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St. Paul’s Parish
3RD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
YEAR B
25 JANUARY 2015
Incorporating the Communities/Churches of Moss Vale, Berrima,
Bundanoon, Burrawang, Robertson, Sutton Forest and Penrose Park
Mission Statement
As a unique Parish, with vibrant station
churches, we of St Paul’s Parish strive to be an
active, welcoming, compassionate, Catholic
Community, with Christ as our model.
As Eucharistic people, we seek to grow in our
faith, sharing our talents with each other and
spreading God’s teachings through word,
action and example.
PARISH PRIEST
Fr Jaroslaw Zan, OSPPE
Presbytery: 24 Garrett St. Moss Vale
OFFICE HOURS
9.00am to 1.00pm Monday, Thursday & Friday
1pm to 5pm Wednesday
Phone: 4868 1931 Fax:4869 3586
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.stpaulsmossvale.org.au
Pauline Fathers:4878 9192
SUNDAY MASS TIMES
CHILDREN’S MASS
St Paul’s Moss Vale
Saturday Vigil - 6.00 pm
Sunday
- 9.30 am
St Peter’s Burrawang
1st, 3rd, 5th Sunday - 8.00 am
2nd, 4th Sunday
- 5.00 pm
St Brigid’s Bundanoon
2nd, 4th Sunday
- 8.00 am
1st, 3rd, 5th Sunday - 5.00 pm
St Francis Xavier Berrima
1st Sunday of the month - 11am
Penrose Park Monastery
Sunday - 9am and 11am English
10am Polish
2nd Sunday of each Month
WEEKDAY M ASS TIMES
St Paul’s Mon Wed Thurs Fri - 8.00 am
NO MASS TUESDAY
St Paul’s College Saturday - 8.00am
Penrose Park Monastery 11am Daily
Sunday 25 January
Sunday 1 February
Readers: 6pm Vigil
D Strode, C Smith
Damian & Dot Healy
9.30 am
A Hans. A Zaranski
K Harrison, T Grainger
St Brigid’s 8am/5pm
A Hyman, A McCarter
R Carter, M Mcamara
St Peter’s 8am/5pm
B Olson
C Turek
Offertory: 6pm Vigil
C & P Collimore
T & C Saker
J MacKay, M Norris
A Breen, M D’Adam
St Brigid’s 8am/5pm
Gilbert Family
S Marr/ C Gill
St Peter’s 8am/5pm
R Bolzan
M Lynch
Flowers St Paul’s
A Strode, A Dulhunty
N Mapp, E Kellond
Church Clean St Paul’s
A Strode, A Dulhunty
R Mapp
C Gill
H Grima
Counters:
L McPherson, B & A Whyte
J Gerada, K Donnan
Children’s Liturgy
No Liturgy - School holidays
ROSTERS
9.30am
St Brigid’s
PRAY FOR OUR PARISH:
Sick: Stan, Desmond, Kevin, Kaye, Phil,
Kathy, Kylie, Emily, Maree, Harley, Elaine,
Bruce Shepherd, Murial Dromgold, Marilyn,
Anthony, Julia, John, Catherine, Anne, Stuart, Mike, Nicole, Brian, Peter, Elizabeth,
Jacqui Mack, Bridget, Paula, Margaret,
Keith, and all on the Intercessory Prayer
List.
Aged Care & Sick in the Parish: Sometimes people would like a visitor from the
Parish. We have pastoral carers who offer
this ministry of visitation. Contact the Parish
Office.
Deceased: Patrick Kirton, Maud Josephine
Hebert, Penelope Wells, Suzanne Westgarth, Charles Francis, Dulcie Daley, Sonia
Akrigg, Eugene Hyde, Beryl Lowe, Barry
Ellsmore, Colin McCue, Harry Clout, Tom
Gill, Hyde, Tilden, Conroy, Poidevin, Murphy, Dromgold, Dwyer, Halls, Lawler, Saker
& Allport families and for all the Holy Souls
& for the deceased members of the Friends
of the Suffering Souls.
MAY THEY REST IN PEACE. AMEN
RECONCILIATION
St Paul’s Moss Vale
Saturday 5 - 5.30 pm
After Weekday Masses & on request
St Peter’s Burrawang
2nd Sunday after 5.00 pm Mass
St Brigid’s Bundanoon
1st Sunday after 5.00 pm Mass
EXPOSITION AND ADORATION OF THE
BLESSED SACRAMENT
St Paul’s Moss Vale
Following Friday morning Mass at 8 am
NOVENA TO OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP
Following Wednesday morning Mass 8 am
BAPTISMS—BY APPOINTMENT
There is one preparation meeting held on
the last Thursday of each month at 6.30pm
for those wishing to enroll in the Sacrament
of Baptism. Baptisms held on 1st Sunday at
Berrima, & 3rd Sunday at St Paul’s Moss
Vale.
CATHOLIC WOMEN’S LEAGUE
Meeting 9.30am on 2nd Thurs of each
month from Feb to Nov. All welcome.
PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS
POPE FRANCIS HAS ANNOUNCED THAT
2015 “YEAR OF CONSECRATED LIFE.”
Loving God, Father, Son and Holy
Spirit, increase the number of Priests,
Sisters and Brothers. Make them
strong in faith, alert to your people's
needs, ever profoundly spiritual, understanding and charitable. Grant to
Priests and religious men and women
zeal in their vocation and success on
their labours. May they do all things in
love for you. O holy mother of God,
pray for Priests, that they be made
worthy of the promises of Christ.
Amen
We welcome new
parishioners to our
Parish and would
love to get to know
you. Please make
yourself known to one
of the greeters at the
door or Fr Jarek.
If you would to join the Intercessory
Prayer list contact Sue or Brian
48841205 or [email protected]
PARISH NEWS .....
ORDER OF ST PAUL THE FIRST HERMIT
AUSTRALIA DAY 2015
PARISH DIARY DATES.......
Mon 26 Jan: Australia Day Mass at St
Francis Xavier Berrima 9.30am (Note: No
Mass at Moss Vale)
Wed 28 Jan: Liturgy Meeting
Thurs 29 Jan: Stewardship
Sun 1 Feb: St Brigid’s Feast Day 5pm
Bundanoon
Tues 3 Feb: PPC meeting 5pm
Mass will be celebrated on Monday 26 Thurs 5 Feb: Lunch Club in Hall 11.30am
January at St Francis Xavier Berrima Thurs 5 Feb: Finance Meeting 5.30pm
9.30am
St PAUL’S SCHOOL NEWS...
(Please note: No 8am Mass at Moss
Vale on this day)
Jan 27 9.30am :St Paul’s Moss
MASSES TIMES
Following Mass, there will be an Aussie
Vale Mass for Highland Catholic
Primary Schools staff & cateMasses will resume this week with an Morning Tea of Damper and Cockie’s Joy
chists
additional Mass the following week on with Billy Tea or Coffee. All welcome.
Feb
5
9.30am:
School Mass –start of
Tuesday 3 February
The Church will remain open till 2pm for
New School Year
Mon 2 Feb: The Presentation of the Lord visitors wishing to view the
– Blessing of candles. Please bring inside. Raffle tickets will
OUTSIDE OUR PARISH ...
along your own candles.
also be on sale, proceeds to
LITURGICAL MINISTRY TRAINING:
Tues 3 Feb: St Blaise – Blessing of wards general maintenance
ACOLYTES, ALTAR SERVERS & EXthroats
and upkeep of the Church.
TRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF HOLY
ST PAUL’S ALTAR SERVERS ROSTER
LUNCH CLUB
COMMUNION Saturday 7 February: Xa24 Jan 6pm: Baxter, Holly
The Lunch Club will re- vier Centre, Wollongong (10am – 4pm)
25 Jan 9.30am: Caitlin, Ashleigh
commence on Thursday, 5 Saturday 21 February: St John the Evan31 Jan 6pm: Luka, Grace, Matilda
February in the School gelist Parish Hall, Campbelltown (10am –
1 Feb 9.30am: Hayden
Hall and will be held on 4pm) This training is essential for those
the first Thursday of the month through- who wish to become Acolytes, Adult Altar
ST BRIGID’S FEAST DAY
out the year. If you would like to spend Servers and Extraordinary Ministers of
St Brigid's is once again cele- time socialising with others, sharing con- Holy Communion within the Diocese of
brating their Feast Day, on Sun- versation and friendship – please come Wollongong. Bishop Peter Ingham and
day 1st FEBRUARY with Mass at 11.30am till 1.30pm for a light lunch members of the Diocesan Liturgical Comat 5 pm followed by dinner at together. Everyone is most welcome ! mission will lead two sessions in the
The Bundanoon Club. Cost $15 per head Please invite your friends/neighbours, morning (covering Introduction to Liturgical Ministry and the common ministry of
& buy your own drinks. Please contact especially if they may be home alone.
Margaret Mc Namara on 4883. 4772, OR For any dietary requirements please Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion), and one session after lunch
[email protected]
phone Kathy Roche – 4877 1490
(covering the ministries of Acolyte and
for bookings, which are essential for caAltar Server). The day is a pre-requisite
tering purposes .Monies can be left at the ADULT FAITH & MINISTRY IN MOSS VALE
parish office in a marked envelope.
Darren McDowell from the Bishop’s Of- for the training course on Holy Communfice has offered to facilitate a course here ion to the Sick (to be run Saturday 13
SUNDAY 8 FEBRUARY
at St Paul’s. The title of the course is “ June at the Xavier Centre). It is also a pre
On Sunday 8 February at the
Adult Faith & Ministry”. We have had an -requisite for this year’s Institution of Acolytes celebrations, to be held on the last
9.30am Mass, Father Jarek will
number of interested people enquire
have a Special Blessing of the
already. If you are interested and would two weekends of April. Morning Tea,
Children’s backpacks/school
like to be involved, please contact Kath- Lunch and Afternoon Tea are provided.
bags to mark the new year of learning. All leen Lambourne or the office by Wednes- A contribution of $10 to cover costs would
children are encouraged to bring their day 28 January. This offer is open to pa- be appreciated.
For registration please contact Helen
school bags so that they and their back- rishioners in Bowral/Mittagong as well.
Bennett at [email protected] or
packs can receive a blessing for a wonCAN YOU HELP?
4222 2403 by 5 Feb (Illawarra venue)
derful year.
Catechists needed!! We are desperate and 18 Feb (Macarthur venue).
ACCOMMODATION REQUIRED
During the Provincial Chapter
held this week, Fr Jarek was
elected the new Provincial of
the Pauline Fathers in Australia. We congratulate Father
and ask that you pray for him as he takes
on this significant role.
Fr Richard Green has also been elected
as Counselor of the Province. New appointments within the Province will be
confirmed towards the end of April.
Female teacher in mid 20's from Wollongong. Working part-time in Moss Vale
(Thursday and Friday). Looking for a
place to stay for 3 nights and two days
(Wednesday afternoon to Saturday morning). Preferably with a mature-aged lady
(40+) with no children/no longer living
with children. I am a friendly, honest and
reliable person, willing to share in payments. Please contact me asap on
0431375305 or [email protected] Your help will be very much appreciated!
Please speak to Fr Jarek if you would like
further information.
for willing helpers. For more information NATIONAL PASTORAL PLANNING
contact our coordinator Margaret Streater CONFERENCE : Information and regisor the parish office.
tration details for the National Pastoral
Planners Network Conference, to be held
Words of Wisdom –
22- 24 April 2015 at the Grand Chifley
Pope St Gregory
Hotel South Tce Adelaide are in the
Church foyers. Fr Timothy Radcliffe is the
“The Holy Bible is like a mirror before keynote speaker on Day Two of the conour mind’s eye. In it we see our inner ference. This conference will be an excelface. From the Scriptures we can learn lent opportunity to engage with those from
our spiritual deformities and beauties. other dioceses involved in mission, ministry and leadership. The theme of the conAnd there too we discover the progress
ference is “The Spirit of Truth will Set us
we are making and how far we are from Free: Exploring Hope in the Reality of
perfection.”
Parish Life.”
3RD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR B
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON
O sing a new song to the Lord, sing to
the Lord, all the earth. In his presence
are majesty and splendour, strength and
honour in his holy place.
FIRST READING
Jonah 3:1-5. 10
The word of the Lord was addressed to
Jonah: `Up!' he said `Go to Nineveh, the
great city, and preach to them as I told
you to.’ Jonah set out and went to
Nineveh in obedience to the word of the
Lord. Now Nineveh was a city great
beyond compare: it took three days to
cross it. Jonah went on into the city,
making a day's journey. He preached in
these words, `Only forty days more and
Nineveh is going to be destroyed.' And
the people of Nineveh believed in God;
they proclaimed a fast and put on
sackcloth, from the greatest to the least.
God saw their efforts to renounce their
evil behaviour. And God relented: he did
not inflict on them the disaster which he
had threatened.
The word of the Lord.
RESPONSORIAL PSALM
Ps 24:4-9. R v.4
R. Teach me your ways, O Lord.
1. Lord, make me know your ways.
Lord, teach me your paths. Make me
walk in your truth, and teach me: for you
are God my saviour. (R)
2. Remember your mercy, Lord, and the
love you have shown from of old. In
your love remember me, because of
your goodness, 0 Lord. (R)
3. The Lord is good and upright. He
shows the path to those who stray, He
guides the humble in the right path; he
teaches his way to the poor. (R)
SECOND READING
Corinthians 7:29-31
Brothers: our time is growing short.
Those who have wives should live as
though they had none, and those who
mourn should live as though they had
nothing to mourn for; those who are
enjoying life should live as though
there were nothing to laugh about;
those whose life is buying things
should live as though they had nothing
of their own; and those who have to
deal with the world should not become
engrossed in it. I say this because the
world as we know it is passing away.
The word of the Lord.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Mk 1:15
Alleluia, alleluia!
The kingdom of God is near: believe
the Good News! Alleluia!
25 January 2015
GOSPEL
since the soul and the spirit are eternal.
A sinner is a fool gambling with his
eternal life. He is so close minded that
preferring the temporary pleasures of the
world, he is already rejecting the eternal
joy and glory offered to him.
Jesus came to propose to everyone a
great opportunity for all eternity. It is
indeed the good news of salvation,
otherwise humanity would be doomed to
the desires of the flesh.
You are flesh and spirit, Jesus is spirit.
He has sacrificed himself for you in order
to make you a child of God. Without His
forgiveness you cannot receive a place in
heaven, therefore repent and start
exploring the spiritual being within you,
know yourself and know Him. You are
much more than what you think you are.
Wake up my little soul, Jesus has been
calling you for a long time. Come out of
your dark cave of sin and indifference to
God. Repent, change your life, convert,
pray more and start living the new life
that He invites you to live. Follow Him.
Mark 1:14-20
After John had
been arrested,
Jesus
went
into
Galilee.
There
he
proclaimed the
Good
News
from
God.
`The time has come’ he said `and the
kingdom of God is close at hand.
Repent, and believe the Good News.'
As he was walking along by the Sea
of Galilee he saw Simon and his
brother Andrew casting a net in the
lake - for they were fishermen. And
Jesus said to them, `Follow me and I
will make you into fishers of men.' And
at once they left their nets and
followed him.
Going on a little further, he saw
James son of Zebedee and his brother
John; they too were in their boat,
mending their nets. He called them at
once and, leaving their father Zebedee FEASTS THIS WEEK
in the boat with the men he employed, Mon, 26 Jan: AUSTRALIA DAY
they went after him.
Wed, 28 Jan: St Thomas Aquinas, priest,
The Gospel of the Lord
doctor
Sat, 31 Jan: St John Bosco, priest
LITURGY NOTES
Preface Sunday II
Eucharistic Prayer: III
Pope’s Prayer Intentions for January
Acclamation: We proclaim your Death ...
REFLECTION
Universal: Peace : That those
from diverse religious traditions and all people of good
will may work together for
peace.
Evangelization: Consecrated life: That
in this year dedicated to consecrated
life, religious men and women may rediscover the joy of following Christ and
strive to serve the poor with zeal.
You all have experienced the difficulty of
finding a locked door and not having the
key to open it. It is as frustrating as trying
to see when there is total darkness and
there is no light.
Well let me tell you: repentance is the
key to the door of the kingdom of
heaven. Jesus is the light that shines in
your spiritual world of darkness.
A sinner who does not repent is a person
who loses conscience of what sin is, he
PRAYER FOR PRIESTS
begins to see a lot of good reasons for O my God, help those priests who are faithful
his sinfulness, he justifies himself for his to remain faithful; to those who are falling,
actions and believes his sin is very small stretch forth Your Divine Hand that they may
and has no consequence. He only wants grasp it as their support.
to listen to himself and to the enemy of In the great ocean of Your mercy, lift those
souls who becomes his best friend. The poor unfortunate ones who have fallen, that
being engulfed therein Thy Great Loving
sinner becomes blind to the light of Heart. Amen.
Jesus, deaf to His word and his soul Precious Blood of Jesus protect them!
infected by sin gets sicker and sicker, it Saint John Vianney, pray for them.
begins to die.
In the spirit, the soul of a sinner looks
PRAYER TO ST MICHAEL
exactly as the body of a leper, perhaps
Saint
Michael
the
Archangel,
that is why Jesus I cured many lepers in
defend us in the battle; keep us safe
His ministry of healing. Those who are
from the wickedness and snares of
obstinate in their sins are blind because
the devil. May God restrain him, we
they do not see with the eyes of the
humbly pray, and You, O prince
spirit. Those who commit mortal sin and
of the heavenly host, by the power
do not repent are the same as the of God, cast into hell Satan and all the other
paralytics who can not move. Jesus evil spirits who wander through the world seekcame to heal the sick not only in the ing the ruin of souls. Amen. Pope Leo XIII
body, but most importantly in the soul,
Readings taken from The Sunday Missal, Jerusalem Bible
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48681931 Email: [email protected]
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