Parish Priest: Fr Mike Delaney (mob: 0417 279 437)
Assistant Priest: Fr Augustine Ezenwelu (mob: 0470 576 857)
Postal Address: PO Box 362
Parish Office: 90 Stewart Street
Office Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 10am - 3pm
Office Phone: 6424 2783 Fax: 6423 5160
FaceBook: Mersey Leven Catholic Parish
Newsletter: mlcathparish.blogspot.com.au
Secretary: Annie Davies
Pastoral Council Chair: Mary Davies
Our Parish Sacramental Life
Baptism: arrangements are made by contacting Parish Office.
Parents attend a Baptismal Preparation Session on first Tuesday of February, April, June, August, October and December.
Reconciliation, Confirmation and Eucharist: Are received following a Family–centred, Parish-based, School-supported Preparation Program.
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults: prepares adults for reception into the Catholic community.
Marriage: arrangements are made by contacting one of our priests - couples attend a pre-marriage Program
Anointing of the Sick: please contact one of our priests
Reconciliation: Ulverstone - Fridays (10am - 10:30am)
Devonport - Saturday (5:15pm– 5.45pm)
Penguin - Saturday (5:15pm - 5:45pm)
Scripture Readings 2nd Sunday of Ordinary Time - Year A
FIRST READING: Isaiah 49:3,5-6
RESPONSORIAL PSALM (R.) Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will
SECOND READING: 1 Corinthians 1:1-3
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION Alleluia, alleluia! The Word of God became flesh and dwelt amongst us. He enabled those who accepted him to become children of God. Alleluia!
GOSPEL: John 1:29-34
SECOND READING: 1 Corinthians 1:1-3
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION Alleluia, alleluia! The Word of God became flesh and dwelt amongst us. He enabled those who accepted him to become children of God. Alleluia!
GOSPEL: John 1:29-34
Next Week: 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A
FIRST READING: Isaiah 8:23 - 9:3
SECOND READING:1 Corinthians 1:10-13, 17
GOSPEL: Matthew 4:12-23
Masses Next Weekend:25-26th January, 2014
Saturday Vigil: 6.00pm Penguin
Devonport
Sunday Mass: 8:30am Port Sorell
9:00am Ulverstone
10:30am Devonport
11:00am Sheffield
5:00pm Latrobe
Masses This Week: 20th - 24th January 2014
Monday No Mass
Tuesday 9.30am - Penguin
Wednesday 9.30am - Latrobe
Thursday 12noon - Devonport
Friday 9.30am - Ulverstone
Eucharistic Adoration:
Devonport: Every Friday 10am - 12noon, concluding with Stations of the Cross and Angelus (starting again 31st January)
Devonport: Benediction with Adoration - first Friday of each Month.
Ulverstone: First Friday 11.45am-12.45pm and Third Sunday 5pm – 6pm.
Prayer Groups:
Christian Meditation - Devonport, Emmaus House - Wednesdays 7pm. Recommencing Wednesday 5th February, 2014.
Charismatic Renewal - Ulverstone (Community Room) Every second and fourth Monday of the month 7:30pm - (in recession until Monday 10th February, 2014
- Devonport (Emmaus House) Thursdays - 7:30pm - (in recession until Thursday 30th January, 2014.)
Christian Meditation - Devonport, Emmaus House - Wednesdays 7pm. Recommencing Wednesday 5th February, 2014.
Prego Reflection
On the feast of Epiphany, the Christ child is revealed as one who comes for the entire world. Last Sunday’s readings show how Christ will save; not by being loud and showy, but through quiet faithfulness until justice prevails for the whole earth.
Today’s readings enrich and deepen this portrait of Christ, whose light is for all and for every dark place.
I imagine the scene as John the Baptist, seeing Jesus coming towards him, recognises the “Lamb of God” and invites his followers to “look” at Jesus. What do the crowds see? What do I see? How do I feel? What do I say to Jesus?
Where and in whom do I see the love of Jesus? Where do I see the Spirit of God at work in families and friends? I give thanks.
All Christians, like Jesus, are baptised with the Holy Spirit and sent to be a light to the nations. I ponder what this means for myself. I may ask that my baptismal faith be renewed and deepened. I could pray for people I know still coping with the darkness of fear, worry, hopelessness and sickness.
For “With Christ joy is constantly born anew.” [Pope Francis]
From Fr Mike
Some people were asking last weekend if there would still be a printed version of the Parish Newsletter as many people do not have access to the internet - rest assured the newsletter will continue to be printed each week and will be available in every centre.
This week has been busy with a series of meetings with various groups who are seeking to start the new year (an with a new PP) in such as way that supports what they are doing already and trying to find new ways of being Parish.
There are several major events happening in the next few weeks. In no special order we have the 1st Parish Pastoral Council meeting for 2014; the 1st Charismatic Renewal Mass for the year; our teachers return to School with Masses or Liturgies being celebrated with the staff to celebrate their return as well as an opportunity for them to join with the rest of the Parish Community on the weekend of the 8/9th for a Blessing and Prayer from the whole community for the new year; and the 1st Baptismal Preparation Session for 2014.
In coming weeks there will also be information regarding the Lenten Season with Stations of the Cross on Friday Evenings in various Centres as well as the possibility of Lenten Discussion Groups throughout the Parish.
All this and an Open House at the Parish House, 90 Stewart St, Devonport, on Friday 7th February from 7.00pm - this is an open invitation to all Parishioners. Our notices at Mass have been informing people that Wines, soft drink and nibbles will be provided but BYOther poison!!!
You will notice that there are some other articles here in the web edition of the newsletter - space does not always allow these things to be printed in the paper edition but these are added here for your information.
As always, take care in your travels and in your home.
Fr Mike
Feast of Santo Nino
The Filipino-Australian Community is celebrating the Sinulog Festival 2014 this Sunday, the 19th of January at Our Lady of Lourdes, Devonport. The celebration is in honour of the Holy Infant Jesus, the Snr. Santo Nino, Patron Saint of Cebu, Philippines. It will commence with a Eucharistic Celebration at 10:30am followed by a Procession of the Statue to the Church Hall for further celebration, gathering and fellowship. This festival is also celebrated on this day by devotees all around the world.
We request that you please bring your favourite dish to share in this occasion. Drinks, hot and cold are provided but no alcohol. All Welcome!
Evangelii Gaudium
‘Sometimes
we are tempted to find excuses and complain, acting as if we could only be
happy if a thousand conditions were met. To some extent this is because our
“technological society has succeeded in multiplying occasions of pleasure, yet
has found it very difficult to engender joy”. I can say that the most
beautiful and natural expressions of joy which I have seen in my life were in
poor people who had little to hold on to. I also think of the real joy shown by
others who, even amid pressing professional obligations, were able to preserve,
in detachment and simplicity, a heart full of faith. In their own way, all
these instances of joy flow from the infinite love of God, who has revealed
himself to us in Jesus Christ.’
-
From
Evangelii Gaudium, Pope Francis,
November 24, 2013 Full text at:
http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/francesco/apost_exhortations/documents/papa-francesco_esortazione-ap_20131124_evangelii-gaudium_en.html
Fruits of Holy Communion
‘Holy
Communion increases our union with Christ and with his Church. It preserves the
life of grace received at Baptism, and Confirmation and makes us grow in love
for our neighbour. It strengthens us in charity, wipes away venial sins and
preserves us from mortal sin in the future.’
-
Compendium
of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, n.292
From Catholic Enquiry
Centre http://www.catholicenquiry.com
Feast Days of the Week
Tue Jan 21 St
Agnes Virgin and Martyr (Third
Century)
St
Agnes, a Roman girl, was thirteen years old when she suffered martyrdom for her
faith. She had consecrated herself to God saying, ‘Jesus Christ is my only
Spouse.’ On her feast day, two lambs are blessed at her church in Rome
Fri Jan
24 St Francis de
Sales (1567-1622)
Born
into a family of means, Francis studied law before hearing the message to
‘Leave all and follow me.
Wed 25 Jan
The Conversion
of St. Paul
Paul’s entire life can be explained in terms of one experience—his
meeting with Jesus on the road to Damascus
The
journey of faith
‘Faith
is not something you achieve. If you try to nail it down, it gets up and walks
away with the nail. Faith works this way: Some days you walk on water, other
days you sink like a stone. You live with a deep secret, the poet Rumi says,
that sometimes you know, and then not, and then know again. Sometimes you feel
the real presence, and sometimes you feel the real absence. Why?
‘Because, like love, faith is a journey, with constant ups and downs, with alternating periods of fervour and dryness, with consolation giving way to desolation, and with graced moments where God feels tangibly present eclipsed by dark nights where God feels absent. It's a strange state: sometimes you feel riveted to God, steel-like, other times you feel yourself in a free-fall from everything secure, and then, just when things are at their lowest, you feel God's presence again.’
‘Because, like love, faith is a journey, with constant ups and downs, with alternating periods of fervour and dryness, with consolation giving way to desolation, and with graced moments where God feels tangibly present eclipsed by dark nights where God feels absent. It's a strange state: sometimes you feel riveted to God, steel-like, other times you feel yourself in a free-fall from everything secure, and then, just when things are at their lowest, you feel God's presence again.’
-
Excerpt
from a reflection by Fr Ron Rolheiser OMI
Quote
‘Seek first the kingdom of God
Take care where you park
Sign outside a church: ‘Trespassers will be baptized.’
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