Granville Catholic Church Record

Vol. 4. No. 45 November 10, 2019 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C

The Official Bulletin of Holy Trinity Parish at Granville and Holy Family Parish at East Granville

At our death we will be brought before the throne of God to be judged on the course of our life and we will be condemned to hell or, after our time in purgatory if warranted, be borne to heaven. When the form of this world has passed away, those who have welcomed God into their lives and have sincerely opened themselves to His love, at least at the moment of death, will enjoy that fullness of communion with God which is the goal of human life. As the Church

teaches, this perfect life with the Most Holy Trinity, this communion of life and love with with the Virgin Mary, the angels and all the blessed, is called “heaven”. Heaven is the ultimate end and fulfilment of the deepest human longings, the state of supreme, definitive happiness. For those who reject God in this life by their apathy or their hatred will bear the consequence of their abandonment of the Church and suffer the torments of hell. God is the infinitely good and merciful Father.

But man, called to respond to Him freely, can choose to reject His love and forgiveness once and for all, separating himself for ever from communion with Him. It is not a punishment imposed externally by God but a development of premises already set by people in this life. God desires our salvation and grants us every chance for eternal life. But it is we, by our lives, who make the choice for Him or against Him. There is nothing else (Matthew 12:30).

H e a v e n a n d H e l lT H E F O U R L A S T T H I N G S

HOLY FAMILY CHURCH

Holy Mass

Tuesday, 9:15 a.m. Wednesday, 9:15 a.m. Thursday, 9:15 a.m.

Friday, 9:15 a.m. Saturday, 9:15 a.m. Sunday, 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

Confessions

Sunday, 4:00 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Wednesday, 6:00 p.m.

Holy Rosary

Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.

Children’s Liturgy

Third Sunday of the Month, 8:30 a.m.

Rosters Altar Society Group 4: S. Elias, J. Nakkoul, R. Connor

Readers

8:30 a.m. Silva Koopelian

5:00 p.m. Claudia Tiller

Counters T. Burden and O. Meredith

Bus Driver John McIntyre

HOLY TRINITY CHURCH

Holy Mass Monday, 9:15 a.m. Tuesday, 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday, 8:15 a.m. Thursday, 8:15 a.m. Friday, 8:15 a.m.

Saturday, 8:15 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Sunday, 10:00 a.m.

Confessions

Saturday, 5:00 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.

Holy Mass and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Tuesday, 6:30 p.m.

First Friday of the month, 7:00 p.m.

Traditional Latin Mass First Thursday of the month, 7:00 p.m.

Ghanaian Chaplaincy Mass

Second and last Sunday of the month, 11:30 a.m.

Vietnamese Chaplaincy Mass

Sunday, 5:00 p.m.

Children’s Liturgy Sunday, 10:00 a.m.

Rosters

Church Cleaning Group 3: Thi Vi Vu and the Vietnamese community

Readers

Vigil Mary Mbugua, Ana-Louise Vella, Rosette Chidiac 10:00 a.m. Raphaella Chidiac,

Ingrid Bifculo, Sisters

Children’s Liturgy Elmo and Shanti

Counters A. Newell, J. Newll, B. Borg, B. Borg

THE PARISH OFFICE

Address 200 The Trongate, South Granville, N.S.W. 2142

T 0497 190 444 E granville@parracatholic.org

Parish Priest Rev. Fr. Andrew Bass PP

Business and Projects Manager John Portelli

Director of Music John Portelli

Acolytes Co-ordinator Jim Newell

Catechist Co-ordinators Joe Elias Lana Leatherby

Sacraments and T.Y.M. Co-ordinator Rosette Chidiac

Online and Social Media Co-ordinators Rosette Chidiac John Portelli

Piety Shop Mary Bazelmans Elsie Bugeja Claudette Takchi Christine Tembo Thorie Tembo Annette Wirz

Missionary Sisters of Mary, Queen of the World — Australia Sr. Justina Pham ｜ T (02) 9637-1827

Principal of Holy Family School Cheryl Fortini

Principal of Holy Trinity School Philip Mahony

Principal of Delany College Rob Muscat

PRAYERS FOR THE SICK

Janelle Allan, John Anjoul, Marlene Ashton, John Augustus, Frank Azzopardi, Ann Blesson, Antonia Bonaci, Vincenzo Colosimo, Eileen Dean, Lucy Farrugia, Carmel Galea, Samir Gibrine, Evangeline Grabato, John Graham, Mary Grech, Pat Hale, Thomas Hayek, Elizabeth Hicks, Peter Higgins, Ruth La Rosa, Kay King, Jacob Lee, Josephine Magro, Ester Matos, Sid Morgan, Scott Moulton, Tony Moussa, Ben Nursoo, Sarah-Joy O’Connor, Sheila Pidegon, Flory Pinto, Don Provest, Peter Rahme, Anna Saunig, Therese Smeal, Phil Thompson, Ricardo Tognini, Bay Tran, Miriam Welangoda, Lorraine Vella.

IN MEMORIAM

Bonello Family, Kathleen Bradbery, Paul Bradbery, Charles Bugeja, Frank Busuttil, Youssef El-Hasbany, Odette Farah, Joseph Jack Hage, Maria Kim Hoang, Clair Karaki, Daood Karaki, Mary Khattar, Michael Khattar, Nouhad Khoury, Stan Kita, Marie Ladkani, Maryse Mariasson, Charles Micallef, Inocencia Monares, Nimpha Monares, Nunilon Monares, Ramon Monares, Susana Monisit, Mariane Moussa, Sam Moussa, Samantha Moussa, Tannous Moussa, Jack Newell, Edward Pidgeon, George Safadi, Saliba Family, Geoffrey Senior, Moussa Sleiman, Antonia Spiteri, Gaetano Spiteri, Joe Spiteri, Dorry Vanderkamp, Carmelo Vella, Betty Walker, Elias Wakim, Norma Yap, Phyllis Yott, Dib Zaiter.

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Trinitarians Youth Ministry

The next Trinitarians Youth Ministry meeting will be held Friday, 22 November from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the parish office next to Holy Family Church. We will continue talking about the persecution of Chris t ians in recognition of Red Wednesday. All those in year 7 and above, including young adul ts , are welcome to attend (anyone under 18 will need to have their parent or guardian sign them in and sign them out).

Holy Trinity Friendship Group Morning Tea

The Holy Trinity Friendship Group will be hosting their next m o r n i n g t e a o n Tu e s d a y, 12 November at 10:30 a.m. in MacKillop Hall. Bookings are also being taken for the next bus trip on Monday, 25 November to the Hawkesbury Paddlewheeler. If you would like to make a booking for the bus trip please telephone John Borg on 9644-8263.

Grandparents and Seniors Mass at Holy Family Church

Next Sunday, 17 November, at 8:30 a.m. at Holy Family Church, g r a n d p a r e n t s a n d t h e i r grandchildren along with other seniors are invited to attend the Mass that morning, at which a blessing will be given for all families. Grandchildren are invited to read at this Mass and to assist wi the offertory procession (but there limited places available). Following the Mass a morning tea will be held and parishioners are asked to contribute cakes or a plate for this. A donation box will also be available to collect for The Catholic Foundation’s appeal in aid of Catholic Care Social Services.

N O T I C E S

November Mass Intentions for the Faithful Departed

As is the tradition of the Church, t he mon th o f November i s dedicated to praying for the faithful departed. Throughout November Masses will be offered for the repose of their souls, beseeching the mercy of God that they may be forgiven their sins and receive eternal life in heaven with all the Angels and Saints. If you would like to have your family and friends remembered in these Masses and their names w r i t t e n i n t h e B o o k o f Remembrance please fill in one of the envelopes by the doors of the church and leave this in the box provided.

Those whose names are given will be remembered in the Masses said throughout November as we pray for them so that they may, in turn, pray for us.

Funeral for Stan Kita

The funeral liturgy for Stan Kita will be held at Holy Family Church on Wednesday, 13 November at 11:00 a.m. followed by burial at Rookwood Catholic Cemetery. Following the burial refreshments will be served at Cafe Rookwood. For catering purposes please telephone Julie on 0419 611 184.

✠ Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord,

and let perpetual light shine upon him.

May he rest in peace. May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God,

rest in peace.

“He shall judge between the nations,     and shall arbitrate for many peoples;

they shall beat their swords into plowshares,     and their spears into pruning hooks;

nation shall not lift up sword against nation,

    neither shall they learn war any more.” — Isaiah 2:4

678 Following in the steps of the prophets and John the Baptist, Jesus announced the judgement of the Last Day in his preaching. Then will the conduct of each one and the secrets of hearts be brought to light. Then will the culpable unbelief that counted the offer of God's grace as nothing be condemned. Our attitude to our neighbour will disclose acceptance or refusal of grace and divine love. On the Last Day Jesus will say: “Truly I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me.”

679 Christ is Lord of eternal life. Ful l r ight to pass defi nit ive judgement on the works and hearts of men belongs to him as redeemer of the world. He “acquired” this right by his cross. the Father has given “all judgement to the Son”. Yet the Son did not come to judge, but to save and to give the life he has in himself. By rejecting grace in this life, one already judges oneself, receives according to one's works, and can even condemn oneself for all eternity by rejecting the Spirit of love.

Christ Will Judge the Living and the Dead

Holy water and blessed salt are what the Church calls sacramentals —sacred signs that resemble the Sacraments. Like the sign of the Cross these are used to bless people or things and also as a way to protect us from evil and the Devil. When the Priest blesses the water and the salt the prayer that he prays is attached to them. So wherever the water and salt are sprinkled that prayer is carried with them. The traditional prayers of blessing of water and salt were more like an exorcism. When the water and salt are placed on yourself or around your home then that prayer to protect yourself or your home and to expel the influence of the Devil is there as well. Make use of these sacramentals of the Church to protect yourself, your family, and your home.

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CATHOLICCHURCH

CATHOLIC Trivia

Holy Water and Blessed Salt

The Church in Numbers The Vatican’s Central Office of Church Statistics has released numbers for the growth of the Church in recent years.

Catholics 17.8% of world’s population

On every inhabited continent the number of Catholics has gone up.

Africa⬆41% Asia⬆20% America⬆11.7%

Europe⬆2%

Oceania⬆15.9% Whilst the world’s population grew in recent years, the Church, on every continent except Oceania (which includes Australia), grew even faster!

This December, members of the Trinitarians Youth Ministry will be joining hundreds of young Catholics in Perth

for the Australian Catholic Youth Festival. To help make this possible, the Trinitarians will be Selling Cadbury chocolates

after each mass this weekend. So buy a block or two of delicious Cadbury chocolate

and help support our youth!

PURGATORY

At the moment of judgement we experience and we absorb the overwhelming power of [Christ’s] love over all the evil in the world and in ourselves. The pain of love becomes our salvation and our joy… The transforming “moment” of this encounter eludes earthly time-reckoning—it is the heart's time, it is the time of “passage” to communion with God in the Body of Christ.

Th[e] early Jewish idea of an intermediate state includes the view that… souls are not simply in a sort of temporary custody but, as the parable of the rich man illustrates, are already being punished or are experiencing a provisional form of bliss. There is also the idea that this state can involve purification and healing which mature the soul for communion with God. The early Church took up these concepts, and in the Western Church they gradually developed into the doctrine of Purgatory… With death, our life-choice becomes definitive—our life stands before the judge. Our choice, which in the course of an entire life takes on a certain shape, can have a variety of forms. There can be people who have totally destroyed their desire for truth and readiness to love, people for whom everything has become a lie, people who have lived for hatred and have suppressed all love within themselves. This is a terrifying thought, but alarming profiles of this type can be seen in certain figures of our own history. In such people all would be beyond remedy and the destruction of good would be irrevocable: this is what we mean by the word Hell. On the other hand there can be people who are utterly pure, completely permeated by God, and thus fully open to their neighbours—people for whom communion with God even now gives direction to their entire being and whose journey towards God only brings to fulfilment what they already are.

— Pope Benedict XVI, “Spe Salvi”, n. 45, 47

Chime in for the Bells of St. Patrick’s Cathedral

The Bel ls o f S t . Pat r ick’s Cathedral Appeal offers a rare opportunity to create history and donate a bell that commemorates a loved one, or honours your family name, organisation or community group. As a Benefactor, you’ll also have the privilege of naming your bell in honour of a revered Catholic Saint and helping make the dream of a peal of bells for St Patrick’s Cathedral become a reality. For f u r t h e r i n f o r m a t i o n , v i s i t yourcatholicfoundation.org.au/bellsappeal

NEWS

Plenary Council 2020 Diocesan Session 5

Thursday, 14 November

You are invited to the fourth of the six sessions in the Diocese of Parramatta to gather and discern the Plenary Council 2020 National Themes for Discernment. This session on “Joy, Hope-filled and Servant Community” will be held on 14 November from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Institute for Mission, Blacktown. To reply to a t t e n d p l e a s e c o n t a c t tanya.quinn@parracatholic.org or contact the Pastoral Planning Office on 8838 3441.

Upper Blue Mountains Adoration Chapel

B e g i n n i n g T u e s d a y , 24 September, St. Mary of the Cross MacKillop Parish in the Upper Blue Mountains is opening an Adoration Chapel at St. Canice’s Church, Katoomba. If you would like further information or would like to sign up for a weekly hour of adoration before the Blessed Sacrament, please call the parish office on 4782-2804.

Walk with Christ Sunday, 24 November

Join your fellow Sydneysiders in the Walk with Christ annual Eucharistic Procession through the streets of Sydney on the Feast of Christ The King on Sunday, 24 November at 2:30 p.m. Thousands of people took part in last year’s joyful public proclamation and act of worship to invoke Christ’s blessing upon our beautiful city. Meet at the corner of Martin Place and Pitt Street at 2:30 p.m. on November 24. More details at www.sydneycatholic.org/wwc19.

National Prayer Campaign for Drought

The Catholic bishops of Australia have announced a national prayer campaign for drought to take place during November. People across the country are encouraged to pray for the gift of rain, for people affected by the drought and to provide practical support, where possible. The bishops note that large parts of the country are directly affected by the drought, but the impact is nat ional—and so should the response be national. For more i n f o r m a t i o n v i s i t t h e s i t e www.catholic.org.au/drought.

Memorial Mass for Those Bereaved by Suicide

Tuesday, 19 November

CatholicCare Western Sydney and Blue Mountains have arranged for a Mass to honour loved ones who have taken their lives. The Mass will be said at St. Oliver Plunkett Church, 35 Wigram Street, Harris Park. on Tuesday, 19 November at 7:00 p.m. RSVP by 14 November by telephone to 8843-2575 or email rita.chater@ccss.org.au.  

First Reading The Second Book of Maccabees (7:1-2, 9-14)

There were seven brothers who were arrested with their mother. The king tried to force them to taste pig’s flesh, which the Law forbids, by torturing them with whips and scourges. One of them, acting as spokesman for the others, said, ‘What are you trying to find out from us? We are prepared to die rather than break the Law of our ancestors.’ With his last breath the second brother exclaimed, ‘Inhuman fiend, you may discharge us from this present life, but the King of the world will raise us up, since it is for his laws that we die, to live again for ever.’ After him, they amused themselves with the third, who on being asked for his tongue promptly thrust it out and held out his hands, with these honourable words, ‘It was heaven that gave me these limbs; for the sake of his laws I disdain them; from him I hope to receive them again.’ The king and his attendants were astounded at the young man's courage and his utter indifference to suffering. When this one was dead they subjected the fourth to the same savage torture. When he neared his end he cried, ‘Ours is the better choice, to meet death at men’s hands, yet relying on God’s promise that we shall be raised up by him; whereas for you there can be no resurrection, no new life.’

Responsorial Psalm (Ps 16:1, 5-6, 8, 15. ℟. v. 15)

℟. Lord, when your glory appears, my joy will be full.

Lord, hear a cause that is just, pay heed to my cry. Turn your ear to my prayer:

no deceit is on my lips. ℟.

I keep my feet firmly in your paths; there was no faltering in my steps. I am here and I call, you will hear me, O God.

Turn your ear to me; hear my words. ℟.

Guard me as the apple of your eye. Hide me in the shadow of your wings. As for me, in my justice I shall see your face

and be filled, when I awake, with the sight of your glory. ℟.

Second Reading The Second Letter of St. Paul to the Thessalonians

(2:16-3:5)

May our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father who has given us his love and, through his grace, such inexhaustible comfort and such sure hope, comfort you and strengthen you in everything good that you do or say. Finally, brothers, pray for us; pray that the Lord’s message may spread quickly, and be received with honour as it was among you; and pray that we may be preserved from the interference of bigoted and evil people, for faith is not given to everyone. But the Lord is faithful, and he will give you strength and guard you from the evil one, and we, in the Lord, have every confidence that you are doing and will go on doing all that we tell you. May the Lord turn your hearts towards the love of God and the fortitude of Christ.

Gospel Acclamation

Alleluia, alleluia! Jesus Christ is the firstborn of the dead; glory and kingship be his for ever and ever. Alleluia!

Gospel of Luke (20:27, 34-38)

Some Sadducees—those who say that there is no resurrection—approached Jesus and they put a question to him. Jesus replied, ‘The children of this world take wives and husbands, but those who are judged worthy of a place in the other world and in the resurrection from the dead do not marry because they can no longer die, for they are the same as the angels, and being children of the resurrection they are sons of God. And Moses himself implies that the dead rise again, in the passage about the bush where he calls the Lord the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob. Now he is God, not of the dead, but of the living; for to him all men are in fact alive.’

32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C The Readings