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Granville Catholic Church Record

Vol. 5. No. 23 June 7, 2020 Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, Year A

The Official Bulletin of Holy Trinity Church at Granville and Holy Family Church at East Granville

P E N T E C O S T

SOLEMNITY of the

MOST HOLY

TRINITY

There is a story that St. Augustine was walking on the beach contemplating the mystery of the Trinity. He saw a boy in front of him who had dug a hole in the sand and was going out to the sea again and again and bringing some water to pour into the hole. St. Augustine asked him, “ W h a t a r e y o u doing?” “I’m going to pour the entire ocean into this hole.” “That is impossible, the whole ocean will not fit in the hole you have made,” said St. Augustine. The boy replied, “And you cannot fit the Trinity in your tiny little brain. The story ends by saying that the boy vanished because the person St. Augustine had been talking to was an angel. The Trinity is hard to understand. It is a m y s t e r y b u t w e should not be afraid to engage with the mystery. It is a matter of faith, but God also gave us reason which means we can delve deeper into our faith. The Trinity is all around us, every day. We are Baptised in

the name of the Most Holy Trinity — the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. When we make the sign of the Cross we make it in the name of the Tr ini ty. We do i t before praying so that we may put ourselves spiritually in order; focus thoughts, heart and will on God; after praying, so that what God has given us may remain within us. It embraces the whole being, body a n d s o u l a n d e v e r y t h i n g i s consecrated in the name of the Triune God. When we pray we are praying to G o d o u r F a t h e r through God the Son by the power given to us to pray by God the Holy Spirit. And t oday we celebrate the feast day of Holy Trinity Parish, dedicated to the most Holy Trinity f o r t h e g l o r y o f almighty God. So let us pray on this feast day, “Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.”

HOLY FAMILY CHURCH

Holy Mass

Tuesday, 9:15 a.m.

Wednesday, 6:00 p.m.

Thursday, 9:15 a.m.

Friday, 9:15 a.m.

Saturday, 9:15 a.m.

Sunday, 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

Confessions

Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. to 6:50 p.m.

Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

Wednesday, 6:00 p.m.

Holy Rosary

Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.

Rosters Altar Society Group 7: A. Manu,

H. Vakauta, V. No flowers during Lent

Readers

8:30 a.m. Rosette Chidiac

5:00 p.m. Claudette Takchi

Counters J. Kerin and G. Kerin

Bus Driver John McIntyre

HOLY TRINITY CHURCH

Holy Mass

Monday, 9:15 a.m.

Tuesday, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, 8:15 a.m.

Thursday, 8:15 a.m.

Friday, 8:15 a.m.

Saturday, 8:15 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.

Sunday, 10:00 a.m.

Confessions

Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Holy Mass and Adoration

of the Blessed Sacrament

Tuesday, 6:30 p.m.

First Friday of the month, 7:00 p.m.

Traditional Latin Mass

Thursday, 7:00 p.m.

Ghanaian Chaplaincy Mass

Second and last Sunday of the month,

11:30 a.m.

Vietnamese Chaplaincy Mass

Sunday, 5:00 p.m.

Children’s Liturgy

Sundays, 10:00 a.m.

Rosters Church Cleaning Group 3: Thi Vi Vu

and the Vietnamese community

Readers

Vigil Sarah Vella, Rebecca Hanson,

Rosette Chidiac

10:00 a.m. Belinda Martin,

Jasmine Miranda, Sisters

Children’s Liturgy Wanda and Kristina

Counters J.

E. D’Cruz, N. Raffoul

THE PARISH OFFICE

Address 200 The Trongate, South Granville, N.S.W. 2142

T 0497 190 444

E granville@parracatholic.org

Parish Priest Rev. Fr. Andrew Bass PP

Business and Projects Manager John Portelli

Director of Music John Portelli

Acolytes Co-ordinator Jim Newell

Catechist Co-ordinators Joe Elias Lana Leatherby

Sacraments and T.Y.M. Co-ordinator Rosette Chidiac

Online and Social Media Co-ordinators Rosette Chidiac John Portelli

Piety Shop Elsie Bugeja Wanda Krasinski Claudette Takchi Christine Tembo Thorie Tembo Annette Wirz

Missionary Sisters of Mary, Queen of the World — Australia Sr. Justina Pham ｜ T (02) 9637-1827

Principal of Holy Family School Cheryl Fortini

Principal of Holy Trinity School Philip Mahony

Acting Principal of Delany College Paul Easton

PRAYERS FOR THE SICK

Janelle Allan, John Anjoul, Marlene Ashton, John Augustus, Frank Azzopardi, Ann Blesson, Antonia Bonaci, Vincenzo Colosimo, Lucy Farrugia, Carmel Galea, Samir Gibrine, Evangeline Grabato, John Graham, Mary Grech, Thomas Hayek, Elizabeth Hicks, Peter Higgins, Ruth La Rosa, Kay King, Jacob Lee, Josephine Magro, Ester Matos, Sid Morgan, Scott Moulton, Tony Moussa, Ben Nursoo, Sarah-Joy O’Connor, Flory Pinto, Don Provest, Anna Saunig, Therese Smeal, Phil Thompson, Ricardo Tognini, Miriam Welangoda, Lorraine Vella, Sam Wardan.

IN MEMORIAM

Attard family, Axiak family, Maria Tran Thi Bay, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin, Bonello family, Kathleen Bradbery, Paul Bradbery, Roy Burton, Carmel Collins, Eileen Dean, Bill Devine, Maria Gambin, Raymond Gee, Augustino Gonzalez, Tony Haynes, Laszlo Kazmer, Nouhad Khoury, Frouzine Malkoun, Jacob Malkoun, Mona Malkoun, Ofimia Malkoun, Maryse Mariasson, Mounir Mattar, Magdalena Mendoza, Joseph Nammour, Jean Newell, Tony Newell, Laura Pestano, Sheila Frances Pidgeon, Peter Pidgeon, Robert Pidgeon, Peter Rahme, Elias Rizk, Ibtihaje Rizk, Peter Torrie Robertson, Saliba family, Mr. and Mrs. Xavier, Stanley Xavier, Dib Zaiter.

SOCIAL MEDIA

Holy Trinity Granville Holy Family East Granville

granvilleparish.org.au eastgranvilleparish.org.au

Holy Trinity Parish App Holy Family Parish App

@holytrinitygranville

SUNDAY MASS

1.5 Please only sit in the places marked and keep 1.5 metres physical distance.

Please sanitise your hands when entering the church.

50Attendance is limited to 50 people.

To attend a Saturday Vigil or Sunday Mass you will receive a notification from the parish office

advising the date and time of the Mass.

Doors will open 30 minutes before Mass and will close 5 minutes before Mass. Please sign your name against your

registered details on the attendance form.

To attend a Saturday Vigil or Sunday Mass please register online at either granvilleparish.org.au

or eastgranvilleparish.org.au or visit our Facebook pages.

✍

WEEKDAY MASS

You can attend a weekday Mass without registering.✍

1.5

50

Doors will open 15 minutes before Mass and will close 5 minutes before Mass.

Please write your full name and telephone number on the attendance form.

Attendance is limited to 50 people.

Please only sit in the places marked and keep 1.5 metres physical distance.

Please sanitise your hands when entering the church.

TEMPORARY WEEKDAY MASS TIMES

Holy Family Church 9:15 a.m. Holy Trinity Church 6:30 p.m.

TUESDAYS

Holy Trinity Church 8:15 a.m. Holy Family Church 6:00 p.m.

Holy Trinity Church 8:15 a.m. Holy Family Church 9:15 p.m.

Holy Trinity Church 8:15 a.m. Holy Family Church 9:15 p.m.

Holy Trinity Church 8:15 a.m. Holy Family Church 9:15 p.m.

WEDNESDAYS

THURSDAYS

FRIDAYS

SATURDAYS

Wednesdays, Holy Family Church 6:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Saturdays, Holy Trinity Church 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.CONFESSIONS

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Gloria in Excelsis

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to people of good will.We praise you, we bless you, we adore you, we glorify you,

we give you thanks for your great glory, Lord God, heavenly King, O God, almighty Father.

Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son, Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father,

you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us;you take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer;

you are seated at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us.For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord,

you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ,with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

Credo

I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible.

I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God,born of the Father before all ages.

God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God,begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father; through him all things were made.

For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven,At the words that follow, up to and including and became man, all bow.

and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man.For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, he suffered death and was buried,

and rose again on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures.He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father.

He will come again in glory to judge the living and the deadand his kingdom will have no end.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son,who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets.

I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins

and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen.

First Reading The Book of Exodus (34:4-6, 8-9)

With the two tablets of stone in his hands, Moses went up the mountain of Sinai in the early morning as the Lord had commanded him. And the Lord descended in the form of a cloud, and Moses stood with him there. He called on the name of the Lord. The Lord passed before him and proclaimed, ‘Lord, Lord, a God of tenderness and compassion, slow to anger, rich in kindness and faithfulness.’ And Moses bowed down to the ground at once and worshipped. ‘If I have indeed won your favour, Lord,’ he said, ‘let my Lord come with us, I beg. True, they are a headstrong people, but forgive us our faults and our sins, and adopt us as your heritage.’

Responsorial Psalm (Dn 3:52-56. ℟. v. 52)

℟. Glory and praise for ever!

You are blest, Lord God of our fathers. ℟.

Blest your glorious holy name. ℟.

You are blest in the temple of your glory. ℟.

You are blest on the throne of your kingdom. ℟.

You are blest who gaze into the depths. ℟.

You are blest in the firmament of heaven. ℟.

Second Reading The Second Letter of St. Paul to the Corinthians

(13:11-13)

Brothers, we wish you happiness; try to grow perfect; help one another. Be united; live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you. Greet one another with the holy kiss. All the saints send you greetings. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

Gospel Acclamation

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 of John (13:16-18)

Jesus said to Nicodemus, ‘God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not be lost but may have eternal life. For God sent his Son into the world not to condemn the world, but so that through him the world might be saved. No one who believes in him will be condemned; but whoever refuses to believe is condemned already, because he has refused to believe in the name of God’s only Son.’

Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, Year A The Readings