Granville Catholic Church Record

Vol. 1. No. 23. October 23, 2016 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C

The Official Bulletin of Holy Trinity Parish at Granville and Holy Family Parish at East Granville

Pope Francis’s confidence in Our Lady developed when, in 1985, he attended a rosary that was being led by Pope John Paul II. The sight of the Pope on his knees moved him. He asked himself how much he trusted Our Lady: “I became aware of the density of the words of the Mother of Guadalupe to St. Juan Diego: ‘Don’t be afraid, am I not perhaps your mother?’” From that day, he said fifteen decades of the Rosary daily. The mystery of the Resurrection fills us with great hopeful expectation. Death does not have the final word. Our life does not end at the grave, and we can say with St. Paul, “O death, where is thy victory? O death, where is thy sting?” (I Corinthians 15:55). The mystery of the Ascension of our Lord reminds us to rely on the peace which Christ offers us. Shortly before His ascension He tells us, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid” (John 14:27). Here He warns us that the peace the world offers does not satisfy. We need to remain detached from earthly possessions which do not ultimately satisfy — we were made for Heaven. This mystery of the descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost encourages us place our faith in Him as we evangelise those in our lives who are far off from him. Meditating upon the mystery of the Assumption of Mary into heaven gives us a glimpse at “what God has prepared for those who love him” (I Corinthians 2:9) and consequently fills us with hopeful expectation. Mary, after all, is the prototypical Christian. What God has done for her He will one day do for us. If we accept salvation and persevere, we will be cleansed of sin and given glorified bodies. Wth the mystery of the coronation of Mary as Queen of Heaven and of Earth, Mary intercedes on behalf of her spiritual children, the Church. This mystery encourages us to entrust themselves and their good works to the only perfect creature, the Mother of God.

THE HOLY ROSARY

The Glorious MysteriesThe Resurrection

The Ascension

The Descent of the Holy Spirit

The Coronation of Mary

The Assumption of Mary

HOLY TRINITY CHURCH

Holy Mass Monday, 8:15 a.m. Tuesday, 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday, 8:15 a.m. Thursday, 8:15 a.m. Friday, 9:15 a.m.

Saturday, 8:15 a.m. Saturday, 6:00 p.m.

Sunday, 7:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m.

Traditional Latin Mass First Thursday of the month, 7:00 p.m.

Confessions Saturday, 5:00 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.

Ghanaian Chaplaincy Mass Second and last Sunday of the month, 11:30 a.m.

Vietnamese Chaplaincy Mass

Sunday, 5:00 p.m.

Holy Mass and Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. First Friday of the month, 7:00 p.m.

Children’s Liturgy

Sunday, 9:30 a.m.

Rosters

Church Cleaning Group 3: Mary Dao, Vu Thi Vi and the Vietnamese

chaplaincy

Readers

Vigil Rosette Chidiac and

Katherine Jenner

7:30 a.m. Sisters

9:30 a.m. Mary Georges,

Joseph Ojiba, and Jake Film

Children’s Liturgy Wanda and Suja

HOLY FAMILY CHURCH

Holy Mass

Tuesday, 9:15 a.m. Wednesday, 9:15 a.m. Thursday, 9:15 a.m.

Friday, 9:15 a.m. Saturday, 6:00 p.m. Sunday, 8:00 a.m. and 9:30 a.m.

Confessions

Saturday, 5:00 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.

Holy Mass and Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

Last Friday of the month, 6:30 p.m.

Holy Rosary Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.

Children’s Liturgy

Third Sunday of the Month, 9:30 a.m.

Rosters

Altar Society Group 4: S. Elias, J. Nakkoul, and R. Connor

Readers

Vigil Eileen Burden and Tom Burden

8:00 a.m. Rose Succar

9:30 a.m. No one rostered

Counters B. Bradbery and

M. Dominguez

Bus Driver John McIntyre

THE PARISH OFFICE

Address 1 Randle Street, Granville, N.S.W. 2142

T (02) 9637-1904

E granville@parracatholic.org

W www.granvilleparish.org.au

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Holy Trinity Parish, Granville

Holy Family Parish, East Granville

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Parish Priest Rev. Fr. Andrew Bass PP

Assistant Priest Rev. Fr. Thomas Bui

Director of Music Mr. John Portelli

Sacraments and Youth Co-ordinator Miss Rosette Chidiac

Parish Secretaries Mrs. Sonia Hoetzinger Mrs. Judy Smith Mrs. Annette Wirz

Principal of Holy Family School Mrs. Yvette Baird

Principal of Holy Trinity School Mrs. Helen Boyer

Principal of Delany College Mr. Rob Muscat

Missionary Sisters of Mary, Queen of the World — Australia Sr. Justina Pham T (02) 9637-1827

JMJ

PRAYERS FOR THE SICK

Please remember in your prayers those who are sick including Archbishop Anthony Fisher, Janelle Allan, Marlene

Ashton, Thomas Brady, Leslie Cotter, Eileen Dean, Joyce Dwyer, Evangeline Grabato, Jim Haddad, Elizabeth Hicks, Paul Hoes, Jacob Lee, Ester Matos, Tony Moussa, Ben Nursoo,

Flory Pinto, Peter Rahme, Anna Saunig, and those who care for them. Saint Raphael, who are called ‘the Remedy of God’ and ‘the Angel of Health,’ pray for them. Amen.

IN MEMORIAM

In your charity, pray for the souls of all the faithful departed, and particularly for the following deceased. The

Arribas family, Tessie Bonello, Kathleen Bradbery, George Chayban, Nadim Gabrael, Raymond Gee, the Harb family, the Hekeik family, Raymond Bakos Hekeik, Simon Hekeik,

George Khoury, Hanne Khoury, Youssef Khoury, Jack Koop, Mary Koop, Amelia Koopelian, Charles Micallef, Guy Pitel, Geoffrey Senior, the Tenn family, Georges Dibs Ters, Yasmine

Wehbe, the Wehbe family, Phyllis Yott, Joanne Younan.

Last Friday Holy Mass and Exposition

Next Friday we will hold the last of the last Friday Holy Mass and exposition of the Blessed Sacrament in p repa ra t ion fo r the 70th anniversary of the parish. Holy Mass will be said at 6:30 p.m. and exposition of the Blessed Sacrament at 7:00 p.m. This will be the last chance to pray these devotions.

November Masses for the Holy Souls in Purgatory

During November, Masses will be offered for the faithful departed— the holy souls in Purgatory. It has long been the tradition of the Church that the month of November is dedicated to the holy souls and to praying that they may be delivered from Purgatory and drawn to their eternal salvation in heaven. If you would like to have members of your family, friends, or benefactors remembered in these Masses please complete one of the November Mass offering envelopes which are available at the doors of the church and leave them in the box provided.

CELEBRATE 70 YEARS 2 0 N OV E M B E R 2 0 1 6 Return to Holy Family Day

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Drinks Needed

To help stock our drinks stall at the parish fair we are urgently in need of cans of soft drink and bottles of water. If you can donate a box or two of soft drink cans or some bottles of water please leave these at the doors of the church. These drinks will then be sold at the parish fair as part of the food stalls and will help us in raising much needed funds to pay for repairs and maintenance to the church and to o ther par i sh buildings. So if you can donate please drop these off at the doors of the church next weekend.

Parish Fair Games and Chocolate Wheel Prizes

We are in need of donations of prizes for the parish fair games and the chocolate wheel. Maybe you can donate toys or appliances or hampers or gift vouchers to be given as prizes. For safety reasons the prizes must be new and in their original packaging. So if you are able to contribute new goods that can be given as prizes then please leave these at the door of the church.

Holy Rosary Devotions During October

During the month of October we will be honouring the Holy Rosary with a number of devotions.

On each weekend in October, half-an-hour before the Saturday vigil Mass and before the Sunday Masses, we will pray the holy Rosary. But we need your help. If you can assist with leading the Rosary at one of these Masses please speak with Father Andrew.

On Thursday evenings in October at 6:30 p.m. we will pray the holy Rosary in front of the statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary at the Father Campion Memorial Shrine.

Sunday Masses

Thursday Evenings

Restoration of Statues

As part of our continued maintenance and refurbishment throughout our 130th anniversary, the statue of the Sacred Heart and statues of Our Lady have been sent to be repaired and restored. The statues—which are all over 100 years old—have extensive damage and require fresh paint to restore them to their former beauty. This has been made possible due to the overwhelming support from all our parishioners and friends who so generously contributed to our appeal for the purchase of the Holy Trinity statue which is in the process of being made. It’s because of this that we have been able to restore these statues and continue to enhance the beauty of our parish church.

November Masses for the Holy Souls in Purgatory

During November, Masses will be offered for the faithful departed— the holy souls in Purgatory. It has long been the tradition of the Church that the month of November is dedicated to the holy souls and to praying that they may be delivered from Purgatory and drawn to their eternal salvation in heaven with all the Angels and the Saints. If you would like to have members of your family, friends, or benefactors remembered in these Masses please complete one of the November Mass offering envelopes which are available at the doors of the church and leave them in the box provided. These names will be written in the Book of the Dead which will be placed on the altar in the chapel of Our Lady. The names listed will not be named specifically at these Masses but rather they will be remembered by the Priest in his Mass.

Holy Family and Holy Trinity Friendship Group

The Friendship Group are having their final bus trip of the year to the Blue Mountains on Tuesday, 8th November. It will be a “Mystery and Eccentricity Tour” of historical events. All inclusive cost is $50. Telephone John Borg on 9644-8263 or Perfecta Molinaro on 9637-7598.

Holy Hour for Vocations

Thursday, 20 October

Everyone is welcome to join the Holy Hour for Vocations from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. for an hour of adoration, prayer, music and quiet time in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel of Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, 1 Marist Place, Parramatta. To fi n d o u t m o r e a b o u t Priesthood speak with Father Warren Edwards by email at vocations@parra.catholic.org.au.

A Retreat for Men of all Ages: Myself—The Adventure

29 to 30 October

W i t h t h e S c h o e n s t a t t Brothers4Soul Team: knowing myself deeply, discovering the person that God created me to be, obstacles on the journey, profound trust in the Lord with Mary. Cost is $150 all inclusive, twin share. At Mount Schoenstatt, 230 Fairlight Rd, Mulgoa. Bookings by telephone to Jim on 0432 487 927 or email jim.jank2006@optusnet.com.au.

Diocesan Family Sunday

Sunday, 23 October

“The Family, An Oasis of Mercy” is an afternoon family gathering with Bishop Vincent Long and Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity to be held on Sunday, 23rd October from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Shrine of the Holy Innocents, 8 Greyfriar Place, Kellyville. Be part of the Way of Mercy with the Mercy Cross and the relics of St. Mary of the Cross and St. Teresa of Calcutta. The afternoon will be hosted by the Life, Marriage and Family O f fi c e o f t h e D i o c e s e o f Parramatta. For more information telephone 8 8 3 8 - 3 4 4 1 o r e m a i l lmf@parra.catholic.org.au

Rachel’s Vineyard Healing Retreat

21 to 23 October

A weekend retreat for those affected by an abortion including men, women, coup les , and grandparents. Rachel’s Vineyard Ministries is supported by the Aus t ra l ian Cathol ic B i shops Conference. Confidential inquiries: telephone or SMS 0400 092 555 or email info@rachelsvineyard.org.au. Fo r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n v i s i t www.rachelsvineyard.org.au.

NEWS

John Porte l l i O R G A N I S T

Weddings and Special OccasionsAvailable to Travel to Your Church

Telephone 0458 249 956 Email John.Portelli@granvilleparish.org

Grace and Silence Retreat Day for Young Women

Saturday, 29 October

Beginning at 9:00 a.m. and concluding at 4:00 p.m. for the general retreat day and vocation discernment to marriage and family, single life or consecrated life. Cost is $30 and includes morning tea, wa rm lunch , a f t e rnoon t ea and  materials. To register or for more information contact Sr. Mary Julie by phone on 0408 738 334 or email juliebrcar@gmail.com.

CARDINALS Pope Francis recently named 17 new Cardinals of the Church. Unusually one of those named is not a Bishop but a Priest, Fr. Ernest Troshani Simoni, 88, one of the last surv ivors o f the Communis t persecution in Albania. The title “Cardinal” comes from the Latin word meaning “hinge” like the hinge of a door because they not only advise the Pope but also elect the Pope from among their own members. This came from the ancient practice where the Pope was chosen from among the Priests of Rome. Cardinals wear red, the colour of blood because Cardinals are expected to shed their blood for the sake of the faith. And at the funeral of a Cardinal and of a Pope the colour of the Mass is not black or violet as it is for other Catholics but red. At St. Peter’s Basilica they will be presented with the red biretta by the Pope; the hat which is the symbol of their rank as a Cardinal.

There have been 266 Popes of the Church and Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II are the 79th and 80th to become saints. It will be the first time in the 2,000-year history of the church that two popes will be declared saints at one time. St. Peter was the first Pope and the first to be held as a saint. During the first 500 years of the Church’s history 52 of the first 55 popes became saints. But in the last 1,000 years, just seven popes have been made saints. Recent popes are known for canonising in large numbers: Pope John Paul II canonised 482 saints—more than all those canonised in the past 600 years. And Pope Francis’s first canonisation included 813 people—the “Martyrs of Otranto”—who were beheaded by Ottoman soldiers in 1480 after refusing to convert to Islam.

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80 “Sacred Tradition and Sacred Scr ipture are bound closely together, and communicate one with the other. For both of them, flowing out from the same divine well-spring, come together in some fashion to form one thing, and move towards the same goal.” Each of them makes present and fruitful in the Church the mystery of Christ.

81 “Sacred Scripture is the speech of God as it is put down in writing under the breath of the Holy Spirit.” “And [Holy] Tradition transmits in its entirety the Word of God which has been entrusted to the apostles by Christ the Lord and the Holy Spiri t . I t t ransmits i t to the successors of the apostles so that, enlightened by the Spirit of truth, they may faithfully preserve, expound and spread it abroad by their preaching.”

82 As a result the Church, to whom the transmission and interpretation of Revelation is entrusted, “does not derive her certainty about all revealed truths from the holy Scriptures alone. Both Scripture and Tradition must be accepted and honoured with equal sentiments of devotion and reverence.

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JUNIOR WORDSEARCH Sir 35:12b-14. 16-17

The prayers of the humble go straight to heaven Ps 34:1-2.17-18 R.v.7a

2 Tm 4:6-8 Lk 18:9-14

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First Reading The Book of Ecclesiasticus (35:12-14, 16-18)

The Lord is a judge who is no respecter of personages. He shows no respect of personages to the detriment of a poor man, he listens to the plea of the injured party. He does not ignore the orphan's supplication, nor the widow's as she pours out her story. The man who with his whole heart serves God will be accepted, his petitions will carry to the clouds. The humble man’s prayer pierces the clouds, until it arrives he is inconsolable nor will he desist until the Most High takes notice of him, acquits the virtuous and delivers judgement. And the Lord will not be slow, nor will he be dilatory on their behalf.

Responsorial Psalm (Ps 32:2-3, 17-19, 23. ℟. v. 7)

℟. The Lord hears the cry of the poor.

I will bless the Lord at all times, his praise always on my lips; in the Lord my soul shall make its boast.

The humble shall hear and be glad. ℟.

The Lord turns his face against the wicked to destroy their remembrance from the earth. The just call and the Lord hears

and rescues them in all their distress. ℟.

The Lord is close to the broken-hearted; those whose spirit is crushed he will save. The Lord ransoms the souls of his servants.

Those who hide in him shall not be condemned. ℟.

Second Reading The Second Letter of Saint Paul to Timothy

(4:6-8, 16-18)

My life is already being poured away as a libation, and the time has come for me to be gone. I have fought the good fight to the end; I have run the race to the finish; I have kept the faith; all there is to come now is the crown of righteousness reserved for me, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give to me on that Day; and not only to me but to all those who have longed for his Appearing. The first time I had to present my defence, there was not a single witness to support me. Every one of them deserted me – may they not be held accountable for it.

But the Lord stood by me and gave me power, so that through me the whole message might be proclaimed for all the pagans to hear; and so I was rescued from the lion’s mouth. The Lord will rescue me from all evil attempts on me, and bring me safely to his heavenly kingdom. To him be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

Gospel Acclamation Alleluia, alleluia! God was in Christ, to reconcile the world to himself; and the Good News of reconciliation he has entrusted to us. Alleluia!

Gospel The Gospel of Luke (18:9-14)

Jesus spoke the following parable to some people who prided themselves on being virtuous and despised everyone else, ‘Two men went up to the Temple to pray, one a Pharisee, the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood there and said this prayer to himself, “I thank you, God, that I am not grasping, unjust, adulterous like the rest of mankind, and particularly that I am not like this tax collector here. I fast twice a week; I pay tithes on all I get.” The tax collector stood some distance away, not daring even to raise his eyes to heaven; but he beat his breast and said, “God, be merciful to me, a sinner.” This man, I tell you, went home again at rights with God; the other did not. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the man who humbles himself will be exalted.’

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