The Parish of St Patrick’s Glen Innes and the Diocese of Armidale are commied to the care, wellbeing and protecon of children, young people and vulnerable people in our community. May our message be that child protecon and the dignity of every person is the responsibility of every adult. [email protected] org.au or Phone (02) 6732 5191 MAKING CHURCH MATTER DOING A FEW THINGS WELL The year of St JOSEPH WELCOME TO ST PATRICK’S CATHOLIC PARISH of Glen Innes In our SESQUICENTENIAL YEAR OUR patrons are: Marie Williamson & Edna Hold- A Registered COVID-19 Safe Venue 162 Meade Street, GLEN INNES Telephone 6732 3045 Keeping in touch at St Patricks http://gleninnesparish.org.au/blog Faithful to the Teaching of the Apostles Faithful to Prayer Faithful to the Breaking of the Bread Alive in the Community of the Spirit Sharing what we have with those in need Acts 2:42-4 Sunday Cycle B (Year of Mark) Weekday Cycle 1 13 June 2021 11TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Year B LITURGY this Week Monday Parish Mass 12noon Tuesday HOLY HOUR 9.00am to 10.00am 10:30am St Joseph’s Kinder visit Church Wednesday Parish Mass 9.30am Thursday No Mass Friday Parish Mass 9.30am 11:40am INFANTS LITURGY OF THE WORD St Joseph’s School Hall Saturday 6:00pm Vigil of 12 Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday 8:30am 12th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME PLEASE PRAY FOR: THE DECEASED: Samantha Murphy, Vicki Stevens, Marjorie Morton, Sr Bede Hintz, Rod Lucas, and Charlie Sutton, (recently deceased) THE SICK: Bonnie Day, Vonnie Heffernan, Kay Withers, Peter Hodge & Faith Coyen, SEEKING OUT THOSE WHO BELONG AWAKENING THE FAITHFUL SUPPORT YOUR PRIESTS AND YOUR PARISH: 1 st COLLECTION (supports St. Patrick’s Presbytery) BSB 082-105 Account No 001023535; 2 nd COLLECTION (supports St Patrick’s Parish) BSB 082-105 Account No 001000335 reference with your Planned Giving Number and your name. The Church, and every baptised member of her, is missionary by nature: we are sent out on a mission by Jesus Christ to bring the Good News to the poor; to comfort all those who mourn; to set the downtrodden free. In a word, to bring them Jesus Christ. A Church, and indeed a Christian, who focuses solely on self-preservation is in managed decline and heading for ruin. Bishop Michael Kennedy Chrism Mass 2021 PRAYER FOR OUR BISHOP Heavenly Father, in these trying times when the spirit of the age threatens Christian values, give our bishop holiness of life and wisdom to direct and guide our diocesan family so that we may grow in your love. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen PRAYER FOR POPE FRANCIS V. Let us pray for Francis our Pope. R. May the Lord preserve him, give him a long life, make him blessed upon the earth, and may the Lord not hand him over to the power of his enemies. V. May your hand be upon your holy servant. R. And upon your son whom you have anointed. Let us pray. O God, the Pastor and Ruler of all the faithful, look down, in your mercy, upon your servant, Francis, whom you have appointed to preside over your Church; and grant, we beseech you, that both by word and example, he may edify all those under his charge; so that, with the flock entrusted to him, he may attain life everlasting. Through Christ our Lord. Amen ENTRANCE ANTIPHON O Lord, hear my voice, for I have called to you; be my help. Do not abandon or forsake me, O God my Saviour! COMMUNION ANTIPHON There is one think I ask of the Lord, only his do I seek; to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life. PRAYER FOR CATHOLIC SCHOOLS O Christ, our Teacher, You invite Your faithful people to make disciples in Your name and to announce good news to the poor. We thank You for the gift of Catholic schools, where the message of Your life, death, and resurrection is proclaimed, Christian community is experienced, service to our brothers and sisters is modelled, and worship of You is cultivated. Increase our zeal for ensuring that all children and families can benefit from a high quality Catholic education, and that Catholic schools grow in their ability to nurture the soul of our nation. We ask this through the intercession of Our Lady, Mother of Catholic Schools. Amen. CONFIRMATION & FIRST HOLY COMMUNION PROGRAMS… FIRST CATECHESIS SUNDAY 20th June 8.30am Mass. Candidates should ensure they pay their $15 registration fee, and get they home work book for the Home parent - candidate program. Candidates and parents will need to attend at least THREE Catechetical sessions with Fr Gleeson at the 8.30am Sunday Mass….The Catechetical Sundays are planned for 20th June - 18th July - 25 July - 1st August. Once Candidates have completed the program and the catechesis, they may make their First Holy Communion and Confirmation at a Mass of their choosing. Should they wish to form a group - all good. There will be no designated First Holy Communion Day nor Confirmation Mass….all this due to Covid etc. We can talk further about it a the Catechesis sessions. I would like to have a special hour with candidates from schools other than St Joseph’s. This will be arranged as we undertake the journey together…. Again thank you for taking the next steps in your sacramental Christian initiation. SESQUICENTENARY CELEBRATIONS: We have had to move our celebration date from September 5th to 21st November 2021. The main reason is that Fr Gleeson on the advice of the Finance Committee has accepted the quote from Waters Painting to undertake works in October to the interior of our Church. Important to come and have the Bishop celebrate Mass with us AFTER the works have been completed. 21st November is the SOLEMNITY OF CHRIST THE KING. It is the last Sunday of the Liturgical year - 34th. So it is a very fitting day. Mass will be celebrated on that Day at a different time and then it is planned to have a luncheon maybe at the Show Ground (wet weather plan etc). Monday would then become the Priests Day (they can't come on Sundays) - Mass at 11am concelebrated and luncheon to follow in the Parish Hall (catered). Fr Gleeson has written to the Bishop for permission to expend over $15,000 on works to the Church. It is anticipated that with the painting, renovation of lighting, and some roof repairs around $47,000 may need to be spent. The Bishop is consulting with David Smith the Diocesan Financial Administrator (DFA) and he will get back to us in due course. When the Sacred Scriptures are read in the Church, God himself speaks to his people, and Christ, present in his word, proclaims the Gospel. GIRM 29 The liturgy of the word is a decisive element in the celebration of each one of the sacraments of the Church; in pastoral practice, however, the faithful are not always conscious of this connection, nor do they appreciate the unity between gesture and word….The relationship between word and sacramental gesture is the liturgical expression of God’s activity in the history of salvation through the performative character of the word itself. In salvation history there is no separation between what God says and what He does. His word appears as alive and active (Heb 4:12), as the Hebrew term dabar itself makes clear. In the liturgical action too, we encounter his word which accomplishes what it says. By educating the People of God to discover the performative character of God’s word in the liturgy, we will help them to recongise his activity in salvation history and in their individual lives. Verbum Domini (2010) 53