Parish Priest: Fr Mike Delaney mob: 0417 279 437; email: mike.delaney@catholicpriest.org.au
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
Archdiocesan Website: www.hobart.catholic.org.au for news, information and details of other Parishes.
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)
Devonport - Saturday (5:15pm– 5.45pm)
Scripture Readings: 6th Sunday of the Year- Year A
FIRST READING: Ecclesiasticus 15:15-20
RESPONSORIAL PSALM (R.) (R.) Happy are they who follow the law of the Lord!
SECOND READING: 1 Corinthians 2:6-10
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION Alleluia, alleluia!Alleluia, alleluia! Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth; you have revealed to little ones the mysteries of the kingdom. Alleluia!
GOSPEL: Matthew 5:17 -37
SECOND READING: 1 Corinthians 2:6-10
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION Alleluia, alleluia!Alleluia, alleluia! Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth; you have revealed to little ones the mysteries of the kingdom. Alleluia!
GOSPEL: Matthew 5:17 -37
PREGO REFLECTION ON THE GOSPEL:
After coming to quiet in my usual way, I read the Gospel text attentively. I notice that in this text too, much is said about the Law.
If it helps, I may want to bring back to mind my reflections on the Collect and the old Opening Prayer.
I may not find it easy to connect with murderers but I probably do not have to search my conscience too far to find moments of anger with myself, with others.
I ponder the incidents which come to mind. How have I dealt with them?
I speak to the Lord about those times in my own words.
Jesus understands human nature. My thoughts and my unkind words are often the way I break God’s law of love. I spend some time reflecting on how I have been lacking in love and compassion towards myself, my family, the people I meet.
To conclude my time of prayer I may want to tell the Lord in my own words how sorry I am for these times. I listen to him in the silence of my heart .......Next Week: - 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A
FIRST READING: Leviticus 19:1-2. 17-18
RESPONSORIAL PSALM (R.) Happy are they who follow the law of the Lord!
SECOND READING: 1 Corinthians 3:16-23
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION Alleluia, alleluia! Whoever keeps the word of Christ, grows perfect in the love of God. Alleluia!
GOSPEL: Matthew 5:38-48
SECOND READING: 1 Corinthians 3:16-23
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION Alleluia, alleluia! Whoever keeps the word of Christ, grows perfect in the love of God. Alleluia!
GOSPEL: Matthew 5:38-48
Weekday
Masses 18th - 21st February, 2014
Tuesday: 9:30am Penguin,
Wednesday: 9.30am Latrobe
Thursday: 10:30am Karingal, 12noon Devonport
Friday: 11:00am Mt St Vincent
Next
Weekend (22nd & 23rd February, 2014)
Saturday Vigil: 6.00pm
Penguin
Devonport
Sunday Mass: 8:30am
Port Sorell
9:00am Ulverstone
10:30am Devonport
11:00am Sheffield (L.W.C.)
5.00pm Latrobe
Ministry Rosters 22nd & 23rd February, 2014
Devonport:
Readers:
Vigil: M Kelly, B Paul, R Baker 10.30am: H
Williams, D Williams, J Phillips
Ministers of Communion: Vigil – M
Heazlewood, B & J Suckling, G Lee-Archer, M Kelly, T Muir
10.30am: G Taylor, M Sherriff, T & S Ryan, M & B
Peters Cleaners 21st Feb: P & T Douglas
28th Feb: F Sly, M Hansen, R McBain Flowers: M Breen Piety Shop 22nd Feb: R McBain 23rd Feb: K Hull
Ulverstone:
Reader: S Willoughby Cleaners: Knights of
the Southern Cross Flowers: G Doyle
Ministers of Communion: C
Singline, D Griffin
Penguin:
Greeters: G & N Pearce Commentator: Y Downes Readers: A Guest, J
Garnsey
Procession: G Woods, E Nickols Ministers of Communion: M Hiscutt,
M Murray
Liturgy: Sulphur Creek J Setting Up: F Aichberger Care of Church: J & T Kiely
Port Sorell:
Readers: V Duff, G Duff Ministers of Communion: P Anderson, B Lee
Clean/Flow &
Prepare: G Bellchambers, M Gillard
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.
Prayer Groups:
Christian Meditation - Devonport, Emmaus House - Wednesdays 7pm.
Charismatic Renewal - Ulverstone (Community Room) Every second and fourth Monday of the month 7:30pm - Devonport (Emmaus House) Thursdays - 7:30pm
Christian Meditation - Devonport, Emmaus House - Wednesdays 7pm.
Your prayers are asked for the sick:
June, Bourke, Mely Phybus, Laura Vella, Kieran Simpson, Sandy Cowling, Maria Karajovanova, Shanon Breaden, Glen Clark, Jamie Griffiths, Jane Dutton, Anne Johnson & ...
Let us pray for those who have died recently:
Laurie McGuire, Sylvia Taylor, Sheila Bourke, Sheila Poole, Phil Green, Pat Lewis and Gerry Doyle.
Let us pray for those whose anniversary occurs about this time:
Lyell Byrne, Nancy Kelly, Geraldine Piper, Leo Castles,
Brian Maller, Frederick Breen, Joyce McConnon, Mervyn Burke and Michael Ravaillion.
Also deceased members of Ravaillion & Robertston families and Helen Armsby.
May they Rest in Peace
Pope's Prayer Intentions for February 2014
- Elders. That the Church and society may respect the wisdom and experience of older people.
- Collaboration in Evangelization. That priests, religious, and lay people may work together with generosity.
BAPTISM:
We welcome and congratulate.......
Peyton Allford daughter of Aaron
& Kayhla
who is being baptised this
weekend.
FROM FR MIKE:
A very big thank you to all those who were able to join Fr
Augustine and me last Friday evening for the 1st of our Open Houses – thanks
also to all those who rang and apologised for not being able to make it. There
were over 80 people there and the evening was very successful with people from
almost all corners of the Parish able to join us. I hope to be able to organise
another couple during the year – suggested dates (all Fridays) 2nd May &
1st August (both in the Community Room, Sacred Heart
Church 90 Stewart Street
Our Lenten Discussion Groups are starting shortly – we have
the material, now all we need are people to join groups in each of the Centres.
If you would like to be part of the Program – You Have Set Us Free – from
Evangelisation Brisbane then please complete the form at the back of the
Church, indicating if you are prepared to be a leader or host but more
importantly be part of the program.
At the beginning of the following week we will be holding
Information Evenings for Families with children who wish to be prepared for the
Sacraments of Reconciliation, Confirmation and Eucharist. Information has been
in the Newsletter these past two weeks – please ensure that other members of
your families for whom this may be important are aware of the details.
Until next week, take care on the roads and in your homes,
Fr Mike
CHRISTIAN MEDITATION:
Do you seek a regular short time of silent prayer to help you get through your day/week? If so, you may like to join a small group of people in our parish who are committed to the form of prayer known as Christian Meditation. This prayer is based on Scripture (such as Psalm 46:10 Be still and know that I am God) and follows the teachings of John Main osb (www.wccm.org.au). It is about experiencing the presence of God at the centre of our being.
Where? Emmaus House, 88 Stewart St
When? Every Wednesday - 7 pm - 8 pm no booking required.
What do you do? We have a short reading or listen to a talk on Christian Meditation, then we spend 30 minutes in silent prayer and conclude with a prayer or song (usually about 45 minutes in total). Why not come along and experience this form of prayer? All welcome.
SPIRITUALITY IN THE COFFEE
SHOPPE: Got something on your mind? Come
along for a round the table chat about
issues affecting your everyday life..
Relaxed atmosphere, good company.
All welcome! 10.30am - 12 noon Monday 24th February. More information: Phone 6428:3095 email: rsjforth@bigpond.net.au
INVITATION: Catholic Women’s League is an organisation who have made a difference in our Devonport Community since 1944. To help us celebrate our 70th birthday we invite any woman of the parish and our Catholic Schools communities to join us at 11am Mass on Tuesday 25th February followed by lunch at the Gateway Motel. For catering purposes please ring Pat 6424:2597 or Kath 6424:6504 by Thursday 20th February.
Each year
the St Vincent de Paul Society in Tasmania
invites parishioners to support students with their education in Papua New Guinea
Assist a
Student forms are available at the back of the church for those wishing to
support a student.
On the
weekend 22nd/23rd February representatives on behalf of St
Vincent de Paul will promote this worthy cause at each Mass
Centre.
SACRAMENTAL ROGRAM:
Families with children in Grade 3 or above are invited to participate in our family-centred, parish-based and school-supported Sacramental Program to prepare to celebrate the sacraments of RECONCILIATION, CONFIRMATION AND EUCHARIST in April and June next year.
Information Sessions to explain the preparation program will be held on: Monday 24th February 7 pm at Our Lady of Lourdes Church , Stewart Street Sacred Heart Church Alexandra Road
For further information, please contact the Parish Office (6424 2783) or
mlcathparish-dsl@keypoint.com.au
mlcathparish-dsl@keypoint.com.au
SACRED HEART CHURCH CHOIR:
Church Choir practice takes place 7 pm Thursday evenings at Sacred Heart Church
You are aware that planning is underway for the relocation of the Bell Peter to the grounds of
Some copies of the text of the proposed history are available at the rear of the church. Please make the time to read it for historical accuracy and to see whether any significant milestone regarding the bell has been omitted.
Please return any suggestions to Carey McIver or Jeff Cox for consideration in finalising the content of the History Board no later than March 9th 2014.
LEGION OF MARY: Meet every Wednesday in the Community Room, Sacred Heart Church at 11am. Enquiries please phone Margaret Swain 6425:4050
Please join us for a BBQ after Mass on Saturday evening 1st
March. There will be sign up sheets in the church foyer asking for salads and
desserts. All welcome!
Get
ready for the big day by coming to the dance on Friday 14th March, 2014 starting at 7:30pm in the Parish Hall, Devonport.
Entertainment on the night. All leprechauns and
little people welcome! Wear green - prizes will be awarded!
The good news is that it is not necessarily expensive to
reduce risk and strengthen vulnerable communities’ resilience to disasters such
as earthquakes, droughts or floods, particularly in comparison to the cost of
reconstruction. Those most affected are able to take charge, reduce their own
vulnerabilities, and often rebuild homes and communities to better standards.
The Catholic Church, through its international development agencies, plays a
transformational role in building community capacity to prepare for and respond
to disasters.”
From the Australian Catholic Bishop’s Social Justice
Statement 2013-2014: Lazarus at our Gate: A critical moment in the fight
against world poverty.
BINGO: Come along and have some fun with Bingo Thursday Nights - OLOL Hall, Devonport.
Eyes down 7.30pm! Callers for Thursday 20th Feb are Jon Halley and Alan Luxton.
Evangelii
Gaudium
‘In every activity of
evangelization, the primacy always belongs to God, who has called us to
cooperate with him and who leads us on by the power of his Spirit. The real
newness is the newness which God himself mysteriously brings about and
inspires, provokes, guides and accompanies in a thousand ways.’
- Para 12, from Apostolic
Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium, Pope
Francis, Nov. 24, 2013
Proper
name for the Sacrament of Penance/Reconciliation
It is
called the sacrament of Penance, the sacrament of Reconciliation, the sacrament
of Forgiveness, the sacrament of Confession, and the sacrament of Conversion.
-
From: Compendium
of the Catechism of the Catholic Church: Paragraph 296
Saint
of the Week – St Wulfric
(February 20)
Wulfric
(d. 1154) was a hermit and miracle
worker. Born at Compton Martin, near
Catholic Response on the Environment
‘Pure Gift’
is an animation of a 'legacy letter' written by Luke Edwards to his three young
sons. The ‘Pure Gift’ resource package offers a range of prayerful
exercises and contemplative reflections based on themes contained within the
animated clip. The material is intended to assist in the growth and
understanding of the user's emerging ecological consciousness. The exercises it
contains are designed to ‘stimulate moments of insight and transformation,
sustaining the movement for ecological conversion at a personal and communal
level’.
Words of wisdom
This week,
Bishop Geoffrey Jarrett marks the 13th anniversary of his Episcopal
ordination as the Bishop of Lismore Diocese. We wish him and the Church in
Lismore every blessing and provide this quote, from an interview he did with
The Catholic Weekly shortly after his appointment:
‘This relationship between
the bishop and his priests is the most important role [of a bishop].’
I have come that you may have
life and have it to the full. John 10:10
You
are invited to a
MEN’S BREAKFAST
Come and hear Mark Hooper discuss
“’Who do people say I am?’
– How open are Aussies to Jesus?”
Join us at Chanel Centre – Marist
Regional College
Off Futuna Avenue Burnie
at 8:00 am on Saturday 22nd
February
Come and enjoy some
singing, inspiration, fellowship, and breakfast.It is a weekend, and the main activities will be over by 9:30 am. A small donation will help to defray
costs.
Please bring a mate. To assist catering, please RSVP: Les Allen
0417 116 263
Scott Allen
0408 338 167
Mark Hooper is a member of the Tasmanian team of menALIVE – a Catholic men’s ministry. He will discuss some of the encouraging implications of a recent survey of Australian attitudes to faith and religion.
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