Striving to be a “Loving, Caring, Christian Community”

Catholic Parish of Mary Immaculate, Bossley Park Striving to be “A Loving, Caring, Christian Community”

Phone 9604 8927 Email : admin@mibp.org.au Website : mibp.org.au

THE MOST HOLY BODY

& BLOOD OF CHRIST/A

14TH JUNE 2020

Vol. 44 No.29

Gospel Reading John 6:51-58 Jesus says, “I am the living bread.”

Our faith teaches us that when we gather to celebrate Mass, Jesus is present to us. The bread and wine truly become the Body and Blood of Christ. This is what we mean by the word transubstantiation: Jesus makes himself present to all who receive the Body and Blood of Christ.

If there are children in your family who have already celebrated their First Holy Communion, invite them to share their memories of this special day. If there are family photos taken on this occasion, bring them out and share them together. Adults in the family may also share memories or photos that they have of their First Communion. Then read together today’s Gospel, John 6:51–58. Reflect together on what Jesus means when he calls himself the “living bread.” Recall that every time we receive the Eucharist, Jesus keeps the promise he made in today’s Gospel - those who eat his flesh and drink his blood will remain forever connected to him. Perhaps family members can share what it means for them to receive Jesus in the Eucharist. Together thank God for this gift of Holy Communion. Pray together the Lord’s Prayer.

Please note that the Holy Mass will still be celebrated live streamed through Zoom (Mtg id 548614336) Tuesday to Friday 9am and Sunday Mass at 9am. But Saturday Vigil 6pm & Sunday 6pm will not be on Zoom. Also, we will resume communion service on Monday.

If you wish to donate through direct deposit, Pay to Mary Immaculate Parish BSB 062 784 Account number 412 5001.

We acknowledge the Dharuk People, traditional custodians of this land. May we walk gently and respectfully upon the land.

Fr Sebastian

Thought of the Week

If you look at what you have in life,

you will always have more.

If you look at what you don't have in life,

you'll never have enough.

- Oprah Winfrey

Masses are still celebrated as follows :

Our Parish Mass at 9am, please click on the following Zoom link

at the appropriate time: https://zoom.us/j/548614336 or

Meeting ID no. 548614336 or through our website mibp.org.au

1. Sundays: 6am, Channel 10

2. Daily: 5:30pm, Sundays 10.30am

https://www.stmaryscathedral.org.au/

3. Mon – Fri: 1pm https://melbournecatholic.org.au/Mass

4. Saturday: 8am https://melbournecatholic.org.au/Mass 5. Filipino Mass— Every Sunday 11am & 12.30pm

or on youtube : Fr Nards or Filipino Chaplaincy Archdiocese of Sydney

Effective 1st June, 50 people plus Father, can gather for mass.

However, to ensure that we do not exceed the limit of 50, all

parishioners who wish to attend mass, MUST register their

attendance with the parish secretary (MARIA on 9604 8927).

Please note that if you have not registered, you will not be

admitted into the Church for mass. These rules must be adhered

to, in order to ensure the safety of all parishioners and Father.

In addition, if you are not well with a cough/runny nose/sniffles,

or have any existing health problems i.e. breathing issues, heart

complaints, etc, you are asked not to attend so not to put yourself

or anyone else at risk of contracting the COVID-19 virus. Thank

you for your understanding.

ATTENTION ALL PARISHIONERS: CHANGES TO THE COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS

Catholic Parish of Mary Immaculate, Bossley Park Striving to be “A Loving, Caring, Christian Community”

Phone 9604 8927 Email : admin@mibp.org.au Website : mibp.org.au

Parish Diary Monday -15th June 9.00am Communion Service

Tuesday-16th June 9.00am Mass

Wed –17th June 9.00am Mass

Thurs-18th June 9.00am Mass

9.30am Adoration of the Blessed

Friday-19th June 9.00am Mass

Saturday-20th June 6.00pm Vigil Mass

Sunday-21st June 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time

9.00am Mass

11.00am Filipino Mass

12.30pm Filipino Mass

6.00pm Mass

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We pray for…

Our sick: Darren Mack, George Gherlenda, Maria Varkas,

Mirjana, Manda, Carina Stone, Maria Oaten, Karmela, Mario

& Bruna Tullo, Franco & Adelina Facciolo, Stephen Price,

Anna Baker, Ivanka, Anita Perez Guillermo, Milka, Ruzica,

Teresa, Tony Surace, Marija, Manda Josip, Andrea, Berislav

Bozo, Carole Robertson, Lynn Batt, Anne Noonan, Rita

Zammit, Santina Martinelli, Massimo Baroni, Dorothy Rundle-

Kerley, Domenico Dileo, Albert & Theresa Purkiss, Benedetta

Peci, Edwina Borg, Sam & Teresa Barbara, Bernadetta

Russo, Angela Vivona (Names will be removed from the sick list

after 3 months unless Parish Office is notified otherwise).

Please keep in your prayers the soul of the recently deceased: Ray Paris, Phung Do, Herbert Ranola, Jessie Rose Salvador And those whose anniversaries occur at this time: other deceased including: Joseph Schembri, Carl Josef Labis, Rosy Alphonso, Edma & Nadim Gebrael, Stana Zovko, Phyliss Baulman, Ivan Bakic, Marija, Tomislav, Marko & Milan Bakic, Lucyna Czernik, Bruce Michael Fuller, George McKay, Angela Brala, Sung Chu Paek, Nanette Cabardo, Rose Sugay, Jacqueline, Prakasam William, Peter Zadro, Peter Viler, Tommaso Bruni, Bruno Dileo, Amparo Soledad Colwell, Guido Soligo, Hadia Alkhouri, Eyvonne Formosa, Terry Murphy, Concetta Caristo, Teofilo Aluning, Peter Be, Margaret Bastic Joel Sugay, Natala Oliveri, Antonio Palamara, Clementi Palamara, Antonio Juan Redoblado, Peter SanFilippo, Suora Elizabeth Laria, Nikola, Giovanni Melissari, Teresa Ottavia, Francesco Antonio Giuseppe, Andrea, Antonia, Antonio, Antonino Franca, Giuseppe Alfredo, Alberto Sacriz, Snr, Collu Stefano & Pelli Felici Degirolamo, Maria Ieroianni, Caterina Gerardis, Guido Pontello, Rina Zadro, Teresa Catanzariti, Giovannina Vaccaro, Domenico & Maria Squillacioti, Cris Jovanovic, Paul Baddock, Augusto Ballarin, Tom & Patrick Anderson, Joan Quinton, Vincenzo Bugge, Domenica &Vincenzo Oliveri, Vincenzo Occhiuto, Maria Luppino, James Vertley Sr, Giovanni Rossi, Alfred Azzopardi, Maria & Antonino Ieroianni, Andrea & Caterina Gerardis, Giovanna & Giuseppe Bonofiglio, Stana & Vinko Zovko, Franceso Mesiti, Jelica Mato-Ruska, Filip Orlovic, Marila & Tomo Skondro, Conor Dinan, Derrick Mack, Josefina Borbe, Rosa Arfuso, Francesco Papalia, Doris Zammit, Amal Doss, Helen Debono, Stefano Cantele, Catherine Viler, Rosa Marando, Milagros Gaspi, Diego Cabardo Oclarit, Grazia Panuccio, Mariantonia Pisano, Pasquale Cricri, Veronica Power, Slavco Kucinic, Joseph Schembri, Domenico Mellino, Hugo Martinez, Vince Fedele, Antonio & Caterina Froio, Clorinda & Francesco Sartor, Luigi & Carla Martignago, Maria Sulfaro, Dulcie Soans, Mary Mahony, Maria Trimboli, Ivan Lozina, Anthony & Antonia Cardona, Orazio Di Marco, Bertilla, Marcello & Elsa Soligo, Daphne Watts, Vincenzo & Anna Peci, Chang You Chiu, Gloria & Sybil Roache, Mario Manea, Manea-Melosso Lucia, Sam Xuereb, Marcello & Angela Seraglio, all deceased in the families of Borg, Seraglio, Chris Baddock, Baddock & Gough families, Skondro family & Mario & Beniamino Fuser & all Souls in Purgatory. May they rest in peace.

Sacraments :

1st Holy communion classes ongoing.

Dates for the Sacrament of 1st Holy Communion will be announced later.

WELCOME INTO OUR

COMMUNITY OF FAITH

William & Emmalata

Girsberger Takataka and Noah

Emilio Terracciano will be

baptised this weekend.

From the Liturgy Office…

On June 19, which is the first Friday a�er the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ, the church celebrates the Feast of the Most Sacred

Heart of Jesus.

In essence, the feast of the Sacred Heart is about celebrating the goodness, kindness and compassion that was at the heart of Jesus’ ministry. A way to celebrate this feast would be for us to give recognition to the many acts of random kindness and goodness that we see around us each day. For it is in the daily activities of life that people continue to give witness to the compassionate face and heart of God. Compassion calls us to be a beloved Christ-like presence in our world today. For more information about the origins of feast day and for other ways we can celebrate this day with our families, please visit our parish website, go to the PRAYERS page and click on the link entitled, The

Most Sacred Heart of Jesus 2020. Have a blessed week.

God bless, Rita Cordina

Roster—Next weekend 20th/21st June

Ministers of the Word : Musicians:

Saturday—S Cabardo & B Borbe D Redoblado

Sunday—9am R Williams & J Cordina R Cordina

6pm O Bjazevic & F Morandarte CD: Y Havey

Church Cleaners : Group 1 Jesus the Healer Group

c/o M Abogado, D Elizes, M Alejandro

Counters : Group 3 Adorers

M&E Frijas, T Amores, E Corpus

Altar Linen : T Seraglio

Striving to be a “Loving, Caring, Christian Community”

THE LITURGY OF THE WORD  

First Reading Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 14-16  

A reading from the book of Deuteronomy

Moses spoke to the people:

"Remember the long way that the Lord your God has

led you these forty years in the wilderness, in order to

humble you, testing you to know what was in your

heart, whether or not you would keep his

commandments.

He humbled you by letting you hunger,

then by feeding you with manna, with which neither

you nor your ancestors were acquainted, in order to

make you understand that one does not live by bread

alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of

the Lord.

"Do not exalt yourself, forgetting the Lord your God,

who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the

house of slavery, who led you through the great and

terrible wilderness, an arid wasteland with poisonous

snakes and scorpions.

He made water flow for you from flint rock and fed

you in the wilderness with manna that your ancestors

did not know, to humble you and to test you, and in the

end to do you good.”

The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

Responsorial Psalm Ps 147:12-15, 19-20  

R. Praise the Lord, Jerusalem.  

O Praise the Lord,  Jerusalem!  

Praise your God, O Zion!  

For he strengthens the bars of your gates, he blesses 

your children within you. R.  

He grants peace within your borders,  

he fills you with the finest wheat.  

He sends out his command to the earth  

His word runs swi6ly. R.  

He declares his word to Jacob,  

his statutes and ordinances to Israel.  

He has not dealt thus with any other na7on; they do 

not know his ordinances. R.  

 

Second Reading 1 Corinthians 10:16-17

A reading from the first letter of Paul to the

Corinthians

The cup of blessing that we bless,

is it not a sharing in the blood of Christ?

The bread that we break, is it not a sharing in the

body of Christ?

Because there is one bread, we who are many are one

body, for we all partake of the one bread.

The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

Gospel John 6:51-58

A reading from the holy gospel according to John

Jesus said to the crowds: "I am the living bread that

came down from heaven.

Whoever eats of this bread will live forever;

and the bread that I will give for the life of the world

is my flesh." in the name of the only Son of God."

The people then disputed among themselves, saying,

"How can this man give us his flesh to eat?"

So Jesus said to them, "Very truly, I tell you,

unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his

blood, you have no life in you.  

"Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood have 

eternal life, and I will raise them up on the last day;  

for my flesh is true food and my blood is true drink.  

Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in

me, and I in them. "Just as the living Father sent me,

and I live because of the Father,

so whoever eats me will live because of me.

This is the bread that came down from heaven,

not like that which your ancestors ate, and they died.

But the one who eats this bread will live forever."

The Gospel of the Lord.  

Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

Further easing of restrictions

It is with great joy that the New South Wales

Government has agreed to relax the restrictions on

churches and worship, to bring them into line with like

venues and activities. This is a just and common-sense

outcome but it took some negotiating, and I thank all

those who joined our campaign for it. Other parts of

Australia have not yet achieved parity between churches

and other venues, and so you might still like to sign up

to our revised petition at openourchurches. com.au.

We have a draft of the Checklist for COVID-19 Safety in NSW Places of Worship from NSW Health, but the

Public Health Order has yet to be issued. Further

updates will be given when necessary.

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other pews/seats might be removed or cordoned

off; similar notices should be placed on pews

outside confessionals; people should be directed to

maintain spatial distancing when queueing to enter

or leave church, for Holy Communion or

Confession; spatial distancing should also be

observed by ministers in the sanctuary

previous instructions on ways of simplifying the liturgy

still apply (e.g. using a lectern rather than a server to

hold the book, turning pages or washing hands for

oneself rather than with the assistance of a server,

omitting genuinely optional elements)

previous instructions on maximising hygiene still apply:

e.g. no holy water in stoups; hand sanitizer available

at doors of churches and confessionals and in the

sacristies and sanctuary; regularly disinfecting

commonly touched surfaces (e.g. door knobs,

confessional interiors, pews etc.) in accord with

guidelines from NSW Health; time must be

allowed between services for such cleaning to occur;

the elements for the Eucharist must be protected

from contamination before, during and after the

Mass with a lid or pall; when uncovered the

elements should be kept out of range of the

celebrant’s breath; no Gospel procession or

procession of gifts; no passing of hymn books,

bulletins or collection plates; the ministers should

sanitize their hands before handling objects; the

priest should sanitize his hands before distributing

Holy Communion; the sign of peace should be

omitted or given without hand-to-hand contact;

attendees are exhorted to take care when coughing

or sneezing; printed bulletins are for single use only;

bathrooms should be regularly cleaned, be well

stocked with hand soap and paper towels, and have

posters with instructions on hand washing

because of possible risk of aerosol transmission,

congregational singing is prohibited at this time (this

is ironic given how hard it is to get some Catholics

to sing in public!); a cantor or small choir should

provide the music if any (or a recording where this

is not possible); any singer(s) should be positioned

at least 3 metres away from the congregation and

each other

for the time being, in the Ordinary Form of the Latin

Rite, Holy Communion shall be distributed and

received on the hand only; the Chalice is reserved

to the clergy

celebrants and people should minimize the time they

are gathered together

live-streaming of liturgies should continue where

convenient; please be aware of the need to observe

spatial distancing but also to be seen to be doing so

(some camera angles make it seem that the priest

and assistants are very close to each other even

(Continued on page 5)

It is my request to you that you ensure, where possible,

that churches are reopened and services resumed, in

accord with these directives. And may I emphasise that

these directives must be followed: if there are more than

50 at Mass or if altar servers or acolytes make no attempt

at social distancing on the sanctuary, this may well come

to the attention of the authorities and risk not only a

penalty for that parish but a tightening rather than

loosening of restrictions for all of us.

Directives for all churches and liturgies from 1st

June 2020 until further notice

From 1 June 2020, the Feast of Mary the Mother of the

Church:

current regulations should be posted near church doors

and on websites, social media platforms etc. [see

document attached]

Churches in the Archdiocese of Sydney are open and,

subject to distancing requirements, may have up to 50

people inside at a time for private prayer, Confessions,

Masses, Baptisms, Funerals, Eucharistic Adoration,

Rosary in common, Bible study etc.; only 20 attendees

are presently permitted at Weddings.

Very small churches or chapels with a surface area for the

congregation below 200 square metres must reduce their

congregational limit to allow 4 square metres per person

the parish priest or trusted delegate must be present when

the church is open to monitor numbers at-risk

parishioners should be exhorted not to attend: authorities

have directed that any unwell priest, staff member,

volunteer or parishioner stay away; they recommend that

people with co-morbidities (e.g. compromised immune

or respiratory systems) and those over 70 years of age

elderly exercise particular caution

rationing of places for weekday Masses is probably no

longer required; parishes might continue to use a

booking or lottery system to identify 50 people for

each Sunday Mass, while eschewing any hint of

favouritism or elitism

Sunday Masses should be resumed and in some places

they might be multiplied; nonetheless, even were

Sunday Masses multiplied, many of the faithful will be

unable to attend and so all but priests are dispensed

from attending Sunday Mass; the faithful who cannot

attend should keep Sunday holy as previously advised

on entering the church each attendee’s contact details

should be recorded (name and phone number or

email address) and the attendee should certify that

they are not unwell or high risk; no record should be

kept of why the person entered the church

previous instructions on spatial distancing still apply and

have been amplified: ‘sit here’ stickers or the like

should be placed in every second row of pews and at

least 1½m from each other in all directions so that at

least four square metres is allowed for each person;

Striving to be a “Loving, Caring, Christian Community”

when they are not)

regarding school Masses: see Guidelines for Schools regarding the Celebration of Masses during COVID-19 (already communicated)

migrant chaplains are encouraged to liaise with Parish

Priests so there is a consistent response where they

are sharing spaces in parishes

previous directives on Confessions, Worship of the

Eucharist outside of Mass, Reception of the

Eucharist outside of Mass, Anointing, Holy

Communion and Visits to the Sick, and Funerals

apply mutatis mutandis alternatives to passing collection plates include bags on

long handles, a plate left at each door with clarity

about its purpose, tap-and-go plates, and

encouragement to use direct debit

Delayed Baptisms should now be celebrated; if more

than one person is to be baptized, baptismal water

should be used once only and fresh baptismal water

used for the next candidate; baptismal anointings

should be hygienic (e.g. use hand sanitizer before

and after contact with skin)

The celebration of Confirmation is indefinitely

postponed, except at risk of death or the baptism of

an adult

Weddings with up to 20 attendees (plus the couple,

celebrant and assisting ministers) are permitted, but

might best be postponed until a fuller celebration is

possible

previous advice on the pastoral care and practical

support for elderly and shut-in parishioners, live-

streaming of Masses, on-line prayer groups,

discussion groups, youth groups and catechesis,

parish websites and e-bulletins, continues to apply;

the various online resources available through the

archdiocese previously advised continue to be

available and enlarged.

Where to next?

Where to next? In due course, we hope, to heaven. In

the meantime living well through the COVID-19

pandemic, with all its effects on our daily lives including

our worship and community life, is in God’s strange

providence part of our route to that goal. The resilience

demonstrated and pastoral energies released in recent

times in our parishes and agencies suggest that there

will be a new momentum for our Parish 2020 renewal

and our efforts of evangelisation and outreach after the

pandemic passes. God can bring good out of any evil!

If infection rates continue to be very low, the

Government will further ease the restrictions in coming

months. But for now we can work with fifty. When a

crowd of five thousand gathered around Jesus to

receive his teachings and his healing touch, and he

multiplied the loaves and fishes to feed them, “he said

to his disciples, ‘Get them to sit down in groups of

about fifty each.’” (Lk 9:14)

Larger celebrations will return in due course, we hope

sooner rather than later. But this will depend in part

upon us demonstrating that we can keep ourselves and

each other safe by exercising responsibility. Our time

apart has made us all reflect upon and more deeply

appreciate the importance of human company,

intimacy, community. Our time together in families has

also highlighted the significance of ‘the domestic

church’. I ask all priests, religious and the faithful in

their domestic churches to keep praying for an end to

the pandemic and our return to a better way of

worshipping together.

Come Holy Spirit!

Most Rev. Anthony Fisher OP, DD BA LIB BTheol DPhil

Archbishop of Sydney

Pope Francis’ Prayer to Mary during the

coronavirus pandemic

O Mary, you always shine on our path as a sign

of salvation and of hope.

We entrust ourselves to you, Health of the Sick,

who at the cross took part in Jesus’ pain,

keeping your faith firm.

You, Salvation of all People, know what we

need, and we are sure you will provide so that,

as in Cana of Galilee, we may return to joy

and to feasting after this time of trial.

Help us, Mother of Divine Love, to conform to

the will of the Father and to do as we are told

by Jesus, who has taken upon himself our

sufferings and carried our sorrows to lead us,

through the cross, to the joy of the resurrection.

Amen.

Under your protection, we seek refuge, Holy

Mother of God. Do not disdain the entreaties

of we who are in trial, but deliver us from

every danger,

O glorious and blessed Virgin.

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