29 OCTOBER 2017 30th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, YR A

WELCOME TO NEW PARISHIONERS

Please fill-in a Membership Form which is available from the turn stand in the foyer of the Church and post or hand-in

to the Parish Office. Thank you

PARISH NEWSLETTER

CATHOLIC PARISH OF APPLECROSS

St Benedict’s Church

Parish Priest: Fr Nelson Po Parish Secretary: Colleen Geldenhuys

115 Ardross St PO Box 1831

Ardross WA 6153 Applecross, 6953

Tel: 9364 1120 Fax: 9316 9587 E: admin@stbenedicts.net.au www.stbenedicts.net.au

Entrance Antiphon: Cf. Ps 104:3-4

Let the hearts that seek the Lord rejoice; turn to the Lord and his strength; constantly seek his face.

First Reading: Ex 22:20-26 A reading from the book of Exodus

The Lord said to Moses, ‘Tell the sons of Israel this, “You must not molest the stranger or oppress him, for you lived as strangers in the

land of Egypt. You must not be harsh with the widow, or with the orphan; if you are harsh with them, they will surely cry out to me, and be

sure I shall hear their cry; my anger will flare and I shall kill you with the sword, your own wives will be widows, your own children orphans.

“If you lend money to any of my people, to any poor man among you, you must not play the usurer with him: you must not demand interest

from him.

“If you take another’s cloak as a pledge, you must give it back to him before sunset. It is all the covering he has; it is the cloak he wraps his

body in; what else would he sleep in? If he cries to me, I will listen, for I am full of pity.”

The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

Responsorial Psalm: Ps 17:2-4. 47. 51. R. v.2

(R.) I love you, Lord, my strength.

Second Reading: 1 Thes 1:5-10 A reading from the first letter of St Paul to the Thessalonians

You observed the sort of life we lived when we were with you, which was for your instruction, and you were led to become imitators of us,

and of the Lord; and it was with the joy of the Holy Spirit that you took to the gospel, in spite of the great opposition all round you. This has

made you the great example to all believers in Macedonia and Achaia since it was from you that the word of the Lord started to spread –

and not only throughout Macedonia and Achaia, for the news of your faith in God has spread everywhere. We do not need to tell other

people about it: other people tell us how we started the work among you, how you broke with idolatry when you were converted to God and

became servants of the real, living God; and how you are now waiting for Jesus, his Son, whom he raised from the dead, to come from

heaven to save us from the retribution which is coming.

The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

Gospel Acclamation: Jn 14:23

Alleluia, alleluia!

All who love me will keep my words, and my Father will love them and we will come to them.

Alleluia!

Gospel: Mt 22:34-40 A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew

When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees they got together and, to disconcert him, one of them put a question,

‘Master, which is the greatest commandment of the law?’ Jesus said, ‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your

soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment. The second resembles it: you must love your neighbour as

yourself. On these two commandments hang the whole Law, and the Prophets also.’

The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you Lord, Jesus Christ

Communion Antiphon: Cf. Ps 19:6

We will ring out our joy at your saving help and exult in the name of our God.

Archdiocesan & Other News:

5 Nov 25TH ANNIVERSARY – BATEMAN PARISH Bateman Parish invites all past and present parishioners to the 25th Anniversary of the Dedication of the Church to St Thomas More. Mass will be celebrated by His Grace Arch-bishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, at St Thomas More Church, 100 Dean Road, Bateman on Sunday 5 November, 11am followed by lunch and drinks including icy poles for the kids, all while accompanied by musical entertainment in our beautiful Church courtyard. We look for-ward to seeing you all there. Further info: secretary@batemancatholic.org or 08 9310 1747.

8-18 Nov AUSTRALIAN PILGRIMAGE ‘IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF MARY MACKILLOP’ 2017 This pilgrimage has been prepared by the Sisters of St Joseph to help you enter more deeply into Mary and Julian’s stories and spirituality. The opportunity for prayer and reflection is a significant part of the Pilgrimage which is led by a team of Sisters of St Joseph. Participate in 10 days of sharing a journey which will draw you more deeply into the story of the foundation of the Congregation by Julian Tension Wood and Mary MacKillop in Penola. Further info, for prices, brochure and application form, please call Sr Therese Leydon rsj 02 8912 4845 (Monday/Wednesday) or Sr Annie Bond rsj 02 8912 4818 or MMP.NationalPilgrimage@sosj.org.au.

Reconciliation: Sat: 11am—12noon 4.30pm-5.30pm

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament Mon: 7.30am—5pm Tues/Thurs: 9.30am—5pm Wed/Fri: 7.30am—5pm Sat: 8am—12noon

Rosary Groups: For the Sick: Mon—7pm For Priest & Vocations: Sat—8am Cenacle: Thurs—9.30am

Prayer Group: Mary Mother of Sorrows: Thurs @ 1pm in Fr Albert Lynch Room

Catholic Women’s League (CWL) Meet the 2nd Tuesday of the Month in the Fr Albert Lynch Room @ 1.30pm

Baptisms: Sundays @ 11.30am

Marriages: By appointment

PARISH SAFEGUARDING OFFICERS: Karl Brown, Marina Ciccarelli, Frances

Meyerkort, Alana Coffey, Ondine Komnick, Rodney Dowling

PLEASE PRAY FOR RECENTLY DECEASED:

ANNIVERSARIES: Joseph Stokes, Warren Pickering, John Van Kessel, Bernice Trainor, Lewis Sinning, Norma Slattery, Paulyne Blizzard, Ernie Coombs, Therese Chan, John Quinn, Mary Cargeeg, Frank Cocks, Rita Roach, all deceased benefac-tors of the parish and all departed family and friends.

MASS TIMES

Mon: Communion Service @ 7am

Wed/Fri: 7.00am

Tues/Thurs: 9.00am

Sat: 7.30am

Sat Vigil: 6.00pm

Sun: 7.30am, 9.30am & 6.00pm

If Public Holiday falls on Mon/

Wed/Fri, Mass/Communion

Service

SAT: 6PM SUN: 7.30AM SUN:9.30AM SUN: 6PM

ACOLYTE B. MEYERKORT N.THOMAS D. RIGG W. DORAY

ALTAR SERVERS J. SETIAWAN

D. SETIAWAN

K. SCOTT

M. SCOTT

A ALBUQUERQUE

A FOLEY

T. HAN

N. DORAY

E. FRANCHINA

COLLECTORS N & C SETH G. DOYLE N. ODORISIO

D. WOODCOCK G. CINANNI

C. JOSEPH

COMMENTATORS M. REGO E. MUENCHOW C. HACKETT B. FUNGA

READERS T. JENNINGS

E. O’CONNOR M. ILLICH

M. ANDERSON

M. BUNN

M. CICCARELLI

M. CINANNI

C. COSTIN

EMOCH

K. PACYNA

M. REGO

S. CHEN

S. SALDANHA

S & G CLAY

M. ANDERSON

M. KILROE

J. BOWYER

R. THORN

E. FEW

M. TARANTO

C. RECHICHI

M. SANDFORD

W. VAN ALEBEEK

B. KERMAN

D. LONGO

M & G CINANNI

C. GELDENHUYS

R. PAUL

PARISH ROSTERS— 4 & 5 NOVEMBER

ALTAR SOCIETY: MRS P BELVISO & MRS B YOUNG COUNTERS: M. DOWLING, L. BIANCUZZO, A. HENDERSON, H. HOWARD & C. STIPINOVIC PILGRIM STATUE: B & F MEYERKORT CHILDREN’S LITURGY: L. ROBERTSON & C. MORRIS

BENEDICTCARE CO-ORDINATORS

Anne - Meals 0477 284 906 Cora - Meals 9364 8951 Rosemary - Visiting 9364 3961 Lourdes - Visiting 0492 929 391 Silvana— Transport 0418 910 256 Margaret - Transport 9364 8146 Elizabeth - New Parishioners 9364 9386 Layne—Home Help/Handyman/ Garden 9315 2323

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November 1-Nov All Saints Day—7AM, 9AM & 7PM Mass

2-Nov All Souls Day—9AM Mass

12-Nov Family Mass followed by Parish Social Mass

26-Nov Annual Parish Report & Parish Morning Tea Morning Tea

Next Week’s Readings: 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Yr A 1st Reading: Malachi 1:14-2:2, 8-10 2nd Reading: 1 Thess 2:7-9, 13 Gospel: Mt 23:1-12

ST BENEDICT’S NEWS:

WELCOME TO NEW PARISHIONERS

Please fill-in a Member-ship Form available from the turn stand in the foyer of the Church and post or hand-in to the Parish Office. Thank you.

New Parishioners, and those not so new, who wish to update their census details: Please put your

name and address in the space below and drop into the collection basket or email to the office. Thanks! Name____________________________________________Email____________________________

Residential Address_______________________________________ No of People in household______

PS: If you would like to join the Applecross Parish Planned Giving Programme and give your financial support to maintaining the parish buildings and grounds, please tick this box and Colleen, the Parish Secretary, will organise for a set of planned giving envelopes to be issued to you.

PRAY FOR THE SICK Please keep the following people in your prayers: Frank Humphris, Rey Odorisio, Patrick Gavin, Myrtle Nimmo, Laurie Lynch, Winifred Trinidad and all others who are not included in this list.

DIACONAL ORDINATION OF JOHN BOSCO The Catholic Diocese of Broome with the Seminary Community of St Charles Borromeo invite you to celebrate the Diaconal Ordination of John Bosco on Date: Friday, 10 November @ 7.30pm at St Benedict’s Church Celebrant: Bishop Christopher Saunders DD Bishop of Broome A light supper will follow the celebration.

ALL WELCOME

APPLECROSS CATHOLIC WOMEN'S LEAGUE We are seeking donations of Christmas goodies to fill hampers for a Giant Christmas Raffle for support of other charities around Perth. Contributions of funds, vouchers, chocolates, biscuits, wine, non perishable gourmet items, wine, toiletries, tea towels etc are invited & may be left in a box near the office or contact Ione Cooray 9315 5343 or Adele Parsons 9364 5968 for collection. Your support is much appreciated. Thank you

2018 COLUMBAN CALENDAR ON SALE

Is the 95th edition of the Columban Art Calendar, a Catholic Calendar well-known for its traditional religious paintings and liturgical information. It is a beautiful production that gives an insightful explana-tion of each painting featured in the Calendar. COST: $10.00ea

7.30AM PARISH

MORNING TEA, SUNDAY,

12 NOVEMBER

Please come along and join us for a cuppa, chat and meet new friends. Please bring a plate to share. Thank you.

Roster: M. Anderson & M. Dowling

In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your paths.

First Friday Friends

Our next gathering will be held on Friday 3 November at 11am where as well as the usual social chit chat, information sharing and five minutes of gentle exercises, we will have Samantha Spiro from Mercy Care come to talk to us about what they can offer as we get older. I have a lovely old recipe from the Golden Wattle Cookbook for pumpkin scones which I'm going to give a go and I am also going to make some gluten free friands so if anyone else likes baking, or even if you don't but would like to test something out on us please give it a shot. See as many of you as can make it on 3 November.

Maureen 0413831357

REFLECTION: by Greg Sunter

Like last week’s gospel, we again have an example of the Pharisees seeking to ‘catch Jesus out’ in his interpreta-tion of scripture. The Pharisees were regarded as the great interpreters of the Torah – the Law. To them, ALL the

commandments were vitally important, not just the Ten Commandments given to Moses with which we are perhaps most familiar, but the 613 mitzvot (commandments) contained within the Torah – the first five books of the Bible. These 613 mitzvot governed all aspects of Jewish life. For the Pharisees to ask Jesus about the ‘greatest’ commandment was a blatant challenge to him. Perhaps they expected Jesus to name one command-ment and then they could challenge him with a whole series of ‘What about …?’ questions.

Jesus’ answer to the Pharisees highlights their preoccupation with the particulars of the Law contained within scripture. In their over-emphasis on the details of religious observance, they have forgotten about the most basic element of faith: to love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul and mind. Jesus reminds them that being faithful to God isn’t about following precise rules but rather it is simply about loving God. With this one sentence, Jesus undermines the power position of the Pharisees. If the Law is as simple as ‘Love God’,

what need is there of Pharisees to interpret the details of the Law? Having pulled the rug out from under them, Jesus follows up with his reminder that the second most important commandment is to love your neighbour as yourself. This is a call to compassion and justice that Jesus practised freely but was sadly lacking in the

religious authorities of his time.

Gospel Focus – Love your neighbour as yourself There is an implicit, or understood, commandment within the command to love your neighbour as yourself. That is, we must first love ourselves. Whilst to say someone ‘loves themself’ is used as a criticism of a person who is a bit too vain, that is not what is

intended here. If we are to love others as we love ourselves we must first be content and happy with who we are. It is only when we are comfortable with who we are that we are able to reach out to those around us with compassion.

CHILDREN’S CORNER:

Daily Prayer - 29-10-2017 Presence Lord, God, my Creator, be close to me now. My soul yearns for your presence. Freedom Lord, I pray for your gift of freedom. May your Holy Spirit guide those in power to work for equality for all your people. Consciousness Life is busy Lord, often my best intentions are left undone. But I know that you are with me in all I say and do, And in everyone I meet with daily.