Parish of Corio/Lara St Francis Xavier Church, Corio St Anthony of Padua Church, Lara

Archdiocese of Melbourne Australia

19th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A

Sunday 13th August 2017

The Gospel is from St. Matthew 14:22-33 - For us there is a necessary lesson in this reading from Matthew. It is that we must continue to trust in Christ and his loving Father, even when God seems to have deserted us. Most of the troubles and trials of our lives are caused by the injustice and lack of charity of our fellowmen. The remainder can be attributed to our own defects and sins or to some weakness in our mental and bodily make-up. But God foresees all these misfortunes, and can prevent them. Instead he lets them take their course, because they can and should be the means of educating us in our knowledge of life's true meaning and they should draw us closer to him.Christ foresaw the storm and the grave risk His Apostles would run when He sent them off across the lake. But that trial and the grave danger they ran was for their own good, because they learned to realize that He was from God and they could always trust Him. Our trials and our earthly ailments are also foreseen by God and permitted by him (even if inflicted on us

by a sinful fellowman) so that they will draw us closer to Him and help us on the road to heaven.This they will do, if we accept them and bear with them until He comes to our aid. Our troubles in life are like the growing pains of our youth — they are necessary if we are to arrive at our full stature as sons of God. They form, mould and shape our religious character and bring us closer to God — if we allow them to do so. For the lukewarm Christian who rebels against God because of his earthly sufferings, they can do the opposite. He cannot see the purpose and value of suffering because he has never seriously pondered or grasped the real meaning of this life and God's loving plans for him.As in the first reading today, God may not be in the tornadoes or earthquakes or roaring fires, nor does He cause them perhaps, but He is ever near to His true children when such calamities occur. He has a purpose in every trial or tribulation which crosses the path of our lives, a purpose always to our eternal advantage if only we will see and accept his will in these trials. Excerpted from The Sunday Readings by Fr Kevin O'Sullivan, O.F.M. When you hear Jesus calling, do you respond immediately and trust that He knows what He’s doing? If so, you are walking on water! When we say “yes” to Jesus, we feel the power of his presence in our lives. We can feel the freedom it gives us! Listen to how Jesus is calling you to live the extraordinary life He has in mind for you.PARISH PRAYER We, the people of Corio/Lara Catholic Parish give thanks and praise to God the Father. By the power of the Holy Spirit, may we become more like Jesus: listening to the Word of God and celebrating the Eucharist; sharing each other’s lives and forgiving one another; respecting creation and taking responsibility for our world. Like St Francis Xavier, may we offer light to those in darkness, and warmly welcome all people. Like St Anthony of Padua, may we nourish the hungry with wise words and kind deeds. St Francis Xavier, pray for us. St Anthony of Padua, pray for us.

PARISH MISSION STATEMENT We, the Catholic people of Corio/Lara guided by the Spirit, participate in Christ’s Mission.

With our gifts we create a Parish that welcomes all people.

PARISH CALENDARMONDAY14th Aug

TUESDAY

15th Aug

WEDNESDAY16th Aug

THURSDAY17th Aug

FRIDAY18th Aug

SATURDAY19th Aug

SUNDAY20th Aug

4pm Junior Legion of Mary, Corio

8.45am Rosary9am Mass, Lara6:30pm Mass Corio7.30pm Baptism Preparation, Corio

9.15am Mass, Lara6.30pm Rosary, Novena, Corio

8.45am Rosary9am Mass, Corio

10.15am Mass, Hume Crt, Lara7pm Adoration7pm Bingo

7pm Mass Corio.

9am Mass & 1st Eucharist Lara.10.30am MassCorio12:30pm Baptism Lara

ROSTERSTIME ANDDATE

READER/COMMENTATOR EUCHARIST MINISTERS

FLOWERS, ST FRANCIS CHURCH CLEANERS

119th Aug 20177pm Corio

B WatsonK McCarthyWelcomer- A & B Randall

M Delac CORIO – B BalfourLARA- V BrennanCLEANING- Legion of Mary

20th Aug 20179am Lara

T McManusJ CumminsWelcomer-N Meade &J Muhlebach

R ShannahanK KnightG Foley

10.30am Corio T Van Der HoevenT Van Der Hoeven

M LeszykS GrootveldJ Gundayao

NEXT WEEKS READINGS- Is 56:1,6-7; Ps 66:2-3,5-6,8; Rom 11:13-15,29-32; Mt 15:21-28

As a community we pray for:Sick: Leo de Grandis, Nicholas Francis, Emily Gilson, Kirk Watson, Greg & Sally Brown, Jessica de Grandis and Craig Marais.

Prayer Intention of Pope Francis for August 2017: Evangelisation: That artists of our time, through their ingenuity, may help everyone discover the beauty of creation.

Vocation View: Why is it that we lack real trust when the Lord calls? We think we may drown, or have to give up too much, or fear failure. These attitudes can help to strengthen our faith in the Lord.

Children’s Liturgy: The celebration of the Word for Children is held during Mass in Corio every SundayLara in Term 3: Sep 3, 10,Term 4:Oct 8, 15, 29, Nov 12,19, Dec 3, 10, 17.

FIRST EUCHARIST: We welcome the children who attend our St Anthony’s School who are celebrating

their First Eucharist at the 9am Mass at St Anthony’s, Lara. Congratulations

St Vinnies request your assistance with pasta sauce, long life milk, tinned tuna or cash donations to the poor box this week. We thank all our Parishioners for their continued generous support.

CATHOLIC MISSION COLLECTION A very big thank you to all those who contributed to this collection over the past 2 weeks as we have raised $1571.20 which will be used to assist people in the chosen country of Uganda.

RETREATRetreat is being held at Holy Church Saturday 19 August commence at 10am with and Legion prayers, then Mass

This will be followed by Spiritual Talks on Mary as “Queen of Peace”, and to

at 3pm.lunch to share.

Led by Fr Rolyn Vicsinquiries Ph John McCarthy on

0409 042 393.

Columban Calendar 2018 is available from the piety stall for $9.

EUTHANASIA AND ASSISTED SUICIDE PETITION- Thank you to the 150+ people who signed the petition or took letters to send. They have now been delivered to our local MP Mr John Eren.

SOME FUTURE DATES FOR YOUR DIARY10th September - Feast Day of Mary - 10.30am Parish Mass at St Anthony’s, Lara - Parish Family Day21st October – 7pm International Food dinner – Xavier Hall – Fundraiser for SVDP22nd October – St Anthony’s Fair from 10am. We will be asking for help with the Plant Stall and the Silent Auction and Raffle ticket sales.28th October – Child Safety Standards Training – for leaders of all children’s groups in the Parish. More details will follow closer to these dates.

Feast of the Assumption – 15th August - All the feast days of Mary mark the great mysteries of her life and her part in the work of redemption. The central mystery of her life and person is her divine motherhood, celebrated both at Christmas and a week later (Jan. 1) on the feast of the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. The Immaculate Conception (Dec. 8) marks the preparation for that motherhood, so that she had the fullness of grace from the first moment of her existence, completely untouched by sin. Her whole being throbbed with divine life from the very beginning, readying her for the exalted role of mother of the Saviour. The Assumption completes God's work in her since it was not fitting that the flesh that had given life to God himself should ever undergo corruption. The Assumption is God's crowning of His work as Mary ends her earthly life and enters eternity. The feast turns our eyes in that direction, where we will follow when our earthly life is over. In 1950, in the Apostolic Constitution Munificentissimus Deus, Pope Pius XII proclaimed the Assumption of Mary a dogma of the Catholic Church in these words: "The Immaculate Mother of God, the ever-virgin

Mary, having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heaven. “With that, an ancient belief became Catholic doctrine and the Assumption was declared a truth revealed by God. There will be two Masses at our parish churches on Tuesday 15 th August; Mass 9:15am at Lara and 6:30pm at Corio.

Holy Mass on the Feast of the Assumption- Tuesday 15th August9:15am St Anthonys Church Lara, 6;30pm St Francis Xavier Church Corio

Feast of St Maximillian Kolbe – 14th August Maximilian Mary Kolbe was born in Poland, Jan 8, 1894. He consecrated himself to the Lord in the Franciscan Order. Filled with love for the Virgin, he founded the Militia of the Immaculate Mary and, with his preaching and writing, undertook an intense apostolic mission in Europe and Asia. To better "win the world for the Immaculata," the friars utilized the most modern printing and administrative techniques. This enabled them to publish countless catechetical and devotional tracts, a daily newspaper with a circulation of 230,000 and a monthly magazine with a circulation of over one million. Maximilian started a shortwave radio station and planned to build a motion picture studio--he

was a true "apostle of the mass media." Maximilian was a ground-breaking theologian. His insights into the Immaculate Conception anticipated the Marian theology of the Second Vatican Council and further developed the Church's understanding of Mary as "Mediatrix" of all the graces of the Trinity, and as "Advocate" for God's people.  Imprisoned in Auschwitz during the Second World War, he offered himself in exchange for the father of a large family who was to be executed. He was given a lethal injection when he failed to die fast enough from starvation in the concentration camp. John Paul II proclaimed him the Patron of Our Suffering Century.

Feast of St. Stephen – 16th August - was baptized about 985 by St. Adalbert of Prague who gave him the name of Stephen. He was chosen by God to bring his people to the Christian faith. With the assistance of monks from Burgundy he established bishoprics, founded several monasteries and re-organized the whole life of the country. Pope Silvester II offered him the privilege of being crowned king and the ceremony took place on December 25, 1000. His great zeal for the spread of the Catholic faith earned him the title of apostolic king and apostle of Hungary. He died on August 15, 1038, the feast of the Assumption of our Lady, to whom he had consecrated his kingdom.

NOVENA to our Mother of Perpetual Help is on every Wednesday with a Rosary at 6.30pm followed by Novena of Mother of Perpetual Help at St Francis Xavier Church, Corio.

Parish Care Group: Carers are there for you at both Corio and Lara. The Care Group was established to support members of the Parish who are experiencing grief, loneliness or difficult times. If you would like a carer to visit you please ring the Parish Office or Pam Fitzgerald in Corio area on 5275 2507 or Lou Schepers

in Lara Ph 0413 802 623.BINGO: Is held in the Xavier Centre, Corio every Friday night starting at 7.30pm. There is a friendly atmosphere, great prizes, cool drinks and supper available for sale and free tea and coffee.

Fr Manoj Mathew Parish Priest Pauline Gilmore & Diane Saliba Secretaries Bill Geerts Chairperson, Parish Pastoral CouncilMaria Scala Principal, St Francis Xavier School, Corio Ph 52751974Natalie Heard Principal, St Anthony’s School, Lara Ph 52821415PARISH OFFICE 143 Bacchus Marsh Road, Corio 3214 VICTELEPHONE 5275 4120. email fxcorio@iinet.net.au Web: www.coriolaraparish.org.au OFFICE HOURS Mon, Tues, Thur, Fri - 9.00am - 4.00pm (1-1.30pm Lunch Break) Wednesday – Office ClosedWEEKEND MASS TIMES-Saturday- 7.00pm, St Francis Xavier, Corio. Sunday-9.00am - St Anthony’s Lara, 10.30am - St Francis Xavier, Corio.WEEKDAY MASS TIMES: Tuesday and Thursday-9am, St Francis Xavier, Corio, Wednesday-9am Lara.1st

&3rd Friday- 10am Hume Court Lara, 2nd &5th Friday- St Anthony’s Lara. 4th Friday- 11:30am St Anthony’s Lara. SATURDAY DEVOTION: Mass at 9:30am followed by Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament every 1st

Saturday each month, St Francis Xavier Church, Corio.

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