25th October 2015 - Catholic Parish of Lindfield

Catholic Parish
of Lindfield-Killara
Diocese of Broken Bay
Holy Family Parish Church, Lindfield
Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish Church, Killara
MASS TIMES:
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
LINDFIELD:
KILLARA:
Saturday 6:00pm
Saturday Vigil: 5:30pm
Sunday: 8:15am
Sunday:
9:15am
10:15am
12:00 (Chinese Community Mass)
6:00pm (for both our communities)
9:15am
No Mass this week
9:15am
9:15am
9:15am**
9:15am
~
7:30am
7:30am
7:30am
~
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Saturdays 5:00 – 5:30pm (Lindfield)
For 15 minutes after the 5:30pm Mass (Killara)
** NO Mass at Lindfield on the second Friday of each month
*** Healing Mass for whole parish at Killara at 10am each 2nd Friday of each month
THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
25 – 10 – 15
BLESSING & OPENING OF THE SHIRLEY WALLACE PARISH CENTRE
This week: Jer 31:7-9; Heb 5:1-6; Mk 10:46-52
Next week: Apoc 7:2-4, 9-14; 1 Jn 3:1-3; Mt 5:1-12
The first reading today from Jeremiah has the image of a very mixed group of people
being called by, and following, the Lord:
“the blind and the lame, women with child, women in labour.”
Basically it’s a group of people who would find making a journey difficult.
And that’s the point: other people would have probably told them not to try, to stay at
home. But God invites even those for whom the journey is difficult.
And that’s a comforting message – because at many times we ourselves will be numbered
among those for whom the journey of being a disciple is a difficult one – and it’s good to
know that God’s invitation isn’t withdrawn when that’s the case.
Fr Colin
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Parish Staff and Contact Information
We are the one parish of Lindfield-Killara containing our two distinct but collaborating and
cooperating communities centred on our two churches at Killara and Lindfield.
Holy Family Church:
Immaculate Heart of Mary Church:
Parish Priest: Fr Colin Blayney
Cnr Pacific Hwy and Highfield Rd, Lindfield
Cnr Fiddens Wharf Rd and Charles St, Killara
[email protected]
9416 7195
Assistant Priest: Fr Stephen Hamilton
[email protected]
0407 201 474
Apart from the case of emergency please restrict the use of the above numbers to between 9:30am
and 5:00pm. For office or routine enquiries please contact the Parish Office during office hours.
PARISH OFFICE:
Parish Secretary: Philita Marundan:
[email protected]
Address: 388 Pacific Hwy, Lindfield NSW 2070 (Postal: PO Box 22, Lindfield NSW 2070)
Ph: 9416 3702
Fax: 9416 3913
Email: [email protected]
Parish Office Hours: Monday to Friday 9:30am-1:00pm and 1:30pm-4:00pm
Catechist Coordinator (Primary Schools):
Sue-Anne Sherwood
[email protected]
0416 141 508
Sacramental Programme Coordinator:
Sue-Anne Sherwood
[email protected]
0416 141 508
Assistant Sacramental Programme Coordinator:
Trish Rodgers
Parish Bookkeeper:
Alison Williams
Parish Facilities Coordinator (voluntary): Anthony Cassidy
Parish Primary School: Holy Family School
2-4 Highfield Rd, Lindfield 2070
Ph: 9416 7200 Fax: 9416 9342
Principal: Mr Lou Dogao
Email:
[email protected]
School Website: www.hfldbb.catholic.edu.au/
Parish Website:
Saturday
Lindfield 6:00pm
Killara 5:30pm
Sunday
Lindfield 8:15am
Killara 9:15am
Lindfield 10:15am
Lindfield 12:00noon
Lindfield 6:00pm
www.lindfieldkillara.org.au
24 Oct
Bishop Peter Comensoli
No Mass
25 Oct
Fr Stephen Hamilton
Fr Colin Blayney
Fr Stephen Hamilton
Fr Gerard Kelly
Fr Colin Blayney
31 Oct
Fr Stephen Hamilton
Fr Colin Blayney
1 Nov
Fr Stephen Hamilton
Fr Colin Blayney
Fr Stephen Hamilton
Fr. Lucas Leung
Fr Colin Blayney
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RICHARD ROHR’S MEDITATION
THE SECOND HALF OF LIFE: PEACEFUL CHANGE
In the second half of life, one has less and less need or interest in eliminating the
negative or fearful, making rash judgments, holding on to old hurts, or feeling any
need to punish other people. Your superiority complexes have gradually departed in
all directions. You do not fight these things anymore; they have just shown themselves
too many times to be useless, ego-based, counterproductive, and often entirely wrong.
You learn to positively ignore and withdraw your energy from evil or stupid things
rather than fight them directly.
Now, you fight things only when you are directly called and equipped to do so. You do
not define yourself by opposition or eccentricity as the young often choose to do. We
all become a well-disguised mirror image of anything that we fight too long or too
directly. That which we oppose determines the energy and frames the questions after a
while. We lose all our inner freedom.
By the second half of life, you have learned that most frontal attacks on evil just
produce another kind of evil in yourself, along with a very inflated self-image. They
also incite a lot of pushback from those you have attacked. Holier-than-thou people
usually end up holier than nobody.
In the second half, you try to influence events, work for change, quietly persuade,
change your own attitude, pray, or forgive instead of attacking things head on.
Adapted from Fr Richard Rohr: Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of
Life, pp. 118-119
MAGGS THOMPSETT’S RETIREMENT
As advised last week, sadly Maggs Thompsett
has decided to step down from her role in the Parish Office.
Maggs has done a
wonderful job in coordinating so many aspects of parish life and has done it all with
great dedication and competence. We will sorely miss her and owe her a great debt of
gratitude for her conscientious ministry to the parish. Maggs will be finishing up in the
Parish Office at the end of this month.
We will be farewelling Maggs at a special end
of year dinner for the PPC, Finance Committee and School Board.
Fr Colin
THE SYNOD OF BISHOPS WHICH HAS JUST CONCLUDED IN ROME
News on what
has happened is fairly thin on the ground in the secular press. However you can find
links to articles analysing the Synod discussions on our parish website under ‘News and
Events’  ‘News/Articles of Interest’.
OUR NEXT PARISH SOCIAL EVENT: CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT
In December we will have an evening of Carols by
Candlelight in the grounds of our Parish School. This will be
a joint initiative of our parish and parish school and will also
involve children from our State Schools in the parish and our
parish choirs. In conjunction with the Carols there will be a
range of food stalls (as we have had at our parish fete).
Date: Friday 4th December – early evening until 9:30pm.
Watch this space for more details.
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Why are we called “Fusion”? Because we “fuse” together
food, friendship, fun and faith on Friday for a fantastic
time! All FUSION meetings are in the Shirley
Wallace Centre above the church. Cost is $5,
which includes pizza and dessert.
NEXT MEETING for years 7,8 and 9 Friday 20 Nov
Calling all Year 6 students!
Come see what FUSION is all about… pizza, games and lots of laughing.
Friday 27 November from 5.30 – 7.30 pm.
Want to know more? Contact us on [email protected].
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WORLD YOUTH DAY Are you a young adult between 18 and 30 interested in travel?
Would you like to meet other young adults from all over the
world? Then you should consider becoming a pilgrim for
World Youth Day 2016 in Krakow Poland!
Please come to our information meeting
TONIGHT Sunday 25th October at 7 pm
(following the 6 pm Mass) upstairs above the church at Holy
Family. We’ll have information about who, what, where, when and how we can help you!
Enquiries: please contact Jean Shatek on 0437 445 347 or at
[email protected].
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OUR MONTHLY CHILDREN’S MASSES
A reminder of our Masses for November:
* on the first Sunday of the month as usual (next Sunday 1st November) at the 9:15am
Mass at Killara
* in November the Children’s Mass at Lindfield will be on the third Sunday of the month
rather than the second Sunday of the month (ie 15th November) to coincide with the
special Mass to welcome 2016 Kindergarten families at our parish school.
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Book of Remembrance
The Book of Remembrance in each of our two churches in the
parish will be put in its place of honour on All Souls Day and
will remain in the church throughout November.
Please write in the names of relatives and friends who have
died in the last year:
- at Killara the Book of Remembrance is on a stand in the
middle of the church during this month of October
- at Lindfield the Book of Remembrance is on a stand in the
main foyer of the church.
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ALL SOULS DAY
All Souls Day falls on Monday week 2nd November.
During Mass the Book of Remembrance, containing the
names of those who for whom we pray in November, will
be put in its place of honour in each of our churches.
At each Mass we will also be inviting everyone to come
forward after the Gospel to place a lighted candle on the
altar (candles will be provided – please do not bring your
own) which will burn during the Eucharistic Prayer. The
candles will be the sign of all our prayers for those who
have died, their light a sign of our hope in the
resurrection. Mass times are:
Lindfield 10:00am (no 9:15am Mass)
Killara 7:30pm
Celebrating Christmas – Making a Joyful Sound Unto the Lord
~ Please be part of a choir for Christmas ~
Even if you are not regularly part of the choir, we invite you to be part
of the special choir for the 10:30pm Vigil Mass for Christmas at
Lindfield (and the Carols at 10pm preceding it). Please be part of
making this Christmas celebration special.
Rehearsals take place on Thursdays 12th, 19th and 26th November and
3rd, 10th and 17th December in Lindfield church at from 8:15pm –
9:15pm, or contact Christian Catsanos (0405 594300).
CANCELLATION OF FAITH AND SPIRITUALITY FORMATION DAY:
Regrettably we have had to cancel the proposed adult education and formation day
with Bishop Graeme Rutherford scheduled for Saturday 31st October. We had only
about a dozen people put their name down for the day which does not make it possible
for us to bring Bishop Graeme up from Melbourne for the day.
THE PARISH FINANCIAL REPORT for the 2014-15 financial year can be found on the
Parish Website under ‘Our Parish’  ‘Parish Finances’.
A NEW PARISHIONER FROM SOUTH AMERICA
We have a new parishioner from
Colombia who would love to meet any parishioners also from there, or if we have no
parishioners from Colombia – from South America more broadly. If you would be
happy to be put in touch with our new parishioner please contact Fr Colin.
THE LINDFIELD LUNCHEON CLUB, an initiative of our parish, is celebrating 30 years
since its foundation by Fr Bill Aliprandi with a Christmas Luncheon at Killara Golf Club
on Wednesday 18th November. Full details – along with how to book – can be found
on the Parish Website under ‘Parish Activities’  ‘Lindfield Luncheon Club’.
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PROPOSAL RE BELLS
With regard to the proposal from ANZAB (the Australia and
New Zealand Association of Bellringers) regarding the possibility of putting a ring of
five changeringing bells in the tower of Holy Family Church with the provision of
some substantial external funding (see last week’s bulletin):
 Funding: a reminder that no parish funds would be used for such a project. It would
be dependent on individual parishioners wishing to make donations to enable this to
happen. However I have put this proposal before you because it comes with the offer
of around $10,000 in funding. Sheets for donation purposes are available in the
foyers of Holy Family Church.
 A Visit to a Belltower: to answer the questions: “What is ‘changeringing’? And what
is being proposed by the installation of this ring of bells? another church in our own
diocese – St Leonard’s at Naremburn – has had changeringing bells installed in only
the last few years and those interested in finding out more are invited to come to
Naremburn, to see the bells, to have changeringing explained, and to see the bells
being rung. An initial opportunity for this will be on the evening of this Thursday
29th October. If you wish to book in for this visit please contact me by phone or
email (my details are on p.2) by this Monday 26th October as numbers will be
limited.
Fr Colin
PARISH RETREATS AT TARRAWARRA ABBEY 2016
The retreats for 2016 will be as follows:
 Mon. afternoon 11th April – Sun. morning 17th April
 Mon. afternoon 18th April – Sun. morning 24th April
Both of these retreats fall within school holidays.
Please let me know as soon as possible if you are interested in
attending.
Fr Colin
PARISH WELCOME
TO KINDERGARTEN FAMILIES FOR 2016
AT HOLY FAMILY SCHOOL
On Sunday 15th November at the 10:15am Mass at
Lindfield we will have our parish welcome for our
Kindergarten families for 2016 at Holy Family
School. This will be followed by morning tea for
everyone.
Because of this the monthly Children’s Mass for
Lindfield will be celebrated on Sunday 15th rather
than 8th November.
VISITING CHOIR
On Sunday 8th November
the choir from St Francis of
Assisi at Paddington will join
us to lead the music at the
10:15am Mass at Lindfield.
Please be there!
ADVANCE NOTICE REGARDING OUR DECEMBER HEALING MASS
The Healing
Mass for December will take place on the third Friday rather than the second Friday of
the month – ie Friday 18th December. As is usual for December it will be at the later
time of 11:00am as it will be followed by a pre-Christmas luncheon.
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MUSIC FOR THE VIGIL MASS CELEBRATED BY BISHOP PETER COMENSOLI
AT HOLY FAMILY CHURCH LINDFIELD (continues p. 10)
ENTRANCE HYMN:
THE CHURCH’S ONE FOUNDATION
Please join in:
The Church’s one foundation
is Jesus Christ her Lord,
she is His new creation
by water and the Word.
From heaven He came and sought her
to be His holy bride;
with His own blood He bought her
and for her life He died.
Elect from every nation,
yet one o’er all the earth;
her charter of salvation,
one Lord, one faith, one birth;
one holy Name she blesses,
partakes one holy food,
and to one hope she presses,
with every grace endued.
’Mid toil and tribulation,
and tumult of her war,
she waits the consummation
of peace forevermore;
till, with the vision glorious,
her longing eyes are blest,
and the great Church victorious
shall be the Church at rest.
Yet she on earth hath union
with God the Three in One,
and mystic sweet communion
with those whose rest is won,
O happy ones and holy!
Lord, give us grace that we
like them, the meek and lowly,
on high may dwell with Thee.
Tune: AURELIA
Samuel Sebastian Wesley 1810-76
Words: Samuel John Stone 1839-1900
DEDICATION OF THE GIFTS
COME AS YOU ARE
Deidre Brown
Please join in:
Come as you are, that's how I want you.
Come as you are, feel quite at home.
Close to my heart, loved and forgiven;
come as you are, why stand alone.
No need to fear, love sets no limits.
No need to fear, love never ends.
Don't run away shamed and disheartened.
Rest in my love, trust me again.
I came to call sinners, not just the virtuous.
I came to bring peace, not to condemn.
Each time you fail to live by my promise,
why do you think I'd love you the less?
Come as you are, that's how I love you.
Come as you are, trust me again.
Nothing can change the love that I bear you.
All will be well, just come as you are.
 1986. Spectrum Publications.Australian Agent Word of
Life.All rights reserved. Used with permission Lic. 5423E..
COMMUNION HYMNS:
1. Panis Angelicus
2. Eat this Bread
Solo
Jacques Berthier (Taize)
Please join in:
Eat this Bread, drink this Cup, come to me
and never be hungry. Eat this Bread, drink
this Cup, trust in me and you will not thirst.
 1990 Taize Community.. Australian Agent Word of Life.
All rights reserved. Used with permission. License No. 5423E
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THE PRAYERS AND RESPONSES OF MASS
GLORIA:
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to people of good will.
We praise you, we bless you, we adore you, we glorify you,
we give you thanks for your great glory,
Lord God, heavenly King, O God, almighty Father.
Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son,
Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father,
you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us;
you take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer;
you are seated at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us.
For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord,
you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ,
with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen.
INVITATION TO PRAYER – LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST:
Celebrant: Pray, brothers and sisters, that my sacrifice and yours …..
May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands for the praise & glory of his name,
for our good and the good of all his holy Church.
SANCTUS: Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts.
Heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
MEMORIAL ACCLAMATION:
INVITATION TO HOLY COMMUNION:
Celebrant: Behold the Lamb of God
All: Lord, I am not worthy
that you should enter under my roof,
but only say the word
and my soul shall be healed.
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THE PSALM
Ps 125
When the Lord delivered Zion from bondage,
It seemed like a dream.
Then was our mouth filled with laughter,
on our lips there were songs.
The heathens themselves said: ‘What marvels
the Lord worked for them!’
What marvels the Lord worked for us!
Indeed we were glad.
Deliver us, O Lord, from our bondage
as streams in dry land.
Those who are sowing in tears
will sing when they reap.
They go out, they go out, full of tears,
carrying seed for the sowing:
they come back, they come back, full of song,
carrying their sheaves.
The response is: The Lord has done great
things for us; we are filled with joy.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Alleluia, alleluia! Our Saviour Jesus Christ has
done away with death, and brought us life
through his gospel. Alleluia!
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INSIGHTS INTO ISLAM:
AN INTERFAITH CONVERSATION
Join with Bishop Peter Comensoli and members
of our Catholic community for an interfaith
opportunity of listening and dialogue. This
event will be a facilitated conversation between
Rev Dr David Ranson, VG, and the Grand Mufti
of Australia Dr Ibrahim Abu Mohammed. Also
joining the conversation will be Captain Mona
Shindy, Strategic Advisor of Islamic Cultural
Affairs, Royal Australian Navy. There will be
time for audience Q&A.
Date: Sunday 1 Nov. Time: 2-4pm
Venue: Hosted by St Agatha’s Catholic Parish,
Cnr. Boundary Rd and Pennant Hills Rd,
Pennant Hills
RSVP appreciated: [email protected]
THE NICENE CREED
I believe in one God,
the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.
I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the Only Begotten Son of God,
born of the Father before all ages.
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made,
consubstantial with the Father;
through him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation
he came down from heaven,
(all bow at the following words in
bold):
and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of
the Virgin Mary, and became man.
For our sake
he was crucified under Pontius Pilate,
he suffered death and was buried,
and rose again on the third day
in accordance with the Scriptures.
He ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the
Father.
He will come again in glory
to judge the living and the dead
and his kingdom will have no end.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father & the
Son,
who with the Father and the Son
is adored and glorified,
who has spoken through the prophets.
I believe in one, holy,
catholic and apostolic Church.
I confess one Baptism
for the forgiveness of sins
and I look forward
to the resurrection of the dead
and the life of the world to come. Amen
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MUSIC FOR THE VIGIL MASS CELEBRATED BY BISHOP PETER COMENSOLI
AT HOLY FAMILY CHURCH LINDFIELD (continued)
THANKSGIVING HYMN:
Please join in:
1 Alleluia! Sing to Jesus!
His the sceptre, his the throne;
Alleluia! His the triumph,
his the victory alone.
Hark! The songs of peaceful Zion
thunder like a mighty flood.
Jesus, out of every nation,
has redeemed us by his blood.
2 Alleluia! Not as orphans
are we left in sorrow now;
Alleluia! He is near us;
faith believes nor questions how.
Though the cloud from sight received him
when the forty days were o'er,
shall our hearts forget his promise,
"I am with you evermore"?
3 Alleluia! Bread of Angels,
and on earth our food, our stay;
Alleluia! Here the sinful
come to you from day to day.
Intercessor, friend of sinners,
earth's Redeemer, plead for me,
where the songs of all the sinless
sweep across the crystal sea.
4 Alleluia! King eternal,
you the Lord of lords we own:
Alleluia! born of Mary,
earth your footstool, heav’n your throne:
you within the veil have entered,
robed in flesh, our great High Priest:
you on earth both priest and victim,
in the Eucharistic feast!
Tune: HYFRYDOL
Rowland Hugh Pritchard 1811-87
Words: William Chatterton Dix 1837-98.
RECESSIONAL HYMN:
THINE BE THE GLORY
Please join in:
1. Thine be the glory,
risen conquering Son,
Endless is the victory
thou o’er death hast won;
Angels in bright raiment
rolled the stone away,
kept the folded grave-clothes,
where thy body lay.
Refrain: Thine be the glory,
risen conquering Son,
endless is the victory
thou o’er death hast won.
2. Lo, Jesus meets us,
risen from the tomb;
Lovingly he greets us,
scatters fear and gloom;
Let the Church with gladness,
hymns of triumph sing,
for her Lord is living,
death has lost its sting.
3. No more we doubt thee,
glorious Prince of life;
Life is nought without thee:
aid us in our strife;
Make us more than conquerors,
through thy deathless love:
Bring us safe from Jordan
to thy home above.
Edmund Louis Budry (1854-1932)
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Congratulations to the children
confirmed by Bishop Peter this weekend
Fri 23 Oct 7pm Lindfield
Sat 24 Oct 10:30am Killara
Sat 24 Oct 1pm Lindfield
Alexander Ainsworth
Joseph Andronicus
Isabelle Andronicus
Avery Benbow
Eliza Bissell
Nicholas Chan
Aiden Chan
Leila Kristen Fenner
Jemima Mae Foster
Abigail Giles
Gus Hurley
Samuel Jackson
Lachlan Jackson
Anneliese Johnson
Isabella Johnson
Sophie Justinek
Nicholas Keaney
Christopher Keaney
Matthew Keaney
Joshua Lee
Kaitlyn Lee
Finlay Lloyd
William Jia Yi Lun
Wilson Jia Ming Lun
Alex Chung Sun Mak
Amelia O'Neill
Ruby Perkins
Emily Madeline Jane
Plummer
Annalise Radocaj
Max Sheffield
Joshua Simone
Daniel Tallentire
Linley Margaret Ward
Charlie Wells
Madeleine Woods
Jasmine Younan
Hayley Younan
Max Agresta
Charlotte Alden
Paige Alden
James Alden
Grace Berry
Harry Blanchfield
Benjamin Bromby
Petra Rosa Aleksandra Cikes
Orlando Salvatore Crino
Edie Rose Durie
Robert Dimitrov-Johnson
Ella Giffin
Alana Gonzalez
Thomas Ronald Henderson
Juliet Catherine Henderson
Callum Darcy Higgins
Isaac Ho
Ruby Itzcovitz
Laura Christina Januszek
Lachlan Tomas Jurcevic
Thomas Kropman
Lisbeth Levitt
Ava Magsalin
Maxwell Mayhew
Allegra Minns
Annie Moyes
Jayden Raic
Lucy Barton
Daniela Bazouni
Olivia Blayney
Angus Brown
Harrison Cabela
Francis James Carmody
Gabriel Thomas Carmody
Sophia Penelope Carmody
Aymon Close-Kopeinig
Amelia Cox
Xavier Culbert
Hannah Della-Franca
Xavier Dent
Xavier Alexander Di Zio
Mathilde Joy Druce
Chloe Fleming
Elizabeth Freeborn
Anastasia Hall
William Hall
Matthew Hunt
Angus Hunt
Hayley Jones
Abigail Jones
Kiran Lou
Liam McCarthy
Aleisha McCarthy
Peter Moorcroft
Hayden Seeto
Chloe Stout
Emilie Thackray
Sophie Tottenham
Hamish Turner
Cameron Williams
Kevin Jimin Yoon
Will Morahan
Nicola Eriche Natividad
Christopher Darwan Ng
Edward O'Brien
James O'Brien
Leonard O'Meara
Annabel Peel
Peter Simpson
Christiana Jade Soo
Olivia Thorn
Austin Thorn
Hamish Tooher
Rachel Rose Walsh
Harrison Wilcox
Jemma Chi Kiu Wong
Jonathan Yang
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Things We’d Like to Start:
 PARISH PLAYGROUP
Calling all parents with children aged 0-5.
Please join us to meet and have a cup of tea, while the children
play.
Please contact Sue-Anne via [email protected]
if you are interested so we can gauge a starting date.
Looking for helpers of any age who can greet and cut up some
fruit for the children.
 GATHERING FOR YOUNG ADULTS (18 – 25) OF THE PARISH
On Sunday 22nd November we will have an initial gathering
for young adults (aged 18-25) in the lounge area in the
Parish Centre atop Holy Family Church at Lindfield. This
will take place at 7:00pm (straight after the 6pm Mass).
Over pizzas we can discuss the possibility of some regular
gatherings next year and the format such activities might
take. Please pass the word on.
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Save the date!
Carols by Candlelight
Friday 4 December
From 5 pm onwards on the Holy Family school grounds
A combined Parish and School event celebrating the sounds of Christmas
·
Delicious food and drinks
·
Treats and entertainment for the kids
·
Holiday entertainment
·
Sing-along to Christmas carols
Social Justice
The Parish Social Justice committee will meet on Sunday 22nd
November 22nd at 7 pm in the Conference Room in the Shirley Wallace Centre above
the church. We’ll be planning for 2016. If you’re interested in Social Justice, or just want
to find out more, please join us, or contact the Parish Office for more information.
Congratulations
to two of our catechists who have achieved great milestones
in their service to the children of our parish- Moira Crame (30 years service) and
Genevieve Dennis (20 years).
Comfort Inn North Shore
Family owned and
professionally operated
motel with on-site
restaurant
Daniel Williams
Manager
Phone: 02 9427 0266 Fax: 9418 7016
Address:1 Gatacre Avenue, Lane Cove
2066 Email: [email protected]
W: [email protected]
Lindfield Dental Practice
Roseville Avenue Dental
FAMILY DENTAL PRACTICE
Dr Peter H Chung
DDS,MDS,PhD
Assoc. Prof. Syd Uni
Open Mon to Sat
9416-5000
1/345 Pacific Hwy Lindfield NSW
Opposite COLES
Nxt to Medical Practice
GENERAL COSMETIC,PREVENTIVE,
MOUTHGUARDS
Dr Brad Bell BDS Syd, Uni,
Dr Jim Williamson BDS Lond Uni
Dr Adriana Aquilla BDent(Hons) Syd. Uni
1 Roseville Avenue, Roseville 2069
Phone 94169200 Open Saturdays 8a -1pm
W: www.rosevilleavenuedental.com.au
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Coming Parish Events for your Diary:
Visit by Choir from St Francis of Assisi Paddington:
Parish Welcome to 2016 Kindergarten families
at our Parish School
Sunday 8th November
10:15am Mass Lindfield
Sunday 15th November
10:15am Mass Lindfield
Initial gathering for young adults of the parish
Sunday 22nd November
7pm in Parish Centre
Parish Social Justice Committee meeting
Sunday 22nd November
7pm in Parish Centre
Heralding Advent Ecumenical Service
(our parish hosting)
Tuesday 24th Nov.
7:45pm
Holy Family Lindfield
Carols by Candlelight
Friday 4th December
5pm onwards
Holy Family grounds
December Healing Mass & pre-Christmas Luncheon
Friday 18th December
11:00am
Killara church & hall
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CHINESE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY
常年期第三十主日
25/10/2015
每位大司祭，都是由人間
耶穌就站住，說：「叫
所選拔，奉派為人，執行關於 他過來！」人就叫那瞎子，
讀經一（我撫慰及引導瞎子和跛子
歸來。）
恭讀耶肋米亞先知書 31:7-9
上主這樣說：你們應為雅各伯
歡呼，向為首的民族喝采，宣揚及
讚頌說：上主救了自己的百姓、以
色列的遺民。
看，我由北方引他們歸來；從
大地的盡頭，召集他們，其中有瞎
子，有跛子，有懷孕的，和正在生
天主的事，為奉獻供品和犧
牲，以贖罪過。他同情無知和
迷途的人，因為他自己也為弱
點所糾纏。因此他怎樣為人民
奉獻贖罪祭，也當怎樣為自己
奉獻。誰也不得自己擅取這尊
位，而應蒙天主召選，有如亞
郎一樣。
照樣，基督也沒有自取做
大司祭的光榮，而是向他說
對他說：「放心！起來！他
叫你呢！」瞎子就扔下自己
的外衣，跳起來，走到耶穌
面前。耶穌對他說：「你願
意我給你做什麼？」
瞎子說：「師父！叫我
看見！」
耶穌對他說：「去吧！
你的信德救了你。」瞎子立
刻看見了，就在路上，跟隨
產的，形成一大隊，回到這裡來。
他們含淚前行，我卻撫慰引
導，領他們踏上不會跌倒的坦途，
來到溪水旁，因為我是以色列的慈
父，厄弗辣因是我的長子。
——上主的話。（默想片刻）
過：「你是我的兒子，我今日生
了你」的那位，光榮了他；在
另一處又說：「你照默基瑟德的
品位，永做司祭。」
——上主的話。
（默想片刻）
耶穌去了。——上主的話。
（講道後默想片刻）
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答唱詠 詠 126:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 6
福音前歡呼
眾：上主帶領俘虜回到熙雍，我們 領：亞肋路亞。
覺得彷彿是在夢中；那時，我 眾：亞肋路亞。
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眾：那時，外邦異民都讚歎不已：
上主向他們行了何等奇事！上
主向我們行了偉大的奇蹟，我
們的確滿心歡喜。
眾：上主，求你轉變我們的命運！
就像乃革布有流水的灌溉。那
含淚播種的人，必含笑獲享收
成。
眾：他們邊行邊哭，出去播種耕
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教友：如何藉修德成聖、勤
領聖事，成為一位積極熱心
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領：我們的救主基督耶穌，毀
滅了死亡，藉著福音，彰
顯了不朽的生命。（參閱
弟後 1:10）
眾：亞肋路亞。
福音（師父！叫我看見！）
恭讀聖馬爾谷福音 10:46-52
耶穌和他的門徒，及一大
群人，從耶里哥出來的時候，
耘；他們載欣載奔，回來背著 有一個瞎眼的乞丐，即提買的
禾捆。
兒子，巴爾提買，坐在路旁。
他一聽說是納匝肋人耶穌，就
讀經二（你照默基瑟德的品位，永 喊叫說：「耶穌，達味之子，
做司祭。）
可憐我吧！」有許多人就斥責
恭讀致希伯來人書 5:1-6
他，叫他不要呼叫；但他越發
喊叫說：「達味之子，可憐我
吧！」
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for the temple bread, but this is an exception, a matter of urgency, the soldiers need
food, and God would want us to responsibly do this.” And so he took the temple bread
and gave it to his soldiers. In the Gospels, Jesus praises this action by David and asks us
to imitate it, telling us that we are not made for the Sabbath, but that the Sabbath is
made for us.
David understood what is meant by that. He had discerned that God is not so much a
law to be obeyed as a gracious presence under which we are asked to creatively live.
He feared God, but as one fears someone in love, with a “holy fear,” not a blind,
legalistic one.
A young mother once shared this story with me: Her six year-old had just started
school. She had taught him to kneel by his bed each night before going to sleep and
recite a number of night prayers. One night, shortly after starting school, he hopped
into bed without first kneeling in prayer. Surprised by this, she challenged him with
the words: “Don’t you pray anymore?” His reply: “No, I don’t. My teacher at school
told us that we are not supposed to pray. She said that we’re supposed to talk to God …
and tonight I’m tired and have nothing to say!”
Like King David, he too had discerned what it really means to be God’s child and how
God is not so much a law to be obeyed as a gracious presence who desires a mutually
loving relationship, one of holy fear.
(Fr Ron Rolheiser omi, from ‘The Centre for Liturgy’)
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Lord, in Jesus your Son, you restored to us the gift of everlasting life.
Grant that life to:
Please pray for Neil O’Regan and who died last week. Neil’s Funeral Mass was celebrated
in Holy Family Church last Friday.
Recently deceased: Gabrielle Cerny.
Anniversary: Fr Kenneth Prunty, Colin Smith.
Please pray for those who are sick: Jacob Thomas, Luke Marriot, Peggy Scott, Gwen
Bradley, Jenny Scott, Frank Ni, Robert Chidiac, Raul Decolongon, Rowena Medina, Tanya
Papandrea, Taj Brown, Catherine Willis, Vincent Montano, Joan Westblade, John Cook,
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REFLECTING ON THIS SUNDAY’S SCRIPTURES ..
So they called the blind man, saying to him,
“Take courage; get up, Jesus is calling you.”
HOLY AND UNHOLY FEAR
Not all fear is created equal, at least not religiously. There’s a fear that’s healthy and
good, a sign of maturity and love. There’s also a fear that’s bad, that blocks maturity
and love. But this needs explanation.
There’s a lot of misunderstanding about fear inside of religious circles, especially
around the Scriptural passage that says that the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom.
Too often texts like these, as well as religion in general, have been used to instil an
unhealthy fear inside of people in the name of God. We need to live in “holy fear”, but
holy fear is a very particular kind of fear that should not be confused with fear as we
normally understand it.
What is “holy fear”? What kind of fear is healthy? What kind of fear triggers wisdom?
Holy fear is love’s fear, namely, the kind of fear that is inspired by love. It’s a fear based
upon reverence and respect for a person or a thing we love. When we genuinely love
another person we will live inside of a healthy anxiety, a worry that our actions should
never grossly disappoint, disrespect, or violate the other person. We live in holy fear
when we are anxious not to betray a trust or disrespect someone. But this is very
different from being afraid of somebody or being afraid of being punished.
Bad power and bad authority intimidate and make others afraid of them. God is never
that kind of power or authority. God entered our world as a helpless infant and God’s
power still takes that same modality. Babies don’t intimidate, even as they inspire holy
fear. We watch our words and our actions around babies not because they threaten us,
but rather because their very helplessness and innocence inspire an anxiety in us that
makes us want to be at our best around them.
The Gospels are meant to inspire that kind of fear. God is Love, a benevolent power, a
gracious authority, not someone to be feared. Indeed God is the last person we need to
fear. Jesus came to rid us of fear. Virtually every theophany in scripture (an instance
where God appears) begins with the words: “Do not be afraid!” What frightens us does
not come from God.
In the Jewish scriptures, the Christian Old Testament, King David is revealed as the
person who best grasped this. Among all the figures in the Old Testament, including
Moses and the great prophets, David is depicted as the figure that best exemplified
what it means to walk on this earth in the image and likeness of God, even though at a
point he grossly abuses that trust. Despite his great sin, it is to David, not to Moses or
the prophets, to whom Jesus attributes his lineage. David is the Christ-figure in the Old
Testament. He walked in holy fear of God, and never in an unhealthy fear.
To cite just one salient example: The Book of Kings recounts an incident where David
is, one day, returning from battle with his soldiers. His troops are hungry. The only
available food is the bread in the temple. David asks for that and is told that it is only to
be consumed by the priests in sacred ritual. He answers the priest to this effect: “I’m
the King, placed here by God to act responsibly in his name. We don’t ordinarily ask
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