LITURGY TIMETABLE Mass Times next weekend 27th/28th December Vigil 5pm Cathedral Fr Nathan Vigil 5.30pm Queen of Peace Fr Robert Vigil 7.30pm Queen of Peace-Korean Fr Joseph 7am Queen of Peace Fr Robert 8am Cathedral Fr Nathan 9.00am Queen of Peace Fr Anselam 9.30am Cathedral Fr Robert 11am Queen of Peace—Korean Fr Joseph 11.30am Cathedral-Syro Malabar 11th January 3.30pm Cathedral-Filipino Mass 11th January 5pm Queen of Peace-Korean Fr Joseph 6pm Cathedral Fr Anselam

SACRAMENT OF PENANCE– FIRST RITE

Cathedral Saturday 10am-10.30am

Queen of Peace Saturday 4.45pm-5.15pm

EXPOSITION OF BLESSED SACRAMENT

Cathedral following 9.30am Mass Saturday and on First Fridays 24 hour Adoration from 9.30am Mass.

Queen of Peace, First Friday after 8.45am Mass

BAPTISM and WEDDINGS

Contact Cathedral Office on 9483 2300

CHILDREN’S LITURGY OF THE WORD: Weekly during school term 9.30am Sunday Mass.

NEW PARISHIONERS Welcome! Please take a WELCOME PACK from the back of the Churches

WEEKDAY MASSES Cathedral English Mon-Sat 9:30am (Rosary daily after 9:30am Mass)

Queen of Peace English Tue, Thu, Fri 8:45am

Wed (Rosary 7.15pm) Wed Mass 7:30pm Sat 7:30am

Queen of Peace Korean Tue, Thu, Fri 7:30pm Wed 9:30am

21st December 2014 — Fourth Sunday of Advent (Year B) For ever I will sing the goodness of the Lord

Monday 22 December Monday of 4th week of Advent Tuesday 23 December Tuesday of 4th week of Advent 1 Sam 1:24-28; Lk 1:46-56 Mal 3:1-4,23-24; Lk 1:57-66

Wednesday 24 December Wednesday of 4th week of Advent Thursday 25 December The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas) 2 Sam 7:1-5,8-12,14,16; Lk 1:67-79 Various readings

Friday 26 December St Stephen, the first martyr Saturday 27 December St John, apostle, evangelist Acts 6:8-10, 7:54-59; Mt 10:17-22 1 Jn 1:1-4; Jn 20:2-8

Readings Next Weekend 27/28 December Sirach 3:2-6,12-14; Col 3:12-21; Lk 2:22-40

CHRISTMAS BREAK Please note that the Parish Office

will be closed from noon 24th December and reopen on Monday 5th January. In an emergency call 0458 351 843.

We pray for those who have died in the hope of the Resurrection RECENTLY DECEASED: Fr J O’Meara, M Branagan, B Gilfedder Snr., S Fawcett, L Pereira, G Barker, A Larracas, Bishop J Coffey, J M Jane, C MacKinnon, Fr F Vaughan.

ANNIVERSARIES: M Davey, Y Treuen, D Boyce, A Fraietta, C Karbowiak, J Gillis, R D Spiller.

PRAYERS FOR THE SICK: B Farrell, D Foster, F Bradley, M Turner (Mullins), J & J Garling, E Avedillo, W Gleeson, S Roach, P Mulvihill, J Scavia, Dr M Flood, L Sharada, M Fleming, D Larkins, L Smith, R Brosnan, R McEwen, A Selwyn, R Butterell, J Juinio, S Fernandes, C Del Rosario, M Lyndon.

D ue to privacy laws, names of the sick & deceased can only be put in the bulletin with the permission of the immediate family.

LITURGY TIMETABLE— CHRISTMAS MASSES Tuesday 23rd December Second Rite of Reconciliation 7.30pm Cathedral

Wednesday 24th

December Vigil 5pm Cathedral (for children) Vigil 6pm Queen of Peace Vigil 9pm Queen of Peace (Carols from 8.30pm) Midnight Cathedral (Carols from 11pm) Celebrant Bishop Peter Comensoli

Thursday 25th December 7am Queen of Peace 8am Cathedral 9.00am Queen of Peace 9.30am Cathedral 11am Queen of Peace—in Korean NO EVENING MASSES

PHOTOGRAPHS OF BISHOP PETER COMENSOLI ’S INSTALLATION AND FIRST MASS AT QOP CHURCH ARE INSIDE THIS BULLETIN

ST VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY seeking new members, please attend next meeting.

All Welcome . Queen of Peace Conference meets every Wednesday at 8pm in the Church meeting Room. Cathedral Conference meets every Monday at 6.30pm in the Fr Baulman Room, Waitara. Cathedral Conference Red Poor Box Appeal takes place 1st weekend of each month.

CHILDREN’S LITURGY Children’s Liturgy resumes Term 1, 2015

Thank you for your financial contribution to the support of our Parish Community and it’s priests—it is very much appreciated. The 1st Collection taken up at Mass goes to the Clergy Remuneration and Retirement Fund for the financial support of the

priests. The 2nd Collection taken up at Mass is for the upkeep of the Parish. You are invited to help our Parish by committing to a Planned Giving Program. Please contact the parish office for the way

you can participate in this.

WELCOME A very warm welcome to anyone visiting our

parish this Christmas. It is good to have you with us. If you have any questions or would like to know more about our community of Hornsby Cathedral Parish please ask one of our Clergy or phone the parish office on 9483 2300 or visit our parish website at http://www.hornsby.dbb.org.au for information on parish programs and ministries.

We wish you a holy and happy holiday. Please visit us again.

CHANGES TO WEEKDAY MASSES: Monday 29 December Mass 9.30am Cathedral only

Tuesday 30 December Mass 8.45am Queen of Peace and Mass 9.30am Cathedral

Wednesday 31 December Mass 9.30am and Te Deum Cathedral only

Thursday 1 January-World Day of Peace Mass 9.30am Cathedral only

Tuesday 2 January regular timetable at both churches.

MASS STREAMING If you are unable to

physically attend Mass you may wish to join the congregation here at Hornsby Cathedral, Waitara, for MASS STREAMED LIVE!! 9:30 am daily, via our website: http://www.hornsby.dbb.org.au select Mass & Prayers Time — Mass Live.

GLADYS COLLINGRIDGE MEMORIAL MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP RAFFLE: Drawn THIS Sunday 21st after 8am Mass.

PRIZES: 1st Prize : Hamper (Valued at $150)

(Donated by Catholic Church Insurance CCI ) 2

nd Prize: Dressed doll & Framed tapestry

(Donated by S Zonca)

NEW WORKING WITH CHILDREN CHECK is required for the following ministries: - Adult Servers - Children Choir Leaders - Children Liturgy Leaders - Catechists - Youth Ministry Leader - Vinnies Van The Diocese and our Parish is committed to keeping children safe and complying with all legislation. Recently, the Working With Children Check (WWCC) legislation changed. As a result, our generous volunteers in child-related ministries will be required by law to obtain a WWCC. The WWCC is free for volunteers. All new volunteers in child-related ministries need to obtain a WWCC before they begin their ministry. All existing volunteers in child-related ministries need to obtain a WWCC before 31 March 2015 but the Parish would prefer if this could be done asap.

Please contact the parish office on 9483 2300 for the Information Sheet for Volunteers in child-related Ministry on how to obtain your WWCC or download the information sheet from the parish website: www.hornsbycathedralparish.org.au and click on the ‘ministries’ tab. If you already have a WWCC you can use that number in our parish.

CONVEYANCING SOLICITOR The Hornsby Parish Finance Committee is seeking help from an appropriately qualified solicitor with experience in conveyancing. The Parish owns a property that it wishes to sub-divide. The Finance Committee needs assistance in the registration of the “sub-division”. If you are able to help please contact Father Robert through the Parish Office.

CHRISTMAS YOUTH POP-UP CHOIR * Rehearsals (afternoon tea will be provided) 1/ Sun 21st Dec (2-4pm) at the Cathedral 2/ Mon 22nd Dec (2-4pm) at the Cathedral 3/ Tues 23rd Dec (2-4pm) at the Cathedral * Mass Thursday 25th Dec 9:30am Christmas Day Mass (please come 10 min before the Mass) RSVP and inquiry Angela Chang on hyojooni@hotmail.com

CHRISTMAS MASSES READERS, ALTAR SERVERS & WARDENS NEEDED If you can help out with any of these

Ministries for the Christmas Masses please put your name on the list at the back of the Cathedral or QOP Church.

Majellan Magazine Jan-March 2015 QOP On sale at the church door for $3.75 Highlights:

Holiday activities – bored children

Selfless students

What makes a good school?

Fruitful lives

Passing on the baton

NEW PARISH WEBSITE Please visit our new website: http://www.hornsby.dbb.org.au

CONGRATULATIONS to Peter & Judy Cura who

celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary on Friday.

A SYRO MALABAR MASS will be celebrated at St

Patrick’s Church Asquith at midnight on New Year’s Eve, 31 December 2014. Adoration will take place before this Mass, commencing at 11pm.

CHRISTMAS OFFERING ENVELOPES are

available at the back of both churches to support sick, retired and priests studying overseas.

CENACLES OF PRAYER- QUEEN OF PEACE Thursdays after 8.45am Mass. Our Lady invites us all to pray the Cenacle (upper room) with Her as she did in the First Cenacle with the Apostles in Jerusalem. All welcome.

CENACLES OF PRAYER—OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY Wednesday & Fridays after 9.30am Mass. Includes Rosary (which we pray daily), a reading of a message from Fr Gobbi’s book “To the priests, Our Lady’s Beloved Sons”, and an act of Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. All welcome.

PLAYGROUP (School term only) Wednesdays:

Queen of Peace Church Hall, 18 Stuart Ave, Norman-hurst. 9.30am-11am. 0-5 year olds and their parent.

PARISH ACTIVITIES / SERVICES

YOUTH & YOUNG ADULTS

PARISH LIBRARY The Library will be

open on the first Sunday of each month after each Mass, Nulty Room Waitara. Please return library books on the last Sunday of the month (unless you want to renew the loan) so books will be available for borrowing the following week.

CHRISTIAN MEDITATION takes place every Sunday

from 4.45pm-5.45pm in the Farrell Room, Waitara. All welcome.

MARANATHA PRAYER GROUP will be recess from

11th December—8th January 2015. The last meeting for the year is on 4th December. Happy Christmas to all. Come and praise God with us in 2015.

PRAYER /BIBLE STUDY GROUPS

MEDITATION

COMMUNITY DINNER! Dinners every Wednesday from 6pm in Nulty Room, Waitara. To volunteer or for more information contact the parish office on 9483 2300. All welcome.

PARISH CRAFT & FRIENDSHIP GROUP ALL WELCOME. Should you be interested in joining us or just seeing what we are about; come along one Thursday morning to Normanhurst hall (under the Church) between 10am & 2pm.There is no cost or obligation. If you wish to do craft, learn new skills or just enjoy a cuppa, you are most welcome.

CATHEDRAL PIETY STALL Piety stall open every second weekend of the month. CHRISTMAS items are now available.

BREAK OPEN THE WORD Ministers of the Word who would like to look up the readings before Mass can do so from the parish copies of ‘Break Open the Word’ left at the (work) sacristies.

GROUPS : Seeker (Parish Under 18s Age Group) Seeker youth group resumes in 2015 on Friday the 6th February. Boundless (Parish Young Adults Age Group) Boundless young adults group resumes in 2015 on Tuesday the 3rd February. ***Questions regarding YOUTH & YOUNG ADULTS please contact PJ Almendras (Youth Minister) at pj.almendras@dbb.org.au or 0422 000 521

STUDY SACRED SCRIPTURE QOP Hall 7pm

Thursdays. Brilliant DVD presentations based on Scott Hahn’s teachings, followed by informal discussion

WELCOME TO NEW PARISHIONERS

Welcome to anyone who is joining us for the first time today, or has only began to come to Mass here recently. It’s great to have you. Please pick up a welcome pack from the back of the church. Thanks for building your spiritual home with us.

CATECHIST NEEDED FOR SCRIPTURE CLASSES 2015 (Weekly during school term, half an hour session) Hornsby South Public School, Waitara Public School, Normanhurst public School, Normanhurst West Public School and Thornleigh West Public School. Teaching materials provided. Please contact Deacon Roberto in the Parish Office if you can help.

WE ARE NOW ON FACEBOOK Please LIKE our Facebook Page to get updates: https://www.facebook.com/HornsbyCathedralParish

PARISH BUS Passengers who normally travel on

the parish bus. Please contact the parish office on 9483 2300 if there is sufficient interest to attend the 9.30am Christmas Day Mass.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED QOP We are in

need of more volunteers for the following ministries: Junior Servers; Singers– Musicians; Flowers—volunteers; Senior Servers. For more information contact Phil Sherley at the Parish Office on 9483 2316.

ADVENT CALENDAR—Free app Visit www.xt3.com/advent to view this years Advent Cal-endar which includes reflections from Pope Francis, feast days etc.

VOLUNTEER BUSDRIVER needed for our

Sunday morning 9.30am Mass bus service. You will need a LR (light rigid) drivers licence and you would be rostered on about once every 5 weeks. If you can help please contact Michael at the office on 9483 2300.

PARISH BULLETIN Cut off date for next issue

Tues 12 noon.

E-BULLETIN If you would like to have the bulletin

emailed to you please send an email with “e-bulletin” in the title line to: hornsbyparish@dbb.org.au

HORNSBY CATHEDRAL PARISH Private Bag 3000, Hornsby 1630 Parish Office, 27 Yardley Ave Waitara, Phone (02) 9483 2300 Fax (02) 9483 2301

After Hours EMERGENCY number: 0458 351 843

Cathedral, 23 Yardley Ave Waitara Queen of Peace Church, 18 Stuart Ave, Normanhurst

Email: hornsbyparish@dbb.org.au Homepage: http://www.hornsby.dbb.org.au Clergy: (Most Rev) Bishop Peter Comensoli, Parish Priest (Very Rev) Robert Borg, Dean & Administrator

(Rev) Anselam Lakra, Assistant Priest (Rev) Nathan Lourdunathan, Assistant Priest

(Rev) Joseph Han Byul Choi, Assistant Priest , with responsibility for Korean Community

(Deacon) Roberto Corpuz

SUNDAYS

Meditation 4.45-5.45pm Farrell Rm.

11th Jan. Syro Malabar Rite Mass 11.30am Cathedral

11th Jan. Filipino Mass 3.30pm, Cathedral

MONDAYS

Waitara SVDP meeting 6.30pm,Baulman Rm

TUESDAYS

2rd February Seniors & Anointing Mass 8.45am QOP followed by morning tea. (Every 1st Tues of the month, except January)

10th February Social Justice meeting 7.30pm Hawe Rm, Waitara (No meeting in January)

WEDNESDAYS

Playgroup 0-5 years, 9.30am-11am, Queen of Peace Hall (school term only)

10am Rosary & Cenacles of prayer Cathedral (after 9.30am Mass)

Community Dinner 6pm, Nulty room

Rosary at QOP 7.15pm(before 7.30pm Mass) St Vincent de Paul meeting 8pm QOP Hall

THURSDAYS

9.15am Cenacles of Prayer group QOP

18th December Anointing & seniors luncheon in Nulty room, 11.30am.

10am-2pm Craft Friendship group QOP Hall

Drop-in-cafe 10-11am Nulty Rm (school term only)

Sacred Scripture 7pm, QOP Church Hall

Maranatha Prayer Group 8-9.30pm Nulty room.

FRIDAYS

First Friday Adoration in Cathedral First Friday Holy Adoration QOP Church after 8.45am Mass for half an hour followed by Benediction.

10am Cenacles of prayer , Cathedral

Youth groups (school term only)

2nd Friday of each month The Glimpse meets from 1.30pm, McQuoin Park retirement village

SATURDAYS

Morning Prayer 9.15am Cathedral, Adoration following 9.30am Mass with Benediction at 10.30am.

Reconciliation 10am-10.30am, followed by Benediction, Cathedral

Reconciliation 4.45pm-5.15pm, QOP

PARISH CALENDAR

BEYOND OUR PARISH

NEW CONTRIBUTION / PAYMENT METHOD Payments or contributions to the parish by Visa or MasterCard can now be made through the parish web site: www.hornsby.dbb.org.au Simply click on the BPoint ‘Payment button’ on the left hand side of the parish home page and complete the details. This secure system provided by the CBA will give you the option of having your receipt emailed to you.

Please select the correct biller-code from the drop box eg for Charitable Works Fund (CWF) donations please use the Biller code ‘CWF’ and in the ‘purpose of the payment’ please type ‘CWF’. Thank you for your contributions.

Need a priest urgently and don’t know who to call? Call 1300 PRIEST-1300 774 378 24-hour Service Please note that this

service is not replacing the parish number or parish emergency phone.

ST JOHN OF GOD INSTITUTE OF COUNSELLING established in 1969, offers a course designed to develop skills in personal growth, communication, parenting and general counselling principles. Participants can learn new skills in dealing with daily personal challenges and the issues that arise within families, the school environment and in the workplace. It is conducted on Tuesday evenings within the school term between 7.30pm – 9.45pm at Holy Cross College, Victoria Road, Ryde commencing on Tuesday 3 February 2015. The cost for the course is $450.00 for the year with an early bird offer of $400.00 if paid in full by the end of February 2015.

For enquires please contact: Michael Hill - 9869 3774 or 0410 774 432; Carol Harding - 9639 0096 or 0408 705 848; Jannelle Carlile - 0431 598 004; or Email: counselling1969@gmail.com

FRIENDSHIP GROUP Men & Women 45 & Older –single.

Social group for people who would like more friends at times. For more information ring Wendy on 9809 3957 or 0415 946 296

HAVE YOU TOLD US?? Please inform the Parish Office if you have recently changed your address, phone number or email address. And for parishioners who give via Credit Card please let us know if you have received a new credit card and/or new expiry date.

Sat 20 December — 6.30pm Vigil Mass, The Entrance

Sun 21 December — 9.30am Mass, St Joseph’s, Narrabeen

Sun 21 December — 5.30pm Youth Mass, Our Lady of Dolours, Chatswood

NULTY ROOM Please note that the Nulty Room is not to be

used as a ‘crying room’ for the whole Mass.

NO INTEREST LOANS SCHEME NILS enables people living on low incomes to purchase essential household items such as fridges washing machines, furniture, computers, heath related equipment. It is a no fee scheme. For more information see the posters at the back of the parish or

contact St Vincent de Paul Society : Hornsby NILS, 41 Jersey St ,

Hornsby, Phone 9477 5010 ext 7 or Email nilshornsby@vinnies.org.au.

BISHOP’S CALENDAR

BISHOP PETER COMENSOLI’S INSTALLATION AT OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY CATHEDRAL AND FIRST MASS AT QUEEN OF PEACE CHURCH

DECEMBER 2014

STATEMENT 16 December 2014

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

This morning our communities are coming to terms with the deep pain and loss that has come at the end of the ter-

rorising and tragic circumstances that have occurred at Martin Place.

My heartfelt prayers go out to the families of those who have lost their lives; to those injured; to those that have suf-

fered unimaginable anguish; and to those who have worked selflessly to bring about the best outcome in this sad and

violent situation.

I am conscious, too, of the distress this event has created for the people of the city of Sydney, and in the wider Aus-

tralian community. May I assure you that our Catholic community stands with all our neighbours at this time, and

especially applauds the various displays of interfaith solidarity.

In this Advent season, as our communities look with expectation to the coming of the Christ-child, may we hold

close to our hearts those whose lives have been forever changed.

I pray that we remain committed to the cause of justice and peace, to healing and understanding, and that in the

shadow of this tragedy, we may all come to know that God’s love holds us to Him.

Yours sincerely in Christ Jesus,

Most Rev Peter A Comensoli Bishop of Broken Bay For further information please contact: Annie Carrett, Diocesan Communications Manager Catholic Diocese of Broken Bay T: +61 2 9846 0724 M: 0439 600 233 E: news@dbb.org.au www.dbb.org.au

AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC BISHOPS CONFERENCE

Australian Catholic Migrant and Refugee Office Children Bartered in Securing Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment Bill 2014. The Bill is unethical, according to the Australian Catholic Migrant and Refugee Office. 5 December 2014 Media Release In an all-time low for Australian politics, the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection Scott Morisson, has won

crossbencher’s support in passing a Bill that gives the government unprecedented powers to deal with asylum seekers.

The controversial Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014

allows Australian officials to redefine who is classified as a refugee. This legislation enables the Government to over-

write the internationally accepted definition by the United Nations Refugee Convention, despite Australia being a sig-

natory to the Convention.

Other measures introduced in this Bill include the reintroduction of temporary protection visas allowing asylum seekers

to work and study. This visa will not provide a pathway to permanency nor allow family reunification meaning asylum

seekers’ lives will remain in a state of insecurity and anxiety. The Bill also allows the government to detain asylum

seekers and fast track refugee status determinations. In practise it means that the government will remain unchecked

and unchallenged in its decision-making.

Director of the Australian Catholic Migrant and Refugee Office Fr Maurizio Pettenà said, “Not only is the content of

this Bill unethical, but equally so is the nature in which it has been conducted by the Immigration Minister. Children

were bartered to secure this deal. When a government lowers its policies to essentially bargaining vulnerable people for

political gain, it raises questions about our morality as a people. Having children detained in the first instance was not

an acceptable option.”

Under the new Bill, Fr Pettena welcomes the proposed release of approximately100 children from Christmas Island

before Christmas and the agreement to raise the humanitarian intake.

“Yet, many questions about the implementation of this Bill remain unanswered,” Fr Maurizio said.

For media enquiries, please contact Joe Moloney on (02) 6201 9848.

AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC MIGRANT & REFUGEE OFFICE T: (02) 6201 9848 info@acmro.catholic.org.au GPO BOX 2720 CANBERRA ACT 2601 2nd Floor Favier House 51 Cooyong Street Braddon ACT 2612

ACSJC AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC SOCIAL JUSTICE COUNCIL 24 – 32 O’RIORDAN STREET ALEXANDRIA NSW 2015 Tel: +61 (0) 2 8306 3499 Fax: +61 (0) 2 8306 3498 Email: admin@acsjc.org.au Website: www.socialjustice.catholic.org.au

9 December 2014 EMBARGOED UNTIL 6.00 am 10 December

Human Rights Day: Time for Australia to Take Stock On Human Rights Day, the Chairman of the Australian Catholic Social Justice Council has called on Gov-ernment to take stock of its human rights performance. “Recent developments in Indigenous affairs and im-migration policy give cause for anyone concerned about human rights to ask, ‘What’s happening to our na-tion?’” Bishop Christopher Saunders said. “What’s happening in a nation willing to outlay billions of dollars in on- and off-shore immigration detention that undermines human dignity and causes irreparable harm? The cost of running the Manus Island and Nauru facilities alone is over $1 billion annually. “At the same time, Commonwealth and State governments seem unwilling to scrape together a small frac-tion of that amount to provide basic services to remote Indigenous communities. Anywhere up to 150 re-mote towns in Western Australia face closure because the State Government says it can’t find a meagre $90 million to fund municipal and essential services that were recently offloaded to the states by the Com-monwealth Government. Aboriginal communities in South Australia are also at risk,” Bishop Saunders said. “It seems that Australia’s human rights record is being undermined by policies aimed at denying people sanctuary. “People in the cities and regional centres of Australia see it as their right to have basic municipal services. How can we possibly say that Australian citizens in remote communities do not have the same right? “Last week’s changes in Australia’s asylum legislation strike out most references to the Refugee Convention – the international human rights standard for the treatment of asylum seekers, including our basic obligation to ensure no one is deported to danger. “As always, the benchmark of a country’s human rights performance is seen in how it treats the most vul-nerable. Australia is failing the test for First Australians seeking to maintain connection with their traditional, ancestral homelands and for refugees and asylum seekers fleeing violence and persecution in their home-lands,” Bishop Saunders concluded. For further information: Bishop Christopher Saunders 0418 260 155 Mr John Ferguson (02) 8306 3499