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FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT - B 18 February 2018 Sacred Heart Catholic Parish PARISH CHURCHES Church of the Sacred Heart Murwillumbah Street, Murwillumbah Our Lady of Perpetual Succour River Street, South Murwillumbah St. Brigid’s Church Broadway, Burringbar St. Columba’s Church Convent Lane, Uki ————————————————— PARISH STAFF Parish Priest Fr. Anthony Lemon Parish Manager Mary-Ann Thackray Parish Secretary Beth Gorton Pastoral Associate Barbara Grant ————————————————— PARISH OFFICE Monday to Friday 9.00am - 3.00pm Phone: 02 6672 1118 Website: www.shpmurwillumbah.com.au Email: [email protected] Mail: PO Box 45 Street: Queensland Road, Murwillumbah NSW 2484 ————————————————— PARISH SCHOOLS Mt. St. Patrick College Murwillumbah Street, Murwillumbah Ph: 02 6672 2340 [email protected] Principal: Mr. Paul Clohesy Mt. St. Patrick Primary School Mooball Street, Murwillumbah Ph: 02 6672 1821 [email protected] Principal: Mr. Brendan Ryan St. Joseph’s Primary School Greville Street, South Murwillumbah Ph: 02 6672 1867 [email protected] Principal: Mr. Jason Clarke Taking stock Unlike Matthew and Luke, who both give us detailed descriptions of the way Jesus was tempted in the wilderness, Mark sums it up in a few sentences. There is an urgency about the whole of Mark’s gospel. He was writing for the persecuted Christians in Rome, for whom their faith was truly a matter of life and death. They might well be called upon to confront the wild beasts in the Colosseum and Mark wanted them to know that in essence the battle was already won for them. Likewise, Jesus had to confront the opposition of the evil one, Satan, but “the kingdom of God was close at hand”. John the Baptist had done his job and had been arrested, but Jesus had then taken over and established the kingdom in himself. Therefore, no matter what befalls us, the Good News is there for us if we repent and believe. The ancient scriptures had glimpsed the fulfilment of God’s ultimate promise when, after the flood, there appeared a rainbow in the sky: a sign of the new covenant being established with Noah. In his first letter, Peter links the covenants by seeing the water of the flood as a sign of the waters of baptism, which do not just wash us clean, but unite us to Christ and his resurrection and all that will follow. No matter that the body has to face death, “in the spirit Jesus was raised to life” and, of course, we can expect the same. Like Mark, Peter is trying to bolster the persecuted men and women of the early Church so they would stand firm. The reality is that we too have to confront the demons in our lives. Sometimes we recognise these demons inside ourselves, tempting us to addictions or ways of life that we know are not healthy. Sometimes the demons are evident in the chaos that reign in our world, whether they originate in the natural order such as floods and bushfires or whether they arise from the oppressive behaviour of other human beings who disorder the world by their destructive abuse of power and their selfish and callous actions. Lent provides us with an opportunity to take stock. During these weeks the Church encourages us to enter into the wilderness of the spiritual life and confront our demons. It is an invitation, not to be miserable or negative, but to continue to reorder our lives in the light of the Good News of Jesus. Angels are God’s messengers and they ministered to Jesus. Our aim during Lent is surely to become ministering angels to Christ in all those who continue to suffer the injustices and oppressions of a world, where so many still have a long way to go before they even begin to embrace the Good News. Timothy J. Buckley CSsR© Redemptorists 2018 (Reprinted from the Sunday Majellan with permission)
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FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT - B
18 February 2018
Sacred Heart
Catholic Parish
PARISH CHURCHES Church of the Sacred Heart
Murwillumbah Street, Murwillumbah
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour
River Street, South Murwillumbah
St. Brigid’s Church Broadway, Burringbar
St. Columba’s Church Convent Lane, Uki
—————————————————
PARISH STAFF
Parish Priest
Fr. Anthony Lemon
Parish Manager
Mary-Ann Thackray
Parish Secretary
Beth Gorton
Pastoral Associate
Barbara Grant —————————————————
PARISH OFFICE
Monday to Friday 9.00am - 3.00pm Phone: 02 6672 1118
Website: www.shpmurwillumbah.com.au
Email: [email protected]
Mail: PO Box 45 Street: Queensland Road,
Murwillumbah NSW 2484
—————————————————
PARISH SCHOOLS
Mt. St. Patrick College
Murwillumbah Street, Murwillumbah
Ph: 02 6672 2340 [email protected]
Principal: Mr. Paul Clohesy
Mt. St. Patrick Primary School
Mooball Street, Murwillumbah
Ph: 02 6672 1821
[email protected] Principal: Mr. Brendan Ryan
St. Joseph’s Primary School
Greville Street, South Murwillumbah
Ph: 02 6672 1867
Principal: Mr. Jason Clarke
Taking stock
Unlike Matthew and Luke, who both give us detailed descriptions of the way Jesus was tempted in the wilderness, Mark sums it up in a few sentences. There is an urgency about the whole of Mark’s gospel. He was writing for the persecuted Christians in Rome, for whom their faith was truly a matter of life and death.
They might well be called upon to confront the wild beasts in the Colosseum and Mark wanted them to know that in essence the battle was already won for them. Likewise, Jesus had to confront the opposition of the evil one, Satan, but “the kingdom of God was close at hand”. John the Baptist had done his job and had been arrested, but Jesus had then taken over and established the kingdom in himself. Therefore, no matter what befalls us, the Good News is there for us if we repent and believe.
The ancient scriptures had glimpsed the fulfilment of God’s ultimate promise when, after the flood, there appeared a rainbow in the sky: a sign of the new covenant being established with Noah. In his first letter, Peter links the covenants by seeing the water of the flood as a sign of the waters of baptism, which do not just wash us clean, but unite us to Christ and his resurrection and all that will follow.
No matter that the body has to face death, “in the spirit Jesus was raised to life” and, of course, we can expect the same. Like Mark, Peter is trying to bolster the persecuted men and women of the early Church so they would stand firm.
The reality is that we too have to confront the demons in our lives. Sometimes we recognise these demons inside ourselves, tempting us to addictions or ways of life that we know are not healthy. Sometimes the demons are evident in the chaos that reign in our world, whether they originate in the natural order such as floods and bushfires or whether they arise from the oppressive behaviour of other human beings who disorder the world by their destructive abuse of power and their selfish and callous actions.
Lent provides us with an opportunity to take stock. During these weeks the Church encourages us to enter into the wilderness of the spiritual life and confront our demons. It is an invitation, not to be miserable or negative, but to continue to reorder our lives in the light of the Good News of Jesus.
Angels are God’s messengers and they ministered to Jesus. Our aim during Lent is surely to become ministering angels to Christ in all those who continue to suffer the injustices and oppressions of a world, where so many still have a long way to go before they even begin to embrace the Good News.
Timothy J. Buckley CSsR© Redemptorists 2018
(Reprinted from the Sunday Majellan with permission)
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL MARY MACKILLOP
CONFERENCE meets each Wednesday
at Parish Meeting Centre. New members welcome.
“Come Grow With Us”.
Phone: Marie Donaghy 6672 2933
ROSARY STATUE Debbie Kaehler
COUNTERS:
18 Feb: C Kerr & B Brodbeck
25 Feb: C & J Anderson
04 Mar: P & R Marr
11 Mar: J Morgan & L Green
18 Mar: G & K Bewes
25 Mar: M & M Cooper
31 Mar/1 Apr: Office staff
08 Apr: P & L McMahon
15 Apr: T & P Zambelli
SECOND SUNDAY of LENT - Yr B
24/25 February
Sacred Heart Murwillumbah
6.00am Saturday
Sacred Heart Murwillumbah 8.00am Sunday
Acolyte J Reynolds P Marr
Altar Servers E Wightley
G Kendrick-Morosini I Dusi, M Leeson
S Gibbons
Readers B Nolan (C) R
B Grant R R Daley P/F
J Schiller (C) R C Wightley R L Green P/F
Ministers of Communion
C Anderson (C) M Reynolds, ME Mumford B Brodbeck, MA McShane
M Roberts (C) M Chiesa, P Sharp
B Cook
Hospitality ————- J Morgan & T Yabsley
Procession of Gifts ————- McCalman family
Children’s Liturgy No Children’s Liturgy A Lofts
The Sacred Heart Church
‘Prayer Chapel’ is open for
private prayer on weekdays.
THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH 18 - 25 FEBRUARY
CHURCH CLEANING SANCTUARY & ALTAR
Sacred Heart Church: 18 & 25 Feb: K Mumford, J Morgan
OLPS Church, Sth M’bah
February: K Ryder
Sunday FIRST SUNDAY of LENT - Year B
8:00am Mass - Sacred Heart Church
10:00am Mass - St Brigid’s, Burringbar
Monday 8.30am Communion Service - Sacred Heart Church
Tuesday 4.15pm - 5.15pm Adoration - Sacred Heart Church
5.30pm Mass - Sacred Heart Church
6.00pm Rosary - Sacred Heart Church
6.00pm First Reconciliation & Holy Communion Parent Meeting - Hall Wednesday 9.15am ALPHA - Parish Hall
4.15pm - 5.15pm Adoration - Sacred Heart Church
5.30pm Mass - Sacred Heart Church
Thursday 8.30am Mass - Sacred Heart Church
9.15am Legion of Mary - Parish Administration Centre
Friday 10:00am Communion Service - M’bah Nursing Home - K Mumford
10:00am Communion Service - Heritage Lodge - J Reynolds
12.15pm Mass - Sacred Heart Church
12.45pm Stations of the Cross - led by Legion of Mary
2.45pm - 3.45pm Adoration - Sacred Heart Church
Saturday 9.00am Rosary - Sacred Heart Church
6.00pm Vigil Mass - Sacred Heart Church
Sunday SECOND SUNDAY of LENT - Year B
8:00am Mass - Sacred Heart Church
10:00am Mass - Our Lady of Perpetual Succour, South Murwillumbah
12 noon Baptisms
MORNING TEA Sunday 11 March
with Purple Bucket Family Group
Readings next week: (Year B) SECOND SUNDAY of LENT Gen 22:1-2, 9-13, 15-18; Rom 8:31-34; Mk 9:2-10
First Reconciliation
Inscription Ceremony
at all weekend Masses.
RECENTLY DECEASED: Paul Conaghan, Keith Lazenby, Clare Walls, Maurie O’Connor, Joanne Nado, Rosemary Ballantine, Margaret Kempton, Meg Hunter, Frank Berg.
NOTICE BOARD
CALENDAR
~ FEBRUARY ~ 26 8.30am Communion Service
28 Alpha - Parish Hall
~ MARCH ~ 02 10am Mass M’bah Nursing Home
04 THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT - B
10am Mass - Uki
05 8.30am Communion Service
05 Rosary & Prayers - OLPS, Sth M’bah
07 Alpha - Parish Hall
09 10am Mass - Heritage Lodge
11 FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT - B
10am Mass - OLPS, Sth M’bah
Baptism - Sacred Heart Church
14 9am Mass - Greenhills Lodge
PLEASE PRAY FOR: SACRAMENTS
RECONCILIATION - Sacred Heart: Saturday : 5.30pm - 5.50pm
Sunday: 7.30am - 7.50am
BAPTISMS: Sacred Heart Church - 12.00pm
2nd and 4th Sundays of each month
(At least four weeks notice required)
Baptism Preparation Evening:
7.00pm Parish Administration Centre
on 2nd Tuesday of each month.
Next Evening - Tuesday 13th February
2018 Lenten Programme
‘Surrender’ Below is a list of the groups, with names & addresses of hosts. It’s not too late to join one of these groups.
Tuesday - 9.30am - Deacon Emmanuel - Parish
Administration Centre (to commence Tues. 20 Feb)
Tuesday - 2.30pm - Marion Roberts - 26 Dorset St,
Murwillumbah
Thursday - 5.30pm - Deacon Emmanuel - Parish
Administration Centre
Lenten books are available from the Parish Office. Cost - $10.00.
Books may also be purchased for individual use.
LITURGY ROSTERS Please take your new Liturgy Roster
home with you this weekend.
SACRAMENT OF PENANCE The Season of Lent is most appropriate for celebrating the Sacrament of Penance.
Already on Ash Wednesday the people of God has heard the solemn invitation, Turn away from sin and believe the good news. It is therefore fitting to take advantage of the opportunities offered in the parish for Confessions so that all may have the opportunity to be reconciled with God and their neighbour, and so be able to celebrate the paschal mystery in the Easter Triduum with renewed hearts.
2018 SACRAMENTAL PROGRAMME Parent Meeting & Registration for First Reconciliation
& Holy Communion will be held
Tuesday 20 February at 6pm in the Parish Hall.
FIRST RECONCILIATION: Tuesday 20 March 6pm
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION: Sunday 3 June - 8am
CONFIRMATION: Friday 3 August - 6pm
RECONCILIATION will be held for 5 weeks during Lent
in the Sacred Heart Church
Thursdays: 8.00am - 8.20am
22 February
1, 8 & 15 March
Fridays: 7.00pm - 8.00pm
23 February
2, 9 and 16 March
As well as the usual weekend times.
‘MASS OF THE ANOINTING’
9.00am Saturday 3rd March Sacred Heart Church
ALL WELCOME
Stations of the Cross
Sacred Heart Church 12.45pm Fridays
during Lent led by Legion of Mary
(following 12.15pm Mass)
ST PATRICK’S DAY CONCERT
Thursday 15th March
6pm - 7.30pm in Gilbey Centre.
$5 per adult, $10 per family.
Mark this date in your diary!
MONDAY COMMUNION SERVICE During Lent, Deacon Emmanuel will celebrate
a Communion Service at 8.30am on Monday mornings.
INVEST WITH PEACE OF MIND www.dif.org.au Phone 1800 802 516 Paying 2.15%
Agents: Egan Simpson Solicitors: 15 Prince Street, Murwillumbah.
FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT - Year B
RESPONSORIAL PSALM: (Ps: 24) R. Your ways, O Lord, are love and truth, to those who keep your covenant. GOSPEL ACCLAMATION:
Praise and honour to you, Lord Jesus Praise and honour, Lord Jesus Christ. No one lives on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God. Praise and honour to you, Lord Jesus Praise and honour, Lord Jesus Christ.
Alpha Introductory Morning
Wednesday 21 February 2018
Please join the adventure
at 9.00am for 9.15am in the Parish Hall
to register and to meet other participants.
Enjoy a cuppa, listen to the talk, and feel free to
join in the discussion if you feel comfortable.
It’s free – there is no charge to attend.
#TryAlpha
Alpha.org.au
Alpha: What is Alpha? Alpha is a series of interactive sessions that engages people in conversations about faith, life and Jesus. Every
Alpha session includes morning tea, a short DVD presentation, and discussion.
To learn more, visit: www.alpha.org.au
Brochures with the new dates and times for Alpha have
been printed and can be found at all church doors.
MenALIVE Real men don’t do church? Wrong, but living out your
faith can be pretty tough, and most of us need help. If you are a bloke over 18, consider this: MenALIVE
leaders will be running a weekend in Tweed Heads, for Catholic men, 17/18 March. Come along and be inspired, encouraged, and rediscover God’s purpose for
your life. Details and registrations forms are available in the church. Enquiries - contact Tweed Heads Parish Office 0755367522.
MSPC Piano Recital 6.15pm Tuesday 20 February
This Tuesday 20th February, Mt St Patrick College will be showcasing talented piano players with an evening piano recital.
Students will perform on the grand piano on stage in the Gilbey Centre.
Tickets $8 for adults - includes a complimentary glass of wine and small cheese plate served from 5.30pm with pre-show entertainment. Children and students are encouraged to attend with no cost entry.
Tickets are on sale through the front office and can be reserved and paid for on the night. Reservations are necessary for catering purposes. Please phone the College to reserve tickets 0266722340.
First Sunday of Lent 18th February 2018
In Nepal, a Caritas Australia supported program has helped Janaki turn her life of poverty and disadvantage around. She is now running her own successful sewing business and has become a role model in her community. Please donate to Project Compassion 2018 and empower vulnerable young people like Janaki in Nepal to build a just future for themselves, their families and their communities. A Just Future starts with your support! You can donate through Parish boxes and envelopes, by visiting www.caritas.org.au/projectcompassion or phoning 1800 024 413.
SAVE THE DATE: Sunday 27th May - Jubilee Lunch - to celebrate
Fr. Anthony’s 25th Anniversary of Ordination
to the Priesthood.
BAPTISM: Please welcome
Mason Giovanni Butturini to our faith community.
