Both our Churches are fitted with a hearing induction loop. Please use the ‘T’ or other appropriate switch on your hearing aid. Please tell us if you experience any difficulty.

We acknowledge the Yalukit Willam Clan, the traditional owners and custodians of this land. We pay our respects to them.

May we walk gently here.

The CarmeliteParish of Port Melbourne and Middle Park

in the care of the Carmelites since 1882

4th Sunday of Easter 12 May 2019

in this issueParish News ...... ...3 &4 National Sorry Day St Vincent de Paul May Men’s Dinner Carmelite Symposium Reflection on this Week’s Readings .. 5Our Liturgy .............. 6

This Sunday is traditionally referred to as Good Shepherd Sunday. However, the readings for today focus more on the flock than on the shepherd. The overarching theme appears to be unity in diversity. Placing this theme within the context of the Easter season, we might refocus it slightly and suggest thattoday we celebrate the presence of the Risen Lord in communities of difference.

Unity in diversity is first found in the divine union of the Trinity. All other models of unity flow from it. Both the first and the second readings depict communities made up of people fromevery nation, race, people and tongue, Jews and Gentile alike. This is precisely the makeup of most communities today. Parishes and religious groups that were born with a particular cultural identity have changed in complexion and composition. Despite the obvious differences, all are children of the one God, all are joined in their common confession of faith.

Not everyone is happy with diversity. Some within the early community resented the success of Paul and Barnabas and they tried to turn the people against them. This sounds strangely familiar to us. Religious groups born out of struggle and hard work, that were lovingly nurtured and that grew strong, often resist what they perceived to be the invasion of foreigners. If thesepeople could only take as their model the company of the blessed revealed in John’s vision, they would see that those who have washed their robes in the blood of the Lamb come from everynation and race and people and tongue. Reflection by Dianne Bergant CSA

Whoever we are WE ARE KNOWN TO GODWhatever we’ve done WE BELONG TO GODWherever we go WE ARE LOVED BY GODEvery day, Every moment GOD IS OUR FRIENDWhen our way is Joyful GOD WILL REJOICE WITH USWhen the going is rough GOD WILL WIPE AWAY OUR TEARSWe are God’s people: we are held in love OUR HOPE IS IN THE GOODNESS OF THE GOD

Compilation Copyright: © Ruth Burgess “Fire and Bread” Wild Goose Publications, The Iona Community

our parish this week

we remember

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Churches St Joseph’s cnr Rouse & Stokes Streets Port Melbourne

Our Lady of Mount Carmel cnr Richardson & Wright Streets Middle Park

Sunday Masses 6.00pm (Sat) Mount Carmel 9.00am Saint Joseph’s 10.30am Mount Carmel

Reconciliation after 9.00am Mass Saturday

Carmelite Parish Office 274 Rouse Street Port Melbourne Vic 3207

Telephone 03 9681 9600

After Hours Emergency 0408 754 283

Email parish@sj-mc.org.au

Parish Website www.sj-mc.org.au

Carmelite Website www.carmelites.org.au

Office Hours 9am-4pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday(CLOSED WEDNESDAYS)

Parish Priest Fr Hugh Brown OCarm

Parish Secretary Anne Ierardo (Monday to Thursday)

Community Liaison Sr Geraldine Stapleton csb(Monday/Tuesday & Weekend Mass)

Pastoral Life Co-ordinator Michael Murray (Wednesday/ Thursday)

Finance Officer Shane Harrison (Tuesday - Friday)

Facilities Manager Ken Chaffer

Galilee Regional Catholic Primary School Bank Street South Melbourne Vic 3205

Telephone 03 9699 2928 Principal Simon Millar

Those who are ill or in need of prayer: John Bassett, Karen Brown, Ciaran Byrne, Maureen Dickason, Gary Finn, Richard Grant, Ivy Hermence, Tony Hyde, Maria & Joseph Jelincic, Maura McKenna, Betty Molnar, Maria Loc Nguyen, Greg Pringle, John Pringle, Noel Quinn, Rafal Rafalski, Paul Ryan, Katie Ryan, Sash Carti Somerset-Beauverie, May Spencer, Helen Stanley, Ivo Strauss, Jim Sullivan, Bridgid Toohey, Sr Barbara Walsh, Jonathon Will, Tami Yap, Helen York, Roma Zinger.

Those who have died recently: Joyce Davine, Bill McInerny, Jane Mercieca, Keith Reis, Joan Styles

Those who anniversaries occur at this time: Michael Carlin, Eileen Markillie, Czeslaisa Rafalska and Carmelites Noel Kierce, Patrick Shaffrey, Michael Gerhard and Ignatius Carr

Monday 13 May 9.00am Mass, both churches11.30am Funeral Mass for Jane Mercieca, Mt Carmel

Tuesday 14 May9.00am Mass, both churches7.30pm St Vincent de Paul Meeting, St Joseph’s Hall

Wednesday 15 May - Parish office Closed9.00am Mass, both churches

Thursday 16 May 9.00am Mass, Mt Carmel9.00am Morning Prayer, St Joseph’s

Friday 17 May9.00am Mass, both churches9.30am Lectio Divina, The Lady Chapel, Mt Carmel

Saturday 18 May9.00am Mass, both churches11.00am Chanting Group, Mt Carmel 4.30pm First Eucharist Preparation Session, O’C/P Rooms 6.00pm Vigil Mass, Mt Carmel

Sunday 19 May - 5th Sunday of Easter9.00am Mass, St Joseph’s (with Baptisms)10.30am Mass, Mt Carmel (with Baptisms)

ministers

for your generosity last SundaySt Joseph’s Carmelite and Parish Offering $974Our Lady of Mt Carmel Carmelite and Parish Offering $2024

thank you

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18/19 May5th Week of Easter

6.00pm Mount Carmel

Commentator: Br Matthew

Reader: Carmel Collins

Eucharistic Ministers: Janine Brodie, Carmel Collins, James Mendes

Communion to the Sick: N/A

9.00am St Joseph’s

Commentator: Marita Molloy

Reader: John Molloy

Eucharistic Ministers: Kelly McEnhill, Helen Warren, Frances Galvin

Counters: Ron & SandraCassano

Childrens’ Liturgy: N/A

10.30am Mount Carmel

Commentator: Teresa Paradowski

Reader: Norman Maguire

Eucharistic Ministers: Denis Churkovich, Teresa Paradowski, Maria Goral

Childrens’ Liturgy: N/A

Hospitality: Mary Mercuri

in our parish

May 2019 Parish Men's Dinner

6:45 pm Wednesday 22 May 2019O'Connor-Pilkington Rooms The Carmelite Centre, 214 Richardson Street, Middle Park

Speaker: Dr Andrew Weeks – ‘Genetic rescue of Australian threatened

species’ RSVP: John Molloy - 9699 2031 Cost: $35

National Sorry Day and NAIDOC 2019

The City of Port Phillip is holding a range of events and programs to mark National Sorry Day on Friday 24 May 2019 and NAIDOC Week which begins on Monday 8 July 2019. Copies of the program of events in CoPP are available at both churches this weekend.

Our parish conference conducts one appeal each year. This will be held during the masses of June 22nd and 23rd. If you receiveVinnies Winter Appeal envelopes in the mail, you can assist us by directing your donation via our local appeal.

Donations are tax deductible.

Our conference meets next Tuesday evening, 14 May at 7.30pm in St. Joseph’s Hall Port Melbourne. All welcome. If you would like to enquire about helping in our rewarding work please join us on Tuesday evening or call Joan Cusack on 0478224624 or Pat Mount on 0418380549.

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Carmelite Centre SymposiumCarmelite Centre Symposium

Thursday 23 May, Friday 24 May, Saturday 25 MayO’Connor Pilkington Rooms, The Carmelite Centre

As has become the tradition at the Carmelite Centre, we are holding a Symposium late in May: Thursday 23rd, Friday 24th, and Saturday 25th.

This year’s Symposium engages with the inner journey and how it can be manifested outwardly. It’s about how each one of us uses art forms – painting, drawing, journaling, writing, music, movement – as means to spiritual exploration and expression.The workshops are an invitation to creative involvement and taking time out; about personal growth, experience, and relationship.The presenters are facilitators who, using their own skills, enable participants to shift their thinking and take on new possibilities.

A detailed program is below and the brochure can be downloaded. 2019 Symposium Brochure Bookings are now open. https://www.trybooking.com/485686

Symposium TimetableThursday 23 May: Session One 10 am-1 pm* Lynne Muir on Calligraphy: ‘The Expressive Alphabet’* Pam Cox on Journaling: ‘Marianne Hieb and the Art Journaling Experience’Session Two 2 pm-5 pm* Ian Ferguson on the Body and Spirituality: ‘Embodied spirituality : Incarnation, Communion, Transcendence’* Will Day on Creativity: ‘Fostering Creative Expression in One’s Life and Spiritual Practice’Session Three 6 pm-9 pm* Clotilde Lopez on Art Experience and Spiritual Practice: ‘Into the Icon’* Mary McCowan on Contemplation: ‘Exploring the Possibility of Visual Art as a Daily, Contemplative Practice.’

Friday 24 May: Session Four 10 am-1 pm* Jan Morgan, Trish Graham & Graeme Garrett: ‘Fragrant portals, dimly starred : poetry and the song of Creation’* Jina Mulligan on Art Contemplation: ‘The art of Odilon Redon as an Aid to Contemplation’Session Five 2 pm-5 pm* Rob Gallacher on Icons: ‘Discovering Contemplative Prayer with Icons’* Michele Harris on Mandala: ‘Mandala Making : a Spiritual Practice’

Saturday 25 May: Session Six 10 am-1 pm* Glenn Loughrey* Stuart Devenish on Vision and Perception: ‘You Shall See Heaven Open: Christian Faith as an Alternate Mode of Seeing’* Susan Frykberg on Sonic Meditation: ‘Listening and Sound-making: Breath, Chant and Scripture ‘

Artists-in-residence*Michael Murray *Seraphim Icon Group members

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REfLECTIONS ON THIS WEEK’S READINGSThe passages from the Gospels where Jesus likens us to being sheep leave me a bit cold. I think I must lose something in the translation from first century Palestine to today. Most of the sheep I have ever watched may well be cute, in a woolly sort of way, but they are anxious creatures often running in packs in every direction, are notoriously stupid and difficult to manage or direct. On second thoughts maybe the analogy is not so bad after all! We, the people of God, can certainly be an anxious lot, a bit slow on the uptake and difficult to lead. It also true, however, that sheep are incredibly useful and adaptable animals. Think about all the places they have been taken throughout the world. They thrive. With all due respect to the vegans, vegetarians and animal liberationists here today, think about the multiple ways they have served humanity.

The point of the shepherd analogy in the Gospels, of course, is about the importance of intimacy. A sheep in those days is similar to the central role some domestic cats and dogs have in our

homes. They are members of the family. Shepherds in Jesus’ day belonged to nomadic tribes that moved with their small flock throughout Israel. Every sheep mattered. Every sheep had a name. In an agrarian society every sheep was a vital economic unit. To lose one caused trouble not only to the individual, but also to the tribe. To lose a flock was financial ruin for a generation. As a result when Jesus invokes the image of the shepherd he draws attention to the intimate knowledge and care the shepherd has of them.

In today's Gospel Jesus tells us that we follow him, not because we are too dumb to know otherwise, or because we are anxious or fearful of our alternatives, but because we know his voice,

we know him, he knows our name. We follow Jesus’ lead for no other reason than throughout our life we have come to trust him and to rely on the intimacy of our relationship with him. In return he protects us and makes sure no one can steal us from his flock.

The possibility of being stolen away from the Christian family is a real one. We know many people who, for a variety of reasons, have left the fold and been seduced into pursuing other leads. Whereas every Sunday we affirm that we cannot find a better way to live than following the Way, the Truth and the Life which is Christ present here and now. No one can suggest it is always easy to follow the Gospel and hang in here with one another. Jesus was never under any illusions about what following his lead may cost, but he underlines how much we need each other to survive in this world.

In this Eucharist, then, let's steal a few moments to experience again the intimate love of the Risen Lord who knows, claims and loves us. May we respond by following his lead by enfolding all our world in our care and welcoming all his children into his flock.

© Richard Leonard SJ.

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OUR LITURGYProcessional Hymn: I Want to Walk as a ChIld of the lIght

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Penitential Rite

Gloria

Acts 13:14, 43-52 Paul and Barnabas carried on from Perga till they reached Antioch in Pisidia. Here they went to synagogue on the sabbath and took their seats.

When the meeting broke up, many Jews and devout converts joined Paul and Barnabas, and in their talks with them Paul and Barnabas urged them to remain faithful to the grace God had given them.

The next sabbath almost the whole town assembled to hear the word of God. When they saw the crowds, the Jews, prompted by jealousy, used blasphemies and contradicted everything Paul said. Then Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, ‘We had to proclaim the word of God to you first, but since you have rejected it, since you do not think yourselves worthy of eternal life, we must turn to the pagans. For this is what the Lord commanded us to do when he said:

I have made you a light for the nations, so that my salvation may reach the ends of the earth.’

It made the pagans very happy to hear this and they thanked the Lord for his message; all who were destined for eternal life became believers. Thus the word of the Lord spread through the whole countryside.

But the Jews worked upon some of the devout women of the upper classes and the leading men of the city and persuaded them to turn against Paul and Barnabas and expel them from their territory. So they shook the dust from their feet in defiance and went off to Iconium; but the disciples were filled with joy and the Holy Spirit.

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gospel acclamation

Responsorial psalm Psalm 100: We are hIs PeoPle

Book of the Apocalypse 7:9, 14-17I, John, saw a huge number, impossible to count, of people from every nation, race, tribe and language; they were standing in front of the throne and in front of the Lamb, dressed in white robes and holding palms in their hands. One of the elders said to me, ‘These are the people who have been through the great persecution, and because they have washed their robes white again in the blood of the Lamb, they now stand in front of God’s throne and serve him day and night in his sanctuary; and the One who sits on the throne will spread his tent over them. They will never hunger or thirst again; neither the sun nor scorching wind will ever plague them, because the Lamb who is at the throne will be their shepherd and will lead them to springs of living water; and God will wipe away all tears from their eyes.’

Cry out with joy to the Lord, all you lands, all you lands.Serve the Lord now with gladness, come before him singing for joy!

Know that the Lord is God! Know that the Lord in God!He made us, we are his, his people, the sheep of his flock!

Go now within his gates giving thanks, giving thanks!Enter his courts singing praise, give him thanks and bless his name!

Indeed, how good is the Lord, his mercy endures for ever,for the Lord, he is faithful, he is faithful from age to age!

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gospel

APOSTLES CREED

I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried;he descended into hell; on the third day he rose again from the dead;he ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty;from there he will come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church,the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins,the resurrection of the body,and life everlasting. Amen.

John 10:27-30 Jesus said:

‘The sheep that belong to me listen to my voice; I know them and they follow me. I give them eternal life; they will never be lost and no one will ever steal them from me. The Father who gave them to me is greater than anyone, and no one can steal from the Father. The Father and I are one.’

Cel: The Lord be with you. All: And with your Spirit.Cel: Lift up your hearts. All: We lift them up to the Lord.Cel: Let us give thanks to the Lord, our God. All: It is right and just.The Celebrant prays the preface at the end of which all sing:

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HOLY, HOLY

Cel: Behold the Lamb of God. Behold him who takes away the sins of the World. Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb.

All: Lord I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.

Memorial Acclamation

Lamb OF GOD

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Communion HYMN You are MIne

mothers’ day prayerCel: God of Love, listen to this prayer.

All: God of holy people, of Sarah, Ruth and Rebekah; God of Elizabeth, mother of John, God of Mary, mother of Jesus, listen to us and bless the mothers of our families.

Cel: Bless with the strength of your Spirit, the mothers who taught us to stand and walk, who continue to be strength for us as we walk the journey of life.

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Recessional hymn alleluIa, sIng!

The CaTholiC Parish of PorT Melbourne and Middle Park is CoMMiTTed To Providing a safe and nurTuring CulTure

for all Children and young PeoPle in our Parish.

All: Bless with the melody of your love, those who showed us how to speak, how to sing, how to pray to you. Bless with a place at your eternal table those who fed and nurtured our life as it was formed within them.

Cel: Bless our mothers today with good things and with health; with joy, love and laughter, and surround them with many good friends.

All: May they be carried one day to your divine embrace: there for all eternity to rejoice with their family and friends.

Cel: This blessing and all graces, we pray, descend upon the mothers of our families: in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

All: Amen.