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St Patrick's Cathedral Parish, Parramatta Cathedral Office: 1 Marist Place Parramatta NSW 2150
Telephone 02 8839 8400 Web: http://www.stpatscathedral.com.au 3 & 4 DECEMBER 2016 SECOND SUNDAY of ADVENT - Year A
Bishop of Parramatta, Most Rev. Vincent Long Van Nguyen OFM Conv DD
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From the Dean’s Desk
Dear Friends in Christ,
The theme of ‘community’ is central to today’s liturgy. We read in the Acts of the
Apostles of the fidelity that marked the early Christian community – a fidelity to the
‘teaching of the apostles, to the brotherhood, to the breaking of bread and to the
prayers’ [Acts 2:42]. For the term ‘teaching of the apostles’ we can read: ‘the apostolic activity
which continues the ministry of Jesus’; for ‘the brotherhood’, we can read: ‘a spiritual communion
which allows for the sharing not only of material, but also spiritual goods and gifts; for the
‘breaking of bread’ we can read: ‘the Eucharistic presence of Christ’ in the communal celebration
of Mass. This fidelity is enhanced and strengthened through a consistent and ongoing prayer life, both
individual and communal. The example of such a faith-filled community allowed people to consider
their lifestyle and want to be part of it. It can become for us a way in which we can examine our loyalty to
the level of spiritual communion that is evident in our parish community.
St. Peter in the Second Reading [1 Peter 1:3-9] speaks of our new life in the Risen Christ. He speaks
of a faith that will allow the power of God to protect us until the end of time. Is this a faith that marks out
our individual and communal life? Do we need to adjust our life in this regard?
The Gospel today [John 20:19-31] has that familiar scene of Thomas doubting not only the vision of
Jesus which the others had on the first day of the week – Easter Sunday, but in some ways doubting the
very fact of the Resurrection, a central and fundamental item of faith for a Christian. Note then what the
community does. There is no hint of dismissal or abandonment on their part of such an upstart and
apparent non-believer, in the reaction of Thomas to the news of Jesus’ appearance. In the ensuing time
between the two appearances of Jesus in this Gospel passage, one would assume that Thomas was
‘instructed’ and prayed over by and with, the others. He was accompanied in true communal love by his
community. The strong sense of community allowed Thomas to then make his deep statement of faith:
‘My Lord and my God’. [John 20:28].
On this Sunday, Divine Mercy Sunday and the day on which John Paul II was beatified, we are
asked to consider the level of our fidelity to the ways of Jesus and the way we are instruments of God’s
divine mercy. The words of Jesus in today’s Gospel are addressed to us: ‘Happy are those who have
not seen and yet still believe’ [John 20:29]. Here Jesus is speaking about us. We have not seen
with our eyes the Risen Lord, but we still believe. Our being part of a practical faith
community allows our faith in the Risen Lord to deepen. May Jesus, who showed
such great mercy and love to Thomas, be with us in our times of doubt and
uncertainty, to bring us to faith in his Resurrection.
Fr Robert Bossini, Dean and Parish Priest
Very Rev Robert Bossini PP Rev George Azhakath MSFS Rev Mr Willy Limjap Most Rev Kevin Manning DD Mili Lee Patricia Preca Celia Toson Bernard Kirkpatrick Chris Ohlsen Meg Gale Chris Lee & Mindy Mercado
St Patrick's Cathedral Parish, Parramatta Cathedral Office: 1 Marist Place Parramatta NSW 2150
Telephone 02 8839 8400 Web: http://www.stpatscathedral.com.au
22 & 23 April - Second Sunday of Easter - Year A
LITURGICAL CALENDAR April
Sun 23 Readings: Acts 2:42-47; 1 Pet 1:3-9; Jn 20:19-31
Tues 25 ANZAC Day - Holy Mass at 8am only.
Wed 26 St Mark (Feast)
Fri 28 St Peter Chanel (Memorial
Sat 29 St Catherine of Siena (Memorial)
May
Sat 13 Holy Mass - Our Lady of Fatima, 100 Yr Anniv - 11.00am - Cathedral
NON LITURGICAL EVENTS
April
Mon 24 RCIA - 7.00pm - Cathedral Hall Tues 25 Meditation - 9.30am - Murphy House Thur 27 Novena to Mary Full of Grace - 7.00pm - Blessed Sacrament Chapel Fri 28 Cenacle Prayer Group - 1.00pm - Cathedral Sat 29 Legion of Mary - 9.45am-11.00am - Murphy House
May
Tues 2 Sacraments of Initiation - Eucharist - 7.30pm - Cathedral Hall
Tues 2 Parish Pastoral Council Meeting - 7.30pm - Parish House
Wed 3 St Patrick’s Playgroup - 9.30am - Cathedral Hall
Fri 5 First Friday Devotion - 6.30pm-7.30pm - Blessed Sacrament Chapel
Sat 13 Mother’s Day Concert - 3.00pm-4.00pm - Cathedral
(followed by refreshments in hall)
ST PATRICK’S CATHEDRAL
WEEKLY TIMETABLE
Weddings by appointment only.
Cloister Function Room - For bookings call
Parish Office on 8839 8400. Visit our website
www.stpatscathedral.com.au for more information.
Baptisms are celebrated in the Cathedral on Sundays. Download baptism form at
www.stpatscathedral.com.au
SUNDAY
6.00pm Saturday Vigil Mass
7.30am Morning Prayer
8.00am Mass
9.30am Mass
11.00am Solemn Mass with Cathedral Choir
6.00pm Mass
MONDAY TO FRIDAY
6.30am Morning Prayer
6.45am Mass
11.15am Exposition
11.15am Sacrament of Penance (till 12.20pm)
Rosary after Angelus at midday
12.30pm Mass
5.15pm Evening Prayer of the Church
SATURDAY
7.30am Morning Prayer
8.00am Mass
9.30am Mass in ExtraOrdinary Form
Latin
8.30am Sacrament of Penance (till 9am)
5.00pm Sacrament of Penance (till 5:30pm)
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS Mass at 8.00am (No Adoration or Confession)
St Vincent de Paul Society
Family Assistance - 1800 606 724
Credo Connect Facebook: Credo Young Adults Email: [email protected]
Playgroup Facebook: Parramatta St Pat’s Playgroup
Legion of Mary meet every Saturday at 9.45am at
Murphy House. For more information call Parish
Office 8839 8400.
For the sick: Filomena Nubla, Breda Jackman, Clem Gallagher, Lisa & Margaret Farrelly, Mich Lenihan, Halley Avery, Jennifer Abdullah, Keith Mathews, Yvonne
Malouf,Thomas Cook
Special Intentions: Thanks to Jesus, David Pigott, Naleen, Anon, Raveen, Group Int. Dadic, Newman family, Cesar Valverde, Jackson, Valverde, Smith, Merino &
Narayan families. Wade Smith, Peruvian families, Lopez family, Carmen Whitty, Darryl D Carbonell, Paul Elogious, Members Love family, Joseph Senn, Leo Coleman
For those recently deceased: Derek Beamish, Pet Banga Herrera, Neville Wilson, Norma Glanville, Marie Melide, Marie Buhagiar, Barry Anderson, Rosalia Ferrer
Datuin, Spiro Giannaklis
Deceased: All Souls, Sally & Frank Martlew, Sherwood Family, Francisco & Rustica Manalo, YT Hsu, Deanna Hsu, Elizabeth & Lawrence Fernandes, Grimaldo Guiptous,
Pat Rea, Lourdes Pablo, Rufino Nubla, Bob Gebrael, Aaron Bannatyne, Deanna Hsu, Lucy Udovcic, Nikola Rastegorac, Carlos Jose Taua, Yang Suk
Anniversary: Joseph Teuma, Eustachiusz Szczpilewicz, O. Helen Reddy, Eustachiusz Szpilewicz, Kwong Phua, Jee Phua, Tony Clyne, Annie Ell ich,
Perpetuals: Kaddis family, Marcus Milly, Abel Moses, Anna & Frank Grainda, Norm Hector, Frank Agostino, Bernadette Melhen and Sally Boujandy Jack Barrett, Ann
O’Brien, Ian Sanders, Don Andrews, Bill & Alice Kendall , Allan Kendall, Maria Patterson & Ellen Bancan, Giuseppina & Giovanni Rechichi, Maurice DeNiese, Fr Bray,
Mary Coady, Mary & Jack White, Vincent & Rebecca Vella, Vincent Huang, Townsend, Walter Townsend, Watson Lee, Lucy D’Mello, Ferris Grugeon, McInherny, White,
McWilliam and McGuckin families, Mary Abela, Royan & Andrews Families,Sally & Frank Martlew, Robert Andrews, Sylvester Family, Rogan Family, Adcock, McMillan
families, Gabrielle Baker, Paula Cowling, Sherwood Family, McDermott & Starr families, Repose of the Souls in Purgatory, Deceased Parishioners of St Patrick’s and St
Monica’s.
EASTER TIME: The fifty days from the Sunday of the
Resurrection to Pentecost Sunday are celebrated in joy and
exultation as one feast day, indeed as one ‘great Sunday’.
These are the days above all others in which the Alleluia is
sung. The Sundays of this time of year are considered to be
Sundays of Easter… GNLYC 22-24
Mother’s Day Concert in the Cathedral Thinking of a gift for mum this Mother's
day? Why not take her to a music
concert at St Pat’s Cathedral led by
members of the Cathedral music
ministry.
Enjoy the pastoral sounds of a string
ensemble, sacred music featuring the
Cathedral's magnificent Pipe Organ,
and an assortment of musical treasures. End the afternoon with a
cup of tea and some sweet and savoury delights. Bring mum. Bring
the whole family.
Date: Saturday 13 May 2017. Time: 3pm Concert followed by Afternoon Tea at 4pm (no extra
cost).
Venue: St Patrick’s Cathedral Parramatta.
Cost: $20 per Adult, $15 concession, $5 per Child - (12 years and
under).
Free entry for children under 5.
TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM THE OFFICE
Novena To Mary Full of Grace This is held on the last Thursday of the month at 7pm
in the chapel. Our next gathering to pray the Rosary.
Date: Thursday, 27th April, 2017
Venue: Blessed Sacrament Chapel
Time: 7.00pm - 8.00pm . Please join us.
Preparation for First Eucharist 2017 The Sacraments of Initiation program will recommence with
sessions of preparation for First Eucharist on Tuesday 2 May
at 7.30pm in St Patrick’s Cathedral Hall.
Further to the above please note the calendar of sessions of
preparation for the Sacrament of Eucharist
below:
Tuesday 2nd May , 7:30 pm - Parents session
Tuesday 16th May, 7:30 pm - Parents session
Saturday 27th May, 4.30pm - Parent and
Children Session
Practice for First Eucharist: Saturday 10th June,
4pm - Parents and Children Session.
Playgroup We will resume again in Term Two, Wednesday May 3 - June 21.
Please note these dates. For up to date info, you can keep in
contact on facebook.
Positions Vacant The Diocese of Parramatta is seeking applications for several
positions. For further details, go to https://parracatholic.org/
employment/
Connecting with our Youth
Feedback on the ‘Lead us to Living Water’ Family Lenten Program 2017 Now that Lent is over, the Life, Marriage and Family Office has
issued a survey about their recently produced ‘Lead us to Living
Water’ Family Lenten Program and they’re asking for people’s
feedback on it. Please take the time to fill in this two minute survey
by clicking on https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/
LMFLentenProgram2017
Greystanes Parish - Feast of Divine Mercy: 23 April The Novena to Divine Mercy commenced on Good Friday and
concluded on the Saturday before Divine Mercy Sunday. Join us to
celebrate the Feast of Divine Mercy on 23 April. Celebrations
commence at 3pm with Chaplet, Confessions, Benediction and
Mass. There will be fellowship after Mass. Feast is at Our Lady
Queen of Peace, Greystanes. Please bring a plate to share.
Time for Us to go on a Date: 29 April An evening for couples to dance, dine and pray together at Mount
Schoenstatt on Saturday 29 April from 5.00pm-10.00pm. For more
information or to register: Sr M Julie Brcar ISSM, tel 0408 728
334, [email protected] Facebook https://www.facebook.com/
events/1494512160560110/
ANZAC DAY - April 25 On Tuesday April 25th, all around Australia at various shrines of
remembrance and War Memorials, people will gather at dawn to
honour those men and women who have gone off to war. It is the
dawn of another ANZAC DAY. It is a day of remembrance of the
deaths and sufferings in war, the valour of fighting women and men
and the ever present hope for the people of the world to live together
in harmony and lasting peace.
On this day let us remember those people who live the reality of war
each day. For the women, men and children of Syria, Afghanistan,
Timor Leste, Sudan, Sri Lanka , Burundi and.... for the people of
many other countries who are experiencing the devastation of
conflict. Let us remember all those who are striving to bring peace to
these war torn environments. On this Anzac Day may we pray that
in all our dealings we promote a peace-filled world.
Note: Holy Mass at 8.00am on this day.
Junior Credo: EDGE Yrs 4-6 Every Friday in school terms-5pm
Teen Credo High School Students 2nd & 4th Sun. of the month - 4pm
Credo St Pats 18-35 Years of Age 1st Fri of the month - 6.30pm
School Readiness (3-5 year olds) &
Primary School Tuition (K-6) specialists.
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