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Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B)
Vol. 190/07/2018
18th & 19th August 2018
Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.
Gospel Acclamation
Alleluia, alleluia!
All who eat my flesh
and drink my blood
live in me
and I in them,
says the Lord.
Alleluia!
Gospel: John 6:51-58
1. 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.
R.
2. Revere the Lord, you his saints. They lack nothing, those who
revere him.
Strong lions suffer want and go hungry but those who seek the
Lord lack no
blessing. R.
3. Come, children, and hear me that I may teach you the fear of
the Lord.
Who is he who longs for life and many days, to enjoy his
prosperity? R.
4. Then keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking
deceit. Turn aside from evil and do good; seek and strive after
peace. R.
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When You Want to Say, “I Have Had Enough” In the Holy Scripture
we see leaders who are exhausted, struggling, confused, desperate
and ready to just quit. The journey to the land of Canaan was too
hard for the people of Israel that they nearly gave up their
passage to Promised Land, and they decided to go back to the
slavery of Egypt (Exodus 16). But God gave them manna; they ate,
and received strength from above to continue their journey. Prophet
Elijah went into wilderness to escape from the wicked queen Jezebel
who was making his life miserable. At some point, Elijah got so
burned out and said, “ I had enough Lord, take my life”. Now this
is the normal response of a man who is burned out. He was tired and
confused. He was desperate and unsure about the future. But God
wouldn’t give up on him. He saw baked bread and a jar of water. He
ate and drank. Strengthened by that food he walked and reached
Horeb the mountain of God, where he experienced the power of God (1
Kings 19).
Saint Paul encourages us to move on and never give up. Be
renewed in the spirit of your minds. Put on a new self (Ephesus 4,
2). Jesus gives us His body and blood to nourish us and strengthen
us. There is always a bigger picture. There is always a longer
timeline. There is always information you don’t know. God always
has a plan.
Around the Parish I sincerely thank everyone who collaborated
and participated in our Feast Day last Wednesday. Our parish is so
blessed for the radiant spirit of fellowship and cooperation. We
are grateful for the beautiful altar set-up, donation of flowers,
well-participated continuous rosary, delicious cake by the Nguyen
Family (Pinjarra French Hot Bread Shop), choir group for the
splendid hymns and singing, Graeme Mander and the Parish Pastoral
Council members, Social Committee members, the wonderful teachers
of Assumption Catholic Primary school for the tables set-up,
cleaning-up and of course for their delicious and hearty soups and
bread, Fr Wally for joining the Mass celebration, our kind
parishioners who stayed and helped with the cleaning-up and
everyone who were present and joined our parish celebration. God
bless you all!
Fr. Theophane OCD
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Combined Choir Practice First Saturday of each month from
9:30-10:30am. Everyone welcome and new choristers are encouraged.
Come along to learn Mass settings and songs that can be used to
enhance our liturgies. Come let us make a joyful noise to our
God.
Praying the Rosary in our Homes During the month of August we
invite you to either be a host or a visitor to pray the rosary in
the home. A list for names of hosts, their telephone numbers, day
and times they are available has been provided at the back of the
church.
We invite all men to join the MenAlive meetings that will be
held on the following dates: • 23 August (Thursday) at 8:15 am (for
seniors) • 24 August (Friday) at 7.30 pm (especially for Dads with
family) Venue for both meetings will be at #21 Eden St., Dudley
Park. We hope to see you there. ☺
Andrew Hastie MP will visit our Parish on 30 August (Thursday)
at 6pm.
This visit is to inaugurate two new ministries in our
parish-
Single Parents Support Group
Grief Counselling-Ongoing Support
This is an opportunity to meet our MP.
We encourage everyone to join. Light snacks will be
provided.
Music Ministry. Would you like to share your talents through
music? Experience the joy in singing! New singers and musicians are
welcome. Please look for the choir coordinators—Deacon Michael
Phillips, Barrie Dearle, Mark Blagden, Cindy Bovell, Elizabeth
Disney, Mario/Winnie Morala, Ampy Diaz De Rivera, Jag Magpily,
Helga Sebastian or see any of our priests.
I will sing of the LORD’s great love forever;
with my mouth I will make your faithfulness known through all
generations. -Psalms 89:1
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THE CATENIAN CHARITY INC.
SCHOLARSHIP The Catenian Scholarship was established to advance
the interests of Australian Catholic students who are in
*necessitous circumstances* and are enrolled at an Australian
tertiary institution or tertiary residential college. Open to
students aged between 15 and 25 years, but still 24 when the 2nd or
subsequent full-time study year commences. The student will have
demonstrated drive and commitment to achieve academically, despite
financial hardship or other personal difficulty. The student will
have completed at least 1 year of full-time study towards a
Bachelor degree. The Scholarship of $5000 per annum will be paid to
the recipient if there is satisfactory academic progress for the
duration of their studies. The student must use the money to
discharge their liability to the institution or college.
*Necessitous circumstances* is defined as a person who doesn’t
have enough financial resources to have a modest standard of living
in Australia. A person receiving a Centre Care “Youth Allowance” is
qualified as “necessitous” For further information, please contact
either Mr Colin Purcell (9586 2704 or email [email protected]) or
Mr Geoff Prendergast (0417938738 or email
[email protected]).
Volunteers Needed
Vinnies needs people to help with our 2018 Street Appeal -
Friday September 7. Mandurah is so large now that our conference
members cannot cover our usual collection points all day so we need
parishioners to help us. Otherwise we will have to reduce our
coverage. We raised more than $3000 in last year's appeal, and we
need every cent of that to help those in need in Mandurah.
Can you spare one or two hours any time from 8.30-9am to 5 pm
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 7. It is really wonderful if two friends offer us
a couple of hours to work together. We will supply the collection
tins and all the support needed - We just require yourselves, a big
smile and a willingness to chat to strangers for a couple of hours.
Most places will have seating. Our Collection points are Mandurah
Forum Shopping Centre Halls Head Shopping Centre Bunnings
Greenfields Bunnings Halls Head Post Office downtown Smart St
Mall
Please ring Jill Mather on 0400 212 039 if you can
help - or email [email protected]
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]
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All men are welcome to join a brunch after 9:30am Mass on
2nd September 2018 (Sunday).
Ladies please help feed our fathers by bringing plate to
share.
RESERVE DATE FOR CHILDREN Movie night Friday 14 September.
Our church is in need of volunteer cleaners. If you are able and
willing
to be included in the cleaning roster or you wish to sign up
just
for few hours, please contact the Parish office at 95812061.
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Thanks to all families and friends who made our parish Feast day
such a joyous and wonderful occasion for all to remember.
More photos next week...
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WORLDWIDE MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER: All married couples are invited to
join the next session on 12-14
October 2018. For information or booking contact: Valerie &
Brendon on 0424
220 625 – Email: [email protected] Website –
www.wwme.org.au
Bunbury Diocese Office advised that the link to the BBI-TAITE
14th annual e-Conference focusing on Plenary Council 2020 is now
available! The free link to the conference recordings by BBI
will be available until 5.00pm (AEST) Wednesday 22 August.
Please feel free to ac-cess the link before it expires.
https://www.bbi.catholic.edu.au/short-courses/eConference-Video The
free e-Conference, broadcast live and recorded on 8 August 2018,
featured local and international speakers Archbishop Mark Coleridge
of Brisbane, Australian Catholic Uni-versity's Gemma Cruz, Plenary
Council facilitator Lana Turvey-Collins and US-based theologians
Professor Massimo Faggioli and Professor Richard Lennan.
Looking for a gift for Baptism or First
Holy Communion?We have a piety stall in the Parish Office. Open
M-F, from 8am-4pm. Baptism gifts are available. We also have prayer
books for children, greeting cards, prayer cards, scapulars, rosary
beads and pamphlets, keyrings, St Christopher car magnets,
bookmarks, crucifix, pyx, and other religious items available.
Few items from the piety stall will be available for sale
outside the church this Sunday 19 August after the 8.00am Mass and
9.30am Mass.
Harvey Catholic Parish invites you to join us in celebrating the
Feast of Our Lady of the Immigrants with His Excellency Archbishop
Adolfo Tito Yllana, Apostolic Nuncio in Australia Sunday 16th
September 2018. Rosary 1.30pm. Mass will begin at 2.00pm followed
by a shared afternoon tea. RSVP 1st September— 9729 1699 or
harveycatholicparish@gmail We invite you to wear traditional
clothing which reflects your family background or colours of your
national flag.
Invitation: Praying Our Experiences Theme: Re-thinking Mary
MacKillop ~ Her response to God's call in her responses to the
world around her When: Friday 27th July (future sessions also held
on 31 Aug, 28 Sept, 26 Oct, 23 Nov, 18 Dec) Time: 10.30am to 12pm
and repeated 7pm-8.30pm Venue: Mary MacKillop Centre, 16 York
Street, South Perth RSVP essential: by Tuesday 24 July to: (08)
9334 0999 or [email protected]
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The International Centennial Image of Our Lady of Fatima is
visiting our Parish
Our Lady of Fatima Statue will visit our Church on Monday, 3rd
September
(the month dedicated to the 7 sorrows of Our Lady).
The Pilgrimage includes Holy Mass, Rosary, Scapular investiture
and discussion about the Living the Catholic CARE lifestyle
(Confession Adoration Rosary Eucharist) by AHFI Missionary
Religious. Timetable will be announced soon.
We encourage all our parishioners to take part in this
pilgrimage.
Article below is an information/briefing about the Centennial
Pilgrim Image.
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Frank O’Driscoll, Alysha Carboni, John Gilbertson, Joan Orchard,
Joan McKay, Joan Marshall, George Tacey, Terry Dwyer, Jenny Stokic,
Sue Short, Sheila Pearce, Joanne Ford, Leah Hardie, Lil Eves,
Lesley Mertens, Sean Mahoney, Jodie Donnelly, Mikayla Wilton, Peter
Young, Roy & Jan Payne, Grace Moore, Aldine Wheldon, Daryl
Winters, Merle Johnson, Trish Mulcahy, Oliver, Norma Hales, David
Naughton, Dulcie Kent, Anita Doran, Herbert Lenard, Taylor Green,
Margaret McGuiness, Les Pearson, Beryl Fitzgerald, Louisa &
Luigi Bove, Fr Russell Hardiman, Anne-Marie Fliegener, Ray
Polglase, Bill Kociaruba, Sergio Fiore, June Vee Navarro, Johnson
Joseph, Fiona & Veronica Davies, Les Burns, Sophie, Roma Hare,
Margaret Worthington, Andrew Hegenus Sr, Honorio Edano, Todd McKay,
Irene Pini, Kate Whooley, Fr Chris Warnock, Joshua Chernoff, Ron
Nichols, Barbara Padua, Marie Aide, Raeleen Sutton, Jessica
Amphlett, Raegis Farrell, Barbara, Philip Giuffre, Liz Evans, Jim
Conroy, Boy Flores, Bill Copple, Dorothy Oliver, Lucia Yongkind,
Diane Taylor, Chris Morris, Alan Edwards, Patrick Valmadre,
Lorraine Perry, Harry & Tommy Ellis, Joseph Godridge, Christian
Vimpany, Kylie Godridge, Alan Grey, Mark Bussanich, Amber, Elsie
Medina, Markus Ruescher, Zoe Jones. Please advise the office if any
of the above names need to be removed.
VISITATION. If you know someone seriously sick or in the
hospital, please inform the office. One of our priests or a member
of the Legion of Mary will be able to visit him/her and offer
prayer support. Please contact 9581-2061.
Write to senators to oppose euthanasia. The Senate will this
coming week vote on a Bill which would allow territories to
legalise euthanasia and assisted suicide. Please contact your
senators TODAY and ask them to protect vulnerable people by voting
against the Bill. Visit the HOPE website to send your message
http://www.noeuthanasia.org.au/sign - Jeremy Stuparich, official
Church lobbyist who works on politi-cal issues before the
parliament.
SUBMISSION OF SYNOD CONSULTATION SHEET. We encourage those who
completed the consultation sheet to please submit it quickly. You
may put it in the box provided in the church entrance or you can
drop it off at the parish office
Mandurah Catholic College Community/College Mass on 22 Aug (Wed)
at 7:40am in the Lecture Theatre. Year 11 Mass on 22 Aug (Wed) at
8:30am in the Lecture Theatre.
Are you planning to get your child baptised? Please
book for an appointment for registration at 9581 2061
or send an email through to the Parish Office at
[email protected].
The next Pre-Baptism Night will be on 6 September
(Thursday) at 7 pm at the Parish Centre.
Fiadh Saoirse McDonnell Daughter of Eoin & Orla
Parish Pastoral Council Meeting will be on Tuesday, 21 August,
at 7 pm at the Parish Hall. Resource Available: Free copies of
Australia Catholic Magazine are available in the Church and Parish
Centre. Prayers. Please keep in your prayers the victims of the
heavy storms and flood in Kerala, India. May all families and
children be spared from any danger brought about by this calamity
and may they be provided with the immediate assistance/rescue they
need.
http://www.noeuthanasia.org.au/signhttp://www.noeuthanasia.org.au/sign
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Saturday 18 August 2018 6:00pm—M Jones, E Coverley, V Dicker, S
Ellul, E Hope Sunday 19 August 2018 8:00am—M Sullivan, Z Eigures, S
Finlay, J Hazebroek, J McCleay 9:30am—C Iannetta, T Lazaroo, J
Lazaroo, M O’Neil, M Ryan 6:00pm—Volunteer Saturday 25 August 2018
6:00pm—A Le Tessier, M Rogers, M Jones, K Merritt, J Court Sunday
26 August 2018 8:00am—J Van Dijk, S O’Connor, J Porter, M Reynolds,
A Ringrose 9:30am—G Lazaroo, M Ong Teo, R Teo, R Van Schoor, C
Bovell 6:00pm—Volunteer
Saturday 18 August 2018 6:00pm—R Daly, T Wilkins Sunday 19
August 2018 8:00am—E Disney, D Chown 9:30am—A Diaz de Rivera, M
Balabad Elisha Diaz de Rivera, Andreana Nath 6:00pm—Volunteers
Saturday 25 August 2018 6:00pm—B Scharf, P Connett Sunday 26 August
2018 8:00am—N Marschall, M O’Neil, 9:30am—D Teo, M Wild Dillon Teo,
Daniel Teo 6:00pm—Volunteers
A l t a r S e r v e r s
18 Aug, 6pm Joshua Ram Valsan
19 Aug, 8am Gabriel McAlinden
19 August, 9.30am Jerome Nath
Elijah Diaz de Rivera Rishi Pines
26 August, 9.30am Emilie Barroa Andreana nath
Oliwia Jakowska
Pilgrim Statue
This week the Pilgrim statue will be at the home of: 19 Aug
Betty Polglaze 26 Aug Evelyn Ehlers 2 Sept Margaret Ardagh If
anyone would like the Pilgrim Statue for Anniversaries, birthdays,
etc. please ring Rosemary Rana on 0438 916 165.
Cleaning Roster
24 Aug-George Masar 31 Aug-Lorna Butchart
Morning Tea 19 Aug—Catenians 26 Aug—Assumption Women
Regular MASS, ADORATION &
RECONCILIATION TIMES
Monday 7.30am Tuesday 7.30am Wed 7.30am & 5.00pm Thursday
7.30am Friday 7.30am & 5.00pm Saturday 7.30am, Vigil 6.00pm
Sunday 8.00am, 9.30am & 6.00pm
Continuous Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament: Mon. Tues,
& Thurs 8am-4pm.
Wed 8am - 4.45pm Friday 12noon- 4.45pm.
Reconciliation: Before and after Weekly Masses & 5.30pm
Saturday
Please Note: Please see noticeboard for changes and Mass times
next week.
Please visit our website:
Next Week’s Readings 21st Sunday in Ordinary
Time Year B (26 Aug) Joshua 24:1-2, 15-18;
Eph 5:21-32; Jn 6:60-69
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The Parish This Week…
Parish Office– 8 Stevenson St, Mandurah WA 6210
Ph-9581 2061/9581 3261
Presbytery– 6 Stevenson St, Mandurah/ Ph 9582 7390
Church– Creery St., Mandurah WA 6210
Emails-Admin & Bulletin: [email protected]
Accounts: [email protected]
Website: www.olaparishmh.org.au
Office Hours: 8am-12.30pm, 1pm-4pm Mon-Fri
Fr Theophane Antony - Parish Priest
Fr Albin Odippattil—Assistant Parish Priest
Fr Anson Akkappilly—Assistant Parish Priest
Michael Phillips - Deacon
Frank Nieman & Ernie Carey– Retired Deacons
Vivien de Winter/Alison Caingcoy—Office Staff
Day Church Parish Centre
SUNDAY 19/8 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time
8.00am—Mass 9.30am—Mass Assumption Catholic Primary School
Eucharist Commitment Ceremony 10.45am—Baptism 6.00pm—Mass
(OFFICE CLOSED)
MONDAY 20/8 St Monica
6.50am—Rosary, Morning Prayer 7.30am– Mass
8:30am MCC students’ retreat
TUESDAY 21/8 St Pius
6.50am—Rosary, Morning Prayer 7.30am—Mass
8.30am MCC students’ retreat 10am- Legion of Mary (Jubilee Room
7pm—Divine Will Prayer Group (Jubilee Room) 7pm—PPC Meeting
WEDNESDAY 22/8 The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary
6.50am—Rosary, Morning Prayer 7.30am—Mass 5.00pm—Mass
4pm—Parish Religious Education Program
THURSDAY 23/8 St Rose of Lima
6.50am—Rosary, Morning Prayer 7.30am—Mass
8:30am MCC students’ retreat 8:15am—MenAlive ( #21 Eden St)
FRIDAY 24/8 Day of Penance St Bartholomew, Apostle
7.30am—Morning Prayer 7.30am—Mass 5.00pm—Mass
8:30am MCC students’ retreat 7.30pm—MenAlive (#21 Eden St)
SATURDAY 25/8 St Joseph Calasanz Blessed Virgin Mary
7.10am—Morning Prayer 7.30am—Mass 5.00pm—ACPS Reconciliation
6.00pm—Mass
(OFFICE CLOSED) 9am—RCIA Training
SUNDAY 26/8 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time
8.00am—Mass 9.30am—Mass 6.00pm—Mass
(OFFICE CLOSED)
