1. religion and spirituality
2. christianity
3. catholicism

OUR MASS
Mon-Fri:
6.30am, 9.30am
Saturday:
8am, 6pm (Vigil)
Sunday: 7.30am, 9am, 10.30am, 6.00pm
Redfield College
Sunday 8.30am
OUR SACRAMENTS
Reconciliation & Exposition: 8.30-9.30am Sat
Baptisms:
By appointment
Weddings:
By appointment
Anointing of The Sick: As requested
OUR PARISH TEAM
Fr Paul Durkin
Fr Harry Kennedy
Fr Joseph Choi
Mal Weber
Nyrelle Duncan
Tomasz Kukielka
Tina Muscat
Debbie Doughty
Parish Priest
Assistant Priest
Assistant Priest
Parish Secretary
Seniors Minister
Youth Minister
Catechist & Sacramental
Co-ordinator
Book Keeper
OUR PLACE
Office Hours: Mon-Fri 8.30am – 3pm
Phone:
9484 1427
Fax:
9484 0053
Website:
www.stagatha.org.au
Parish School:
9484 7200
E-Mail addresses:
[email protected]
[email protected]
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Callahan Centre:
20 Boundary Road
Pennant Hills NSW 2120
Postal Address:
PO Box 127
Pennant Hills NSW 1715
Parish School : Kevin Bauer, Principal
9484 7200
School Email: [email protected]
CONVERSION
29th Sunday in Ordinary time
Yr A 19 October, 2014
June, 2009
Weekly bulletin for the parish of St Agatha, Pennant Hills
TODAY'S READINGS
Entrance Antiphon:
I call upon you, God, for you will answer me; bend your ear and
hear my prayer. Guard me as the pupil of your eye; hide me in the
shade of your wings.
First Reading: Isaiah 45:1. 4-6
King Cyrus is marching on Babylon from where he will deliver the
Jewish captives. So, without his being aware of it, his politics will
serve God’s Plan for his people.
Response to the Psalm Ps 95:1. 3-5. 7-10
Give the Lord glory and honour.
Second Reading: Thessalonians 1:1-5
This letter sent by Paul to his converts in Thessalonika is the first
writing of the New Testament. It portrays the Christian life under
the sign of the three divine persons: stand firm in hope thanks to
Christ, in the presence of God the Father, by the power of the Holy
Spirit.
Gospel Acclamation:
Alleluia, alleluia!
Shine on the world like bright stars;
you are offering it the word of life.
Alleluia!
Gospel: Matthew 22:15-21
A trap is set for Jesus: to expose him as a revolutionary in the eyes
of the Roman authorities, or a s a collaborator in the eyes of his
fellow Jews! A human dilemma. He replies that the state can
demand of a person their money and their services, but only God
can demand the complete gift of self.
Reflection & Prayer:
Jesus reminds us in today’s gospel of our dual obligation to God and to
country. We hope this dual obligation never comes into conflict in our
conscience. But if it ever does, we must resolve it without compromising
our obligation to God. “Almighty God, you have given us this good land
as our heritage and your gift to us. Bless our Land…save us from
violence…and from every evil way…Defend our liberties… Endow with the
Spirit of wisdom those to whom in your name we entrust the authority of
government…In time of prosperity fill our hearts with thankfulness, and in
the day of trouble do not allow our trust in you to fail”
We pray your peace and justice for all people.
COMMUNITY
MISSION
St Agatha’s parish
Please pray for our recently deceased:
Patricia Wall, Yanic Mangan, Jacques Larue,
Eric Misso, Sergio Paul Clerici
And for those whose anniversaries that occur at this
time:
Milagros Ignacio (1st death anniversary)
Please pray for the sick in our community:
Kay Mulders, Juliet Bowron, John Lewis,
John Petronio
Requesting Prayers for the Sick
You may wish to request prayers especially for family
members who are sick. As part of our care for the sick,
their names can be included in the parish bulletin.
Please let us know in the parish office.
Baptism Congratulations!
Liam Kennedy
Charlotte McBride
Andrew Muir
Jonah Surjadi
Who were baptised last weekend
Baptism of Vincent, Helen & Liam:
At Easter time, married couple Harry Bui and Fiona
Phan were baptised into the Church. Harry and Fiona
then asked that their three children, Vincent, Helen &
Liam, be baptised. The children will be presented at
the 10.30am Mass on Sunday 19th October and will be
baptised during the Vigil Mass on Saturday 25th
October. It is a great joy for us at St Agatha’s to
welcome Harry, Fiona and their family as members of
our faith community.
Ecumenical Service
Mawarra retirement village
21st October at 10.30am
Special Morning Teas:
An open invitation to parishioners attending the
Friday 9.30am Mass to join others for morning tea
in an effort to build greater community. Please bring
a plate if you can! This will be on the second or third
Friday of the month on the following dates for 2014:
14 November and 12 December.
Inter Church Forum:
We welcome representatives of the local Inter Church
Forum to St Agatha’s on 22nd October to plan their
program for 2015. We pray and work for peace and
unity among all Christians, just as Jesus prayed at the
Last Supper. (John 17.21)
St Vincent de Paul Christmas appeal will commence
shortly – cards and calendars will be on sale from
next weekend. There will be an appeal in early
December, a Ginger Bread fund raiser and the
hampers for distribution at Christmas time. The St
Agatha’s Community Social Justice Group (parish
and school) is seeking to work more closely on these
key social justice initiatives.
Recent Discipleship Programs & Retreats:
About 80 people attended each night of the Discipleship
Program run by Br Aneel in late August. As a follow up,
twelve people have committed to an ongoing discipleship
program, where they will meet every alternate Friday night
at St Agatha’s from late January 2015. There were about
200 people who attended the Divine Retreat Program last
weekend. The Diocese has a Divine Retreat Centre at 30
Lutana Rd, Somersby. For enquiries regarding programs
ph: 4372 1598 or email [email protected]
Ladies lunch will be held on Tuesday 21st October at
12 noon at the Dural Country Club.
All welcome to attend
Marriage Brochure available in church foyer
This brochure from the Australian Bishops presents a
simple explanation of the Catholic understanding of
marriage. This is distributed at this time when civil
authorities are seeking to re-define marriage and
when Pope Francis has assembled a synod
on family life.
CHRISTIAN MEDITATION
Every Monday in the Parish Centre
at 10.30am
You are most welcome to participate
Thank you for helping Jamaicans turn away from
violence and crime through your generous
donations and prayers. Your generosity is making it
possible for local priests and sisters, like Sister
Teresia Tinanisolo, to continue to offer life-saving
practical, spiritual and emotional support to the
people of Jamaica. Please consider becoming a
“Friends in Faith” partner with a regular monthly gift
to continue your support of our vital work.
Freecall: 1800 257 296
catholicmission.org.au/Jamaica
St Agatha’s parish
Youth Happenings
D-GEN Yr9-11:– Friday 24th October Plenty of fun,
games, friendship and food, in the Callahan Centre
from 7-9pm.
FRAGGIES Yr7+8: Friday 31st October– Fun and
fellowship to be had. See you in the Callahan Centre
opposite the Church for a 7pm sign-on & sign off at
9pm.
YOUTH GROUPS: Bring yourself, a friend, your great
personality and $2.
New people are always welcome.
Enquiries: Tomek - 0405 393 872 or
[email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/stagathaYM
STUDENTS & YOUNG ADULTS!
Check the noticeboard for events
happening around Sydney.
YOUNG ADULTS
Upper North Shore Adoration 28th October
Holy Name Parish – 35 Billyard Ave Wahroonga
7pm – 1 hour adoration followed by Catechism
(topic: Eucharistic adoration) and supper
Our HSC Students
Our prayers and best wishes are
with the students of the parish as
they work their way through HSC
exams over the coming weeks
Family Masses for term 4
Sunday 26th October – 9am
Sunday 23rd November – 9am
Artes Christi presents THE JEWELER’S SHOP:
The first Feast Day of St John Paul II is this week and to
celebrate don’t miss The Jeweler’s Shop, a profoundly
beautiful play on human love & marriage written by St
John Paul before he was elected pope. As specifically
indicated by St John Paul II, the play will be staged in the
unique style of the Polish underground theatre with no
sets or props & performed in a recitative style (reading
only).
SYDNEY: Sat 25 Oct, 7.30pm, Seymour Centre;
PARRAMATTA: Sold out.
Tix from $20, to book Ph. (02)93517940 (Sydney) or
WWW.THEWORD.ORG.AU
Please see flyer in church foyer for further details
Pennant Hills Uniting Church is holding a “Songs of
Praise” afternoon on Sunday 26th October at 2pm.
Please see poster in the Church foyer for further details
Live Life to the Full..Share your Faith..Encounter Christ
iWitness Conference 11th – 14th December(18-35 yr old)
A great opportunity to experience Christian community,
with great international and domestic speakers. For
more information visit – www.lifetothefull.com.au or
Fr Paul or Tomek 0405 393 872
Parousia Media are proud to present A New
Evangelization Initiative here at St Agatha’s Parish.
Parousia Media is offering a practical and effective
program to help Catholics know, keep and share their
Faith! We all have friends or family members who have
fallen away from the Church, or loved ones who are
searching for answers and want to increase their
knowledge and understanding. Now you can reach out
to them by offering a wonderful learning tool – a
Parousia/Lighthouse CD! People can deepen their
understanding of the Catholic Faith when they listen to
inspiring talks given by some of the best Catholic
speakers in the world. In the foyer of the church, you
will see a display offering sixteen different CD titles.
The cost of each CD is $5.00; (please place this in the
box provided)
Farewell to Sr Margaret rsj and Sr Bridie rsj
We wish Sr Margaret every blessing as she moves to a
new convent in Sydney. Sr Bridie, who has been very
unwell, has also had to move. We thank them both for
their friendship and witness, and assure them of our
prayers and good wishes.
SERRA VOCATIONS MASS AND DINNER
Vincentian Father, Father Michael PayyapillyVC,
Director of the Divine Retreat Centre Somersby will
be celebrating Mass for Serra at Sacred Heart
Church, 2 Richard Porter Way Pymble on Thursday
23rd October 2014.
The evening will commence with Mass at 6.30PM
followed by a light meal and a short meeting. This
month Father Michael will be our guest speaker
and his topic will be “Vocation: The Result of a Cry”.
We are all on a faith journey so please come and
join us for what will be a great learning experience.
Everyone is welcome.
Please remember to pray every day for vocations to
the priesthood, diaconate and the religious life, for
the perseverance of existing vocations and for all
seminarians.
Please telephone: Terry Scanlan on 0438 887 295 or
email [email protected] if you would like
to attend.
St Agatha’s parish
This Week’s Parish Ministers: 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time 19th October 2014
6.00pm
Mass Times
Celebrant
Fr Denis
7.30am
Fr Joseph
9.00am
10.30am
Fr Harry
Fr Paul
6.00pm
8.30am
Fr Harry
Fr Paul
Readers
C Underwood
R Kennaugh
A Woods
G Kenny
B Griscti
A M Whenman
A Dumas
C Man Yan
V Logan
D Lea
Wardens
E Gracie
C Cawley
A King
J Minogue
L Tadrosse
Communion
M Gregorio
C Joy
C Shaw
M Kenny
1. L Song
1A. D Scott
A Box
2. T Cheung
3. R Hyland
4. F Doughty
5. P Foertsch
A Raffel
R Robinson
V Logan
M Anderson
E Logan
Altar
Servers
S Kennaugh
A Kennaugh
D Kennaugh
M Wiggins
G Da Silva
C Grace
J Grace
N Pangilnan
C Pangilnan
Preparation
C Joy
P Cheung
J Placido
Foertsch Family
Saldanha Family
Music
BBE
Quiet
Pearl & Venitia
Choir
Youth for Christ
Cathy Kennaugh
Lisa Rossi
Sue Macko
Carmael
Underwood
De Silva Family
Childrens’
Liturgy
Welcomers
Money
Counters
19 & 26 Oct
Joan McHugh
Rhonda Miller
Margot Menzies
Eric Gracie (c )
Arminda Ubalde
Gerard Pacheco
Erlinda Feleo
Rosary
Statue
st
21 Oct 8pm
Wadid Khoudair
28 Thormleigh
St
Thornleigh
9481 9602
Alter Society
26 October
Kath Parker
Joan Mc Hugh
Barbara Crawford
Celebrant
6.00pm
7.30am
9.00am
10.30am
Floral
Ministry for
October
Fr Paul
Fr Paul
Fr Denis
Fr Harry
Redfield
College
6.00pm
8.30am
Fr Harry
Fr Joseph
Readers
A Messina
S Messina
R De Souza
P Smith
Family Mass
C Patchell
J Patchell
Ayesha
Saldanha
Anjeli Saldanha
Wardens
A Messina
C McKenna
J Marsden
S Santos
Youth
Communion
M Mockler
S Messina
A Wong
1A. A Rangel
1. P
Gunawardena
5. S Thomas
L Nery
A Parsons
A Raffel
M Del Gallego
Altar
Servers
M Ishak
C Ishak
2. R Paton
3. A Alexander
4 N Tomascovic
N Rossi
M Rossi
A De Silva
K Adidharma
D Saverimutti
Preparation
R Paton
D Salvestro
Deitch Family
M Lynam
Periera Family
Music
Childrens’
Liturgy
Ray & Ronnie
N Mascarenhas
Family Mass
Jean
Paul Newton
Family Mass
Family Mass
Welcomers
Shirley Reay
Narelle Macken
Moniek
Borsovszky
Cecelia
Notohamiprodjo
Eric Gracie (c )
Arminda Ubalde
Gerard Pacheco
Erlinda Feleo
Rosary
Statue
th
28
Oct 8pm
Jim & Pat Zeaiter
24 Loftus Road
Pennant Hills
9484 1212
Alter Society
2 November
Money
Counters
19 & 26 Oct
A Hughes
Chris Griffis
This Week’s Parish Ministers: 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time 26th October 2014
Mass Times
Redfield
College
Narelle Macken
Kerry Siddle
Vicki Gray
A Hughes
Floral
Ministry for
October
Chris Griffis
Parish Ministries:
Children’s Liturgy and Warden’s Rosters are available for collection in the Church Foyer – Thank you