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Parish Priest Rev Fr Eduardo de P Orilla [email protected]
Assistant Priest (p/t): Rev Fr Emmanuel Lubega
Parish Secretary : Catherine Chia
Bookkeeper / Accounts : Esther Esber
Youth Co-ordinators: John Corpuz/Teresa Winata
Liturgy Co-ordinator: John Fenech Sacramental Co-ordinator: Sr Nory Ordiz, CM
RCIA Co-ordinator: Anne Hay
Children’s Liturgy : Patricia Balatbat
School Principal: Ms Carolyn Parsell Phone: 9646 1310 Fax: 9646 2139
email: [email protected]
Family Educator: Dominique Sherley
RE Co-ordinator: Jeanelle Richards
Parish Pastoral Council : Geoff Barrett
Finance Committee : Vladimir Lesic
Parish Building Com: Joseph Nguyen
CCD Co-ordinators:
Lidcombe - Teresa Azzi
Newington - Eileen Gallagher
WE COME TOGETHER TO ENCOUNTER GOD, WELCOMING ONE ANOTHER JOYFULLY IN ACTIVE SERVICE
4th Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) Theme: Worshipping God in the temple of our hearts 28 January 2018
Rosters 28 Jan 2018 3 Feb 2018
Altar Society Mabel & friends Bernadette
Church Cleaner ARC ARC
This Week : 27/28 2018 Week 4
Ministry Sat 5pm Sun 10am Sun 5 pm Sun 8am
Music Groups Tehillah
Community SJ Multicultural David & Co Sacred Heart
Readers Uina / Rachel Anne D / Andrew Diane / Mabel Rhonda /
Edna
Ministers of Holy
Communion Mick G Catherine / Lynh
Thea / Alda
Christine D Janey / Katerina
Acolytes John / Nilo Vincent Norman Victor / Peter
Altar Servers Jessica / Djuarch
Naomie /
Nicholas/
Thashalia / Philip
Monica Gabriel /
Alexander
Next Week: 03/04 Feb 2018 Week 1
Ministry Sat 5pm Sun 10am Sun 5pm Sun 8am
Music Groups Sacred Heart Sacred Heart Sts Joachim &
Anne Congregation
Readers Mick G / - Andrew D / Lina Mabel A Fred B / Ruby
Ministers of Holy
Communion Tea / Petronella Janey / Lynh Teresa A / Alda Katerina / Ivy
Acolytes John / Mick M Yuve Norman Peter / Victor
Altar Servers Jessica / Alison Shirley/Thomas/
Ariel / Kayla Monica
Gabriel /
Alexander
OFFICE HOURS: TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, & THURSDAY only 09:30am to 03:30pm PLEASE RING or EMAIL the Parish Office for anything … Mass Intentions—drop in the mailbox or collection baskets. Weddings: minimum 6 months notice.
Baptisms: held only on 2nd & 4th Sunday of each month. Berala on the Park 3rd Friday @11am / Canberra Nursing Home - 4th Friday @ 11am If anyone needs Holy Communion /Home Visits please contact the office to make arrangements.
Mass Schedule at St Joachim
Children’s Liturgy 2018 Possums Koalas Kangas
4th Feb Gilda Naomie Carolyn
11th Feb Gilda Teresa Lupi
LET US PRAY FOR:
Recently Returned to the Father : Msgr Amadeo Escanian, Alwyn Matthews, Salvatore Cap-ra, Doreen Kelly, Anne O’Gorman Death Anniversary: Benito Santos, Francisca Frias, Fr John McSweeney, Vivian Perera, Pat-rick Joseph O’Gorman, Tomic Ivan
In Loving Memory of: deceased members of the Keating family, Mary Willis, Dominic Wang, Maria Huang, Jimmy & Winnie Acton, Vincenzo & Domenico Macri, Robert, Mathilda & Ralph Hewett, Melville, Frank & Lucy Rodrigues
NB: Please let the Parish Office know when circumstances change
Sick & Infirmed: Bishop Geoffrey Robinson, Lawrie Matthews, George Switala, Fr Graham Kings, Joan Morgan, Shirley O’Brien, Madeline Mitchell, Val Jenkins, Teresita Buenaflor, Luka Sebastian, Bernadette Driessen, Engelberto Leal, Agnes Fazon, Sr Joan Harrison rsj, Phillip J. Murrell, Zachary Marsh, Tony Dahlen, Francisco Mendoza, Vladimir Tuazon, Kerry Jacobs, Leila Ismay, Tess Aragoza, Michael Tucker, Maria Henson, Rosemary Gaynor, Eileen Kenny, Zahra Bourke, Leila Mitchell, Gwen Ross, Peter Maher, Laurel Jamieson (sister of Sr Marcia), Maurice Malfitana, Emma Pallardelly, Elmer Aleman, Ivanka Cesjar, Ava Sara, Leo Driessen
Birthday: Alzira Noronha, David M Delarama
Holy Rosary: NO Rosary gathering this week due to Healing Mass. Statue of our Lady stays at the home of Conchita. Please call Daisy on 0433 544 431 if you would like to host the Ro-sary OR write on the sheet placed before our Lady’s altar.
Catholic Mindfulness Workshop THIS ASH WEDNESDAY: Join Catholic USA psy-chologist, Dr Gregory Bottaro at his workshop where he will teach you new skills to help support the people in your communities. Gain more peace in your life by trusting God, letting go and becoming more present with his Mindfulness strategy. When: Wednesday, February 14 Where: Notre Dame University, Broadway Campus Cost: $100 Register: www.rom.org.au
Devotions to Honour Our Lady of Lourdes Mass and Blessing of the Sick will be held at Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto, Earlwood, on Sunday the 11 February 2018 (behind Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Earlwood), entrance via St. James Avenue, Earlwood, commencing with recitation of the Ro-sary at 2:30 p.m. followed by Mass and the Bless-ing of the Sick at 3:00 p.m. The Principal celebrant will be Bishop Anthony Randazzo. Some parking for disabled people is available in the school grounds and general parking in the nearby council car park
"Walk with me", this Lent, through a guided silent retreat given by the Verbum Dei Missionaries - Sunday 11th February 9.30am - 3pm. It will be held at Mt Carmel Retreat Centre, Varroville and cost $30. Please BYO lunch as no food will be provided. For more information contact Kylie 0403453620 or [email protected]
Sydney Catholics are warmly invited to join the Archbishop of Sydney, Most Rev Anthony Fisher OP, at St Mary’s Cathedral @ 5.30pm on 8 Febru-ary to celebrate the Feast Day of St Bakhita, the patron saint of South Sudan and Human Traffick-ing. The Archbishop is encouraging every parish to mark the feast day of St Bakhita with a Mass on the day for those who cannot attend at the cathedral. LAUDATO SI Mass— Fr Pedro Walpole SJ, Coor-dinator of Ecojesuit and an international expert on environmental issues, will be visiting Sydney and celebrating Laudato si’ Mass (5.30 to 6.15pm) on Friday February 2. at St Mary's Church 42 Ridge Street, North Sydney. This will be followed by a talk on ―An Australia – Philippines Conversion about Laudato si’ ― from 6.30 – 7.30pm at Nth Sydney Parish Centre, 42 Ridge Street, North Sydney. Everyone welcome.
132 Years of Pastoral Care 1885 – 2017
St Joachim’s Catholic Parish
Phone: 9649 7030 2 Mills Street, Lidcombe 2141 NSW, Australia Fax: 9646 1125
Parish website: www.stjoachimsparish.org
Heartbeats from your Parish Priest Fr Eduardo
The gospel presents a paradox. A paradox? Yes! On the one hand he is a person of power, astonishing the crowds with his command of evil spirits and the authority of his teach-ing. On the other, as we find later, he is a fig-ure of weakness, failing to inspire faith in his followers and succumbing to a shameful death. Mark offers no easy resolution of this tension. He ends his gospel without the assur-ance of resurrection, daring readers to take the step of faith on their own. Those who do must risk seeing the crucified Christ as God’s Cho-sen One in whose footsteps we are to follow.
Prayer Focus
At times life can seem chaotic, out of control, even at the mercy of malign forces. And so we pray: ― Keep me close, dear God, to your Son and strengthen my faith in his power to hold me fast.‖
Sun 28/01 8:00am Mass 10:00am Mass 5:00pm Thanksgiving Mass (Fr Ed’s 28th anniversary)
Mon 29/01 9:00am Mass
Tues 30/01 8:15am Mass / Rosary 7:00pm Healing Mass (Fr Joseph Edattu VC)
Wed 31/01 6:00pm Transfer of Bl Sac / Rosary 6:30pm Novena 7:00pm Mass 7:30pm Legion of Mary
Thurs 01/02 9:00am Mass/Rosary
Fri 02/02 9:00am Mass/Rosary 7:30pm 1st Friday Devotions (Adoration & Confessions)
8:30pm Mass + All Night Vigil
Sat 03/02 6:00am Closing Mass 9:00am Josephite Mass (include Anointing of the Sick) 11:30am NUSPAS 4:30pm Confession 5:00pm Vigil Mass
SAINT / FEAST OF THE WEEK—St John Bosco (31 Jan) Grew up in extreme poverty and devoted his whole life to educating young people, especially the poor. Founded the Salesians. Remembered for his cheerfulness and total trust in the providence of God. PRESENTATION OF THE LORD (2 FEB) - Celebrated 40 days after Christmas and commemorating the prescribed ritual following the birth of a child. Christ is the “light to enlighten all nations” and so candles are blessed during the introductory rites.
3 years after my Silver Anniversary and 2 years
short of reaching 30 years in the priestly ministry.
Wow! This is something to celebrate, albeit not a
really big one, but something to be thankful to
God for the many years of service in the vineyard
of the Lord. Each day I wake up I always bow
down before
heaven and
earth and
clasp my
hand in sheer
gratefulness
to God for the
gift of the
priesthood. I did not choose to be one but God
chose me. And the good Lord has led me wher-
ever He wanted me to go and to serve. Lo and
behold, I almost traverse the four corners of the
world in His service and gifts of being His priest.
It’s great to be the PRIEST OF GOD! A happy
way of living!
Dear Fr Eduardo,
May God bless you abundantly and may your ministry continue to be worthy of the Lord and pleasing to Him. Thank you for your service.
From all of us at St Joachim’s Parish
DAY OF PRAYER FOR VICTIMS OF MODERN SLAVERY AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING
8 FEBRUARY 2018