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Readings:
Isaiah 25: 6-10
Philippians 4: 12-14, 19-20
Matthew 22: 1-14
The parable, about the king who welcomed
to his son’s wedding all who could be
found, when those who had been invited
refused to come, has a message similar to
that of the parable we heard last week
(which it immediately follows in Matthew’s
gospel). Old Israel has not responded to
God’s call, and now a New Israel will
include all peoples, giving expression to
God’s inclusive ways as it carries forward
the designs of God.
Again, we can
recognise that the original parable of Jesus
has been modified, as it was retold by the
Church’s early preachers. Comparing
Matthew’s presentation with Luke’s
account of the same parable (Lk14: 15-24)
makes it possible to recognise the
additions Matthew has made. Luke’s much
simpler presentation is no doubt closer to
the parable as Jesus told it. Matthew’s
presentation is embroidered with additions
that give us a valuable insight into the
themes that gave expression to the faith
life of that early Christian community –
themes that can help enrich our faith.
In Luke’s account, Jesus responds to the
remark of someone at table with him
(‘Happy those who will share the meal in
the kingdom of God’) beginning his
parable, ‘There was a man who gave a
great banquet’. Matthew takes up and
develops the theme of joy and celebration
essential to Christian faith implied in this
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beginning, and opens the parable, ‘The
kingdom of heaven may be compared to a
king who gave a feast for his son’s
wedding’.
The espousal theme was
fundamental to the biblical tradition. The
prophets compared God’s relationship with
the chosen people with that of a loving and
faithful husband. For the first Christians,
the Saviour was ‘the Bridegroom’ (Mk
2:20), and the life they shared in the
Church was described as joining in ‘the
wedding feast of the Lamb’ (Rev 19:9). A
banquet - especially that which celebrates
a wedding - is an outstanding moment of
fellowship. In the traditions of Israel,
familiar to Matthew’s community, the
blessings promised by God to those who
have been faithful were likened to sharing
in a banquet at the Lord’s table – as we
hear in the reading from Isaiah in today’s
liturgy. As they heard this reading, and
rejoiced in its fulfilment in Christ, this
community would have given thanks for
the universality of God’s generous designs:
‘all peoples and nations’ will share in God’s
blessings ‘everywhere on earth’, the
prophet declares. Already, they knew, the
faith was beginning to spread.
Long
familiar with the biblical themes, they
would have seen the prophet’s associating
of the messianic blessings with, ‘this
mountain’ as a reference to the old temple.
But if, as is likely, the old temple had
already been destroyed by the Romans
(A.D.70) when Matthew’s gospel was
written, they would have been reminded
that the shared life of Old Testament faith
was only a foreshadowing of the eternal
realities brought by Christ.
Matthew’s account includes the note of
urgency characteristic of the outlook of the
first Christians – three times, the king
declares that all is ‘ready’. The final age has
come, all must be ready to respond to the
Lord’s call. And so, along the same lines,
Matthew concludes his presentation by
adding the short parable about ‘the man
without a wedding garment’ – that would
originally have been quite independent of
the original story. Again the lesson is clear:
although, in the present age, Matthew’s
Church receives ‘the good and bad alike’ to
rejoice at the wedding feast of the Lamb,
let them know that their presence must be
more than nominal adherence – they must
be converted and live a life worthy of their
calling.
John Thornhill sm
Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament Church
Catholic Archdiocese of Perth
Western Australia
Parish Priest: Fr Patrick Lim
Email: [email protected]
Address: 175 Corfield St, Gosnells WA 6110
Entry by:1 Isdell Place, Gosnells
Postal Address: PO Box 297, Gosnells WA 6990
Telephone: 9398 2331
Facsimile: 9398 8491
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.gosnellsparish.org.au
PARISH OFFICE HOURS
Tuesday to Friday 9.00 am - 1.30pm
Entry by: 1 Isdell Place, Gosnells
Parish Secretary:
Maureen Byrne Tel: 9398 2331
Email: [email protected]
Catechist Coordinator:
Barbara Ingram Tel: 9398 2864
Synod on the Family
On the eve of the Synod on the Family Pope
Francis seems to remind the synod fathers
that the doctrines of the Church are not in
question, but how they are applied is
always in question because we human
beings change, and our cultures change,
and at different times, different aspects of
our Christian faith take on greater or lesser
significance. In our day, clearly, Pope
Francis wishes to rekindle a sense of God’s
mercy
and
a
less
act-centered
understanding of our sinfulness. He wants a
mature faith expression of our beliefs, not a
ritualistic invocation of canon X and canon
Y. And, he clearly wants the Council Fathers
to be attentive to what the Holy Spirit is
calling them to at this moment, not simply
recalling the 16th century or even the 20th.
This pope has been thinking, and thinking
clearly, about this synod for some time, as
the opening quotes above indicate. He may
not wish to determine the direction of the
debate, but he certainly does not want to
curtail it either. And, importantly, his
approach to the core doctrines of our faith,
and his zeal to spread them throughout the
Church, has the scent of freshness. In this
pope, we see Catholicism as a new and
dangerous thing.
Next Weekend Readings
19th October 2014
29th Sunday Year A
Isaiah 45: 1, 4-6
1 Thessalonians 1: 1-5
Matthew 22: 15-21
12th October 2014
28th Sunday Year A
Mass Intentions this week
Parish Liturgical Schedules
Oct 11
Weekend Masses
Saturday 6.00pm Vigil Mass
Sunday 7.30am & 9.30am Mass
Weekday Masses
Monday 8.00am Communion Service (Mass on Solemnity only)
Tuesday 6.00pm Mass
Wednesday & Thursday 8.00am Mass
Friday 9.00am Mass & (1st Friday 7.00am Mass at Sisters house)
1st Saturday 9.00am Mass of Anointing
Reconciliation
Saturday 5.15-5.45pm or anytime by appointment
Buckley Centre
2nd Friday of the month 10.00am Mass
McMahon Centre
Sat 6.00pm Cecelia Loh, Desmond Kast,
Jeanne Richards & Claude
Lieveaux (Remembrance)
12
Sun 7.30am Ron Padua & deceased Padua
family members
(Remembrance)
9.30am Fr Jim Wallace
(Remembrance) Domenico
D’Alonzo (Anniversary)
14
Tue 6.00pm Thanksgiving & Blessing for a
Special Birthday
1st Thursday in Feb, Apr, June, Aug, Oct, Dec 10.45am Mass
15
Wed 8.00am No Intention
Rosary
After weekday Masses
16
Thu 8.00am No Intention
Exposition
Tuesday 5.00-6.00pm with Benediction; Sunday 6.00-7.00pm
17
Fri 9.00am No Intention
18
Baptism
4th Sunday Naming and Welcoming at the 9.30am Mass
2nd Sunday during 9.30am Mass
3rd Sunday after Mass at 11.00am
Sat 6.00pm Vincent Boudville (Recently
Deceased) Thanksgiving &
Blessing for a Special birthday
19
Sun 7.30am Peter Mack jnr
(Remembrance)
Marriage
By appointment - Minimum of SIX MONTHS of notice
9.30am Rodney Anthony ( sick Husband of Mary) Corrie
Cutjar (1st death Anniversary)
Parish Calendar
Oct 12
Sun 6-7.00pm Church
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
14
Tue 8.30am Parish Centre
Golden Age Club activities
Please pray for our sick
18
Sat 8.30am Church Ground
Busy Bee
Especially Rodney Anthony, Helen
Whitfield, Danielle Sartorelli, Jacqui
Richardson, Maria Siciliano, Kay Ford,
Melissa Marklew, Marc Rodrigues,
Mavis Hall, Rudy Ring, Paula.
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Prayers for the Sick
Please notify the Parish Office every four
weeks if prayers are still required.
ROSTER THIS WEEKEND MASSES 11/12 October
Masses
Sat 6.00pm
Readers
Marita Rosario
Commentators
Sister Stella
Extraordinary Ministers
Vivian Loh, Owen D’Sousa, Pam
Davies, Lloyd Davies, Martin Loh,
Sandra Wren
Acolytes
Dan Hewitt
Greeters
Choir
Louise Ireland
Carolyne Ireland
Recorded
Music
Sun 7.30am
Deb Wild
Cheryl Andrade
Rod McAtee, Heather Mack, Peter
Gerard Peters
Mack, Yvonne Padua
Terence Daniel
Jackie Hall
Recorded
Music
Sun 9.30am
Brenda Ring
Maureen Byrne
Servite Sister, Lorna Mitchell, Kay
Ford, Brian Cutjar, Silvana Sciorilli Nigel Hayward
& Volunteer
Brenda Ring
Elsie TagliaferriBoundy
Folk Group
Telling
Erica de
Raadt, Rose
Pedula, Elsie
TagliaferriBoundy
ROSTER NEXT WEEKEND MASSES 18/19 October
Sat 6.00pm
Kaye Cox
Suzanne Bazzica
Vivian Loh, Owen D’Sousa, Pam
Davies, Lloyd Davies, Martin Loh,
Sandra Wren
Bette Lyra
Kevin PaineCoombes
New Life
Sun 7.30am
Cath Callaghan
Alaster Croning
Rod McAtee, Heather Mack, Peter
Gerard Peters
Mack, Yvonne Padua
Jackie Hall
Heather Mack
Recorded
Music
Sun 9.30am
Stephanie Ierino
Clarence Pereira
Servite Sister, Lorna Mitchell, Kay
Ford, Brian Cutjar, Silvana Sciorilli Nigel Hayward
& Volunteer
Sheere Ierino
Lorna Mitchell
Maryanne
Et Al
Dan Hewitt
Silvana
Sciorilli and
Team
SVDP Emergency Relief Phone 1300 794 054
Marycare Contact Maureen 9398 7375 Maureen 9490 3337
The SVDP Society is low
on wool stocks for their
Knitting Ladies Group.
Any old / new wools
would be appreciated.
Please also remember the Vinnies 2015
Calendars available in the foyer would
make a practical Christmas gift. Thanks
for your generosity.
Parish Busy Bee
Saturday, 18th October
from 8.30am. Lots of
gardening and odd jobs
to be attended to. Please
do your bit to help keep the church and
its surrounds tidy.
Altar Servers
Children who have
received their First
Communion are invited
to become Altar Servers.
We also welcome any
man considering becoming an Acolyte to
join as a Senior Altar Server for the time
being. Training will be provided and
dates will soon be advised.
Contact Ben on 9398 5851.
Golden Age Club
PARISH OUTREACH PROJECT
Golden Age Club meets Tuesday, 14th
October in the Parish Centre with Indoor
Activities commencing at 8.30am. Bring
Your Own Lunch and then join in the
Bingo. Eyes Down at 12.15pm. All over
50 welcome.
Buckets for Jesus
A big “THANK YOU” to
all who participated in
the Spring Roll drive. As
was mentioned earlier,
a very generous person
came forward and offered $1 for every
dozen that we would sell. Amazingly, we
sold 125 dozen Spring Rolls so with this
contribution and other donations, we have
enough to build one cluster house from
‘The Parish of Gosnells’
Once again “THANK YOU”.
Next week we will report on how many
SHOEBOXES for JESUS we have received.
GOD BLESS YOU ALL!
Sunday Morning Banquet
Next Sunday, 19th October, there will be
Breakfast after the 7.30am and 9.30am
Mass in the Parish Centre. Come and help
to built our community. All proceeds to
the Parish Fund for future capital works.
Extraordinary Ministers and
Acolytes
It is that time again to prepare the roster
for the coming four months. So if you
are planning to be away for a significant
period during November to February,
excluding the Christmas period this year,
please let Nigel know by leaving a
message on 9398 1314 or emailing
[email protected] The roster will
be published in time for the last
weekend in October so please advise by
Sunday the 19th if you want to make any
changes to your current commitments to
ministering at the altar.
Children's Liturgy of the Word
Our parish needs helpers for Children's
Liturgy of the Word at the 9.30am Mass.
If you are of high school age or older and
want to help out, please leave your
name on the list in the foyer, or contact
the Parish Office.
Bible Questions Answered
“My daughter came home from school recently
saying that the stories in Genesis – Adam and
Eve, the Fall, Noah etc. – are just myths. She is at
a Catholic school. How should I respond?” For
the answer, to submit your own Bible question,
or for the October edition of “At Home With Your
Bible,” visit www.thebiblicalfoundation.org.au.
The New Tellers’ Roster
is available for collection from the
Church Foyer. Many thanks to all those
involved.
SCHOENSTATT 100 YEAR JUBILEE
Please join us in celebrating the major
event of our Centenary next Sunday
October 19; 2.00pm. Solemn Holy Mass
with Archbishop Emeritus Barry J
Hickey; 9 Talus Drive, Mt Richon. The
Schoenstatt Sisters.
Postgraduate & Research
Information Evening
Tuesday 21 October, 5:30pm courses
expo & 6:00pm presentation St Teresa’s
Library, 32 Mouat St, The University of
Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle
You’re invited to join us on campus to
find out how you can enrich your career
prospects with a Notre Dame
postgraduate or research degree. To
register visit www.nd.edu.au/events/
fremantle or contact the Prospective
Students Office at [email protected] or
08 9433 0533.
Columbarium - Special Memorial Plaque Prices
Memorial Wall Plaques are available at a discounted
price of $400 for a limited only. Plaques ordered
before 19th October will arrive in time for a special
commemoration of your departed loved ones during
November, the month of the Holy Souls. Application
forms are available in the church foyer, from the Parish
Office or download from our parish website. Niche Reservation enquiries always welcome.
Truth, Justice and Healing Council is coordinating the Catholic Church’s response to the Royal Commission into
Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse with a commitment to co-operation, openness and justice for victims and
survivors. It has been established in recognition of the imperative for the Church to address the past openly and honestly,
the good with the bad. There are flyers available in the foyer explaining the work of the council. For more information on
the Council visit www.tjhcouncil.org.au www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au
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