Granville Catholic Church Record

Vol. 4. No. 35 September 1, 2019 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C

The Official Bulletin of Holy Trinity Parish at Granville and Holy Family Parish at East Granville

Happy FATHER’S DAY

St. Joseph, guardian of Jesus and chaste husband of Mary, you passed your life in loving fulfillment of duty.

You supported the holy family of Nazareth with the work of your hands. Kindly protect those who trustingly come to you.

You know their aspirations, their hardships, their hopes. They look to you because they know you will understand and protect them.

You too knew trial, labor and weariness. But amid the worries of material life your soul was full of deep peace and sang out in true joy through intimacy with God's Son entrusted to you and with Mary, His tender Mother.

Assure those you protect that they do not labour alone. Teach them to find Jesus near them and to watch over him faithfully as you have done. Amen.

HOLY FAMILY CHURCH

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.

Confessions

Sunday, 4:00 p.m. to 4:45 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. Visiting Tongan Choir

5:00 p.m. Joseph M.

Counters L. Barraket, N. Barraket, P. Lawry

Bus Driver John McIntyre

HOLY TRINITY CHURCH

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.

Confessions

Saturday, 5:00 p.m. to 5:45 p.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 2: E. Bugeja, C. Maiden, P. Manson, R. Daher, M. Kalouch, P. Zaiter, C. Buultjens,

H. Ghabach, N. Chidiac, F. Hard

Readers

Vigil Sisters, Gerry Pinto,

Francina Hard, Paula El-Husseini

10:00 a.m. Tanya Martin,

Ingrid Bifulco, Siham El-Hachem

Children’s Liturgy Reanne and Sisters

THE PARISH OFFICE

Address 200 The Trongate, South Granville, N.S.W. 2142

T 0497 190 444 E granville@parracatholic.org

Parish Priest Rev. Fr. Andrew Bass PP

Business and Projects Manager John Portelli

Director of Music John Portelli

Acolytes Co-ordinator Jim Newell

Catechist Co-ordinators Joe Elias Lana Leatherby

Sacraments and T.Y.M. Co-ordinator Rosette Chidiac

Online and Social Media Co-ordinators Rosette Chidiac John Portelli

Piety Shop Mary Bazelmans Elsie Bugeja Claudette Takchi Christine Tembo Thorie Tembo Annette Wirz

Missionary Sisters of Mary, Queen of the World — Australia Sr. Justina Pham ｜ T (02) 9637-1827

Principal of Holy Family School Cheryl Fortini

Principal of Holy Trinity School Philip Mahony

Principal of Delany College Rob Muscat

PRAYERS FOR THE SICK

Janelle Allan, John Anjoul, Marlene Ashton, John Augustus, Frank Azzopardi, Ann Blesson, Antonia Bonaci, Vincenzo Colosimo, Eileen Dean, Lucy Farrugia, Carmel Galea, Samir Gibrine, Evangeline Grabato, John Graham, Mary Grech, Thomas Hayek, Elizabeth Hicks, Peter Higgins, Ruth La Rosa, Jacob Lee, Josephine Magro, Ester Matos, Sid Morgan, Scott Moulton, Tony Moussa, Ben Nursoo, Sarah-Joy O’Connor, Sheila Pidegon, Flory Pinto, Don Provest, Peter Rahme, Anna Saunig, Therese Smeal, Phil Thompson, Ricardo Tognini, Bay Tran, Miriam Welangoda, Lorraine Vella.

IN MEMORIAM

Kathleen Bradbery, Paul Bradbery, Charles Bugeja, Vince Bugeja, Frank Busuttil, Leslie Cotter, Nadia Dib, Tony Dib, Roza Ferenczi, Carmelo Galea, Pia Galea, Youssef Hasbany, George Hatem, Hane Kizana, Pierre Kizana, Raymond Kizana, Stefan Krupa, Johana Krupa, Marie Ladkani, Laurie Lowe, Anthony Magro, John Mailvaganam, Maryse Mariasson, Michael Massih, Saide Massih, Thomas McIntyre, Charles Micallef, Iris Murphy, Tony Muscat, Jack Newell, Anna Anney Nguyen, Lorna Pickering, Herbert Pidgeon, Peter Pidgeon, Pelagio Porciuncula, Adib Saade, George Safadi, Geoff Senior, Moussa Sleiman, Maria Soul, Antonia Spiteri, Gaetano Spiteri, Joe Spiteri, Ricardo Tondilla, Carmelo Vella, Betty Walker, Elias Wakim, Evelyn Wehbe, Mershed Wehbe, Tansa Wehbe, Yesmine Wehbe, Dib Zaiter.

SOCIAL MEDIA

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Holy Trinity Parish App Holy Family Parish App

@holytrinitygranville

N O T I C E S

Father’s Day Appeal for Retired and Sick Clergy

This Weekend

This weekend the annual Father’s Day Appeal for Retired and Sick Clergy will be held. Last year just over $195,000 was raised to support the 21 retired and sick clergy of the diocese. Last year the Clergy Support Foundation spent over $450,000 caring for the needs of these retired priests and deacons. One full-time and two part-time health care professionals are involved in caring for the priests. Your donations help cover healthcare costs and expenses associated with everyday living, supplementing the pension which some receive. Last financial year, the Clergy Support Foundation spen t jus t over $90,000 in preparing for the future retirement of clergy, of whom about ten may be seeking to retire in the next five years. Envelopes are available on the pews for your donations and can be placed in the special collection or in the first or second collections. Or you can make a donation online by visi t ing parracatholic.org/csf. Donations of $2 or more are tax deductible and receipts will be issued at the end of January 2020.

First Thursday Traditional Latin Mass

This Thursday evening, the first Thursday of the month, we continue with the Traditional Latin Mass at 7:00 p.m. at Holy Trinity Church. Join us for this, the Mass of the Ages, and delve into the rich tradition of the Church.

"An Evening with Our Lord” First Friday

Devotions in Honour of the Sacred Heart of Our Lord

This Friday evening, the first Friday of the month, we continue our devotions in honour of the Sacred Heart of Our Lord at Holy Trinity Church, as we pray in reparation for the sins of humanity against almighty God. Beginning with the Sacrament of Penance at 6:15 p.m., the holy Rosary at 6:30 p.m., Holy Mass at 7:00 p.m., and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament at 7:30 p.m. Never miss a chance to pray before Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament of the Altar and to receive the abundant graces that pour forth from His Sacred Heart, especially on the first Fridays of the month.

Holy Trinity Friendship Group Morning Tea

The Holy Trinity Friendship Group will be holding their next m o r n i n g t e a o n Tu e s d a y, 10 September at 10:30 a.m. in MacKillop Hall. All are welcome to attend and if you would like more information please telephone John Borg on 9644-8263.

New Readers’ Rosters Now Available for

Holy Family Church and Holy Trinity Church

The new readers’ rosters for both Holy Family Church and for Holy Trinity Church are now available in the sacristies of both churches. The new rosters include those who generously volunteered as readers in our recent Volunteer Drive. The new rosters cover the following year to August 2020 The parish readers’ manual is also available with the rosters in the sacristies. Thank you to all those who give their time in service of the parish to read at Mass. It is an important ministry and we are grateful for your commitment and for your support.

N O T I C E S

Granville FitClub at MacKillop Hall

Granville FitClub is a new p r o g r a m n o w av a i l a b l e i n MacKillop Hall each week. Every Wednesday evening at 7:00 p.m. Granville Fitclub offer DanceFit, circuit training, fitness challenges, weight loss and muscle gain, and nutrition advice, as well as a free wellness evaluation. For more information text “Fitclub” to Jo on 0405 373 061.

Holy Trinity Primary School is now accepting enrolments for kindergarten for next year. For more information contact the school office on 8633-8500 or visit htgranville.catholic.edu.au.

And th i s week on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 10:00 a.m to 1:30 p.m. there will be open days for you to have a look at the school, see its facilities, and to meet the teachers and students.

Holy Trinity Primary School Open Days and Enrollments

“Under the Holy Cross” Parish Pilgrimage Retreat Registrations Closing Soon

On Saturday, 14 September, the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, we will be holding our first Parish Pilgrimage Retreat beginning at 1:00 p.m. at Holy Family Church and visiting our three parish schools and the Missionary Sisters’ convent before finishing at 6:00 p.m. at Holy Trinity Church. If you would like to join the parish on this pilgrimage retreat day then fill in your details on the forms by the doors of the church or r e g i s t e r o n l i n e a t e i t h e r g r a n v i l l e p a r i s h . o r g . a u o r eastgranvilleparish.org.au.

This December, members of the Trinitarians Youth Ministry will be joining hundreds of young Catholics in Perth

for the Australian Catholic Youth Festival. To help make this possible, the Trinitarians will be Selling Cadbury chocolates

after each mass this weekend. So buy a block or two of delicious Cadbury chocolate

and help support our youth!

First Reading The Book of Ecclesiasticus (3:17-20, 28-29)

My son, be gentle in carrying out your business, and you will be better loved than a lavish giver. The greater you are, the more you should behave humbly, and then you will find favour with the Lord; for great though the power of the Lord is, he accepts the homage of the humble. There is no cure for the proud man’s malady, since an evil growth has taken root in him. The heart of a sensible man will reflect on parables, an attentive ear is the sage’s dream.

Responsorial Psalm (Ps 116. ℟. Mk 16:15)

℟. God, in your goodness, you have made a home for the poor.

The just shall rejoice at the presence of God, they shall exult and dance for joy. O sing to the Lord, make music to his name;

rejoice in the Lord, exult at his presence. ℟.

Father of the orphan, defender of the widow, such is God in his holy place. God gives the lonely a home to live in;

he leads the prisoners forth into freedom ℟.

You poured down, O God, a generous rain: when your people were starved you gave them new life. It was there that your people found a home,

prepared in your goodness, O God, for the poor. ℟.

Second Reading The Letter to the Hebrews (12:18-19, 22-24)

What you have come to is nothing known to the senses: not a blazing fire, or a gloom turning to total darkness, or a storm; or trumpeting thunder or the great voice speaking which made everyone that heard it beg that no more should be said to them. But what you have come to is Mount Zion and the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem where the millions of angels

have gathered for the festival, with the whole Church in which everyone is a ‘first-born son’ and a citizen of heaven. You have come to God himself, the supreme Judge, and been placed with spirits of the saints who have been made perfect; and to Jesus, the mediator who brings a new covenant.

Gospel Acclamation

Alleluia, alleluia! Take my yoke upon you; learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart. Alleluia!

Gospel of Luke (14:1, 7-14)

On a sabbath day Jesus had gone for a meal to the house of one of the leading Pharisees; and they watched him closely. He then told the guests a parable, because he had noticed how they picked the places of honour. He said this, ‘When someone invites you to a wedding feast, do not take your seat in the place of honour. A more distinguished person than you may have been invited, and the person who invited you both may come and say, “Give up your place to this man.” And then, to your embarrassment, you would have to go and take the lowest place. No; when you are a guest, make your way to the lowest place and sit there, so that, when your host comes, he may say, “My friend, move up higher.” In that way, everyone with you at the table will see you honoured. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the man who humbles himself will be exalted.’ Then he said to his host, ‘When you give a lunch or a dinner, do not ask your friends, brothers, relations or rich neighbours, for fear they repay your courtesy by inviting you in return. No; when you have a party, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind; that they cannot pay you back means that you are fortunate, because repayment will be made to you when the virtuous rise again.’

22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C The Readings