15 OCTOBER 2017 28th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, YR A

WELCOME TO NEW PARISHIONERS

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

PARISH NEWSLETTER

CATHOLIC PARISH OF APPLECROSS

St Benedict’s Church

Parish Priest: Fr Nelson Po Parish Secretary: Colleen Geldenhuys

115 Ardross St PO Box 1831

Ardross WA 6153 Applecross, 6953

Tel: 9364 1120 Fax: 9316 9587 E: admin@stbenedicts.net.au www.stbenedicts.net.au

Entrance Antiphon: Ps 129:3-4

If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities, Lord, who could stand? But with you is found forgiveness, O God of Israel.

First Reading: Is 25:6-10

A reading from the prophet Isaiah

On this mountain, the Lord of hosts will prepare for all people a banquet of rich food, a banquet of fine wines, of food rich and juicy, of fine

strained wines. On this mountain he will remove the mourning veil covering all peoples, and the shroud enwrapping all nations, he will

destroy Death for ever. The Lord will wipe away the tears from every cheek; he will take away his people's shame everywhere on earth,

for the Lord has said so. That day, it will be said: See, this is our God in whom we hoped for salvation; the Lord is the one in whom we

hoped. We exult and we rejoice that he has saved us; for the hand of the Lord rests on this mountain.

The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

Responsorial Psalm: Ps 22. R. v.6

(R.) I shall live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life

Second Reading: Phil 4:12-14. 19-20 A reading from the letter of St Paul to the Philippians

I know how to be poor and I know how to be rich too. I have been through my initiation and now I am ready for anything anywhere: full

stomach or empty stomach, poverty or plenty. There is nothing I cannot master with the help of the One who gives me strength. All the

same, it was good of you to share with me in my hardships. In return my God will fulfil all your needs, in Christ Jesus, as lavishly as only

God can. Glory to God, our Father, for ever and ever. Amen.

The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

Gospel Acclamation: See Eph 1:17-18 Alleluia, alleluia!

May the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ enlighten the eyes of our heart that we might see how great is the hope to which we are called.

Alleluia!

Gospel: Mt 22:1-14 A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew

Jesus said to the chief priests and elders of the people: ‘The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a feast for his son’s

wedding. He sent his servants to call those who had been invited, but they would not come. Next he sent some more servants. “Tell those

who have been invited” he said “that I have my banquet all prepared, my oxen and fattened cattle have been slaughtered, everything is

ready. Come to the wedding.” But they were not interested: one went off to his farm, another to his business, and the rest seized his serv-

ants, maltreated them and killed them. The king was furious. He dispatched his troops, destroyed those murderers and burnt their town.

Then he said to his servants, “The wedding is ready; but as those who were invited proved to be unworthy, go to the crossroads in the town

and invite everyone you can find to the wedding.” So these servants went out onto the roads and collected together everyone they could

find, bad and good alike; and the wedding hall was filled with guests. When the king came in to look at the guests he noticed one man

who was not wearing a wedding garment, and said to him, “How did you get in here, my friend, without a wedding garment?” And the man

was silent. Then the king said to the attendants, “Bind him hand and foot and throw him out into the dark, where there will be weeping

and grinding of teeth.” For many are called, but few are chosen.’

The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you Lord, Jesus Christ

Communion Antiphon: Cf. Ps 33:11

The rich suffer want and go hungry, but those who seek the Lord lack no blessing.

Archdiocesan & Other News:

17 Oct COMMUNION TO THE SICK The Ministry of bringing Communion to the Sick. Those attending MUST be Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion. Friday 13 October, 7.30-9.30pm, Centre for Liturgy, Nollamara. Cost $10 per person. To register registrations.cfl@perthcatholic.org.au. 22 Oct FUNDRAISING VARIETY CONCERT - MERCY WORKS This concert is for the Sisters of Mercy who do “Mercy Works” in remote Australia, Papua New Guin-ea and in the poorest places in the cities, and for children. A Variety Concert will be held on Sunday 22 October, Aranmore Primary School Gym, 20 Brentham Street, Leederville, 1.30-4.30pm. Afternoon tea provided at intermission. (Please car pool due to limited parking). Tickets $15. Further info: Sr Clare 08 9345 5471 or Josie 0488 064 044. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2017 is the Centenary of St. Columba’s Parish, South Perth with Archbishop Costelloe as Principal Celebrant of Mass at 9.30 am. Any parishioners with long-standing association are welcome. A Centenary History will be launched and there will be a morning tea to follow. For further details email sec@southperthcatholic.org BJ Hickey Biblical Foundation Scholarships for 2018 NOW OPEN! For the Scholarship Application Details and the Scholarship Application Form, please visit the Biblical Foundation page on the Centre for Faith Enrichment website. Applications close on Friday, 24 November 2017.

Reconciliation: Sat: 11am—12noon 4.30pm-5.30pm

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

PARISH SAFEGUARDING OFFICERS: Karl Brown, Marina Ciccarelli, Frances

Meyerkort, Alana Coffey, Ondine Komnick, Rodney Dowling

PLEASE PRAY FOR RECENTLY DECEASED:

ANNIVERSARIES: Monica Matthews, Brian Allen, Mark Hen-der, Kenneth Leeder, Helen Sal-danha, Karen Maher, all deceased benefactors of the parish and all departed family and friends.

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

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

ACOLYTE C. CARDOSO B. FARRELL M. TARANTO M. WELSH

ALTAR SERVERS M. FOWLER

S. FOWLER

E. TARANTO

M. VINCI

J. VINCI

M. ELHAJ

S. ELHAJ

B. GOMES

COLLECTORS A. VARNAKULASINGHAM

S. DONOVAN T. YOUNG

L. ORIFICI

M. HARRIS M. NADONE

A. DARGIE

COMMENTATORS K. PACYNA S. HOBDAY M. CICCARELLI M. CINANNI

READERS I. BANKS

E. BANKS J. HERON

J. BOWYER

P. VINCI

L. HANDCOCK

B. KERMAN

C. GELDENHUYS

EMOCH

P. DOWNES

M. HILL

Ca. CARDOSO

E. O’CONNOR

I & E BANKS

A. SCOTT

S. ROBERTSON

R. DOWLING

M. SANDFORD

L. HANDCOCK

L. ORIFICI

M. HARRIS

C. RECHICHI

S. NEALE

J. NORTON

R. PAUL

K. BOWNES

B. KERMAN

D. LONGO

P. MOORE

PARISH ROSTERS— 21 & 22 OCTOBER 2017

ALTAR SOCIETY: MRS C DALLA COSTA, MRS A NANKIVELL, MRS C & MISS F VALLINI COUNTERS: B. FARRELL, S. SALDANHA, E. NORONHA, K & P WRINGE PILGRIM STATUE: A. TARANTO CHILDREN’S LITURGY: C. DOUTCH & N. ELHAJ

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

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October 3-Oct Mass of Healing & Morning Tea Mass

8-Oct 7.30am Parish Morning Tea Morning Tea

17-Oct Readers & Commentators Workshop @ 7pm

Event

24-Oct Eucharist Ministers Workshop @ 7pm

Event

28-Oct Busy Bee Busy Bee

29-Oct 9.30am Parish Morning Tea Morning Tea

Next Week’s Readings: 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Yr A 1st Reading: Is 45:1, 4-6 2nd Reading: 1 Thess 1:1-5 Gospel: Mt 22:15-21

ST BENEDICT’S NEWS:

WELCOME TO NEW PARISHIONERS

Please fill-in a Member-ship Form available from the turn stand in the foyer of the Church and post or hand-in to the Parish Office. Thank you.

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.

PRAY FOR THE SICK Please keep the following people in your prayers: Frank Humphris, Rey Odorisio, Pat Hutchinson, Patrick Gavin, Myrtle Nimmo, Laurie Lynch, Winifred Trinidad and all others who are not included in this list.

DIACONAL ORDINATION OF MARK ANTHONY RUCCI

The Catholic Archdiocese of Perth with the Seminary Community of St Charles Borromeo invite you to celebrate the Diaconal Ordination of Mark (our seminarian) on Date: Friday, 20 October @ 7.30pm Celebrant: Bishop Donald Sproxton A light supper will follow the celebration.

DIACONAL ORDINATION OF JOHN BOSCO The Catholic Diocese of Broome with the Seminary Community of St Charles Borromeo invite you to celebrate the Diaconal Ordina-tion of John Bosco on Date: Friday, 10 November @ 7.30pm Celebrant: Bishop Christopher Saunders DD Bishop of Broome A light supper will follow the celebration.

ALL WELCOME

Operation Christmas Child Grab a shoebox Packs of pre-printed shoeboxes can be ordered or grab any average-size shoebox and cover the box and lid separately with brightly coloured paper

Shoebox labels & donations Order your labels and donate $10 for each shoebox you are going to pack. Follow Your Box and see where it goes!

Fill each shoebox with simple gifts Include something from each of the 6 categories. Something to wear Something to play with Something for school Something to love Something special Something for personal hygiene PLEASE NO FOOD OR CHOCOLATES

Drop your shoebox off St Benedict’s Church or 14 Kinross Rd, Applecross

There are leaflets on the back tables for you to take home.

APPLECROSS CATHOLIC WOMEN'S LEAGUE We are seeking donations of Christmas goodies to fill hampers for a Giant Christmas Raffle for support of St Charles' Seminarian Fund. Contributions of funds, vouchers, choco-lates, biscuits, wine, non perishable gourmet items, wine, toiletries, tea towels etc are invited & may be left in a box near the office or contact Ione Cooray 9315 5343 or Adele Parsons 9364 5968 for collection. Your support is much appreciated. Thank you

2018 COLUMBAN CALENDAR ON SALE

Is the 95th edition of the Columban Art Calendar, a Catholic Calendar well-known for its traditional religious paintings and liturgical information. It is a beautiful production that gives an insightful explana-tion of each painting featured in the Calendar. COST: $10.00ea

Look who was in the ‘Record’, our own Deborah Searson—

2017 APMN CONFERENCE: Music the key to liturgy and becoming ‘captured by Christ’

REFLECTION: by Richard Leonard

In the parable of the King's banquet, Jesus foreshadows the days when those whom one would expect to be Christian would reject the invitation to faith, and those thought least likely to respond to God's call would flock into the Church. Since the earliest days of Christianity, the Wedding Banquet was seen as a metaphor for two things: the Eucharist and Eternal Life. Curiously, this parable, while using the imagery of the Banquet, is less concerned about the meal and more about who's in and who's out, and why! We can see this through the tenants who turn down the opportunity to go to a Royal Wedding – still an almost unimaginable thing to do. It's seen in the poor who recognise the gift and the giver, get dressed up and have some-where to go. And it's seen in the impostor who is not correctly dressed for the occasion and is speechless when called to account. This last character is clearly the one in the earliest Christian community who has taken the waters of baptism, but was betraying St Matthew’s persecuted community. When discovered, people like this guest were thrown out. In Matthew's time, impostors cost lives. So what does all this have to say to our own time? It's not about how one dresses for Mass or for Eternal life! It's not about the fear of being found wanting in being able to mouth the right words when called to account. It is about being poor enough to recognise the gift of God in the invitation to faith and about being generous enough to respond completely. For taking care about what we say and do, the values by which we live our lives at home, at work, at play and in the way we relate to each other is how we show that we mean what we profess. It is also how others legitimately judge whether we are really genuine about our faith or just another impostor. Like the earliest Christians, when we were baptised we were clothed in a white garment – a wedding robe. Like theirs, our baptismal day was no naming ceremony and no social day out. It was the day we were issued with a standing invitation to the feast of life in Christ where people act as they profess, and where frauds are spotted a mile away.

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