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‘GIVE THEM SOMETHING TO EAT YOURSELVES.’

Entrance Antiphon cf.Psalm 69:2,6

O God come to my assistance; O Lord, make haste to help me!

Your are my rescuer, my help;

O Lord, do not delay.

1st Reading 55:1-3

A reading from the

prophet Isaiah Thus says the Lord:

Oh, come to the water all you

who are thirsty;

though you have no money,

come!

Buy corn without money, and

eat,

and, at no cost, wine and milk.

Why spend money on what is

not bread,

your wages on what fails to

satisfy?

Listen, listen to me, and you

will have good things to eat

and rich food to enjoy.

Pay attention, come to me;

listen, and your soul will live.

With you I will make an ever-

lasting covenant

out of the favours promised to

David.

The Word of the Lord

All: Thanks be to God

Responsorial Psalm Psalm 144:8-9, 15-18 Response: The hand of the

Lord feeds us, he answers

all our needs.

The Lord is kind and full of

compassion, slow to anger,

abounding in love. How good

is the Lord to all, compassion-

ate to all his creatures. /R

The eyes of all creatures look

to you and you give them

their food in due time. You

open wide your hand, grant

the desires of all who live. /R

The Lord is just in all his ways

and loving in all his deeds. He

is close to all who call him,

call on him from their

hearts. /R

2nd Reading 8:35,37-39

A reading from the letter

of St Paul to the Romans.

Nothing can come between us

and the love of Christ, even if

we are troubled or worried, or

being persecuted, or lacking

food or clothes, or being

threatened or even attacked.

These are the trials through

which we triumph, by the pow-

er of him who loved us.

For I am certain of this:

neither death nor life, no angel,

no prince, nothing that exists,

nothing still to come, not any

power, or height or depth, nor

any created thing, can ever

come between us and the love

of God made visible in Christ

Jesus our Lord.

The Word of the Lord

All: Thanks be to God

Gospel Acclamation Mt 4:4

Alléluia, alléluia!

No one lives on bread

alone, but on every word

that comes from the

mouth of God.

Alléluia!

Gospel 14:13-21 A reading from the holy Gospel

according to Matthew.

When Jesus received the news

of John the Baptist’s death he

withdrew by boat to a lonely

place where they could be by

themselves. But the people

heard of this and, leaving the

towns, went after him on foot.

So as he stepped ashore he

saw a large crowd; and he took

pity on them and healed their

sick.

When evening came, the

disciples went to him and said,

‘This is a lonely place, and the

time has slipped by; so send

the people away, and they can

go to the villages to buy them-

selves some food.’ Jesus replied,

‘There is no need for them to

go: give them something to eat

yourselves.’ But they answered

‘All we have with us is five

loaves and two fish.’ ‘Bring

them here to me’ he said. He

gave orders that the people

were to sit down on the grass;

then he took the five loaves

and the two fish, raised his

eyes to heaven and said the

blessing. And breaking the

loaves handed them to his

disciples who gave them to the

crowds. They all ate as much as

they wanted, and they

collected the scraps remaining;

twelve baskets full. Those who

ate numbered about five

thousand men, to say nothing

of women and children. The Gospel of the Lord

All: Praise to you,

Lord Jesus Christ.

2nd August 2020

EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN

ORDINARY TIME — YEAR A

St Mary Star of the Sea &

Corpus Christi Parish

Parish Priest: Fr. Marcelo Parra

Assistant Priest: Fr. Rodrigo Da Costa Ponte

Parish Secretary: Marisa Yeo

Office Hours: Tuesday & Thursday 9.30am to 12.30pm

Address: 2 McNeil St. Peppermint Grove WA 6011(Star of the Sea)

Cnr of Palmerston & Lochee St Mosman Park (Corpus Christi)

Telephone: (08) 9384-2421

Email: cottesloe@perthcatholic.org.au

Website: http://staroftheseachurch.org.au/

FaceBook: facebook.com/staroftheseachurch

Instagram: @staroftheseachurch_cottesloe

Parish RE Program: cottesloesacraments@bigpond.com

(Sacraments)

Music Coordinator: cmp.parish.music@bigpond.com

Reconciliations: Saturday 12:00pm Star of the Sea

Saturday 5:00pm Corpus Christi

Baptisms Preparations: First and Third Wednesday of the month at 6pm

Baptisms: Second and Fourth Sunday of the month at 11am

Weddings: Only by appointment

Sun, 2nd August, 2020

8:30am Mass (Corpus Christi)

10am Mass

12pm Mass (Spanish)

5:00pm Mass

Mon, 3rd August, 2020

Saint Dominic

9am Mass

Tue, 4th August, 2020

Saint John Vianney

9am Mass

5pm Adoration & Benediction

(Corpus Christi)

5:30pm Mass (Corpus Christi)

Wed, 5th August, 2020

9:00am Mass

Thu, 6th August, 2020 The Transfiguration of the Lord

9am Mass

Fri, 7st August, 2020

9am Mass

All Masses are now open to the public

— please see bulletin notice

Sat, 8th August, 2020

Saint Mary of the Cross

9:00am Mass

12pm Confessions

5:00pm Confessions

(Corpus Christi)

5:30pm Mass (Corpus Christi)

8:00pm Neocatechumenal

Community Mass

(Parish Centre)

Parish Calendar — 18TH WEEK OF ORDINARY TIME

Our Lord in a desert place changed a

few loaves into many, and at Cana

turned water into wine. Thus before the

time came to give men and women his

own body and blood to feed on, he ac-

customed their palates to his bread and

wine, giving them a taste of transitory

bread and wine to teach them to delight

in his life-giving body and blood- He

gave them things of little value for

nothing to make them understand that

his supreme gift would be given yet

more freely. He gave them for nothing

what they could have bought from him,

what in fact they wanted to buy, to

teach them that he asked them for no

payment. When it was not permitted

them to give him the price of bread and

wine, which they could have done, they

certainly could not pay him for his body

and blood.

Moreover, as well as giving freely he

lovingly cajoled us, offering us these

small things without charge to attract us

and cause us to go and receive some-

thing greater and beyond all price. He

awakened our desire by things pleasing

to the palate in order to draw us to that

which gives life to the soul. He gave a

sweet taste to the wine he created to

show how great is the treasure hidden

in his life-giving blood.

Consider how his creative power

penetrates everything. Our Lord took a

little bread, and in the twinkling of an

eye multiplied it. Work that would take

us ten months to accomplish he did

with his ten fingers in a moment. His

hands were as earth beneath the bread

and his voice was as thunder above it.

The movement of his lips acted as dew,

the breath of his mouth as sunlight, and

in a brief moment he accomplished what

normally takes much time. Thus the

shortage was forgotten; many loaves

came from few as in the first blessing:

Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.

The Lord also showed those to whom

he gave his precepts the power of his

holy word, and how swiftly he would

reward those who accepted it.

Nevertheless, he did not increase the

number of loaves as much as he could

have done, but only enough to satisfy

those who were to eat them. His power

was not the measure of his miracle, but

the people's hunger. Had his miracle

been measured by his power it would

have been a victory beyond all measure.

Measured by the hunger of thousands,

there was a surplus of twelve baskets

full. Humans who practice any craft

always fall short of their customers'

desires—they are unable to meet their

requirements; but what God does goes

beyond anyone's desire. The Lord said:

Gather up what remains so that nothing

is wasted because he wanted to be sure

they would not think they had seen a

vision. When the fragments had been

kept for a day or two they would

believe the Lord had really done this,

and they had not just imagined it.

Gospel: Matthew 14:13-21

Commentary: Ephrem

They all ate and were satisfied.

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CELEBRATIONS COMING IN OUR PARISH:

+ St Mary Star of the Sea Church Feast Day – Sunday 23rd August 2020

+ Child Protection Week Mass – Sunday 13th September 2020

CONGRATULATIONS to the children who are receiving their Sacrament of First Holy

Communion this Sunday August 2nd at the 10am Mass in St Mary Star of the Sea Cottesloe

PRAYER FOR CHILDREN FOR THEIR FIRST HOLY COMMUNION:

O Jesus, who hast loved us with such exceeding great love as to give us the ineffable gift of the Holy

Eucharist, inflame us with a burning zeal to promote Thy glory by preparing worthily the little

children who are to approach Thy holy table for the first time. Protect, O Sacred Heart of Jesus, these

young souls from the assaults of evil, strengthen their faith, increase their love and endow them with

all the virtues that will make them worthy to receive Thee. Amen.

Alexandra Kassner Jack Petrie Bryony Hourican

Allison Kassner Allegra Beer Darcey Hourican

Elsa Engelbrecht Xavier Openshaw Olivia Rundus

Harper Gobetti Luca van Brakel Kye Bishop

Lucas St John-Ayre Kiran Kulcar Tallula Chamberlain

Luke Gourlay Thomas Beach Thomas Pavlinovich

Mollie Heller William Beach Matteo Desiati

Nina Kiddie Shephard Claire Sweet

POPE’S PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR AUGUST

The Maritime World We pray for all those who work and live from the sea, among them sailors, fisher-men and their families.

St Mary of the Cross Australia's first Saint.

"Let us try to keep God with us by

charity of thought, word and act."

Mary MacKillop 15.09.1890

Prayer of St. John Vianney I love You, O my God, and

my only desire is to love

You until the last breath of

my life. I love You, O my

infinitely lovable God, and I

would rather die loving You,

than live without loving

You. I love You, Lord and

the only grace I ask is to

love You eternally… My

God, if my tongue cannot

say in every moment that I

love You, I want my heart

to repeat it to You as often

as I draw breath.

Our Sick Please keep those who are

sick at home, in nursing

homes and in the general

community in your prayers.

Let us keep our parishioners

in our prayers: Regina Pass & mother Kath

Mason & Margaret Hayman

Pat Clarke & Albert Atrache

Requiescat in Pace For family members & friends

who have recently passed to Eternal Life, and for all the departed Soul’s:

All those who have died during the week from the Coronavirus in Australia and throughout the world.

Eternal rest, grant unto them,

O Lord, and let perpetual

light shine upon them. May

the souls of the faithful

departed through the mercy

of God rest in peace. Amen.

MOSMAN PARK PARISH and COTTESLOE PARISH MORNING TEA Due to Coronavirus morning tea has been suspended until further notice!

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What’s happening in our Parish Community? Dear Parishioners, with Phase 4 of the WA Government's COVID-19 Roadmap, it will not

be necessary to maintain attendance records of people for contact tracing, there is no

need to book for Mass online. We must maintain a minimum of 2 square metres floor

space per person and 1.5 metres physical distance between people from different house-

holds. The capacity limit for both Cottesloe and Mosman Park churches is 100 people.

Please ensure that you sit where the cross is marked on the pews unless you are with

members of your household. Persons who feel unwell, have flu/respiratory symptoms/

elevated body temperatures or have been in contact in the previous 14 days with persons

suspected to have, or who have been diagnosed with COVID-19, are not permitted to

enter the church. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.

Next Sunday Readings: Kings 19:9, 11-13 Psalm 84:9-14

Romans 9:1-5 Matthew 14:22-33

WEEKLY CONTRIBUTIONS (2ND PLATE): COTTESLOE $797.30 MOSMAN PARK $512.70

PLEASE NOTE: WE ARE NOT ABLE TO ACCEPT FOREIGN CURRENCY FOR THE COLLECTIONS.

CHILDREN'S LITURGY OF THE WORD We would like to start a weekly Kids' Liturgy of the Word for the children in our par-

ish. It would take place at the 10am Sunday Mass during school term. However, before we

do so, we would like to hear what our parents think. Please help us by completing this

3-minute survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3P3BMTR.

Survey responses are anonymous unless you choose to provide your contact details.

MOSMAN ROSTERS This Weekend 1/2 Aug Next Weekend 8/9 Aug

Flowers R Masarei N Gourlay M Sekendi A Tedesco

Readers Sat 5.30pm F Green A Pickard

Readers Sun 8.30am S Cannon R Masarei J Stratton R Beech

COTTESLOE ROSTERS This Weekend 1/2 Aug Next Weekend 8/9 Aug

Flowers C McClure S Warden

Church Cleaning B Boisen & D Hintz M Shea & L Mann

Readers Sun 10am R Coles & M Coles Children of the First Holy

Communion class

Readers Sun 5pm M O’Connor / M Yeo M O’Connor

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - CHRISTMAS EVENT 2020 We are very excited to announce that we are planning a day of Christmas festivities. We

are hoping to include a children's nativity play, carolling, food & drink, and more! We are

looking for volunteers who can either help us to organise the event or help us on the day

itself. Please come forward if you have any skills or time to offer. Any contribution, big or

small, is appreciated. If you would like to find out more, please get in touch with

Fr Marcelo, Fr Rodrigo or the Parish Office.

Parish Safeguarding Officer — Rommie Masarei

Contact Mobile : 0417979867

Thank you to Rommie for taking on the role of Safeguarding Officer for our

parish. The Safeguarding Officer implements the Archdiocese's safeguarding

policies and procedures, and ensures children, young people and vulnerable adults

in our midst are safe from harm. Rommie should be the first point of contact

regarding suspicions of abuse and other safeguarding concerns. More information

on safeguarding can be found here: http://safeguarding.perthcatholic.org.au/