St Christopher’s Cathedral Parish, Canberra
The Holy Family of
Jesus, Mary and Joseph
27/28th December 2014
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: The shepherds went in
haste, and found Mary and Joseph and the Infant lying in a manger.
Weekend Mass Times
St Christopher’s Cathedral (SCC)
Cnr Franklin & Furneaux Streets,
Forrest (Manuka) ACT
Sunday: 8.00am, 11.00am,
5.30pm
St Peter Chanel’s Church (SPC)
RESP. PSALM. R: The Lord remembers his covenant for ever.
Cnr Weston & Loch Streets,
Yarralumla ACT
Saturday: 6.00pm Vigil
Sunday: 9.30am
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION: Alleluia, alleluia! In the past God spoke to our fathers through
the prophets; now he speaks to us through his Son. Alleluia!
Weekday Mass Times
As a parish we pray for…
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
Reconciliation
St Christopher’s Cathedral
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.
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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.
COMMUNION ANTIPHON: Our God has appeared on the earth, and lived among us.
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Those who are ill Sheila van Gent, John Clowry, Betty O’Brien, Helen Burt, Hazel Lamdin,
Terry Conlan, Henry Friend, Gwen Winchester, Melanie Swan, Ana Marko, Timothy Batinich, John Wilson, Rachel Capps, Fr Phil Harding
Anniversaries of death Mary Walshe
Recently deceased Edith Gillberg, Rebecca Searle
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Holy Days this week
Mon 29 Dec
Wed 31 Dec
Thu 1 Jan
Fri 2 Jan
Sun 4 Jan
St Thomas Becket
St Sylvester I
Mary, the Holy Mother of God
Sts Basil the Great & Gregory Nazianzen
The Epiphany
Optional (white)
Optional (white)
Solemnity (white)
Memorial (white)
Solemnity (white)
PARISH NOTICES
NEW YEAR’S EVE ADORATION VIGIL is on again this year! Join us for prayer and praise,
Rosary and reflection as we adore Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament from 7pm on Wednesday
31st December 2014 to 6am on Thursday 1st January 2015. At St Peter Chanel’s Catholic
Church, cnr Weston and Loch Streets, Yarralumla ACT. Snacks and drinks available. All welcome! For more information, and to sign up for the roster, please phone or text Susanna on
0419 902 293.
PARISH OFFICE The Parish Office reopens on Monday 5th January. For emergencies requiring a priest before then, please call 0418 208 129.
MASSES FOR NEW YEAR’S DAY (2015), the Solemnity of Mary the Mother of God (1st
January), will be said at St Christopher’s Cathedral at the times of 9.00am and 12.15pm (the
latter with singing).
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 MINISTRIES
Director of Music Jaki Kane, Accounts Linda
Casella & Karina Widjaja, Pastoral Care Practitioner Liz Porra, School of Religion Muriel Joseph, PPC Chair Keith Baker, Young Adults
Leaders Jonathan Lee & Genevieve Nicoll, Lector/EMHC Coordinators Edwina & Mark Hyman, Maintenance Manager Pieter van Gent
OUR ARCHDIOCESE
& BEYOND
EVENINGS FOR THE ENGAGED is a
Catholic marriage preparation course endorsed by the Archdiocese of Canberra &
Goulburn and will be held over two consecutive Saturdays on 7th and 14th February
2015. Enquiries to Kathy and Mark Haseler
on 6166 7634.
MT CARMEL RETREAT CENTRE The
Wisdom of Teresa Divine Friendship: spiritual guidance in prayer, holiness and mission from the writings of St Teresa of Avila.
When: 30th January - 1st Feb 2015. Presenter: Fr Paul Maunder OCD. Cost: $220
(concessions available). Where: Mt Carmel
Retreat Centre, 247 St Andrews Road, Varroville NSW 2566. Contact: (02) 8795
3400 / [email protected]. Visit
www.carmeliteretreats.com.au.
LITURGICAL MINISTRIES ROSTER
3/4 January
Lectors
EMHCs
6.00pm
(SPC)
Judy Blundell
Mike Nash
Mary Debus
Margaret Phelan
Sue Buckingham
8.00am
(SCC)
Liza Quinn
Phil Pocock
9.30am
(SPC)
Colliss Parrett
Therese Jordan
11.00am
(SCC)
Ceciley Matthews Jacqueline Hipwell
Mark Hyman
Mark Hyman
5.30pm
(SCC)
Robert & Mary
Lou Davies
Bernard Cusack
Wilfred & Margaret Lawrence
First Reading: Genesis 15:1-6,21:1-3
The word of the Lord was spoken to Abram in a vision, ‘Have no fear, Abram, I am
your shield; your reward will be very great.’
‘My Lord,’ Abram replied ‘what do you intend to give me? I go childless...’ Then
Abram said, ‘See, you have given me no descendants; some man of my household
will be my heir.’ And then this word of the Lord was spoken to him, ‘He shall not
be your heir; your heir shall be of your own flesh and blood.’ Then taking him outside he said, ‘Look up to heaven and count the stars if you can. Such will be your
descendants’ he told him. Abram put his faith in the Lord, who counted this as
making him justified.
The Lord dealt kindly with Sarah as he had said, and did what he had promised.
So Sarah conceived and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the time God had
promised. Abraham named the son born to him Isaac, the son to whom Sarah had
given birth.
MUSIC RETREAT AT GALONG ‘Restore
My Spirit’ Presented by Sr Carmel Pilcher
RSJ and Sr Timothy Monaghan RSJ. Singers, instrumentalists and all interested in
music for liturgy are invited to come away
for a weekend to pray, rest and explore music in liturgy with presenters who know what
support you need. Sr Carmel has taught
liturgical formation around Australia and Sr
Timothy is a musician who has ministered
in country parishes. Friday 6th February Sunday 8th February 2015. For bookings
ring (02) 6380 5222. Contact: Retreat Coordinator, St Clement’s Retreat and Conference Centre, Galong NSW 2585.
Second Reading: Hebrews 11:8,11-12,17-19
It was by faith that Abraham obeyed the call to set out for a country that was the
inheritance given to him and his descendants, and that he set out without knowing
where he was going. It was equally by faith that Sarah, in spite of being past the age,
was made able to conceive, because she believed that he who had made the promise
would be faithful to it. Because of this, there came from one man, and one who
was already as good as dead himself, more descendants than could be counted, as
many as the stars of heaven or the grains of sand on the seashore.
It was by faith that Abraham, when put to the test, offered up Isaac. He offered
to sacrifice his only son even though the promises had been made to him and he
had been told: It is through Isaac that your name will be carried on. He was confident
that God had the power even to raise the dead; and so, figuratively speaking, he
was given back Isaac from the dead.
‘EMBRACE’ - ARCHDIOCESAN ASSEMBLY 20th (evening only) & 21st March
2015, St Christopher’s Cathedral and St
Clare’s College, Griffith. We will gather
under the theme “Embrace: The Joy of the
Gospel in Marriage and Family Life”. Please
visit our website embrace2015.org.au.
Gospel: Luke 2:22,39-40
When the day came for them to be purified as laid down by the Law of Moses, the
parents of Jesus took him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord.
When they had done everything the Law of the Lord required, they went back to
Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth. Meanwhile the child grew to maturity, and
he was filled with wisdom; and God’s favour was with him.
St Christopher’s Cathedral Parish encompasses the areas of Barton, Causeway, Deakin, Forrest, Fyshwick, Griffith,
Kingston, Manuka, Parkes, Red Hill, Yarralumla