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St Anthony of Padua Catholic Parish, Edwardstown
God our Father, who by sending into the world the Word of truth
and the Spirit of sanctification made known to the human race
your wondrous mystery, grant us, we pray, that in professing the
true faith, we may acknowledge the Trinity of eternal glory and
adore your Unity, powerful in majesty. Through our Lord Jesus
Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the
Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
Holy Trinity, Year A
14th/15th June 2014
Parish Information Parish Administrator
Fr. Phillip Alstin
Parish Catechist
Hugo Chis
Parish Secretary
Robyn Grave
Office Hours
Mon & Tue 3.00-4.00pm
Wed-Fri 8:30am-12.00pm
Phone: 8297-1699
Facebook Page
StAnthonyofPaduaRoman-
CatholicChurch
Mass Times Tues-Friday
9:30am
Saturday Vigil 6:00pm
Sunday 9:30am
Adoration & Benediction
Wednesday—Adoration
10am –7.15pm
Benediction 7.15
Church locked at 7.30
Sacrament of Confession
1hour Before Weekend
Mass
15mins before Weekday
Mass
6.30pm Wednesday prior to
Benediction
Saturday 9:45am-10:45am
Trinitarian prayer Glory be to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen
On the long weekend I decided to head down for a walk on the beach. As I was walking along the beach I was reflecting on the vast wideness of the Ocean, how deep it really is and also reflecting on the creatures that live in the sea that mankind has yet to discover. At the end of the day I concluded the ocean is water containing deep mystery that is hard to discover and hard to get our heads around. This weekend we celebrate the greatest mystery of the faith “The Most Blessed Trinity”. In which we recall the doctrine that God is, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The Catechism of the Catholic Church states “The Central mystery of Christian faith and life is the mystery of the Most Blessed Trinity. Christians are baptized in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” The Church teaches us that “In God’s Openness, God expresses himself in 3 persons Father, Son and Sprit in which 3 are of equal value (CCC249)”, It’s very hard to explain who and what the trinity is, Christians have debated and have studied it for centuries and have come to conclusion that it’s a deep mystery of God’s love in which God can show himself as Father, Son and Holy Spirit! The awesomeness of God is revealed to us in this great feast in which God came down to us, became man, died for our sins, rose from the dead and sent us the gift of the Holy Spirit.
The Trinity is not only some kind of theology that we have in the church; it’s an important part of each day. When we rise and retire we make the sign of the Trinity (The Cross), when we begin Mass we invite the trinity, when we pray we invite the trinity. The Trinity is a fundamental part of our faith and must not be taken for granted. When we baptise we baptise in the Trinity (This is the only way one can become a Christian) it is through the gift that Jesus gives to his Church, the Blessed and Holy Trinity. So let’s take up a challenge and pray that Trinitarian prayer (Located at the bottom of the newsletter) each day in the morning and in the evening giving all praise and thanksgiving to God who is love and mercy and reveals himself in 3 persons (Father, Son and Holy Spirit).
I also cannot forget that we celebrate the feast of St Anthony this weekend. We must turn to our Patron and ask for his prayers. Don’t just call upon St Anthony when you lose keys or the television remote, call upon him in your everyday lives. His example of living out the love for the Holy Trinity is a deep and wonderful witness to us all. For some reason, Anthony is portrayed as some “weak, softy” Anthony was a fit, strong, big man who had a wonderful zeal for Christ and was actually a university teacher for the formation of priests before he was even a priest himself, as the local Bishop was impressed by his strong and strict zeal for Jesus Christ. Let us follow his holy and inspirational way of life.
God Bless Hugo Chis
St Anthony of Padua is now on facebook.
Www.facebook.com/StAnthonyofPaduaRomanCatholicChurch
Responsorial Psalm
Did you know?????????????????????????
From earliest times, the Church has pondered the relationship between the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The Doctrine for the Trinity, most eloquently defined at the Council of Chalcedon (451AD) as three persons in one God, is the result of this.
Theologians today continue to contemplate the mystery of the Trinity.
“The mystery of the Most Holy Trinity is the central mystery of the Christian faith and of Christian life, God alone can make it known to us by revealing himself as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.” Catechism of the Catholic Church, 261
St Patrick is reputed to have attempted to explain the mystery of the Trinity as God who is three-in-one by using the shamrock as a symbol. Another commonly used symbol of the Trinity is the triangle.
The Trinity is sometimes described as the Lover (Father), the Beloved (Son), and the love between (Spirit).
Our God is relational. Humans, created in the image and likeness of God, are created to be in relationship with others.
Perhaps the greatest prayer of the Trinity is the Sign of the Cross with which we identify ourselves as believers in the Father, Son and Spirit. The acclamation of faith in the Trinity is joined by a gesture tracing the cross of Christ by which salvation came to the world. The Gesture embraces he head (the intellectual aspects of ourselves); the core or centre of our bodies, the gut (the intuitive, spontaneous aspects of ourselves); the shoulders (representing our capacity for work in service of others); and the heart (the emotional aspects of ourselves)
MORNING TEA SUNDAYS: Thank you to those people who have organised a roster for morning tea. This fellowship is a great opportunity after Mass but it is important that providing for the tea and coffee etc does not become a burden for the few. +Please contribute something towards the morning tea in the box provided. This will ensure enough coffee and tea and sugar is available each weekend.
THANK YOU FOR HELP: Thank you to the men who assisted a couple of weeks ago with the shift and clean up around the presbytery after Sunday Mass.
Straw bales have been laid in the Church garden south and east sides in the hope that this can be spread around plants in order to restrict weed growth. We ask for your help to attend to the needs required in both gardens now our tenants have left presbytery.
The PFC is reviewing the prospect of erecting a Columbarium alongside the south wall in this garden in the future. Please speak to the Parish Secretary if you can help.
We believe in one God, the Father the Almighty… We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ……
We believe in the Holy Spirit …...
Devotions and other activities
Litany of the Sacred Heart of
Jesus and Rosary/ or Stations of
the Cross Monday 6.20pm
Rosary
Tuesday 8.50am
Adoration & Benediction
Wednesday’s—All day Adoration
after weekday Mass concluding
with Benediction 7:15pm– 7.30pm
St Vincent de Paul Meeting
4th Monday of month at 7pm in
Meeting Room
St Vincent de Paul Sewing Group
Tuesday morning during school
term
10am-1pm - Pam 8277 2605
Passionist Family Groups
Contact 8297 1699
Parish Social Group
Various monthly activities, contact
office for further details
Playgroup
Friday 9.15-11am in the Out of
School Hours House during school
term
Parish Stewardship Council
Fr Philip Alstin
Mr Hugo Chis
Mrs Wendy Williams
Mr Gordon Williams
Mrs Paulina May
Mr Nigel Crabb
Mr Chris Blackford
Mrs Christina Brachen
Mrs Pamela Gomes
Mr Tony Hettiarchchi
Mrs Sally Gaetjens
Parish Finance Council
Fr Phillip Alstin
Mrs Robyn Grave
Mrs Anna Pivato
Mr Peter Nussio
Mr Jim Gaetjens
St Anthony's Parish School
Principal: Mrs Cate Birch
APRIM: Mrs Robyn Mercer
Phone: 8293 2532
MASS INTENTIONS SICK: Christopher McRae, Fay Fisher, Paula Lewyzkyz, Elizabeth Kelley, Kathleen Forde, Herbert Brown, Mary Mitchell, Deidre Burt, Eileen Supple, Terry Quinn, James Murphy, Peter Sullivan, Jenni Richardson, Angelo Ditroia, Joshua Bond, Peter Fogarty, Zac Dunn, John Walker, Steve Halliwall, RECENTLY DECEASED: Salvatore Tenaglia, Lino Zandel, Adam Ricci, ANNIVERSARIES: Antonio Faustorilla, Leonardo Rybalka. Guiseppe Garuccio, Winifred Black, Maximo Dumlao, Brian Hennessy,
JUNE ROSTER 2014 SATURDAY 6.00 PM
SUNDAY 9.30AM
EXTRA ORDINARY MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST
Stephen & Mariandl Dobozy Carmel Rusack & Pat McAssey
READERS OF THE WORD PRAYER OF THE FAITHFUL
Pamela Gomes Tony Whennan
Christina Rodriguez Robyn Grave
ALTAR SOCIETY ???????????
PARISH EVENTS Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Wednesday’s 10am—7.15pm (All day) concluding with Benediction 7.15-7.30pm 17th June Parish Finance Council
LAST WEEK—COLLECTIONS First Collection (Diocesan): $608.50 Second Collection (loose) : $148.55 Planned Giving: (Parish): $824.10
JUNE AND JULY WEEK DAY MASS –WEDNESDAY ONLY
During the months of June and July there will be NO Tuesday, Thursday and Friday Mass. The Divine Office of morning prayer will be offered.
There will be 9.30 Mass each Wednesday followed by Adoration through-
out that day, concluding with the Sacrament of Reconciliation at 7pm and 7.15pm Benediction. The doors will be closed at 7.30pm.
Normal masses will resume in August
PARISH SOCIAL GROUP At 9.15am on Monday 23rd June. We will meet at Ingle Theatre—Aurrichio Avenue, Pasadena to enjoy a “Nostaglia” film morning. Cost $10.00pp All welcome.
JULY ROSTER 2014 SATURDAY 6.00 PM
SUNDAY 9.30AM
EXTRA ORDINARY MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST
Kevin & Ann McGeever Anna & Paul Pivato
READERS OF THE WORD PRAYER OF THE FAITHFUL
Kasthuri Andasathivan Ros Lyon
Gordon Williams Wendy Williams
ALTAR SOCIETY ???????????
AUGUST ROSTER 2014 SATURDAY 6.00 PM
SUNDAY 9.30AM
EXTRA ORDINARY MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST
Vilma & Francis Faustorilla Gil & Rose Ninoneuvo
READERS OF THE WORD PRAYER OF THE FAITHFUL
Sandra Alstin Jackie Harris
Paulina May ???????????
ALTAR SOCIETY Kevin & Ann McGeever
