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10th May, 2015
SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
- Year B -
Worship Schedule
Masses this Weekend:
Vigil Mass: Saturday 6pm
Sunday: 9am
Sunday: 6pm
Weekday Mass:
St Anthony’s Parish
54 Agincourt Road.
(PO Box 3670) Marsfield, 2122
Phone: 9888 5222
Fax: 9878 2741
Email: [email protected]
Website: saintanthonys.org.au
Parish Office Hours:
Mon-Fri.9.30am—1pm
Parish Staff & Contacts
Pastor: Joseva Tuimavule N cm
Monday: 9am (Liturgy of the Word)
Email: [email protected]
Tuesday: 9am
Pastoral Associate: Madeleine Pizzuti
Wednesday: 9am
Email: [email protected]
Thursday: 9am
Parish Secretary: Rose Goh
Friday: 9am
Email: [email protected]
Reconciliation
Saturday 5.30pm
Anytime by appointment
The Word of God…
Parish Secretary: Rita Salameh
Email: [email protected]
School Principal: Julianne Rook
Email: [email protected]
1st Reading: Apostles 10:25-26,34-35,44-48
Responsorial Psalm: 97:1-4
The Lord has revealed to the nations
his saving power.
2nd Reading: J ohn 4:7-10
Gospel:
John 15:9-17
PARISH DIARY:
Sunday, 10 May—17 May, 2015
Mother’s Day
St Anthony’s Ladies group (Past. Centre)
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10 May
14 May 11am
You are asked to keep in your prayers all parishioners,
friends & relatives who are suffering through illness, especially -
Ambrose Hee Chong Lim, Rhonda Brown, Rosemary Williams,
Merle Ranasinghe, Pam Taig, Eddie Yap, Poh Lian Yap,
Konrad Wrzesinski, Magdalena Wrzesinska,
Bishop Geoffrey Robinson, Kidir Sitthampalam,
Patricia Whiteford, Phyllis Tay,
Baby Harper Stapleton, Fr David Catterall, Denise Ghali
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Due to privacy laws, if you would like the name of a family member or friend
to be printed in the Good Oil, please contact the Parish Office.
Also, please keep in your prayers those who have died, recently -
Luciano Calvi
Giorgio Gioiello
Philip Brown
(Brother & brother in law of Frank & Mary Brown)
Agnes Orland
Sr Anne Nolan DC
Sr Beryl Rogan sgs
Sr Ruth Maund sgs
Lee Cheow Neoh
Jean Ethel Gaynon
Erna Breen
WYD 2016 LAUNCH + YOUNG ADULT WELCOME TO ARCHBISHOP
ANTHONY – 19 May
All young adults are invited to Sydney’s launch of World Youth Day
2016. This will also be the first time that our new Archbishop will be
present at an official Archdiocesan event for young adults so it is a great
opportunity to meet and welcome him. It will be a huge night of
celebration with Polish food, Polish dancing, information stalls, a
catechesis from the Archbishop and even a spot of fine Polish vodka!
Come and hear about the exciting pilgrimages that Sydney will be taking
in 2016 to the City of Mercy. The evening will be held at St Mary’s
Cathedral College Hall on Tuesday 19 May from 7.30pm. The
Archbishop will also be presiding at City Silence (the weekly young
adult holy hour) in the Cathedral from 6.30pm. For more information see
the event at www.facebook.com/catholicyouthservices or email
[email protected]. #getexcited #bemerciful
DATE CLAIMER:
Please note the date change
St Anthony’s Parish Fundraiser
Ladies afternoon tea for Breast & Ovarian Cancer
“High Tea” - Saturday 17 October 2015
OLMC Parramatta Open MorningTour
Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta invites you to attend our
Open Morning Tour on May 18, 2015.
Tour the College and discover why a Mercy Education is treasured
for life and enjoy a ‘comfortable cup of tea’ with the College
Leadership Team.
The College is now enrolling for 2016 and 2017.
Visit www.olmc.nsw.edu.au or phone 8838 1222 to reserve your
place or obtain further information.
A parishioner would like to donate some book shelves, office
desks, little tables and filing cabinets free of charge to any one
who might need them.
Please contact the parish office and we can help you if you are
interested.
Please join us on our Facebook page for all up to date
information.
Marsfield vinyard
Executions Not the Answer - Archbishop
Anthony Fisher OP
Capital punishment - particularly violent executions as seen with Andrew
Chan and Myuran Sukumaran is never the answer for legal or social
problems, the Archbishop of Sydney said when hearing the two men had
been killed by firing squad overnight.
The Most Rev Anthony Fisher OP, who had joined many other religious,
government and academic leaders in calling for clemency, said he was
deeply saddened to hear the executions had gone ahead on the prison
island of Nusakambangan while their families suffered a tortuous night
on nearby Cilacap where they heard the guns from the execution party
soon after midnight.
"Like most Australians I do not support capital punishment: there is
enough violence in our world already without legal systems modelling it
to others," Archbishop Anthony said.
"When the Grand Mufti of Australia, Dr Ibrahim Abu Mohamed, and I
made a joint appeal for clemency, we made it clear that we respected
Indonesia's sovereignty and shared its condemnation of drug trafficking.
We are all aware of the terrible damage drugs cause. But refusing even to
entertain appeals for mercy - even after the pair had demonstrably turned
their lives around - seemed to us to damage our neighbour's reputation for
justice.
"In some ways capital punishment punishes the families more than those
executed. They must carry the memories for years to come. My heart and
the hearts of all good-willed Australians go out to the Chan and
Sukumaran families and the families of the others executed with them.
May their children rest in peace."
Following news of the executions Prime Minister Tony Abbott describe
the action as both cruel and unnecessary.He and Foreign Minister Julie
Bishop are withdrawing Australia's Ambassador Paul Grigson from
Indonesia. Ms Bishop said;" Our concern centres on the fact the apparent
rehabilitation of Mr Chan and Mr Sukumaran were not taken into
account. Rehabilitation is a fundamental aspect of successful prison
systems. "I was in contact with the family overnight. They are in a
devastating position."
Chan, 31 and Sukumaran, 34, both from Sydney, were part of the Bali
nine who attempted to traffic more than 8kg of heroin into Australia in
2005. The two were convicted, sentenced to death and spent almost a
decade in Bali's Kerobokan prison prior to their execution. Appeals were
rejected and despite turning their lives around completely in prison and
helping many other inmates their final appeal for clemency to President
Joko Widodo, and those of our government, were rejected.
Six other drug offenders were executed with Chan and Sukumaran A
fourth, Mary Jane Veloso, a mother of two from the Philippines, Was
given a last minute reprieve after her alleged human trafficker
surrendered. The woman was arrested in 2010 with 2.6 kilograms of
heroin in the lining of her suitcase. She has always maintained she was
duped into smuggling the drugs by someone who had bought her new
clothes.
On the last day of their lives reports from the prison island indicated
Chan and Sukumaran would not be allowed their long-time spiritual
advisors to spend their last hours with them. However authorities
announced a sudden change in the afternoon allowing Salvation Army
Minister David Soper to spend time with Sukumaran and minister
Christie Buckingham with Chan.
Australia's Consul General to Bali, Majell Hind was on the island and
officially identified and received the bodies of the two men. Their final
journey home is the twelve hour ambulance drive to a Jakarta funeral
home and then the flight back to Australia.
Catholic Communications, Sydney Archdiocese,
29 Apr 2015
A big thank you to the kind person who returned my
Rosary (left in the church) to the village.
Margaret Naylor
Please pray for the people and communities
around the world who may be suffering at this
time, especially those affected by the recent
floods in Queensland, Earthquake in Nepal and
the Baltimore riots.
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION PROGRAM
The children of our parish have begun their preparation for First
Holy Communion and are now in the second week of the
program.
We have been earning about the different ways in which we find Jesus
present in the Mass. Please pray for these children as they prepare to
receive Jesus in the Sacrament of First Holy Communion.
WALK WITH CHRIST—SUNDAY, 7 JUNE 2015
Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ
Sydney’s Annual Procession of The Blessed Sacrament.
Step out in faith! Join thousands of Catholics in procession through
the streets of Sydney as we sing and pray for our needs and the
needs of our city. Write your wishes and hopes in our Parish’s "Book
of Life" which will be carried in the Procession and blessed at final
prayers.
Starting from St Patrick’s, Church Hill (Grosvenor St), the
procession travels through the streets of Sydney and culminates
with prayer and Benediction at St Mary’s Cathedral forecourt.
Please assemble at Lang Park, opposite St. Patrick's Church Hill
at 2pm. The procession will commence at 2:30pm.
Walk With Christ provides an opportunity for participants to pray
for the needs of the city, to strengthen their Catholic identity and
most importantly, to affirm their faith in the Eucharist.
Walk With Christ engages Catholics of all ages and backgrounds
and revives a rich Catholic tradition of public faith demonstration.
Don't miss this extraordinary event! Bring your family and friends
and join us as we witness to the presence of Christ in our city.
THE CATHOLIC WEEKLY— 10th May, 2015
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In the company of martyrs: Archbishop’s homily at Mass
commemorating Armenian genocide
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Aussie relatives attend canonisation of Palestinian nun
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Want a free fare to World Youth Day Krakow 2016?
Gladesville boy retires after a lifetime as a priest
Hill of Crosses: Lithuania’s lasting symbol of faith
Media pays no attention as Boko Haram destroys my country:
bishop
Don’t be a spectator, says Pope Francis. Be involved!
Let’s make mercy the focus of our mission in Jubilee Year
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Available at the front entrance to the Church.
Please put your $2.00 in the Poor Box.
CAPTAINS, PLEASE ENSURE TO REMIND YOUR TEAM
COUNTERS ROSTER FOR MAY:
3/5-Team 4; 10/5-Team 5; 17/5-Team 6; 24/5-Team 7;
Please take home a copy of the Good Oil.
However, if you prefer not to, please return it to the trays
found at each entrance to the Church.
COMMUNION UNDER BOTH KINDS
Please consider the following:
1. If you have a cold or flu symptoms (or any other
communicable disease, cold sores, etc.) you MUST NOT
receive communion from the Chalice.
2. In accordance with the General Instruction, we
DO NOT DIP the Host in the Chalice.
DON’T FORGET TO TURN OFF YOUR
MOBILE PHONE. THANK YOU