MERRYLANDS DRIVING SCHOOL LEARN TO DRIVE SAFELY WITH A SENIOR DRIVING INSTRUCTOR WITH 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE SMALL LATE MODEL AUTO CAR $50.00 PER HOUR INSTRUCTOR: VICTOR OLENIK Phone: 9636 6357– Mob:0419 266 479 LESSONS AVAILABLE EVERY DAY Lic No: 11661106 * General Painng * Wallpaper * All repairs: Timber, gyprock, render & les (prior to painng) www.gebranpainting.com.au 0414 268 603 S T . M ARGARET M ARY ’ S P ARISH M ERRYLANDS 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 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: Maryanne – 0416 116 707 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 : AUGUST Evangelization - Families That families, through their life of prayer and love, become ever more clearly “schools of true human growth”. 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 4 th Sunday of the month: 1.00pm - 1.30pm– Divine Mercy Devotions 1 st 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 4 th Sunday of the month: 1.00pm - 3.00pm, 3.00pm - Holy Mass Baptisms: 1 st & 3 rd 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: 18 August 2019 Counting: Group F Church Cleaning: C Altar & general cleaning– Nada & Volunteers NEXT WEEK: 25 August 2019 Counting: Group G Church Cleaning: D 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 18 AUGUST 2019
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MERRYLANDS DRIVING SCHOOL
LEARN TO DRIVE SAFELY WITH A SENIOR DRIVING INSTRUCTOR
WITH 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE SMALL LATE MODEL AUTO CAR
$50.00 PER HOUR
INSTRUCTOR: VICTOR OLENIK Phone: 9636 6357– Mob:0419 266 479
LESSONS AVAILABLE EVERY DAY Lic No: 11661106
* General Painting
* Wallpaper * All repairs: Timber, gyprock, render & tiles (prior to painting)
www.gebranpainting.com.au
0414 268 603
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
That families, through their life of prayer and love, become ever more clearly “schools of true
human growth”.
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: 18 August 2019 Counting: Group F Church Cleaning: C Altar & general cleaning– Nada & Volunteers NEXT WEEK: 25 August 2019 Counting: Group G Church Cleaning: D 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
18 AUGUST 2019
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON
Turn your eyes, O God, our shield; and look on the face of your anointed one; one day within your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere.
FIRST READING Jer 38:4-6, 8-10
A reading from the prophet Jeremiah
The king’s leading men spoke to the king. ‘Let Jeremiah be put to death: he is unquestionably disheartening the remaining soldiers in the city, and all the people too, by talking like this. The fellow does not have the welfare of this people at heart so much as its ruin.’ ‘He is in your hands as you know,’ King Zedekiah answered ‘for the king is powerless against you.’ So they took Jeremiah and threw him into the well of Prince Malchiah in the Court of the Guard, letting him down with ropes. There was no water in the well, only mud, and into the mud Jeremiah sank. Ebed-melech came out from the palace and spoke to the king. ‘My lord king,’ he said, ‘these men have done a wicked thing by treating the prophet Jeremiah like this: they have thrown him into the well where he will die.’ At this the king gave Ebed-melech the Cushite the following order: ‘Take three men with you from here and pull the prophet Jeremiah out of the well before he dies.’
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
RESPONSORIAL PSALM
(R.) Lord, come to my aid!
1. I waited, I waited for the Lord and he stooped down to me; he heard my cry. (R.)
2. He drew me from the deadly pit, from the miry clay. He set my feet upon a rock and made my footsteps firm. (R.)
3. He put a new song into my mouth, praise of our God. Many shall see and fear and shall trust in the Lord. (R.)
4. As for me, wretched and poor, the Lord thinks of me. You are my rescuer, my help, O God, do not delay! (R.)
SECOND READING Heb 12:1-4
A reading from the letter to the Hebrews
With so many witnesses in a great cloud on every side of us, we too, then, should throw off everything that hinders us, especially the sin that clings so easily, and keep running steadily in the race we have started. Let us not lose sight of Jesus, who leads us in our faith and brings it to perfection: for the sake of the joy which was still in the future, he endured the cross, disregarding the shamefulness of it, and from now on has taken his place at the right of God’s throne. Think of the way he stood such opposition from sinners and then you will not give up for want of courage. In the fight against sin, you have not yet had to keep fighting to the point of death.
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 Lk 12:49-53
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke
Jesus said to his disciples: ‘I have come to bring fire to the earth, and how I wish it were blazing already! There is a baptism I must still re-ceive, and how great is my distress till it is over! ‘Do you suppose that I am here to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division. For from now on a household of five will be divided: three against two and two against three; the father divided against the son, son against father, mother against daughter, daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law, daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.’
The Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ.
COMMUNION ANTIPHON I am the living bread that came down from heaven, says the Lord. Whoever eats of this bread will live for ever.
MEDITATION: Do you want to be on fire for God? Jesus shocked his disciples when he declared that he would cast fire and cause division rather than peace upon the earth. What kind of fire did Jesus have in mind here? Who do you love first and foremost? Jesus challenges his disciples to exam-ine who they love first and foremost. A true disciple loves God above all else and is willing to forsake all for Jesus Christ. Jesus insists that his disciples give him the loyalty which is only due to God, a loyalty which is higher than spouse or kin. It is possible that family and friends can become our enemies if the thought of them keeps us from doing what we know God wants us to do. Does the love of Jesus Christ compel you to put God first in all you do (2 Corinthians 5:14)? The Gospel message is good news for those who seek pardon, peace, and the abundant life which God offers us through his Son, Jesus Christ. Jesus offers true freedom to those who believe in him - freedom from slavery to sin, Satan, and the oppressive forces of hatred and evil that can destroy body, mind, and spirit. Do you listen to the voice of your Savior and trust in his word? Commit your ways to him, obey his word, and you will find true peace, joy, and happiness in the Lord your God. "Lord Jesus, may the fire of your love consume me and transform my life that I may truly desire nothing more than life with you. Fill me with the power of your Holy Spirit that I may always seek to please you and do your will."
Please remember to switch off your mobile phone
NOVENA IN HONOUR OF OUR LADY OF CZESTOCHOWA
18TH AUGUST - 26TH AUGUST
The 2019 Feast of Our Lady of Czestochowa will be celebrated on the 26th August. The Pauline Fathers are the official custodians of this icon. Throughout
history, the icon of Our Lady of Czestochowa has been a source of inspiration and courage to many; including Polish leaders of the army and royalty She has helped them to achieve miraculous victo-ries & feats, against all odds.
NOVENA:
O Holy Mary, Mother of Jesus and our Mother, we believe in your triumphant Assumption into heaven where angels and saints acclaim you as Queen. Through your Holy Icon, O Our Lady of Mercy, flow healing and wholeness in abundance to all who draw near to it in faith and love. Queen of Mercy, we turn to you for protection, listen to our pray-ers and help us in our needs. Do not cease to shine before the pilgrim people of God as a sign of sure hope and consolation. We entrust to you all troubled families, the innocent and unborn children, the elderly with no one to help them, and all who are alone and without hope. Guide and sustain us, O Virgin Mary, on our journey of faith so that we might always live as true sons and daughters of the Church and obtain for us the grace of eternal salvation. Enable all to meet Christ, the light of the World and its only Sav-iour, The Way, the Truth and the Life, who reigns with the Father and the Holy Spirit for ever and ever. Amen. Hail Mary …. X 3
WE FLY TO thy patronage, O holy Mother of God; despise not our petitions in our necessities, but deliver us always from all dangers, O glorious and blessed Virgin. Amen
PRAYER REQUESTS
Peter Newman
Tony Ostojic
Shelly Barnes
Shirley Forno
Fiona Khoury
Annie Ingram
Teresa Saad
June Lewis
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
Doreen Dias
Diab Baysari
Mario & Tereza Cutajar
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
25 AUGUST 2019
21st Sunday in Ordinary Time
Year C: Is 66:18-21; Heb 12:5-7, 11-13; Lk.13:22-30
TABLE TENNIS Every Tuesday evening, commencing from 14th May 2019 in the Pastoral Centre from 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm. Three tables will be in operation and refreshments available as well. All are welcome for a social evening of Table Tennis.
St. Margaret Mary’s Parish Library The Legion of Mary will be available in room 2 of the Pastoral Centre after the 10:30am Mass on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of every month, starting on 9th June 2019 to allow parishioners to borrow books for reading. We encourage you to take this opportunity to read good Christian material. Browse over the lists while enjoying a cuppa from next door.
PARISH MORNING TEA
There will be NO MORNING TEA on Sunday 18 August & 25 August 2019
due to First Holy Communion in our Parish.
+ The best vitamin for a Christian is B1 + No Jesus - no peace, Know Jesus - know peace! + Seven days without prayer makes one weak + Try our Sundays. They are better than Baskin-Robbins. + If you're headed in the wrong direction, God allows U-turns. + An ad for a Church has a picture of two hands holding stone tablets on which the Ten Commandments are inscribed and a headline that reads, "For fast, fast, fast relief, take two tablets.
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 Thurs-day until 2.30pm. ALL ARE WELCOME
Pauline Teen Our youth group for High Schoolers. It meets on the 2nd and 4th Friday of the month after 7pm evening Mass. All welcome. Next Meeting: 23 August Pauline Teen - Talk: Adoration: Praise and Worship Evening
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
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
Our new Parish Fundraising Committee is hosting its first event “Multicultural Festival” (formerly the International Food Festival) on Saturday 26 October 2019 after 6pm Vigil Mass. Save the date on your calendar now!
Our talented Parishioners consisting of dancers, sing-ers & entertainers are requested to come forward and perform at our Parish Multicultural Festival. Please contact Peter Carroll (0414 070 082) or Parish Office.
Our generous Parishioners interested in cooking a traditional cultural dish or providing food treats may please contact Gwen D’Silva (0439 439 325).
Cultural performances & cuisine have always been a highlight of the Festival. Let’s all partici-
pate and get-together in making this year’s Multicultural Festival a truly enjoyable and memorable one.
