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Very Rev Robert Bossini PP Rev Michael Gitau Rev Mr Willy Limjap Mili Lee Patricia Preca Donna Missio Bernard Kirkpatrick Chris Ohlsen Meg Gale Mindy Mercado
St Patrick's Cathedral Parish, Parramatta
Cathedral Office: 1 Marist Place Parramatta NSW 2150
Telephone 02 8839 8400 Web: http://www.stpatscathedral.com.au
Sunday, 24 June 2018 The Nativity of St John The Baptist Year B
From the Dean’s Desk
Dear Friends,
We take a little diversion today as our liturgy centres on the birth of St John the Baptist, rather than that of the 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time. So great a figure is John the Baptist that we make room for him on a Sunday.
Liturgically, we celebrate the births of only three people: Jesus (December 25th), Mary (September 8th) and John the Baptist (June 24th). All other liturgical celebrations recall the day of the saint’s death or some other significant date in their lives. There is a connection between the lives of these three people. They make up a significant part of the story of salvation history. Luke links the lives of these people in the early part of his Gospel. The birth of John the Baptist is foretold [Luke 1:5-25]; Mary receives and accepts the news of her conception of Jesus [Luke 1:26-38]; she then goes to be with her cousin Elizabeth to help her in her advanced years [Luke 1:39-45]; the birth and circumcision of John is related [Luke 1:57-66], and finally the birth of Jesus is told [Luke 2:1-20]. All this forms a grand scenario of the mysterious and majestic ways in which God has entered into our human story.
This mysterious action is again taken up in today’s liturgy. Isaiah recalls the calling of the prophet from the days prior to his birth [49:1-6]. It speaks of a predestined calling of the prophet from the womb. ‘The Lord called me before I was born, from my mother’s womb he pronounced my name’ [49:1]. What follows can be easily seen as a description of the mission and ministry of John the Baptist: ‘He made my mouth a sharp sword…he made me into a sharpened arrow…you are my chosen servant’ [49:2-4]. How aptly John fits this description as we see him confronting the might of Herod over the matter of his marriage to his brother Philip’s wife, Herodias. This led to his imprisonment and eventual beheading [Mark 6:17-29], which is celebrated liturgically on August 29th.
Today’s Gospel treats of the mysterious way in which John’s birth comes about [Luke 1:57-66.80]. His mother, although beyond the age of childbearing conceives. His father Zechariah is struck dumb when he receives the message of Gabriel, due to his doubting the essence of this message. The people even though they share in the joy of John’s birth are bewildered that his mother wishes to call him John as no one in her family has such a name. Zechariah’s speech returns once he reinforces his wife’s choice of name for the child. All are astonished saying, ‘what will this child turn out to be?’ Luke tells us that the child grows well in the site of God. The next we hear of John is during his ministry and at the baptism of Jesus.
The life of John always points to the person of Jesus. This is his life’s mission and he is faithful to it right up till the end, when he witnesses to Jesus through his martyrdom. As we celebrate his birth, it allows us to reach into the mysterious and often unexplained ways in which God acts in our lives and in our world. It challenges us to not be perturbed by God’s ways but to in fact, through faith and obedience, work with God in order to bring about God’s intended reality. In celebrating John’s birth today we are reminded that our mission too is to point to the life of Jesus through our words and most especially through our deeds.
Fr Bob Bossini,
Dean & Parish Priest
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LITURGICAL CALENDAR
June
Sun 24 The Nativity of St John The Baptist - Year B
Readings: Vigil: Jer 1:4-10; 1 Pet 1:8-12; Lk 1:5-17
Day: Is 49:1-6; Acts 13:22-26; Lk 1:57-66, 80
Fri 29 Sts Peter and Paul - Solemnity
NON LITURGICAL CALENDAR
June
Sun 24 Teen Credo - 4.00pm - Cloister Hall
(followed by Youth Led Mass—6.00pm.)
Thur 28 Novena to Mary Full of Grace - 7.00pm - Blessed Sacrament Chapel
Men of St Joseph - 7.00pm-8.00pm - Small Hall
Fri 29 Junior Credo - 5pm - "Thou Shall" series on 10 Commandments
Liturgical Formation Ministry Course
Office for Worship at Blacktown is once again offering courses
for the following:-Minister of the Word, Extra-ordinary Minister
of Communion, Eucharistic Minister, Communion to the Sick and
Dying and Acolyte. Courses begin in August and registration is
required by 9 August 2018. You will need to have your parish
priest sign off on this form. Forms are available in the narthex.
Sacrament of Confirmation 2018 To be eligible for the Sacrament of Confirmation, your child must be 10 years of age by 30
June 2018 and have completed the Sacrament of First Holy Communion. While this is the
minimum age for children to join in the preparation for the Sacrament of Confirmation, it is
important to note that there is no maximum age for children who have been baptised as
infants to complete their Initiation into our Faith Community.
Online registration will be open shortly. Please note the date for the Order of Confirmation
is Friday 24 August 2018, 7pm at St Patrick’s Cathedral.
Parish Pastoral Council - Nominations Now Open We are now calling for nominations for members for our Parish Pastoral Council.
Membership of the Council is an exciting way to advise, plan and bring to fruition ideas that
keep our Parish Community vibrant and prayerful. Being a member is not an onerous
commitment with a two hour meeting held on an evening once per month. Nomination
forms can be found in the Narthex. If you would like further information please see one of
the Clergy or Parish Staff.
Baptisms are celebrated in the Cathedral on Sundays. Download baptism form at
www.stpatscathedral.com.au
SUNDAY
6.00pm Saturday Vigil Mass
7.30am Morning Prayer
8.00am Mass
9.30am Mass
11.00am Solemn Mass with Cathedral Choir
6.00pm Mass
MONDAY TO FRIDAY
6.30am Morning Prayer
6.45am Mass
11.15am Exposition
11.15am Sacrament of Penance (till 12.20pm)
(Mon, Wed & Fri)
Rosary after Angelus at midday
12.30pm Mass
5.15pm Evening Prayer of the Church
SATURDAY
7.30am Morning Prayer
8.00am Mass
9.30am Mass in ExtraOrdinary Form Latin
8.30am Sacrament of Penance (till 9am)
5.00pm Sacrament of Penance (till 5:30pm)
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS Mass at 8.00am (No Adoration or Confession)
St Vincent de Paul Society
Family Assistance - 1800 606 724
Credo Ministries Facebook: Credo Young Adults Email: [email protected]
Playgroup Facebook: Parramatta St Pat’s Playgroup
Christian Meditation
Tuesdays - 9.30am-10.30am - Murphy House
Legion of Mary - every Saturday at 9.45am at
Murphy House.
For the sick: Aureen Dunn, Greg Smith, Baby Theresa Kubti, Sylvester Bui, Paul Peters, Cliff L Kei, Nicole Slatter, Victor Reyes, Merita C Parayho, Leonida Cruz,
Special Intentions: St Anthony of Padua, Yvonne Malouf, Raveen, Mouzel Del Mar, Juliet Noronha, Naleen Tian & Raveen, Irene Lipec, All Mothers, Gwen & Baldwin
D’Silva, Lan Eng Foo, Dorothy Newman, Ethan John, P & M Carson, K Urquia & family, Amanda, Sofian, Raveen Priyamanna, Naleen, Fr Albert Wasniovski
Recently Deceased: Nigel Bertus, Helen K Davies, Alan J Hooper, Kim Hue Tran, Jim Grainda, Jabalde Family, Joseph Teuma, Teuma & Sultana families
Deceased: Karam Kaaram, Houda Chehade, Joseph Caneiro, YT & Deanna Hsu, Sr Haiasand, Maria Thi Truocle, Teofelyn R Nei, Rosento & Maria Arriola
Anniversaries: Army Sosa, Barbara Kierdal, Deanna Hsu, Juliet Noronha, Philippe Capdor, Jean Davoren, Loretta Dimech, Emil A Sobolewski, Norma Swain, Dolly
Spinks, Lucy D’Mello, Stanislawa & Helena Materna, Rita Bosco, Joseph Teuma, Catherine McMaster, Frere AP LeVan, John the Baptist, Danilo
Perpetuals: Sally & Frank Martlew, Sherwood Family, Pat & Jim Hartman, Norm Hector, Royan & Andrews families, Don Andrews, Juliet Noronha, Norm Hector, Joseph Malouf, Vimal & Kavitha, Van & Phong Tran, Kaddis family, Marcus Milly, Abel Moses, Anna & Frank Grainda, Frank Agostino, Bernadette Melhen and Sally Boujandy, Jack Barrett, Ann O’Brien, Ian Sanders, Bill & Alice Kendall , Allan Kendall, Maria Patterson & Ellen Bancan, Giuseppina & Giovanni Rechichi, Maurice DeNiese, Fr Bray, Mary Coady, Mary & Jack White, Vincent & Rebecca Vella, Vincent Huang, Townsend, Walter Townsend, Watson Lee, Lucy D’Mello, Ferris Grugeon, McInherny, White, McWilliam and McGuckin families, Mary Abela, Robert Andrews, Sylvester Family, Rogan Family, Adcock, McMillan families, Gabrielle Baker, Paula
Cowling, McDermott & Starr families, Repose of the Souls in Purgatory, Deceased Parishioners of St Patrick’s and St Monica’s.
PLANNED GIVING ENVELOPES FOR 2018/19 ARE
NOW AVAILABLE FROM THE NARTHEX
CREDO MINISTRIES Connecting with our Youth - [email protected] Please email Mindy for more details on Credo Youth Ministries.
World Youth Day Fundraising
Many thanks for your generous support at last Sunday's fundraising launch. It was a great day seeing the community in good spirit.
Raffle tickets will be sold at this weekend's masses and are also available at the Parish Office. Come and take a book to sell :)
Our next BBQ fundraiser will be on Sunday 1st July. Come grab a bacon and egg breaky sandwich after the 8am mass! Sausage sizzle will be sold after the 9:30am and 11am masses. The hospitality team will be serving tea and coffee by donation.
Junior Credo (Primary aged children)
Friday 29th June at 5pm - "Thou Shall" series on the Ten Commandments. This will be our last session for Term 2 and will resume after the school holidays.
Teen Credo (High School students)
Sunday 24th June at 4pm - "Guide to Happiness" series. This will be our last session for Term 2 and will resume after the school holidays.
Credo Young Adults (18 - 35 years old)
Friday 6th July at 6:30pm - First Friday Adoration and Lifted Retreat.
Young Adults Lifted Retreat, by Catholic Youth Parramatta, "Complete Joy" will be held at the Benedict XVI Retreat Centre, Grose Vale, July 6 - 8.
For more information, email Mindy at [email protected] to RSVP and organise carpooling to the retreat.
Credo Holiday Outing Sunday 8th July
Winterlight Festival, Prince Alfred Park.
After the 6pm Mass, rug up and bring your family along to enjoy the festivities of the Winterlight Festival. Meet in front of the chapel at 7pm.
Diocese of Parramatta - Positions Vacant Administrative Assistant - CatholicCare, Orchard Hills
Financial Counsellor - Richmond & Blacktown offices
More details at: www.ccss.org.au
Head of Property Development Services – Diocese of Parramatta
More details at: www.parracatholic.org/employment
Junior Credo: EDGE Yrs 4-6
Fortnightly on Fridays -
school terms only - 5pm-6pm
Teen Credo High School Students
2nd & 4th Sunday - 4.00pm-6.00pm
Credo St Pats 18-35 Years of Age
1st Fri of the month - 6.30pm
Time for St Pat’s Matters
Still hoping for articles from
Children who made their First Holy Communion at
Corpus Christi: we’d love to read your story about
this special event in your lives.
Parents of First Communicants: the importance of your role in
your child’s preparation for this sacrament.
Older parishioners: share any photos and comments of your
First Holy Communion Day with the parish family. (we’ve had
only ONE photo so far.)
Anyone: Mum memories, and/or stories pertaining to faith,
ministry, parish history of priests, people and special events.
Email your articles/photos to M. Polizzi at
[email protected] or leave at the parish office
in an envelope marked ‘For St Pat’s Matters’.
Deadline Saturday 30th June.
Change of Weekday Mass Time from 2 July As from 2 July the new Mass time for morning Mass will be
6.30am.. New time for Morning Prayers is 6.15am.
Novena to Mary Full of Grace:
Date Thursday, 28th June 2018
Venue Blessed Sacrament Chapel
Time 7.00pm - 8.00pm
Please join us
We will pray the Rosary’s MYSTERIES OF LIGHT along with Scripture reflections, meditation and hymns.
Enquiries: Silvana Rechichi: 0478 510 324 Marian Polizzi 9630 4019 or 0418 8730
Cloister Café Open This Sunday - but… Be ready for something different next Sunday, July 1 (especially after the 8am Mass).
• The Credo Youth will be hosting another BBQ;
• The Hospitality Team members will provide tea and coffee for
a small charge (by way of supporting our youth
in their Fundraising for WYD Panama 2019)
and
• Be generous - buy some raffle tickets or take a
book home to sell - please.
BBQ Required As our BBQs get a really good workout, it’s time for one of them to be replaced. If you know anyone who has a ‘largish’ bbq gathering dust, or if anyone would like to ‘gift’ the parish a bbq, it would certainly be put to good use and much appreciated. Thank you.
School Readiness (3-5 year olds) &
Primary School Tuition (K-6) specialists.
Contact Michelle 0402 335 527
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