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

Communion Antiphon: Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, as a fragrant offering to God. ________________________________________________________________________________________________

PLEASE PRAY FOR MEMBERS OF OUR PARISH COMMUNITY:

Our Sick: We pray for our parishoners who are unwell at this time. If your loved

ones are in hospital or seriously ill, please contact the Parish Office or our

Ministers for Visiting the Sick.

Death Anniversary: Richard Rozier (31 Oct.); Patricia Ani (1 Nov.); John Thornton (2 Nov.)

Birthdays: Christie Thompson, Madeleine Malla (1 Nov.); Stephen Smith, Joseph Bezzina, Clive Farrugia (2 Nov.);

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WELCOME BACK to Fr Filipe who is visiting and assisting Fr Greg and Fr Aldredo. Welcome and we hope you enjoy your time in our beautiful parish!

ST JOSEPH'S CATHOLIC CHURCH, ROSEBERY Fr Greg Morgan, fmvd Parish Administrator

Fr Alfredo Serrano, fmvd Parish Assistant Parish Office Hours: Mon, Wed & Fri – 10am-1pm

Office Phone: (02) 9663 5343 Secretary: Therese Poulton Parish Office & Postal Address: 74 Rosebery Ave, Rosebery NSW 2018

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30th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year A Sunday | 28th – 29th October 2017

WEEKEND MASSES:

Saturday 6pm Sunday 7:30am

Sunday 9:30am – Family Mass with Children’s Liturgy

WEEKDAY SERVICES - 7am Monday: Communion Service

Tuesday - Friday: Mass

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

Saturday 3:30pm - 5:30pm

Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday 4pm - 5pm

Baptisms & Weddings By appointment

PARISH MINISTRIES: To offer assistance/make enquiries contact the following people or the Parish office:

- Altar Servers; Eucharistic Ministers & Acolytes: Rosemary 9667 2955 - Readers; Public School Catechists: Josette 0409 662 468 - Visiting the sick, elderly

& lonely: Grainne 9663 3945

- Music & Choir: Phil 0423 233 109 - Youth: Phil 0423 233 109 - St Vincent de Paul: T McDonald via Parish Office - RCIA: Michael Steel 0415 437 132 - Morning Tea: Helen 0414 397 105

Other contact details:

OLSH Sisters: 9663 4211

PARISHIONER INFORMATION MEETING Wednesday, 1st November

7pm in the Parish Hall.

In response to Fr Greg's message to the congregation last week, the Parish Council will be hosting a meeting of parishioners to discuss the recent decision by the Archdiocese concerning our Parish. We want to give a brief summary of the plans that we recently discussed with the

leadership of the Sydney Archdiocese, and then reflect on the Archdiocese decision and consider the impact on our Parish and the

people in it. All parishioners are welcome to attend and there will be an opportunity to express your views. Following the meeting, the Council

will draft a letter to the Archbishop responding to the news of their decision.

In the meantime, if you wish to write to Archbishop Fisher or

Bishop Richard Umbers (Auxiliary Bishop of the Eastern Deanery) you can do so via chancery@sydneycatholic.org or to the

Archdiocesan Office, 133 Liverpool St, Sydney, 2000.

ROSTERS Readers ExtraEucharisticMinisters6pm This GNorton/CBuxton CBuxton/TPoulton

Next TPoulton/AFoti PDiCristo/RCameron7:30am This KAtkins/MSatya JSciberras

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The CemeteryMass for the deceased will becelebratedintheSouthChapel,EasternSuburbsMemorialGardens&Crematorium, Botany, onSaturday,11November2017at11am.

JOEYsLEADERSHIPCOURSE:Thisweekendisthestartofathree-weekcourseinCatholicLeadershipthatisbeingrunandhostedbyStJoseph’sandJOEYsTeens.ThecourseaimstoempowerYear10studentsoflocalschoolsintheirdiscerningofleadershipintheirfamilies,socialcircles,schoolsandparishes.Wearedelightedtowelcome30studentsfromOLSHKensingtonandMarcellinCollegeRandwickwhohavevoluntarilyenrolledinthiscourse.Topicsdiscussedwillinclude:

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The Living Word 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A

CROSSWORD

Fill in the missing words to complete the story.

An expert in the Jewish

law tried to _ _ _ _ Jesus.

He asked,

“_ _ _ _ _ _ _ , what is the

most important

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ? ”

Jesus _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ : “Love the Lord your

_ _ _ with all your _ _ _ _ _ , soul and

mind.” This is the _ _ _ _ _ and most

important commandment. The _ _ _ _ _ _

is like it : “ _ _ _ _ your neighbor as much

as you love _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ”.

lovesecondGodansweredyourselfteacherheartfirsttestcommandment

Down1: someone who knows a lot about a specific subject2: the opposite of last3: the organ that pumps blood through the body4: significant 6: the S_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ were foolish8: Jesus said, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, _ _ _ _ , and mind”10: a rule that must be obeyed

Across2: unwise5: Jesus said, “Love _ _ _ _ _ _ as much as you love yourself”7: more than all others9: an examination11: God’s laws that were given to Moses

S t Charles Borromeo was born of

a wealthy Italian family and was the

nephew of Pope Pius IV. At the age of

twenty two, he was summoned to Rome and

made cardinal and administrator of the Papal

states and the archdiocese of Milan. Despite

his personal wealth, St Charles lived a simple,

ascetic life and was a strong supporter of church

reform. In 1564 he was ordained a priest and

consecrated as bishop. He founded seminaries

and instituted the teaching of doctrine to children

in Sunday schools. Never one to ask of another

something he was not prepared to do himself, St

Charles worked tirelessly to help those in need.

First Reading Ex 22:20-26A reading from the book of Exodus

If you are harsh with the widow or the orphan,

my anger will rage against you.

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.”’

Responsorial Psalm Ps 17:2-4. 47. 51. R. v.2

(R.) I love you, Lord, my strength.

1. 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.)

2. 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 Thes 1:5-10A reading from the first letter of St Paul to the Thessalonians

You turned away from idols to serve God

and await his Son.

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.

Gospel Acclamation Jn 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 Mt 22:34-40A reading from the holy Gospel

according to Matthew

You shall love the Lord your God and your neighbour

as yourself.

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.’

29 October 201730th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A

The psalm responses are from the English Translation of the Lectionary for the Mass ©1981 International Committee on English in the Liturgy Inc.(ICEL). All rights reserved. The psalm texts, from The Psalms, A New Translation, ©1963 by The Grail, England and used by permission of the publishers. The scriptural quotations are taken from the Jerusalem Bible, published and copyright 1966, 1967 and 1968 by Darton Longman and Todd Ltd and Doubleday & Co Inc, and used by permission of the publishers.© Creative Ministry Resources Pty LtdAll use must be in accordance with your user licensing agreement.

Reflection by Michael Tate

Did you notice that Our Lord does not command us to love ‘God’? No, we are to love ‘the Lord your God’, the One who rescued the Jewish people from slavery. The resurrection of Jesus Christ reveals the Lord God as the liberator from the apparent final dominance of death. Loving such a liberator is the natural response. So, ‘Love the Lord your God’.

Then Our Lord does not command us to love our neighbour! Rather, ‘Love your neighbour as yourself.’ But who is ‘yourself’? In the wonderful story-telling of Genesis, we are told that Adam, an earthen statue, had Divine Breath breathed into the nostrils, creating him as a human being. We earthlings are conceived with the Divine Breath at the core of our being.

The challenge for you and for me is to see ‘yourself’ in that way, and thereafter every human being whose lives we can affect: the neighbour. And in today’s global world, the neighbour can be a person in a society geographically or culturally distant.

We could pause for a moment to see the true dimensions of God, self and the other, to more easily fulfil the dual command.

mtate@bigpond.com