Catholic Parishes of Bondi

Churches: St. Patrick’s Bondi & St. Anne’s Bondi Beach

Collaborating Together

Archdiocese of Sydney

4th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B

Sunday, 28 January 2018

WEEKEND DEVOTIONAL SCHEDULE

Saturday: Adoration 4 to 4:45pm - St. Anne’s 5pm Vigil Mass - St. Anne’s Sunday: 8am Mass - St. Anne’s 10am Mass - St. Patrick’s 6pm Mass - St. Anne’s (Brazilian Community Mass)

WEEKDAY DEVOTIONAL SCHEDULE

Monday, 29 January:

9am Communion Service - St. Patrick’s

1:30pm Rosary & Afternoon Tea - St. Patrick's

Tuesday, 30 January:

6pm Adoration & Benediction - St. Patrick’s

7pm Mass - St. Patrick’s

Wednesday, 31 January:

9am Mass & Rosary - St. Patrick’s

Thursday, 1 February:

9am Mass - St. Anne’s

Friday, 2 February:

9am Mass - St. Anne’s

SACRAMENTS

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Tuesday: 6 to 6:45pm (during Adoration) St. Patrick’s Saturday: 4 to 4:30pm – St. Anne’s Sunday: 9:30 to 9:45am – St. Patrick’s

Sacrament of Baptism: 1st and 3rd Saturdays of the month at 11am at St. Anne’s and 2nd Sunday of the month at 11am at St. Patrick’s Parents will be required to attend a preparation session which is held on the 4th Saturday of the month at 11am at St. Patrick's

Sacrament of Marriage: By appointment (at least six months’ notice required to allow for adequate preparation of the couple). Weddings are celebrated Saturdays at 2pm at St. Patrick’s and St. Anne’s.

PARISH OFFICE HOURS

Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday: 9:30am to 4:30pm

(closed from 12:30 to 1:30pm) Thursday:10:30am to 2:30pm

Saturday:10am to 2pm

PARISH OFFICE CONTACT DETAILS

2 Wellington Street Bondi NSW 2026 T: 9365 1195 or 9130 7225

F: 9365 4002 E: admin@bondicatholic.org.au W: www.bondicatholic.org.au

Galilee Catholic Primary School

60B Blair Street North Bondi NSW 2026

T: 9130 7082 F: 9365 7226

W: www.galileebondi.catholic.edu.au

PARISH STAFF

Fr Martin Monaghan Administrator

Fr Richard Gates

Priest-in-Residence

Marian Abi Khattar Parish Manager

Frank Riotto

Administration Assistant

YOUR PRAYERS ARE REQUESTED FOR:

RECENTLY DECEASED: Olive, Mary &

William Murray, Nancy Smith and all the recently deceased members of our parish community.

ANNIVERSARIES: Gillian & Michael Price, Frances Mary (Molly) Sheehy, Geoffrey Leo

Coffey, Lyall Troth, Fr Paul Hanbridge and all the members of our parish community

whose anniversaries occur at this time. SICK: Jean Clark, Alison Walsh, Therese

Huberg, Tuga Kantany, Andrew Donaghey, Rose Kelly, Bernadette Quinn, Paul

Coonan, Mary Moore, Robin, Brian Walker, Neve Laney, Sally and Jenny Hanna and Antonio Ledesma.

REMEMBRANCE: Merle & Terry Hall, Hall Family, Bourne Family, Baxendale Family,

Helan Fernan, John Fernan, Mary & Roy Kemp, Tom and Patricia Kemp, Margaret,

Terry and Michael Mulquiney, Margaret, John Edwards, Julia & Veronica Fleischmann, McCarthy Family, David

Treuer, John Fernan, James and Labibi Roumanus, Asuncion Vegas and Marcela Vegas.

MASS TIME SENIOR SERVERS

SERVERS MINISTERS OF COMMUNION

READERS POWERPOINT COUNTERS ALTAR SOCIETY

Saturday 5pm

Cynthia Baker-Barden

Liam Russell

Jeanette Guilline Chris Murphy

Michelle Baker-Barden Sean O’Connell

Luke Stewart Richard Sadler Lorraine McLaughlin

Virginia Ryan Veronica Giordano

Sunday 8am

Catiano Paulo Tasha Robin-son

Sr Annette Cathy George Sr Jan O’Grady

Allana Vedder

St. Anne’s Roster Next Weekend, 3/4 February 2018

MASS TIME READERS

Sunday 10am

Denise Fleischer, Anne McKay, Merle Smith

St. Patrick’s Readers Roster Next Sunday, 4 February 2018

UPCOMING MEETING DATES

Liturgy Committee:

7pm on Thursday, 1 February @ the parish office

Parish Pastoral Council:

7pm on Wednesday, 7 February @ the parish office

Finance Committee:

7pm on Wednesday, 28 February @ the parish office

CATECHIST MINISTRY Needed: Catechist for a Kindergarten class on

Thursdays (9:30am to 10am) at Bondi Beach Public School; Kindergarten on Mondays (2pm to 2:30pm)

Bondi Public School; Year 5/6 on Tuesdays (2:30pm to 3pm) at Bronte Public School.

A current Working With Children Check number is required before entering the classroom.

If you can help on any of days as an assistant or catechist or know of someone who could help please

speak to Ray Roumanus (St. Anne’s), Shirley Bond (St. Patrick’s) or contact the parish office.

ASH WEDNESDAY MASS TIMES: 14TH FEBRUARY 9am @ St. Anne’s

12pm @ St. Patrick’s

7pm @ St. Patrick’s

THANK YOU Thank you for your generous response to the St Vincent de Paul Society Christmas Appeal

which raised $1,050.

KNITTING AND CRAFT GROUP An invitation to all Bondi parishioners. Come join the

knitting and craft group on the first and third Wednesdays of the month at 10:30am in the meeting

room under St. Anne’s Church. No skills or commitment necessary; just the ability to enjoy some company, laugh

and have a cuppa. Resumes on Wednesday 7th February. For further details contact Cathie Donaghey:

9130 3750.

WHAT IS SPIRITUAL BLINDNESS? BY TIFFANY BEAINI

Why is it that some people are so opposed to the Gospel? And why is it that some people,

whose lifestyle is so unscriptural, cannot understand our rejection of their disobedience before almighty God? And how is it that some people can criticise the Word of God as to its origin and authenticity? Well, the answer to those questions is very simple. It is called

spiritual blindness. Spiritual blindness is a very dangerous condition for anyone to be in. Read

1 John 2:11. He says that those who are spiritually blind do not know where they are going. They think they know, but they do not.

Spiritual Blindness is the inability of a person

to understand, perceive, grasp, and comprehend spiritual truth. They may be able to fully understand some facts, many things in life that are true. But a spiritually blind person

is incapable of digesting, comprehending, perceiving the true meaning of spiritual truth.

When you doubt the origin, authenticity, authority, and power of the Word of God, you

are in a dangerous condition.

When a person begins to doubt the Word of God then he becomes the centre of his world.

He becomes his own authority. He has no room for God to control any part of his life. Spiritual blindness is a dangerous condition. If there is no divine authority what is the authority? This is the thing that puts churches in a bad spot.

People make decisions in churches and oftentimes say the majority rules! That is not

what the Bible says and in fact the principles of the Word of God rules.

The ultimate outcome of spiritual blindness is

to be eternally separated from the almighty God. To die and go spend eternity where Satan

will spend eternity. Look at 3:16. Paul says when a man turns to the Lord, the veil is taken

away. But what is the outcome of spiritual blindness? It is being separated from our

Father and feeling no inner happiness.

Just like, today’s gospel, the unclean spirit challenges Jesus, we at time challenge our

Saviour and try to override His divine authority. Remember, no man’s authority can overtake the

Lord.

FIRST RECONCILIATION

Children in Year 2 and above, who have been baptised, are eligible to enrol for First

Reconciliation. Enrolments will be accepted when parents and children participate in the

ceremony of enrolment at the Saturday Vigil Mass at St Anne’s on 24th February.

The dates for First Reconciliation 2018

are as follows:

Parent’s meeting:

Saturday 24th February @ 3pm

St Anne’s Bondi Beach

Ceremony of enrolment:

Saturday 24th February @ 5pm

St Anne’s Bondi Beach

Small group sessions:

Saturday 3rd March &

Saturday 10th March @ 3pm St Anne’s Bondi Beach

Ceremony:

Saturday 17th March @ 3pm St Anne’s Bondi Beach

Enrolment forms will be distributed at the Information Session on the 24th of

February.

At least one parent/guardian/carer must be

present at all of the meetings. It is also important to come to the Information Session

to get all the details about the program.

Please also bring a copy of your child’s Baptism Certificate (if your child was NOT

baptised at St Anne’s or St Patrick’s) as we need proof of your child’s baptism to receive

any Sacraments, and $30 to cover program costs.

For any enquires regarding the Sacramental

Program please contact the parish office.

ST. PATRICK’S ROSARY GROUP The Monday afternoon Rosary group will

resume this Monday, 29 January, at 1:30pm in St. Patrick's Church. A warm welcome is

extended to all Bondi parishioners to join us in prayer and stay for afternoon tea in the

parish hall.

BUS SERVICE The bus that takes parishioners from St. Patrick’s to

St. Anne’s on Saturdays is temporally indisposed. We will inform you once the service is back up and

running.

First Reading Dt 18:15-20 A reading from the book of Deuteronomy I will put my words into the prophet’s mouth, and he will tell them all I command. Moses said to the people: ‘Your God will raise up for you a prophet like myself, from among yourselves, from your own brothers; to him you must listen. This is what you yourselves asked of the Lord your God at Horeb on the day of the Assembly. “Do not let me hear again” you said “the voice of the Lord my God, nor look any longer on this great fire, or I shall die”; and the Lord said to me, “All they have spoken is well said. I will raise up a prophet like yourself for them from their own brothers; I will put my words into his mouth and he shall tell them all I command him. The man who does not listen to my words that he speaks in my name, shall be held answerable to me for it. But the prophet who presumes to say in my name a thing I have not commanded him to say, or who speaks in the name of other gods, that prophet shall die.”’ Responsorial Psalm Ps 94:1-2. 6-9. R. v.9 (R.) If today, you hear his voice, harden not your hearts. 1. Come, ring out our joy to the Lord; hail the rock who saves us. Let us come before him, giving thanks, with songs let us hail the Lord. (R.) 2. Come in, let us kneel and bend low; let us kneel before the God who made us for he is our God and we the people who belong to his pasture, the flock that is led by his hand. (R.) 3. O that today you would listen to his voice! ‘Harden not your hearts as at Meribah, as on that day at Massah in the desert when your fathers put me to the test; when they tried me, though they saw my work.’ (R.) Second Reading 1 Cor 7:32-35 A reading from the first letter of St Paul to the Corinthians The unmarried woman dedicates herself to the things of the Lord, that she might be holy. I would like to see you free from all worry. An unmarried man can devote himself to the Lord’s affairs, all he need worry about is pleasing the Lord; but a married man has to bother about the world’s affairs and devote himself to pleasing his wife: he is torn two ways. In the same way an unmarried woman, like a young girl, can devote herself to the Lord’s affairs; all she need worry about is being holy in body and spirit. The married woman, on the other hand, has to worry about the world’s affairs and devote herself to pleasing her husband. I say

this only to help you, not to put a halter round your necks, but simply to make sure that everything is as it should be, and that you give your undivided attention to the Lord. Gospel Acclamation Mt 4:16 Alleluia, alleluia! A people in darkness have seen a great light: a radiant dawn shines on those lost in death. Alleluia! Gospel Mk 1:21-28 A reading from the holy Gospel according to Mark This is a new kind of teaching that speaks with authority. Jesus and his followers went as far as Capernaum, and as soon as the Sabbath came Jesus went to the synagogue and began to teach. And his teaching made a deep impression on them because, unlike the scribes, he taught them with authority. In their synagogue just then there was a man possessed by an unclean spirit, and it shouted, ‘What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are: the Holy One of God.’ But Jesus said sharply, ‘Be quiet! Come out of him!’ And the unclean spirit threw the man into convulsions and with a loud cry went out of him. The people were so astonished that they started asking each other what it all meant. ‘Here is a teaching that is new’ they said ‘and with authority behind it: he gives orders even to unclean spirits and they obey him.’ And his reputation rapidly spread everywhere, through all the surrounding Galilean countryside.

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