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Telephone 02 8839 8400 Web: http://www.stpatscathedral.com.au 3 & 4 DECEMBER 2016 SECOND SUNDAY of ADVENT - Year A

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From the Dean’s Desk

Dear Friends in Christ,

Last week we celebrated the solemnity of the Blessed Trinity, where we were invited to

contemplate the very life of God – a God who is always present to us, a God of tenderness,

compassion, patience, forgiveness, justice and mercy. Today we celebrate the solemnity of the

Body and Blood of Christ. It is appropriate that this mystery is given a separate liturgical date,

because we can fail to appreciate the importance and significance of the Eucharist in our spiritual life if we see it

as an aspect of our lives that we celebrate and remember only on Holy Thursday at the Mass of the Lord’s

Supper.

The celebration of the Body and Blood of Christ brings us to the very life and core of our faith. The Eucharist is

indeed the one sacrament that the Church insists that we celebrate and participate in as frequently as possible –

even daily. Why? It is like a doctor telling a patient that they must receive the proper nourishment – both in

quality and quantity – as often as possible to ensure the best for their lives. In the Eucharist, the Church is telling

us that here we have a means of nourishing our spiritual lives.

Just as Moses in the first reading today reminds the Chosen People that as they take their first steps into the

Promised Land, they are not to forget what the Lord God has done for them: ‘Remember how the Lord your

God led you for forty years in the wilderness…made you feel hunger, he fed you with manna…to make

you understand that man does not live on bread alone…but on everything that comes from the mouth of

the Lord.’ [Deut 8:2-3].

In our busy lives, we can become complacent about the Eucharist, and fail to see it as the ‘source and summit

of the Christian life’. In the Eucharist, Jesus makes an incredible and life giving promise: ‘I am the living bread

which has come down from heaven. Anyone who eats this bread will live forever.’ [John 6:51]. In

partaking, faithfully of the Eucharist, we indeed have the life of Jesus within us. What a tremendous blessing and

promise! We must remember however, that our celebration of, and participation in, the Eucharist is not reduced

to simply ‘taking communion’. As richly significant and nourishing as this process is, the celebration of the

Eucharist reminds us that we are fed and nourished in two ways: sacramentally, through our partaking of the

Body and Blood of Christ and secondly, through the living word of God that is presented to us in the Scriptures.

Here the Church gives us a yearlong richness of God’s word in the readings we encounter at each Mass. They

prepare us for the sacramental reception of the Eucharist and they deepen our relationship with God. So it is

important that we are physically, spiritually and mentally present for both the Liturgy of the Word and the Liturgy

of the Eucharist.

As we celebrate this mystery – and as we give thanks for our young children in our Parish who will receive the

Eucharist for the first time this Sunday. May we recognise the great gift which Jesus gives us in this sacrament.

May it truly be the source of everlasting life for us.

Fr Robert Bossini, Dean and Parish Priest

Very Rev Robert Bossini PP Rev George Azhakath MSFS Rev Mr Willy Limjap Mili Lee Patricia Preca Donna Missio Bernard Kirkpatrick Chris Ohlsen Meg Gale Chris Lee & Mindy Mercado

St Patrick's Cathedral Parish, Parramatta Cathedral Office: 1 Marist Place Parramatta NSW 2150

Telephone 02 8839 8400 Web: http://www.stpatscathedral.com.au

17 & 18 June - The Most Holy BODY and BLOOD of CHRIST - Year A

LITURGICAL CALENDAR

June

Sun 18 The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Solemnity)

(9.30am Mass incorporating First Holy Communion recipients).

Readings: Deut 8:2-3, 14-16; 1 Cor 10:16-17; Jn 6:51-58

Wed 21 St Aloysius Gonzaga (Memorial)

Thur 22 Sts John Fisher & Thomas More (Memorial)

Fri 23 The Most SACRED HEART of Jesus (Solemnity)

Sat 24 The NATIVITY of ST JOHN THE BAPTIST (Solemnity)

Sun 25 12th Sunday in Ordinary time (Solemnity)

NON LITURGICAL EVENTS

June

Sat 17 Solemnity of Corpus Christi -

Eucharistic Adoration from 7.00pm through till Sunday 8.00am

Mon 19 RCIA - 7.00pm - Cathedral Hall

Parish Finance Council Meeting - 7.30pm - Parish House

Tues 20 Christian Meditation - 9.30am - Murphy House

Parish Pastoral Council Meeting - 7.00pm for 7.30pm start - Parish House

Wed 21 Playgroup - 9.30am - Cathedral Hall (term break - resume July 26)

Fri 23 Cenacle Prayer Group - 1.00pm - Blessed Sacrament Chapel

Sat 24 Formation - Being a Servant - Christian Service - 10am-1pm - Hall

Sun 25 Mamre House - Sale of Plants & Vegetables

Mon 26 RCIA - 7.00pm - Cathedral Hall

Tues 27 SVDP Meeting - 7.00pm - Murphy House

Thur 29 Novena to Mary Full of Grace - 7.00pm - Blessed Sacrament Chapel

Formation - Saturday 24 June Our next session is titled:

‘Being a Servant’ - Christian Service.

Where: Cathedral Hall

Time: 10.00am - 1.00pm

Presented by: Ms Mili Lee

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SUNDAY

6.00pm Saturday Vigil Mass

7.30am Morning Prayer

8.00am Mass

9.30am Mass

11.00am Solemn Mass with Cathedral Choir

6.00pm Mass

MONDAY TO FRIDAY

6.30am Morning Prayer

6.45am Mass

11.15am Exposition

11.15am Sacrament of Penance (till 12.20pm)

Rosary after Angelus at midday

12.30pm Mass

5.15pm Evening Prayer of the Church

SATURDAY

7.30am Morning Prayer

8.00am Mass

9.30am Mass in ExtraOrdinary Form

Latin

8.30am Sacrament of Penance (till 9am)

5.00pm Sacrament of Penance (till 5:30pm)

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS Mass at 8.00am (No Adoration or Confession)

St Vincent de Paul Society

Family Assistance - 1800 606 724

Credo Ministries Facebook: Credo Young Adults Email: credostpats@gmail.com

Playgroup Facebook: Parramatta St Pat’s Playgroup

Legion of Mary - every Saturday at 9.45am at

Murphy House.

For the sick: Jess arranz, Hanna Doueihi, Bill Jeffery, Margaret & Lisa Farrelly, Breda Jackman, John Farrelly, Mick Lenihan, Marian Tuffley, Filomena Nubla

Special Intentions: Vincent, Mara Senjak, Henry Brown, Alex De Montas, Isabelle Louise Batley, Diane Ashton, Rev Nithiya Sagayaraj, Song Jia Lan, Xu Guo Dong,

For those recently deceased: Jeff Adams, Noel Barnes, N’Kou Marie Therese, N Saywessn Paul August Marie, Fr Maurice McNamara, Ni Jong Yu, amada Dizow,

Godofredo O. Peteza, Emery Burgess, Sang Hai Wong, Emery Burgess, Derek Beamish, Pet Banga Herrera, Neville Wilson, Norma Glanville, Marie Melide

Deceased: Maximena Manlangit, Juan Montesco, Benjamina DeVera Geminiano, Victorio Gavilla, YT Hsu, Bernard Muggeridge, Sr Noni Ball, Sunandar Wrjaya, Nancy &

Robsima, Karam Karam, James Vuong, Victorio Gavilla, Y.T. & Deanna Hsu, Francisco & Rustica Manalo, Elizabeth & Lawrence Fernandes, Grimaldo Guiptous, Pat Rea

Anniversary: Deanna Hsu Juan, Paul & Antonette Elogious, Juliet Noronha, Barbera Kierdal, Gilert & Spencer, , Jean Davoren, Delfin Aaracin, Maria Anh, Thong,

Claudette, Fovad, Kozal, Maria, Madeline, Basha, Emil, Augustyn Sobolevski, Samual Appathurai, Betty Royan, Annie Ellich, Mar iyanayagm, Josephin, Edward, Morin,

Norma Swain, Edridges Sequeira, Caridad Trias-Buenvenida, Andre Lito Cabrido, Marie Tuoi, Paul Phuoc, Philomena Martis, Anthony Martis, Joseph Teuma

Perpetuals: Vimal & Kavitha, Van & Phong Tran, Kaddis family, Marcus Milly, Abel Moses, Anna & Frank Grainda, Norm Hector, Frank Agostino, Bernadette Melhen and

Sally Boujandy Jack Barrett, Ann O’Brien, Ian Sanders, Don Andrews, Bill & Alice Kendall , Allan Kendall, Maria Patterson & Ellen Bancan, Sally & Frank Martlew,

Giuseppina & Giovanni Rechichi, Maurice DeNiese, Fr Bray, Mary Coady, Mary & Jack White, Vincent & Rebecca Vella, Vincent Huang, Townsend, Walter Townsend,

Watson Lee, Lucy D’Mello, Ferris Grugeon, McInherny, White, McWilliam and McGuckin families, Mary Abela, Royan & Andrews Families,Sally & Frank Martlew, Robert

Andrews, Sylvester Family, Rogan Family, Adcock, McMillan families, Gabrielle Baker, Paula Cowling, Sherwood Family, McDermott & Starr families, Repose of the Souls

in Purgatory, Deceased Parishioners of St Patrick’s and St Monica’s.

CONGRATULATIONS Today at the 9.30am Mass, 51 children from the Cathedral parish will receive the Sacrament of the Eucharist for the very first time. We congratulate these children and their parents on this important occasion. May they always be strengthened by the Body and Blood of our Lord.

You are invited to ‘Opening Night’ 6.00pm - Projection images on Chapel begin (run till

10pm) - free entry

Organ recital /concert in Cathedral (by donation)

Shroud of Turin (replica) on display in hall (from 6pm)

BBQ & drinks available ($2.50/1.00)

Coffee Van

Food Truck Make sure you are a part of this historical event - not to be missed.

Note: If you are able to help on the BBQ please contact the office.

Bishop Kevin Manning (Emeritus) For those who are not aware, Bishop Kevin has not been well and spent a couple of weeks at Westmead Hospital. He is now well on the road to recovery and is recuperating at St Catherine’s Aged Care Facility, 51 Gormans Hill Rd Bathurst. We hope that Bishop will eventually make his way back to the Diocese of Parramatta. In the interim, if you are travelling out west and wish to call in, he will be delighted to see some familiar faces.

Cloister Café closed on June 18 due to

children’s First Holy Communion

Novena to Mary Full of Grace

At our next gathering we will focus on praying

the Rosary’s Mysteries of Light.

Date: Thursday, 29th June

Venue: Blessed Sacrament Chapel

Time: 7.00pm - 8.00pm

PLEASE JOIN US TO CELEBRATE THE

CENTENARY OF OUR LADY’S

APPARITIONS AT FATIMA.

CREDO MINISTRIES Connecting with our Youth - credostpats@gmail.com

WANTED for the NEXT ST PAT’S MATTERS

Tying in with Mother’s Day celebrations: write a special tribute to your Mum.

Thoughts/reasons for taking part in the May 13th procession of Our Lady of Fatima from Our Lady of Lebanon to St Pat’s.

If you took photos of the procession on May 13th send them to us for publication.

Been to Fatima? Share the reasons why you went and how the experience affected you.

Anyone involved in ministry: let fellow parishioners in on how and why you became involved.

On 18th June, children in our parish will make their First Holy Communion. We’d love parents and children to write about what this special sacramental means to them.

Long time parishioners: share your memories of ‘Old St Pat’s’.

Email submissions to M Polizzi: balmap5@bigpond.com or leave at the parish office in an envelope marked “for St Pat’s Matters”.

Deadline: 14th July 2017. Enquiries: Marian Polizzi

02 9630 4019 or 0418 978730

Mamre House

‘To be a place of promise where individuals are enabled to realise their potential and contribute to the community’. (Vision statement)

Representatives from Mamre House wish to sell their home grown

vegetables and plants after all Masses on Sunday 25 June (near

Cloister Café). Please come along and support the wonderful work

of the Sisters of Mercy, helping people at grass roots level. For

more information go to:-

http://www.parramattamercy.org.au/ministry/partnerships/mamre

EAST AFRICA FOOD CRISIS APPEAL 2017 23 million people are currently on the brink of famine in South Sudan and other areas of East Africa. Caritas Australia and their partners are delivering life-saving food and water to countries most in need including South Sudan, Kenya and Malawi.

This major crisis has been driven by large scale droughts, compounded by climate change, inflation and the ongoing conflict in some countries. Urgent assistance is needed now, to respond to those experiencing severe drought and food insecurity.

The global Caritas network is providing emergency assistance to the people who are the most affected. Local and international Caritas partner agencies are on the ground providing water and food items such as beans, sugar, salt, oil and maize flour.

Please donate to the East Africa Emergency Appeal 2017 and help Caritas Australia continue to provide humanitarian assistance to the people of Africa. You can donate online www.caritas.org.au/africa or phoning 1800 024 413 or by envelopes provided.

Junior Credo: EDGE Yrs 4-6 Every Friday in school terms-5pm

Teen Credo High School Students 2nd & 4th Sun. of the month - 4pm

Credo St Pats 18-35 Years of Age 1st Fri of the month - 6.30pm 30 June - 9 July

Photo credit - Caritas Internationalis

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