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THE CATHOLIC WEEKLY The Catholic Weekly is available each week at the entrances to the Church for $2. Money should be place in the Catholic Weekly box at the doors of the church. Fr Anthony’s Sabbatical: Mid– December 2016 — mid July 2017 MARRIAGE SUNDAY at St Mary’s Cathedral. This event has been rescheduled from 09 October 2016 to 02 October 2016 10.30am. Those married at St. Mary's Cathedral are invited to return with their families for a special Mass of Thanksgiving, Blessing and Renewal of Vows. Certificates will also be presented for 25 th , 30 th , 40 th , 50 th or 60 th anniversaries. To register your interest, RSVP by 21 September to the Special Liturgies Officer on (02) 9220 0453 or email [email protected]. Please support the St Vincent De Paul Society through the Church Poor Boxes. St Joseph’s church has a hearing loop. Please put your hearing aid on the T setting to take advantage of this. James Parker, gay rights advocate turned husband and father speaks on Why I Changed My Mind About Same Sex Marriage. Tour: Tuesday 27 September Regina Coeli Beverly Hills 7.30pm. Flyers at the back of the Church. MENTION MY NAME – All are welcome to the annual Mention My Name Remembrance Service to be held on 5 October 2016 at St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney, commencing at 7.00pm. Launched in 2015, this special remembrance service honours the lives of those who have lost their lives through suicide or misadventure. This gentle and peaceful service offers hope and counsel to those who are also grieving the loss of loved ones. RSVP by Wednesday, 28 September 2016 to Nancy Murdocca 02 9646 6908 or visit [email protected]. 126 Liverpool Road, Enfield NSW 2136 TEL: 9747 4884 FAX: 9747 8086 Email: [email protected] Website: stjosephenfield.org.au Parish Priest: Fr. Anthony Mifsud Assistant Priest Fr Yacub Barkat In Residence Bishop Geoffrey Robinson Parish Secretary: Maryanne Hemsley Sacristan: Joy Cooper Catechist Coordinator: Position Vacant Sacramental Coordinator: Heather Donnelly St Joseph ’ s School : 9744 2811 Principal: Mrs Maria Maiorana MASS TIMES Sunday Masses Saturday (Vigil) 5.30pm Sunday 9.00am, 10.30 am 6.00 pm Weekday Masses Monday - Thursday: 9:15am Friday: 12Noon Saturday: 12 Noon CONFESSIONS Saturday at 11.30am (followed by the Midday Mass ) Saturday afternoon at 4.30pm (until 5pm only). PARISH OFFICE HOURS The Parish Office is open Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays 9:30am—3:30 pm SOCIAL JUSTICE SUNDAY: The Value and Dignity of Older People. We celebrate Social Justice today, Sunday 25 September. This year, the Australian Bishops’ Social Justice Statement is titled: ‘A Place at the Table: Social justice in an ageing society’. The Statement celebrates the value and dignity of older people in Australian life. It challenges us to recognise their significant contribution to society and emphasises that this contribution should not be valued in mere economic terms. The Statement calls for justice for those who are most vulnerable and warns about a view of older people as burdensome or dispensable. For further details about the Social Justice Statement, visit the Australian Catholic Social Justice Council website www.socialjustice.catholic.org.au or call (02) 8306 3499. A PLACE AT THE TABLE – Archdiocesan Social Justice Gathering. The Justice and Peace Office invites you to join us as we celebrate this year’s Bishops’ Social Justice Statement, ‘A Place at the Table – Social Justice in an Ageing Society’. We will explore what it’s like to grow old in Australia and in our Church and be challenged to recognise and act in ways that demonstrate the value, dignity and contribution older people make to ensure they do not become part of a throwaway culture. There will be guest speakers, workshops and time to connect with people from parishes across Sydney working for social justice. We will also offer a very special lunch prepared by our friends from Parliament on King – a social enterprise run with recently arrived refugees and asylum seekers. Date: 15 October 2016 11:00am - 3:30pm. St Columba’s Parish Hall, 213 Elswick St, Leichhardt North. Free event. RSVP: Essential by October 13. Register: 9307 8465 or Eventbrite.com or visit justiceandpeace.org.au. GOSPEL COMMENTARY by Dianne Bergant CSS Amos denounces the complacency that often accompanies wealth. He condemns self-indulgence at feasts. The prophet goes to great lengths to paint a picture of the dissolute character of the wealthy. In contrast to this, with one simple but piercing phrase he describes the condition of the nation as ‘the collapse of Joseph’. The profligacy of the wealthy in the face of social breakdown is evidence of their self-indulgence and complacency. However, their affluent lifestyle will be cut short and, in an ironic turn of events, those who always thought of themselves first will be the first to be deported into exile. The responsorial psalm is a hymn of praise. God has been faithful to the people. God's graciousness to the vulnerable is particularly extolled. God raises up the needy, enables them to stand with pride, re-establishes them in security. Strangers or aliens lack certain legal rights, and since it is not their own nation, they may not be familiar with the rights that they do have. The final verse praises God as sovereign and eternal ruler in Jerusalem. This is not a God who is distant or remote. This God has entered into their history and into the very social fabric of their existence. Such a God deserves praise. Paul addresses Timothy with a fourfold charge: pursue the virtues; fight for the faith; grasp eternal life; and keep the commandments. Though these are responsibilities of all Christians, he expects that Timothy will fulfil them in ways that reflect his pastoral office. Paul employs an image from athletic competition in order to illustrate the struggle that being faithful often entails. The prize that Paul has in mind is eternal life. Underscoring the seriousness of his admonitions, he charges Timothy, before God and before Christ, to obey the commandments in anticipation of Christ’s glorious manifestation, probably a reference to Christ’s second coming. When this great event will transpire is known only by God. The gospel paints a picture of radical reversals. The man who during life was treated as a castoff enjoys the bliss of heaven, while the one who savoured the pleasures that life had to give ends up in great torment in the netherworld. Why is Lazarus rewarded while the rich man suffers? The answer is found in the understanding of covenant responsibility. Both men are somehow associated with Abraham and therefore belong to the people of Israel. The rich man was indifferent to the needs of the covenant brother who lay at his gate. When he asked that Lazarus be sent to warn his brothers to change their way of life (metánoia), he was told that they had the religious tradition that clearly charges the wealthy to meet the needs of the poor. If they were not attentive to that tradition, they would not heed a resurrected Lazarus.
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THE CATHOLIC WEEKLY
The Catholic Weekly is available each week at the entrances to the Church for $2.
Money should be place in the Catholic Weekly box at the doors of the church.
Fr Anthony’s Sabbatical: Mid– December 2016 — mid July 2017
MARRIAGE SUNDAY at St Mary’s Cathedral. This event has been rescheduled from 09 October 2016 to 02 October 2016 10.30am. Those marr ied at St. Mary's Cathedral are invited to return with their families for a special Mass of Thanksgiving, Blessing and Renewal of Vows. Certificates will also be presented for 25th, 30th, 40th, 50th or 60th anniversaries. To register your interest, RSVP by 21 September to the Special Liturgies Officer on (02) 9220 0453 or email [email protected].
Please support the St Vincent De Paul Society through the Church Poor Boxes.
St Joseph’s church has a hearing loop. Please put your hearing aid on the T setting to take advantage of this.
James Parker, gay rights advocate turned husband and father speaks on Why I Changed My Mind About Same Sex Marriage. Tour: Tuesday 27 September Regina Coeli Beverly Hills 7.30pm. Flyers at the back of the Church.
MENTION MY NAME – All are welcome to the annual Mention My Name Remembrance Service to be held on 5 October 2016 at St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney, commencing at 7.00pm. Launched in 2015, this special remembrance service honours the lives of those who have lost their lives through suicide or misadventure. This gentle and peaceful service offers hope and counsel to those who are also grieving the loss of loved ones. RSVP by Wednesday, 28 September 2016 to Nancy Murdocca 02 9646 6908 or visit [email protected].
126 Liverpool Road, Enfield NSW 2136 TEL: 9747 4884 FAX: 9747 8086 Email: [email protected] Website: stjosephenfield.org.au Parish Priest: Fr. Anthony Mifsud Assistant Priest Fr Yacub Barkat In Residence Bishop Geoffrey Robinson Parish Secretary: Maryanne Hemsley Sacristan: Joy Cooper Catechist Coordinator: Position Vacant Sacramental Coordinator: Heather Donnelly St Joseph’s School : 9744 2811 Principal: Mrs Maria Maiorana
MASS TIMES Sunday Masses Saturday (Vigil) 5.30pm Sunday 9.00am, 10.30 am 6.00 pm
Weekday Masses Monday - Thursday: 9:15am Friday: 12Noon Saturday: 12 Noon
CONFESSIONS Saturday at 11.30am (followed by the Midday Mass ) Saturday afternoon at 4.30pm (until 5pm only).
PARISH OFFICE HOURS The Parish Office is open Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays 9:30am—3:30pm
SOCIAL JUSTICE SUNDAY: The Value and Dignity of Older People. We celebrate Social Justice today, Sunday 25 September. This year, the Australian Bishops’ Social Justice Statement is titled: ‘A Place at the Table: Social justice in an ageing society’. The Statement celebrates the value and dignity of older people in Australian life. It challenges us to recognise their significant contribution to society and emphasises that this contribution should not be valued in mere economic terms. The Statement calls for justice for those who are most vulnerable and warns about a view of older people as burdensome or dispensable. For further details about the Social Justice Statement, visit the Australian Catholic Social Justice Council website www.socialjustice.catholic.org.au or call (02) 8306 3499.
A PLACE AT THE TABLE – Archdiocesan Social Justice Gathering. The Justice and Peace Office invites you to join us as we celebrate this year’s Bishops’ Social Justice Statement, ‘A Place at the Table – Social Justice in an Ageing Society’. We will explore what it’s like to grow old in Australia and in our Church and be challenged to recognise and act in ways that demonstrate the value, dignity and contribution older people make to ensure they do not become part of a throwaway culture. There will be guest speakers, workshops and time to connect with people from parishes across Sydney working for social justice. We will also offer a very special lunch prepared by our friends from Parliament on King – a social enterprise run with recently arrived refugees and asylum seekers. Date: 15 October 2016 11:00am - 3:30pm. St Columba’s Parish Hall, 213 Elswick St, Leichhardt North. Free event. RSVP: Essential by October 13. Register: 9307 8465 or Eventbrite.com or visit justiceandpeace.org.au.
GOSPEL COMMENTARY by Dianne Bergant CSS
Amos denounces the complacency that often accompanies wealth.
He condemns self-indulgence at feasts. The prophet goes to great
lengths to paint a picture of the dissolute character of the wealthy.
In contrast to this, with one simple but piercing phrase he describes
the condition of the nation as ‘the collapse of Joseph’. The
profligacy of the wealthy in the face of social breakdown is evidence
of their self-indulgence and complacency. However, their affluent
lifestyle will be cut short and, in an ironic turn of events, those who
always thought of themselves first will be the first to be deported
into exile.
The responsorial psalm is a hymn of praise. God has been faithful to
the people. God's graciousness to the vulnerable is particularly
extolled. God raises up the needy, enables them to stand with pride,
re-establishes them in security. Strangers or aliens lack certain legal
rights, and since it is not their own nation, they may not be familiar
with the rights that they do have. The final verse praises God as
sovereign and eternal ruler in Jerusalem. This is not a God who is
distant or remote. This God has entered into their history and into
the very social fabric of their existence. Such a God deserves praise.
Paul addresses Timothy with a fourfold charge: pursue the virtues;
fight for the faith; grasp eternal life; and keep the commandments.
Though these are responsibilities of all Christians, he expects that
Timothy will fulfil them in ways that reflect his pastoral office. Paul
employs an image from athletic competition in order to illustrate the
struggle that being faithful often entails. The prize that Paul has in
mind is eternal life. Underscoring the seriousness of his admonitions,
he charges Timothy, before God and before Christ, to obey the
commandments in anticipation of Christ’s glorious manifestation,
probably a reference to Christ’s second coming. When this great
event will transpire is known only by God.
The gospel paints a picture of radical reversals. The man who
during life was treated as a castoff enjoys the bliss of heaven, while
the one who savoured the pleasures that life had to give ends up in
great torment in the netherworld. Why is Lazarus rewarded while
the rich man suffers? The answer is found in the understanding of
covenant responsibility. Both men are somehow associated with
Abraham and therefore belong to the people of Israel. The rich man
was indifferent to the needs of the covenant brother who lay at his
gate. When he asked that Lazarus be sent to warn his brothers to
change their way of life (metánoia), he was told that they had the
religious tradition that clearly charges the wealthy to meet the needs
of the poor. If they were not attentive to that tradition, they would
not heed a resurrected Lazarus.
Recently Deceased:Anniversay:Also For:Therese El Khoury, Peter & Karime Michael, Simon Hitti.SickGeorges Saade, Michael Taffa, Zachary Marsh, Ian Fong Yu, Bishop Robinson, Beryl Chaves.
Relic of St Padre Pio will be at St Joseph’s Church, Enfield on Wednesday 28 September, 6.30pm - 9.30pm: Pray, Mass at 7.30pm and Touching Relic. Also at St Patrick’s Cathedral Parramatta Friday 23 September, 11.30am, St Margarete Mary Merrylands Friday 23 September, 6pm, The Eucharistic Heart of Jesus Girraween, Saturday 24 September, 8am.
Relic of St Theresa will be at St Patrick’s Cathedral Parramatta Saturday 1 October, 5pm, The Eucharistic Heart of Jesus Girraween, Sat 1 October, 8am, St Margarete Mary, Merrylands, Sunday 30 October, 6pm.
AMENDED OFFICE HOURS From 5 September to 7 October Parish Office hours are: Monday & Thursday: 9.30am - 3.30pm, Tuesday & Friday: 9.30am-1pm CLOSED Wednesdays
Readings for THIS Week: Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
1st Reading: Amos 6:1.4-7 Psalm: Ps 145:6-10
Praise the Lord my soul! 2nd Reading: 1 Timothy 6:11-16
Gosp Accl: Jesus Christ was rich but he became poor, to make you rich out of His poverty.
Gospel: Luke 16:19-31
Readings for NEXT SUNDAY Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
1st Reading: Habakkuk 1:2-3; 2:2-4 Psalm: 94:1-2. 6-9. R.v.8
2nd Reading: 2 Timothy 1:6-8, 13-14 Gospel: Luke 17:5-10
ATTENTION ALL PARISH MUSICIANS
Choir Practice schedule for the Centenary Mass on 23 October is: Mondays 11 & 17 October 7pm
Rosary this Week: The statue of Our Lady will be at the home of
Lina Battiato, 0416 073 844 this week. You are invited to her home at 25 George Street,
Burwood Heights, to say the rosary at 4pm from Tuesday 27 September.
St Joseph’s celebrates 100 years as a Parish Community.
On 23 October at the 10.30am Mass we will celebrate our Parish’s centenary of foundation. There will be special guests invited including previous parish priests, previous school principals and local dignitaries. There will be morning tea in the Hall afterwards. A Parish Dinner will be held at Strathfield Golf club on Friday evening 21 October. Limited Tickets available and will be $60pp and these are now on sale at the Parish Office. Why not join with friends and arrange a table together? If you would like to help in some way on the day please contact the Parish Office.
“a special place in the Holy Year, because it represents the journey each of us makes in this lifeThroughout this Year of Mercy, you are invited to come to St Marymake a Pilgrimage of Mercy. Walk through the Holy Door and make a pilgrimage along the Way of Mercy different Mercy Stations throughout the Cathedral where you can stop, reflect and pray. For more information see www.sydneycatholic.org/yearofmercy.
Planned Giving Envelopes For those that have not collected your set of Planned Giving Envelopes or Tax Receipts for 2016, they can now be picked up from the Parish Office.
Tell your story in The Catholic Weekly: Do you have a local parish news story which would be of interest to the many readers of the Catholic Weekly? The Catholic Weekly is always looking for human interest, inspirational and faithbased stories for our weekly publication. If you have a story please call 9390 5407 or [email protected] to hear your story.
1/2 October Week 1
5.30pm 9.00am 10.30am 6pm
Acolytes Des Richard Allen Chris
1st Reader Lescinka Romanta Volunteer Mary 2nd Reader Kevin Tania Maria Eva
EMHC Donna
Lalita
Marianne
Helmarri John S
Natasha
Altar Servers Niamh
Dan, Deegan Gianluca
James Ethan Joshua
Patrick Isabella
Counters Catherine & Tamara Ministers to
the Sick Ramon, Gladys, Marianne (CL)
Children’s Lit School holidays
SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION
23 AND 30 SEPTEMBER Please keep the Children that have
received and will be receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation in your prayers.
Holy Spirit, Creator and Life-Giver, renew the face of our earth, may we walk with reverence upon this
earth. Amen.
Couples Family Day: Build your home on the Rock. Given by the Verbum Dei Missionaries: Saturday 8 October 9.30am to 4.30pm. Our Lady of Mt Carmel Catholic Church, Varroville. 193 St Andrews Rd Varroville. Contact Ana on 0402 830 990 or [email protected]
The next
meeting
Wednesday 28 September after the 9.15am
Mass in the Meeting room. New members
always welcome.
Please pray for the following for whom Mass is being Offered: Recently Deceased: Mrs Kutiamma. Anniversay: Fr Don Gr iffin, Alexander Eunson, George Nicholson, Girolamo Battiato. Also For: Nina Nicholson, D’Conti Family, Holy Souls, Tony & Agnes Mifsud, Eileen & Paul Michael, Tony and Therese El Khoury, Peter & Karime Michael, Simon Hitti. Sick: Perlette Abdel-Sayed, Ruza Lastro, Vilma Caparros, Pocholo Caparros, Ana Soldo, Cholo Caparros, Sonia & Georges Saade, Michael Taffa, Zachary Marsh, Ian Fong Yu, Bishop Robinson, Beryl Chaves.
May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.. Mass Intention envelopes available at the doors of the Church.
MISERICORDIAE VULTUS: Jubilee Year of Mercy
.COLLECTIONS: At each weekend Mass in the Jubilee Year of Mercy there will be a basket at the Offertory Table at St Joseph’s where parishioners can place: used batteries (incl old rechargeable ones) Used bras/swimwear in good condition Used prescription glasses & sunglasses. Old mobile phones Used stamps The basket is brought up to the sanctuary at the Offertory. Give Drink to the Thirsty Many of our brothers and sisters in Christ do not have access to clean water and suffer from the lack of this basic necessity. We should support the efforts of those working towards greater accessibility of this essential resource. We take it for granted that we have access to clean
water. Donate. . . to help build wells for water for those in need
Organise a group of children involved on a sports team (e.g. soccer) or a summer camp. Invite them to collect bottled water to distribute at a shelter for families. If parents can be involved, ask them to accompany their children in delivering the water to the families.
Do the same for youth and young adult groups. Make an effort not to waste water. Remembering to turn
off the water faucet when you are brushing your teeth or washing dishes can help, especially in regions suffering from drought.
DOMREMY COLLEGE, FIVE DOCK CLASS OF ‘76 - 40 YEAR REUNION. 15 October 2016. The Metropolitan Hotel, Cnr Bridge & George Streets Sydney from 12 noon. Food & Drinks at attendees own expense. For further information please contact Maree Collis nee Burling on [email protected]. Come & reminisce our Domremy days & please spread the word.
Pilgrimage Of Mercy – St Mary’s Cathedral Holy Door.
“The practice of pilgrimage has a special place in the Holy Year, because it represents the journey each of us makes in this life” (Pope Francis). Throughout this Year of Mercy, you are invited to come to St Mary’s Cathedral and make a Pilgrimage of Mercy. Walk through the Holy Door and make a pilgrimage along the Way of Mercy - six different Mercy Stations throughout the Cathedral where you can stop, reflect and pray. For more information see www.sydneycatholic.org/yearofmercy.
MASS FOLLOWED BY ADORATION AND BENEDICTION
7.00pm Wednesday 5 October and every first Wednesday of the
month.
Tell your story in The Catholic Weekly: Do you have a local parish news story which would be of interest to the many readers of the Catholic Weekly? The Catholic Weekly is always looking for human interest, inspirational and faith-based stories for our weekly publication. If you have a story please call 9390 5407 or [email protected]. We’d love to hear your story.
Let us always keep in our prayers the work of the Church’s Truth, Justice and Healing Council as it works with the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. Pray especially for those who have been the victims of abuse by priests, religious & Church employees.
The next Parish Against the Trafficking of Humans meeting will be held
Tuesday 4 October at 7pm in the presbytery.
All welcome to come along and learn more about this
important issue and how our behavior can impact the
freedom of others.
The next Catholic Women’s League
meeting will be held on this coming
Wednesday 28 September after the 9.15am
Mass in the Meeting room. New members
always welcome.
