Transcript Palm Sunday - Our Lady Help of Christians

PAGINA IN ITALIANO
TRIDUO PASQUALE
L’orario della liturgia del Triduo Pasquale:
GIOVEDÌ SANTO:
19:30 a Our Lady’s.
VENERDÌ SANTO:
15:00 in entrambe le chiese
di Our Lady’s e St Ambrose’s
SABATO SANTO:
(Veglia Pasquale) 19:30 a
St Ambrose’s
DOMENICA DI PASQUA: 09:00 a Our Lady’s
(Italiano/Inglese)
DOMENICA DI PASQUA: 10:30 a St Ambrose’s
OGGI ENTRIAMO NELLA SETTIMANA SANTA
Oggi, con la Domenica delle Palme,
entriamo nella piu’ sacra delle settimane –
una settimana che ci conduce al Triduo
Pasquale. Il Triduo Pasquale è la liturgia più
importante dell'anno, una liturgia che dura
tre giorni, cominciando con la Messa in
Cena Domini la sera del Giovedì Santo, portandoci
attraverso la liturgia solenne del Venerdì Santo e
concludendo con la liturgia della veglia Pasquale e la
Domenica di Pasqua. Con il Triduo Pasquale ci
concentriamo intensamente sulla morte e la
risurrezione di Gesù. Il nostro itinerario quaresimale ci
ha aiutato a prepararci per questa grande celebrazione.
RICONCILIAZIONE
I tempi per il sacramento della
riconciliazione sono elencati nella pagina
precedente. Possiamo celebrare il
Sacramento a Our Lady’s, St Ambrose’s o
qualsiasi altra chiesa. Nella chiesa di St
Francis' in Lonsdale Street si offre l’opportunità
quotidiana per la confessione (tranne domenica e
lunedì).
TRASPORTO PER LE CERIMONIE
DELLA SETTIMANA SANTA
A coloro che necessitano trasporto per le cerimonie
della settimana Santa chiediamo gentilmente di
telefonare in casa parrocchiale a Our Lady’s (9380
1844) o St Ambrose’s (9380 1023) all'inizio di questa
settimana.
TRAC È CON NOI PER LA SETTIMANA SANTA
Il seminarista Trac Nguyen soggiornera’ in parrocchia
questa settimana e assisterà con le cerimonie della
settimana Santa. Diamo il benvenuto a Trac in mezzo a
noi questa settimana e attendiamo con ansia il suo
ritorno in parrocchia durante il secondo semestre
dell'anno.
VIA CRUCIS
Le stazioni della Via Crucis venerdì alle
ore 10.00 nella chiesa di St Ambrose’s
si presenteranno in modo un po'
diverso, con una presentazione visiva di
immagini contemporanee, letture della
Scrittura e canti di Taizé.
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MINISTRI DI COMUNIONE AI MALATI
Grazie a tutti coloro che hanno portato la comunione
ai nostri parrocchiani malati e agli anziani. Ci sarà una
sessione di formazione dopo Pasqua.
PROJECT COMPASSION: SESTA SETTIMANA
Fino a poco tempo fa, gli abitanti del villaggio di
Dhaniram erano all'oscuro delle disposizioni di
sicurezza sociale del governo che supportano le
comunità più vulnerabili dell'India. Dal momento in cui
Dhaniram e’ stato coinvolto nel progetto 'Our Rights',
sostenuto da Caritas Australia, egli e la sua comunità
hanno imparato circa i loro diritti cosi’ da poter parlare
con competenza per se stessi. Ora un reale
cambiamento sta avvenendo.
SALVADANAI DEL PROJECT COMPASSION
Si prega di restituire i salvadanai del Project
Compassion e le buste la domenica dopo Pasqua. Ci
sarà una scatola di raccolta sull’altare. Grazie in
anticipo per il vostro generoso contributo quaresimale
per i progetti della Caritas Australia.
LOTTERIA DI PASQUA – HAI VINTO?
Controllate i biglietti! Sono i fortunati biglietti della
lotteria parrocchiale per i cesti di Pasqua:
1.
Primo premio biglietto blu B 015
2.
Secondo premio biglietto arancione B 78
OFFERTE PER LA TERRA SANTA
Il Venerdì Santo, ci sarà una raccolta di offerte all’uscita
della chiesa per la Terra Santa per sostenere il lavoro
di cura per i santuari biblici, scuole, orfanotrofi e
parrocchie in Terra Santa. Trovate maggiori
informazioni in bacheca.
UN GIARDINIERE VOLONTARIO A DISPOSIZIONE
Coloro che frequentano la messa del
sabato sera conosceranno di sicuro Kazem.
Mentre resta in attesa dell’esito della sua
richiesta d'asilo, desidera tenersi occupato
e vorrebbe lavorare in giardinaggio, semina,
potatura, ecc. Se avete un giardino che ha bisogno di
qualche cura, egli sarebbe felice di offrire il suo aiuto.
Chiamate Kazem allo 0470 467 885.
GRAZIE DAL CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE
L'anno scorso c'era un appello per raccogliere fondi
per costruire camere extra presso il seminario di
Carlton per accogliere piu’ seminaristi. Il rettore del
Collegio desidera ringraziarci sinceramente per gli
$863,10 che abbiamo inviato dalla nostra parrocchia. Il
totale generato da Victoria e’ $520,388. Un grande
sforzo!
PREGHIERA PARROCCHIALE PER MARZO
Preghiamo affinche’ si ponga fine alla corsa agli
armamenti. Che ci sia pace nei nostri cuori, nelle
nostre famiglie e in tutto il mondo!
The Catholic Parish of Brunswick and Brunswick East
Palm Sunday, Year C
SUNDAY MASS TIMES
Our Lady’s
St Ambrose’s
6.00pm Saturday Vigil
9.00am Sunday (Italian/English)
10.30am Sunday
WEEKDAY MASSES
Our Lady’s
St Ambrose’s
Tues and Wednesday at 9.15am
Friday at 9.00am
Thursday to Saturday at 10.00am
RECONCILIATION
St Ambrose’s
Our Lady’s
10.30am Saturday
11.30am Saturday
MARRIAGES AND BAPTISMS by appointment
PARISH PRIEST
Fr Michael Casey
PASTORAL ASSOCIATES
Sr Diane Cleveland and Sr Marjetka Žlahtič
20 March 2016
RESPONSORIAL PSALM
My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?
All who see me deride me.
They curl their lips, they toss their heads.
‘He trusted in the Lord, let him save him;
let him release him if this is his friend.’
Many dogs have surrounded me,
a band of the wicked beset me.
They tear holes in my hands and my feet.
I can count every one of my bones.
They divide my clothing among them.
They cast lots for my robe.
O Lord, do not leave me alone,
my strength, make haste to help me!
I will tell of your name to my brethren
and praise you where they are assembled.
‘You who fear the Lord give him praise;
all children of Jacob, give him glory.
Revere him, Israel’s sons.’
FAITH DEVELOPMENT AND ADMIN
Tricia Murray
SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
Mr Philip Cachia
PARISH OFFICE
287 Sydney Road, Brunswick VIC 3056
PHONE
9380 1023
FAX
9388 8144
EMAIL
[email protected]
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ,
king of endless glory!
Christ became obedient for us even to death
dying on the cross.
Therefore God raised him on high
and gave him a name above all other names.
Praise to you …
ST AMBROSE’S CHURCH
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER II
287 Sydney Road, Brunswick
Phone: 9380 1023 Fax: 9388 8144
Website: www.stambroseparish.org.au
RECENTLY DECEASED
Sr Gabriella McDonald RSM
OUR LADY’S CHURCH
49 Nicholson Street, Brunswick East
Phone: 9380 1844 Fax: 9388 0170
Website: www.ourlady.org.au
ANNIVERSARIES
Vito Ventura, Salvatore Lofaro, Rocco Parisi, Pietro
Parisi, Donato Parisi, Giuseppe Carrazza, Luigi Deboli,
Angelo Antonio Montano, Domenico Bonanni, Guido
and Paulina Bonanni, Connie Murray
JESUS’ HUMILITY
On this final Lenten Sunday we look
again at the significance of Christ in our
lives. He has taken the form of a slave;
he has been glorified with a name above
all other names; he continues to suffer
with us. We have not been saved
through military power, but through the
self-offering humility of Jesus. Though he was really in
the form of God, Jesus came in the form of a slave.
We have a saviour who was crushed for our iniquities,
nailed to a cross as a convicted felon, and there
endured the sense of abandonment. In the face of this,
we must ask a fundamental question: Why does God
love us with such abandon? We have a saviour who
was lifted up and exalted precisely because he emptied
himself of his divine prerogatives. He became one of us
in order to show us how we are to live. Unlike
conquerors who triumph by putting down their
opponents, Jesus was raised up because he himself was
first willing to be put down.
LENTEN RECONCILIATION
The times for the Sacrament of Reconciliation are
listed below. We can celebrate the Sacrament at Our
Lady’s, St Ambrose’s or any other church. St Francis’
Church in Lonsdale Street, City, provides daily
opportunities for Reconciliation (except Sunday and
Monday).
VISUAL STATIONS OF THE CROSS
WITH TAIZE MUSIC
On Good Friday at 10.00am in St
Ambrose’s Church the Stations of
the Cross will be presented a little
differently. It will be a visual
presentation using contemporary
images, Scripture readings and Taize chant.
TRANSPORT TO HOLY WEEK CEREMONIES
Those requiring transport to the Holy Week
ceremonies, please ring the Parish
House at Our Lady’s (9380 1844) or
St Ambrose’s (9380 1023) early this
week.
COMMUNION MINISTERS TO THE SICK
Thank you most sincerely to all who have volunteered
to take communion to our sick and elderly
parishioners. There will be a formation session after
Easter.
We have a saviour who first offered himself for us and
then continues to offer himself to us as an example to
follow. As he was willing to empty himself for our
sake, so we are told to empty ourselves for the sake of
others.
Dianne Bergant CSS
PALM SUNDAY PRAYER SERVICE TODAY
The Office for Justice and Peace and the Melbourne
Catholic Migrant and Refugee Office invite you to
attend the Palm Sunday Prayer Service in solidarity
with asylum seekers and refugees. 1.00 – 1.30pm today
in St Patrick’s Cathedral, East Melbourne. All welcome!
For those who would like to go as a parish group, and
travel in by tram, we will meet outside Our Lady’s
church at 12.15pm.
HOLY WEEK BEGINS THIS WEEK
Today, with Palm Sunday, we enter this most
sacred week – a week that leads us into the
Easter Triduum, the most important liturgy
of the year. It is a liturgy that lasts three days,
beginning with the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy
Thursday evening, taking us through the Solemn liturgy
of Good Friday, and concluding with the Easter Vigil/
Easter Sunday liturgy. With the Easter Triduum we
focus intently on the death and resurrection of Jesus.
Our Lenten journey has helped us to prepare for this
great celebration.
TRAC WITH US FOR HOLY WEEK
Seminarian, Trac Nguyen, will be staying in the parish
this week and will assist with our Holy Week
ceremonies. We welcome Trac into our midst this
week, and look forward to him returning to the parish
for the second half of the year.
PALM SUNDAY MARCH
Following the Palm Sunday prayer service at the
Cathedral, there will be a
‘Walk for Justice for
Refugees’ from 2.00pm at
the State Library. Further
information is on the
noticeboard.
HOLY WEEK TIMETABLE
TUESDAY 22 MARCH
9.15am Communion Service at Our Lady’s
10.00am Communion Service at St Ambrose’s
11.00am Mass of Chrism at St Patrick’s Cathedral
Reconciliation.
WEDNESDAY 23 MARCH
9.15am Mass at Our Lady’s
10.00am Communion Service at St Ambrose’s
10.00am Sacrament of Reconciliation at Our Lady’s
3.00pm Good Friday Liturgy at Our Lady’s
3.00pm Good Friday Liturgy at St Ambrose’s
HOLY THURSDAY 24 MARCH
7.30pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper at Our Lady’s
NOTE: There is no Mass or Communion Service on Holy
Thursday morning.
GOOD FRIDAY 25 MARCH
10.00am Stations of the Cross at St Ambrose’s
followed by the opportunity for the Sacrament of
10.00am Italian Stations of the Cross at Our Lady’s,
followed by the opportunity for the Sacrament of
Reconciliation (Fr Edwin – Italian, Maltese, English)
HOLY SATURDAY 26 MARCH
10.30am Reconciliation at St Ambrose’s
11.30am Reconciliation at Our Lady’s
7.30pm Easter Vigil Liturgy at St Ambrose’s
EASTER SUNDAY 27 MARCH
9.00am Mass (Italian/English) at Our Lady’s
10.30am Mass at St Ambrose’s
PROJECT COMPASSION: WEEK 6
Until recently, people in
Dhaniram’s village were unaware of
the Government’s social security
schemes that support India’s most
vulnerable communities. Since
becoming involved in the ‘Our
Rights’ Project, supported by Caritas Australia,
Dhaniram and his community have learnt about their
rights and have been empowered to speak up for
themselves. Now real change is taking place.
PROJECT COMPASSION BOXES
Please return your Project Compassion boxes and
envelopes on the Sunday after Easter. There will be a
collection box on the sanctuary for these. Thank you in
advance for your generous Lenten contributions to the
work of Caritas Australia.
CHOIR REHEARSALS
The next choir rehearsal for the Holy
Week ceremonies will be this
Wednesday 23 March at 7.30pm in
St Ambrose’s Community Centre (in
the Spirituality Room).
EASTER RAFFLE – DID YOU WIN?
Check your tickets! The lucky tickets in the parish
raffle for the Easter hampers are:
1. First prize ticket dark blue B 015
2. Second prize ticket orange B 78
HOLY LAND APPEAL
On Good Friday, there will be a Leaving Collection to
support the Church in the Holy Land in its work of
caring for the biblical shrines, schools, orphanages and
parishes. More information on the noticeboard.
DINNERS IN SMALL GROUPS
The following dates have been proposed
for parish dinners in small groups:
Saturday evenings 30 April,
7 and 21 May. Put one of those dates in
your diary! 7.00pm for 7.30 start. We are
calling for volunteers to host one of the dinners at
your home. These small gatherings of 6 to 8 people
provide the opportunity for parishioners to get to
know one another a little better, and simply to enjoy
each others’ company. If you are able to host a dinner
please contact Annette Tepper on 0434 074 819.
4 MYSTERIES PROJECT
The 4 Mysteries Project is a theatre project which aims
to perform the four gospels. In April there will be four
Saturday sessions:

St Ambrose’s Community Centre

12.00pm – 4.00pm

April 9, 16, 23, 30
At each session we’ll work on a few
scenes from one of the gospels, with a
staged reading at 3.30pm. The Saturday
Sessions are open to anyone who's
interested. For more info: 4mysteriesproject.com.au
Or contact Damian Coleridge 0407 330 404.
NO PILGRIMAGE THIS YEAR
As there were not sufficient numbers to make up a
MacKillop pilgrimage group to Sydney in September, it
was decided to defer the pilgrimage to next year.
Please see Fr Michael if you have any further
suggestions.
VOLUNTEER GARDENER AVAILABLE
Those who attend the 6.00pm Saturday vigil
Mass would know Kazem. While he is
awaiting his asylum seeker residency application to be
processed, he wants to keep busy. He would like to
work in gardening, planting, pruning, etc. If you have a
garden that needs some care, he would be happy to
volunteer his help. Ring Kazem on 0470 467 885.
THANK YOU FROM CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE
Last year there was an appeal to raise funds to build
extra rooms at the Seminary in Carlton to
accommodate more seminarians. The Rector of The
College wishes to thank us most sincerely for the
$863.10 that we sent from our parish toward the
building fund. The total raised from Victoria was
$520,388. A great effort!
SLAVERY-FREE EASTER CHOCOLATE
It is estimated that Australians spend
about $2 billion on chocolate over
Easter. Much of this chocolate is made from cocoa
beans picked by enslaved children. Slavery-free
chocolate carries any of the following labels on the
wrapper: Fairtrade, Rainforest Alliance or UTZ.
PARISH PRAYER FOCUS FOR MARCH
We pray for an end to the arms race. May there be
peace in our hearts, within our families and throughout
the world.
COLLECTIONS: Church: $1104.10; Presbytery: $602.15
READINGS NEXT WEEK: Acts 10:34. 37–43; Colossians 3:1–4; Luke 24:1–12