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Welcome to St Joan of Arc Parish Haberfield
Parish Priest: Fr Phillip Zadro
Presbytery Office: 97 Dalhousie St Haberfield NSW 2045
P: 02 9798 6657 E: [email protected] W: www.stjoanofarc.org.au
Parish Secretary: Tuesday – Wednesday 9.30am—2.30pm
15th April, 2018 YEAR B THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER
A reading from the Acts of the Apostles 3:13-15. 17-19 Peter said to the people 'You are Israelites, and it is the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of our ancestors, who has glorified his servant Jesus, the same Jesus you handed over and then disowned in the presence of Pilate, after Pilate had decided to release him. It was you who accused the Holy One, the Just One, you who demanded the reprieve of a murderer while you killed the prince of life. God, however, raised him from the dead, and to that fact we are the witnesses. 'Now I know, brothers, that neither you nor your leaders had any idea what you were really doing; this was the way God carried out what he had foretold, when he said through all his prophets that his Christ would suffer. Now you must repent and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out.' The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. Responsorial Psalm Ps 4:2. 4. 7. 9 R. Lord, let your face shine on us. or R. Alleluia. When I call, answer me, O God of justice; from anguish you released me, have mercy and hear me! R. It is the Lord who grants favours to those whom he loves; the Lord hears me whenever I call him. R. 'What can bring us happiness?' many say. Lift up the light of your face on us, O Lord. R. I will lie down in peace and sleep comes at once, for you alone, Lord, make me dwell in safety. R. A reading from the first letter of St John 2:1-5 I am writing this, my children, to stop you sinning; but if anyone should sin, we have our advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ, who is just; he is the sacrifice that takes our sins away, and not only ours, but the whole world's. We can be sure that we know God only by keeping his commandments. Anyone who says, 'I know him', and does not keep his commandments, is a liar, refusing to admit the truth. But when anyone does obey what he has said, God's love comes to perfection in him.
The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. Gospel Acclamation Luke 24:32 Alleluia, alleluia! Lord Jesus, make your word plain to us: make our hearts burn with love when you speak. Alleluia! A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke 24:35-48 The disciples told their story of what had happened on the road and how they had recognised Jesus at the breaking of bread. They were still talking about this when Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, 'Peace be with you!' In a state of alarm and fright, they thought they were seeing a ghost. But he said, 'Why are you so agitated, and why are these doubts rising in your hearts? Look at my hands and feet; yes, it is I indeed. Touch me and see for yourselves; a ghost has no flesh and bones as you can see I have.' And as he said this he showed them his hands and feet. Their joy was so great that they could not believe it, and they stood dumbfounded; so he said to them, 'Have you anything here to eat?' And they offered him a piece of grilled fish, which he took and ate before their eyes. Then he told them, 'This is what I meant when I said, while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses, in the Prophets and in the Psalms, has to be fulfilled.' He then opened their minds to understand the scriptures, and he said to them, 'So you see how it is written that the Christ would suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, and that, in his name, repentance for the forgiveness of sins would be preached to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses to this.' The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
© LabOra Worship Liturgy Brisbane 2017
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Sing ALLELUIA! Augustine says rightly, “Singing is for one who loves”, and there is also an ancient proverb: ‘Whoever sings well prays twice over’.
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Reflection
“You are witnesses to this.”
A remarkable number of Hollywood films, down through the decades of movie-making, have more or less the same plot. An innocent bystander—typically, in movie history, portrayed by an attractive actress—has witnessed a heinous and violent crime, probably a murder. The perpetrator—a menacing-looking sort—is a particularly vicious gang boss who tries to have the witness assassinated. The hero—played by a ruggedly handsome actor—is a police officer who is charged with protecting the witness. As the trial draws near, the villain resorts to more and more desperate means to kill the witness, but the hero manages to protect her from harm, she gives her testimony at the trial, the villain is found guilty and goes down for a long stretch. Meanwhile, following movie convention, there often develops a romantic attachment between the hero and the heroine. Such is a common plot of many film thrillers; and, however far-fetched we may consider it to be, one thing that it can do is to remind us that a witness can be a very dangerous thing to be. There are times when it takes courage to stand up and bear witness to things that we believe to be true. When Jesus told his disciples, “You are witnesses to this,” they may not have been entirely delighted to be chosen for that role. In New Testament Greek, the word for “witness” is the same as that for “martyr”. The early Christians would have been aware that those who were appointed as witnesses to Christ might well be called upon to follow his example and lay down their lives for him. St Stephen, and St Peter and St Paul, and St James the Great, to name but a few from the first years of the Church’s existence, did in fact die a martyr’s death, and many more have done so over the centuries, in many different countries around the world. And it’s still a danger that people face in some parts of the world even in our own day. To what, exactly did the apostles bear witness? To the resurrection of Christ. It was not necessary to bear witness to his crucifixion; that was common knowledge. Indeed, some of those to whom Peter preached had themselves been instrumental in having Jesus crucified. In today’s first reading Peter relates the crucifixion as an undoubted fact, but goes on, “God, however, raised him from the dead, and to that fact we are the witnesses.” On another occasion recorded in the Acts of the Apostles, speaking before the Jewish council, the Sanhedrin, Peter said, “By his own right hand God has now raised him up to be leader and saviour… We are witnesses to all this.” We are called to be witnesses to Christ. Will we also be called to be martyrs? It may not seem likely in this country, in our time; but even if we do not have to face being stoned to death, we may very well have to face opposition, ridicule, contempt, discrimination. A woman recently fought a case for unfair dismissal, having been sacked for wearing a crucifix. Are we prepared to give open and visible evidence of our faith, even if it gets us into trouble? We are not eye witnesses to the resurrection, as Peter and the apostles were. We can only bear witness that we accept what has come down to us from the apostles, and what we have experienced in our lives. That may seem a relatively safe way to be a witness. But perhaps not so. Many witnesses in criminal trials may have wished that they hade not been so aware of what was going on, that they had been looking the other way, that they had not been so sharp-eyed. Perhaps we may come to wish that we had not heard the Lord calling in the night, that we had not recognised Jesus in the stranger on the road, that he had not opened our minds to understand the scriptures, that our hearts had not burned within us as we read of him in the Bible. Then we would not have been called to be his witnesses. But we did hear him, we did recognise him; and we are his witnesses in the world today. That is his calling to each one of us.
The Living Word
NEW KEY LOCK SYSTEMNEW KEY LOCK SYSTEM
We wish to advise all people who have a parish key for
access to the church or presbytery for their ministry within
the parish, that a new key lock system is due to be installed.
This will mean that anyone who currently has a parish key
will need to come into the Parish Office, during office hours,
to sign for and pick up a new key. As the system will be
done in stages you will need to keep your old key/s until
the new system is totally installed and then you will be able
to dispose of your old key responsibly.
SVDP CLOTHING DRIVE
SVDP are holding a clothing collection on Saturday 19th May, 2018. Clothing in bags to be out by 7.30am. Anyone wishing to donate to this worthy cause is asked to take a bag and write your name and address on the list provided on the table in the church foyer.
heart ministry for women
Heart Women’s Conference Date: 7th—9th June 2018 Venue: Fairfield RSL A time to come together as women to be refreshed and renewed in our busy lives. Spoil yourself. Dream again. Feel loved, honoured and cared for. Invite your daughters, mothers, sisters and friends! Full Registration Cost: $199 (see our website for other registration options)
Register: Heart.TheCatholicGuy.com Email: [email protected] Phone: 1300 734 880
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In keeping with the Privacy Act names cannot be published in our Parish Bulletin
without the permission of the persons themselves or their next of kin. Please specify
on your Mass Envelope your intention to include the person’s name in this Bulletin
or contact the Parish Office on 9798 6657
We invite you to share in the Sacraments of:
EUCHARIST:
Saturday Vigil: ……………………………………..5.00pm
Italian Mass:……………………………...6.15pm
Sunday Mass: ..……………………….9.00am & 6.00pm
Tuesday (Preferred day and time for 1 month & 1 year of
anniversary of death Masses - must be booked)…...7.30pm
Wednesday, Thursday ………………………………9.00am
Friday …………………………………………9.15am
RECONCILIATION
Saturday 4:30pm—4.50pm
BAPTISM
Celebrated on the SECOND and FOURTH Sunday of the
month at 11.00am MARRIAGE
Arrangements for a wedding must be made at least four months
in advance. Attendance at a Pre-Marriage Course is encouraged. ANOINTING OF THE SICK
We are pleased to administer the Sacrament of the Sick to those
in need. The Eucharist will also be brought to those who are ill
or housebound upon request. Please notify the Presbytery if
members of your family or other parishioners are in need of the
Eucharist. CHILDREN’S LITURGY
During 9am Mass Sundays during school term St Joan of Arc School
Principal: Bernard Carey
Office Phone 9798 9780 St Joan of Arc Villa
Manager: Gerry Renouf
Office Phone: 9799 8753
ROSTER for
Fourth Sunday of Easter Scripture Readings for next week:
First Reading: Acts 4:8-12
Second Reading: 1 John 3:1-2
Gospel: John 10:11-18 Scripture Readers for next week:
Saturday Vigil: Steve Roll, Marist Sisters
Sunday 9.00am: Tracey Baxter, Carmel McKeough
Sunday 6.00pm: Anna-Maria Stephens,
Loredana Bianco Ministers of Communion for next week:
Saturday Vigil: Maria Del Vecchio, Julie Garrard
Sunday 9.00am: Rhonda Albani, Imelda Bottero
Sunday 6.00pm: Viv Fezzuoglio Children’s Liturgy for next week:
Sunday 9.00am Margaret Cassidy
BAPTISMS - April 2018 We welcome these children into God’s family
and our parish community
Cristian Plangetis, Alessandro Aversa, Isabella Guarrera,
Felix Ferraina, John Felici, Rosyna Maddaluno, Layla Fadera
FEAST DAYS Saturday 21st April St Anselm
The Sacraments of First Reconciliation, First Holy Communion and Confirmation for St Joan of Arc Parish young people:
Children attending St Joan of Arc School
First Reconciliation: Wednesday, 7th November, 2018 at 7pm
Parent Meeting: Tuesday 18th September, 2018 at 7pm First Communion: Sunday, 19th & 26th August, 2018 at 10.30am.
Parent Meeting: Tuesday 19th June, 2018 at 7pm Confirmation: Sunday, 17th June, 2018 at 11am
Confirmation Information Night: Tuesday 20th March, 2018 at 7pm Reflection Night: Wednesday 13th June, 2018 at 7pm
Children attending Schools other than St Joan of Arc School
First Reconciliation: Wednesday, 5th September, 2018 at 7pm
Information Night: Tuesday 31st July, 2018 at 7pm First Communion: Sunday, 25th November, 2018 at 10.30am.
Information Night: Tuesday 16th October, 2018 at 7pm Confirmation: Saturday, 16th June 2018 at 5pm
Confirmation Information Night: Tuesday 20th March, 2018 at 7pm Reflection Night: Tuesday 12th June, 2018 at 7pm
(Preparation classes start Sundays 4 weeks before sacrament date -
Please contact Greg Hill, our Sacramental co-ordinator at [email protected] for more information and to register)
LORD, WE PRAY WELCOME HOME THOSE WHO HAVE DIED
Recently Deceased: Celeste D’Arro, Marcello Trevisan, Giuseppe
Turnaturi, Italo Perciballi, Francesco Andreacchio, Angelo Aceto,
Pat Kilpatrick, Gennaro Santucci, Italia Ciaschetti, Antonino
Brunetto, James Bertoldo, Annamaria Mezzatesta, Joyce Clark Rest in Peace: Maria Palma, Basilio Lopresti Costantino,
Graziella Mangraviti, Bertilla Volpato, Gaspare D’Onofrio,
Antonio Di Giantomaso, Concetta Cardillo, Angela Ramirra, Maria
Fiumedinisi, Maria Tomei, Nicola Urbano, Giovanni Dama, Vera
D’Agostino, Shirley McInerney, Federico Tomei, Monica
Christensen, Domenico & Olimpia Spadaro, Luigino De
Domeneghi, Angelo Torrisi, Chantelle Empeigne, Nicola Lattari,
Rugari Family, Giuseppe Iorfino, Fabrizio Croccoli, Lucy The, Jim
Tuite, Sarina Torrisi, Lattari & Aversa families, John & Moya
Phillips, Mons Dino Fragiacomo, Fr Frank Furfaro & All Souls in
Purgatory. In your love and concern please pray for the following ill
members of our community: Anna Attard, Rosa Santos, Elisha
Lau, Aitken Family, Liz Smith, Pat Rankine, J Robilliard, Jerry
Andre, Donna Neeley, Adeline Ashing, Annelise Buda, Giovanni
Luci, Stephan Ferenc, Giancarlo Budda, Mario Bianco, Tony
Sulfaro Special Intentions: Aitken Family
Join Pope Francis in Panama for the 34th World Youth
Day in January 2019 Sydney Catholic Youth are inviting you on the pilgrimage of a lifetime to Panama where you will celebrate Mass with Pope Francis and millions of young Catholics from around the world. Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP will lead the Sydney pilgrimage departing on 15 January 2019 which will travel from Sydney to Washington DC, then to WYD Panama with the optional extension to travel to Mexico City. Register your interest and find out more by visiting the website www.sydneycatholicyouth.org/wyd
Are you leaving school with ‘School Leaver Employment
Support’ or ‘Finding and Keeping a Job’ in your NDIS
plan? Our team can help you make a successful transition from
school to a career. For more information call our friendly CCareline team on
13 18 19 or email us [email protected]
ROSEBANK COLLEGE
OPEN DAY
Sunday 6 May 2018
11am—3pm
Tour the College campus with
student volunteers View classroom curriculum
displays Engage in interactive activities Hear the Assistant Principal’s address at 11.30am and
1.30pm BBQ, cakes, refreshments, gelato and coffee stands run
by the P&F email: [email protected]
phone: 9713 3100
READERS WORKSHOP
Readers on the Parish roster will recall a session
last year on the ministry of lector. We would like
to hold a follow-up session dealing with the
practicalities of the ministry; things like finding
your way around the lectionary, some liturgical
procedures and use of the microphone will be
covered as well as use of Break Open the Word.
Session will take place from 3.00pm to 4.00pm on
Saturday afternoon 5th May. Please let me know if
you can’t make it.
Fr Phil
ST CANICE'S KITCHEN, ELIZABETH BAY
SUNDAY VOLUNTEER TEAMS NEEDED
St Canice's Kitchen has been an integral part of the Kings Cross community for the past 30 years. The kitchen is
open 7 days a week for lunch and 1 night for dinner
thanks to the generosity of its numerous volunteers and donors. For many years we have had a tradition where
the Sunday lunch for the poor and homeless is provided by groups from other parishes throughout Sydney. It has
proved to be a highly rewarding experience for them. The kitchen is currently in need of some new Sunday teams of
volunteers (approximately 7 people) to run a shift
providing around 120 lunches and desserts and be available from 9am to 1.30pm (the kitchen is open from
11am to 1pm). If your parish would be able to provide a team of volunteers (and meals) for a Sunday shift or if you
would like further information would you please contact
Lynelle Lembryk on 0403 795 381 to discuss.
About Jesus Christ and the Church, I simply know they’re just
one thing. St Joan of Arc
CATHOLIC CEMETERIES ROOKWOOD
Bereavement Support Reflections Mornings
Third Wednesday of Every Month 10.00am – 1.00pm
For family and friends who grieve and their companions.
Understanding and managing life’s changes in Loss, Grief &
Bereavement.
Morning tea provided.
For further information please contact Bereavement Support
Ph: (02) 9646 6908 /
ONE MILLION ROSARIES FOR UNBORN BABIES
4, 5 and 6 May
The 2018 One Million Rosaries for Unborn Babies is
scheduled for 4, 5 and 6 May. Persons participating
in this multinational pro-life prayer event will
pray at least one Rosary for an end to abortion.
For details and to register go to: http://
www.saintmichaelthearchangelorganization.org/