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. 3rd Sunday of Advent - Year C 16th 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 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 Third Sunday of Advent - Year C 3rd Sunday of Advent 4th Sunday of Advent 16th December rd December 2018 First Reading Zephaniah 3:14-18 Micah 5:1-4 Second Reading Philippians 4:4-7 Hebrews 10:5-10 Gospel Luke 3:10-18 Luke 1:39-44 PSALM RESPONSE: GOSPEL ACCL: Cry out with joy and gladness: for among you is the great and Holy One of Israel. Alleluia, alleluia! The Spirit of the Lord is upon me: He sent me to bring Good News to the poor. Alleluia. GOSPEL: When all the people asked John, What must we do? he answered, If anyone has two tunics he must share with the man who has none, and the one with something to eat must do the same. There were tax collectors too who came for baptism, and these said to him, Master, what must we do? He said to them, Exact no more than your rate. Some soldiers asked them in their turn, What about us? What must we do? He said to them, No intimidation! No extortion! Be content with your pay! A feeling of expectancy had grown among the people, who were beginning to think that John might be the Christ, so John declared before them all, I baptise you with water, but someone is coming, someone who is more powerful than I am, and I am not fit to undo the strap of his sandals; he will baptise you with the Holy Spirit and fire. His winnowing-fan is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather the wheat into His barn, but the chaff He will burn in a fire that will never go out. As well as this, there were many other things he said to exhort the people and to announce the Good News to them. Did You Know? Tax collectors at the time of Jesus were disliked immensely for two reasons: they collaborated with the Roman oppressors and they skimmed additional moneys from the people for themselves. The Jewish people of this time were hopeful that a Messiah would come to overthrow the tyranny of the Roman Empire and set them free. The word Messiah in Hebrew means anointed one ; the word Christ has exactly the same meaning in Greek. Symbols & Images The image of Jesus as a farmer who separates the wheat from the chaff is a stern one but it serves as a reminder that the choices we make have consequences, not only in this life but in the eternal life to come. Truly living the life of a Christian is not an easy task.

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 We will resume meetings on Wednesday 6th February Latin Mass Sunday 13th January 2019 at 10.30am in St Mary s Church. Mass with Anointing of the Sick Tuesday 18th December at 10.30am at Kalyra Nursing Home Feast Days and Memorials this week! Monday 10th December St Florian Tuesday 11th December St Peter Truat Wednesday 12th December St Darius Thursday 13th December St Dominic of Silos Friday 14th December St Peter Canisius, Doctor of the Church Saturday 15th December St Demetrius The Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession) In preparation for Christmas the Sacrament of Reconciliation will be made available on Friday 21st December at 7.30pm during Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament at MHC Church; as well as the normal Reconciliation times:- Saturday am - 12Noon or by appointment. 2nd Form of the Rite of Reconciliation Tuesday 18th December at 7.30pm at St Luke s Church, Noarlunga. Morning Prayer of the Church Fr Josue will lead the celebration of the Morning Prayer of the Church each weekday at 7.00am in St Mary s Church. Duration - 45 minutes. 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: Stefan Priscan, Debbie Canino, Philip Horne, Judy Terry, Mercy Wilson, Frank Franco, David Kerrigan, Roger Willing, Harry Bizza, Robert Warrick, Theresa Kaukas, Mick Mahar, Gina Willats, Elidia Pietroban, Jake Steer, Marie- Louise, Dean Clipstone, Julie Gamble, Mary Kildea, Raymond Kildea, Alycia Eaton, Christ & Mary Saukuru, Joe Schinella Lord, be with them and their carers at this time of anxiety and suffering! Recently Deceased: Beryl Kellaner, Gloria Yallop, Ann Haverty, John Van Antwerpen, Mary Holland, Michael Noonan, Geraldine Rollings, Paul Koekee May God have mercy on their souls! Anniversaries: 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, Frank Gore, Lawrie Freeman, Maurice Kildea, Sangwien Satchar, Graham Stewart, Norman Cherryman, Eileen Abrey, Antolin & Carmen Base, Abboud & Khoury Families 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 Love Desires to See God A Reading from a sermon by St Peter Chrysologus. As God sees the world tottering to ruin because of fear, He acts unceasingly to bring it back by love, invite it by grace, to hold it by charity and clasp it firmly with affection. Hence, He washes the earth grown old in evil with the avenging flood. He calls Noah the father of a new world, speaks to him gently and gives him kindly confidence. He gives him fatherly instruction about the present and consoles him with good hope for the future. He did not give orders but instead shared in the work of enclosing together in the ark all living creatures on the earth. In this way the love of being together was to banish the fear born of slavery. What had been saved by a shared work was to be preserved by a community of love. God calls Abraham from among the nations and makes his name great. He also makes him the father of those how believe, accompanies him on his journeys, and takes care of him among foreign peoples. He enriches him with possessions, honours him with triumphs, and binds Himself to him by promises. He snatches him from harm, looks after him hospitably, and astonishes him with a son he had given up hope of ever having. All this He does, so that filled with so many good things, and drawn by the great sweetness of Divine Love, Abraham might learn to love God and not to be afraid of Him, to worship Him by love, not by trembling in fear.

7 He comforts the fugitive Jacob in his sleep. On his way back He calls him to the contest and grasps him with a wrestler s arms. This was to teach him to love and not to fear the father of the contest. He invites Moses to be the liberator of His people, calling him with a fatherly voice and speaking to him with a father s love. The events that we have recalled where the hearts of men were fired with the flame of the love of God and their senses flooded to intoxication with that love, led them, wounded by love, to begin to want to look upon God with their bodily eyes. How could the narrowness of human vision enclose God whom the world cannot contain? The law of love has no thought about what will be, what ought to be or what can be. Love knows nothing about judgment, is beyond reason, and is incapable of moderation. Love takes no relief from the fact that its object is beyond possibility, nor is it cured by difficulties. If love does not attain what it desires it kills the lover. So, it goes where it is led, not where it ought to go. Love breeds desire that becomes so inflamed as to make its way towards what is forbidden. Love cannot bear not to have sight of what it loves. That is why holy people thought all that they had merited was nothing if they could not see the Lord. That is why love that longs to see God has the spirit of devotion even though it lacks judgment. That is why Moses dares to say, If I have found favour in your sight, show me your face. and why another says, Show me your face. Finally, that is why the nations fashioned images. In these false things they wanted to see with their own eyes what they were worshipping.

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. Major Cleaning of Mary Help of Christians Church in preparation for Christmas! Thursday 20th December at 10.30am. Please come and help! ST VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY CHRISTMAS HAMPER ENVELOPES 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! Parish Office will be closed from 12Noon on Friday 21st December 2018 and re-open on Tuesday 22nd January Op Shop will be closed from Tuesday 18th December and re-open on 29th January (Op Shop closed during school holidays)

10 Morphett Vale Sacrament Program Commencing Week 2 February 5th 2019 This program is especially for children 7 years of age and older who would like to continue their spiritual journey in the Catholic Church st Year of the Program: Faith Formation (Term 1 & 2) Preparation & celebration of First Reconciliation (Term 3 & 4) nd Year of the Program: Preparation and celebration of Confirmation (Term 1 & 2) Preparation and celebration of First Holy Communion (Term 3 & 4) 2019 Sacrament Program will be held fortnightly on Tuesday evenings from 6.00pm to 7.30pm. in the Morphett Vale Parish Hall, during school terms only. Term 1: Term 2: Term 3: Term 4: Feb 5 th Feb 19 th March 5 th March 19 th May 7 th May 21 st June 4 th June 18 th July 24 th Aug 7 th Aug 21 st Sept 4 th Sept 18 th Oct 16 th Oct 30 th Nov 13 th Enrolment forms can be accessed through the Mary Help of Christians Morphett Vale Parish website or from the Parish Office. Please return enrolment forms to the Parish Office, them to mvparish@internode.on.net or bring them along to the first program session. If you have any questions, please speak to Father Roman or Kathleen at the Parish Office on Cuppa next Sunday 23rd December after 9.00am Mass in the parish hall. Hosted by the members of the Parish Pastoral Council. A time to catch up with old friends and meet new ones!

11 Planned Giving up-date November 2018 Pledged: $ Received: $ Loose Plate: $ Priest s Collection: $ St Vincent de Paul November Collection: $ St Vincent de Paul Christmas Hampers: $ CHRISTMAS CARDS Beautiful religious Christmas cards on sale now at Book Stall. Great value. Limited supply. Cost 10 for $7.00 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! Position Vacant Faith Formation Co-Ordinator Morphett Vale Parish Applications close at close of business on Monday 14th January See Notice Board for details! WYD Adelaide Young people ages are invited to World Youth Day Adelaide on Sunday 27th January 2019 at Sacred Heart College! The festival will feature live music and workshops and entertainment, and opportunities to connect with other young people from across the Archdiocese and grow in faith. Tickets are available online by searching for World Youth Day Adelaide Volunteers are also needed and can apply on the World Youth Day website. Worldwide Marriage Encounter 40 th Anniversary of Marriage Encounter in South Australian and Northern Territory All couples, priests and religious who have experienced a Marriage Encounter weekend are invited to celebrate the 40 th Anniversary on Saturday 2nd February See Notice Board for full details! Archdiocese of Adelaide Web-Site For more information on what is happening in the Archdiocese of Adelaide -