ST FRANCIS XAVIER LURNEA 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time—Year C

29th & 30th June, 2013

We acknowledge the traditional owners and custodians of the land on which we stand. We walk on a land once occupied by the Darug Clan, the Cabrogal, a

sub group of the Gandangara tribe who lived in this area for over 30,000 years. May we continue to love and respect the land as they have. Administrator: Fr Thu Nguyen

Secretary: Mary-Ann Laoulach

Parish Council Chairman:

Enda Scully

Email: scullyau@gmail.com

Address: 71 Webster Rd Lurnea 2170

Phone No: 9607-8760

Fax No: 9607-7571

Email: fxcs@ozemail.com.au

Web Site: www.sfxparish.wordpress.com

Office Hours:

Tuesday to Friday

9.15am –5.15pm All bulletin notices to be in by Thurs.12pm.

(Please type or print your message clearly).

St Francis Xavier School Principal Mrs Fran Bonanno School No. 9607-3130 School Fax. 9608-2650

Web Site.

www.stfxlurnea.catholic.edu.au St Catherine of Siena

School Principal John Phillips

School No. 9607-3888

School Fax. 9607-6405

Web Site. www.stcosprestons.catholic.edu.au

Weekend Mass Times:

Saturday Vigil……...5.00pm

Sunday…………......8.00am, 9.30am &

……………..6.00pm

Weekday Mass Times: (See bulletin for changes)

Reconciliation:

Saturday……………….4.00pm – 4.30pm

Baptisms: By Appointment 1st & 3rd Sundays of the month

Marriages: By Appointment

Prayer Group: Thursdays……………. 7.30pm—8.15pm

Care Group:

Krystyna Whittaker: 0410 575 245

If you would like to contribute to the

Parish Planned Giving

please speak to Fr Thu or Parish Secretary.

Credit card facilities are also available.

Weekday Mass Times

Monday - No Mass

Tuesday - 9.00am Mass

Wednesday - 9.00am Mass

Thursday - 9.00am Mass

Friday - 9.00am Mass

Promise to keep

Whose woods these are I hardly know,

his house is in the village though;

he will not see me stopping here

to watch his woods fill up with snow.

My little horse must think it queer

to stop without a farmhouse near,

between the woods and frozen lake

the darkest evening of the year.

He gives his harness bells a shake

to ask if there is some mistake;

the only other sound is the sweep

of easy wind and downy flake.

The woods are lovely, dark and deep,

but I have no promises to keep;

and miles to go before I sleep,

and miles to go before I sleep.

Robert Frost

Children’s Liturgy

Begins on the 30th June 2013

at the 9.30am Mass.

After the greeting of the Mass,

Fr Thu will call the children up to the Sanctuary,

give them a blessing, then send them off with the

Children’s Liturgy Leaders.

They will celebrate the Liturgy of the Word

in the school hall.

They will return to the Church in time for the

offertory and we propose that the children walk the of-

fertory up and then rejoin their family

for the rest of the Mass.

Any parishioners who can help out with the

children’s liturgy, please contact the Parish office.

ANNUAL HOLY FATHER’S APPEAL.

This weekend the annual

Holy Father’s Appeal is being held.

Your compassion and generosity to

contribute to this great cause which fulfils the

benevolent works of Pope Francis in the areas of

greatest need, wherever it is in the world.

Thank you, and may

God bless you for your continued support.

Gericho Abrasaldo

Christina Acitelli

Joseph Afungia

Eliza Agoo

Sabrina Agostino

Esmond Alphonso

Annelyse Anderson

Jordan Anderson

Kaitlyn Anderson

Marco Asseni

Jordan Awad

Alyssa Bamba

Tayla Berthaly

Joseva Bolaira

Jacob Bower

Zachery Busuttil

Gianella Cabrera

Carla Calabro

Anthony Castellan

Claudia Cavallaro

Tahlia Collard-Blackburn

Curtis Conroy

Indiana Cuello

Deana D’Amore

Abby Day

Cassandra Deeves

Special Blessings to:

George Azouri

Daniel Kort

Haydyn Dewsbury

Rohan Dhanvate

Allan Diep

Bethany Douglas

Madison Duke

Isabella DuMont

Jacob Ewers

Grace Fabian

Natasha Fa’ulua

Jacob Folino

Domenic Furfaro

Gabriele Genua

Siena Genua

Jonathon Giso

Adrian Giusti

Benjamin Gramoglia

Natasha Gramoglia

Alessia Gullotta

Tiana Gullotta

Lachlan Heyhorn

Nicholas Hohnen

Luci Hughes

Mille Hughes

Rylea Inglima

Monique Ingold

Luke Ivanac

Jada Jaminal

Meegan Jimenez

Emily Kane

Hannah Kane

Emma King

Kevin Kongvongsa

Leo Koutsoubaris

Dante Lampasona

Tiana Lascala

Isabelle Laxamana

Mason Lecordier

Lorenzo Lemalu

Sam Leotta

Skye Lepe

Zachariah Lewis

Beia Lopez

Jamie Lum

Abbey Macri

Daniel Macri

Daniela Malaspina

Sophia Mangogna

Kevyn Mansilongan

Lucas Martin

Nicholas Martin

Michael Mauceri

Kayley Melham

Emilia Mena

Daniel Minasi

Domenic Minasi

Cherise Misquitta

Angela Moala

Lesieli Moala

Tristan Musico

David Nguyen

Matthew Nguyen

Fridurik Nickel

Benjamin Nies

Nicholas Pacini

Isabelle Parsons

Clayton Pestana

Katherine Pham

James Piriz

Adrian Ponze

Christina Primiano

Teagan Profilio

Sabrina Pusateri

David Ramos

Matteo Raco

Sabastian Regle

Alexander Reid

Gino Repetto

Jessica Robbins

Mia Rodriguez

Kira Rosch

Cameron Ross

Domenico Rossi

Charlotte Ryan

Christine Salerno

Jasmin Salvatore

Lorenzo Sanna

Jayden Signoretti

Bethany Smith

Daniel Soares

Khianna Sprock

Christina Stambe

Natalia Stewart

Adam Sullivan

Rebecca Sutton

Taylor Tannous

Zack-Indio Thelmo

Nicholas Titone

Adrienne Torres

Ryan Vargas

Tayla Vidler

Kara Vincetic

Lachlan Wotton

Matthew Yorath

Ashleigh Zacaropoulos

Care Group Meeting

Care Group Meeting will meet in the Parish Centre

on 11 July 2013 at 11am.

Congratulations to the newly Confirmed Parishioners

who received the Holy Spirit through Confirmation

on Thursday 27th and Friday 28th June.

14th Sunday in Ordinary Time —Year C 6th & 7th July 2013

SATURDAY

5pm

SUNDAY

8.00am 9.30am 6.00pm

Reader

Psalm/Intercession

Solange Fegatilli

Merwyn Monteiro

Shirley Heffernan

Greg Baker

Eugene Alphonso

Jacqueline Scully

Emma Harrison

Kristina Williams

Eucharistic

Ministers

Margaret Bell

Mary Dalli

Chris Walker

Merwyn Monteiro

Jane Scott

Barry Bolton

Antonia Siciliano

Anne Sweeney

Maryann Wright

Carol Campanella

Volunteer Minister

Volunteer Minister

Angelo Romeo

Maria Romeo

Jacqueline Scully

Garry Lejarde

Frances Acitelli

Charlie Casha

Tracie Richardson

Greg Richardson

Kristina Williams

Cecile Apolinario

Volunteer Minister

Volunteer Minister

Altar Servers Eirene Magsino

Justin Magsino

Lauren Pasfield

Stephanie Pasfield

Mark Taetuli

Esau Taetuli

Avia Minute

Zachary Douglas

Bethany Douglas

Acolytes Annette Flanagan John Nickel Martin Manche Joe Mancini

Altar Society John Keeley

Therese Puskas

Counters Ashley & Betty Pereira, Kyristina Whittaker

We remember our deceased relatives and friends.......

Recently Deceased

Phillip Michael Power

Anniversaries

Stein Armel

Clifford Standly

We pray for those who are sick, especially:

Pat Lord, Siobham O’Connor,

Margaret McKenna, Lauren Channon,

Lorna Sotor, Matthew Athanassiadis,

Lina, Jessica, Johnny, Richielle Santos,

Marie Baini, Mary Harrison

Joe Moore, Louise Barbe,

Vincente Suazo, Flo Chippendale,

Tess Jennings, Patricia Nurifora

Estelita Reyes, Noah Rewa

Marriage Mass & Renewal of Vows

The Marriage Mass & Renewal of Vows

will take place on Sunday 14th July at

St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney, at 10.30am.

Mass will be celebrated by His Eminence Cardinal Pell and

all couples are welcome to attend

and renew their vows.

Couples who are celebrating a significant wedding anniver-

sary this year or who have been married in the last 12 months

are invited to register with the Life, Marriage and Family

Centre on 9390 5283 or lmfevents@sydneycatholic.org, so

they may receive a special acknowledgment at the Mass

We thank: MAX PERRAM’S FUNERALS 9602 6175

For their support in sponsoring our

Weekly Bulletin.

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Security & Safety

Entry Car park Gate is now on an

automated system,

opening from 7am - 8pm.

Outside these hours the gate will be shut

unless you have made previous

arrangements.

Please EXIT via top gate (up near school),

which has an automatic release as you

approach the gate.

Also: New Sensor Lights have been placed

around the Church and Parish Centre on

the walk ways

for added security and safety.

13th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C

FIRST READING

A reading from the first book of Kings

19:16, 19-21

Elisha rose and followed Elijah and became his

servant.

The Lord said to Elijah: ‘Go, you are to anoint Elisha

son of Shaphat, of Abel Meholah, as prophet to suc-

ceed you.’

Leaving there, Elijah came to Elisha son of Shaphat as

he was ploughing behind twelve yolk of oxen, he him-

self being with the twelfth. Eilijah passed near to him

and threw his cloak over him. Elisha left his oxen and

ran after Elijah. ‘Let me kiss my father and mother,

then I will follow you’ he said. Elijah answered, ‘Go,

go back; for have I done anything to you?’

Elisha turned away, took the pair of oxen and slaugh-

tered them. He used the plough for

cooking the oxen, then gave to his men, who ate. He

then rose, and followed Elijah and became his servant.

The Word of the Lord.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

Alleluia, alleluia!

Speak, O Lord, your servant is listening;

You have the words of everlasting life.

Alleluia!

GOSPEL

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke 9:51-62

Jesus resolutely set his face towards Jerusalem. I will fol-

low you wherever you will go.

As the time drew near for him to be taken up to heaven,

Jesus resolutely took the road for Jerusalem and sent mes-

sengers ahead of him. These set out, and they went into a

Samaritan village to make preparations for him, but the

people would not receive him because he was making for

Jerusalem. Seeing this, the disciples James and John said,

‘Lord, do you want us to call down fire from heaven to

burn them up?’ But he turned and rebuked them, and they

went off to another village.

As they travelled along they met a man on the road who

said to him, ‘I will follow you wherever you go.’ Jesus

answered, ‘Foxes have holes and birds of the air have

nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.’

Another to whom he said, ‘Follow me,’ replied, ‘Let me go

and bury my father first.’ But he answered, ‘Leave the

dead to bury their dead; your duty is to go and spread the

news of the kingdom of God.’

Another said, ‘I will follow you, sir, but first let me go and

say good bye to my people at home.’ Jesus said to him,

‘Once the hand is laid on the plough, no one who looks

back is fit for the kingdom of God.’

The Gospel of the Lord.

To the yoke of Slavery.

My brothers, you were called, as you know, to liberty; but

be careful, or this liberty will provide an opening for self-

indulgence. Serve one another, rather, in works of love,

since the whole of the Law is summarised in a single com-

mand: Love your neighbour as yourself. If you go snap-

ping at each other and tearing each other to pieces, you had

better watch or you will destroy the whole community.

Let me put it like this: if you are guided by the Spirit you

will be in no danger of yielding to self-indulgence, since

self-indulgence is the opposite of the Spirit, the Spirit is

totally against such a thing, and it is precisely because the

two are so opposed that you do not always carry out your

good intentions. If you are led by the Spirit, no law can

touch you.

The Word of the Lord

RESPONSORIAL PSALM

Response: You are my inheritance, O Lord.

1. Preserve me, God, I take refuge in you. I say to

the Lord: ’You are my God.’ O Lord, it is you

who are my portion and cup; it is you yourself

who are my prize. (R)

2. I will bless the Lord who gives me council,

who even at night directs my heart. I keep the

Lord ever in my sight: since he is at my right

hand, I will stand firm. (R)

3. And so my heart rejoices, my soul is glad; even

my body shall rest in safety. For you will not

leave my soul among the dead, nor let your

beloved know decay. (R)

4. You will show me the path of life, the full-

ness of joy in your presence, at your right hand

happiness forever. (R)

The scripture quotations are taken from the Jerusalem Bible, 1966, 1967 and 1968, Darton, Longman and Todd and Doubleday & Co Inc,

and are used by permission of the publisher.

The English translation of the Psalms Responses, Alleluia Verses, Gospel Verses and Lenten Gospel Acclamations from Lectionary for Mass © 1969,

1981, 1997, ICEL. All rights reserved.

SECOND READING

A reading from the letter of St Paul to the Galatians

5:1, 13-18

My brothers, you were called to freedom.

When Christ freed us, he meant for us to remain free.

Stand firm, therefore, and do not submit again to the