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Gospel - Mark 8:27-35
You are the Christ ... the Son of Man was destined to suffer much.
Jesus and his disciples left for the villages round Caesarea Philippi. On the way he put this question to his disciples, 'Who do people say I am?' And they told him. 'John the Baptist,' they said, 'others Elijah; others again, one of the prophets.' 'But you,' he asked, 'who do you say I am?' Peter spoke up and said to him, 'You are the Christ.' And he gave them strict orders not to tell anyone about him.
And he began to teach them that the Son of Man was destined to suffer grievously, to be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and to be put to death, and after three days to rise again; and he said all this quite openly. Then, taking him aside, Peter started to remonstrate with him. But, turning and seeing his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said to him, 'Get behind me, Satan! Because the way you think is not God's way but man's.'
He called the people and his disciples to him and said, 'If anyone wants to be a follower of mine, let him renounce himself and take up his cross and follow me. For anyone who wants to save his life will lose it; but anyone who loses his life for my sake, and for the sake of the gospel, will save it.'
The Gospel of the Lord Praise to you, Lord Jesus
Twenty-Forth Sunday in Ordinary Time, year B - 12 September 2021
ST. FRANCIS XAVIER PARISH
60 Davey Street, Frankston 3199
Please Pray for
OUR SICK - Ross Monterosso, Della Pezza, Kim Lord, Brian Hilton, Nancy Johnson, Rita Ede, Mike Johnson, Connie Cadby, George Annoys.
RECENTLY DECEASED - David Congdon, Clive Pereira, Aldo Pollio.
REMEMBRANCE - Hilton Everton, Kathleen Hassell.
SPECIAL INTENTIONS - Marianna & Paul Stubbs, Edna Parker and Edna Bradford.
Syro Malabar
Regular services : Every Thursday night - 6pm Mass at SFX
First Sunday of month - 5pm Mass at SJE
ST. JOHN the EVANGELIST PARISH
20 Coral Street, Frankston East 3199
Parish Priest: Fr Chinua Okeke CSSp [email protected]
Assistant Priest: Fr Jude Agorchukwu CSSp [email protected] Deacon: Rev Kevin Pattison [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone: 9783 3484 Web: www.frankstoncatholic.com.au Office Hours : 9.00am - 4.00pm Mon-Fri Secretaries: Christina & Hani
This Sunday’s Readings 1st Reading
Isa 50:5-9 2nd Reading James 2:14-18 Gospel Mark 8:27-35
Next Sunday’s Readings 1st Reading Wis 2:12, 17-20 2nd Reading James 3:16-4:3 Gospel Mark 9:30-37
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Mass will be streamed online daily from
Saturday, 11th Sept - Saturday, 25th Sept
Weekday Masses
Saturday, 11th September - 9.15am
Monday, 13th September - 9.15am Tuesday, 14th September -9.15am Wednesday, 15th September - 9.15am Thursday, 16th September - 9.15am Friday, 17th September - 9.15am Saturday, 18th September - 9.15am
Monday, 20th September - 9.15am Tuesday, 21st September -9.15am Wednesday, 22nd September - 9.15am Thursday, 23rd September - 9.15am Friday, 24th September - 9.15am Saturday, 25th September - 9.15am
Sunday Masses
Sunday Vigil, Saturday 11th Sept - 6.00pm [evening] Sunday, 12th September - 10.30am.
The Carmelite Centre Melbourne presents:
1. Centering Prayer Meditation with Kathryn It is an invitation for all with an open heart who are seeking to bring unity and wholeness into their daily life. Meetings via zoom every Tuesdays at 5:00pm – 5:30pm For more information contact : [email protected]
2. Lectio Divina sessions by Fr David Hofman OCarm An opportunity to experience being with a supportive community on the spiritual journey on Zoom every Fridays at 10:00am – 11:00am. For more info contact: [email protected] or call 03 9690 5430.
St. Francis Xavier’s Programme
Sunday Masses Vigil Mass: 6.00pm Saturday Evening Sunday: 8.30am, 10.30am, 5.30pm Weekday Masses Tuesday - Saturday 9.15 am; 1st + 3rd Mondays of the month Liturgy of Word and Communion Service Monday 9.15am; 2nd, 4th + 5th Mondays of the month Exposition of Blessed Sacrament and Adoration Wednesday before 9.15am Mass, Friday after 9.15 Mass 1st Friday of month until 10.00pm Reconciliation Saturday 10am & 5.30pm Anointing of the Sick Mass 1st Thursday of month 9.15am Rosary Tuesdays before 9.15am Mass and Saturdays after 9.15am Mass
St. John’s Programme
Sunday Masses Vigil Mass: 7.00pm Saturday Evening Sunday: 8.30am, 10.00am Weekday Masses Tuesday - Saturday 9.00 am Liturgy of Word and Communion Service Monday 9.00am Exposition of Blessed Sacrament and Adoration Wednesday before 9.00am Mass , Friday after 9.00am Mass 1st Friday of month until 12noon Reconciliation Saturday 9.30am & 6.15pm Anointing of the Sick Mass 1st Thursday of month 9.00am Rosary Before weekday Mass, (except Wednesday) Saturday at 9.30am
Ritchies Community Benefit Program.
To date Ritchies has given away more than 51 million dollars into the Community to thousands of clubs, schools & charities. Our program is an easy way to raise funds for your organisation with no costs involved!
You can scan your card or the App at Ritchies Beach Street every time you shop in the Supermarket or Liquor store. The card or App can also be scanned at many other Ritchies stores. For the list of Ritchies locations check our website at www.ritchies.com.au
Homily for Twenty-Fourth Sunday
in Ordinary Time, Year B
The ancient philosopher Socrates had opined that “unexamined life is not worth living”. Jesus in today’s Gospel tried to find out from his disciples the people’s hunches about him. They informed him that people had diverse opinions which included that he may have been John the Baptist or Elijah, or one of the ancient prophets come back to life. The people’s hunches about Jesus were like the Indian story about the six blind men who went to experience an elephant; while each one thought that the elephant was either a tree, or a wall, or a spear, or a big snake, or a rope, or a big fan depending upon which part of the elephant’s body they had touched, none of the individual experiences of the blind men encompassed what elephant was.
Similarly, Jesus felt that the people’s hunches about him was grossly inadequate, so he tried to extract the missing link from his disciples by asking them, “'But you…who do you say I am?'” Peter responded to Jesus that, “You are the Christ.”
We know from the bible and the teachings of the Church that Jesus is Lord, the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity, and the Messiah. However, we must still answer individually Jesus’ question, “who do you say I am?” This is a fundamental question. There is an urgency to shift from an intellectual articulation of Jesus to a personal experience of him. Just as the people of Israel were asked in the Old Testament to transition from a theoretical knowledge of God, as the Creator, to God who they must love with all their heart, soul, and strength.
Our personal experience of Jesus as our Lord and Messiah would automatically translate to our wanting to make a positive difference in the world as Jesus did. The classical doctrinal difference between the Catholics and the Reformist, whether we are saved only by our faith in Jesus Christ, or saved through our work, disappear. Jesus healed the sick, fed the hungry, comforted the down-trodden and sacrificed his life for our salvation. Our faith in Jesus will spur us to action as St James urged in the second Reading, “Take the case, my brothers, of someone who has never done a single good act but claims that he has faith. Will that faith save him? Surely not, faith without good works is dead because it is not faith at all.”
Just as Mary of the Cross Mackillop said, “never see a need without doing something about it.” We cannot turn a blind eye to the needs of our brothers and sister when we can make a difference in their lives and say that we have faith in Jesus. St James demonstrated this vividly when he rhetorically asked, “If one of the brothers or one of the sisters is in need of clothes and has not enough food to live on, and one of you says to them, 'I wish you well; keep yourself warm and eat plenty,' without giving them these bare necessities of life, then what good is that?
Our faith in Jesus channels us toward social justice – to lift people out of poverty and to be a voice for the voiceless. The first Reading and the Gospel bring to our awareness that we may face some challenges as we set out to do good. There are enemies of progress who would like to place hurdles in our way to stop us from helping our brothers and sisters in need. We must not allow evil to triumph.
Jesus asks us, as his disciples, to carry our cross daily and follow him. He is one with us in all things but sin, (Heb 4:15), and he died on the cross for our justification. Let us, like him, continue to manifest our faith in positive actions.
Fr Chinua Okeke CSSp
'Treasuring Our Later Years' (Reflection series via ZOOM)
6 x Wednesdays, 22 September - 27 October 2021, 12.45pm-3pm.
Facilitated by Nicole Rotaru rsm, this series offers participants the opportunity to explore new possibilities that ageing offers daily. It will include input, conversation and the opportunity to depth and integrate reflections and learnings through personal reflection and creative expressions. Topics cov-ered include: ageing; spirituality; relationships; meaning; gratitude; death.
Cost $180 for the series, or $30 per session.
Bookings and payment via website at www.heartoflife.melbourne For more information, contact email: [email protected] or tel: (03) 9890 1101.
Celebrate the Season of Creation with Missionary Sisters of Service on Zoom
You are invited to join us in a 40 minute pause at 4.00 p.m. (AEST) each Sunday to reflect on the wonder of our Cosmos and its astonishing 14 billion year story, our own living planet and ourselves as an intimate and
interdependent part of it all.
Our pause will be a time to wonder, reflect, pray and care for our common home. We will gather on Zoom. Each session will consist of a presentation on some aspect of creation, followed by a short time reflection; a few minutes in small groups of three or four other participants to share your thoughts on the day’s theme; conclude
with a blessing.
The dates: September 5, 12, 19, 26, October 3. Come for one session or for as many as you can.
To participate, please register by email: [email protected]. You will be sent the Zoom link to the gatherings.
Are you ready to take up the challenge?
Volunteer Opportunities - English Teachers, Youth Workers & Youth Ministers (Applications close October 30th, 2021)
The Cagliero Project is an initiative of the Australia - Pacific Province of the Salesians of Don Bosco, providing overseas volunteer experiences for Australians who wish to work with disadvantaged young people.
We are seeking enthusiastic volunteers for Jan 2022 to work with young people in our Salesian communities in Australia. When it is possible and safe to do so, we will recommence sending volunteers to work with disadvantaged young people in Salesian communities in Samoa, Cambodia, Timor Leste and the Solomon Islands. Our volunteer placements run for 6-12 months and are centered around working with young people in educational settings.
Cagliero volunteers commit themselves to working in the ‘Salesian way’. This means that young people are the central focus in all work. The Salesian way also means approaching life in a joyful way with a loving heart. The experience as a Cagliero volunteer is not about the volunteer but is focused on the people we go to serve.
For more information, or to send us an inquiry, follow this link: https://www.cagliero.org.au Or Contact: Lauren Hichaaba, Director of the Cagliero Project. Email: [email protected]
The greatest story ever told: An introduction to Scripture
Presented by David Schütz MTh (cand.), GradCert Higher Ed., GradDip Ministry, GradDip LIM, BA, BTh. Monday nights – from 13 September to 11 October at 7pm. This unit is offered in both face-to-face mode at
Mary Glowrey House and on Zoom. Zoom classes will broadcast David’s live lectures (facilitated by Natasha Marsh). Cost $95. To book: https://www.trybooking.com/BTEYP
When enrolling please indicate which mode you wish to participate in. Enquiries: David Schütz 0400 978 938 or [email protected]
Unit outline: http://animanetwork.org/anima-education.
Pandemic, Prayer & Positivity
The Australian Intercultural Society (AIS) is hosting an online panel discussion on how to find the strength to get through this pandemic. Featuring Archbishop Peter A Comensoli and Associate Professor Salih Yucel (Centre for Islamic Studies and Civilization, Charles Sturt University), and moderated by Makiz Ansari (RV Coordinator, Amity College). Cost : Free.
Date/Time: Thurs, 16 Sept at 12:30 – 1:30 PM AEST
To register: Pandemic, Prayer & Positivity Registration, Thu 16/09/2021 at 12:30 pm | Eventbrite
For more information, please contact at: [email protected].
