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COMPACT St John the Apostle Parish A Missionary of the Sacred Heart Parish The Epiphany of the Lord Year A 8 January 2017 #7.17 “To be on earth the Heart of God” “ Da bi se na Zemlji Srce Boga” Parish Administration: Pastor Gerard McCormick msc Email: [email protected] Associate Pastor Paul Browne msc Email: [email protected] Parish Manager/Pastoral Associate Marian England Email: [email protected] Parish Secretary Sharon Greaves Email: [email protected] Parish Office: 25 Blackham Street HOLT ACT Office Hours: 9.00am – 3.00pm Mon-Fri Telephone: 6254 3236 Fax: 6254 4819 Web www.stjohnkippax.org.au MASS TIMES Vigil Saturday 6:00pm Sunday 8:30am, 10:00am, 6:00pm Mon, Wed, Thurs, Fri 9:30am LITURGIES Liturgy of the Word with Communion: Tues 9:30am Baptisms: 1 st & 3 rd Sun 11:30 am Reconciliation: Sat 11:00 – 11:30 am or by appointment with the priests ST JOHN THE APOSTLE PRIMARY SCHOOL Acting Principal: Matthew Garton Pawsey Circuit Florey Phone: 6258 3592 Email: [email protected] www.sjaps.act.edu.au The Tension between Blessing & Curse In the Gospel of Matthew the writer tells us how various people reacted to the announcement of Jesus’ birth: Matthew sets up a powerful archetypal contrast - blessing and curse - between the reaction of the wise men, who bring their gifts and place them at the feet of the new king, and King Herod, who tries to kill him. Jesus is born inside of a religious tradition, Judaism, and his birth is announced to that faith-community in a manner that befits religion, namely, by the angels, by supernatural revelation. But those outside of that faith-tradition need another way to get to know of his birth, and so his birth is announced to them though nature, astrology, through the stars. The wise men follow the star, find the new king, and, upon seeing him, place their gifts at his feet. They have placed their gifts at the feet of the young king and can now leave everything safely in his hands. His star has eclipsed theirs. Herod however, far from laying his resources at the feet of the new king, sets out to kill him. The real point is the contrast between the wise men and Herod: The former see new life as promise and they bless it; the latter sees new life as threat and he curses it. This is a rich story with a powerful challenge: What is my own reaction to new life, especially to life that threatens me, that will take away some of my own popularity, sunshine, and adulation? To bless another person is to give away some of one’s own life so that the other might be more resourced for his or her journey, Good parents do that for their children. Good teachers do that for their students, good mentors do that for their protégés, good pastors do that for their parishioners, good politicians do that for their countries, and good elders do that for the young. The wise men did that for Jesus. Resources used: King Herod and the Wise Men – A Christmas Challenge, by Ronald Rolheiser OMI
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COMPACT St John the Apostle Parish
A Missionary of the Sacred Heart Parish
The Epiphany of the Lord Year A
8 January 2017 #7.17
“To be on earth the Heart of God”
“ Da bi se na Zemlji Srce Boga”
Parish Administration:
Pastor Gerard McCormick msc Email: [email protected]
Associate Pastor Paul Browne msc Email: [email protected]
Parish Manager/Pastoral Associate Marian England Email: [email protected]
Parish Secretary Sharon Greaves Email: [email protected]
Parish Office:
25 Blackham Street HOLT ACT Office Hours: 9.00am – 3.00pm Mon-Fri Telephone: 6254 3236 Fax: 6254 4819 Web www.stjohnkippax.org.au
MASS TIMES Vigil Saturday 6:00pm Sunday 8:30am, 10:00am, 6:00pm Mon, Wed, Thurs, Fri 9:30am
LITURGIES Liturgy of the Word with Communion: Tues 9:30am
Baptisms: 1st & 3rd Sun 11:30 am Reconciliation: Sat 11:00 – 11:30 am or by
appointment with the priests
ST JOHN THE APOSTLE PRIMARY SCHOOL Acting Principal: Matthew Garton Pawsey Circuit Florey Phone: 6258 3592 Email: [email protected] www.sjaps.act.edu.au
The Tension between Blessing & Curse
In the Gospel of Matthew the writer tells us how various people reacted to the announcement of Jesus’ birth: Matthew sets up a powerful archetypal contrast - blessing and curse - between the reaction of the wise men, who bring their gifts and place them at the feet of the new king, and King Herod, who tries to kill him.
Jesus is born inside of a religious tradition, Judaism, and his birth is announced to that faith-community in a manner that befits religion, namely, by the angels, by supernatural revelation. But those outside of that faith-tradition need another way to get to know of his birth, and so his birth is announced to them though nature, astrology, through the stars. The wise men follow the star, find the new king, and, upon seeing him, place their gifts at his feet. They have placed their gifts at the feet of the young king and can now leave everything safely in his hands. His star has eclipsed theirs.
Herod however, far from laying his resources at the feet of the new king, sets out to kill him. The real point is the contrast between the wise men and Herod: The former see new life as promise and they bless it; the latter sees new life as threat and he curses it.
This is a rich story with a powerful challenge: What is my own reaction to new life, especially to life that threatens me, that will take away some of my own popularity, sunshine, and adulation?
To bless another person is to give away some of one’s own life so that the other might be more resourced for his or her journey, Good parents do that for their children. Good teachers do that for their students, good mentors do that for their protégés, good pastors do that for their parishioners, good politicians do that for their countries, and good elders do that for the young. The wise men did that for Jesus.
Resources used: King Herod and the Wise Men – A Christmas Challenge, by Ronald Rolheiser OMI
Recently Deceased: Kevin McMahon, Mary Hogan (mother of Marie Flint)
Anniversary: Florence Anthony, Charles Taylor, Therese Markham, Ken Lorraway, Pauline Burt, Cooper McDonald, Jamie Bourke, Mary Gorey, John Burt, Mary Costelloe, Edna Lydon, Terry Martin, Ann Grannall, Caterina Fallace, Phyllis Morrison, Frederick Felsinger, Alexander Beggs, Shaun MacKey, Bradley Keenan, Josephine McLaren, Josephine Fox, Eugenia Kurzynski, Horace Staunton
World Day of Peace Message of his Holiness Pope Francis
Fiftieth World Day of Peace 1 January 2017
Nonviolence: a Style of Politics for Peace On this occasion, I would like to reflect on nonviolence as a style of politics for peace. I ask God to help all of us to cultivate nonviolence in our most personal thoughts and values. May charity and nonviolence govern how we treat each other as individuals, within society and in international life. When victims of violence are able to resist the temptation to retaliate, they become the most credible promotors of nonviolent peacemaking. In the most local and ordinary situations and in the international order, may nonviolence become the hallmark of our decisions, our relationships and our actions, and indeed of political life in all its forms.
The Popes message covers the following topics: A broken world The Good News More powerful than violence The domestic roots of a politics of nonviolence My Invitation
See the full message at:
https://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messa
ges/peace/documents/papa-
francesco_20161208_messaggio-l-giornata-
mondiale-pace-2017.html
There is a small number of printed copies
available in the foyer for those without
internet access.
WORLD DAY OF
MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES
15 January
The theme of Pope Francis’ message for
the 103rd World Day of Migrants and
Refugees is Child migrants, the
vulnerable and the voiceless.
More information available in the foyer.
Position Vacant: Executive Assistant to
the General Secretary The General Secretariat of the Australian
Catholic Bishops Conference is seeking an
Executive Assistant to the General Secretary.
The position’s primary objectives are to
support the General Secretary with
managing his workload by providing a high
level of organisation of his diary and travel
needs as well as monitoring the activities of
the Bishops Conference, its agencies and
other related organisations, to ensure the
Secretariat realises its mandated
responsibilities of administering the work of
the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference.
A copy of the position description is available
at www.employmentrelations.catholic.org.au
Letters of application are to be addressed to
the Employment Relations Advisor and
emailed to [email protected]
Applications close: 4pm Friday January 20.
ACU Short Course “Jesus’ Passion, Death and
Resurrection” 13, 20, 27 February and 6 March 2017
Australian Catholic University (ACU), Watson.
An opportunity to explore the meaning of Jesus’ suffering, crucifixion, burial, and Resurrection, with experts from the ACU School of Theology. ACU invites registrations for this upcoming Short Course, which is open to the public.
Cost: $100 for those requiring a Certificate of Attendance. $50 for attendance only. Alternative methods of payment are available. Registration: www.acu.edu.au/theology/shortcourses Click on the ‘Canberra’ page. Registration is essential by 13 February.
Details: [email protected]
Let us pray for those who are sick.
We remember them in our Masses.
7/8 January - The Epiphany of the Lord
Blessing of chalk at Mass
15 January –Bookclub
3:00pm Parish Library
22 January – Farewell Fr. Paul
10:00am Mass followed by morning tea
24 January – Women’s Breakfast
7:30am Little Chef Café Belconnen
25 January – Over 45’s
9:30am Mass followed by morning tea
26 January – Australia Day
Parish Office Closed
30 January – School Resumes
2 February - Presentation of the Lord
Blessing of Candles at 9:30am Mass
12 February – Parish Assembly
11:00am – 1:00pm Parish Centre
followed by sausage sizzle lunch
16 February - Mass 11:00am
Opening School Mass for St John the
Apostle Primary School
17 February – Twilight Fete
St John the Apostle Primary school
20 February –Sacrament of Penance
7:00pm Second Parent formation
evening
25/26 February - Presentation Masses
Candidates for the Sacrament of
Penance
1 March – Ash Wednesday
Farewell Fr. Paul Fr. Paul’s last weekend in the parish
will be the 21/22 January. There will be
an opportunity to farewell Fr. Paul at
the 10:00am mass followed by a
morning tea in the foyer.
Contact details for Fr. Paul are:
Evermore
Unit 8, 18-30 Bruce St
Forster NSW 2428
Email: [email protected]
CHANGE OF TIMES Commencing Saturday 4
th February
Confession/Reconciliation Saturday 5:00pm – 5:30pm Baptism 1st and 3rd Sundays during 10:00am Mass
SUNDAY AFTERNOON BOOK CLUB We are reading
“Heart of Darkness” By Joseph Conrad
Sunday 15 January 2017 - 3:00 pm Parish Library.
STAMPS FOR MISSIONS There is a box on the table in the foyer where you can leave stamps (both used and unused) for the Missions. These stamps will be sent to the MSC Mission Office in Sydney and will be sold. The money raised will be used to help the MSC Missions.
On A Lighter Note:
What do you give to a sick citrus tree?
Lemon aid!
What happened to the wooden car with
wooden wheels and a wooden engine?
It wooden go!
ROSTERS
15 January Ministers of Communion
6:00pm Joy McInerney, Elaine Laycock, Maresa Laird, Laurine and Daryl Smeaton
8:30am Jean Tierney, Margaret Conlon, Pat Cowburn, Clyde Sloan, VACANT
10:00am Marie Flint, Colin Fox, Erin Pitt, Maida Kajkic, Patrick Corr
6:00pm Peter Polkinghorne, Brian Mahony, Jacinta Le, VACANT, VACANT
15 January Reading Roster 6:00pm Jim Jones, Mindalesia Jones
8:30am Bert Broekhuyse, Elizabeth McDonald
10:00am Ivo Astolfi, Libby Kain
6:00pm Meg Millband, Matthew Toohey
15 January Hospitality Roster 6:00pm Mary Barrett
8:30am Norma Sloan, Clyde Sloan
10:00am Joe Pisciotta
6:00pm Brian Mahony
Other Rosters 9 Jan Altar Society: Maresa Laird
9 Jan Church Cleaning: Maresa Laird, Joseph Lê Văn Hâi
14 Jan Grounds: David Pigram, Rob Caskie, Matthew Garton, Mike Lavis
21 Jan Presbytery Cleaning: Maresa Laird, Meg Millband, Pat Cowburn, Sabina Van Rooy, Lynnie Traynor
PARISH ACTIVITIES
PRAYER LIFE Charismatic Prayer: Maida: 0423 658 326
Thursday 7:30pm Rosary 7:00pm
Meditation [Library] Friday 7.30-8.15 pm Morning Prayer: Mon, Tues, Fri 9:10am Stations of the Cross First Fri Monthly 5:30pm Children’s Mass Second Sunday monthly10am
SOCIAL LIFE Coffee
Club
Second & Fourth Sunday after
10:00am Mass
Over 45’s Last Wednesday of the Month
9:30am Mass and morning tea
Pins &
Needles
3rd
Thursday of the Month
7:15pm Parish Library
Book club 3
rd Sunday of the Month
3:00pm Parish Library
Women’s
Breakfast
4th
Tuesday of the Month
7:30am Little Chef Café Belconnen
RESPONSE TO THE PSALM:
Lord, every nation on earth will adore you.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION:
Alleluia, alleluia! We have seen his star in the East; and have come to adore the Lord.
Alleluia!
GOSPEL IN A NUTSHELL
The feast of the Epiphany celebrates the revelation of Jesus to humankind. The wise men are the representatives of humanity bearing witness to this revelation. However, the Epiphany celebrates the revelation of Jesus as not only the Messiah of Israel but the Saviour of the whole world. Interestingly, in this gospel that emphasises the ‘Jewish-ness’ of Jesus, the witnesses to the birth are gentiles from a foreign land. Their inclusion is a powerful declaration that the revelation of Jesus is for all people. In some translations, the ‘wise men’ of this passage are referred to as ‘Magi’. Magi was the name given to the Persian priestly caste. Persia (now, Iran) lies to the east of Israel. It is interesting that the passage describes ‘some’ wise men; tradition has developed a specific number of three – based on the three gifts presented. These anonymous (and purely literary) figures have been given names and their ‘relics’ lie in honour beneath the Cathedral of Cologne.
Resources used: Greg Sunter at LiturgyHelp
LIBRARY NEWS: “The Journal of Hildegard of Bingen: a novel”, “The Big Fisherman”, “The First phone call from Heaven” and “Walk in my shoes” are some of the fiction titles on display for holiday reading this month.
School of Religion: – 9.15am-10.00am Sundays Parish Centre (School Term Only) For children not attending a Catholic School
Hearing Loop: - We have a hearing loop in the body of the church. Adjust your hearing aids according to audiologist’s advice.
