Catholic Parish of Warringah Diocese of Broken Bay, NSW— Scalabr in ian Fathers

Office: 50 Oaks Avenue (P.O. Box 467) Dee Why, 2099, N.S.W.

Tel. 9982 6536 - E-mail: office@warringahcatholicparish.org.au

Website : www.warringah.dbb.org.au

St Kevin’s Church

50 Oaks Ave, Dee Why,

2099 , N.S.W.

St John the Apost le Church

57 Waratah Pde, Narraweena,

2099, N.S.W.

29th October 2017 : 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time — Year A

Parish Administrator

Fr. Reinaldo Vassoler c.s.

0435 870 816 reivasviet@hotmail.com

Fr. Fransiskus Yangminta c.s 0406 086 432

frankyangminta@gmail.com

Fr. Norberto Ochoa 0437 324 227

fr.bitz51@gmail.com

Parish Primary Schools

St. John’s - Narraweena

Principal: Mr Mark Bateman

Ph: 9971 9297

St. Kevin’s — Dee Why

Principal: Mrs Lorraine Vincent

Ph: 9971 1644

St Kevin’s Church

Weekday Masses:

Mon-Sat:8:30am (Holy Rosary 8am); Fri 12 noon

Week-end Mass Times

Saturday Vigil: 6pm

Sunday: 8am; 9.15am, 10.30am (in Italian);

6pm Youth Mass

Filipino Mass: 1st Sunday of the month 4pm &

3rd Sunday of the Month 11.45am - in Tagalog

Every 4th Sunday:

Chaplaincy Youth Mass at 6.00 pm

Reconciliation: Saturday: 4pm - 5pm

Cenacle of Prayer:

Wednesday after the 8.30am Mass

Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

First Fridays of the month: 7pm Mass

Eucharistic Adoration:

Fridays after 8.30am Mass till 11.45am

Legion of Mary: Every Wednesday at 2pm

Brazilian Mass: Monday 7.30pm

Spanish Mass : 1st Saturday of the month at

7.30pm

St John the Apostle Church

Weekday Masses: Tuesday—Saturday: 9.15am

( holy Rosary 8.55am )

Week-end Mass Times

Saturday Vigil: 5pm

Sunday: 8am & 10am (with Children’s Liturgy)

Reconciliation: Sat: 9.45am-10.45am

Cenacle of Prayer: 9.45am Wednesday

Eucharistic Adoration: Monday 7pm –10pm

Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus:

1st Friday at 9.45am

Indian Prayer Service 4th Saturday of the month

at 7.00 pm.

Devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary

1st Saturday of the month after 9.15am Mass.

Rosary, Litany & Consecration to Mary.

To love one’s neighbour can be challenging, especially when the people next door can be bad mannered and difficult. To show love to such people demands great effort and patience. Make no mistake, our religion can become an

escape and our holiness an illusion, even if we pray daily, go to church on Sundays, yet cut ourselves off from people in

our community. Today’s Gospel of Jesus is not an ideal to be admired but a

way of life to be lived. Love of God issues forth in proper love of ourselves and our

neighbour. When we love God, human beings become deeply lovable, not with sentimentality, but with commitment.

There is an intimate connection between our faith in God and our relationship with our neighbour. It is only in and

through proper love we bear for self and one another that we actualise our love for God.

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“ The greatest commandment

is Love “

PARISH NEWS/EVENTS

St Vincent de Paul Society (SVDPS) -

CLOTHING DRIVE SUMMER 2017 Continuing this week-end, members of the SVDPS will collect

bags of unused good quality clothing., Please fill a bag and

return it to St Kevin’s church or the Parish office . Bags from

St John’s church can be returned to the clothing bin outside the

church.

November Mass List . Envelopes are available in both

churches . Please write the

names of your deceased family

and friends in block capitals which

can be easily read and

incorporated into the main November Mass list . Thank

you.

Sacred Heart Mass at St Kevin’s . You are cordially invited to join us in

Healing Service with Mass and short

devotional prayers honouring the Most

Sacred Heart of Jesus with Exposition of

the Blessed Sacrament this 1st Friday 3rd

November 2017 starting at 7.00pm. To

pray especially for people afflicted with Cancer and Heart

illness and their families. Organised by The Sacred Heart

of Jesus Medical Outreach Australia (SHOJMOA).

www.sacredheartaustralia.org

Also at St John's on Friday 3rd

November after 9.15am Mass. Novena & Mass are especially offered for the sick & those suffering from heart & cancer illness. Please write names in prayer book before Mass on table near church entrance. Names are then offered during Prayers of the Faithful & Mass. Anointing of the Sick is available also. PRAYERS TO THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY AT ST JOHN’S

Saturday 4th

November with Mass at 9.15am, followed by the Rosary, Litany & Consecration to Mary. Reconciliation available after Mass. Additional Masses this week. There will be additional Masses on Wednesday 1st November at 7pm in both St John’s and St Kevin’s churches. The Filipino Migrants Desk will have an All Soul’s Day Mass starting at 7:30PM on Thursday 2nd of November 2017. These Liturgical Mass is offered for our departed Loved ones, Names will be included during the Mass. There will be fellowship after the Mass with light foods, coffee & tea. All welcome. There will also be an additional Mass in St John’s at 7pm for All Soul’s Day on Thursday 2nd November.

Confessions: St. Kevin’s: Saturday 4: 00 to 5: 00 pm

St. John’s: Saturday 9: 45 to 10: 45 am

Baptism Workshops. The Baptism workshop for next

month will take place on Tuesday 21st November at 7pm in St Kevin’s lower hall. Please make your booking through the parish office on 9982 6536. This weekend we welcome the Mendoza, Raz, Dias & Spice families for Baptism. Congratulations.

Next Week: 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time

St Kevin’s Cleaning Team : C

Mass Intentions for the Week

St. John’s, Narraweena

Saturday 5.00pm 28

Sunday 8.00am 29

10.00am Dec Saverio Colosimo, Giuseppina Rullo

Tuesday 9.15am 31

Wednesday 9.15am 1 All Saint’s Day

7.00pm Extra Mass for All Saint’s Day

Thursday 9.15am 2 All Soul’s Day

7.00pm Extra Mass for All Soul’s Day

Friday 9.15am 3

Saturday 9.15am 4

St. Kevin’s, Dee Why

Saturday 6.00pm 28

Sunday 8.00am 29 Dec Esther U. Velasco.

9.15am Special intentions Stephanie Govinden

Hughes, Marilou Carillo Lopez. Deceased

Esther U.Velasco

10 .30am

Dec Pasquale Vasile, Ferdinando Zappia

( 1st Anniv) , Giacomo Biviano, Rosa

Casamenta, Giuseppe Biviano, Margherita

Zaia, Domenico Bonacci, Domenico

Calabria ( 5th Anniv)

6.00pm

Monday 8.30am 30 Special intentions Chew Theng Pong ( safe

flight ) . Deceased Alfonso Sierra

7.30pm Brazilian Mass

Tuesday 8.30am 31 Recently deceased Betty Fitzsimmons.

Wednesday 8.30am 1 All Saint’s Day

7.00pm Extra Mass for All Saint’s Day

Thursday 8.30am

2 Dec Joseph Heng Soon Seng, Agatha

Cheng Ah Leak. Dec Giovanna Romeo,

Bruno Romeo, Giuseppe Romeo,

Immacolata Mediate, Maria Varacalli,

Giuseppina Polito, Antonio Molinaro,

Angelo & Michelina Molinaro.

7.30pm Additional Mass for All Soul’s Day

Friday 8.30am 3 All Souls in Purgatory

12 Noon Dec Pasquale Vasile

6pm Memorial Mass Giuseppe Felice

Saturday 8.30am 4 All Souls in Purgatory

Pope Francis @ Pontifex Jesus gave us the light which shines in the darkness. Defend and protect this light: it is the greatest treasure entrusted to you.

FEDERAZIONE CATTOLICA ITALIANA

PARISH NEWS/EVENTS

Our parish is under the ministry of the missionaries of St Charles Borromeo, also known as Scalabrinian missionaries. The Scalabrinian congregation was founded by Blessed Bishop John Baptist Scalabrini in 1887. Since then the Scalabrinians have been sent to more than thirty countries to serve people on the move, migrants, refugees and seafarers. November is a special month for the Scalabrinians. November 4th is the feast day of St Charles Borromeo, patron saint of the Scalabrinians. November 9th is the 20th beatification anniversary of Blessed Scalabrini. And November 28 is the 130th anniversary of the congregation. In order to celebrate these important dates, a multicultural mass is going to be held on Saturday November 18th at Dee Why church during the 6pm Mass followed by refreshments. * Please note the change of time and date.* All parishioners and members of our ethnic groups are cordially invited to this joyful and colourful celebration.

Priest now available at Narraweena Presbytery. The three priests of our parish are now taking turn to stay at the Narraweena Presbytery following the 9.15am Mass from Tuesday to Thursday. They are available for any kind of assistance that parishioners may have.

Mass and Blessing of Crypts at Frenchs Forest Cemetery. Fr Francis will hold a Mass and Blessing of the Crypts and Vaults at Frenchs Forest Bushland Cemetery on Sunday 5th November 2017 commencing at 1pm. Hosted by Gregory & Carr Funeral Directors. Refreshments will be provided following the Mass. Please contact Rebecca Pincott at Gregory & Carr on 9498 4455 for further information. Thank You: The Charitable Works Fund. The Charitable Works Fund (CWF) provides financial support to five charities in the Diocese of Broken Bay. Each Parish is set a quota to ensure that these charities receive CWF funding. Next week we will hold our CWF Appeal and say thank you for your support this year. Donations to the CWF are 100% tax deductible.

Messa dei defunti a Frenchs Forest Cemetery.

Una messa per I nostril cari defunti sara` celebrate al

cimitero di Frenchs Forest, Domenica 5 Novembre.

Santo rosario alle 1-30pm, Messa alle 2pm seguita

dalla benedizione delle cappelle.

Mass for people with Special

Needs

Sunday, 19th November T i m e : 9 . 3 0 a m Where: Our Lady of the Rosary Cathedral Yardley A v e W a i t a r a Contact: Steven Buhagiar 0415 600 290 for more information.

Volunteers dinner and thank you

On Friday 20th Oct 7pm at St. Kevin’s Hall Fr. Reinaldo, Fr. Norberto, Fr. Francis and the Parish Council hosted a thank-you dinner for all the Parish volunteers. It was a beautiful night of true community spirit where new friends were made and old friends shared a wine and a meal. Special thanks goes to the parish council members who organised, the school staff who assisted, the ladies who helped in the kitchen. Thank you to everyone who helped to organise, set up and clean up afterwards. Also thanks to the Molinaro family for donating all the fruit and salad for the night. Looking forward to having more of these community events. God Bless. Clive Pereira (PPC Chairman).

Entrance Antiphon

Let the hearts that seek the Lord rejoice; turn to the Lord and his strength; constantly seek his face.

First Reading: Exodus 22:20-26

A reading from the book of Exodus The Lord said to Moses, 'Tell the sons of Israel this, "You must not molest the stranger or oppress him, for you lived as strangers in the land of Egypt. You must not be harsh with the widow, or with the orphan; if you are harsh with them, they will surely cry out to me, and be sure I shall hear their cry; my anger will flare and I shall kill you with the sword, your own wives will be widows, your own children orphans.

"If you lend money to any of my people, to any poor man among you, you must not play the usurer with him: you must not demand interest from him.

"If you take another's cloak as a pledge, you must give it back to him before sunset. It is all the covering he has; it is the cloak he wraps his body in; what else would he sleep in? If he cries to me, I will listen, for I am full of pity."'

The word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

Responsorial Psalm: Ps 17:2-4. 47.

51

R. I love you, Lord, my strength.

I love you, Lord, my strength, my rock, my fortress, my saviour. My God is the rock where I take refuge; my shield, my mighty help, my

stronghold. The Lord is worthy of all praise: when I call I am saved from my foes. R.

Long life to the Lord, my rock! Praised be the God who saves me. He has given great victories to his king and shown his love for his anointed. R.

Second Reading: 1 Thessalonians

1:5-10

A reading from the first letter of St Paul to the Thessalonians You observed the sort of life we lived when we were with you, which was for your instruction, and you were led to become imitators of us, and of the Lord; and it was with the joy of the Holy Spirit that you took to the gospel, in spite of the great opposition all round you. This has made you the great example to all believers in Macedonia and Achaia since it was from you that the word of the Lord started to spread - and not only throughout Macedonia and Achaia, for the news of your faith in God has spread everywhere. We do not need to tell other people about it: other people tell us how we started the work among you, how you broke with idolatry when you were converted to God and became servants of the real, living God; and how you are now waiting for Jesus, his Son, whom he raised from the dead, to come from heaven to save us from the retribution which is coming.

The word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

Gospel Acclamation: John 14:23

Alleluia, alleluia! All who love me will keep my words, and my Father will love them and we will come to them. Alleluia!

Gospel: Matthew 22:34-40

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees they got together and, to disconcert him, one of them put a question, 'Master, which is the greatest commandment of the Law?' Jesus said, 'You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment. The second resembles it: You must love your neighbour as yourself. On these two commandments hang the whole Law, and the Prophets also.'

The Gospel of the Lord.

Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

Communion Antiphon We will ring out our joy at your saving help and exult in the name of our God.

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