St Christopher’s Cathedral Parish, Canberra 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A 18/19th October 2014 Weekend Mass Times St Christopher’s Cathedral (SCC) Cnr Franklin & Furneaux Streets, Forrest (Manuka) ACT Sunday: 8.00am, 11.00am, 5.30pm Archdiocese of Canberra & Goulburn Archbishop: Most Rev Christopher Prowse DD STD Vicar General: Mgr John Woods Acting Administrator: Fr Varghese Vavolil St Peter Chanel’s Church: Fr Peter L’Estrange SJ ENTRANCE ANTIPHON: To you I call; for you will surely heed me, O God; turn your ear to me; hear my words. Guard me as the apple of your eye; in the shadow of your wings protect me. RESP. PSALM. R: Give the Lord glory and honour. GOSPEL ACCLAMATION: Alleluia, alleluia! Shine on the world like bright stars; you are offering it the word of life. Alleluia! St Peter Chanel’s Church (SPC) Cnr Weston & Loch Streets, Yarralumla ACT Saturday: 6.00pm Vigil Sunday: 9.30am COMMUNION ANTIPHON: Behold, the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him, who hope in his merciful love, to rescue their souls from death, to keep them alive in famine. Weekday Mass Times St Christopher’s Cathedral Monday: 12.15pm Tuesday to Friday: 6.45am, 12.15pm Saturday: 12.15pm St Peter Chanel’s Church Tuesday: 5.30pm Thursday: 10.00am, following 9.30am Adoration As a parish we pray for… Those to be baptised Charlotte Dingle Reconciliation Those to be married Oliver Paton & Ana Cerina St Christopher’s Cathedral Those who are ill Hazel Lamdin, Frances Beattie, Terry Conlan, Henry Friend, Janet Meaney, Gwen Winchester, Elizabeth Hall, Melanie Swan, Ana Marko, Timothy Batinich, John Wilson, Rachel Capps, Fr Phil Harding Thursday: 6.00 - 6.30pm Saturday: 11.00am - 12noon St Peter Chanel’s Church Tuesday: 6.00 - 6.30pm Saturday: 5.15 - 5.45pm Perpetual Novena to Mary St Christopher’s Cathedral Wednesday: 6.00pm Anointing Mass First Thursday of the month at St Peter Chanel’s Church, 10.00am Mass for the Anointing of the Sick. ______________________________________________________ Baptisms by appointment on second and fourth Sundays at St Christopher’s and on third Sundays at St Peter Chanel’s. Weddings by appointment on Saturday afternoons. Anniversaries of death Dorothy Whitfield, Victor Res, William Patrick Boyle Recently deceased Phyllis Barker, Eugenio Schirripa Special intentions Sammy Calago (RIP), Ralph, Allan & Leo Biggs (RIP) _________________________________________________________________________ Holy Days this week Thu 23 Oct Fri 24 Oct Sat 25 Oct Sun 26 Oct St John of Capistrano St Anthony Mary Claret; Day of Penance Blessed Virgin Mary 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time Optional (green) Optional (green) Optional (green) (green) Liturgy of the Hours: Psalter Week 1 Parish Office: Cathedral Presbytery, 55 Franklin Street, Forrest ACT 2603 Tel: (02) 6295 9555, Email: [email protected], Website: www.stchristophers-act.info Office hours: Monday to Friday, 9.00am-12.15pm, 1.15-5.00pm; Parish Secretary: Jacinta Smallhorn OUR PARISH PARISH MINISTRIES Director of Music Jaki Kane School of Religion Muriel Joseph PPC Chair Keith Baker Pastoral Care Practitioner Elizabeth Porra Young Adults Leaders Jonathan Lee & Genevieve Nicoll Accounts Linda Casella & Karina Widjaja Lector/EMHC Coordinators Edwina & Mark Hyman Maintenance Manager Pieter van Gent Devotional Groups in our Parish Serra Club Encouraging and affirming vocations to Priestly and Consecrated life Cathedral Young Adults Animating parish and Archdiocesan life through prayer and event participation Jesus Youth Catholic charismatic youth reaching out to other young people Good Shepherd Prayer Group Renewing spiritual life through regular charismatic prayer and seminars Syro-Malabar Rite Our Catholic brothers and sisters following the East Syrian Rite liturgy EUCHARISTIC & MARIAN PROCESSION 4pm, Sunday 19th October, St Benedict’s Church, Narrabundah to St Christopher’s Cathedral. Free bus service provided along the way. See Catholic Voice for more details. RCIA The Cathedral parish’s RCIA (Rite for Christian Initiation of Adults) program for 2014/15 has commenced but is still open to new participants. If you are or know someone who is interested in exploring entrance into the Catholic Faith, please feel free to come along or extend the invitation; sessions occur on Thursday evenings at 7.00-8.30pm at the Cathedral Presbytery (55 Franklin Street, Forrest; entrance at main/front door, on Franklin Street side). ____________________________________________________________________ Reflection on the Gospel… Two sides of the coin tell the story of our faith “The Jewish people had an uneasy relationship with the Romans but, as an established religion, were allowed to continue their religious practices. In trapping Jesus, they also had to distance him from themselves - they had to be seen as accepting the rule of Rome or risk losing the religious freedom they had. By ‘discovering’ his revolutionary tendencies and handing him over to the Romans, they would be shown to be loyal subjects and their religious rights would continue to be protected. “This may seem wrong in relation to Jesus - but still happens in countries where churches collude with governments to maintain religious ‘freedom’. “Jesus is unruffled. He sees the hypocrisy of the questions and, as the Pharisees and Herodians themselves had recognised, being an honest man, unafraid of anyone regardless of rank, tells them so. Then, he picks up the coins and points out that this belongs to the Roman rulers. They have become part of the Roman economy and so can reasonably be expected to contribute to it through taxation. This is not a godly matter at all... “Living in society places obligations on people - but they must not confuse those obligations with their obligations to God.” (From a reflection on this week’s Gospel by Catherine McElhinney and Kathryn Turner, http://www.wellsprings.org.uk/weekly_wellsprings/year_a/sunday_29.htm) Legion of Mary Sharing the faith through charitable works and Marian spirituality Spanish community Meeting for Mass in Spanish together one Sunday every month African community Meeting for Mass together one Sunday every month St Vincent de Paul Assisting people in need and combatting social injustice in our community Christian Meditation Meeting regularly for silent contemplation in an ecumenical context For contact details of any of these groups, inquire of the Parish Office. LITURGICAL MINISTRIES ROSTER Lectors Extraordinary Ministers of Eucharist Mass 18/19 October 25/26 October 18/19 October 25/26 October 6.00pm (SPC) Marg McKinnon Tan Roberts Frances Bulbrook Mike Nash Judy Blundell Frances Bulbrook 8.00am (SCC) [Assigned] Phillip Pocock Liza Quinn Mineke Peerboom 9.30am (SPC) Gloria Osborne Therese Jordan Colliss Parrett Therese Jordan Colliss Parrett Peter Sutherland Keith Baker Gwen Winchester 11.00am (SCC) Liz Porra Lynn Chan Maria Noronha John Austen Bronwen Grey Christopher/Silvia Liz Porra Ines Marcetta 5.30pm (SCC) Marcelle Disanayake Jacob Madden Jeanette D’Souza Emma Buckham Elizabeth Young Enid Martin Rene Sutherland Tony Croke Frances Riordan Tony Pelle Mimma Memmolo OUR ARCHDIOCESE & BEYOND ‘GUINNESS AND GOD’, Tuesday 11th November: “How pornography is ruining your life”. Melinda Tankard Reist, the co-founder of Collective Shout, is an author and speaker on the objectification of women and girls. She will be exploring the impact of pornography on our daily lives and culture. Venue: King O’Malley’s Irish Pub in Civic. Dinner and some live music from 6.30pm, talk starting at 7.30pm. For more info email [email protected] or call 6163 4300. TWILIGHT SPIRITUALITY SEMINARS Presented by Shane Dwyer (CatholicLIFE) at the Rheinberger Centre, Yarralumla, 5.30pm-7pm on Wednesday 29th October, $10 at the door. To register: CatholicLIFE on 6163 4300 or at [email protected]. BACKWARDS, FORWARDS OR SIDEWAYS: What Progress for Women in the Church? The Archdiocesan Commission for Women invites you to a presentation by Sandie Cornish. Sandie has worked with many Catholic organisations on social justice issues and co-edited the ground-breaking Australian Catholic Bishops Conference Report “Woman and Man: One in Christ Jesus”. There will be time for questions and the presentation of the Commission’s annual report. So come along to the Rheinberger Centre, Yarralumla on Saturday 25th October, 9.30 for 10am. Men and women are invited to attend. A $5 donation would be appreciated to cover costs. Enquiries to Judy Netting on 6278 4163 or 0400 766 784. MOTHERS’ NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER United in prayer we save our children. Mothers - both spiritual and natural mothers - are invited to come together to pray for their children and all children. We will pray for our nation. Join us in the Parish Centre at Holy Trinity Church, 3 Strangways St, Curtin between 1.30 and 4.30pm on Saturday 25th October. We will pray Mothers’ Prayers at 2pm followed by afternoon tea. For further details: Anne Hartwell at [email protected] or on 6282 0874. CHRISTIAN MEDITATION The Australian Christian Meditation Community (ACMC) invites you to take part in “Christian Meditation - the Heart of Creation” with Fr Laurence Freeman OSB in December: Friday 5th (7.30pm-9.30pm) and Saturday 6th (9.30am-3.30pm) at the Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture, Blackall Street, Barton ACT. Registration in advance for 5-6th December in Canberra via the flyer available in the church foyer; also available from Rod and Susan Page (02) 6281 2378, or by accessing the ACMC website: www.christianmeditationaustralia.org/pdf/ NationalConference2014.pdf. ST THOMAS MORE FORUM Thursday 30th October, 7.30pm-9pm, 30 White Crescent, Campbell. Rev Fr Maurizio Pettena CS, Consulter to the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care to Migrants and Itinerant People, will speak on “The Church and Asylum Seekers and Refugees”. Hear how Catholic teaching highlights a broad awareness of the context of forced migration, as well as the weaknesses and ambiguities of the strategies that the international community and national states have developed in response to the phenomenon. To register: www.stthomasmore.org.au/ Forum/upcoming-forums.html or Sharon on 6163 4300. THE ACT RIGHT TO LIFE ASSOCIATION INC will meet at Holy Trinity Parish Centre, Strangways Street, Curtin on Sunday 19th October at 2pm. Members and guests are welcome. Guest speaker will be Mrs Lara Kirk from CatholicLIFE, who will speak on “Life Issues for Young Children” (at approx. 3pm). Further information on 6281 2365. ANNUAL CATECHIST MASSES with Archbishop Christopher are coming up soon and all Catechists, family and friends are welcome. Details: 7th November Cootamundra @ 12pm, 2nd December Gowrie @ 6.30pm, 3rd December Narooma @ 11am, 10th December Crookwell @ 12pm, 11th December Cooma @ 12pm. A Saint for the Week: St Anthony Claret, Bishop (24th October) (1807-1870) ‘From his earliest years in the priesthood, Anthony had a zealous missionary spirit that took him to Rome, the Canary Islands, and eventually to Cuba. Not only did he serve as rector of the seminary at the Escorial in Madrid, but he promoted Catholic publications and founded an academy of St Michael for artists and literary persons. In Cuba he worked for the general uplifting of the population but did not succeed in founding a school of agriculture, as he had wished. He did, however, establish the Apostolic Institute of Mary Immaculate.’ (http://www.ewtn.com/library/mary/claret.htm) Readings of the Day - Twenty-ninth Sunday, Year A First Reading: Isaiah 45:1,4-6 I have taken the hand of Cyrus to subdue nations before his countenance. Thus says the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whom he has taken by his right hand to subdue nations before him and strip the loins of kings, to force gateways before him that their gates be closed no more: It is for the sake of my servant Jacob, of Israel my chosen one, that I have called you by your name, conferring a title though you do not know me. I am the Lord, unrivalled; there is no other God besides me. Though you do not know me, I arm you that men may know from the rising to the setting of the sun that, apart from me, all is nothing. Second Reading: 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5 We are mindful of your faith, hope, and love. From Paul, Silvanus and Timothy, to the Church in Thessalonika which is in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ; wishing you grace and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. We always mention you in our prayers and thank God for you all, and constantly remember before God our Father how you have shown your faith in action, worked for love and persevered through hope, in our Lord Jesus Christ. We know, brothers, that God loves you and that you have been chosen, because when we brought the Good News to you, it came to you not only as words, but as power and as the Holy Spirit and as utter conviction. Gospel: Matthew 22:15-21 Give to Caesar the things that belong to Caesar and to God the things that are God’s. The Pharisees went away to work out between them how to trap Jesus in what he said. And they sent their disciples to him, together with the Herodians, to say, ‘Master, we know that you are an honest man and teach the way of God in an honest way, and that you are not afraid of anyone, because a man’s rank means nothing to you. Tell us your opinion then. Is it permissible to pay taxes to Caesar or not?’ But Jesus was aware of their malice and replied, ‘You hypocrites! Why do you set this trap for me? Let me see the money you pay the tax with.’ They handed him a denarius, and he replied, ‘Whose head is this? Whose name?’ ‘Caesar’s,’ they replied. He then said to them, ‘Very well, give back to Caesar what belongs to Caesar - and to God what belongs to God.’ Excerpts from the English translation of The Roman Missal © 2010, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation (ICEL); and The Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981 & 1997, ICEL. All rights reserved. Printed with permission under LabOra licence # AUS02 50523T 3339G7. Pastoral Visit of Archbishop to St Christopher’s My dear Parishioners, I am glad to announce that our Archbishop, Christopher Prowse, will be making his first official Pastoral Visit to St Christopher’s Cathedral Parish on the 12th, 13th and 14th of December 2014. Since his arrival in the Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn, Archbishop Christopher has been visiting parishes in the city and country area. He has celebrated Mass and other Sacraments in our Cathedral Parish several times, being its Parish Priest. This visit in December will be a special one. Canon Law states, “The Bishop is bound to visit his diocese in whole or in part each year, so that at least every five years he will have visited the whole diocese...” (Canon 396 #1). Our Parish Pastoral Council have met to plan for a fruitful three days’ visit to the Cathedral Parish. Objectives: Strengthen personal contact with the parish Meet parishioners Thank, encourage and reassure the leaders and volunteers in the parish Listen to the experiences and challenges of parish life Rejuvenate the energies of evangelisation in the parish Offer some pastoral advice from a diocesan perspective The Archbishop will be visiting our primary and high schools of St Bede’s and St Clare’s, our nursing homes, and other denominational churches in the Parish area. He will celebrate weekday and weekend Masses and sign our Sacramental Registers. The Parish Pastoral Council is organising a Gospel Meditation (Lectio Divina) at St Peter Chanel’s Church, Yarralumla, to be followed by a light dinner. I will let you know the details in due course, but please note the dates in your diary. The Extraordinary Synod on the Family is closing today (19th October) in Rome. The Preface of the Synod’s instrumentum laboris (lit. ‘working instrument’; a preparatory Vatican document) begins with the following words: “The proclamation of the Gospel of the Family is an integral part of the mission of the Church, since the revelation of God sheds light on the relationship between a man and a woman, their love for each other and the fruitfulness of their relationship.” Let us reflect on the ‘Gospel of Family’ as the integral mission of the Church along with Pope Francis, Archbishop Christopher and our fellow parishioners in the days and months to come. Please continue to pray for families. God bless you all, Fr Varghese St Christopher’s Cathedral Parish encompasses the areas of Barton, Causeway, Deakin, Forrest, Fyshwick, Griffith, Kingston, Manuka, Parkes, Red Hill, Yarralumla
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