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Parish Priest Rev Fr Eduardo de P Orilla [email protected]
Assistant Priest (p/t): Rev Fr Emmanuel Lubega
Parish Secretary : Catherine Chia
Bookkeeper / Accounts : Esther Esber
Youth Co-ordinators: John Corpuz/Teresa Winata
Liturgy Co-ordinator: John Fenech Sacramental Co-ordinator: Sr Nory Ordiz, CM
RCIA Co-ordinator: Anne Hay
Children’s Liturgy : Patricia Balatbat
School Principal: Ms Carolyn Parsell Phone: 9646 1310 Fax: 9646 2139
email: [email protected]
Family Educator: Dominique Sherley
RE Co-ordinator: Jeanelle Richards
Parish Pastoral Council : Geoff Barrett
Finance Committee : Vladimir Lesic
Parish Building Com: Joseph Nguyen
CCD Co-ordinators:
Lidcombe - Teresa Azzi
Newington - Eileen Gallagher
WE COME TOGETHER TO ENCOUNTER GOD, WELCOMING ONE ANOTHER JOYFULLY IN ACTIVE SERVICE
The Epiphany of the Lord (B) Theme: Jesus the light of all nations 7 January 2018
Rosters 7 Jan 2018 14 Jan 2018
Altar Society Bernadette St Augustine
Church Cleaner ARC ARC
This Week : 6/7 Jan 2018 Week 1
Ministry Sat 5pm Sun 10am Sun 5 pm Sun 8am
Music Groups Sacred Heart Sacred Heart Sts Joachim &
Anne Congregation
Readers Mick G Andrew D / Lina Mabel A Fred B / Ruby
Ministers of Holy
Communion Tea / Petronella
Bernadette /
Lynh
Teresa A / Alda
Christine D Katerina / Lil
Acolytes John / Mick M Yuve / Nilo Norman Peter / Victor
Altar Servers Jessica / Djuarch Shirley/Thomas/
Ariel / Kayla Monica
Gabriel /
Alexander
Next Week: 13/14 Jan 2018 Week 2
Ministry Sat 5pm Sun 10am Sun 5pm Sun 8am
Music Groups David & Co St Augustine Elizabeth Guild Congregation
Readers Louella / Diane Andrew D / Anne Krystle /
Thea M Edna / Pat B
Ministers of Holy
Communion Mick G / Jolanta Latu / Ivy
Alda /
Christine D Anne H / Joy
Acolytes John / Nilo Vincent / Carolyn Norman Peter / Mick M
Altar Servers Samantha /
Jessica
Natasha/Nynia
Nicholas/Caitlin Thashalia
Gabriel /
Alexander
OFFICE HOURS: TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, & THURSDAY only 09:30am to 03:30pm PLEASE RING or EMAIL the Parish Office for anything … Mass Intentions—drop in the mailbox or collection baskets. Weddings: minimum 6 months notice.
Baptisms: held only on 2nd & 4th Sunday of each month. Canberra Nursing Home - 4th Friday @ 10:30am / Berala on the Park 3rd Friday 11am If anyone needs Holy Communion /Home Visits please contact the office to make arrangements.
Mass Schedule at St Joachim
From The Children’s Liturgy Team
MASS INTENTIONS:
Recently Returned to the Father : Sr Bridie O’Connell rsj , Louis Leilua, Danny Tze-Ming So, Joe O’Halloran, Jake Coleman, Elisa Baluyot
Death Anniversary: William Cuddy, Frank Horvat, Antonio Giovenco, Bartolomeo Beninati, Victoriano & Gorgonia Hipolito, Ines B Martin, Jose & Conchita Pariñas, Florentino Asiddao,
In Loving Memory of: deceased members of the Keating family, Mary Willis, Dominic Wang, Maria Huang, Jimmy & Winnie Acton, Dawn M Roll, Therese Lee, Giuseppina & Caterina Macri, Francesca & Francesco Luci, Nikola & Branko Kuzmak, Jure Zeljkovic, Ian Travis, fami-ly & friends of Roll family, all souls in purgatory
NB: Please let the Parish Office know when circumstances change
Sick & Infirmed: Bishop Geoffrey Robinson, Lawrie Matthews, George Switala, Fr Graham Kings, Joan Morgan, Shirley O’Brien, Madeline Mitchell, Val Jenkins, Teresita Buenaflor, Luka Sebastian, Bernadette Driessen, Engelberto Leal, Agnes Fazon, Sr Joan Harrison rsj, Phillip J. Murrell, Zachary Marsh, Tony Dahlen, Francisco Mendoza, Vladimir Tuazon, Kerry Jacobs, Leila Ismay, Tess Aragoza, Michael Tucker, Maria Henson, Rosemary Gaynor, Eileen Kenny, Zahra Bourke, Victor Esber, Leila Mitchell, Gwen Ross, Maree C. Biggar, Laurel Jamieson (sister of Sr Marcia), Maurice Malfitana, Mars Cavestany-Singh, Emma Pallardelly, Elmer Ale-man, Ivanka Cesjar
Special Intentions: Anna Pupacic Thanksgiving: Fernando & Elizabeth Cortes & family Birthday: Iris Ho
Holy Rosary: Next Rosary gathering will be hosted by Daisy Lawrence, 39 Rawson Rd, Lid-combe on Tuesday 9 Jan at 7.30pm. Please call Daisy on 0433 544 431 if you would like to host the Rosary
St Vincent's College Potts Point 160th Anniver-sary - St Vincent’s College Potts Point will be cele-brating their 160th Anniversary in 2018. A calendar of events will be published on the website www.stvincents.nsw.edu.au. The College, Ex-Students’ Union and the Foundation are working together to document their rich history and conduct the Vinnies' Census of Alumnae and Communi-ty. All former students, staff and families are invited and encouraged to participate and spread the word. www.vinniescensus.nsw.edu.au
CCR NSW Retreat will be run from 26 to 28 Janu-ary at the St Joseph’s Retreat Centre, Baulkham Hills. The main presenter will be Br Lalith Perera of the Community of the Risen Lord. All are invited
Grief to Grace – Healing the Wounds of Abuse – is a spiritual retreat for anyone who has suffered degradation or violation through physical, emotion-al, sexual or spiritual abuse. The retreat will be held April 8th – 13th 2018. To request an applica-tion contact Anne by phone 0407 704 539 or email-ing [email protected] For more infor-mation visit www.grieftograce.org
SYDNEY MULTICULTURAL COMMUNITY SER-VICES - CARE WORKERS NEEDED Sydney Multicultural Community Services spe-cialises in the provision of support services to mem-bers of our multicultural communities. We currently have a number of casual positions available for Care Workers who speak a second language to provide support services to older people in their own homes who come from Culturally and Linguisti-cally Diverse backgrounds (CALD). For more infor-mation please phone: (02) 9663 3922 or email [email protected]
DIRECT EMPLOYMENT Having a job builds a person’s dignity and wellbeing. It is empowering being in the workforce and contributing to society but for some people there are barriers. Direct Em-ployment is a fee-free recruitment agency, helping people with disabilities overcome these barriers to find meaningful and sustainable work. It is the not-for-profit disability employment agency of the Arch-diocese. Employers are only introduced to candi-dates who have the right availability, skills and am-bitions. Candidates like Direct Employment be-cause employment opportunities are tailored to each person’s skills, individual goals and the needs of employers. Call us on 13 18 19 for more infor-mation
Job Vacancy - Manager, Mission and Outreach, CatholicCare Sydney. An opportunity to build stra-tegic partnerships with parishes, schools and other Catholic entities in Sydney and to ensure Catholic-Care's mission and the services it provides is known and understood within the broader Catholic community. Applications close 26 January. www.catholicjobsonline.com.au/jobs/manager-mission-outreach-catholiccare-sydney
132 Years of Pastoral Care 1885 – 2017
St Joachim’s Catholic Parish
Phone: 9649 7030 2 Mills Street, Lidcombe 2141 NSW, Australia Fax: 9646 1125
Parish website: www.stjoachimsparish.org
Heartbeats from your Parish Priest Fr Eduardo
The ancient Feast of the Epiphany cele-brates the fact that Israel’s Messiah is also the Saviour of the entire world. We believ-ers of later generations take this for grant-ed. But it is clear that for the earliest Chris-tians of non-Jewish origin it was a source of immense wonder and gratitude. There are so many ways to draw rich reflections from the coming of the Wise Men. It is im-portant to bring out the blend between pa-gan wisdom and Jewish scribal infor-mation that led them to the Saviour. Their own natural gifts, the wisdom of their peo-ple and their scientific investigations have impelled their quest. With many peoples in
the ancient world they shared a belief that the birth of persons destined for greatness, especially as rulers, was signalled by extraordinary manifesta-tions in the heavens. So they have seen in their eastern homeland a ―star‖, according to biblical prophecy, signalled the birth of a ―king of the Jews‖ who would have universal significance. They have followed this star in their journey and it has brought them to Jerusalem. But to locate more precisely the One whose birth it announces they need to consult the scribal wisdom of Israel. The chief priests and scribes tell them of the prophecy of Micha that points them, accurately as it turns outs, to David’s city, Bethlehem. We see here a pattern whereby revelation springs from a combination of natu-ral wisdom and biblical prophecy. The human gifts and learning of these representatives of the Gentile world play an essential role in leading them to the Saviour. Foreshadowing the later adherence of multitudes of Gentile believers to the faith, the wise men discover the child with his mother Mary (Joseph at this point has faded from view) and pay homage to him as their ruler. They place before him the gifts of their culture—gifts graciously re-ceived. Much has been made in Christian tradition of the symbolism of the three gifts (gold, frankincense and myrrh [a pleasing aromatic substance]). In the original account the gifts fulfil significant details contained in the bibli-cal (OT) texts lying behind the story: Isaiah 60 (forming the First Reading) and Psalm 71[72] (forming the Responsorial Psalm. They complete the bib-lical picture of the nations of the world bringing their wealth to Jerusalem in exchange for the spiritual riches they will receive from the Jewish Saviour. Their journey has been one of faith and risk. Their coming has caused ―disturbance‖ in Jerusalem. The treacherous and murderously calculating figure of Herod looms over all, presaging the Passion that is to come. But the riches of God’s salvation will go to the Gentiles. We walk in the foot-steps of the wise men. We share their wisdom, their longing, their faith, and the joy of their discovery, and all nations of the world continue to bring their gifts to the Lord.
ROOM for RENT in Lidcombe —Walk to station and church. Nice and clean room. Rental is $170/week. For further information call 0403 430 930
Sun 07/01 8:00am Mass 10:00am Mass Archbishop J Porteus
5:00pm Mass
Mon 08/01 9:00am Mass
Tues 09/01 8:15am Mass / Rosary
Wed 10/01 6:00pm Transfer of Bl Sac / Rosary 6:30pm Novena 7:00pm Mass 7:30pm Legion of Mary
Thurs 11/01 9:00am Mass/Rosary
Fri 12/01 9:00am Mass
Sat 13/01 4:30pm Confession 5:00pm Vigil Mass
Thank you to everyone, and we mean each and everyone of you - from the altar servers, aco-lytes, Ministers of the Word and Eucharist, musi-cians, choirs, wardens, faithful and prayerful adorers, sacramental coordinators, catechists, to volunteers and all parishioners who have been steadfast in serving your church and your parish. St Joachim has accomplished many things dur-ing the year - eg in celebrating the centenary of Our Lady of Fatima and welcoming the life-sized statue of Our Lady in the parish, Easter celebra-tions, Feast Day of St Joachim, the Perpetual Adoration Chapel, all the Sacraments for the children in Primary School, the recent Youth Fes-tival, Dawn Masses and Christmas celebrations - these are a few things that came to mind. We take pride in being your shepherd and at the same time we are humbled by your love, under-standing, generosity and kindness towards us. We look forward to 2018 in the hope that you will continue to support and pray for us and that to-gether we can achieve better outcomes. May your prayers be more fervent and may God hear us and continue to guide us. Sincerely in Christ, Fr Eduardo & Fr Emmanuel
