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THE CATHOLIC PARISH OF IVANHOE
Parish Priest:
Father Jacob MST 63 Wilfred Rd, Ivanhoe East 9499 5440
[email protected]
Parish Secretary:
Mrs Ruth Villani
Parish Office Address:
4 Waverley Ave, Ivanhoe 3079
Parish Office Hours:
Monday – Friday 9:15am - 5:15pm
Parish Phone: 9499 1515
Parish Fax: 9499 9959
Parish Email:
[email protected]
Parish Website:
www.ivanhoecatholics.com
Bookings:
Baptism and Weddings. Enrolments for First Reconciliation, First
Eucharist and Confirmation Parish Secretary 9499 1515
Mary Immaculate Hall:
Contact: Parish Secretary 9499 1515
Playgroup:
9.00-11.00am Wed & Thurs Contact: Liz Shearer 0411 345 664
Email: [email protected]
Parish Primary Schools:
St Bernadette’s Primary School
Principal: Ms Kathryn Lowe Address: 53 Stanley Street Ivanhoe
West 3079 Phone: 9499 3914
Mary Immaculate Primary School
Principal: Ms Kerry Willcox-McGinnes Address: 9 Rockbeare Grove
Ivanhoe, 3079 Phone: 9497 1827
Mother of God Primary School
Principal: Ms Louise McGrath Address: 66 Wilfred Road Ivanhoe
East 3079 Phone: 9497 1094
14th
SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR C
2 - 3 July 2016
LATEST PARISH NEWS & EVENTS
Mary Immaculate Church
Waverley Ave, Ivanhoe
Mother of God Church
56 Wilfred Rd, Ivanhoe E
St Bernadette’s Church
89 Bond St, Ivanhoe
From The Pastoral Leadership Team - Ford St:
As you will remember in late 2015, the Parish reached an
agreement with Villa Maria Catholic Homes to sell the site of the
former St Bernadette’s Tennis Club for a very pleasing amount of
over $3.7million. These monies were received by the Parish on
Christmas Eve 2015. They have been invested in a variety of term
accounts to meet the future cost of implementing the Parish
Masterplan. Villa Maria Catholic Homes have gone to tender for the
construction of 23 units and are currently engaged in extensive
soil testing pre-construction. Work is well underway on the sales
office. You will be kept informed of progress. - Chris Dixon, PLT
Chairperson
Thank you - Collections for ‘Aid for Fiji’:
I would like to thank everyone that donated to the Fiji
fundraiser. I was overwhelmed with the kindness and generosity and
cannot thank you enough. I will keep you updated with what is
happening over the coming weeks. - Finlay
Thanks to Finlay for speaking at each parish Mass last
weekend.
Contributions last week raised a total of $879.75 - Fr Jacob
Wintertime Luncheon Sunday 10 July:
*** Remember to bring separate ticket for
each paid person attending the luncheon
Marian Centre, Mother of God School
open after 10.30 Mass (approx. 11.30am)
Access ramp on the side near the car park
BYO drinks. Pre-lunch drinks start 12pm
Luncheon finishes / closure at 3.30pm
Raffle, Lucky Ticket / Door Prizes ...
Aboriginal Lord’s Prayer:
You are our Father, you live in Heaven.
We talk to you, Father, you are good.
We believe your word, Father, we your children.
Give us bread today. We have done wrong, we
are sorry. Help us Father, not to sin again.
Others have done wrong to us, and we are
sorry for them, Father today. Stop us from
doing wrong, Father. Save us all from the evil
one. You are our Father, you live in Heaven.
We talk to you, Father, you are good.
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PARISH WEEKLY CALENDAR 2016
Monday 4 July:
7.30pm: Baptism Preparation Session at Parish Office
Tuesday 5 July:
9:15am: Mass at Mother of God Church
4.15pm: Christian Meditation at Mary Immaculate Hall
Wednesday 6 July:
9:15am: Mass at Mary Immaculate Church
12.00pm: Outreach Social Afternoon, Mother of God Church
Thursday 7 July:
9.00am: Liturgy Group at Parish Office
Friday 8 July:
9.15am: Mass at St Bernadette’s Church
Saturday 9 July:
10.00am: Reconciliation at Mother of God Church
6.00pm: Mass at St Bernadette’s Church
Sunday 10 July:
9.00am: Mass at Mary Immaculate Church
10.30am: Mass at Mother of God Church
12.00pm: Wintertime Luncheon at Marian Centre, Mother of
God School
Monday 11 July: School Term 3 commences
PRAYERS OF THE COMMUNITY We remember Len Villani, Ken Owen,
Enrico Defabion, Maria Mascia, Sheila Kinden, Nicoletta Mascia,
Nazha Shamieh and Brenda McMahon who are in need of prayer at this
time. We remember all who provide care and
support for those in need.
DEATHS AND ANNIVERSARIES We remember Fr Mick Fitzpatrick who
died recently. We also remember Santo Patti, Jill Brophy, Esther
Robb, William Fogarty, Frank and Addie Callinan, Steve Berthelot
and Giovanni Sansone whose anniversaries occur at this time. May
they rest in peace.
ROSTERS FOR THIS WEEKEND: 2 - 3 July 2016
St B’s Church: Sacristan Reader Special Ministers
6:00pm Saturday J. Gray J. Murphy A. Pellizzari
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MI Church: Leader Reader Mass Coordinators
9:00am Sunday E. Ballao M. Gilbo S. & P. Kelly
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MOG Church: Sacristan Reader Special Ministers
10:30am Sunday J. Curry C. Bellio D. Ervin, B. / S. Janus
Altar Society: I. Chiera Choir: School Holidays
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ROSTERS FOR NEXT WEEKEND: 9 - 10 July 2016
St B’s Church: Sacristan Reader Special Ministers
6:00pm Saturday J. Gray Sr Frances J. Gray, Sr Carmel
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MI Church: Leader Reader Mass Coordinators
9:00am Sunday J. McCormack M. Napolitano J. Costa
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MOG Church: Sacristan Reader Special Ministers
10:30am Sunday E. Mount E. Mount A. Moloney, A. Patterson M.
Pollard
Altar Society: P. Caddy Choir: School Holidays
COUNTERS 9 - 10 July 2016
St B’s Church: B. Jowett J. Manders
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MI Church: T. McKinley E. Ballao
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MOG Church T. Barker D. Carey
PARISH NEWS
Communion Services at Mother of God:
Communion Services will not take place at Mother of God Church
during the week. We thank all concerned.
Melbourne Catholic Magazine:
June copies are still available in each church to buy and take
home. Cost $4.00 per copy
Outreach Social Afternoon - 6 July:
Our next Social Afternoon will be on Wednesday 6th June from
12.00-3.30pm at Mother of God Church
foyer, 56 Wilfred Rd, Ivanhoe East. Come for lunch, cards,
scrabble, knitting or a chat with others. Everyone welcome. -
Eileen, Sue and Helen
Sea Sunday Collection 9-10th July:
As advised by the Archdiocese there will be Leaving Collections
for Sea Sunday Appeal after each Mass next weekend.
The Mission to Seafarers is a charity that supports shipping by
way of seafarers’ welfare. As a shipping industry charity and Not
For Profit organisation, The Mission relies on industry / corporate
and public donor support.
The annual Sea Sunday appeal is vital to the work of The Mission
and the seafaring community. The Mission relies on donations to
provide seafarer transportation, on-shore facilities for seafarers’
rest and relaxation, also communication with home and family. The
Mission is active in supporting seafar-ers during times of
injustice or distress.
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NOTICEBOARD
First Collection Thanksgiving: Envelopes: $1,297.00 Loose cash:
$481.90 Total: $1,778.90
Special Collections: Aid for Fiji: $879.75
The Card Ladies at Ryder Cheshire:
The ‘card ladies’ at Ryder Cheshire are so grateful for the
bundles of used birthday cards which have reached them recently.
That means they are able to go ‘full steam ahead’ and keep up the
supply for their customers and provide much needed funding for this
worthy cause. Thanks to all who made the effort to respond.
Catholic Ministry - Austin & Repat. Hospitals:
As you are aware Austin and Repatriation Hospitals are in our
area. Part of our ministry is to reach out to Catholic patients in
these two hospitals. Mass is celebrated on a monthly basis, as well
as visiting Catholic patients weekly and offer Communion.
Heidelberg parish coordinates three ministries:
1. Visiting patients offering spiritual support and Communion.
Parishioners usually visit once per week.
2. Attending Mass at Austin Hospital at 9.30am on third Sunday
of the month, or Repat Hospital at 11.00am on fourth Sunday of the
month, and help transport patients from ward to chapel and return
patients back to the wards after Mass.
3. Participating and being present at Masses to create a
prayerful and supportive community for Catholic patients. These
parishioners are not expected to transport patients to and from
wards
If you would like to take part in this ministry at Austin or
Repatriation Hospitals please contact the Office at St John’s
Parish, Heidelberg Phone: 9457 1066 - Fr Mario Zammit,
Heidelberg
In Praise of Mercy: Reflection morning with
Monsignor Tomáš Halík:
Saturday 9 July, 10.00am–12.00pm at Divine Mercy Shrine, 337-343
Greens Road, Keysborough. Come and visit one of Melbourne’s shrines
of mercy and spend some time in prayer and thanksgiving. Mgr Tomáš
Halík will be leading us in a Holy Hour and celebration of the Holy
Eucharist.
Mgr Halík is a celebrated author, academic and winner of the
2014 Templeton Prize, which recog-nises those who have made
exceptional contribu-tions to affirming life’s spiritual dimension.
He is Professor at Charles University, Parish Priest of the
Academic Parish in Prague, and president of the Czech Christian
Academy. All welcome! Details and RSVP: Archbishop’s Office for
Evangelisation: 9926 5761 or email: [email protected]
Healing Alienation: A Dialogue: Monday 11 July
5 - 6.30pm at Newman College, 887 Swanston St, Parkville. A
dialogue about struggling to believe in a time of disillusionment.
Frank Brennan SJ AO (human rights advocate, author and professor of
law) will interview Mgr Tomáš Halík, the celebrated academic and
author of Patience with God, which received the prize for best
European Theological Book in 2009–10. Cost: Free but RSVP essential
Details: Archbishop’s Office for Evangelisation at
[email protected] or on 9926 5761
Pope St John Paul II - Apostle of Youth:
Monday 4 July, 6.30pm: Dinner and drinks. 7.30pm: Talk commences
at The Pumphouse Hotel, 128 Nicholson St, Fitzroy
Pope St John Paul the Great touched the lives of so many during
his life. His great love for young people, and his legacy as an
apostle of youth, will be clearly evident this coming month as
hundreds of thousands of young Catholics make the pilgrimage to his
old home town of Krakow Poland for World Youth Day.
T@P is excited to welcome Fr Dominic Murphy OP to speak about
the life and example of this extraordinary saint, who overcame so
much adversity in his life to set a heroic example of how we can be
a witness to Our Lord in modern times. Audience: 18 to 35 year
olds, priests and religious of all ages. Details:
www.facebook.com/groups/tapmelb/
Catholic Social Teaching workshop:
Thursday 14 July, 6–8.30pm at Cardinal Knox Centre, 383 Albert
St, East Melbourne. Catholic Social Services Victoria will host an
evening workshop on Catholic Social Teaching - its meaning and
implications in service ministries both at parish level &
within social service organisations.
This introductory workshop will explore how Catholic leaders
have responded robustly and creatively to numerous global and
social issues through recent centuries, and what Catholic Social
Teaching teaches us today, culminating in the words and deeds of
Pope Francis. This workshop is suitable for people across the
Catholic service community who want to become more familiar and
challenged by Jesus Christ’s call to justice and service within
their places of involvement.
RSVP: Monday 11 July Cost: $35 (CSSV members), $45 (non members)
Bookings: www.trybooking.com/MAQS Details: Lucia Brick 9287 5566 or
[email protected]
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CATHOLIC PARISH OF IVANHOE PRIMARY SCHOOLS
St Bernadette’s Primary School
Principal: Kathryn Lowe
Address: 53 Stanley Street
Ivanhoe West 3079
Phone: 03 9499 3914
Mary Immaculate Primary School
Principal: Kerry Willcox- McGinnes
Address: 9 Rockbeare Grove
Ivanhoe 3079
Phone: 03 9497 1827
Mother of God Primary School
Principal: Louise McGrath
Address: 66 Wilfred Road
Ivanhoe East 3079
Phone: 03 9497 1094
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2016 Wedding Anniversary Mass: Sunday 31 July 11am, St Patrick’s
Cathedral, Cathedral Place, E. Melb.
Are you celebrating your 25th, 40th, 50th, or 60th to 70th
wedding anniversary this year? The Life Marriage and Family Office
invite you and your family to join us for the annual Anniversary
Mass. Mass will be celebrated by Archbishop Denis Hart. Couples
registered will receive commemorative certifi-cates and packs.
Details / registration: www.cam.org.au/lifemarriagefamily or 9287
5587; [email protected]. Registrations close Friday 15 July.
ACU Short Course on ‘Interfaith Perspectives on Mercy’: 3, 10,
17 and 24 August, 6–8pm
Christ Lecture Theatre, Australian Catholic University (ACU),
115 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy Pope Francis has proclaimed 2016 as
the Year of Mercy. Within this context, ACU explores mercy from the
perspective of Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism,
with experts from the ACU School of Theology. ACU invites
registrations for this upcoming short course, which is open to the
public.
Cost: $80 for those requiring a Certificate of Attendance. $40
for attendance only. Alternative methods of payment are available
Registration: http://www.acu.edu.au/theology/shortcourses (click on
the ‘Melbourne’ page). Registration is essential by 1 August
Details: [email protected]
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OF IVANHOE
14th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME: YEAR C No. 27 2 - 3 July 2016
Entrance Antiphon: Ps 47:10-11
Your merciful love, O God, we have received in the midst of your
temple. Your praise, O God, like your name, reaches the ends of the
earth; your right hand is filled with saving
justice.
First Reading: Isaiah 66:10-14
Rejoice, Jerusalem, be glad for her, all you who love her!
Rejoice, rejoice for her, all you who mourned her! That you may be
suckled, filled, from her consoling breast, that you may savour
with delight her glorious breasts. For thus says the Lord: Now
towards her I send flowing peace, like a river, and like a stream
in spate the glory of the nations. At her breast will her nurslings
be carried and fondled in her lap. Like a son comforted by his
mother will I comfort you. And by Jerusalem you will be comforted.
At the sight your heart will rejoice, and your bones flourish like
the grass. To his servants the Lord will reveal his hand. This the
Word of the Lord:
Thanks be to God
Responsorial Psalm: Ps 65:1-7, 16, 20
(R.) Let all the earth cry out to God with joy .
1. Cry out with joy to God all the earth, O sing to the glory of
his name. O render him glorious praise. Say to God: ‘How tremendous
your deeds! (R.)
2. ‘Before you all the earth shall bow; shall sing to you, sing
to your name!’ Come and see the works of God, tremendous his deeds
among men. (R.)
3. He turned the sea into dry land, they passed through the
river dry-shod. Let our joy then be in him; he rules for ever by
his might. (R.)
4. Come and hear, all who fear God. I will tell what he did for
my soul. Blessed be God who did not reject my prayer nor withhold
his love from me. (R.)
Second Reading: Galatians 6:14-18
The only thing I can boast about is the cross of our Lord Jesus
Christ, through whom the world is crucified to me, and I to the
world. It does not matter if a person is circumcised or not; what
matters is for him to become an altogether new creature. Peace and
mercy to all who follow this rule, who form the Israel of God.
I want no more trouble from anybody after this; the marks on my
body are those of Jesus. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with
your spirit, my brothers. Amen.
The Word of the Lord:
Thanks be to God
Gospel Acclamation:
Alleluia, alleluia! May the peace of Christ rule in your hearts,
and the fullness of his message live within you.
Alleluia!
Gospel: Luke 10:1-12, 17-20
The Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them out ahead of
him, in pairs, to all the towns and places he himself was to visit.
He said to them, ‘The harvest is rich but the labourers are few, so
ask the Lord of the harvest to send labourers to his harvest. Start
off now, but remember, I am sending you out like lambs among
wolves. Carry no purse, no haver-sack, no sandals. Salute no one on
the road. Whatever house you go into, let your first words be,
“Peace to this house!” And if a man of peace lives there, your
peace will go and rest on him; if not, it will come back to you.
Stay
in the same house, taking what food and drink they have to
offer, for the labourer deserves his wages; do not move from house
to house. Whenever you go into a town where they make you welcome,
eat what is set before you. Cure those in it who are sick, and say,
“The kingdom of God is very near to you.” But whenever you enter a
town and they do not make you welcome, go out into its streets and
say, “We wipe off the very dust of your town that clings to our
feet, and leave it with you. Yet be sure of this: the kingdom of
God is very near.” I tell you, that on that day it will not go as
hard with Sodom as with that town.’
The seventy-two came back re-joicing. ‘Lord,’ they said, ‘even
the devils submit to us when we use your name.’ He said to them, ‘I
watched Satan fall like lightning from heaven. Yes, I have given
you power to tread underfoot serpents and scorpions and the whole
strength of the enemy; nothing shall ever hurt you. Yet do not
rejoice that the spirits submit to you; rejoice rather that your
names are written in heaven.’ The Gospel of the Lord: Praise to
you, Lord Jesus
Christ
Prayers of the Faithful:
God of peace and mercy:
Hear our prayer.
Communion Antiphon: Ps 33:9
Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed the man who
seeks refuge in him.
15th Sunday in Ordinary Time
1st Reading: Deuteronomy 30:10-14 Resp. Psalm: 68:14, 17, 30-31,
33-34, 36-37 2nd Reading: Colossians 1:15-20 Gospel: Luke
10:25-37
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Gospel Reflection
The first thing that is striking about this gospel passage is
the fact that there are 72 disciples whom Jesus sends out on
mission. We can have an image of Jesus strolling around Galilee
with just a small group of followers but this passage makes it
clear that a significant number of people were engaged in his
ministry. And the gospel writer has not just made an error in
naming 72 rather than the Twelve because just one chapter earlier
the Twelve were sent out. This sending out to mission is a
significant element of the gospel of Luke. The first sending of the
Twelve represents the mission to the Jews – the twelve tribes of
Israel are frequently used symbolically to represent all of the
Jewish people. The sending of the 72 then represents the mission
beyond the Jewish people to all nations and all people.
Another theme that is significant in the gospel of Luke is the
message of hospitality. Jesus teaches on it frequently and tries to
convey a message that the hospitality of God is available to all.
In the sending of both the Twelve and the 72, Jesus tells them to
take nothing with them for the journey. He is telling them to rely
on the hospitality of strangers. If they are welcomed and shown
hospitality then they are to bless the household and carry out
their ministry. The ability to show hospitality to the messengers
of God is a sign that the household will welcome the message of
God. However, wherever they do not receive hospitality they are to
leave the town, shaking the dust from their feet, as their ministry
will not be welcomed by people who are not ready to hear it. It is
an excellent message about not wasting your efforts in unproductive
ways – not hit-ting your head against a brick wall!
Gospel Focus – Blessing and Curse
The 72 who are sent out are given very clear instructions about
how to respond when their message is welcomed and when it is
rejected, but in both cases they are to tell the town, ‘The kingdom
of God is very near.’ In the case of a welcoming town, these words
serve as a blessing, but for an unwelcoming town the same words are
a threat or curse. For those who welcome the kingdom it will be a
blessing but for others it will be a curse: changing boundaries and
redistributing power; bringing down the mighty and lifting up the
lowly.
Living the Gospel – Discipleship
Today’s gospel passage immediately follows the passage used last
week that spelt out the difficulties of dis-cipleship. Having
explained how hard it is to be a disciple, Jesus sends his
followers out to ‘have a go’ at be-ing a disciple. When they come
back successful he tells them not to be boastful or proud at their
achieve-ments but rather to be happy that their ‘names are written
in heaven’. In other words, anything they accom-plished was because
they were ‘known’ by God and that God was working through them.
Disciples make themselves ‘known’ to God and God works through them
to accomplish great things!
Have you thought? – The harvest
This gospel is often used to make a point about the need for
vocations to priestly and religious life. Jesus makes the comment
that ‘the harvest is rich but the labourers are few’. This image of
labourers in the harvest is often applied to the work of priests
and other religious vocations. However apt the image may be, when
we read it in the context of the whole passage we can see that this
sending out of the 72 was a general chal-lenge to live out the call
to discipleship – to go out into the world and bring about the
kingdom. Questions for Adults
Q. What does it mean today to say that ‘the harvest is rich but
the labourers are few’? Q. Why might the theme of sending out
disciples have been so important to this gospel writer? Q. What
does it mean to offer and receive hospitality today? Q. When have
you ever had to ‘shake the dust from your feet’ and move on?
© Greg Sunter Liturgy Help.com.au
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