“IN TOUCH” - The Catholic Community of North Harbour
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“IN TOUCH” - The Catholic Community of North Harbour
“IN TOUCH” NEWSLETTER The Catholic Community of North Harbour In the care of the Augustinians Balgowlah M ARCH 2 0 1 5 V OLUME 1 3 I SSUE 1 St Kieran's Manly Vale Welcome to our new Parish Priest We are privileged to welcome among us, Fr Paul Maloney OSA as our new parish priest. While new in some respects, Fr Paul is very well known in our community from the time of his years of teaching at St Augustine’s College, Brookvale, and more recently his work at the Augustinian Spirituality Centre, Greystanes, where he has conducted many group retreats and also been chaplain to the Friends of Saint Augustine. In fact for over 30 years Fr Paul has worked in the area of spiritual direction and the ministry of hospitality through Augustinian Houses of Prayer in different locations and different states. Fr Paul is currently a member of the Augustinian Provincial Council and we are also honoured to welcome to the Manly Vale Priory Fr David Austin OSA, the Provincial, who will be resident in the Fr Minh-Tan Hoang Fr Paul Maloney parish. We will also see a little more of Fr ‘Tan’ (Minh-Tan Hoang OSA—who while residing at Brookvale in the Augustinian Formation House will be actively engaged in the parish as well. Fr Tan has also assumed the role of chaplain for the Augustinian Formation Association. We welcome them all and, of course, are delighted that Fr Senan Ward remains among us in the parish as well as being committed to his role as Chaplain to St Augustine’s College. Fr David Austin Fr Senan Ward NEW STAINED GLASS WINDOWS IN ST KIERAN’S CHURCH Please admire our 5 new stained glass windows which were installed at St Kieran’s recently, (next to the music area) and generously donated by parishioners. The three central panels represent St Kieran, the hermit bishop, by his apple tree flanked by a fox and deer. The outer panels refer to the ocean, beaches, and musical notation. The artist, Paddi Robinson, previously created the panels on the other side of the church P AGE 2 “ I N T OUCH ” Dear Fellow Parishioners, For the past three months I have been introducing myself to everyone I meet (sometimes two or three times) so that they will know who I am - but more particularly so I can match a name to their face or function in the parish. It now seems quite an extension of that task that I should be sending my greetings to so many more of you who receive this "In Touch" magazine on a quarterly basis. I am encouraged by the example of the late Gough Whitlam who, we are told, "displayed an unfeigned respect, curiosity and interest for all those he met" - so here is my chance to do the same for you. If, like me, you have been away from Parish life for an extended period of time you may be surprised at how comforting it is to return to the familiar details of a weekly routine. Once the school year began I have been plunged into activities with the children and their parents which have filled me with delight. The excitement of every day is evident in their voices as they arrive in the morning or leave in the afternoons, and the little processions into church for 'ceremonies of light' or opening Masses gives them a chance to show how reverent they can be when entering God's house. The other task that has touched my heart has been the calls to the hospital, nursing homes or private dwellings to bring the sacraments to the sick and elderly. Each has been a special privilege as the action of God's love is communicated through the anointing prayers and the sharing of communion so that the isolation of sickness is broken and the love of the community surrounds them in an embrace that comes from Christ himself. As the days of Holy Week and Easter approach I pray that we may all entrust our lives into the hands of the one who has promised "And I, when I am lifted up will draw all people to myself". Whichever of the ceremonies you might choose to attend may it be for you a "return to your own heart" where you will find the abiding love of God waiting to greet you. THE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY OF NORTH HARBOUR 2 King Street, Manly Vale Phone: 9949 4455 fax:9949 3413 Email: parishoffice@ northharbourcatholic.org.au Website: www.northharbourcatholic.org.au Staff Fr Paul Maloney OSA Parish Priest Fr Senan Ward OSA Assistant priest Fr Dave Austin OSA Provincial in residence Fr Minh-Tan Hoang OSA School Principals Mrs Terri Paterson, St, Kieran’s, 9949 3523 Mrs Frances Taylor , St Cecilia’s, 9948 3069 Tim Cleary, St Augustine’s, 9938 8200 Pastoral Team Ricki Hayes, Sacraments of Initiation & Catechist Co-ord, 9949 4455 Rosemary McKinnon, Counselor, 0400 495 076 Ben Marshall, Youth Music Ministry, 0411 809 072 Adriana Bowyer Family Ministry & Catechist Co-ordinator 0402 099 746 Administration Chris Burrows, (Parish Manager) Anne Ross & Jane Filacuridi (Parish Secretaries) Tony Cipri WWS & WHS Officer Monday-Friday 9am - 4 pm MASS TIMES Weekday St. Kieran’s St Cecilia’s 6.00 pm 7.30 am 9.00 am 9.30 am 6.00 pm 8.30 am Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Wednesday Wednesday 8.30am Liturgy of the Hours, St Kierans 9.00am Saturday Sunday Saturday Holy Week Ceremonies and Easter 2015 Holy Thursday, 2 April Church of St Kieran 8.30am Liturgy of the Hours (morning prayers) 6.30pm Passover Meal ( 7.30pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper parish centre 9.30pm Liturgy of the Hours (night prayers) Good Friday, 3 April Church of St Kieran 8.30am Liturgy of the Hours (morning prayers) 10.00am Stations of the Cross 11.00am Sacrament of Penance, 1st Rite 3.00pm Commemoration of the Lord’s Passion 4.15-5pm Sacrament of Penance, 1st Rite Church of St Cecilia 10.30am Stations of the Cross 11-11.30am Sacrament of Penance, 1st Rite 3.00pm Commemoration of the Lord’s Passion Holy Saturday, 4 April Church of St Kieran 8.30am Liturgy of the Hours (morning prayers) 9.00am RCIA Retreat 10.00am Vigil Rehearsal 5.00-6.pm Sacrament of Penance, 1st Rite 7.00pm Easter Vigil Mass Parish celebration for RCIA and RCIC Easter Sunday Masses, 5 April Church of St Kieran 7.30am and 9.30am NO evening Mass Church of St Cecilia 9.00am N TOUCH P"IAGE 3 " "I N PAGE ”3 “ I N T OUCH Beginning in March all monthly donations will be processed on the 15 th of each month. Quarterly donations will be the 15th of March, June, September and December, half yearly on the 15 th of June and December and yearly on the 15th of June. It may be necessary to contact some givers during the testing of the new system this month but hopefully this will be a smooth change over for most people. If you have any concerns or questions please contact me and of course as always if you wish to join the planned giving program and contribute to the running of the Parish we would love to hear from you. Below is a brief overview of the parish income and expenses for the first half of the current financial year. As you can see the second collection (Planned Giving) for the year has remained close to last year’s figures. This is due to the Planned Giving campaign run during Lent last year which saw the number of contributors rise from 448 to 475. Unfortunately that number has subsequently fallen back to 446 which will make it difficult to maintain our income at a level equal to that of 2013/14. Please contact me if you have any questions regarding the accounts. Chris Burrows—Parish Manager BAPTISMS IN THE PARISH OF NORTH HARBOUR Since our last issue of “In Touch” the Catholic Community of North Harbour welcomed the following children to God’s family through the Sacrament of Baptism in the Churches of St Kieran and St Cecilia North Harbour Parish congratulates these children and their families. EmmaTownsend Lily Keeling Ottilie Brown Kalea Lancaster Xavier Liddell Chau Jern Yeo (adult) Brianna Bae Bryson Bae Laura Leite Ryker Parker Heath Tristram Layla Teitke Nicholas Bartlam Harbey Amores Ivy Wall Roman Bleyer Ezra Bleyer Lucian Bleyer Alfred Taylor James Holden Amelia Wholohan Olivia Short Valerie Pickup Archie Pickup Ella Kruhak Holly Lorefice Summer Lorefice Our next Baptism Preparation Sessions are on the following Sundays at 11.am-12.30pm: May 3, June 7, August 2, , September 27, November 8. Bookings essential Ph. 9949 4455. FUNERALS IN THE PARISH OF NORTH HARBOUR Since our last issue of “In Touch” the Catholic Community of North Harbour has farewelled in liturgy the following people in the Churches of St Kieran and St Cecilia: Dallas Pickett Rita Prince Juliet Parle Suzanne Westgarth Edward Robinson Antoinette Santarosa Shirley McCormack Anthony McIntyre Carmel Carlton John Raymond Whiley The Catholic Community of North Harbour extends our sympathy to the bereaved families and friends. P AGE 4 “ I N T OUCH ” Families with children in Year 2 should contact Adriana Bowyer/Ricki Hayes now by email to register interest for the next Sacramental process—Confirmation 2015: beginning with the Parent Enquiry session, May 12 or 13. Contact: [email protected] For families in Year 3 — 1st Communion bookings are open on the Trybooking site : http://www.trybooking.com/EOVD or http://www.trybooking.com/80317 RELIGIOUS PROFESSION In the ORDER OF SAINT AUGUSTINE Sunday 1st February saw 5 of our Augustinian students making their First and Solemn Professions. Congratulations to Tuan Anh Peter Le, Quang Tuyen Peter Pham and Hu Yao John Shang for their First Professions and Dongwoo Augustine Kim and Kim Phu Vincent Tran for their Solemn Professions. We wish them every blessing for the future. A Morning tea followed our Anointing Mass on Wednesday 11th February . Our next Anointing Mass will be on Wednesday May 13th at 10am at St Kieran’s Church PARISH PLAYGROUP Playgroup/Kidstime is a fantastic way for mothers, fathers, grandparents, carers and children (aged 0-5 years) to interact and get to know others in your community and for your child to meet other children who will eventually attend the local primary schools. ‘Kidstime’ meets weekly during school term on Tuesdays and Wednesdays in the Parish Centre, 2 King Street, Manly Vale from 9.30am to 11.30am. Everyone is most welcome to come along. "I N T OUC H " P AGE 5 Principal 2015 update at St Cecilia’s Holy Week Liturgies at St Kieran’s School This year our Holy Week Liturgies will reflect “A Journey with Jesus”. The School community will accompany Jesus on his journey through Holy Week each afternoon at a 2.30 pm assembly in the playground or in the church (wet weather). Each grade is preparing a small liturgy focussing on the aspect of the Holy Week that pertains to the area of their Religious Education. Students in each class will lead the school community in prayer. Parents and parishioners are invited to participate in our “Journey with Jesus”. Monday 30th March : Palm Sunday Kindy Tuesday 31st March: Last Supper Washing of the Feet Wednesday 1st April: Garden of Gethsemane Year One Year Four Year Two Thursday 2nd April: Year Five will re-enact and reflect upon some of the Journey of the Cross – the Stations of the Cross. Class groups, parents and parishioners are invited to join the pilgrimage around the Stations of the Cross commencing at 11. 30. The Stations of the Cross will be scattered in various locations around the playground and will commence on the blue soft fall area in front of the canteen. Pilgrimages will commence at 11.30 am then every fifteen minutes. The pilgrimage should take half an hour to complete and will be moved to the church in case of wet weather. It was pleasing to announce the appointment of Frances Taylor as Principal of St Cecilia’s Catholic School, Balgowlah. Mrs Taylor is a very committed Catholic Educator who has seven years’ experience as Assistant Principal at Corpus Christi Catholic School, St Ives. Mrs Taylor is a strong educational leader, who has recently worked as Education Officer – Numeracy within the Educational Services Team at the Catholic Schools Office implementing high yield strategies to promote school improvement in Mathematics. Other leadership positions she has held are as Assistant Principal at St John the Baptist Catholic School, Freshwater (2002 — 2006), and Religious Education Coordinator at St John the Baptist Catholic School, Freshwater (2001 – 2002). Social Justice in North Harbour Parish in 2015 The parish Social Justice group has been undergoing some changes to the way it operates in the last 6 months in an effort to build links and improve communications between our parish group and our two parish schools. The group met for the first time in late February to meet with Fr Paul and to discuss our agenda for this year. Our first “event” will be to participate in the Parish Ministry expo’ (stay tuned for the details from the Parish Council). Then, following on from our very successful drive for the Asylum Seeker’s Centre in Newtown last year, we will again be asking for donations during May. Later on in the year we are aiming to organise another visit to the Gallipoli Mosque (followed by lunch) and, after the rugby/soccer season has ended, a drive for clean, used boots to donate to indigenous children in remote areas. Details of all these events will be included in the parish bulletin in the weeks leading up to each event. Meetings this year will be on a “need to” basis, with communication via email in the interim. If you would like to join us please come along to our next meeting on Tuesday the 31st of March at 7.30pm in the parish centre. GIFT - Get involved in 2015 GIFT is a local outreach ministry that support families in stress in our immediate neighbourhood. GIFT activities support the efforts of Dalwood Spilstead Services, Seaforth and the Link Community Food Care Program, Cromer. Rally your friends, neighbours and colleagues and join a cook-off. Cook-off slots are available for teams of 4-6 people. Contact details for GIFT: Jude Hamer—email: [email protected] or mobile 0412 798 032 Evelyn Paterson email: [email protected] or mobile 0417 849 978 P AGE 6 What’s been happening? “ I N T OUCH ” Congratulations to Bob & Rosemary McEwan, who were affiliated into the Order of St Augustine On February 1st’s Religious Professions ceremony On Sunday December 28th, we said Farewell to Frs Brian and Dipi, who concelebrated 9.30am mass, followed by a morning tea. The gathering was very well attended, gifts were presented, and speeches made by the Parish Council Co-Chair Mark Hansen, and Fr Senan. Frs Brian and Dipi would like to pass on their sincere thanks for the gifts they received—a sheepskin jacket and money towards new technology for Fr Brian, and an Ipad mini and money for Fr Dipi. We wish them well for the future. They have both settled in to their new roles, and would like to pass on their greetings to all. RCIA The parish is currently preparing to welcome six new Adult members into the Catholic Community of North Harbour as part of the Easter Vigil. It takes place at St Kieran’s on Easter Saturday evening. The group comprises : Catechumen (to receive the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist) Lucas Bradford, Bronwyn Harrison, Petrea and Steven Riches and Vincent Yeo. Candidates (those already baptised as Christian’s in another Denominational Church but seeking to enter in to full communion with the Catholic Church through the sacraments of Confirmation and Eucharist: Skye Wacher Parishioners are invited to keep our candidates in their prayers as they complete this next stage of their faith journey towards Easter. WORLD DAY OF PRAYER THE BAHAMAS On Friday 6th March, morning tea followed by a Combined Churches Service including church communities from St.Mary’s, St.Matthew’s, All Saints, St.Paul and St.Andrew’s was hosted by North Harbour parish at St Kieran’s. Many thanks to all the parishioners whose efforts made the morning a great success. SPAGHETTI NIGHT Our yummy Spaghetti nights return this year on Sunday March 29th, after the 6pm Mass. They will be held throughout the year on the fourth Sunday of the month. All are Welcome !! If you are able to volunteer to help throughout 2015 please contact the Parish office or Myra Smith. PARISH CHILDREN'S LITURGY The parish conducts liturgies for children at the following times (outside school holiday time) St Kieran's: every week during the 9.30am Sunday mass St Cecilia's: every 3rd Sunday during the 9.00am Sunday mass P AGE 7 “ I N T OUCH ” NORTH MANLY GOURMET FOOD MOVED TO: ST KIERAN’S PARISH CENTRE 2 King Street, Manly Vale 2093 All occasions catered Professional wait staff “pre-order’ FAMILY MEALS See menu—parish office Call Robyn any time 9907 1537 0414 917 685 [email protected] www.northmanlygourmetfood.com.au Your one –stop shop for stress free downsizing De-cluttering; moving assistance; selling; packing/ Phone: 9949 6288 mobile: 0414 964 678 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.downsizingthenest.com.au Call now for your free consultation P AGE 8 “ I N T OUCH ” Youth at North Harbour Going into 2015, Ben and I are passionate about creating an outlet for the youth to share their faith with other young adults. We believe for a young person’s relationship with ‘Jesus and ‘church’ to be long lasting, Christian values need to be practically applied to the world around them. We already have a bright, enthusiastic and talented group of youth that is steadily continuing to grow. I’m excited to be a part of this experience and I’m looking forward to the amazing future the youth will bring to an already fantastic parish. Youth Group runs every 3rd Sunday of the month after 6pm Mass at St Kieran’s parish centre – Yr 7 upwards. Newcomers always welcome! Vicky Vicky Loughland (Youth Ministry)– 0422 532 373 Ben Marshall (Music Ministry)– 0411 809 072 Music at Mass It was in Lent last year that a parishioner wrote a letter to Fr Brian Buckley after attending Sunday evening mass. He stated that the music was self-indulgent, and not at all what mass was meant to be about. Perhaps it was our version of 'Cast No Shadow' by Oasis after the Gospel that day that made this person question what our motives were... "Here's a thought for every man who tries to understand what is in his hands..." Mmm... I guess it just rang true to me, as I see Lent as such a 'human' time for Jesus. Struggling with the weight of being 'the son of God'. I mean, it's common for a son to feel like he's living in his father's shadow... but Jesus! Achieving the balance of music that is entertaining for those that need to be entertained, prayerful for those that want to be prayerful and congregational for those that wish to actively participate can be difficult. The role of 'The Mass' in people's lives changes so much from person to person and from week to week. The church calendar is set every year, but it's safe to say the lives and emotions of individuals don't ebb and flow with the highs and lows of the various church 'seasons'. Losing a loved one at Christmas time, getting a promotion/wanting to celebrate during lent, or just feeling down in the dumps during the 'Joyous Easter Season'. At North Harbour our job as music ministers is to find that balance. Appealing to the individual as well the congregation. Echoing words, phrases and themes of the scriptures, pushing them deeper into the psyche, so it can be understood on a different level. No matter what a person is going through in their life to take something away from mass, to feel spiritually (and physically) nourished and nurtured. We are lucky to have such an amazing team of music ministers who generously give their time, effort and talent to this community to enhance our liturgies. The variety of age/experience and instrumentation is astounding! If you are interested in joining our music ministry team. Please contact me (Ben Marshall) via email: [email protected] (underscore before the @...sometimes tricks people). Ben