WEEKDAY MASSES

Monday 9.00am

Tuesday NO MASS St Bernard

Wednesday NO MASS St Pius X

Thursday 11.00am Funeral Service (Jean Clarke)

Friday 6.00pm

Saturday 8.30am St Bartholomew

BREAKFAST: Prison Ministry Team

Next Week: Pina Gulino, Rita Abdic & Melina Sturman

COUNTING: John, Jackie & Kate Green

Next Week: Rita Abdic & Georgiana Penfold

CLEANING: Ken & Margaret Carr, Pauline Martin, Cathy Aird

Next Week: Sharon Fodriguez, Connie Surfield, Melona Cabuenas

ST VINCENT DE PAUL: SATURDAY 24th August—Friday ladies

FLOWERS: Elisabeth Harvey

FRED’S VAN: This Week: Fred’s Team Next Week: Mary'sTeam

NEXT WEEKEND: 21st Sunday Ordinary Time, Year C

1st Reading: Isaiah 66:18-21 2nd Reading: Hebrews 12:5-7, 11-13 Gospel: : Luke 13:22-30

FROM SELF-PROTECTION TO BEING FOOD FOR THE LIFE OF THE WORLD

Notice what he’s not saying: Jesus isn’t saying that his flesh is food for the life of the church or for the life of Christians; albeit we, believers, get fed too and, indeed, generally get fed first, but the ultimate reason why Jesus came was not simply to feed us.

His body is food for the life of the world and the world is larger than the church. Jesus came into the world to be eaten up by the world. For this reason, he was born in a manger, a feeding trough, a place where animals come to eat, and it’s for this reason that he eventually ends up on a table, an altar, to be eaten by human beings (even when done without due reverence or attention). Jesus came not to defend himself, the church, or the faith, but as nourishment for the planet.

We need to keep that horizon always in front of us as we journey through a time of anti-ecclesial and anti-clerical sentiment. Today the church, its teachings, and its clergy are often under siege, sometimes for good reasons but many times simply because of ideology and bias.

The danger in that is not that the church will somehow collapse, but that the church, us, will become too-defensive, too-self-protective, lose the vulnerability that Jesus demonstrated and asks for, and instead see the world as an enemy to be fought rather than as a precious body to which we are asked to give our lives.

The first task of the church, no matter the difficulty, is not to circle the wagons and defend itself. Even when the world doesn’t welcome what we have to offer, we’re still asked to give ourselves over to it as food. Like Jesus, our real reason for being here is to try to help nourish and protect that very world that’s often hostile to us. RON ROLHEISER, OMI

NEXT WEEKEND

WELCOMERS

MUSICIANS

COMMENTATOR

LECTOR 1

LECTOR 2

SPECIAL MINISTERS

SATURDAY 6.00PM

Volunteer

G Bourke

P Glass

B Tattersall

K Tattersall

G Santic, K Benjamin

SUNDAY 9.00AM

Volunteer

K Rowe

R Abdic

M Barry

M Barry

A Hurrell, D Hurrell

OFFICE HOURS Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 8.30am to 3.30pm

COFFIN BAY MASS First Sunday of the month 6.00pm

HOLY HOUR First Sunday of the Month, 3.00pm

ANOINTING OF THE SICK First Friday of the Month, 9.00am and 6.00pm Mass

ROSARY PRAYER Every Friday, 9.30 am after Mass

YOUTH GROUP Friday 30th August 6pm Phone Dana 0427609698

CWL Tuesday 10th September 10.00am

MEN’S BREAKFAST Saturday 31st August 7.30am

FILM AFTERNOON Sunday 18th August

PARISH MARKET 25th August 2019

HOSPITAL VISITING

If you have family in hospital who would like to be visited, please inform Fr Ben, Fr John or Fr Adrian so we can respond to their need

UPCOMING MEETINGS/GATHERINGS

PARISH FINANCE TEAM: Thursday 5th September 5.30pm

JUBILEE WORKING GROUP: Monday 26th August, 5.00pm

PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL: Tuesday 5Tth November 7.00pm

PRISON MINISTRY: Saturday 24th August 10.00am Reflection Day: Friday 20th September

ABUSE REPORT LINE:

131478 Monica Woods is our

Parish Child Safe Officer: 0428 823 137

SAINT MARY OF THE ANGELS CATHOLIC CHURCH

JUBILEE YEAR: REJOICE! CELEBRATING 150 YEARS AS A PARISH

18th August 2019, TWENTIETH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME, Year C

PARISH PRIEST: FR BENJAMIN MKUCHU

(Phone:0447162492)

PRIEST IN-RESIDENCE:FR JOHN FOLKMAN

(Phone:0427 717 503)

PRIEST-IN-RESIDENCE:FR ADRIAN HEAD

(Phone: 0428 922 528 e-mail: agh1112@bigpond.com)

PARISH SECRETARY: GAYLE SANTIC

Phone: 86823725 Address: 14 Mortlock Terrace PO Box 144

E-mail: smoa@bigpond.net.au

ST. JOSEPH’S SCHOOL PRINCIPAL: DR. SANDRA HEWSON

‘The St. Mary of the Angels’ Parish acknowledges the traditional owners of the

lands we worship upon today and pay our respects to the Elders past, present

and emerging for they hold the memories, the traditions, the culture and hopes

of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’.

IT IS NOT JUST ABOUT MIGRANTS

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

The most economically advanced societies are witnessing a growing trend towards

extreme individualism which, combined with a utilitarian mentality and reinforced

by the media, is producing a “globalization of indifference”. In this scenario,

migrants, refugees, displaced persons and victims of trafficking have become

emblems of exclusion. In addition to the hardships that their condition entails, they

are often looked down upon and considered the source of all society’s ills. That

attitude is an alarm bell warning of the moral decline we will face if we continue to

give ground to the throw-away culture. In fact, if it continues, anyone who does not

fall within the accepted norms of physical, mental and social well-being is at risk of

marginalization and exclusion. Pope Francis.

105th World Day of Migrant and Refugees is next weekend. To

support the promotion, advocacy and pastoral care of migrants,

refuges and asylum seekers a leaving collection will be taken after

Masses next weekend.

Sacrament

of Reconciliation

Friday: 9.45 am and

5.30pm

Saturday: 9.00am or any

time by request

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

Monday 6.00 – 9.00 pm

ALL NIGHT PRAYER VIGIL

7.00pm Friday 6th September to

8.00am Saturday 7th September

Let us pray for

THOSE WHO ARE ILL, INJURED, IN HOSPITAL OR AT HOME:

Jacob Parsons, Brian Grue, Aath Folkman, Christine Heath, Monica

Woods, Dorothy Branson, Ern Kempster, Dennis Valente, Barry

Schoder, Joe Perone, Marian McQuillan, Emily Robb, Ky Mikinity,

Debbie Wilson, Ben Maxwell, Shirley Samuel.

PARISHIONERS IN NURSING HOMES: Peg Ardill, Tony

Richardson, Greg Herreen, Joe Byrne, Pat Symons, Bill Holland,

June Liddle, Judith Noll, Margaret Kenny, Maisie McGeever, Pat

Vincent.

MASSES OFFERED: Keiran Reynolds, Christine Heath

RECENTLY DECEASED: Jean Clarke, Patricia Theakstone, Josef Sokolowski, Maureen Heath,Lorraine Harris, Janet Ryan

MEMORIALS: Keiran Reynolds,

PLENARY COUNCIL

The Plenary Council released the final report of the Listening and Dialogue phase. This is a 314 page document called “Listen to what the Spirit is saying” It gives a comprehensive report on the process so far and what the people around Australia are saying. The report can be found at this link : http:plenarycouncil.catholic.org.au/resources/reports/

PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL Call for nominations to fill positions vacated by Jack Bourke and Mark Hopkins. Nomination forms on Tom’s table, please place in suggestion box when completed.

Minutes from the recent Parish Pastoral Council are also available on Tom’s Table.

MINISTRY FORMATION PROGRAM

“Fresh Insights from Matthew’s Gospel for Church Life Today”

Michael Trainor is a Catholic priest of the Archdiocese of Adelaide, South Australia. He is senior lecturer in biblical studies with the Australian Catholic University in South Australia. Michael is also involved in Interfaith and interreligious matters, co-chairs the SA Council of Christians and Jews, co-chairs the SA Uniting Church-Roman Catholic Dialogue, and currently sits on the executive board of the International Council of Christians and Jews.

Thursday 24th October, Bishop’s Chancery, 105 Gertrude Street, Port Pirie. First session 3.00 to 4.30pm and repeated 5.30 to 7.00pm.

RSVP by Monday 21st October to Michael Preece: 0428 881 423.

ST. MARY OF THE ANGELS’ PARISH JUBILEE:

REJOICE! REJOICE! REJOICE!

Premiere Event. Sunday 1st September 12 Noon,

Parish Luncheon Tickets on Sale after Mass or available

from church office.

Adults $20, Family $50, Children $10,

Under 10s free.

Invite your family and friends to be part of this Celebration.

BAPTISED IN THE NAME OF

JESUS

Lincoln Geoffrey Neil Arbon,

son of Tyson and Rebbecca

Weekly Wisdom

If you do not ask yourself what it is you know, you will go on listening to others and change will not come because you will not hear your own truth.

-Saint Bartholomew

PRIESTS ON RETREAT

Fr Ben, Fr John and Fr Adrian are on their annual retreat this coming week. A retreat is about perspective: to stop, listen, reflect, pray, and share, so that even though people return to the same situations, circumstances, roles, responsibilities and relationships that were left behind, they do so having changed inside.

Our pastors do so much for us on a daily basis, please keep them in your prayer during this coming week, that God will bless them all with a fruitful retreat.

In an emergency only Gayle can be contacted on 0428826595.

Note there are no masses for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

MEN’S REFLECTION DAY

Reflection day is Saturday October 19th with Fr Kevin Matthews at Redcliff. Donation of $20.00 to cover cost of the day. For more information please phone Brenton on 0432 430 474.

FR ADRIAN’S FILM AFTERNOON

A stirring video talk on Mary by Tim Staples from my phone onto the TV screen. Tim was a convert and when he talks, you listen ! This will be shown in the Church Hall at 1.00pm. Afternoon tea included, all welcome.

LOVE ONE ANOTHER!

Current edition available on Tom’s Table. Thanks to Fr Adrian for making these available at no cost.

THANK YOU

“ Thank you to the kind person who left the needle-worked framed butterfly on Tom’s table for me!” Yvonne Low.