Morphett Vale Catholic Parish Bulletin

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1 Morphett Vale Catholic Parish Bulletin Our Parish Vision: The people of Mary Help of Christians Parish will seek to know and love God, and serve God by nurturing and sustaining our whole community. 1st Sunday of Advent - Year C 2nd December 2018 Parish Priest: Fr Roman Palma CR Retired Priest : Fr Marian Szablewski CR Parish Office: 3 Venning Street, Morphett Vale SA 5162 Office Open: Monday & Wednesday Closed Tuesday; Thursday; Friday 10.00am pm Closed for lunch: 12.30pm pm Phone: mvparish@internode.on.net Web Site: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Mary Help of Christians Church: Corner Bains and South Roads, Morphett Vale Cana Chapel: Hay Street, Happy Valley MacKillop Chapel: Todd Street, Woodcroft Antonio School: Bains Road Morphett Vale Phone Emmaus School: Todd Street, Woodcroft Phone Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Weekend Masses Weekday Masses MHC 6.00pm Vigil Saturday Monday 9.15am MHC MHC: 9.00am Sunday Tuesday 9.15am MHC MacKillop: 10.30am Sunday Wednesday 9.15am St Marys MHC 5.30pm Sunday Wednesday 7.30pm St Marys MHC: 12.00Noon Polish Sunday Thursday 9.15am MHC Thursday 9.15am MacKillop-NO Mass Friday 9.15am MHC + Antonio xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Reconciliation: 11.30am-12noon Saturday or by appointment Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament: After Mass Wed - all day and Fri pm Rosary: 7.30pm Monday at Mary Help of Christians and after 9.15am Mass each day Divine Mercy Devotion: 1st Sunday at 3.00pm - St Mary s Church Devotion to Mary: Mass 1st Saturday of month - Mass am Devotion to the Sacred Heart: 1st Friday of month, Mass 7.30pm; Exposition; Benediction. Baptisms: 3rd and 4th Sundays of the month. Enquiries please ring the Parish Office. Marriages: Six months notice is requested. Phone the Parish Office for an appointment.

2 Readings for the First Sunday of Advent - Year C 1st Sunday of Advent 2nd Sunday of Advent 2nd December th December 2018 First Reading Jeremiah 33:14-16 Baruch 5:1-9 Second Reading Thessalonians 3:12-4:2 Philippians 1:3-6, 8-11 Gospel Luke 21:25-28, Luke 3:1-6 PSALM RESPONSE: GOSPEL ACCL: To You, O Lord, I lift my soul. Alleluia, alleluia! Lord, show us your mercy ands love, and grant us your salvation. Alleluia. GOSPEL: Jesus said to His disciples: There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars; on earth nations in agony, bewildered by the clamour of the ocean and its waves; men dying of fear as they await for what menaces the world, for the powers of heaven will be shaken. And then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. When these things begin to take place, stand erect, hold your heads high, because your liberation is at hand. Watch yourselves, or your hearts will be coarsened with debauchery and drunkenness and the cares of life, and that day will be sprung on you suddenly, like a trap. For it will come down on every living man on the face of the earth. Stay awake, praying at all times for the strength to survive what is going to happen, and to stand with confidence before the Son of Man. Did You Know? Advent is the beginning of the Church s liturgical year. The Advent period is concerned with waiting for the coming of the Christ child. A recurring theme in the Gospels read during Advent is looking forward to the end times when Christ will come again. The Advent Wreath is one way of preparing for the coming of the Christ Child. The circle of greenery is a symbol of God s love without beginning or end, while the four candles represent the four weeks of preparation time. One candle is lit each Sunday during Advent. Symbols & Images The images of the end times used by Luke were common in Jewish Apocalyptic literature of the time. For Christians, looking forward towards the final coming of God as Lord of all history and all creation is an action filled with hope, because their liberation is near at hand.

3 D AT E S F O R YO U R D I A RY! Rosary Prayer for Priests with Mary and the Saints Every Wednesday after morning Mass we pray the Rosary for all priests, especially Fr. Roman and Fr. Marian. Divine Will Prayer Group Every Wednesday at 11.00am in the Parish Hall. All welcome! First Saturday Mass in Honour of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Saturday 1st December - Mass at 10.30am followed by Rosary & Confessions Divine Mercy Devotions Sunday 2nd December at 3.00pm in St Mary s Church. Prayer for an Increase in Priestly & Religious Vocations Thursday 6th December am Mass will be offered for an increase in vocations to the priestly and religious life and for the sanctification of families. First Friday Mass in Honour of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Friday 7th December - Mass at 7.30pm followed by Exposition & Benediction. Latin Mass Sunday 9th December 2018 at 10.30am in St Mary s Church. Feast Days and Memorials this week! Monday 3rd December St Francis Xavier Tuesday 4th December St John Damascene, Doctor of the Church Wednesday 5th December Bl. Philip Rinaldi Thursday 6th December St Nicholas, Bishop Friday 7th December St Ambrose, Bishop & Doctor of the Church Saturday 8th December The Immaculate Conception of the BVM Divine Will Holy Mass The Feast of the Immaculate Conception will be celebrated by Fr Roman Palma on Thursday 6th December at 7.30pm at the Maronite Catholic Church, Westbourne Park. Supper and DVD following Holy Mass. All welcome! Feast of the Immaculate Conception Saturday 8th December - Mass at 10.30am in MHC Church Hour of Grace Saturday 8th December at 12Noon pm in St Mary s Church. We will have a shared lunch in the Parish Hall following the Hour of Grace. All Welcome!

4 Morphett Vale Catholic Parish is a Child Safe and Family Friendly Environment. Our Child Protection Officer is: Kathleen Gaffney YOUR PRAYERS ARE REQUESTED! Sick: Liz Coad, Helen Ottaway, Tom & Jenny Lewis, Reg Collins, Dave Higgins, Christina Van Eyk, Chris & Mary Saukuru, James Meyer, Jodie Lambert, Justin Bacchi, Jean Smith, Mary Kildea, Raymond Kildea, Gina Willats, Stefan Priscan, Elidia Pietroban, Jake Steer, Marie-Louise, Debbie Canino, Philip Horne, Judy Terry, Mercy Wilson, Frank Franco, David Kerrigan, Roger Willing, Paul Koekee, Harry Bizza, Robert Warrick, Theresa Kaukas Lord, be with them and their carers at this time of anxiety and suffering! Recently Deceased: Breada McCarthy, Norma Whetter, Sarah Hurley, Beryl Kellaner, Gloria Yallop, Ann Haverty, John Van Antwerpen, Mary Holland May God have mercy on their souls! Anniversaries: Vincenzo Romano, Rocco Romano, Caterina Romano, Pasquale Romano, Silvio Mignone, Emidio & Argentina Mignone, Steven Mignone, John & Tina Mignone, Pasquale & Nevina Zerella, Maria Parente, Mary Vans, Marta Amato, Holy Souls in Purgatory, Pierre Dahdah, Abboud & Khoury Families, Marin Zaknic, Robert Kotomski, Margaret Duffy, Sr Marie Teresa RSM Lyne, Charles, Doris, Ken & John Lyne, Pat Bruton, Jack Horne, Gerry Thiele, Billy Keenan, Alf, Ellie & Ron Bennett, Tony & Pat Murphy, Jim & Pat Kinnane, Nora Venner, Boutros Hanna, Awker, Asmar, Nemer & Arnaweetie Families, Adam, Zadey, Khoury & Hannah Families, Amy Jacob, Cecilia Harris, Jack & Jean Cherryman, Beatrice Giles- Hupfield, Krystyna Sawicka, Angelina & Dominic Mazza, Raymond Mazza, Angela & Angelo Mazza, Gemma & Ferdinando Lasardi, Mazza Family, Lasardi Family Lord, grant them eternal peace in Your Kingdom! Prayer List Policy: If you wish the names of your loved ones to be included in the Prayers for the Sick, Recently Deceased or Anniversaries, then please contact the Parish Office. These will be listed for 4 consecutive Sundays in the parish bulletin. Names can be re-listed on request from the family to the Parish Office.

5 Christmas Mass Times Mary Help of Christians Church only. 24th December 25th December 6.00pm Mass 10.00pm Polish Mass 12.00am Midnight Mass 9.00am Mass 10.30am Polish Mass Please Note:- There will be NO Mass at MacKillop Chapel on Christmas Day! New Year Mass Times Mary Help of Christians Church only! 31st December 9.00pm 11.30pm Adoration Mass 1st January 10.30am 12 Noon Mass Polish Mass

6 THE TWO-FOLD COMING OF JESUS CHRIST We preach not one coming only of Christ, but a second also, far more glorious than the first. The first revealed the meaning of His patient endurance; The second brings with it the crown of the Divine Kingdom. Generally speaking, everything that concerns our Lord Jesus Christ is twofold. His birth is twofold: one, of God before time began; the other, of the Virgin in the fullness of time. His descent is twofold: one, unperceived, like the dew falling of the fleece ; the other, before the eyes of all, is yet to happen. In His first coming He was wrapped in swaddling clothes in the manger. In His second coming He is clothed with light as with a garment. In His first coming He bore the cross, despising its shame; He will come a second time in glory accompanied by the hosts of angels. It is not enough for us, then, to be content with His first coming; we must wait in hope of His second coming. What we said at His first coming, Blessed is he whom comes in the name of the Lord, we shall repeat at His last coming. Running out with the angels to meet the Master we shall cry out in adoration, Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. The Saviour will come not to be judged again but to call to judgment

7 those who called Him to judgment. He who was silent when He was first judged, will indict the malefactors who dared to perpetrate the outrage of the cross, and say, These things you did and I was silent. He first came in the order of Divine Providence to teach men by gentle persuasion; but when He comes again they will, whether they wish it or not, be subjected to His Kingship. The prophet Malachi has something to say about each of these comings. The Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple. That is the first coming. Again, of the second coming he says, And the angel of the covenant whom you seek. Behold, the Lord Almighty will come: but who can endure the day of His coming, and who can stand when He appears? For He is like a refiner s fire and like fuller s soap; He will sit like a refiner and a purifier. Paul pointed to the two comings when he wrote to Titus, The grace of God has appeared for the salvation of all men, training us to renounce irreligion and worldly passions, and to live sober, upright, and godly lives in this world, awaiting our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ. You see how he has spoken of the first coming, for which he gives thanks, and of the second to which we look forward. Hence it is that by faith we profess, which has just been handed onto you, we believe in him who ascended into heaven and took his seat at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead; and his kingdom will have no end. Our Lord Jesus Christ will, then, come from heaven. He will come in glory at the end of this world on the last day. Then there will be an end to this world, and this created world will be made new. A Reading from the Catecheses of St Cyril of Jerusalem

8 SOLEMNITY OF MARY, MOTHER OF GOD Monday 31 st December Tuesday 1 st January 2019 Start at 9.00pm Mass at 11.30pm Don t know what to do on New Year s Eve? Come and join us, as we praise and thank God for all the blessings He has bestowed upon us in 2018, and begin the New Year in His Presence. 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 10.30pm 11.00pm 11.25pm 11.30pm Prayer of Thanksgiving Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary Prayer Asking Forgiveness Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary Te Deum Benediction Holy Mass

9 Family Advent Wreath Lighting Have 4 candles and light one each week in Advent. Some families have this ritual for Sunday dinner and then light the candles each meal. Begin with a prayer. Come, Lord Jesus, be light for our darkness. Send us your Holy Spirit so that we might faithfully spread Your love into all places of people s lives. Amen. Light the candle. PARISH CHRISTMAS CAROLS We can now celebrate our Christmas Carols on some beautifully created Church Gardens. Sunday 16th December following the 5.30pm Mass. Blessing of the Church Grounds. Sausage Sizzle. Carols & Nativity Play. All are invited to come and join us in this joyful celebration, as we give thanks to God for our recently finished church grounds, and publicly express our deep gratitude to all our dedicated volunteers who under the guidance of John Linsell have created a space of beauty and peace. Please bring your own chairs or rugs and electric candles. ST VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY CHRISTMAS HAMPER ENVELOPES Thank you! Envelope Donations can be returned with Sunday Collections, to Fr Roman or Parish Office. Hampers - with envelope - MUST be returned to Parish Hall on Sunday 16th December between 10.00am and 1.30pm. If you can help, please take an envelope from Father after Mass TODAY!

10 & Farewell It is with both sadness and joy that I have decided to step down from the role of FFC (Faith Formation Coordinator) at the end of December to focus on my children and my teaching career. I would like to take this opportunity to say I feel very blessed to have worked at the Morphett Vale Parish these past years alongside many wonderful people, who volunteer their time to support the Morphett Vale Parish. Thank you for working with me to present the CLOW, RCIA and our Children s Sacrament Programs to many children, adults and families. Thank you for being a part of our programs and special celebrations including First Reconciliation, Confirmation, Holy Communion, Easter Vigils and Christmas events. You have all been a great blessing to me and to those on their faith journeys. Without your hard work, generosity of time and talents, and your deep faith and love of God, I would have been at a loss. I am truly grateful for all you have done and continue to do for our parish community. A massive thank you also to Father Roman and Kathleen for all their support during my time at the Parish. May God bless each one of you abundantly for all your hard work and good deeds. Finally, a special thank you to the parents and families of our 2017/2018 Sacrament Program who supported their children to prepare for the sacraments, and who organised a beautiful thank-you card, flowers and gift for me after the Holy Communion celebrations on Sunday 25 th. This was most unexpected and a lovely surprise! Many, many thanks and blessings to you all, With deepest gratitude and love, Amanda Whiffen CHRISTMAS CARDS Beautiful religious Christmas cards on sale now at Book Stall. Great value. Limited supply. Cost 10 for $7.00

11 Planned Giving up-date October 2018 Pledged: $ Received: $ Loose Plate: $ Priest s Collection: $ St Vincent de Paul Collection: Poor Box October $ PARISH VISITATION Due to Fr Philip Marshall, Deacon Tim Grauel, Teresa Lynch & Jill Gallio, visiting our parish on Sunday 2nd December, there will be changes to Sunday Mass times as follows:- Saturday 1st December 6.00pm Vigil Mass as usual Sunday 2nd December Mass am - MHC 5.30pm Evening Mass as usual. 9.00am and 10.30am Masses and 12Noon Mass in polish are cancelled. On Sunday 2nd December Fr Philip Marshall will be the main celebrant at the 10.00am Mass followed by a shared lunch in Antonio School Gym, where there will be a time for Questions and Answers. Please bring a plate of lunch to share! This can be left at the Antonio School Office behind the school carpark before the 10.00am Mass. We invite all parishioners to attend! Antonio End of School Year Mass Tuesday 11th December at 2.00pm in MHC Church. All very welcome! Celebration Mass for Monsignor Vincent Tiggeman Monsignor Tiggeman was ordained to the Priesthood on 21st December To celebrate this significant event, Mass will be held on Friday 21st December at 11.00am at St Aloysius Church, Richmond. See Notice Board! Preparing for Christmas A reflective walk through Bethlehem and Nazareth Fr Maurice Shinnick will offer a visual reflection of his recent pilgrimage to the Holy Land, on Tuesday 11th December in the Cathedral Hall at 1.00pm and again at 7.00pm. See Notice Board! Pub Theology 'Issues Facing Catholic Schools' Join the Hon. Greg Crafter AO in a not-to-be-missed Pub Theology presentation on Monday 10th December at the Rob Roy Hotel, City, as he shares his insights into the issues facing Catholic schools today. Dinner from 6:30pm. Greg's presentation at 7:30pm. More info ; Ginil or Pub Theology Adelaide Facebook page. Position Vacant Faith Formation Co-Ordinator See Notice Board for details!