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Inner Newcastle Parish: Sacred Heart Cathedral, Newcastle West; St Joseph’s Church, The Junc on; St Mary, Star of the Sea Church, Newcastle; Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Tighes Hill; St Laurence O’Toole Church, Broadmeadow. Mayfield Parish: Christ the King, Mayfield West. Stockton Parish: St Peter‐in‐Chains, Stockton.
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Bap sms are celebrated on Sundays, either during or a er any of our Sunday Masses. A monthly Bap sm Prepara on mee ng takes place on the first Wednesday of each month—the next mee ng will take place in the Parish Office on Wednesday, 3rd July, commencing at 5.30pm. Please contact the Parish Office for more details, or visit the St Benedict’s website.
A Sacramental Prepara on process runs each year in the Parish for children wishing to complete the celebra on of the Sacraments of Ini a on as part of the Parish community. Please contact the Parish Office for more details, or visit the St Benedict’s website.
For adults who wish to become part of the Church, the Parish offers the Rite of Chris an Ini a on of Adults for those who have not been bap sed, and the process of Recep on into Full Communion for those who have been bap sed in other churches. Please contact the Parish Office for more details, or visit the St Benedict’s website.
Weddings are celebrated by arrangement with at least three (and preferably more) months no ce. Please contact the Parish Office for more details, or visit the St Benedict’s website.
Parish Bulle n The Parish Bulle n is published weekly.
Prayer requests and items for the Bulle n should be received at the Parish Office by 5pm on Wednesdays.
Our Parishes incorporate suburbs located on the tradi onal country of the Awabakal and Worimi peoples. We acknowledge their cultural heritage, beliefs and con nuing rela onship with the land, pay respect to their
Elders past and present, and commit ourselves to work together for reconcilia on and jus ce.
Clergy of St Benedict’s Parish Fr Andrew Doohan (Parish Priest) Fr James Odoh (Assistant Priest) Fr Peter Street (Assistant Priest)
Parish Office—St Benedict’s Centre 25 Farquhar Street, The Junc on PO Box 6, The Junc on 2291 P: (02) 4979 1101 F: (02) 4962 4644 E: [email protected] W: www.newcastlecatholic.org.au
Parish Office Staff Chris Cootes (Parish Business Manager) Margaret Cox (Recep on & Administra on) Anne Warren (Administra on) Dr Anne Millard (Director of Music, Liturgy & Sacramental Program)
Office Hours: The Parish Office is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm, and closed for lunch from 1pm to 2pm.
Other Contacts Lingard Hospital Team Contact the Parish Office Mercy Pastoral Team Sr Patricia Whi en rsm (02) 4979 1116 St Joseph’s Pastoral Team Contact the Parish Office
Celebra ng the Sacraments
Reconcilia on is available at Sacred Heart Cathedral: Usually Fridays from 11am un l 11.55am and on Saturdays from about 10.30am un l 11am. Other
mes available by appointment.
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T P D …(fortheweekahead)11th Week in Ordinary Time
Tuesday 18 June 7.30am Mass @ St Joseph’s 8.20am Mass @ The Cathedral
Wednesday 19 June 7:30am Mass @ St Joseph’s 8:20am Mass @ The Cathedral 9.15am Mass @ Immaculate Heart of Mary
Thursday 20 June 7.30am Mass @ St Joseph’s 8.20am Mass @ The Cathedral 9.15am Mass @ St Laurence O’Toole 5.30pm Mass at Seafarers’ Centre
Friday 21 June Memorial of St Aloysius Gonzaga 8.20am Mass @ The Cathedral 10.15am Mass @ St Joseph’s 11.00am Exposi on of the Blessed Sacrament &
Reconcilia on @ The Cathedral 12.05pm Mass @ The Cathedral
Saturday 22 June Memorial of Sts John Fisher and Thomas More 9.20am Mass & Novena @ The Cathedral 5.30pm Vigil Mass @ St Laurence O’Toole 5.30 pm Vigil Mass @ The Cathedral
Sunday 23 June The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Chris ) 7:30am Mass @ St Mary’s 8.00am Mass @ Immaculate Heart of Mary 9.00am Mass @ St Joseph’s 9.30am Mass @ The Cathedral 10.30am Italian Mass @ St Laurence O’Toole 11:30am Polish Mass @ The Cathedral 5.00pm Mass @ The Cathedral
The Cathedral and St Joseph’s are served by a hearing loop—use the setting marked “T”.
P N GROW group: Two parishioners from Tighes Hill and Wallsend parishes have ini ated a GROW group for survivors of church‐related child sexual abuse, embracing all denomina ons. It is not affiliated with any Church. It is work done outside the Church, recognising that for some survivors it may be too painful to seek healing from the Church itself. GROW offers a 12‐step personal wellness program in a safe, confiden al, suppor ve and welcoming environment. It meets weekly and is free. Mee ngs are held each Wednesday from 6pm to 8pm at Level 1, Westpac Building, Cnr of Wa and Hunter Sts, Newcastle East. Enquiries welcome. Phone Pam 0447 498 289 or Neville 0422 812 379.
Seasons for Growth: Companion Training: This programme provides educa on in a safe space for primary and secondary students about change, loss and grief. If you are interested in par cipa ng in the companion training on 2 & 3 of July at a cost of $650.00 per person, please email Lore a. [email protected].
Feast of the Sacred Heart: We celebrate this feast on Friday, 28 June. Lunch will be provided in the mee ng rooms, following the midday Mass at the Cathedral. All welcome.
PALMS Morning Tea Fundraiser will be held on Sunday, 30 June, following the 9am Mass at St Joseph’s. ‘Watch this Space’ for more details!
Chris an Medita on ‐ Lec o Divina: This is a very ancient art, which cul vates the ability to hear “with the ear of our hearts”, as St. Benedict encouraged us. It is a slow contempla ve reading of a text. Our next Teaching morning is on Saturday 13 July, 9.30 am to 12.00pm, in the Chapel of the Newcastle Parish Centre, 25 Farquhar St, The Junc on (enter via the laneway). The topic is Finding Silence in Lec o Divina. Cost $5. Morning tea is provided. RSVP to [email protected] or 0412 122 297.
B ’ O A This weekend (Saturday, 15 June) marks the eighth anniversary of Bishop’s Bill ordina on as our Bishop. Bishop Bill is currently in Rome with other Australian bishops as they make the ad limina visit. Please con nue to hold Bishop Bill, and the other Australian bishops, in prayer while they are overseas on this important trip.
F P P Please con nue your prayers, also, for Fr Peter who is currently in Italy leading a pilgrimage following the footsteps of the Italian Saints, from Rome to Assisi.
F C Children from our parish will receive First Communion at the Cathedral and at St Joseph’s on the weekends of 22/23 June and 29/30 June. For the Cathedral, this will be at the 5.30pm vigil Mass on 22 & 29 June and for St Joseph’s, at the 9am Sunday Mass on 23 & 30 June. Please pray for the children at this very special
me in their lives.
I Y C ,P R P :
R D : Sr Anita Conroy rsj,
John Geatches
A : Fr Brian Bailey, Moira O’Brien, Mark Joseph Lewis, James Mar n, Frank and Fanny Hinchey, Patricia Hinchey, Bill and Phyllis Mar n
S : Be y Sto , Lauren Koppers,
Warren Shepherd, Judy Jolly
Names may be placed here by contac ng the Parish Office. Please refer to the Policy Document on the Parish website—visit
www.newcastlecatholic.org.au/downloads.
O O P
Newcastle Gospel Music Ministry invites you to ‘Hymnsing’, an a ernoon of Gospel music on Sunday, 23 June at Toronto Bap st Church (186‐192 The Boulevarde, Toronto), star ng at 2.30pm. An inter‐denomina onal event, this is a chance to enjoy upli ing Chris an fellowship, centred around God’s wonderful gi of music. The program will include solos, choir items and congrega onal singing of the many great hymns of ‘yesteryear’. Special guest speaker, Lionel Dickinson. The concert is free, but a free‐will offering may be made, with all proceeds going towards a Mission or Charity supported by Toronto Bap st Church. Light refreshments will follow the concert. Come along and bring your family and friends.
Rekindle Our Story with Fun, Food and Faith! The Council for Australian Catholic Women (Maitland‐Newcastle contact group) invite you to meet new friends, hear diverse voices, share your story and respond to the themes from the recent Plenary Council listening and discernment process. This will form a local contribu on to that process, culmina ng in 2020. Helene O’Neill will share her unique story on Saturday, 22 June, 9.30am‐2.30pm at St Joseph’s High School, Segenhoe St, Aberdeen. Cost $10. RSVP to [email protected] or 0421 876 221 by 14 June.
Aid to the Church in Need: The appeal for the Church in Sri Lanka is being generously responded to by Australian Catholics. ACN is con nuing to receive dona ons a er the Easter A acks that le 258 dead. To make a dona on please call 1800 101201 or visit www.aidtochurch.org/srilanka.
Adora on of the Blessed Sacrament: Adora on takes place at St Philip’s, 31 Vista Pde, Kotara every Sunday evening 6pm‐7pm. For more informa on contact Wayne Caruana 0466 631 394.
NAIDOC Week, 7‐14 July 2019 is an occasion for all Australians to come together to celebrate the history, culture, achievement and spirituality of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. All Australians are invited to walk in a movement for a be er future through raising a greater na onal awareness of the three key elements set out in the Uluru statement ‐ Voice, Treaty and Truth. The beginning of NAIDOC week will be celebrated at Sacred Heart Cathedral on 7 July, 1.30pm to 4.30pm ‐ commencing with music in the garden leading to the service, followed by soup and damper. RSVP by 2 July to Jenny Harris on 49791111 or email [email protected].
Bookclub meets at 6.30pm on the first Sunday of each month at the St Benedict’s Parish Centre, 25 Farquhar Street, The Junc on. All are welcome to join Bookclub for one book or for them all. We
bring along a light snack to share. The next mee ng is on Sunday, 7 July: The Pearl Thief by Fiona Macintosh.
S V P W A The St Vincent de Paul Winter Appeal for St Joseph’s and St Mary’s con nues throughout the first three weeks of June. For the Cathedral and Tighes Hill, the appeal will be launched this weekend, 15 & 16 June, and will con nue for the following two weekends. Your generosity is much appreciated.
Parish Luncheon on Monday, 17 June: Share great
company and a delicious meal with dessert. Cost $15.
Monday, 17 June @ 12.30pm at the Victor Peters
Suite (841 Hunter St, Newcastle West). Contact
Maureen on 4961 6254 or Kay on 0407 676973.
Volunteers Needed for Catholic Healthcare to make regular weekly phone calls to elderly clients who are socially isolated. Training and support will be provided by Catholic Healthcare. For more informa on email: [email protected] or phone 0423 755 001.
Australian Red Cross is seeking volunteers in and around the Newcastle/Hunter Region. Red Cross pro‐vides support to older members of the community to assist them in maintaining independent living, improv‐ing their well‐being and social connec on. For further informa on about volunteering opportuni es and lo‐cal programs, please contact Kat Bu erworth on 0418 462 997, or visit redcross.org.au.
N P G T E F Y I C !
Planned Giving Tax Receipts: Parishioners who require a tax receipt for planned giving for the 2018/19 financial year must no fy the Parish Office before 30 June 2019. Please no fy by one of the following methods:
Email to [email protected]: Use the wording, “Please provide me with a Planned Giving tax receipt” and include your name and envelope number.
Planned Giving Envelope: Write on your weekly envelope, “Tax receipt required”.
Phone: Call the Parish Office on 4979 1101.
Tax receipt data will be processed on 30 June 2019. No subsequent amendments are possible. Any requests received a er 30 June 2019 will result in parishioners not receiving the requested tax deduc on. If you do not require a tax receipt for tax purposes, it is preferable to refrain from reques ng one as this will enhance the tax deduc bility for those who do use the tax receipt. I am happy to provide people who do not submit a tax return with your contribu on total.
**************** Planned Givers requiring a DFSBL (Diocesan Family School Building Levy) Reduc on Le er: Parishioners who require a DFSBL Reduc on le er in rela on to school fees, please no fy the Parish Office by one of the following methods:
Email to [email protected]: Use the wording, “Please provide me with a DFSBL Reduc on Le er” and include your name and envelope number.
Planned Giving Envelope: Write on your weekly envelope, “DFSBL Reduc on Le er required”.
Phone: Call the Parish Office on 4979 1101.
St Vincent de Paul Society members bear witness to their Chris an faith by ac ons and not just words. Volunteers are needed! Is this you? Would you like to help people in need in your community? Would you like to engage in meaningful service of others? Do you have a concern for social jus ce? Are you happy to assist in varying roles? Get in touch! Phone: 4967 6277 or Email: [email protected]
T H –C A R Construc on on the long awaited church access ramp will begin this week, on Monday 17 June, with an expected comple on date of 21 June.
Access to the church may be restricted or limited during this me. We apologise for any inconvenience.
N P G E New Planned Giving envelope sets (2019/2020) for exis ng planned givers are available for collec on from your church from this Sunday. Please collect your envelopes in the next 4 weeks. If you cannot find your envelopes, please contact the Parish Office Ph: 4979 1101.
(A er 4 weeks, uncollected envelopes will be returned to the Parish Office, where they can be collected Mon‐Fri 9am to 4pm.) If you would like to join the planned giving system, please contact me at the Parish Office Ph. 4979 1254 or email: chris.cootes@ mn.catholic.org.au. Thank you for your con nued generosity.
Chris Cootes, Business Manager
P C 2020A er ten months of Listening and Dialogue and a period of analysis and prayerful discernment, the Na onal Themes for Discernment for the Plenary Council 2020 were announced on Pentecost Sunday.
Star ng today, and over coming weeks, the Parish Bulle n will feature some more informa on on each of the six Themes.
For more informa on, visit the Plenary Council website—www.plenarycouncil.catholic.org.au.
Na onal Theme for Discernment #1 How is God calling us to be a Christ‐centred Church that is Missionary and Evangelising? This Na onal Theme is inspired by the voices of the People of God who shared a passion for par cipa ng in the missionary nature of the Church and desire stronger support, involvement and forma on among all the bap sed who make the Church.
Find out more at www.plenarycouncil.catholic.org.au
T W ’ L
First Reading Prv 8:22‐31 Wisdom is bego en of God.
Responsorial Psalm Ps 8:4‐9. R. v.2 O Lord, our God, how wonderful your name in all the earth!
Second Reading Rom 5:1‐5 We boast of our hope and afflic ons.
Gospel Acclama on Alleluia, alleluia! Glory to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit: to God who is, who was and who is to come. Alleluia!
Gospel Jn 16:12‐15 The Spirit will guide the Apostles to all truth.
The Nicene Creed The defini ve statement of Chris an belief is contained within the Nicene Creed that is proclaimed by the community in the Mass. The creed declares that Jesus is ‘God from God, light from light, true God from true God … of one being with the Father’ and that the Holy Spirit ‘proceeds from the Father and the Son’. All of these statements seek to define the oneness of the Trinitarian God. One Creedal statement about the Holy Spirit is that ‘He has spoken through the prophets’. This statement of Chris an belief is to reaffirm that the Spirit has played a role throughout human history and did not ‘come into being’ at Pentecost. In fact, a transla on of the opening lines of Genesis reads, ‘and the Spirit of God hovered over the waters’. Although the Old Testament emphasises God the Creator, or the Father, the gospels emphasise the role of Jesus, the Son and the New Testament wri ngs emphasise the work of the Spirit, all three expressions of God’s loving presence are beyond the limits of me and place.
© Greg Sunter
Re lectionbyRichardLeonardA teacher asked her grade one class to paint something of their own choosing. All the children got busy about the task. As the teacher walked around she no ced Beckie was par cularly focused on her pain ng. ‘What are you pain ng Beckie?’ asked the teacher. ‘I'm pain ng God, Miss’ replied the li le girl. ‘Well that must be difficult because no one knows what God looks like.’ At which Beckie stopped, looked up and confidently announced, ‘But they will when I'm finished.’ The names Chris ans give to God – Father, Son and Spirit – are both ancient and important. But we should never think they exhaust the possibili es of God's reality. Creator, mother, lover, redeemer, Saviour, higher power or friend all go some way to help us put words around our experience of our God, who is more and beyond all names we can possibly use. The naming of God, however, is an important, but secondary focus to today's feast. There are two other facets to it that are more central. The first is that the Trinity declares that rela onships are at the very centre of God. We believe that the Father, Son and Spirit are in full communion, communica on and rela onship with each other at all
mes, in all places. To know Jesus is to know the Father and the Spirit and vice versa. They are one. This special rela onship also indicates to us that nothing should ma er more in our lives than our rela onships with one another. To be like the God we profess every Sunday is to commit ourselves to our rela onships, in all their varie es. To work hard on our rela onships is, for a Chris an, to touch the divine.
The second extraordinary thing we celebrate today is that the Father invites us into this loving rela onship with Him, Jesus and the Spirit. What is especially consoling about this is that we are the only world religion that believes our God took our flesh. So through Jesus' life, teaching, compassion and sacrificial love we not only discover who he is, but, at one and the same me, we find out what God and the Spirit are like. Some people think themselves unworthy of such invita on. Others argue they have to be a be er person to deserve such an offer. While both of these responses to God's invita on are understandable, they fail to take into account that in Jesus we have been made worthy of God's love and if we are wai ng to get to a certain level of goodness to deserve God's love, we will wait forever. God invites us into the compassionate embrace of the Trinity where we are and as we are, so that we can become all that God knows we can be. We don't have to get good to get God. We have to get God before we can get good. Let's not be like the small boy who once said to me, ‘The feast of the Trinity is all about that old bloke, his younger son and that bird.’ On this Trinity Sunday let's celebrate the in macy and dignity to which we are called by signing ourselves with the focus of our love – Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen.
© Richard Leonard SJ
P S M Clergy of Mayfield West & Stockton Parishes
Fr Ma hew Muller Parish Priest Fr Joseph Figurado Assistant Priest Deacon Lawrence Caelli Pastoral Worker Mayfield Deacon John Mahony Pastoral Worker Stockton
Parish of St Peter’s Stockton (1919) 13 Dunbar Street Stockton, NSW 2295 Ph: (02) 4920 1703 Email: [email protected]
Parish of St Columban’s Mayfield (1924) Christ the King Mayfield West 388 Maitland Rd Mayfield West, NSW 2304 Ph: (02) 4979 1101
Liturgical Celebra ons
Monday 17 June 8.30am Liturgy with Communion @ Stockton
Tuesday 18 June 8.00am Mass @ Mayfield West 11.00am Anoin ng Mass at Wesco
Thursday 20 June 8.00am Mass @ Stockton 9.00am Marian Prayer Group @ Mayfield West
Friday 21 June 8.30am Liturgy with Communion @ Stockton 9.15am Mass @ Mayfield West (parish hall)
Saturday 22 June 5.30pm Rosary @ Mayfield West 6.00pm Vigil Mass @ Mayfield West
Sunday 23 June 9.00am Mass @ Stockton 3.00pm Divine Mercy Group @ Mayfield West
Those for whom we pray: Recently Deceased: Philip McGoldrick, Sr Anita Conroy rsj, Lina Caroccia‐Sica Anniversaries: Josie Fenwick, Christopher O’Donohue, Pauline Gallagher Our Sick: Geraldine Bound, Ignacio Umali; Mercedes
Umali….that they will be strengthened by the Father’s love and prayers of the community.
Names may be placed here by contac ng the Parish Office. Please refer to the Policy Document on the Parish website—visit
www.newcastlecatholic.org.au/downloads.
Next Week’s Readings:
First Reading Gen 14:18‐20
Second Reading 1 Cor 11:23‐26
Gospel Lk 9:11‐17
Welcome to ‘Soup Day’. This ‘winter warmer’ will be held from 11am to 2pm on Thursday, 27 June at St Columban’s Hall, Church Street, Mayfield. Cost $5.
N P G E F Y !
Planned Giving Tax Receipts: Parishioners who require a tax receipt for planned giving for the 2018/19 financial year must no fy the Parish Office before 30 June 2019. Please no fy by one of the following methods: Email to [email protected]: Use the wording, “Please provide me with a Planned Giving tax receipt” and include your name and envelope number. Planned Giving Envelope: Write on your weekly envelope, “Tax receipt required”. Phone: Call the Parish Office on 4979 1101. Tax receipt data will be processed on 30 June 2019. No subsequent amendments are possible. Any requests received a er 30 June 2019 will result in parishioners not receiving the requested tax deduc on. If you do not require a tax receipt for tax purposes, it is preferable to refrain from reques ng one. I am happy to provide people who do not submit a tax return with your contribu on total.
P N Parish Programs and Ac vi es: Parishioners are invited to consider par cipa ng in one or all of the programs being offered in the parish. Please complete your contact details on the forms in the church.
Thank you to all those who assisted with the
celebra on of Confirma on at St Peters last Sunday. The par cipa on by the parishioners, teachers & families of the candidates ensured it was a significant milestone in the children’s sacramental life.
WEEKEND ROSTERS
TIGHES HILL WELCOMERS MINISTERS OF THE WORD PROCESSION WITH GIFTS MINISTERS OF COMMUNION
16 Jun 8.00am
Lawrence Hallinan Dorothea Norman
Brian O’Donnell Mark Toohey
Yvonne Kelly Ray Kelly
Julie Gurr, Nicky Cathcart, Maureen Hall
23 Jun 8.00am
Moya Lantry Barry Reed
Jodie Edwards Sue Horton
Brian Dore Barbara Dore
Mary Samwell, Peter Ryan, Anton Podgorelec
THE JUNCTION
WELCOMERS MINISTERS OF THE WORD
PROCESSION WITH GIFTS
MINISTERS OF COMMUNION
16 Jun 9.00am
Sally Casey Rebeka Stokes
Cath Purkiss P Lane
Cathy Olds Lena Josue, Deb Docherty Eleanora McDonald
COUNTERS
D Lederwasch, A Frost, P Kish
23 Jun 9.00am
Sidonie Coffey Abbie Corby
K Walker Mary O’Connor
Mark Coyte Michael Alexander, Chris ne Dowling, John Cavenagh
G Radecki M Williams
BROADMEADOW MINISTERS OF THE WORD MINISTERS OF COMMUNION
COUNTING TEAM WELCOMING TEAM
15 Jun 5.30pm
Sr Pauline Murray rsm Daniel Close
Sr Judith Murphy rsm G Haggerty, R Cathcart, T Casey, A Skehan
Robin Cathcart & Eileen Howard
22 Jun 5.30pm
Michael Tully Monica Murphy
Daniel Close Judy & Denis Johns Eileen Howard & Robin Cathcart
MAYFIELD WEST WELCOMERS READERS GIFT BEARERS MINISTERS OF COMMUNION
15 Jun 6.00pm
Diane & Doreen
P Boland, T Oto L Tolhurst R Ahkin, S Veronesi, Sister Ann
22 Jun 6.00pm
Diane & Doreen
K Williamson K Mernagh
C O’Connor M Williamson, M Caelli, N McGoldrick
The Cathedral ADULT SERVER MINISTERS OF THE WORD MINISTERS OF COMMUNION COUNTERS
15 Jun 5.30pm
Peter Owens Kath Williams Clare Walsh‐Gregory
Douglas Burke, Ching Burke, S Jarmain, Pedrita Spence
Anthony & Rachel
16 Jun 9.30am
Christopher Lovell M Jones Joseph Kennedy Tabor
Trish O’Dowd John Askew
16 Jun 5.00pm
Allen Brierley Chris Stubbs Jane McNaughton
Vera Walker Jane McNaughton
22 Jun 5.30pm
Louise Outram Kath Williams Michael Fuller
Helen Bridges, M Simmons, Pedrita Spence, Kath Williams
Announciata & Marian
23 Jun 9.30am
Peter Owens Joan Woodcock Kerri Morante
Frances Barber, Christopher Lovell, Trish O’Dowd, John Askew
23 Jun 5.00pm
Allen Brierley Sue O’Sullivan James O’Sullivan
Vera Walker, Elizabeth Keeling
NEWCASTLE READERS PROCESSION WITH GIFTS MINISTERS OF COMMUNION
16 Jun 7.30am
K Frasca Roger Peters
Volunteers C Prider P Clark
23 Jun 7.30am
P Clark C Prider
Volunteers C Allan K Rees
