Lord, make us turn to you; let us see your face and we shall be saved.

Alleluia, alleluia! I am the servant of the Lord: may his will for me be done. Alleluia!

RESPONSORIAL PSALM:

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION:

Tea Tree Gully Parish St DaviD’S, tea tree gully & Our Lady of Hope, Greenwith

Under the Pastoral Care of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate

20th December, 2015 - 4th Sunday of Advent- Year C Readings This week: Mi 5:1-4, Heb 10:5-10, Lk 1:39-45 Next week: Sir 3:2-6. 12-14, Col 3:12-21, Lk 2:41-52

Our commitment to the Year of Mercy is to pray this prayer

at the end of each Sunday Mass. We invite you to take a

prayer card from the foyer and pray this pray as often as you

can during the year.

In the beginning was the Word:

the Word was with God

and the Word was God.

(John 1.1)

In 1986 I remember a conversation with Fr. Leo Mifsud, who was the assistant priest at the time, where he told me about the old marble Altar Rails and how he wished he could have turned them into a new lectern for the Church.

The seed of that conversation has remained with me all those years. Last year I mentioned the idea to Alf Borg and, as with any idea I share with him, he began to think of a way to bring it to fruition. After a long search for marble, many drawings and of course a desire to do blend old and new, we were able to settle on a design that included marble, timber from old pews and glass - Alf’s passion. As you can see what we have created is something which brings all the elements together and truly does honour to the Word of God.

As we approach the season of Christmas, the birth of the Word amongst us, we give thanks to God for His many gifts to us, His constant, powerful presence, our imaginations and the skills to bring forth beauty. On behalf of all of us we would like to thank Alf for this extraordinary gift of his skill and talent and especially for all the many things he does for the Parish to maintain and better our worshipping environment.

May the seeds of God’s Word planted in our hearts and minds always find us willing to enact and bring forth all He calls us to do.

JUBILEE

OF MERCY

PLEASE REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS

O U R S I C K Contact Parish Office for names to be included in this list. Names will be taken off after a short time unless otherwise instructed. Fr George Ryan OMI, Fr Brian Harris OMI, Fr Vin Ryan OMI, Fr David Shelton OMI Dan McNulty, Len DeBrenni, Judith & Graham Murray, Dawn Brohier, Ruth Davey, Sophie Rutten, Pauline Read, Robert Perry, Emma Perry, Nicholas Bucci, Michael Peete and family, Eden Wondra, Angela Beltrame, Velda Osborn, Anna Ayre, Pat Feutrill, Pansy Baker, Kathleen Rundle, Jo Phillips, Sr Mary Mercer SRM, Gloria Townsend, Angela Curley, Dolores Foti-Grant, Harold Dwiar

A N N I V E R S A R I E S Rees Lewis, Mr W Smith, Lois Cahill, Honorah Flynn, Joseph Lemmens, Kathleen O’Neill, Annie Edwards, Alexander Cunningham, Michael Grocock, Irene Beatty, Alice Rawson, Kathleen Stevenson, Bob Blair, Josiah Orams, Dan Cullen, Mary Cashin, James MacDonald, Kristina Mautner

B A P T I S M S Izabella Reya Jean-Louis, daughter of Philip & Rheenah Lyla Maria Barros Ranieri, daughter of Christian & Alana Aidan Lucas Ranieri, son of Adrian & Sarah

R I P Paul Monaghan aged 39 years, died suddenly. Prayers for his wife Emily and children Mitchell & Katelyn. Margaret & Michael Grohs thank everyone for their prayers.

Mass Intentions for week commencing 19th December Saturday 19th - 9.15am -

5.30pm- Jimmy Abela RIP

Sunday 120h 9.00am-

10.30am-

5.30pm-

Monday 21st 9.15am - Anthony Tonna RIP

Tuesday 22nd 9.15am - Stefan Pawliszewski RIP

Wednesday 23rd 9.15am - Teresa Reynolds RIP

Thursday 24th 9.15am - NO MORNING MASS

Friday 25th 9.15am - CHRISTMAS DAY - NO EVENING MASS

Christmas Mass Times

Thursday 24th December: NO MORNING MASS

CHRISTMAS EVE VIGIL: Thursday 24th December

Our Lady of Hope: Children’s Mass: 6.30pm

St David’s: Children’s Mass 6.30pm

Midnight Mass following Carols at 11.30pm

CHRISTMAS DAY : Friday 25th December

Our Lady of Hope: 9.00am

St David’s: 9.30am ­­­ NO EVENING MASS

If you love arranging flowers and feel that your talent could be used at St David’s

during this Advent and Christmas, please feel free to help at any time. Your time

would be greatly appreciated.

If you wish to donate money for fresh flowers over the Advent/Christmas season,

please use the envelopes in the foyer of St David’s on the table near the Christmas

Tree, or use your own envelope and mark it “Flowers”. These can be placed on any

collection plates or you may bring fresh flowers and let the office know. Thank you.

Religious Education Classes for State School Children Children who attend State Schools and will be in Year 3 in 2016, are invited to join the RE Classes on Thursday afternoons in the Gerard Room from 4.30pm - 5.30pm. Classes will commence 3rd March, 2016 and run during the school terms. These children will commence instruction for the Sacraments of Reconciliation, Confirmation and First Communion in 2017. Enrolment forms will be available next year.

Children's Mass Christmas Eve Children, would you like to take part in the 6.30pm Christmas Eve Children’s Mass at St David’s? If so, please attend each Sunday Liturgy for children at the 10.30am Mass during Advent. ADVENT - IN THE YEAR OF MERCY Advent reflection notes are available from the foyers, in addition to with the Gospel Notes for this weekend.

Your Home Nativity If you would like to take some ‘blessed straw’ for your home Nativity, please take a bundle from the box near our crib.

St Vincent de Paul - TTG Conference: The Vinnies Christmas Appeal Envelopes are available in the church porches and can be placed on any collection plate over the coming weeks. Christmas Raffle: Thank you so much for your support of our Christmas Raffle.

The winners names are on the notice board in the foyer. All winners have been notified.

"Vinnies News": Due to the increase number of migrants and refugees, Vinnies is experiencing a critical shortage of good quality clothing and bedding, homewares and furniture. Donations of these items can be made by taking them to a Vinnies shop, placed in our 'blue bins' , putting them in the box in the foyer at St. David's, or for large items and amounts by ringing the donation line on 8112 8777. Speak to a Vinnies member if in doubt P.S. The Vinnies shop is located on Grand Junction Road and Nelson Road, Valley View".

Unwanted items for Vinnie’s should be taken to the shop on the corner of Grand Junction and Nelson Road, Valley View. For large items, contact the donation line; 8112 8777 for collection.

Ministers for Christmas Mass

In the foyer of St David’s, there is a Christmas Mass roster for Ministers to place their name if they wish

to minister at that Mass.

We need, Commentators, Readers, Eucharistic Ministers, Altar Servers and Counters.

Laudato Si': On the Care of Our Common Home

Pope Francis' Encyclical Laudato Si': On the Care for Our Common Home is a call for global action as well as an ap-peal for deep inner conversion. He points to numerous ways world organisations, nations and communities must move forward and the way individuals -- believers and people of good will -- should see, think, feel and act. “Listen to, protect lands of and involve indigenous peoples. The disappearance of cultures is even more serious than losing a species.” (Par 145)

ROSTERS

Church Cleaners— w/c 21st December -

(Group 3) R Cunnigham, J Grew, A Haymen, C Banning

Linen Roster - January - Kath Douglas

Counters

This week —Team 5: 20/12 - P & R Gardner, J Hennessy,

T Spencer

Next week — Team 6: 27/12 - B & M Stirling, R & J Crisanti

Morning Tea Hosts

St David’s after 10.30 Mass

This Sunday: 20/12 - Frances & Charles

Next Sunday: 27/12 - Mary & Alf

Our Lady of Hope

This Sunday : 20/11 - McDeed/Shaw/Gamble

Next Sunday : 27/12 - Seidler/Maynard/Gaudio/Powell

Gospel Reflection Notes available from the Foyer.

Southern Cross Newspaper: download at

www.thesoutherncross.org.au

Missionary Oblates Of Mary Immaculate

PARISH PRIESTS

Fr James Jeyachandran OMI (james@oblates.com.au) Fr Eric Alleaume OMI (ealleaume@oblates.com.au) PARISH SECRETARY -Denise Crawford (teatreegully@oblates.com.au)

St David’s Church & Presbytery, 2 Vizard Rd, Tea Tree Gully 5091, Phone: 8264 4694 email: teatreegully@oblates.com.au

Our Lady of Hope Chapel Cnr . Golden Way & Golden Grove Rd, Greenwith 5125

MASS TIMES: ST DAVID’S CHURCH:

Rosary 8.50am daily - Mass Mon - Sat 9.15am, Weekend: SATURDAY 5.30pm, SUNDAY 10.30am & 5.30pm

OUR LADY OF HOPE: SUNDAY 9.00am [[

First Friday of Each Month: Holy Hour with Exposition and Benediction at 7pm at St David ’s Church

First Tuesday of each month - 7.15am Morning Mass at St David’s Church (hosted by Antioch)

Reconciliation: St David’s - Saturday after 9.15am Mass until approx. 10.15am and 5.00-5.20pm before Saturday evening Mass.

MARRIAGES: by Appointment only BAPTISMS: by Appointment 12 noon Sundays at St David’s Church

Diary Dates for December 2015

Christmas Mass Times:

See Advent Time Table in the middle page.

Don’t forget to place your name on the Ministers Roster for Christmas Masses. Parish Bulletin: this week will be the last Bulletin 2015. It will

resume on the weekend of 30th/31st of January 2016.

Parish Office will be closed from Wednesday 23rd December

and reopen on Thursday 28th January. If you require a priest

during this time phone 8264 4696 and leave a message.

I take this opportunity to thank all the volunteers and

parishioners of St David’s for their friendship and help during

2015 . Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Denise

NEW COUNTING ROSTERS

These are now available for you to pickup from the

basket on the wall near the kitchen. Please take the

roster with your name on it. Thank you.

NEW MORNING TEA ROSTERS - St David’s

These are available for you to collect from the wall

basket near the kitchen at St David’s.

LITURGY COMMITTEE MINUTES

Copies of Liturgy Minutes available from the foyer.

The National Oblate Youth

Encounters 2016 will take

place in Victoria on January

7-10, 2016. The Encounter

draws young people from

Oblate parishes and colleges

from all around the country for

an inspiring faith-filled event in the Charism of St

Eugene de Mazenod. If you are starting year 12 and

under 30, see your Parish Priest for more

information and dare to be a part of Encounter

2016! Or check you past Encounters and

information about this year's Encounter at

www.oblateyouth.com