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St. Emilie de Vialar Catholic Church Presbytery and Office: 151 Amherst Road, Canning Vale, WA 6155 Tel: 9256-9650
Parish Priest: Fr. Jean-Noël Antoine MARIE Email: [email protected] Assistant Priest: Fr. Victor Manuel Lujano Email: [email protected]
Office assistant (Tue & Thurs): Roselle D'Souza Email: [email protected] Safeguarding Officers: Clare Jeeves Mob: 0430 592 255 & Radha De Mel Mob: 0401 573 248
Parish website: www.stemilie.net
5 September 2021
23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Year B
PARISH MASS & PRAYER SCHEDULE
Weekend Mass: Sat: 6.30pm Sun: 7.30am, 9.30am & 5pm Weekday Mass: Tues-Fri: 6pm Wednesday: 9am (Except 1st Wed, at 8am)
Adoration & Rosary: Tue: 9 - 10am Legion Of Mary: Wed 9.30am (excluding 1st Wed, at 9am)
Entrance Antiphon: You are just, O Lord, and your judgement is right; treat your servant in accord with your merciful love
First Reading: A reading from the prophet Isaiah (35:4-7)
Say to all faint hearts, ‘Courage! Do not be afraid. ‘Look, your God is coming, vengeance is coming, the ret-ribution of God; he is coming to save you.’ Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, the ears of the deaf unsealed, then the lame shall leap like a deer and the tongues of the dumb sing for joy; for water gushes in the desert, streams in the wasteland, the scorched earth becomes a lake, the parched land springs of water.
Responsorial Psalm: (Ps. 145)
R: Praise the Lord, my soul!
• It is the Lord who keeps faith for ever, who is just to those who are oppressed. It is he who gives bread to the hungry, the Lord, who sets prisoners free. (R)
• It is the Lord who gives sight to the blind, who raises up those who are bowed down, the Lord who loves the just, the Lord, who protects the stranger. (R)
• The Lord upholds the widow and orphan, but thwarts the path of the wicked. The Lord will reign for ever, Zion’s God, from age to age. (R)
Second Reading: A reading from the letter of St James(2:1-5) My brothers and sisters, do not try to combine faith in Jesus Christ, our glorified Lord, with the making of distinctions between classes of people. Now suppose a man comes into your synagogue, beautifully dressed and with a gold ring on, and at the same time a poor man comes in, in shabby clothes, and you take notice of the well-dressed man, and say, ‘Come this way to the best seats;’ then you tell the poor man, ‘Stand over there’ or ‘You can sit on the floor by my foot-rest.’ Can’t you see that you have used two different standards in your mind, and turned yourselves into judges, and corrupt judges at that? Listen, my dear brothers: it was those who are poor according to the world that God chose, to be rich in faith and to be the heirs to the king-dom which he promised to those who love him.
Gospel Acclamation: Alleluia, alleluia! Jesus preached the Good News of the kingdom, and healed all who were sick. Alleluia!
Gospel: A reading from the holy Gospel according to Mark (7:31-37)
Returning from the district of Tyre, Jesus went by way of Sidon towards the Sea of Galilee, right through the Decapolis region. And they brought him a deaf man who had an impediment in his speech; and they asked him to lay his hand on him. He took him aside in private, away from the crowd, put his fingers into the man’s ears and touched his tongue with spittle. Then looking up to heaven he signed; and he said to him, ‘Ephphatha’, that is, ‘Be opened’. And his ears were opened, and the ligament of his tongue was loosened and he spoke clearly. And Jesus ordered them to tell no one about it, but the more he insisted, the more wide-ly they published it. Their admiration was unbounded. ‘He has done all things well,’ they said ‘he makes the deaf hear and the dumb speak.’
Memorial Acclamation: Save us, Saviour of the world, for by your Cross and Resurrection you have set us free.
Communion Antiphon: Like the deer that yearns for running streams, so my soul is yearning for you, my
God; my soul is thirsting for God, the living God.
PASTORAL CORNER
Today’s Gospel story is a miracle of liberation as one man is set free to hear and pro-
claim the mercy of God. Jesus’ mission is to be of service to all, the handicapped and
disabled he welcomes – no one is rejected because of their difference. We are en-
couraged to be open to the influence and needs of all as well – there is no place for
prejudice. We must take people as we find them, God’s people, and God has touched
each one. There are other forms of deafness; we can refuse to listen to what Jesus
wants us to hear; we can be so tied up in our own world and how busy we are, that
we can neglect to hear what people say to us. Is Jesus calling us to bless others with
our full attention?
What new possibilities might open up to us as we meet and hear the words Jesus has
for us? What comfortable aspects of our life might we need to relinquish, or what new
demands might be made on us?
Spend time this week being attentive to the way we use gestures and touch – either to
include or exclude others.
First Holy Communion at St Emilie’s This weekend we are welcoming the last group of our Parish families whose children are making the Sacra-
ment of First Holy Communion at the 6pm Mass Saturday night and the 9.30am Mass on Sunday morning.
We extend our warmest congratulations to the children and their families at this important time in their faith
journey and invite the Parish Community to please keep them in their prayers.
Invitation to Morning Reflection
Catholic Mission, in partnership with Catholic Outreach, invites parish volunteers involved in pastoral work to a free morning of re-flection, networking and brunch at the Catholic Pastoral Centre, 40A Mary Street, Highgate on Thursday 2 September 2021, 9am-2pm. The presenter will be Hugh McKay whose talk and workshop will be live-streamed from Sydney. Hugh is a renowned social commentator and author of ‘The Kindness Revolution: How we can restore hope, build trust and inspire optimism’. Prior registra-tion is essential. Please email or call Francis Leong at [email protected] /9422 7933 to register or for more infor-mation.
VINES OF ST EMILIE Just a gentle reminder that we will meet once again on Tuesday 7 September. Those who are not able to attend please let us know for catering purposes. The church will be open from 9am-10 am for Adoration and the Rosary and you are most welcome to join in. For further inquiries please ring Mary at Tel: 94951962 or at the Piety stall.
Raffle Fund Raiser Draw
A huge thank you to all those who have bought raffle tickets to support our Parish. Once you have sold all your tickets could you please bring back the ticket butts and the money you have collected to ei-ther Derrick or Daryl or the Parish Office as soon as possible. The Draw will take place in the Hall on Sunday 26 September during a Morning Tea after the 9.30 am Mass. Please bring a plate of finger foods to share. We are also planning of having a sausage sizzle in the courtyard. Any donations of sau-sages and buns would be much appreciated. For more information please contact either Daryl or Derrick. Thank you.
Do you know anyone who might have ex-pressed an interest in becoming a Catholic? Are you an adult Catholic who has not yet been Confirmed? The Canning Vale Parish communi-ty will be running a Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) programme this year. If you are interested in finding out more information please contact Fr. Jean-Noël Marie or the Par-ish Office on 9256-9650. or email [email protected]
PAS Vacancies for 3 Young adults
Personal Advocacy Service, an agency of the Catholic Archdiocese of Perth, provides support for people with varying degrees of intellectual disability to enable them to live more fully as active members of their local community. A group of dedicated Vol-unteers have been meeting regularly every Tuesday night at St Emilie’s parish since the 23rd of February 2021, from 6.30pm-8.30pm. There are 3 vacancies for young adults with an Intellectual disability to join this group. Training of advocates is com-plete and the group is full of enthusiasm to keep the energy levels up. It is still very initial days and they are bonding really well. If you would like to come and experience it yourself and immerse yourself in a session contact Michelle D’Silva on 0430160223 or Sr. Geetha on 0406891310 for more information.
Check out our website too www.paswa.org.au
It is all about relationships, faith, hope, and love!
Happy Father’s Day Fathers are not born but made. A man does not become a father simply by bring-
ing a child into the world, but by caring for that child. Whenever a man accepts
responsibility for the life of another, in some way he becomes a father to that per-
son. On this Father’s Day let us celebrate the importance of fathers and express
with all our hearts our love and admiration for them.
Father’s Day Prayer Heavenly Father,
you entrusted your Son Jesus, the child of Mary,
to the care of Joseph, an earthly father. Bless all fathers
as they care for their families. Give them strength and wisdom,
tenderness and patience; support them in the work they have to do,
protecting those who look to them, as we look to you for love and salvation,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Safeguarding Program The Parish of Canning Vale and the Archdiocese of Perth are committed to the care, wellbeing and protection of children, young people and people at risk in our community. May our message be that child protection and the dignity of every person is the responsibility of every adult. You can find out more about the Church’s work in this area at: www.catholic.org.au/
Safeguarding Program at St Emilie’s
The aim of the Perth Catholic Archdiocese Safeguarding Program is to raise awareness of our collective responsibility to safeguard and promote the safety and welfare of chil-dren, young people and adults at risk within the Catholic Archdiocese of Perth. As such we share a commitment to make our parish a safe place for everyone, especially for our children and young people. Our Safeguarding Officers are Clare Jeeves (0430 592 255) and Radha de Mel (0401 573 248).
For more information on the Safeguarding Program go to: www.safeguarding.perthcatholic.org.au
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