Catholic Parish of Warringah Diocese of Broken Bay, NSW— Scalabr in ian Fathers

Office: 50 Oaks Avenue (P.O. Box 467) Dee Why, 2099, N.S.W.

Tel. 9982 6536 - E-mail: office@warringahcatholicparish.org.au

Website : www.warringah.dbb.org.au

St Kevin’s Church

50 Oaks Ave, Dee Why,

2099 , N.S.W.

St John the Apost le Church

57 Waratah Pde, Narraweena,

2099, N.S.W.

9th April 2017 : Palm Sunday of the Passion of The Lord — Year A

Parish Administrator

Fr. Tiziano Torresan

0437 316 877 fr.titian@gmail.com

Assistant Priests:

Fr. Reinaldo Vassoler c.s. 0435 870 816

reivasviet@hotmail.com

Fr. Norberto Ochoa

0437 324 227 fr.bitz51@gmail.com

Parish Primary Schools

St. John’s - Narraweena

Principal: Mr Mark Bateman

Ph: 9971 9297

St. Kevin’s — Dee Why

Principal: Mrs Lorraine Vincent

Ph: 9971 1644

St Kevin’s Church

Weekday Masses:

Mon-Sat:8:30am (Holy Rosary 8am); Fri 12 noon

Week-end Mass Times

Saturday Vigil: 6pm

Sunday: 8am; 9.15am, 10.30am (in Italian);

6pm Youth Mass

Filipino Mass: 1st Sunday of the month 4pm &

3rd Sunday of the Month 11.45am - in Tagalog

Every 4th Sunday:

Chaplaincy Youth Mass at 6.00 pm

Reconciliation: Saturday: 4pm - 5pm

Mass & Anointing of the sick

First Fridays of the month at the 12 noon Mass

Cenacle of Prayer:

Wednesday after the 8.30am Mass

Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

First Fridays of the month: 7pm Mass

Eucharistic Adoration:

Fridays after 8.30am Mass till 11.45am

Legion of Mary: Every Wednesday at 2pm

Brazilian Mass: Monday 7.30pm

St John the Apostle Church

Weekday Masses: Tuesday—Saturday: 9.15am

( holy Rosary 8.55am )

Week-end Mass Times

Saturday Vigil: 5pm

Sunday: 8am & 10am (with Children’s Liturgy)

Reconciliation: Sat: 9.45am-10.45am

Cenacle of Prayer: 9.45am Wednesday

Eucharistic Adoration: Monday 7pm –11pm

Anointing of the sick: 4th Sunday of the month

after the 8 am & 10 am Masses

Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus:

1st Friday at 9.45am & Anointing of the sick

Indian Mass: 4th Saturday of the month:

in Syro- Malabar Catholic Rite at 7.00 pm.

Devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary

1st Saturday of the month after 9.15am Mass.

Rosary, Litany & Consecration to Mary.

Each year during Holy Week, we accompany Jesus up to Jerusalem amidst the crowds crying out Hosanna, Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord! A day filled with exceeding praise and

jubilation, but looming on the horizon is a wave of hatred, destruction and death. We, too, are caught up with the crowd acclaiming their Messiah and King as he descends the Mount

of Olives on a beast of burden. What striking images of royalty, humility, and divinity all packed into this paradoxical scene of Jesus’

entering his city! Full of enthusiasm, they welcome him on Palm Sunday as the King of Peace and the Bearer of Hope. Full of hate,

five days later, the people demand his death on the Cross. The Gospel Passion narratives recount how the sins of some of the

people and their leaders at the time of Jesus conspired to bring about the Passion and death of Christ, and thereby suggest the

fundamental truth that we are all to blame. Their sins and our sins bring Christ to the Cross, and he bears them willingly. And we must

learn from what happened to Jesus and ask ourselves not only about the identity of those who tried, condemned, and killed him

long ago, but also what killed Jesus and what vicious circles of violence, brutality, and hatred continue to crucify Him today in his brothers and sisters across the human family. Jesus is a king who

destroys the weapons of war, a king of peace and simplicity, a king of the poor. He reigns over a kingdom that stretches

from sea to sea, embracing the whole world.

PARISH NEWS/EVENTS

È allo stesso tempo l’ora della luce e l’ora delle tenebre.

L’ora della luce, poiché il sacramento del Corpo e del Sangue

è stato istituito, ed è stato detto: “Io sono il pane della vita...

Tutto ciò che il Padre mi dà verrà a me: colui che viene a me

non lo respingerò... E questa è la volontà di colui che mi ha

mandato, che io non perda nulla di quanto mi ha dato, ma lo

risusciti l’ultimo giorno” (Gv 6,35-39). Come la morte è arri-

vata dall’uomo così anche la risurrezione è arrivata dall’uo-

mo, il mondo è stato salvato per mezzo di lui. Questa è la luce

della Cena.

Al contrario, la tenebra viene da Giuda. Nessuno è penetrato

nel suo segreto. Si è visto in lui un mercante di quartiere che

aveva un piccolo negozio, e che non ha sopportato il peso del-

la sua vocazione. Egli incarnerebbe il dramma della picco-

lezza umana. O, ancora, quello di un giocatore freddo e scal-

tro dalle grandi ambizioni politiche.

Lanza del Vasto ha fatto di lui l’incarnazione demoniaca e

disumanizzata del male.

Tuttavia nessuna di queste figure collima con quella del Giuda

del Vangelo. Era un brav’uomo, come molti altri. È stato

chiamato come gli altri. Non ha capito che cosa gli si faceva

fare, ma gli altri lo capivano? Egli era annunciato dai profeti,

e quello che doveva accadere è accaduto. Giuda doveva veni-

re, perché altrimenti come si sarebbero compiute le Scritture?

Ma sua madre l’ha forse allattato perché si dicesse di lui:

“Sarebbe stato meglio per quell’uomo se non fosse mai

nato!”? Pietro ha rinnegato tre volte, e Giuda ha gettato le

sue monete d’argento, urlando il suo rimorso per aver tradito

un Giusto. Perché la disperazione ha avuto la meglio sul penti-

mento? Giuda ha tradito, mentre Pietro che ha rinnegato Cris-

to è diventato la pietra di sostegno della Chiesa. Non restò a

Giuda che la corda per impiccarsi. Perché nessuno si è inter-

essato al pentimento di Giuda? Gesù l’ha chiamato “amico”.

È veramente lecito pensare che si trattasse di una triste pen-

nellata di stile, affinché sullo sfondo chiaro, il nero apparisse

ancora più nero, e il tradimento più ripugnante? Invece, se

questa ipotesi sfiora il sacrilegio, che cosa comporta allora

l’averlo chiamato “amico”? L’amarezza di una persona tradi-

ta? Eppure, se Giuda doveva esserci affinché si compissero le

Scritture, quale colpa ha commesso un uomo condannato per

essere stato il figlio della perdizione?

Non chiariremo mai il mistero di Giuda, né quello del rimorso

che da solo non può cambiare nulla. Giuda Iscariota non sarà

più “complice” di nessuno.

PULPIT POINTS– Catholic Weekly

The helping hand of love: the pregnancy help centres of

Sydney.

Killing gets the song and dance treatment in Assisted Suicide:

The Musical

Art and icons: lifting the veil on the light of faith

Heading for the oft-forgotten World Youth Day

RIFLESSIONE

Confessions: St. Kevin’s: Saturday 4: 00 to 5: 00 pm

St. John’s: Saturday 9: 45 to 10: 45 am

Baptism Workshops. The Baptism workshop for

next month will take place on Tuesday 18th April at 7pm in St Kevin’s lower hall. Please make your booking through the parish office on 9982 6536. This weekend welcome the Treml family for Baptism. Congratulations.

Next Week: Easter Sunday

St Kevin’s Cleaning Team : D

Mass Intentions for the Week

St. John’s, Narraweena

Saturday 5pm 8 Recently deceased Nicky Higginson

Sunday 8.00am 9 Private special intentions

10.00am Dec Clarrie Golledge (3rd Anni). Private

special intentions.Dec Giuseppina Rulli

( 1st Anniv)

Monday 9.15am 10 Holy Week Mass

10.30am Funeral Service Noni Scanlon.

Tuesday 9.15am 11 Holy Week Mass

Wednesday 9.15am 12 Holy Week Mass

Thursday 9.15am 13 No Morning Mass

7.30pm Mass of the Last Supper

Friday 9.15am 14 No Morning Mass

Saturday 9.15am 15 No Morning Mass

St. Kevin’s, Dee Why

Saturday 6.00pm 8 Special intentions John Beninati.

Sunday 8.00am 9 Special intentions John Beninati. Private

special intentions.

9.15am

Special intentions John Beninati. Private

special intentions . Deceased Norman

Paez, Monardo Domenico & Alfredo,

Aversa Maria & Teresa, Mirenzi Domenico

& Maria, Andreacchi Francesco

10.30am

Special intentions John Beninati. Dec Rosa

Caterina (1st Anniv), Antonio Formica

(17th Anniv), Giuseppe Maruca, Bruno

Raso, Ernesto & Tomasina Maruca,

Giacomo Biviano,Giuseppe Biviano,

Marcherita Zaia, Rosa Agresta, Carmelo

Agresta (3rd Anni)

6.00pm Special intentions John Beninati

Monday 8.30am 10 Special intentions John Beninati.

7.30pm Brazilian Mass

Tuesday 8.30am 11 Special intentions John Beninati. Dec Jopy

Wynen

Wednesday 8.30am 12 Special intentions John Beninati

Thursday 8.30am 13 No Morning Mass

7.30pm Dec Felice & Anna Meli

Friday 8.30am 14 No Morning Mass

12 Noon No Mass

Saturday 8.30am 15 No Morning Mass

FEDERAZIONE CATTOLICA ITALIANA

PARISH NEWS/EVENTS

Project Compassion 2017 Please remember to hand your Project Compassion

boxes back to the Parish Office for counting for this year’s appeal. We are grateful for your financial assistance. All funds are sent to Caritas Australia for distributing

to needy causes. Thank you.

Ecumenical Stations of the Cross

Ecumenical stations of the Cross will take place on Good Friday 14

th April at 11am starting from

St Kevin’s Church and ending at Dee Why Beach.

The Chrism Mass 2017 will be celebrated at 7.30pm on Tuesday 11

th April at Our Lady of the Rosary Cathedral

Waitara.

Organist / guitarist wanted for the 9:15am Choir at St Kevin’s

Would you like to serve the Lord with music and song with

your God-given talents? The choir at Sunday's 915am mass

need musicians urgently (organist and/or guitarist).

We hold our choir practice fortnightly on a Saturday morning.

If you are keen to serve, please contact the Parish office at

phone no. 9982 6536 & leave your details behind and you will

be contacted. We look forward to welcoming you to our Family.

What did Vatican II really say about The Apostolate of the Laity?

Br Albert (Daniel Younan) will take a closer look at the Vatican II document on the Apostolate of the Laity in the Church & in the World, the Mission of the Laity in the Church, the role of the Laity in Evangelization & its Sanctification. When: Thursday 27

th April at 7.30-9.00pm

Where: St John’s Parish Hall Tea & coffee available.

* CARTE E TOMBOLA Martedi prossimo alle 7-30pm.

* VIA CRUCIS PER LE STRADE – VENERDI SANTO .

Partirà da St. Kevins alle 11am

* MOTHERS DAY / BIGGEST CUP OF TEA DINNER

DANCE si terrà SABATO 13 MAGGIO ALLE 6-30pm.

Costo $40,00 a testa. Tutto il ricavo sarà devoluto al NSW

cancer council

Biglietti – Angela 9401 4374 o altri membri del comitato.

* PASQUETTA PICNIC. Il bus partirà puntuale 8.30 am

Lunedi 17 Aprile.

* Martedi 4 Aprile, la Federazione Cattolica Italiana ha

eletto il nuovo comitato.

PRESIDENTE – Nazzareno Calabrese.

VICE PRESIDENTE – Sam Campanella.

SECRETARIA – Angela Calabrese

VICE SECRETARIA – Maria Azzolina.

TESORIERA – Concetta Bombardiere

CONSIGLIERI – Luigi Maruca, Domenico Panetta,

Anna Panetta, Teresa Campanella, Nicodemo Mirarchi,

Rosa Villella, Aurelia Maruca, Frank Lorenti, Gino

Armenio, Giovanni Roperti, Rosa Filocamo e Joe Vumbaca.

A tutti, un buon lavoro per il prossimo anno.

PASCHAL TRIDUUM 2017 Beginning with ... The Last Supper on Holy Thursday 13th April. At St John’s: 7.30 pm (followed by 1 hour Adoration) At St Kevin’s: 7.30 pm (followed by 1 hour Adoration) 1st Day Good Friday 14th April At St John’s: 10am Stations of the Cross, 3pm Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ At St Kevin’s: 11am Ecumenical stations of the Cross 3pm Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ 2nd Day Holy Saturday 15th April At St John’s 7.30pm Easter Vigil. At St Kevin’s 7.30pm Easter Vigil (with baptism) 3rd Day - Easter Sunday 16th April At St John’s Masses: 8:00am and 10.00am At St Kevin’s Masses: 8:00am, 9.15am, 10.30am (in Italian), 6pm Reconciliation Holy Thursday 13th during Adoration time following the Last Supper Mass, in both Churches. Holy Saturday 15th At St John’s 9.30am to 10.30am . At St Kevin’s 8.30am to 9.30am & 4.00pm to 5.00pm.

Divine Mercy Sunday . will be celebrated on Sunday 23rd April from 2.00 - 4.00pm at St John’s Narraweena. Program: DVD on Divine Mercy, Exposition, Blessing of Image, Reconciliation, Divine Mercy Chaplet, Benediction, Private Veneration of Image. “The soul that will go to Confession and receive Holy Communion will obtain complete forgiveness of sins and the punishment due” Jesus to St Faustina (Diary 699).The Divine Mercy Novena commences on Good Friday (14th April) until Saturday 22nd April. Leaflets for the Divine Mercy Novena will be available on the tables near the exit doors at St John’s Narraweena and St Kevin’s Dee Why, for those who wish to say this novena.

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Entrance Antiphon

Six days before the Passover, when the Lord came into the city of Jerusalem, the children ran to meet him; in their hands they carried palm branches and with a loud voice cried out: Hosanna in the highest! Blessed are you, who have come in your abundant mercy! O gates, lift high your heads; grow higher, ancient doors. Let him enter, the king of glory! Who is this king of glory? He, the Lord of hosts, he is the king of glory. Hosanna in the highest! Blessed are you, who have come in your abundant mercy !

A reading from the prophet Isaiah 50:4-7

The Lord has given me a disciple's tongue. So that I may know how to reply to the wearied he provides me with speech. Each morning he wakes me to hear, to listen like a disciple. The Lord has opened my ear. For my part, I made no resistance, neither did I turn away. I offered my back to those who struck me, my cheeks to those who tore at my beard; I did not cover my face against insult and spittle. The Lord comes to my help so that I am untouched by the insults. So, too, I set my face like flint; I know I shall not be shamed. The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

Responsorial Psalm 21:8-9. 17-20. 23-24

R. My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?

All who see me deride me. They curl their lips, they toss their heads. He trusted in the Lord, let him save him; let him release him if this is his friend.' R.

Many dogs have surrounded me, a band of the wicked beset me. They tear holes in my hands and my feet. I can count every one of my bones. R.

They divide my clothing among them. They cast lots for my robe. O Lord, do not leave me alone, my strength, make haste to help me! R.

I will tell of your name to my brethren and praise you where they are assembled. 'You who fear the Lord give him praise; all sons of Jacob, give him glory. Revere him, Israel's sons. R. A reading from the letter of St Paul to the Philippians 2:6-11

His state was divine, yet Christ Jesus did not cling to his equality with God but emptied himself to assume the condition of a slave, and became as men are, and being as all men are, he was humbler yet, even to accepting death, death on a cross. But God raised him high and gave him the name which is above all other names so that all beings in the heavens, on earth and in the underworld, should bend the knee at the name of Jesus and that every

tongue should acclaim Jesus Christ as Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

The word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

Acclamation: Phil 2:8-9

Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ, King of endless glory!

Christ became obedient for us even to death, dying on the cross. Therefore God raised him on high and gave him a name above all other names.

Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ, King of endless glory! Gospel The passion of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew 26:14 - 27:66

Communion Antiphon

Father, if this chalice cannot pass without my drinking it, your will be done.

SCRIPTURE READINGS

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