THE BULLETIN ST THERESA’S PARISH MISSION STATEMENT St Theresa’s Catholic Parish is a vibrant, inclusive and welcoming community committed to living and sharing the good news of Jesus Christ. Under our baptismal mission and inspired by the Spirit we are bread for one another and nourished we reach out to make a difference in the world. ST STEPHENS PROTOMARTYR PARISH Forget therapy, do the dishes A husband credits the success of his thirty-year marriage not to any special wisdom on his part or to hours of therapy and counselling. His key to a relatively stress-free, content marriage: doing the dishes. Our hero does every plate, bowl, and pot, every meal, day after day. First, he finds the whole process calming. The simplicity and repetition, the warmth of the water, is a period of solitude, not unlike prayer. Washing the dishes is also a reality check, he writes. "It is saying that much of life is filled with such mundane tasks. Turn up the faucet, and it warbles that dishes are a symbol of relationship. If I tend to the dishes, then I tend to the relationship. Fill the strainer with kitchenware, and I am preparing for tomorrow." “Washing the dishes cuts me down to size. It reveals over and over, that I am just another bloke trying to get through the day. So informed, I know that any dispute is not about the dispute, but about my reaction to it. Next time I feel impatient or embarrassed or upset, I know that the person on the other side of the table deserves respect." When he gets this angry and is about to lose it, this husband remembers the "image of me, stooped over the sink, attired with frilly apron, doing the evening dishes. If I'm so smart, how come I'm doing this . . . ? I would sit down and think about the problem, and the urge to keep fighting would be gone." And what does his wife think of all this? "She smiles, knowingly, because she has gotten me to do the most boring job of all." ■For this husband, washing the dishes is the practice of humility, the attentiveness required to build a relationship, the complete and unconditional giving in which the joy of marriage is discovered and celebrated. In marriage that is of Christ, husband and wife are bound as one in the love of God that is revealed by and in Christ: love that happily gives rather than takes, love that lets go rather than clings, love that liberates rather than imprisons. In the life a couple creates together, a life centred in trust, patience and humility - from the mundane tasks of doing the dishes to the awesome responsibility of raising a child - Christ is the ever-present Wedding Guest, who makes their simple, everyday life together a miraculous sacrament in which the love of God is revealed to all. ■ From: Connections; October 2012 RECENTLY DECEASED Daphney Butler Parishioners: Mike Green; Rosemary Carter Len Pauli; Allan O’Connell Raymond Saad; Pat Parsons Elaine Chippendale; Enrico Marsili (Raul Ruffini’s nephew) Tonino Ciminari (Raul Ruffini’s nephew) John Gagen (Peter Kenny’s brother-in-law) Indiana Harman (Ray Taylor’s granddaughter) Margaret Kreis (Madeline Taylor’s sister) Denise Drummond (Pat Cartwright’s niece) Louis Gandini (Lina Pervan’s brother) Connie Bamgart (Lina Pervan’s friend) Elaine Dillon (Vivienne Price’s mother) Pamela Dyson (Sandra Madden’s sister) Denise Hodgson (Kathy Humphreys’ sister) Br Tom Hickey (former Marist Brother in the Diocese) Patricia Jenkins (Thel Jelley’s cousin) Noela Jenkins (Thel Jelley’s cousin) Dawn Purcell (Kay Connor’s friend) Pauline Curran (Pat Preece’s sister) Roslyn Morton (Patrick’s sister) Simon Riethmuller (Shirley’s son) Max Shearer (9yr old - grandson of Tom & Judy Shearer) John Mullen (Helen McNaught’s nephew) Karen Guyett (Pat Davey’s Sister) Brian Davey (Denis Davey’s brother) Lyn Baile (Kerry’s mum) Chrissy Sharpe (Jan Ede’s Daughter) Kelly Ede (Jan Ede’s Daughter-in-law) Reet Hughes (ex Parishioner and close friend of Bette Flamsteed) Br Ed Collins OH Eve Guy (9yr old friend of Kama family) Linda McGlashan (Helen Muller’s friend) ANNIVERSARIES: Michael O’Davis Ruth Nash Vidio Marchetti Jean Wilkinson Patrick Dunne Mary Ryan Jack Herbert Frank Murphy Irene Leonard Clothilde Zardo Christine Dent Arthur Shooter Bruno Borserio Gwen Savage Emmett Fitzgerald 4th October 2015, Twenty Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
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THE BULLETIN ST THERESA’S PARISH
MISSION STATEMENT St Theresa’s Catholic Parish is a vibrant, inclusive and welcoming community committed to living and sharing the good news of Jesus Christ. Under our baptismal mission and inspired by the Spirit we are bread for one another and nourished we reach out to make a difference in the world.
ST STEPHENS PROTOMARTYR PARISH Forget therapy, do the dishes
A husband credits the success of his thirty-year marriage not to any special
wisdom on his part or to hours of therapy and counselling. His key to a
relatively stress-free, content marriage: doing the dishes.
Our hero does every plate, bowl, and pot, every meal, day after day.
First, he finds the whole process calming. The simplicity and repetition, the
warmth of the water, is a period of solitude, not unlike prayer. Washing the
dishes is also a reality check, he writes. "It is saying that much of life is
filled with such mundane tasks. Turn up the faucet, and it warbles that dishes
are a symbol of relationship. If I tend to the dishes, then I tend to the
relationship. Fill the strainer with kitchenware, and I am preparing for
tomorrow."
“Washing the dishes cuts me down to size. It reveals over and over, that I am
just another bloke trying to get through the day. So informed, I know that
any dispute is not about the dispute, but about my reaction to it. Next time I
feel impatient or embarrassed or upset, I know that the person on the other
side of the table deserves respect." When he gets this angry and is about to
lose it, this husband remembers the "image of me, stooped over the sink,
attired with frilly apron, doing the evening dishes. If I'm so smart, how come
I'm doing this . . . ? I would sit down and think about the problem, and the
urge to keep fighting would be gone."
And what does his wife think of all this?
"She smiles, knowingly, because she has gotten me to do the most boring job
of all."
■For this husband, washing the dishes is the practice of humility, the
attentiveness required to build a relationship, the complete and
unconditional giving in which the joy of marriage is discovered and
celebrated. In marriage that is of Christ, husband and wife are bound as one
in the love of God that is revealed by and in Christ: love that happily gives
rather than takes, love that lets go rather than clings, love that liberates
rather than imprisons. In the life a couple creates together, a life centred in
trust, patience and humility - from the mundane tasks of doing the dishes to
the awesome responsibility of raising a child - Christ is the ever-present
Wedding Guest, who makes their simple, everyday life together a miraculous
sacrament in which the love of God is revealed to all. ■ From: Connections; October 2012
RECENTLY DECEASED
Daphney Butler
Parishioners: Mike Green; Rosemary Carter
Len Pauli; Allan O’Connell
Raymond Saad; Pat Parsons
Elaine Chippendale;
Enrico Marsili (Raul Ruffini’s nephew)
Tonino Ciminari (Raul Ruffini’s nephew)
John Gagen (Peter Kenny’s brother-in-law)
Indiana Harman (Ray Taylor’s granddaughter)
Margaret Kreis (Madeline Taylor’s sister)
Denise Drummond (Pat Cartwright’s niece)
Louis Gandini (Lina Pervan’s brother)
Connie Bamgart (Lina Pervan’s friend)
Elaine Dillon (Vivienne Price’s mother)
Pamela Dyson (Sandra Madden’s sister)
Denise Hodgson (Kathy Humphreys’ sister)
Br Tom Hickey (former Marist Brother in the
Diocese)
Patricia Jenkins (Thel Jelley’s cousin)
Noela Jenkins (Thel Jelley’s cousin)
Dawn Purcell (Kay Connor’s friend)
Pauline Curran (Pat Preece’s sister)
Roslyn Morton (Patrick’s sister)
Simon Riethmuller (Shirley’s son)
Max Shearer (9yr old - grandson of Tom & Judy
Shearer)
John Mullen (Helen McNaught’s nephew)
Karen Guyett (Pat Davey’s Sister)
Brian Davey (Denis Davey’s brother)
Lyn Baile (Kerry’s mum)
Chrissy Sharpe (Jan Ede’s Daughter)
Kelly Ede (Jan Ede’s Daughter-in-law)
Reet Hughes (ex Parishioner and close
friend of Bette Flamsteed)
Br Ed Collins OH
Eve Guy (9yr old friend of Kama family)
Linda McGlashan (Helen Muller’s friend)
ANNIVERSARIES: Michael O’Davis Ruth Nash
Vidio Marchetti Jean Wilkinson
Patrick Dunne Mary Ryan
Jack Herbert Frank Murphy
Irene Leonard Clothilde Zardo
Christine Dent Arthur Shooter
Bruno Borserio Gwen Savage
Emmett Fitzgerald
4th October 2015, Twenty Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
PARISH MASSES
St Theresa’s Parish
READINGS BAPTISM
MON NO MASS
TUE NO MASS
WED 9AM MASS
THU NO MASS
FRI 9AM MASS
SAT 6PM MASS
SUN 9.30AM MASS
RECONCILITATION IS AVAILABLE
B E F O R E M A S S O R B Y
APPOINTMENT
What is called for is an evangelization capable of
shedding light on these new ways of relating to God,
to others and to the world around us, and inspiring
essential values. It must reach the places where new
narratives and paradigms are being formed, bringing
the word of Jesus to the inmost soul of our cities.
Cities are multicultural; in the larger cities, a
connective network is found in which groups of
people share a common imagination and dreams
about life, and new human interactions arise, new
cultures, invisible cities. Various sub cultures exist
side by side, and often practice segregation and
violence. The Church is called to be at the service of
a difficult dialogue. On the one hand, there are
people who have the means needed to develop their
personal and family lives, but there are also many
“half citizens”, and “urban remnants”. Cities create a
sort of permanent ambivalence because, while they
offer their residents countless possibilities, they also
present many people with any number of obstacles to
the full development of their lives. This contrast
causes painful suffering. In many parts of the world,
cities are the scene of mass protests where thousands
of people call for freedom, a voice in public life,
justice and a variety of other demands which, if not
properly understood, will not be silenced by force.
First Reading: Genesis 2:18-24
They were two in one flesh.
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 127
May the Lord bless us all the days of
our lives.
Second Reading: Hebrews 2:9-11
He who sanctifies, and those who are
sanctified, have one origin.
Alleluia, Alleluia!
If we love one another, God will live
in us in perfect love.
Alleluia!
Gospel: Mark 10:2-16 What God has joined together, no one