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ST . MARGARET MARY ’S PARISH MERRYLANDS
PARISH INFORMATION
PARISH OFFICE: 1-5 Chetwynd Rd, MERRYLANDS NSW 2160 Postal Address: PO Box 757, Merrylands. Tuesday - Friday: 9:30am - 3:30pm
Phone: 9637 2526 9637 2014 Fax: 9637 2442 Email: [email protected] Website: stmm.org.au
PARISH GROUPS CO-ORDINATORS: Secretary: Denise Fernandes
Finance Committee: Reuben Dias
Parish Council:
Chair: Bella Reyes - 0419 228 160 Fr Janusz Pawlicha, OSPPE
Secretary: Cheryl Fortini Fundraising Committee:
Mike Jacobson - 0438 590 136
Catechists: Sonia Abi-Rached
Music : Kerry van der Linden - 0406 973 350
Sacraments: Christopher Barnes
Acolytes / RCIA : Peter Carroll - 0414 070 082
Readers: Gwen D’Silva
Youth groups: Pauline Teen: Fr Joseph / Rita Jacobson Pauline Youth: Fr Joseph
Legion of Mary: Merwyn D’Souza – 0478 109 569
Playgroup: Maryanne – 0416 116 707
St Vincent de Paul: 88619757
Bus to Berrima: Giovanna - 9682 1008
Our Parish is under the Pastoral Care of the Order of St Paul the First Hermit (known as the Pauline Fathers) who for more than 630 years are renowned
Custodians of the Miraculous Icon of Our Lady of Jasna Gora, Poland.
Parish Priest Fr Janusz Pawlicha
Assistant Priest
Fr Joseph Maria Buckley
Prayer: Holy Father-Pope Francis’ monthly intention : SEPTEMBER Universal – Politicians, Scientists and Economists That politicians, scientists and economists work together to protect the world’s seas and oceans.
First Friday:
11am: Maltese Mass 7.00pm: Holy Mass, Stations of the Cross followed by Exposition
Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament: Thursdays-Eucharistic Adoration: 9.30 am-2.30pm 4th Sunday of the month: 1.00pm - 1.30pm– Divine Mercy Devotions 1st Friday of the month: approx. 8.30pm– midnight
Vespers– Sunday Evenings 5.15 pm - 5.45pm
RCIA sessions– Sunday mornings 9am Mass followed by Session 10 am –11am
Devotions:
Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Tuesday: after morning Mass Wednesday: 6:30pm before 7:00pm Mass
Veneration of the Holy Face of Jesus:
Tuesday: 7.30pm - 8.30pm
Divine Mercy Devotions 4th Sunday of the month: 1.00pm - 3.00pm, 3.00pm - Holy Mass
Baptisms: 1st & 3rd Sundays of the month
Reconciliation: Tues - Fri 8.30 - 8.55am Sat - 9am - 9.30am and 4.30pm-5.30pm (or by appointment)
Marriages: By appointment only (6 months required)
Sick Calls: 9637 2526– option 3 or 0412 625 187 - any time
THIS WEEK: 22 September 2019 Counting: Group C Church Cleaning: D Altar & general cleaning– Nada & Volunteers NEXT WEEK: 29 September 2019 Counting: Group D Church Cleaning: E Altar & general cleaning– Nada & Volunteers
WEEKEND MASSES: WEEKDAY MASSES:
Saturday: 6:00pm Vigil Monday: 9:15am
Sunday: 7:30am Tuesday: 9:00am & 7:00pm
9:00am Wednesday: 9:00am & 7:00pm
10:30am Thursday: 9:00am
6:00pm Friday: 9:00am & 7:00pm
Saturday: 8:30am
25th Sunday in Ordinary time year c
22ND SEPTEMBER 2019
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON
I am the salvation of the people, says the Lord. Should they cry to me in any distress, I will hear them, and I will be their Lord for ever.
FIRST READING Am 8:4-7
A reading from the prophet Amos
Listen to this, you who trample on the needy and try to suppress the poor people of the country, you who say, ‘When will New Moon be over so that we can sell our corn, and sabbath, so that we can mar-ket our wheat? Then by lowering the bushel, raising the shekel, by swindling and tampering with the scales, we can buy up the poor for money, and the needy for a pair of sandals, and get a price even for the sweepings of the wheat.’ The Lord swears it by the pride of Ja-cob, ‘Never will I forget a single thing you have done.’ The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
RESPONSORIAL PSALM
(R.) Praise the Lord who lifts up the poor.
1. Praise, O servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord! May the name of the Lord be blessed both now and for evermore! (R.)
2. High above all nations is the Lord, above the heavens his glory. Who is like the Lord, our God, who has risen on high to his throne yet stoops from the heights to look down, to look down upon heaven and earth? (R.)
3. From the dust he lifts up the lowly, from the dungheap he raises the poor to set him in the company of princes, yes, with the princes of his people. (R.)
SECOND READING 1 Tim 2:1-8
A reading from from the first letter of St Paul to Timothy
My advice is that, first of all, there should be prayers offered for eve-ryone – petitions, intercessions and thanksgiving – and especially for kings and others in authority, so that we may be able to live religious and reverent lives in peace and quiet. To do this is right, and will please God our saviour: he wants everyone to be saved and reach full knowledge of the truth. For there is only one God, and there is only one mediator between God and mankind, himself a man, Christ Jesus, who sacrificed himself as a ransom for them all. He is the evi-dence of this, sent at the appointed time, and I have been named a herald and apostle of it and – I am telling the truth and no lie – a teacher of the faith and the truth to the pagans. In every place, then, I want the men to lift their hands up reverently in prayer, with no anger or argument.
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION Alleluia, alleluia! Jesus Christ was rich but he became poor, to make you rich out of his poverty. Alleluia!
GOSPEL Lk 16:1-13
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke
Jesus said to his disciples: ‘There was a rich man and he had a stew-ard who was denounced to him for being wasteful with his property. He called for the man and said, “What is this I hear about you? Draw me up an account of your stewardship because you are not to be my steward any longer.” Then the steward said to himself, “Now that my master is taking the stewardship from me, what am I to do? Dig? I am not strong enough. Go begging? I should be too ashamed. Ah, I
know what I will do to make sure that when I am dismissed from of-fice there will be some to welcome me into their homes.” ‘Then he called his master’s debtors one by one. To the first he said, “How much do you owe my master?” “One hundred measures of oil,” was the reply. The steward said, “Here, take your bond; sit down straight away and write fifty.” To another he said, “And you, sir, how much do you owe?” “One hundred measures of wheat,” was the reply. The steward said, “Here, take your bond and write eighty.” ‘The master praised the dishonest steward for his astuteness. For the children of this world are more astute in dealing with their own kind than are the children of light. ‘And so I tell you this: use money, tainted as it is, to win you friends, and thus make sure that when it fails you, they will welcome you into the tents of eternity. The man who can be trusted in little things can be trusted in great; the man who is dishonest in little things will be dishonest in great. If then you cannot be trusted with money, that tainted thing, who will trust you with genuine riches? And if you cannot be trusted with what is not yours, who will give you what is your very own? ‘No servant can be the slave of two masters: he will either hate the first and love the second, or treat the first with respect and the second with scorn. You cannot be the slave both of God and of money.’
The Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ.
COMMUNION ANTIPHON I am the Good Shepherd, says the Lord; I know my sheep, and mine know me.
MEDITATION: What does wealth and riches have to do with the kingdom of God? Jesus seemed to praise a steward (a manager entrusted with his master's goods) who misused his wealthy employer's money. What did the steward do that made Jesus praise him? The steward was responsi-ble for managing his wealthy landowner's prop-erty. The steward very like-ly overcharged his master's tenants for their use of the land and kept more than his fair share of the profit. When the land-owner discovered the steward's dishonest practice he immediately removed him from his job, leaving him penniless and ashamed to beg or do manual work.
Please remember to switch off your mobile phone
NEXT WEEK’S READINGS
29 SEPTEMBER 2019
26th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Year C: Am 6:1, 4-7; 1 Tim 6:11-16; Lk.16:19-31
1st Friday adoration will commence from approx. 8:30pm - midnight
Every Friday (except 1st Friday of the month) Alliance of 2 Hearts will hosts the Adoration
Service after 7:00pm Mass until 10:00pm All are welcome.
22 SEPTEMBER 2019
1:00 – 1:30pm Silent Adoration 1:30 – 3:00pm Devotions 3:00 pm Special Holy Mass
All are welcome to come and pray with us.
PRAYER REQUESTS
Peter Newman
Tony Ostojic
Shelly Barnes
Shirley Forno
Fiona Khoury
Annie Ingram
Teresa Saad
June Lewis
George & Mary Spiteri
Christopher Oldham
Simon Khoury
Gervais
Sonia & Pierre Abi–Rached
Therese Nicolas
Luca Jerkovic
Susan Pace
Branko Soric
Theresa Durand
Joanna Essey
Desfosses
Adam Borcuik
Rose Abdo
Jocelyn Santos
Willie & Tereza Cutajar
Andrew Tawil
Giovanna Prestipino
Alice Said
Youssef Tawil
Peter Van Tilburg
Nicole Ratnakumar
Sakaria Frank Mausio
Doreen Dias
Diab Baysari
Mario & Tereza Cutajar
Father, pour out Your Spirit upon the people of this parish so
that inspired by Your word, nourished at Your table and
graced by Your empowering love, our lives may be devoted to
the service of our brothers and sisters and the building up of
Your Kingdom. May our parish community truly be, for this
place and time, the Body of Christ Your Son, through whom
we make this prayer. Amen
Everything to know about life, learn from Noah's Ark. One: Don't miss the boat. Two: Remember that we are all in the same boat. Three: Plan ahead. It wasn't raining when Noah built the Ark. Four: Stay fit. When you're 600 years old, someone may ask you to do something really big. Five: Don't listen to critics; just get on with the job that needs to be done. Six: Build your future on high ground. Seven: For safety's sake, travel in pairs. Eight: Speed isn't always an advantage. The snails were on board with the cheetahs. Nine: When you're stressed, float a while. Ten: Remember, the Ark was built by amateurs; the Titanic by professionals. Eleven: No matter the storm, when you are with God, there's always a rainbow waiting.
May your troubles be less, may your blessings be more, and may nothing but happiness come through your door!
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION THURSDAYS 9.30am to 2.30pm
The Lord invites us to take some time out of our busy lives to spend some time with Him in quiet adoration, prayer and reflection. If you can spare 1/2 hour or
more, the Blessed Sacrament is exposed after morning Mass every Thursday until 2.30pm. ALL ARE WELCOME
Pauline Teen Our youth group for High Schoolers. It meets on the 2nd and 4th Friday of the month after 7pm evening Mass. All welcome. 27th September - Talk: The Most Holy Trinity
SCRIPTURE STUDY—THURSDAY EVENINGS You are invited to experience the joy of “the Word of God” in a weekly discussion/study meeting at 7pm at St. Margaret Mary’s Pastoral Centre.
For further queries, please contact Gwen on 9632 9097
Our new Parish Fundraising Committee is hosting its first event “Multicultural Festival” (formerly the International Food Festival) on Saturday 26 October 2019 after 6pm Vigil Mass. Save the date on your calendar now!
Our talented Parishioners consisting of dancers, sing-ers & entertainers are requested to come forward and perform at our Parish Multicultural Festival. Please contact Peter Carroll (0414 070 082) or Parish Office.
Our generous Parishioners interested in cooking a traditional cultural dish or providing food treats may please contact Gwen D’Silva (0439 439 325). Cultural performances & cuisine have always been a highlight of the Festival. Let’s all participate and get-together in making this year’s Multicultural Festi-val a truly enjoyable and memorable one.
Feast of
RAFFLE PRIZE DONATIONS The Fundraising team requests our kind-hearted Parishioners for their generous donations towards the upcoming “Multicultural Festival” on Saturday 26 October 2019. We are seeking prizes of ONLY NEW giftware items, electronics, gift cards, gift vouch-ers or referrals to business owners that you are able to obtain donations from. For further information please contact Mike Jacobson - 0438 590 136 or Par-ish Office - 9637 2526.
PARISH MORNING TEA
Sunday - 22 September 2019
Where : Pastoral Centre Time : following 10.30am Mass
This week: : Catechists Next week: Acolytes
ALL ARE WELCOME
ST MARGARET MARY’S LITTLE ANGELS PLAYGROUP
Every Tuesday DURING SCHOOL TERM at 9.45am (after 9am mass) in the Pastoral Centre.
Bring your child (newborn to pre-school age) along with their morning tea for some Parish fun! They will enjoy singing songs, craft, story time, structured play and meeting new friends.
For any enquiries please call Maryanne on 0416116707.
SACRAMENTAL PROGRAM 2019
SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION
Enrolments: Sunday 22 September at 10:30 am Mass
Sunday 29 September at 10:30 am Mass
Preparation Lessons: Sundays after 10.30am Mass in the Parish Hall
Session 1 : 20 October 2019 Session 2 : 27 October 2019 Session 3 : 03 November 2019 Session 4 : 10 November 2019
Confirmation Rehearsal : Monday 11 November at 7pm
CONFIRMATION CELEBRATION: Wednesday - 13 November 2019 at 7:00 pm Mass
Enrolment forms are available at The Parish Office or from your child’s Scripture teacher (SRE) at school.
Any queries, please contact Christopher Barnes on Wednesday (10:00 am –12:00pm) at the Parish office
or email:[email protected]