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115 Ardross Street, Ardross WA 6153
PO Box 1831, Applecross, 6953
Tel: 9364 1120 Fax: 9316 9587
E: [email protected] www.stbenedicts.net.au
Parish Priest: Fr Nelson Po Parish Deacon: Rev Mark Rucci Parish Secretary: Colleen Geldenhuys
“The Love of Christ must come before all else.” (Rule of St Benedict)
St Benedict’s News
WELCOME, NEW PARISHIONERS TO THE CATHOLIC PARISH OF APPLECROSS
Please fill-in a Membership Form which is available from the turn stand in the foyer of the Church and post or
hand-in to the Parish Office. Thank you
27 JANUARY 2019—3rd SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME, YR C
Entrance Antiphon: Cf. Ps 95:1,6
O sing a new song to the Lord; sing to the Lord, all the earth. In his presence
are majesty and splendour, strength and honour in his holy place.
First Reading: Neh 8:2-6. 8-10
A reading from the book of Nehemiah
They read from the book of Law and they understood what was read.
Responsorial Psalm: Ps 18:8-10. 15. R. See Jn 6:63
(R.) Your words, Lord, are spirit and life.
Second Reading: Cor 12:12-30
A reading from the first letter of St Paul to the Corinthians
Together you are Christ’s body; but each of you is a different part of it.
Gospel Acclamation: See Lk 4:18
Alleluia, alleluia!
The Lord sent me to bring Good News to the poor and freedom to prisoners.
Alleluia!
Gospel: Lk 1:1-4. 4:14-21
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke
The scriptures were fulfilled on this day.
Communion Antiphon: Cf. Ps 33:6
Look toward the Lord and be radiant; let your faces not be abashed.
Calendar of Events >>>
1 FEB—FIRST FRIDAY FRIENDS @ 11AM IN FR ALBERT LYNCH ROOM
10 FEB– 7.30AM PARISH MORNING TEA
12 FEB—MASS OF HEALING @ 9AM FOLLOWED BY MORNING TEA
23 FEB—PARISH BUSY BEE @ 8AM
24 FEB—9.30AM PARISH MORNING TEA
5 MAR—PANCAKE TUESDAY MORING TEA AFTER 9AM MASS
6 MAR—ASH WEDNESDAY MASSES 7AM, 9AM & 4PM—(LITURGY NO MASS)
9 MAR—FAMILY MASS—PICNIC ON THE LAWN
HOLY HOUR & BENEDICTION
EVERY FRIDAY MORNING
@ 7.30AM
BENEDICTCARE CO-ORDINATORS Anne - Meals 0477 284 906 Cora - Meals 9364 8951
Rosemary - Visiting 9364 3961 Lourdes - Visiting 0492 929 391
Silvana— Transport 0418 910 256 Margaret - Transport 9364 8146
Elizabeth - New Parishioners 9364 9386 Layne—Home Help/Handyman/ Garden 9315 2323
PARISH SAFEGUARDING OFFICERS: Karl Brown, Marina Ciccarelli, Frances Meyerkort, Alana Coffey, Ondine Komnick, Rodney Dowling
‘The Holy Spirit is Jesus' gift to the Church. The Holy Spirit enables the Church to continue the mission of Jesus. When we do what Jesus did—bring glad tidings to the poor, liberty to captives, healing to the sick, and freedom to the oppressed—we serve the Kingdom of God.’
Sunday Connection—www.loyolapress.com
Mass Times:
Mon: Communion Service @ 7am
Wed/Fri: 7.00am
Tues/Thurs: 9.00am
Sat: 7.30am
Sat Vigil: 6.00pm
Sun: 7.30am, 9.30am & 6.00pm
If Public Holiday falls on Wed/Fri, Mass will be celebrated at 7.30am
Reconciliation:
Sat: 4.30pm—5.30pm
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament:
Mon: 7.30am—5pm
Tues/Thurs: 9.30am— 5pm
Wed/Fri: 7.30am—5pm
Sat: 8am—12noon
Rosary Groups:
For the Sick: Mon-7pm
For Priests & Vocations: Sat-8am
Cenacle: Thurs-9.30am
Prayer Group:
Mary Mother of Sorrows: Holidays
Catholic Women’s League (CWL)
Meet the 2nd Tuesday of the Month in the Fr Albert Lynch Room @ 1.30pm
Baptisms:
Sundays at 11.30am.
Marriages:
By appointment
PRAY FOR THE SICK Please keep the following people in your prayers:
Frank Humphris, Tom Lyons, Myrtle Nimmo, Winifred Trinidad, Peter Colleran, Kathleen Howell, Sr Carla, Beryl Kerman, Truus Botman, Eric Walsh and all others who are not included in this list.
Next Week’s Readings:
4th Sunday of Ordinary
Time, Yr C
1st Reading:
Jer 1:4-5, 17-19
2nd Reading:
1 Cor 12:31-13:13
Gospel:
Lk 4:21-30
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGAM
Our parish runs an intensive after school Religious Education pro-gram for children in Years 1 to 6 who are not attending Catholic schools. The pro-gram also prepares chil-dren for the Sacraments of First Reconcili-ation (Y 3), First Communion (Yr 4) and Confirmation (Yr 6). Students must attend at least one full year of instruction prior to the Sacrament year and complete the full year of instruction in the year they receive the Sacrament. Students who enrol late may not be able to receive the Sacrament that year.
Classes run each Wednesday during term starting at 4pm in the church. Enrolment Day is Wednesday 6 February, from 4—5 pm in the Fr Albert Lynch Room and classes begin at 4pm on Wed.13th Feb. For enquiries please contact Colleen on 9364 1120. Please note that fees for the year can be paid at enrolment. Forms are in the rotating stand in the foyer of the Church
SACRAMENT DATES FOR 2019 First Holy Communion - 16 / 22 & 23 June Confirmation - 31 August Reconciliation - 19 & 26 October and 2 November
PARISH MEETINGS
Finance Committee: 31 January @ 7.30pm in the Board Room
ST BENE’S CRAFT GROUP
Will commence on
Wednesday, 6 February 2019
From 9am to 12 Noon, in the
Albert Lynch Room
We need more ladies to help make
some wonderful creations
For more information,
pleases contact Colleen at the
Parish office
On 9364 1120
Our Parish is looking for Catechists for our After School Religious classes, please contact the office to ask about being a Catechist. It’s our job: Jesus sent us to “go and teach all nations.”
CHILDREN’S CORNER
SAT: 6PM SUN: 7.30AM SUN:9.30AM SUN: 6PM
ACOLYTE SIMON CARRICK NORM THOMAS DENIS RIGG ROB PAUL
ALTAR SERVERS J & D SETIAWAN E & A TARANTO E & N CAUCHI
COMMENTATOR S SALDANHA E MUENCHOW M CICCARELLI C GELDENHUYS
COLLECTORS T GARBIN
F HUMPHRIS J GALVIN
C WOOLFORD
R BUNN
P BELVISO
C JOSEPH
READERS F MEYERKORT
L REGO
M ANDERSON
J HERON
A RYAN
P SEARSON
L OEIJ
D CLAYDON
EMOCH
C & C CARDOSO
E DIAS
G CLAY
E O’CONNOR
B MEYERKORT
S ROBERTSON
M ANDERSON
L ORIFICI
J PHILLIPS
C RECHICHI
M SANDFORD
P TRUEMAN
M HARRIS
K BOWNES
G & M CINANNI
C GELDENHUYS
B KERMAN
P DORAY
PARISH ROSTERS — 2 & 3 FEBRUARY 2019
CHILDREN’S LITURGY OF THE WORD—WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Liturgy of the Word for Children is available on Sundays at the 9:30am Mass. This important ministry invites children to participate in Sunday worship and hear a reflection at an age appropriate level. Children, from Preprimary to Year 4 are invited to attend. Liturgy of the Word for Children is considered "church" and even though the children are dismissed from the larger congregation for the Liturgy of the Word, we still provide sacred space for them to worship together with their peers. The children learn how to walk in a procession, sit quietly to listen to the Gospel story, prayerfully reflect on God's holy word with the adult leader, and then offer their own prayers of the faithful. They then process back into church to sit with their family for the rest of the Mass.
WE NEED YOU!!!!!!!!!!
ALTAR SOCIETY: MR & MRS YOUNG PILGRIM STATUE: M HANDYSIDE
COUNTERS: B KERMAN, M & A KILROE CHILDREN’S LITURGY: NO LITURGY—HOLIDAYS
Gospel Reflection by Richard Leonard Today we begin reading through Luke's Gospel. And in the opening verses of this extraordinary document, Luke puts paid to the idea that he is simply listening to the whisperings of the Holy Spirit in his ear. What we now call the Gospel of Luke was the first instalment of a two-part letter written to his friend and disciple, Theophilus. Epic letters like this one and the Acts of the Apostles, which is its sequel, where the writer praises the deeds of a great man and lists his achievements, were very common in the Hellenised world of Ancient Rome. Luke knew how to write it and, more im-portantly, Theophilus knew how to read it. It is not a documentary on the life of Jesus, recording a series of facts. If it were, then it cannot be reconciled with the other Gospels for they disagree with each other about many important details. As Catholics we believe the Holy Spirit guided the writing and selection of the scriptural record so that it contains no errors regarding our salvation. Our life lived in harmony with the scriptures is its own testament to our belief that the Bible is not a book of facts: it is a book of truth. Luke knows that Theophilus has already been instructed in the way of salvation in Christ, and he makes it clear that the truth of this way is what he is attending to. In this Gospel he paints a vivid and intimate portrait of who Jesus is and why he has the message of salvation for all people everywhere. These days we often hear people asking others to be ‘up front’ and to 'lay your cards on the table'. Long before it was trendy, Luke does precisely this in the second part of today's Gospel. At the very beginning of Jesus' public ministry, Luke summarises the story he is about to tell Theophilus and his community in what is called 'the programme'. In the tradition of the greatest of the prophets, we are told Jesus has come for those of us who are poor, captive, blind and oppressed. But, unlike the former prophets, Jesus is not only a companion in our distress or an advocate on our behalf, he has also come to turn the world upside down and establish the definitive reign of God in our lives. In Jesus, all that Israel longed to see is fulfilled. And so to us. As the spiritual children of Jesus, Luke, Theophilus and his community, we are inheritors of a tradition that is upfront in what we are called to do. Our programme is explicit. We are called to be companions to the poor, to set prisoners free, to fight oppression, to enable others to confront what they would prefer to ignore and to boldly proclaim that there is no one beyond God's favour. As tough as these demands are, they are not optional extras. They define who we are as Christians and how we are sent to change the world. May this Eucharist give us courage for the task at hand.
ARCHDIOCESAN NEWS
29 Jan - 28 Feb SUMMER SINGING SESSIONS Join us for our Summer Singing sessions and encounter the riches of our church’s musical heritage. Sessions are specifically aimed at singers between ages 15-25 and will feature chant, polyphony and general church repertoire. The sessions are no obligation and are free of charge. Participants need not attend all sessions. The sessions take place late in the afternoons and on some Sunday afternoons for 1 hour and com-mencing on Tuesday 29 January and concluding on Thursday 28 Febru-ary. Further info; Jacinta Director of Music [email protected] or 08 9223 1377 02 Feb NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING - CATHOLIC FERTILITY CARE AND WOMEN’S HEALTH Our dear two fellow parishioners, Dr. James Kho and his wife, Madeline (Jing) Kho will be presenting a talk about Natural Family Planning and how the charting of women's cycles can assist not only with conception and avoiding pregnancy, but also in the diagnosis and investigation process. They will also be discussing on common women's health problems and use of NaPro Technology. Saturday, 2 February 10-11.30am, Good Shepherd Parish Centre, 42 Streich Avenue, Kelmscott. Further info: [email protected]. 02 Feb FIRST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH – HALF-DAY RETREAT “Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28. Come and experience the merciful love and healing touch of our Lord Jesus Christ at this Healing Retreat. Programme includes praise and worship, preaching on the Word of God, Reconciliation, Holy Mass, Eucharistic Adoration and Healing prayers. Morning tea and lunch will be provided. Saturday 2 February, 9-1.30pm, Holy Family Parish, 34 Alcock Street, Maddington. Further info: [email protected] or 08 9493 1703. 10 Feb ORGAN RECITAL A very special organ recital featuring Johann Vexo, organist from Notre Dame, Paris and tenor Damien Riviere. Sunday 10 February 2pm, St Mary’s Cathedral, Perth. Tickets available at the door ($20 / $16 conces-sion). Further info; Jacinta - Director of Music, [email protected] or 08 9223 1377.
Prayer—3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time
Presence Dear Jesus, today I call on you in a special way. Mostly I come asking for favours. Today I'd like just to be in Your presence. Let my heart respond to Your Love.
Freedom I try to let go of any prejudices and narrow mindedness That may be clouding my vision at this present moment. I hand them over to God’s merciful care, so I can pray in freedom at this time.
Consciousness Conscious of your presence, Lord, I look over my recent past. Let me be honest with myself about how I’ve been and what I’ve done, because I know you love truth in the heart and accept me just as I am.
The Word of God
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