St Anthony’s Parish Picton Bargo – Balmoral – Buxton – Couridjah –

Douglas Park – Lakesland – Menangle –

Picton – Pheasants Nest – Tahmoor –

Thirlmere – Wilton – Yanderra

Administrator: Fr Mark De Battista

THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT — YEAR B Parish Bulletin Sunday 4 March 2018

WEEKEND MASS TIMES:

St Anthony’s Church - Tahmoor Saturday Vigil - 6.00 pm Sunday - 7.30am & 9.30am

WEEKDAY MASS TIMES: Tuesday - 5.30 pm—Tahmoor Wednesday - 8.00 am—Tahmoor Thursday - 8.00 am—Tahmoor 11.00 am—Durham Green Friday - 9.30 am—Picton PRAYERS & CONFESSION FROM 7PM. STATIONS OF THE CROSS DURING LENT WILL BE HELD ON FRIDAY EVE-NINGS AT 7.30pm

Reconciliation (Confession) Saturday 5.15 pm—5.45 pm Tahmoor and before Sunday Masses

Adoration: Tuesday: 4.30 pm—5.15 pm 1st Thursday of the month 9.00 am—9.45 am

St Patricks Church—Menangle 6.00 pm mass on the First Sunday of the month

Douglas Park Sunday 9.00 am mass

ENTRANCE ANTIPHON:

My eyes are always on the Lord, for he rescues my feet from the snare. Turn to me and have mercy on me, for I am alone and poor.

FIRST READING: Exodus 20:1-17

A reading from the book of Exodus The Law was give through Moses.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM:

Lord, you have the words of everlasting life. SECOND READING: Corinthians 1:22-25

A reading from the letter of St Paul to the Corinthians We are preaching a crucified Christ, a scandal to many, but to those who have been called, the wisdom of God. GOSPEL ACCLAMATION:

Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ, king of endless glory! God loved the world so much, he gave us his only Son, that all who believe in him might have eternal life. Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ, king of endless glory!

GOSPEL: John 2:13-25 A reading from the Holy Gospel according to John Destroy this sanctuary, and in three days I will raise it up.. COMMUNION ANTIPHON:

The sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest for her young: by your altars, O Lord of hosts, my King and my God. Blessed are they who dwell in your house, for ever singing your praise. Next Weeks Readings: Fourth Sunday of Lent—Year B

2 Chr 36:14-16, 19-23; Eph 2:4-10; Jn 3:14-21

OFFICE HOURS

Tuesday & Thursday

9.00a.m. - 3.00p.m.

Parish Phone 4683 2230

Parish Mobile 0457 911 475

Parish Fax: 4683 2248

Email: picton@dow.org.au

Website: www.stanthonyspicton.org.au

Facebook: www.facebook.com/Pictonparish

STEWARDSHIP CORNER

In our Lenten steward-

ship call to focus on

prayer, fasting, and

almsgiving, how much

time am I giving to God

in prayer?

VISION STATEMENT:

PRAY FOR THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED:

Lord grant them eternal peace & joy and to their families and

friends strength and comfort

RECENTLY DECEASED: Jodie Sayers, Fr Hugh Dowdell

ANNIVERSARY: Josip Basanovic

MEMORIAL:

PRAY FOR THE SICK Mary McMahon, Therese & John

Debono, , Helen Dunshea, Fr David Catterall, Melony Cox,

Ann Reed, Peter McLaughlin, Joanne McMahon, Daniel

Clarke, Margaret Brown, Yasmin Remynse, Lesley Shering-

ham, John Prey, Lesley Gardiner, Janine Tiller, Marion Mul-

heron, James McNeil, John Farrell, Ian Macnamara, Stepha-

nie Macnamara, Barry Smith, Jim Matthews, Elizabeth Linsell

GREETERS: THIS WEEK NEXT WEEK

Vigil: Sandra Ryan Lisa McSweeney

7.30 am Jenny Coughlan Sandy Porter

9.30 am Allan Cox Knight family

READERS: THIS WEEK NEXT WEEK Vigil: Audrey Ferrara Rosina Grima

Beth Nolan Sandra Ryan

7.30 am Anne Cordingley Don Turvey

9.30 am Madeleine Kirk Jennifer Foldes Hielman

Marg Foldes Jeff Brown

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTER

THIS WEEK NEXT WEEK

Vigil: Adrian Buckley Michael Chaumont

Sandra Ryan Audrey Ferrara

Gaynor Mason Beth Nolan

7.30 am John Ryan Stan Cichocki

Jenny Coughlan Anne Cordingley

9.30 am Adrian Vannan Adrian Vannan

Paul Wyatt Anna Schutt

Allan Cox Sue Spiteri

CLEANERS WEEK COMMENCE: 4.3.18 WEEK COMMENCE: 11.3.18 Chaumont Family Frank Grima, Jo McElgunn & June Paget

FLOWERS THIS WEEK 3.3.18 NEXT WEEK 10.3.18

No flowers during Lent

SACRISTY WEEK COMMENCE: 4.3.18 WEEK COMMENCE 11.3.18

Mary Gilbert Gillian Dobson

MORNING TEA 7.30 am next week: Joan & John Maher

9.30 am next week: Sue & Paul Spiteri/Lisa Vidler

CHILDRENS LITURGY:

This Week: TBA

Next Week: TBA

DIARY DATES:

Monday 5 March, St Vincent de Paul meeting, 7pm

in the demountable

“ We can support one another, and face every kind of challenge with courage and hope, when we draw our strength from Jesus.” Pope Francis

PRAYERS & CONFESSION WILL BE HELD AT 7PM PRIOR

TO THE STATIONS OF THE CROSS AT 7.30 PM, EACH FRI-

DAY EVENING DURING LENT

FOOD FOR THOUGHT AND PRAYER FROM BISHOP BRIAN

MASCORD’S 2018 LENTEN MESSAGE ‘In my family, my

parents were very practical about this time of the Church’s

calendar. Yes, there was the giving up, the penance of

Lent, but they saw this time as also being an opportunity

to take something up, a challenge, so to speak—perhaps

some radical form of kindness or deliberately going above

and beyond in service to each other in the family.’

VIDEO AND PHOTOS OF THE ORDINATION OF

BISHOP BRIAN MASCORD

The ordination of our new Bishop Brian Mascord was a

magnificent celebration last Thursday at the WIN Enter-

tainment Centre. It had all the ingredients of emotion,

prayerfulness, sacredness, reverence, sincerity and beau-

ty. The 28 who went on the Parish bus had a wonderful

time.

If you didn’t attend the ordination, or if you would like to

relive the experience, the video is available to watch

online at www.livestream.dow.org.au (the proceedings

commence 4min 35sec into the video).

There are also over 500 photos of the ordination taken by

the official photographers that can be viewed on Face-

book at www.facebookphotos.dow.org.au, or if you don’t

have Facebook you can view them at

www.photos.dow.org.au

As Members of St Anthony’s Parish, we share the responsibility of building up the spiritual and ma-terial welfare of our community by promoting God’s values of love, justice and peace and ex-tending this message of goodwill beyond our im-mediate boundaries.

PRAY WITH THE POPE IN MARCH

Formation in Spiritual Discernment That the Church may appreciate the urgency of for-

mation in spiritual discernment, both on the personal

and communitarian levels Amen

St Anthony’s Parish respectfully acknowledges that our church and Parish stands on the traditional lands of the D’harawal people. We also acknowledge the D’harawal

Elders, past, present and future who hold the memories,

traditions and culture of their people. We extend that respect to any Aboriginal parishioners

and visitors.

PARISH PHONES: The Following mobile number,

0457 911 475 will reach the Parish Office where

a message may be left, as well.

DONATIONS TO VINNIES – We thank you for all your sup-

port and donations over the Christmas period, we depend

on your support to be able to assist local people when they

are in crisis. You may have noticed that the bins have

been removed from our Picton Shop. We had to do this

because people were dumping rubbish, including rotting

food, out of hours so we would pay the tip fees for

them. We gladly accept donations of good quality clothes,

books and bric-a-brac during shop hours or ring the shop if

you have bigger items. We still have our bin on the Parish

grounds beside the Shack where you can leave donations

that fit in the bin at any time. This bin is emptied very reg-

ularly. Also, any donation of non-perishable food items

can be left in the basket at the back of the Church, and

they will be collected after 9.30 Mass each week, and will

be given to a local person or family who is struggling during

that week, and of course cash donations in the Poor Box

are most welcome too. Thank you again for your ongoing

support of our work. The local Vinnies Conference.

DAY OF THE UNBORN CHILD: Sunday, 18th March 2018. St

Mary's Cathedral. Mass 10:30am with Archbishop Fischer.

12 noon The Angelus followed by street procession lead by

Archbishop Fischer. 1:30pm Benediction.

A project of Life and Family Institute Pty Ltd Ph 9002 0354

ENROLMENT APPLICATIONS – KINDERGARTEN 2019

Enrolment packages for Kindergarten 2019 are now available

from the school office. If you have a child who will commence

school next year please collect an application package from

the school office. Should you know of any new families who

might be considering enrolment for next year would you

please pass on this information. Applications need to

be returned to the school office by 6 April 2018.

MAGDELENE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL: Year 7 2019, Open

afternoon/evening. Wednesday 7 March. Enrolment packag-

es will be available at this event and from the School Admin-

istration Office from Thursday 8 March—A flyer with further

information is on the noticeboard in the foyer.

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY – 8 March International

Women’s Day.

Let us pray for all women around the world so that they may

be blessed with: • The strength to persevere, • The courage

to speak out, • The vision to seek a renewed ministry, • The

faith to believe in God beyond all systems and institutions, so

that his face on earth may be seen in all its beauty.

May all the women Saints, particularly Mary Mother of Jesus

intercede for women

THE JOURNEY CATHOLIC RADIO PROGRAM – AIRS 11 March

2018 This week on the Journey, we continue to use the Gos-

pel reflection from Wollongong Diocese Lenten program, Sr

Hilda From the Abbey reminds us that we are God’s servant

and Trish McCarthy encourages us during Lent to live with

Simplicity us We are so very lucky to have such talented mu-

sic artists on our show. Put it all together and you have an

inspiring and up lifting show about faith, hope, love and life.

Go to www.jcr.org.au or www.itunes.jcr.org.au where you can

listen anytime and subscribe to weekly shows by email.

RECEPTION OF HOLY COMMUNION:

160. The Priest then takes the paten or ciborium and ap-

proaches the communicants, who usually come up in proces-

sion. It is not permitted for the faithful to take the consecrat-

ed Bread or the sacred chalice by themselves and, still less,

to hand them on from one to another among themselves. The

faithful communicate either kneeling or standing, as has

been determined by the norms of the Conference of Bishops.

However, when they communicate standing, it is recommend-

ed that before receiving the Sacrament they make an appro-

priate sign of reverence, to be determined in the same

norms.

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In Australia: The Priest then takes the paten or ciborium and

approaches the communicants, who usually come up in pro-

cession. It is not permitted for the faithful to take the conse-

crated Bread or the sacred chalice by themselves and, still

less, to hand them on from one to another among them-

selves. In the dioceses of Australia standing is the most com-

mon posture for receiving Holy Communion, though individual

members of the faithful may choose to receive Communion

while kneeling. When approaching to receive Holy Commun-

ion, the faithful bow in reverence of the Sacrament that they

are to receive.

(Taken from GIRM—General Instruction of the Roman Missal)

Third Sunday of Lent

4 March 2018

Bayan is a 12 year old Syrian girl, living with her family in Jordan. An ambitious student, Bayan has her sights set on a career as an ophthalmologist. As a quiet, young refugee she struggled to overcome the trauma of growing up in a con-flict zone and faced the prospect of missing out on schooling. With Caritas Australia’s support, Bayan is an academic high-achiever who is flourishing in a stable school environment.

Please donate to Project Compassion 2018 and help equip young people to succeed in the future, bringing sta-bility to vulnerable youth, providing just futures for others like Bayan.

A Just Future starts with your support! You can donate through Parish boxes and envelopes, by visiting www.caritas.org.au/projectcompassion or phoning 1800 024 413.

HE’S ALIVE! - A Musical concert of a Pilgrimage to the Holy

Land, by Gabriella De Battista, at Tahmoor Church on

Wednesday 21 March at 7.30pm. It is suitable for both chil-

dren and adults. A leaving collection will be taken up to as-

sist in the upkeep of the Holy Land

When patronizing our sponsors, please thank them for supporting our Parish

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BEQUEATHING Would you like to remember the parish in your will? Property, money, artwork, plants…

There are many ways you can be remembered. Please contact the parish office (46832230) for further info.

We have relocated next to Picton Bowling Club