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67-77 Exford Road, Melton South 3338 . P .O. Box 2152
Ph: 9747 9692, Fax: 9746 0422 Email: [email protected]
Parish Homepage: stanthonysmeltonsouth.wordpress.com (includes Padua News)
Office Hours: Wed & Fri. 8.30am—4.30pm Friday 8.30 - 4.00pm
20th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C 18th August 2013
Let us pray together that the love of God may raise us beyond what we see to the unseen glory of this kingdom.
St. Anthony’s Parish Primary School Wilson Road, Melton South 3338 Phone: 9743 1401 School Secretary: Mrs. Marthese Pace Email: [email protected] Website: www.sameltonsth.catholic.edu.au
Responsorial Psalm: Ps 39
Leader: LORD, COME TO MY AID!
All: LORD, COME TO MY AID!
I WAITED, I WAITED FOR THE LORD AND HE STOOPED DOWN TO ME; HE HEARD MY CRY.
HE DREW ME FROM THE DEADLY PIT, FROM THE MIRY CLAY. HE SET MY FEET UPON A ROCK AND MADE MY FOOTSTEPS FIRM.
HE PUT A NEW SONG INTO MY MOUTH, PRAISE OF OUR GOD. MANY SHALL SEE AND FEAR AND SHALL TRUST IN THE LORD.
AS FOR ME, WRETCHED AND POOR, THE LORD THINKS OF ME. YOU ARE MY RESCUER, MY HELP, O GOD, DO NOT DELAY.
ALL: LORD, COME TO MY AID!
Gospel Acclamation: ALLELUIA, ALLELUIA! MY SHEEP LISTEN TO MY VOICE, SAYS THE LORD; I KNOW THEM, AND THEY FOLLOW ME. ALLELUIA!
MASS & DEVOTION TIMES THIS WEEK
Tuesday morning: 9.15am Tuesday evening: 6.30pm Wednesday morning: 9.15am Thursday morning: 9.15am Friday morning: 9.15am
Saturday Vigil Mass 5.30pm
Sunday 8.30am & 10.30am
INDIVIDUAL RECONCILIATION Saturday 4.45pm
BAPTISM Baptism Preparation Meeting: 6.30-8.00pm in the Church Thursday 29th August for Baptisms 1st & 15th September See details on Parish Homepage as listed above and download forms. Fill them out and bring them to the Baptism Preparation Meeting for your chosen date along with a copy of your child’s Birth Certificate. Both parents are required to attend these meetings. Contact Father Fabian or the Parish Office if you have any
questions. Phone 9747 9692.
Adult Preparation for the Sacraments of Baptism, Reconciliation, Eucharist or Confirmation through the R.C.I.A. Program. See Father Fabian or the Parish Office for information.
PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL
Sue Alexander 9743 7281 Godwin Barton 9747 9493 Stephen Fernandes 9743 5331 Natalie Howard 0410 478 046 Mila Little 9743 7783 Rose Ma’ae 0431 386 473 Marthese Mercieca 0421 378 691 Maria Micallef 9746 9685
Carmen Vella 9743 4378 Ex-Officio: Fr Fabian Smith P.P., & Damien Schuster
Parish Priest: Fr Fabian Antony Smith Parish Secretary: Mrs. Lesley Morffew
St. Anthony’s School Principal: Mr. Damien Schuster
THIS WEEK’S HYMNS 5.30 & 8.30AM
1. Book 2, No. 132
2. Book 1, No. 26
3. Book 2, No. 55
4. Book 2, No. 106
Catholic Regional College - Melton (Years 7-12) Principal: Mr Mark Sheahan Contact: 9743 6522 Catholic Regional College - Sydenham (Years 11- 12) Principal: Mr Brendan Watson Contact: 9361 0000
THE HYMNS
FOR
10.3O MASS WILL BE
ANOUNCED.
MANY THANKS TO THOSE WHO CONTRIBUTED TO:
THE ANNUAL MERCY PALLIATIVE CARE APPEAL.
WE RAISED $677.90 FOR A VERY WORTHY CAUSE
MANY THANKS ALSO TO THOSE WHO
CONTRIBUTED THEIR TIME, TALENT & TREAUSRE
FOR THE SPIT ROAST. DUE TO YOUR EFFORTS WE
RAISED $1228.40. THIS MONEY WILL
GO TOWARDS THE FUNDING FOR THE TV SCREEN.
NEWS FROM THE WORSHIP QUADRANT NEXT WEEK 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year C 24th & 25th August
Readers Special Ministers 5.30 Irene Fernandes Naim Chdid, Maria Micallef, Margaret Vella and Mary Rose Portelli. 8.30 Geoff Sutton Rita Harinos, Lillian Christian and Edwina La Rose. 10.30 Aloysious Dacunha Anthea Scerri and John Scerri.
Next Week’s Readings: Is 66:18-21; Heb 12: 5-7, 11-13; Gospel: Lk 13:22-30
MASS COORDINATORS / COMMENTATORS 5.30pm - Godwin Barton & Alina Tsakonas.
24th & 25th August 8.30am - Marie Wytkamp & Carmen Vella. 10.30am - Natalie Howard & Godwin Barton.
PIETY STALL VOLUNTEERS FOR THIS WEEKEND: 17th & 18th August 5.30: Priscilla Bastian 8.30am Dolores Turcsan 10.30am:Anne Peramuna PIETY STALL VOLUNTEERS FOR NEXT WEEKEND 24th & 25th August 5.30: Judy van Hoos 8.30am Chris Fitzgerald 10.30am:John & Kristina Scerri
CLEANING ROSTER : Friday 23rd August: Joyce Stellini and Stella Cochrane.
NEWS FROM THE FAITH FORMATION QUADRANT
Meditation NO MEDITATION THIS WEEK. Divine Mercy 1st Sunday of the month at 3.00pm . Fatima Statue Tony & Stella Cochrane 9743 6340
NEXT WEEKEND IS CUPPA WEEKEND!
Please feel free to stay after any of the weekend masses
for a friendly cuppa with your fellow parishioners. ALL WELCOME
MOVIE NIGHT
NEXT SUNDAY 25TH AUGUST, WE WILL ALSO BE CONDUCTING OUR MOVIE NIGHT AS PART OF THE YEAR OF FAITH.
IT WILL BE IN THE MULIT-PURPOSE ROOM
AND WILL START AT 5.30PM
THE MOVIE TITLE WILL BE
ANOUNCED NEXT WEEKEND.
BOLLYWOOD NIGHT - The parish will be conducting another very popular Bollywood Night on the 7th of September 2013 after the 5.30pm Mass. The evening will include an Indian meal and Movie. "Dostana" which means "Friendship" will be the movie of the night and will be subtitled so it will be easy to follow. Dostana is a 2008 romantic comedy film directed by Tarun Mansukhani starring Abhishek
Bachchan, John Abraham, Bobby Deol and Priyanka Chopra in the lead roles. Dostana was filmed entirely in Miami, Florida. If you would like to come, please put your names and contact details on the clipboard at the back of the Church. This will make it easy for catering. The cost for the evening will be notified closer to the date. All welcome. Bring a friend or two!!
RAFFLE & PRIZES FROM THE SPIT ROAST We drew the raffle last Sunday for the 3 hampers. 1 hamper has been won and claimed by Claire Schembri. But 3 prizes have not been claimed so if you have any of these tickets please come and claim your prize!! Green D049 Light Blue W76 Navy Blue F18 The winner of the Lollie jar was: Brittany Dacunha. Congratulations to all our winners!!
The St Vincent de Paul Society in this region continues to assist families and individuals through programs that support and encourage. We would like to start a new Conference here in Melton South. You are invited to an information evening to ‘Come and See’. Wednesday, 4th September 7.30pm Church meeting room.
NEWS FROM THE PASTORAL CARE QUADRANT
We pray for the death anniversary at this time of: Frank Barker, Anthony Buhagiar, Segundo Cadiz, Angelina de Guzman and Paula Jubahib and Duminku Mintoff.
Please pray for the Sick: Reg Marslen, Erlinda E. Cortez, Frank Consiglio, Lynne Dwyer, Victor Dimech, Therese
Hall, Albert Nicholls, Vicki & Bill Vassallo, Alex Venasilao, Gloria Cruz, Ian Nowak, Michael Saunders, Anna
Persiano, Patricia Coulson and all those who have requested our prayers.
NEWS FROM THE SERVICE / COMMUNITY QUADRANT
PRIME TIMERS NEXT OUTING On Tuesday 27th August we will having a tour of Flemington Racecourse. Cost of the day is $25 per head. This includes: Tour of the racecourse. 2 Course Seniors Lunch (set Menu –choice of 2 mains and desserts) Your raffle ticket. We are meeting at the Church at 10.30 sharp on the day. We need final numbers by Sunday the 18th August for catering purposes. Please place your name on the clipboard if you are coming. Enquiries John & Lois on 9743 6582. ST. ANTHONY’S PARISH BINGO St. Anthony’s conduct Bingo every Tuesday evening in Padua Hall. Doors open 6.30pm, Eyes down at 7.30pm. Cost: $10 for 40 games MR. JACKPOT: $2 per ticket. Jackpot Prizes: $2000, $10,000 & $30,000. Come along and support your parish and have a good time!
FROM THE PARISH OFFICE COLLECTIONS:
Presbytery Offering: Thanksgiving: (includes Direct Debit & Credit Cards) 11/8/2013 $ 579.00 $ 2039.30
Many thanks from Lesley Morffew. A big thank you to those parishioners who gave of their time on Wednesday and Thursday and put together all the Thanksgiving envelopes for the next 6 months. Because of this you can now pick up your set of envelopes at the rear of the church. This time you are getting 6 months worth so please pick them up instead of us mailing them out as they are quite thick. Thank you. ALSO REGARDING THANKSGIVING: Your Contributions are no longer Tax deductable as we no longer contribute to the School Building Fund. If you still require a statement please contact the Parish Office.
MEMORIAL CHAPEL You will have noticed the 1st draft of the Memorial Book is on display on the Northern side of the church. All current names on the Memorial Wall will be inscribed in date order in the new Memorial Book. Anyone wishing to have names of their loved ones inscribed in the book (names and dates) up to the end of September 2013 will be inscribed initially. From then on only future dates will be recorded (from 1st October) Envelopes for the Memorial Book are now available on a table next to the Book. Cost: $30 up to September 30th $50 per name for future dates. Please fill in names onto the envelope with your contribution enclosed and hand it in to the Parish Office or to the Mass Co-ordinator.
For those whose names are already on the wall , could you please supply us with Birth & Death details asap.
Rose of Lima was the first person born in the
Americas to be canonised by the Church. Only a
little more than half a century before her birth,
the fabulous land of Peru had been discovered
and seized for Spain by Francisco Pizarro.
In 1533 this enterprising conquistador
subdued the native population and took over as
his capital the inland city of Cuzco, with its
strange Inca temples, palaces, and great fortress.
Two years later the seat of government was
transferred to Lima, a city on the coast.
Dominican friars and other religious orders
were in the vanguard of a great migration from
Spain and Portugal. To implant Christianity in the
new empire was a major aim; while the civilian
population, European and native, were working
the mines and raising products for export, the
friars and priests were intensely active. They
taught, preached, learned the native languages,
tried to win the love and confidence of the
Indians, and soon were engaged in building
churches, hospitals, and schools.
The child who became St Rose of Lima was
born on April 20, 1586, of a Spaniard, Gaspar de
Flores, and Maria d’Olivia, a woman who had Inca
blood in her veins. The infant, one of 10 children
born to the couple, was baptised Isabel. This
ceremony took place at home, for the baby was
extremely weak. By the time she was confirmed
by Archbishop Toribio of Lima, the name Isabel
had been replaced by Rose.
Rose had a fresh, lovely complexion, and she
was worried by the thought that this name had
been given as a tribute to her beauty. So sensitive
was her conscience that she had genuine
scruples over bearing the name, and on one
occasion, after hearing someone praise her
comeliness, she rubbed pepper into her face to
mar it; another time, she put lime on her hands,
inducing acute suffering. This was her way, a way
conditioned by the time and place, of fighting a
temptation to vanity. Such self-imposed cruelties,
as we have seen in the lives of some other saints,
have not been uncommon, particularly among
those of a mystical bent.
Rose seems to have taken as her model St
Catherine of Siena, and, like the earlier saint, she
experienced so ardent a love of God whenever
she was in the presence of the Blessed
Sacrament that exaltation completely filled her
soul. Yet Rose was not without a practical side.
Her father had been well-to-do, but when he lost
money in mining ventures, the family’s fortunes
reached a very low ebb. Rose helped out by
selling her fine needlework and raising beautiful
flowers that were taken to market.
As Rose grew to maturity, her parents were
anxious to have her marry, and indeed there were
several worthy aspirants for her hand. Rose did
not wish marriage, and, to end the arguments
and offers, she joined the Third Order of St
Dominic, donned the habit, and took a vow of
perpetual virginity.
For many years Rose lived virtually as a
recluse. She used a little hut in the family garden
as an oratory. She often wore on her head a
circlet of silver studded on the inside with sharp
points, in memory of the Lord’s crown of thorns.
Other forms of penitence which she inflicted on
her body were floggings, administered three
times daily, the wearing of a hair shirt, and the
dragging of a heavy, wooden cross about the
garden. She rubbed her lips with gall and often
chewed bitter herbs to deaden the sense of taste.
Eating and sleeping were reduced to a minimum.
This manner of life offended her family, who
preferred their daughter to follow the more
accepted ways of holiness. Finally, when Rose
began to tell of visions, revelations, visitations,
and voices, they deplored her penitential
practices more than ever. She endured their
disapproval and grew in spiritual fortitude.
In spite of the rigours of her ascetic life, Rose
was aware of the suffering of others, which often
led her to protest against some of the practices of
the Spanish overlords. In the New World, the
discovery of unbelievable mineral resources was
doing little to enrich or ennoble the lives of the
Peruvian natives. The gold and silver from this
land of El Dorado was being shipped back to
Spain, but at its source there was vice,
exploitation, and corruption. The natives were
oppressed in spite of the missionaries’ efforts to
alleviate their miseries and to exercise a
restraining hand on the governing class. Rose
was cognisant of the evils, and spoke out against
them fearlessly. Sometimes she brought sick and
hungry persons into her own home that she might
better care for them.
For 15 years Rose bore the disapproval of
those close to her, as well as the more severe
trial of desolation of soul. At length an
examination by priests and physicians was
indicated, and this resulted in the judgement that
her experiences were indeed supernatural.
Rose’s last years were passed in the home of
a government official, Don Gonzalo de Maza.
During an illness towards the end of her life, she
was able to pray: ‘Lord, increase my sufferings,
and with them increase Thy love in my heart.’
This remarkable woman died on August 25,
1617, at the age of 31.
Feast Day August 23—St Rose of Lima
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