Parishes of St Michael’s & St Patrick’s in Blacktown
We acknowledge the Darug people,
the traditional custodians
on whose land we worship.
58 Orwell St, Blacktown 2148
Tel 9622 9149
A/H 9621 3146
Fax 9671 6425
[email protected]
www.stmichaelsparish.com
www.facebook.com/blacktowncatholics
Parish Team Meetings
each Monday
from 1.00pm—2.00pm
Office Hours:
Mon– Thurs 8.30am—4.00pm
Fri: CLOSED
Parish Offices Closed
1.00pm –2.00pm daily (Lunch)
22 June 2014
BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST
P AR I S H T E AM :
Fr Peter Confeggi
Fr Christopher Antwi-Boasiako
Fr Dénes Ledeczi
Deacon Owen Rogers
Sr Grace Roclawska csfn
Sr Judith Lythall sm
Claudette Cheetham
Jacqueline Anchique
Sr Rita Apura csfn
Lisa Bright
51-59 Allawah St, Blacktown 2148
Tel 9622 1125
A/H 9621 3146
Fax: 9671 6425
[email protected]
www.stpatricksparish.org.au
Office Hours:
Mon– Thurs 9.00am— 5:00pm
Fri 9.00am—4.30pm
YEAR A
INSIDE TO PRAY AND OUTSIDE TO PLAY ….and with care!
There is a medieval story told of St Francis going on preaching tours carrying a broom.
Before saying anything he would sweep out the chapel or sacred space where he was to
preach. He wanted to say, this is a sacred place. In our increasing twenty-four-seven
culture we have been left with very little sense of sacred time and sacred place. We need to
recognise that our Churches are indeed sacred places that lead us into sacred time
Catechist Coordinators
St Michael’s (Marina DeSa)
9622 9149
St Patrick’s (Christina Rodricks) 9622 1125
Filipino Chaplaincy
9831 7832
Filipino Mass: Fourth Sunday 10:45am
(St Michael’s)
SCHOOLS:
St Michael’s Primary
9622 9910
St Patrick’s Primary
9621 4122
Nagle College
8887 4501
Patrician Brothers College
9671 3000
Catholic Early Learning Centre
(St Michael’s)
8814 8406
Institute for Mission
Fr Paul Roberts (Director)
[email protected]
St Patrick’s Parish—Blacktown
9831 4911
Catholic Care
51- 59 Allawah St, Blacktown
[email protected]
8822 2222
MASS TIMES
Weekday Masses
8:00am (St Michael’s) Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri
9.00am (St Patrick’s) Mon– Sat
Wednesday 7.30pm (St Michael’s)
First Friday 7.30pm (St Michaels)
Sunday Masses
5.30pm Saturday Vigil (St Patrick’s)
7.00am Sunday (St Patrick’s)
8.00am Sunday (St Michael’s)
9.30am Sunday (St Michael’s)
10.00am Sunday (St Patrick's)
3:00pm Sunday—Sudanese Mass
(St Patrick’s)
5.30pm Sunday (St Patrick’s)
6.00pm Sunday (St Michael’s)
Sacrament of Reconciliation:
Wednesday 7.00pm—7.25pm (St Michael’s)
Saturday 9.30am - 10.00am (St Patrick’s)
HOLY HOUR:
6.30pm—7.30pm Wednesday @ St Michael’s
9.30am—10.30am Saturday @ St Patrick’s
Baptisms, Marriages, Funerals
by appointment.
Please contact office for details
At St Patrick’s there is a wonderful woman who is at the Church door before 6am every
Sunday morning to make sure that the Church is tidy before people arrive for the 7am
Mass. At first light on Monday morning, Jane, who walks some distance with a
disability, returns to tidy up after the Sunday Masses. I have seen similar sessions of
collecting stray bulletins and bits and pieces left on seats at St Michael’s.
Recently there have been complaints about people bringing food into the Church. While I
acknowledge that young babies need a bottle and perhaps a biscuit, cans of coke are just not
on! Furthermore, I often confront children running around the Church, more especially at
St Patricks where there are long corridors and space that St Michael’s doesn’t have.
Perhaps the pews of St Michaels acts as restraints. My standard response to these children
is INSIDE TO PRAY AND OUTSIDE TO PLAY!
There is also the question of the care of our children both inside the Church and in the
Church grounds. St Michael’s, particularly during the week with a small space for parking
has real challenges with children arriving for school. On the other hand the large car park at
St Patricks can become unwieldy, especially when weekend Mass times coincide with large
gatherings at the African Centre. This also calls for care with driving and parking.
There are serious issues at St Patrick’s with double parking, cars parked across driveways
and cars parked, especially on Sunday evening, in the “no stopping” area. There are substantial fines that apply!
So it sounds as though I am having a real whinge this weekend. However, there are key
issues that need to be addressed week by week: the care of our Churches, the protection
and engagement of our children and respect for those who live around our churches.
Fr Peter
Please remember in your prayers
Recently Deceased: Anne Gertrute, Fr David Hume, Fr Peter Woodward
Special Intention: : Aloysius Coutinho, Lydia Antipo, Carlisle Bartley, Bernabe Imbang, Kerwin Abinoja,
Patrick Dako
Anniversaries: Sime Orlovic
Masses have been offered for
Thomas De Souza, Samuel & Rita Rajayah, Simon Fernandes, Joseph Carneiro, George Kitney, Edwin Ebejer, William
Spring, Ngo Tan Long, Deceased Members of the Livolsi and Falzon Families, Sansouci Family, Carmen and Lewis
Sterlini, Agnelo Dias (in Canada), Marie Therese Gaudio, Joseph Grech, Tony Muscat, John, Georgina and Joe Falzon,
Pauline Meilak, Charlie Galea, Mark Falzon, Deceased Members of the Falzon Family, Joseph and Mary Cutajar, Mercy,
Johannes, Clifford, Maurice and Ivan Stanslaus, Fortunata Baiada and Deceased Members of the Baiada and Teuma
Families,Les Magee, Bob & Dale Connellan, Lea and William Richards, Jean & Digger Barnes, Bruce Marshall. Thomas
Desouza, Stanley Stokes, Joaquin Sumera, Carlisle Bartley, The Schembri family, P. Camilleri, Maggie Fernandes,
Edgardo Clemente, Paulina Clemente and the abandoned souls in purgatory.
BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST
said. Jesus replied:
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON:
He fed them with the finest wheat
and satisfied them with honey from the rock.
First Reading: Deuteronomy 8:2-3. 14-16
Responsorial psalm:
Praise the Lord, Jerusalem
Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 10:16-17
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION:
Alleluia, alleluia!
I am the living bread from heaven, says the Lord;
whoever eats this bread will live for ever.
Alleluia!
Gospel: John 6:51-58
A reading from the holy Gospel according to John
My flesh is real food and my blood is real drink.
Jesus said to the Jews:
'I am the living bread which has come down from
heaven.
Anyone who eats this bread will live for ever;
and the bread that I shall give
is my flesh, for the life of the world.'
The Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Then the Jews started arguing with one another:
'How can this man give us his flesh to eat?' they
Daily Readings
M 23 June: 2 Kg 17:5-8, 13-15, 18; Mt 7:1-5
T 24 June: Is 49:1-6; Acts 13:22-26; Lk 1:57-66, 80
(Birth of John the Baptist)
W 25 June: 2 Kg 22:8-13, 23|:1-3; Mt 7:15-20
Th 26 June: 2 Kg 24:8-17; Mt 7:21-29
F 27 June: Deut 7:6-11; 1 Jn 4:7-16; Mt 11:25-30
(Sacred Heart)
S 28 June: Lam 2:2, 10-14,18-19; Mt 8:5-17
A word from Pope Francis
@Pontifex
Sometimes we cast the elderly aside,
but they are a precious treasure: to cast
them aside is an injustice and an
irreparable loss.
'I tell you most solemnly,
if you do not eat the flesh of the Son of Man
and drink his blood,
you will not have life in you.
Anyone who does eat my flesh and drink my blood
has eternal life,
and I shall raise him up on the last
day.
For my flesh is real food
and my blood is real drink.
He who eats my flesh
and drinks my blood
lives in me and I live in him.
As I, who am sent
by the living Father,
myself draw life from the Father,
so whoever eats me will draw life from me.
This is the bread come down from heaven;
not like the bread our ancestors ate:
they are dead,
but anyone who eats this bread will live for ever.'
COMMUNION ANTIPHON
Sharing the Gospel with your Children ...
A beginning point for discussion of this week's Gospel with children:
 Who do you invite when you share a meal?
 Who does Jesus invite to share in his sacred meal?
 What are some of the things we do at this sacred meal, the Mass? (ie. listen to God’s Word, bring forward gifts, sing, pray, join in processions etc)
 Eucharist means ‘thanksgiving’. What can we thank God for in the Eucharist
today?
Saint of the Week — June 24
Birth of John the Baptist
The Nativity of St John the Baptist as told in the Gospel of
Luke, begins with the Angel Gabriel appearing to John’s
father in the temple. Gabriel told Zachariah that his elderly
wife Elizabeth was to have a son named John. When
Zachariah left the temple he was unable to speak, for Gabriel
had told Zachariah that he would be left mute until his son
was born. After Elizabeth gave birth there
was disagreement among the family’s relatives over the naming of the baby. When they
approached Zachariah he wrote, “His name is
John”. From that moment, Zachariah was
able to speak again and he praised God and
made a prophesy about John, saying: “You
will be called the prophet of the Most High.”
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COLLABORATION CORNER
Collaborate: a process where two or more people
or organizations work together to realize shared goals.
VINNIES WINTER APPEAL— ”Do Something About It!”
Many thanks for your generous support of the Vinnies Winter Appeal last
weekend. If you were away or unprepared for the appeal...you can drop
your donation to the Parish offices or donate online https:vinnies.org.au
or phone 131812!
St Patricks Parish Collection was $4,346.25
St Michaels Parish Collection was $2,974.25
LITURGICAL MINISTRY FORMATION
Are you interested in completing Liturgical Ministries
Formation Program at IFM? IFM (Institute for Mission) is right on our doorstep here in Blacktown—and
this is a great
opportunity for those involved or
considering to be involved in liturgical ministries within our Parish.
 Understanding Liturgical Ministry 21 July & 28 July
(Introductory sessions – Everyone to attend)
 Ministry of the Word 4 August & 11 August

Extraordinary Ministers of Communion 25 August
& 1 September

Communion to the Sick & Dying 8 September
All sessions commence at 7.00pm.
JEAN & BETTY’S BUS TRIP!
Tuesday 8 July 2014 Christmas in July Burning Log
Theatre Restaurant—Legends of Rock and Roll 9.30
am pick up from Church—incl coach travel, morning tea,
Christmas Lunch & show. Cost: $65.00 per person. For more Applications close forms are available from the Parinformation, please contact Jean on 0425 251 754 or 9920 3401.
ish Offices.
10 ways to strengthen your marriage: 21 June
Presented by Ann O’Brien, Director – Marriage Support and
Specialist Services with CatholicCare Social Services,
Diocese of Parramatta. This is a seminar for married and
engaged couples and those interested in making marriages
strong and resilient. Ten important principles will be
presented with examples and strategies to build on healthy
and loving relationships. There will be opportunities for
discussion, questions and interaction. From 1pm-4.30pm
at St John XXIII Parish School, 160 Perfection Ave,
Stanhope Gardens. No cost: sponsored and organised by
Youth for Christ Australia, a family ministry of Couples for
Christ Australia, with the support of the St John XXIII Parish Faith Formation Committee. Details: (02) 9831 4044.
Holy Hour for Vocations: 17 July
Everyone is welcome to join the Holy Hour for Vocations from
7-8pm on the 3rd Thursday of each month for an hour of
adoration, prayer, music and quiet time. Blessed Sacrament
Chapel in St Patrick’s Cathedral, 1 Marist Place, Parramatta.
To find out more about priesthood in the Catholic Diocese of
Parramatta contact Fr Warren Edwards – Vocations Director:
tel 0409 172 700, [email protected]
Bible Study: Every Thursday at 7:30pm in
the St Michael’s Parish Centre.
All Welcome!
NAGLE COLLEGE INTERVIEWS
Nagle College will be conducting interviews
for Year 7, 2015 on Wednesday, June 25 between 3:30pm-7:30pm. All
families who have submitted enrolment applications will be receiving
letters inviting them to book interview times for this evening. If you
intend to enrol your daughter and have not submitted your enrolment
application, please do so now. This will provide the school with the
time to respond and for you to nominate an interview time.
If there are any questions you may have, please contact the Principal’s
Secretary, Ms Fiona Hudson on 888 74501.
JOSEPHITE ASSOCIATES REFLECTION MORNING
A reminder to all Josephite Associates that there is a Reflection
Morning on Monday June 23 from 10.00am—12.00noon in St
Michael’s Parish Centre. Sr Colleen O’Sullivan will be leading
the reflection.
Don’t forget to drop used stamps into the Parish Offices for the
Josephite Missions. Knitting Patterns for East Timor Knitting
Project are available from Parish Offices
NAGLE COLLEGE DEPUTY PRINCIPAL
Congratulations to Michael Hall, (Parishioner
of St Patrick’s) who has been appointed Deputy Principal at Nagle College!
WHAT’S HAPPENING AT
ST MICHAEL’S
PLANNED GIVING ENVELOPES
Please collect your Planned Giving Envelopes from the
back of the Church this weekend. Receipts will be available in the new financial year.
SVDP PANTRY
SVDP need the following items to restock
their pantry—Sugar; Baked Beans; Pasta
Sauce; Tinned Fruit; Tinned Meat (corned
beef, leg ham) Thanks for your generosity!
SACRAMENTAL PROCESS
Please remember in your prayers the Parents
and children involved in the Sacramental
Process and are preparing for First Communion in late July.
FAREWELL JOHN GEOGHEGAN!
Next Sunday 29 June following the 9.30am Mass there
will be the opportunity to farewell John and Marna.
John has not only been general handyman and gardener
over many years but has also been a great witness to the
faith. We will miss his greetings on the notice board!
We remember and pray for those who are ill at home or in hospital at this time—may they know the healing presence of
Christ—Vivian Alam, Betty Maher, Jan Mossfield, Andrew McCarthy, Margaret Reynolds, Jean Pye, Alice Malouf,
Esther Lynch, Rita Morgan, Kathleen & Claude Ryan, Kimberley Cusack, Flavio & Henry Cataldo; Louis Muscat.
ROSTERS: 29 June 2014
ACOLYTES
8:00am
Sunday Ian Faulkner
9:30am
Sunday Ike Lutaos
6:00pm
MINISTERS OF COMMUNION
8:00am Sunday Marie Cutajar & Rick Grech
9:30am Sunday
Sunday Thong Nguyen
Veronica DeSa & Colista MullhollandYoungman
6:00pm Sunday Harlane Petersen & Colin Maxwell
TEA & COFFEE
READERS
9:30am Sunday Joanne Zarb
CHILDREN’S LITURGY
8:00am
Sunday Fiona Grech & Rick Grech
9:30am
Sunday Collista Youngman & Phyllida Mulholland
6:00pm
Sunday Violeta Bada & Nelda Gopez
School Holidays
CLEAN TEAM
Lucy Khoury* ; Beverley Flewitt; Mary Osbourne; Kathryn Wright
COUNTING
Ron Burgess & Don Jacobs
HOSPITALITY
Welcomers wanted for all Masses
to greet parishioners as they arrive.
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Call Jacqueline at the Parish Office on 9622 9149 for advertising details.
Please understand that whilst St Michael’s Parish advertises in its bulletin, the parish cannot take responsibility if the service provided by an advertiser does not meet expectations.