FEAST DAYS 31st Visitation of the

Blessed Virgin Mary

1st St Justin

2nd Sts Marcellinus &

Peter

3rd St Charles Lwanga

DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET Every Friday at 3.30pm in

the Marian Chapel.

All welcome

2/3 June 6.00PM VIGIL 8.00 AM 9.30 AM 6.00 PM

ACOLYTES

Ray Modini

Mike Ryan &

Peter Samson

Eric Wood &

Bob McMillan Andrew Fernando

Tony Anthony

MINISTERS OF COMMUNION Sharon Del Rosario

Chris Leonard

Dilani Dhammapala Carmel Kevill

Dianne Stocks Ken Abrahams

Peter Cruz Kerry Bailey

ALTAR SERVERS J L H E

READERS

COMMENTATORS

Leanda Standring Diane Samson

Christie Bawden Emmy Cox

Peter Gold Tony D’Souza

Youth Group

PRESENTATION OF THE GIFTS Bob & Judy Reilly Volunteers Leslie & Rineth Scott Youth Group

CHILDREN’S LITURGY Maddie Hamilton & Jessie Gonzalez

CHURCH CLEANING Minda Chumroonridhi, Warren D’Costa, Jun Balagtas, Charlotte Dos Remedios, Lourdes & Fidel Zaballa

WINDOW CLEANING Dennis Dunacchie and Greg D’Souza

NEXT MEETING MOSJ – Parramatta 31/05 7.00pm

Parish Council

04/06 7.30pm

Leisure Group

06/06 10.00am

SVDP 06/06 7.00pm

Liturgy 13/06 7.00pm

Finance 26/07 7.00pm

FROM FATHER RANING

HOLY HOUR for VOCATIONS Saturday 5.00-6.00pm Through His death,

resurrection and ascension,

Christ showed us the path

to eternal life. Know that

the Lord is with you

always, through your

struggles and triumphs,

and that he will hear your

prayers.

NOVENA MASS to OUR LADY of PERPETUAL HELP Every Tuesday at 7pm

preceded by Exposition of

the Blessed Sacrament

6-7pm

ROSARY For the intention of world

peace. Every Wednesday

at 2.30pm in the Church.

CATHOLIC WEEKLY

• Singing for the Pope

• Students pose tough

Questions for

Archbishop Fisher

• Thousands turn out for

Schoenstatt’s 50th

• Mary honoured across

Australia

• Movie review:

Deadpool 2

• Super Catholic mum:

Lisa Hendey

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ST PAUL THE APOSTLE PARISH 40 Buckleys Road, Winston Hills NSW 2153

T: 9639 6516 W: www.stpaultheapostleparish.org Parish Priest: Fr Raning Creta Assistant Priest: Fr Tovia Lui

SUNDAY MASS TIMES Saturday Evening Vigil 6.00pm (Exposition 4.30pm - 5.45pm) Sunday 8.00am, 9.30am and 6.00pm

RECONCILIATION Saturday 4.30pm - 5.30pm

WEEKDAY MASS TIMES Monday 9.10am

Tuesday 7.00pm (Exposition 6.00pm - 7.00pm) Wednesday, Thursday & Friday 9.10am

Saturday 9.00am

LIONS RECYCLE FOR SIGHT Many thanks to all who so kindly donated

their used spectacles. The box is now empty

and located on the table at the back of the

church, for anyone else wishing to donate.

More than 200,000 glasses collected means a

lot of sight saved.

Please help someone see. Thank you.

PLEASE PRAY FOR Jack & Gladys Scott, Fr David Scott, Therese & Noel Scahill, Louis Bayeh, Aurelio & Connie Lopez,

Julia Sherman, Bern, Mary Betts, Elias & Afifi Younis, Frank Whiting, Ted Church, Josephine Clayton,

Elizabeth & Allan Ward, Frank Borg, Stella Borg, Fabri Family, Suzanne Portelli, Pasquale & Maria

Paoletti, Ross Nelson, Edna Fernandez, Adrian Coppolino, Marie & Claude Strange, Nellie Rodrigues,

Brian Hollings, Franco & Lucia Paoletti, Joe Mangion, Sebastian Pereira, Therese Farrugia, Noel May,

William Wilson, Sam & Lily Vella, Paul Gove, Noel & Trudy Millett and Mario & Maria Coppolino.

Overheads for hymns used in the Church are used with permission under ONE LICENSE No A-642251

MOMENTS OF MERCY I rejoice that souls ask for much, because it is My desire to give much, very much. On the other hand, I am sad when souls ask for little, when they narrow their hearts. (Diary 1578)

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The mystery of the most Holy Trinity is a basic doctrine of Faith in Christianity,

understandable not with our heads but with our hearts. It teaches us that there are

three distinct Persons in one God, sharing the same Divine Nature, co-equal and co-

eternal . Our mind cannot grasp this doctrine which teaches that 1+1+1 = 1 and not

3. But we believe in this Mystery because Jesus who is God taught it clearly, the

Evangelists recorded it, the Fathers of the Church tried to explain it and the

Councils of Nicaea and Constantinople defined it as a dogma of Christian Faith.

Since the Holy Trinity is a mystery, all these examples are only the shadows of the

shadows of the truth. The shamrock, a kind of clover, is a leguminous herb that

grows in marshy places. St. Patrick, the missionary patron saint of Ireland, used the

shamrock to explain the Holy Trinity. The story goes that one day his friends asked

Patrick to explain the Mystery of the Trinity. He looked at the ground and saw

shamrocks growing amid the grass at his feet. He picked one with its trifoliate

leaves and asked if it were one leaf or three. Patrick's friends couldn't answer – the

shamrock leaf looked like one, but it clearly had three parts. Patrick explained to

them: "The mystery of the Holy Trinity – one God in Three Persons: The Father,

the Son and the Holy Spirit - is like this, but more complex and unintelligible.”

St. Cyril, the teacher of the Slavs, tried to explain the Mystery of the Most Holy

Trinity using sun as an example. He said, "God the Father is that blazing sun. God

the Son is its light and God the Holy Spirit is its heat — but there is only one sun.

So, there are three Persons in the Holy Trinity, but God is One and indivisible."

St. John Maria Vianney used to explain Holy Trinity using lighted candles and

roses on the altar and water in the cruets. “The flame has colour, warmth and shape.

But these are expressions of one flame. Similarly, the rose has colour, fragrance

and shape. But these are expressions of one reality, namely, rose. Water, steam and

ice are three distinct expressions of one reality. In the same way one God revealed

Himself to us as Father, Son and the Holy Spirit.”

BAPTISM WELCOME Lucas Lai, Harold Quinn & Averie El-Bayeh who

were baptised here last weekend.

Father, bless them with your grace and love,

surround them with goodness, guide their steps

along the way and keep them from harm. Amen

Come along and Raise

your Cup to help beat

Cancer !!!

Friday 1 June 2018

8.30am—12.30pm Fr David Scott Parish Centre

RSVP Monday 28 May 2018

Lilia 0412 215 048

Diane 9639 6516

24 HOUR

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Friday 1 June to Saturday 2 June

Starting at 9:10am with Mass on Friday, our Lord will be exposed

for 24 hours and concluding with Mass at 9am on Saturday

Come ... spend some time with Him

At all times our Lord Jesus must have someone with Him,

so please signify your interest on the timetable posted at the back of the Church

The Leisure Group

TRIVIA NIGHT Saturday 23 June 2018

7pm for 7.30pm start

Fr David Scott Parish Centre

Come and enjoy a great evening of games,

entertainment, raffles and great prizes, whilst at the

same time you will be assisting the St Vincent de

Paul winter appeal.

$10 per person. Tea/Coffee/Cakes provided.

BYO Drinks and Nibbles.

To make your booking please phone

Elly Bejma 9686 9028

Diane Samson 9639 6516

POPE FRANCIS THE MOVIE Playing at the Sydney Film Festival this

10th and 16th of June – A Man of His

Word. This movie is a new documentary, a

personal journey with Pope Francis, rather

than a traditional biography. Selected for

the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.

Tickets at:www.sff.org.au

“We expect to receive again our own bodies though

they be dead and cast into the earth for we maintain

that with God nothing is impossible” St Justin