Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side while he would send the crowds away. After sending the crowds away he went up into the hills by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone, while the boat, by now far out on the lake, was bat-tling with a heavy sea, for there was a head-wind. In the fourth watch of the night he went towards them, walking on the lake, and when the disciples saw him walking on the lake they were terrified. ‘It is a ghost’ they said, and cried out in fear. But at once Jesus called out to them, saying, ‘Courage! It is I! Do not be afraid.’ It was Peter who answered. ‘Lord,’ he said ‘if it is you, tell me to come to you across the water.’ ‘Come’ said Jesus. Then Peter got out of the boat and started walking towards Je-sus across the water, but as soon as he felt the force of the wind, he took fright and began to sink. ‘Lord! Save me!’ he cried. Jesus put out his hand at once and held him. ‘Man of little faith,’ he said ‘why did you doubt?’ And as they got into the boat the wind dropped. The men in the boat bowed down before him and said, ‘Truly, you are the Son of God.’
Alleluia, alleluia!
I hope in the Lord, I trust in his word.
Alleluia!
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St Peter the Apostle Catholic Church
Bedford - Inglewood
NEWSLETTER
No. 1995 + 19 Sun Ord Time + 13 August 2017
Parish Priest:
Fr Jeronimo Flamenco
93 Wood St
Parish Office:
98 Wood St
Tues & Thur 9am-4pm
What I want to say is no pretence; I say it in union with Christ – it is the truth – my conscience in union with the Holy Spirit assures me of it too. What I want to say is this: my sorrow is so great, my mental anguish so end-less, I would willingly be condemned and be cut off from Christ if it could help my brothers of Israel, my own flesh and blood. They were adopted as sons, they were given the glory and the covenants; the Law and the ritual were drawn up for them, and the promises were made to them. They are descended from the patriarchs and from their flesh and blood came Christ who is above all, God for ever blessed! Amen.
The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
When Elijah reached Horeb, the mountain of God, he went into the cave and spent the night in it. Then he was told, ‘Go out and stand on the mountain before the Lord.’ Then the Lord himself went by. There came a mighty wind, so strong it tore the mountains and shat-tered the rocks before the Lord. But the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind came an earthquake. But the Lord was not in the earthquake. After the earthquake came a fire. But the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire there came the sound of a gentle breeze. And when Elijah heard this, he covered his face with his cloak and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave.
Rosters of Ministries Sat 19 August 6:00pm Mass (First Holy Communion) Reader C deSilva Comm A Canham EMHC J Rodrigues, R Martins, L Hackner, T Baldwin Altar Servers J Baker, I Hackner, F Hoe Acolyte C Lyra Choir Living Water choir Sun 20 August 8:30am Mass Reader S Tudor Comm C Lamb EMHC D & A Tan, D Pinto Altar Servers C Firth, C West, N Abreu Acolyte G Abreu Home Comm R Martins, A Koo Choir Electronic 10:00am Mass (First Holy Communion) Reader D Ravenscroft Comm S Stillitano EMHC R Jurak, A & A Dominish, J Harrington-Carter Altar Servers Vu family Acolyte A DiCarlantonio Counters Group 5 Choir C deSilva & Choir 5:00pm Reader J Hoang Comm I D’Silva Acolyte TBA Altar Servers X Audino, A Van Vliet Choir Youth choir
Mass Times this week
9.00am & 7.00pm on Tue 15 August
(The Assumption)
9.00am Wed 16 August 19th Week Ord Time
9.00pm Thur 17 August
9.00am Fri 18 August
GOSPEL REFLECTION by Fr Michael Tate
The disciples had started off from the Jewish side of the Sea of Galilee, familiar territory. Jesus guided them through the stormy situation to ‘the other side’, the pa-gan side, unfamiliar territory where they would not have felt at home.
Buffeted by storms, the Church is in the midst of a jour-ney from familiar to unfamiliar territory.
Some of the storms include a new attitude to authority, to gender roles. There is anger and suspicion at sexual abuse and its cover up. In all these situations and many more, Our Lord will not allow us the indulgence of nos-talgic yearning for the safety of the past country inhab-ited by the Church. We must make our way to the other shore.
We could pause for a moment, resolving to row with courage because we know we are in the same boat as Peter whom our Risen Lord assures:
‘Do not be afraid.’
Baptism Preparation Sessions
If you are having your child baptised in our parish it is a requirement that you attend a preparation session.
Remaining dates for 2017 are:
8 October and 3 December.
Parish Finance Update Planned Giving envelopes (6 Aug) $ 812.00 Family Fast (July) $ 110.80
ROSTERS
If there are changes to be made to Reader/Commentator or EOMHC rosters for the next 3-month period, please notify the office by 17 August.
ADORATION EVERY THURSDAY
AFTER 9am MASS.
6.30pm BENEDICTION.
ALL WELCOME.
Baptisms
Last week we welcomed ……..
Ruby Leggett and Evan Taylor
to God’s family.
WHY BE CATHOLIC?
Last weekend we had a presentation on the ‘Why Be Catholic’ Seminar to be held in St Peter’s parish 5—7 October at which the main speaker will be Trent Horn.
Trent is a dynamic and experienced public speaker who has addressed more than 200 audiences, including high-school assemblies and conferences as keynote presenter. He holds a master's degree in theology from Franciscan University of Steubenville and is the author of Answering Atheism: How to Make the Case for God with Logic and Charity.
If you have not already registered for this presentation, please contact the parish office or Fr Jeronimo. We encourage you to attend these few days of prayer and discovery to rediscover your relationship with Christ.
The parish community of St Peter’s offers prayers and sympathy to the family of Salvador Miranda, who died
last week. His funeral Mass was held on Wednesday, 10 August.
Annual Marriage Day Mass to be celebration of love and faith
Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Lae-titia (The Joy of Love) can provide married couples with a great source of inspiration and practical advice, ac-cording to Catholic Marriage and Fertility Services Di-rector, Derek Boylen.
Speaking to The eRecord in the lead up to the Archdio-cese of Perth’s Annual Marriage Day Mass, Mr Boylen said the Apostolic Exhortation is both a reflection on the joy of marriage and a helpful support to those looking for answers and guidance……..
Taking the next step—Dom Robert Nixon ordained to the Diaconate
Benedictine monk Dom Robert Nixon was ordained to the Diaconate on 29 July at New Norcia by Auxiliary Bishop Donald Sproxton.
Born in Mount Isa, North West Queensland, Dom Rob-ert spent his childhood years growing up in Townsville.
He said his family’s way of life, strongly rooted in the Catholic faith, established him firmly in the practice and culture of Catholicism……...
Exploration of Reconciliation inspires Catholic reli-gious
Reconciliation has the capacity to transform both the lives of the victim and wrongdoer, and to reveal the mer-cy and grace of God, visiting theologian Dr Laurie Brink op has told attendees at a recent seminar.
Dr Brink, who is Associate Professor of New Testament Studies at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago as well as a Dominican Sister, was the keynote speaker at the seminar, which was hosted by Catholic Religious Western Australia (CRWA), as part of a national tour…..
UNDA welcomes new Chancellor and Deputy Chan-cellor
Former Western Australian Senator, the Hon Chris El-lison has this week been appointed as the new Chancel-lor of the University of Notre Dame Australia from Jan-uary 2018. Former politician Michael L’Estrange AO has been appointed Deputy Chancellor from April 2018. Current UNDA Chancellor, Mr Peter Prendiville, who will step down from the position on 31 December 2017, said he is delighted with the appointments of Mr Ellison and Mr L’Estrange ……..
Children’s Liturgy
Due to First Holy Communion at the 10am Masses on
20th and 27 August, there will be no Children’s
Liturgy for these two weeks. It will resume on
Sunday, 3 September at 10.00am Mass.
FEAST OF OUR LADY’S ASSUMPTION
Masses will be offered for this feast at St Peter’s on Tuesday, 15 August at 9.00am
and 7.00pm.
Morning Tea
Please join our parish community for morning tea in the Hall this Sunday after the 8.30am Mass.
St Vincent de Paul Winter Appeal
This weekend at all Masses the Bedford Conference of SVDP will be seeking your financial support of their annual Winter Appeal.
We hope you can help us to assist the less fortunate in our community.
FEAST OF THE WEEK……..
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Tuesday, 15 August
This feast originated in Jerusalem before the fifth century and celebrates Mary’s passing over, body
and soul, from this world into the glory of her risen Son.
