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ST MARTHA’S PARISH STRATHFIELD
‘No one can have greater love than to lay down his life for his friends’ … John 15
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Copies of the Catholic Weekly $2 & Catholic Leader $2.50 are available at the Church
Entrances
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
IF YOU PARTICIPATE IN ANY OF THE
FOLLOWING MINISTRIES YOU ARE
REQUIRED TO SIGN IN - ACOLYTES; READERS; EUCHARISTIC
MINISTERS; CHOIR; CHILDREN’S LITURGY (LEADERS & CHILDREN) &
SACRAMENTAL PROGRAM (LEADERS & CHILDREN). SIGN IN FOLDERS
ARE KEPT IN THE SACRISTY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION.
ALTAR SERVERS ARE NOT PERMITTED IN THE SACRISTY
WITHOUT A PARENT/TEACHER. THE SIGN IN FOLDER IS
LOCATED IN THE CORRIDOR OUTSIDE THE SACRISTY.
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also appear on an “unofficial” St Martha’s Facebook page. This “unofficial” page was
created automatically by Facebook and is not controlled by St Martha’s. We kindly remind you to take care when uploading
photos of any children without parent consent.
If you would like to buy a copy of the
Parish History Book, please contact
the Parish Office $20 each.
SHARING OF THE WORD
The weekly meetings at St Martha’s parish hall
have recommenced on Wednesday ev enings at
7:30pm. Everyone is welcome and we would
love to see new parishioners. All Bibles are
supplied.
Enrolling @ St Martha’s Primary School -
Kindergarten Enrolments for 2019 are now
being taken. Years 1-6 anytime of the year. Please
contact the School Office on 9764 1184 for an
Enrolment Pack. All enrolments are welcome.
THE PARISH OF ST MARTHA’S ACKNOWLEDGES THE WANGUL PEOPLE AS THE TRADITIONAL CUSTODIANS OF THE LAND ON WHICH THE CHURCH IS BUILT
Administrator (Pro tem): Fr Terence Bell
Priests in Residence: Fr Telesphor Zenda & Fr Michael Milinga
Deacon: Rev Mr Constantine Rodrigues
Lectors/Communion Ministry: Helen Williamson
Administration Coordinator: Nicolle Mazzaferro
Sacramental Coordinator: Patricia Saad (Thurs/Fri)
Music Ministry: Marcella Ayoub & Jane Phillips
Parish Office: Mon- Fri 9.00am-3.00pm
70 Homebush Rd Strathfield NSW 2135
Ph: 9746 6131 Fax: 9764 3040
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.stmarthas.org.au
St Martha’s School: 9764 1184
Principal: Judy Gastin
Assist Principal: Caroline Boulis
Acting REC: Angela Smith
Vision:
Welcoming
Eucharistic
Transformed by the Word
Full of Grace
Proclaiming Good News
MASS TIMES
Tuesdays: 7.30am Wednesdays: 9.10am
Thursdays: 9.10am Fridays: 9.10am
Saturdays: 9.10am, 5pm Vigil Mass
Sundays: 8.00am; 10.00am & 6.00pm
RECONCILIATION: Saturday after 9.10am Mass or by appointment.
BAPTISM:
2nd
& 4th
Sundays of the month at 11.00am
by appointment only. (One months’ notice is required).
Contact the Parish Office.
Next Preparation Session: 6
th May 2018 at 9.15am in Parish Hall
MARRIAGES: By appointment only.
(6 months’ notice is required).
Ministry Coordinators and contact numbers may
be found on the Parish Website.
ROSARY: Tuesday after morning Mass, Wednesday to Saturday
8.30am and 7.30pm on Fridays in conjunction with Marian Movement
of Priests Cenacle and Divine Mercy Chaplet.
LIFE ASCENDING GROUP:
15th
May 2018
PRAYER GROUP / ADORATION AT
ST MARTHA’S CHURCH: Mondays 10.30am-11.30am
SYDNEY MALAYEALEE ROMAN CATHOLIC
COMMUNITY
Rosary, Mass & Adoration from 6.30pm to 9pm on
the 2nd
Saturday of each month. Rosary & Bible Sharing 6.30pm
on the 4th
Saturday of the month
ADORATION AT SISTER DISCIPLES
OF THE DIVINE MASTER: Daily from 2.30pm-6.00pm.
Ministry Coordinators and contact numbers
may be found on the Parish Website.
Please continue to support the St Vincent De Paul Society
through the Church Poor Boxes.
Mission:
Alive with the Spirit
Inspired by St Martha
We Celebrate & Witness
God’s love
Using our Gifts & Talents
Photo courtesy of Giovanni Portelli
Congratulations
Father Paul on your
Diamond Jubilee of Ordination.
Thank you for your years of priestly
ministry amongst us.
For a presentation to Fr Paul Ryan there will be a
“Walkout / Leaving / Bucket Collection”
at the end of the 10.00am Mass. Contributions to
the CWF Appeal for this Mass can be held over to next weekend.
HOLY LAND APPEAL: On behalf of the Franciscan Friars, Custodians of the Holy Land, sincere thanks to our
parish community for your generosity in supporting the Pope’s world-wide appeal, so that the Franciscans can
continue their century-old aims, such as supplying shelter for poor families, providing Christian formation and
education as well as maintaining the upkeep of the historical churches and sacred shines, associated with the
life, death and resurrection of Jesus. The amount $4,821.40 was raised this year. Sadly, on Good Friday itself
this year, violence again erupted in the Holy Land with further loss of life. The risk to the small group of
Christians to be caught up in the middle of such conflicts is always high. Please continue to pray for peace in
the Holy Land and in other places in the Middle East, such as Syria.
The FIRST CHARITABLE WORKS FUND APPEAL commences this weekend.
We extend a warm welcome to Mark Phillips (CatholicCare) and Adrian
Simmon (Seminary of the Good Shepherd) who will speak briefly during
the 5pm & 6pm Masses. Our parish quota is $7,520.00. Your ongoing
support is greatly appreciated. Envelopes are now available at the Church entrances. Contributions $2
& over are tax deductible.
St Martha’s Family Group Outing
Tuesday 8th May 2018
TRAMSHEDS ROZELLE
PROGRAM: Meet 10.15am South Side, Strathfield Station, near the ticket
office. Catch train to Central then the Light Rail from Central to Jubilee
Park where a short walk takes us to the Tramsheds, which used to be
Rozelle Tram Depot. Lunch will be at a suitable location at the
Tramsheds. After lunch do your own thing or head for home back the
way we came. Please ring the Leader Phil Robinson on 9746 6159 if you
are coming to this outing.
Last weekend members from the L’Arche community spoke during the 10am & 6.00pm Masses. L’Arche is an international federation of faith communities where people with and without an intellectual disability share life together. L’Arche, a French word for the Ark, seeks to create communities where people live a simple life of work, care, prayer and celebration. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer or if you know of anyone with a disability may need assistance please contact Stephanie Lan, Community Life Coordinator on 9787 8132.
COVENANT MASSES AT ST MARTHA’S WITH FATHER CAMILLUS EVERYONE IS WARMLY WELCOME TO ATTEND
7pm on Friday 18th May, Monday 18th June, Wednesday 18th July, 11am on Saturday 18th August, 7pm on Tuesday 18th September & Thursday 18th October
For more information please contact Sister M Julie Bracr on 0408 738 334
MAY IS THE MONTH OF THE ROSARY - The Rosary will be said each evening at 7.30pm
in Parishioner’s Homes (Fridays will be in the Church). If you would like to host the
rosary please leave your details on the sheet at the back of the Church. All are welcome
to attend. Contact Antoinette Karam on 0421 057 896.
This weekend the Catholic Church in Australia is celebrating the
200th anniversary of the beginning of Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in our country. When Father Jeremiah O’Flynn was
expelled from the colony, the Blessed Sacrament was left in one of
the homes where every day until the arrival of a priest was permitted, the people gathered for prayer and adoration. St
Patrick’s Church, Churchill was built on the site of this devotion. Adoration continues there to this day.
KEEPING OUR LOVED ONES CONNECTED TO THE BODY OF CHRIST
By Ron Rolheiser
A friend of mine, in his early forties, is the kind of person you want as a friend. Honest, gracious, generous to a fault, kind-hearted, full of humour, he brings colour and character into a room. But, although he’s loved by many people inside the church, he struggles with the church. Partly it’s indifference, partly it’s lack of faith, partly it’s because of how he perceives the church’s teaching on sex, and partly it’s because he grew up inside a generation that, for whatever reason, was never properly initiated into the church. Whatever the reasons, he rarely goes to church and feels himself an outsider to its life. Until recently he didn’t think much about this. He was young and life was full of opportunities, friends, and things to experience and enjoy. Church and religion didn’t seem important to him. But now that he’s seen enough of life to recognize some its empty crevices and its incapacity to deliver the happiness he’d hoped for, he’s more humble and even a bit sad about his weak relationship to faith and the church. When we talked about religion recently he simply said: “I’m not sure what I really believe, but, that’s me, that’s where I’m at.” Then, with a note of sadness, he added: “I guess if there’s a heaven, I won’t be part of it.” Knowing the wonderful gift that he is to so many people, but without turning an eye from his shortcomings, I didn’t hesitate to give him this assurance: “Don’t worry about heaven. You’ll be there! Too many of us love you! A lot of us, church people, including me, won’t accept a heaven that doesn’t have you in it.” My heaven will include you! Can we say that? Is this wishful thinking? Fanciful thought? Bad theology? It may be wishful thinking, but it’s not fanciful, or bad theology. It’s part of the miracle, the mystery, and the unimaginable wonder of the incarnation. As Christians, we believe that God took on flesh in Jesus, but we also believe that this was not just a one-shot, 33-year incursion, of God into human history. The mystery of the incarnation goes on. God is still taking on real flesh inside of us, the community of believers. Scripture says: “We ARE the Body of Christ on earth.” We’re not a replacement for Jesus’ body, not a representation of it, or even his mystical body. We ARE his body and, as such, are meant to do all the things he did, including the forgiveness of sins and the binding of each other, through love, to the family of God. Jesus himself gave us this power: “Whose sins you shall forgive, they are forgiven. … Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven; whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.” Those statements, among others, have immense, almost unimaginable, implications. As a family of faith, we continue to give physical flesh to God on earth and so, like Jesus, have the power to forgive and to link anyone who is sincere to the family of God. Simply put, this means that we can link those we love (our children, our siblings, our friends, our colleagues, and anyone who is sincere) to salvation, to heaven, to the family that shares God’s table. We can say to God: “My heaven includes those I love!” Stated in reverse, if, as members of the Body of Christ, we love someone, that person cannot go to hell unless he or she positively rejects our love and our efforts to connect him or her to the family of God. He or she must, of course, at some point, still make a personal choice to belong, but as long as our love is there, that person is solidly connected to the Body of Christ. Partly this is mystery but partly we understand it from our experience of love and family. Inside of a family, we do not judge who’s in and who’s out simply by who’s home and at table on a given day. Love understands, forgives, and holds others in union in ways that take into account weakness, hurt, complexity, absence, and even sin. A loving mother knows that the family still includes a given child, even if that person is struggling in ways that don’t allow for him or her to be home and at the family table on a given night. Love binds, looses, forgives, and holds others in union even within the painful contingencies of immaturity, absence, anger, infidelity, and sin. Every time I write about this, I’m flooded with letters, mostly from people who find it incredulous. Some object because, as they put it: “Only Christ can do this!” Point well taken, but, as scripture says: “We are the body of Christ.” Christ is doing this. More commonly the doubt expresses itself this way: “I’d like to believe this, but, if it’s true, it’s too good to be true!” That’s simply a description of the incarnation!
Roster 12th & 13th May
VIGIL 8AM 10AM 6PM
Special Czarina Mendoza-Cruz Yvonne Martins Raymond Khairallah Non Cue
Ministers Peter McClusky Gina Surjadinata Maria Soares Rhea Cue
Marian McClusky Andri Surjadinata Claudia Elias Matthew Cue
VIGIL 8AM 10AM 6PM
Readers Vanessa Carter Daniel Martins Mark Soares Joanne Govorcin
Patrick Carter Nelson Lobo Helen Williamson John Edwards
VIGIL 8AM 10AM 6PM
Altar Maya L. Julian M. Kristian K. Katarina S.
Servers Georgia L. Lucas M. Luca K. Volunteer Needed
Cassandra G. James T. Zachariah B. Volunteer Needed
Giselle & Elizabeth C. Volunteer Needed Bernard S. Volunteer Needed
Wardens VIGIL 8AM 10AM 6PM
Anne Chow Mary Cooke Tony Khoury / Trudie Vince Blefari
Children’s 10AM 10AM
Liturgy TBA TBA
The April to October Roster is now available on the website or take a copy home from the Ministry trays located at the side entrance of the Church.
MASS INTENTIONS
Recently Deceased:
Michael Suriano Snr, Anna Wilkes, Fr Jose-Maria Enedaguila sj (Spanish Chaplain), Dr Paul d’Arbon, Br Ken Clancy msc, Arthur Charles Smith, Margaret McManus.
Repose Of The Soul:
Fr Adrian Horgan, Br Ray Dowding, Aldo Amarino, Salvatore (Phillip) Puglisi, Faado Herro, Ken Fraser, Lisa Cooke, Michael & Mary Cassar, Giuseppe & Romilda Reginato, Lois Walsh, Philip Winfield, Dominic Wang, Maria Huang, Threasa Anthony-Pillai, Dorothy & Sidney Carlisle Butler, Anne Cecilia Glass, Reginald & Agnes Glass, Gerald Gleeson, Mereani Chang, Pojito Torres Phan, Raymond & Gnanamma Abraham, Josephine Durana, Monica, Patrick & Cornelius Ryan, Francesco & Maria Colagiuri, Chan Chau, Dominic Wang, Maria Huang. George Mounayer & Family, Slaiman Herro & Family, Frank & Mary Sorbello, Mr Amdrade’, George A. Turner, Monica Turner & George V. Turner.
Anniversaries: Salvatore’ (Sam) Bagnato, Ken Fraser, Frances Gleeson, Faddo Herro, Peter Hetherington, Nabil, Boulos & Damia Baini, Antonino Gerace, Mary P Liu & Mary N Liu, Neil Quinlan, Klemensas Eidukevicius Snr, Win Burrell, Austin James Locke, Austin Thomas Locke, Nguyen & Pham Families, Joseph & Mary Tran, Sabino Scolamiero, Salam Moussa, Aida Arena, Leo & Joyce O’Donnell, Keith Davis, Christopher John Stewart, Tannous & Alida Mounayer, Maud Soares, Julie & Bill Thomas & all those whose anniversaries occur at this time.
Sick Intentions: Estelle Thurn, Br Jude Butcher cfc, Antionette & Maria, Lucy Washburn, Christiano Missak, Fr Andrew ssp & Father Thomas (Paulist Fathers), Rita Fragassi, Patrick & Elisa Chang, Michael Rumore, Lynne Chaudhuri, Kathleen Hughes, Peter Starr, Raymon Jewell, Michael Suriano Snr, Valerie Bleasel, Sophia Druart, Rob Reberger, Anthony Chow, Tony Khoury, Francisca Mendoza.
Special Intentions: Wander & Rineesh, Angela Ko, Massaad Family, Victor & Apolin Rodrigues, Shriram Pujari, Luke Kim, Marie & Denis Lesslie, Roberta & Les Young, Michael & Elizabeth Sinclair, Nishaanthy, Elizabeth, Feris, Ashley, Tonia, Ruby, Dona, Paul, Elizabeth Sinclair, The Massad Family, Bruno Bagetti, Members of the Sullivan Family, Steven Boroczky, Joseph Asztalos Jnr, Thomas, Deceased Friends, Relatives & Benefactors of the Dominican Order, Deceased members of the St Vincent de Paul Society & Benefactors, Holy Souls.
Mass is the highest form of worship on Earth. There are many fruits and graces that result from having a Mass offered. Mass Intention Envelopes are located on the table in front of the side confessional, or at the church entrances.
