Catholic Parish of Our Lady of the Southern Cross Enmore

Catholic Parish of
Our Lady of the Southern Cross
Enmore
Archdiocese of Sydney
Serving the suburbs of Enmore, St. Peters, Sydenham & Tempe
2nd Sunday of Lent
Sunday 1 March 2015, Year B
Fr Martin Monaghan
Parish Priest
Mr Frank Riotto
Parish Office Administrator
Mrs Lauretta Rains
Accounts Manager
Parish Office Hours
Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday:
9am to 12pm & 1pm to 3:30pm
Parish Office
209A Edgeware Road
Enmore NSW 2042
T: 9557 1815 F: 9557 1673
Postal Address
PO Box 3266
Marrickville Metro, NSW 2204
E: [email protected]
W: www.enmoretempeparish.org.au
Churches
St. Pius V:
256 Edgeware Road Enmore
Ss. Peter & Paul:
545 Princes Highway Tempe
St Pius’ Catholic Primary School
MASSES
Weekend Masses:
Saturday Vigil: 5pm - Enmore
Sunday: 8:15am - Tempe & 9:30am - Enmore
SACRAMENTS
Sacrament of Reconciliation:
Saturdays 4:30pm at Enmore or by appointment.
Sacrament of Baptism:
1st Sunday of the month at 9:30am (during mass)
2nd, 3rd & 4th Sunday of the month at 10:45am (after mass)
Parents will be required to attend a preparation session.
209 Edgeware Road
Enmore NSW 2042
Mrs Susan Bates
Principal
T: 9557 4027
Sacrament of Marriage:
By arrangement with at least six months notice to allow for adequate
preparation of the couple.
Sacrament of the Sick:
By appointment.
E: [email protected]
W: www.stpenmore.catholic.edu.au
‘I am with you always, until the end of time.’
Jesus Christ
YOUR PRAYERS ARE REQUESTED FOR:
RECENTLY DECEASED: Fr Bernard Ryan, Mick Comensoli (Father of Bishop Peter Comensoli), Raul
Barreto, Doreen Ross, Ann Agnew and all the recently deceased members of our parish community.
DECEASED: All the deceased members of our parish community.
ANNIVERSARIES: All the members of our parish community who's anniversaries occur at this time.
SICK: Bishop Geoffrey Robinson (Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sydney), Siu Hung Liu, Kapeliele Mafi, Sarah
Walke, Kay Douglas, Jeanette Apostolos, Rosaria Salvo, Joyce Skillings, Milka Kalic, Fred Borg, Celie Doyle
and Jack Monaghan.
UPCOMING PARISH EVENTS
Parish evening Cuppa Break
Saturday 7 March:
St Pius Church - After Saturday Vigil Mass
Parish Morning Tea
Sunday 8 March:
St Pius Church - After 9:30am Mass
INTERESTED IN BECOMING CATHOLIC?
Whether you are baptised in
another Christian denomination
or unbaptised, you are welcome
to inquire into the Catholic faith.
Parishioners are asked to invite
friends, neighbours and family
members to consider journeying
towards full entry into the Catholic Church. Pope Francis writes
“Our Church doors should always be open, so if someone,
moved by the Spirit, comes there looking for God, he or she
will not find a closed door. In the Church there is a place for
everyone”. Please contact the parish office for further information - 9557 1815.
TEMPE CHURCH MASS CHANGES
As people may be aware due to the decline of clergy and
future twining of parishes, there needs to be a consolidation
of masses. Back in 1989 when Tempe was twinned with
Enmore the initial plan was to make use of the Tempe Parish site for other Archdiocesan work. On average 22 people
attend Tempe church on Sundays. Unfortunately, we can no
longer sustain a regular Sunday mass. Therefore, in consultation with the Archbishop and Auxiliary Bishops over the
past three years, we have decided that commencing on
Sunday 5 April (end of daylight saving) mass at Ss. Peter &
Paul Church Tempe will be held at 8AM ON THE FIRST
SUNDAY OF THE MONTH ONLY.
PROJECT COMPASSION
The Project Compassion envelopes and boxes are available
for collection on the bulletin table. Money raised from this
appeal will go towards various projects throughout the world
to help those less fortunate.
First Reconciliation Dates
Enrolment for
Reconciliation is offered
for children who have
reached the age of
discretion. The Church
regards this as around 7
years of age, but it is up to parents to decide
when their child is ready. The child must also
have received the sacrament of baptism.
Parent Information Session
Saturday 7 March at 3:30pm - St. Pius V Church
Please bring a copy of the child’s baptism
certificate (must be baptised Catholic) and the
program fee of $15 to this meeting. Enrolment
forms will be handed out and will need to be
filled in and handed back before leaving. The
information session will be followed by the
presentation of candidates at the 5pm Vigil mass.
Class
Saturday 14 March at 3pm - St. Pius School Hall
First Reconciliation Date
Saturday 21 March at 3:30pm - St. Pius V Church
Certificates will be handed out this same day
during the 5pm vigil mass.
(Please Note: There is no retreat day for the
Sacrament of First Reconciliation)
All the above dates must be attended by both
children and at least one parent/carer. Failure
to attend on ALL DATES will result in the
child not being able to receive the sacrament
this year.
BAPTISM
This Sunday we welcome Ryan Patrick
White who will be welcomed into our
Christian community through the Sacrament of Baptism. Welcome also to his
family and friends.
ALTAR SERVERS
Parents who have a child who has made his/her First Holy
Communion and is interested in becoming an altar server
please speak to Fr Martin or Jean Cusack after mass.
MORNING TEA
If anyone would like to help with organising the monthly
evening cuppa breaks and morning teas please contact Fiona Breen on 0415 770 277 or James Breen on 0414 379
999. Many hands make light work.
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS GUIDE
On the bulletin table you will find the 2015
Catholic Schools Guide. This is a vey useful
book for those parishioners who are interested in a Catholic Secondary Education for
their children.
BISHOP GEOFFREY ROBINSON
Bishop Geoffrey Robinson is well known
throughout Sydney and Australia. Bishop
Geoff served for many years as an Auxiliary Bishop in Sydney before retiring. He
lives at St Joseph’s Parish Enfield and
has recently been diagnosed with cancer. He is receiving treatment. Please
remember him in your prayers.
HOLY WEEK MASS SCHEDULE
Holy Thursday, 2 April:
Mass of the Lord’s Last Supper
7:30pm - Enmore
Good Friday, 3 April:
Stations of the Cross
10am - Enmore
Celebration of the Lord’s Passion
3pm - Enmore
Easter Vigil, 4 April:
5pm - Enmore
Easter Sunday, 5 April:
8am - Tempe
9:30am - Enmore
LENTEN MESSAGE OF
HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Lent is a time of renewal for the whole Church, for
all communities and every believer. Above all it is a
“time of grace” (2 Cor6:2). God does not ask of us
anything that he himself has not first given us. “We
love because he first has loved us” (1 Jn 4:19). He is
not aloof from us. Each one of us has a place in his
heart. He knows us by name, he cares for us and he
seeks us out whenever we turn away from him. He is
interested in each of us; his love does not allow him
to be indifferent to what happens to us. Usually,
when we are healthy and comfortable, we forget
about others (something God the Father never
does): we are unconcerned with their problems,
their sufferings and the injustices they endure…
Our heart grows cold. As long as I am relatively
healthy and comfortable, I don’t think about those
less well off. Today, this selfish attitude of indifference has taken on global proportions, to the extent that we can speak of a globalization of indifference. It is a problem which we, as Christians,
need to confront.
God is not indifferent to our world; he so loves it
that he gave his Son for our salvation. In the Incarnation, in the earthly life, death, and resurrection
of the Son of God, the gate between God and man,
between heaven and earth, opens once for all. The
Church is like the hand holding open this gate,
thanks to her proclamation of God’s word, her celebration of the sacraments and her witness of the
faith which works through love (cf. Gal 5:6). But the
world tends to withdraw into itself and shut that
door through which God comes into the world and
the world comes to him. Hence the hand, which is
the Church, must never be surprised if it is rejected, crushed and wounded.
During this Lent, then, brothers and sisters, let us
all ask the Lord: “Fac cor nostrum secundum cor tuum”: Make our hearts like yours (Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus). In this way we will receive a
heart which is firm and merciful, attentive and generous, a heart which is not closed, indifferent or
prey to the globalization of indifference.
It is my prayerful hope that this Lent will prove
spiritually fruitful for each believer and every ecclesial community. I ask all of you to pray for me.
May the Lord bless you and Our Lady keep you.
TODAY’S LITURGY
anything he can give. Could anyone accuse those that God
has chosen? When God acquits, could anyone condemn?
Could Christ Jesus? No! He not only died for us – he rose
from the dead, and there at God’s right hand he stands and
pleads for us.
The Word of the Lord
First Reading
Gn 22:1-2. 9-13. 15-18
A reading from the book of Genesis
God put Abraham to the test. ‘Abraham, Abraham,’ he
called.’ Here I am’ he replied. ‘Take your son,’ God said
‘your only child Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land
of Moriah. There you shall offer him as a burnt offering, on a Gospel Acclamation
Glory and praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ!
mountain I will point out to you.’
From the shining cloud, the Father’s voice is heard: this is
my beloved Son, hear him.
When they arrived at the place God had pointed out to
Glory and praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ!
him, Abraham built an altar there, and arranged the wood.
Then he bound his son Isaac and put him on the altar on
Gospel
Mk 9:2-10
top of the wood. Abraham stretched out his hand and
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Mark
seized the knife to kill his son.
Jesus took with him Peter and James and John and led
them up a high mountain where they could be alone by
But the angel of the Lord called to him from heaven.
‘Abraham, Abraham’ he said. ‘I am here’ he replied. ‘Do not themselves. There in their presence he was transfigured:
his clothes became dazzlingly white, whiter than any earthly
raise your hand against the boy’ the angel said. ‘Do not
bleacher could make them. Elijah appeared to them with
harm him, for now I know you fear God. You have not refused me your son, your only son.’ Then looking up, Abra- Moses; and they were talking with Jesus. Then Peter spoke
ham saw a ram caught by its horns in a bush. Abraham took to Jesus. ‘Rabbi,’ he said ‘it is wonderful for us to be here;
the ram and offered it as a burnt offering in place of his son. so let us make three tents, one for you, one for Moses and
one for Elijah.’ He did not know what to say; they were so
frightened. And a cloud came, covering them in shadow;
The angel of the Lord called Abraham a second time from
heaven. ‘I swear by my own self – it is the Lord who speaks and there came a voice from the cloud, ‘This is my Son, the
Beloved. Listen to him.’ Then suddenly, when they looked
– because you have done this, because you have not refused me your son, your only son, I will shower blessings on round, they saw no one with them any more but only Jesus.
As they came down from the mountain he warned them to
you, I will make your descendants as many as the stars of
tell no one what they had seen, until after the Son of Man
heaven and the grains of sand on the seashore. Your dehad risen from the dead. They observed the warning faithscendants shall gain possession of the gates of your enemies. All the nations of the earth shall bless themselves by fully, though among themselves they discussed what ‘rising
from the dead’ could mean.
your descendants, as a reward for your obedience.’
The Gospel of the Lord
The Word of the Lord
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 115:10. 15-19. R. 114:9
(R.)
I will walk in the presence of the Lord in the land
of the living.
1.
I trusted, even when I said: ‘I am sorely afflicted.’ O
precious in the eyes of the Lord is the death of his
faithful. (R.)
2.
Your servant, Lord, your servant am I; you have loosened my bonds. A thanksgiving sacrifice I make: I will
call on the Lord’s name. (R.)
3.
My vows to the Lord I will fulfil before all his people,
in the courts of the house of the Lord, in your midst,
O Jerusalem. (R.)
Second Reading
Rom 8:31-34
A reading from the letter of St Paul to the Romans
With God on our side who can be against us? Since God
did not spare his own Son, but gave him up to benefit us all,
we may be certain, after such a gift, that he will not refuse