Ascension of the Lord - 20th May 2012

Catholic Church Dernancourt—1 Avoca Street Dernancourt 5075

Telephone: 08 8261 2428 Email: dernancourt@oblates.com.au

ABN 21465985101 Web: www.oblates.com.au/dernancourt

THE NEW EVANGELISATION By Fr Ron Rolheiser OMI

Recently a new expression has made its way into our theological and ecclesial vocabulary. There's a lot of talk today about the New Evangelisation. Indeed the Pope has called for a Synod to meet this year for a month in Rome to try to articulate a vision and strategy for such an endeavour.

What is meant by New Evangelisation? In simple terms: Millions of people, particularly in the Western world, are Christian in name, come from Christian backgrounds, are familiar with Christianity, believe that they know and understand Christianity, but no longer practise that faith in a meaningful way. They've heard of Christ and the Gospel, even though they may be overrating themselves in their belief that they know and understand what these mean. No matter. Whatever their shortcomings in understanding a faith they no longer practise, they believe that they've already been evangelised and that their non-practice is an examined decision.s Their attitude toward Christianity, in essence, is - I know what it is. I've tried it. And it's not for me!

And so it no longer makes sense to speak of trying to evangelise such persons in the same way as we intend that term when we are speaking of taking the Gospel to someone for the first time. It's more accurate precisely to speak of a new evangelisation, of an attempt to take the Gospel to individuals and to a culture that have already largely been shaped by it, are in a sense over-familiar with it, but haven't really in fact examined it. The new evangelisation tries to take the Gospel to persons who are already Christian but are no longer practising as Christians.

How to do that? How do we make the Gospel fresh for those for whom it has become stale? How do we, as G. K. Chesterton put it, help people to look at the familiar until it looks unfamiliar again? How do we try to Christianise someone who is already Christian?

There are no simple answers. It's not as if we haven't already been trying to do that for more than a generation. Anxious parents have been trying to do this with their children. Anxious pastors have been trying to do that with their parishioners. Anxious bishops have been trying to do that with their dioceses. Anxious spiritual writers, including this one, have been trying to do that with their readership. And an anxious church as a whole has been trying to do that with the world. What more might we be doing?

My own view is that we are in for a long, uphill struggle, one that demands faith in the power and truth of what we believe in and a long, difficult patience. Christ, the faith, and the church will survive. They always do. The stone always eventually rolls away from the tomb and Christ always eventually re-emerges, but we too must do our parts. What are those parts?

The vision we need as we try to reach out to evangelise the already evangelised will, I believe, need to include these principles:

We need to clearly name this task, recognise its urgency, and centre ourselves in Jesus' final mandate: Go out to the whole world and make disciples.

We need work at trying to re-inflame the romantic imagination of our faith. We have been better recently at fanning the flames of our theological imagination, but we've struggled mightily to get people to fall in love with the faith.

We need to emphasise both catechesis and theology. We need to focus both on those who are trying to learn the essentials of their faith and those who are trying to make intellectual sense of their faith.

We need a multiplicity of approaches. No one approach reaches everyone. People go where they are fed.

We need to appeal to the idealism of people, particularly that of the young. We need to win people over by linking the Gospel to all that's best inside them, to let the beauty of the Gospel speak to the beauty inside of people.

We need to evangelise beyond any ideology of the right or the left. We need to move beyond the categories of liberal and conservative to the categories of love, beauty, and truth.

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We need to remain widely "Catholic" in our approach. We are not trying to get people to join some small, lean, purist, sectarian group, but to enter a house with many rooms.

We need to preach both the freedom of the Gospel and its call for an adult maturity. We need to resist preaching a Gospel that threatens or belittles, even as we preach a Gospel that asks for free and mature obedience.

The Big Cuppa will be held on Saturday, 2nd June after 6.30 Mass and on Sunday 3rd June after 9.30am Mass. $2 entry. All monies raised goes to

the Cancer Foundation.

The Catholic Office for Youth & Young Adults Presents Quiz night 2012 7:30pm, Saturday 21st July St. Joseph’s Primary School, Hindmarsh $10 per person / Tables of 10. Bookings to be made to Joshua Nash on 0431 965 954 or josh.nash@cesa.catholic.edu.au Guaranteed to be a great night of fun and plenty great prizes to win!!!

ST. JOSEPH"S OLD SCHOLARS ANNUAL REUNION LUNCHEON An INVITATION is extended to ALL St. Joseph's Old Scholars (male and female) to our ANNUAL LUNCHEON on WEDNESDAY 23RD MAY, 2012 in the Dridan Room at the MORPHETT ARMS HOTEL, 138 Morphett Road, Glengowrie, at 12 NOON. Seniors Meal is available for $14 or choose from Main Menu. Bookings BY 20TH MAY please with Josie Van Pelt (8295 3667) or Chris Panozzo (8263 1948).If you have had - or maybe continue to have - connections to ANY Josephite Schools and/or Colleges throughout the State and the Sisters we would love to see you at our Luncheon.

Marian procession this Sunday-If you wish to travel on the parish bus, please place your name on the clipboard at the back of the Church. The 2012 Marian Procession will be held on Sunday, May 20 in Pilgrim Peace Park in the South Parklands.

The location is bordered by South Terrace, Peacock Road, Greenhill Road and Sir Lewis Cohen Avenue and is directly south (behind) Veale Gardens.

Adequate parking is available in the above streets.

The eastern side of Sir Lewis Cohen Avenue is reserved for buses and disabled parking.

The Procession commences at 2.30pm and you are asked to assemble behind your parish or community notice (by 2.15pm) at the starting point adjacent to Sir Lewis Cohen Avenue.

Parking in the parklands itself is not allowed.

Ready access to the area is available by tram stopping at the corner of South Terrace and Peacock Road (King William Street).

The Procession is expected to end at 4.15pm.

Should the weather be so inclement that a decision is made to cancel the event, every effort will be made to broadcast this on as many radio stations as possible during the morning. Should you wish to confirm this you may ring John Luttrell on 0418 827 506.

The Knights are selling dried fruit this Saturday/Sunday. All sales are $10.00 per bag for Dried Pears, peaches and apricots. All new season produce.

Therry presents …. The Wizard of Oz

Thursday 7th to Saturday 9th June, Wednesday

13th to Saturday 16th June 2012 at 8pm.

Matinees both Saturdays and Sunday 10th June

at 2pm

Adults $30 Concession $25 Stuydent (under 18)

$13 Group bookings available.

Bookings from Monday 14th May: 8296 3477

From Mon 4th June: 8410 5515 10am to 5pm or

BASS or VENU*TX. Next weekend we welcome Fr Bill Ousley OMI to our Community.

Entertainment Book for 2012 / 2013:- still a few are available to purchase still only $65. Order forms are available in the foyers of the church.

Priesthood – Inquirer’s Mass:- The next Mass for men inquiring about the Priesthood will be held at St Mary’s Church, 179 Stanley Street, North Adelaide on Friday June 1, 2012. Time: 7:30pm To find out more about the Priesthood please contact: Fr Dean Marin (Director of Vocations), Ph 8232 8688 or email vocations@adelaide.catholic.org.au

Reunion of our Years at Tranmere:- A reunion will be held on Sunday June 24, 2012 at St. Joseph’s School Hall, Birkinshaw Avenue, Tranmere from 9.30am til 4.00pm. Old scholars are welcome to come for part or all of the day. If you commenced your schooling sometime during 1957-64 or completed Year 7 between the years 1964-71 at Tranmere, then you are invited to join your past fellow students at a Reunion. Bring along your memories/memorabilia and/or your siblings, parents. Join us for part or all day — but especially for the Group Photo!!! BYO a plate of finger food to share (if coming for the day or lunch), AND your own drinks

Southern Cross- Now Online: Please note our Catholic newspaper is now available online. To view your digital edition of The Southern Cross newspa-per, visit: www.thesoutherncross.org.au

Commissioning of Ministers:- on the weekend of 26th/27th May our parish ministers will be commissioned for a two year period. Also the Liturgy Committee will be inducted.

Year of Grace Website:-The Year of Grace - which begins on Pentecost Sunday, May 27 - has its website up and running,

with rich offerings. There's a short video to introduce the Year of Grace, a Prayer section which includes the official Year of Grace prayer, a monthly e-Bulletin, and an Encounter Jesus section - with a video entitled 'Who do you say I am?' The website is at: http://www.yearofgrace.catholic.org.au/

The Oblates invite you to join with them on Monday

21st May at 7:30pm at St David’s Tea

Tree Gully to celebrate the feast of St

Eugene De Mazenod.

Following Mass supper will be in the

foyer of the Church. Please bring a

plate.

St Joseph’s Payneham:- Afternoon Tea and School Tour for Past Scholars and 50th Anniversary Dinner 78 Portrush Road, Payneham. An After-noon Tea and School Tour for past scholars, staff, families being held on Saturday 23rd June at 2.00pm and a 50th Anniversary Dinner being held in the new school gym on Saturday 1st September.

Life in the Spirit Seminar The Disciples of Jesus, The Catholic Charismatic Renewal & The Catholic School of Evangelisation present the Life in the Spirit Seminar with Fr Peter Dunn & Fr David Callaghan MGL. Saturday 26th May 9:30am – 4:00pm and Sunday 27th May 1:00pm – 4:00pm at the Monastery Church, 15 Cross Rd, Glen Osmond. More information can be found on the flyer at: http://www.adelaide.catholic.org.au/sites/AdelaideYouthMinistry/media/files/5060.pdf

PLEASE REMEMBER THE SICK OF OUR PARISH IN YOUR PRAYERS Alan Hughes, Alex Stirrat, Alicia Prince, Alison Hellams, Anna Johnston, Anne McEvoy, Arthur Edmonds, Barry Powell, Sr Bernadette, Fr. Brian Maher OMI, Cecilia Drallini, Carmel Farrow, Cherri Hyde, Christine Gordon, David Beaven, Damian Canavan, Don Brown, Emma Altin, Eva McCarthy, Fran Lewis, Georgina Evans, Greg Cashmere, Helen Durkin, Helen Starr, Hilda Langdon, Ida Schar, Irene Thacker, Italia Zollo, Jackie Chin,Jason Luis, Jean Keanan, Jet Robinson, Josephine Iop, Justin Rowe, Katie Correll, Ken Schirmer, Archbishop Len Faulkner, Lidio Matto, Maria Schinella, Maria Galinato, Marthese Cinelli, Mary May, Maryrose Aquilina, Moya Nussio, Peter Hale, Peter Kelly, Philip McKelliff, Ray Bragg, Renata Stirrat, Robert Kean, Ron Todd, Ros Venn, Sussie Kudra, Stanley Sagucio, Stella O’Keefe, Susan O’Neill, Tania Altin, Teresa Rakic, Theresa Sara, Tony Siciliano, Vic Purcell, Violet Mikajlo, Virginia Ciechanowicz,

Please pray for Saverio Angelini recently deceased and all those deceased in our Parish Anniversary Book

Parish Prayer Network: Prayers for any need - all you need to do is call one of the following: Dan & Gail 8367 7879 - Maureen 8261 6906 - Beth 8396 2079

Mass Times at St Pius X Saturday Vigil 6.30pm Sunday 9.30am & 5.30pm Tue, Wed & Fri 9:15am Thurs 9:30am Daily Morning Prayer: 8.45am (Thurs 9am) Rosary: 9am (Thurs 9.15am) RECONCILIATION: Saturdays 11.30am-12noon

Exposition Fri 9:45am – 12 noon : 6pm – 9pm

CHURCH CLEANERS: Group B Weber, Piccolo, Baldacchino, Caruana

Feast Days of the Week:-

St Vincent de Paul Food Bank This week— tins of soup. Also single bed sheets & single bed blankets are needed. Please deliver to the Vinnies Shop. Many thanks.

Today's Readings: Acts 2:1-11; 1 Cor 12:3-7,12-13;

Jn 20:19-23 Next Week:

Pentecost Sunday: Gen 11:1-9; Rom 8:22-27;

Jn 7:37-39

Parish Diary

20th May Marian Procession/Vinnies Winter Appeal

21st May Feast of St Eugene 7:30pm at TTG

27th May Ministry Induction

Quote: ‘Moses brought out of Egypt a timid nation, and in the space of

forty years trained it to be full of valour for the task of conquering the prom-ised land; Christ in forty days trains his apostles to be bold and patient instead of cowards. They mourned and wept at the beginning of the season, but at the end they are full of courage for the good fight; their spirits mount high with their Lord, and when he is received out of their sight, and their own trial be-gins, they return to Jerusalem with great joy, and are continually in the temple, praising and blessing God.’ Blessed John Henry Newman

MINISTRY ROSTER 26/27th May C Anna Szczepanik C Dot Nappa C Terry Roberts

Pentecost Sunday R Martyn Pearce R1 Kay Morrison R Sunil Mohanaraj

EM Piotr Bejnarowicz R2 John McManus EM Stuart Feirclough 5th Sun of Easter Marie Smith EM Tommy Morrison Judith Mohan Bill Edmonds Peggy McNeil Antonietta Diniro Jim Kelly Charlie Baldacchino Philip Matthews David Lloyd Cai Dang M Michael Carter M James Lloyd M Dan Donovan

CL Joy Ricci

Liturgy Changes from Pentecost Sunday—

A period of silence will be implemented after

each of the readings . One full minute silent

prayer after the homily prior to the collection

being taken up.