Sunday 7th June, 2015 The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, Year B

Bridgeside Bulletin The weekly Bulletin of the

Catholic Parish of Forster Tuncurry

Holy Name of Jesus Parish Church 33 Lake Street, Forster

St Mary, Star of the Sea Church Cnr Kent & Peel Streets, Tuncurry

Proclaiming Christ to the communities of Forster, Tuncurry and the surrounding districts

Parish Fr Greg Barker (Parish Priest) Mr Greg Byrne (Pastoral Associate) Mrs Sharon Fowle (Administration Associate/Bulletin) Sr Kathryn McCabe (Aboriginal Catholic Ministry)

The Parish Office is at the rear of the Parish Hall and is normally staffed on Monday, Thursday and Friday from 10am to 4pm.

Items for inclusion in Bridgeside Bulletin should be received by midday on Thursday.

33 Lake Street, Forster NSW 2428 PO Box 67, Forster NSW 2428

P: (02) 6554 6304 F: (02) 6554 6425 W: Forster-Tuncurry.Parish@mn.catholic.org.au

www.forstertuncurrycatholic.org.au

Celebrating the Sacraments

Reconciliation is available on Saturday mornings at Tuncurry from 8:30am until the beginning of the 9am Mass, on Saturday afternoons at Forster from 4:45pm until 5:15pm.

Baptisms are celebrated on Sundays, either during any of our Sunday Masses or after the 9am Mass. The next Baptismal Preparation meeting will take place in the Parish Halls meeting rooms on Monday 8th June commencing at 7pm. Please contact the Parish Office for more details, or visit the Parish website.

Weddings are celebrated by arrangement and with at least three (and preferably more) months notice. Please contact Fr Greg for more details, or visit the Parish website.

A Sacramental Preparation process runs each year in the Parish for children wishing to complete the celebration of the Sacraments of Initiation as part of the Parish community. Please contact the Parish Office for more details, or visit the Parish website.

The Parish hosts the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults process for those adults wishing to be baptised or be received into the communion of the Catholic Church. Please contact the Parish Office for more details, or visit the Parish website.

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Holy Name Parish School (K-6) Mr Chris Waters (Principal)

41 Lake Street, Forster NSW 2428 PO Box 243, Forster NSW 2428

P: (02) 6554 6504 F: (02) 6554 8895 E: admin@forster.catholic.edu.au W: www.forster.catholic.edu.au

St Clares High School, Taree (7-12) Mr Peter Nicholls (Principal)

Davis Street, Taree NSW 2430

P: (02) 6552 3300 F: (02) 6552 3656 E: admin@tareesc.catholic.edu.au W: www.tareesc.catholic.edu.au

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The Parish Diary(for the week ahead)

Monday8th June

Tuesday9th June 9am Christian Meditation (Bob 6555 5914) 11am Mass @ Glacia House 3:30pm Holy Hour @ Tuncurry 4:30pm Mass @ Tuncurry 5:30pm Christian Meditation (Bob 6555 5914) 5.30pm Singing Practise @ Tuncurry Wednesday10th June 9am Mass @ Forster 9.30am MenAlive @ Forster 11:15am Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help @

Forster 5pm Finance Committee Meeting @ Forster Thursday11th June Memorial of St Barnabas 9am Mass @ Forster 7pm Womens Prayer Group (Natasha 0407 589 935) 7pm Readers Meeting @ Forster

Friday12th June Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heard of Jesus 9:30am Mass @ Forster

Saturday13th June 8.30am Reconciliation @ Tuncurry 9am Mass at Tuncurry 4.45pm Reconciliation @ Forster 6pm Vigil @ Tuncurry

Sunday14th June 7am Mass @ Tuncurry 9am Mass @ Forster

Regular Activities in the Parish

Christian Meditation Our Parish hosts opportunities for the practice of Christian meditation on Tuesdays at two distinct times, 9am and 5:30pm. Phone Bob on 6555 5914 for further information.

Womens Bible Study Group Our Parish hosts a Womens Bible Study Group that meets every Thursday evening from 7pm to 8pm. For more information contact Natasha on 0407 589 935.

Holy Hour The Parish community observes a Holy Hour each Tuesday afternoon in the Tuncurry Church from 3:30pm until the beginning of Mass at 4:30pm.

Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help The Novena is prayed every Wednesday in the Forster church commencing at 11:15am and is followed by a cuppa in the Parish Hall. For more information contact Shioney on 6554 9468.

Singing Practice Singing group will resume practise at Tuncurry on Tuesday 9th June at 5:30pm.

The menALIVE Groups Our Parish currently hosts two menALIVE groups. The daytime group will next meet on Wednesday 10th June after the 9am Mass and the evening group meets on the last Thursday of each month at 7.30pm.

Secular Franciscan Fraternity The Secular Franciscans Fraternity will next meet on Wednesday 1st July 2015, coming together for Mass at 9am, followed by a cuppa at 9:30am and then the meeting 10am to 12pm.

Maintenance & Gardening Group The gardening team will have their next working bee on Thursday 18th June. Contact Howard 6557 6826 for more information.

Evening Prayer & Benediction The Parish community celebrates on the first Sunday of each month at 5:30pm in the Tuncurry church. It will celebrated on Sunday 5th July 2015. All welcome.

Childrens Liturgy of the Word The next Liturgy of the Word for children aged 4-12 will be on today, Sunday 7th June 2015 at the 9am Mass. A morning tea will follow Mass.

Collection of Foodstuffs for Homebase The next collection of foodstuffs in support of Homebase is today, Sunday 7th June 2015.

Rosters Rosters for June and July are now available from the rear of the Church.

Religion - Catalyst for Violence of Peace? Brought to us by Broken Bay Institute, please join us for a webinar (seminar via the internet) in the Forster Church meeting room at 9.45am for 10am to 2:30pm on Tuesday 23rd June. Morning tea supplied, please bring something to share for lunch or your own. RSVP: Loretta Heffernan 0408 895 951 or Parish office or loretta.heffernan@mn.catholic.org.au

Hall Management Committee Meeting The first meeting of the Hall Management Committee will take place on Thursday 11th June at 6pm in the Parish Meeting room. Anyone wishing to join the group, please come along.

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From the Pastors Desk Dear Parish Family,

I had a really lovely night on Tuesday night at the Extraordinary Ministers of Communion meeting. There was lots of healthy discussion and some formation around some of the sometimes unseen parts of the ministry. I find the social end to the evening as helpful and certainly as entertaining as any other part of the night. A very huge and personal thank you to all those who were able to be present on the night and I know there were others who would have been there but for good reason were unable to be: I do fully understand the challenges of night meetings. It was a big help to me to spend some time getting to know a few more people better. I am so looking forward to something similar this coming week with the readers: and if you didnt hear I forgot to turn the oven for the hot food, turned the grill on instead, so the challenge is on to get that right this week!! I have a plan, loosely in place to meet with everyone at some point in the next few months over a cuppa as an opportunity to get to know everyone better, a bit of formation doesnt go astray either. The most obvious groups are where I am starting. Part of a group and want me to attend call me!!

Just a few little things from Tuesday for all three Masses: If you are rostered on to be a Minister can you make sure that you let me or the sacristan know that you have arrived. My preference would be for you to arrive a few minutes early of course but I know that sometimes that is not always possible. I get anxious during the pre-Communion part wondering if I have enough ministers or if everyone has arrived so if you would let me know I would really appreciate it.

If you are rostered on and you are going to be away and you have found someone to take your place could you get them to make themselves known to either myself or to the sacristan. I am mostly standing at the door anyway and the sacristans mostly are getting the final items set up so are down around the sacristy.

Would all ministers come forward as soon as the Lamb of God finishes and take your place on the sanctuary as soon as possible. The first minister or closest minister depending on which church, please go to the Tabernacle on the way to your place on the sanctuary.

If you know someone who was able to attend you might get them to show you a couple of processes in regard to purifying or wiping the chalice during Communion. There is a knack to wiping both the exterior as well as the interior lip of the cup and then

turning it slightly so the next person gets to drink from a dry and clean part.

Sometimes we get a bit nervous giving Communion to someone who has chosen to receive on the tongue. Be confident is the first rule of thumb. The person presenting to receive on the tongue will come with a dry mouth, their tongue extended a little past the bottom lip and with their mouth fairly well open; naturally their head will be slightly tipped back. This helps those distributing Communion to be confident about what they are doing and those receiving to know that they are not only respected in their decision but also that there wont be any mishaps due to nerves or uncertainty.

And if there is a spill of either the precious blood or a host gets dropped whilst it is unfortunate accidents occasionally do happen, the best rule of thumb is not to panic but to simply pick up the dropped host for consumption/disposal later and should the precious blood drop we mark the spot with a purifier and after Mass there is a process for cleaning the area.

After Communion each minister who distributes a chalice consumes and purifies before returning to their places in the congregation.

My promise to those gathered was to work with Sharon over the next week or so to make sure that our Rosters are correct. So if you have put your name down to be on a roster and it hasnt appeared and you havent mentioned it to me over the last two weeks can you tell me this weekend? If you know you were on a roster once but cant work why you dont seem to be on now let me know this weekend as well. And somewhere in all of that it will all work!! Clear as mud!

Best wishes for the week ahead,

Fr Greg

Thank you Thank you to parishioners and other generous people for your response to those in need. God bless you always.

Sr Kathryn ACM

Thank you From all reports John Duffy is making a miraculous recovery after his recent operation. He and Betty thank you for your prayers.

Paul Savage & Family thank Parishioners for their thoughts and prayers at the loss of Joan. They particularly would like to thank the catering ladies for all their work.

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Sunday 28th June 5:30pm We invite young people and their families to ignite their faith, inspiring a deeper understanding of being in relationship with God by attending an Ignite Praise and Worship evening. The event will take place on Sunday 28th June at 5:30pm at the Catholic Church in Forster and will feature a young, local Christian band. Under 12s must be accompanied by an adult. The event will be followed by with Pizza and activities. For more information contact Sharon at the Parish Office on 6554 6304/0407 006 666.

Pizza

Sr Louises 70th Anniversary of her Religious Profession Sr Louise will be celebrating the 70th Anniversary of her final profession this year. In honour of this event we will be having 11am Mass in Forster followed by lunch on Saturday 4th July in the hall.

Parishioners are invited to attend. If you would like to join us please provide your name at the rear of the church before Saturday 27th June.

Parish Retreat The Secular Franciscans have invited Fr John Cooper OFM Cap to conduct a one day retreat on Saturday 11th July in our parish. The subject of the retreat is Living the Gospel in Todays World. The retreat will commence with morning tea in the Church Hall, Forster, following the 9am Mass at Tuncurry. Bring your own lunch or lunch to share. For more information ring Kay Griffiths on 6554 5553.

Parish Logo As the result of our notice regarding the design of a new Parish Logo we have received correspondence from Anne Moloney and comments from others supporting the existing logo. The Parish Team has now decided to recommend to the Parish that we maintain the existing logo with the following explanation of it.

The bridge is one of the towns landmarks and symbolises the link between Forster and Tuncurry making us one single community of Forster Tuncurry.

The cross in the sky shows that Christ is with us. The two communities coming together on the

bridge represented by the young, the old, the sick/disabled, the family.

The sense of a caring and inclusive community The dolphins and palm trees representing the local

environment as part of our identity.

This logo was arrived at thanks to the artistic talents of Debbie Tinker (daughter of Dorothy Tinker) back in 1989 and has served our Parish since that time.

Planned Giving The Financial Year will soon come to end, and the Parish would like to thank all those who continue to generously support the life of the Parish. If you would like to join the Planned Giving

Programme, please contact the Parish Office. Direct debit options available.

If you are seeking a Tax Receipt for this current financial year, would you please write TAX on your envelope.

Your assistance would be greatly appreciated.

New Parishioner Morning Tea Thanks Thanks to all those who attending morning tea for new parishioners last weekend. We hope you all feel welcomed and had an opportunity to meet with other members of our congregation.

Readers Readers are invited to a meeting on Thursday 11th June to be held in Forster Church at 7pm.

The meeting will be followed by light refreshments in the Parish Hall. It will be an opportunity to chat through any issues or difficulties with these ministries and to talk with Fr Greg in an informal way.

New ministers and readers, or those thinking they might like to join the Roster are welcome to attend.

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Homily by Richard Leonard SJ In years gone by the major focus of this feast of Corpus Christi was a procession that usually concluded with Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. Many of us have fond memories of Benediction: a bejewelled cope and monstrance, the flickering candles, the Divine Praises and Latin hymns. It all worked to create a magical atmosphere. As richly theatrical as it was, the magical side of it was part of the problem.

In medieval times Catholics rarely received Holy Communion. So much so it was in this context that the Church ruled that we have to communicate at least once a year. In the absence of communion, veneration of the Blessed Sacrament took on a great significance. Seeing the host was thought to impart an intense power.

Although in the last 100 years we have been encouraged to receive communion more frequently, the magical properties ascribed to the host persist in some people's devotional thinking.

As Catholics we believe that Jesus is really and personally present to us in the broken bread and shared cup of the Eucharist. And although we believe that Christ is present in the Scriptures, the assembly and the ministers of the Church, we hold that Christ's presence under the form of bread and wine is one filled with the greatest intimacy and uniqueness.

The Eucharist is not intimate and unique because it is magic. It's not intimate and unique because we gaze upon the elements. The Eucharist is intimate and unique because earthly signs are transformed by

Catholic Newspapers Available Both The Catholic Leader (Brisbane) and The Catholic Weekly (Sydney) newspapers are available at a cost of $2 each from our churches.

Next weekend our parish will

be holding the annual

Catholic Mission Church

Appeal. This year we are

invited to reach out and

support the life-saving work

of Catholic Mission in

Madagascarto help provide

clean water and sanitation

facilities, as well as formation

and spiritual support to

children in desperate need.

Please come prepared next

weekend and give

generously.

God's love, and are consumed in faith. As we eat and drink these elements Christ becomes part of us, and we come alive in Christ.

In the fifth century Saint Augustine taught his people that if they truly loved the Eucharist they would become what they eat. The same is true for us today. By receiving into our hands the bread blessed and broken, the cup poured and shared, we say Amen to becoming the same in Christ: blessed, broken, poured out and shared in love. We commune with God and God with us in the Eucharist so that just as earthly gifts are transformed into Christ so through us will be the entire world, and all things in it.

There is a huge and important difference between grace and magic. One is a trick for show. The other is the power of love, which expresses itself in faith, hope and service.

In a profound poem French Jesuit Didier Rimaud challenges those of us who love the Eucharist to see it linked to the liberation begun in the Exodus, consummated in the Resurrection and working in our world today.

In remembrance of you, We take the bread of Easter in our hands, This Bread do we consume: It does no longer taste of bitter herbs, nor of unleavened bread. It is the bread of a land promised us where we shall be set free. In remembrance of you, We take the wine of Easter at our feast, This wine do we hold dear. It does no longer taste of bitter springs, nor of dark salty pools. It is the wine of land promised us where we shall be made whole. In remembrance of you, From exile we return. In remembrance of you, We walk across the sea!

No wonder the early Christians called the Body and Blood of Christ, food for the journey. May this Eucharist strengthen and embolden us to help God liberate and transform the world through how we spend our lives.

Richard Leonard SJ

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Kids Corner JESUS SHARED HIS BODY AND BLOOD AT A MEAL Mk 14:12-16. 22-26

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Opportunities Outside The Parish

Transitioning to Renewable Energy Public Forum: Transitioning to Renewable Energy will be held on Wednesday 10th June beginning at 5:30pm at St Pius X High School, Adamstown. A public forum arranged by the Social Justice Council of the Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle. Featuring guest speakers Dr Mark Diesendorf, Daniel Wallace, Dr Alan Rai and Prof. Peter Sainsbury. Enquiries John Hayes E jlhayes@bigpond.com P 0400 171 602.

No Fire Zone: The Killing Fields of Sri Lanka will be held on Thursday 11th June at 6:30pm at Avoca Beach Picture Theatre. Enter into Refugee Week with an award winning investigative documentary about the final weeks of the Sri Lankan Civil War. Trevor Grant, author of Sri Lanka' Secrets and experienced sports broadcaster, journalist and advocate will introduce the film. $20 per ticket. Funds raised will support future screenings of the documentary and purchase travel passes for Sydney asylum seekers. Tickets can be purchased at Avoca Beach Picture Theatre (02) 4382 1677.

Greta Migrant Camp Celebrations Greta Migrant Camp Celebrations will be held on Friday 12th June beginning at 6pm at Greta Workers Club, 2 West St, Greta.

Taize Ecumenical Prayer Service in the Spirit of Taize will be held on Sunday 14th June at 7pm at St Columban's Church, Mayfield. The service is followed by a light supper. For more information about Taize, visit www.taize.fr/en. All are welcome.

Refugee Film Series Refugee Short Film Series will be held on Tuesday 16th June at 6pm at Regal Cinema, Birmingham Gardens. Refugee Short Film Series - includes "Willawood Mums", "Balan's Story" and many more. A couple of film makers to speak.

Mental Health Evening Mental Health Information Evening will be held on Thursday 18th June beginning at 6pm at Maitland High School. You are invited to a Mental Health Information evening where young people, parents and families can learn more about mental health, mental illness and how to talk about it. Cost is free, supper provided.

Talk on Anxiety Dr John Irvine will be speaking on Tuesday 23rd June at 6:30pm at St James PS Muswellbrook. Come along and hear him speak about "Anxiety: What to look for & what parents can do to support their

children". Light refreshments will be served from 6:30pm.

The Joy of the Gospel A Call to live the Joy of the Gospel will be held on Sunday 28th June at 6pm at St Clement's Retreat and Conference Centre, Galong NSW . Presented by Fr Anthony Kelly CSsR and Fr Frank Moloney SBD. A joyless world? A joyless church? Join two world-leading theologians in reflecting and talking about Pope Francis' exhortation on the Joy of the Gospel. RSVP P 02 63805222 E info@stclement.com.au

Vocation ViewCorpus Christi Through the ministry of our ordained priests, we receive Holy Communion. Through the Body and Blood of Christ, we are made one body: to become Christ like purified read to serve. Pray for Vocations.

For more information regarding Vocations contact Fr Brian Mascord on 02 4979 1112 or vocations@mn.catholic.org.au

Soup Kitchen Thank you to all our generous parishioners who provided soup and other items for our Soup Kitchen.

We are in need of care packs and non-perishable foods and would be most grateful if you could provide them to us over the coming months.

Items can be left in the church or brought to the Parish office.

The Soup Kitchen will remain a weekly commitment by our Church for the foreseeable future. Please notify those you know who may be in need. Many thanks.

Cursillo This weekend some of our parishioners, Anne Moloney, Judy Tyler, Sharon Fowle, Greg and Lauranne Byrne are on Cursillo Team to present a weekend at Myuna Bay, Morrisset.

Cursillo helps people discover and fulfil their personal vocation, strengthening their relationship with Jesus Christ.

Please pray that the Holy Spirit will be with them renewing the faith of participants on the weekend.

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Scripture Readings This Week

Today Exodus 24:3-8 Hebrews 9:11-15 Mark 14:12-16, 22-26 Monday 2 Corinthians 1:1-7 Matthew 5:1-12 Tuesday 2 Corinthians 1:18-22 Matthew 5:13-16 Wednesday 2 Corinthians 3:4-11 Matthew 5:17-19 Thursday Acts 11:21-26, 13:1-3 Matthew 10:7-13 Friday Hosea 11:1, 3-4, 8-9 Ephesians 3:8-12, 14-19 Saturday 2 Corinthians 5:14-21 Matthew 5:33-37 Sunday Ezekiel 17:22-24 2 Corinthians 5:6-10 Mark 4:26-34

Todays Liturgy of the Word

Responsorial Psalm Response: I will take the cup of salvation, and call on the name of the Lord.

Gospel Acclamation Alleluia, alleluia! I am the living bread from heaven, says the Lord; whoever eats this bread will live for ever. Alleluia!

In your charity, please pray for:

Those recently deceased.

Those whose anniversaries occur about now. Purcell family, Lawler Family, Terry Hely, Frank Meyhew.

All those in our community who are sick. Ashley Hatton.

Ministers this Weekend... ...of the Word ...of Communion

6pm Tuncurry

A: Monica Hunt B: Geraldine Mullin

Jeanette Goodacre, Lou Hope, Margaret Smith, Michael Siddle, Ruth Pearson.

7am Tuncurry A: Tony Knight B: Bronwyn Morse

Cushla Drake, Fred Liackman, Mark Mowbray, Mary Greig, Peter Wicks.

9am Forster A: Judith Shand B: Adele Brotherton

Anne Hartman, Anne Moloney, Lorna Vidler, Rob Temesvary, Trevor Turner.

Ministers next Weekend... ...of the Word ...of Communion

6pm Tuncurry A: Tony Stevens B: Lou Hope

Frank Hayman, Kylie Hall, Maureen Pye, Neil Pye, Valarie Ross.

7am Tuncurry A: Bronwyn Morse B: Mary Greig

Edna Tucker, Genevieve Williamson, Graham Griffiths, Maria Armitage, Norm Chapman.

9am Forster A: Rhiannon Temesvary B: Marie Keep

Barbara Kermode, Elle Cairns-Cowan, Robyn Ryan, Sharon Fowle, Shioney Neal.

Please note: The above information reflects the rosters as originally published, and doesnt take account of any swaps that may have been organised between individuals.

Text: Excerpts from the English Translation of the Roman Missal 2010, International Commission on English in the Liturgy (ICEL); Music: From the Mass of St Francis 2010, Paul Taylor. All rights reserved. Used with permission. Australian AgentLicenSing Online Lic No. 624844.