YEAR B
First Reading — Acts 4:32-35
A reading from the Acts of the Apostles
The whole group of believers was united, heart and soul; no one claimed for his own
use anything that he had, as everything they owned was held in common. The apostles
continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus with great power, and they
were all given great respect. None of their members was ever in want, as all those who
owned land or houses would sell them, and bring the money from them, to present it to
the apostles; it was then distributed to any members who might be in need.
Second Reading — 1 Jn 5:1-6
A reading from the first letter of St John
Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ has been begotten by God; and whoever
loves the Father that begot him loves the child whom he begets. We can be sure that
we love God’s children if we love God himself and do what he has commanded us; this
is what loving God is – keeping his commandments; and his commandments are not
difficult, because anyone who has been begotten by God has already overcome the
world; this is the victory over the world – our faith. Who can overcome the world? Only
the man who believes that Jesus is the Son of God; Jesus Christ who came by water
and blood, not with water only, but with water and blood; with the Spirit as another witness – since the Spirit is the truth.
Gospel — Jn 20:19-31
A reading from the holy Gospel according to John
In the evening of that same day, the first day of the week, the doors were closed in the room
where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews. Jesus came and stood among them. He said to
them, ‘Peace be with you,’ and showed them his hands and his side. The disciples were filled
with joy when they saw the Lord, and he said to them again, ‘Peace be with you.’ ‘As the Father
sent me, so am I sending you.’ After saying this he breathed on them and said: ‘Receive the
Holy Spirit. For those whose sins you forgive, they are forgiven; for those whose sins you retain,
they are retained.’ Thomas, called the Twin, who was one of the Twelve, was not with them
when Jesus came. When the disciples said, ‘We have seen the Lord’, he answered, ‘Unless I
see the holes that the nails made in his hands and can put my finger into the holes they made,
and unless I can put my hand into his side, I refuse to believe.’ Eight days later the disciples
were in the house again and Thomas was with them. The doors were closed, but Jesus came in
and stood among them. ‘Peace be with you’ he said. Then he spoke to Thomas, ‘Put your finger
here; look, here are my hands. Give me your hand; put it into my side. Doubt no longer but believe.’ Thomas replied, ‘My Lord and my God!’ Jesus said to him: ‘You believe because you can
see me. Happy are those who have not seen and yet believe.’ There were many other signs that
Jesus worked and the disciples saw, but they are not recorded in this book. These are recorded
so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing this you may
have life through his name.
Saint Thomas More
Catholic Church
100 Dean Rd Bateman WA 6150
Phone (08) 93101747 : Fax (08) 9310 8575
Website: www.batemancatholic.org
E-Mail: [email protected]
Office Hours: Tues—Fri (9.00am to 2.00pm)
A house of welcome to all and a place of service to all
Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday)
April 12, 2015
Believe and be happy
Isn't it remarkable how people come together for births and deaths? Whether
it’s to mark a baby's entry into the world or a final farewell for a loved one,
people will put work obligations and grievances aside to attend important occasions.
After the formal church worship, the home becomes a ‘sacred’ space, adorned
with flowers and plentiful food, where family and friends gather to celebrate a
new life or the end of a life. These celebrations can rekindle memories of the
warmth and beauty of intimacy in a relationship.
Christian fellowship provides this kind of intimacy too. We call it ‘communitas’
or ‘koinonia’. It is based on faith in the risen Jesus; on hope in his promise of
eternal happiness; on a love that imitates and participates in his self-giving.
The readings in today’s Mass present this Christian fellowship as radical generosity, loyalty and service.
We Christians celebrate the life, death and resurrection of Jesus — and even
though we have never seen him we believe in him. A few years ago in India, I
attended a Mass celebrated at St Thomas’ Mount in Chennai.
Weekly Mass Timings:
Monday:
7.00 am
Tuesday:
5.30 pm
Thursday: 7.00 am
Friday:
5.30 pm
Saturday: Vigil 6.30 pm (Novena 6.00 pm)
Sunday: 8.00 am, 9.30 am, 11.00 am & 6.00 pm
Reconciliation: Saturday: 11.00am - 12.00 noon and
Wednesday:
Saturday:
8.00 am
8.30 am
5.00pm - 6.00pm
for 19th APR
NEXT WEEK
Fr. Phong Nguyen
Parish Priest
Fr. Jeronimo
Assistant Priest
Fr. Cyprian Shikokoti
Priest in Residence
Deacon Bruce
Parish Deacon
The Church featured a beautiful memorial to St Thomas the Apostle who is said to
have brought Christianity to this part of the world. On one wall was a replica of
Caravaggio’s painting ‘The Incredulity of St Thomas.’ It shows Thomas as he puts his
finger into the wound in Jesus’s side. Thomas was reluctant to believe that Jesus
rose from the dead and needed proof before he could believe, which is why he is
called Doubting Thomas.
St John’s gospel tells us that ‘to believe in’ Jesus is to follow him. Those who believe
and follow him are called disciples. Followers form the Christian community and are
included in the life of Christ. As such the Christian community journeys together in
faith.
Our journey together in faith involves risk and suffering and because Jesus foresaw
this he offers us words of comfort. His words are a blessing. In spite of the ups and
downs of life; despite the twist and turns of world events, we can exult with joy because the Lord has called us and made us one people in faith. It is because we have
not seen and yet we still believe that Jesus tells us we are happy indeed.
Bulletin:
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J Gresham
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Downey
Fong
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PLEASE PRAY FOR
Deaths:
Please pray for Antonio Fedele who passed away recently.
Anniversaries:
Please pray for Joseph Tyszecki, Terry Swift, Beatrice Fernandez whose
anniversaries occur around this time.
2. P. Moore
Greeters
Bet Green
©Redemptorists 2015
Baptisms:
We welcome Harrison Michael Van Dongen, Zoe Jane White, into our Parish
Community.
George Lopez
Diana Puspita
1. M Craggs
SCHOOL
HOLIDAYS
Readers’ Coordinator:
Lilian Sequeira
9331 5552
MORE CARE
Do you need help or know someone who does?
 Geraldine
9332 8795 (Visiting)
 Monica
9364 9358 (Transport/Meals)
 Caroline
9313 5452 (Transport/Meals)
 Juliana
9310 1747 (General-office hrs)
Rose Garden
April 2015
Section A
Claude Ianello
Section B
Glenn Trimm
M o r e F o r Yo u t h
YOUTH FUNDRAISING QUIZ NIGHT
We will be selling quiz nights tickets again this week! Be sure to grab some and
come join us on the 17th!
We will be having a Parish Quiz Night to fundraise for World Youth Day on Friday
17th of April. We would like to invite everyone from our Parish community to take part.
Each table consists of a team of 6, with the price of $60 per table ($10/pp). The evening
will begin at 7pm. Lots of prizes are up for grabs, can’t wait to see you there! We will
have drinks for sale too. But it is B.Y.O food and alcohol.
If you would like to book a table, please email us at [email protected] and we
will be in touch.
We are asking if you could please donate things which can go towards being the prizes
won during the night. Your help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you all in advance
and don’t forget to save the date!
STRONGER TEENS
Our next Stronger Teens Youth Group will be a laser tag night out
at Lazer Blaze in Southlands Shopping Centre on the 24th of April.
The cost is $18 which includes 2 games for the evening, and we’ll
be meeting up at 7pm at the venue. There will be prizes to win on
the night, so bring your A-Game!
YOUNG ADULTS DINNER
To see out a busy month of April, we’ll be holding a Young Adults
Dinner on the 31st of April to get our monthly dinners back on
track! We’ll be heading to Little Creatures Brewery in Fremantle
after the Youth Mass. An event is up on Facebook, be sure to
RSVP!
You can find the event at our Bateman Parish Facebook page:
www.facebook.com/batemancatholic
Community Events
CYM ‘BRAVEHEART’ YOUNG ADULTS RETREAT
Need a weekend away? Want to meet other amazing young
adults? This year the Young Adults retreat will focus on the theme,
“Blessed are the pure in heart for they will see God”. Taken from this
year’s World Youth Day theme from Pope Francis.
Held from 1-3 May, up in Eagles Nest retreat centre in Gidgegannup,
this retreat will focus on and discuss the matters of the HEART!
Follow this link to register…
http://cym.com.au/braveheart-cym-young-adults-retreat-2015/
Parish News
THANK YOU!
I would like to express my sincere thanks to all those who were involved in the
preparation for Holy Week very meaningful and helped in making our Easter
celebrations special. Parishioners in the various ministries—acolytes, altar servers, lectors, extraordinary ministers of the Eucharist, the music ministries,
cantors, psalmists, the youth and youth ministry, collectors, greeters, Beverley
Bucat and the sacristan team, those who helped with the candles—Danny and
Vivian Ng, Juliana Doss, Aileen Robinson and Pauline Cochrane, Diana Puspita
and the flower team, Stephen Choi and the creative liturgy team, the liturgy
committee, RCIA core group, Deborah Talbot (Paschal and Baptism candles),
Angela McCarthy (organising liturgical booklets), Fernando Widjaja (video &
outdoor sound), Benedict McCarthy (Easter Fire), Matthew Tloczek (outdoor
sound), Anita Parker (lighting), Jonathan Doss (photographer), Louis Papineau
(Easter eggs), the Men Alive group, Corpus Christi College (loan of equipment)
and the Parish Staff.
Thank you to the parishioners for all your wonderful assistance in distributing
our Easter leaflets to invite your neighbours, friends and relatives to our celebrations. Many people who were willing to give so much of their time and energy to make our Easter celebrations very special for all.
Thank you so much to Fr. Jeronimo, Fr. Cyprian, Deacon Bruce and Parish Staff
for your great support over the busy time leading up to Holy Week and the
Easter weekend. May you and your families be blessed with joyful hope in the
new life of the Risen Christ. - Fr. Phong.
DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY.
Sunday 12th April is Divine Mercy Sunday. We will be celebrating
the feast with Chaplets at 3pm followed immediately by Mass in
our church. There will be reconciliation at 2.30pm.
All are welcome.
CAKE SALE
St Vincent de Paul cake sale is on Sunday 26th April. Please
donate cakes and savouries. For enquiries please contact
Geraldine at 9310 1747 or 9332 8795. Please support this worthy cause.
Chaplets of the Divine Mercy
This devotion is normally held on the second Wednesday of each
month commencing at 7.30pm. The May devotion will be held on
Wednesday 13th May 2015. It will be accompanied by Exposition
and followed by Benediction. All are welcome. If you have not
been before, why don't you come along and be uplifted? Enquiries
to George Lopez on 9310 9493 (H) or 6242 0702 (W)
A Reflection Week-end for Women
Friday 17th—19th April; Commencing 5pm 17th—1pm on 19th.
Theme: “How have our images of God grown as a result of the
bridges we have encountered in life?”
This reflection weekend is designed to experience quiet space
away from your busy schedule in order to recognise the gift of
faith that sustains you.
Venue: St John of God Retreat Centre: 47 Gloucester Cres, Shoalwater.
Enq: Sr. Ann Cullinane sjg on 0418130200 or email [email protected]
The Ten Commandments Laws of the Heart.
In this series, Sr. Joan Chittister, OSB offers an honest and
refreshing approach to the Ten Commandments unlike anything
present today. Sr. Joan asks, “What are the Ten Commandments
and what do they mean to us now in a world where Jew, Christians,
and Muslim all claim to embrace Moses and the Tablets of Sinai as
the foundation of our law, however many other laws we all add to
them?” She invites us to think deeply about the moral fibres of our
society and presents the idea that the Ten Commandments are
an adventure in human growth-that we are not so much convicted
by them as we are transformed by them.
Who: The Bible study group, one recommenced on Thursday 9th April and if
interested call Kathy Mowatt on 061893168373 and Wednesday 7.30pm May 6th at 8
San Miguel Dr. Leeming and Thursday 14th May 1.30pm.
Enquiries: Sr. Ann 0418130200
SMILE!
There was a very gracious lady who was mailing an old family Bible to her brother in
another part of the country.
“Is there anything breakable in here?” asked the postie.
“Only the Ten Commandments,” answered the lady.
DIOCESAN NOTICES
WORLDWIDE MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER:
Your wedding was just one day in your life, but your marriage is forever.
A Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend can put the newness back
into your relationship. Give yourself and your spouse time away from
pressures of work and everyday responsibilities. You’ll love the difference
a Marriage Encounter Weekend can make. Contact Joe & Margaret on
0424220625 for info/booking or email [email protected]
Website—www.wwme.org.au
Weekends 17-19 April 2015, 31 July—2August 2015, Swanleigh, Middle Swan.
Come and See. Theme: “In the spirit of Joseph”.
An invitation to young women and men. A time of reflection, sharing, prayer &
companionship.
2015 Year of Consecrated Religious Life
When: Sunday 12th April 2015. 5.00pm to 8.30pm.
Where: Mary MacKillop Centre, 16 York Street, South Perth
Light supper provided
RSVP: Alma Cabassi rsj, [email protected], 0419 044 136 or Leonie Mayne rsj,
[email protected], 0437 120 337
A ministry of the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart.
CAMINO SAN FRANCISCO
The CAMINO SAN FRANCISCO is a two day guided
walk or pilgrimage from Northampton to Geraldton on the
weekend of May 1-3.
Participants will gather in
Northampton on Friday evening, enjoy a meal, the movie
“THE WAY” and receive their Camino Passports before
setting off to Nanson on Saturday and continuing on to
Geraldton on Sunday.
If you would like to take part in the Camino or know more, go to the website
www.monsignorhawes.com.au/camino/
Or phone Fr. Robert cross at the Bishop’s House 9921 3221 (office hours only)
CELIBACY AND SOUL ….. EXPLORING THE DEPTHS OF CHASTITY
You are invited to celebrate the launch of Dr. Susan Pollard’s (Ph.D) book “Celibacy
and Soul …. Exploring the depths of Chastity”.
(Susan is Sister od St. Joseph of the sacred heart) Date: Wednesday 15 April 2015.
Tie: 5.00pm—7.00pm. Venue: Mary MacKillop Centre, 16 York Street, South Perth.
Light refreshments ….. Please RSVP by 10/04/2015 Phone: (08) 9334 0999 or
Email: [email protected]