The Catholic Community of North Harbour

18th Sunday in ordinary time 02 August 2015

Readings for next week: 1Kg 19:4-8 Eph 4:30-5:2 Jn 6:41-51

St Kieran’s, Manly Vale

GOSPEL SYMBOLS AND IMAGES Food that endures bread from heaven

As is usual in John’s gospel, this text contrasts things of the world that cannot last with the things of heaven that last eternally. What feeds our bodies is transitory; what feeds out souls is that which is our real sustenance.

2 King Street, Manly Vale NSW 2093 Phone: 99494455 Fax: 9949 3413

Email: parishoffice@northharbourcatholic.org.au Parish Websites: www.northharbourcatholic.org.au

St Kieran’s Manly Vale

IN THE CARE OF THE AUGUSTINIANS

Including

A presentation “Growing Parishes in the Kingdom of God” by Daniel Ang (above left)—

Director of Office for Evangelisation, Broken Bay

Parish Annual Report & Budget

Election of new members of Parish Council.

Daniel was appointed in April 2015 to direct the Office for Evangelisation in the Catholic Diocese of Broken Bay. He holds a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce from the

University of Sydney and a Master of Divinity from the Sydney College of Divinity, undertaken at the Catholic Institute of Sydney.

The purpose of conducting a parish-wide assembly is to promote ownership of pastoral

planning into the future.. The Parish Pastoral Council is the leadership body in the parish that is charged with fostering ongoing dialogue, creating the space for conversation to take place, and distilling the dialogue into a concrete

plan to bring our shared vision to life.

This is an opportunity for our parish community to engage with the parish pastoral team and Parish Council

in new and creative ways.

Morning tea will be served beforehand.

Everyone is welcome.

The Journey is a weekly program developed by the Catholic Diocese of Wollongong and is the only Catholic radio program in Australia aired on general Christian radio—94.1 FM

Peter Gilmore joins Jude Hennessy in co-hosting this week's jam packed

show. Scripture Scholar Fr Michael Fallon MSC is back to give us his

reflection on the Gospel for the 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time and Fr

Dave Callaghan MGL asks us to think about what heaven might look like.

Woolworths Earn and Learn St Kieran’s and St Cecilia’s will be participating again this year in the Woolworths Earn and Learn promotion. We are asking for parishioner support in this ‘Earn as you Learn’ program. From now until Tuesday 8 September 2015, when you shop at Woolworths you can collect Woolworths Earn & Learn Stickers from the checkout operator or through an online order and place them on a Woolworths Earn & Learn Sticker Sheet. There’ll be one Woolworths Earn & Learn Sticker for every $10 spent (excluding liquor, tobacco, and gift cards). Once completed, simply place the Sticker Sheet in the Collection Box in the church foyer. The more stickers we submit, the more educational resources that Woolworths will fund for our school at St Kieran’s and St Cecilia’s. Sticker sheets can be collected in- store or can be downloaded online at

www.woolworths.com.au/earnandlearn

(Charity for Sri Lankan Orphans)

Community Service opportunities packing gifts for Network Heaven

Sat20th Sept—Sat 27th Sept Monday 29th (school holidays)

through to Oct 2nd—any day of the week.

If you’re interested in participating contact Anne Salvador:

Email: anne@salvador@yahoo.com (certificates issued to participants)

Seminar: Pope Francis has Written You a Letter Hear about Pope Francis’ encyclical, Laudato Sii, and its implications for our lives. Hosted by Filipino Chaplaincies Co-ordinating Council and ARRCC. When: 10 am – 4.30 pm Saturday, 22 August 2015 Where: St Agatha’s Primary School Hall, 7 Trebor Rd, Pennant Hills Presenters: Professor Neil Ormerod, Australian Catholic University, climate scientist Nick Grosfeld, and others on possible practical actions to take. Light lunch and refreshments will be provided. Parking available. To register (free):http://www.trybooking.com/143180 Enquiries: Fr Norberto Ochoa fr.bitz51@gmail.com or 0437 324 227, Thea Ormerod info@arrcc.org.au

AFA FUNDRAISING MOVIE & LUNCH DAY OUT

Wednesday, 19th August at 11am again at the Hayden Orpheum at Cremorne. The movie will be “Mr Holmes” and the cost will be $20.00 each. Bookings can be made though the parish office 9949 4455.

Thanks from the AFA Committee Members

ANOINTING MASS

10am WEDNESDAY 12TH AUGUST

ST KIERAN’S CHURCH

Followed by morning tea in the parish centre.

Dear Fellow Parishioners, 2nd August 2015 on the 10th of November 1942 I was still too young to know it was my 2nd. birthday, let alone any of the other events swirling around Europe during the midpoint of World War II. I have since discovered that on that same day in London Winston Churchill gave a famous speech at a Lord Mayoral dinner in which he was quoted as saying "I have not become the King's First Minister in order to preside over the liquidation of the British Empire". These were brave words in the face of overwhelming difficulties and they galvanised the populace to make sure that his words held true; in a similar way Moses' words and God's actions encouraged the Israelites who were complaining while

in the wilderness. This weekend we are holding our Annual Parish Assembly at which I am to give my first report to the people who are attending - in not quite so many numbers as may have been listening to Churchill's speech or following Moses! In many ways the Church is very like both groups under siege, not just from the usual forces of opposition and indifference that have operated from without, but even more so from the perceived scandals going on within its own ranks. For this reason I identify strongly with the sentiments of the late Prime Minister in this paraphrase; "I have not become the Lord's 'first-time' parish priest in order to preside over the liquidation of any part of His Kingdom". On the surface the North Harbour Community is far from being liquidated but to make sure this holds true, I invite as many parishioners as possible to attend the Annual Assembly to hear how we can best face the future with the same bravery, generosity and sense of community that the people of the United Kingdom displayed under the challenges of their times. Then, like the Israelites we can continue to proclaim: "the things our Fathers have told us, we will tell to the next generation".

QUESTION OF THE WEEK

‘What must we do to do the work God wants?’ John 6: 28

At school: How can I tell what God wants me to do? Take a moment to think… At work or study: Does the work of God for me start with…. building relationships? In my family life: What are God’s plans for our family this week?

Prayer this week? God, Creator and Saving Spirit.

May we also be people who build up, bring to fullness and love deeply. Amen

From St. Augustine

Lord, help us, so that a change may be achieved in us, and we may find

You ready to offer Yourself for the

enjoyment of those who love You.

Commentary on Psalm 6, 5

Next week is the first of our Charitable Works Fund (CWF) appeals for the new financial year. The CWF is a centralised fund for the support of charitable and pastoral activities of the Diocese that extend beyond the limits of any single parish. The funds are raised by bequests, public donations and a parish quota. The money raised by the CWF is used to support many charitable organisations in the Diocese including the Confraternity of Christian

Doctrine, St Lucy’s School, St Edmond’s School, Ephphata Centre and Centrecare Broken Bay. There are three CWF collections in the parish each year to enable us to raise funds towards our quota. Donations to the CWF are fully tax-deductible. Envelopes will be attached to next week’s bulletins or they are available in the Church foyer.

Vinnies Winter Sleepout

Friday 19th evening saw the Mission Team at St

Kieran’s primary school organise a “Winter Sleep

Out” for Years 5 and 6. Last term the children learnt

about the many reasons that contribute to homelessness

and in the light of the gospel message they organised a

Winter Sleep Out. Their aims were to increase the

awareness of the plight of the homeless and to raise funds to donate towards St

Vincent De Paul. Late contributions to this worthy cause can be sent in an envelope to the school office.

WE PRAY Come to me! I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28)

Recent Prayer Requests: Michael Armstrong, Parvin Saddedi, Eric McKinnon, Sr Joan Sexton, Genevieve Espurgin, Kath Zenetic, Joe Rocca, Dylan Burke, Madeleine Pace, Joe Zarb, Brendan Cleary, Roger O’Sullivan, Veronica Laverty, Martha Lois, Pat Leeder, Irene Hurrell, Maria Kogovsek, Lou Baker, Margaret & Russell Styles, Lindsay Benaud, Helen Anglicas, Robyn Bailey, Louis Hilton, Rita Chiu, Barry Connell, Grahame Wilson, Stephen Ward, Michelle Ritossi, Jim Smyth, Kevin Smith, Eddie Sharp, Jack Homan, Louise Allara, Sean Bellenger, Henry and Flavio Cataldo, Kathleen Bunting, Dorothy Smith, Simone Young, Leo Sensink, Thrisr Oliverra, Jarryd Timm,Chris McAuliffe.

(The families of those above thank parishioners for their prayers)

For our recently deceased: John Donnelly, Yvonne Clarke, Patricia Feek, Jim Weston, Maria Van de Jagt, Mary Mangraviti, Tom Meates Anniversaries: Coral Frost, Robert Bruce Sinclair

AUGUST 04 St John Vianney 08 Mary of the Cross CWF Collection Ritual of the Creed 09 CWF Collection Ritual of the Creed 10 St Lawrence 11 St Clare 12 Anointing Mass 10am SK PPC St Cecilia’s 7pm 13 Pontian Hippolytus 14 Maximillian Kolbe 15 The Assumption 16 Kindy Mass SK 9.30am 19 John Eudes 20 Bernard

Next Week’s Liturgy Roster 2nd Sunday Please swap with someone else if you can’t make it

Mass Readers Senior Server

Co-ordinators

Hosp

6.00 B Burton

M Mangraviti

J Heike

P Darcy

7.30 J D’Elmaine R Kathner

A Tierney

9.00 M Warnock

J Gentry

G Lennon

Res: H & P

J Kwaan G McKinnon M Loyez

Hickey, Merri-gan Families L. Roberts

9.30 T Kennedy L McKittrick

M Kennedy G Keogh

6.00 J Ryan D Regan

M McMahon

Mass Children’s Liturgy

Laptop Music Welcome

6.00 SK Choir

7.30

9.00 No children’s liturgy

M Steffan Augustini-ans

9.30 No children’s liturgy

Ben, Chris, Joe & Chi-ara

6.00 Ben

HOSPITAL VISITS

If anyone would like to be visited at home or in hospital, please contact the parish office on 9949 4455 to let us know.

CATHOLIC COMMUNITY OF NORTH HARBOUR Office (Mon – Fri: 9am – 4pm) 9949 4455

Clergy: Fr Paul Maloney OSA Parish Priest Fr Senan Ward OSA Assistant Priest Fr. Minh-Tan Hoang OSA Assistant Priest Fr. David Austin OSA In Residence

Pastoral Ministers (contacted through Parish Office 9949 4455) Ricki Hayes Sacramental Coordinator Adriana Bowyer Family Ministry Rosemary McKinnon Counsellor 0400 495 076 Victoria Loughland Youth Ministry—0421 780 957 Ben Marshall Music Ministry 0411809072

Administration: Chris Burrows Parish Manager Anne Ross Parish Secretary Jane Filacuridi Parish Secretary Tony Cipri WHS & WWC Compliance

Officer

Parish Mass TimesParish Mass Times

mass time mass time St Cecilia St Kieran Saturday vigil 6.00pm sunday 9.00am 7.30am 9.30am 6.00pm

weekday mass St Kieran 8.30am Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri, Sat St Cecilia 9.00am Wednesday St Augustine’s 8.15am Wednesday

Reconciliation St Kieran 5 – 6pm Saturday (or by appointment)

Baptisms Bookings essential and Preparation course required. St Cecilia 10.30am Sun or 9.00am Mass on 1st Sundays of the month St Kieran 11.30am Sun or 9.30am Mass on 1st Sundays of the month marriages Require 6 months notice and includes Catholic Care course as part of the preparation.

The Fr Chris Riley Van will be at 19 Lovett Street,

Manly Vale on Monday

Monday 03 August 2015 Cash donations, all new or good condition second-hand

items including crockery (no books please) Thank you for your donations

Religious Gifts

We have a variety of religious gifts for sale at the parish office.

Rosary beads, medals, crucifixes, Bibles etc,

Perfect for marking occasions such as First Holy Communion/

Reconciliation/Confirmation