WEEKDAY MASSES

Monday 12 Noon

Tuesday 9.00am

Wednesday 7.30am and 9.00am

Thursday 9.00am St Vincent de Paul

Friday 9.00am and 6.00pm

Saturday 7.00am and 8.30am Ss Michael, Gabriel and Raphael

BREAKFAST: Pam & Mark Stanley, Karen & Jeff Browne

Next Week: Ivy McKeown & Filipino Community

COUNTING: Helen Marks & Felix Easton

Next Week: Cathie & Neville Arbon, Vladge & Shaun Kurovec

CLEANING: St Joseph’s School RE Class (Joe Morris)

Next Week: St Joseph’s School RE Class (Kym Rowe)

FLOWERS: P Iwanczenko (orchids)

ST VINCENT DE PAUL SATURDAY: Saturday 29th September, Tuesday Ladies

FRED’S VAN: Rosalie’s Team Next Week: Vincent's Team

NEXT WEEKEND: 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B

1st Reading: Numbers 11:25-29 2nd Reading: James5:1-6 Gospel: : Mark 9:38-43, 45, 47-48

NEXT WEEKEND

WELCOMERS

MUSICIANS

COMMENTATOR

LECTOR 1

LECTOR 2

SPECIAL MINISTERS

CHILDREN’S LITURGY

SATURDAY 6.00PM

L Grove-Jones

G Bourke

J Cook

R Rendell

R Casanova

S Zollo, L Frazer, C Story

SUNDAY 9.00AM

P Gulino

J Butters

B Mortimer

D Height

L Adamson

K Browne, J Browne & Volunteer

Focusing the Gospel

Conflicting hopes and expectations of the long-awaited “age of the messiah” collide in today’s

gospel.

Jesus makes clear the great paradox of discipleship: Do you wish to be first? Then become last.

Do you seek to attain greatness? Then become small. Do you want to be masters? Then become

the servants of those you wish to rule.

To emphasise the point, Jesus picks up and places a little child in the midst of these would-be

masters. A child has no influence in the affairs of society. Just the opposite is true: a child needs

everything. To be ‘great’ in the reign of God, Jesus says, one must receive the “child,” and become

self-giving.

Living Liturgy 2018

SAINT MARY OF THE ANGELS CATHOLIC CHURCH

TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

23rd SEPTEMBER, 2018-YEAR B

PARISH PRIEST: FR STEPHEN ARDILL

PRIEST-IN-RESIDENCE:FR ADRIAN HEAD

(Phone: 0428 922 528 e-mail: agh1112@bigpond.com)

PARISH SECRETARY: GAYLE SANTIC

Phone: 86823725 Address: 14 Mortlock Terrace PO Box 144

E-mail: smoa@bigpond.net.au

ST. JOSEPH’S SCHOOL PRINCIPAL: DR. SANDRA HEWSON

OFFICE HOURS Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 8.30am to 3.30pm

COFFIN BAY MASS First Sunday of the Month, 6.00pm

HOLY HOUR First Sunday of the Month, 3.00pm

ANOINTING OF THE SICK First Friday of the Month, 9.00am and 6.00pm Mass

ROSARY PRAYER Every Friday, 9.45 am after Mass

YOUTH GROUP Second Friday of the Month, 9th November 6.30pm –8.30pm Phone Dana 0427609698

CWL Tuesday 9th October 10.00am

MEN’S RETEAT DAY Saturday 20th October

FILM AFTERNOON Sunday 21st October. 1.00pm

PARISH MARKET Sunday 23rd September

HOSPITAL VISITING

If you have family in hospital who would like to be visited, please inform Fr Steve or the Parish Office so we can respond to their need

UPCOMING MEETINGS/GATHERINGS

PARISH FINANCE TEAM: Thursday 4th October 7.00pm

PARISH MINISTRY AND PRAYER TEAM: Thursday 27th September 4.00pm

PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL: Tuesday 6th November 7.00pm

PRISON MINISTRY: Saturday 1st December 10.30am

PARISH PASTORAL CARE TEAM: Tuesday 11th December 4.00pm

ABUSE REPORT LINE:

131478 Monica Woods is our

Parish Child Safe Officer 0428823137

PRAYING FOR OUR FARMERS IN THESE TOUGH TIMES

At the Regional Pastoral Council meeting at Cleve on Wednesday Chandada farmer Matthew Cook addressed the meeting concerning the plight of a number of Eyre Peninsula farmers. He spoke of the tough year endured by many farmers and farming communities in 2017, the stresses associated with feeding sheep, the lack of early rains in many parts of Eyre Peninsula in 2018 and rising debt levels.

You are invited to show your solidarity with our farmers, their families and our rural communities by praying the following prayer each day this week:

Let us pray:

Creator God,

the sun and the rain give

light and water to the land

manifesting Your power and goodness.

The plants, animals and people

draw nourishment from the earth,

bringing forth and sustaining life.

God, in Your goodness,

send timely and bountiful rains to water thirsty crops,

that all who provide our daily bread can reap a fruitful harvest.

Be especially present to our farmers

and their families as they carry the cross

of drought and the uncertainty and trauma it brings.

Send them compassionate friends

in this time of need to listen to their cries,

console them in their pain and renew their hope.

Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Sacrament

of Reconciliation

Friday: 9.45 am and

5.30pm

Saturday: 9.00am or

any time by request

Exposition of the

Blessed Sacrament

Monday 6.00 – 9.00 pm

ALL NIGHT PRAYER VIGIL

7.00pm Friday 5th October to

8.00am Saturday 6th October

Let us pray for THOSE WHO ARE ILL, IN HOSPITAL OR AT HOME: Archbishop Philip Wilson,

Fr. Chris O’Neil, Fr Chris Warnock, Terry O’Reilly, James Coburn, Darrell Gillings,

Leo Smits, Isaac Giblin, Marj Gigney, Luigi Zollo, Steven Fenton, Verna Bagnell,

Adrian Holmes, Ky McKinnty, Aaron Mattner, Debbie Lawless, Andrew Castleman,

Mary Connell, Debbie Wilson, Emily Robb, Tony Richardson, Jack Kemp, Vivonne

Rusden, Ben Maxwell, Bob Taylor, Peg Ardill, Robin Ardill, Sue and John

Mulholland, Gervasio Mercuri, Shirley Samuel.

PARISHIONERS IN NURSING HOMES: Fr Laurie Quinn, Joe Byrne, Lorraine

Harris, Pat Symons, Therese Conley, Helen Fitzgerald, Bill Holland, Jean Clarke,

June Liddle, Judith Noll, Margaret Kenny, Pat Nolan, Maisie McGeever, Stefan

Stefok, Pat Vincent.

MASSES OFFERED: Tony Kucaric, Dawn Pedler, Bernard Pedler, Peg Ardill, David Ardill

RECENTLY DECEASED: Antonio Mangabat (Mark Mangabat’s father), Paul Myketasch, Maureen Broadbent, Patrick Maloney, Michael McKeown jnr

MEMORIALS: Tony Kucaric, Dawn Pedler, Bernard Pedler, David Ardill

YEAR OF YOUTH: VISIT OF MISSIONARIES OF GOD’S LOVE SISTERS AND YOUTH TEAM

We thank Sisters Kathryn and Therese, Br. John Ighalo, Larissa Lagas, Jessica Bond and Thomas Ringrose-Voase for their presence and ministry in our St. Mary of the Angels’ Parish and St. Joseph’s School this past week.

We look forward to welcoming them back to our Parish and School for a week in October and also in November.

SOCIAL JUSTICE STATEMENT 2018-2019

We celebrate Social Justice Sunday on 30th September. This year, the Australian Bishops’ Social Justice Statement is titled: A Place to Call Home: Making a home for everyone in our land.

The Statement challenges us all to confront Australia’s growing rate of homelessness and unaffordable housing.

For further details about the Social Justice Statement, visit the Australian Catholic Social Justice website: www.socialjustice.catholic.ord.au or call (02) 8306 3499.

HAVE YOU SIGNED FR. ADRIAN (NOONAN’S) CARD?

Fr Adrian Noonan will be moving from the Kadina Parish to Villa Murphy in Adelaide, where there is the company of other priests and family support.

Please add your signature/note of farewell to the card on Tom’s Table.

Thought for the Week

Well-to-do parents who work hard to give their kids everything have to be helped a lot … young people need lots of love and forgiveness … things don’t really matter.

(Fr. Bill Edwards sdb)

THE POWER OF PRAYER: CASTING A NET

Prayer is one of the great treasures we have. It was Jesus who said: Ask and you shall receive. It is a rich grace to ask to be given something.

Following Dick Harris’ very fruitful initiative to launch an All-Night Prayer Vigil John Meffert has proposed that our St. Mary of the Angels’ Parish embark on another prayer initiative. It is something John feels strongly called to promote.

It simply requires two or three people to gather to pray for the specific intention of priestly and religious vocations.

It has its scriptural underpinnings in John 21:1-14, the post-Resurrection story of the miraculous catch of fish. They could not haul the net in, so great was the haul of fish.

The net is those who embrace the invitation to pray. It might happen weekly or fort-nightly, in the Church or in your homes, whatever works for you. Some resources will be provided. We ask God to grant the increase … to fill the net.

We plant the seed of prayer and nurture it regularly. Our Lord, in His good time and way will grant the increase … perhaps thirty, sixty or even a hundred-fold.

If you’d like to be part of this Parish Prayer Net add your name to the list on Tom’s Table and feel free to chat to John Meffert if you’d like to know more.

HOLY CLUTTER BURIAL CEREMONY

What are you supposed to do with all the broken, damaged rosary beads, Ash

Wednesday palms, prayer cards and other religious objects that accumulate and

mysteriously multiply. If you feel overwhelmed by all this Holy Clutter, take heart!

You are not obliged to hang on to them and there is a way to dispose of them.

Traditionally some parishes on the 23rd of June, (eve of the Feast of John the

Baptist) have a service to burn and bury broken, unwanted or unusable sacramental

as a community. Next year we will plan to do a service in June. In the mean time you

can dispose of items yourself using the simple ceremony printed on Tom’s Table.

PLENARY COUNCIL 2020

As the listening and dialogue process continues to spread its way across the country,

the importance of listening, and listening with real hope, is becoming more evident.

The effort to listen to one another and to hear what others are thinking and feeling

can help each person to better understand their own stories and experiences and

how they align with their fellow Catholic pilgrims. Go directly to Plenary Council

2020 website OR visit jedocatholicperth and check their Plenary Post for

interesting questions and answers such as the following.

Who attends the Plenary Council sessions?

“Plenary” refers to the Council being attended by all local churches that are in

Australia. This means the geographical dioceses such as Brisbane Archdiocese,

Lismore Diocese etc, as well as the other local churches, which include the Military

Diocese, Eastern Church Eparchies and others of this nature. Altogether, Australia

has 34 “local churches”.

The delegates of the Council sessions are leaders with particular roles in our local

churches. These are outlined in canon law (c. 443) and fall into two categories: those

who must be called, and those who can be called.

WANTING TO COME ON A JOURNEY TO THE CATHOLIC CHURCH?

The Catholic Church is one of many Christian Churches. If you want to be a

Catholic Christian, St Mary of the Angels Church would like to answer your

question.

ACCOMODATION WANTED

A young catholic lady (25years old and of Zimbabwean background) seeking ongoing

accommodation in Port Lincoln area is moving here for a job position at Port Lincoln

hospital. If any parishioner has a room they'd be willing to rent please contact

Patricia Mafara 0403 769 338.

Feast Day of San Lorenzo Ruiz (First Filipino Saint)

To the Parishioners of St. Mary of the Angels,

The Filipino community and the Catholic Parish of Whyalla wish to extend an

invitation to you and your family to attend the St Lorenzo Feast Day in honour of their

patron saint. The Feast Day will be held at St John’s campus Hall (Norrie Ave

entrance) on Sunday 30th September, 2018.

10:00am procession of the statue of St Lorenzo Ruiz around the St. John’s Oval

followed by 10:30am Mass in the St John’s Hall and shared lunch and entertainment

at 12 noon. All welcome.

BISHOP EUGENE HURELY– It’s been an extraordinary privilege

Copy of article in CathNews on Tom’s Table where Bishop Eugeene

comments “I’ve absolutely loved being a priest. I think I’m the most blessed

person. I thank God every day for that. It’s been an extraordinary privilege

and a life of enormous joy and satisfaction.”

To the Parishioners of St. Mary of the Angels and all our Port Lincoln

Kababayans,

The Filipino community and the Catholic Parish of Whyalla wish to extend an invitation

to you and your family to attend the St Lorenzo Feast Day in honour of their patron

saint. The Feast Day will be held at St John’s campus Hall (Norrie Ave entrance) on Sunday

30th September, 2018.

Program lined up for the day:

10:00am Procession of the statue of St. Lorenzo Ruiz around the St. John’s Oval

10:30am Mass in the St John’s Hall

12noon Shared lunch and entertainment

From: Father Ramiel Morales

Feast Day of San Lorenzo Ruiz (First

Filipino Saint)To the Parishioners of St. Mary of the

Angels and all our Port Lincoln Kababayans,

The Filipino community and the Catholic Parish of Whyalla wish to extend an invitation

to you and your family to attend the St Lorenzo Feast Day in honour of their patron

saint. The Feast Day will be held at St John’s campus Hall (Norrie Ave entrance) on Sunday

30th September, 2018.

Program lined up for the day:

10:00am Procession of the statue of St. Lorenzo Ruiz around the St. John’s Oval

10:30am Mass in the St John’s Hall

12noon Shared lunch and entertainment

From: Father Ramiel Morales

Feast Day of San Lorenzo Ruiz (First

Filipino Saint)