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December 1, 2008 Issue 10

Padua News The Padua News is the official quarterly Newsletter of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, Cnr Exford & Wilson Road Melton South, VIC 3338 Tel: 03-9747 9692 Fax: 03-9746 0422 Email: [email protected] Parish Priest: Father Martin J Fleming

Editorial Committee Dolores Turcsan Edwina La Rose Lorraine Tellis Kim Barton Godwin Barton Publishing Team Anne Consiglio Doris Bonnelo If you are interested in being part of the Editorial Committee, please contact any one of the committee members or email [email protected]

Father Martin’s Message

Secondary St ory Headline

Our 25th Anniversary year - St Anthony of Pa-dua Parish 25th Anniversary celebrations have been an opportunity to look back at our parish’s beginnings and see how life has shaped this community. The recent Mass to celebrate Fr. Peter James’ anniversary of death brought quite a number of people back to St. An-thony’s Parish. Fr. Barry Caldwell, parish priest of Kyneton, a fellow ordina-tion year mate of Fr. Peter James led our Eucharist and a number of people present recalled stories of Fr. Peter which were significant for them. I found it a bit like family nights where recol-lections of people now gone draw perhaps a laugh or a tinge of sadness. Memories of our relatives who have had a deep influ-ence on us stay very close. Our Parish Community has remembered quite a lot of what has gone on over the last 25 years. Whilst Fr. Pe-ter James was a significant

influence and a focus for many, there are quite a number of ‘significant oth-ers’ of our community. Our life stories are intermingled and interwoven into a rich tapestry which constantly changes as time goes on. The 25th Anniversary com-mittee has been established for nearly 18 months under the direction of its chair-man Mr. Colin Consiglio. Our meetings have been a coordinated process of planning and enabling ac-tivities to be managed by the various groups in each of the parish Quadrants. I am very grateful for the advice and leadership given by the 25th Anniversary Committee and also how the groups in the Parish Quadrants have responded to make each of our cele-brations come together. I am confident that this ex-perience will help St. An-thony’s growth and devel-opment in the years ahead. We have looked back and given thanks. Our celebra-

tions have enabled us to understand who we are as a Faith Community. We also look towards our fu-ture which continues to reveal itself as time goes on. As members of St. Anthony’s parish we have celebrated the rich heri-tage which is ours. May it enable us to discover in faith, Christ who draws us on to be living members of His church. God Bless! Rev Martin Fleming

'And the angel said unto them, 'Fear not: 'Behold I bring you good tidings of great joy which

will be to all people, Unto you is born this day a Saviour which is Christ

Father Peter James’ Anniversary Mass

2008 has been a very special Jubilee year for our parish. The mass held on Friday evening, October 10 was reminiscent of “the old days”; there were many people who were part of our original group, and whom we had not laid eyes on for many years. I recognised all the faces, (but the names sometimes escaped me). Some walk-ing a little slower, and many with the grey high-lights in their hair, just like me! Such is life that we follow different paths. Special events bring us together. The night certainly was to celebrate Fr. Peter James’ life. This parish would not be what it is today were it not for the vision, cha-risma and hard work demonstrated by our first pastor, Peter James. Fr. Barry Caldwell’s sto-ries about Fr Peter’s semi-nary days brought a smile

to many a face. When members of Peter’s family rose to speak of their joy for being invited to our celebration, it felt as Peter was still in our midst. Afterwards over the tradi-tional “cuppa”, I could hear many people talking and chatting, asking what each other had been up to, how many grandchil-dren now demanding at-tention. The true care and concern was obvious. The catering for the evening was excellently executed by the recently reformed Social Committee.

The photo albums brought in by a past parishioner were a real centrepiece of conversations. Thank you so much for sharing these. The whole night made me proud to be part of St An-thony’s Parish, from its in-ception right through to the present. Keep up the good work everyone. Step up, offer your talents for the benefit of all. Contributed by: Colin C Consiglio

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Some of the participants at the talk


From Archbishop Denis Hart


Some changes in the Celebration of the Eucharist in 2008

On Sunday, May 11 this year, Catholics in Australia were asked to make two changes in the way we cele-brate the Eucharist. The Holy See has approved an English translation of the ‘General instruction of the Roman Missal’ (GIRM) which guides the way we celebrate the Eucharist and accompanies the third Latin edition of the ‘Missale Ro-manum’ The First Change relates to Posture In the past when the priest invited the people to pray at the preparation of the Gifts, we remained seated. We now need to stand when we say ‘May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands to the praise and glory of

His name, for our good and the good of all His Church.’ (GIRM 46) Why stand? The posture for prayer whether it be stand-ing or kneeling reflects something of our relation-ship with God and helps define that relationship. To stand in response to the priest’s invitation is a sign of our readiness to enter into the great prayer which will follow, that is, the Eucharistic Prayer which the priest prays on our behalf. To stand is to make a formal recognition of the importance of that invitation. The Second Change re-lates to a Gesture The Communion Proces-

sion is a most important rit-ual act in the celebration of the Eucharist. It is the time when those disposed to re-ceiving Holy Communion come as the Body of Christ to receive the Body of Christ. We are individuals, yet we constitute something more in this procession. The Australian edition of the ‘General instruction of the Roman Missal’ says: “When approaching to receive Holy Communion, the faithful bow in reverence of the Mystery that they are to re-ceive.” (GIRM 160) Source: Bishops Commission for the Liturgy 2008

Saintly Relics

During the Consecration of our Church on June 13 2008, a first class relic of St Anthony of Padua and a relic of St Lawrence was placed into the altar. The following explains the theol-ogy behind the importance of relics in the Catholic Church. CONGREGATION FOR DIVINE WORSHIP AND

THE DISCIPLINE OF THE SACRAMENTS

DIRECTORY ON

POPULAR PIETY AND THE LITURGY

PRINCIPLES AND GUIDELINES

Vatican City

December 2001 Chapter VI - Veneration of

the Saints and the Beati-fied (208-247) The Relics of the Saints 236. The Second Vatican Council recalls that "the Saints have been tradition-ally honoured in the Church, and their authen-tic relics and images held in veneration"(323). The term "relics of the Saints" principally signifies the bodies - or notable parts of the bodies - of the Saints who, as distin-guished members of Christ's mystical Body and as Temples of the Holy Spirit (cf. 1 Cor 3, 16; 6, 19; 2 Cor 6, 16)(324) in virtue of their heroic sanc-tity, now dwell in Heaven, but who once lived on earth. Objects which be-

longed to the Saints, such as personal objects, clothes and manuscripts are also consid-ered relics, as are objects which have touched their bodies or tombs such as oils, cloths, and images. The word relic comes from the Latin reliquiae ('remains'). A reliquary is a shrine that houses one or more relics. Saint Jerome declared, "We do not worship, we do not adore, for fear that we should bow down to the creature rather than to the creator, but we venerate the relics of the martyrs in order the better to adore him whose martyrs Cont’d on Page 8 they are" (Ad Riparium, i, P.L., XXII, 907).


Behind the Scenes…...

St Anthony of Padua Parish - Family Rosary Group

nic’s Parish, before separa-tion, some families were already part of their Family Rosary Group and these became the initial core group for St Anthony’s. Some of that core group are still part of our Family Ro-sary Group today. At one of our memorable Parish meetings and as a member of the Blue Army of Our Lady, I was given the task of purchasing the statue and being its custo-dian. After purchasing the statue I had it enclosed in a wooden case that was made by a Greek Orthodox car-penter by the name of John Karamaneas, who is mar-ried to my wife Gladys’ sis-ter. The statue has a music box at its base and on being wound plays the Fatima Hymn. The statue was commis-sioned into my care with the following guidelines:

The Church or Parish Office can be used as a handing over location but the statue must be handed from one family to the next and must not be left at the Church or Parish Office for collection. This enables the families in the group to get to know the other families and families are encouraged not only to pray together as a family but if possible or desired, to invite other families to join them in prayer. Should a family be unable to pass the statue to the next fam-ily, it is to be collected by the custodian and handed over when possible. The boundary of this group is not confined to the parishioners of St Anthony of Padua but any family irrespective of Cont’d on page 8 which Parish they belong to can be part of this group. The statue is to be the link, similar to the link that joins the dec-

The Family Rosary Statue was blessed and commis-sioned into the Parish of St Anthony of Padua by our founding Parish Priest, Fr P e t e r J a m e s , a n d Archbishop Frank Little in 1983. As a fledgling Parish, Fr James wanted to encour-age families to pray to-gether. As part of St Domi-

What a joy and privilege it has been for me to be part of a team who say the Ro-sary on Tuesday’s at Trinity Gardens. The residents there look forward to our visits and often, even when the residents are not able to do very much, their love of God and Our Lady radiates in their faces as their fingers caress their Rosary beads. Often the resident have been active in their own par-ishes in various ways and for

members of our Parish to visit them, helps them to feel connected to the Church and that they have not been forgotten. First Friday Masses, cele-brated by Fr. Martin, are something the residents look forward to and appre-ciate. In the nearly seven years that I have been visit-ing the centre, I have been privileged to know many spiritual people who are

now enjoying their eternal reward, and I feel confi-dent in saying that they are praying for all the parish-ioners of St. Anthony’s Parish. If you would like to join us on these occa-sions, please ring me on 9743 8154 for the details. Submitted by: Joan Antony

Rosary at Trinity Gardens Aged Care Centre

The Fatima Statue

"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer

and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

And the peace of God, which

transcends all understanding, will

guard your hearts and your minds in Christ

Jesus"

(Philippians 4:6-7).

“For where two or three are gathered together in my name,

there am I in the midst of them.”

Matthew 18:20


We have a New Social Committee!!!

The current St An-thony’s Social Committee first met on August 18, 2008. Our aim is to or-ganize some social events within the Parish inviting all Parishioners to be-come involved. We have already carried out events and are look-ing to the remainder of the year and into the New Year for activities. Our first event was a “Family Night” for Fa-thers Day on September 6, 2008. This was a most successful night, with a DJ adding to the fun. On September 16, 2008,

we catered for a luncheon after the Mass for the Elderly and were ably assisted by a group of children from our pri-mary school. October 10, 2008 saw the Tenth Anniversary Mass for the late Father Peter James. The Social Committee provided supper for the many guests in atten-dance. On November 15, 2008 we organized an Interna-tional Night, where Pa-rishioners brought along a dish originating from

their country, which we all shared as part of a commu-nal meal. We look forward to plan-ning several social activities for our Parish and would like Parishioners to come forward, if they have any ideas for social functions, which they could foresee happening. Thank you for your ongo-ing support. Contributed by: Mary Baulch

Mary Baulch Doris Bonello Warren Hardy

Angelo Harinos Rita Harinos

Maria Micallef

International Night - November 15, 2008

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Traditional Christmas dishes….

During the weeks leading up to Christmas, magazines and supermarkets feature food like Roast Turkey, Ham, Roast vegetables, Christmas cake, Christmas pudding, Ginger-bread biscuits in Christmas shapes, candy canes, mince pies, mixed nuts, etc. Are there any traditional recipes served in some of the other cultural groups? Are there any food traditionally served in your family during Christmas? We asked some of our parishioners and here are some of the answers…..

Seafood with homemade

mayonnaise

Anglo Indian Kul Kuls Ingredients: 1lb white flour 2 eggs (60gms each) beaten 1 small tine of coconut milk 1 tbsp margarine A pinch of table salt Oil for deep frying (polyunsaturated or canola) 1 cup white sugar for icing Method In a deep mixing bowl or basin, put in the flour, beaten eggs, salt, sufficient coconut milk and knead to an even dough. When dough is pliable add margarine, knead till well mixed. Take small amounts and roll into small balls, flatten each ball on the back of a fork greased with margarine and roll into culs using all the dough. Pour oil into a deep saucepan and when hot put in the dough curls in small amounts and deep fry till light brown, drain well and store in a deep vessl, repeat the same way with all the remaining curls. Leave to cool. Icing: Put sugar with ¼ cup water into a small saucepan and heat, mix well till sugar dissolves and turns into a thick syrup. In a saucer of cold water drop a few drops of syrup, if icing is ready it should look like candle drops. Pour over all the curls then toss many times so that all the culs will get some icing, leave to cool. When cold put into airtight containers.

marzipan

traditional Australian ‘Barbie’

EGGNOGG

From Sri Lanka - Sri Lankan Love Cake

Ingredient 7 Eggs, yokes & whites separated 500 grams Caster (granulated) Sugar 250 grams Semolina (flour) 375 grams Raw Cashews, finely chopped 2 tablespoons Rose Water 2 tablespoons Honey ½ teaspoon Lemon Rind, finely grated ½ teaspoon Mace/Nutmeg, ground ½ teaspoon Cardamom, ground ½ teaspoon Almond Essence (optional) Instructions: Grease and line a 20cm square tin with two layers of grease-proof paper. Beat the yolks and sugar until light and creamy. Stir in the rest of the ingredients other than the egg whites. Beat egg whites until they are firm peaks. Mix this with the rest and put it into the tin. Bake at 150C for an hour. The cake should be evenly golden brown on top and feel firm to the touch. If the top should get brown too quickly, cover the top with greased paper or foil. The centre will finish up moist, so don't use the skewer test. Remove from the oven and leave it in the tin till quite cold. (Do not attempt to take the cake out.) Cut into pieces in the tin and take out the pieces.

In Samoa Roast pig, chop suey

and taro are food

traditionally

served during

the Christmas

celebrations

champagne Devil Curry

Submissions for next newsletter All Parishioners are wel-come to give their sugges-tions. If you have any arti-cle of interest for the next newsletter, please submit them to the Parish Office or email to: [email protected] by February 1, 2009.

Editorial Policy The content of the articles contained herein may not nec-essarily reflect the official stance of the church or the committee and may differ from the opinion of the edi-tors. The Padua News is approved by Father Martin Fleming prior to printing. The editors and Father Martin reserve the right to edit all articles submit-ted. Articles may be repro-duced with permission from the writer and editor.

Saintly Relics Cont’d from Page 4

There are three classes of relics: First-Class Relics Items directly associated with the events of Christ's life (manger, cross, etc.), or the physical remains of a saint (a bone, a hair, a limb, etc.). Second-Class Relics An item that the saint wore (a sock, a shirt, a glove, etc.) Also included is an item that the saint owned or fre-quently used, for example, a crucifix, book etc. Third-Class Relics Any object that is touched to a first class relic. Compiled by: Edwina La Rose Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relic http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations

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ades of the Rosary. Each family has the statue for a week from Sunday to Sunday. The statue belongs to the Parish of St Anthony and is not private property. The statue and its case are 25 years old this year and though some decorative flowers have been added by an enthusiastic family, they are originals.

From a core of 5 families in 1983 the Family Rosary Group grew to 32. We cur-rently have 29 families reg-istered. Should anyone wish to be custodian of the statue in the future, do not hesitate to contact our Parish Priest, the Parish Office or myself.

Thank you

Dearest Mother for the many graces you have obtained for our

Parish Submitted by: Gordon Clarke

St. Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr

By St. Augustine of Hippo Early Church Father and Doctor of the Church

St. Lawrence (also rendered St. Laurence) was one of the seven deacons of the Church of Rome and was martyred under the Emperor Valerian on the 10th of Au-gust 258, four days after Pope Sixtus II and his companions. Little is known of the life of Saint Lawrence. What is clear is that he was immensely popular with the Christians of Rome. A basilica was built over St.

Lawrence’s tomb in the field of Varano near the Via Tibur-tina fifty years after his death, by the Emperor Constantine, and the anniversary of his martyrdom was kept in Rome as a solemn feast. In fact, by the sixth century, the Feast of Saint Lawrence was one of the most important feasts throughout much of western Christendom. His name oc-curs (with Sixtus’s) in the Roman Canon of the Mass (Eucharistic Prayer #1). This excerpt from a sermon deliv-ered by St. Augustine in about 400 AD on the occasion of the Feast of St. Lawrence (Sermo 304, 1-4, PL 38, 1395-1397) is used in the Roman Office of readings on August 10 with the accompanying biblical reading taken from Acts 6:1-6 and 8:1-8, on the selection ministry of Stephen, Philip and the first deacons of the Jerusalem Church. Here St. Augustine beautifully brings out the connection between the Eucharist and martyrdom. Source: http://www.crossroadsinitiative.com http://www.jesuswalk.com/greatprayers/images/carracci_francis_307x445.jpg http://catholicwarrior.blogspot.com/2006/11/happy-all-saints-dayhere-is-list-of.html

St Anthony of Padua Parish - Family Rosary Group Cont’d from Page 5

Issue 10 Children’s Pullout Page 1 Padua News

Source: Herbert, D.M. 'Bible Challenge', DMD Educational Services. 2001. p 39

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Christmas Jokes How do sheep greet each other at Christmas? A merry Christmas to ewe! What do you get if you cross an apple with a Christmas tree? A pineapple! Why are Christmas trees like bad knitters? They both drop needles! Where do snowmen go to dance? A snow ball! What’s white and goes up? A confused snowflake! What goes: now you see me, now you don’t, now you see me, now you don’t? A snowman on a zebra crossing! Knock knock! Who’s there? Snow. Snow who? Snow use – I’ve forgotten my name again! What do you have in December that’s not in any other month? The letter D! How many presents can Santa fit in an empty sack? Only one, after that it’s not empty any more! What is Santa’s dog called? Santa Paws! Who delivers presents to baby sharks at Christmas? Santa Jaws! What do you get if you cross Santa Claus with a detective? Santa Clues! What kind of candle burns longer, a red can-dle or a green candle? Neither, candles always burn shorter!

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