Jeremiah 23:1-6

‘Doom for the shepherds who allow the flock of my pasture to be destroyed and scattered – it is the Lord who speaks! This, therefore, is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says about the shepherds in charge of my people: You have let my flock be scattered and go wandering and have not taken care of them. Right, I will take care of you for your misdeeds – it is the Lord who speaks! But the remnant of my flock I myself will gather from all the countries where I have dispersed them, and will bring them back to their pastures: they shall be fruitful and increase in numbers. I will raise up shepherds to look after them and pasture them; no fear, no terror for them any more; not one shall be lost – it is the Lord who speaks! ‘See, the days are coming – it is the Lord who speaks – when I will raise a virtuous Branch for David, who will reign as true king and be wise, practising honesty and integrity in the land. In his days Judah will be saved and Israel dwell in confidence. And this is the name he will be called: The Lord-our-integrity.’ Psalm22.

R. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.

The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want. Fresh and green are the pastures where he gives me repose. Near restful waters he leads me, to revive my drooping spirit. (R.)

He guides me along the right path; he is true to his name. If I should walk in the valley of darkness no evil would I fear. You are there with your crook and your staff, with these you give me comfort. (R.)

You have prepared a banquet for me in the sight of my foes. My head you have anointed with oil; my cup is overflowing. (R.)

Surely goodness and kindness shall follow me all the days of my life. In the Lord’s own house shall I dwell for ever and ever. (R.)

Ephesians 2:13-18

In Christ Jesus, you that used to be so far from us have been brought very close, by the blood of Christ. For he is the peace between us, and has made the two into one and broken down the barrier which used to keep them apart, actually destroying in his own person the hostility caused by the rules and decrees of the Law. This was to create one single New Man in himself out of the two of them and by restoring peace through the cross, to unite them both in a single Body and reconcile them with God. In his own person he killed the hostility. Later he came to bring the good news of peace, peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near at hand. Through him, both of us have in the one Spirit our way to come to the Father.

Gospel Acclamation

Alleluia, alleluia! My sheep listen to my voice, says the Lord; I know them, and they follow me. Alleluia!

Mark 6:30-34

The apostles rejoined Jesus and told him all they had done and taught. Then he said to them, ‘You must come away to some lonely place all by yourselves and rest for a while’; for there were so many coming and going that the apostles had no time even to eat. So they went off in a boat to a lonely place where they could be by themselves. But people saw them going, and many could guess where; and from every town they all hurried to the place on foot and reached it before them. So as he stepped ashore he saw a large crowd; and he took pity on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd, and he set himself to teach them at some length.

The scriptural quotations are taken from the Jerusalem Bible, published and copyright 1966, 1967 and 1968 by Darton Longman and Todd Ltd and Doubleday & Co Inc, and used by permission of the publishers. The English translation of the Psalm Responses, Alleluia and Gospel Verses,

and Lenten Gospel Acclamations from the Lectionary for Mass © 1997, 1981, 1968, International Committee on English in the Liturgy.

The Living

“Always be a little kinder than necessary.”

—J.M. Barrie

It was wonderful to have the two seminarians from Holy Spirit Seminary with us for five days of this past week, Dave Nightingale and Isaac Falzon. They managed to speak to the grades 3 through 6 students at both Lourdes and St Peter’s and to all the students, I think, at Gilroy Santa Maria College. Hopefully, they made an impact and sowed a seed or two.

I was particularly delighted to visit St Peter’s with the lads on Monday, first day of the new term. Because of the wonderful growth that St Peter’s has experienced over the course of the past year, they have been able to split one of their classes and form a new class group and take over the once spare classroom. This means, of course, that there is room for even more growth. One of the real positives is that of the fifty students, only four are in grade 6. This means that numbers should stay very healthy for a few years to come. Full credit to the wonderful staff, both teaching and support, at St Peter’s under the excellent principalship of Tracy Nuttall.

It’s obvious that school is back in full swing as I look at my calendar. This week, we have four school Masses, two year level Masses at GSM, the weekly Thursday morning Mass at Abergowrie and our annual grandparents Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes. Last year, this last Mass was absolutely packed to the rafters. I know many of the grandparents enjoy the opportunity to spend a morning at school with their grandchildren.

In a week’s time, we celebrate the annual Catholic Education Week. As with previous years, we will celebrate a Mass with students from all four of our schools. This year, the Mass will be held on Monday 30 July at 9.30am in St Patrick’s Church. It will not be as big as the monster Mass we held last year in the Menegon Centre, but I have no doubt that the music will be exceptional, as each school has been hard at work on both playing and singing.

Obviously, plans for the Mission Trip are well underway. There are a couple of fund-raising events advertised within: an afternoon tea in Mercy Hall with Herbert Valley Voices providing the entertainment which should be lovely; and the annual walk-a-thon organised by previous adult participants in our Mission Trips. There will also be a couple of raffles; John Barbagallo the manual arts head from Gilroy has built a fabulous trailer that they are raffling. This coming week, I have the second training session with the participants and a parent meeting to discuss everything that parents need to know. So, it is definitely full steam ahead. Please pray for all those on our Mission Trip.

This coming week, lessons begin for First Holy Communion. Please keep these children in your prayers as they prepare for this most sacred encounter with Jesus in Holy Communion.

The Church: a hospital for sinners, a training school for saints.

The Pastor’s Pen!

Ingham

Sat 6.00pm Sun 8.30am Sun 7.00pm

Halifax Sun. 7.00am

Canossa Sun 10.00am

Abergowrie Sun 10.00am

Sunday Masses 28/29 July

Mon 7.00am St Patrick’s

Tues No Mass

Wed No Mass

Thurs 5.30pm St Patrick ’s

Fri 8.00am St Patrick ’s

Sat No Mass

Weekdays 23 to 28 July

Rosary

9.30am Monday in St Patrick ’s

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

Tuesday 9am to 1.00pm St Paul ’s Chapel - Benediction 5.15pm St Patrick’s

Devotions

Confessions

11.00am Saturday 5.00pm Saturday

Parish Contacts

Parish Priest: Fr Damian McGrath Associate Pastor: Fr Vitalis C Oguh Parish Secretary: Pauline Pennisi Assistant / RE Co-ordinator: Marcella Cantatore

Bookkeeper/Compliance Officer: Beth Ingegneri Pastoral Care: Sr Nina Barra Senior Adult Minsitry: Santina Cross

PO Box 375, Ingham Q 4850 4776 2600 parishoffice@inghamcatholic.com

www.inghamcatholic.com facebook.com/inghamcatholic

Office Hours: 9am to 12pm Monday to Friday, 1pm to 3pm Monday to Thursday

16th Sunday Ordinary Time B – 22 July 2018

Mon 5.30pm St Patrick ’s

Tues 5.30pm St Patrick’s

Wed 9.00am Lourdes 5.30pm St Patrick’s St James

Thurs 8.40am Abergowrie 5.30pm St Patrick ’s St Joachim & St Anne

Fri 7.00am St Patrick ’s

Sat 8.00am St Patrick ’s

anyone has left over wool no longer required, please feel free to drop this off. Any donation will be gratefully appreciated.

The History of the Sisters of Mercy

Available for Sale: An Ardent Desire to be United to God and to Serve The Poor – A Celebration of 100 Years of The Sisters of Mercy in The Diocese of Townsville 1878-1978 written by Joan Carmichael Neal. This book is available at the St Vincent de Paul Bookshop, 219 Charters Towers Road Hermit Park OR from the Office of the Sisters of Mercy at 5/56 Charles Street Aitkenvale.

The cost of this book is $30 – Cash Sale Only

Blankets Needed

In Townsville at the moment there is an urgent need for blankets and doonas for new refugee families. If you can help at all, please bring them to your weekend mass and someone from St Vincent de Paul will collect them (or drop them into the parish office).

Upcoming Events

• Young Vinnies Sleepout—3 August

• Charity Walk - 12 August

• Afternoon Tea Fundraiser for MOPS - 19 August

• First Holy Communion -

St Patrick's 25 & 26 August

St Peter's 1 September

Canossa 2 September

Parish Notices and Events St Patrick’s Parish Council

All members please note that your next meeting is this Monday 23 July at 7.30pm in the Parish Meeting room.

Knights of the Southern Cross

All members please note that a Mass will be offered for the repose of the soul of Archbishop Leonard Faulkner this Monday 23 July at 5.30pm

“Feed the hungry: Feed the soul” Charity Walk

All Donations gratefully accepted

Walk with us to support the Missionaries of the Poor Philippines, in their dedicated work amongst "the poorest of the poor", Sunday August 12 7.00am sharp, from Mercy Hall to Victoria Estate and back. Hot scrumptious Brunch included.

Tickets are Adults $20 and Youth $15 and are available from Sadleirs Pharmacy, Gilroy Santa Maria College and the Parish Office.

For further inquiries contact Giovanna Melvin 47763574

Mission Trip Afternoon Tea Fundraiser

When/Where: Sunday 19 August 2:00pm in Mercy Hall

Entertainment: Monica Vitale’s “Herbert Valley Voices”

Cost: $10 per ticket and will be on sale as from this Monday at Gilroy student reception or the parish office.

Raffles and lucky door prizes to be won.

Afternoon tea provided

All proceeds going to Gilroy Santa Maria Missionaries of the Poor Mission Trip students.

Expressions of Interest: Volunteer Visitors!

As our Befrienders ministry is expanding, we will be having a further intake of volunteers to assist with this program. If you have a spare hour or two and feel you would be able to provide a friendly visit to people in our community who are housebound and socially isolated, please contact the Parish office to express your interest.

Prayer Shawl Ministry

Calling all parishioners who enjoy knitting and/or crocheting. We are commencing a new program to provide prayer shawls and/or knee rugs to people in our community who may be in need.

The Prayer Shawl ministry was commenced back in 1998 in America by two ladies who had a love of knitting and crocheting. A small group of like minded ladies joined them and made shawls that were sent on to those in need of comfort and solace. Many blessings were knitted/crocheted into every shawl and intentions for the recipient continued throughout the creation of the shawl. Once completed, the shawls were prayerfully sent on their way. Many blessings flowed not only to the creators of the shawls but also to the person receiving such a lovingly created masterpiece as no two shawls are alike making them truly unique.

If you love knitting/crocheting and are interested in being part of this program, please contact the Parish Centre for further information. If you are unable to knit/crochet but are keen to help financially, please feel free to donate to assist us to purchase the wool. Also if

St James was the son of Zebedee and the brother of John the apostle. He was a fisherman from Galilee who become known as James “the Greater” to distinguish him from the other apostle James “the Less”, son of Alpheus. Jesus called James and John the “sons of thunder”, most likely in reference to their quick-tempers. Along with Peter, James and John were among Jesus’ closest friends and they were chosen to be witnesses to

the Transfiguration and his agony in the garden. After Christ’s death, James became the first apostle to be martyred when he was put to the sword by King Herod Agrippa I. Feast Day 25 July

Requiescant in pace Please Pray For: Serafina Russo, Laurence Janson, (died this week) Sarina Sorbello, Gigi Tognini, Giovanni “Alf” Mazzeo (Brisbane) (died recently), Venero Altadonna, Claudio Tognini, Marian La Rosa, Bruna Orsetto (annivs at this time), Laura Cerutti, John Halpin, Egidio Tognini, Janice Day, Gloria Motti, Deceased members Sartoresi & Vella families, Maria Pennisi, Vittorio & Maria Cantoni, Salvatore Marino, Carlo & Maria Magoni, Elliott Francis Mathensen, Andrew Barra, Ken Nazzari, Nellie Venturato, Baldo Fanti, Attilio Bertolini, Annita Libera, Alfredo Tognini, Giovanni Orsetto, Alfio Di Giacomo

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord. Let perpetual light shine upon them.

May they rest in peace. Amen. May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed,

through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

Rosters Counters This Week:

S Di Bartolo, F Di Bartolo, A La Rosa, M Garutti, R Romano

Counters Next Week:

M Duffy J Busuttin A Duffy D Benedetto T Pallanza

Children’s Liturgy: Saturday 28 July 6.00pm Mass

Lawrence & Anna Di Bella

Altar Servers 28/29 July: Sat 6.00pm: Roman Grotelli Justin Roveglia Sun 8.30am: Jacob & Georgia Minato Sun 7.00pm: Trista Kopeshke Organists 28/29 July: Sat 6.00pm: Paul Cavallaro/Palma Harris/Video Sun 8.30am: Monica Vitale/Video Sun 7.00pm: Lynette Di Bella/Video

Commentators 28/29 July:

Sat 6.00pm: Peter Sheedy Sun 8.30am: Lorraine Pietrobon Sun 7.00pm: Denise Barbi

Readers 28/29 July:

Halifax: Santina Cross & Gail Neale

Canossa: C/1 Marie-V Wherry 2/3 Trevor Pallanza Sat 6.00pm: 1 Felix Reitano 2 Judy Reitano 3 Peter Sheedy Sun 8.30am: 1 Lidia Marbelli 2 Marlies Maussen 3 Lorraine Pietrobon Sun 7.00pm: 1 Deborah Tardiani 2 Christine Timms 3 Denise Barbi Abergowrie: Tom & Eva Duffy

Special Ministers 28/29 July:

Halifax: Lorraine Castles & Julie Rupp

Canossa: Jenelle Woolley & Brian Hurley

Sat 6.00pm: Angie Comas Mikaela Comas Peter Costanzo

Sun 8.30am: Alex Pietrobon Sam Spina Jean Staples

Sun 7.00pm: John Kinbacher Lauren Kopeshke

Abergowrie: Eva Duffy

Please keep in your prayers: Terry Fenoglio,

Mark Spina, Angie Morris, Paul Hobbs, William Bosworth, Janine Mahony,Bernie Viklund,

Aley Kunnathumadappallil, Paul McLennan

May the Lord’s healing hand rest upon them

Welcome to a new child of God: Siena Lexi Gatto

baptised this Sunday at St Patrick’s