Mersey Leven Catholic Parish
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, Devonport 7310
Parish Office: 90 Stewart Street, Devonport 7310
Office Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday,Thursday 10am-3pm
Office Phone: 6424 2783 Fax: 6423 5160
FaceBook: Mersey Leven Catholic Parish
Weekly Newsletter: mlcathparish.blogspot.com.au
Parish Newsletter: mlcathparishnewsletter.blogspot.com.au
Secretary: Annie Davies/Anne Fisher
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)
Penguin - Saturday (5:15pm - 5:45pm)Devonport - Saturday (5:15pm– 5.45pm)
FIRST READING
RESPONSORIAL PSALM (R.) The seed that
falls on good ground will yield a fruitful harvest.
SECOND READING
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION:
GOSPEL: Matthew 11-25-30
PREGO REFLECTION ON TODAY'S GOSPEL:
I come to my time of prayer as I am, perhaps tired, perhaps
carrying problems and heavy burdens.
I give myself time to come to quiet. This is time I want to
spend with the Lord. Everything else will wait.
When I am ready, I slowly read the passage given to me
today. If it is possible, it may help to read it out loud, or on my breath.
Which line or expression strikes me particularly?
Maybe, I focus on the difference Jesus makes between the
learned and clever, and those he calls “mere children”. What attributes do I
associate with these two groups? To which one do I belong? Am I happy about
this? I ponder…
I reflect on the labour in my life and the burdens it
brings. How do I usually deal with them? Do I try to manage on my own, relying
only on myself or do I entrust them to the Lord, relying on him to give me
rest?
I speak to the Lord, telling him in my own words how I feel
when I hear his personal invitation: “Come to me”!
Maybe I find myself thinking about others, close to me, who
are overburdened and near breaking point. I ask the Lord to show me how I can
help them in their trouble.
I remain quiet for a while and then conclude my prayer with
a slow sign of the cross.
First
Weekday
Masses 15th July - 18th July, 2014
Tuesday: 9:30am Penguin
Wednesday: 9:30am Latrobe
Thursday: 10:30am Karingal
Friday: 11:00am Mt St Vincent
Next
Weekend 19th & 20th July, 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
Eucharistic
Adoration:
Devonport: Every Friday 10am - 12noon,
concluding with Stations of the Cross and Angelus
Devonport: Benediction with Adoration - first Friday of
each month.
Prayer Groups:
Charismatic Renewal - Ulverstone (Community Room) Every
second and fourth Monday of the month 7:30pm (In recess over winter) - Devonport (Emmaus House) Thursdays - 7:30pm
Christian Meditation - Devonport,
Emmaus House - Wednesdays 7pm.
Ministry Rosters 19th & 20th
July, 2014
Devonport:
Readers:
Vigil: A Macintyre, M Williams, C
Kiely-Hoye
10.30am: F Sly, J Tuxworth, K Pearce
Ministers of
Communion:
Vigil T Muir, M Davies, J Cox, M Gerrand, T Bird,S Innes
Vigil T Muir, M Davies, J Cox, M Gerrand, T Bird,
10.30am: C Schrader, R Beaton, E McLagan ,
B&N Mulcahy, L Hollister
Cleaners 18th July: P Shelverton, I Hunter, E Petts 25th July: KSC
Piety Shop 19th July: H Thompson 20th July: P Piccola Flowers: M Breen, S Fletcher
Ulverstone:
Reader: K McKenzie Ministers of Communion: B Deacon, J Allen, G Douglas, K Reilly
Cleaners: M Swain, M
Bryan
Penguin:
Greeters: G Hills-Eade, B Eade Commentator: E Nickols
Readers: T Clayton, Y Downes
Procession: M&D Hiscutt Ministers of Communion: M Kenny, J Barker
Liturgy: Penguin Setting Up: E Nickols
Care of Church: J&T Kiely
Port Sorell:
Readers: P Anderson, T Jeffries Ministers of Communion: L Post
Clean /Prepare/Flowers: A
Hynes
Latrobe:
Reader: P Cotrell
Ministers of Communion:
Procession: Cotrell Family
Your prayers are asked for
the sick: Mary
Wells, Shirley White, Natasha Gutteridge, John Purtell, Terry
Charlesworth, Shirley Ransom, Kath
Smith, Kieran McVeigh, Shanon Breaden, Jamie Griffiths, Anne Johnson, Lionel
Rosevear, Kieran
Simpson, Arlene Austria &..
Let us
pray for those who have died recently: Marjorie Parsissons, Clarrie Byrne, Teresa
Geeson, Kathleen Edwards, William Wing, Len Hamilton, Elmer Colina and Flores
McKenzie.
Gwen McNamara, Joy Stephenson, Jean Somers, Mavis Cassidy,
Richard Kelloyne-Lawrence, William 'Bill' Scott, Lawrence
May they Rest in
Peace
BAPTISM:
We welcome and congratulate
Olivia Taylor
who is being baptised this
weekend.
FROM FR MIKE:
Last weekend I mentioned at the Masses where I was the
celebrant that there will be a meeting to determine the interest in making
Christmas Puddings on Wednesday, 16th at 7.00pm in the Parish House, Devonport.
I know that people have been involved in a similar project in recent years but this
is slightly different and there is a significant market already available.
We still have some hard copies of the Draft Pastoral Plan
available at Mass Centres this weekend – please note that there is an online version
available at mlcathparishplan.blogspot.com.au. The Draft Plan will be discussed
at the next Open House Gathering on 8th August at the Community Room,
Ulverstone – more details next weekend. The whole process of preparing the Draft Plan was to give parishioners an idea of what things are already happening in our Parish and to look at ways to continue our journey forward.
There are still some copies of the winter edition of The
Swag available this weekend - if more are needed then they can be organised so
if you want a copy and it isn't available please let me know.
Planning will shortly begin for a MenAlive Weekend to be
held in the Parish on the weekend of 15-16th November – two of the State Organizing Committee spoke at the last meeting of the Knights of the Southern
Cross and there is interest so a meeting will be called shortly to form an organizing Committee.
A request has been received from the Burnie-Wynyard Parish
to hold a combined training session for Lay Leaders of Liturgy – renewal for
some and initial training for others. There will be an opportunity for some
discernment during August to see if we have anyone willing to be nominated to
assist in this important ministry.
Also, at the last meeting of the Liturgy Team in Devonport
a request was made for some further training of Readers and Extraordinary Ministers
of Communion – this will take place shortly, possibly even as a part of the Lay
Leaders Program as these ministries are part of that Ministry as well.
Please Note these DATE CLAIMERS:
- 26th July (Sat) from 10am - 4pm with Sr Christina Neunzerling rsj on A Spirituality of Pastoral Care. Venue - the Community Room, Ulverstone – information in the newsletter and on the Noticeboards. Please sign the form to indicate if you are coming to this event.
- 24th August (Sunday) at the 10.30am Mass at OLOL, Devonport – Mass for Children
Until next week, take care on the roads and in your homes,
Fr Mike
PETER'S
PENCE COLLECTION - SUNDAY 20TH JULY
Next week our diocese will take up the Peter’s Pence
Collection, which provides the Holy Father with the funds he needs to carry out
his most important charitable works. The proceeds benefit the most
disadvantaged: victims of war, oppression, and natural disasters. Through your
generosity, we can cast the peace of Christ upon the world. Envelopes are
available from all Mass Centres.
Friday 25th July 1:30pm at
All welcome!
THE JOY OF THE GOSPEL -
REPEAT SESSION:
You are invited to join a reflection/presentation on
Pope Francis' teaching entitled
The Joy of the Gospel.
When: Thursday 31st July, 10am - 11:30am
Where: Emmaus House, 88 Stewart Street
Cost: $10 includes resource materials
Contact: Clare Kiely-Hoye 6428:2760 or
MacKillop Hill 6428:3095
SOCIAL JUSTICE COMMENT:
“As Christians we are committed not only to work for the
full realisation of human dignity for all people everywhere, but to seek out
and remedy the root causes of poverty and injustice.
We are called to open the door to the banquet hosted by
Jesus where all sit together and feast as brothers and sisters. The poor cannot
wait. Nor can we hold back: the parable of Lazarus and the rich man speaks to
each one of us.”
From the Australian Catholic Bishop’s Social Justice
Statement 2013-2014: Lazarus at our Gate: A critical moment in the fight
against world poverty.
FOOTY MARGIN: Round 16 North Melbourne won
by 20 points. Winners: F Stevens, B Green, J Reynolds.
BINGO Thursday Nights - OLOL Hall, Devonport. Eyes down 7.30pm!
Callers for Thursday 17th July are
Rod
Clark & Bruce Peters
HELP REQUIRED .....WE NEED MORE CALLERS.
If you able to assist in any way even if it's only once a
month, please contact the Parish Office.
NEWS FROM ACROSS THE ARCHDIOCESE:
APOSTLESHIP OF THE SEA: This Sunday we celebrate the Apostleship of
the Sea Sunday when we recognize the work of seafarers and those who care for
them when they are ashore. Please remember this work and all those involved.
L’ARCHE
50TH ANNIVERSARY:
Venue: Farrell Centre, Friends School Argyle Street , Hobart
FREE E-BOOK FOR COMPUTER OR
E-READER: SON OF GOD: THE DAILY GOSPEL YEAR A-2.
This e-book, which may be downloaded free of charge to a computer
or e-reader, offers the Gospel for every day of the Liturgical Year A-2
(Sundays Year A, weekdays Year 2), together with a reflection of some 750 words
on each daily Gospel. Son of God: The Daily Gospel Year A-2 may be
accessed at the following address: www.catholic-thoughts.info/ebook/
Evangelii Gaudium
‘The salvation which God
offers us is the work of his mercy. No human efforts, however good they may be,
can enable us to merit so great a gift. God, by his sheer grace, draws us to
himself and makes us one with him.’
-
Para
112 from Evangelii Gaudium, Pope Francis, Nov. 24, 2013
What
is the plan of God regarding man and woman?
‘God
who is love and who created man and woman for love has called them to love. By
creating man and woman he called them to an intimate communion of life and love
of marriage: “So that that are no longer two, but one flesh” (Matt 19:6). God
said to them in blessing “Be fruitful and multiply” (Gen 1:28).’
From:
Compendium of the Catechism of the
Catholic Church: Paragraph 337 (Catholic
Enquiry Centre www.catholicenquiry.com)
Feast Day of the Week – St Bonaventure (July 15)
Bonaventure of Bagnoregio
(ca. 1217 to 15 July 1274), the religious name of Giovanni di Fidanza, was a
Franciscan friar, Master of Theology at the University of Paris, Minister
General of the Franciscan Order, and Cardinal of the Catholic Church. During
his lifetime he rose to become one of the most prominent men in Latin
Christianity. His academic career as a theologian was cut short when in 1257 he
was put in charge of the Order of Friars Minor (O.F.M.). He steered the
Franciscans on a moderate and intellectual course that made them the most
prominent order in the Catholic Church until the coming of the Jesuits.
Words of Wisdom – St
Gregory of Nyssa
‘Peace is defined as
harmony among those who are divided. When, therefore, we end the civil war
within our nature and cultivate peace within ourselves, we become at peace.’
This is a great rebuttal
to all those who claim that Christian faith is at odds with scientific
reasoning. Click through the link and read the text that accompanies the meme.
DISCIPLES WITH MANY FACES
AN ARTICLE BY FR RON
ROLHEISER
Original found
at http://ronrolheiser.com/en/#.U8B05PmSzAY
In a new book
entitled, Jesus
of Nazareth, famed German scripture-scholar, Gerhard Lohfink, describes
how people in the gospels relate to Jesus in different ways. Not everyone was
an apostle, not everyone was a disciple, and not everyone who contributed to
Jesus’ cause even followed him. Different individuals had their own way of
connecting to Jesus. Here’s how he puts it:
“We may say that the gospels, especially Mark, are aware of a
great variety of forms of participation in Jesus’ cause. There were the Twelve.
There was a broader circle of disciples. There were those who participated in
Jesus’ life. There were localized, resident adherents who made their houses
available. There were people who helped in particular situations, if only by
offering a cup of water. Finally, there were the beneficiaries who profited
from Jesus’ cause and for that reason did not speak against it.”
Lohfink then
makes this observation: “These
structural lines that run through the gospels are not accidental. … In
today’s church, because it is a shapeless mass, we can find all these forms
expressed. It is a complex pattern, as complex as the human body. The
openness of the gospels, the openness of Jesus must warn us against regarding
people as lacking in faith if they are unable to adopt a disciple’s way of life
or if it is something completely alien to them. In any event, Jesus never did.”
If what Lohfink
says is true, this has implications as to how we should understand the church,
both as it is conceived in the abstract and how it is understood practically
within our parish structures. Simply put, the similarity to Jesus’ time is
obvious. When we look at church life today, especially as we see it lived out
concretely within parishes, it is obvious that it is made up of much more than
only the core, committed congregation, namely, those who participate regularly
in church life and accept (at least for the main part) the dogmatic and moral
teachings their churches. The church also contains a wide variety of the
less-engaged: people who practice occasionally, people who accept some of its
teachings, guests who visit our churches, people who don’t explicitly commit
but are sympathetic to the church and offer it various kinds of support, and,
not least, people who link themselves to God in more-privatized ways, those who
are spiritual but not religious. As Lohfink points out, these people were
already around Jesus and “they were not unimportant” to his mission.
But we must be
careful in how we understand this. This does not mean that there are tiers
within discipleship, where some are called to a higher holiness and others to a
lower one, as if the full gospel applies only to some. There were some
centuries in church history where Christian spirituality suffered from exactly
this misunderstanding, where it was common to think that monks, nuns,
contemplatives, priests, and other such people were called to live the full
gospel while others were exempt from the more demanding of Jesus’ invitations.
No such exemptions. The church may never be divided into the perfect and less
perfect, the better and the half-baked, full-participation and
partial-participation. The full gospel applies to everyone, as does Jesus’
invitation to intimacy with him. Jesus doesn’t call people according to more or
less. Christian discipleship doesn’t ideally admit of levels, notches,
layers, and different tiers of participation … but something akin to this does
forever happen, analogous to what happens in a love relationship. Each
individual chooses how deep he or she will go and some go deeper than others,
though ideally everyone is meant to go its full depth.
And, given
human history and human freedom, this is not surprising. There will always be a
great variation in both depth and participation. Each of us has his or her own
history of being graced and wounded, formed and deformed, and so we all come to
adulthood with very different capacities to see, understand, love, accept love,
and give ourselves over to someone or something beyond us. None of us is whole
and none of us is fully mature. All of us are limited in what we can do. Hence,
religiously, nobody can be expected to respond to something that is completely
outside of his or her sphere of possibility and so we will inevitably gather
around Jesus in very different ways, depending upon our capacity to see and to
give ourselves over. Jesus, it seemed, was okay with that.
In his view,
there was no such a category as a Cafeteria-disciple or a Disciple-light.
There shouldn’t be such categories either in our understanding. We are
all around Jesus in our different ways and we must be careful not to judge each
other, given that Donatism and her adopted children are forever on the prowl.
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