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Theme for Trinity Sunday and throughout the whole year is to celebrate community, relationships and neighbourliness in the life of the Church Timothy Radcliffe, a Dominican Friar, states: “To be a Christian is to be baptised into the life of a Triune God” and asks “what has the doctrine of the Trinity got to do with the 21st century? What’s it got to do with kids who are unemployed looking for jobs, what’s it got to do with young married couples struggling to make sense of their lives? What’s it got to do with dialogue with Muslims, what’s it got to do with us as we face the crises of our age? I would say absolutely everything. Here you have a love … which gives entirely to the other, the Father sharing all that he is with the Son, even His divinity and that’s the mystery of love which we spend our whole life engaging with.” – Timothy Radcliffe, Dominican friar http://www.abc.net.au/rn/encounter/stories/2009/2658208 The Trinity is about engagement, with our God, with each other and in the world we live today. This may seem countercultural in a world that is seen to be increasingly individualistic and secularist, but we are not alone. The Gospel tells us that the Spirit will guide us into all truth (John 16:13) In a time where authenticity is valued, the “People of God” authentically living the word of God in genuine love are strengthened by the “the Body of Christ” as we share in the Eucharist and engage with the community in which we belong. the gospel for Trinity Sunday A reading from the holy Gospel according to John 16;12-15 I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth; for he will not speak on his own, but will speak whatever he hears, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. He will glorify me, because he will take what is mine and declare it to you. Everything the Father has is mine; that is why I said: All he tells you will be taken from what is mine”. liturgy suggestions Catholic Archdiocese of Adelaide strengthening the relationship Our church, our community – valuing our connections Trinity Sunday May 30, 2010 Remember, while we celebrate how we are connecting on Trinity Sunday, these ideas could be taken up at any time of the year.

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Theme for Trinity Sunday and throughout the whole year is to

celebrate community, relationships and neighbourliness

in the life of the Church

Timothy Radcliffe, a Dominican Friar, states: “To be a Christian is to be baptisedinto the life of a Triune God” and asks “what has the doctrine of the Trinity got todo with the 21st century?

What’s it got to do with kids who are unemployed looking for jobs, what’s it gotto do with young married couples struggling to make sense of their lives? What’sit got to do with dialogue with Muslims, what’s it got to do with us as we face thecrises of our age?

I would say absolutely everything. Here you have a love … which gives entirely tothe other, the Father sharing all that he is with the Son, even His divinity andthat’s the mystery of love which we spend our whole life engaging with.”

– Timothy Radcliffe, Dominican friarh t t p : / / w w w . a b c . n e t . a u / r n / e n c o u n t e r / s t o r i e s / 2 0 0 9 / 2 6 5 8 2 0 8

The Trinity is about engagement, with our God, with each other and in the worldwe live today. This may seem countercultural in a world that is seen to beincreasingly individualistic and secularist, but we are not alone.

The Gospel tells us that the Spirit will guide us into all truth (John 16:13) In a timewhere authenticity is valued, the “People of God” authentically living the word ofGod in genuine love are strengthened by the “the Body of Christ” as we share in theEucharist and engage with the community in which we belong.

the gospel for Trinity Sunday

A reading from the holy Gospel according to John 16;12-15

I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. Whenthe Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth; for he will notspeak on his own, but will speak whatever he hears, and he will declare to youthe things that are to come. He will glorify me, because he will take what ismine and declare it to you. Everything the Father has is mine; that is why Isaid: All he tells you will be taken from what is mine”.

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st rengt hening the rela tionshi p

Our church, our community– valuing our connections

Trinity Sunda y May 30, 2010

Remember, while we celebrate how we are connecting on Trinity Sunday,these ideas could be taken up at any time of the year.

The Gospel of the Lord.

linking Trinity Sunday with celebratingcommunity, relationships andneighbourliness in the life of the church

• At the heart of God there is a loving community of persons,whose love is so strong and so perfect that it reaches out toall of creation inviting us all in to share in the divine life ofthe Trinity.

• We are made in the image of this God. We are made forloving communion with God and the rest of creation.

• God is always revealing God self to us, guided by the Spiritof Truth.

• We quite rightly devote a lot of time and effort to buildingand maintaining loving relationships with family and friends.

• Our very nature calls us to something even deeper, to be inloving relationship not just with those closest to us, but withour neighbours, and with our world.

• A relationship of love calls us to do more and to be more.Invitation is the first step, strengthening and sustaining therelationship will follow.

• In our love, we are limited by our human capacities; noteveryone is easy to love.

• We are not asked to do this alone. We can draw on the loveof God, taking strength from sharing in the Eucharist, thegreat sign of our communion. We can also draw on oneanother and on other groups within our Church and thewider community to assist us in strengthening the lovingrelationships we have already developed.

suggestions for prayers of the faithful

We pray for openness to the Spirit and for the capacity tostrengthen our engagement with others. May the depths of yourlove continue to be revealed through us. God of love hear us.God of love hear our prayer

We pray for those who have been torn from loving families,communities and neighbourhoods by violence, natural disasterswar and poverty. May they find hope and strength in new landsand new neighbourhoods.God of love hear us.God of love hear our prayer.

We pray that we grow in awareness of each other. May the HolySpirit give us courage to notice and act when our neighbour is inneed.God of love hear us.God of love hear our prayer.

We pray for the families of our parish. May they continue toshow the loving heart of God to the world.God of love hear us.God of love hear our prayer.

We pray for ourselves. May we grow in our understanding ofourselves as created in the image of God who invites us intoloving communion with one another and all of creation. God of love hear us.

God of love hear our prayer.

suggestions for liturgy

In our efforts to strengthen our relationships, we are askedto consider “Where are our connections, within our parishcommunities, and beyond” – (Please see the web chart sheeton charting our community).

• Together we are able to achieve more than we may achievealone. Display the Chart that has been prepared showingwhere the connections have been made.

• Invite someone, perhaps a young person from a nearbyschool to talk about a pastoral care or social justiceinitiative that they may have been involved in withinthe wider community.

• Invite someone from a different cultural backgroundto share their experience of strengthening therelationship in their parish community.

su gg estio ns fo r c hil dre n’s activi ties

These activities could be used in the parish school, religious education/family faith formation groups or whenlinked to the gospel, for Children’s Liturgy of the Word. (See further suggestions on the web chart sheet.)

• Ask the children to write or tell a story about where they live, and the people within their localcommunity.With the family’s permission, please forwardyour parishes’ stories to [email protected] they will be displayed on the Parish NeighbourhoodChurch website www. adelaide.catholic.org.au

• Show the children a map of the world. Ask the childrenabout which country they or their parents come from.If they have lived in another country or community askthem to share this experience.

• Use the chart provided and include a map of your parish Ask the children to locate where they live on the map. Point out which children live near each other.Identify other key places that some of the childrenrecognise in their own area.

so ng su gge stion s

A New Heart for a new World, Trisha Watts(Homebush: St Paul’s)1986

Companions on the Journey, Carey Landry(Phoenix Arizona: North American Liturgy Resources) 1985

Everyday God, Bernadette Farrell(Portland, OR: OCP Publications) 2000

This Day God Gives Me, Gather AustraliaNo 536 © Jane Wood

Trinity Song, Eagles Wings,(Kensington NSW :Chevalier Press) 1979

We Are Called, As One Voice(Unity God’s People in Song) (Bookvale NSW: Willow) 1998

• All resources including our web charts are available at www.adelaide.catholic.org.au/sites/DiocesanPastoralResourceTeam/• Maps are available by contacting Paul Russell on 8210 8210 or [email protected]• Stories can be sent to Jill Gallio at [email protected]. These may be placed on the Parish Neighbourhood Church

web page – www.adelaide.catholic.org.au/sites/ParishNeighbourhoodChurch/stories-of-the-wonders-of-neighbourhood