‘I tell you most solemnly, anyone who does not enter the sheepfold through the gate, but gets in some other way is a thief and a brigand. The one who enters through the gate is the shepherd of the flock; the gatekeeper lets him in, the sheep hear his voice, one by one he calls his own sheep and leads them out. When he has brought out his flock, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow because they know his voice. They never follow a stranger but run away from him: they do not recognise the voice of strangers.’
Jesus told them this parable but they failed to understand what he meant by telling it to them.
So Jesus spoke to them again:
‘I tell you most solemnly, I am the gate of the sheepfold. All others who have come are thieves and brigands; but the sheep took no notice of them. I am the gate. Anyone who enters through me will be safe: he will go freely in and out and be sure of finding pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come so that they may have life and have it to the full.’
