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ST . MARGARET MARY ’S PARISH MERRYLANDS
PARISH INFORMATION
PARISH OFFICE: 1-5 Chetwynd Rd, MERRYLANDS NSW 2160 Postal Address: PO Box 757, Merrylands. Tuesday - Friday: 9:30am - 3:30pm
Phone: 9637 2526 9637 2014 Fax: 9637 2442 Email: [email protected] Website: stmm.org.au
PARISH GROUPS CO-ORDINATORS: Secretary: Denise Fernandes
Finance Committee: Reuben Dias
Parish Council:
Chair: Bella Reyes - 0419 228 160 Fr Janusz Pawlicha, OSPPE
Secretary: Cheryl Fortini Fundraising Committee:
Mike Jacobson - 0438 590 136
Catechists: Sonia Abi-Rached
Music : Kerry van der Linden - 0406 973 350
Sacraments: Christopher Barnes
Acolytes / RCIA : Peter Carroll - 0414 070 082
Readers: Gwen D’Silva
Youth groups: Pauline Teen: Fr Joseph / Rita Jacobson Pauline Youth: Fr Joseph
Legion of Mary: Merwyn D’Souza – 0478 109 569
Playgroup: Nicole Gadd – 0402 350 170
St Vincent de Paul: 88619757
Bus to Berrima: Giovanna - 9682 1008
Our Parish is under the Pastoral Care of the Order of St Paul the First Hermit (known as the Pauline Fathers) who for more than 630 years are renowned
Custodians of the Miraculous Icon of Our Lady of Jasna Gora, Poland.
Parish Priest Fr Janusz Pawlicha
Assistant Priest
Fr Joseph Maria Buckley
Prayer: Holy Father-Pope Francis’ monthly intention : NOVEMBER Universal – Communication and Reconciliation That a spirit of dialogue, encounter and reconciliation emerges in the Near East, where diverse
religious communities share their lives together.
First Friday:
11am: Maltese Mass 7.00pm: Holy Mass, Stations of the Cross followed by Exposition
Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament: Thursdays-Eucharistic Adoration: 9.30 am-2.30pm 4th Sunday of the month: 1.00pm - 1.30pm– Divine Mercy Devotions 1st Friday of the month: approx. 8.30pm– midnight
Vespers– Sunday Evenings 5.15 pm - 5.45pm
RCIA sessions– Sunday mornings 9am Mass followed by Session 10 am –11am
Devotions:
Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Tuesday: after morning Mass Wednesday: 6:30pm before 7:00pm Mass
Veneration of the Holy Face of Jesus:
Tuesday: 7.30pm - 8.30pm
Divine Mercy Devotions 4th Sunday of the month: 1.00pm - 3.00pm, 3.00pm - Holy Mass
Baptisms: 1st & 3rd Sundays of the month
Reconciliation: Tues - Fri 8.30 - 8.55am Sat - 9am - 9.30am and 4.30pm-5.30pm (or by appointment)
Marriages: By appointment only (6 months required)
Sick Calls: 9637 2526– option 3 or 0412 625 187 - any time
THIS WEEK: 10 November 2019 Counting: Group B Church Cleaning: A Altar & general cleaning– Nada & Volunteers NEXT WEEK: 17 November 2019 Counting: Group C Church Cleaning: C Altar & general cleaning– Nada & Volunteers
WEEKEND MASSES: WEEKDAY MASSES:
Saturday: 6:00pm Vigil Monday: 9:15am
Sunday: 7:30am Tuesday: 9:00am & 7:00pm
9:00am Wednesday: 9:00am & 7:00pm
10:30am Thursday: 9:00am
6:00pm Friday: 9:00am & 7:00pm
Saturday: 8:30am
SUNDAY - 10th NOVEMBER 2019
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Let my prayer come into your presence. Incline your ear to my cry for help, O Lord.
FIRST READING 2 Mc 7:1-2, 9-14
A reading from the second book of Maccabees There were seven brothers who were arrested with their mother. The king tried to force them to taste pig’s flesh, which the Law forbids, by torturing them with whips and scourges. One of them, acting as spokesman for the others, said, ‘What are you trying to find out from us? We are prepared to die rather than break the Law of our ances-tors.’ With his last breath the second brother exclaimed, ‘Inhuman fiend, you may discharge us from this present life, but the King of the world will raise us up, since it is for his laws that we die, to live again for ever.’ After him, they amused themselves with the third, who on being asked for his tongue promptly thrust it out and held out his hands, with these honourable words, ‘It was heaven that gave me these limbs; for the sake of his laws I disdain them; from him I hope to receive them again.’ The king and his attendants were astounded at the young man's courage and his utter indifference to suffering. When this one was dead they subjected the fourth to the same sav-age torture. When he neared his end he cried, ‘Ours is the better choice, to meet death at men’s hands, yet relying on God’s promise that we shall be raised up by him; whereas for you there can be no resurrection, no new life.’
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
RESPONSORIAL PSALM
(R.) Lord, when your glory appears, my joy will be full. 1. Lord, hear a cause that is just,
pay heed to my cry. Turn your ear to my prayer: no deceit is on my lips. (R.)
2. I keep my feet firmly in your paths; there was no faltering in my steps. I am here and I call, you will hear me, O God. Turn your ear to me; hear my words. (R.)
3. Guard me as the apple of your eye. Hide me in the shadow of your wings. As for me, in my justice I shall see your face and be filled, when I awake, with the sight of your glory. (R.)
SECOND READING 2Thess 2:16-3:5
A reading from the second letter of St Paul to the Thessalonians
May our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father who has giv-en us his love and, through his grace, such inexhaustible comfort and such sure hope, comfort you and strengthen you in everything good that you do or say. Finally, brothers, pray for us; pray that the Lord’s message may spread quickly, and be received with honour as it was among you; and pray that we may be preserved from the interference of bigoted and evil people, for faith is not given to everyone. But the Lord is faithful, and he will give you strength and guard you from the evil one, and we, in the Lord, have every confidence that you are doing and will go on doing all that we tell you. May the Lord turn your hearts towards the love of God and the fortitude of Christ.
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION Alleluia, alleluia! Jesus Christ is the firstborn of the dead; glory and kingship be his for ever and ever. Alleluia!
GOSPEL Lk 20:27-38
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke
Some Sadducees – those who say that there is no resurrection – approached Jesus and they put this question to him, ‘Master, we have it from Moses in writing, that if a man’s married brother dies childless, the man must marry the widow to raise up children for his brother. Well, then, there were seven brothers. The first, having mar-ried a wife, died childless. The second and then the third married the widow. And the same with all seven, they died leaving no children. Finally the woman herself died. Now, at the resurrection, to which of them will she be wife since she had been married to all seven?’ Jesus replied, ‘The children of this world take wives and husbands, but those who are judged worthy of a place in the other world and in the resurrection from the dead do not marry because they can no longer die, for they are the same as the angels, and being children of the resurrection they are sons of God. And Moses himself implies that the dead rise again, in the passage about the bush where he calls the Lord the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob. Now he is God, not of the dead, but of the living; for to him all men are in fact alive.’
The Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ.
COMMUNION ANTIPHON The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want. Fresh and green are the pastures where he gives me repose, near restful waters he leads me.
MEDITATION:
Is your life earth-bound or heaven-bound? The Sadducees had one big problem - they could not conceive of heaven beyond what they could see with their naked eyes! Aren't we often like them? We don't recognize spir-
itual realities because we try to make heaven into an earthly image. The Sadducees came to Jesus with a test question to make the resurrection look ridiculous. The Sadducees, unlike the Pharisees, did not believe in immortality, nor in angels or evil spirits. Their religion was literally grounded in an earthly image of heaven.
Please remember to switch off your mobile phone
FUNDRAISING SALE
VITTORIA BISCOTTI (Product Of Italy)
$1 - per packet (200g) $5 - 6 packets $8 - 12 packets (1 carton) $15 - 24 packets (2 cartons) All proceeds of sale will go towards St. Margaret Mary’s Catholic Church.
Please contact Joey Wang for the delicious Biscotti on 0430460214 or email [email protected]
Fr. Janusz and Fr. Joseph sincerely thank the new Fund-raising Committee for their tremendous efforts and every-one who patronized the Multi-cultural Festival on Saturday,
26 October 2019. It was overwhelming to see the Parish Hall filled with over 400 people (Thank you). A great thank you to everyone who generously donated their time to cook the delicious International dishes enjoyed by so many on the night and for all the performers who gave us a wonderful night of entertainment.
Last but not the least, an immense appreciation to all our local business sponsors & parishioners that participated and donated generously...Without you this event wouldn’t be such a monu-mental success. God Bless You.
PRAYER REQUESTS
Peter Newman
Tony Ostojic
Shelly Barnes
Shirley Forno
Fiona Khoury
Annie Ingram
Teresa Saad
Doreen Dias
George & Mary Spiteri
Christopher Oldham
Simon Khoury
Gervais
Sonia & Pierre Abi–Rached
Therese Nicolas
Luca Jerkovic
Susan Pace
Branko Soric
Theresa Durand
Joanna Essey
Desfosses
Adam Borcuik
Rose Abdo
Jocelyn Santos
Willie & Tereza Cutajar
Andrew Tawil
Giovanna Prestipino
Alice Said
Youssef Tawil
Peter Van Tilburg
Nicole Ratnakumar
Sakaria Frank Mausio
Diab Baysari
Mario & Tereza Cutajar
Mary Essey
Greg Stephen
Gretta Charbel
Father, pour out Your Spirit upon the people of this parish so
that inspired by Your word, nourished at Your table and
graced by Your empowering love, our lives may be devoted to
the service of our brothers and sisters and the building up of
Your Kingdom. May our parish community truly be, for this
place and time, the Body of Christ Your Son, through whom
we make this prayer. Amen
NEXT WEEK’S READINGS
17 NOVEMBER 2019
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Year C: Mal 3:19-20, 9-14; 2Thess 3:7-12; Lk 21:5-19
Q. Who was the fastest runner in the race?
A. Adam, because he was first in the human race. Q. What did Adam say on the day before Christmas? A. It's Christmas, Eve! Q: What do we have that Adam never had? A: Ancestors
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION THURSDAYS 9.30am to 2.30pm
The Lord invites us to take some time out of our busy lives to spend some time with Him in quiet adoration, prayer and reflection. If you can spare 1/2 hour or
more, the Blessed Sacrament is exposed after morning Mass every Thursday until 2.30pm. ALL ARE WELCOME
1st Friday adoration will commence from approx. 8:30pm - midnight
Every Friday (except 1st Friday of the month) Alliance of 2 Hearts will hosts the Adoration
Service after 7:00pm Mass until 10:00pm All are welcome.
SCRIPTURE STUDY—THURSDAY EVENINGS You are invited to experience the joy of “the Word of God” in a weekly discussion/study meeting at 7pm at St. Margaret Mary’s Pastoral Centre.
For further queries, please contact Gwen on 9632 9097.
Feast of
PARISH MORNING TEA
Sunday - 10 November 2019
Where : Pastoral Centre Time : following 10.30am Mass
This week: : Parish C / Finance / Fundraising Next week: Playgroup
ALL ARE WELCOME
SACRAMENTAL PROGRAM 2019
SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION
Preparation Lessons: Sundays after 10:30am Mass in the Parish Hall
Session 4 : 10 November 2019
Confirmation Rehearsal : Monday 11 November at 7pm
CONFIRMATION CELEBRATION: Wednesday - 13 November 2019 at 7:00 pm Mass
Enrolment forms are available at The Parish Office or from your child’s Scripture teacher (SRE) at school.
Any queries, please contact Christopher Barnes on Wednesday (10:00 am –12:00pm) at the Parish office
or email:[email protected]
Inaugural Parish Movie Night Saturday 16 November 2019
Come join us in the Pastoral Centre to watch a film every 3rd Saturday of the Month after the 6pm evening Mass. The film for November is St. Barbara, convent and mar-tyr of the early church. Rated M. Film will be followed by a short talk/discussion.
Volunteers needed to help on the night, see Fr. Joseph Maria
DAILY GREGORIAN MASS FOR ALL DEPARTED SOULS IN NOVEMBER
During the last week of October -A Book for the Deceased will be placed in front of the statue of Our Lady, where you will be able to write the names of the faithful departed members of your family or friends . All the names written on the book will be offered during our Gregorian Mass, every-day in November. We will be celebrating one (1) daily Gregorian Mass during the weekday and weekends for all the deceased in Novem-ber . If there is another Mass on that day, then it will be available for parish or personal inten-tions.
We also have “November Mass” yellow envelopes for our daily Gregorian Masses in November. These are located around the church and pews.
Please write the name of the persons on the envelope including a donation and place the envelope in the basket at the altar.
Our Multicultural Festival on 26 October 2019 raised an outstanding amount of $13,692.30 for the Parish! Special mention of appreciation to our parishioners, who raised a substantial amount by their performances, selling a large num-ber of raffle tickets before and on the night of the festival. Fr. Janusz will ensure that the profits will go towards the Parish to cover current expenses and future projects. Thanks to everyone who helped to make the Multicultural Festi-val such an outstanding success!
St Margaret Mary’s Christmas Party will be held in the school grounds on Sunday, 15 December 2019 after the 10.30am Mass. Details will be revealed in the coming weeks – mark the date in your calendar now!