MASS TIMES

Sunday: 7.00am, 9.00am, 10.30am, 6.00pm Monday: 6.30am Tuesday: 6.30am & 11.00am Wednesday: 6.30am & 11.00am Thursday: 6.30am & 11.00am Friday: 6.30am & 11.00am Saturday: 5.00pm (not Vigil)

NOVENA

to Our Lady of Perpetual Help Saturday at 4.30pm

RECONCILIATION TIMES

Tuesday: 10.00am - 11.00am Wednesday: 10.00am - 11.00am Thursday: 5.00pm - 6.00pm Friday: 10.00am - 11.00am Saturday: 10.00am - 12.00pm 4.00pm - 4.30pm

REDEMPTORIST COMMUNITY

Fr Tuan Anh Do CSsR (Prefect)

Fr John Baptist Dang CSsR (Asst Prefect)

Fr John Hodgson CSsR (Rector)

Fr Kevin Crock CSsR, Br Joseph Hieu

CSsR, Fr Samson Kono CSsR,

Br Avelinus Lede CSsR, Fr John Martin

CSsR, Fr Tom McFall CSsR, Fr Noel

McMaster CSsR, Fr Edmond Nixon

CSsR, Fr Brian Russell CSsR, Br Timo

Tapoona CSsR, Fr Nino

Redemptorist Monastery

Church, Community & Retreat House in Mission since 1899

28th Sunday, Year B 11 October , 2015

OUR MISSION as Redemptorists is to bring the liberating Gospel of Jesus Christ to those on society's margins who are deprived of their spiritual, familial, cultural, economic and environmental foundations. ~ equality, diversity, inclusion ~

CONTACT THE MONASTERY

ADDRESS: 190 Vincent St

North Perth WA 6006

PHONE: (08) 9328 6600

FAX: (08) 9328 3501

WEB: www.themonastery.org.au

EMAIL: perth@cssr.org.au

CHURCH SECRETARY Mrs Bernadette Glass Email: b.glass@cssr.org.au

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The Redemptorists respectfully

acknowledge the Wajuk People

as the Traditional Custodians of

Healing Nation—Healing Church Please visit the following sites:

Royal Commission www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.

Truth, Justice & Healing Council www.tjhcouncil.org.au

We share a commitment

to keep our children

and our church safe!

Over recent years, there has been increasing

recognition of the existence of child abuse and a

growing acceptance of the potential risks to children

from individuals working in positions of trust. Greater

attention, therefore, has been paid to how Church

organisations ensure that the children with whom

they are in contact are kept safe from harm.

The Perth Archdiocesan Safeguarding Office

was established in November 2014 to develop

policies, procedures and activities for safeguarding

children and other vulnerable members of the

Church.

The aim of the SAFEGUARDING PROJECT is to raise awareness of our collective

responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and

vulnerable individuals within the Catholic Archdiocese of Perth. The project, whilst

working towards providing all forms of safety for children, will be focused on the

prevention of abuse and harm to children and vulnerable individuals within parishes, and

the response to same using a framework considered to be best practice.

The SAFEGUARDING OFFICE is responsible for ensuring the safety of children,

young people and the vulnerable within the confines of the Catholic Church across the

Archdiocese of Perth, by educating the Catholic community on child protection and

protective behaviours, and establishing Safeguarding Officers within Perth's metropolitan

and rural parishes. The Perth Catholic Archdiocese is committed to providing safe and

secure environments for all its members, leaders, and especially its children, young

people and vulnerable individuals. To this end, the duties of the office will be centred on

putting the needs of children first. The right of children to be safe is paramount and, as

such, will drive the operations of this project and will guide the development of robust

policies, procedures and frameworks that relate to child protection.

Recognising that there is no fool-proof system for the complete prevention of all forms of

abuse, the project will be informed by the 12 NATIONAL

STANDARDS which incorporate elements of public health

interventions to prevent the abuse of children, minimise the risk of

abuse by heightening the likelihood that abuse will be detected,

and to reduce the long-term impacts of abuse on children.

The Archdiocese of Perth is among the first Australian dioceses to

establish SAFEGUARDING OFFICERS in all its parishes.

SAFEGUARDING PROJECT COORDINATOR is

Mrs Andrea Musulin. Telephone: 08 9221 7762

FIRST READING: WISDOM 7:7-11; SECOND READING:

HEBREWS 4:12-13; GOSPEL: MARK 10:17-30

RESPONSORIAL PSALM

FILL US WITH YOUR LOVE, O LORD, AND WE WILL SING FOR JOY!

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

ALLELUIA, ALLELUIA! HAPPY THE POOR IN SPIRIT; THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS THEIRS! ALLELUIA!

GOSPEL: MARK 10:2-16

Jesus was setting out on a journey when a man ran up,

knelt before him and put this question to him, ‘Good master,

what must I do to inherit eternal life?’ Jesus said to him,

‘Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone.

You know the commandments: You must not kill; You must

not commit adultery; You must not steal; You must not bring

false witness; You must not defraud; Honour your father and

mother.’ And he said to him, ‘Master, I have kept all these

from my earliest days.’ Jesus looked steadily at him and

loved him, and he said, ‘There is one thing you lack. Go and

sell everything you own and give the money to the poor, and

you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.’ But

his face fell at these words and he went away sad, for he

was a man of great wealth.

Jesus looked round and said to his disciples, ‘How hard

it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God!’

The disciples were astounded by these words, but Jesus

insisted, ‘My children,’ he said to them ‘how hard it is to

enter the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to pass

through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the

kingdom of God.’ They were more astonished than ever.

‘In that case’ they said to one another ‘who can be saved?’

Jesus gazed at them. ‘For men’ he said ‘it is impossible,

but not for God: because everything is possible for God.’

Peter took this up. ‘What about us?’ he asked him. ‘

We have left everything and followed you.’ Jesus said,

‘I tell you solemnly, there is no one who has left house,

brothers, sisters, father, children or land for my sake and

for the sake of the gospel who will not be repaid a hundred

times over, houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children and

Today’s Scripture

Pray each day or browse for a

special occasion.

www.cssr.org.au/bread4today/

Majellan Bulletin: 28th

Sunday, Year B

Happy ever after

Fairy tales always have happy endings; at least for those

who have been good and kind. The one-time persecuted

and demeaned Cinderella wins the hand of a prince but her

persecutors, the ugly step-sisters are ignored. Jack gets the

goose that lays the golden eggs, while the greedy giant falls

to his death when Jack cuts down the bean stalk.

From our younger years we have been conditioned, often

by the telling of stories like these fairy tales, to expect

reward and success as payment for being blameless and

virtuous. Our instinctive sense of justice demands

recompense for righteousness and, of course, punishment

for immorality. Today’s gospel, however, confounds such

expectations and suggests that the quest for eternal life

cannot be reduced to a simple equation: keep the

commandments and inherit eternal life; break the

commandments and reap eternal damnation.

Both the wealthy man and Jesus’ own disciples in today’s

gospel believe their observance of the law or their sacrifices

for the mission will save them. But Jesus is quick to disavow

them of their expectations. The wealthy man is asked to

detach himself from his “many possessions” (Mk 10:22) and

the disciples are reminded that their rewards will only come

with “persecutions” (Mk 10:30).

What we have in this story is an example of Jesus’ radical

reinterpretation of God’s commandments. Similar examples

can be found in the so-called “sermon on the mount” (Mt 5:1-

7:29), where Jesus proclaims that the truly "righteous"

person will not just refuse to commit murder, but disdain

anger (Mt 5:21-26); will not just avoid adultery, but eschew

lust (Mt 5:27-28).

One can conceivably live one’s life according to the “letter

of the law”, as claimed by the wealthy man in the gospel (Mk

10:20). Being blameless and virtuous, however, may not be

enough! This story does not have a happy ending. The man

“went away sad” (Mk 10:22), because he was unable to

commit himself and all his possessions to Jesus’ cause.

Like a character in a fairy tale, the wealthy man came

seeking the secret formula that would enable him to “earn

the birthright” to eternal life (Mk 10:17). He saw salvation as

a commodity that could be won by being good. But Jesus is

no fairy godmother and eternal life is not a golden egg laid

by a magical goose. Salvation comes as a free gift from

God to all, blameless and blameworthy alike (Mk 10:27); it

cannot be earned. As Jesus reminds the wealthy man, “No

one is good but God alone” (Mk 10:18). There is no secret

formula or simple equation for doing good that will win one’s

salvation.

We can only attain eternal life by accepting God’s gift,

wholeheartedly and unreservedly; committing everything we

are and everything we have to the life and vocation to which

God has called us.

Ian J Elmer © Redemptorists 2015

B

Protecting

Children

in the

Catholic

Church.

Next Week’s Readings: (29th Sunday of Year B)

Isaiah 53:10-11; Psalm 32; Hebrews 4:14-16; Mark 10:35-45

You are invited to

a special Launch

of the Papal

Encyclical

‘Laudato Si’

Sunday 25th

October, 3pm

at the Monastery

with Bishop

Don Sproxton. Everyone Welcome

The Way Forward—Consultation The Archdiocesan consultation concludes on Sunday 25

th

October. To ensure that everyone is afforded the

opportunity of participating in ‘The Way Forward’

consultation phase, there are two options:

Participating Online. Please go to

www.perthcatholic.org.au

By filling in a questionnaire and posting your

copy to: PO Box P1217, Perth, WA, 6892

You are encouraged to go online to fill in the questionnaire;

however if you would like a hardcopy then please request

one from the Archdiocesan Office who will mail you a copy.

Phone (08) 9422 7986 Mon-Fri: 9.30am-4.00pm. Please

support this initiative. Thank you.

Syria in crisis. Australia is preparing to receive

12,000 Syrian refugees. You can help support this

humanitarian effort with short term or long term

accommodation. Please contact Bernadette at the

Monastery Office on Monday. To donate your money or

time to Caritas Australia Syria Appeal: ph 1800 024413.

We pray for a greater understanding of all the

differences among the people of Australia. Let us not turn

our misunderstandings into hatred or violence.

Anti-Poverty Week is this week. It aims to:

Strengthen the public understanding of the causes and

consequences of poverty.

Encourage research, discussion and action to address the

problems that give rise to poverty.

Encourage action by individuals, communities, organizations

and governments to reduce poverty and, ideally, eradicate it.

As a community, you have been extremely generous in

your support of ‘the Vinnies’ through your prayers, gifts of food

and your financial offerings, all of which help to alleviate the

poverty and hardship within our community. Keep up your

good works — there is much to be done.

We tend to think of poverty as mainly being

concentrated in Third World countries, but for the 21 working

days of August, ‘the Vinnies’ received 2340 calls for help in

the form of rent assistance, the payment of utility bills, the

provision of food, clothing and furniture. Yes! That is more than

100 calls a day and ‘the Vinnies’ is only one organisation of

many reducing poverty and hardship in our own backyard.

“The universe unfolds in God, who fills it completely.

Hence, there is a mystical meaning to be found in a

leaf, in a mountain trail, in a dewdrop, in a poor

person’s face. The ideal is not only to pass from the

exterior to the interior to discover the action of God in

the soul, but also to discover God in all

Thinking about becoming a Redemptorist? We

are here to listen and encourage you and to answer any questions

you may have about this amazing way of life. Come and talk to us, or

send us an email: vocations@cssr.org.au

Come in for a cuppa after each

Feast Days this Week Thursday

15 St Teresa of Avila, Doctor of the Church

Friday

16 St Gerard Majella CSsR. Patron of children. 11am Mass will include a special prayer for all parents who have lost a child, through miscarriage, termination, SIDS or early death. The loss is profound and the pain is often still there. Come and join us for this special day.

Upcoming Events at the Monastery

Tuesday

13 6.00pm.

Infant Baptism Preparation—every second

Tuesday of the month. Please register at

Reception.

Friday

16

Marriage of Brenton Locatori to Ashleigh

Cox .12.30pm.

Sunday

18 All Masses

Gerard Majella Sunday—Blessing of

parents expecting a child & blessing of all

children. Also prayers for all grieving the loss of

children.

Sunday

18 10.30 am

First Communion. We welcome Christian

Gerard Wearmouth; Reiner Coronel; Kayla

Mary Hui-yi Lim ; Cameron Matthew Green;

Michael Phillip Nilsson.

Wed’sday

21 5.30pm —

7.30pm

Coming Home—a conversation on

Reconciliation between Indigenous

communities and the Catholic Church with Sr

Veronica Willaway OSB a Yuat Noongar

woman; Hon Fred Chaney AO; Gary Bonney a

Wongi man and Marie Taylor- A Noongar

Elder. Contact the Monastery to register.

Sunday

25 3.00pm

Launch of Laudato Si—Redemptorists are

proud to be in partnership with several Catholic

agencies to offer a special month of reflection

on the papal encyclical Laudato Si.

Refreshments to follow. Register at the

Monastery.

Wed’sday

28 7.00pm

Laudato Si workshop #1 with Fr Bruce

Duncan CSsR. Retreat House. Refreshments

to follow.

Regular Monastery Events Children’s Sunday Liturgy meets every Sunday during

the 10.30am. All children are welcome to come along and to

learn about the scriptures.

Mondays 1.30pm -3.30pm. Monastery Craft/Social Group.

Contact Fran on (08) 9328 8325. Everyone welcome.

Mondays 5.30pm. Christian Meditation Group. For details

contact Grace on (08) 9444 7808. Everyone is welcome!

October in Perth

Sunday

11

2.30pm

Requiem - Asylum Seekers

Fundraising Concert—with Karl Jenkins

— a reflection on the loss of life among

displaced people in our world as they seek

asylum. Venue: St Mary’s Cathedral,

Victoria Square, Perth at 2.30pm. Featuring

Lux et Veritas & Camerata 1685 with

Conductor Jangoo Chapkhana. Cost

$35.00 ($25.00 concession).

Sunday

11

3.00pm

Apostolate of Fatima. A Holy Hour will

be held at Holy Family Parish, 34 Alcock St,

Maddington at 3.00pm. All welcome. Further

information: Diana Fox (08) 9339 2614. Thursday

15 10am

Solemn Mass Carmelite Monastery,

100 Adelma Rd, Nedlands with Bishop Don

Sproxton. (10am) Refreshments to follow.

Closes the 500th anniversary of her birth.

Saturday

17 9.30am-

12.30pm

Being Held in the Life of God: Developing prayer life—presented by Dr

Pina Ford. Cost: by donation. Topics: What

prayer is, What prayer is not and the Growth

and Change of our prayer life. RSVP Karen

Hart on 08 9207 3350 by 14 October.

Sunday 18

Right to Life WA Annual Dinner Pagoda Restaurant & Bar 112 Melville Pde,

Como. Ph 9221 7117 Mon — Fri. Guest

Speaker is Senator Joe Bullock.

Readers & Commentators 18 October

7am

9am

10.30am

6pm

Anna & David C Julia, Yolanda & Peggy Sheila, Nina & Lyn Kathy, Lisa C & Catherine R

Altar Servers 18 October @10.30am Shanara, Desiree & Jess

Mass Intentions

Monday

Tuesday

Wed

Thurs

Friday

6.30am

6.30am

11am

6.30am

11am

6.30am

11am

6.30am

11am

Michael Raspa (PD)

Fr Hugh Connelly (RD)

Duffy Junior (RD)

Bruna Formato (SI)

Noelia Collins (RD)

Francis Nguyen (PD)

Maria Vu (PD)

Holy Souls

Nguyen Family (SI)

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Email:

safeguarding@perthcatholic.org.au

Safeguarding Officers

The Safeguarding Project will

establish two Safeguarding

Officers within each parish in the

Archdiocese. These officers will be

provided with ongoing support and training and will be

responsible for the implementation of polices and

procedures, together with proactive measures within their

individual parishes.

Furthermore, there will be a notable person within

the parish to whom clergy, Church workers, children,

parents and parishioners can approach and speak if they

are not feeling safe or have something they wish to

disclose that relates to an individual’s safety. Parish

Safeguarding Officers will be supported and mentored by

the Archdiocese’s Safeguarding Project Coordinator.

A wide range of proactive activities will be

coordinated across the Perth Archdiocese that will work

towards keeping children safe. A key responsibility of the

Safeguarding Project Coordinator will be to assist those

parish-based officers in implementing the safeguarding

policies and procedures within their parishes and to ensure

that best practice is maintained at all times.

The Monastery and the Archdiocese are committed to providing safe and secure environments for all its members, leaders, and especially its children, young people and vulnerable individuals. To this end, the duties of the Safeguarding Office will be centred on putting the needs of children first. The rights of children to be safe are paramount

and will drive the operations of this project and guide the

development of robust policies, procedures and

frameworks that relate to child protection. The

‘Laudato Si’ Sunday

25th October @ 3pm

Monastery Church With Bishop Don Sproxton

Come & be part of an historic experience!

In the spirit of Pope Francis' encyclical,

Laudato Si, we welcome all people of good will who wish to

work together to safeguard our relationships with creation, with

each other and with God and in so doing come to live a more

sustainable life on this planet. Through presentations, songs,

art and words of wisdom we launch our hearts and minds on a

journey of conversion which seeks to impact our lives with

new understandings, choices and directions as we follow Christ

in our care for our common home.

Refreshments available; literature. Guest speaker Fr Bruce

Duncan CSsR.

And then … please join us as we unpack the wisdom of

Pope Francis with presenters from the Redemptorists, Catho-

lic Mission, Caritas, JEDO and Catholic EarthCare.

5 Wednesday evenings: 7pm — 8.30pm

in the Retreat House from

Wednesday 28th October.

Would you help us? We need ushers, decorators,

servers, food preparers. Today, we invite you to register your St Gerard Majella Sunday celebrates life and

the gift of children and families and the wonderful care of

St Gerard. We pray for and welcome expectant parents,

couples praying to conceive, parents and families experi-

encing difficulties with children. No matter what happens in

family, please come and pray with us on St Gerard Majella

Blessings to all our 40 youth who came to our new Youth