Corner Izard Road and Everest Street
Khandallah
Fr Doug Shepherd
Priests of the Parish
Tel: 479 7777
Fr Peter Fitzgibbon
Presbytery 3 Everest Street, Khandallah
Sunday Mass
Saturday Vigil 6pm
Weekdays
Monday 9am Liturgy of the Word with Holy Communion
Mass Tuesday to Saturday at 9am
Friday preceded by Exposition at 8.30am
Reconciliation
By appointment
Parish Office
St Benedict’s School
Sunday 9am
Monday, Thursday, Friday 9.30am to 3.30pm
email [email protected]
50 Nicholson Road
Tel: 479 6878
Tel: 479 7777
www.stbenedicts.org.nz
30th Sunday in Ordinary Time A
26th Oct
nd
2 Nov
26 October 2014
First Reading
Second Reading
Gospel
Exodus 22:20-26
1 Thessalonians 1:5-10
Matthew 22:34-40
First Reading
Second Reading
Gospel
Isaiah 25:6-9
Romans 5:5-11
Matthew 11:25-30
Events in the Parish this week
Tues 28 October
7.30pm
8pm
Catholic Women’s League Annual General Meeting
CWL Social Evening (see notice below)
Church Foyer
Wed 29 October
9.15am
St Benedict’s School Rooms 6 & 11 attending Mass
St Benedict’s Church
Fri 31 October
9.15am
St Benedict’s School attending Mass for All Saints’ Day
St Benedict’s Church
All Souls’ Day Remembrance Mass
Each year our parish community gathers to remember and to pray for those who have been dear to us
in life and who have gone before us to eternal life.
It is a great consolation to us that the Church gives us this
opportunity to remember and pray for our dead.
This year All Souls’ Day is to be celebrated on a
Sunday.
The Grief and Loss Ministry invite parishioners attending the
9am Mass on 2nd November to bring a memento, photo,
flower or candle to place at the foot of the altar in memory of
their deceased family members.
A Board in the foyer will display those members of our parish
who celebrated their funeral Service at St Benedict’s Church
during 2014. You are also invited to write the names of your
family’s deceased on the pages provided in the foyer. These
names will be remembered during all our November Masses
and prayers.
Morning tea will be served after Mass with particular hospitality offered to visitors outside the parish who have returned to
mourn a family member who was farewelled from St Benedict’s in 2014.
Clergy Support
Parish Collection
$458.84
$975.06
Thank you
MONTH OF NOVEMBER
During the month of November it is our custom to
remember those whom God has called through the
gates of death to eternal life. Pages are available in
the foyer to record those family and friends whom you would
like to pray for at each Mass celebrated in the Parish during
November. A box is also available to collect specific requests
for Masses to be said for their intentions.
CWL ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The CWL will hold its AGM on Tuesday 28 October
in St Benedict’s Church Foyer, to be followed by the monthly
social meeting.
The AGM will commence at 7.30pm to conduct the business of the meeting, and members of the League are asked
to arrive promptly for this time.
The AGM will then be followed by a talk, commencing at
8pm, by Sam Walker, our parishioner; the talk is open to all
women of the parish. Sam is a local artist who works from
her Khandallah home studio. She paints all sorts of things,
canvas, wood and perspex in bright colours and uses fabric,
wool, wood, driftwood, metal, plastic, whatever can be found,
to create lots of different artworks. In 2013 Sam started running kids art classes for 5-12yr olds from her home studio. She works alongside the kids to create awesome art
rather than providing lessons on how to draw and paint. Sam
believes everyone is creative; people may just forget how to
be so! She will talk about her thoughts on creativity and it
being part of our lives.
After the talk there will be the usual delicious supper! A gold
coin donation for our Mission Station in Lomary, Fiji, would
be most welcome.
The Lazarus Experience
A healing weekend for separated and divorced Catholics.
When:
Friday 28 November to Sunday 30 November
Where:
Lower Hutt
Contacts: Katrin 04 970 9385 or Eustie 04 550 9240
Facebook: Lazarus Experience Wellington
Working Bees
Over the next few months there are plans to undertake some
minor maintenance work around the Church and Presbytery.
A small group of Parishioners is currently planning the work
programme and will be looking to put together some working
bees to do the maintenance. All Parishioners, young and
old, short and tall, are invited to participate in these bees.
We plan to make it fun so whether you are a master builder,
head of household maintenance or a Bunnings/Mitre 10 aisle
browser, please come along and share in the fun with us as
we make sure our assets stay in good condition. If you are
interested, please pass on your details and availability on a
Saturday over November/December to Margie on 479 7777.
Vigil for Life
Regular Vigils for Life are organised to pray for the mothers
who have had abortions; all those affected by or involved in
abortion and for the preborn babies. The philosophy is one of
love and support and never condemnation or blame. Please
join us if you are able, or please pray where you are for
those involved. Thank you.
The next Vigil for Life will be held on Friday, 21st November at St Anne's Church, Emmett Street, Newtown. It begins
with Mass celebrated by Archbishop Dew at 7pm, a rosary
walk to pray outside Wellington Hospital, the site of 2,252
abortions in 2013, and concludes after Adoration back at St
Anne’s at 9pm.
NB The NZ frozen embryos 10 years and older scheduled to
be discarded from 22nd November and their parents will also
be remembered at this Mass.
Organised by Family Life International - an organisation that
“exists to restore respect for the sanctity of life from the moment of conception through to natural death."
www.fli.org.nz or tel: 237 8343
Liturgy Committee Meeting
There will be a meeting of the Liturgy Committee on
Tuesday evening, November 4th, at 7.30pm in the
Presbytery. Any parishioners who would like to attend would be most welcome.
For more details
please contact Father Doug on 479 7777.
First Friday Morning Tea
All parishioners are warmly invited to morning tea in
the foyer of St Benedict’s on Friday 7 November following Exposition at 8.30am and Mass at 9am.
Hospitality: volunteers would be appreciated.
Theology on Tap, Sunday 26 October, 6.30pm upstairs at Hotel Bristol. This month we have Karen
Holland, lay pastoral leader from St Anne's parish in
Newtown, speaking on the topic "just don't forget...
you're not a Priest". We hope to see you there!
Engaged Encounter is a weekend experience for
couples intending to be married. The next weekend
is 21-23 November. Weekends are held at the Home
of Compassion, Island Bay. For more details go to
the website at http://www.ceewellington.org.nz or phone
Kate & Simon Olsen on 801 6192, or email [email protected]
Family is the domestic Church. It will be our privilege to
have Archbishop John Dew be present with us at St Gerard's
Church on Friday 31 October at 7:30pm to share about the
importance and power of family prayer in the context of
Evangelisation. Come with your entire family as we join
together in worship for the revival and restoration of families.
ICPE Mission NZ, St. Gerard's Monastery, 75 Hawker
Street, Mount Victoria. Tel: 801 7797 www.icpe.org
The Catholic Institute of Aotearoa NZ is holding an open lecture in Wellington to be held at
St Joseph's Church, 30 Ellice Street, Mt Victoria,
on Sunday 2 November at 6.30pm, following
Sunday Eucharist at 5pm. Rev Dr Gerard Hall
sm will speak with a talk on Mary the First Disciple: a
Welcome to the Seasons for Growth Parent Programme –
pathway for mission. Refreshments will be provided and
all are welcome. For any enquiries, either email to of- The Parents Programme has been developed to complement the very successful Seasons for Growth programme for
[email protected] or contact Melania on (04) 819 8380.
children and young people. This programme provides an
opportunity for parents to better understand the experience
Holy Hour
You are invited to a Holy Hour on Tuesday 28 Octo- of separation and divorce from a child’s or young person’s
perspective and to explore ideas and strategies they may
ber beginning at 7.30pm in the Cathedral chapel to
wish to consider as they support their children to transition
pray for vocations to priesthood/religious life. This
through family change. It helps parents consider the experiHoly Hour will include prayers, scripture, times of sience of separation or divorce from a child’s or young perlence and conclude with Benediction followed by supper.
son’s perspective. If you would like to attend the programme
Taizé Community Visit to Wellington
or know of someone who would benefit from it, the details of
The Taizé community, founded in 1940, has a passion for the two-session programme are: dates: Tuesdays 11th and
nourishing the spirituality of young people, and Taizé has 18th November, 2014 ; time: 6:30 - 8:30pm.; venue: Cathobecome a significant gathering place for young men and lic Centre, Hill Street; cost: $20 (covers the cost of the jourwomen from all over the world. Their distinctive form of mu- nal) For further details and to enrol please email Esther
sic is profound, and yet simple and accessible, and seems to Saldanha at [email protected] or phone 04
strike a chord with young people. Brothers Alois, Matthew 496 5182. Last date for registration: 6th November
and Ghishlan of Taizé will be in Wellington from 9 – 10 FebSuzanne Aubert Tertiary Scholarship Grant
ruary 2015. North Island enquiries [email protected]
This scholarship is available within the Archdiocese to asMISSIONZ ENVELOPES
sist students with their tertiary education. Apply in writing
Missionz envelopes (for those not on planned giving) are for application form to: Sisters of Compassion, PO Box
now available. There is no time limit on the Appeal, so 1474, Wellington. Closing date – 3 November 2014
please use them to make a donation if you wish.
PRAYER INTENTIONS
Please remember in your
prayers Pat Hobbs, Frieda Allardice, Sister Mary
Gordon, Eugene Crosby, Mary Cummins, Marie de
Joux, Therese Walsh, Tabea Squire, Alex Lines, Jim
Webber, and David Shroff. Prayers are also requested for
those who have died recently, especially Karla Du Toit,
Maura Bourke (mother of Rena Day) and Maria Costa
(mother of Caterina Costa, one of our organists) and for all
those whose anniversaries occur at this time.
The Parish Prayer Group is always available to pray for
your special intentions. A list of contact phone numbers is
on the church notice board.
Ministries Monthly Masses : YOUNG
CHURCH M3 2nd November at Sacred Heart Cathedral at 7pm
Come and celebrate with the Archdiocese of Wellington
Young Church Masses are for all—teenagers, young
adults, families or the young at heart! Please bring a plate
to share for supper following Mass. For more information
contact: [email protected] or 04 496 1731
183 Waterloo Road Lower Hutt. 7:30pm—8:30pm, followed by nibbles and drinks.
RSVP or any questions,
please contact Jim Nicolle: phone 027-5058421;
email: [email protected]
Kathy Pollitt is an American feminist writer and columnist who
recently published a book: "Pro: Reclaiming Abortion Rights".
She suggests that the stigmatism of abortion leads to its criminalisation. Pro-life Christians would argue that it is the realisation that abortion ends a human life, and society's recognition of
its responsibility to protect the vulnerable, that justifies the
criminalisation of abortion. For pro-life information, visit
www.voiceforlife.org.nz or phone (09)4430995.
Long term foster care needed
The Open Home Foundation is a Christian child and family
support service. We are seeking a loving home to provide
long term care for a 10 year old boy. Can you help? He is
able-bodied and physically active; he has a moderate intellectual disability and is in a mainstream class; he has behaviour needs that require a thoughtful and patient parenting style.
As an Open Home Foundation foster parent
you will receive: Board payments, full training, respite care,
24 hour support, additional specialised support.
For an application pack or further details, please contact: Phillip Larking or Cath Berryman on ph: 04 566
3990
HEARTS AFLAME
The theme of Hearts Aflame 2015 is ‘I thirst’ reflecting on Psalm 63: “earnestly I seek you,
my soul thirsts for you, my flesh yearns for
you”.
It will held at Nga Tawa Diocesan
Girls’ School in Marton from Friday 2 January to Sunday 11
January 2015. Anyone aged 18—35 years may attend. Looking for a positive alternative to Halloween?
For more information, please contact the team on 022 188
Onslow Anglicans are organising a Light Party for the
2774 or [email protected]
The North Wellington Pastoral Area invites you to their
Annual CHRISTMAS DINNER AND DANCE
2014 to be held at the Khandallah Town Hall,
Ganges Road, on Saturday 13 December at
7.30pm for 8pm sharp.
Live 5 piece band: Jones Deviation
Buffet dinner. BYO drinks. Spot Prizes
Attire:
Formal (Theme—Christmas Celebration).
Cost*:
$30 adults, $15 age 11—15 years, $10 age
6—10 years.
Contact:
Jackie Miranda 478 8044, Nirmala D’Mello
477 0288, Cindy Davidson 973 8058, Denzil
D’Mello 934 0786/021 179 2924
* Proceeds to St Andrew’s Parish, Newlands
"Supporting
Families
Caring
for
Children"
The Open Home Foundation is currently seeking a Respite
and Family Services Social Worker to join our Wellington
Service Centre (permanent, 30 hours). The successful
applicant will primarily co-ordinate respite services for children with disabilities. The successful applicant will ideally
have:
Experience working with children/ young people
with physical and/ or intellectual disability and their families;
a passion for working in the disability sector and with children/young people; a qualification in social work or a related field; strong administrative skills and robust assessment practices; some experience in working in multidisciplinary teams; strong empathy with the organisation's
Christian
and
bi-cultural
values.
For an application pack or further details, please contact:
Open Home Foundation p: 04 566 3990
e:[email protected]
w:
www.ohf.org.nz
whole family to be held on Friday 31 October from 5pm—
6.30pm at the Onslow Anglicans’ Church Hall, 35 Box Hill,
Khandallah. Games, sausage sizzle, bouncy castle, cakes
& slices, candy floss and much more. Come dressed as
your favourite superhero, angel or positive character. No
scary costumes allowed. Free Community event
Seeing your life through the lens of the gospels
Matthew 22:34-40
 You may feel some sympathy with the Jews struggling
to cope with 613 laws and wondering which were the important ones. But have you ever felt overwhelmed by
the rules and regulations of your own tradition? And
have you ever been blessed by meeting someone, or
reading something, that was able to cut through all the
layers and point out to you what is essential in life?
Who was that person? What did s/he say or do? Is there
some phrase or text that encapsulates such wisdom for
you?
 If you were asked what is most important in life, what
would your answer be? Recall the experiences and relationships you have had. Which are the ones that you
treasure most? What has particularly enriched your life?
How would you encourage another person who asked you
how s/he could live a full life?
John Byrne osa
THE DEEP END • Selfless Saints
Various figures down through the ages have become synonymous with selfless love – Mother Teresa of Calcutta,
Oscar Romero, St Damian of Molokai, St Don Bosco, St
Maximilian Kolbe... the list goes on. They were people
who gave up everything to help others, often suffering
greatly themselves in the process. They were those rare
human beings who truly lived out the familiar, yet challenging instruction to ‘love your neighbour as yourself’.
Are you a Saint Bernard’s College Old Boy?
I recently came across the story of St Josephine Margaret
The Old Boys’ Association is being re-established and all Bakhita of Sudan, who was kidnapped as a young woman
Saint Bernard’s Old Boys are invited to the Saint Bernard’s and spent many years as a slave. Asked once ‘What
College Old Boys’ Association Inaugural AGM, Thursday would you do, if you were to meet your captors?’, she
30 October 2014, at Saint Bernard’s College Staffroom,
responded: ‘If I were to meet those who kidnapped me,
and even those who tortured me, I would kneel and kiss
their hands. For, if these things had not happened, I
would not have been a Christian and a religious today.’
During illness in her later years, when a visitor would
ask how she was, she would reply ‘As the Master desires’. Her words display a deep understanding of the
two greatest commandments, to love God with all your
heart, and to love your neighbour as yourself.
The God who speaks in today’s First Reading is a God
‘full of pity’ who hears the cry of the poor and vulnerable. Many of the saints down through the ages echoed
this love in their service of others. Reading about the
lives of the saints might no longer be fashionable, but
there is so much we can learn.
Tríona Doherty
LifeTeen Summer Camp
The first LifeTeen Summer Camp for the Catholic Youth
of New Zealand will be held at Forest Lakes in Otaki
from January 20th—24th 2015. If there are any young
people of high school age (13—18 years old) who would
be interested, please contact Thomas Dravitzki on 027
384
0088
or
visit
the
website
www.wellington.lifeteen.org.nz
Mass Time
Greeters
Children’s Liturgy
Proclaimers of the Word
Prayers of the faithful
Offertory Procession
Eucharistic Ministers
Altar Servers
Malvina Major/Homebound
Hospitality
Counters
Linen
Church Cleaning
Children’s Corner
In today’s Gospel, Jesus gives us a very definite instruction. Read over the Gospel and put this instruction into
your own words.
Have a look at the word cloud from tagxedo (below).
Choose eight words and write a poem or a prayer with
them that tells us about love.
How do you love God
during your day? How can you love God more during
your day?
From the Archdiocesan Justice Peace and Development Commission:
The twin pillars of our faith are: love of God and love of
neighbour; and the four pillars of Social Justice are: see,
think, judge, act. Our love for God is expressed in the
way we love our neighbour. Today’s liturgy challenges us
to a serious examination of our charity or love for one another. We are called to see issues – racism, poverty etc.;
think – strategies that will be effective; judge – i.e. pray
for guidance; act – personal or group actions to get involved, changed attitudes and so on. Where do I stand in
the light of these principles?
Roster for November 1/2
6pm
P & R Radomski
9am
Jo-Anne Carley
Marie Crooke, Pat Helm
Terry Marks, Jo Grant
one of the readers
Witkowski Family
Radomski Family
Witkowski Family
Tony de Joux, Peter & Robyn RaJohn Witkowski, Eugene Crosby, Judith Marks,
domski
Jo-Anne Carley, Vera Sullivan
Henry McIntyre, Caitlin & Catherine
Grace & Caoimhe Tulloch
Ramoo
Jo-Anne Carley, Vera Sullivan, Eugene Crosby, Christine Patete
Sullivan Family
Margaret Fowler, Beverley Telfar
Maria Stewart
McGrail Family, Karen Wilkinson