The Catholic Parish of
Parish Office:
A/H Emergenc y:
Parish Priest:
St John 23rd
9852 0580
0403 766 468
Fr John M cSween ey
Assistant Priest:
Fr Robert William
O f f i c e H o u r s:
8. 3 0 am - 4 . 00 pm
( M o n d ay t o T h ur s d ay )
8. 3 0 am – 3. 0 0 pm ( F r i d ay )
Email: [email protected]
Office: 9852 0581
P ar i s h C o u n c il P r e si d en t : B ar t
S ar l a b u s:
[email protected]
Email: [email protected]
Office: 9852 0525
Office: 9852 0580
Saturda y Vigil:
6.00pm
Sunda y Masses: 7.30am, 9.00am,10.30am and 6.00pm.
Baptisms:
By appointment on Sunday at 12.00pm
Reconciliation:
First Rite: Saturday 5.00pm - 5.45pm & After any W eekday Mass.
Weekda y Masses: Mon, Tue, W ed, Thurs, Fri and Sat at 9.00am
Ever y Tuesda y
(2/4 Tuesda y)
FIRST FRIDAY
Expo sition at 6.30pm . Evening Prayer of the Church at 7.00pm
Rosary 7.15pm Novena Mass to Our Lady of Perpetual Help at 7.30pm .
Hol y Hour: 7.30pm –8.30pm Novena Mass to the Sacred Heart
Of Jesus And Exposition And Benediction.
Sacrament of the Sick:
First Saturday during 9.00am Mass:
Schools
Holy Cross, Glenwood.
Principal:
John XXIII, Stanhope Gardens
A c t i n g P ri n c i p a l :
S t M a rk ’ s C o l l e g e , S t a n h o p e G a r d e n s
Marina Hardy
Jayne Campbell
02 9629 874 2
02 9852 0500
Parish Mission Statement
“The Parish of Saint John XXIII is a faith community with the Eucharist as its heart.
We are inspired by John XXIII’s prophetic opening of the windows of the Church.
We welcome the fresh air of the Holy Spirit, inviting every person to share in the responsibility of enriching the
life and faith of our community by sharing their gifts and talents.”
COMMEMORATION OF ALL SOULS : 1/2 NOVEMBER 2014
Dear Friends in Christ Jesus,
All Souls Day is an important day to remember those who have died and to
renew our faith in the resurrection of the Lord. It gives us a hope that we
all will be at peace with the Lord on day.
P ar i s h S e cr et ar y:
T a ny a G a tt 98 5 2 05 8 0
( M o n d ay - F r i d ay )
[email protected]
P a st o r a l A s so c i at e/S a cr am e n t al
Co o r d in at o r :
S u e A n dr us k i n J .P . 9 8 52 0 58 3
( M o n , T u es , W e d & T h ur s )
S ac r am e n tal @j o h n2 3r d . or g. a u
F i n a n c e:
M i l a Ll am as 9 8 5 2 0 5 80
( T hu r s da y & F r i d ay )
ac c o u nt s @j o h n 23 r d . or g. a u
RCIA Co-ordinator:
Sue Andruskin 98 5 2 05 8 3
S ac r am e n tal @j o h n2 3r d . or g. a u
GTK www.gtkyouth.com
Youth Leaders
Krizzia Tiga: [email protected]:
C.J. Sarlabus [email protected]
House Keepers
Theresa Cassar and Brenda Recchia
REFLECTION
We seem to give them back to
you, dear God,
who gave them to us.
Yet as you did not lose them in
giving, so we have not lost
them by their returning.
Not as the world gives, do you
give, O Lover of Souls!
What you give, you do not take
away.
For what is yours is ours
always, if we are yours.
Life is eternal; and love is
immortal; and death is only a
horizon; and a horizon is
nothing but the limit of our
sight.
No human life is perfect. In a way, the feast of All Souls gives us the same
message: no human life is perfect. The hope is that God loves us even
when we are not perfect and that the love of God does not abandon the
souls of our faithful departed.
All souls day is about remembering. It is a day to pray for those who have
us up, strong Son of God,
died. Prayer can unite what death divides. In the feast of All Souls we pray Liftthat
we may see further;
for the souls of the faithful departed who are being purified in purgatory. cleanse our eyes that we may
For us the belief in purgatory is Good News: even though we may not in
see more clearly;
this life be perfect as our heaven father is perfect (Matthew 5:48) we can draw us closer to yourself that
still hold fast to the hope that there is a place for us in the kingdom of we may know ourselves nearer
to our beloved who are with
heaven.
you. And while you prepare a
November is a good month to reflect about our end. Each one is given a
place for us,
limited span of time on earth. We need to renew and review what counts prepare us for that happy place,
that where they are, and
for God.
you are,
“Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp bewe too may be; through Jesus
cause the dawn has come.” ― Rabindranath Tagore
Christ our Lord.
May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in
peace. Amen
Kind Regards,
Fr. Robert
Amen.
PARISH NEWS
From the Parish Council
Bart Sarlabus Chair
From the first Weekend of October,
Saturday Reconciliation will be from
5.00 - 5.45pm.
“Life is full of consolations, above all, for those who remain united spiritually to the Gospel and the Lord’s
grace.” –St. John XXIII, 15 April 1956
Volunteers are needed!
Please consider offering yourselves to
minister in one of the parish groups including the RCIA, the Baptism
Preparation programme, the Children’s
Sacramental Programme, or Community
Outreach.
The 2015 Columban Art Calendar is now
available at the Piety Stall for $7.00. When
you purchase the
calendar, you are participating in God’s
Mission and assisting
Columbans in meeting the needs
of the poor.
PASTORAL ASSOCIATE & SACRAMENTAL
CO-ORDINATOR—SUE ANDRUSKIN
Based on quotes submitted for different types of plaques as
well as the inflow of donations from you, we have commenced procurement of the plaques and upgrading of the
wall with Nov. 30 as the target date of dedication. The good
news is that we have been able to source cheaper options
that have halved our initial project cost estimate.
As far as funding is concerned, we have received $2k in
pledges and close to $1k in cash donations so far. We are
continuing to raise funds for these, so we will be holding a
leaving collection at the Nov. 8 and Nov. 9 weekend Masses.
You can also see me regarding monetary pledges or drop
envelope donations at the AV room dropbox. Thanks for your
generosity!
We reiterate our invitation for volunteers for the new Parish
Hospitality team who will be the “face” of the community at
masses, sacramental programs and other pastoral activities
in 2015. Please sign up at the Parish Office.
The last training program for young SJ23 Altar Servers (10
years old+ and must have received the sacraments of Confirmation and Communion) will be held on 3 Sunday afternoons
(Nov. 16, 23 and 30). Please register your child’s interest
with the Parish Office.
The Gatchalian family will host the Nov. 4 rotation of the
SJ23 weekly rosary devotion at 82 Horatio Ave, Kellyville.
Host families for Dec. 9 onwards are needed.
Have a great week! Bart
Y O U T H AN D Y O U N G AD U L T S C O R N E R
Please pray for our children who are presently
preparing for the Sacrament of Reconciliation. The children are working with their parents
under the guidance of the facilitators who have
volunteered to help these families. We are most
grateful for the help that they are giving, showing
the children true models of Jesus’ love.
If you require the services of a Justice of the
Peace to sign a document for you, please note
that this service will no longer be available at
the parish office after the end of November.
Call Sue to make an appointment before then.
The Sacramental calendar for 2015 can now be
seen on the Sacramental notice board in the
church foyer and also on the parish website
www.john23rd.org.au . If you know of families
wanting to know the dates for the sacraments
next year, could you please advise them.
If you know of anyone who needs help from our
Community Outreach group please contact
Sue, [email protected] or phone
9852 0583.
GTK (Getting to Know God, Others and Yourself) YOUTH GROUP
every 2nd and 4th Sunday:
School Years 4-9:
Meet St Mark’s Staff Room.
When? at 4.30pm for afternoon tea.
5.00pm Break open the word.5.30pm
Welcome others to mass. 6.00pm is
the Youth Mass and after mass veg
out and something to eat till7.30pm.
Leave from Church.
www.gtkyouth.com /
Krizzia Tiga: [email protected]:
C.J. Sarlabus [email protected]
COLLECTIONS
1st Collection: $2,273.00
Funds go to Diocese and helps support
Priests)
2nd Collection: (Pays Parish Debt and on
going running costs. If you can, please put
a little extra on the Second Collection.)
Loose:
PG Envelopes:
PG by EFT:
Total Collections :
$1,898.25
$1,918.00
$2,041.00
$5,875.25
We pray and remember…...
Born to Eternal Life: Anunciacion
Marquez, Arturro Cobarrubias,
Asuok Moses.
Anniversary: Vicente Yunon,
Rafaela Yunon, Caitlyn Galea,
Therese Hugh, Leonilo Gonzalez,
Vences Fernando, James, John,
Joshua, Rosario Albia.
Sick: Jude Vittorio Faelnar, Rosalina Linsao, Belen Ortiz, Lisa Echevarria, Cristina Maguddayao, Paul
Aquilina, Noella Tsang, Nikhil &
Ahhil, Cynthia Ferrer, Jun Arizala,
Ron Barzaga, Gerry Galam, David
Whitelaw, Nikhil Parvathaneni,
Jerzy Kuziak, Gay Z Coco, Oscar
Nieves, Edwardo Ho, Nonita Zamora, Josie Zidar, Pumida Alexander,
Erlinda Zamora, Pixs Damayanthi
Perera, Vicky Medaglia, Elmer
Samaniego, Cynthia V Cano, Luci
Jabson, Nora Medina, Baby Edward Taylor, Liza Sehob, Celine
van de Bosch, Aida Lustre,
Felomina Docena, Cynthia
Villafuerte Cano, John & Rhronda
Devereaux, Andreas Bengough,
Felomina Decena, Ronaldo Zamora, Dwayne Xavier Erasmo,
Felomina Docena, Shona Modrich,
Lourdes Subijano, Anthony Joseph,
Marlon Marcelo, Glen Bishop.
We welcome into our church
Anabel Sophia Aritoniang
Sophia Jade Sherry
Harrison Ilagan
Ryder Xavier Aguilar
Thalia Jaanika Herrera-Davila Virveste
Antonia Plohl
Please pray for these children.
YOUNG AT HEART
OVER 55’S
Monday 17th November
Seven Hills RSL
12noon or GGC 11.30am
For further details please call Merrilyn
9629 4552/
0413 424 552
Saturday 6th December
Riverstone Memorial Park
12 noon
23 Market Street, Riverstone
$15 per head
(Bring along $10 Kris Kindle gift)
Novena Mass to Our Lady of
Perpetual Help
Tuesday nights beginning with
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament at
6.30pm, Evening Prayer of the Church at
7.00pm, Rosary at 7.15pm and Mass and
Novena prayers at 7.30pm.
St Philomena Association
Holy Mass
St John Vianney was very devoted to St
Philomena. Pope Gregory XVI called her
“the great wonder worker”.
Date: Saturday 8 November 2014. Mass
at noon with Confession from 11.30am.
For further details and to book
contact
Fran 0458 460 968
Venue: St John Vianney's Church, 17
Cameron St, Doonside. A short walk
north from Doonside station, the one
past Blacktown. Please bring a snack to
share.
POSITION VACANT
RSVP: Elizabeth tel or text 0423 15 44
63, [email protected]
HOUSEKEEPER/
CLEANER REQUIRED
SAINT JOHN XXIII
Thank you to all who supported us
Contact Parish Office for
last month! Your generosity helped
any enquires/ Interviews
us raise $550 and all proceeds will
go into our church fund. Our next
will take place during the
stalls will be held on : - Saturday
Week of 3-7 November.
8th November, after the 6pm mass
Email Resume to
& Sunday 9th November, after the
[email protected].
10.30am mass.
Worldwide Marriage
Encounter Weekend
If you have any questions or would
like to view our menu for preorders, please contact Jill on 0402
172 346. We hope to see you at
our next stall.
A Marriage Enrichment expeSt Patrick’s Cathedral ‘A Spring
rience for married couples.
Affair’ Fundraising Dinner
During the weekend, couples
Tickets include pre-dinner drinks &
have a unique opportunity to
canapés, 2-course dinner with wine
reconnect, rekindle and
& soft drinks, entertainment. Dress
refresh their relationcode – cocktail.
ship. Invest in your most
Date: Friday 14 November, 6.30pm
precious asset … your
for 7pm.
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Venue: St Patrick’s Cathedral Hall &
Dates: Friday 7 November to Cloister, 1 Marist Place, Parramatta.
Sunday 9 November 2014.
Tickets: $65PP (seniors’ discount
Venue: Mount Carmel Re$60PP). Tickets available after Mass
treat Centre, Varroville.
at the Cathedral. For credit card purInquiries & bookings:
chases contact the Cathedral Office
Ardell & Bill Sharpe tel (02)
tel (02) 8839 8400.
4283 3435 or
[email protected]
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Commemoration of All Souls - YEAR A
© Labora Liturgy 2014 printed with permission
Gloria
'Come to me, all you who labour
and are overburdened, and I will
Glory to God in the highest, and on
give you rest. Shoulder my yoke
earth peace to people of good will.
and learn from me, for I am gentle
We praise you, we bless you, we adore
and humble in heart, and you will
you, we glorify you, we give you
Second Reading: ROMANS 5:5-11
thanks for your great glory, Lord
find rest for your souls. Yes, my
God, heavenly King, O God, almighty
A reading from the letter of St Paul to yoke is easy and my burden is
Father. Lord Jesus Christ, Only Belight.'
the Romans
gotten Son, Lord God, Lamb of God,
The Gospel of the Lord.
Son of the Father, you take away the
Hope is not deceptive, because the
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
sins of the world, have mercy on us;
I am sure I shall see the Lord's
goodness in the land of the living.
Hope in him, hold firm and take heart.
Hope in the Lord!
you take away the sins of the world,
receive our prayer; you are seated at
the right hand of the Father, have
mercy on us. For you alone are the
Holy One, you alone are the Lord,
you alone are the Most High, Jesus
Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the
glory of God the Father. Amen
First Reading: ISAIAH
25:6-9
A reading from the prophet Isaiah
On this mountain,
the Lord of hosts will prepare for all
peoples a banquet of rich food.
On this mountain he will remove the
mourning veil covering all peoples,
and the shroud enwrapping all
nations, he will destroy Death for
ever.
The Lord God will wipe away
the tears from every cheek;
he will take away his people's
shame everywhere on earth,
for the Lord has said so.
That day, it will be said: See, this is
our God in whom we hoped for
salvation; the Lord is the one in
whom we hoped.
We exult and we rejoice that he has
saved us.
love of God has been poured into our
hearts by the Holy Spirit which has
been given us. We were still helpless
when at his appointed moment Christ
died for sinful men. It is not easy to
die even for a good man – though of
course for someone really worthy, a
man might be prepared to die – but
what proves that God loves us is that
Christ died for us while we were still
sinners. Having died to make us righteous, is it likely that he would now fail
to save us from God's anger? When
we were reconciled to God by the
death of his Son, we were still enemies; now that we have been reconciled, surely we may count on being
saved by the life of his Son? Not
merely because we have been reconNicene Creed
ciled but because we are filled with
joyful trust in God, through our Lord
Jesus Christ, through whom we have I believe in one God, the Father
already gained our reconciliation.
almighty, maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible. I
believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the
Only Begotten Son of God, born of the
Father before all ages. God from God,
Gospel Acclamation: JOHN 6:40
Light from Light, true God from true
Alleluia, alleluia!
God, begotten, not made, consubThis is the will of my Father, says the stantial with the Father; through him
Lord, that all who believe in the Son
all things were made. For us men and
have eternal life, and I will raise them for our salvation he came down from
up to life again on the last day.
heaven, and by the Holy Spirit was
The word of the Lord.
Alleluia!
incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and beThanks be to God.
came man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, he suffered
Gospel: MATTHEW 11:25-30
Psalm: PS 26
death and was buried, and rose again
on the third day in accordance with
A reading from the holy Gospel
R. The Lord is my light and my
the Scriptures. He ascended into heavaccording to Matthew
salvation.
en and is seated at the right hand of
the Father. He will come again in gloThe Lord is my light and my help;
Jesus exclaimed, 'I bless you, Fa- ry to judge the living and the dead and
whom shall I fear? The Lord is the
ther, Lord of heaven and of earth, his kingdom will have no end. I believe
stronghold of my life; before whom
for hiding these things from the
shall I shrink?
in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver
learned and the clever and reveal- of life, who proceeds from the Father
There is one thing I ask of the Lord,
and the Son, who with the Father and
for this I long, to live in the house of ing them to mere children. Yes,
Father,
for
that
is
what
it
pleased
the Son is adored and glorified, who
the Lord, all the days of my life,
you
to
do.
Everything
has
been
has spoken through the prophets. I
to savour the sweetness of the Lord,
entrusted to me by my father, and believe in one, holy, catholic and aposto behold his temple.
no one knows the Son except the tolic Church. I confess one Baptism
O Lord, hear my voice when I call;
Father, just as no one knows the for the forgiveness of sins and I look
have mercy and answer.
Father except the Son and those forward to the resurrection of the dead
It is your face, O Lord, that I seek;
and the life of the world to come.
to whom the Son chooses to rehide not your face.
Amen.
veal him.
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
CHURCH ROSTER Date
8/11/14
Time
6:00 PM
C
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Readers
Bing Catabas
Youth - CRL 1
Youth - CRL 2
Acolyte / Sr Server
Mario Matias
Val Linsao
9/11/14
7:30 AM
C
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Rowena Esmero
Cher Sareno
Priscilla Houghton
John Farrugia
Jasone Crosdale
9:00 AM
C
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Aaryana Soosaipillai
Clare Thirimanne
Stephanie Thirimanne
Ramie Tirol
Rita Mateazzi
10:30 AM
C
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Vittorio Lim
Gelina Montierro
Qwayne Guevara
Chris Drummond
Celestina Drummond
6:00 PM
C
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Techie Sarlabus
Youth - GTK 1
Youth - GTK 2
Bart Sarlabus
Colin Atwood
8/9 NOVEMBER
EMCs
Bernadette Virwani
Isabelita Engracia
Lorraine Samonte
Louise De Salis
Mary Joh Manalo
Nulfa Veloso
Bernardita Banez
Bradley Houghton
Rajendra Dasi
Remedios Gan
Angel Dionaldo
Chris Thirimanne
Janice Bonnacorso
Laura Bonnacorso
Patricia Charlton
Rosemarie Barretto
Josephine Lim
Lilibeth Guevara
Myrna Cala
Nellie Tambolero
Nimeshi Fernando
Rose Franco
Suni Fernando
Florence Holroyd
Kylie Baker
Marilyn Villa
Pauline Berry
Shonee Atwood
Veronica Skipper
Servers
Bevan Sayer
Brendan Sayer
Vincent Linsao
Isaiah Reyes
Nathan Catabas
Cohen Bosworth
Olivia Bosworth
Riza Linsao
Crystal D'Cunha
Jonathan D'Cunha
Vidya Jolly
Vishal Jolly
Johnathon Soosaipillai
Matthew Sarabia
Megan Sarabia
Anna Todhunter
Charlotte Todhunter
Benjamin Lim
Jordan Lim
Troyce Quimpo
Alyse Berry
Emily Rose Berry
Natasja Surjanto
Crystallina Surjanto
Eustacia Surjanto
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