FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (YEAR B) 15th July, 2018 Fr Clem’s 60 years of Ordination Celebration Sunday 29 th July 2.30-4.30pm St Catherine’s School Hall, Fletcher St, Moorabbin Please bring a plate of ‘finger food’ If attending please put your name on Sign-Up Sheet in each church. Many thanks, Sheelagh. 9570. 3550 Reflection: – In this week’s Gospel Jesus takes the risk of sending his disciples, the very ones who seem incapable of understanding who he really is, on a mission of evangelisation. They are to take no resources with them. There are no back up teams, all they have is one companion and a message. For us, with all our learning, our information technology and abundant material resources, this seems the height of folly. But Jesus is reminding us that the most critical resource we have is ourselves. Nothing evangelises like the witness of a joyful, loving, welcoming, infectious faith. And a whole world of resources can never make up for personal testimony. Extract from Break Open the Word. We support the endeavours of the Royal Commission to bring healing to the victims of abuse. Church's website: www.facingthetruth.org.au SOLEMN INSTALLATION MASS FOR THE NINTH ARCHBISHOP OF MELBOURNE Wednesday, 1st August, 7pm, St Patrick’s Cathedral, 1 Cathedral Place, East Melbourne You are warmly invited to attend the liturgical reception and Solemn Mass of the ninth Archbishop of Melbourne, Most Reverend Peter A Comensoli, who will be installed as Archbishop at this Mass. Refreshments will follow at Central Hall, 20 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy. All welcome. With limited space in the cathedral, guests are requested to book to ensure a place. Guest bookings: https://www.trybooking.com/WXSE ARCHBISHOP HART’S MASS OF THANKSGIVING Saturday, 21st July, 11am St Patrick’s Cathedral, 1 Cathedral Place, East Melbourne In honour of Archbishop Denis Hart’s service to the Archdiocese over 51 years and upon his retirement as Archbishop of Melbourne you are warmly invited to attend this MASS OF THANKSGIVING, with refreshments to follow in Central Hall, 20 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy. Guests wishing to attend: https://www.trybooking.com/ WXJV by Wednesday 18 July The Archbishop would appreciate your prayers at this time Helping our Refugee Families and Friends Forum for Parishes, Saturday, 25th August, 9:30am– 12:45pm, Lunch included, Cardinal Knox Centre (Car Pooling from St. Peter ’s) Bookings: through your local PA at mass— Guest Speakers: Phil Glendenning AM, Director Edmund Rice Centre Asylum Seekers, introduced by Sr. Bridget Arthur. The forum will : Promote the Gospel message on refugees Explore the important role parishes play Highlight processes for initiating and developing parish engagement. Catholic Social Services Victoria
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FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (YEAR B) 15th July, 2018
Fr Clem’s 60 years of Ordination Celebration
Sunday 29th July 2.30-4.30pm St Catherine’s School Hall, Fletcher St, Moorabbin
Please bring a plate of ‘finger food’
If attending please put your name on Sign-Up Sheet in each church. Many thanks, Sheelagh. 9570. 3550
Reflection: – In this week’s Gospel Jesus takes the risk of sending his disciples, the very
ones who seem incapable of understanding who he really is, on a mission of evangelisation. They are to take no resources with them. There are no back up teams, all they have is one
companion and a message. For us, with all our learning, our information technology and abundant material resources,
this seems the height of folly. But Jesus is reminding us that the most critical resource
we have is ourselves. Nothing evangelises like the witness of a joyful, loving, welcoming, infectious faith. And a whole world of resources can never make up for personal
testimony. Extract from Break Open the Word.
We support the endeavours of the Royal Commission to bring healing to the victims of abuse. Church's website: www.facingthetruth.org.au
SOLEMN INSTALLATION MASS FOR THE
NINTH ARCHBISHOP OF MELBOURNE
Wednesday, 1st August, 7pm, St Patrick’s Cathedral,
1 Cathedral Place, East Melbourne
You are warmly invited to attend the liturgical reception and
Solemn Mass of the ninth Archbishop of Melbourne,
Most Reverend Peter A Comensoli, who will be installed as
Archbishop at this Mass. Refreshments will follow at Central
Hall, 20 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy. All welcome. With
limited space in the cathedral, guests are requested to book to
ensure a place.
Guest bookings: https://www.trybooking.com/WXSE
ARCHBISHOP HART’S MASS OF THANKSGIVING Saturday, 21st July, 11am
St Patrick’s Cathedral, 1 Cathedral Place, East Melbourne
In honour of Archbishop Denis Hart’s service to the Archdiocese over 51 years and upon his retirement as
Archbishop of Melbourne you are warmly invited to attend this MASS OF THANKSGIVING, with refreshments to
follow in Central Hall, 20 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy.
Guests wishing to attend: https://www.trybooking.com/WXJV by Wednesday 18 July
The Archbishop would appreciate your prayers at this time
Helping our Refugee Families and Friends Forum for Parishes,
Saturday, 25th August, 9:30am– 12:45pm,
Lunch included, Cardinal Knox Centre (Car Pooling from St. Peter’s)
Bookings: through your local PA at mass—
Guest Speakers: Phil Glendenning AM, Director Edmund Rice Centre Asylum Seekers, introduced by Sr. Bridget Arthur. The forum will : Promote the Gospel message on refugees Explore the important role parishes play Highlight processes for initiating and developing parish engagement.
Next meetings are: Moorabbin/Bentleigh: Monday, 16th July - 7pm, Sweeney Centre, St. Catherine’s Bentleigh East: Monday, 16th July - 7pm, Green Room, St Peter’s (Please note change of time)
If you are interested in helping those we assist, you are most welcome to join the friendly groups. Contacts: Bentleigh/Moorabbin- Randolph 0414 440 024, Bentleigh East: Monika 0430 666 452. For respectful & confidential assistance with food, bedding, clothing, furniture & bills, in times of need pls call 1800 305 330.
PLEASE NOTE THE SACRAMENTAL DATES FOR 2018
1st Eucharist: We congratulate Harry Moroney at St Peter’s as he receives his 1st Eucharist.
Through Reconciliation: We congratulate Lincoln Caruana & Christian Ritchie
at St. Peter’s and Leroy & Archie Hyland, Christian & Thomas Savva, Isabella McCormick, Kate Benedek, Ashlyn Sandham,Maximus Comito, Alicja Kwapisz, Ted Bitting & Sarah Dewar at St. Paul’s as they receive God’s forgiveness.
SACRAMENTS THIS WEEKEND AT HOLY TRINITY PARISH
RCIA - The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults
ST VINCENT DE PAUL ....WINTER APPEAL Our "Annual Winter Appeal " takes place in July. Your generosity in helping the needy in our communities, especially families, single men and women suffering hardship. Donations of toiletries non-perishable foods ( please check use by date) e.g. cereal , long life milk, pasta, pasta sauce, soup, rice, pkt. meals, tinned food are most welcome. Boxes will be left at all Church entrances in July. Envelopes are available at the piety store or with information brochures - for monetary donations.
Doonas, Blankets, Sheets, doona covers, towels and coats/jackets are also being collected by St Peters. Bedding should be clean and in good condition and it would help if it was labelled as single, double or queen. These can only be left at St Peters Church. We thank you most sincerely for your donations.
is the process for welcoming and integrating new Christians into the Catholic community.
Are you or is someone you know curious about spirituality and the Catholic faith?
It is a gift in this secular world to already have two people wishing to join our RCIA journey for this year. We would love to hear from anyone considering exploring the Catholic faith or anyone interested in supporting the inquirers. Please contact the Parish 9579 4255. Your name will be given to Carole, a member of the RCIA team, who will contact you.
A new group will begin soon. It would be great to have people from our Parish family sitting with and accompanying inquirers as they become more familiar with ‘what we do’ as Catholics!
Be assured you will all be warmly welcomed!
YEAR 3—Reconciliation
Bookings: Please ring your Church: St. Peter’s: 9579 4255, St. Paul’s 95571165, St. Catherine’s: 9555 4242.
Group Reconciliation— Saturday morning, 10:30am (St. Peter’s has NO Vacancies)
Individual Reconciliation- for one family at a time available 1/2 hour before any Mass
1st Eucharist Prayer Partners—please collect your letter from your 1st Eucharist child
1. Prayer partners have been given a candle from 1st
Eucharist child. Use it when you pray for the child at home
& give it to the child on his/her 1st Eucharist day.
(Decorated, if possible) 2. A photo of you and your 1st Eucharist child is now displayed in
the church. As your child confirms their 1st Eucharist date it will also be
listed on the photo board.
3. Please write back to your 1st Eucharist child when you have
collected your letter. You can post it in the box provided.
Many thanks for your support of the 1st Eucharist children.
A RETREAT IN EVERYDAY LIFE. We invite you to retreat at home! To go into your “inner room” for a short time daily to ponder the experiences of your ordinary everyday life – your joys, struggles, unexpected events, work, your relationships, griefs, enjoyment of nature, etc. and to discover God there. Then once a week, on Mondays 1.15 – 2.15 pm, to share your experience with a prayer companion at the Heart of Life Centre. Five weeks, beginning July 23rd. Please register your interest by July 16th - contact Heart of Life, 96 Albion Road, Box Hill, ph. 9890 1101, or email [email protected] No cost – a small donation would be welcome.
ST. PAUL’S NOTICES
ADULT EDUCATION
GENERAL NOTICES
Liturgical Formation Workshops: The Reader of God’s Word: Thursday 26 July, 7-9pm—(light refreshments from 6:30pm). Venue: Cathedral Rm, Cardinal Knox Centre, 383 Albert St. E. Melb. $20pp. Enq: 9926 5765 To register: https://www.trybooking.com/VKZO
The University of Divinity presents:
Health and Integrity in Church and Ministry An ecumenical conversation on the task of rebuilding and
renewal after the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.
27-29 Aug—Mon. & Tues—9am-5pm & Wed. 9am—1pm
Wyselaskie Auditorium, Uniting Church Centre for Theology and Ministry, 29 College Cres. Parkville To register https://www.healthandintegrity.org.au/
ACCOMMODATION NEEDED: A middle aged single gentleman is looking for Accommodation
(a room to rent) within St. Paul’s Bentleigh area.
If you can help pls ring St. Paul’s office 9557 1165.
HELP - Urgently seeking driveway to rent around the vicinity of Holmesglen Private Hospital/ St. Catherine's. Required 3-4 days per week (weekdays only), from 8.30am until 5.30pm. Please call Michelle on 0418889696 before 8.30am or after 5.30pm for further details.
BASP—fundraiser Trivia Night at St. Mary’s Hall Hampton, Fri. 10th Aug, 7:30pm - $25pp—BYO drinks and nibbles. Bookings: 9598 7329.
INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON NOTICE BOARDS
Catholic Archdiocese Of Melbourne: Life Mar-
riage and Family Office: Anniversary Mass Sun-
day 29th July, 11am, St. Patrick’s Cathedral.
Brigidine Asylum Seekers Project Trivia
Night: 10/ 08/ 18, St. Mary ’s Hall, Hampton,
Cost: $25 per person. BYO food & drinks, tea &
coffee provided.
In the Boxes at the doors: Catholic Magazine, July now available, $2.00 each.
School Newsletter can be found on: www.trinityparishschools.catholic.edu.au/aura/ st-pauls/latest/
ST. PAUL’S PLAYGROUP:
When: Tuesday 9:15am—11:15am,
Location: School Hall, Cost: $2 per family per
session. Lots of fun and equipment and activities.
Prayer Partners please remember to check the photo
board (on the Higgins road side of the church) to see
when your Communion child is making their First
Eucharist. Please remember to
return your child’s candle by their
Communion date. Thank you.
CORPUS CHRISIT RAFFLE TICKETS:
We have a few Tickets left for the annual
Seminary raffle which are on sale after both
Saturday and Sunday Masses for $10 each.
We thank our Legion of Mary groups and Serra
Group for selling these tickets or see Matilde or
Drusilla after Mass if you wish to buy one.
SCHOOL MASS:
Next Thursday, 19th July the school children will be
joining us for the beginning of term Mass.
The Mass will be in St. Paul’s Church next Thursday.
We will return to the OLSH Convent Chapel the
following Tuesday.
FREE TO A GOOD HOME Double cast iron decorative screen doors are available to anyone wishing them. A photo of the doors is on the notice board in all Churches. You would need to be able to collect the doors yourself. If interested contact the St. Paul’s office 9557 1165.
Excerpts from Lessons in compassion from Thai cave rescue
By Andrew Hamilton (Eureka Street)
It was hard not to be moved, encouraged and impressed by the plight and rescue of the boys marooned in the North Thailand cave. People around the world responded to the boys' youth and the danger they faced and by the generosity and skill displayed in their rescue.
I was particularly moved because what I was seeing done for village boys
in Thailand was so different from what was appearing in our adult media:
bank executives and insurers profiting by imposing misery on their
clients; evidence of unethical and extortionate behaviour in so many
businesses that it seemed a royal commission into almost any section of
corporate behaviour would yield similar results. Watched from a distance,
the events in Northern Thailand disclosed a mature human response to
misfortune and a sophisticated culture. The news that the boys were lost
in the cave generated concern and attention throughout Thailand.
These boys were everyone's sons. Volunteers flowed in from all parts of Thailand, offering their labour
and their gifts to the people who could rescue them. International volunteers also offered their services,
and were welcomed for the skills they brought and incorporated into an international team that worked
cooperatively and tirelessly at the risk of their lives. This encapsulated a society working effectively out
of compassion.
The Thai coordinators of the rescue also emphasised communal relationships over individual interests.
They kept the media informed of the situation and what was being done each day, but kept them away
from the cave, the divers and the children. They did not inform the parents that their own child had been
rescued until the safety of all was guaranteed, so holding them together in mutual support.
Then they allowed them to greet their children from behind glass. They also kept the rescued children
together in hospital, allowing them to continue to support one another after their ordeal free from
intrusive media. These things could be seen clearly. But a deeper Thai cultural strand ran in the story,
the counterpart of the emphasis on the competitive individual in the West and in business everywhere.
Its strength can be gauged when we ponder how the boys apparently emerged undamaged after
spending more than a week together in a dark cave, without light, with very little food, without the
support of family, and unsure whether their whereabouts would be known or that they would be found
alive. That is the stuff of nightmares and of isolation. Yet they seem to have been brought together
rather than isolated by the experience.
Their resilience speaks of a strong Buddhist culture in which the boys were used to struggle, found
meaning in attending to the welfare of others rather than their own, and drew strength from meditative
practices that set their perilous predicament within a broader human horizon.
They were fortunate in their coach. He embodied the best of their culture in foregoing food to keep them
nourished, taught them meditation and whom they knew as 'Brother' — naming him at once as one of
them, and one whom they would like to emulate. It was characteristic of him that his first message from
the cave was to apologise to the parents for the distress the cave expedition had caused, and that he
should be the last to be rescued. His thought was consistently for others.
This culture of compassion and of community based on respect was also displayed in the handling of
the rescue and the subsequent care for the boys. It spoke most deeply to those of us who watched from
a distance.
Events like these are epiphanies that give light and hope in times of darkness. Afterwards we may
expect that competitive individuals and media will see a buck to be made out of the boys and their
experience. They will try to seduce the boys and their families out of their own culture and then spit
them out. We may hope that the example and the values of their admirable coach will persuade the Wild
Boars and their families not to sacrifice their cultural horns.
Sacristy Duty Roster: After many years of service many
of our parishioners have retired. We desperately need still a
few more people to help prepare our sacred space. Duty
times once every 3 months approx. 1 1/2 hrs. Saturday
9am. Ph Parish Office:9579 4255.
MEETINGS/FUNCTIONS THIS WEEK
MOONGALA NEWS
See McKenna Notice Board & Pamphlet Stand
Archdiocese of Melb. Parish Update: 11 July 2018
Connect Health & Community, new name for Bentleigh Bayside—Relevant information for interest.
Mon. 16th July 8:00pm Charismatic Prayer Group—Anchor
Wed 18th July 4:00pm Sacramental Programme—Green Room
Thurs 19th July 7.:30pm Liturgy Team Meeting—Green Room
Sacramental Program—2018—For children NOT attending St. Peter’s Primary School
1st Eucharist Classes: Wednesdays, 4-5pm, Green Room - Lidia
Parish Office: 9579 4255.
ST. JAMES COLLEGE “Where the teachers know my name…” ENROL NOW FOR YEAR 7 2019, 2020 AND BEYOND
UPCOMING COLLEGE TOURS – TERM 3
9.15am- 10.30am Fri. 3 August, Tues. 7 August, Wed.15 August
Moongala is offer ing new classes star ting soon: Computers Made Easy & Windows 10, Multimedia Skills, friendship/support & wellbeing women’s groups – Creative Wellness Program, Potluck Friends, Coffee & Colour Inn & Senior Women’s Circle. Free beginners English as a 2nd Language Wednesday evening classes. Enquiries: please ring Moongala, 824 Centre Road, Bentleigh East, Ph 9570 3468 or www.moongala.org.au
Piety Stall has a variety of religious (normal price) and non religious cards ($1) available
ST. PETER’S NOTICES
Prayer Partners— please collect your 1st Eucharist child’s
letter from the box under photos (near Sacristy)
have been given a candle from 1st Eucharist child. Use it when you pray for the child at home & give it to the child on his/her 1st Eucharist day.
Children’s Liturgy of the Word for pre-school and primary school children. Sunday, 15th July at 10:30am Mass. Come and share the Gospel and get to know other children at St. Peter’s
Badminton at St Peters Non-Competitive & Recreation Players wanted—Thursdays from 7.30pm
Contact: Ron 041 3063807 & Keith 041 4988994
VOCATION VIEW: Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Even before we were formed in the womb, God has chosen and called of each of us to be a disciple. To find true happiness, find that pathway that God has uniquely created you to fulfil. (Eph 1:3-14)
CRAFTY LADIES Will meet tomorrow, Monday 16 July.
The Knights of the Southern Cross sponsor Exposition of The Blessed Sacrament at St Catherine's Church Moorabbin will be held on Tuesday 17 July, from 4PM to 6PM.
All are welcome. Enquiries: Geno Pinzone (Ph. 95576775)
St Peter’s bread ministry update: Over these winter months, with exceptional support from twenty parishioners, our St Vincent de Paul team is able to maintain its weekly ‘bread run’ to local families. Volunteers collect and distribute surplus bread, rolls, buns, scones and pizzas: all goodies courtesy of Bakers Delight, The Links Shopping Centre. Thank-you to all involved in this ministry. To join this enthusiastic team of volunteers
please contact Peter on 95637809 or
0456477775: a commitment of just 45 minutes
one Thursday evening every four or five weeks
is all that is required.
“God is the bigger Elvis” - The story of Dolores Hart
St Catherine’s: Mary Smith, David Beech, Paul Lovegrove, Stasia Underwood, Tracey Campbell, Sam Pinzone, Deidre Hollingsworth, Peter Brown, Loredana Skelpic, Eileen Ellerton, Rosa Virgona, Alfio Pappalardo, John Costandi, Cordelia Morrison, Mary Gill (Marg Commons’
Mum), Jan Habel, Peter Jennings, Aubrey Milhuisen, Robyn Roberts, Peter Wilson, Leo Mercuri, Joan Clarke, Joanne Barry, Paul Dwyer & Trenna Scanlon.
Those who are sick:
FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (YEAR B)
Recently Deceased:
Anniversaries occurring at this time:
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St Peter’s: Gabrielle Sierakowski
St. Catherine’s: Sue Saddler, St. Catherine’s: Grace Travaglia St. Paul’s: Melville Bartholomeusz Jnr. St Peter’s: Cynthia & Joseph Rocha, Alexander Stevens, Keith Coster, Patrick Byrne, Helen Noonan (2yrs), Yvonne & Salil Dey, Antonino Muratore,
St. Paul’s: Moria O’Brien, Rod Mercardo, Kathleen Connolly, Marie Williams, Robert Munro, Fidel Sison
St. Catherine’s: Gwen Bird, Caterina Visalli, John O’Connor, Ian Shearer, Amalda Hasemann, John Ryan, Peter Behan, Tracey Burney, Joan Nolan
Monthly Remembrance
Holy Trinity Parish Sick List We have begun a new Sick List in the Bulletin. Please ring the Parish Office or let your PA know at Mass to have your loved one’s name included on the Sick List.
THIS WEEK’S GOSPEL – Mark 6: 7-13
First Anniversary occurring at this time:
Jesus summoned the Twelve and began to send them out in
pairs giving them authority over the unclean spirits. And he
instructed them to take nothing for the journey except a
staff – no bread, no haversack, no coppers for their purses.
They were to wear sandals, but, he added, ‘Do not take a
spare tunic.’ And he said to them, ‘If you enter a house
anywhere, stay there until you leave the district. And if any
place does not welcome you and people refuse to listen to you,
as you walk away shake off the dust from under your feet as
a sign to them.’ So they set off to preach repentance; and
they cast out many devils, and anointed many sick people with