PARISH OF ST. THERESE, DENISTONE

Presbytery and Office

8 Inkerman Rd, Denistone 2114 Tel: 9809 2925, Fax 9809 5546

Website: www.sttherese.org.au

Parish Priest: Fr Roberto Castillo

Parish Secretary: Gayle White admin@sttherese.org.au

Office hours Tues-Fri 9am-3pm St Therese’s School

448 Blaxland Rd, Denistone 2114 (02) 9874 0412

School Principal: Mr Adam Nolan

MASS TIMES:

SATURDAY VIGIL: 6:00 pm

SUNDAY: 8:00 am and 9:30 am

MONDAY No Mass

TUESDAY 8am Mass

WEDNESDAY through to SATURDAY 9.00 am Mass.

FRIDAY: 9.00 am Mass.

Exposition & Benediction every Friday after Mass

RECONCILIATION Saturday 5pm – 5.45pm or by appointment.

Baptism: Every Sunday at 11am or 11.30am. Please contact Parish Office.

Marriage: By appointment.

Anointing of the sick: Please give names to Father Roberto Castillo

30TH

SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (Year C) 22

nd / 23

rd October 2016

ENTRANCE ANTIPHON:

Let the hearts that seek the Lord rejoice; turn

to the Lord and his strength; constantly seek

his face.

FIRST READING: Wisdom 11:22 - 12:2

A reading from the book of Wisdom You have mercy on all things because you love everything that exists.

In your sight, Lord, the whole world is like a grain of dust that tips the scales,

like a drop of morning dew falling on the ground. Yet you are merciful to all, because you can do all

things and overlook men's sins so that they can repent. Yes, you love all that exists, you hold nothing of what

you have made in abhorrence, for had you hated anything, you would not have

formed it And how, had you not willed it, could a thing persist, how be conserved if not called forth by you? You spare all things because all things are yours,

Lord, lover of life, you whose imperishable spirit is in all. Little by little, therefore, you correct those who offend, you admonish and remind them of how they have

sinned. so that they may abstain from evil and trust in you,

Lord.

The word of the Lord.Thanks be to God.

The word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM: Ps 32:2-3. 17-19. 23

RESPONSE: The Lord hears the cry of the

poor.

I will bless the Lord at all times,

his praise always on my lips;

in the Lord my soul shall make its boast.

The humble shall hear and be glad.

Response.

The Lord turns his face against the wicked

to destroy their remembrance from the earth.

The just call and the Lord hears

and rescues them in all their distress.

Response.

The Lord is close to the broken-hearted;

those whose spirit is crushed he will save.

The Lord ransoms the souls of his servants.

Those who hide in him shall not be condemned.

Response.

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SECOND READING: 2 Timothy 4:6-8. 16-18

A reading from the second letter of St Paul to

Timothy

All that remains is the crown of righteousness

reserved for me.

My life is already being poured away as a

libation, and the time has come for me to be gone.

I have fought the good fight to the end; I have run

the race to the finish; I have kept the faith; all

there is to come now is the crown of

righteousness reserved for me, which the Lord,

the righteous judge, will give to me on that Day;

and not only to me but to all those who have

longed for his Appearing.

The first time I had to present my defence,

there was not a single witness to support me.

Every one of them deserted me - may they not be

held accountable for it. But the Lord stood by me

and gave me power, so that through me the whole

message might be proclaimed for all the pagans to

hear; and so I was rescued from the lion's mouth.

The Lord will rescue me from all evil attempts on

me, and bring me safely to his heavenly kingdom.

To him be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

The word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION: 2 Corinthians 5:19

Alleluia, alleluia!

God was in Christ, to reconcile the world to

himself;

and the Good News of reconciliation he has

entrusted to us.

Alleluia!

GOSPEL: Luke 18:9-14

A reading from the holy Gospel according to

Luke

The publican returned to his home justified; the

pharisee did not.

Jesus spoke the following parable to some people

who prided themselves on being virtuous and

despised everyone else. 'Two men went up to the

Temple to pray, one a Pharisee, the other a tax

collector. The Pharisee stood there and said this

prayer to himself, "I thank you, God, that I am not

grasping, unjust, adulterous like the rest of

mankind, and particularly that I am not like this

tax collector here. I fast twice a week; I pay tithes

on all I get." The tax collector stood some

distance away, not daring even to raise his eyes to

heaven; but he beat his breast and said, "God, be

merciful to me, a sinner." This man, I tell you,

went home again at rights with God; the other did

not. For everyone who exalts himself will be

humbled, but the man who humbles himself will be

exalted.'

The Gospel of the Lord.

Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

COMMUNION ANTIPHON:

We will ring out our joy at your saving help and

exult in the name of our God.

READINGS FOR NEXT WEEK:

Wis 11: 22-12:2;

2 Thess 1: 11-2:2;

Lk 19: 1-10.

Is on sale at the front of the church.

THIS WEEKEND 22 / 23 OCT 2016

30TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME SATURDAY 6.00PM SUNDAY 8.00AM SUNDAY 9.30AM

Acolyte D D'MELLO A BOURUNCLE (M&H) K GLEESON

Minister of HC J KEYSER S LOWER K PERERA

Minister of HC VOLUNTEER J KWONG J MORABITO (M&C)

Reader J PERERA VOLUNTEER E WHEELER

Wardens VOLUNTEER S WAN VOLUNTEER

Offertory VOLUNTEER FAMILY VOLUNTEER FAMILY VOLUNTEERS

Projection V. PERERA NIL VOLUNTEER (if there is music)

Altar Servers GROUP 4: Hannah Arthurs,

Sonia Au No rostered group GROUP 8: Tehilan Tampoe Enosh Tampoe

Welcomers S CHAMISA D BRENNAN

Counters Group 8: F KURNIAWAN A NAGANATHAN D TAN

Altar Flowers P LUBRANO / M PEARCE OCTOBER ALTAR LINEN: MIRA SAVIC

NEXT WEEKEND 29 / 30 OCT 2016

31ST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME SATURDAY 6.00PM SUNDAY 8.00AM SUNDAY 9.30AM

Acolyte T DABBAH D ELLIS (M&H) K GLEESON

Minister of HC J KEYSER K PERERA J MORABITO

Minister of HC VOLUNTEER J KWONG G HOGAN

Reader T DABBAH M PEARCE / S JAYAMANNE H. VAZ

Wardens L SEETO N MORRIS VOLUNTEER

Offertory DABBAH FAMILY VOLUNTEER FAMILY VOLUNTEERS

Projection V. PERERA NIL VOLUNTEER (if there is music)

Altar Servers GROUP 4: Hannah Arthurs,

Sonia Au No rostered group GROUP 8: Tehilan Tampoe Enosh Tampoe

Welcomers S CHAMISA D BRENNAN

Counters Group 9: C DABBAH T DABBAH A STANTON

Altar Flowers P BRODERICK OCTOBER ALTAR LINEN: MIRA SAVIC

PARISH NEWS & NOTICES: Please remember in your prayers all who have died especially Zakia MERHI. We also pray for all who have anniversaries.

RECONCILIATION: Please remember that the FIRST session of the programme is THIS Wednesday the 26th October at 7pm. It will be held upstairs in the school at St Therese School.

And for those who still require an Application form please see Fr Roberto after Mass.

ATTENTION ALL CATECHISTS: the next meeting will be held on Tuesday the 25th October in the presbytery beginning at 10.45am. This is an important meeting regarding planning for 2017.

WEEKEND BAPTISM: This Sunday we will welcome into our faith community 4 children. They are: Jacob Qaqish, Oliver Mamo, Addison and Hollie Bongiolatti. We congratulate the children, their parents and all their families.

FATHER ROBERTO would like to thank everyone who helped within the Parish whilst he was away at the Clergy Conference this week.

REMINDER: Don’t forget to add your name to the clipboard to attend the PARISH LUNCHEON on Sunday the 13th November at Ryde Eastwood Leagues club at 12 midday.

Cost of the luncheon will be $25 per adult and $10 per child. Please ensure you specify the number of children attending, as the club charges are different for them.

We also suggest that you pay for your lunch ASAP by giving the money to Fr Roberto after Mass, in a clearly marked envelope “Parish Luncheon” or putting it into the secure presbytery letterbox at 8 Inkerman Road.

MONTH OF PRAYER AND FASTING FOR MARRIAGE & FAMILIES: Today and throughout the week for a respectful and fair national discussion on

marriage and an outcome that preserves God’s plan for marriage. Don’t forget this will be the last Wednesday for our holy hour of prayer from 11.30am - 12.30pm before the Blessed Sacrament. So come along to these prayers and make an effort to fast for the sake of families.

WALK WITH CHRIST: On the 20th November at 2pm we will join the Walk with Christ procession, with the King of Mercy to conclude the Year of Mercy. Keep this date in your diaries as we plan to organise another bus for those wanting to attend.

NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER, Mothers Prayers Australia: Next Saturday we will celebrate and pray for all mothers so come along to our Saturday 9am Mass on the 29th October. Everyone is welcome to attend.

NOVEMBER MASSES: It is already this time of the year, when we remember our loved ones by offering special masses for them in November. During this month and beyond, I will offer masses for all your relatives and friends for their eternal repose. Please use the November envelopes provided and write on it the names of your family members and place them in any of the two collections or give them to Fr Roberto. The offerings you place in the envelopes are used to support your priests. The Church has believed from the beginning the importance to offer prayers and masses for those who have died, asking God to take them quickly to heaven. At the end of the second century Tertullian, who was a prolific early Christian author from Carthage, spoke about the custom of offering Mass on the anniversary of their death for those who have died: “We offer the sacrifice for the deceased on the anniversary of on their birthday.

OTHER NOTICES: OTHER NEWS: If you want to know more about

what is happening within the deanery and the diocese

please check the notice boards at the Church entrances.

CALVARY RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES

(RYDE) REQUIRES VOLUNTEERS. Do you have

a morning or afternoon on a Wednesday, Thursday or

Friday for one or two hours to spend time with our

Aged Care Residents to play Scrabble, Bingo,

Dominoes or cards? For Applications please contact

the Volunteer Coordinator (Glen Renton) on 8878 1441

or email glen.renton@calvarycare.org.au Please note

prospective volunteers will need to agree/undergo a

police check.

ONE MONTH LEFT OF THE YEAR OF MERCY.

Pilgrimage Of Mercy – St Mary’s Cathedral Holy

Door. “The practice of pilgrimage has a special place in

the Holy Year, because it represents the journey each of

us makes in this life”. Pope Francis . Throughout this Year

of Mercy, you are invited to come to St Mary’s Cathedral

and make a Pilgrimage of Mercy. Walk through the Holy

Door and make a pilgrimage along the Way of Mercy - six

different Mercy Stations throughout the Cathedral where

you can stop, reflect and pray.