Vol. 283/5/2020

30th & 31st May 2020

Pentecost Sunday

Pentecost Reflections 2020

In the book of Genesis 2:7, where in the creation of man, God formed man

from the dust of the earth and then He breathed into the nostrils of the man

and the man became alive. So the breath of God is the breath of life, the gift

of the Holy Spirit, who is the Lord and Giver of life who proceeds from the

Father and the Son, as we profess in the Creed.

This Sunday we celebrate the feast of Pentecost – A feast of the breath of

God! As it is said, we begin life with a wail and we end our life with a sigh;

our last breath is like a sigh. Not only is our last breath like a sigh, our whole

life seems like a big sigh. We sigh with frustrations, disappointments, hurts,

helplessness, fears and anxiety. We sigh with the burden of sin and

unforgiveness. Sighing has become associated with pessimism, hopelessness

and lifelessness.

But today we want to sigh, but sigh with relief. Like the disciples in the

gospel, we want to sigh with relief as the Lord Jesus is offering us peace and

forgiveness. We want to breathe in the breath of God and breathe out all that

is not of God. We want to breathe in peace and forgiveness, and breathe out

our fears and anxiety. We ask the Lord Jesus to remove the blockages so that

we can breathe in the gift of the Holy Spirit, and with the breath of the Holy

Spirit we want to go forth to proclaim the Good News of the marvels of God.

Let us change our sighs of burden into sighs of relief because Jesus has

forgiven us and saved us. Let us breathe in the gift of the Holy Spirit and with

the breath of the Holy Spirit, let us go forth to proclaim the Good News of

salvation.

Happy feast of Pentecost! Happy Birthday of the church! Happy spiritual

Birthday to all!

Fr. Johny Arattukulam, OCD

Daily Weekday Masses Our Lady’s Assumption parish church will hold weekday

Masses only. There will be no return to weekend Masses

until the restrictions on numbers are more favourable for a large parish.

Monday to Friday: 7.30 am 9.00am 5.00pm

Saturday: 7.30am 9.00am NO 5pm Mass

Bookings must be made through the parish office to attend weekday

Mass. Please phone the Parish Office at 9581 2061 to make a booking

for the Mass you wish to attend. Please inform the office staff if you are

available to read at the Mass you are attending. Bookings done through

email will not be accepted.

The number of participants in the congregation must not be more

than of 20. This does not include the priests, acolytes, readers and 2

singers/musicians. There will be a person for head counting.

Church entrance – please enter through the car park side door. Please

do not try to enter the church once there are 20 people inside (door will

be closed). The others can wait either inside their car or be free to enter

the church once the regular mass is finished. There will be a Holy

communion distribution for such people.

Collections-There will be one collection at each Mass where you may

place your regular weekend contributions. This one collection is for first

collection and second collections, and you do not have to indicate which

collection you are contributing to. Planned Giving envelopes may be

placed in this collection. A collection box will be placed near to the altar

where you may place your contribution either before or after the Masses.

Sacrament of Penance and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

Priests will be available for the Sacrament of Reconciliation after each Mass.

The Blessed Sacrament is exposed from 9.30am to 3pm from Monday to

Thursday. Guardians are to be on duty at this time. The church will be closed

from 3.00pm to 4.30pm.

General guidelines to be observed

Every one entering the church must complete the Attendance Book at the entrance; including name, phone number and address or email address, each time they attend.

Stay home if you’re sick.

Don’t make unnecessary physical contact with others. Avoid

physical greetings, such as handshakes, hugs and kisses.

No hymn books or prayer books to be used

Bulletins will be available – please take your copy home –

no sharing.

Holy Communion is received in the hands only.

The pews must be sanitized after each Mass and Guardian roster after

each hour. The priest will request 2 volunteers after each Mass.

Our Sunday online Mass will be continued, and it will be available in the social media (YouTube or Facebook) from Saturday 6.00 pm onwards.

Social Distancing-In all cases, the 4 square metre rules must continue to be observed strictly. One person per four square metres must be observed.

Rosary will start at 7:05am (Monday to Saturday). Novena to Our Mother of Perpetual Help will be every Wednesday

after the 7:30 am Mass.

Parish Pastoral Council activities: PPC members and its Pastoral Care

team are making phone calls to our parishioners checking how they are

coping during this time of pandemic.

Pre-Baptism Night and Baptism: Pre-Baptism nights and Baptisms have resumed. Please phone the Parish Office for registration and booking. Weddings, Anointing of the Sick and Funerals: Please contact the parish office by phone or email or contact any of our Priests.

If you would like to watch the Sunday Mass by our Parish Priest Fr Johny Arattukulam OCD and Deacon Michael Phillips please join us on Facebook and YouTube.

The links will appear on our parish website- www.olaparishmh.org.au

(click on this link or copy and paste it on your search bar)

Click on the header ‘Online Mass’.

The link will be available from 6pm Saturday, 30 May and will remain active for viewing anytime.

REMINDER

Parish meetings can now be held in the Parish Centre.

Maximum of 20 people. No sharing of food permitted. Social distancing rules must be maintained. Please write the names on the attendance book. Please sanitize the chairs and tables after the meeting.

Please advise the Parish Office if you wish to schedule a meeting in the Parish Centre or if you would like to continue with your old booking. Thank you for keeping our parish facilities clean and orderly.

Prayers for Parents and their Unborn Saturday, 6th June 2020

at 7:30 am Mass followed by Eucharistic Adoration with Prayers for Parents and their Unborn concluding with Benediction.

Morning Tea to follow. Everyone is welcome.

And hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us. -Romans 5:5

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The Commissioning Mass for our Parish Councillors

can be viewed during next Sunday’s online Mass.

Chairperson

Brendan Chestnutt

Members

Elma Coverley

Daniel Martinez

Katiane Martinez

who have been elected during the last Annual General Meeting.

We sincerely thank the office bearers, members and Ex-officio of the Parish Pastoral Council

for their continued support and commitment to our Parish Community:

Rosemary Van Schoor - Vice Chairperson

Loretta Turner—Secretary

Marie Meehan—Member

Babu Mathew—Member

Troy Francesconi-Vice Principal, Mandurah Catholic College

Miranda Swann-Principal, Assumption Catholic Primary School

Wayne Wright—Finance Representative

Fr Johny Arattukulam OCD-Parish Priest

Fr Albin Oddippattill OCD-Associate Priest

Fr Anson Akkappilly OCD-Associate Priest

Michael Phillips-Deacon

Our sincere thanks and appreciation to following councillors

who have served and completed their term of office:

Pavel Saj Michelle O’Neill Rebecca Turner

Raul Galindo Bernadetta Nowak

Tristan Faure - Youth Representative Genevieve Constantine (Chairperson)

As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another,

as good stewards of God's varied grace. (1 Peter 4:10)

Fr Anson Akkappilly OCD

celebrating last weekend’s Mass

with Deacon Michael Phillips.

Many thanks to all our

parishioners who generously

offered their time and talents

for our Church and in helping our

Priests with daily Masses and

online Masses.

God bless you all!

Thank you for all your loving birthday wishes and prayers. - Fr Anson

Many thanks for the lovely greetings and prayerful wishes.-Alison

First Reading Acts 2:1-11 A reading from the Acts of the Apostles They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak different languages. When Pentecost day came round, the apostles had all met in one room, when suddenly they heard what sounded like a powerful wind from heaven, the noise of which filled the entire house in which they were sitting; and something appeared to them that seemed like tongues of fire; these separated and came to rest on the head of each of them. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak foreign languages as the Spirit gave them the gift of speech. Now there were devout men living in Jerusalem from every nation under heaven, and at this sound they all assembled, each one bewildered to hear these men speaking his own language. They were amazed and astonished. ‘Surely’ they said ‘all these men speaking are Galileans? How does it happen that each of us hears them in his own native language? Parthians, Medes and Elamites; people from Mesopotamia, Judaea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya round Cyrene; as well as visitors from Rome – Jews and proselytes alike – Cretans and Arabs; we hear them preaching in our own language about the marvels of God.’

Responsorial Psalm Ps 103:1. 24. 29-31. 34. R. v.30

(R.) Lord, send out your Spirit and renew the face of the earth.

or (R.) Alleluia.

1. Bless the Lord, my soul!

Lord God, how great you are, How many are your works, O Lord! The earth is full of your riches. (R.)

2. You take back your spirit, they die,

returning to the dust from which they came. You send forth your spirit, they are created;

and you renew the face of the earth. (R.)

3. May the glory of the Lord last for ever! May the Lord rejoice in his works!

May my thoughts be pleasing to him. I find my joy in the Lord. (R.)

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Second Reading 1 Cor 12:3-7, 12-13 A reading from the first letter of St Paul to the Corinthians In the one Spirit we were all baptised, making one body. No one can say, ‘Jesus is Lord’ unless he is under the influence of the Holy Spirit. There is a variety of gifts but always the same Spirit; there are all sorts of service to be done, but always to the same Lord; working in all sorts of different ways in different people, it is the same God who is working in all of them. The particular way in which the Spirit is given to each person is for a good purpose. Just as a human body, though it is made up of many parts, is a single unit because all these parts, though many, make one body, so it is with Christ. In the one Spirit we were all baptised, Jews as well as Greeks, slaves as well as citizens, and one Spirit was given to us all to drink.

Gospel Acclamation Alleluia, alleluia!

Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love.

Alleluia!

Gospel Jn 20:19-23 A reading from the holy Gospel according to John As the Father sent me, so I send you: Receive the Holy Spirit. In the evening of the first day of the week, the doors were closed in the room where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews. Jesus came and stood among them. He said to them, ‘Peace be with you’, and showed them his hands and his side. The disciples were filled with joy when they saw the Lord, and he said to them again, ‘Peace be with you. ‘As the Father sent me, so am I sending you.’ After saying this he breathed on them and said: ‘Receive the Holy Spirit. For those whose sins you forgive, they are forgiven: for those whose sins you retain, they are retained.’

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Prayer to the Holy Spirit

Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love. Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created and you will renew the face of the earth. Lord, by the light of the Holy Spirit you have taught the hearts of your faithful. In the same Spirit help us to relish what is right and always rejoice in your consolation. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Prayer for the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit:

Lord Jesus Christ, who promises to send the Holy Spirit grant the same Holy Spirit may perfect in my soul the work of Your grace and Your love. Grant me the Spirit of Wisdom that I may aspire after all things that bring me closer to the promised kingdom of God, the Spirit of Understanding to enlighten my mind with your divine truth, the Spirit of Good Counsel that I may choose the surest way of pleasing God, the Spirit of Fortitude that I may overcome with courage all the obstacles that oppose my salvation, the Spirit of Knowledge that I may know God and know myself and grow to perfection, the Spirit of Piety that I may find the service of God sweet and amiable, the Spirit of Wonder that I may be filled with a loving reverence towards God and all God’s creation. Mark me, dear Lord, with the sign of your true disciples and enliven me in all things with the Spirit. Amen.

Frank O’Driscoll, Alysha Carboni, John Gilbertson, Joan Orchard, Joan McKay, George

Tacey, Jenny Stokic, Sue Short, Sheila Pearce, Joanne Ford, Leah Hardie, Lil Eves, Lesley

Mertens, Sean Mahoney, Jodie Donnelly, Mikayla Wilton, Peter Young, Roy & Jan

Payne, Grace Moore, Aldine Wheldon, Daryl Winters, Merle Johnson, Trish Mulcahy,

Oliver, Norma Hales, David Naughton, Dulcie Kent, Anita Doran, Herbert Lenard,

Taylor Green, Margaret McGuiness, Les Pearson, Beryl Fitzgerald, Louisa & Luigi Bove,

Anne-Marie Fliegener, Bill Kociaruba, Sergio Fiore, Johnson Joseph, Fiona Davies-

McConchie, Les Burns, Sophie, Margaret Worthington, Tessie Plamonte, Cristina King, Irene Pini, Kate Whooley,

Fr Chris Warnock, Joshua Chernoff, Ron Nichols, Barbara Padua, Marie Aide, Raeleen Sutton, Jessica Amphlett,

Raegis Farrell, Barbara, Philip Giuffre, Liz Evans, Boy Flores, Bill Copple, Dorothy Oliver, Chris Morris, Alan

Edwards, Joseph Godridge, Christian Vimpany, Kylie Godridge, Mark Bussanich, Amber, Elsie Medina, Markus

Ruescher, Angie Mae, Greg Lewis, Joan Marshall, Leo Manser, Kevin Scanlon, Bohumil Verzich, Eunice Hope,

Mia Hoppee, Greg Carter, Sue Murphy, Michelle Stafford, Debra Keena, Joy Brokenshire, Jenny S., Brendan

Davidson. Please advise the office if any of the above names need to be removed.

Operating in Covid19 times

Parish Office– 8 Stevenson St, Mandurah WA 6210

Ph-9581 2061/9581 3261 Presbytery– 6 Stevenson St, Mandurah Church– Creery St., Mandurah WA 6210

Emails-Admin & Bulletin: catholicparish@westnet.com.au

Accounts: viv.catholicparish@westnet.com.au Website: www.olaparishmh.org.au

Office Hours: 8am-12.30pm, 1pm-4pm Mon-Fri

Fr Johny Arattukulam - Parish Priest

Fr Albin Odippattil—Assistant Parish Priest

Fr Anson Akkappilly—Assistant Parish Priest

Michael Phillips - Deacon

Ernie Carey– Retired Deacon

Vivien de Winter/Alison Caingcoy—Office Staff

PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL

Brendan Chestnutt - Chairperson

Rosemary Van Schoor-Vice Chairperson

Loretta Turner—Member

Marie Meehan—Member

Babu Mathew—Member

Elma Coverley-Member

Daniel Martinez-Member

Katiane Martinez-Member

Troy Francesconi-Vice Principal, Mandurah Catholic College

Miranda Swann-Principal, Assumption Catholic Primary School

Wayne Wright—Finance Representative

Fr Johny Arattukulam OCD-Parish Priest

Fr Albin Oddippattill OCD-Associate Priest

Fr Anson Akkappilly OCD-Associate Priest

Michael Phillips-Deacon

SAFEGUARDING OFFICERS

Jill Ward 0439998557

Elma Coverley 0417951296

Suzi Lee 95351039

PARISH SACRAMENTAL

Coordinator

Bernadette Scharf

Parish Religious Education

Programme (PREP) Coordinator

Elizabeth Disney

LITURGY COMMITTEE

Coordinator

Kerry Troost

FINANCE COMMITTEE Chairman

Viv Edwards

Maintenance Committee—Cornelius Van Dijk

David Thompson

Catenians-Colin Purcell

Acolytes—Deacon Michael Phillips & Winston Rennick

Grief Support-Margot McAlister

Children’s Sunday Liturgy-Marion Ryan

Church Guardians-Elma Coverley

Eucharistic Ministers—Bernadette Scharf

Church Cleaning-Parish Office

Assumption Women-Helga Sebastian

Altar Servers-Fr Johny Arrattukulam & Cindy Bovell

Legion of Mary-Fr Albin Odippattil/

Cindy Bovell

Lectors & Commentators-Colin Purcell

Alpha-Rosemary Van Schoor

Marriage Preparation-Deacon Michael

Phillips & Keith Johnson

Pre-Baptism—Fr Anson Akkappilly &

Pauline Dixon

Music –choir leader (of each Mass)

RCIA-Deacon Michael Phillips

St Vincent de Paul—Jim Mather

Youth Group-Fr Anson Akkappilly

OUR CHURCH’S VISION STATEMENT We are Catholic Family, who, drawing together on our traditions and diversity,

seek to respond to God’s call. As a Pastoral community, we strive to nurture the Spiritual growth of all.

The Parish This Week…

Day Church Parish Centre SUNDAY 31/5 Pentecost Sunday

Online Mass only

(Office Closed)

MONDAY 1/6 Mary, Mother of the Church (ordinary time resumes)

7.05am—Rosary 7.30am—Mass 9.00am—Mass 5.00pm—Mass

(Office Closed) Public Holiday

TUESDAY 2/6 Sts Marcellinus & Peter

7.05am—Rosary 7.30am—Mass 9.00am—Mass 5.00pm—Mass

10am—Legion of Mary

5:15pm Parish Finance Committee

7pm—Liturgy

WEDNESDAY 3/6 St Charles Lwanga & Companions

7.05am—Rosary 7.30am—Mass Novena to Our Mother of Perpetual Help

9.00am—Mass 5.00pm—Mass

THURSDAY 4/6

7.05am—Rosary 7.30am—Mass 9.00am—Mass 5.00pm—Mass

FRIDAY 5/6 Day of Penance St Boniface

7.05am—Rosary 7.30am—Mass 9.00am—Mass 5.00pm—Mass

SATURDAY 6/6 St Marcellin Champagnat St Norbert Blessed Virgin Mary

7.05am—Rosary 7.30am—Mass Prayer for Parents & their Unborn 9.00am—Mass

6.00pm—Online Mass only

(Office Closed)

Morning tea

SUNDAY 7/6 The Most Holy Trinity

Online Mass only (Office Closed)