LITURGY TIMETABLE Mass Times Next Weekend 20/21 May Vigil 5pm Cathedral Fr Vincent T Vigil 5.30pm Queen of Peace Fr Robert Vigil 7.30pm Queen of Peace-Korean Fr Thomas 7am Queen of Peace Fr Peter 8am Cathedral Fr Vincent T 9.00am Queen of Peace Fr Peter 9.30am Cathedral Fr Robert 11am Queen of Peace-Korean Fr Thomas 3.30pm Cathedral-Filipino Mass 14th May 5pm Queen of Peace-Korean Fr Thomas 6pm Cathedral Fr Vincent V

EXPOSITION OF BLESSED SACRAMENT

Cathedral, following 9.30am Mass Saturday. Cathedral, First Friday, 24-hour Adoration after 9.30am Mass. Queen of Peace, First Friday, after 8.45am Mass.

SACRAMENT OF PENANCE - FIRST RITE

Cathedral Saturday 10am-10.30am

Queen of Peace Saturday 4.45pm-5.15pm

BAPTISM and WEDDINGS

Contact Cathedral Parish 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

14 MAY 2017 — FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER (YEAR A)

Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you.

Monday 15 May Monday of the 5th week of Easter Tuesday 16 May Tuesday of the 5th week of Easter Acts 14:5-18; Jn 14:21-26 Acts 14:19-28; Jn 14:27-31

Wednesday 17 May Wednesday of the 5th week of Easter Thursday 18 May Thursday of the 5th week of Easter Acts 15:1-6; Jn 15: 1-8 Acts 15:7-21; Jn 15:9-11

Friday 19 May Friday of the 5th week of Easter Saturday 20 May Saturday of the 5th week of Easter Acts 15:22-31; Jn 15:12-17 Acts 16:1-10; Jn 15:18-21

Readings Next Weekend 20/21 May Acts 8:5-8,14-17; 1 Pet 3:15-18; Jn 14:15-21

HORNSBY CATHEDRAL PARISH

DIOCESE OF BROKEN BAY On the land of the Guringai people

Our Lady of the Rosary Cathedral, 23 Yardley Avenue, Waitara 2077 Queen of Peace Church, 18 Stuart Avenue, Normanhurst 2076

CWF APPEAL takes place on 20/21 MAY Did you read Louise Smith’s experience of ‘Caring for the Sick’ in the current Broken Bay News? Louise is one of our Diocese’s Pastoral Care Practitioners trained and supported by CatholicCare for those in hospital at their most vulnerable. The funding for the Hospital Chaplaincy Program is through our Charitable Works Fund (CWF) appeal which will take place next week. Thanks to the support of our parishes, 5 Pastoral Care Practitioners are ministering God’s love across 7 hospitals across the Diocese. Through your generous donations, you can provide Pastoral Care Practitioners like Louise for those in hospital. Gifts to the CWF are 100% tax deductible and support CatholicCare, Confraternity of Christian Doctrine (CCD), St Edmunds and St Lucy’s Schools and the Ephpheta Centre. (Envelopes in church to take home this weekend.)

For more information on the CWF, please call the parish office or Liane Leslie, Diocesan Development and Relationships Manager on 9847 0444.

PARISH MISSIONARY COUNCIL Dear Parishioners,

Many of you may not be aware that we have a Parish Missionary Council that seeks to listen and respond to the hopes, ideas, needs and concerns of all our parishioners. It encourages and supports the continuing good work of existing groups within our parish. We set short-term and long-term pastoral goals for our parish community within the framework of Diocesan priorities and we provide support for our Priests/Dean and Deacon, working collaboratively with them and with each other. Over the last few months we have lost a number of members of the Council through resignation, relocation and recently the death of Barbara Gillis.

We are now seeking additional parishioners to join the Council. The work load is not onerous (we only meet once a month usually from 7pm to 8pm on the first Wednesday of the month). We would like for the Council membership to be as representative of the Parish as possible. Therefore we welcome enquires from both males and females from upper high school age through to older ages.

If you would like to know more please contact Fr Robert or the parish office. I look forward to any inquiries – kind regards, Peter Karbowiak — Chair Parish Missionary Council.

HAPPY

MOTHER’S DAY TO

ALL OUR MUMS

FLOWER ROSTER CATHEDRAL —VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Do you have a flair for

floral arrangements? We need a few more volunteers to collect/supply and/or make flower arrangements for the Cathedral. Please contact the parish office if you can help.

TERM 2 CATECHISTS’ AND HELPERS’ MEETING Friday 19th May 10:15-11:30 AM (Fr.Nulty Room) Inquirers also welcome.

CATECHISTS MORE HELPERS NEEDED We now need more Class Helpers to observe and assist with the classes. Only 30-40 minutes a week during school term. Classes are on-going. Please contact Deacon Roberto if you can help or would like more information. Phone 9483 2300 or email: hornsbyparish@dbb.org.au

WORLD FAIRTRADE CHALLENGE During 12 - 14 May 2017 please take up the challenge and purchase Fairtrade products for the two days, two weeks or maybe two years+ Fairtrade works hard to connect producers with global markets and make trade fairer. OZ market has grown by 70% in the past 5 years! enabling more hard working farmers and workers around the work to build better futures for themselves, their families and their communities. Thank you! Look for the logo: TIME FOR US TO DRAW THE LINE Timor Leste (East Timor) is Australia’s nearest neighbour. During WW 11 this small country came to our aid and paid dearly with 60,000 East Timorese losing their lives. Colonised by Portugal and then abandoned to harsh Indonesian rule, the country and its people survived to establish independence, sovereignty and nationhood. The history of this young nation’s dealings with Australia to achieve parity and a fair deal in terms of its oil and gas resources was outlined in last week’s bulletin – the matter has now gone to a United Nations Conciliation Commission to determine whether its sea border with Australia should be based on the normal median line between the two nations and not on the basis of Australia poaching the valuable resources of this small country by an inequitable and paternalistic treaty. Determination of the matter will be made in September but in the meantime it is critical that all fair-minded Australians....

SIGN THE PETITION AFTER EVERY MASS THIS WEEKEND, MAY13/14

Thank you for your financial contribution to the support of our Parish Community and its 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

Cathedral Parish Office for the way you can participate in this.

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

SOCIAL JUSTICE CORNER

CONGRATULATIONS TO: Fr Peter De Souza who celebrated his 20th Anniversary of Priestly Ordination on 10th May. BISHOP PETER A COMENSOLI who will be celebrating his 25th Anniversary of Priestly Ordination on 22nd May.

DIOCESAN ANNUAL COUNT OF MASS ATTENDANCE The 2017 Diocesan count will take

place at all weekend Masses during May.

ST VINCENT DE PAUL WAITARA. Winter appeal collection for this year will be held on Saturday 1

st July and Sunday 2

nd July, we would really appreciate

donations of nice warm clothing, blankets tinned food etc. Thank you.

We have had two new members join the conference, which is wonderful but with our workload on the increase we would really like to have more members to share the load. S Kelynack (Conference President Waitara)

CHILDREN’S LITURGY takes

place 9.30am each Sunday (school term only) in CatholicCare playgroup building (located behind Cathedral House).

We pray for those who have died in the hope of the Resurrection. RECENTLY DECEASED: R Dennis, M Robinson, D Athey,

Sr T Lyne RSM, T McLeod, R Zoellner, B Milanovic, N

Love, B Gillis, Sr K Holahan RSM.

ANNIVERSARIES/OTHER: M Davey, W Bogusz, V Bogusz, E Toshack, E Bongiorno, G Bongiorno

PRAYERS FOR THE SICK: T R Santos, E Johnson, D Jones, B Solomon, J Muir, E Keller, A Crowley, C Azocar, A White, C Cardozo, L Klauser, R Virveste, K Gascoigne, R Manuel Ronquillo, A M Garrido, G Small, A Kilby, A Petitfils, R Ronquillo, M Blanco, E White, M Bolster, S Proctor, J Post, R & G Henderson, C Metcher, J O’Brien, A Ford, A Mauricio Ventura, B Kirby, M Carroll, T Antony, AChu, E Balino, S Stewart, E Manlangit, B Evio, L Sharada, M Fleming, R Butterell, S Fernandes.

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

PARISH ACTIVITIES / SERVICES

STUDY SACRED SCRIPTURE Meeting in

Queen of Peace Hall on Thursdays at 7:00 pm. The program this year starts with Dr Mary Healy continuing with her study of the Acts of the Apostles. She is an international scholar in biblical studies and in 2014 Pope Francis appointed her to serve on the Pontifical Biblical Commission.

CENACLES OF PRAYER — all welcome.

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.

OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY, Wednesdays & 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.

MARANATHA PRAYER GROUP meet every

Thursday night 8pm-9.30pm in the Fr Nulty Room, Waitara. All welcome.

CHRISTIAN MEDITATION Sundays at 4.45pm-

5.45pm, Fr Farrell Room. (18 years and over)

PLAYGROUP Further information to follow.

PARISH LIBRARY The Library is open on

the first weekend of the month after each Mass, in the Fr 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. An excellent Catholic ELibrary can be found at http://sharingtheword.intersearch.com.au

CATHEDRAL PIETY STALL Stall will open on the following dates: 13-14 May - second weekend of the month. Please consider our items for Mother’s day. 28 May - From 9:30am to Confirmation practice 4 June - From 9:30am to Confirmation celebration Memento books for sale at $10. NOTE: No credit card facility at the stall. During weekdays, please contact the parish office if you need assistance.

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 the Queen of Peace 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.

COMMUNITY DINNER Every

Wednesday from 6pm in the Fr Nulty Room, Waitara. All welcome! MORE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - to volunteer or for more information, contact the Cathedral Parish Office.

YOUTH & YOUNG ADULTS

HEALING MINISTRY IN THE PARISH Tuesday 16th May, 7pm-8pm in the Cathedral. My name is Louise Smith, and I have been encouraged by Fr Robert Borg to exercise a healing ministry at Hornsby Cathedral Parish. This ministry is simply the next stage in a personal prayer ministry and listening presence I have had with priests, religious and parishioners since 1987. The importance of relationship with Christ is central to our journey here on earth. Holy Mass and the Sacraments help us to remain Christ centred and "others" focused. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament gives us the freedom, privilege and opportunity to bring our brokenness and our story to Jesus. The Healing Service will begin with Exposition where there is a brief reflection on Scripture. As silent adoration of the Blessed Sacrament continues, there will be opportunity for the Sacrament of Penance and, separately, for those who wish to avail of it, individual prayer for healing. The healing service will last one hour from 7pm to 8pm. There is no requirement for anyone to approach the sacrament of penance or to ask for healing prayer. But all who attend are encouraged to remain in quiet prayer and adoration in the healing presence of the Lord. Come and see…

TRANSPORT REQUIRED to QOP CHURCH Sunday 9am Mass. One of our elderly

parishioners who lives in Nepean Avenue would like a lift to QOP Sunday 9am Mass. If you can help out contact the Cathedral office on 9483 2300.

THE KIDS’ BULLETIN The Kids’ Bulletins are a

resource for Catholic kids who would like to have some fun while learning about the readings from the Sunday Mass every week (Ordinary Form). They are sourced from Canada and available to anyone who can use them to help learn or teach about the truth and beauty of the Faith. A number of copies are available from the back of both Churches. The kids’ bulletin can also be accessed at: https://thekidsbulletin.wordpress.com/

THANK YOU for all the support and donations for our

Mother’s day stall. The winner of the holiday raffle with ticket number 443 was P Wild. After expenses the proceeds were $3041.75 for our African Orphans in Dundee.

YOUTH & YOUNG ADULTS 1. (Yr9 -Young Adults aged 25 targeted) ALL high school age students welcome. Fridays during school term. 7-9:30pm; $5 food option.

2. (Age 18-35) Young adults up to the age of 35 gatherings on 2

nd Sundays of the month after the 6pm Mass.

Small connect groups available during the week to gather, catch-up, discuss, share in a smaller more personal atmosphere. Contact us to get plugged-in!

Music Ministry Youth & young adults are invited to join the youth community music ministry for the 6pm Mass at the cathedral, Waitara (1

st, 3

rd & 5

th Sundays of the month. Rehearsals from 4pm-

6pm before Mass.)

For more information contact the youth minister: PJ Almendras 0422 000 521 email: pj.almendras@dbb.org.au

PRAYER/BIBLE STUDY GROUPS

SUNDAYS

Meditation, 4.45pm-5.45pm, Fr Farrell Room.

14th May, Filipino Mass, 3.30pm, Cathedral. MONDAYS

Waitara SVDP meeting, 6.30pm Fr Baulman Rm TUESDAYS

6th June Seniors & Anointing Mass, 8.45am, QOP followed by morning tea. (First Tuesday of the month, except January).

9th May, Social Justice meeting, 7.30pm, Fr Hawe Room, Waitara. (No meeting in Jan).

WEDNESDAYS

Rosary & Cenacles of Prayer, 10am, Cathedral (after 9.30am Mass).

Community dinner, 6pm, Fr Nulty Room,

Rosary at QOP, 7.15pm (before 7.30pm Mass).

St Vincent de Paul meeting, 8pm, QOP Hall. THURSDAYS

Cenacles of Prayer group, 9.15am, QOP.

18th May, Anointing Mass 9.30am, Cathedral followed by morning tea in Fr Nulty Room.

Craft Friendship group, Thursday 10am-2pm QOP Hall

Drop-in-café, 10-11am, Fr Nulty Rm (school term only).

Sacred Scripture, 7pm, QOP Hall resumes Feb

Maranatha Prayer Group 8-9.30pm, Fr Nulty Room.

FRIDAYS

First Friday 24-hour Adoration, Cathedral (not in January).

Cenacles of Prayer, 10am, Cathedral.

Youth groups (school term only).

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

Youth Group 7-9.30pm, The Light of Christ Centre. SATURDAYS

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

Reconciliation, 10am-10.30am, Cathedral.

Reconciliation, 4.45pm-5.15pm, QOP.

PARISH CALENDAR

BISHOP’S CALENDAR

Saturday 13 May - Celebrates the Sacrament of Confirmation, Warringah Parish Sunday 14 May - Celebrates Mass along with the Gregorian Schola of Sydney, Queen of Peace Church, Normanhurst Thursday 18 May - Attends Diocese of Broken Bay Clergy/Principals meeting, The Light of Christ Centre, Waitara Friday 19 May - Celebrates Mass with Diocesan Clergy and Staff on the occasion of Bishop’s 25

th

Anniversary of Ordination to Priesthood Saturday 20 May - Celebrates the Sacrament of Confirmation, Warnervale Parish Celebrates the Sacrament of Confirmation, Kincumber Parish

HORNSBY CATHEDRAL PARISH Private Bag 3000, Hornsby 1630 Cathedral 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: www.hornsby.dbb.org.au Facebook: www.facebook.com/HornsbyCathedralParish

Clergy: (Most Rev) Bishop Peter A Comensoli, Parish Priest (Very Rev) Robert Borg, Dean & Administrator Assistant Priests: (Rev) Peter De Souza , (Rev) Vincent Trung Nguyen, (Rev) Vincent Chirackalmanavalan Varghese,

(Rev) Thomas Kyung Il Lee, Assistant Priest, with responsibility for Korean Community

Deacon: Roberto Corpuz

1300 PRIEST (1300 774 378) is answered 24 hours, seven

days a week. However, this service will discontinue in June 2017. This service is not replacing the parish number or parish emergency phone 0458 351 843. A reminder for parishioners who are ever admitted to hospital to write down their religion as Catholic on admission so that they can receive Catholic services during their stay.

WE ARE ON FACEBOOK Please LIKE our

Facebook Page to get Parish updates: www.facebook.com/HornsbyCathedralParish

HAVE YOU TOLD US? Please inform the Cathedral Parish

Office if you have recently changed your address, phone number or email. For parishioners who give via credit card, please let us know if you have received a new credit card and/or new expiry date.

CONTRIBUTION / PAYMENT METHOD Payments or contributions to the parish by Visa or MasterCard can be made through the parish web site: www.hornsby.dbb.org.au Select Our Parish > BPoint payments, and then click on the logo to complete the details. This secure system is provided by CBA. Please select the correct biller-code from the drop box, eg, Charitable Works Fund (CWF) donations, use Biller code “CWF”. Thank you for your contributions.

PARISH BULLETIN Please note that the cut-off day for any notices in our bulletin is Tuesdays 12noon.

E-BULLETIN If you would like to have the bulletin emailed to you, please send an email with “e-bulletin” as the subject to: hornsbyparish@dbb.org.au

Waitara Wellness Centre 28 McAuley Place, Waitara

Would you like to socialise with other people while engaging in a day of activities? Are you a carer who needs a break from caring for your spouse/family member? At Waitara wellness centre, we are a commonwealth funded program available to people over the age over 65. We provide an engaging activities program, three nutritious meals and the opportunity to socialise and connect with others. Activities include exercises, discussion, word games/trivia, table games, theme days and bus outings. We are open 10am – 3pm and we are able to provide bus transport where available. Our program costs $15/day or $20/day if transport is provided. Enquiries: Please phone Caroline on 8445-2890.

BEYOND OUR PARISH

MOTHER’S DAY Don’t forget to say a prayer to our Heavenly Mother on this day. (Hail Mary….) Children who would like to do a special chore for their mums please fill in and cut out coupon

Mothers have a special way of saying ‘I love you’ A love that God has given them A love that will hold true For Mothers sacrifice so much Providing for the home Creating there an atmosphere That reflects God’s love alone.

© By M.S.Lowndes http://www.heaveninspirations.com/mothers-day.html

MOTHER’S DAY COUPON

To:______________________________

I will be do the following chore for you

__________________________________________________

From:___________________________

Invisible Mums It all began to make sense - the blank stares, the lack of response, the way one of the kids will walk into the room while I'm on the phone and ask to be taken to the store. Inside I'm thinking, 'Can't you see I'm on the phone?' Obviously not; no one can see if I'm on the phone, or cooking, or sweeping the floor, or even standing on my head in the corner, because no one can see me at all. I'm invisible; 'The Invisible Mum.' Some days I am only a pair of hands, nothing more: Can you fix this? Can you tie this? Can you open this? Some days I'm not a pair of hands; I'm not even a human being. I'm a clock to ask, 'What time is it?' I'm a satellite guide to answer, 'What number is the History Channel?' I'm a car to order, 'Right around 5:30, please.' I was certain that these were the hands that once held books and the eyes that studied history and the mind that graduated with honours - but now they had disappeared into the peanut butter, never to be seen again. She's going, she's going, and she's gone! Recently I was given a book on the great cathedrals of Europe. I read the inscription: 'To Cathy, with admiration for the greatness of what you are building when no one sees.' In the days ahead I would read and discover what would become for me, four life-changing truths, after which I could pattern my work: No one can say who built the great cathedrals - we have no record of their names. These builders gave their whole lives for a work they would never see finished. They made great sacrifices and expected no credit. The passion of their building was fuelled by their faith that the eyes of God saw everything. A legend in the book told of a rich man who visited the cathedral while it was being built and saw a workman carving a tiny bird on the inside of a beam. He was puzzled and asked the man, 'Why are you spending so much time carving that bird into a beam that will be covered by the roof? No one will ever see it.' And the workman replied, 'Because God sees.' I closed the book, feeling the missing piece fall into place. It was almost as if I heard God whispering to me, 'I see you, Cathy. I see the sacrifices you make every day, even when no one around you does. No act of kindness you've done, no sequin you've sewn on, no meal you've cooked is too small for me to notice and smile over. You are building a great cathedral, but you can't see right now what it will become.' At times, my invisibility feels like an affliction. But it is not a disease that is erasing my life. It is a cure for the disease of my own self-centeredness, an antidote to my strong, stubborn pride. I keep the right perspective when I see myself as a great builder, as one of the people who show up at a job that they will never see finished, who work on something that their name will never be on. The writer of the book went so far as to say that no cathedrals could ever be built in our lifetime because there are so few people willing to sacrifice to that degree. When I really think about it, I don't want my children to tell their friends all I am doing for them. That would mean I'm building a shrine or a monument to myself. I just want them to want to come home. As mothers, we are building great cathedrals. We cannot be seen if we're doing it right. And one day, it is very possible that the world will marvel, not only at what we have built, but at the beauty that has been added to the world by the sacrifices of invisible women.

Catherine Hoffmann

PRAYER TO THE HOLY FAMILY

Jesus, Mary and Joseph, in you we contemplate

the splendour of true love; to you we turn with trust..

Holy Family of Nazareth, grant that our families too

may be places of communion and prayer,

authentic schools of the Gospel and small domestic churches.

Holy Family of Nazareth, may families never again

Experience violence, rejection and division;

may all who have been hurt or scandalised

find ready comfort and healing.

Holy Family of Nazareth, make us once more mindful

of the sacredness and inviolability of the family,

and its beauty in God’s plan.

Jesus, Mary and Joseph, Graciously hear our prayer.

Amen.

NATIONAL FAMILIES WEEK 15-21 MAY 2017

The strength of the family “lies in its capacity to love and to teach how to love. For all a family’s problems, it can always grow, beginning with love”. Pope Francis Amoris Laetitia 53 The theme of Families Week 2017 is, Stronger Families, Stronger Communities. Families are a central building block of our communities and the wellbeing of a community is enhanced by family wellbeing.

CHRISTIAN LIFE PROGRAM Couples for Christ Australia invites you to attend the Christian Life Program that it has organised for the parishioners of Hornsby Cathedral, Pennant Hills and Ku-ring-gai Chase parishes.

This is an adult faith programme which aims to assist Christians in: 1. Enriching their faith 2. Enhancing their relationship with and discipleship of Jesus Christ and 3. Living out more fully the gifts of the Holy Spirit

This program is somewhat different from some of the Christian faith programs that you might have attended in the past in the sense that this is organised by lay people – the same people who sit next to you in church and who are involved in various church ministries. The organisers are the modern-day disciples of Jesus Christ who are willing to share their knowledge and their faith experiences. Above all, these are people who have answered the challenge of spreading the joy that they experience from their close friendship with Christ.

Lastly, the Couples for Christ Australia group who will run this program, is a family-oriented group whose members commit to making Jesus Christ the centre of their family life. So, it is appropriate then that considering the times that we live in today, for lay people to step up in taking responsibility, for lay people to minister to each other and to do so as a family.

We are “Families in the Holy Spirit, renewing the face of the earth.”

Interested? Come and see us from the 21st May 2017 to 2

nd July 2017 from 2pm-5pm at

St Agatha’s Catholic Primary School Hall, 7 Trebor Rd, Pennant Hills, NSW.

This is FREE for everyone seeking happiness and a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ. All you need is to free your Sunday afternoons.

For further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us! Dom 0423 150 926 Ogie 0422 552 050 Gerard 0425 379 223

Choose it well, Use it well – Tapping the Power of Music in Liturgy Music is the Church’s most important art form because it plays an integral role in Catholic liturgy. Tapping into the power of liturgical music to engage the assembly in sung prayer can enable the full, fruitful and joyful expression of our faith. This formation day for parish liturgical musicians is being offered in response to the Parish Liturgical Music Surveys completed by parishes across the Diocese early in 2017. The workshop will introduce principles for choosing appropriate liturgical music and how to use it effectively in liturgical celebrations. We will focus on identifying processes to help parish leadership teams (priests and musicians) to work collaboratively to build up good liturgical music practices. All parish musicians, clergy and interested parishioners are encouraged to make the most of this opportunity. Presenter: Professor Clare Johnson, Director of the ACU Centre for Liturgy

Date: Saturday 22 July 2017 Time: 10:30am – 3:30pm Venue: Our Lady of the Rosary School Library, Hornsby Cathedral Parish, 23 Yardley Avenue, Waitara Please bring your own lunch, morning and afternoon tea provided. RSVP: By Tuesday 18 July 2017 to jenny.hildebrandt@dbb.org.au or 9847 0508 OR Date: Saturday 29 July 2017 Time: 10:30am – 3:30pm Venue: The Parish Centre, The Entrance Parish, 239 The Entrance Rd, The Entrance Please bring your own lunch, morning and afternoon tea provided. RSVP: By Tuesday 25 July 2017 to jenny.hildebrandt@dbb.org.au or 9847 0508

ECUMENICAL SERVICE FOR THE RENEWAL OF THE TRI-DIOCESAN COVENANT This year’s Ecumenical Service of Worship to reaffirm the Covenant signed in 2008 by the Catholic Diocese of Broken Bay, the Anglican Diocese of Newcastle and the Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle is to be hosted by our own Diocese of Broken Bay and will take place on: Tuesday 23rd May at 7:45pm , in St Luke’s Anglican Church , Metcalfe St, Wallsend (in Newcastle).

The celebration will be jointly presided over by the bishops of our dioceses. FREE BUSES WILL OPERATE AS FOLLOWS: Depart 23 Yardley Ave Waitara (outside Our Lady of the Rosary Cathedral): 5:30pm Depart Victoria St East Gosford (near St Patrick’s Church) 5:45pm (Please note the changed pick-up point for the above bus) Depart from outside St Cecilia’s Church, Byron St Wyong: 6:15pm The buses will commence the return journey at 9:15pm. Please bring your dinner to eat on the bus (and perhaps a snack for the return journey).

Please be part of this important ecumenical gathering. Please invite other parishioners to come with you.

THE CHARITABLE WORKS FUND (CWF)

What is the CWF?

Fact Sheet

The Diocese of Broken Bay Charitable Works Fund is a Diocesan‐wide Appeal that runs three times a year to raise funds for charities in the Diocese.

Which charities does the CWF support? The CWF splits the funds donated between five groups that directly support people in our Diocese. Each of the three Appeals in 2017 will focus on particular charitable activities the CWF supports.

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Can I get a Tax Deduction for my donation? Yes. All donations over $2 are 100% tax deductible. Please ensure that the CWF envelopes are completed so that a receipt may be provided to you for your tax records.

How does my Parish benefit from my donation? Every Parish in the Diocese is set an individual target for raising funds for the CWF. Your donations are applied to your Parish, which is then applied to the Parish target. If the Parish does not meet the target, then Parish funds are needed to cover the Parish target.

What if the Parish goes over the target? All money raised for the CWF is given to the CWF to be distributed to the five areas identified above. If a Parish meets its target, the funds are still provided to the CWF to support those in need. We thank you for your generosity.

Can I make a donation online? To ensure that all donations are allocated to a Parish, donations can only be made online to the individual Parish website. Please check your Parish website or contact your Parish office to make a donation. Envelopes will be available in Church this weekend.

CatholicCare

Designated Priests

and lay Pastoral Care practitioners travel to seven hospitals in the Diocese to provide a

listening ear, guidance, ritual,

prayer and sacraments when

required. This program exists to

support people often in their most

vulnerable times. Your generous

donations fund this important ministry.

Confraternity of Christian

Doctrine (CCD)

Over 1000 volunteers received specialised

training to serve over 21,000 Catholic

students in public schools in the Diocese.

CCD staff work tirelessly in providing

quality Catholic education in both primary and high

schools. Without your support thousands of students

will not receive Catholic education.

St Lucy’s School

St Lucy’s School is a

K‐ 6 Primary School to approximately 140

students with disabilities. Students at St Lucy’s receive

education with Catholic values along with the knowledge, attitudes and skills to

flourish and participate fully in

society.

St Edmund’s School

St Edmund’s is a 7 ‐ 12

high school for students with a wide range of disabilities including sensory

impairment, intellectual disability

and autism. St Edmunds creates a

holistic learning environment incorporating

academics and personal wellbeing

through co‐ curricular activities.

Ephpheta Centre

Ephpheta means “Be Open” and the

Ephpheta Centre provides pastoral care, sacramental

services, support and advocacy for all

people who are deaf or hard of hearing.

The chaplaincy team visits people confined

to their homes, nursing homes,

hospitals and those in prison, as well as

friendship community gatherings catering to people across Sydney and the Central Coast.

WELCOME TO MANNY BAUTISTA who will be speaking about his ‘40-day reflection on the care for our Common Home’ at all Masses at the Cathedral this weekend. LIVING LAUDATO SI’: The Ecological Challenge of Pope Francis, the book written by Manny Bautista was recently published. The book is a 40-day reflection on some of the important themes of Pope Francis' encyclical Laudato Si'. It highlights the interconnectedness and interdependence of all creation and our integral relationship with the natural world. The book contains 40 short reflections and prayers, and provides us with concrete and practical ecological actions to respond to the call and invitation of the Holy Father to become carers of the Earth, our Common Home. The reflections are helpful in rediscovering our eco-vocation as carers of God's creation, rekindling a sense of intimacy and communion with the natural world, and facilitating the much-needed ecological conversion. The book is being endorsed by six Australians, including Bishop Peter A Comensoli of the Diocese of Broken Bay and Professor Denis Edwards of ACU, one Filipino, and one American.

Manny will visit our Parish on 13-14 May to promote his book after the weekend masses. You will have the opportunity to have your book signed by him. Price per copy: AU$20.00 Postage cost: AU$5.00

To order please contact: St Pauls Publications on 02 93943400 or at sales@stpauls.com.au