8 OCTOBER 2017 TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY

IN ORDINARY TIME

1st Reading Isaiah 5:1-7 Resp Psalm 79:9, 12-16, 19-20

The vineyard of the Lord is the house of Israel

2nd Reading Phil 4:6-9 Gospel Matthew 21:33-43

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Masses Weekend

Sat 6pm. Sun 9am & 6pm. Weekdays

Mon 9am LITURGY OF THE WORD Tues-Fri 9am MASS

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Parish Staff & Contacts

Pastor Greg Cooney cm greg@saintanthonys.org.au

Pastoral Associate Madeleine Pizzuti madeleine@saintanthonys.org.au

Parish Secretary Rose Goh rose@saintanthonys.org.au

Parish Secretary Pauline Jasudason pauline@saintanthonys.org.au

School Principal Julianne Rook info@stamarsfield.catholic.edu.au

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54 Agincourt Road (PO Box 3670) Marsfield, 2122.

P: 9888 5222. F: 9878 2741 E: office@saintanthonys.org.au

Web: saintanthonys.org.au

C E L E B R A T I N G 7 5 Y E A R S A S A P A R I S H C O M M U N I T Y

TODAY’S PARABLE is linked to last Sunday’s about the two sons sent to work in their father’s vineyard. One promised to go and work there but he did not actually go. The other at first refused but later relented and went. The message of Jesus is clear. God’s people had disappointed their God. It was the formerly sinful Gentiles who took on the task of building the Kingdom. This should not be understood as anti-Jewish. On the contrary this was being written by Christian Jews for Christian Jews and it must have been a painful thing for them to see and accept. Poor tenants Today we have a parable saying more or less the same thing. The message clearly is that God’s people have been poor tenants in the Lord’s vineyard. We must be careful to be aware of the relevance of this parable for our own situation. Called to the Lord’s vineyard Today, we are God’s people. We are the tenants in the vineyard. Now he expects us to produce fruit, fruit that will endure. The obvious question for us to ask ourselves today is: How are we doing? How much better are we than the chief priests, the elders, the Scribes and the Pharisees? How do we see this call? Do we find it a privilege, a blessing, or a troublesome burden? How well have we received the message of the Lord?

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Pastoral Sessions

Mon: Rosary in Italian 7.30pm. Tue: Cenacle 9.30am. Cenacle & Adoration 4pm.

Wed: Adoration 9.30am. Wed: Meditation 10am Parish Centre Fri: Rosary 9.30am. Adoration 6pm.

RECONCILIATION: By appointment or Sat 5.30-5.50pm

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OUR LADY OF GRACE PRAYER GROUP 1985-2017. The prayer group invites everyone to their 32nd anniversary celebration on Mon 9 Oct with Rosary at 6.45pm followed by Mass in Italian at 7.15pm. Past members who have died will be remembered during Mass. All enquiries to Dominic Olivieri, 9809 4306.

HIGH TEA—FUNDRAISER FOR BREAST & OVARIAN CANCER RESEARCH. Inviting all Grandmothers, Mothers, Daughters, Sisters, Sisters-in-law, Aunties and Girlfriends to a high-tea at the St Anthony's Parish Hall on 14 Oct at 2pm. Guest speaker Dr Jenny Lee, a clinical oncologist from Macquarie University. Tickets $20, available at the Parish office. Tickets on sale till 10 Oct. Book early, numbers are limited.

RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS (RCIA) St Anthony’s will be commencing an RCIA program, for adults who wish to learn more about the Catholic faith with the view to becoming Catholic. Those interested may contact Madeleine at the Parish Office.

PRAYER SUPPORT & BLESSING FOR H.S.C STUDENTS. A prayer book has been placed at the sanctuary, for Higher School Certificate students, friends and family to add names for whom our community can pray during the exams.

100th ANNIVERSARY OF THE LAST APPARITION AT FATIMA. Fri 13 Oct marks the 100th anniversary of the final apparition of Our Lady at Fatima. St Anthony’s Parish, Marsfield would like to mark the occasion with a Cenacle Prayer that evening at 7pm, following Adoration which begins at

6pm. Come and celebrate this special occasion in love for our blessed mother.

CALLING ALL PARISH SINGLE SENIORS—St Patrick’s Social Club, Church Hill, Sydney, for single seniors meets monthly on the second Sunday at 1.45pm in the crypt, and meets for outings on the other Sundays. Enquiries: please ring 9953-4909 or 9888-1359 after 6.30pm only.

NATIONWIDE ROSARY CHAIN: PUBLIC SQUARE ROSARY. Join us on 14 Oct, 11am, outside Flame Café on Cox’s Road, Nth Ryde. Enquiries on organising a public square rosary: call 02 9715 2324.

SAVE THE DATE– BUSH DANCE: Our next Parish event in conjunction with our 75th anniversary celebrations. Please mark your calendars for SATURDAY 11 NOVEMBER, following the 6pm Mass.

PARISH PILGRIMAGE WALK 2017—WALKING THE ROSARY. Sun 15 Oct. The idea is to link in with the 100th anniversary of the apparitions of Our Lady at Fatima. The final apparition occurred on 13 Oct 1917. Pilgrimage Route: 1. Start at Holy Name of Mary Church, Hunters Hill; 2. Our Lady Queen of Peace, Gladesville; 3. Mary help of Christians Chapel, Greenwich; 4. St Mary's Church, North Sydney; 5. Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Kirribilli - our final destination. At each prayer stop we will pray one decade of the rosary and have reflection and prayers. The walk is open to all. Start time: after the 10am mass at Holy Name of Mary Church. We will have a morning tea together after mass then start our first set of prayers at about 11..30am, then head off on the walk. Cost: $0. Estimated distance: 14.9 km. Estimated time: 4 hours. More info: Holy Name of Mary Parish 9817 5325 / pilgrimage2017@westnet.com.au

ARCHDIOCESAN SOCIAL JUSTICE GATHERING. We will have speakers on a variety of topics related to the new Social Justice Statement, Everyone’s Business: Building an Inclusive and Sustainable Economy. There will be a mix of practical and informative sessions and time to renew or begin relationships with social justice leaders from other parishes. Our full line-up of speakers will be announced shortly. There will be a delicious lunch and refreshments throughout the day. Plenty of street parking and easy accessibility. All most welcome! WHEN: October 14, 2017 10:30 for11:00am-3:30pm WHERE: St Columba’s Parish Hall, 213 Elswick St, Leichhardt North

POSITION VACANT. Senior Multi-Media Journalist—Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney. Permanent full-time position. Sydney CBD-based. More info: Anthony Spata, REACH Human Resources, on 0402 210 055. Applications close 9 Oct.

PARISH WORKING BEE. There will be a Parish Working Bee on Sun 15 October after the 9am Mass. Apologies regarding the short notice but we needed to fit in prior to a Council Cleanup on Fri 20 Oct. Tasks to be under taken include a clean-up of a very cluttered storage shed, cleaning gutters, tidy up around the Parish centre and some painting. Please keep the morning free and bring tools that may be of use in the task to be undertaken.

AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC YOUTH FESTIVAL The Festival is now little over 60 days away!! Group registrations are now open until 20 Oct. Please contact our Deanery coordinator (Anita, at 0406 607 115) as soon as possible. There are 3 day registrations ($250) and 1 day registrations ($125). The 1 day registration is for Thursday or Friday & includes Saturday. The Festival is a great opportunity for parents and Grandparents to give an early Christmas gift of a registration.

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Please turn off your mobile phone in Church. Thank you.

PARISH DIARY Sun 8 Oct—Sun 15 Oct 2017

School term 4 begins

Mon 9 Oct

St Anthony’s Ladies Club

Thu 12 Oct 11am-1pm

St Anthony’s Book Club

Fri 13 Oct 9.30am

High-tea Fundraiser for Breast Cancer and

Ovarian Cancer research

Sat 14 Oct 2pm

COUNTERS ROSTER SEPTEMBER 8/10 - Team 1; 15/10 - Team 2; 22/10 - Team 3; 29/10 - Team 4

COMMUNION UNDER BOTH KINDS • If you have a cold or flu symptoms (or any other

communicable disease, cold sores, etc.) you MUST NOT receive communion from the Chalice.

• In accordance with the General Instruction, we DO NOT DIP the Host in the Chalice.

PRAYER MINISTRY PLEASE KEEP IN PRAYER:

Those who are sick, especially-

Kenny Hee Teck Lim, Irene Tija, Fr Michael Walsh CM,

Ambrose Hee Chong Lim, Phillip Hopson, Eddie Yap,

Frank Rogers, Barbaro family, Konrad Wrzesinski,

Magdalena Wrzesinska, Bishop Geoffrey Robinson, Janet Godsell, Chris South,

Fr David Catterall.

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The recently deceased-

Mabel Phillips (aunty of Gerard Miranda &

Pauline Jasudason )

Jonah Francis Pizzuti (grandson of Madeleine Pizzuti)

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Those whose anniversaries occur around this time-

Perlette Abdel-Sayed (1st Anniversary 7 Oct)

Ivka Oreb (45th Anniversary 8 Oct)

Vincenzo Tallaridi (4th Anniversary 8 Oct)

Due to privacy laws, if you would like the name of a family member or friend printed in the Good Oil,

please contact the Parish Office.

THE CATHOLIC WEEKLY Available at the church doors. Please put $2 in the Poor Box.