3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time YrB 25th January, 2015 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 Weekly bulletin for the parish of St Agatha, Pennant Hills TODAY'S READINGS Entrance Antiphon: OUR SACRAMENTS Reconciliation & Exposition: 8.30-9.30am Sat Baptisms: By appointment Weddings: By appointment Anointing of The Sick: As requested OUR PARISH TEAM O sing a new song to the Lord; sing to the Lord, all the earth. In his presence are majesty and splendor, strength and honour in his holy place. First Reading: Jonah 3: 1-5, 10 The preaching of Jonah met with an immediate response in the pagan city of Nineveh. Responsorial Psalm 24: 4-9 Teach me your ways, O Lord. Fr Paul Durkin Fr Harry Kennedy Fr Joseph Choi Mal Weber Tomasz Kukielka Tina Muscat Debbie Doughty Parish Priest Assistant Priest Assistant Priest Parish Secretary 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] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 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 Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 7: 29-31 Believing that the return of the Lord was imminent, Paul counsels an attitude of detachment from the things of this world. Gospel Acclamation: Alleluia, Alleluia! The kingdom of God is near: believe the Good News. Alleluia! Gospel: Mark 1: 14-20 Jesus begins to preach and calls his first disciples. Reflection Jesus began his preaching with a call to repentance. We begin each Mass with a similar call: we are asked to call to mind our sins and to repent of them. COMMUNITY MISSION St Agatha’s parish Please pray for our recently deceased: Joseph Rego, Sandra Hayne, Coie Gerrard, Katrina Dawson, Tori Johnson, Ellen Misso And for those whose anniversaries that occur at this time: Selvi Martin, Tony Caspersz, Elizabeth Sharp, Margaret Williams, Gerard Williams, Alison Lloyd, Jean Van Rooyen, Jed Manning Please pray for the sick in our community: Juliet Bowron, Max O’Connor, John Swan, Aida Chan, Livio Carlie, Walter Watterson, Kevin O’Keefe Special intentions: Those living with addictions 6.30am Morning Mass The 6.30am Morning Mass at St Agatha’s will resume on Tuesday 27th January, 2015. Reflection To answer the call to repentance one must feel dissatisfaction with oneself, and have a longing for something better. There must be a sense that something is wrong, or at least that something is missing. The conversion experience begins with the realisation that we are not what we could and should be. This realisation is the first stage of a process, the first step of a journey. To take on board the call to repentance demands openness, honesty, humility, and above all courage – the courage to put an end to self-deception, and confront a painful reality. The courage to admit one’s guilt, ask for forgiveness, and resolve to change. SYNOD on the Family Questionnaire Pope Francis and members of the Synod on the family invite you to offer your opinions and feedback on the questionnaire which is available at the following site: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/family-synod-2015 Official Prayer to the Holy Family for the Synod Jesus, Mary and Joseph, in you we contemplate The splendour of true love, to you we turn with trust. Holy Family of Nazareth, grant that our families too may be places of communion and prayer, authentic schools of the Gospel and small domestic Churches. Holy Family of Nazareth, may families never again experience violence, rejection and division: may all who have been hurt or scandalized find ready comfort and healing. Holy Family of Nazareth, may the approaching Sunod of Bishops make us once more mindful of the sacredness and inviolability of the family, and its beauty in God’s plan. Jesus, Mary and Joseph graciously hear our prayer. Amen. St Agatha Virgin & Martyr Feast Day Thursday 5th February Please join our Parish community for Mass at 7.30pm Healing Mass : You are invited to the Healing Mass on Friday, 30th January 2015 at 7pm at St Agatha’s, being celebrated by Fr Bobby Emprayil, VC from Divine Retreat Centre, Assam - India. For more details please see flyer on notice board, in the Church foyer. Help needed An elderly woman in Britannia St Pennant Hills, would like a regular lift to the 9am Mass or 10.30am Mass on Sundays Contact: Carol Ph: 0466 672 345 St Agatha’s parish Aneel Aranha, Holy Spirit Interactive (http://www.holyspiritinteractive.net/) back in Pennant Hills School of Discipleship to commence on 3 and 4 Feb 2015 After a successful retreat last August, Aneel Aranha will be back in Sydney as part of his Hope Tour and will launch the School of Discipleship on Tuesday, 3 February and Wednesday, 4 February from 7 pm in our parish. What is the school of Discipleship ? The Holy Spirit Interactive School of Discipleship is a program intended to help people on the journey of discipleship that all Christians are called to travel. The Program covers four subjects that are fundamental to the faith—Repentance, Forgiveness, Surrender and Prayer—before culminating in an invitation to become (or grow as) a disciple of Christ through the School of Discipleship. Students in the School are taught about the Catholic faith, how to live it and how to share it with others through a variety of subjects ranging from faith issues and contemplative prayer to scripture and apologetics. How long does the school run for ? It is a year long program consisting of 8 modules (5 sessions per module). The duration of each meeting is approximately three hours and the main body of the meeting consists of a video presentation followed by a time of group sharing. For further information, please contact Amelia Pereira on 04139 22574 or email [email protected]. Bookings essential, no fees involved. Please see the notice board in the church foyer for more details CHRISTIAN MEDITATION Recommences on Monday 2nd February in the Parish Centre at 10.30am You are most welcome to participate Saints of the week 28th January – St Thomas Aquinas 31st January – St John Bosco Start the New Year off with a bang! Spend a weekend with your spouse at a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend. The peaceful setting of this weekend enrichment is a great way to rekindle the romance in your marriage. Weekend date: 6-8 March at Mt Carmel Retreat Centre, Varroville, NSW To apply contact Ardell & Bill Sharpe tel. 02 4283 3435 or [email protected] www.wwme.org.au www.facebook.com/WWMEasternUnit Reader’s & Children’s liturgy Rosters are now available in the church foyer. Thank you ☺ Wardens needed If you can assist with this ministry; by circulating the collection ‘plates’ during Mass, please contact the Parish office on 9484 1427, or email [email protected] If you attend the 9am, 10.30am or 6pm Masses on Sundays, please don’t hesitate to volunteer…. We need you!! Thank you St Agatha’s parish This Week’s Parish Ministers: 3rd Sunday in Ordinary time 25th January 2015 Redfield College Mass Times 6.00pm 7.30am 9.00am 10.30am 6.00pm 8.30am Celebrant Fr Brian Fr Brian Fr Brian Fr Denis Fr Harry Fr Harry Readers R Kennaugh C Kennaugh A Woods G Kenny M Smith P Houchin S Revoltar M Lynam N Prakash V Logan Wardens A Hughes Communion R Hyland E Kukielka J Crane 1. D Scott 1A. V Frizza Altar Servers J Hanna G Da Silva Preparation C Joy C Cameron Music Ray & Ronnie John Giuliano (c) Denise & Peter Murphy Joanna Mestanza John Siddle 2. M Mouhayet 3. R Panandam 4. N Guerlin N Rossi M Rossi G Mundackal 5. C Plotel T De Silva L Nery S Parsons D Anderson A Raffel K Kukielka V Ashton J Jenson J Jenson J Placido Foertsch Family Pinto Family Quiet Pearl & Venitia Jean Paul Newton Rosary Statue 27 January 8pm John & Joan Corbett 50 Greenhaven Dr Pennant Hills Ph: 9481 8581 Elaine & choir Childrens’ Liturgy Welcomers Money Counters 18th & 25th January Altar Society 1 February Carol Bennett Shirley Lohman Angela Budhi Next week’s Parish Ministers: 4th Sunday in Ordinary time 1st February 2015 6.00pm Mass Times 7.30am 9.00am 10.30am Floral Ministry for February Josephine Placido Redfield College 6.00pm 8.30am Celebrant Readers M Boldt J Gracie P Carneiro P Smith A Lim L Rossi Y Thomas S Thomas D Lea M Friend 1. L Song 1A. A Rangel A Box 2. F Doughty 3. R Hyland 4. T Plotel 5. T Anderson A Raffel T Kukielka A Kukielka M Anderson E Logan T Kukielka K Moseley T Pereira S Chan J Stillone J Engesser Wardens A Hughes Communion A Wong M Giminez M Gregorio Altar Servers C Ishak M Ishak K Adidharma G Da Silva M Wiggins J Wiggins E Minihan M Sylvester Preparation R Paton E & R Spencer Deitch Family M Lynam Pacheco Family BBE N Mascarenhas Peter & Juliet Mark Berry Placido Family Maureen & Clem Cawley (c) Natalie Guerlin Emanuel Vassallo Yenni Supono Rosary Statue 3 February 8pm Robert & Cathy Kennaugh 10 Clement Close Pennant Hills Ph: 9484 0801 Altar Society 8 February Toni Bennett Jessie Steinhour Rosita Sidik Music Childrens’ Liturgy Elaine & choir Welcomers Money Counters 1st & 8th February Floral Ministry for February Josephine Placido
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