THE VALUE OF A SMILE….. Today's Gospel focuses on those nagging ques- tions that plague us all from time to time. What will heaven be like? What will happen to me in the resurrection of the body? While these are interesting enough questions on which to specu- late and pray, this story from Dan McAuley re- minds us that resurrection and a taste of heaven are often closer than we think. ‘One day when I was in my early years of High School I noticed this boy from my class walking home from school. His name was Kyle. It looked like he was carrying all of his books. I thought to myself, "Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday? He must really be a nerd." I had quite a weekend planned (parties and a football game with my friends the next afternoon), so I shrugged my shoulders and went on. As I was walk- ing, I saw a bunch of kids running toward him. They knocked all his books out of his arms and tripped him up so he landed in the dirt. His glasses went flying, and I saw them land in the grass about ten feet from him. He looked up and I saw this terrible sadness in his eyes. My heart went out to him. So, I jogged over to him as he crawled around looking for his glasses, and I saw a tear in his eye. ‘As I handed him his glasses, I said, "Those guys are jerks. They really should get lives." He looked at me and just said, "Thanks!" There was a big smile on his face. It was one of those smiles that showed real gratitude. I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived. As it turned out, he lived near me, so I asked him why I had never seen him before. He said he had gone to another school before now. We talked all the way home, and I helped him carry his books. He turned out to be a pretty cool guy. I asked him if he wanted to play foot- ball on Saturday with me and my friends. We hung out all weekend and the more I got to know Kyle, the more I liked him, and my friends thought the same. ‘Monday morning came, and there was Kyle with the huge stack of books again. I stopped him and said, "Boy, you are going to really build some serious muscles with this pile of books every day!" He just laughed and handed me half the books. Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends. When we were in our last year of school we began to think about university. Kyle wanted to study overseas, I was going to stay at home. I knew wherever we were that we would always be friends, that the miles would never be a problem. ‘Kyle topped our class at school. I teased him all the time about being a nerd. He had to pre- pare a speech for graduation. I was so glad it wasn't me having to get up there and speak. But when he took the microphone he looked great. He was one of those guys that really found him- self during high school. He filled out and actual- ly looked good in glasses. He had more dates than I had and all the girls loved him. Sometimes I was jealous. ‘Today was one of those days. I could see that he was nervous about his speech. So, I smacked him on the back and said, "Hey, big guy, you'll be great!" He looked at me with one of those looks (the really grateful one) and smiled. "Thanks," he said. As he started his speech, he cleared his throat, and began. "Graduating from school is a time when you can thank those who helped you make it through the tough years. Your parents, your teachers, your siblings, maybe a coach, but mostly your friends. I am here to tell all of you that being a friend to another person can save someone from hell. Let me tell you a story." ‘I just looked at my friend with disbelief as he told the story of the first day we met. He had planned to kill himself over the weekend. He talked of how he had cleaned out his locker so his mother wouldn't have to do it later and was carrying all his stuff home. He looked hard at me and gave me a little smile. "Thankfully, my friend saved me from doing the unspeakable. I looked at hell, but the kindness of a friend showed me heaven. And he didn't even know it and I haven’t looked back since.”’ If we want to know what heaven or the resurrec- tion is like, then Jesus says, go and do likewise Copyright Michael Tate This Week SUNDAY 10th Nov 9am, 11am, 6pm Mass MONDAY 11th Nov 8.30am Rosary 9am Mass 9.30am Adoration TUESDAY 12th Nov 8.30am Rosary 9am Mass WEDNESDAY 13th Nov 6.30pm Rosary 7.00pm Mass 7.30pm Meditation THURSDAY 14th Nov No Mass FRIDAY 15th Nov 8.30am Rosary 9am Mass 9.30am Divine Mercy SATURDAY 16th Nov 10.30am Reconciliation 6pm Mass SUNDAY 17th Nov 9am, 11am, 6pm Mass Baptisms Prep at 3.45pm 32nd Ordinary Sunday Year C , November 9th-10th , 2013
Transcript
THE VALUE OF A SMILE…..
Today's Gospel focuses on those nagging ques-
tions that plague us all from time to time. What
will heaven be like? What will happen to me in
the resurrection of the body? While these are
interesting enough questions on which to specu-
late and pray, this story from Dan McAuley re-
minds us that resurrection and a taste of heaven
are often closer than we think.
‘One day when I was in my early years of High
School I noticed this boy from my class walking
home from school. His name was Kyle. It
looked like he was carrying all of his books. I
thought to myself, "Why would anyone bring
home all his books on a Friday? He must really
be a nerd." I had quite a
weekend planned (parties and
a football game with my
friends the next afternoon),
so I shrugged my shoulders
and went on. As I was walk-
ing, I saw a bunch of kids
running toward him. They
knocked all his books out of
his arms and tripped him up
so he landed in the dirt. His
glasses went flying, and I saw them land in the
grass about ten feet from him. He looked up and
I saw this terrible sadness in his eyes. My heart
went out to him. So, I jogged over to him as he
crawled around looking for his glasses, and I
saw a tear in his eye.
‘As I handed him his glasses, I said, "Those
guys are jerks. They really should get lives." He
looked at me and just said, "Thanks!" There was
a big smile on his face. It was one of those
smiles that showed real gratitude. I helped him
pick up his books, and asked him where he
lived. As it turned out, he lived near me, so I
asked him why I had never seen him before. He
said he had gone to another school before now.
We talked all the way home, and I helped him
carry his books. He turned out to be a pretty
cool guy. I asked him if he wanted to play foot-
ball on Saturday with me and my friends. We
hung out all weekend and the more I got to
know Kyle, the more I liked him, and my
friends thought the same.
‘Monday morning came, and there was Kyle
with the huge stack of books again. I stopped
him and said, "Boy, you are going to really
build some serious muscles with this pile of
books every day!" He just laughed and handed
me half the books. Over the next four years,
Kyle and I became best friends. When we were
in our last year of school we began to think
about university. Kyle wanted to study overseas,
I was going to stay at home. I knew wherever
we were that we would always be friends, that
the miles would never be a problem.
‘Kyle topped our class at school. I teased him
all the time about being a nerd. He had to pre-
pare a speech for graduation. I was so glad it
wasn't me having to get up there and speak. But
when he took the microphone he looked great.
He was one of those guys that really found him-
self during high school. He filled out and actual-
ly looked good in glasses. He had more dates
than I had and all the girls
loved him. Sometimes I was
jealous.
‘Today was one of those
days. I could see that he was
nervous about his speech. So,
I smacked him on the back
and said, "Hey, big guy,
you'll be great!" He looked at
me with one of those looks
(the really grateful one) and
smiled. "Thanks," he said. As
he started his speech, he cleared his throat, and
began. "Graduating from school is a time when
you can thank those who helped you make it
through the tough years. Your parents, your
teachers, your siblings, maybe a coach, but
mostly your friends. I am here to tell all of you
that being a friend to another person can save
someone from hell. Let me tell you a story."
‘I just looked at my friend with disbelief as he
told the story of the first day we met. He had
planned to kill himself over the weekend. He
talked of how he had cleaned out his locker so
his mother wouldn't have to do it later and was
carrying all his stuff home. He looked hard at
me and gave me a little smile. "Thankfully, my
friend saved me from doing the unspeakable. I
looked at hell, but the kindness of a friend
showed me heaven. And he didn't even know it
and I haven’t looked back since.”’
If we want to know what heaven or the resurrec-
tion is like, then Jesus says, go and do likewise
Copyright Michael Tate
This Week
SUNDAY 10th Nov 9am, 11am, 6pm Mass
MONDAY 11th Nov 8.30am Rosary
9am Mass 9.30am Adoration
TUESDAY 12th Nov 8.30am Rosary
9am Mass
WEDNESDAY 13th Nov 6.30pm Rosary 7.00pm Mass
7.30pm Meditation
THURSDAY 14th Nov No Mass
FRIDAY 15th Nov
8.30am Rosary 9am Mass
9.30am Divine Mercy
SATURDAY 16th Nov 10.30am Reconciliation
6pm Mass
SUNDAY 17th Nov 9am, 11am, 6pm Mass Baptisms Prep at 3.45pm
32nd Ordinary Sunday Year C , November 9th-10th , 2013
Parish Calendar, News & Events
Diary
10th Nov: Children’s Liturgy at 11am Mass 12/14th Nov First Reconciliation evenings 13th Nov: Memorial Mass for Relatives & Friends who have died. 18th/21Nov: Reflection for Ministers of Word & Eucharist 24th Nov: Parish Celebration 11am Mass Dec 8th: Christmas Hampers & Carols Dec 10th: Seniors Mass and Brunch Children’s Liturgy- November 10th 11am Mass. Children are invited to leave the Church at the beginning of Mass and they return at the presentation of the gifts. During the time they are on their own they will be able to explore the meaning of the Gospel at their own level of understanding. Congratulations to Sienna Rose McIntyre, Lilly Marie Henderson and Rafael Szwed who are being welcomed into the Catholic Community through the sacrament of Baptism last weekend and this weekend. We offer them and their families the support of our prayers as they take this important step in faith. Congratulations to Stephen and Daphne Nasalio on their marriage this weekend. Christmas Hampers 2013 Many of you may have been waiting to choose a Christmas Hamper to make up for the needy. This week end our lists are out for 2013. If you wish to take part in preparing a Hamper you’ll find the lists at the front of the church. Choose a family as you wish and take the top sheet of the list (for your reference) and please write your name and contact number on the bottom layer for our reference. Please remember to quote the Code number on the hamper you send to church so that we know where to allocate them. Hampers need to be returned by Sunday, 8th December at 6pm Mass. This will be followed by Christmas Carols of which you are all invited to join in. First Reconciliation Service On Tuesday 12th Nov and Thursday 14th Nov, some of our children will celebrate their First Reconciliation. We hope that this will be a prayerful and joyous experience of the Lord’s mercy and grace. Mass for Deceased—November 13th 7pm: Next Wednesday evening we will celebrate a special Mass for the repose of the soul of our loved ones who have died. You are invited to bring along a small photograph of the
person you are remembering and we we will place them at the front of the altar during Mass. The Cross will be available all during November so you can write on the names of those whom you wish to remember. There will a shared supper after the Mass so please bring a plate of finger food to share. Parish Celebration November 24th 11am Mass: Don’t forget our special Mass of Christ the King of all nations at 11.00am on November 24th. You are invited to bring some food to share after our Mass. For this we would welcome finger food and food that will not need to be heated.. We also invite you to bring back the A5 cards with your family name by next weekend so that they can be displayed for the parish celebration. Please feel free to do more than one and it will be good to get your children involved too. Today you will find textas in the gathering space so you can even do it on the spot! Readers, Commentators and Eucharistic Ministries: All readers, Special ministers and Commentators are invited to be part of a reflection evening on November 18th or November 21st at 7.30pm. It would be to see you all there. Perhaps you are interested in taking on these ministries—please feel welcome to come along too. Fr Tony will help us on these evenings. We welcome new people to consider these ministries. If you are unsure what might be involved please talk to a member of the Parish team. We are called to ministry by our Baptism. Also those involved in the ministry of gifts or choir or indeed any ministry please feel welcome to come along. Seniors Christmas Mass and Brunch December, 10th 10am in the Community Hall. Please mark this date in your diary and if you would like to be a helper at this event please let us know in the Parish Office. Sign-up sheets will be out next weekend for seniors to sign up to attend and also for helpers and those who would like to bring food too. Apostleship Awards: Thank you to those who have submitted names but we need more people to nominate a person who, by their service to the Parish or community, has inspired you over the years. Nomination papers are in the Foyer and Gathering Space and we welcome names by the first week in December as these awards are given at the Hamper Mass on December 8th. Nominations for Parish Pastoral Council: You are invited to submit the name of a person whom you feel could serve on the Parish Pastoral Council for the next two years. The person whom you nominate has to be willing
This weekend we pray for: Those who are sick Steven Klepac, Milica Klepac, Stella Augustin, Paraluman Legaspi, Misha, Anne Payet, Roopa Kumar, Br John Mitchell FSC, Sergio Canales, Meera Backory, Thelma Ferreira, Joy Anquili-ano, Tony Fernandez, Percy Mayadunne, Jessica Newman, Rey Domingo, Candice Walker, Fatima Abbas, Youlia Younan, Natalie Bonnefin, Kifah Boboo, Nina Raveche, Jose Zaia, Su-zanne Michel, Giovanni Narduzzo, Maria Tesoriero, Lucrezia Pistone, Salvatore Zaia.
For those who have died Br John Mitchell FSC , Teresa Harold, Zoila Vega, Eymard DeSilva, Clement Savannah, Antho-ny Refalo, Edwin Leebin, Alex Fonseka, Andrea Farrugia, Felix McGaw, Guiseppa Catalano Leoncio P Bollozos, Rachela Cardamone, Armanda T Bollozos, Acacio Lemos, Margaret Ku-lanayagam, Annama Joseph, Clarence Joseph, Wenceslaus Joseph, Clarin Dias, Amalia Pa-hor, Jessie D’Souza, Joyce Hendricks, Kathleen D’Rosario, Filomena Boavida, Marcelle Savan-nah, Jennifer Boissezon.
May they rest in peace
Sunday Readings
THIS WEEK: 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
2 Macc 7: 1-2, 9-14; 2 Thess 2: 16-3:5;
Lk 20: 27-38
NEXT WEEK: 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mal 3: 19-20;
2 Thess 3: 7-12; Lk 21: 5-19
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to be on the Council. The council meets monthly from February to November and is involved in various ways in serving the Parish by supporting and fostering the life of the Parish. You can pick up a green nomination form in the Foyer or the Gathering Space. COME AWAY DAY NOVEMBER 28TH 10AM-3PM. This will be the last come away day for this year. It will be in the beautiful surroundings of Holy Cross and is an opportunity to prepare for Advent beginning. BYO lunch and a donation of $20.
Pope calls for views of Melbourne Catholics on the family
Pope Francis has invited parishioners from every diocese in the world, including the Archdiocese of Melbourne, to participate in a worldwide Catholic questionnaire on the many challenges facing the family today. The questionnaire covers questions on: faith in family life, marriage, divorce, annulment, same sex unions, natural family planning and the participation in sacraments as part of family life. Answers will be collated at a diocesan, national and international level and presented to the Bishops at the Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops set for October 2014 and themed: Pastoral Challenges of the family in the context of evangelisation. The Life, Marriage & Family Office at the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne will be collating responses for Melbourne. Responses to the questionnaire must be received no later than Friday 6 December. To participate visit:www.cam.org.au/synod or ask at the office for more deatails. For more info: The Life, Marriage & Family Office on 9287 5576 or [email protected] Here at St Paul Apostle Parish we would like to offer our
parishioners the opportunity to gather to discuss any ideas you might want to share. We suggest after 7pm Mass on November 27th for about an hour. Please take a copy of the questions for your family. Report of Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry The Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry into the Handling of Child Abuse by Religious and other Non-Government Organisations is due to report this coming week, 11 – 15 November. For access to the report, the responses by the Church, recent updates, or to sign up for email alerts, visit the Church's website: www.facingthetruth.org.au CLIMATE ACTION – ADVANCE NOTICE: A National Day of Climate Action will be held Sunday, November 17th in every Capital City and in hundreds of regional towns throughout Australia. This is an opportunity to join with other concerned Australians in support for meaningful policies which serve the common good and protect the natural world for future generations. What: Beat the Heat - a national day of climate action When: Sunday 17 November Time and Place: Melbourne: 11am at Treasury Place International Day of Tolerance The United Nations’ (UN) International Day for Tolerance is observed annually on November 16 to educate people about the need for tolerance in society. It reminds us of the dangers of intolerance and calls us to reaffirm our faith in the fundamental rights and the dignity, and worth of the human person. Tolerance is the virtue that makes peace possible and enables us to live together in peace with one another as good neighbours.
Rosters for next Weekend of November 16th-17th (3rd Sunday of Month)
Parish Finances
Parish (1st) Pledged Weekly Rec’d
T/G Envelopes $2,900.00 $ 2,297.70
Credit Card & $2790.00 (pledged) Direct Debit
Cash $ 797.45
Parish Total $ 3,095.15
Priests ( 2nd Collection) $ 1,332.80
Thank You
Sacraments: Baptisms are held on the 1st & 2nd Sunday of the month. Preparation is on the 3rd Sunday of the month.
Marriages require 6 months notice to one of the priests, participation in a FOCCUS marriage preparation program, or a CatholicCARE Course.
Anointing of the Sick is held during Mass on the 1st Friday of the Month at 9am. Before going to hospital for major surgery, why not ask one of the priests to pray with you and anoint you.
Children’s Sacraments require full participation in the
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