115 Ardross Street, Ardross WA 6153

PO Box 1831, Applecross, 6953

Tel: 9364 1120 Fax: 9316 9587

E: admin@stbenedicts.net.au www.stbenedicts.net.au

Parish Priest: Fr Nelson Po Parish Deacon: Rev Mark Rucci Parish Secretary: Colleen Geldenhuys

“The Love of Christ must come before all else.” (Rule of St Benedict)

St Benedict’s News

WELCOME, NEW PARISHIONERS TO THE CATHOLIC PARISH OF APPLECROSS

Please fill-in a Membership Form which is available from the turn stand in the foyer of the Church and post or

hand-in to the Parish Office. Thank you

4th NOVEMBER 2018, 31st SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME, YR B

Entrance Antiphon: Cf. Ps 37:22-23

Forsake me not, O Lord, my God; be not far from me! Make haste and come to

my help, O Lord, my strong salvation!

First Reading: Deuteronomy 6:2-6

A reading from the book of Deuteronomy

Hear Israel, you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart.

Responsorial Psalm: Ps 17:2-4, 47, 51

R. I love you, Lord, my strength.

Second Reading: Heb 7:23-28

A reading from the letter to the Hebrews

This one, because he remains for ever, has an eternal priesthood.

Gospel Acclamation: Jn 14:23

Alleluia, alleluia!

All who love me will keep my words, and my Father will love them and we will

come to them.

Alleluia!

Gospel: Mk 12:28-34

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Mark

This is the first commandment, and the second is similar to it.

Communion Antiphon: Cf. Ps 15:11

You will show me the path of life, the fullness of joy in your presence, O Lord.

7 NOV—COFFEE ON WEDNESDAY— GELARE, APPLECROSS @ 10AM

7 NOV—CATH SERIES STARTING— ‘FAITH & REASON’ @ 7PM

10 NOV—FAMILY MASS—PICNIC ON THE GREEN (SCHOOL OVAL)

11 NOV—7.30AM PARISH MORNING TEA AFTER MASS

25 NOV—PARISH ANNUAL REPORTS & MORNING TEA

29 NOV—SENIORS HIGH TEA @ 9.45AM

4 DEC—MASS OF THE ANOINTING @ 9AM

15 DEC—PARISH BUSY BEE @ 8AM

15 DEC—CHRISTMAS CAROLS @ 7PM

23 DEC—PARISH MORNING TEA AFTER 9.30AM MASS

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PARISH SAFEGUARDING OFFICERS: Karl Brown, Marina Ciccarelli, Frances Meyerkort, Alana Coffey, Ondine Komnick, Rodney Dowling

HOLY HOUR & BENEDICTION EVERY FRIDAY MORNING

@ 7.30AM

SAT: 6PM SUN: 7.30AM SUN:9.30AM SUN: 6PM

ACOLYTE C CARDOSO M KILROE M TARANTO W DORAY

ALTAR SERVERS M & S FOWLER C & L KILROE

S & N DOUTCH

A FOLEY

C XANTHIS

B GOMES

A RIJKS

COMMENTATOR S CHEN J HERON C HACKETT R RANERI

COLLECTORS I COORAY

T GARBIN G DOYLE

L ORIFICI

M HARRIS

A DARGIE

K JEFFERIES

READERS T JENNINGS

O KOMNICK

M ANDERSON

A PARSONS

J PHILLIPS

A RYAN

D CLAYDON

C COSTIN

EMOCH

B & F MEYERKORT

C MORRIS

E O’CONNOR

K PACYNA

J LEE

M ANDERSON

M BUNN

K DWYER

E FEW

M HARRIS

S NEALE

K BOWNES

G & M CINANNI

C GELDENHUYS

B KERMAN

PARISH ROSTERS — 10 & 11 NOVEMBER 2018

MASS TIMES

Mon: Communion Service @ 7am

Wed/Fri: 7.00am

Tues/Thurs: 9.00am

Sat: 7.30am

Sat Vigil: 6.00pm

Sun: 7.30am, 9.30am & 6.00pm

If Public Holiday falls on Mon/

Wed/Fri, Mass/Communion

Service will be celebrated at

7.30am

Reconciliation: Sat: 4.30pm-5.30pm

ST BENEDICT’S NEWS:

ALTAR SOCIETY: MR & MRS YOUNG PILGRIM STATUE: L. FRANCHINA COUNTERS: P SEQUEIRA, L ORIFICI, J COWIE, L LIU CHILDREN’S LITURGY: NO LITURGY—FAMILY MASS

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament Mon: 7.30am—5pm Tues/Thurs: 9.30am—5pm Wed/Fri: 7.30am—5pm Sat: 8am—12noon

Rosary Groups: For the Sick: Mon—7pm For Priest & Vocations: Sat—8am Cenacle: Thurs—9.30am

Prayer Group: Mary Mother of Sorrows: Thurs @ 1pm in Fr Albert Lynch Room

Catholic Women’s League (CWL) Meet the 2nd Tuesday of the Month in the Fr Albert Lynch Room @ 1.30pm

Baptisms: Sundays @ 11.30am

Marriages: By appointment

BENEDICTCARE CO-ORDINATORS

Anne - Meals 0477 284 906 Cora - Meals 9364 8951

Rosemary - Visiting 9364 3961 Lourdes - Visiting 0492 929 391

Silvana— Transport 0418 910 256 Margaret - Transport 9364 8146

Elizabeth - New Parishioners 9364 9386

Layne—Home Help/Handyman/ Garden 9315 2323

ST BENEDICT’S SCHOOL

ENROLMENTS 2019

Positions are available so please contact the school office on 62173500 for further information.

Held in the Fr Albert Lynch Room

ROSTER: R Ilich & V Lee

Hotdogs will be on sale for $2.00 ea and all children will receive an ice cream.

PRAY FOR THE SICK Please keep the following people in your prayers:

Frank Humphris, Tom Lyons, Myrtle Nimmo, Winifred Trinidad, Peter Colleran, Kathleen Howell, Sr Carla, Beryl Kerman, Truus Botman and all others who are not included in this list.

REFLECTION: by Greg Sunter Generally, in the gospels, the scribes are shown as antagonistic towards Jesus and when we begin this passage we may be expecting a trap being laid by the scribe. In Jewish tradition, a lot of teaching occurs through a question and answer style and often the question is related to a particular teaching from Torah. Here, the scribe approaches Jesus as a teacher, a rabbi, and poses a question just as he would to any other worthy teacher. He asks which of the commandments Jesus regards to be foremost. This could be an opening question to any teacher and one would expect it to be the start of a long conversation. Neither of the commandments Jesus quotes come from the Ten Commandments with which we are most familiar, but, rather, they come from other parts of Torah (the Law). His qualification of the first commandment – to love God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength – is a way of capturing the whole person. What Jesus is saying is to love God completely and utterly with your whole person. Then he follows up and adds another commandment – ‘You must love your neigh-bour as yourself.’ The scribe agrees with Jesus’ teaching and adds that these are far more important than offering sacrifice. This is a pretty controversial statement from a scribe! Sacrifice has been the official form of prayer prac-tised in the Temple for a very long time and he suggests that love of God and love of neighbour are far more important! It is because of this understanding about the priority of love over religious practice – the hallmark of the kingdom of God that Jesus proclaims – that Jesus pronounces the scribe to be ‘not far from the kingdom of God.’

Living the Gospel – Love Jesus reminds us ‘You must love your neighbour as yourself.’ There’s an unspoken, underlying idea here that is absolutely crucial. Before you can love your neighbour, you must first love yourself. To say that you love yourself today can imply a level of boastfulness or ego. However, what is required is a genuine love of self – an acceptance; a respect; a true valuing of self. Only then can we know how to treat others. When we ask ourselves how we would want to be treated it points us towards how we should treat others. What is summed up so simply by Jesus is a very tough ask!

Starting on Wednesday, 7 November. Come along, have a coffee & chat with fellow parishioners!

2019 COLUMBAN CALENDAR ON SALE

It is the 97th edition of the Columban Art Calendar, a Catholic Calendar well-known for its traditional religious paintings and liturgical information. It is the main fundraiser for the Missions

COST: $10.00ea

CHRISTMAS CAROLS NIGHT -HELP

NEEDED

The music ministry invites parishioners

to join as singers or keyboardists and

any other instrumentalists. No audition is

required and practice on Wednesday 5th December & Wednesday

12th December at 6.30pm in the church. All members must attend

both practices, please. If you feel that you can contribute to this very

important part of parish life, then please email us or turn up for the

practice. We need to build up our choir to ensure that our Christmas

celebrations will be beautiful.

Thursday, 29 November after the 9.30am Mass in the Fr Albert Lynch Room, St Bene-dict’s Church RSVP—23 November to the Parish Office 9364 1120 or E: stbenedicts.net.au All Welcome

New Parishioners, and those not so new, who wish to update their census details: Please put your name and address in the space below and drop into the collection basket or email to the office. Thanks! Name____________________________________________Email____________________________

Residential Address_______________________________________ No of People in household______

PS: If you would like to join the Applecross Parish Planned Giving Programme and give your financial support to maintaining the parish buildings and grounds, please tick this box and Colleen, the Parish Secretary, will organise for a set of planned giving envelopes to be issued to you.

ARCHDIOCESAN & COMMUNITY NEWS

THE COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS—QUIZ NIGHT, 10 NOVEMBER @ 6PM Please support this organisation’s major fundraiser in support of families who have lost a child. VENUE: St David’s Anglican Church Hall, Ardross COST: $15 per head—includes door prize. BYO food. Beer, wine & soft drinks available at the bar. PHONE: 6107 6288 to book your table (Tables of 8). HOUSEKEEPER/COOK REQUIRED 3 DAYS A WEEK My name is Alex Yurkov. My wife Hilary very recently passed away. She was a great cook and spent much time at home preparing fresh healthy meals for us and her many friends. I am looking for a part-time housekeep-er who could come in when I return to work shortly to help out with fresh healthy meal preparation for myself and my son. My contact number is 0413 056 263. 07 Nov TEN SONGS MUSIC WORKSHOP Following on from the workshop held earlier in the year, ’10 songs you don’t know, but need to know’, this workshop will present 10 more ‘new hymns’ that you probably do not know, but you will know and love at the end of the workshop. Wednesday 7 November, 7 to 9pm, Good Shepherd Church, Lockridge, 215 Morley Dr, Kiara. Cost $10 per person. Email your registration to registrations.cfl@perthcatholic.org.au 10 - 11 Nov 2018 PEACE CONFERENCE 100 years since World War I What have we learned! The 2018 Peace Conference will be held from Saturday 10 November to Sunday 11 Novem-ber at Lower Burt Hall, St George’s Cathedral, 38 St Georges Terrace, Perth. Full Conference $95/$65 concession for students, seniors and health card holders. Single Day price $70/$55 concession for students, seniors and health card holders. Register early to avoid disappointment on www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=peace%20conference; www.bit.ly/peace-conference-18; or social.justice@wa.uca.org.au or 08 9260 9800. 24 Nov SPECIAL BOARDERS’ REUNION – IONA PRESENTATION COLLEGE All boarders of Iona Presentation College are invited to a Special Boarders’ Reunion on Saturday 24 November, from 3-6pm. Cost $30, College Green. Bookings - www.trybooking.com/VWCK. Further info: 08 9285 5269

CHILDREN’S CORNER:

RECENTLY DECEASED: Cindy Forlee—Funeral on Thursday, 8 November @ 2.30pm

ANNIVERSARIES: Rita Roach, Reginald Trainor, Pat Norris, Ronald Milne, Nell Harris, John Edmunds, Maree Rowney, all deceased benefactors of the parish and all departed family and friends.

Prayer—31st Sunday of Ordinary Time

Presence Dear Lord as I come to you today, fill my heart and my whole being with the wonder of Your presence

Freedom I ask for the grace to believe in what I could be and do if I only allowed God, my loving Creator, to continue to create me, guide me and shape me.

Consciousness Dear Lord help me to be always aware of the important things in life. To care for those around me. To seek your presence in all I meet.

The Word of God

During November a box will be placed on the altar during

all Masses. All are invited to place in this box the names

of deceased persons who will be remembered at all

Masses throughout November. Envelopes will also be at

the back of the church.