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