St Christopher`s Cathedral Parish, Canberra

St Christopher’s Cathedral Parish, Canberra
(including St Peter Chanel’s Church, Yarralumla)
Ascension of the
Lord—Year C
7/8 May 2016
Archdiocese of Canberra & Goulburn
Archbishop: Most Rev Christopher Prowse DD STD
Administrator & Vicar for Education: Msgr John Woods
Vicar General: Fr Tony Percy
Assistant Priest: Fr Martins Aloga
Assistant Priest: Fr Pale Leota
St Peter Chanel’s Church: Fr Peter L’Estrange SJ
Sunday Mass
St Christopher’s
Cnr Canberra Ave & Furneaux
Street, Forrest (Manuka) ACT
Sunday: 8.00am, 11.00am,
5.30pm
St Peter Chanel’s
Cnr Weston & Loch Streets,
Yarralumla ACT
Saturday: 6.00pm Vigil
Sunday: 9.30am
Weekday Mass
St Christopher’s
Monday to Saturday: 12.15pm
Tuesday to Friday: 6.45am,
St Peter Chanel’s
Tuesday: 5.30pm
Thursday: 10.00am (9.30am
Adoration): Anointing Mass first
Thursday of the month.
Reconciliation
St Christopher’s
Thursday: 6.00 - 6.30pm
Saturday: 11.00am - 12noon
St Peter Chanel’s
Tuesday: 6.00 - 6.30pm
Saturday: 5.15 - 5.45pm
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Baptisms
St Christopher’s: Second and
fourth Sundays, 12.30pm
St Peter Chanel’s: Third Sunday, 10.30am
Weddings
St Christopher’s: Saturday
1.30pm, 3.00pm and 4.30pm
St Peter Chanel’s:
By arrangement
PARISH OFFICE
Add: 52-54 Franklin Street, Forrest ACT 2603
Mailing Add: PO Box 3012 Manuka ACT 2603
Phone: (02) 6234 5546 (bh) 62959555 (af)
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.stchristophers-act.info
Office Hours: Monday to Friday, 8.30am12.15pm, 12.45pm-4.30pm
Parish Secretary: Michelle O’Connor
Entrance Antiphon: Men of Galilee, why gaze in wonder at the heavens? This
Jesus whom you saw ascending into heaven will return as you saw him go, alleluia.
Responsorial Psalm: God mounts his throne to shouts of joy: a blare of trumpets
for the Lord.
Gospel Acclamation: Alleluia, alleluia! Go and teach all people my gospel. I am
with you always, until the end of the world. Alleluia!
Communion Antiphon: Behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age,
alleluia.
Solemnity of the Ascension and Mother’s Day
Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Ascension
and all mothers. Christ conquered death and offered
new Life. Mothers give life. To share in God’s creative
design in giving birth and, or to be graced with a special role in nurturing children is to be richly blessed. Pope Francis recently
said:
“Mothers are the strongest antidote to the spread of self-centred individualism… It is they who testify to the beauty of life”. Certainly, “a society
without mothers would be dehumanized, for mothers are always, even in
the worst of times, witnesses to tenderness, dedication and moral
strength. Mothers often communicate the deepest meaning of religious
practice in the first prayers and acts of devotion that their children
learn… Without mothers, not only would there be no new faithful, but
the faith itself would lose a good part of its simple and profound
warmth… Dear mothers: thank you! Thank you for what you are in your
family and for what you give to the Church and the world” (‘The Joy of
Love in the Family’ (‘Amoris Laetitia’), n.174).
In the many tasks of a mother, God calls. Being attentive to the Holy Spirit
in all things “can transform the most mundane human activity into an intense form of prayer” and even contemplation in unforeseen circumstances: “the unexpectedly empty house, the waiting room, the queue.” It is
about seeing, as the Incarnation teaches, that ‘God is with us’ in all things
and therefore “immersion in the world, far from taking people away from
prayer, lies at its very heart” (Anne Inman, “Nearer to God in the busy
life”, ‘The Tablet’, 9 April 2016, p.10). Happy Mother’s Day!
Msgr John
PARISH NEWS
PARISH MINISTRIES
Parish Pastoral Council
Parish Finance Council
Msgr John Woods
Director of Music
Jaki Kane
Liturgy Rosters
Edwina & Mark Hyman
School of Religion
Muriel Joseph
Accounts
Karina Widjaja
Maintenance Manager
Pieter van Gent
St Vincent de Paul
Assisting people in need and
combatting social injustice in our
community
Young Adults
Animating parish and Archdiocesan life through prayer and event
participation
Thursday 6.30pm Rosary/Bible
Sharing/Fellowship SCC
Perpetual Novena to Mary
Wednesday 6.00pm SCC
Good Shepherd Prayer Group
Wednesday at 7pm SPC
Legion of Mary
Sharing the faith through charitable works and Marian spirituality
Christian Meditation
Saturday at 5pm SPC
"Be still and know that I am
God" (Psalm 46:10)
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Other Communities
African Community
Third Sunday of the month at
11.30am SPC
Spanish Community
First Sunday of the month at
11.30am SPC
Syro-Malabar Community
Sundays 5.30pm SPC
For details of any of the
above, contact the Parish
Office.
‘Amoris Laetitia’
Copies of the very engaging Apostolic Exhortation of Pope Francis, ‘The
Joy of Love in the Family’ ($12.95) are available from the Catholic
Bookshop, Favier House, 51 Cooyong Street, Braddon. A long read but a
very worthwhile one. A PDF copy can be downloaded from https://
w2.vatican.va, after clicking on ‘Apostolic Exhortations’.
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‘Communication and Mercy’ is the title of today’s 50th World Communications Day. Situating the message within the Year of Mercy, the Australian Catholic Media Council is asking each diocese to share stories of local
heroes, “agents of mercy and compassion in our midst”, as Bishop Peter
Comensoli, Bishops Delegate for Media describes them. Stories might
variously address sexual abuse, family violence or conversely the richness of marriage and family life, political challenges and issues confronting young Australians seeking to mature in faith. We all have a story. Perhaps you might share your story of mercy and compassion? If so, contact
Msgr John.
CATHEDRAL PARISH
TRIVIA NIGHT
to aid
SYRIAN REFUGEES
proceeds to Archbishop’s Committee for
Refugees
Friday May 27
7.30-9.30 pm
ST BEDE’S SCHOOL HALL
Hicks Street, Red Hill
Tickets prepaid only
$10 single
$ 20 family
Available from Cathedral Parish office
phone: 6234 5546
email:[email protected]
BYO refreshments
Sung Vespers 6.30pm 29 May, Cathedral.
OTHER NEWS
‘Amicus’ a support group for widowed, divorced
and separated Catholics will gather at the National Arboretum 7 May, for 12 noon and lunch
tour. Call Enid Ph 6296 5592.
Catechist Training Day - Exciting, informative &
prayerful. May training session Scared Heart,
Pearce 14 May, 10am-12noon,
[email protected] for more info.
St Clare’s College—Yr 11 Information Evening,
17 May 6-7.30pm.
Gungahlin Pastoral Associate/Support job vacancy—Max. 40 hrs p/week will be shared
across two positions, including some evening
and weekend work. For job description and selection criteria, visit holyspiritgungahlin.org.au
or email Fr Mark Croker [email protected].
Military Chaplains fundraising dinner. The
Knights of the Southern Cross invite all to a
fundraising dinner (BYO), Holy Trinity Parish
Centre, Strangways Street, Curtin on 28 May,
7pm for the support of Catholic Chaplains of the
Australian Defence Force. Bookings: Bob Perkins 6247 2977.
L'Arche Genesaret Community fundraising
card/Mahjong/board games day, Canberra
Bowling Club, Forrest, 23 May, 10am-2pm, includes lunch, tea or coffee and a glass of wine
(or juice). Cost is $20 per head. Contact: Mary
(6258 1739) or Di (6241 2658) by May 16.
Year of Mercy Pilgrimage. 29 May, Feast of
Corpus Christi, a national Eucharistic pilgrimage
in honour of Our Lady Help of Christians and to
pray for Australia, especially its’ Government.
Contact Mary Clare Meney on 0435 495 624.
The 12th Annual St Thomas More Parish and
Forum Dinner, Friday 24 June. The keynote
speaker will be Fr Chris Riley, who will speak of
his ministry with young people and his desire for
a church that is focused on social justice. For further information please contact [email protected] or phone 02 61634300.
Position Vacant: Journalist/Editor - ‘Catholic
Voice’ Newspaper - Catholic Archdiocese of
Canberra Goulburn. Details: http://
cgcatholic.org.au/positions-vacant/
The Archdiocesan Commission for Women, Anglican and Uniting Churches will host an Ecumenical Response to Domestic Violence, "For
Such a Time As This", 18 June, 10am to 4pm, at
the Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture, Barton. Domestic violence experts will examine the nature of violence and look for practical solutions. BYO lunch, beverages provided.
Inquiries to Margaret 6231 0664 or 0417 418
838 or [email protected].
We pray for…
Those to be Married: Neredith & Michael Damo
Those to be Baptised: Clara Goode
Those who are ill: Fe Talicop, Richard Price, Toni-Gaye Bush, Tony Bush, Judith Carey, Amanda McDonnell, Br Clem - St Clement’s,
Galong, Anthony O’Connor, Michael Leon, Peter Hill, Peter Roberts, Hugh Patton, Gilbert Ferguson, Cate Davis,
Anniversaries of death: Patrick Develin, Panfila D. Calaguian, Francisco L. Calaguian, Frank Brennan, Monica Cooper, Carla Pastrello, Peg O’Hehir, Jane Jennings, Stanley & Mollie Jones, Peter Xavier, Kathleen Bennett, Frances Riordan, Allan Read, Max Bradley, Jean Sunner, Fr Viv Morrison, Michael Rheinberger, Alma Sainsbury, Jack Delaney, Marcus Mumford, Bill Cotter
Recently deceased: Neng Huang, Geoff Sillis, Prince, Giusitina Cardona, Charles Kogon, Margaret McCusker, Ingrid Kemp, Margaret Hinchcliffe, Giulio Galeotti, Arnold Johnston, Bruno Pini, Julian Clark, Leo Wylche, Vasillios Tzavalas, Depista Talicop, Catherine
Nancarrow, Christine Humphreys, Fr John Butcher, Anne Tunnecliffe, Henry McDonnell, Bernard O’Donovan, Daniela Caputo, Ca-
Readings of the Day - Ascension of the Lord —Year C
First Reading
Acts 1:1-11
In my earlier work, Theophilus, I dealt with everything Jesus had done and taught from the beginning until the day
he gave his instructions to the apostles he had chosen through the Holy Spirit, and was taken up to heaven. He
had shown himself alive to them after his Passion by many demonstrations: for forty days he had continued to
appear to them and tell them about the kingdom of God. When he had been at table with them, he had told them
not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait there for what the Father had promised. ‘It is,’ he had said, ‘what you have
heard me speak about: John baptised with water but you, not many days from now, will be baptised with the Holy
Spirit.’
Now having met together, they asked him, ‘Lord, has the time come? Are you going to restore the kingdom to Israel?’ He replied, ‘It is not for you to know times or dates that the Father has decided by his own authority, but
you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you, and then you will be my witnesses not only in Jerusalem but throughout Judaea and Samaria, and indeed to the ends of the earth.’
As he said this he was lifted up while they looked on, and a cloud took him from their sight. They were still staring
into the sky when suddenly two men in white were standing near them and they said, ‘Why are you men from
Galilee standing here looking into the sky? Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven, this same Jesus
will come back in the same way as you have seen him go there.’
Second Reading
Eph 1:17-23
May the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, give you a spirit of wisdom and perception of what is
revealed, to bring you to full knowledge of him. May he enlighten the eyes of your mind so that you can see what
hope his call holds for you, what rich glories he has promised the saints will inherit and how infinitely great is the
power that he has exercised for us believers. This you can tell from the strength of his power at work in Christ,
when he used it to raise him from the dead and to make him sit at his right hand, in heaven, far above every Sovereignty, Authority, Power, or Domination, or any other name that can be named, not only in this age, but also in
the age to come. He has put all things under his feet, and made him, as the ruler of everything, the head of the
Church; which is his body, the fullness of him who fills the whole creation.
Gospel Reading
Lk 24:46-53
Jesus said to his disciples: ‘You see how it is written that the Christ would suffer and on the third day rise from the
dead, and that, in his name, repentance for the forgiveness of sins would be preached to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses to this.
‘And now I am sending down to you what the Father has promised. Stay in the city then, until you are clothed with
the power from on high.’ Then he took them out as far as the outskirts of Bethany, and lifting up his hands he
blessed them. Now as he blessed them, he withdrew from them and was carried up to heaven. They worshipped
him and then went back to Jerusalem full of joy; and they were continually in the Temple praising God.
LITURGICAL MINISTRIES ROSTER
Lectors
Mass
7/8 May
Extraordinary Ministers of Eucharist
14/15 May
7/8 May
14/15 May
6.00pm
(SPC)
Frances Bulbrook
Judy Blundell
Marg McKinnon
Pat Hanrahan
Margaret McKinnon
Judy Blundell
Frances Bulbrook
8.00am
(SCC)
Patrick Jones
Assigned
Mineke Peerboom
Phil Pocock
Phil Pocock
Liz Quinn
Mimma Memmolo
Tony Pelle
9.30am
(SPC)
Wanda Kaucz
Steve Doszpot
Clarice Poh
Jaye Longland
Wilfred & Margaret
Lawrence
Any available EMHC
Ceciley Matthews
Edwina Hyman
Bronwen Grey
Barbara Harrison
11.00am John Austen
(SCC)
Gabrielle Wright
5.30pm
(SCC)
Youth Mass
Damien Balachandran
Marcelle Disanayake
Robert & Mary Lou Davies Elizabeth Young
Enid Martin
St Christopher’s Cathedral Parish encompasses the areas of Barton, Causeway, Deakin, Forrest, Fyshwick,
Griffith, Kingston, Manuka, Parkes, Red Hill, Yarralumla