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Holy Spirit Catholic Parish Burdekin Ave, Amaroo, ACT
Supporting and supported by Holy Spirit, Good Shepherd, Mother Teresa Primary Schools and St John Paul II College
19-20 May 2018 Pentecost Sunday —Year B
Email: [email protected] Parish website: www.holyspiritgungahlin.org.au
News this Week
Pentecost and Parish Feast Day Celebration Sunday 20 May after 9.30am Mass.
Sacrament of Confirmation, First Eucharist and Reconciliation – see inside for details
Spirit Youth Group Sunday 20 May 6.30pm - 8.30pm
Upcoming Events Anointing Mass -
Thursday 31 May
Young Adults Mass - Sunday, 3 June, 5.30pm Please see inside for more information
2018 Marian Procession and Youth Pilgrimage - Sunday, 14 October - save the date
A Gospel Reflection
Helpful hints for this week’s readings
Peace Be With You
Consider the deep peace of Christ. The shalom of God in Hebrew means more than freedom from anxiety. Shalom is the fullness of God’s blessings, joy, and satisfaction, a life without need. To have the peace of Christ is to have it all. Nothing interrupts this abundance.
You know you live in the peace of Christ when nothing can harm you. The loss of a job means God has something new to offer you. Loneliness becomes the soil of contemplation, from which new life will come. Illness becomes a means of polishing your soul to a brilliant witness. The death of a loved one is sorrow mixed with the hope of reunion in God’s reign. Compassion becomes natural, forgiveness the first response to injury. You face life with freedom, others with love, and death with confidence.
The peace of Christ comes to us in ‘angel-speak,’ words rich in meaning. We can hear these words, Peace be with you, like we do most greetings: as a salutation of little impact. Or we can receive these words in full knowledge that Christ isn’t saying hello here, but means to give something vital. The peace of Christ is our environment, as native to us as sea is to fish. We live in this peace. We breathe it in and let it out.
Catch This Spirit
When I think of the Holy Spirit, I think of Jack’s death. Jack was a young guy in our parish youth group when he died tragically. His death shook me up so much that I wasn’t sure I could minister to his family and friends. So I prayed for God to help me help them.
After prayer, I remembered that a good friend of mine, a priest, was in town visiting. So I tracked him down. We went for a walk. We talked about Jack’s death. I cried some. We prayed. Later I drove to the Jack’s family home, knowing God needed me to be there for Jack’s family and friends. As I pulled into the driveway, a calm feeling spread through me. I went into the house confident that I could bring some of God’s peace with me to share. The Holy Spirit was with me. I connected with the Spirit by praying for strength to do God’s will and by following the inspiration to connect with my priest friend. The Holy Spirit is alive in our Church. It directs us when we seek guidance. It calms us when we face crisis. It strengthens us to be peace amid the world’s pain. In this week’s Gospel, Jesus gives that Spirit to his first followers. And Christian community is still where we find it. We find the spirit when we get together with other Christians to talk and pray about our joys and fears. The Spirit continually seeks to bring us together to guide us, strengthen us, and send us. You have encountered this Spirit. Take time this week to think about when and
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First reading: Galieans...gal-ih-LEE-uhnz, Parthians...PAHR-thee-uhnz, Medes...MEEDZ, Elamites...EE-luh-maits, Mesopotamia..meh-uh-po-TAY-mih-uh, Judea...dzhoo-DEE-uh, Cappadocia...kap-uh-DO-shee-uh, Pontus...PAHN-tuhs, Phrygia...FRIH-dzhih-uh, Pamphylia...pam-FIHL-ih-uh, Libya...LIH-bih-uh, Cyrene...sai-REE-nee, Judaism...DZHOO=duh-isz’m, Cretans...KREE-tihnz
‘And I will pray the Father,
and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever’
John 14:16
READINGS: Acts 2:1-11, Galatians 5:16-25, John 15:26-27;16:12-15 ENTRANCE ANTIPHON: The love of God has been poured into our hearts through the Spirit of god dwelling within us, alleluia.
RESPONSORIAL PSALM: Lord send out your Spirit and renew the face of the earth. GOSPEL ACCLAMATION: Alleluia, alleluia! Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love. Alleluia!
COMMUNION ANTIPHON: They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke of the marvels of God, alleluia.
Please keep the following individuals in prayer…..
We welcome into our community through the Sacrament of Baptism
Zachary Rigby Samuel Fenton
For those who are sick
Fiona Jarvis Ray Harris
Maryanne McGrath Rex Sullivan Cody Bonner
Wesley Benedet Allan Cockroft Olive Cockroft
Luke Ward Fiona Moore
Arcangela Sorrentino Marlene Lawless
Jennycar De Jesus Gloria De Andrade Michael Rodriguez
Gim Carey Kerry Glover Eileen Dean
Cathy St Joseph Selemon Salloum
Judith McIlver Sharon Ching
Margaret Woods Nola Newton Ronnie Smith
Esdene Richter
Recently Deceased Jean Povey
Linda Cuneen
Anniversaries Felix Dicom
Maria Triam Nguyen Peter Villena
Elsie May Jones Peter Nguyen Van Chin Joseph Pham duc Vuong
Luca-Dao-Duc Mon Tony Van Diemen
Arnold Zamora Jerously Roldan
Gabriel Hengkiarto Indra
Prayer cards are available in the foyer.
Saint of the Week
Parish News and Activities
Help Wanted
We are looking for volunteers to assist setting up chairs in the school hall, for the larger mass celebrations – e.g. 9:30am Sunday. Adequate numbers will allow me to create a roster to ensure volunteers availability is taken into account. It takes less than an hour to do the chair set up if there is 2-3 volunteers for each set up, and is normally done around 10:00am on Saturday. The exact time would be negotiable to ensure a more suitable time for those rostered. Joining the roster does not commit you to every Saturday. Instructions on how the chairs are set up is available, and a training session will be provided. If you wish to be part of the roster or are seeking more information please email me at [email protected] or call me on 0419 282 656. Thanks. Mike Whyte
Good Shepherd Sunday Appeal – Collection for Formation of our Seminarians: To date, proceeds from our parish collection amount is $814.90 For those still wishing to make a donation envelopes are available in the church and can be left either on the collection plate or posted to The GSS Appeal, GPO Box 3089 Canberra ACT 2601. Donations can also be made on-line through the website www.cgcatholic.org.au. THANK YOU for your generous support.
Save the Date: The Annual Marian Procession at St Clement’s Monastery, Galong will be held this year on Sunday, October 14, 2016. In 2018 St Clement’s Monastery will be celebrating 100 years since its founding and opening Mass. As with the first Mass, in 1918, we too will have the Apostolic Nuncio present. This year it will be Archibishop Yllana as Celebrant.
Young Adult Mass - Sunday 3 June, 5.30pm Mass followed by social activity - Dinner and Dress up. Please bring a plate of food to share and dress up - fancy or formal, creative or crazy. Join us for youthful music. For more information please contact [email protected]
Come and wish upon a star…Astronomy night - Mother Teresa School hall, Saturday 2 June 6pm-8pm. The Canberra Astronomy Society will have their powerful telescopes available to view the night skies. They will also provide some information on the planets, stars etc that you will be able to view.
Join together for a night full of fun, frivolity and entertainment including family pace movie, photo booth to capture the night, science corner with some hands on activities (gold coin for some activities). Available for purchase: glow sticks; food: sausage sizzle, marshmallows for toasting; drinks: tea. Coffee, juice, wine and beer. What to bring : warm clothing and beanies, torches, your own telescope/binoculars, cushions (or similar) for the movie watching, gold coins.
St Philip Neri was born in Florence in 1515. His mother died when he was young and he was educated at a Dominican convent. In 1533 he went to Rome and lived as a hermit for two years, then spent a further three years studying theology and philosophy. He gave up his studies and sold his books and encouraged his friends to join him in working for the sick and visiting the churches of Rome. St Philip was ordained a priest in 1551 and he spent many
long hours hearing people’s confessions. He founded the Congregation of the Oratory, which gave its name to the musical form ‘Oratorio’, which developed from their services. St Philip was known as a happy man, who enjoyed playing the occasional practical joke, but was also regarded as a living saint by those who knew him.
Sacramental Information
Please register your interest for the sacrament of Baptism on our Parish Website. Once the registration form is completed a Parish staff member will be in contact to arrange a meeting with you and
your family regarding the important sacrament of Baptism.
Parish News and activities
Youth News
SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION
For parents and children (Year 6 and above) wishing to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation in 2018.
CELEBRATION OF THE SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION:
Tuesday 29 May, Wednesday 30 May and Thursday 31 May at 6:00pm
SACRAMENTS OF RECONCILIATION AND FIRST EUCHARIST:
For children in Year 3 or above. Parent Information Sessions:
Tuesday 26 June at 1:00pm or 6:00pm Commitment and Enrolment Mass:
Saturday 30 June at 6pm or Sunday 1 July at 9:30am or 5:30pm
For more details contact Gayle via email: [email protected]
Community Messages
Years 5 and 6
Term 2 Dates—Fridays
5pm-7pm
1 June
15 June
29 June
$5 for food
Holy Spirit Parish rooms
Years 7-12
Term 2 Dates—Sundays
6:30pm-8:30pm
20 May
3 June
17 June
1 July
$5 for food
Holy Spirit Parish rooms
Pause for Thought
Spirit Retreat
Come together and be empowered
by the Holy Spirit
Who: Youth and Young Adults (Aged 16-25) When: Sunday 27 May 2018 at 12pm - 7.30pm Where: St Benedict’s Catholic church Narrabundah, ACT 2604 For more information contact us on [email protected] or go to CGYOUTHMINISTRY.ORG.AU/RETREAT
PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR CONFIRMATION CANDIDATES
AND THEIR FAMILIES
Heavenly Father, God of power and of love. We pray for all the children who are preparing for
the Sacrament of Confirmation. May your Holy Spirit help them to grow in faith, hope and love and
may they come to know you as the one true God who loves them without limit.
May their hearts welcome you gladly; May their ears hear your voice in the Scriptures;
May their eyes see you in all things; And may they proclaim your glory
as they walk in the ways of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour. Amen.
An Invitation to a Christian Life Program (CLP) from 26 May Couples for Christ (CFC) invites you to a series of talks and fellowship that aim to lead participants into a renewed understanding of God’s call to them as Christians and to living a Spirit-filled Christian life. The program starts on Saturday May 26 from 1:30 to 4:30 pm at the Holy Spirit Parish Centre (next to the Church), Amaroo. There is no cost. Snacks are provided. Childminding is available. Contact Deo or Elsie on 0416 088 659 or email [email protected], or Noel and Cora Gomez on 0406 649 526 (or email [email protected]) for more info or to register your interest.
1 June - JAM FOR REFUGEES - Ten hours of classical music. Entry by donation with proceeds going to Manus Lives Matters. When: Friday 1 June, 10.30am to 8.30pm Where: All Saints Church, Cowper Street, Ainslie Contact: [email protected]
4 June. After the Apology film screening. Join Relationships Australia and ACTCOSS for a screening of After the Apology. Four Aboriginal grannies challenge government policies to bring their grandkids home. Their grassroots actions spearhead a national movement to curb the skyrocketing rates of child removal. Cost: General admission $20, pensioner/student concession $15, plus $1.85 booking fee per ticket.10.00 am. Hoyts Woden, Westfield Woden, Keltie St, Phillip. Enquiries: Julie Butler, 6202 7200 or [email protected]
Our song is the music of the Spirit Understanding the Trinity is among some of the most challenging “teachings” of our faith. Especially when we think about and talk about the “Holy Spirit.” It seems so elusive, and everyone seems to have their own interpretation and/or opinions about what the Spirit is, what it “does” in our lives, and how it acts and moves in the world.
We should really try to stop trying to “understand” it, and just simply recognize it and celebrate it as being a force that guides our hearts, and wraps our lives in care. The Holy Spirit is so many things, so why try to limit or trap its power (as if we could do that anyways)? It is light, it is the air that we breathe, it is the voice that helps us to find our voice. It gives us the music – the melodies, the rhythms and phrases that leads us on the path not only toward God, but in coming to know ourselves.
So when we pray, “come, Holy Spirit,” we pray for just that: to find light, to find the air to breathe in and out in our faith, and to open our mouths and our hearts to offer our praise. And this seeking out of the Spirit is not limited to Pentecost, Trinity Sunday or celebrations of Initiation (Baptism and Confirmation) – it is a daily exercise in finding our breath – the very breath of God working in us. David Haas
Our Parish Schools Mother Teresa Catholic Primary School & Early Learning Centre Mapleton Ave and Wimmera St, Harrison Principal: Peter Hughes P: 6241 5604 (Primary School) 6241 3211 (ELC)E:[email protected]
Saint John Paul II College Gungahlin Drive, Nicholls Principal: Catherine Rey P: 6163 4800 E: [email protected]
Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School & Early Learning Centre Kelleway Ave, Nicholls Principal: Brad Gaynor P: 6241 8640 E:[email protected]
Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School Burdekin Ave, Amaroo Principal: David Austin P: 6255 7888 E:[email protected]
Sunday Mass Times Holy Spirit Amaroo Saturday 6:00pm Sunday 8:00am, 9:30 am (Children’s Liturgy in term time) and 5:30pm
St Francis Xavier, Hall 2nd and 4th Sun at 8.30am
Weekday Masses (at Amaroo) Tues 9:15am Wed 7:00am Thurs 9:15am Fri 7:00am
Reconciliation Sat 5:15-5:45 pm
Communion: Sick and Housebound Please contact the Parish Office
Anointing Mass Thursday 31 May at 9.15am
Baptisms, Marriages & Funerals By Appointment
St Vincent de Paul Maria Stark on 0411164630
Care Group Sonja Vocisano on 0438 699 591
Vinnie Costa on 0410 460 624
Hospitality Group Maureen Hilton
Seniors Group Ruth Schwensen on 6262 2431
Craft Group Beth Forshaw on 6242 5191
Youth Ministry Hannah McMahon [email protected]
Call to Connect Women's group to pray, share & support Beth Forshaw on 6242 5191
Prayer Chain Joe and Irma Jambor 6242 7332 [email protected]
Family Groups Jennifer Smith 62623532
Couples for Christ Danny & Ner Ambida on 0448 243508
Novena—Mother of Perpetual Help Tom 6253 9779, Parveen 0439 642571 Wednesdays at 6pm-6.45pm in the church
Holy Spirit Prayer Group Kathy Torcasio 0401 920028 Wednesdays at 7:30pm in the church
MenAlive Gathering Steve Seesink 0421635675
Cursillo Movement Gatherings Irma and Joe Jambor on 62427332
Legion of Mary Marie Lazaro 0405669022 Thursday at 7.30pm at the Parish Centre
Music and Young Adults Theivani Evers 0472 921 518
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Parish Office & Presbytery 93 Burdekin Ave, Amaroo Ph: 6242 9622 Website: www.holyspiritgungahlin.org.au
Parish Priest: Fr Mark Croker Assistant Priest: Fr Jiss Sunny Deacon: Namora Anderson Parish Secretary Magda Baraniecki (Tue - Fri 9am-3pm) E: [email protected] General Enquiries Naomi Johnson (Thu -Fri 9.30am - 5pm)
Planned Giving Gayle Jeffries (7.30am – 3.30pm Tues ) E: [email protected] Sacramental Coordinator (Schools)
Gayle Jeffries
Parish Pastoral Council Alison Weeks E: [email protected] Secretary Jenny Grierson E: [email protected]
A Sunday Poem and Story
Today I’m walking, with The Holy Spirit
today the road we are both going to hit.
I’ll be trusting Him, for the right directions
I’ll follow His lead without any objections.
We’ll travel together, without Him I won’t go for the righteous way
I know He knows.
I’ll be looking for Him, to steer my desires
into all that God’s will asks and requires.
Today I’m walking, with the Holy Spirit to whatever He says I’m going to commit!
A New Way of Seeing
We are too often stuck in seeing the world in only one way and forget that we can be led to different viewings. A wealthy oil baron once commissioned Picasso to paint a portrait of his wife. When the work was completed, the baron was shocked to see the image that had been created. ‘Why that looks nothing like my wife! You should have painted her the way she really is!’ Picasso took a deep breath and said, I’m not sure what that would be.’ Without hesitation, the oil baron pulled out his wallet and removed a photograph of his wife saying, ‘There, you see, this is a picture of how she really is! Picasso, bending over, looked at it and replied, ‘She is rather small and flat, isn’t she?’ The point is clear: The man was so wrapped up in HIS view of his wife he could not understand anyone else’s view of her. On the day of Pentecost there were many Jews who understood, who saw Gods new view of the world through the eye of the Spirit but there were also many there who did not, who could not see the world around them in any other way than the way it had always been.
The Irresistible Influence of the Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit warms us and melts our cold, cold hearts. Recently I ran across a parable that makes the point: Once upon a time there was a piece of iron, which was very strong and very hard. Many attempts had been made to break it, but all had failed.
‘I’ll master it,’ said the axe… and his blows fell heavily upon the piece of iron, but every blow only made the axe’s edge more blunt, until it finally ceased to strike and gave up in frustration.
‘Leave it to me,” said the saw… and it worked back and forth on the iron’s surface until its jagged teeth were all worn and broken. Then in despair, the saw quit trying and fell to the side.
‘Ah!” said the hammer, ‘I knew you two wouldn’t succeed. I’ll show you how to do this!’ But at the first fierce blow, off flew its head and the piece of iron remained just as before, proud and hard and unchanged. ‘Shall I try?’ asked the small soft flame. ‘Forget it,’ everyone else said. ‘What can you do? You’re too small and you have no strength.” But the small soft flame curled around the piece of iron, embraced it… and never left it until it melted under its warm irresistible influence.
There’s a sermon there somewhere. Perhaps it means that God’s way is not the way of force but love. God’s way is not to break hearts but to melt them. Perhaps it means that that is our calling – to melt hearts… under the irresistible warmth of God’s gracious
love. James W. Moore, What Do You Do With Such A Gift?