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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: parish@stmm.org.au 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 - 0415 663 966

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 : JULY Universal - Justice

That those who administer justice may work with integrity and that the injustice which prevails

in the world may not have the last word.

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: 14 July 2019 Counting: Group A Church Cleaning: A Altar & general cleaning– Nada & Volunteers NEXT WEEK: 21 July 2019 Counting: Group B 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

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ENTRANCE ANTIPHON As for me, in justice I shall behold your face; I shall be filled with the vision of your glory.

FIRST READING Deut 30:10-14

A reading from the book of Deuteronomy

Moses said to the people: ‘Obey the voice of the Lord your God, keeping those commandments and laws of his that are written in the Book of this Law, and you shall return to the Lord your God with all your heart and soul. ‘For this Law that I enjoin on you today is not beyond your strength or beyond your reach. It is not in heaven, so that you need to wonder, “Who will go up to heaven for us and bring it down to us, so that we may hear it and keep it?” Nor is it beyond the seas, so that you need to wonder, “Who will cross the seas for us and bring it back to us, so that we may hear it and keep it?” No, the Word is very near to you, it is in your mouth and in your heart for your observance.’

The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM

(R.) Turn to the Lord in your need, and you will live.

1. This is my prayer to you, my prayer for your favour. In your great love, answer me, O God, with your help that never fails: Lord, answer, for your love is kind; in your compassion, turn towards me. (R.)

2. As for me in my poverty and pain let your help, O God, lift me up. I will praise God’s name with a song; I will glorify him with thanksgiving. (R.)

3. The poor when they see it will be glad and God-seeking hearts will revive; for the Lord listens to the needy and does not spurn his servants in their chains. (R.)

4. For God will bring help to Zion and rebuild the cities of Judah. The sons of his servants shall inherit it; those who love his name shall dwell there. (R.)

SECOND READING Col 1:15-20

A reading from from the letter of St Paul to the Colossians

Christ Jesus is the image of the unseen God and the first-born of all creation, for in him were created all things in heaven and on earth: everything visible and everything invisible, Thrones, Dominations, Sovereignties, Powers – all things were created through him and for him. Before anything was created, he existed, and he holds all things in unity. Now the Church is his body, he is its head. As he is the Be-ginning, he was first to be born from the dead, so that he should be first in every way; because God wanted all perfection to be found in him and all things to be reconciled through him and for him, every-thing in heaven and everything on earth, when he made peace by his death on the cross.

The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION Alleluia, alleluia! Your words, Lord, are spirit and life; You have the words of everlasting life. Alleluia!

GOSPEL Lk 10:25-37

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke

There was a lawyer who, to disconcert Jesus, stood up and said to him, ‘Master, what must I do to inherit eternal life?’ He said to him, ‘What is written in the Law? What do you read there?’ He replied, ‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neigh-bour as yourself.’ ‘You have answered right,’ said Jesus, ‘do this and life is yours.’ But the man was anxious to justify himself and said to Jesus, ‘And who is my neighbour?’ Jesus replied, ‘A man was once on his way down from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell into the hands of brigands; they took all he had, beat him and then made off, leaving him half dead. Now a priest happened to be travelling down the same road, but when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. In the same way a Levite who came to the place saw him, and passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan traveller who came upon him was moved with compassion when he saw him. He went up and bandaged his wounds, pouring oil and wine on them. He then lifted him on to his own mount, carried him to the inn and looked after him. Next day, he took out two denarii and handed them to the innkeeper. “Look after him,” he said, “and on my way back I will make good any extra expense you have.” Which of these three, do you think, proved himself a neighbour to the man who fell into the brigands’ hands?’ ‘The one who took pity on him,’ he replied. Jesus said to him, ‘Go and do the same yourself.’

The Gospel of the Lord.

Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ.

COMMUNION ANTIPHON Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood Remains in me and I in him, says the Lord.

MEDITATION: If God is all-loving and compassionate, then why is there so much suffering and evil in this world? Many agnostics refuse to believe in God because of this seemingly imponderable problem. If God is love then evil and suffering must be eliminated in all its forms. What is God's answer to this human dilemma? Jesus' parable about a high-way robbery gives us a helpful hint. Jesus told this dramatic story in response to a devout Jew who wanted to understand how to apply God's great commandment of love to his everyday life circumstanc-es. In so many words this religious-minded Jew said: "I want to love God as best as I can and I want to love my neighbor as well. But how do I know that I am fulfilling my duty to love my neighbor as myself?" Jesus must have smiled when he heard this man challenge him to explain one's duty towards their neighbor. For the Jewish believer the law of love was plain and simple: "treat your neighbor as you would treat yourself." The real issue for this believer was the correct defini-tion of who is "my neighbor". He understood "neighbor" to mean one's fellow Jew who belonged to the same covenant which God made with the people of Israel. Up to a certain point, Jesus agreed with this sincere expert but, at the same time, he challenged him to see that God's view of neighbor went far beyond his narrow defini-tion.

Please remember to switch off your mobile phone

PLANNED GIVING ENVELOPES

Please collect your respective boxes of planned giving envelopes from the front of the church. St Margaret Mary’s Parish truly appreciates your

utmost generosity and support which will help go Above and Be-yond. Thank you.

PARISH FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE

A new Parish Fundraising Committee was formed on 19 June 2019. Our first event will be the Multicultural Festival (formerly the International Food Festival) on Saturday 26 October 2019 after 6pm Vigil Mass. Circle the date on your calendar now! Next Meeting: Wednesday 17 July 2019 after 7pm Mass. All welcome.

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

Diab Baysari

Jocelyn Santos

Mario & Tereza Cutajar

Willie & Tereza Cutajar

Andrew Tawil

Giovanna Prestipino

Alice Said

Youssef Tawil

Peter Van Tilburg

Nicole Ratnakumar

Sakaria Frank Mausio

Doreen Dias

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

21 JULY 2019

16th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Year C: Gen 18:1-10; Col 1:24-28; Lk. 10:38-42

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.

SCRIPTURE STUDY There will be no Scripture Study during the

school holidays (11 & 18 July 2019) Scripture Study will resume on 25 July 2019 at 7:00pm

For further queries, please contact Gwen on 9632 9097.

PARISH MORNING TEA

Sunday 14 July 2019

Where : Pastoral Centre Time : following 10.30am Mass

This week: : Catechists Next week: Acolytes

ALL ARE WELCOME

Q. Did Eve ever have a date with Adam? A. No, just an apple.

Q: Who was the first tennis player in the bible? A: Joseph... he served in Pharaoh's court.

Q: Why do they say 'Amen' at the end of a prayer instead of 'Awomen'? A: The same reason they sing Hymns instead of Hers!

RCIA PROGRAM

RCIA is an ongoing Apostolate in this Parish. The RCIA Apostolate consists of a dedicated team of volunteers who have received instructions to guide anyone who wishes to join the Catholic Church through weekly prepa-rations classes and regular Mass attendance. If you know of anyone who wishes to enter the Catholic Faith, who has been baptised in another Faith or unbaptised and wishes to complete the Sacraments of Initiation in the Catholic Church; Please see our Priests after Mass during the weekends or contact the RCIA Coordinator Peter Carroll on 0414 070 082 or the Parish Office.

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

SACRAMENTAL PROGRAM 2019

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION

There will be NO preparation session during the school holidays

(14 & 21 July 2019)

Session 3 : 28 July 2019 Session 4 : 11 August 2019

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION CELEBRATION: 18 AUGUST & 25 AUGUST 2018

10:30 am MASS

Any queries, please contact Chris on Mondays 9am – 12pm at the Parish office or email: stmm.sacraments@outlook.com

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: 26th July Pauline Teen - Movie and Parents Night

ALTAR BOYS TRAINING

There will be no Altar Boys training during the school holidays. THANK YOU.

CHURCH CLEANING MAINTENANCE Volunteers needed for general maintenance and cleaning du-ties one day a week (Friday or Saturday) once a month as per Roster. Kindly contact Nada Tomas - 0420766771 or the Parish Office.

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.

Pauline Youth Our youth group for young adults. It meets on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of the Month after the 6pm Sunday Mass. All welcome. Next meeting: 14th July Pauline Youth – Talk: Evangelium Chapter 2: Creation and Fall