OUR LITURGY

FIRST READING Deuteronomy 8: 2-3, 14-16

Moses addresses these words to the people as a

reminder of how God lavished his love on them. This

is especially notable in the sending of manna, the

bread from heaven, in anticipation of the Eucharist.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM Ps 147:12-15, 19-20

R: Praise the Lord, Jerusalem.

SECOND READING 1 Corinthians 10: 16-17

St Paul reflects on the communion shared in the body

and blood of Christ. We form a single body because

we share one bread, one cup.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION John 6:51-52

Alleluia, alleluia!

I am the living bread from heaven, says the Lord;

whoever eats this bread will live for ever.

Alleluia!

GOSPEL John 6: 51-58

These are the solemn words of John’s presentation of

the discourse of Jesus on the Bread of Life. The bread

he gives is his flesh for the life of the world.

REFLECTION

Today, the second Sunday after Pentecost, we celebrate

a second solemnity, which marks our return to Ordinary

Time. Today is the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body

and Blood of Christ. At one time, this day was called

Corpus Christi, Latin for “the Body of Christ.” In the

most recent revision of the liturgy, the name for this day

is expanded to be a more complete reflection of our

Eucharistic theology.

The feeding of the 5,000 is the only one of Jesus'

miracles to appear in all four Gospels. Luke places it

between Herod's question, “Who is this about whom I

hear such things?” and Peter's response to Jesus' question

about who he thought Jesus was: “You are the Messiah

of God.” In Luke the feeding is not the result of Jesus'

compassion for the crowd, but is instigated by the

disciples. They wanted Jesus to send the crowd away to

town. Instead Jesus tells the disciples to give them some

food on their own.

The passage is meant to remind us of two feedings in the

Old Testament: the feeding of the Israelites in the desert

and Elisha's feeding of 100 people with 20 loaves in 2

Kings 4:42-44. It is also connected to the institution of

the Eucharist. As in the Last Supper accounts in Matthew,

Mark, and Luke and in Paul's account in 1 Corinthians

11:23-24, Jesus takes bread, looks up to heaven, blesses

the bread, breaks it, and then gives it to the disciples. In

using this exact language, Luke is reminding his readers

that in this miracle Jesus is doing more than feeding

hungry people as God did for the Israelites and the

prophet Elisha did as well. The bread he gives is his

body, which he will continue to give as often as the

community breaks bread in remembrance of him in the

Eucharist.

Pope Francis Quotes:

In the Eucharist, Christ is always

renewing His gift of self, which He

made on the Cross. His whole life

is an act of total sharing of self out

of love.”

St John the Baptist Catholic Church

Plympton Parish

The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ

14th June 2020

PLYMPTON MASS TIMES:

Weekday Masses - 9.30am

Mon, Wed, Thurs & Friday

Saturday Vigil - 6.00pm

Sunday - 8.30am and 10.00am

Confession - Saturday 11.30am

Baptisms - 2nd & 4th Sunday

11.30am (by appointment)

PLEASE PRAY FOR

Recently Deceased:

Brian Huppatz, Anthony Hughes, Michael Kelly, Dushan

Luvin, Roger French.

May they rest in peace!

Anniversaries:

Andrew Brown, Antonio Faustorilla, Maximo Dumlao, Mark

Mendoza, Elsie McDonnell.

The Sick:

Antonietta Caruana, Fr Chris Warnlock, Angelica Mendoza,

Tamia Zegarra, Jeremy Sia, Anne Chiu, Betsabeth & Sebastian

Trujillo, Ignacio Pomar, Linda Smith, Chrisanthi Panayotakis,

Paz Jayme, Mercedes Li, Maria Alban, Johanna Coad, Miriam

Aranda, Reynaldo Melchor Cruz, Emily Elgueta, Rob, Natalia

Memije Sabio, Andrew Koh, Judy Cahill, Kieffer, Paul

Mbvoma, Kevin Clarke, Fr John Chambers and all sick

children.

We also pray for the sick in our parish,

in nursing homes, hospitals and the housebound.

PLAY 2 GROW

ST JOHN’S PLAYGROUP

Wednesdays 9-10.30am in the School Hall

0-5 Year Olds

Gold Coin Donation

Everyone Welcome

Enquiries: St John’s School—8293 6280

LIVE GUIDED EXAMEN PRAYER

Every Thursday evening at 7.30pm (till the COVID-

19 restrictions are lifted). St Ignatius, Norwood will live

stream a 15 minute Guided Examen Prayer. Please follow this

link for more details https://rebrand.ly/Examen

EASING OF RESTRICTIONS UPDATE

Update effective 25/5/2020

The Premier has announced the relaxing of restrictions

with Stage 2 now being implemented from June 1 2020

The key points to note are:

Places of Worship permitted for up to 20 attendees

(It is essential to book for mass to the Parish Office on

8293 6600 to avoid going beyond the required number of

attendees)

Funerals will be permitted for up to 50 attendees

Baptisms will be permitted for up to 20 attendees

Confessions to resume Saturday 13.6.20 at 11.30am

20TH ANNUAL PARISH LUNCHEON

CANCELLED

Due to the Coronavirus and government restrictions, this

year’s 20th Annual Parish Luncheon is cancelled but we

look forward everyone joining us in 2021!

KNIGHTS OF THE SOUTHERN CROSS NEWSPAPER

COLLECTION

On the First Sunday of each month the Knights will still be

collecting your newspapers from St John the Baptist

Church.

Please leave your papers on the Eastern side of the Church

near the seat. Social distancing will be observed at all

times.

The Sunday dates for collection are SUNDAY JULY

5TH

, SUNDAY AUGUST 2ND

, SUNDAY SEPTEMBER

6TH

. We will advise further dates, as we will be guided

by Government Guidelines. Thanking everyone for their

continued support.

Darryl Smitheram and Simon O’Neill.

Plympton/Edwardstown Knights of the Southern Cross

ST VINCENT de PAUL WINTER APPEAL

The St Vincent de Paul Society has launched its Covid-19

Winter Appeal to help people experiencing disadvantage.

As the impacts of job losses due to Covid-19 are realised

and more people reach out for assistance, the organisation

needs your help to ensure our local Conference members

and volunteers can continue their work supporting the

disadvantaged in our community.

Donations can be made online at www.vinnies.org.au/

donate, by calling 13 18 12 or by sending a cheque or

money order to St Vincent de Paul Society, GPO Box 1804

Adelaide, SA, 5001.

If you are unable to donate in this manner, the parish

office has a number of donation envelopes for the Vinnies

Covid-19 Winter Appeal.

FREE SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR JUNE ISSUE OF

THE SOUTHERN CROSS With churches closed and Masses suspended due to the coro-

navirus pandemic, The Southern Cross has found a creative

solution to continue to spread the good news to the Catholic

community – and it’s free!

To subscribe for the free issues go to https://

thesoutherncross.org.au/delivered-to-your-door/

BAPTISM

Congratulations and welcome to:

Harrison Cole Bradshaw and his parents

Reg & Kimberley.

May God’s blessing be with Harrison as he receives the

Sacrament of Baptism this weekend.

PARISH THANKSGIVING PROGRAM

As Masses are now slowly being resumed with restricted

numbers, collections can now take place with a drop in

collection point for the few members present at mass. For

the many than cannot be present due to the Government

restrictions you are still able make a contribution to the 1st or

2nd collection, this can be done in a number of ways.

1) Via an electronic contribution. The link on the

Archdiocesan website is www.adelaide.catholic.org.au/

donation. You will need to select the Plympton Parish and

chose whether you are contributing to the First Collection

(Support of Priests) or Second Collection (Parish Property &

maintenance etc).

2) If you are currently contributing via envelope, you can

choose to make your contribution via credit card or direct

debit. Forms can be emailed or posted to you at your

request.

3) You can make a direct deposit into our account. Please be

sure to put your Planned Giving (PG) number and surname as

a reference. Please contact the Parish Office to arrange this.

4) Please contact the Parish Office to discuss how you can

deliver your envelopes (2nd Collection) or donations to the

First Collection (clearly marked).

5) You can set up an ongoing deduction to the First

Collection by following this link

http://www.adelaide.catholic.org.au/__files/f/24812/First%

20Collection%202017.pd

Thank you for your continued support of the Priests of the

Archdiocese and the Parish.

ACTS OF THE APOSTLES

A BOOK THAT IS A TIMELY REMINDER OF HOW WE

SHOULD BE AS A CHURCH

Fr. Michael Trainor has prepared a series of podcasts on the

Acts of the Apostles, together with accompanying notes and

discussion questions. This is now available at the Lockleys

Catholic Website (https://www.lockleysparish.com/the-acts-of

-the-apostles).

For those many parishioners without access to the web, a CD

can be prepared of the podcasts. If you are interested in one

of these, please call or leave a message at the parish office on

8293 6600. Please leave your name and the best address to

which we can send the CD and accompanying documents.

You may like to use this resource for personal reflection or

for small group gatherings (under 10 people) with

appropriate social distancing. Alternatively, you may want to

listen to the podcasts and then discuss them, using the

questions Fr. Michael has prepared, using one of the virtual

platforms.

Deacon Paul Crowe.

MARY MACKILLOP MUSEUM

We are very happy to announce that, after

almost 3 months of Covid-closure, Mary

MacKillop Museum has reopened to

visitors today.

From now on, our opening hours will revert to 6 days per

week (Tuesday to Sunday), from 10.00a.m. to 4.00p.m.

We have strategies in place to keep you as Covid-Safe as

possible!

At present we are limited to 20 people in the Museum at

any one time, so, obviously, this precludes bookings for

larger groups, but individuals and smaller groups would be

most welcome.

We look forward to having many people visit this special

place of discovery and inspiration in the coming weeks. For further information, please visit our website:

www.marymackillopadelaide.org.au or find us on the

Mary MacKillop Precinct Facebook page.

PLENARY COUNCIL DISCERNMENT PAPERS

As you would be aware due to the COVID-19 Pandemic,

the Plenary Council Assembly in Adelaide has been

postponed until October 2021, with exact dates to be

finalised.

On Pentecost Sunday, the Discernment papers from the

Writing and Discernment Groups, taking into account

everything said from the 1st (Listening and Dialogue) and

ongoing 2nd

(Listening and discernment) phases of the

Plenary Council were released. They can be found at:

https://plenarycouncil.catholic.org.au/continuing-the-

journey-of-discernment/

THRESHOLD@HOME – MUSIC PERFORMANCE SERIES

ON FACEBOOK LIVE TUESDAYS AT 8PM

Check out performances from young Catholic musicians

from across the Archdiocese of Adelaide every Tuesday

night f rom 8pm at www.facebook .com/

cathyouthadelaide/live. Interested in being a performer on

Threshold @Home? Contact Peter in the Catholic Office

f o r Y o u t h a n d Y o u n g A d u l t s a t E :

peter.bierer@cesa.catholic.edu.au

The COVID safe app

Speeds up the process for notifying people who

may have been exposed to coronavirus.

For more information visit https://www.health.gov.au/resources/

collections/covidsafe-app-campaign-resources

ST VINCENT PALLOTTI SCHOLARSHIP TRUST

The St Vincent Pallotti Scholarship Trust offers scholarships to

enable lay people to further their understanding and skills in

leadership/ministry or a specialised activity, such as

promoting faith enhancement, social justice and pastoral

care. More information and applications forms are available

on our website https://www.pallottine.org.au/scholarships/st

-vincent-pallotti-scholarship-for-lay-ministry.html

Closing date July 31 2020.

YOUTH MINISTRY RESOURCE ONLINE

The Catholic Office for Youth and Young Adults is compiling

resources for youth and young adult ministry in these

extraordinary times. To view these resources visit http://

www.cathyouthadelaide.org.au/resources1

SUNDAY LITURGY FOR FAMILIES

As a response to the COVID-19 situation while Masses have

been suspended, the Family and Parish-Based Catechesis

Office has prepared liturgies with a focus on children. Families

can use these at home to reflect on the Gospel each Sunday.

This can be found at this link on the Archdiocesan website:

http://www.adelaide.catholic.org.au/our-works-and-

community/family-and-parish-based-catechesis/prayer-services.

Please help us to make your families aware of this resource for

this time. For any further enquiries, please contact Sr Jenny

Seal jenny.seal@cesa.catholic.edu.au or Elena Moffa

elena.moffa@cesa.catholic.edu.au

CHILDREN'S MINISTRY UPDATE NEWSLETTER

Please find the latest Children's Ministry Update Newsletter

prepared by the Family and Parish-Based Catechesis Office at

the following link https://adelaide.catholic.org.au/schools/

catholic-education-sa/family-and-parish-based-catechesis/

newsletters. Please forward to your Catechists within the

parish.

If any catechists would like to receive the update or other

correspondence directly from our Office please contact Elena

Moffa E: elena.moffa@cesa.catholic.edu.au or Sr Jenny Seal E:

jenny.seal@cesa.catholic.edu.au.

PARISH INFORMATION

PARISH ADMINISTRATOR - Fr Denis Ssemuju

8293 6600

DEACON Paul Crowe

8293 6600 (Tues, Thurs & Friday)

PASTORAL ASSOCIATE - Mary-Anne Quinn

8293 6600

PASTORAL ASSOCIATE - Heran Jayasuriya

8293 6600

PARISH OFFICE

Open Monday - Friday - 9.00am - 2.00pm

Parish Secretary - Helen Konieczny

342 Anzac Highway, Plympton SA 5038

Phone 8293 6600 Fax 8293 8992

Email: plymptonparish@stjohnpl.catholic.edu.au

Website: parish.stjohnplympton.com

Postal Address: PO Box 90 Plympton SA 5038

Parish Pastoral Council Chairperson - TBA

Child Safety Officer - Helen Konieczny - 8293 6600

ST JOHN THE BAPTIST SCHOOL - 8293 6280

Principal -Todd Murfitt

Co-Principal - Bernadette Lacey

Deputy Principal - Joanne Livingstone

APRIM - Angela DeNadai

Hearing assistance available. Please ask for a receiver.

COMMUNION FOR COELIACS

Please see Priest before Mass to arrange a

gluten free Host.

TOILETS ARE LOCATED IN THE FRONT FOYER

Baby change table available for use in toilet area.

www.facebook.com/PlymptonCatholic Parish

CATHEDRAL MASS BOOKINGS

As Masses resume in small groups, daily live streaming

from the Cathedral has ceased. Sunday Mass will be

continue being live streamed at 10am and replayed on

Channel 44 at 4pm. To book in for Masses at the

Cathedral, please call the Parish office P: 8232 8688.

Next Week’s Readings

12th Sunday in OT

First Reading: Jeremiah 20: 10-13

Second Reading: Romans 5:12-15

Gospel: Matthew 10:26-33

MASS INTENTIONS

Please contact the Parish Office if you would like to

offer a Mass for your loved ones.

Feast Days During the Week

Friday 19th June - The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus

Saturday 20th June - The Immaculate Heart of the

Blessed Virgin Mary

THE FEAST OF THE MOST HOLY

BODY AND BLOOD OF JESUS

Fr Denis Ssemuju

Today is the feast of The Most Holy Body and Blood of Jesus Christ. On Maundy Thursday we

marked the last supper when Jesus Christ instituted the Eucharist. Because Maundy Thursday falls

during the solemn period of Holy Week, it was thought necessary to have a separate festival of the

Eucharist that would allow the celebration not to be muted by sadness.

This jubilant festival proclaims the truth of transubstantiation of the bread and wine into the actual

body of our Lord Jesus Christ. We are keenly interested in understand; how live its festivity, the

sacrament of the Eucharist, and also to fully grasp the “bread of life” which is one of the central

messages of the Gospel of John.

As God’s people, we yearn to find his real presence, to go on living in Him to attain life. Jesus is the

bread without whom we cannot possibly live (Jn 15:5). We hunger for Him and experience His

fullness for three kinds of bread: the material bread, the bread represented by the person of Jesus

Christ and the Eucharistic bread.

When Jesus spoke about eating His flesh and drinking his blood. The flesh of Jesus is complete

humanity. He is the mind of God become person. So in Jesus we see God taking human life, human

problems, battling with our human temptation and working out our human relationships.

He wanted to become accessible to us, in the form of bread so that those of us that are still marching

on in history may remain in that love and thus attain life.

If we want life let us come to sit at that table where we eat the broken bread and that poured out

wine for these somehow in grace bring us out into contact with the love and the life of Jesus Christ.

The lockdown period has created a paradigm shift in our operations and more than never before

stressed our need for a greater and outer outreach to expand the sacrament so that we find Christ’s

table at every meal. It is a moment for us to discover and rediscover that at every meal we can find

again the bread that speaks of the manhood of the master; that wine which speaks of the blood

which is life.

It is here that we may taste, touch and handle the bread and wine which brings us Jesus Christ. It is

in the positive sense a poor thing if Christ were confined to church buildings. Let us find him

everywhere in a Christ filled world. May we therefore expand the sacrament so that we find Christ’s

table everywhere where women and men meet together and enjoy the gifts of God.

He wanted to show us that we have to seek him, and to live in Him. He wanted to prove his love

by sating the hungry by offering himself in the Eucharist. Whoever eats his bread will live for ever

(Jn 6:58)