5 Sunday of Lent - Rose Bay Catholic Church

Bulletin of The Catholic Communities
of St Mary Magdalene Rose Bay & St Therese Dover Heights
5th Sunday of Lent
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Year B 21 & 22
March 2015
If a grain of wheat falls on the ground and dies,
it yields a rich harvest.
John 12:20-33
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON
Give me justice, O God, and defend my cause against
the wicked; rescue me from deceitful and unjust men.
You, O God, are my refuge.
RESPONSE
Create a clean heart in me, O God.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Glory to you, Word of God, Lord Jesus Christ!
If you serve me, follow me, says the Lord;
and where I am, my servant will also be.
Glory to you, Word of God, Lord Jesus Christ!
God is in the sadness and the laughter,
in the bitter and the sweet.
There is a divine purpose behind everything
and therefore a divine presence in everything.
FRANCIS: TWO YEARS AS POPE
Pope Francis burst on to the world stage in March 2013.
With an easy charm and an agenda focussed on the poor,
he captured hearts around the world,
even winning over a sceptical media.
At year's end, TIME named him Person of the Year.
In only two years, Pope Francis has changed the face of
Catholicism by radically reimagining how it presents itself
to the world.
From the moment he stepped out on the balcony of St. Peter's,
he has presented a different style of being pope
and a new set of priorities for the church.
… These early gestures of the pope garnered him worldwide
attention, but more importantly, they were symbolic gestures
that communicated his vision for the church.
He realises that the Gospel is preached not just in words,
but in actions.
As St. Francis of Assisi said,
‘Preach the Gospel always, use words when necessary.’
The pope's early actions were a direct assault on clericalism
in the church by modelling what it means to be a good bishop,
a good priest, a good Christian.
The church of Pope Francis is not a reward for the perfect,
but a field hospital for the wounded.
The first words of evangelisation are not a list of do's and don'ts
but the announcement of God's compassion, mercy and love
for us.
He realises that mystery first enters through the heart, not the
head. People are not convinced through arguments but through
the example of Christians living lives of compassion and love.
Author Unknown
ST MARY MAGDALENE PARISH ROSE BAY NSW 1914 ‒ 2014
CathNews, March 2015
CELEBRATE EASTER AT OUR PARISHES
St Mary Magdalene Rose Bay & St Therese Dover Heights
Wednesday 1 April
Reconciliation - Rose Bay 9.30am & 6pm
Holy Thursday 2 April
Mass of the Lord’s Supper - Rose Bay 7pm Dover Heights 6pm
(No morning Mass)
Good Friday 3 April
Stations of the Cross - Rose Bay & Dover Heights 10am
Celebration of the Lord’s Passion - Rose Bay & Dover Heights 3pm
Easter Saturday 4 April
Easter Vigil - Rose Bay & Dover Heights 6pm
(No morning Mass)
Easter Sunday 5 April
Rose Bay (only) 8am, 10am & 6pm
DAY OF THE UNBORN CHILD
Today is the Day of the Unborn Child, which is celebrated in many countries on the Sunday closest to the Feast of
the Annunciation (25 March). This day is a wonderful opportunity to pray for the unborn and for a greater
cherishing of the preciousness of human life. Following 10.30am Mass and the Angelus at 12 noon at St Mary’s
Cathedral, a procession will be led today through the CBD by the His Grace Archbishop Anthony Fisher. Further
information available at www.fli.org.au or telephone 9519 9111.
MCAULEY ENROLMENTS
McAuley Catholic Primary School Rose Bay is now accepting enrolment applications for Kindergarten 2016.
For more information please contact the school office on 9371 8786 or email info@mcauley.catholic.edu.au.
STATIONS OF THE CROSS
Stations of the Cross will be held every Friday in Lent after the 9.00am Mass.
Always forgive your enemies—nothing annoys them so much.
Oscar Wilde
SISTERS OF CHARITY VISITING PROGRAM - VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Sisters of Charity Outreach is seeking volunteers for their Visiting Program. Would you like to help improve the
health and wellbeing of isolated people living in the Eastern Area of Sydney? Are you able to provide
companionship by visiting them in their homes and accompanying them on social outings? Can you spare one day
per week? For more information please contact Maria McNuff on 0404 861 523 or mmcnuff@stvincents.com.au.
SISTERS OF CHARITY AIDING ASYLUM SEEKERS
To celebrate the 175th anniversary of the Sisters of Charity in Australia, the Sisters of Charity Foundation has
embarked upon the difficult but important task of providing emergency housing to asylum seekers. The Foundation
has purchased a residential building in Petersham which will be used exclusively by the Asylum Seekers Centre for
emergency and transitional housing to assist asylum seekers who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.
For more information contact Reba Meagher, CEO Sisters of Mercy Foundation, on 9367 1211, or Melanie Noden,
CEO Asylum Seekers Centre on 9078 1901.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR LENT?
Michael McGirr describes Lent as ‘a garage-sale-of-the-heart – getting rid of the clutter to leave a bit of room for
the soul’. A traditional Lenten practice is abstinence: practising saying NO to an impulse so that we might say YES
to more important choices that bring us life. Delaying gratification is another form of the same healthy habit. In our
bursting consumer world in which we drown in choices undreamed of only a few years ago, being able to say NO
might save our sanity. It may be the only way to storm-proof our own life and the lives of our kids from the
tsunami of consumer products that crash over us. There is a wise Italian proverb that says, ‘Living with excess,
is like existing with nothing’. I think they are right.
PREPARATION FOR CONFIRMATION – 2015
Each year the sacraments of Confirmation, First Reconciliation and Eucharist are celebrated for the children in the
parish. These are the dates of the celebration of the Sacrament of Confirmation (First Reconciliation and Eucharist
will be advised later in the year).
CONFIRMATION
Friday 22 May at 7.00pm
Class dates
Thursday 7 May and Thursday 14 May at 4.30 or 6.00pm
Practice
Thursday 21 May at 5.00pm
Parents of children in Years 5/6 (especially Rose Bay State School, Kambala, Scots, Cranbrook etc.) are reminded to
register your child by 15 April by contacting the parish office.
WRAP WITH LOVE
The next sewing day is Saturday 28 March in the Parish Centre from 9.30am to 3.30pm. Please bring lunch and
sewing items. Morning and afternoon tea are provided. For more information please contact Elizabeth 9371 6791.
OUR PARISH WEBSITE
www.rosebaydoverheightscatholics.com.au
If you cannot attend Mass, don’t forget you can still read
the latest parish bulletin on our website (posted on Tuesday mornings).
JOSEPHITE COMMUNITY AID
Josephite Community Aid (JCA) is a Catholic community organisation committed to helping the disadvantaged
through youth volunteering, friendship and structured programs. It operates a full-time GAP year program for
volunteers as well as school holiday clubs, English tutoring, home visits and other programs which enable young
people to be active in social justice, even if only for a couple of hours. For more information go to www.jcaid.com /
facebook.com/josephitecommunityaid or call 9838 8802.
CLASSES FOR NEW CATHOLICS
There are a number of people enquiring about the possibility of becoming Catholic. Classes will be held on
Saturday mornings in the presbytery. If you know anyone who would be interested please contact the office.
Baptisms
This week the following children will be welcomed into the parish family through Baptism. We pray that their
future lives be gently nourished in our midst.
Connor McCoy, Claudia Jarrett, Emilio Iacono and Thomas Castagna
Marriages
Join us in prayer for the couples who will celebrate their marriages this week:
James McGuigan and Stephanie Sinton, Tristan Nolan and Teneille Clarke
We pray for
the sick: Mary-Ellen George, Rita Moffit, Anita Andrews, Margaret Peters, Oscar Bordingon, Dorothy Gambell,
Fabien Drif, Jack Zucco, Simona Sartorel, Mary Burgess, Sarah Walke, Mary Kennedy, Janet Ingram, Paula Sarran,
Hilma O’Reilly, Kath Hopkins, Brian Oong, Frank George.
the deceased: Boulos Nehme Esber, Maurice Atkinson, Cecile Evans, Merle Hall (née Bourme), Fr Jim Gallen, Pat
Umback, Edmund Lupinski, Genowefa Aleksandrowicz, Mick Comensoli, Therese Byrne, Billy Dolan, Claude Byron,
Adrian Lee, Brian Holloway, John Boyd, Maureen Lynch, Fr Jim O’Meara, John Moulton, Kai Watts, Brian Brenac.
Parish Information
Parishes
St Mary Magdalene Rose Bay
835 New South Head Rd
St Therese Dover Heights, 22 Napier St
Office
13 Ian St, Rose Bay 2029
tel 9371 7112; fax 9371 9782
admin.magdalene@bigpond.com
www.rosebaydoverheightscatholics.com.au
Parish Priest
Monsignor Tony Doherty
Secretaries
Carmen Kapfenstein, Mari Palomares,
Tess Hardman
Celebration of the Eucharist
Rose Bay Sunday 8am, 10am, 6pm
Tues‒Sat 9am; Mon 9am Communion Service
Dover Heights Sat 5pm
Baptisms
Sundays 11am Rose Bay
Baptisms & Marriages
please call parish office
McAuley Primary School
8 Carlisle St, 9371 8786
K‒6, Principal: Mrs Gerardine Guilhaus
info@mcauley.catholic.edu.au
www.mcauley.catholic.edu.au
Pastoral Council
Lucille Gravina 0411 090695
Finance Committee
Ian Duncan 9371 3295
St Vincent de Paul Society
assisting the marginalised
Mary Sri 9337 1562 Dover Heights
Canice’s Kitchen
preparing meals for the homeless
Matthew Scarf 9371 9876 Dover Heights
Ministries at the Altar
Readers, Acolytes, Welcome, Wardens,
Children’s Liturgy
Parish office 9371 7112
Music and Choir
Harry Collins, Jonathan Chan
State School Catechists
Narelle Hills 9327 7368
Preparing Children for Sacraments
of Eucharist, Reconciliation
& Confirmation
Carmen Kapfenstein 9371 7112
Ministry to sick & frail-aged
Office 9371 7112
Preparing the Church
Marie Lee 9388 1276 Rose Bay
Nina Mahony 9371 8801 Rose Bay
Rob & Maureen Brian 9371 8519 Dover Hts
Sacristan
Nina Mahony 9371 8801
Meditation
Marilyn Jones 0401 637759 Tues 7pm
Catholic Enquiry Classes
For those interested to hear a little of the
Catholic story,
Mons. Tony Doherty 9371 7112
Coming Events
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Organ Recital with Gregorian Chant, Le Chemin de la Croix, St Mary’s
Cathedral Director of Music Thomas Wilson, St Mary’s Cathedral, Fri
27 Mar, 7pm, free with wine afterwards. Enq 9220 0481.
Youth Coordinator job available, Our Lady of Fatima, Kingsgrove, enq
Anthony Spata, 0402 210 055 / catholicjobsonline.com.au by 26 Mar.
Archdiocesan Youth Camp, Years 7-12, 13-16 April, Rathane National
Park, Port Hacking. www.catholicyouthservices.org/yfactor.
St Teresa of Avila One Day Seminar, Bp David Walker, Sun 12 April
10am-4pm, Mass at 9am. Centre for Christian Spirituality, 14 Frances
St, Randwick. $100 inc lunch, book http://trybooking.com/GVFT.
St Teresa of Avila Course: The Interior Castle, Bp David Walker, Weds
29 April, 6 May, 13 May, 7-8.30pm. Centre for Christian Spirituality,
14 Frances St, Randwick. $25, book http://trybooking.com/GVFS.
Welcome Refugees Rally and March, Sun 19 April, 1pm, Belmore
Park nr Central Station, enq 0417 275713 / 0418 312310.
City Silence holy hour for ages 18-35, Tuesdays, 6.30-7.30pm,
St Mary’s Cathedral, www.facebook.com/catholicyouthservices.
Pentecost Eve prayer night for Sydney, ecumenical celebration, Sat
23 May, Newtown Mission.
STUFF I HAVE READ RECENTLY
Brian Doyle, a crackingly good writer, visited Sydney from Portland,
Oregon ten years ago and fell in love with Australia. His language and
prose contain a passion which I find infectious. This is what he published
about the Irish this week.
Éirinn go Brách Brian Doyle
We say all these brave and cheerful things today: Happy Saint Patrick’s
Day! And Éirinn go Brách, Ireland forever! And you wear your green
necktie which you never wear the rest of the year, and we do actually
stop and think about old Ireland, once or twice, remembering a
grandfather, or Maureen O’Hara, or Samuel Beckett’s seamed-granite
face; but right now, all together, for a long moment, out of real love and
reverence for a place and a people, let us think about the adamant
courage of the Irish, enslaved for centuries, forbidden their own tongue,
forbidden their religion, their own rich moist land, forbidden to teach
their own children in ways they thought right and proper.
But the enslaving empire could not kill their imagination, their laughter,
their love affair with literature, their wild joyous music; the empire could
not quell their spirit, their defiant grace and endurance; and they
ejected the invaders at last, and built their own country, and millions of
the children of wild green Ireland sailed across the world, and helped
spark other brave free countries, among them the very one in which we
stand. Don’t forget the real Ireland: not today, of all days. Never forget
the actual Saint Patrick, his courage, his lack of bitterness, his life
teaching the miraculous Word.
Sing today, yes! Sing with all your heart; but do sing a courage that could
not be crushed, an imagination that could not be imprisoned, a song
sung anywhere free people insist on telling their own wild holy tales.
Rose Bay 22 Mar
8am
Welcomer
1st Reader
2nd Reader
Eucharistic Ministers
Maureen Coffey
Mark O’Brien
Therese O’Brien
Mark & Therese
O’Brien
Information Desk
Dover Hts 21 Mar 5pm
Commentator
1st Reader
2nd Reader
Eucharistic Ministers
Acolyte
Kate Cosgrove
Mary Walsh
Dianne Sackelariou
Graham Motum
Mary Sriskandarajah
Gabrielle Scarf
10am
6pm
Stuart Green
Sue Heavener
Jay & Anthony
Gilbert
Sue Heavener
Barrie Wright
Gerard McMahon
Ann Kirkjian
Rose Bay
Altar Society
Feast days
Mon 23 St Turibius
de Mogrovejo;
27 March
Wed 25 The
Lucie Priestly,
Annette Mossong Annunciation of the
Lord