PARISH PRIEST Fr Brian Angus

bangus@catholicparishes.com.au

Family Faith Formation Coordinator

Judy Fernandez familyfaith@catholicparishes.com.au

PARISH OFFICE 253 Military Road, Semaphore

phone: 8449 6378 fax: 8242 3490 Postal Address

PO Box 163, Semaphore, 5019

lefevre@catholicparishes.com.au

Tues 9.00am - 12.30pm Wed & Thurs 9.00am - 3.30pm

Friday 9.00am - 12.30pm (office closed for lunch 12.30-1.30pm)

Secretary: Kathy Wright

(emergency after hours) Fr Brian 8242 4357

Ordination to the Priesthood

Deacon Krish Jon Mathavan will be or-dained a priest by Archbishop Philip Wil-son at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church, 420 Seaview Road, Henley Beach this Friday 3rd November 2017, at 7pm.

Dominican Parish School

Semaphore 8449 6300 Principal:

Grace Parletto

Our Lady of the Visitation

Parish School, Taperoo

8248 2480 Principal:

Frank De Tullio

Please pray for: (Contact Parish Office to have names included)

OUR SICK: David Newling, Jenna Hill, Michael Phillips, Jan Van Dierman, Heather Hartshorne, Rozanne Naylor, Joan Fitzgerald, Maurice Leonard, Pauline Kennaway, Gaynor Boston, Cathy Qualman, Rosa Maria Santos, Gaynor Webster, Philippa Wynne.

(*Names will be retained on sick list for two weeks unless otherwise requested.)

RECENTLY DECEASED: Mary (Kath) Durbridge, Magdalena Bustamante.

ANNIVERSARIES: Monica Kean.

A COMMUNION MEDITATION Lord Jesus, faith, hope and charity are the

cornerstone of the Christian way of life, and the greatest of these, as St Paul has written,

is love. Help me to love the Lord with all my heart and soul and mind, and to love

my neighbour as myself.

PARISH THANKSGIVING RENEWAL Update

Thank you to those who have supported our Parish Thanksgiving Renewal and espe-cially last weekend’s “Commitment Response Weekend”.

Your completed Commitment Cards can be placed on the collection plate TODAY, or returned to the Parish Office before Mon 6 Nov at the latest, as we need to finalise all responses.

The second WORKING BEE will be held on Thurs 9 Nov at 10am in the Meeting Rooms (approx. 1.5 hours). 10 Helpers are need. Please leave your name at the Parish Office.

Sacred Heart Church Our Lady of the Visitation Church West Lakes Church 253 Military Rd, Semaphore 441 Victoria Rd, Taperoo Bartley Tce, West Lakes Shore

30th Sunday of Ordinary Time Yr A 29th October 2017

Sunday Mass Sacred Heart:

Saturday Vigil 6.00pm Sunday 11.00am

Sunday 9.00am

Children’s Liturgy of the Word During school term 1st Sunday each month Our Lady of the Visitation 9am Sacred Heart 11am

Mass this Week

Tuesday: OLV 9.30am PKC 9.30am

Wednesday: Sacred Heart 6.30pm PKC 9.30am

Thursday: OLV 9.30am PKC 9.30am

Friday: Sacred Heart 12 noon PKC 9.30am

Saturday: West Lakes 8.30am PKC (Anoint) 10.30am*

Reconciliation Saturday:

Baptisms 1st and 3rd Sundays of the

month, by appointment

OLV = Our Lady of the Visitation Church PKC = Philip Kennedy Centre Chapel

Psalm Response: I love you, Lord, my strength.

Prayer of the Faithful Response: Lord, Hear our Prayer.

Today’s Readings (30th Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr A) Exodus 22:20-26; 1 Thessalonians 1:5-10; Matthew 22:34-40.

Next Sunday’s (31st Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr A) Malachi 1:14 - 2:2, 8-10; 1 Thessalonians 2:7-9, 13; Matthew 23:1-12.

Master, which is the greatest

commandment - Matt 22:36

You must love the Lord your God, with all your heart, with all your soul,

and with all your mind. Jesus in Matthew 22:37

Cuppa

Stay for a while after 9,00am and 11.00am Mass next Sunday and share some time and a cuppa chatting with parishioners. This is an opportunity to meet others, find out people’s names and start new friendships.

Wedding

Congratulations Kelly McGee and John Lennon of Young Street Exeter, who were married at Sa-cred Heart yesterday.

The Claytons Parish Dinner

Join us for a fun night out with a difference! at Forks & Chopsticks Asian Restaurant, Shop 65/155 Brebner Dve, West Lakes - free parking available at restaurant and West Lakes Shopping Centre.

7.15pm Saturday November 4th (after 6pm Mass) Everyone Wel-come - RSVP October 30th

To book please phone Rosemary Norton on 8449 9028 weeknights, email: jgrnorton@adam.com.au or see her after 6pm Mass on Sat-urday night 28/10 at Semaphore.

Christmas Lunch

Tickets ($22) are still on sale at the front door of the church for the Par-ish Christmas Lunch on Sunday 12

th November at

Sacred Heart.

Ticket Sellers are: 6pm Joan White 9am Pam Taylor 11am Marie Vickers

OLV Theatre Group

The OLV Theatre Group will be pre-senting their new show “A Mixed Bag” on Sat 4th Nov. 7.30pm and Sun 5th Nov. 2pm in St Francis Community Hall. Tickets are on sale now - $15 for adults and $10 for pri-mary school aged children. BYO drinks, glasses & nibbles. Organise a table of family & friends and come along for a great night/afternoon of entertainment.

Enquiries contact Carolyn Watt on 0403 131 505.

Sacred Heart Meeting Room Mon 12 noon AA Tues 1.15pm FFF Planning Meeting Wed 6.30pm Al-Anon

West Lakes Church

Fri 2.00pm Craft Group

Meetings

Today and throughout this week we pray for our nation’s under-standing of the importance of marriage. Heavenly Father, grant that all Australia’s leaders develop a true understanding of the meaning and importance of marriage in our society. We pray that they will work cooperatively to ensure our nation upholds your plan for marriage and families.

November Masses

To give offerings for Masses for deceased family members or friends during November, write their names on the front of an envelope, or use the envelope in the weekly giving

envelopes, and place it on the collection plates. The names will be acknowledged in the Bulletin during the coming Sun-days.

Catholic Missions

It is still possible to offer a donation to support the work of Catholic Missions throughout the world. Collect an enve-lope from church, put your donation in it, and place the envelope on a collection plate as it passes.

Glory and praise to our God

Rosary Mondays West Lakes 10.30am

Mark’s Gospel

We com-mence Year B of Sunday Readings on the First Sunday of

Advent (December 3rd). At the

heart of Year B is the Gospel of Saint Mark.

Fr Kevin Horsell has agreed to two 90 minute sessions on exploring Mark’s Gospel – on Thursday 30

th November at

10.30am and repeated at 7.00pm, in Sacred Heart Meeting Rooms.

Exciting for all ages!

Today’s Collect

Faith, hope and charity are the three cornerstone Christian qualities.

We pray for an increase in all three, and a desire to love what the Lord commands.