Transcript Pentecost 2016 - St Ambrose`s

PAGINA IN ITALIANO
COLLETTA SPECIALE OGGI
La domenica di oggi e’ dedicata ai cappellani
dell'arcidiocesi di Melbourne. Il Melbourne
Catholic Archbishop’s Charitable Fund
condurra’ una colletta speciale in tutte le
parrocchie allo scopo di supportare il
fondamentale lavoro dei nostri cappellani
cattolici in ospedali, carceri, strutture di giustizia
giovanile e per i marinai. TEMA: Cappellani – i
nostri compagni di speranza. Un
cappellano cattolico dice: "Nei nostri
incontri con persone in difficoltà,
camminiamo in alcuni luoghi bui e
contribuiamo a portare la luce."
ROSARIO MISSIONARIO
Sr Marjetka ci condurra’ in un
immaginario pellegrinaggio mariano
nei cinque continenti tramite il
Rosario Missionario. Martedi 17
Maggio: St Ambrose, 10.30 – 11.15; Giovedi
19 Maggio: Our Lady’s, 09.45 – 10.30. Il
Rosario missionario ha lo scopo di pregare per
la pace nel mondo. Tutti sono i benvenuti!
TONY PARISI È SUL THE MORELAND LEADER
Questa settimana ci sara’ un articolo sul The
Moreland Leader a proposito della statua di
Maria SS di Servigliano della chiesa di St
Ambrose. Si racconta la storia della testa del
bambino Gesù che e’ stata staccata e rubata.
Speriamo che qualcuno che conosce qualcosa
della statua possa leggere l'articolo sul Moreland
Leader e restituire la testa mancante! Una copia
dell'articolo è in bacheca.
PROCESSIONE DEL CORPUS CHRISTI
Durante il pomeriggio di domenica 29
maggio, il seminario celebrerà la festa
del Corpus Christi con una messa e la
processione eucaristica, alle 15:00
presso la chiesa del Sacred Heart
Seminary, all’angolo tra Rathdowne e
Pelham Street, Carlton.
FESTA DI MARIA SS
DI SERVIGLIANO MONTEMURRO
Il comitato promotore cordialmente invita tutta
la comunita Montemurrese, amici e
simpatizzanti, alla celebrazione in
onore della Madonna di Servigliano. E’
un’occasione inportante per la tutta la
comunita’ Montemurrese di sentirsi
unita nel celebrare le tradizioni
paesane. Il Comitato organizzatore
sara’ ben lieto di vedere che questa festa e’
ancora molto sentita tra i paesani. La messa
avra’ luogo domenica 22 Maggio alle ore 15:00 a
St Ambrose’s.
70° ANNIVERSARIO DELLA
REPUBBLICA ITALIANA
Domenica 29 maggio ci sarà una
celebrazione per il 70° anniversario
dell’istituzione della Repubblica Italiana (che in
Italia si celebra il 2 giugno). Si terrà una messa
presso la Cattedrale di St Patrick alle 09.30
seguita da un incontro alle ore 11.00 presso il
Furlan Club, 1 Matisi Street, Thornbury. Ci sarà
un barbeque, cibo regionale e un sacco di
musica! Maggiori dettagli sulla bacheca.
CONTEGGIO NAZIONALE
Il conteggio nazionale della partecipazione alla
messa in tutta l'Australia si svolgerà questo
mese. E’ la quarta volta che la
conferenza episcopale Australiana
conduce il conteggio a livello
nazionale. Il conteggio è costituito dal
numero dei fedeli praticanti di tutte le
età in tutte le parrocchie e altri centri,
in tutta l'Australia, durante i primi quattro
weekend di maggio.
FOTOGRAFIE PER IL SITO WEB
Durante le prossime settimane, Paul
Mercieca fara’ delle foto in
parrocchia. Queste foto verranno
mostrate in parrocchia prima di essere scelte
per il sito Web. Se avete preoccupazioni circa la
vostra immagine in uso sul sito Web,
gentilmente contattate Fr Michael.
PREGHIERA PARROCCHIALE PER MAGGIO
Preghiamo per tutti gli australiani che soffrono
la povertà, la malattia e la mancanza di dimora
fissa. Possa il nostro governo agire con equità e
giustizia nella cura verso i più bisognosi.
Parish Newsletter
The Catholic Parish of Brunswick and Brunswick East
Pentecost Sunday, Year C
15 May 2016
SUNDAY MASS TIMES
RESPONSORIAL PSALM
Our Lady’s
Lord, send out your Spirit
and renew the face of the earth.
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
Thursday to Saturday at 10.00am
A communion service is held in each church, Tuesday to Friday,
when there is no Mass.
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
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]
ST AMBROSE’S CHURCH
287 Sydney Road, Brunswick
Phone: 9380 1023 Fax: 9388 8144
Website: www.stambroseparish.org.au
OUR LADY’S CHURCH
49 Nicholson Street, Brunswick East
Phone: 9380 1844 Fax: 9388 0170
Website: www.ourlady.org.au
Bless the Lord, my soul!
Lord God, how great you are,
How many are your works, O Lord!
The earth is full of your riches.
You take back your spirit, they die,
returning to the dust from which they came.
You send forth your spirit, they are created;
and you renew the face of the earth.
May the glory of the Lord last for ever!
May the Lord rejoice in his works!
May my thoughts be pleasing to him.
I find my joy in the Lord.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Alleluia, alleluia!
Come, Holy Spirit; fill the hearts of your faithful
and kindle in them the fire of your love.
Alleluia!
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER II
RECENTLY DECEASED
Franco Tieri
ANNIVERSARIES
Mary Murray, Maria Antonia Vartuli
THE FIRST FRUITS
To really appreciate the meaning of Pentecost we
need to look back at its Jewish origins. In its
origins, it was a harvest festival to celebrate the
first fruits of summer in the northern hemisphere.
Following the resurrection of
Jesus, the early Christian
community, who were at first
all Jews, experienced the
power of the Risen Jesus still
present in their midst,
restoring their faith in him and
giving them the courage to
proclaim Jesus as God’s chosen
one. Paul called this experience
of God, the God who is Spirit,
the ‘first fruits’ – ‘we ourselves, who have the first
fruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly while we wait
for adoption, the redemption of our
bodies.’ (Rom 8:23) The Spirit is the first fruit, the
first sign of a harvest that is already ripening. A
process has already started. We had an apricot
tree at my family home. When that first fruit
appeared, I knew for certain that summer had
begun.
Luke gives us the time frame that the Spirit came
to the disciples fifty days after Easter (pente = fifty)
and some scholars see in Luke’s theology that the
Spirit is the first fruit of the Risen Jesus. Certainly,
with the gift of the Spirit there is a flourishing of
the Gospel message within the first community.
Mary Coloe PBVM
PENTECOST INTERCHURCH SERVICE
To begin the Week of Prayer
for Christian Unity, the
Combined Churches of
Brunswick will gather this
evening for an Ecumenical
worship service at the
Salvation Army Hall, 256
Albert Street, Brunswick, at 5.00pm. THEME:
Called to proclaim the mighty acts of the Lord.
All are welcome! Light refreshments will follow
the Service.
ARCHBISHOP HART’S PENTECOST LETTER
The Archbishop’s Pentecost letter to youth is on
the church table for those who would like to take
a copy. This year the theme is ‘Be merciful, as
your heavenly Father is merciful.’
SPECIAL COLLECTION TODAY
Today is Chaplaincy Sunday in the
Archdiocese of Melbourne. The
Melbourne Catholic Archbishop’s
Charitable Fund is conducting a
special collection in all parishes for the purpose of
supporting the vital work of our Catholic
Chaplains in hospitals, prisons, youth justice
facilities and for seafarers. THEME: Chaplains –
Our Companions of Hope. A Catholic Chaplain
says: “In our encounters with people in distress, we
walk into some dark places and help bring in light.”
THE WISDOM OF OUR PARISH SCHOLARS
NEXT WEEK – Wednesday 25 May, 7.30 –
9.00pm. Take the opportunity to listen to the
wisdom of three of our parishioners who are
working on their doctorates in the areas of
Church or Spirituality:
Bryan Cussen is researching Pope
Paul III and Church Reform in the
Sixteenth Century.
Pope Paul III
Christopher Morris is researching
Fr Bruno Barnhart and ‘Wisdom’
Christianity. Fr Bruno was a
Camaldolese monk in the US who
died last year.
Sr Marjetka Zlahtic is researching the New
Evangelisation – how to announce Christ in our
deeply secularised world.
Bryan, Chris and Marjetka will each give a 20
minute presentation and there will be time for
discussion and questions. The evening will
conclude with supper. All are welcome!
in St Ambrose’s Church. It tells of the story of the
baby Jesus’ head being broken off the statue and
stolen. We are hoping someone who knows the
whereabouts of the stolen head might see the
article in The Moreland Leader and return the
statue’s missing head! A copy of the article is on
the noticeboard.
BAPTISM TEA
This Thursday evening, 19 May, there
will be a meal and information session
for the parents of children who are
to be baptised in the parish over the
next few weeks. This will be held in St Ambrose’s
Community Centre at 6.30pm.
MASS COUNT THIS MONTH
The national count of Mass attendance
across Australia is taking place this
month. The count consists of a simple
headcount of all attenders of all ages in
all parishes and other Mass centres
throughout Australia over the first four
weekends of May.
CORPUS CHRISTI PROCESSION
On Sunday afternoon 29 May, the Seminary will be
celebrating the Feast of Corpus Christi with a
Mass and Eucharistic procession, 3.00pm at the
Seminary Church of the Sacred Heart, corner of
Rathdowne and Pelham Streets, Carlton.
AFTERNOON VOLUNTEERS
Our parish has a number of generous
volunteers who answer the phone and
door most mornings at St Ambrose’s
parish house. It would be helpful if we could also
have some volunteers for the weekday afternoons,
Tuesday to Friday from 2.00 – 4.00pm. If you can
help, please see Fr Michael.
70TH ANNIVERSARY
On Sunday 29 May there will be a
celebration of the 70th Anniversary
of the foundation of the Italian
Republic. There will be a Mass at St
Patrick’s Cathedral at 09:30 followed by a
gathering at 11:00 at the Furlan Club, 1 Matisi
Street, Thornbury. There will be a barbeque,
regional food and lots of music!
ITALIAN FESTA
On Sunday 22 May at 3.00pm in St Ambrose’s
church there will be the Festa of the Madonna of
Servigliano celebrated by Fr Pawel Pakula CSSR. Full
details on the Italian Page today.
CTC STUDY TOUR TO BIBLICAL LANDS
Lecturers from Catholic Theological College are
leading a study tour from 12 November – 15
December 2016, to Jordan, Israel, Palestinian
Territories and Turkey.
Contact: Rosemary Canavan T: 9412 3333
E: [email protected].
PARISH PRAYER FOCUS FOR MAY
We pray for all Australians who suffer poverty,
illness and homelessness. May our Government
act with fairness and justice in caring for those
most in need.
COLLECTIONS:
Church:
$1063.95
Presbytery:
$547.00
READINGS NEXT WEEK: Proverbs 8:22–31; Romans 5:1–5; John 16:12–15
LITURGY ROSTERS
The new liturgy planning rosters are now available
on the church table for all those who are on the
planning teams.
THE MISSION ROSARY
Sr Marjetka will lead the Mission Rosary in Italian
at St Ambrose’s on Monday 17 May, 10.30 – 11.15
and at Our Lady’s on Thursday 19 May 9.45 –
10.30. All welcome!
TONY PARISI IS IN THE MORELAND LEADER
This week there is an article in The Moreland
Leader about the statue of Maria SS di Servigliano
Parishioners praying the ‘Walking Rosary’ at Our Lady’s Hall last Wednesday