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Holy Spirit Catholic Parish Burdekin Ave, Amaroo, ACT
Supporting and supported by Holy Spirit, Good Shepherd, Mother Teresa Primary Schools and St John Paul II College
13-14 April 2019 Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord - Year C
Email: [email protected] Parish website: www.holyspiritgungahlin.org.au
A Gospel Reflection
What’s on this week at Holy Spirit Parish
Monday
No Mass Parish Office closed
Tuesday
9:15am Mass 7:00 Reconciliation Service
Wednesday
7:00am Mass
6:00pm Novena
7:30pm HSP Prayer Group
Thursday
9:15am NO Mass
7:00pm Holy Thursday Mass
Friday
7:00am No Mass
9:00am Walking Stations of the Cross
11:00am Station of the Cross 11:00am Station of the Cross (St Francis Xavier
Church, Hall) 3:00pm Liturgy of the
Passion
Saturday
7:00 Easter Vigil Mass
Sunday
8:00am Easter Sunday Mass
9:30am Easter Sunday Mass
5:30pmEaster Sunday Mass
Helpful hints for this week’s readings
St Luke’s account of the Passion does not dwell on the details of Jesus’
suffering to the extent that the starker accounts of Mark and Matthew do. A
principal concern of Luke is to establish and proclaim Jesus’ innocence. His
execution on the charge of being a pretended messianic troublemaker is
shown to be a monstrous miscarriage of justice. Jesus is the Messiah, yes. But he is a
Messiah who brings peace (19:42). The kingdom that he would bring is not one where
those who exercise authority lord it over others, as among pagan authorities (22:25-27). It is
a kingdom of service, whose sole aim is reconciliation (with God) and the enhancement of
human life. Disciples who reach for their swords are told to put them away (22:49-51). Even
as he is nailed to the cross Jesus prays forgiveness for those who torment him (23:34).
So the central issue of the Passion is the kind of Messiah Jesus is and the nature of the
salvation he brings. “Save yourself” is the cry coming from three parties who mock him on
Calvary: the leaders, the soldiers, one of the thieves crucified with him. What they mean by
“save” is “Get yourself (“and us” in the case of the thief) down from these crosses”.
Alone, the good thief perceives that Jesus brings salvation of a different kind: not present
rescue from death but a reconciliation with God opening the way to sharing in the
Kingdom. His simple plea, “Jesus, remember me ...”, meets with the majestic assurance:
“This day (not in some vague future) you will be with me in Paradise,” an immediate state of
blessedness preparatory to the full arrival of the Kingdom).
It is the perspective and the faith of this good thief that all readers of the Passion are
invited to share. Discipleship will not exempt them from death – it will in fact require a daily
dying (9:23) that may in some circumstances (persecution, injustice) become all too real.
The Passion is an assurance that all who embark upon such a life are companions with
Jesus on his journey to the Father (23:46) An excerpt from Australian Catholics
Holy Water will be available after the Easter
Masses for a gold coin donation.
EASTER HOUSE
BLESSING 2019
If you would like to
request a priest to come to your
home for a house blessing, please
contact Magda at parish office at
Gospel at the Procession with Palms: Jerusalem...DZeh-roo-suh-lehm, Bethphage...BEHTH-fuh-dzhee, Bethany...BEHTH-uh-nee, Hosanna...ho-ZAH-nuh, Zion...ZAI-uhn Gospel (Passion) Passover...PAS-o-ver, Bethany...BEHTH-uh-nee, Simon...SAI-muhn, Alabaster...al-uh-BAS-ter, Spikenard…SPAIK-nahrd, Blasphemy...BLAS-fuh-mee, Nazarene… naz-uh-REEN, Galilean...gal-ih-LEE-uhn, Pilate...PAI-luht, Barabbas...buh-RAB-uhs, Cyrenian...sai-Ree-nih-uhn, Rufus...ROO-fuhs, Golgotha...GAHL-guh-thuh, Eloi, Eloi...AY-lo-ee, AY-lo-ee lema...Luh-MAH sabachthani...sah-bahk-TAH-nee, Elijah...ee-LAI-dzhuh, Magdalene...MAG-duh-lehn, Joses...DZHO-seez, Salome...suh-LO-mee, Arimathea...ehr-uh-muh-THEE-uh, Certurion...sehn-TSHOOR-ee-uhn
FIRST READING: Isaiah 50:4-7
A Gospel presentation of the Passion of the Lord Jesus Christ According to Luke 19:28-40
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON: Hosanna to the Son of David; blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, the King of Israel. Hosanna in the highest.
RESPONSORIAL PSALM: My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?
COMMUNION ANTIPHON: Father, if this chalice cannot pass without my drinking it, your will be done.
Please keep the following individuals in prayer…..
For those who are sick
Fiona Jarvis Maryanne McGrath
Rex Sullivan Cody Bonner
Wesley Benedet Luke Ward
Fiona Moore Marlene Lawless
Jennycar De Jesus Gloria De Andrade Michael Rodriguez
Gim Carey Eileen Dean
Cathy St Joseph Pauline Chifley
Devin R. Doug Honess Mary Bogue Luke Mahon
Mary Ugwumba Alan Dent
John Fitzgibbon Ashley Herring Mara Brophy
Al Bensley Lisa Harminto
Alberta Harminto Kay O’Sullivan
Jenny de Jesus Carr Luke Bogue
Frank Correia Diana and Angus Howell
Erika and Walter Schranz Peter and Valerie Hanley
Recently Deceased
Pacita Cerna Sharon Au
Richard Cater Margaret Brophy Kiera Whitehead Michael O’Brien
Anniversaries Maria Erna Banawa Maria and Zvonimir
Dobrenich Andy Sullivan
Clency Mootoosamy Sylvain Virassamy
Peter Sargent Joan and Ern Guilfoyle
Please notify the Parish office if someone should be
removed from the list. Thank you
Prayer cards are available
in the foyer.
Parish News and Activities
Parish Bank Account Details (We thank you for your generosity)
BSB: 062 786 Account Number: 00010701 Account Name: Holy Spirit Parish
PALM SUNDAY WEEKEND - Weekend 13-14 April Saturday 6:00pm, Sunday 8:00am, 9:30am and 5:30pm at Holy Spirit Amaroo Sunday 8:30am Mass at St Francis Xavier, Hall HOLY WEEK - at Holy Spirit Church, Amaroo unless indicated otherwise Tuesday 16 April 7:00pm Second Rite of Reconciliation Holy Thursday 18 April 7:00pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper Good Friday 19 April 9:00am Walking Station of the Cross (please see a note below for details) 11:00am Stations of the Cross 11:00am Stations of the Cross (St Francis Xavier, Hall) 3:00pm Liturgy of the Passion Please bring flowers to lay at the foot of the cross EASTER MASS TIMES Saturday 20 April 7:00pm Easter Vigil Mass Sunday 21 April 8:00am Easter Sunday Mass 9.30am Easter Sunday Mass
5.30pm Easter Sunday Mass Are you around during Holy Week and Easter? We need your help to set up for the various Liturgies.
WALKING STATIONS OF THE CROSS, GOOD FRIDAY
An invite to walk with Jesus The Way of the Cross. Join us as we walk to each of the Stations and reflect on Our Lord’s Passion in a powerful way. Please bring a small cross and non-Catholic friend with you.
When: Good Friday, 19 April at 9:00am
Where: Starting point at the parish car park, walk outside Parish grounds.
Contact: Jakub 0406 233 830 or Peter 0437 672 069
Holy Week and Easter Mass Times
Good Friday Collection 2019
The annual collection for the support of the Church in the Holy Land takes place on Good Friday. This collection promotes the missionary work of the Church in the Holy Land by providing welfare assistance to local Christians in areas such as health, education, employment and housing. Parishes, schools, orphanages and medical centres throughout the Holy Land also rely on assistance from the Good Friday collection. The collection is also used to maintain 70 churches and shrines associated with the life of Jesus. Last year, Australian Catholics donated $1.4 million to this cause, despite tough economics times, rural droughts and increasing cost of living which put a strain on family budgets and financial resources. Your generosity is greatly appreciated.
Please remember the Christians of the Holy Land again on this Good Friday. Please also pray that peace and harmony will become reality in the birthplace of Jesus, the ‘Prince of Peace’.
PALM SUNDAY 14 APRIL 2019
Nguyet is a teenager living with a disability in a small town in Vietnam. Living with a disability was challenging, her early years were subdued and solitary. Since featuring in Project Compassion 2017 Guyed has successfully built her own business, a dream that has become a reality with the support of Caritas Australia. Connected to the world in new ways, Nguyet has become independent, an important member of her community and has great hope for her future. Please donate to Project Compassion 2019 and give children living with disabilities in Vietnam the opportunity for an education and inclusion in their
community.
Lives change when we all give 100%. You can donate through Parish boxes and envelopes, by visiting www.caritas.org.au/projectcompassion or phoning 1800 024 413.
It's now time to return your Project Compassion Box.
Bring your box or envelope to Mass any time before the end of April.
Boxes can be handed to the Mass coordinator, and envelopes added to the collection plate.
Thank you for your generous support. We are almost halfway to last years total and with two more weeks you can make a real difference.
Sacramental Information
Youth and Young Adults
Sacrament of Baptism
Please register your interest for the sacrament of Baptism on our Parish Website. Once the registration form is completed a Parish staff member will be in contact to arrange a meeting with you and your family regarding the important sacrament of Baptism.
Parish News and Activities
Children’s Sacramental Program
Sacrament of Confirmation
For children in Year 6 and above.
Families please be reminded of these important dates coming up in Week 1 of Term 2
Prayer Night - 6:15pm Tuesday 30 April Spirit Day - 9:15am - 2:30pm Wednesday 1 May
The Sacrament of Confirmation will be celebrated
on 7, 8, 9 May.
Celebration of First Reconciliation
Week of 26 August
Celebration of First Eucharist
At Masses on weekends 14-15 September and 21-22 September
Sacramental Coordinator Louise Johnson:
Credit Card Donations at Mass!
Community Messages
The Holy Father's Lent Message 2019
Tap and Go Just a friendly reminder if you have forgotten your cash that you can use your credit/debit card to make a contribution of $10 to the second collection.
At our Holy Saturday Easter Vigil Mass our RCIA catechumen and candidates will be fully initiated into the Catholic Church and into our faith community. As Jo, Tim, Anna, Hannah,
Ron, Bec, Sue, Festus, Katerine and Nick prepare to receive their respective Sacraments on this special evening, we ask for your prayers for each one of them, for their families and sponsors. With thanks and blessings from the RCIA team.
Lent Sacrament of Reconciliation Tuesday 16 April at 7pm
Holy Spirit Parish Church.
Come along, quieten yourself and prepare your mind and soul for the true meaning of Easter.
Holy Week Church Set up and Pack Up
Can you give a little bit of your time to help?
13 April 2019 | Saturday
8:00am – Palm Sunday Set Up – Chairs, Banner, cleaning and
church decorating.
16 April 2019 | Tuesday
10:00am – Reconciliation Service Set up
8:00pm – Reconciliation Service Pack up
18 April 2019 | Thursday
10:00am – Holy Thursday Mass Set Up— Chairs, stage, Altar of
Repose, foot washing stage, cleaning and decorating.
20 April 2019 | Saturday
8:00am – Church Cleaning, Flowers, Votive Candles, Easter
decorating, Banner, Baptism Font etc
22 April 2019 | Monday
9:00-10:00am – Pack up after Easter
Easter Set Up-How you can help
These are some tasks that do not require training and anyone can join in!
Candles—Inserting tealight candles into holders (400+ candles)
Flowers—Helping organise flowers collected from Good Friday for church decoration
Cleaning—general tidy
If you can help with any of the following—we would love to see you on Saturday 20 April at 8:00am in the
church! Thank You!
Please watch this space for
upcoming news and events for the
next school term.
When we fail to live as children of God, we often behave in a destructive way towards our neighbours and other creatures – and ourselves as well – since we begin to think more or less consciously that we can use them as we will. Intemperance then takes the upper hand: we start to live a life that exceeds those limits imposed by our human condition and nature itself.
The root of all evil, as we know, is sin, which from its first appearance has disrupted our communion with God, with others and with creation itself, to which we are linked in a particular way by our body. Sin leads man to consider himself the god of creation, to see himself as its absolute master and to use it, not for the purpose willed by the Creator but for his own interests, to the detriment of other creatures.
Once God’s law, the law of love, is forsaken, then the law of the strong over the weak takes over. The sin that lurks in the human heart (cf. Mk 7:20-23) takes the shape of greed and unbridled pursuit of comfort, lack of concern for the good of others and even of oneself. It leads to the exploitation of creation, both persons and the environment, due to that insatiable covetousness which sees every desire as a right and sooner or later destroys all those in its grip.
Sign up for Children’s Liturgy!! We really need your help
to keep this ministry alive for our children.
Please complete a lilac slip today
and pop it in the collection baskets as they come around.
‘Father, if you are willing, take this cup away from me. Nevertheless, let your will be done, not mine’. (Jesus, Lk 22:42)
ONE MILLION ROSARIES FOR UNBORN BABIES The One Million Rosaries for Unborn Babies multinational pro-life prayer event is scheduled for 3, 4 and 5 May this year. Persons participating will pray at least one Rosary for the protection of the unborn. For details and to register go to: http://www.saintmichaelthearchangelorganization.org/
Our Parish Schools Mother Teresa Catholic Primary School & Early Learning Centre Mapleton Ave and Wimmera St, Harrison Principal: Peter Hughes P: 6241 5604 (Primary School) 6241 3211 (ELC)E:[email protected]
Saint John Paul II College Gungahlin Drive, Nicholls Principal: Catherine Rey P: 6163 4800 E: [email protected]
Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School & Early Learning Centre Kelleway Ave, Nicholls Principal: Brad Gaynor P: 6241 8640 E:[email protected]
Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School Burdekin Ave, Amaroo Principal: David Austin P: 6255 7888 E:[email protected]
Weekend Mass Times
Holy Spirit Amaroo Saturday 6:00pm Sunday 8:00am, 9:30am* and 5:30pm
*Children’s Liturgy during school term
St Francis Xavier, Hall 2nd and 4th Sun at 8.30am
Weekday Masses (at Amaroo) Tues 9:15am Wed 7:00am Thurs 9:15am Fri 7:00am
Reconciliation Sat 5:15-5:45 pm
Communion: Sick and Housebound Please contact the Parish Office
Anointing Mass No Anointing Mass in April 2019. Next Mass would be on 30 May at 9.15am
Baptisms, Marriages & Funerals By Appointment
St Vincent de Paul Maria Stark on 0411 164 630
Care Group Sonja Vocisano on 0438 699 591 Vinnie Costa on 0410 460 624
Seniors Group Ruth Schwensen on 6262 2431
Craft Group Beth Forshaw on 6242 5191
Call to Connect Women's group to pray, share & support Beth Forshaw on 6242 5191
Prayer Chain Joe and Irma Jambor 6242 7332 [email protected]
Family Groups Jennifer Smith 6262 3532
Couples for Christ Danny & Ner Ambida on 0448 243 508
Novena—Mother of Perpetual Help Tom 6253 9779, Parveen 0439 642 571 Wednesdays at 6pm-6.45pm in the church
Holy Spirit Prayer Group Kathy Torcasio 0401 920 028 Wednesdays at 7:30pm in the church
MenAlive Gathering Steve Seesink 0421635675
Cursillo Movement Gatherings Irma and Joe Jambor on 62427332
Legion of Mary
Jakub Szymanski 0406 233 830 Thursday 10am and 7.30pm at the Parish Office Youth Ministry Lachlan Bull [email protected] Kyla Velasquez [email protected]
Young Adults Frances Dinn [email protected]
Music Ministry Theivani Evers 0472 921 518
Parish ministries Contact Us Mass Times and Sacraments
Parish Office and Presbytery 93 Burdekin Ave, Amaroo Ph: 6242 9622 Website: www.holyspiritgungahlin.org.au
Parish Priest: Fr Mark Croker Assistant Priest: Fr Jiss Sunny Parish Assistant: Theivani Evers E: [email protected]
P: 0472 921 518 Parish Secretary Magda Baraniecki (Tue - Fri 9am-3pm) E: [email protected] General Enquiries Naomi Johnson (Thu -Fri 10.30am - 4pm) E:[email protected] Finance Officer/ Planned giving Tony Rose (Tue and Fri)
Sacramental Coordinator Louise Johnson E: [email protected]
Parish Pastoral Council (PPC) Alison Weeks E: [email protected]
Children MUSIC MINISTRY PRACTICE TIMES
Draw or write what happened on each of these special days
during Holy Week. 8:45am Sunday 14 April—For Palm Sunday 9:30am
Mass
4:30pm Sunday 14 April—For Palm Sunday 5:30pm
Mass
6:00pm Tuesday 16 April—For Reconciliation Service
8:00pm Tuesday 16 April—For Holy Thursday and
Easter (quick overview)
6:00pm Thursday 18 April—For Holy Thursday Mass
2:00pm Friday 19 April—For Good Friday Liturgy
6:00pm Saturday 20 April—For Easter Vigil
8:30am Sunday 21 April—For Easter Sunday 9:30am
Mass
4:30pm Sunday 21 April—For Easter Sunday 5:30pm
Mass
All Are Welcome!!
If you are new and would like to join us please
contact:
Theivani 0472 921 518 or
