KING of the UNIVERSE. Granville Catholic Church Record OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST

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1 Granville Catholic Church Record Vol. 3. No. 47 November 25, 2018 Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe The Official Bulletin of Holy Trinity Parish at Granville and Holy Family Parish at East Granville OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST KING of the UNIVERSE The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe marks Christianity not as one religion among others but as the one, true religion. Jesus Christ, God made man, reigns as King of the Universe as king of all faiths, of all peoples, of all nations, and of all ages. Before our Lord ascended the throne of the Cross, Pontius Pilate asked Him, So you are a king? Jesus answered, You say that I am a king. For this I was born, and for this I have come into the world, to bear witness to the truth. Every one who is of the truth hears my voice. Do we consider ourselves as truly subject to the words, the teachings, the person of Christ? Do we really believe that our King reigns from the Cross, that Cross that is at once the reality of the suffering of this world and at the same time the only answer to the suffering of this world. Have we enthroned Him in our hearts, our minds, our bodies and souls in a real way that affects how we live our lives? How many of us are willing to be the soldiers of the King, to fight the battle against the implications of Pilate s question what is truth in a world that has denied truth? We d o n o t d e t e r m i n e f o r ourselves what is right and what is wrong. We look to our Mother, the Church, who guides us just as she is guided by the Holy Spirit. We entrust ourselves to her care in confidence that she will lead us to the source of all truth and goodness, and so to the fulfilment of our humanity. So we surrender our will to the will of God and abandon ourselves to His divine providence in the sure and certain hope of salvation. But in a world which demands what is popular, are we prepared to do what is right?

2 THE PARISH OFFICE HOLY FAMILY CHURCH HOLY TRINITY CHURCH Address 200 The Trongate, South Granville, N.S.W T E granville@parracatholic.org Parish Priest Rev. Fr. Andrew Bass PP Business and Projects Manager Mr. John Portelli Director of Music Mr. John Portelli Acolytes Co-ordinator Mr. Jim Newell Catechist Co-ordinators Mr. Joe Elias Mrs. Lana Leatherby Sacraments and T.Y.M. Co-ordinator Miss Rosette Chidiac Webpage Co-ordinator Mr. Frank Bugeja Piety Shop Mrs. Mary Bazelmans Mrs. Elsie Bugeja Mrs. Christine Tembo Miss Thorie Tembo Mrs. Annette Wirz Missionary Sisters of Mary, Queen of the World Australia Sr. Justina Pham T (02) Principal of Holy Family School Mrs. Yvette Baird Principal of Holy Trinity School Mrs. Helen Boyer Principal of Delany College Mr. Rob Muscat Holy Mass Tuesday, 9:15 a.m. Wednesday, 9:15 a.m. Thursday, 9:15 a.m. Friday, 9:15 a.m. Saturday, 9:15 a.m. Sunday, 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Wednesday, 6:00 p.m. Holy Rosary Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Children s Liturgy Third Sunday of the Month, 8:30 a.m. Rosters Altar Society Group 2: C. Boatswain, C. Tiller, M. Whebe Readers 8:30 a.m. Lindsay Nakhoul 5:00 p.m. Joan Elia Counters T. Trinh and B. Bradbery Bus Driver John McIntyre CONFESSIONS Holy Trinity Church Saturday, 5:00 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. Holy Family Church Sunday, 4:00 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. Holy Mass Monday, 9:15 a.m. Tuesday, 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, 8:15 a.m. Thursday, 8:15 a.m. Friday, 8:15 a.m. Saturday, 8:15 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Sunday, 10:00 a.m. Holy Mass and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. First Friday of the month, 7:00 p.m. Traditional Latin Mass First Thursday of the month, 7:00 p.m. Ghanaian Chaplaincy Mass Second and last Sunday of the month, 11:30 a.m. Vietnamese Chaplaincy Mass Sunday, 5:00 p.m. Children s Liturgy Sunday, 10:00 a.m. Rosters Church Cleaning Group 1: L.Hale, D. Portelli, L. Toman, W. Krasinski, F. Nassif, A. Quinlan, B. Francis, L. Franco, G. Massih, M. Norman Readers Vigil Gerry Pinto, Rosette Chidiac, Rebecca Hanson 10:00 a.m. Peter Sultana, Rozsa Kazmer, Belinda Martin Children s Liturgy Raphaella and Rosette PRAYERS FOR THE SICK IN MEMORIAM Janelle Allan, Marlene Ashton, John Augustus, Ann Blesson, Antonia Bonaci, Vincenzo Colosimo, Leslie Cotter, Eileen Dean, Carmel Galea, Samir Gibrine, Evangeline Grabato, John Graham, Thomas Hayek, Elizabeth Hicks, Ruth La Rosa, Jacob Lee, Ester Matos, Scott Moulton, Tony Moussa, Ben Nursoo, John Pickering, Flory Pinto, Don Provest, Peter Rahme, Anna Saunig, Therese Smeal, Phil Thompson, Ricardo Tognini, Miriam Welangoda and those who care for them. Saint Raphael, who are called the Remedy of God and the Angel of Health, pray for them. Amen. Gil Adato, Juanita Adato, Miklina Azzopardi, Kathleen Bradbery, Paul Bradbery, Diego Canovo, Lucila De Manuel, Raymond Gee, Ellen Gobbi, Maryse Mariasson, Charles Micallef, Alma Pelayo, Philip Edmund Procter, Geoffrey Senior, Raphael Skadiang, Carmelo Vella, Maria Nguyen Thi Vui, Paul Le Minh Truc, Ray Watts, Jill Elizabeth Williams, Dib Zaiter, Mansour Zane, Maroun Aboud Zeid. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.

3 . HOLY FAMILY CHURCH EAST GRANVILLE eastgranvilleparish.org.au Holy Family East Granville Holy Family Parish App Holy Family Parish Carols Concert St Vincent de Paul Society Christmas Appeal This Sunday at Holy Family Church the Granville Catholic Community of Holy Family and Holy Trinity will be supporting the St. Vincent de Paul Society s Christmas appeal in aid of struggling families so that they, too, may share in the joy of Christmas. If you would like to make a donation in support of this appeal collectors will be at the doors of the church after the 8:30 a.m. and the 5:00 p.m. Mass to accept your gifts. Or you may like to support the appeal by donating gift cards from stores such as Big W, Kmart, Target, Coles Myer or JB Hi-Fi or grocery cards from Coles or Woolworths. These cards can be given at Mass next Sunday or to the parish office during the week. If you prefer to make a donation by credit card please visit the St. Vincent de Paul Society website at We appreciate that at this time of year a lot of demands are made in support of appeals so we are grateful for your generosity and your kindness. Your gift will help Australians living in poverty this Christmas. The annual Holy Family Parish Carols Concert will be held on Th u r s d ay, 1 3 D e c e m b e r a t 5:30 p.m. at Holy Family Primary S c h o o l a n d w i l l i n c l u d e performances by parishioners and students so make sure to come along for another great event. If you would like to be a part of the concert and add your voice and p e r f o r m p l e a s e s p e a k w i t h Fr. Andrew. Thank You Last Saturday we held our much anticipated working bee in Holy Family Church. Thank you to all those dedicated parishioners from Holy Family and from Holy Trinity who showed their love for the parish and for the church and came along to help clean and tidy the church for the glory of God. Because of their efforts we have now been able to take care of so much work in cleaning and tidying Holy Family Church, Holy Family Parish Hall, the sacristy, and the new parish office. Your service is a witness to your care for the parish.

4 HOLY TRINITY CHURCH Granville granvilleparish.org.au Holy Trinity Holy Trinity Parish App Ordination of Jack Green Deacon Jack Green, who was appointed as a seminarian to Holy Trinity Parish during 2014 will be ordained Priest at St. Patrick s Cathedral this Friday at 7:30 p.m. Please pray for Deacon Green and for all those who are to be ordained that they may be strengthened by the grace of the Holy Spirit to face their vocation and to persevere in a life of holiness for the glory of God and the salvation of His people. The Lights of Christmas at St. Mary s Cathedral Join us on Friday, 7 December as we visit St. Mary s Cathedral for t h e s p e c t a c u l a r L i g h t s o f Christmas display. We are arranging buses from Holy Trinity Church leaving at 7:30 p.m. and returning later that night. If you are interested in coming along leave your details on the forms by the doors of the church or contact the parish office during the week. Spaces are strictly limited and so make sure to put your name down this week. St Vincent de Paul Society Christmas Appeal Next Sunday at Holy Trinity Church the Granville Catholic Community of Holy Trinity and Holy Family will be supporting the St. Vincent de Paul Society s Christmas appeal in aid of struggling families so that they, too, may share in the joy of Christmas. The appeal is seeking donations of cash or gift cards from stores such as Big W, Kmart, Target, Coles Myer or JB Hi-Fi or grocery cards from Coles or Woolworths. These cards can be given at Mass next Sunday or to the parish office during the week. Or if you prefer to make a donation by credit card please visit the St. Vincent de Paul Society website at donate. We appreciate that at this time of year a lot of demands are made in support of appeals so we are grateful for your generosity and for your kindness. Your gift will help Australians living in poverty this Christmas and will allow them the chance to share in the joy of Christmas.

5 RED WEDNESDAY 28 NOVEMBER Stand Up for Faith and Freedom Join us on Wednesday, 28 November as we stand in solidarity with persecuted Christians and faith minorities who suffer unjustly for their peacefully-held beliefs. To honour Red Wednesday Holy Trinity Parish and Holy Family Parish will turn our Facebook pages RED as we do something peaceful and positive to highlight the suffering injustices, discrimination, violence, oppression, torture and death of so many Christians and others today which goes largely unnoticed by the world. And we invite you to wear RED that day to honour those who are persecuted and ignored and to use your social media to make #RedWednesday a day that cannot be ignored. HOLY FAMILY CHURCH Holy Mass at 7:00 p.m. HOLY TRINITY CHURCH Holy Rosary at 8:00 p.m.

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7 PARRAMATTA CATHOLIC FOUNDATION PLEASE GIVE WITH A GENEROUS HEART TO THE BISHOP S CHRISTMAS APPEAL NEXT SUNDAY The Catholic Foundation appeal will be held next Sunday at each Mass. Envelopes will be made available in the pews or you can make a donation by visiting and help the parish meet its quota. Funds raised support vital ministries including CatholicCare s Houses to Homes service which gives help and hope to homeless young women in crisis. Houses to Homes provides compassion, care and shelter to disadvantaged, homeless young mothers and mothers-to-be who have nowhere and nobody else to turn to. This Christmas, we re counting on your faith, hope and charity to support homeless mothers and children in crisis. Your compassionate gifts and prayers will support the shelter, independent living and parenting skills programmes that homeless mothers desperately need.

8 Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe The Readings First Reading The Prophet Daniel (7:13-14) I gazed into the visions of the night. And I saw, coming on the clouds of heaven, one like a son of man. He came to the one of great age and was led into his presence. On him was conferred sovereignty, glory and kingship, and men of all peoples, nations and languages became his servants. His sovereignty is an eternal sovereignty which shall never pass away, nor will his empire be destroyed. Gospel The Gospel of John (18:33-37) Are you the king of the Jews? Pilate asked. Jesus replied, Do you ask this of your own accord, or have others spoken to you about me? Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? It is your own people and the chief priests who have handed you over to me: what have you done? Jesus replied, Mine is not a kingdom of this world; if my kingdom were of this world, my men would have fought to prevent my being surrendered to the Jews. But my kingdom is not of this kind. So you are a king then? said Pilate. It is you who say it answered Jesus. Yes, I am a king. I was born for this, I came into the world for this: to bear witness to the truth; and all who are on the side of truth listen to my voice. Responsorial Psalm (Ps 92:1-2, 5.. v. 1). The Lord is king; he is robed in majesty. The Lord is king, with majesty enrobed; the Lord has robed himself with might, he has girded himself with power.. The world you made firm, not to be moved; your throne has stood firm from of old. From all eternity, O Lord, you are.. Truly your decrees are to be trusted. Holiness is fitting to your house, O Lord, until the end of time.. Second Reading The Book of the Apocalypse (1:5-8) Jesus Christ is the faithful witness, the First-born from the dead, the Ruler of the kings of the earth. He loves us and has washed away our sins with his blood, and made us a line of kings, priests to serve his God and Father; to him, then, be glory and power for ever and ever. Amen. It is he who is coming on the clouds; everyone will see him, even those who pierced him, and all the races of the earth will mourn over him. This is the truth. Amen. I am the Alpha and the Omega says the Lord God, who is, who was, and who is to come, the Almighty. Gospel Acclamation Alleluia, alleluia! Blessed is he who inherits the kingdom of David our Father; blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Alleluia! OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST KING of the UNIVERSE