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St Anthony’s Parish Picton
Bargo – Balmoral – Buxton – Couridjah –
Douglas Park – Lakesland – Menangle –
Picton – Pheasants Nest – Tahmoor –
Thirlmere – Wilton – Yanderra
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Parish Priest : Father John Ho
20 Stratford Road, Tahmoor NSW 2573.
FOURTH SUNDAYIN ORDINARY TIME —YEAR B
Parish Bulletin
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON:
Save us, O Lord our God! And gather us from the nations, to give thanks to
your holy name, and make it our glory to praise you.
FIRST READING: Deuteronomy 18:15-20
A reading from the book of Deuteronomy
I will put my words into the prophet’s mouth, and he will tell the all I command
RESPONSORIAL PSALM:
If today you hear his voice harden not your hearts.
SECOND READING Corinthians 7:32-35
A reading from the first letter of St Paul to the Corinthians
The unmarried woman dedicates herself to the things of the Lord, that she
might be holy.
Sunday 1 February 2015
WEEKEND MASS TIMES:
St Anthony’s Church - Tahmoor
Saturday Vigil - 6.00 pm
Sunday - 7.30am & 9.30am
WEEKDAY MASS TIMES:
Monday
8.00 am—Tahmoor
Feast of the Presentation of the Lord
Tuesday10.00 am—Tahmoor
Seniors Mass & Morning Tea
Wednesday- 8.00 am—Tahmoor
Thursday8.00 am—Tahmoor
St Agatha, virgin, martyr
Friday9.30 am—Picton
St Paul Miki & companions, martyrs
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION:
Alleluia, alleluia!
A people in darkness have seen a great light:
a radiant dawn shines on those lost in death.
Alleluia!
GOSPEL: Mark 1:21-28
This is a new kind of teaching that speaks with authority.
COMMUNION ANTIPHON:
Let your face shine on your servant. Save me in your merciful love. O Lord,
let me never be put to shame, for I call on you.
NEXT WEEKS READINGS:
FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME—YEAR B
Job 7:1-4, 6-7; 1 Cor 9:16-19, 22-23; Mk 1:29-39
SCRIPTURE QUESTIONS
1.
Why do you think Jesus
started his public ministry
in a synagogue?
2.
What does it mean to teach
with authority?
3.
Do you think it is possible
for people to be possessed
by an evil spirit today?
4.
What teaching or event in
Jesus' life impresses you
the most?
Reconciliation (Confession)
Saturday 5.15– 5.45 pm Tahmoor and before
Sunday masses
Adoration: Tuesday
1st Tuesday
4.30pm—5.15pm
9.00am-9.45am
St Patrick’s Church—Menangle
6.00 pm Mass on the First Sunday of the month.
Second Saturday of the Month
OFFICE HOURS
Tuesday - Friday
9.00a.m. - 3.00p.m.
Parish Phone 4683 2230
Fr John’s Mobile 0408 671920
Parish Fax: 4683 2248
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.stanthonyspicton.org.au
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Pictonparish
STEWARDSHIP CORNER
Moses told the people, “The Lord
will raise up for you a prophet like
me from among your own kinsmen.”
God still provides among His people the gifts and talents necessary to
continue the work of His Church.
What gifts are yours to share?
OUR PARISH WELCOMES : All our visitors and new parishioners.
VISION STATEMENT:
As Members of St Anthony’s Parish, we share the
responsibility of building up the spiritual and maDIARY DATES:
terial welfare of our community by promoting
Tuesday 3 February, Seniors Mass & Morning Tea,
God’s values of love, justice and peace and ex- 
10 am, Tahmoor
tending this message of goodwill beyond our im
Tuesday 3 February, Catechist Meeting, 11.30 am,
mediate boundaries.
in the demountable
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Tuesday 3 & 10 February, Baptism Course,
PRAY WITH THE POPE IN FEBRUARY
7.30pm in the demountable
We pray that prisoners, especially the young, 
Wednesday 4 February, Liturgy Meeting, 7pm in
may be able to rebuild live of dignity. We althe demountable.
so pray that married people who are sepa
Friday 13 February, Opening School Mass at
rated may find welcome and support in the
Tahmoor
Christian community. Amen
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Saturday 21 February, Youth Mass and Commissioning of Staff of St Anthony’s parish School
PRAY FOR THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED:
Lord grant them eternal peace & joy and to their families
and friends strength and comfort
RECENTLY DECEASED: Bernadette Blazic, Nick Schirripa,
ANNIVERSARY: Genevieve Cox, Maria Oserow, Hazel Hodgson,
MEMORIAL: Reginal & Ethel Causer, Adam & Patrick Causer, Holy Souls.
PRAY FOR THE SICK: Ian Macnamara, Stephanie Macnamara, Barba Asplet, Fr David Catteral, Alma Reynolds,
Barry Smith, Jim Matthews, Elizabeth Linsell,
GREETERS:
THIS WEEK
Vigil:
M McGrath &
G Mason
S Porter
NEXT WEEK
S Ryan &
L McSweeney
H Elsworthy
K & J Knight
A Cox
READERS:
THIS WEEK
NEXT WEEK
Vigil:
C McSweeney
B Nolan
A Cordingley
Z Olegario
E Wright
G Hanger
M Cronin
P Coughlan
P Wyatt
O Upton
7.30 am
9.30 am
7.30 am
9.30 am
EXTRAORDINARY MINISTER
THIS WEEK
NEXT WEEK
Vigil:
M Chaumont
C Daley
G Daley
A Buckley
G Dobson
A Ferrara
7.30 am
S Cichocki
J Coughlan
A Vannan
A Schutt
TBA
L Amato
D Turvey
K Devine
M McMahon
A Cox
9.30 am
CLEANERS WEEK COMMENCE: 1.2.15
L & L Farrell
FLOWERS
THIS WEEK 31.1.15
S Spiteri
SACRISTY WEEK COMMENCE: 1.2.15
G Dobson
WEEK COMMENCE: 8.2.15
C Dunn & M Garvie
NEXT WEEK 7.2.15
M Azzi
WEEK COMMENCE 8.2.15
C Batten
CHILDREN’S LITURGY: This Week—
MORNING TEA 7.30 am next week:
L & L Farrell
9.30 am next week:
N & L Maxfield & K MacKrill
FOLLOW POPE FRANCIS:
“Practicing charity is the best way to evangelize”.
Pope Francis
WELCOME BACK TO THE SCHOOL YEAR 2015: We
welcome our children back to the schools for the
year 2015. May they have a good year of study.
LOST: A set of keys were lost in the church grounds,
if found please hand to Fr John or contact the Parish
Office.
CATECHIST MEETING: The first meeting of the Parish Catechists will take place on Tuesday 3 February, commencing at 11.30am, it is important that all Catechists attend,
if possible.
FR ELIO CAPRA IS BACK WITH US IN MAY – THEME:
‘THE SACRAMENTS’. Fr Elio’s visit is the best chance
we have in the near future to help our local Catholics
who may come to us for many of the Sacraments, but
who have not yet realised the pleasure and fulfilment
they will find from celebrating the Eucharist with us
more regularly. To do this we need to plan and prepare how best to reach them, get them to hear Fr Elio, and to get to know them. Our second planning session will be held in the Shack on Tuesday 10th February
at Midday. Please just come along and bring your
lunch and a friend. If you would like a copy of the
notes from our first meeting please contact the Office.
CATHOLIC WEEKLY: If you are interested in purchasing
a copy of the Catholic Weekly, each week, please put
your name down on the sheet in the foyer.
GREETERS, READERS AND EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS
It is roster time again. If anyone would like to join one of
these ministries, training is given, or be taken off the rosters, please let Sr Cathy know within the next week.
Thank you. Phone 4681 8168. Greeters for 9.30am
mass are urgently needed.
INFORMATION DAY FOR YEAR 7 ENROLMENTS FOR 2016
AT JOHN THERRY CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL ROSEMEADOW
Date: Saturday 14 February 2015 Time: 10.00am to
2.00pm with an information session at 10.30am in the school
hall Where: John Therry Catholic High School Demetrius Road
Rosemeadow.
For further information regarding enrolment please contact
the school Secretary, Mrs Josephine Geer, on 4645 8100 or
visit our website www.jtchsdow.catholic.edu.au or email the
school at jtchsdow.catholic.edu.au
need young people who are storehouses, but young people
who are wise.
You can ask me: Father, how can I become wise? This is
another challenge: the challenge of love. What is the most
important lesson which you have to learn at the University?
What is the most important lesson that you have to learn in
life? It is learning how to love. This is the challenge which
life sets before you today. Learning how to love. Not just
IF TODAY YOU HEAR GOD’S VOICE We sometimes put off
thinking about vocation, or what God wants, instead putting how to accumulate information. There comes a time when
you don’t know what to do with it all. It’s a storehouse. Unour energy into other areas. God is calling; we need to
prioritise our response. Pray, talk with others, find out what less, through love, all this information can bear fruit.
God wants. Please contact Fr Richard Healey, Vocations
For this to happen, the Gospel proposes to us a serene
Director, on 0401 621 591, [email protected].
and tranquil thing to do. It is to use the three languages:
the language of the mind, the language of the heart and
LENT IS AROUND THE CORNER – HAVE YOU CONSIDERED the language of the hands. All three together, harmoniousJOINING A LENTEN GROUP? Join thousands of people from ly: what you think, you feel and you do. Your information
around Australia undertaking the Diocese of Wollongong’s descends to the heart, moves it and gets translated into
Lenten Program ARISE in their parishes and homes. It’s a action. And all this in a harmonious way: I think what I feel
great way to prepare for Easter by deepening our under- and do, I feel what I think and what I do, and I do what I
standing of Jesus’ love for us unto death and grasping think and what I feel. The three languages. Are you ready
anew the hope his Resurrection brings us. ARISE contains to repeat these three languages? Thinking, feeling and actbeautiful reflections on the Sunday Gospels during Lent by ing. Say those words back to me. And all of this harmoniSr Moya Hanlen OLSH as well as soulful spiritual direction ously. Manila 2015
written by Fr Michael Fallon MSC and Sr Hilda Scott OSB
accompanied by artwork, prayers and thought-provoking GOSPEL REFLECTION:
Actor Alec McCowen does a one-man show with
reflection questions. You can also purchase a Triple CD 1.
Mark’s text which shows it to be a riveting story and
Box Set which contains audio narrations of the reflections
superb drama. This episode in the synagogue is the
as well as guided meditations led by Sr Hilda and six stunfirst inkling of the great power struggle, which took
ning Responsorial Psalms written and performed by local
place when God encountered the world in Jesus
composer Tracey Coombes. Join a Lenten Group today by
Christ. After proclaiming the reign of God, Jesus sets
putting your name down on the sign-up sheet at the back
abut repossessing the world from the occupying force.
of Church. .
He taught them with authority. His words were accompanied by works of power, especially in the exorMINISTRY FORMATION COURSE – SERVING GOD’S PEOPLE
cism stories which are a dramatic way of presenting
Regional Information Sessions: Wednesday 11 February
the diving power and authority of Jesus.
10:30-11:30am & 7:30-8:30pm at St John the Evangelist
2.
The evil spirit threw the man into convulsions and
Parish Dapto Are you new to ministry and want to learn
loud shouting (sounds like a disco). In contrast Jesus
more? Interested in developing skills for working with othcalled for quietness. Technology has invaded the quiers in ministry? Currently involved and seeking to develop
et areas of the mind with amplified noise. Great healfurther practical skills for ministry? Then Serving God’s
ing and inner growth are coming to people who spend
People course is for you. Serving God’s People provides an
an hour in quiet adoration. Godly power is gentle.
overview of Christian ministry, equipping those involved or
True wisdom needs no loud shouting. ‘Be still and
seeking to be involved in ministry with essential skills and
know that I am God’.
knowledge for actively contributing to the life of the parish
3.
Those who saw Jesus that day were astonished.
or Diocese. This course will be run at St John the EvangeAstonishment and wonder open up the mind to the
list Parish Dapto during March and you are invited to parpossibility of a greater life. Science breeds the expecticipate. Opportunities in the other regions of the Diocese
tation that everything can be measured, taken apart
will be appearing very soon so stay tuned! Come along to
and controlled. A sense of wonder lifts us beyond the
the information session to find out more and nominate
circumstances of today. We glimpse the broader canyour best time for being a part of this exciting new opporvas of life and begin to live with mystery. Beauty is a
tunity. For further information please contact Darren
wonderful nurse to the tired heart.
McDowell, Parish Services, [email protected] or 4222 2463.
Sunday Seeds—Sivester O’Flynn OFM Cap
POPE FRANCIS – speaking to youth at Manila
LAST WEEKEND:
…we heard from Leandro Santos, (a young person.) He
asked questions about information and technology. Today,
with so many kinds of media, we are informed, even overinformed. Is this a bad thing? No. It is good and useful, but
we do run the risk of information overload. We have plenty
of information, but maybe we don’t know what to do with it
all. We risk becoming "museums”, storing up all sorts of
things but not knowing what to do with them. We don’t
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