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Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2nd & 3rd March 2019

1 Keenan Street Mona Vale NSW 2103 • Tel:9157 0999 • Fax 9012 0509 • email: o�[email protected] • website: www.pittwaterparish.org

Thoughts of Fr Francis Jordan

Hope comes from faith! We must have great faith, and without great faith we cannot have hope or confidence in God, or hope in the Lord!

Pope Francis’ Prayer Intentions For March

Christian CommunitiesThat Christian communities, especially those who are persecuted, feel that they are close to Christ and have their rights respected.

End of Day Blessing

May you wrap your arms around the ones you love, look them in the eyes and tell them how much you

treasure them.

May you look around, take notice and give thanks for all the blessings you’d

miss if they went away tomorrow.

When you’re tempted to indulge in melancholy

or discontentment, may you instead jump up,

raise your hands and thank God for His daily and divine intervention

in your life.

May your humble gratitude give you keen

spiritual insight.

Rest well tonight.

Please Note Changes in Mass Times as previously

discussed. From 3 March 2019.

SACRED HEART CHURCHthe 9.30am Mass will

now be at 10amBaptism on 4th Sunday of

the month at 11.30am

A warm welcome to our parishioners and

visitors who are celebrating the Eucharist with us at

Pittwater Parish - Sacred Heart Church Mona Vale

and Maria Regina Church,

Avalon


For the needy, help is available by contacting the Brookvale Centre

9905 0424 during business hours.

We Pray forDeceased Anniversary

Wojciech KupazykFranciszek Hersztek

Frank McKevittJohn Shanahan

Monsignor BurnsTimothy Bottero

Holy Souls in Purgatory

Eternal Rest Grant Unto Them O Lord, And Let Perpetual Light

Shine Upon Them. May they Rest in Peace. Amen.

May Their Souls And The Souls Of The Faithful Departed,

Through The Mercy Of God, Rest In Peace. Amen.

Recently Deceased

Norman PoppletonJohannes Du PreezPatricia Tuckwell

Peter Tosi

If you would like the names of your relatives or friends and offerings included, please drop the envelope in to the Parish Office by Midday on Wednesdays. Thank You.

Prayers for the SickPaulina Fabian

Madeleine ReicherNatasha BrittMilka Marov

Carol BrennanAnnette LearyEdward Hogan

Rufina CrissTayla Riddle

Warwick CarpenterElizabeth DavisMary Seymour

Allessio AngelucciXavier Flory

Neave MackeyKevin Begaud

Rachel WeldrickAntoinetta Knapp

Donald McRaeStefanie Romeo

Sasha WhiteAnn Harvey

Jo WildRita Farrelly

LinaJeff Guerra

Sue PoultonCraig CallahanDaryl Holland

Veronica Ann GracieKerrie Gill

Peter HectorJack Burai

Manpreet KaurVera BatemanMarion Russell

Marian Santa AnaLorriane Wilson

Rosalinda SingsonRodney YoungDaryl Kaufer

Marjan SeifoorRosa Lealaiauloto

Anne ReesBassam Khodr

Margaret BakerEstera Cimino

Angelo MicianioMark Kelsey

Marea TrevaskisSean MartinCarol DuffyGreg Kolts

John GordanDavid Traves

Gaetan DelerueIkhlas Khoshaba

Rosie RajakLuke Horton

Josephina CarusoJim Nunn

Philip LambertRobyn SheatherJohann Du Preez

Terry YsipJim Nunn

Mary-Kate DennisAdriana Pavlinca

Marie HillMelanie MacFarlane

Rhonda GrantTrina Hughes

This list will be updated every month and we would appreciate it if we are advised, if further reconsideration is required. Thank you

Francis - The Saint of Assisi

by Joan Mueller

A modern retelling of the life of St. Francis combining history with details of the daily lives of Francis and Clare and the lives of thirteenth-century Assisi. It is both a love story and biographical account of his life.

BOOK REVIEW

THURSDAY MORNING SPIRITUALITY GROUP

We recommenced on Thursday 7th February with a new book, Beyond the Edge by Andrew Mayes. Mayes will take us on a journey through the Holy Land visiting places where Jesus talked to the people and worked his miracles. We gain new and deeper insights into Jesus' way of life with the help of making it our own. Morning tea at 10 amSharing from 10.30 am to 12 noon. All are welcome. Contact Trish Newman on 99183973

Join us for our Open Day on Thursday March 7, 2019 between 4.00pm - 7.00pm. Extra parking is available at the lower car park of Pittwater RSL, and we will provide a shuttle bus to and from for your convenience. We are now enrolling students in Years 5 for Year 7, 2021. Please visit the College website www.matermaria.nsw.edu.au for a prospectus, Application for Enrolment or to register for a College tour. Applications for Year 7, 2021 close on April 4, 2019.

from Our Schools

Mater Maria Catholic College

LIBRARY

The books which are reviewed here each week are from our Parish Library situated at Maria Regina Church, Avalon. The Library is opened at Maria Regina Church, Avalon before and after the weekend Masses, Saturday 6 pm and Sunday 9 am, and on week day Masses, except Tuesdays, at 9.15 am. If these hours don't suit you and you would like to borrow or have an inquiry you may phone me on 99183973 (Home) 041613643 (mobile). Trish Newman

Disabled Parking Area

There are 2 Disabled Parking Spaces available on the Church grounds. Please observe the signs and refrain from parking in the Disabled Parking Area or in the driveway, especially during the weekends when Mass is on, and reserve this for our parishioners who are in need of the space. Thank you

A client of Vinnies Avalon Conference is looking for a room or a granny �at for lease, preferably in Avalon as she has a 6 year old at our local school. She receives NSW Community Housing, expiring in May.For more information, please call Sue Bowra on 9974 5175

MOVIE NIGHT

When a high school teacher is asked a

question in class about Jesus, her response lands her in deep

trouble.

7 pm

26 March

Sacred Heart ChurchParish Centre

Gold Coin DonationAppreciated

Thank you to everyone for participating and giving your voice to the Plenary Council 2020. If you want to #shareyourstory and contribute to the agenda, visit plenarycouncil.catholic.org.au to read about getting involved. Subscribe to the Plenary Council e-newsletter PlenaryPost for the latest updates and news of what’s happening across Australia.

If you are experiencing Domestic Violence

Ring 1800 RESPECT1800 737 732


ADULT FAITH EDUCATION FORMATION. Dear Fellow Parishioners, You are invited to a talk in Lent by Xavier Symons. The Topic: “The Inner Sanctuary: an Introduction to Conscience and its Role in the Moral Life." Where:- The Sacred Heart Church Parish Centre. When:- Tuesday 19th March. Time:- 7.30pm until 9pm. Please join us at 7pm for a tea or a co�ee. All are welcome.

The Adult Faith Education Formation Co ordinators.

Xavier Symons (BA Adv. (Hons), MA (Res.) (USyd)) is a Research Associate in the Institute for Ethics and Society, University of Notre Dame Australia. He is also PhD candidate with the Centre for Moral Philosophy and Applied Ethics at the Australian Catholic University. Xavier's research interests range from ethical issues at the beginning and end of life, to conscientious objection in medicine and the role of religion in medical practice. He also has an interest in Catholic social teaching and the ethics of healthcare resource allocation. He will shortly submit his PhD thesis, which focuses on the allocation of lifesaving healthcare resources.

ASH WEDNESDAY6 March 2019

Mass Sacred Heart Church

9.15am and 7.30pm11.30am with Sacred Heart

Primary SchoolMaria Regina Church

9.15am with Maria Regina Primary School

Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days of

fast and abstinence.

The parish has organised a bus to and from East Gosford for the mass and BBQ/Disco. If you would like to be on the bus, please add your name on the list at the back of the

Church. The bus leaves Sacred Heart Church Mona Vale at 4pm.

MASS TIMES

SACRED HEART CHURCH1 Keenan Street, Mona Vale

Weekday Masses9.15am Tuesday,

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

(except 1st Friday of the month)

Weekend Masses5.00pm

Saturday Vigil8.00am • 10.00am •

4.00pm Croatian (1st & 3rd Sunday)

6.00pm (SOUL) Sunday

Reconciliation4.00pm to 4.30pm Saturday

Baptism4th Sunday - 11.30am

Reconciliation, ExpositionAdoration & Benediction

10.00am First Friday of the month

( no 9.15am weekday mass)

Anointing of the Sick11.00am

First Friday of the month( no 9.15am weekday mass)

MARIA REGINA CHURCH7 Central Road, Avalon

Weekday Masses9.15am Monday,

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Weekend Masses6.00pm Saturday Vigil

9.00am Sunday

ReconciliationBefore Vigil Mass on Saturday

Baptism3rd Sunday - 11.00am

Reconciliation, ExpositionAdoration & Benediction

8.00am First Thursday of the month

followed by 9.15am mass)

Anointing of the Sick9.15am

First Friday in January, March, May, July, September

and November


Lectio DivinaThe Diocese of Broken Bay Lenten resource for 2019, Discerning the Way of Jesu,s will take you on a six-week journey through Lent using the lectio divina practice of reading scripture, which is both prayerful and transformative.

The Discerning the Way of Jesus booklet includes reflections by:

Fr David Callaghan MGLSr Elizabeth Brennan SGSDeacon Adrian Gomez

Very Rev Dr David Ranson offers reflections for Ash Wednesday and Easter Sunday

Introduction and step by step guide to lectio divina

Weekly reflection questions

Discern and rediscover your calling to be a disciple of Jesus as you walk with him through this desert Lenten time

LENTEN PROGRAMYou are invited to join our Lenten program led by Penny Kerr commencing on 13 March 2019, after the 9.15am mass at Maria Regina Church, Avalon.

Please contact the Parish Office 0n 9157 0999 if you are interested in being a group leader or if you would like to join a group. All books and materials will be provided.

Anointing Mass

At Nursing Homes And Retirement Villages

GEORGE MOCKLAR HOSTEL

Tuesday 5th Marchat 1.30pm

Anointing Mass

OCEAN VIEW NURSING HOMETuesday 5th March

at 2.30pm Anointing & Communion

MONA VALE NURSING HOME


Anointing & Communion

MINKARA NURSING HOME

Tuesday 19th Marchat 10.30am

Anointing Mass

SEABEACH GARDENS NURSING HOME

Tuesday 19th Marchat 11.30am


BAYVIEW GARDEN NURSING HOME


Anointing Mass

ESTIA HEALTH (PENINSULAR

GARDEN NURSING HOME)



AVALON HOUSE NURSING HOME

Wednesday 27thMarchat 10.45am


MARCUS LOANE NURSING HOME

Wednesday 27th Marchat 2.00pm

Anointing Mass Keep the Faith2 Timothy 4-7

Giving the Gift of Faith. The love you have for Pittwater Parish continues when you

make a gift to the parish through your Will. Like the generous gifts of other parishioners, you can continue

to propagate the faith with a considered bequest.

Once you have provided for your family, you may like to support our parish family by leaving a percentage of your

estate in your Will.

For more information on Wills and the Gift of Faith, please call Fr Bronek in the Parish o�ce on 9157 0999.

Thank you for your consideration.

DATES for your DIARY

ASH WEDNESDAYWednesday 6 March

Sacred Heart Church, Mona Vale

Mass at 9.15am; 11.30am (Sacred Heart School) and

7.30pm Maria Regina Church, Avalon.

Mass at 9.15am with Maria Regina School

STATIONS OF THE CROSSEvery Friday in Lent after

morning mass.

EXPOSITION AND RECONCILIATION

Every Friday in Lent from 7pm to 8pm at Sacred Heart Church

Mona Vale 8 and 22 March, 5 April . Maria Regina Church

15, 29 March and 12 April.

Ash WednesdayOn Ash Wednesday, either at Mass or at a special

celebration, people of all ages receive ashes. As the persons distribute the ashes, they say: Turn away

from sin and be faithful to the gospel (adapted from Mark 1:15) or Remember, that you are dust and to dust you will return (adapted from Genesis 3:19). The ashes are made of the palms remaining from

the previous year's Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion.

Please take home a Project Compassion box and/or a set of

donation envelopes and support Caritas Australia this

Lenten season themed “Give Lent 100%”.

This year’s Project Compassion showcases the many ways

Caritas work around the world with their local partners to o�er hope to people most

vulnerable to extreme poverty and injustice.

As Pope Francis said, “The future does have a name…

and its name is hope.”

Through your generosity during Project Compassion this

year, you are empowering communities with hope and

helping those in great need to shape a better future for

themselves, their families and their communities.

Lives change when we all give 100%

.

You can donate through Parish boxes and envelopes, or by

visiting www.caritas.org.au/projectcompassion or phoning

1800 024 413.


Become a CatechistJoe Paprocki

At this time of the year, many Catholics �nd themselves considering an invitation to become a catechist in their parish. Directors/Coordinators of

Religious Education/Faith Formation, Pastoral Associates, Priests, and Deacons are all “on the prowl” seeking out those who have the potential to serve in this role. Perhaps you’ve been invited to be a catechist. Perhaps you know someone who is thinking about becoming a catechist. Or perhaps you are the one doing

the inviting. Whatever the case may be, I o�er the following reasons for becoming a catechist.

Top Reasons to Become a Catechist

You will grow in your own faith, learn the teachings of the Church, and deepen your relationship with Jesus.

Your Baptism calls you to share in Jesus’ ministry.

Children, teens, and adults in today’s world, more than ever, need to hear the Good News of Jesus.

Children, teens, and adults in today’s world, more than ever, need to encounter good role models of faith.

You have much to share with those you’ll teach, and you’ll have opportunities to share faith with other catechists.

Today’s catecheticaltextbooks/resources o�er outstanding support.

You’ll be challenged, you’ll have fun, and you’ll make new friends.

You’ll be helping people deepen their relationship with Jesus. (You’ll be evangelising!)

You’ll be handing on a 2000-year-old Tradition that changes lives.

It’s our job: Jesus sent us to “go and teach all nations.”

What other reasons would you include?

If you are considering the invitation to serve as a catechist, or if you have any questions, please call Maureen Wooldridge on

9997 4694 or Yvonne van den Berg on 9157 0999 ext 13, or the Parish O�ce on 9157 0999

There are lots of great catechists out there who would love to share their thoughts with you about this wonderful

opportunity!

Welcome! Our doors are open and the light is on.The Light is ON

“Light is a wonderful symbol of faith and the love of God, who breaks into our darkness to bring healing and peace. This light of God’s mercy is always available, in particular through the Sacrament of Reconciliation. This Lent, you are invited to come to experience the healing that being forgiven brings.” - Bishop Peter Comensoli

The Light is On is an exciting initiative this year for Lent that seeks to welcome people to our churches for quiet time, prayer and the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Churches around the Diocese will be open on Friday evenings in Lent, 8,15,22,29 March, 5 and 12 April from 7:00pm – 8:00pm.Lent commences on Ash Wednesday.

Want to make things right? Now is the time.

Experience God's light and peace in your life this Lent.Lent is the season where we prepare ourselves to renew and restore our relationship with Jesus and the Church as we prepare to celebrate Easter. You are warmly invited to join in prayer at our parishes during Lent.

When ready, you may consider participating in the Sacrament of Reconciliation. To help prepare yourself to receive the joy of God’s mercy, explore information at: www. thelightisonforyou.org.au to help you feel more con�dent and ready, including a Guide to Reconciliation.

For many of us the Sacrament of Reconciliation can be scary and even embarrassing. We may be too nervous or consider ourselves unforgivable. Yet with con�dence Pope Francis reminds us:

"How many times in my pastoral ministry have I heard it said, ‘Father, I have many sins,’ and I have always pleaded, ‘Don’t be afraid; go to him; he is waiting for you; he will take care of everything.’ We hear many o�ers from the world around us, but let us take up God’s o�er instead: his is a caress of love." - Pope Francis, Homily, Basilica of St. John Lateran, Divine Mercy Sunday, April 7, 2013.

DO YOU WANT TO FAST FOR LENT?

Fast from hurting words and say kind words

Fast from sadness and be �lled with gratitude

Fast from anger and be �lled with patience

Fast from pessimism and be �lled with hope

Fast from worries and trust in God

Fast from complaints and contemplate simplicity

Fast from pressures and be prayerful

Fast from bitterness and �ll your heart with joy

Fast from sel�shness and be compassionate

Fast from grudges and be reconciled

Fast from words and be silent so you can listen.

International Women’s Day will be celebrated on Friday 8 March. It is a day to celebrate women’s achievements, and both highlight and work to address barriers that continue to perpetuate gender inequality.The Australian theme this year is “More Powerful Together”. For further information, please visit https://unwomen.org.au/campaign/international-womens-day-2019/


The Living Word First Reading Sir 27:4-7A reading from the book of EcclesiasticusDo not praise someone before they have spoken.

In a shaken sieve the rubbish is left behind,so too the defects of a man appear in his talk.The kiln tests the work of the potter,the test of a man is in his conversation.The orchard where the tree grows is judged on the quality of its fruit,similarly a man’s words betray what he feels.Do not praise a man before he has spoken,since this is the test of men.

The word of the Lord

Responsorial Psalm Ps 91:2-3. 13-16. R. See v.2

(R.) Lord, it is good to give thanks to you. It is good to give thanks to the Lordto make music to your name, O Most High,to proclaim your love in the morningand your truth in the watches of the night. (R)

The just will flourish like the palm-treeand grow like a Lebanon cedar. (R)

Planted in the house of the Lordthey will flourish in the courts of our God,still bearing fruit when they are old,still full of sap, still green,to proclaim that the Lord is just.In him, my rock, there is no wrong. (R)

Second Reading 1 Cor 15:54-58A reading from the first letter of St Paul to the CorinthiansVictory has been given to us through Jesus Christ.

When this perishable nature has put on imperishability, and when this mortal nature has put on immortality, then the words of scripture will come true: Death is swallowed up in victory. Death, where is your victory? Death, where is your sting? Now the sting of death is sin, and sin gets its power from the Law. So let us thank God for giving us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.Never give in then, my dear brothers, never admit defeat; keep on working at the Lord’s work always, knowing that, in the Lord, you cannot be labouring in vain.

The word of the Lord

Gospel Acclamation Phil 2:15-16

Alleluia, alleluia! Shine on the world like bright stars;you are offering it the word of life.Alleluia

Gospel Lk 6:39-45A reading from the holy Gospel according to LukeA person speaks from what is in his heart.

Jesus told a parable to his disciples, ‘Can one blind man guide another? Surely both will fall into a pit? The disciple is not superior to his teacher; the fully trained disciple will always be like his teacher. Why do you observe the splinter in your brother’s eye and never notice the plank in your own? How can you say to your brother, “Brother, let me take out the splinter that is in your eye,” when you cannot see the plank in your own? Hypocrite! Take the plank out of your own eye first, and then you will see clearly enough to take out the splinter that is in your brother’s eye.‘There is no sound tree that produces rotten fruit, nor again a rotten tree that produces sound fruit. For every tree can be told by its own fruit: people do not pick figs from thorns, nor gather grapes from brambles. A good man draws what is good from the store of goodness in his heart; a bad man draws what is bad from the store of badness. For a man’s words flow out of what fills his heart.’

The Gospel of the Lord

Reflection

In our post-modern world, the lessonof the hypocrite seeking to remove thespeck from their neighbor’s eye beforeremoving the log from their own has attimes been taken too far and too literally.We are often confronted with a minimalist notion that nobody can be corrected or criticized because one person’s opinion is just as good as the next person’s. In this view, there is no room for universal truths; no room for authority; no room foran over-arching view of the world or a metanarrative—an underlying “big picture” storyfor life.On the surface, the idea that one person’sopinion is as valid as any other’s seemsvery democratic and sociable. However, it is fundamentally not true. Someone who has spent a lifetime studying and practicing in a particular field of endeavor cannot be lightly dismissed as “that’s just your opinion.” Yet, all too often, such learned knowledge and experience is given the same weight as ill-informed and sometimes mischievous opinion—frequently in the name of “balanced” discussion.For some people immersed in the postmodern culture this wash of opiniondressed up as fact is not only confusingbut sometimes dangerous. Social normsand even laws can be seen as just another opinion that differs from my own. The opinions of friends and complete strangers on the internet or social networks are held with the same level of legitimacy as established sources of social, moral, legal, and religious authority. Whilst it is proper to question established authority and require accountability and justification, the

absence of universal truths and metanarratives lead us back to the proverb that begins today’s gospel: the blind leading the blind.

© Greg Sunter

Saturday

A Guide to Prayer and Fasting

Why Fast?We are familiar with fasting as a Lenten practice, but it is in fact a practice that can be taken up at any time. Fasting is a spiritual discipline which draws us closer to God. In fasting we empty ourselves so that we can be filled with God. In doing without, we recognise our need for God, which leads us to prayer, and we become more grateful for what we have. It also allows us to identify with those who are in need, and to genuinely pray for them.Another aspect of fasting is that we follow in Jesus’ footsteps as Jesus offered himself for the benefit of others. We too offer something of ourselves for a purpose or intention. We join our small sacrifice to a greater purpose for the good of our society.

Some Ways to Fast as a Family

1. Do without a specific food treat• As an individual or as a family, do without a treat that you would normally eat, for example, potato chips or biscuits.• Pray as an individual or as a family after each evening meal.

2. Do without eating between meals• For each Friday do without eating between meals.

3. Make the evening meal a smaller meal• Once a week, eat less at the evening meal, for example, soup and bread.• At the start of the meal, offer a prayer.

4. Do without the television• Once a week, do without the television for an evening.• Use this quiet time to pray for the wellbeing of all people.


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Liturgy for the Week

04/03 Monday - Ordinary Time 8 Sirach 17:24-29; Mk 10:17-27

05/03 Tuesday - Ordinary Time 8 Sirach 35:1-12; Mk 10:17-27

06/03 ASH Wednesday Joel 2:12-18; 2 CVor 5:20-6:2; Mt 6:1-6, 16-18

07/03 Thursday - after Ash Wednesday Deut 30:15-20; Lk 9:22-25

08/03 Friday - after Ash Wednesday Is 58:1-9; Mt 9:14-15

09/03 Saturday -after Ash Wednesday Is 58:9-14; Lk 5:27-32

Did you know that if you are new to our parish you can register your details through our website or if your contact details have changed you can update them. Simply go to www.pittwaterparish.org, click on the “Welcome” menu item and select “Parishioner Registration” from the dropdown menu.If you have any problems, please contact the parish o�ce on 9157 0999.

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