Catholic Parish of Warringah (D i oc es e o f B r ok en B a y, N .S .W .) St Ke vi n’s Churc h S t J o h n t h e Ap o s t l e C h u r c h 50 Oaks Ave, Dee Why, 2099 , N.S.W. 57 Waratah Pde, Narraweena, 2099, N.S.W. Office: 50 Oaks Avenue (P.O. Box 467) Dee Why, 2099, N.S.W. Tel. 9982 6536 - Fax 9972 2863 - E-mail: office@warringahcatholicparish.org.au 23rd November 2014 Scalabrinian Fathers Parish Priest: Fr. Lauro Rufo, c.s. 0418 353 009 laurorufo@hotmail.com St Kevin’s Church Weekday Masses: Christ the King : Year A Assistant Priest: Fr. Tiziano Torresan 0437 316 877 fr.titian@gmail.com Fr. Norberto Ochoa 0437 324 227 fr.bitz51@gmail.com Parish Primary Schools ● St. John’s Catholic Primary School; Principal: Mr Mark Bateman; Ph: 9971 9297 ● St. Kevin’s Catholic Primary School; Principal: Mrs Lorraine Vincent; Ph: 9971 1644 REFLECTION Mon-Sat:8:30am (Holy Rosary 8am); Fri 12 Noon Week-end Mass Times Saturday Vigil: 6pm Sunday: 8am; 9.15am, 10.30am (in Italian); 6pm Youth Mass Filipino Mass: Third Sunday of the Month 11.30am - Mass in Tagalog Every 4th Sunday: Chaplaincy Youth Mass at 6.00 pm Reconciliation: Saturday: 4pm - 5pm Mass/Anointing of the Sick First Fridays of the month at the 12 noon Mass Cenacle of Prayer: Wednesday after the 8.30am Mass Devotion to Sacred Heart of Jesus First Fridays of the month: 7pm Mass Eucharistic Adoration: Fridays after 8.30am Mass till 11.45am Legion of Mary: Every Wednesday at 2pm St John the Apostle Church Weekday Masses: Mon-Sat: 9.15am (Holy Rosary 8.55am) Week-end Mass Times Saturday Vigil: 5pm with Children’s Liturgy Sunday: 8am; 10am; 6pm Youth Mass Reconciliation: Sat: 9.45am-10.45am Cenacle of Prayer: 9am Wednesday Eucharistic Adoration: Monday 7pm –11pm Anointing of the Sick: 4th Sunday of the month after the 8 am & 10 am Masses Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus: The world today is ruled by superpowers, that vie for control of the world’s markets. Christ’s Kingdom, however, cannot be compared to any temporal power or earthly realm. The kingdom of God goes beyond what the eye has seen, or the ear heard, or the heart of man conceived (cf 1 Cor 2:9). It is a life of everlasting happiness to which all men and women are invited. As people who share in the dignity of Christ the King, we also share in the responsibility of governing the world. We are called to care for the earth and for our fellow human beings. Christ points out to us very clearly the way we should fulfil this duty. In the Gospel, Jesus lays down, in very concrete terms, examples of the shepherding love that we should be bestow on one another. It is a love that feeds the hungry, clothes the naked, shelters the homeless, and welcomes the stranger. In simple terms, we are called to love our neighbour. Before we can claim that we serve Christ as our King, we must examine our words and deeds. By our love and service to our neighbour, will the world be able to see in us the image of the Creator and Redeemer? 1st Friday of the month at 9.45am and Anointing of the Sick Indian Mass: 4th Saturday of the month: Mass for ************************ the Syro Malabar Catholic Rite at 7.00 pm. Dignity and duty Devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary 1st Saturday of each month after 9.15am Mass. Rosary, Litany & Consecration to Mary. PARISH NEWS/EVENTS Mass Intentions for the Week St. John’s, Narraweena Nov Saturday 5.00pm Pro Populo 22 Sunday 8.00am 23 Dec Nero & Benvenuto families. Dec Antonio Gigliotti, Tomasina Falvo, 10.00am Maria Mastroianni, Francesco Nirello.Dec Nero & Benvenuto families. 6.00pm Monday 9.15am 24 Tuesday 9.15am 25 Wednesday 9.15am 26 Thursday 9.15am 27 Friday 9.15am 28 Saturday 9.15am 29 St. Kevin’s, Dee Why Nov Recently deceased Betty Bell, all souls in Saturday 6pm 22 Purgatory. Deceased members of Ritson, Rogers & Doyle families 23 Recently deceased Betty Bell.Special intenSunday 8.00am tions Laurie Mahoney ( operation recovery) Recently deceased Betty Bell. Special inten9.15am tions Laurie Mahoney ( operation recovery) Dec Pietro Romeo, Antonio Romano, Mich10.30am ele Mastroianni, Michele Iera, Monteleone Domenico Special intentions Laurie Mahoney ( opera6.00pm tion recovery) Deceased Maria Hoang Thi Khuyen ( 5th Anniv) 24 All Souls in Purgatory Monday 8.30am Tuesday 8.30am Wednesday 8.30am 25 26 Memorial Mass Leonardo Nero Wednesday 7pm Thursday 8.30am Friday 8.30am Fri 12 Noon Saturday 8.30am Dec Francesca Reale Dec Antonio Romeo 27 Deceased members of Ritson, Rogers & Doyle families. 28 29 Dec Xavier, Shaju, Mary Kutty, Celin Baptism Workshops. Baptism workshops will take place on Tuesday 16th December . Please make your bookings through the Parish Office. Thank you. This weekend we welcome the Mofsessian, Smallgood, Johnston and Garcia families for Baptism. Congratulations. Confessions: St. Kevin’s: Saturday 4:00– 5:00pm St. John’s: Saturday 9:45 to 10:45 am RIFLESSIONE Conosciamo questo testo che, ai giorni nostri, è uno dei più citati e discussi. Per alcuni esso riassume quasi tutto il Vangelo. Questa tendenza non dipende da una moda o da una certa ideologia, ma corrisponde a qualcosa di assai più profondo che già esiste in noi. Quando siamo colpiti e sorpresi da un’idea, da un avvenimento o da una persona, sembriamo dimenticare tutto il resto per non vedere più che ciò che ci ha colpiti. Cerchiamo una chiave in grado di aprire tutte le porte, una risposta semplice a domande difficili. Se leggiamo questo passo del Vangelo con questo spirito, il solo criterio di giudizio, e di conseguenza di salvezza o di condanna, è la nostra risposta ai bisogni più concreti del nostro prossimo. Poco importa ciò che si crede e come si crede, poco importa la nostra appartenenza o meno a una comunità istituzionale, poco importano le intenzioni e la coscienza, ciò che conta è agire ed essere dalla parte dei poveri e dei marginali. Eppure, questa pagina del Vangelo di san Matteo è inscindibile dal resto del suo Vangelo e del Vangelo intero. In Matteo troviamo molti “discorsi” che si riferiscono al giudizio finale. Colui che non si limita a fare la volontà di Dio attraverso le parole non sarà condannato (Mt 7,21-27). Colui che non perdona non sarà perdonato (Mt 6,12-15; 1-35). Il Signore riconoscerà davanti a suo Padre nei cieli colui che si è dichiarato per lui davanti agli uomini (Mt 10,31-33). La via della salvezza è la porta stretta (Mt 7,13). Per seguire Cristo bisogna portare la propria croce e rinnegare se stessi. Colui che vuole salvare la propria vita la perderà (Mt 16,24-26). San Marco ci dice anche: Colui che crederà e sarà battezzato, sarà salvato. Colui che non crederà sarà condannato (Mc 16,15-16). Queste parole ci avvertono di non escludere dal resoconto finale la nostra risposta ai doni soprannaturali e alla rivelazione. Guarire le piaghe del mondo, eliminare le miserie e le ingiustizie, tutto questo fa parte integrante della nostra vita cristiana, ma noi non rendiamo un servizio all’umanità che nella misura in cui, seguendo il Cristo, liberiamo noi stessi e liberiamo gli altri dalla schiavitù del peccato. Allora solamente il suo regno comincerà a diventare realtà. Dear Parishioners. We would like to invite you to join the Warringah Catechist Team. We are looking for more catechists to teach in Nth Curl Curl Primary on Tuesday mornings, Beacon Hill Primary and Narraweena Primary on Wednesday mornings, Dee Why Public on Thursday mornings during school terms. If you would like to pass on the Catholic faith to the students in the Government Schools you will need to : apply for a Working with Children Check and do 14 hours of training. All teaching material including student and teacher books are supplied. For all enquiries and further information please ring Yvonne van den Berg on 98470494, 0447901531. PARISH NEWS/EVENTS Eucharist Adoration FEDERAZIONE CATTOLICA ITALIANA St John’s church Narraweena every Monday 7pm-11pm. All FESTA DI NATALE DINNER DANCE SABATO 13 DICEMBRE 6:30pm. welcome. COSTO $35.00 Chiamate a Maria Azzolina 9982 6343, O membri del November Mass List comitato. Please print your deceased family members names clearly and in capiNew Church Organ Demonstration tal letters in order that we can conWith Kerry Morenos– organ specialist tinue this year’s November Mass List. St John’s: Thursday December 4th from 7pm-9pm in St The lists will be displayed at both St John’s Church Kevin’s and St John’s Churches. All donations received St Kevin’s: Saturday December 6th from 10am in St during the month of November will go to a religious charity. Kevin’s Church. All welcome, especially parish music groups. Warringah Parish Christmas Mass times Transformed by God’s Word -The Story of Alan Ames At St John’s : Christmas Eve. Morning Mass at 9.15am Conversion followed by Reconciliation Holy Mass, Talk and Healing at 2pm in St Kevin’s Church 9.45am-10.45am. on Sunday 30th November 2014. Come and see Alan Ames. A conversion story you won’t want to miss! Christmas Eve family Grail Centre Advent Programme Mass 5pm ( Outdoor All are invited to ‘Two evenings – two themes’, an Advent weather permitting, or in program to prepare our hearts and minds for Christmas. the church if raining). InWednesdays, December 3 and 10, 7.30 – 9.00 pm. The door Mass at 8.00pm. themes are Abundance and Joy, both drawn from Pope Francis’ exhortation to the whole church, Evangelii Gaudium (the Joy of the Gospel). Refreshments at the end of each session. Donation to cover cost appreciated. Location: Grail Centre, 22 McHatton Street, North At St Kevin’s : Christmas Eve: Morning Mass at Sydney. Tel: 9955 3053. Email grailsyd8.30am, followed by Reconciliation 9am-10am and 3pm- ney@ozemail.com.au 4pm. Inspire Retreat presented by The Catholic Guy Team This retreat gathers people of all ages and backgrounds to Christmas Eve family Mass at 7pm and 12 midnight experience the power of God in a real and relevant way ( Carols from 11.30pm) through Scripture, music and the arts. Date; Saturday 6th December 2014 at Centenary Hall Holy Cross College, Christmas Day: Masses at 8am, 9.15am and 10.30am Victoria Road, Ryde. Cost $45 singles or $65 for couples. Italian. No evening Mass. Includes 5 sessions, dinner and supplies. For registration Liturgy Meeting and information please phone 1300 734 880 or A liturgy meeting will be held on Monday Dec 1st at 7pm www.thecatholicguy.com/inspire in the St Kevin’s meeting room to discuss the planning St Vincent de Paul Society of the Christmas Masses . Will hold it’s annual Parish Christmas Appeal on the weekend of 29th/30th November to assist needy families in the Preparing for Christmas with the local area at Christmas time. Please give as generously as music of Taize you can, envelopes will be available in both churches. Christmas Day: Masses at 8am, 10am. No evening Mass Pondering like Mary, we prepare the ‘manger’ of our hearts for Jesus. Presenter: Trish Watts Cost: $250 (discounts available) Where: Mt Carmel Retreat Centre, 247 St Andrews Road Varroville, 2566. When 12th/14th December. Contact: 02 8795 3400, retreats@carmelite.com, www.carmeliteretreats.com.au Willandra Village Mass will take place on Thursday 4th December at 10.30am. All welcome. Also for sale at the back of both churches are the 2015 Columban calendars at $9 each, packs of 10 Christmas cards at $5.50 each and Italian Christmas cards at 60c each ( at St John’s ). Thank you for your continued support. Rosters Next week — 1st Sunday in Advent. St Kevin’s Cleaning Team F . St John’s Counting Team 10. St John’s Catholic Women’s League. Members will meet for lunch at Club Totem, Balgowlah, on Friday 28th November at 12 noon for a Christmas get-together. SCRIPTURE READINGS Entrance Antiphon How worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and divinity, and wisdom and strength and honour. To him belong glory and power for ever and ever. First Reading: Ezekiel 34:11-12. 15-17 A reading from the prophet Ezekiel The Lord says this: I am going to look after my flock myself and keep all of it in view. As a shepherd keeps all his flock in view when he stands up in the middle of his scattered sheep, so shall I keep my sheep in view. I shall rescue them from wherever they have been scattered during the mist and darkness. I myself will pasture my sheep, I myself will show them where to rest - it is the Lord who speaks. I shall look for the lost one, bring back the stray, bandage the wounded and make the weak strong. I shall watch over the fat and healthy. I shall be a true shepherd to them. As for you, my sheep, the Lord says this: I will judge between sheep and sheep, between rams and he-goats. The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. Responsorial Psalm: Ps 22:1-3. 5-6 R. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want. Fresh and green are the pastures where he gives me repose. R. Near restful waters he leads me, to revive my drooping spirit. He guides me along the right path; he is true to his name. R. You have prepared a banquet for me in the sight of my foes. My head you have anointed with oil; my cup is overflowing. R. Surely goodness and kindness shall follow me all the days of my life. In the Lord's own house shall I dwell for ever and ever. R. Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 15:2026. 28 A reading from the first letter of St Paul to the Corinthians Christ has been raised from the dead, the first-fruits of all who have fallen asleep. Death came through one man and in the same way the resurrection of the dead has come through one man. Just as all men die in Adam, so all men will be brought to life in Christ; but all of them in the proper order: Christ as the first-fruits and then, after the coming of Christ, those who belong to him. After that will come the end, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father, having done away with every sovereignty, authority and power. For he must be king until he has put all his enemies under his feet and the last of the enemies to be destroyed is death. And when everything is subjected to him, then the Son himself will be subject in his turn to the One who subjected all things to him, so that God may be all in all. The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. Gospel Acclamation: Mark 11:9. 10 Alleluia, alleluia! Blessings on him who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessings on the coming kingdom of our father David! Alleluia! Gospel : Matthew 25:31-46 A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew Jesus said to his disciples: 'When the Son of Man comes in his glory, escorted by all the angels, then he will take his seat on his throne of glory. All the nations will be assembled before him and he will separate men one from another as the shepherd separates sheep from goats. He will place the sheep on his right hand and the goats on his left. Then the King will say to those on his right hand, "Come, you whom my Father has blessed, take for your heritage the kingdom prepared for you since the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food; I was thirsty and you gave me drink; I was a stranger and you made me welcome; naked and you clothed me, sick and you visited me, in prison and you came to see me." Then the virtuous will say to him in reply, "Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you; or thirsty and give you drink? When did we see you a stranger and make you welcome; naked and clothe you; sick or in prison and go to see you?" And the King will answer, "I tell you solemnly, in so far as you did this to one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did it to me." Next he will say to those on his left hand, "Go away from me, with your curse upon you, to the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you never gave me food; I was thirsty and you never gave me anything to drink; I was a stranger and you never made me welcome, naked and you never clothed me, sick and in prison and you never visited me." Then it will be their turn to ask, "Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty, a stranger or naked, sick or in prison, and did not come to your help?" Then he will answer, "I tell you solemnly, in so far as you neglected to do this to one of the least of these, you neglected to do it to me." And they will go away to eternal punishment, and the virtuous to eternal life.' The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ. Communion Antiphon The Lord sits as King for ever. The Lord will bless his people with peace. Available to advertise. Chapel and Office: Cnr Barrenjoey Rd & Darley St, Mona Vale Office: 844 Pittwater Rd, Dee Why 9979 5978 9971 4224 Australian owned Catholic Books & Gifts Opening Hours: Tues-Friday 10am-3pm Ph: 9984 8988 World Apostolate of Fatima (Public Association of the Faithful) ELECTRICIANS & PLUMBERS EXPERIENCED LOCAL RELIABLE 5% of job value is donated back to the church In your family name M: 0411 390 714 www.lightningbult.com.au