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Resurrection Parish
Kings Park
51 Gum Road
Kings Park, Victoria 3021
Telephone 9367 8177
Facsimile 9364 6207
www.res-parish.org
http://www.res-parish.org
Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time—Year A
26 October 2014
MASS TIMES
PARISH OFFICE HOURS
Weekends
Monday – Saturday
8.30 am – 12.30 pm
(Closed 12.30 pm – 1.30 pm)
1.30 pm – 6.00 pm
Saturday
Sunday
8.30 am – 12.30 pm
Sunday
Parish Staff
6.00 pm
9.00 am
10.30 am
Parish Staff
COMMUNION SERVICE
Fr Noel Brady
Parish Priest
[email protected]
Wednesday Pauline Debrincat
Parish Catechist
[email protected]
Deacon Francisco Ramirez
[email protected]
Melanie Apap and Rachael Bonavia
General Administration
[email protected]
Maryann Krsteski - Finance
[email protected]
Resurrection Primary School
Mr John Kremers
Principal
Phone:
9366 7022
[email protected]
Stewardship Corner – Thoughts on
Giving
“Whoever sacrifices to any god,
save to the Lord only, shall be utterly
destroyed.” – Exodus 22:20
Do you put other “gods” before God?
Is your love of money, power, status
or some personal possession greater
than your love for God? If so, you may
want to pay attention to the scripture
reading because you are not going to
like the outcome. The good news – it’s
not too late to put God first in your life.
Weekdays
Monday
6.00 pm
Tuesday
9.20 am
Thursday
7.00 pm
Friday
8.30 am
9.30 am
RECONCILIATION
Saturday 9.30 am
(or any time by appointment)
PARISH MEETING NIGHT
Our Parish groups meet on the first Wednesday of the month at 7.15 pm
in the Church for prayer, prior to meeting.
BAPTISM
Baptisms are celebrated on the first Sunday of each month. Prior
enrolment and preparation is required.
MARRIAGE
Preparation program for couples is required.
NEW PARISHIONERS
Welcome. Please collect your information package from the Welcome
Desk or Parish Office.
PARISH FINANCE
The parish is financially dependent on our Stewardship envelopes. Call
the parish office for details or pick up a pledge card from the Welcome
Desk.
BULLETIN
A Bulletin is published weekly and on the last weekend of the month, a
Big Bulletin is produced. Parishioners are encouraged to write articles
for the Big Bulletin, particularly if personal testimony is included. When
submitting an article, please make sure you mark it “Weekly” or “Big
Bulletin” in the and send to [email protected]
PARISH LIBRARY
The Library is open during office hours.
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Resurrection Parish Monthly Bulletin–October 2014
Catholic Regional College St Albans
Enrolments for Year 7 2016
Last Week’s Stewardship Figures
Stewardship
$11959
Presbytery
Enrolments for Year 7 2016 are now open. Enrolment
information is available from the school office or the
school website.
Prospective families can find out about the College in
a number of ways. We welcome visitors. Come and
see us at work. Visits are arranged at a time that suits
families and the school.
Please ring Anne Stokie on 9366 2544 or contact her at
[email protected] for further information.
Alternatively, visit us at our website at www.
crcstalbans.catholic.edu.au
An Information Night for Year 7 2016 families will be
held on Wednesday 29th October at 7.30pm.
Catholic Regional College St Albans
Enrolments for Years 7, 8, 9 and 10 2015
A small number of places may become available in
Years 7 – 10 for 2015. Interested families are asked to
ring or email the College Registrar, Anne Stokie, for
further information.
Please ring 9366 2544 or email astokie@crcstalbans.
com.au for information.
$358
We pray in thanksgiving for the lives of Rose Muscat, Yvette
Busuttil, Angelo Mifsud and Fiona Sammut and of all those
who have died recently.
We pray for Lucila Robles, Kathie Lunn, Trevor Marshall,
Mona Marshall, Lloyd Marshall and Euphy Marciney and all
those whose anniversaries occur at about this time.
Please pray Hilda Salgado and for all those who are ill.
Evangelii Gaudium (The Joy of the Gospel)
“The Church is called to be the house of the Father, with
doors always wide open. One concrete sign of such
openness is that our church doors should always be
open, so that if someone, moved by the Spirit, comes
there lookng for God, he or she will not find a closed
door."#473
Rite Of Christian Initiation Of Adults
(RCIA)
Resurrection Parish Welcomes You!
Significant dates in November
If you:
• wish to learn about the Catholic faith
• have thought of becoming Catholic
November 1
All Saints Day
November 2
All Souls Day
November 11 Remembrance Day
• wish to rediscover your faith
November 16 International Day for Tolerance
• haven’t completed your sacraments
November 23 Christ the King
Come and see us!
November 21 Presentation of the Blessed Virgin
Mother
Join us for a coffee and informal chat.
November 25 White Ribbon Day
(International Day for the elimination
of violence against women)
There's no pressure to join.
Contact Pauline Debrincat on 9366 8177 or email on
[email protected]
November 27 Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal
November 30 St Andrew, Apostle
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World Wide Equality Dinner Dance
On Saturday October 11th the W.W.E Group hosted a fund-raising event to raise money for our
overseas charity projects which include the Mother Theresa of the Roses orphanage in Goa, India and
our other project which is to build a school in Southern Sudan.
The philosophy behind our group is to raise awareness within the Resurrection community of our
obligation as Christian people to help those who are less fortunate than us living overseas. We aim
to provide a conduit, for our parishioners who take their Catholicism seriously, to get funds raised
and donated to needy people, without wastage by percentages of funds raised being syphoned off in
administrative fees as occurs within many charitable organisations.
The dinner dance went very well thanks largely to the tremendous effort put in by the members of our
very small team.
A three-course meal was provided along with live music and other entertainment. The amount of food
provided and its quality was excellent.
The people who chose to attend the function received outstanding value for their $20 outlay and they
joined in generously when other fund raising activities occurred during the night.
We would like to thank those who attended for their support and also those others who could not attend
but chose to make donations in support of our endeavour.
There were approximately 40 people from Resurrection Parish who attended plus an additional 45
people from another parish in Hoppers Crossing who generously supported us. Without these people
the night may not have gone ahead.
At this stage it appears we will realise a profit in excess of $1500 which makes the effort undertaken
worthwhile.
Again, a big thank you to the members of our group and those who supported us.
It still seems that we have a long way to go as far as getting our message out to the people of
Resurrection, which is that we, along with St Vinnies, are your charitable arms. We are not doing this
work for the glory of our group but to help you meet your Christian obligations. Anyone who has no time
for helping their brothers and sisters who are in need are wasting their time coming to Mass.
Remembrance Day Talk
CRC Sydenham
On Remembrance Day, 11 November at 7.15 pm we are
very fortunate to have Fr Frank O’Loughlin coming to
Resurrection.
30-year
Reunion
He is going to give a talk on the Eucharist.
His talk is guaranteed to deepen your faith by expanding
your understanding appreciation of the power of symbols.
CRC Sydenham
thirty year reunion to
be held on
Friday 14 November
2014.
Gospel Reflection
Gospel Reflection run by Margaret Vilardo will be on the
2nd Thursday of each month beginning at 9.15 am.
Everyone is welcome.
I would especially like to invite parent's with little-ones
wishing to reflect on the Gospel. I hope to see you, we
meet in the Church.
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For further details
please contact
Cheryle Lupa on
0429 899 135 or
Dot Tonna on
0412 785 600.
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SENIORS – PROPOSED DATES FOR IN-HOUSE AND OUTINGS FOR THE REMAINDER OF
2014
PLEASE ALWAYS CHECK THE SENIORS ACTIVITIES DISPLAYED ON THE NARTHEX BOARD AS IT IS
POSSIBLE DATES OR DETAILS CAN BE CHANGED DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND OUR CONTROL.
PLEASE READ THE WEEKLY AND MONTHLY BULLETINS REGULARLY AS SOME OF THESE EVENTS AND
VENUES MIGHT CHANGE. ALL UPDATED INFORMATION WILL ALSO BE ON THE NOTICE BOARD IN THE
NARTHEX AREA OF THE CHURCH. FOR ALL ENQUIRIES REGARDING SENIORS ACTIVITIES, PLEASE
CONTACT JANE CARUANA ON 9366 6633 OR MOBILE 0421 593 189.
NOVEMBER
Monday, 3rd Seniors Outing
Cup Eve Picnic – Jack Roper Reserve
This year we will be going back to the Jack Roper Reserve on Camp Road,
Broadmeadows. Please be at Resurrection at 8.15 a.m. for an 8.30 a.m. start.
Morning Tea will be at the Jack Roper Reserve. A Bar-B-Q lunch will be
prepared there and served with salads, followed by fruit salad for dessert. Soft
drinks, tea and coffee will be provided. We will have our usual “Melbourne Cup
Race for retired Stallions” and a Hat Parade for “Young-at-heart Mares”. Those not
wishing to participate can have a game or two of Bocce, or some may like to take a
walk in the Reserve. We will have a few games of Bingo and a raffle will be held.
Cost: $25.00 per person, all inclusive. If you wish to attend, please contact Jane
for a seat on the bus.
Tuesday, 25th Seniors In-house – Bingo morning
Mass at 9.20 a.m. followed by morning tea in the Hall and Bingo. A light lunch will
be served and a raffle held.
Cost: $5.00 per person.
DECEMBER
Tuesday, 9th
In-house Seniors Christmas lunch. (Venue to be advised)
Our usual Seniors Christmas lunch, for ALL senior parishioners, will commence
with an Anointing Mass at 9.20 a.m. We will then proceed to the Hall where
morning tea will be served. There will be live music for dancing, sing-along and/
or listening pleasure and, maybe, a visit from Santa. A 3-course lunch will be
served. Advance bookings are necessary for catering purposes. Also, as we
mention each year, if you form a group of 8 or more, a table can be set up for you
and your friends, alternatively, if you wish to be seated with a particular group of
friends, please let Jane know at the time of booking.
Cost: $25.00 per person, all inclusive.
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Parish Ministry
How will you serve?
Serving others is central to being a Christian. It is recorded John’s Gospel that after Jesus had washed
the disciples’ feet he said, “So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to
wash one another’s feet” (Jn. 13:14). The word “Ministry” comes from a Latin word meaning service.
Every Christian should take this instruction of Jesus seriously. Most Catholics serve others by
participating in a ministry in their parish.
Are you following Jesus’ instruction? In what way do you serve? It does not matter if you are new to
Resurrection or you have been here for a long time there is a ministry for you. Please read the following
description of each Resurrection Ministry and then make a one year commitment to at least one
Ministry. Complete the attached form and return to the Parish Office or Welcome Desk.
All Ministries commence 1st February 2015.
Baptism Welcome
Christmas/Easter Brochure Delivery
Infant Baptisms are usually celebrated on the first
Sunday of each month. The Baptism team is part
of the Liturgy Group. This team meets with Fr.
Noel and the families of the infants to be
baptized. Families are then invited to the
10.30am Mass on the last Sunday of the month.
Among these families there is a wide range of
faith and on-going commitment. Some families
may not have been to church for quite some
time. What might we do to make welcome and
gently encourage these families to participate in
our parish? You can help; simply sit with one of
these families during the Welcome Mass. It would
be terrific if you then invited the family to join
you for coffee after Mass.
Within Resurrection parish there are
approximately 13,500 homes. At Christmas and
Easter each of these homes receives our specially
designed brochure with an invitation to join our
celebrations.
Children’s Liturgy
Resurrection is blessed to have nine parish choirs.
Each choir has its own distinctive style. All our
choirs welcome new members. If you are already
in a choir this is your ministry, however in signing
up for a choir please indicate the name of your
present choir.
Should you not be in an existing choir please
indicate that by checking “new” in the box
provided on the ministry form.
Children are important. We are a family friendly
parish. Children are offered the opportunity of
participating in our children’s liturgy every two or
three weeks. Children are invited to come in front
of the altar after the gathering hymn. They are
met there by members of our Children’s Liturgy
team (never less than two parishioners). The
children then proceed to the hall. The children
return to Mass after the Procession of Gifts. They
gather around the altar for the Eucharistic prayer.
Children’s liturgy team members are supplied
with copies of the Sunday’s Gospel along with
helpful work sheets.
Children’s Liturgy Ministers will be supplied with a
set of guidelines and there will be a training
session. You might take a turn once every month.
You will require a “Working with Children” check.
Our parish is divided into 38 zones so each person
committing to this ministry has about 400
brochures to deliver by way of a letter-box drop.
Choirs
Being part of a choir is pure joy for many people.
You might be a couple or a single person or
perhaps a family; by joining a choir you will get to
know and make friends with other talented
Resurrection parishioners.
Church Flowers
Except for Advent and Lent there are flowers in
our church all the year. The parish purchases the
flowers; but they need to be arranged.
Some people have a real gift in flower
arrangement. If this is you this might be your
ministry.
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Church Care
Church Cleaning
As soon as you walk into a church you know
straight away if it is loved or not. Does our church
look loved? Is it clean? Is it tidy?
“Many hands make light work” This proverb
certainly rings true when it comes to church
cleaning. Our church is well used over the course
of a week. It needs to be cleaned.
Our church is cleaned usually on Friday or
Saturday mornings. However there are many
other things to be done during the week. Such
things as taking out-of-date notices of the notice
boards, cleaning windows, removing dead
flowers, replacing candles in chapels, spot
cleaning carpets, straightening chairs and much
more. The good news it can be done anytime
during the week at a time to suit you. You can be
on a weekly or monthly roster depending on your
availability.
Paying professional cleaners would be very
expensive. So parishioners committing to this
ministry are doing two things; firstly they return
our church to a state were we can worship and
secondly they save the parish a lot of money.
There are usually eight teams so a turn every
eight weeks would seem reasonable. Cleaning
happens on either of Friday or Saturday morning,
usually around 9.00 am.
Joining other parishioners in this ministry is a
great way of meeting people. Alternately you
might like the flexibility of having your own team.
All you need to do is gather 5 or 6 other
parishioners to join you.
Coffee Maker
The espresso coffee machine in our narthex
requires skill to use. You can be taught. This is a
fun ministry for those over 15 year of age.
Depending on the time of the Mass you might
take a turn once every five or six weeks to help
make coffee, tea, and hot chocolate. You will be
working as a team with other parishioners. If you
know how to use a large espresso machine or be
willing to learn this can be a ministry for you.
Coffee Clean Up
Perhaps some might see this as less glamorous
than actually making the coffee but it is surely no
less important. It is like being at home and doing
the dishes. Somebody has to do it. Some
parishioners find real joy in serving others.
Again working as a team and taking a turn to
clean up can be fun. It is also a great way to meet
other parishioners.
This is an ideal ministry for a family to take on
together. How about taking a turn once a month?
Coffee Hospitality
For over ten years tea and coffee has been
offered after our weekend Masses. This has
proved to be very popular with Resurrection
parishioners.
Counting
What about taking this popular after-Mass
hospitality to another level? If two or three
parishioners focused on making sure that there
are sufficient tables and chairs available, looking
for opportunities to bring people together,
introducing people, or perhaps just sitting down
with someone for a cup of coffee; it would make
such a difference. Should your personality lend
itself to chatting with people you may not know;
this may be your Ministry.
Resurrection Parish Monthly Bulletin–October 2014
Each week on either a Sunday or Monday
morning our weekend collections are counted. As
money is involved the counting has to be done
both accurately and professionally.
Usually there are eight counting teams so
depending on the number committing to this
ministry a turn every two months is likely.
We have a coin-counting machine that has cut
down the time involved.
This is a terrific way of getting to know other
parishioners.
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Collector
Data Projector
Being a Collector is a ministry. Some might see
this ministry as no more than passing the
collection basket. But when you stop and think of
what is being collected and the reason for a
collection it takes on a different meaning. Why?
Because what is collected comes from
Resurrection parishioners; it is their Stewardship
offering. This offering enables the mission of the
Risen Jesus entrusted to the parishioners of
Resurrection to continue. A certain graciousness
and a friendly smile will always make this a more
rewarding ministry.
The data projector in the church has provided a
new way to serve others. This means setting up
before the 6.00pm mass and packing up
afterwards. On a Sunday it is setting up before
9.00am mass and packing up after the 10.30 am
mass. You need to arrive 10 minutes early to set
up. Training will be provided; ideal way for young
people to be involved. Perhaps you might like to
help create the data slides on MS PowerPoint.
Gardening
One of the first things visitors to Resurrection
notice and comment on are our gardens. They are
much admired and have been loved to life by many
people over the years.
Food Preparation
There are some chefs both professional and
amateur in the parish that might choose this as
their ministry.
During the year we have some functions based
around a meal. It might be for Prep families,
families with children having special needs, a day
for all Parish Groups, a lunch for new parishioners
or a host of other functions.
On days such as these it would be great to have a
couple of parishioners to call on to help prepare
the food. The parish will supply the food but the
preparation is another matter.
Can you help? You might consider helping the
“chefs” by serving the food or you can help by
cleaning up.
Our four annual working bees achieve good results.
But weeds do grow, lawns need cutting, and roses
need pruning. Again this ministry has flexibility as
regards to day and time. Parishioners committing
to this ministry can work by themselves or with
others. A parishioner might commit to a particular
garden to look after. It would be ideal for anybody
not in full-time work and perhaps would get
somebody “out of the house”.
Hospitality
Hospitality and Christianity go together. It is never
just an add-on. Fortunately Resurrection
parishioners embrace this tenet of our faith by
making Hospitality one of our most popular
ministries. It involves taking a turn once every five
or six weeks to greet people as they arrive for Mass,
offer new parishioners a “New Parishioner Pack”,
provide information at the Welcome Desk as
required, and generally be on the lookout to help
people. After Mass the Hospitality Minister offers
the Parish Bulletin to parishioners as they leave.
This is an ideal ministry for an individual parishioner
or a whole family might be involved.
Because greeting parishioners as they arrive is part
of this ministry it follows that Hospitality Ministers
need to come 20-30 minutes before Mass
commences when they are “on duty”. There will be
a training session for all parishioners committing to
this ministry.
Grief Hospitality
When a person dies there is often a Vigil including
a rosary and associated prayers the night before
the funeral. Sometimes there is a viewing. Our
Grief Hospitality Ministry is well known and is a
source of comfort and practical help to the
mourners. We make tea and coffee and serve
light finger food and clean up afterwards.
Sometimes this can extend to a couple of hours
and it is always appreciated by grieving families.
Maintenance
As the name implies this ministry is to help
maintain our property and plant. Are you a handy
person? Can you change a light globe? Are you
"good with your hands"? You can choose to work
alone or with another parishioner. You can
choose to come in regularly (say on a Tuesday
morning) or simply come as needed.
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Music
Sacristans
Much of what has been said about choirs can also
be said about music. Should you play a musical
instrument and would like to share your talent
with Resurrection parishioners; this Ministry is
definitely for you. If you are committing to this
Ministry for the first time pleas check the “new”
box.
After Mass there is both cleaning and tidying to be
done. Sacred vessels need to be washed, and
stored. Liturgical books need to be put away.
Sacristies need to be tidied. All this takes between
ten and fifteen minutes.
Special Minister of Communion
For over fifty years it has been possible for nonordained persons to assist in the distribution of
Holy Communion. Often called Eucharistic
Ministers people called to this ministry have the
honour along with the priest of offering the Body
or Blood of Christ to worshippers.
It is therefore self-evident that a person called to
this ministry must have a love of Eucharist
themselves. Eucharist must be distributed with
reverence. There are proper procedures. Looking
at these procedures at a training session will
deepen your understanding of Eucharistic theology
and help us to realize it is a privilege to offer the
Body or Blood of Christ to another person.
Office Help
Our Parish Office is a very busy place. If you would
like to help with photo copying, filing, answering
the telephone, using a computer and the like
please make this your ministry. You could help on
a regular basis or be on call when help is urgently
needed.
Supper Club
Parish Office Cleaning
Do you enjoy baking a cake? There are occasions
during the year when it would be good to have
someone bake a cake, make some sandwiches, or
bake some biscuits. The occasion might be a
special parish gathering, a vigil for a funeral, or a
parish meeting. If you commit to this ministry you
might be called on five or six time during the year.
This is a very good stay-at-home ministry and yet
very important.
It would be a significant cost to the parish if
professional cleaners were employed to clean the
Parish Office. Since the Parish Office opened over
eight years ago a small number of dedicated
parishioners come to clean the Parish office.
Depending on the number who commit to this
ministry a turn once every seven or eight weeks
would seem reasonable. The good thing is that you
can clean the office at a time to suit you – as the
Parish Office is open seven days a week.
Watering
Proclaimer of the Word
Our parish is concerned about the environment
and conserving water is a priority. Ten water tanks
have been installed along with a watering system.
But taps need to be turned on as required during
the summer and as permitted. There are some
gardens that need to be watered by hand.
“When Scriptures are read in the Church, God
himself is speaking to his people, and Christ,
present in his own Word, is proclaiming the
Gospel”. This quote is from the General Instruction
of the Roman Missal and perhaps best catches the
importance of Proclamation in Catholic Liturgy.
The Ministry of Proclamation needs first of all a
love of God’s Word. Liturgy demands a
proclamation, it follows that Proclaimer rather
than Reader better describes this ministry.
Careful preparation goes hand in hand with this
ministry. There will be a training session for all
Proclaimers, readings are available two weeks in
advance, and a pronunciation guide is provided.
Why not experience the thrill of Proclaiming God’s
Word to the assembly?
Resurrection Parish Monthly Bulletin–October 2014
Working Bees
During the year there are four Saturday morning
working bees. The parish Maintenance Group
plans the scope of works; however how many jobs
get completed depends on how many people come
to the working bee. Working bees are usually in
February, June, September and November.
Perhaps this is this where you can serve. Is this
your ministry?
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Resurrection Parish Ministries 2015
(Please Print)
Name________________________________________Phone_______________________
Address__________________________________________________________________
Email ________________________________________Mobile______________________
Mass Ministries (Please Tick)
6pm
9am
10.30am
Baptism Welcome (10.30 Mass only)
Children’s Liturgy
Choirs
Coffee Clean-up
Coffee Hospitality
Coffee Maker
Collector
Data Projection
Hospitality
Music
Proclaimer of the Word
Sacristan
Special Minister of Communion
Other Parish Ministries (Please Tick)
Brochure Delivery
Church Care
Church Cleaning
Friday
Saturday
Counting
Sunday
Monday
Food Preparation
Office Help
Gardening
Parish Office Cleaning
Grief Hospitality
Supper Club
Maintenance
Watering
Church Flowers
Working Bee
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‘Walking with the pregnant
Virgin Mary to Christmas’
Mary proclaiming her
littleness
Fifth Reflection (Fortnight starting on Oct 25)
Gospel reading: ‘Luke, 1: 46-56’
Mary canticle
The reality of being
weak and fragile
Suggested steps:
1.
OPENING PRAYER
O God, you prepared and called Mary to be the Mother of your Son, and
She accepted your will with joy.
You have a plan for me
Help me to listen to your Word and
welcome it into my life. Amen.
2.
READ the Gospel text
We are going to read the gospel, loud but slow as if we have all the time in the world to savour each word. This
help for slowly bringing our mind to the moment, this now.
We are going to read twice, a time of silence in between lines
Gospel reading
46
And Mary said,
“My soul magnifies the Lord,
47
and my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour,
48
for he has looked on the humble estate of his servant.
For behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed;
49
for he who is mighty has done great things for me,
and holy is his name.
50
And his mercy is for those who fear him
from generation to generation.
51
He has shown strength with his arm;
he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts;
52
he has brought down the mighty from their thrones
and exalted those of humble estate;
53
he has filled the hungry with good things,
and the rich he has sent away empty.
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54
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He has helped his servant Israel,
in remembrance of his mercy,
55
as he spoke to our fathers,
to Abraham and his offspring’s forever.”
56
3.
And Mary remained with her about three months and returned to her home.
OBSERVE
Calling our imagination we observe closely what is being described in the Gospel
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Elizabeth’s house surroundings
Mary and Elizabeth
The joy of Mary
Mary posture and gestures
REFLECT about
We use our mind to meditate, now is about finding what God is telling us through the Gospel.
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The joy of being loved
Humility – I don’t need to be perfect
Expecting as much from God’s justice as from His mercy, for He knows our fragility.
The wisdom of rejoicing in being little and imperfect
Essentiality of prayer, for us and as a gift to all
RESPOND
This time is for any intention regarding our life of prayer,
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6.
How to listen to you Lord, when life is so noisy
How to say yes to you Lord, if my life is so busy
I am trusting you always Lord, help me to remember we are only dust
HAVE AN EXPERIENCE OF GOD
This is the time of embracing God; as if we embrace our loves ones….this is the time of only being with Him...
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Let your heart respond to God’s advances. Simply be in God’s presence to be touched by His
tenderness and loving embrace.
7. CLOSING PRAYER
We pray for us and for all our intentions
Mary, Virgin and Mother,
you who, moved by the Holy Spirit,
welcomed the word of life
in the depths of your humble faith:
as you gave yourself completely to the Eternal One,
help us to say our own “yes”
to the urgent call, as pressing as ever,
to proclaim the good news of Jesus.
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Baptisms
We joyfully welcome into Resurrection community children who were baptised in
the waters of Baptism. We pray that they will grow to love the Risen Jesus.
October
Charlise Faith Closter
Daughter of Hayden Closter and Raechelle Panzera
Elizabeth Margaret Couacaud
Daughter of Christopher Couacaud and Christine Kane
Chase Riley Lachlan Dijak
Son of Jason and Shantel Dijak
Isabella Leahy
Daughter of Steven and Bianca Leahy
Jay Brock Molluso
Son of Simon Molluso and Allison Fiorenza
Paloma Adeline Trapp
Daughter of Peter Trapp and Ana Raffetto
T homas Mason Vujicic
Son of Denis and Emily Vujicic
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The Popes of the Catholic Church – Part Part LXXIV
For those interested in a more expansive knowledge of the Leaders of our Church, we would recommend that you visit www.
newadvent.org/cathen/12272b.htm where you will find the list of Popes as listed in The Catholic Encyclopaedia, and from where the
following extracts have been taken.
On the way thither the saint escaped and returned to his
hermitage near Sulmona. Apprehended again, he fled a second
time, and after weary weeks of roaming through the woods of
Apulia reached the sea and embarked on board a vessel about
to sail for Dalmatia. But a storm cast the luckless fugitive ashore
at Vieste in the Capitanata, where the authorities recognized and
detained him. He was brought before Boniface in his palace at
Anagni, kept in custody there for some time, and finally transferred
to the strong Castle of Fumone at Ferentino. Here he remained
until his death ten months later, 19 May, 1296. The detention of
Celestine was a simple measure of prudence for which Boniface
VIII deserves no censure; but the rigorous treatment to which the
old man of over eighty years was subjected--whoever may have
been responsible for it--will not be easily condoned.
…continued from last month
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194. Boniface VIII (1294-1303) – Part II
(Benedetto Gaetani)
On the 13th of December, 1294, the saintly but wholly incompetent
hermit-pope Celestine V, who five months previously, as Pietro
di Murrhone, had been taken from his obscure mountain cave
in the wilds of the Abruzzi and raised to the highest dignity in
Christendom, resigned the intolerable burden of the papacy. The
act was unprecedented and has been frequently ascribed to the
undue influence and pressure of the designing Cardinal Gaetani.
That the elevation of the inexperienced and simple-minded
recluse did not commend itself to a man of the stamp of Gaetani,
reputed the greatest jurist of his age and well-skilled in all
the arts of curial diplomacy, is highly probable. But Boniface
himself declared through Ægidius Colonna, that he had at first
dissuaded Celestine from taking the step. And it has now been
almost certainly established that the idea of resigning the papacy
first originated in the mind of the sorely perplexed Celestine
himself, and that the part played by Gaetani was at most that of
a counsellor, strongly advising the pontiff to issue a constitution,
either before or simultaneously with his abdication, declaring the
legality of a papal resignation and the competency of the College
of Cardinals to accept it.
Of this treatment there can now no longer be any question. The
place wherein Celestine was confined was so narrow “that the
spot whereon the saint stood when saying Mass was the same
as that whereon his head lay when he reclined”, and his two
companions were frequently obliged to change places because
the constraint and narrowness made them ill.
Thoroughly imbued with the principles of his great and heroic
predecessors, Gregory VII and Innocent III, the successor of
Celestine V entertained most exalted notions on the subject of
papal supremacy in ecclesiastical as well as in civil matters, and
was ever most pronounced in the assertion of his claims. By
his profound knowledge of the canons of the Church, his keen
political instincts, great practical experience of life, and high talent
for the conduct of affairs, Boniface VIII seemed exceptionally
well qualified to maintain inviolate the rights and privileges of the
papacy as they had been handed down to him.
Ten days after Celestine the Fifth’s gran rifuto the cardinals
went into conclave in the Castel Nuovo at Naples, and on the
24th of December, 1294, by a majority of votes elected Cardinal
Benedetto Gaetani, who took the name of Boniface VIII. With
the approval of the cardinals, the new pope immediately revoked
(27 December, 1294) all the extraordinary favours and privileges
which “in the fullness of his simplicity” Celestine V had distributed
with such reckless prodigality. Then, early in January of the
following year, in spite of the rigour of the season, Boniface set
out for Rome, determined to remove the papacy as soon as
possible from the influence of the Neapolitan court.
But he failed either to recognize the altered temper of the times,
or to gauge accurately the strength of the forces arrayed against
him; and when he attempted to exercise his supreme authority
in temporal affairs as inspiritual, over princes and people, he met
almost everywhere with a determined resistance. His aims of
universal peace and Christian coalition against the Turks were
not realized; and during the nine years of his troubled reign he
scarcely ever achieved a decisive triumph. His pontificate marks
in history the decline of the medieval power and glory of the
papacy.
The ceremony of his consecration and coronation was performed
at Rome, 23 January, 1295, amid scenes of unparalleled
splendour and magnificence. King Charles II of Naples and his
son Charles Martel, titular king and claimant of Hungary, held
the reins of his gorgeously accoutred snow-white palfrey as
he proceeded on his way to St. John Lateran, and later, with
their crowns upon their heads, served the pope with the first few
dishes at table before taking their places amongst the cardinals.
On the following day the pontiff issued his first encyclical letter,
in which, after announcing Celestine’s abdication and his own
accession, he depicted in the most glowing terms the sublime
and indefectible nature of the Church.
Boniface first endeavoured to settle the affairs of Sicily, which
had been in a very distracted condition since the time of the
Sicilian Vespers (1282). Two rivals claimed the island, Charles
II, King of Naples, in right of his father Charles of Anjou, who had
received it from Clement IV, and James II, King of Aragon, who
derived his claims from the Hohenstaufen, through his mother
Constance, the daughter of Manfred.
James II had been crowned King of Sicily at Palermo in 1286,
and had thereby incurred the sentence of excommunication for
daring to usurp a fief of the Holy See. On his succession to the
throne of Aragon, after the death of his brother Alfonso III, in
1291, James agreed to surrender Sicily to Charles II on condition
that he should receive the latter’s daughter, Blanche of Naples,
in marriage, together with a dowry of 70,000 pounds of silver.
The unusual step taken by Celestine V had aroused much
opposition, especially among the religious parties in Italy.
In the hands of the Spirituals, or Fraticelli, and the Celestines-many of whom were not as guileless as their saintly founder--the
former pontiff, if allowed to go free, might prove to be a dangerous
instrument for the promotion of a schism in the Church. Boniface
VIII, therefore, before leaving Naples, ordered Celestine V to be
taken to Rome in the custody of the Abbot of Monte Cassino.
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Boniface VIII, as liege lord of the island, ratified this agreement
21 June, 1295, and further sought to reconcile the conflicting
elements by restoring James II to peace with the Church,
confirming him in his possession of Aragon, and granting him the
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islands of Sardinia and Corsica, which were fiefs of the Holy See,
in compensation for the loss of Sicily.
Sicily was not, however, pacified by this agreement between the
pope and the kings of Aragon and Naples. Threatened with a
renewal of the detested rule of the French, the inhabitants of
that island asserted their independence, and offered the crown
to Frederick, the younger brother of James II. In an interview
with Frederick at Velletri, the pope sought to dissuade him from
accepting the offer by holding out prospects of a succession
to the throne of Constantinople and a marriage with Princess
Catherine of Courtenay, granddaughter and heir of Baldwin II,
the last Latin Emperor of the East. But the young prince would
not be dissuaded. The papal legate was expelled from the
island, and, against the protests of Boniface VIII, Frederick was
crowned King of Sicily at Palermo, 25 March, 1296. He was at
once excommunicated and the island placed under interdict.
Neither the king nor his people paid any heed to the censures.
At the instigation of the pope a war ensued, in which James of
Aragon, as Captain-General of the Church, was compelled to
take part against his own brother. The contest was brought to
a close (1302) through the efforts of Prince Charles of Valois,
whom the pope had called to his assistance in 1301. Frederick
was to be absolved from the censures he had incurred, to marry
Eleanora, younger daughter of Charles II, and to retain Sicily
during his lifetime. After his death the island should revert to
the King of Naples. Though frustrated in his hopes, Boniface
VIII ratified the treaty 12 June, 1303, and agreed to recognize
Frederick as vassal of the Holy See.
In the meantime Boniface VIII had directed his attention also to
the north of Italy, where, during a period of forty years, the two
rival republics of Venice and Genoa had been carrying on a bitter
contest for commercial supremacy in the Levant. A crusade was
wellnigh impossible without the active co-operation of these two
powers. The pope, therefore, commanded a truce until 24 June,
1296, and ordered both the contestants to send ambassadors to
Rome with a view to arranging terms of peace. The Venetians
were inclined to accept his mediation; not so the Genoese, who
were elated by their success. The war continued till 1299, when
the two republics were obliged finally to conclude peace from
sheer exhaustion, but even then the intervention of the pope was
rejected.
Beyond drawing on himself and the pope the bitter hatred of the
Florentine people, Charles had accomplished nothing. It may
be noted here that many scholars of repute seriously question
Dante’s famous embassy to Boniface VIII in the latter part of
1301. The only contemporary evidence to support the poet’s
mission is a passage in Dino Compagni, and even that is looked
upon by some as a later interpolation.
The estrangement which took place between them and Boniface,
early in 1297, was owing chiefly to two causes. Jacopo Colonna,
upon whom the administration of the vast Colonna family
possessions had been conferred, violated the rights of his
brothers, Matteo, Ottone, and Landolfo, by appropriating the
property rightfully belonging to them, and bestowing it on his
nephews. To obtain redress they appealed to the pope, who
decided in their favour, and repeatedly admonished the cardinal
to deal justly with his brothers. But the cardinal and his nephews
bitterly resented the pope’s intervention and obstinately refused
to abide by his decision.
Moreover, the Colonna cardinals had seriously compromised
themselves by maintaining highly treasonable relations with the
political enemies of the pope--first with James II of Aragon, and
later with Frederick III of Sicily. Repeated warnings against this
alliance having availed nothing, Boniface, in the interests of his
own security, ordered the Colonna to receive papal garrisons
in Palestrina--the ancestral home of the family--and in their
fortresses Zagarolo and Colonaa. This they declined to do and
forthwith broke off all relations with the pope. On the 4th of May,
1297, Boniface summoned the cardinals to his presence, and
when, two days later (6 May), they appeared, he commanded
them to do three things: to restore the consignment of gold and
silver which their relative Stefano Colonna had seized and robbed
from the pope’s nephew, Pietro Gaetani, as he was bringing it
from Anagni to Rome; to deliver up Stefano as a prisoner to the
pope; and to surrender Palestrina together with the fortresses
Zagarolo and Colonna.
…continued next month
The efforts made by Boniface VIII to restore order in Florence
and Tuscany proved equally futile. During the closing years of the
thirteenth century the great Guelph city was torn asunder by the
violent dissensions of the Bianchi and the Neri. The Bianchi or
Whites, of Ghibelline tendencies, represented the popular party
and contained some of the most distinguished men in Florence-Dante Alighieri, Guido Cavalcanti, and Dino Compagni. The
Neri or Blacks, professing the old Guelph principles, represented
the nobles or aristocracy of the city. Each party as it gained the
ascendancy sent its opponents into exile. After a vain attempt
to reconcile the leaders of the two parties, Vieri dei Cerchi and
Corso Donati, the pope sent Cardinal Matteo d’Acquasparta as
papal legate to mediate and establish peace at Florence. The
legate met with no success and soon returned to Rome leaving
the city under an interdict.
Towards the end of 1300, Boniface VIII summoned to his aid
Charles of Valois, brother of Philip the Fair. Appointed CaptainGeneral of Church and invested with the governorship of Tuscany
(in consequence of the vacancy of the empire), the French
prince was given full powers to effect the pacification of the city.
Valois arrived at Florence on 1 November, 1301. But instead
of acting as the official peacemaker of the pope, he conducted
himself as a ruthless destroyer. After five months of his partisan
administration, the Neri were supreme and many of the Bianchi
exiled and ruined--among them Dante Alighieri.
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The Saints 60: St. Withburga
Feast Day: 8th July
St. Withburga
Wihtburh (or Withburga)
(died 743) was an East
Anglia saint, princess and
abbess who was possibly
a daughter of Anna of East
Anglia. She founded a
monastery at Dereham in
Norfolk and a traditional
story says that the Virgin
Mary sent a pair of does to
provide milk for her workers
during the monastery’s
construction. Her body is
supposed to have been uncorrupted when discovered half a
century after her death: it was later stolen on the orders of the
abbot of Ely and a spring then appeared at the site of the saint’s
empty tomb at Dereham.
out that this crime had taken place and set off after the Ely
criminals.
There was a large fight between the two sides, with spears as
well as fists being thrown. As the men approached Ely, however,
the thieves had the advantage of knowing their way through the
swamps and marshes - and Wihtburh was deposited in Ely.
When the Dereham men returned home, however, they found
that a spring had appeared in Wihtburh’s violated tomb. The
water in this spring was considered to be compensation for the
loss of their saint and pilgrims continued to come and drink
from the water. The spring has never run dry and the water, in
Withburga’s violated tomb, can be visited to this day.
Today, the same Christ is in people who are
unwanted, unemployed, uncared for, hungry, naked,
and homeless. They seem useless to the state and
to society; nobody has time for them. It is you and I
as Christians, worthy of the love of Christ if our love
is true, who must find them, and help them; they are
there for the finding.
Family
Tradition describes Wihtburh as the youngest of the daughters
of Anna of East Anglia, but she is not mentioned by Bede, who
was well-informed about her elder sisters Seaxburh of Ely,
Æthelthryth and Æthelburh of Faremoutiers and Sæthryth, her
older half-sister.
Mother Teresa
The legend of Saint Wihtburh and the does
After her father’s death (c.653) Wihtburh built a convent in East
Dereham, Norfolk. A traditional story relates that while she was
building the convent she had nothing but dry bread to give to
the workmen. She prayed to the Virgin Mary and was told to
send her maids to a local well each morning. There they found
two wild does which provided milk for the workers. This allowed
the workers to be fed.
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The local overseer did not like Wihtburh or her miracles and
decided to hunt these does down with dogs and prevent them
from coming to be milked. He was punished for his cruelty when
he was thrown from his horse and broke his neck. This story
is commemorated in the large town sign in the centre of East
Dereham.
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In 974 Brithnoth, the abbot of Ely, elected to steal her body so
that he could have financial gain from the pilgrims. Brithnoth
and some armed men came to Dereham and organised a feast.
When the Dereham men were properly drunk, the Ely mob stole
Withburga’s body and set off for home. Dereham soon found
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Wihtburh died in 743 and was buried in the abbey cemetery.
Her body was dug up 55 years later, was found not to have
decayed and was moved into the church that she had built.
Dereham became a place of pilgrimage, with people coming to
visit Wihtburh’s tomb.
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1st & 2nd November 2014
All Soul’s Day
6 PM
Marlene Axiak
Pat Marek
Alina Kaminski
Saila Kaminski
Tenique Borg
Charlie Grech
9AM
Dudi Nicart
Margaret Vella
Mario Vella
Rotillo Llovido
Imelda Dizon
DATA PROJECTOR
Malcolm Gonsalves
Daniel D’Souza
Emmanuelle Brizuela
CHILDREN’S LITURGY
Lisa Vella
Maria Mai
Murray Mai
Melanie Apap
Rosario De Jesus
Margaret Vilardo
Natalie Penza
Ferdinand Flores
Connie Attard
John Borja
Spira Attard
Nadia Young
Jeaneth Falle
Rosario de Jesus
David Hein
Tony Tuimauga
Evelyn Tuimauga
Teresa The
Korlu Subah
Emergencies
Naveen Andrade
Liz Michaelsen
Yvonne Du’Pratt
COLLECTORS
Arnel Abuan
Naveen Andrade
Jimmy Attard
Leonard Attard
George Borg
Shavawn Borg
Jarrod Borja
Marleen Ciappara
Ollie Farrugia
Charlie Galea
Fr Noel Brady
Marissa Dunn
Henry Dunn
Carmen Falzon
Anna Garfi
Martine Grech
Gwen Hammett
Geraldine Holt
Margarita Iturra
Doris Oliver
Frank Gatt
Emmanuel Galea
Teresita Komarow
Ian Mc Donald
Paul Riny
Mario Vella
Louis Manabat
Yasna Matijas
Jonathan Medilo
Josephine Medilo
Lily Mizzi
Steven Tuimauga
Tony Tuimauga
Andy Morrison
Marques Navarro
George Paul
Lorna Salalila
Jeffrey Suares
Wesley Yuan
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Marc Dicconson
Dudi Nicart
Kathy Phelan
Jacqueline Wolfe
Thuy Vo
Eve Balfour
Maria Blandford
Andrew Cassar
Fr Noel Brady
Dcn F Ramirez
Enza Fatone
Jonathan Medilo
Jospehine Medilo
Patricia Meyn
Susan Moseros
Cleo Oliveria
Lynette Pirotta
Veronica Santiago
Judeline Suares
Korlu Subah
Suzanna Tienzo
Evelina Tuimauga
Yvonne Utoasega
Margaret Vilardo
Emergencies:
Noel Oliver
Pearl Rodrigues
Christine Perrama
Tesie Villar
SACRISTY DUTY
Fely Baltazar
Kathy Wale
Aurora Asuncion & Cecilia Navarro
COFFEE MAKERS
Spira Attard
John Borja
MASS OVERSEERS
HOSPITALITY
PROCLAIMERS
st
1
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nd
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Intercessions
SPECIAL MINISTERS OF
COMMUNION
COFFEE CLEAN-UP
Margaret Gray
Anthony Scerri
Paula Mobbs
Judy Ballos
Val Stockbridge
Martine Grech
Paula Mobbs
Fely Baltazar
Imelda Dizon
CHURCH CLEANERS
COUNTERS
SUNDAY 2 NOVEMBER
Naveen Andrade
Nina Cabritit
Yasna Matigas
Imelda Dizon
Jane Dicconson
Pat Marek
Paula Mobbs
Leticia Asencio
Anne Villavarayen
Tenique Borg
Cheyanne
David
Brianna Flores
NO CHURCH CLEANING
10.30 A M
Aurora Asuncion
Richard Marshall
Janey Magtoto
Brenda Shafton
Mary Ancheta
Owen D’Cruze
Vicki Amato
Michael & Yvonne
Utoasega
Mia Vanessa Nguyen
Milagros Nguyen
FLOWERS:
Agnes Atonio
Magdalene Atonio
Jaeda Utoasega
Joseph Roberts
Thelma Roberts
Judith Makripoulias
ALTAR LINEN: Spira Attard
PARISH OFFICE CLEANING : Joseph Anicete
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8th & 9th November 2014
32nd Sunday of Ordinary Time
6 PM
9 AM
10.30 AM
MASS OVERSEERS
HOSPITALITY
Michelle Mercieca
Jane Caruana
Joe Caruana
Shireni Thejage
Sumi Thejage
Judy Leckie
Kathy Wale
Kyle Blandford
Tristan Blandford
Marion Lyons
Marissa Medilo
Zita Alderson
Leanne Alderson
Zeny Vella
Chelsie Vilardo
Dolly Zipagan
Paulo Lapid
DATA PROJECTOR
Dwayne & Donovan Hughes
Christian Dizon
April Canete
No Roster
No Roster
No Roster
Colleen Wolfe
Choir
Mariah Rodrigues
Gillian Rodrigues
Marc Dicconson
Linda Nguyen
Kathy Wale
Cherleen De Jesus
Angelita Ramat
Choir
Judith Markipoulias
Mary Anne Lapid
Marlene Axiak
Frank Garfi
Charlie Grech
Willy Hudson
Dwayne Hughes
Rocky Hughes
Saila Kaminiski
Alexandra Petruccelli
Tyrone Tallent
Tony Zahra
Dudi Nicart
Frank Gatt
Mick Donnelly
Raul Dizon
Lolita David
Imelda Dizon
Oliver D’Souza
Veronica Santiage
Marko Ajienu
Kerwyn Alderson
Leanne Alderson
Sid Asuncion
Marian Bernardo
Teddy Bernardo
Michael Utoasega
SPECIAL MINISTERS OF
COMMUNION
Fr Noel Brady
Dcn F Raminez
Geraldine Holt
Margarita Iturra
Doris Oliver
Noel Oliver
Minh Theresa Pham
Gigi Que
Gillian Rodrigues
Mauri Sendapperuma
Fr Noel Brady
Dcn F Ramirez
Cherleen De Jesus
Rosario De Jesus
Karen D’Souza
Rose Gaquit
Rotillo Llovido
Kathy Wale
Pearl Rodrigues
Jacqueline Wolfe
Fr Noel Brady
Dcn F Ramirez
Jacqui Yuan
Dolly Zipagan
Angelita Ramat
Natalie Anderson
Peter Tauanuu
Aurora Asuncion
Clem Beltran
Marian Bernardo
Teddy Bernardo
Vesna Curmi
Owen D’Cruze
Yvonne Du’Pratt
Enza Fatone
Kenneth Inot
Emergencies:
Gina Snudden
Thuy Vo
Zita Anderson
Charles Gatt
SACRISTY DUTY
Spira Attard
Dudi Nicart
Tessie Villar & Kate Pedralvez
COFFEE MAKERS
Henry Dunn
Volunteer Needed
Volunteer Needed
CHILDREN’S LITURGY
PROCLAIMERS
st
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Emergencies
COLLECTORS
COFFEE CLEAN-UP
COUNTERS
TH
MONDAY 10 NOVEMBER
Nadia Young
Anna Mai
Zeny Cunanan-A
Jacqueline Wolfe
Connie Lysaght
Augustine James
Elaine Nadkami
Cristina Paulino
Jacqui Jablonski
Mary Rulla
Lorna Salalila
Veronica Santiago
Michelle Polidano
Luisa Fletcher
Carmen Vella
Volunteers Needed
Zenaida Magtoto
Mirvana Dutkowsky
Jane Inot
CHURCH CLEANERS
th
Friday 7 November
FLOWERS: Anna Garfi
Sophia Au
Joyce Zahra
ALTAR LINEN : Joyce Zahra
Tony Zahra
Lily Cauchi
PARISH OFFICE CLEANING :
Mary Zahra
Donnel & Mary Cruz
Elizabeth Thompson
Evelina Tuimauga
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Angel De Jesus
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Laurie Vella
Cristina Paulino
Brendon Wates
Suzanna Tienzo
15th & 16th November 2014
33rd Sunday of Ordinary Time
6 PM
9 AM
10.30 AM
MASS OVERSEERS
John Borja
Dudi Nicart
Yvonne Utoasega
HOSPITALITY
Mark Ruel
Rececca Ruel
Amy Ruel
Madelyn Ruel
Jessica Ruel
Pearl Rodrigues
Jean Palmier
Kayla Palmier
Kathy Fatone
Daniela Carapellotti
Eiren Mendoza
Iyssa Mendoza
DATA PROJECTOR
Lucas Borja
Charmaine Blandford
Joanne Scott
CHILDREN’S LITURGY
Rachael Bonavia
Melanie Bugeja
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Fennela Cabigas
Daphne Ferdinand
Suzanna Tienzo
Jacquleine David
Malcolm Rodrigues
Janice Deo
Sandra Xavier
Liz Michaelsen
Rosario De Jesus
Mariah Rodrigues
Nadia Young
Aurora Asuncion
Ilyssa Mendoza
Zita Alderson
Owen D’Cruze
Emergencies
Henry Dunn
David Hein
Rianne Brizuela
COLLECTORS
Arnel Abuan
Naveen Andrade
Jimmy Attard
Leonard Attard
George Borg
Shavawn Borg
Jarrod Borja
Marleen Ciappara
Ollie Farrugia
Charlie Galea
Fr Noel Brady
Rocky Hughes
Alina Kaminski
Phu-Thang Le
Maria Mai
Blossom Tallent
Noel Oliver
Sandra Xavier
Joyce Zahra
Jane Caruana
Frank Gatt
Emmanuel Galea
Teresita Komarow
Ian Mc Donald
Paul Riny
Mario Vella
Louis Manabat
Mario Debono
Royston Du’Pratt
Charlie Grima
Ivan Lee
Sarah Lee
Rebekah Vilardo
Peter Tauanuu
Nilo Lim
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Andrew Cassar
Pauline Debrincat
Marc Dicconson
Judy Leckie
Kathy Phelan
Eve Balfour
Cherleen De Jesus
Karen D’Souza
Fr Noel Brady
Dcn F Ramirez
Jane Inot
Mary Anne Lapid
Lillian Libang
Resy lim
Richard Marshall
Yasna Matijas
Nyanrob Mawn
Eddie Medilo
Jonathan Medilo
Marissa Medilo
Patricia Meyn
Susan Moseros
Cecilia Navarro
Cleo Oliveria
Emergencies:
Colleen Wolfe
Rose Gaquit
Josephine Medilo
Kate Pedralvez
SACRISTY DUTY
Mary Camenzuli
Judy Leckie
Lilian Libang & Dolly Zipagan
COFFEE MAKERS
Marlene Camenzuli
Louis Camenzuli
Margaret Gray
Anthony Scerri
Paula Mobbs
Angelina Atukjok
Daisy Bunag
Mario Debono
Nora Russo
COFFEE CLEAN-UP
Grace Flores
Errol Rodrigues
Val Stockbridge
Paula Mobbs
Imelda Dizon
Emy Debono
Zeny Vella
PROCLAIMERS
SPECIAL MINISTERS OF
COMMUNION
COUNTERS
SUNDAY 16 NOVEMBER
Steven Lay
Victoria Polon
George Paul
Christopher Lee
Chris Vallescas
Arlene Manabat
st
1
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nd
2
Intercessions
CHURCH CLEANERS
NO ROSTER
FLOWERS:
Yasna Matojas
Hoa Nguyen
Maria Suter
Christine Perram
Charles Gatt
Pilar Vicumudo
Thuy Vo
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PARISH OFFICE CLEANING : Joseph Anicete
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22nd & 23rd November 2014
Christ the King
6 PM
9AM
10.30 A M
MASS OVERSEERS
Gwen Hammett
Pauline Debrincat
Veronica Santiago
HOSPITALITY
Dominic Boland
Donovan Hughes
Kim Ngo
Simon Pham
Judy Leckie
Kathryn Leckie
Mary Gatt
Lolita David
Rita Orifici
DATA PROJECTOR
Martine & Marcus Dunn
Vincent Dizon
Rianne Brizuela
Emmanuelle Brizuela
Rotcer Brizuela
Sebastion Brizuela
Evelina Tuimauga
Evelyn Tuimauga
Steven Tuimauga
Ramona Cazar
Jomar Inot
CHILDREN’S LITURGY
No Roster
No Roster
No Roster
Marissa Dunn
Sandra Galea
Rebecca Galea
Cathy Downing
Kathy Wale
Pauline Debrincat
Lolita David
Linda Nguyen
To Be Advised
Emergencies
COLLECTORS
Ferdinand Flores
Frank Garfi
Charlie Grech
Willy Hudson
Dwayne Hughes
Rocky Hughes
Saila Kaminiski
Alexandra Peruccelli
Tyrone Tallent
Tony Zahra
Jeaneth Falle
Frank Gatt
Mick Donnelly
Raul Dizon
Lolita David
Imelda Dizon
Oliver D’Souza
SPECIAL MINISTERS OF
COMMUNION
Fr Noel Brady
Spira Attard
Marlene Axiak
Dominic Boland
Martess Borg
Adelina Borja
Mary Camenzuli
Joe Caruana
Jacqueline David
Janice Deo
Emergencies:
PROCLAIMERS
st
1
Response
nd
2
Intercessions
Yasna Matijas
Jonathan Medilo
Josephine Medilo
Lily Mizzi
Steven Tuimauga
Tony Tuimauga
Andy Morrison
Marques Navarro
George Paul
Lorna Salalila
Jeffrey Suares
Wesley Yuan
Fr Noel Brady
Judy Leckie
Rotillo Llovido
Pearl Roddrigues
Kathy Wale
Kathy Phelan
Jacqueline Wolfe
Thuy Vo
Eve Balfour
Dudi Nicart
Fr Noel Brady
Dcn F Ramirez
Christine Perram
Lynette Pirotta
Judeline Suares
Korlu Subah
Suzanna Tienzo
Evelina Tuimauga
Tessie Villar
Jacqui Yuan
Dolly Zipagan
Natalie Anderson
Peter Tauanuu
Aurora Asuncion
Zita Alderson
Clem Beltran
Cathy Downing
Maria Blandford
Margaret Vilardo
Vesna Curmi
SACRISTY DUTY
Joyce Zahra
Pauline Debrincat
Aurora Asuncion & Cecilia Navarro
COFFEE MAKERS
Henry Dunn
Manuel Imacio
No Coffee
COFFEE CLEAN-UP
COUNTERS
RD
SUNDAY 23 NOVEMBER
Lew Hammett
Andrew Zitterschlager
Eugene Michaelsen
Liz Michaelsen
Kirsten Psaila
Imelda Dizon
Thi Hoa Nguyen
Tony & Joyce Zahra
Cui Hong
No Coffee
Rose Hoang
CHURCH CLEANERS
Samoan Celebration
Samoan Celebration
FLOWERS:
Michelle Polidano
NO CHURCH CLEANING
ALTAR LINEN : Clara Parnis
PARENTS BAPTISM MEETING
ND
22 NOVEMBER
Aurora Asuncion
Fely Baltazar
Susan Moseros
PARISH OFFICE CLEANING :
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Donnel & Mary Cruz
Evelina Tuimauga
29th & 30th November 2014
1st Sunday of Advent
6 PM
Marlene Axiak
Pat Marek
Alina Kaminski
Saila Kaminski
Tenique Borg
Charlie Grech
9AM
Judy Leckie
Margaret Vella
Mario Vella
Rotillo Llovido
Imelda Dizon
10.30 A M
Aurora Asuncion
Richard Marshall
Aurora Asuncion
Janey Magtoto
Brenda Shafton
Mary Ancheta
Owen D’Cruze
Malcolm Gonsalves
Christian Dizon
Leanne Alderson
No Roster
No Roster
No Roster
Gwen Hammett
Max Michel
Anna Garfi
Geraldine Holt
Dudi Nicart
Cherleen De Jesus
David Hein
Rosario De Jesus
Emergencies
Maria Mai
Marc Dicconson
COLLECTORS
Arnel Abuan
Naveen Andrade
Jimmy Attard
Leonard Attard
George Borg
Shavawn Borg
Jarrod Borja
Marleen Ciappara
Ollie Farrugia
Charlie Galea
Fr Noel Brady
Marissa Dunn
Henry Dunn
Carmen Falzon
Anna Garfi
Martine Grech
Gwen Hammett
Geraldine Holt
Margarita Iturra
Noel Oliver
Frank Gatt
Emmanuel Galea
Teresita Komarow
Ian Mc Donald
Paul Riny
Mario Vella
Louis Manabat
Marko Ajienu
Kerwyn Alderson
Leanne Alderson
Sid Asuncion
Marian Bernardo
Teddy Bernardo
Michael Utoasega
Roberto Bracco
Fr Noel Brady
Andrew Cassar
Rosario De Jesus
Pauline Debrincat
Marc Dicconson
Karen D’Souza
Rose Gaquit
Rotillo Llovido
Kathy Wale
Dudi Nicart
Fr Noel Brady
Dcn F Ramirez
Marian Bernardo
Teddy Bernardo
Owen D’Cruze
Yvonne Du’Pratt
Charles Gatt
Kenneth Inot
Mary Anne Lapid
Lillian Libang
Angelita Ramat
Resy Lim
Richard Marshall
Yasna Matiajas
Eddie Medilo
Marissa Medilo
Emergencies:
Doris Oliver
Kathy Phelan
Jane Inot
Nyanrob Mawn
SACRISTY DUTY
Fely Baltazar
Dudi Nicart
Tessie Villar & Kate Pedralvez
COFFEE MAKERS
Spira Attard
John Borja
Margaret Gray
Anthony Scerri
Paula Mobbs
Reana Cazar
Josephine Medilo
Mary Ngoma
Kate Pedralvez
MASS OVERSEERS
HOSPITALITY
DATA PROJECTOR
CHILDREN’S LITURGY
PROCLAIMERS
st
1
Response
nd
2
Intercessions
SPECIAL MINISTERS OF
COMMUNION
COFFEE CLEAN-UP
COUNTERS
TH
SUNDAY 30 NOVEMBER
Terry Phelan
Connie Attard
Patricia Meyn
Mario Debono
Alfred Josep
Thilim Pitigala
Len & Helen Gatt
Chris Magtalas
Anna Wright
Judy Ballos
Val Stockbridge
Martine Grech
Paula Mobbs
Fely Baltazar
Imelda Dizon
CHURCH CLEANERS
TH
SATURDAY 29 NOVEMBER
Sophia Au
Gwen Hammett
Joyce Zahra
Amy Lee
Tony Zahra
Rosendo Melo
Lily Cauchi
Art Mendoza
Mary Zahra
Catherine Muscat
Elizabeth Thompson Samantha Rosair
Damilo Wico
Albert Wico
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Special Needs Parishioners
Renato Cazar
Teresita Danga
Angel De Jesus
Ronnie Trance
Laurie Vella
Cristina Paulino
Mariella, Pillar &
Victor Vicmudo
Jacqui & Wesley
Yuan
Volunteers Needed
FLOWERS:
No Flowers during Advent
ALTAR LINEN: Helen Muscat
PARISH OFFICE CLEANING : Joseph Anicete
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6th & 7th December 2014
2nd Sunday of Advent
6 PM
Michelle Mercieca
Jane Caruana
Joe Caruana
Shireni Thejage
Sumi Thejage
9AM
Dudi Nicart
Kathy Wale
Marion Lyons
Kyle Blandford
Tristan Blandford
10.30 A M
Yvonne Utoasega
Zita Alderson
Leanne Alderson
Zeny Vella
Chelsie Vilardo
Dolly Zipagan
Paulo Lapid
DATA PROJECTOR
Dwayne & Donovan Hughes
Daniel D’Souza
Emmanuelle Brizuela
CHILDREN’S LITURGY
Lisa Vella
Maria Mai
Murray Mai
Melanie Apap
Rosario De Jesus
Margaret Vilardo
Natalie Penza
Marlene Axiak
John Borja
Connie Attard
Naveen Andrade
Mariah Rodrigues
Pauline Debrincat
Liz Michaelsen
Jeaneth Falle
Reana Cazar
Jomar Inot
Yvonne Du’Pratt
Yvonne Utoasega
Emergencies
Spira Attard
Nadia Young
Korlu Subah
COLLECTORS
Frank Garfi
Charlie Grech
Willy Hudson
Dwayne Hughes
Rocky Hughes
Saila Kaminiski
Alexandra Peruccelli
Tyrone Tallent
Tony Zahra
Frank Gatt
Mick Donnelly
Raul Dizon
Lolita David
Imelda Dizon
Oliver D’Souza
Mario Debono
Royston Du’Pratt
Charlie Grima
Ivan Lee
Sarah Lee
Rebekah Vilardo
Peter Tauanuu
Nilo Lim
Jomar magnaye
Mary Magnaye
Richard Marshall
Tilo Matagi
Irene Vrhowec
SPECIAL MINISTERS OF
COMMUNION
Fr Noel Brady
Fely Baltazar
Mauri Sendapperuma
Gina Snudden
Blossom Tallent
Doris Oliver
Spira Attard
Marlene Axiak
Fely Baltazar
Dominic Boland
Fr Noel Brady
Cherleen De Jesus
Rosario De Jesus
Pauline Debrincat
Marc Dicconson
Jacqueline Wolfe
Thuy Vo
Eve Balfour
Maria Blandford
Andrew Cassar
Fr Noel Brady
Dcn F Ramirez
Jonathan Medilo
Josephine Medilo
Patricia Meyn
Susan Moseros
Ckeo Oliveria
Christine Perram
Veronica Santiago
Judeline Suares
Korlu Subah
Suzanna Tienzo
Evelina Tuimauga
Yvonne Utoasega
Margaret Vilardo
Tessie Villar
Emergencies:
Martess Borg
Pearl Rodrigues
Lynette Pirotta
Jacqui Yuan
SACRISTY DUTY
Spira Attard
Kathy Wale
Lilian Libang & Dolly Zipagan
COFFEE MAKERS
Henry Dunn
Volunteer Needed
Volunteers Needed
Vicki Amato
Michael & Yvonne
Utoasega
MASS OVERSEERS
HOSPITALITY
PROCLAIMERS
st
1
Response
nd
2
Intercessions
COFFEE CLEAN-UP
Tenique Borg
Cheyanne
David
Brianna Flores
Michelle Polidano
Carmen Vella
Volunteers Needed
Mirvana Dutkowsky
CHURCH CLEANERS
COUNTERS
TH
MONDAY 8 DECEMBER
Tania Axisa
Joe Azzopardi
Shirley Sargeant Theresa Mendoza
Judy Ballos
Pressy Singh
Spira Attard
Julie Sciberras
Joseph Anicete
NO CHURCH CLEANING
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Mia Vanessa Nguyen
Milagros Nguyen
FLOWERS:
Joseph Roberts
Thelma Roberts
No Flowers during Advent
ALTAR LINEN: Spira Attard
PARISH OFFICE CLEANING :
Donnel & Mary Grace Cruz
Evelina Tuimauga
22
Agnes Atonio
Magdalene Atonio
Jaeda Utoasega
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Mass 9.20 am
Rosary 10am
Aerobics 7.00pm
17
Mass 6.00pm
RCIA 7.15pm
1st Reconcilation—
RE Students 7.00 pm
24
Mass 6.00pm
RCIA 7.15 PM
Sacramental launch 7pm
18
Mass 9.20 am
Rosary 10am
5.30 pm RYDERS Youth
Aerobics 7.00pm
RCIA 7.15 pm
Aerobics 7.00pm
4
Melbourne Cup
Tue
11
Fr Noel at Port Phillip Prison.
9.20 amCommunion Service
Rosary 10am
Aerobics 7.00pm
Fr Frank O’Loughlin 7.15 pm
Eucharist
10
Mass 6.00pm
3
Seniors Outing
Mon
26
Communion Service 9.30am
Rosary 10am
19
Communion Service 9.30am
Rosary 10am
12
Communion Service 9.30am
Rosary 10am
5
Parish Meeting Night 7.15pm
Communion Service 9.30am
Rosary 10am
Wed
27
Playgroup 10am
Mass 7pm
BB Printing
RE—Bible studies 4pm
20
Playgroup 10am
Mass 7pm
13
Gospel Reflection 9.15am
Playgroup 10am
Mass 7pm
6
Playgroup 10am
Mass 7pm
Thu
Fri
28
BB collating
Mass 8.30am
Stations of the Cross 9am
Praise @ Resurrection 7.30pm
21
BB Deadline
Mass 8.30am
Stations of the Cross 9am
RCIC 4.15 pm
Praise @ Resurrection 7.30pm
14
Mass 8.30am
Stations of the Cross 9am
Praise @ Resurrection 7.30pm
7
Mass 8.30am
Stations of the Cross 9am
Adoration 1.30pm
Maltese Mass 7pm
Praise @ Resurrection 7.30pm
November 2014
9
32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Masses 9 am & 10.30 am
2
All Souls Day
Masses 9 am & 10.30 am
Baptism 12.30 pm
Sun
16
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Masses 9 am & 10.30 am
Reconciliation 9.30am
Mass 6pm
29
4th Working Be 8.30-12 noon
22
Baptism Meeting 10.30 an
Reconciliation 9.30am
Mass 6pm
30
1st Sunday of Advent
Masses 9 am & 10.30 am
Baptism Welcome
Outreach Disability day Mass
Big Bulletin
23
Christ the King
Samoan Celebration
Masses 9 am & 10.30 am
2nd Collection World Youth Day
15
Reconciliation 9.30am
Mass 6pm
2nd Collection Catholic Deaf
Stewardship Envelope Distribution
8
Reconciliation 9.30am
Mass 6pm
1
All Saints
Reconciliation 9.30am
Mass 6pm
Sat
Readings for 2 November 2014
The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls Day)
Reading 1
WIS 3:1-9
The souls of the just are in the hand of God,
and no torment shall touch them.
They seemed, in the view of the foolish, to be dead;
and their passing away was thought an affliction
and their going forth from us, utter destruction.
But they are in peace.
For if before men, indeed, they be punished,
yet is their hope full of immortality;
chastised a little, they shall be greatly blessed,
because God tried them
and found them worthy of himself.
As gold in the furnace, he proved them,
and as sacrificial offerings he took them to himself.
In the time of their visitation they shall shine,
and shall dart about as sparks through stubble;
they shall judge nations and rule over peoples,
and the LORD shall be their King forever.
Those who trust in him shall understand truth,
and the faithful shall abide with him in love:
because grace and mercy are with his holy ones,
and his care is with his elect.
Responsorial Psalm
PS 23:1-3A, 3B-4, 5, 6
The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son,
how much more, once reconciled,
will we be saved by his life.
Not only that,
but we also boast of God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
through whom we have now received reconciliation.
Gospel
JN 6:37-40
Jesus said to the crowds:
“Everything that the Father gives me will come to me,
and I will not reject anyone who comes to me,
because I came down from heaven not to do my own will
but the will of the one who sent me.
And this is the will of the one who sent me,
that I should not lose anything of what he gave me,
but that I should raise it on the last day.
For this is the will of my Father,
that everyone who sees the Son and believes in him
may have eternal life,
and I shall raise him on the last day.”
Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States, second typical
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The feast of All Souls is not a feast of sadness, but
one of great hope and confidence. It invites us to
entrust our dead to God, because we know that they
are really God’s dead. We know that if we have loved
them, God has loved them more. They are in God’s
care, and like a good shepherd God will lead them to
peace.
Reading 2
ROM 5:5-11
Brothers and sisters:
Hope does not disappoint,
because the love of God has been poured out into our
hearts
through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.
For Christ, while we were still helpless,
died at the appointed time for the ungodly.
Indeed, only with difficulty does one die for a just person,
though perhaps for a good person
one might even find courage to die.
But God proves his love for us
in that while we were still sinners Christ died for us.
How much more then, since we are now justified by his
Blood,
will we be saved through him from the wrath.
Indeed, if, while we were enemies,
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