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Fourth Sunday of Advent 22nd & 23rd December 2018 1 Keenan Street Mona Vale NSW 2103 Tel:9157 0999 Fax 9012 0509 email: offi[email protected] website: www.pittwaterparish.org Thoughts of Fr Francis Jordan Consider Mary. She said little. But through her example her humility, modesty etc… she accomplished much. Imitate her so that you also accomplish quite a lot through good example. Pope Francis’ Prayer Intentions For December In the Service of the Transmission of Faith That people, who are involved in the service and transmission of faith, may find, in their dialogue with culture, a language suited to the conditions of the present time. A warm welcome to our parishioners and visitors who are celebrating the Eucharist with us at Sacred Heart Church, Mona Vale and Maria Regina Church, Avalon. Fr George Kolodziej SDS Parish Priest Santa’s Christmas Prayer On Christmas Eve the other night I saw the most amazing sight, for there beneath the Christmas tree was Santa kneeling on his knee. His countenance was different than that all-familiar, jolly grin; his head was bowed, with hand to breast, and slightly tucked into his vest. For there in a nativity was Jesus and His family, and as I heard him start to pray, I listened close to what he’d say. “Lord, You know that You’re the reason I take pleasure in this season. I don’t want to take Your place, but just to reflect Your wonderous grace. I hope You’ll help them understand I’m just an ordinary man, who found a way to do Your will by finding kids with needs to fill. But all those centuries ago, there was no way for me to know that they would make so much of me, and all the gifts beneath the tree. They think I have hidden power granted at the midnight hour, but it is my love for You inspiring the things I do. And so when they begin to open gifts for which they have been hoping, may they give You all the glory, for You’re the One True Christmas story.

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Page 1: Santa’s Christmas Prayer · Our parish a˜rms the dignity and worth of all children, young people and vulnerable adults in our care. We have a strong commitment to the wellbeing,

Fourth Sunday of Advent 22nd & 23rd December 2018

1 Keenan Street Mona Vale NSW 2103 • Tel:9157 0999 • Fax 9012 0509 • email: o�[email protected] • website: www.pittwaterparish.org

Thoughts of Fr Francis JordanConsider Mary. She said little. But through her example her humility, modesty etc… she accomplished much. Imitate her so that you also

accomplish quite a lot through good example.

Pope Francis’ Prayer Intentions For December

In the Service of the Transmission of FaithThat people, who are involved in the service and transmission of faith, may �nd, in their dialogue with culture, a language suited to the conditions of the present time.

A warm welcome to our parishioners and visitors who are celebrating the Eucharist with us at Sacred Heart Church, Mona Vale and Maria Regina Church, Avalon. Fr George Kolodziej SDS Parish Priest

Santa’s Christmas Prayer

On Christmas Eve the other nightI saw the most amazing sight,

for there beneath the Christmas tree was Santa kneeling on his knee.

His countenance was di�erent than that all-familiar, jolly grin;his head was bowed, with

hand to breast, and slightly tucked into his vest.

For there in a nativity was Jesus and His family, and as I heard him

start to pray, I listened close to what he’d say.

“Lord, You know that You’re the reason I take pleasure in this season. I don’t want to take Your place, but just to

re�ect Your wonderous grace.I hope You’ll help them

understand I’m just an ordinary man, who found a way to do Your will by

�nding kids with needs to �ll.But all those centuries ago,

there was no way for me to know that they would make so much of me,

and all the gifts beneath the tree.

They think I have hidden power granted at the midnight hour,

but it is my love for You inspiring the things I do.

And so when they begin to open gifts for which they have been hoping, may they give You all the glory, for You’re

the One True Christmas story.

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We Pray for

Eternal Rest Grant Unto Them O Lord, And Let Perpetual Light

Shine Upon Them. May they Rest in Peace. Amen.

May Their Souls And The Souls Of The Faithful Departed,

Through The Mercy Of God, Rest In Peace. Amen.

Prayers for the SickPaulina Fabian

Madeleine ReicherNatasha BrittMilka Marov

Carol BrennanAnnette LearyEdward Hogan

Rufina CrissTayla Riddle

Warwick CarpenterElizabeth DavisMary Seymour

Allessio AngelucciXavier Flory

Neave MackeyKevin Begaud

Rachel WeldrickAntoinetta Knapp

Donald McRaeStefanie Romeo

Sasha WhiteAnn Harvey

Jo WildRita Farrelly

LinaJeff Guerra

Sue PoultonCraig CallahanDaryl Holland

Veronica Ann GracieKerrie Gill

Peter HectorJack Burai

Manpreet KaurTherese NouakVera BatemanMarion Russell

Marian Santa AnaLorriane Wilson

Rosalinda SingsonRodney YoungDavid Simmons

Daryl KauferMarjan Seifoor

Rosa LealaiaulotoAnne Rees

Bassam KhodrMargaret BakerEstera Cimino

Angelo MicianioMark KelseyMelba SuazoLeticia Buhat

Marea TrevaskisSean MartinCarol DuffyGreg Kolts

John GordanThis list will be updated every month and we would appreciate it if we are advised, if further reconsideration is required. Thank you

Thursday Spirituality

For Advent and Christmas we are reading and sharing insights from 'Bridges to

Contemplative Living with Thomas

Merton' Please feel welcome

to join us at Maria Regina.Morning tea at 10.10 am

Meeting from 10.30 - noon Trish Newman ocds,

9918 3973

For the needy, help is available by contacting the Brookvale Centre

9905 0424 during business hours.

If you would like the names of your relatives or friends and offerings included, please drop the envelope in to the Parish Office by Midday on Wednesdays. Thank You.

If you are experiencing Domestic Violence

Ring 1800 RESPECT1800 737 732

Thursday

Did you know that if you are new to our parish you can register your details through our website or if your contact details have changed you can update them. Simply go to www.pittwaterparish.org, click on the “Welcome” menu item and select “Parishioner Registration” from the dropdown menu.If you have any problems, please contact the parish o�ce on 9157 0999.

Recently DeceasedPeter Perrin

Margaret ColmerLeoncio Castillo

Joey Vinas

Pastoral Care and HospitalityThank you to Maureen Suggitt (Pastoral Care - Nursing Homes

and Hospitals) and Nicole Ovens (Hospitality) for your dedication

and giving your time so generously to the parish for

your ministries.

The parish is looking for volunteers who are able to �ll the roles. If you

have the time, ability and love, please give us a call on 9157 0999.

Friday

Thursday

17

The Parish Office will be closed for Christmas

from 4pm on Friday21 December 2018

the office will reopen on Thursday 17 January 2019

From Thursday 17 January to Friday

25 January 2019, the office will be open: Monday to Friday

from 9am to 12noon.

21Tuesday 1st January 2019Mary, the Holy Mother of

God.A solemnity is a feast day of the highest

rank in the liturgical calendar of the Roman Rite, celebrating a mystery of faith

such as the Trinity, an event in the life of Jesus, his mother Mary, or another

important saint.

There will be mass at 9.15am at both

Maria Regina and Sacred Heart Churches.

We welcometo Pittwater Parish

for the Sacrament of Baptism

Matilda WilsonAngelina AlcoraceAlexander Kowalski

on 23 December 2018 Sacred Heart Church,

Mona Vale

Volunteers are needed on Monday 24 December

to help prepare for our outdoor masses. If you are

able to help either with setting up between from

11.30am and 1pm,or packing up after the 9pm

mass, please call the parish o�ce on 9157 0999.

"Our 2018 Christmas hampers have now been delivered and the Agencies were overwhelmed with the generosity of our Pittwater Parish community. Many thanks to everyone involved with the collection for reaching out and sharing with those in need during this season of giving.

Marie Bockman"

Deceased AnniversaryHoly Souls in Purgatory

Vera & Edward RagenMay & Roy Tully

Margaret & Sinon GleesonPam & Ray Halls

Annamaria & Antonio Lentini

Maria & Francesco RomeoGrace Prato

Michele MeteGiuseppe CervonaroAlia & Alfonso Muoio

Maria MonteleoneSam Maletta

Fr KeenanIvan Vodanov

Margaret Traves

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Our parish a�rms the dignity and worth of all children, young people and vulnerable adults in our care. We have a strong commitment to the wellbeing, belonging and security of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Do you know that the Catholic Church is having a Plenary Council in 2020?Do you know that the last Plenary Council was held in 1937?

Do you know that the Plenary Council is asking all Catholics to reflect on: What do you think God is asking of us in Australia at this time?

For more information www.plenarycouncil.catholic.org.au

Give the Gift of Faith.

Your generosity towards Pittwater Parish can go on forever when youinclude a bequest in

your Will. Once your family is

taken care of, a residual gift of your estate can be

left to the Parish to ensure our Church

and Faith is also looked after.

For more information on how you can leave a Gift

of Faith in your Will, please contact

Fr George in theParish office on

9157 0999. Thank you for your

consideration.

Before Fr George leaves for his new appointment as Regional Superior of Salvatorians Australia, he will celebrate mass for the last time

as Parish Priest in Sacred Heart Church on the weekend of 5 & 6 January 2019 and

at Maria Regina Church on 12 January 2019.

If you would like to contribute to his farewell gift,envelopes are available at the back of the church.

PARISH DIRECTORYPittwater Parish

1 Keenan Street Mona Vale NSW 2103

Tel 91570999 • Fax 9012 0509www.pittwaterparish.org

Parish PriestFr George Kolodziej SDS

Tel 91570999 ext [email protected]

Assistant PriestFr Bronek Pietrusewicz SDS

Tel 91570999 ext [email protected]

Bishop - EmeritusBishop Bernard O’Grady op

Tel 91570999 ext 20

Parish SecretarySuzy Caruso

Tel 91570999 ext [email protected]

Youth DirectorAndy Dingley

Tel 91570999 ext [email protected]

Music DirectorJosh Willard

Tel 91570999 ext [email protected]

Media & CommunicationLaura Ee

Tel 91570999 ext [email protected]

Sacramental ProgramYvonne van den BergTel 91570999 ext 13

[email protected]

Parish Office HoursMonday to Friday9.00am to 4.00pm

Sacred Heart Church1 Keenan Street Mona Vale

Maria Regina Church

7 Central Road Avalon

Mona ValeSacred Heart School

Tel 9999 3264Principal: Mrs Suellen Garey

AvalonMaria Regina School

Tel 9918 2608Principal: Mrs Kathy Gee

WarriewoodMater Maria Catholic

CollegeTel 9997 7044

Principal: Mr Marc Reicher

Commencing on 26 January 2019

Fr Bronislaw (Bronek) Pietrusewicz SDS will be the Administrator of Pittwater Parish

Fr Bronislaw (Bronek) was born in Poland on 14 January 1963 and was ordained by Pope John Paul II on 28 May 1989. After his ordination he worked for �ve years as a very successful Director of Vocations in Poland. He came to Australia in 1994 and spent two years helping in Greenmount Parish, Archdiocese of Perth. Since then he has worked as Parish Priest of Bruce Rock Parish, Archdiocese of Perth, Parish Priest in Ocean Reef Parish, Archdiocese of Perth (2001-2006,) Parish Priest of Carnarvon Parish, Diocese of Geraldton (2007-2012) and in 2013 as the Parish Priest of Greenmount, Archdiocese of Perth. Since January 2016 he has been the Assistant Priest in our Parish.

Fr Ryszard (Richard) Sadowski SDS will be the Assistant Parish Priest of Pittwater Parish

Fr Ryszard was born on 3 January 1973 and was ordained on 29 May1999. Since his arrival in Australia in 1999 he has worked in the following parishes: Assistant Priest in Balcatta Parish (2000-2002), Esperance Parish, Diocese of Bunbury (2003-2004), Parish Priest of Carnarvon Parish, Diocese of Geraldton (2004-2006), Parish Priest of Ocean Reef Parish (2007-2010) and Chaplain to Chisholm College (2010-2015). Since January 2016 he has been the Chaplain to La Salle College.

Congratulations Fr Bronek and we look forward to giving Fr Ryszard a warm Pittwater welcome.

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Let us pray the Rosary

SACRED HEART CHURCH MARIA REGINA CHURCH5th & 6th January 2019 - The Epiphany of the Lord Sat 5.00pm Sun 8.00am Sun 9.30am Sun 6.00pm Sat 6.00pm Sun 9.00am

Senior Servers A Pienkowski Matt Byrne Tony Macri David Frazer Volunteer Please Miles Abrahams

Readers Rebecca Law Adora Barbacetto Bev Carmichael Soul Anne Toohey John Ayliffe

Stefan Wasinski Anna Smyth Volunteer Please Readers John Toohey Extraordinary Denise Bottero M Bomford Pauline Chipman Kathy Gray Anne Toohey Paula LancubaMinisters Graham Baker Chris Tocchini Yvonne Gibbs J Johnston John Toohey Diana Taranto Kerry Elizabeth Diane Lane SOUL Band Sam Browne Avalon ChoirMusicians C Perkins Sam Browne Tom Odell Klara H-Watson Jan / Bernie

Library Trish Newman Margaret Hume

Computer Brian Wright Karen Gillis Margaret Cliff Nicky Chin Skye Nolan Brown M Abrahams Counters Team 1 (07/01/19) Leonie Scalett • Alexia Bembrick • Margaret Hyland Rosary Statue: B & M O’Connor

12th & 13th January 2019 - The Baptism of the Lord

Senior Servers David Austin Matt Byrne Volunteer Please David Frazer Angela Williams David West

Readers Margo Quinlan Chris Gillis Yvonne Gibbs Soul Imelda Flynn Peter Drake Zelie Reynolds John Ayliffe Liam Kenny Readers

Extra0rdinary S MacDonald M Bomford Bev Carmichael J A Tindall R Connors Francis KellyMinisters Alexia Bembrick Volunteer Please Therese Keane Nicolette Cilia Volunteer Please Joanne Kelly

Vicky McGahey SOUL Band Sam Browne Youth ChoirMusicians Tom / Anna Lisa Williamson Sam Browne

Library M Lofhjelm Anne Moss

Computer Brian Wright Karen Gillis Putri Rosati Nicky Chin Greg Elliott M Abrahams

Counters: Team 2 (14/01/19) Mary Kitchen • John French • Jan Attwood Rosary Statue: N & N Poppleton

19th & 20th January 2019 - 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Senior Servers Gerry Quinn Volunteer Please Tony Macri A Pienkowski Uyen Le Adrian Harding

Readers Kerry Sullivan Sabrina Gonzalez Bev Carmichael Soul Veronica Thomas David Simmons Gabie Stojanovski Pauline Chipman Rebecca Molinaro Readers Extraordinary Martin Kerrigan Sue Berg Graham Baker Mark Suters Imelda Flynn Marion RussellMinisters Phil Gough Maryanne Kelly Kath Kaufer Kevin Shanahan Robyn Tuite Judith Ratcliff

Diane Lane Soul Band Sam Browne Avalon ChoirMusicians Meredith Cheng C Wilkinson Sam Browne Jan / Bernie

Josh Willard

Library Maureen Suggitt Paula Lancuba Computer Vanessa Sharkey Leonie Smyth Putri Rosati Chris McBryde Anna Walker M Abrahams

Counters: Team 3 (21/01/19) Margaret Schubert• Judi Woodward • Sarah H ill Rosary Statue: P & M Collins

26th & 27th January 2019 - 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Senior Servers Dave Austin Volunteer Please Tony Macri A Pienkowski Trish Newman Penny Kerr

Readers Stephen Wagner Liam Kenny Volunteer Please Soul Harry McErlean Marion Russell Martin Kerrigan Sheila Upjohn Pauline Chipman Readers

Extraordinary Suzie Randolph M Bomford Margaret Hyland V Wilson Anne Toohey Paula LancubaMinisters M Papandrea Volunteer Please Bev Carmichael H Williamson John Toohey Diana Taranto Caroline Willard Kerry Elizabeth Anna Walding Klara H-Watson Youth ChoirMusicians Josh Willard Josh Willard Tom Odell C Perkins Sam Browne

Library Marie Graham Mary Farrell

Computer Margaret Cliff Leonie Smyth Putri Rosati Laura Ee Jane Labone M Abrahams

Counters: Team 4(28/01/198) Trish Rott & Kurt Rott Rosary Statue: R & B Clark

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Monday 24 DecemberNo Morning

Mass (9.15am) on 24 December Maria Regina

Church6.00pm

Children’s Mass

Carols from 8.30pm9.00pm

Mass of the Night

Sacred Heart School Grounds

5.00pm Children’s Mass

9.00pm Youth Mass

Sacred Heart Church

Carols from 11.30pmMidnight Mass

Tuesday 25 December

Maria Regina Church9.00am

Sacred Heart Church

8am and 9.30am6.00pm Croatian Mass

Tuesday

25

Monday

24

CHRISTMAS MASS TIMES 2018

Christmas RosterMonday 24 December - 5pm Family Mass: Sacred Heart School Senior Servers: David Austin and Gerry QuinnReaders: From Sacred Heart School (Mass of the Night)Communion Ministers: Anne Duncan • Margo Quinlan • Julianna Johnston • Suellen Garey Nicolette Cilia • Bev Carmichael • Maryanne Kelly• Chris McBrydeMusic: Simon Hyland and Soul

Monday 24 December - 9pm Youth Mass: Sacred Heart School Senior Servers: Dave Traves & A PienkowskiReaders: Soul (Mass of the Night)Communion Ministers: Denise Bottero • Miranda Papandrea • Mark Suters • Norma Dennis Suzie Randolph • Pauline Chipman • Martin Kerragan • Phil GoughMusic: Simon Hyland and Soul

Monday 24 December - 6pm Family Mass: Maria Regina ChurchSenior Servers: David WestReaders: Sam to organiseCommunion Ministers: Francis Kelly • Joanne Kelly • Rosemary ConnorsMusic: Sam Browne & Youth Choir

Monday 24 December - 9pm Mass: Maria Regina ChurchSenior Servers: Uyen LeReaders: Veronica Thomas (Mass of the Night)Communion Ministers: Paula Lancuba • Diana TarantoMusic: Avalon Choir

Monday 24 December - Midnight Mass: Sacred Heart ChurchSenior Servers: Ray GillisReaders: Yvonne Gibbs & Adora Barbacetto Communion Ministers: Margaret Bomford • Yvonne GibbsMusic: Mona Vale ChoirComputer: Laura Ee

Tuesday 25 December - 8am Mass: Sacred Heart ChurchSenior Servers: David Frazer Readers: Sheila Upjohn & Liam KennyCommunion Ministers: Kath Kaufer • Chris Tocchini • Stefan Wasinski • Joan Wood Music: TBCComputer: Putri Rosati

Tuesday 25 December - 9am Mass: Maria Regina ChurchSenior Servers: Miles AbrahamsReaders: Anne GerathyCommunion Ministers: Judith Ratcli� • Marion RussellMusic: Sam Browne, Klara & Catherine PerkinsComputer: Margaret Abrahams

Tuesday 25 December - 9.30am Mass: Sacred Heart ChurchSenior Servers: Tony MacriReaders: Volunteer PleaseCommunion Ministers: Therese Keane • Volunteer PleaseMusic: Charles Wilkinson & Anna WaldingComputer: Margaret Cli�

As we are expecting more parishioners and their families and friends as well as vistors, this Christmas time, could we request that if you are able to volunteer and �ll any of the available positions, please contact the parish o�ce on 9157 0999 or [email protected]

Thank you.

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First Reading Mi 5:1-4A reading from the prophet MicahOut of you will be born the one who is to rule over Israel.

The Lord says this:You, Bethlehem Ephrathah,the least of the clans of Judah,out of you will be born for methe one who is to rule over Israel;his origin goes back to the distant past,to the days of old.The Lord is therefore going to abandon themtill the time when she who is to give birth gives birth.Then the remnant of his brothers will come backto the sons of Israel.He will stand and feed his flockwith the power of the Lord,with the majesty of the name of his God.They will live secure, for from then on he will extend his powerto the ends of the land.He himself will be peace.

The word of the Lord

Responsorial Psalm Ps 79:2-3. 15-16. 18-19. R. v.4

(R.) Lord, make us turn to you; let us see your face and we shall be saved.

O Shepherd of Israel, hear us,shine forth from your cherubim throne.O Lord, rouse up your might,O Lord, come to our help. (R)

God of hosts, turn again, we implore,look down from heaven and see.Visit this vine and protect it,the vine your right hand has planted.. (R)

May your hand be on the man you have chosen,the man you have given your strength.And we shall never forsake you again:give us life that we may call upon your name. (R)

Second Reading Heb 10:5-10A reading from the letter to the HebrewsI am coming to do your will.

This is what Christ said, on coming into the world:

You who wanted no sacrifice or oblation,prepared a body for me.You took no pleasure in holocausts or sacrifices for sin;then I said,just as I was commanded in the scroll of the book,‘God, here I am! I am coming to obey your will.’

Notice that he says first: You did not want what the Law lays down as the things to be offered, that is: the sacrifices, the oblations, the holocausts and the sacrifices for sin, and you took no pleasure in them; and then he says:

Here I am! I am coming to obey your will. He is abolishing the first sort to replace it with the second. And this will was for us to be made holy by the offering of his body made once and for all by Jesus Christ.

The word of the Lord

Gospel Acclamation Lk 1:38

Alleluia, alleluia!I am the servant of the Lord:may his will for me be done.Alleluia!

Gospel Lk 1:39-45A reading from the holy Gospel according to LukeWhy should it happen that I am honoured with a visit from the mother of my Lord?

Mary set out and went as quickly as she could to a town in the hill country of Judah. She went into Zechariah’s house and greeted Elizabeth. Now as soon as Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the child leapt in her womb and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. She gave a loud cry and said, ‘Of all women you are the most blessed, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. Why should I be honoured with a visit from the mother of my Lord? For the moment your greeting reached my ears, the child in my womb leapt for joy. Yes, blessed is she who believed that the promise made her by the Lord would be fulfilled.’

The Gospel of the Lord.

REFLECTION by Dianne Bergant CSS There is always excitement at this time of the year. It is as if everything is filled with promise. Animosities are set aside; estrangement dissolves into reconciliation; the whole world seems gentler; and we are filled with the spirit of generosity. In the days just before Christmas, the possibility of newness is almost palpable. The spirit of the season has caught hold of us even before the actual day has arrived. Today we stand on the threshold of fulfilment. The future that God has prepared for us is open before us, even though we have not yet stepped out into it.The incarnation takes place in human history, thus affirming the fundamental goodness of human life and concerns, and sanctifying them even further. The child comes from simple people, from a place that is relatively insignificant, thus underscoring God’s preference for what is ordinary. The body that was offered for our salvation, the body that consecrated us through having been offered up, was the body that grew in the womb of Mary. The extraordinary salvific deed of God was accomplished through his coming into the world as one of us. The obedience that Christ played

out through his body fulfilled for us the promises made by God.We stand on the threshold of fulfilment, the fulfilment of an event that has already taken place. We ritually reenact it so that we never take it for granted, so that we never forget that it is in and through human history that the marvellous deeds of God are accomplished.

© Dianne Bergant CSS

Fourth Sunday of Advent 22nd & 23rd December 2018

The Living Word

Liturgy for the Week

24/12 Monday Fourth Week of Advent 2 Sam 7:1-5, 8-12, 14, 16; Lk 1:67-79

25/12 Tuesday The NATIVITY of the LORD Vigil: Is 62:1-5; Acts 13:16-17, 22-25; Mt 1:1-25 Midnight: Is 9:1-7; Titus 2:11-14; Lk 2:1-14; Dawn: Is 62:11-12; Titus 3:4-7; Lk 2:15-20; Day: Is 52:7-10; Heb 1:1-6; Jn 1:1-18

26/12 Wednesday St Stephen, the �rst martyr Acts 6:8-10, 7:54-59; Mt 10:17-22

27/12 Thursday St John, apostle, evangelist 1 Jn 1:1-4; Jn 20:2-8

28/12 Friday The Holy Innocents, martyrs 1 Jn 1:5 - 2:2; Mt 2:13-18

29/12 Saturday 5th day in the Octave of the Nativity 1 Jn 2:3-11; Lk 2:22-35

A Prayer for our Earth

All-powerful God, you are present in the whole universe and in the

smallest of your creatures.You embrace with your

tenderness all that exists.Pour out upon us the power

of your love, that we may protect life and beauty.

Fill us with peace, that we may live as brothers and sisters, harming no one.

O God of the poor,help us to rescue the

abandoned and forgotten of this earth, so precious

in your eyes.Bring healing to our lives,that we may protect the world and not prey on it,that we may sow beauty,

not pollution and destruction.

Touch the hearts of those who look only for gain at the expense of the poor

and the earth.Teach us to discover the

worth of each thing,to be �lled with awe and

contemplation, to recognize that we are profoundly

unitedwith every creatureas we journey towards

your in�nite light.We thank you for being

with us each day.Encourage us, we pray,

in our strugglefor justice, love and peace.

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MICHAEL PAUL

Experienced CatholicAccredited Specialist

Family Lawyer

•Family Law Issues •Family Trusts •Wills & Succession Planning •Contested Estate Issues

Suite 29, Level 4Gateway Building1 Mona Vale Road

Tel: [email protected]

54 Darley Street Mona Vale

A Prayer for our Earth

All-powerful God, you are present in the whole universe and in the

smallest of your creatures.You embrace with your

tenderness all that exists.Pour out upon us the power

of your love, that we may protect life and beauty.

Fill us with peace, that we may live as brothers and sisters, harming no one.

O God of the poor,help us to rescue the

abandoned and forgotten of this earth, so precious

in your eyes.Bring healing to our lives,that we may protect the world and not prey on it,that we may sow beauty,

not pollution and destruction.

Touch the hearts of those who look only for gain at the expense of the poor

and the earth.Teach us to discover the

worth of each thing,to be �lled with awe and

contemplation, to recognize that we are profoundly

unitedwith every creatureas we journey towards

your in�nite light.We thank you for being

with us each day.Encourage us, we pray,

in our strugglefor justice, love and peace.

Disabled Parking Area

There are 2 Disabled Parking Spaces available on the Church grounds. Please observe the signs and refrain from parking in the Disabled Parking Area or in the driveway, especially during the weekends when Mass is on, and reserve this for our parishioners who are in need of the space.

Thank you

A Burundi couple who has recently moved to our parish is looking for temporary accomodation.

If you are able to assist in any way, please call the parish o�ce on 9157 0999 .

Thank you

The Catholic Parish of Pittwater

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