Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, Wentworthville In the care of the Carmelites

PARISH PRIEST: Fr Denis Andrew OCarm ASSOCIATE PASTOR: Fr Januario Pinto OCarm CARMELITE COMMUNITY: Fr Anthony Scerri O Carm PARISH SECRETARY: Lyn Bryant (9.30am—5.30pm Tuesday to Friday) PASTORAL ASSOCIATE: Paola Yévenes SCHOOL PRINCIPAL: Olimpia Pirovic

Phone: 9631 8302; School: 8832 1100

Email: ocarms@tpg.com.au

Web: www.olmcwenty.org.au

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SUNDAY MASSES: 6pm (vigil), 8.00am, 10.00am, 6.00pm DAILY MASSES: Monday to Thursday and Saturday 9.00am

Friday 9.15am RECONCILIATION: Saturday 9.30am

MONEY MATTERS: Envelopes: $ 1,833 Loose: $ 497 Tap and Go: $ 640 Donations: $ 300 TOTAL: $ 3,270

WEEKLY TARGET: $4,000

NOTE: Banking details for direct contributions, are: BSB: 067 950; Account Number: 00602; Account Name: Wentworthville Catholic Church; So that we can acknowledge your generosity would you please just put your name first and add donation if there is room.

READERS & COMMENTATORS: 12th & 13th June 2021

MASS TIME READER COMMENTATOR

Saturday 6.00pm Angela Carlino Trish Maldigri

Sunday 8.00am Isabella Dias Coretta Dias

Sunday 10.00am Clyde Fernandes Marina Peter

Sunday 6.00pm Mark Attwood Carmel Ruddy

CATHOLIC FOUNDATION (Formerly known as DWF)

This is the 2nd weekend for the Catholic Foundation collection. Envelopes are still available from the information stand and in the church. There will also be a leaving collection. All donations exceeding $2 are tax deductible.

One of the main fundraising activities of the Catholic Foundation, which Bishop Vincent is very keen to see eventuate, is the construction of a sanctuary for refugee women and children who have come from a background of domestic violence.

Please give as generously as you can.

Please remember those who are in ill health, especially: Grit Conroy, Thelma Blakeman, Julianna D’Souza, Joan Cameron, Krishnan Rengasamy, Fleur Fernandes, Czeslawa Godfrey, Sharon Dolan, Salve Stewart, Michael Bigeni, Nancy Surace, Cody Bailey, Baby Charlie Sultana, Charlie Micallef, Lyn Craddy, Baby Noha Larkin, Francois Tuyau, Sienna Calandruccio, Teresa Li, Lisa Boys, Greg Boys, Carol O’Loughlin and all who are sick.

The feast of the Body and Blood of Christ and the way we celebrate our Eucharistic meal

At Our Lady of Mount Carmel parish, we would like to feel everyone is welcome at our Masses. This very much includes children and young people. We take our cue from Jesus who welcomed everyone into his life and meals. We also take our cue from the way we hopefully celebrate our family meals. Everyone is welcome, including children. We share stories and ideas. Children hopefully pick up and incorporate our family values at our meals, just as we

pick up the values of Jesus when we share the food of the Eucharist.

During the scripture readings and hopefully the homily participants are concentrating to hear the word of God and the wisdom contained in it. It requires attention and focus. If young children become disruptive during these times it might be a good time to just take them quietly out into the Narthex until they settle. The Narthex has proved popular with families with children. In a similar vein, bringing

food and drink into the church is not encouraged.

- Fr Denis Andrew O Carm (Parish Priest)

Congratulations Walter & Karin Lodewyke who celebrate 50 years of marriage on Tuesday 8/6/21. May they have many more years of wedded bliss and may God bless them on this happy occasion.

We extend a very warm welcome to Bishop Vincent who is visiting us this weekend to celebrate Confirmation with children from our parish at the Vigil Mass on Saturday night. Please join us for light refreshments after Mass with Bishop Vincent.

SOME EAST TIMOR NEWS Luciana whom the Parish has sponsored through much of her Primary School and to Year 10 at Zumalai, was then required to go to Ainaro for Years 11 & 12. There, she stayed at the Canossian Sisters Boarding House while she attended school. Luciana has now decided to

join the Carmelite Sisters in Dili. There are two different groups of Carmelites in East Timor. One group are enclosed and the other are involved in active ministry such as caring for children in an orphanage, running a Medical Centre or Hospital and providing accommodation for visitors to East Timor. Since we are no longer providing support for Luciana we are able to sponsor another student, namely Ricardo Barreto. Some information about him will be provided next week.

- Sr Margaret Harrison rsm (East Timor Committee)

Other Intentions Thanksgiving: In Honour of St Anthony, In Honour of the Infant Jesus, In Honour of St Jude

Special Intentions: Crystal, Sheila & Nathan, Shankar & Shamayne, Sandra & Adrian, Tuyau Family & friends especially Rachelle, Matilda & Eva

Recently Deceased: Allan Young, Harry Billington, Regieetamma & Seshayyan, Mary Zammit, Kate Glendenning, Crisanta Arauollo, Robyn Vella, Edna Lincoln, Brandon Borg, Ursula Siong, Joseph Borg, Adele Chehade,

Anniversaries & Memorials: Marceline & Noël de Souza, Joe Tuyau, Vu Van Nghi, Hoang Thi Lai, Theresia Edwin MacWan, Incy Sebastian, Philomena Incy, Joyce, Tony & Antonia Cini, Mary & Frank Teuma, George & Sarkis Frangi, Lauren & Hyatt Frangi, Josephine & Joseph Vassallo, Charlie Sultana, Michael & Carmen Attard, Frank & Pauline Vella, Rani Sathi, Pushpa Kantha, Anthony Peter, Connie Bezzina & Jeanne Black, Pauline Grech, Renato Zammit, Francesca Zammit, Concetta & Joseph Sciberras, Joseph & Josephine Gauci, Holy Souls in Purgatory & All Souls, All Saints, Suffering Souls

NEXT SUNDAY’S READINGS:

11th Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr B 1st Reading: Ezekiel 17: 22—24 2nd Reading: Corinthians 5: 6—10 Gospel: Mark 4: 26—34

- REFLECTION -

Today’s Gospel describes the last meeting of Jesus with the twelve. It is a meeting which must have been very tense for the disciples. Jesus knew quite well that Judas had already decided to betray him, and he makes clear reference to that. He knew that Peter was going to deny him three times, in spite of Peter’s protestations. He knew that all the other disciples were going to abandon him and run away. He knew that these, his closest friends, still could not understand, much less accept, that he had to

die on the cross and after three days rise from the dead, Jesus remains calm and in control of the situation, and then shows the greatest sign of friendship and love for his disciples by instituting the Eucharist. He was doing what he had taught his disciples on a previous occasion, that a person can show no greater love for his or her friends than to give his or her life for them. That is precisely what Jesus does at this last meeting, which we call the Last Supper. He gives his life for these not very laudable friends, by giving them his Body and his Blood, and later, that very night, by undergoing his passion and giving his life on the cross like an ordinary criminal. Many of us sometimes feel like Judas, or Peter, or the other disciples. We might feel that, like Judas, we have betrayed Jesus by committing serious sins, even such as murder, or violence, or abortion, or warmongering. Some of us might feel, like Peter, we have denied Jesus when we have been unfaithful to our spouses, or when we have lied, or cheated, or misinterpreted his commands to suit ourselves, and preached false spirituality, whether from the pulpit or by word and example. Some of us might feel that we have deserted Jesus, when we pass by someone hungry, homeless, sick, or crying for help, and not stopped to offer a helping hand. Perhaps, such responses are natural, but they are certainly not the responses that Jesus would want from us. We must remember that Jesus at no moment in time, under no circumstance ever stops loving us even to death on the cross. It is up to us to return to him, certain of forgiveness, of hope, and of infinite love.

- Fr Anthony Scerri O Carm

Monday: St Robert of Newminster Tuesday St William of York Wednesday: St Ephrem Thursday: *St Olivia of Palermo Friday: Sacred Heart Saturday: Immaculate Heart of the BVM Sunday: 11th Sunday Ordinary Time

Mass at Melrose Park, Berrima on 13/6/21. Coach leaves Greystanes at 8am & La Valette at 8.30am. Cost $30 per person. Mass outside so bring a chair. Lunch at Campbelltown Catholic Club. Bookings: Frances (0412320432) or Antoinette (9671 2992) Centre (9622 5847).

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