TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (YEAR B) 27th September, 2015 We support the endeavours of the Royal Commission to bring healing to the victims of abuse. Church's website: www.facingthetruth.org.au Last weekend the St. Paul’s community launched this beautiful book on the stained glass windows. This book is now available to each community at $10 a copy. This is a fund raising effort directed towards the upgrade of the ’bells’ at St. Paul’s church. A wonderful committee has taken many months to complete the story of this book. The stained glass windows at St. Paul’s are truly priceless and this project will go a long way to help educate us of their beauty and biblical story. It is my intention to send a copy of this book to each person/family that participate in the Thanksgiving-Stewardship program, when my letter goes out to all those who financially contribute to the Parish in November. Enjoy!! For those Who’ve Come Across the Seas God of mercy, help me to remember: My ancestors came across the seas! Help me keep in my mind Those who came long ago And those who now come to our shores. As I face you in prayer, God of Compassion, I remember my country’s words: Send them back or Stop the boats. Then I fear, not your anger But the steady gaze of boundless love and unlimited compassion That impel me to hear Jesus’ command: Love one another, as I have loved you Or Pope Francis’ call to open our hearts To a universal communion Which excludes nothing and no one. Daring to step into such relationship, I pray For those forced to leave family, home and all they hold dear; May they find safe passage and helping hands. I pray for an end to the wars and oppression that forced them to leave; I pray that those who welcome them are blessed in abundance. And with deep humility and a heart hungry for justice, I pray that we Australians, citizens and leaders, Open our eyes, our minds and our hearts That we may see, understand and welcome our brothers and sisters. May our change of heart penetrate to our beginnings As strangers in this land. May we allow those we displaced – the First People of this land – to welcome us. Then knowing, in humility, what it is to be welcomed, We will know how to welcome the strangers who come to our shores. This we ask in the name of Jesus your Son, In whom we are no longer strangers. Amen. This weekend is Social Justice Sunday How appropriate that the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference call for justice for refugees and asylum seekers. We have limited copies available of their statement released this weekend, but we encourage you to seek & read this statement on line: www.social justice.catholic.org.au Should you wish, we will make extra copies available next weekend. Second Collection this weekend Corpus Christi College Building Appeal The Archbishop has asked that all parishes in the Archdiocese support our seminarians who are growing in number by continuing to build an extension onto the Carlton College. Please give generously to this appeal and thank you for your support. Our next ‘Conversation in Faith’ with - Sr Maryanne Confoy RSC – Tues. 6 th Oct. at 7.30pm McKenna Centre. Maryanne will lead us in a session on ‘Pope Francis and the Church of Mercy’. She is compelling listening and a great teacher, whom some parishioners will already be acquainted with from the Broken Bay eConferences. GRAND FINAL DAY—LUNCH AND TV—BIG SCREEN!! All Parishioners are invited to come along to the Anchor, BYO lunch to share. This day annually proves to be a lot of fun! Come along and enjoy our new facilities! From 12noon onwards.
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TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (YEAR B) 27th September, 2015
We support the endeavours of the Royal Commission to bring healing to the victims of abuse. Church's website: www.facingthetruth.org.au
Last weekend the St. Paul’s community launched this beautiful book on the stained glass windows. This book is now available to each community at $10 a copy. This is a fund raising effort directed towards the upgrade of the ’bells’ at St. Paul’s church. A wonderful committee has taken many months to complete the story of this book. The stained glass windows at St. Paul’s are truly priceless and this project will go a long way to help educate us of their beauty and biblical story. It is my intention to send a copy of this book to each person/family that participate
in the Thanksgiving-Stewardship program, when my letter goes out to all those
who financially contribute to the Parish in November. Enjoy!!
For those Who’ve Come Across the Seas
God of mercy, help me to remember: My ancestors came across the seas! Help me keep in my mind Those who came long ago And those who now come to our shores.
As I face you in prayer, God of Compassion, I remember my country’s words: Send them back or Stop the boats. Then I fear, not your anger But the steady gaze of boundless love and unlimited compassion That impel me to hear Jesus’ command: Love one another, as I have loved you Or Pope Francis’ call to open our hearts To a universal communion Which excludes nothing and no one.
Daring to step into such relationship, I pray For those forced to leave family, home and all they hold dear; May they find safe passage and helping hands. I pray for an end to the wars and oppression that forced them to leave; I pray that those who welcome them are blessed in abundance.
And with deep humility and a heart hungry for justice, I pray that we Australians, citizens and leaders, Open our eyes, our minds and our hearts That we may see, understand and welcome our brothers and sisters.
May our change of heart penetrate to our beginnings As strangers in this land. May we allow those we displaced – the First People of this land – to welcome us. Then knowing, in humility, what it is to be welcomed, We will know how to welcome the strangers who come to our shores.
This we ask in the name of Jesus your Son,
In whom we are no longer strangers. Amen.
This weekend is
Social Justice Sunday
How appropriate that the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference call for justice for refugees and asylum seekers. We have limited copies available of their statement released this weekend, but we encourage you to seek & read this statement on line: www.social justice.catholic.org.au Should you wish, we will make extra copies available next weekend.
Second Collection this weekend Corpus Christi College Building Appeal
The Archbishop has asked that all parishes in the Archdiocese support our seminarians who are growing in number by continuing to build an extension onto the Carlton College. Please give generously to this appeal and thank you for your support.
Our next ‘Conversation in Faith’ with -
Sr Maryanne Confoy RSC – Tues. 6th Oct. at
7.30pm McKenna Centre.
Maryanne will lead us in a session on ‘Pope Francis and the Church of Mercy’. She is compelling listening and a great teacher, whom some parishioners will already be acquainted with from the Broken Bay eConferences.
GRAND FINAL DAY—LUNCH AND TV—BIG SCREEN!! All Parishioners are invited to come along to the Anchor, BYO lunch to share. This day annually proves to be a lot of fun! Come along and enjoy our new facilities! From 12noon onwards.
OUR MASS TIMETABLE (Subject to change) OUR PEOPLE
& OUR CONTACT DETAILS
Priests: Michael Sierakowski, Paul Gurry, Clem Cafarella, Cyril Blake
Pastoral Associates: Matilde Chia, Margaret Pinzone, Carmel Dyt, Delia Donahoe (OLSH), June Kellar, Liz Liston Catherine Green (Arrowsmith Program)
Parish Manager: Libby Thomas
St. Peter’s East Bentleigh OFFICE HOURS (Mon - Fri) 9am - 3pm
844 Centre Road, East Bentleigh 3165 Ph: 9579 4255 Fax: 9570 4288 [email protected]
Pastoral Associates: Carmel Dyt, Delia Donahoe, June Kellar Liz Liston Secretaries: Marion Quinn Trish Richards Sacramental Teachers Lidia Boschini Betty DeMarco Stewardship Program: Keith Gonsalvez Adult Faith Education: Chris Pearson
Primary School Michael Juliff - Principal 9575 0909
Primary School Ann Cooper – Principal Margaret Smith - REC 9557 7130
RECONCILIATION: 1/2 hr before each mass
HOLY TRINITY PARISH WEB PAGE: www.holytrinityparish.org.au EMAIL: [email protected]
DAY TIME SERVICE COMMUNITY
WEEK COMMENCING 28th September 2015
Mon 9:15am Communion St. Paul’s
10:00am Mass St. Peter’s
Tues 10:00am Mass St. Paul’s
10:00am Mass St. Paul’s
Wed
9:15am Communion St. Paul’s
10:00am Communion St Peter’s
10:00am Mass St Catherine’s
10:00am Mass St. Paul’s
2:00pm
Funeral Mass
Kenny
Fernando
St Peter’s
Fri 9:15am Communion St. Paul’s
10:00am Mass St Peter’s
Sat
8.30am Mass St. Catherine’s
8:00am Communion St. Peter’s
9:30-10am Reconciliation St Paul’s
6.00pm Mass St. Paul’s
6.30pm Mass St. Peter’s
Sun
8.30am Mass St. Peter’s
Mass St. Catherine’s
9.30am Mass St. Paul’s
10.30am Mass St. Peter’s
Mass St. Catherine’s
5:30pm Mass St Peter’s
Thurs
ST. PAUL’S NOTICES
ADULT EDUCATION
Coffee Connexions (Hearts in Action) Gathering
The Life and Spirituality of Pope Francis Sunday, 4
th October (Feast Day of St Francis) 3PM
Speaker: Fr Kevin Hennessy CP Our Lady of the Assumption, 9 Centre Dandenong Rd, Cheltenham, Tea/coffee to follow Donation $5 Contact Sr Susan 9512 0730 / Cathy 0408 013 397
ST. CATHERINE’S NOTICES
Year of Mercy Resources and ideas for the upcoming Extraordinary
Jubilee Year of Mercy Sat. 17th October, 10am-3pm
Catholic Leadership Centre, East Melb. The Archbishop’s office for Evangelisation is running a planning day to ’Taste and See’ what the Years of Mercy is all about and how to participate in your local community. Two key note presentations and up to 14 workshops to choose from.
Anyone interested in attending, please contact June at Parish Office, 9579 4255.
Catholic Social Services—Victoria
October Forum Strengthening Parish Support for
Asylum Seekers Wed. 14th Oct. 9:30am—3:30pm Guest Speakers: Mr. Phil Glendenning, Chair of Refugee Council of Australia and Sr. Brigid Arthur, csb. Co-ord. Brigidine Asylum Seeker project. Venue: St. Ambrose Community Centre, 287 Sydney Rd, East Brunswick, $20 incl. Lunch. RSVP: 7th Oct. Enq: Lucia Brick - 9287 5566
An evening workshop in liturgical music with
Marty Haugen The Parish of Our Lady of Good Counsel and
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL: Next meeting Sept 28th, 7pm, Sweeney Centre All welcome.
CRAFTY LADIES Group will meet tomorrow at 1pm in the Sweeney Centre. New members and ideas always welcome. Craft Group would be grateful for donations of 8 ply wool or completed squares in all colours, measuring 10”. contact Sheelagh 95703550.
St Catherine’s Social Committee Meeting
Sunday 11 October at 9.30am Sweeney Centre.
BAPTISM WELCOMES: This weekend at our Masses we welcome Sam Welsh son of Nick and Geraldine, Chloe Fox daughter of Adam and Erica, Liliana wills daughter of Edward and Claudia, in preparation for Baptism. We ask that you remember these young families in your prayers as they commence the journey of faith with their little ones.
CONGRATULATIONS:
To Peter Chenhall and Kelly Thomson who celebrated their Wedding at St. Paul’s this Sat. We wish them all the very best for their future lives together.
INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON NOTICE BOARDS • Missionary Sisters of St. Peter Claver: Annual Mission
Fair, Sat. 10/10, 9am-3pm, Convent 154 Cotham Rd. Kew • Royal School of Church Music: Brother Colin Smith
Festival 10/10/15, St. John’s Evangelist East Melb. • St. Peter’s Clayton Church & School Fete, 17/10/15.
• Church History Research Day Dr. Brenda Nial 31/10/15
9.30am-3pm East Melbourne, Cost $20 • Are you a permanent or citizen of Australia? Do you want
to change career or upgrade your skills? You could be entitled to a free government funded course. Free
Parish Friends 1. Please check the list for your child’s 1st Eucharist’s
mass time. 2. Please write to your 1st Eucharist child. You can
post it in the red box provided (also near the photos). 4. Thank you for your ongoing prayerful support of our
children as they prepare for their 1st Eucharist. 5. Re decorating of candle see Carmel, Delia & June
MEETINGS/FUNCTIONS THIS WEEK
Mon 28th Sept 7.30pm St V De Paul—Green Room 8:00pm Charismatic Group—Anchor
Green Room Thur 1st Oct 10:00am Cancer Support Group— Bentleigh Community Centre 7.30pm Pastoral Leadership Team Meeting—Green Room
Sacraments This Weekend We welcome Michael Acciarito, Ethan DeCouto & Lorenza Francis into our
community through Baptism. We congratulate William Nguyen as he receives God’s forgiveness through
Reconciliation. First Eucharist: We congratulate
Marissa Marcos, Eliza Hocking, Angus Downard, Zakary Bregazzi, Marco Krejany, Casey Elliott & Maria Haywood as they receive their First Eucharist.
Trinity Book Club have chosen the classic “Cold Comfort
Farm” by Stella Gibbons. Next meeting Thurs, 1 Oct 1.30pm
GENERAL NOTICES (Cont’d back page)
ST. PETER’S NOTICES
Employment Wanted: Cleaning/Shopping for all parishioners ring Kristine 9503 8341, reasonable rates.
READERS ROSTER: Many thanks to all our readers. The next roster will be prepared shortly. please contact me if circumstances have changed for you or you would like to join the Roster Please contact me or the parish office...You would be most welcome. Thank you. Maree Slater 9578 7374
SAVE THE DATE: ST. PETER'S FETE - SATURDAY, 14TH NOVEMBER 2015—
11.00am to 5.00pm
Next Meeting Wednesday, 14th October @ 7.30pm the McKenna Centre
We are looking for any families who own a business or who know of people that have a business to sponsor our 2015 Fete for: Marquees, Tables, Band, PA System, Donations for the Raffle etc. Any major Sponsorship will be advertised on our Main Boards and Flyers that will be distributed to many households in the Community. HELP WANTED: volunteers to run the Hot Chip Stall. And Food Stalls at our Fete this year. If you would like to coordinate a Food Stall or run the Hot Chip Stall please contact Shane or Aprille on the phone numbers below.
Your support of our School/Parish Fete is very much appreciated.
A Big Thank You to Matthew Baxter from Cool Heat Pty Ltd, Clarinda Motors & Cramer Design for Sponsoring our Fete this year. Your support is very much appreciated. Contact: Shane or Aprille Thiedeman 9557- 9356 / 0438-011-956 / 0488-187-296. Shane or Aprille have done an outstanding job co-ordinating a great team of Fete workers for 10 years. We are now looking for new co-ordinators who may be interested in taking over the role in the future. Joining our Team this year would be a great way in which you can participate and learn how the job is done with Shane or Aprille still involved. If you are interested in finding out more please send me an email [email protected] or call 95750909 and we can discuss it further.
Annual Ecumenical Luncheon to celebrate friend-ship, food & community life.
St Peter’s World Vision will be collecting on the weekend
10th/11th October
St. Peters sponsors 5 children. $25 (1/2 month per child) Currently St.Peter’s supports the following children Reaksmey Hon- Cambodia, Nkosenhle Motsa- Swaziland, Shamim Miah- Bangladesh, Jacqueline Menda- Chad and Foksia Fagadi- Chad. Your support makes a real difference to their lives, their families & communities. Receipts will be issued on behalf of World Vision. Many Thanks Jackie Francis
Children’s Liturgy of the Word for pre-school and primary
school children. First 2 Sundays of the month. 10:30am Mass, 4th & 11th October.
St. Peter’s Cancer Support Group: Thurs, 1st Oct 10:30am, Bentleigh Bayside Community Health Pls phone 9579 4255. ALL WELCOME
Piety Stall: 2016Columban Calendars now available $8.
My Silent Grief: A support program for women who suffer and grieve in silence. It is designed to meet the emotional and psychosocial of mothers and grandmothers who have a child with a disability, mental illness or addition. 8 weekly sessions starting Tues. 6th Oct. to 24th Nov., 10:15am-12:15pm, $5 per session. Level 1, 479 Warrigal, Moorabbin, Ph: 9935 7444, Fran.
ST. PETER’S ROSTER PARISHIONERS DATE
LECTORS 6.30pm—Dani Forward, Elsa Richardson 8.30am—Mary Pearson, Helen Bell 10.30am—Anne Lo Schiavo, John Lo Schiavo 5.30pm—Sue O’Mahoney, Earnest Collins
3rd & 4th October
PRESBYTERY COUNTERS GRP 4: Mary-Anne Phillips, Paul Thursky, Maria Thursky Sun 4th October
THANKSGIVING COUNTERS GRP 2: Bill Dooley, Darron Foley, Martin Cleary, Carmel Recupero, Merv Hancock Sun 4th October
SACRISTAN GRP 12: Jenny Honey, Colleen Nielsen, Denise Egan, Alice Sullivan Sat 3rd October
FATIMA STATUE Aldersey Family—Glenmer Street Sun 27th Sept
Suhr Family—Blamey Street Sun 4th October
MOORABBIN HOSPITAL VISIT
Nancy Hall (Sun) Troy Kuhn (Sun)
27th Sept & 4th Oct 11th & 18th Oct
Carmel Dyt (Wed) Suzanne Luder (Wed)
30th Sept
7th & 14th Oct
ST. PAUL’S ROSTER PARISHIONERS DATE
COUNTERS Michael Renwick Jaycinthe Jansz Sun 27th Sept
Liz Vinning Sun 4th October
VOCATIONS / CHALICE Sultana Family (Sun) Maureen Knight (Sat) 27th Sept & 4th Oct
LECTORS
Claire Stanley (L) Barbara Fyfe (R) (Sun) Liz Vinning (L) Teresa Meyer (R) (Sun)
26th & 27th Sept
Lisa Perez (L) Kate Rabel (R) (Sun) Libby Thomas (L) Kerry Burns (R) (Sun)
3rd & 4th October
COMPUTER OPERATORS: Martina Bruce (Sat) (Sun) 26th & 27th Sept
DeLosa Family (Sat) Teresa Meyer (Sun) 3rd & 4th October
GIFTS Peres Family (Sat) Demarchi & Jones Families (Sun) 26th & 27th Sept
Madhusudan Family (Sat) Burns Family (Sun) 3rd & 4th October
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS:
Station 1: Jane Dunstone, Volunteer Station 2: Raulston Macedo, Herbert Saldanah, Volunteer Station 3: Kyle & Leah Uytenbogaardt
Station 1: Teresa Meyer, Volunteer Station 2: Bev Claudius, Volunteer, Volunteer Station 3: Bernie Hoy, Kaye Hoy
Saturday September Sunday
MORNING TEA (HALL)
No Sunday Cuppa: School Holidays 27th September
No Sunday Cuppa: School Holidays 4th October
COMMUNION TO THE SICK 1: Willie Chenhall 2: Bernadette Renwick 3: Venora Smith 27th September
ST. CATHERINE’S ROSTER PARISHIONERS DATE
COUNTERS Ana Inchausti, Geno Pinzone Mon 5th Oct
ALTAR SOCIETY Maureen & Katrina Gill Sat 3rd Oct
LECTORS 8.30am: Stephen Caltabiano 10.30am: Mary Gill Sun 4th Oct
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS 8.30am: Krystyna Wrzesinski 10.30am: Frank Gill Sun 4th Oct
COMPUTER OPERATORS 8.30am: Phillip Connors 10.30am: Catherine Sidaway Sun 4th Oct
FATIMA STATUE Ernst Family Mon 5th Oct
BULLETIN NOTICES DEADLINES
St. Peter’s Trish Richards & Marion Quinn, 9579 4255, [email protected] Thursday
St. Catherine’s Judi Fisher - [email protected] or in letterbox at Presbytery Thursday 9am
TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Lord, we commend to you people in need:Lord, we commend to you people in need:Lord, we commend to you people in need:Lord, we commend to you people in need:
St Peter’s: Peter Brady, Richard Musiac, Sr. Adrienne Dyt, John Madden, Paul Reynolds, Solange Ibrahim, Wilma Chevalier, Zelda Herman, Sr. Margaret Kennedy, Ann Dodd, Jackie McCorry, John O’Connor, Marie & Ashleigh Popov, Sue Thorp, Faye Wareing, Stanislaus Quadros, Geoff Gleeson, Grace Coelho, Doss Forsythe, Melinda Hewitt, Marie Bibby, Frances Phillips, Maurie Dennehy, Eileen Ramage, Maree Prior, Doug Willans, Moira Bugg, Anna Marteon, Peter & Marie Bergin, Sheryl Martin, Pat Huggins, Michael Griffin, Christina Andersen, Sarah, Elisa D’Elia, Paul Houston, Rachael Hailstone, Roland Fernandez, Merle Milner, Cresencia Elchico, John Jackson, June Jackson, Maria-Elena De Sa, Valmai Rogers, Matt Milanovic, Joan Clarke, Dorotea Moniz, Alfio Pappalardo, Claude Darga, Stephanie & Amelie Francois, Maria Kyunghee Chu, Duncan McMillan, Melissa Jovanovic, Bill Tilley, Dorothy Nolan, Giuseppe Mase,
Cathy Hogan, Nigel Harbach, Kathleen Murphy, Abby, Jacqui Slattery, Daniel Pintado, St Paul’s: Geoff Riley, Ludy Dimol, Giles Yates, Michael Brown, Marie Andrews, Dee Lupton, Patricia Briody, Elizabeth Wort, Sharon Boyd, Elisa D’Elia, Tanya Wall,
St Catherine’s: Noela Lynch, John O’Connor, Leo Mercuri, Sue Saddler, Paul McKay, Joan Clarke, Joanne Barry, Robert Boileau, Paul Dwyer, Tony Infanti, Minna Beer, Trenna Scanlon
Those who are sick:
Recently Deceased:
Anniversaries occurring at this time:
St Peter’s: Roger Brown (Nicola’s uncle), Khalil George Khazaal (David’s brother).
Joy Graham ( Sister of Ray Nielsen), Kenny Fernando
St. Catherine’s: Prospero Labb St Peter’s: Dakhil David Khazaal
St Peter’s: Francexo Rugolo, Antonio, Custodia & Maria Pires de fonte, Maria & Gaetano De Losa, Jenny Dyt (10th),
St Paul’s: Joe Sheehan, Simon Bentley, Lorraine Cummins, Peter Scanlon, Anthony Butta
St. Catherine’s: Charles Di Rosato, Stan Connors Snr, Kevin Shortal, Joseph McKernan,
40 Day Remembrance:
GOSPEL: Mark 9: 38-43, 45, 47-48 John said to Jesus, ‘Master, we saw a man who is not one of us casting out devils in your
name; and because he was not one of us we tried to stop him.’ But Jesus said, ‘You must
not stop him: no one who works a miracle in my name is likely to speak evil of me. Anyone
who is not against us is for us. ‘If anyone gives you a cup of water to drink just because you belong to Christ, then I tell
you solemnly, he will most certainly not lose his reward. ‘But anyone who is an obstacle to bring down one of these little ones who have faith,
would be better thrown into the sea with a great millstone round his neck. And if your hand should
cause you to sin, cut it off; it is better for you to enter into life crippled, than to have two hands
and go to hell, into the fire that cannot be put out. And if your foot should cause you to sin, cut it
off; it is better for you to enter into life lame, than to have two feet and be thrown into hell. And
if your eye should cause you to sin, tear it out; it is better for you to enter into the kingdom of
God with one eye, than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell where their worm does not die nor
their fire go out.’
Luncheon With a Scottish Theme - Sat - 24 Oct, 12 noon Sweeney Centre 2 course meal – music $35 BYO drinks—Tickets on sale after each Mass at St Catherine’s St Peter’s & St Paul’s Parishioners please put money in envelope with your name and Phone no
Then mark it “Attention Sheelagh Connors “ and leave at Parish Office ALL MONEY TO BE PAID BY 18 OCTOBER
