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Welcome to Sacred Heart Parish Tatura Fr John Paul Pasala – Parish Priest
Solemnity of the Assumption of the BVM Sunday 15 August 2021
Readings for this Sunday
Revelation 11:19, 12:1-6,10 1 Corinthians 15:20-26 Luke 1:39-56
Readings for next week:
Joshua 24:1-2,15-18 Ephesians 5:21-32 John 6:60-69
Liturgical Jottings The Magnificat
Luke’s Infancy Narratives of John the Baptist and Our Lord, Jesus Christ contain three hymns: Songs of Zechariah (The Benedictus 1:67-79), Mary (The Magnificat 1:46-55) and Simeon (The Nunc Dimittis 2: 29-32). They are included in theLiturgy of the Hours in morningprayer, evening prayer and nightprayer respectively. The Magnificatis Mary’s words of praise of God forhis marvellous works. It containselements of Hannah ‘s Song (1 Sam2:1-10) but is more personal withGod looking upon her and sheexulting her Saviour. Themes areGod’s help to the lowly and hiscommitment to his people. Thetext forms the Gospel for this feastand the response on 3rd Sunday ofAdvent and four feasts of BVM.© 2021 Diocese of Sandhurst
Focus on the Readings The first reading imagery of the dragon may deter some readers and listeners, yet the passage from Apocalypse presents an image of the new Eve destined to bring the Saviour into the world and for herself, God has prepared a place of safety. Indeed heaven is a place of safety, victory and honour. Mary, the bearer of the incarnate God is honoured for her role. The second reading proclaims the new Adam, Christ who has done away with death and brings, in order, those who belong and believe in him, to enjoy the same reward and dignity. Mary, the first Christian, is first in order to receive the reward and honour of eternal life. The Gospel contains the Magnificat (see opposite) in context of Mary meeting with Elizabeth. Her visit is both very human, to help with Elizabeth’s time to give birth, and very spiritual in her greeting and song of praise. Mary embraces all with her humility and honour and God’s mercy and promise. We, too, “proclaim the greatness of the Lord!”
Quotable Quote "As the most glorious Mother of Christ, our Saviour and God and the giver of life and immortality, has been endowed with life by him, she has received an eternal incorruptibility of the body together with him who has raised her up from the tomb and has taken her up to himself in a way known only to him." Attributed to St. Modestus of Jerusalem (4th cent.), n. 14.
Notes on the Feast The Feast of the Assumption of Mary is the oldest exclusively Marian celebration in the liturgical calendar dating from the 430’s. While the belief in Mary’s entry into heaven body and soul preceded this feast, the dogma was only defined in the Apostolic Constitution of Pope Pius XII “Munificentissimus Deus” 1st November 1950. Mary under this title is the patron saint of France, Paraguay, Jamaica, South Africa, New Zealand and New Caledonia nations and French airman and soldier of Paraguay, plus many churches, schools and cathedrals and the Basilica within the Kremlin in Moscow. The feast is celebrated in the Western and Eastern Catholic churches and Orthodox churches where the feast is called the Dormition of the Theotokos.
On the Lighter Side King Louis XIII of France instituted 15 August as a national holiday in honour of Mary. Since 1638 Masses and processions have marked this day. In more secular times the holiday still continues with well attended Masses, parades, family meals, sports events, bonfires and fireworks.
Those who are recently deceased and those who are grieving
John Weardon (Pauline Hindson’s brother)
For those whose anniversary occurs at this time
Concetto Gallo,
Our sick and their carers Mary Lalor, Denise Woodman
Mass Timetable
Week commencing 16th August Weekday Mass Monday 16th August No Mass Tuesday 17th August No Mass Wednesday 18th August 9:15 am Liturgy Thursday 19th August No Mass Friday 20th August 9:15 am Mas Weekend Mass Saturday 21st August 5:30 pm Mass Sunday 22nd August 9:30 am Mass Reconciliation (4th Saturday of the Month) Saturday 28th August 11:30 am
COVID Requirements Everyone needs to: • check-in to each Mass service either using
the QR Code or the sign in sheet. • Wear a face mask • Use hand sanitiser • Maintain a social distancing (1.5m) After each Mass service, cleaning has to take place, if you are able to assist that would be greatly appreciated.
Mary Mackillop Rosaries – Purchase at discounted prices until 31 August Last year the Aid to the Church in Need commissioned a commemorative set of rosary beads for the 10th anniversary of the canonisation of Saint Mary of the Cross Mackillop. The rosaries were very popular and this is an opportunity for those who missed out to order them as we approach the feast of Mary Mackillop. Please note that orders will close Tuesday 31 August. For any questions or to submit your order form email [email protected] or call 1800 101 201.
CHANGE TO MASS TIMES COMMENCING SEPTEMBER
Commencing Saturday 4th September and Sunday 5th September, the times for Mass will be altered and Saturday Mass will be celebrated on alternate weeks. Details are as follows: 1st and 3rd Saturday of the Month at 6:00 pm Every Sunday 10:00 am
CHILDREN’S MASS SUNDAY 22nd AUGUST
Next Sunday, 22nd August 2021, will be our Children’s Mass at 9:30 am. It will wonderful to see all the families at Mass, please come along
Sacred Heart Parish, Tatura. PO Box 110 Tatura VIC 3616, 03 5824 1049, e: [email protected]
The presbytery office is open on Wednesdays & Fridays from 9:00 am until 4pm
Our Planned Giving
Each November is the start of the Planned Giving Program. I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who is part of our Planned Giving Program. As you know our Parish relies on the generosity of our parishioners to cover all our expenses. The only income we receive is from the planned giving, weekly collections, stole fee and the odd donation.
COVID has impacted every one of us in so many different ways and for many people it has been difficult financially and emotionally. How has it impacted our parish? Overall our income is down 30% compared to our last non-COVID year, but our expenses have remained the same. Last year when we were getting government support and support from the Chancery managed to cover all our expenses. This coming year maybe more difficult, but with Gods Blessings we will manage.
The positive is that the rent from the CEO for the Convent is covering our loan repayments and the interest on the loan. We are also able to put aside a small amount each month for maintenance work that will be required from time to time. In addition to the loan we took for the Convent, we also spent all our reserves we had in the bank on the renovation.
If you are not already part of our Planned Giving Program, please consider becoming part of the program. If you are already part of the program, it would be wonderful if you could manage to increase your gift even by a little bit. Every little bit helps our Parish, even $1 a week can make difference.
If you would like to become a planned giver, or you would like to increase your current weekly gift, please fill in the form in this bulletin. Simply put form in an envelope and put it into the collection plate next week or drop it into the office next Wednesday. Mary will make contact with you to organise your gift.
Thank you and God bless you
Fr John Paul Pasala
Name:…………………………………
Telephone Number: ……………………
o I am already on Planned Giving andwould like to increase my gift
o I would like to become part of thePlanned Giving program.
Spirituality in the Pub at the Terminus Hotel, Shepparton on MONDAY 30th August 7.30 – 9pm (meals from 6pm optional).
The Plenary Council’s First Assembly is in October. The Agenda has been announced and the delegates (members) are in the final stages of preparation. What are the priorities for the Plenary from your perspective?
Sandhurst delegates, Ruth Lawlor & Cathy Jenkins, are coming to listen.
Come & join this opportunity to reflect together in the lead-up to the Plenary Council.
More information on fliers at back of church. (Venue capacity during COVID is 60 so plenty of room!)
Enq: Kerry 0408 579904 Frank 0407 587527 Fran 0409 012228
WE NEED YOUR HELP
In September we will be putting out the Monthly Roster for help at our Mass services.
We need people who can be: Commentators Readers Special Ministers Cleaning
If you can help that would be wonderful for our Parish. Please put your name on the list in the Narthex.
“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” John 16:33
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A r
eadi
ng fr
om t
he b
ook
of t
he A
poca
lyps
e.I
saw
a w
oman
clo
thed
with
the
sun
and
with
the
moo
n at
her
feet
.T
he s
anct
uary
of
God
in
heav
en o
pene
d, a
nd
the
ark
of t
he c
oven
ant
coul
d be
see
n in
side
it.
N
ow
a gr
eat
sign
ap
pear
ed
in
heav
en:
a w
oman
, ado
rned
wit
h th
e su
n, s
tand
ing
on t
he
moo
n, a
nd w
ith
the
twel
ve s
tars
on
her
head
fo
r a
crow
n. S
he w
as p
regn
ant,
and
in
labo
ur,
cryi
ng a
loud
in
the
pang
s of
chi
ldbi
rth.
The
n a
seco
nd s
ign
appe
ared
in
the
sky,
a h
uge
red
drag
on w
hich
had
sev
en h
eads
and
ten
hor
ns,
and
each
of
the
seve
n he
ads
crow
ned
wit
h a
coro
net.
Its
tai
l dr
agge
d a
thir
d of
the
sta
rs
from
the
sky
and
dro
pped
the
m t
o th
e ea
rth,
an
d th
e dr
agon
sto
pped
in f
ront
of
the
wom
an
as s
he w
as h
avin
g th
e ch
ild, s
o th
at h
e co
uld
eat
it a
s so
on a
s it
was
bor
n fr
om i
ts m
othe
r. T
he
wom
an b
roug
ht a
mal
e ch
ild i
nto
the
wor
ld,
the
son
who
was
to
rule
all
the
nati
ons
wit
h an
ir
on s
cept
re,
and
the
child
was
tak
en s
trai
ght
up t
o G
od a
nd t
o hi
s th
rone
, whi
le t
he w
oman
es
cape
d in
to t
he d
eser
t, w
here
God
had
mad
e a
plac
e of
saf
ety
read
y. T
hen
I he
ard
a vo
ice
shou
t fr
om h
eave
n, ‘
Vic
tory
and
pow
er a
nd
empi
re fo
r eve
r hav
e be
en w
on b
y ou
r God
, and
al
l aut
hori
ty fo
r hi
s C
hris
t.’
■
Th
e w
ord
of
the
Lord
.
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PON
SOR
IAL
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R.
The
que
en s
tand
s at
you
r ri
ght
hand
, ar
raye
d in
gol
d.1.
The
dau
ghte
rs o
f ki
ngs
are
amon
g yo
ur
love
d on
es. /
On
your
rig
ht s
tand
s th
e qu
een
in g
old
of O
phir
. / L
iste
n, O
dau
ghte
r, g
ive
ear
to m
y w
ords
: / fo
rget
you
r ow
n pe
ople
and
yo
ur fa
ther
’s h
ouse
. R
.
2. S
o w
ill t
he k
ing
desi
re y
our
beau
ty: /
he
is y
our
lord
, pay
hom
age
to h
im. /
The
y ar
e es
cort
ed a
mid
gla
dnes
s an
d jo
y; /
they
pas
s w
ithi
n th
e pa
lace
of
the
king
. R
.
SEC
ON
D R
EAD
ING
1
Cor
15:
20-
26
A r
ead
ing
from
th
e fi
rst
lett
er o
f St
Pau
l to
the
Cor
inth
ian
s.A
s m
embe
rs o
f Chr
ist a
ll pe
ople
will
be
rais
ed,
Chr
ist fi
rst a
nd a
fter
him
all
who
belo
ng to
him
.C
hris
t ha
s be
en
rais
ed
from
th
e de
ad,
the
first
-fru
its
of a
ll w
ho h
ave
falle
n as
leep
. Dea
th
cam
e th
roug
h on
e m
an a
nd i
n th
e sa
me
way
th
e re
surr
ecti
on o
f th
e de
ad h
as c
ome
thro
ugh
one
man
. Jus
t as
all
die
in A
dam
, so
all w
ill b
e br
ough
t to
life
in C
hris
t; b
ut a
ll of
them
in th
eir
prop
er o
rder
: Chr
ist
as t
he fi
rst-
frui
ts a
nd t
hen,
af
ter
the
com
ing
of C
hris
t, t
hose
who
bel
ong
to h
im. A
fter
tha
t w
ill c
ome
the
end,
whe
n he
ha
nds
over
the
kin
gdom
to
God
the
Fat
her,
ha
ving
do
ne
away
w
ith
ever
y so
vere
ignt
y,
auth
orit
y an
d po
wer
. For
he
mus
t be
kin
g un
til
he h
as p
ut a
ll hi
s en
emie
s un
der
his
feet
and
th
e la
st o
f the
ene
mie
s to
be
dest
roye
d is
dea
th,
for
ever
ythi
ng is
to
be p
ut u
nder
his
fee
t.
■T
he
wor
d o
f th
e Lo
rd.
GO
SPEL
AC
CLA
MA
TIO
N
All
elui
a, a
llel
uia!
Mar
y is
tak
en u
p to
hea
ven
,an
d t
he
ange
ls o
f G
od s
hou
t fo
r jo
y.A
llel
uia!
GO
SPEL
Lk
1: 3
9-56
A r
ead
ing
from
th
e h
oly
Gos
pel a
ccor
din
g to
Luk
e.T
he A
lmig
hty
has
done
gre
at th
ings
for
me;
he
has
lifte
d up
the
low
ly.
Mar
y se
t ou
t an
d w
ent
as
quic
kly
as
she
coul
d to
a t
own
in t
he h
ill c
ount
ry o
f Ju
dah.
She
wen
t in
to Z
echa
riah
’s h
ouse
and
gre
eted
El
izab
eth.
Now
as
soon
as
Eliz
abet
h he
ard
Mar
y’s
gree
ting
, th
e ch
ild l
eapt
in
her
wom
b an
d E
lizab
eth
was
fille
d w
ith
the
Hol
y Sp
irit
. Sh
e ga
ve a
lou
d cr
y an
d sa
id,
‘Of
all
wom
en
you
are
the
mos
t bl
esse
d, a
nd b
less
ed i
s th
e fr
uit
of y
our
wom
b. W
hy s
houl
d I
be h
onou
red
wit
h a
visi
t fr
om t
he m
othe
r of
my
Lord
? Fo
r th
e m
omen
t yo
ur g
reet
ing
reac
hed
my
ears
, the
ch
ild in
my
wom
b le
apt
for
joy.
Yes
, ble
ssed
is
she
who
bel
ieve
d th
at t
he p
rom
ise
mad
e to
her
by
the
Lor
d w
ould
be
fulfi
lled.
’A
nd M
ary
said
:
‘My
soul
pro
clai
ms
the
grea
tnes
s of
the
Lor
d
and
my
spir
it e
xult
s in
God
my
savi
our;
be
caus
e he
has
look
ed u
pon
his
low
ly
hand
mai
d.
Yes
, fro
m t
his
day
forw
ard
all g
ener
atio
ns
will
cal
l me
bles
sed,
fo
r th
e A
lmig
hty
has
done
gre
at t
hing
s fo
r m
e.
Hol
y is
his
nam
e,
and
his
mer
cy r
each
es fr
om a
ge t
o ag
e fo
r th
ose
who
fear
him
.
He
has
show
n th
e po
wer
of h
is a
rm,
he
has
rou
ted
the
prou
d of
hea
rt.
H
e ha
s pu
lled
dow
n pr
ince
s fr
om t
heir
th
rone
s an
d ex
alte
d th
e lo
wly
.
The
hun
gry
he h
as fi
lled
wit
h go
od t
hing
s,
the
rich
sen
t em
pty
away
.
He
has
com
e to
the
hel
p of
Isr
ael h
is
serv
ant,
min
dful
of
his
mer
cy
– ac
cord
ing
to t
he p
rom
ise
he m
ade
to o
ur
ance
stor
s –
of
his
mer
cy t
o A
brah
am a
nd t
o hi
s de
scen
dant
s fo
r ev
er.’
Mar
y st
ayed
wit
h El
izab
eth
abou
t thr
ee m
onth
s an
d th
en w
ent
back
hom
e.
■T
he
Gos
pel o
f th
e Lo
rd.
AN
TIC
IPA
TIN
G
OU
R R
ESU
RR
ECTI
ON
Wha
t do
we
Cat
holic
s m
ean
whe
n w
e ex
pres
s ou
r co
nvic
tion
tha
t, a
t th
e en
d of
her
ear
thly
lif
e, M
ary
was
tak
en u
p bo
dy a
nd s
oul
into
he
aven
ly g
lory
? A
re w
e si
mpl
y he
apin
g pr
aise
s up
on M
ary
for
her
‘spe
cial
ness
’? O
r is
the
re
som
ethi
ng d
eepe
r at
sta
ke?
In
fact
, lik
e al
l M
aria
n te
achi
ngs,
th
e A
ssum
ptio
n sp
eaks
of
th
e sa
ving
lo
ve
of
Chr
ist
that
env
elop
s ou
r hu
man
liv
es.
‘For
th
e So
n of
G
od
beca
me
hum
an,
so
that
w
e m
ight
bec
ome
God
’ is
a s
ayin
g of
the
C
hurc
h Fa
ther
s (c
f. C
atec
hism
, 46
0).
Mar
y,
the
‘firs
t di
scip
le’
of J
esus
Chr
ist,
wal
ks w
ith
and
befo
re u
s in
our
ow
n pa
th o
f C
hris
tian
di
scip
lesh
ip.
Her
si
ngul
ar
part
icip
atio
n in
he
r So
n’s
Res
urre
ctio
n is
an
anti
cipa
tion
of
our
resu
rrec
tion
. Who
Mar
y is
, we
are
beco
min
g.
One
day
we,
too
, will
live
fore
ver
wit
h G
od in
he
aven
ly g
lory
.
The
Ass
umpt
ion
is a
com
pelli
ng c
eleb
rati
on o
f C
hris
tian
hop
e, a
n af
firm
atio
n of
the
hum
an
body
, an
d de
ep-d
own
enco
urag
emen
t in
our
ea
rthl
y st
rugg
les.
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ug
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e a
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