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
Weekly Homily Podcast: podomatic.com/mikedelaney
Parish Magazine: 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)
SCRIPTURE READINGS:
FIRST READING
RESPONSORIAL PSALM: (R.) The vineyard of the Lord is the House of Israel
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION: Alleluia, alleluia! I call you friends, says the Lord, because I have
made known to you everything I have learnt from my Father. Alleluia!
GOSPEL: Matthew 21:33-43
PREGO REFLECTION ON TODAY'S GOSPEL:
I take time to prepare myself to hear something new.
I imagine Jesus capturing the attention of the important
people in his community: “Listen” - what tone of voice might he use?
Maybe I can remember being surprised by fairy tale as a
child. Although I knew it was a story I could make connections for myself. This
is what Jesus is hoping will happen with his audience. He knows they are
familiar with Isaiah’s text about the vineyard which produced “sour grapes”.
Jesus now attempts to show that God loves his people so
much that he has sent prophets and then his beloved son to the chosen people to
keep alive God’s vision for our world.
“Listen .... You, too, are invited to keep alive God’s
vision for our world today where you are”.
Weekday
Masses 7th - 10th October, 2014
Tuesday: 9:30am Penguin ... Our Lady of the Rosary
Wednesday: 9:30am Latrobe
Thursday: 10:30am
Eliza Purton, 12noon Devonport
Friday: 9:30am
Ulverstone
Next
Weekend 11th & 12th October, 2014
Saturday Vigil: 6:00pm Penguin & Devonport
Sunday Mass: 8:30am Port Sorell, 9am Ulverstone,
10:30am Devonport, 11am Sheffield (LWC),
5pm 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 - Devonport (Emmaus House) Thursdays - 7:30pm
Christian Meditation - Devonport, Emmaus House - Wednesdays 7pm.
Ministry Rosters 11th & 12th
October, 2014
Devonport:
Readers:
Vigil: V Riley, A Stegmann 10.30am: E Petts , K Douglas, J Barber
Ministers of Communion: Vigil B & B
Windebank, T Bird, J Kelly, T Muir, Beau Windebank
10.30am: J
DiPietro, S Riley, B Schrader, F Sly, M Mahoney, M Sherriff
Cleaners 10th Oct:
K.S.C. 17th Oct: K Hull
Piety Shop 11th Oct: H Thompson 12th Oct: P Piccolo Flowers: M Breen, S Fletcher
Ulverstone:
Reader: S Willoughby Ministers of Communion: B Deacon, J Allen, G Douglas, K
Reilly
Cleaners: M
McKenzie, M Singh, N Pearce Flowers: M Webb Hospitality:
Penguin:
Greeters: A Landers, P Ravaillion Commentator: Readers: E Nickols , Y Downes
Procession: Kiely Family Ministers of Communion: M Kenney, E Standring
Liturgy: Penguin Setting Up: E Nickols
Care of Church: Y & R Downes
Port Sorell:
Readers: M Badcock, E Holloway Ministers of Communion: P Anderson ,
B Lee
Clean /Prepare/Flowers: K Hampton
Latrobe:
Reader: S Ritchie
Ministers of Communion: M Kavic, H Lim Procession: Kavic Family Music: Jenny & May
Your prayers
are asked for the sick: Archbishop Adrian Doyle, Joan Singline, Eloise Riley,
Kieran McVeigh, Tony Hyde, Shanon
Breaden, Shirley Fidler, Shirley White, Tom Knaap,
Kath
Smith, Jamie Griffiths, Anne Johnson, Arlene Austria &.....
Let us pray for those who
have died recently: Lorraine Archer, Helen Kent, George Farrow, Jack Grant, Max Davis, Shirley
Ranson, Kaye Jackson, Pauline Kennedy, David Windridge, Peggy Scanlon, Ted
McCarthy, Joan Scully, Russell Foster, Betty Sylvester, Terence
Doody, Marion Roberts, Allan Horton, Robert Sheehan and Kathryn McLennan.
Let us pray
for those whose anniversary occurs about this time: Milton Bynon,
Bridie
Murray and Ronald Arrowsmith.
May they rest in peace
First Reading
FROM FR MIKE:
Please keep Archbishop Adrian in your prayers – he recently suffered a
mild heart attack and is seeing a specialist this week before further treatment
takes place.
Thanks to all those who made
comments about the Draft Pastoral Plan – a response from the Parish Pastoral
Council will be presented to the Parish shortly.
Some matters from the Pastoral
Council Meeting this week
· How
best to celebrate our Church Feast Days in 2015 and into the future
· Steps
needed for the call for nominations for the next Pastoral Council
· Arrangements
for an annual Mass for the Deceased on 5th November at OLOL at
7.00pm
· Some
information re the menALIVE weekend on 15-16th November
There are other matters which need to be addressed before things are
finalised.
This week there are some copies of The Swag available – because there
are not that many they will be available at the Masses which I celebrate this
weekend and similarly over the next few weeks – just so that some are not left
sitting in one centre and none in another.
As mentioned last weekend this Sunday sees the start of the
Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on the Family. Bishops and
laity from around the world are gathering with Pope Francis to address issues
that have been raised about the state and place of the family in the Church and
world today. A prayer was distributed last
weekend - we ask that you might pray it today and throughout the time the Synod
meets – 5th – 19th Oct, 2014. For more information
regarding the Synod go to http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/marriage-and-family/2014-2015-synods-of-bishops-on-the-family.cfm
Until next week, take care on the roads and in your homes,
Fr Mike
NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER AND FASTING FRIDAY - 10TH
OCTOBER FOR THE SYNOD ON THE FAMILY:
The Bishops of Australia invite us all to pray earnestly
for the Synod on the Family taking place in Rome 5th -19th October and especially
to join in a National Day of Prayer and Fasting on Friday 10th October.
BAPTISM:
Baptismal preparation sessions are now being held at 'Parish
House' Devonport from 7.30pm – 8.30pm on the first Tuesday of February, April,
June, August, October and December. These sessions are for any
families who are thinking of baptism as well as those who have booked a date or
for anyone wanting to know more about baptism
including those who may be expecting a child.
The
next session is on Tuesday 7th October - 7:30pm
Parish House, 90 Stewart Street
MACKILLOP HILL:
JESUS: A FRESH LOOK AT THE GOSPEL CALL:
Presented by Clare Kiely-Hoye “There was fire in Jesus’ heart. He knew what he wanted to do: he would bring
fire to the earth.” (Jose A Pagola) This programme is being offered twice: Wednesday
8th October 10.30am – 12 noon Thursday 9th October 7.30 – 9pm.
Cost $15.00 Bookings necessary Phone: 6428 3095
MELBOURNE CUP LUNCHEON:
Tuesday 4th November - BBQ, salads and sweet lunch - BYO drinks (glasses
provided). Best Cup Day Hat - female or male - Lucky Saddle. $15 per person,
bookings essential by 28th October - Phone 6428:3095 or
Mary Webb 6425:2781
NOVEMBER REMEMBRANCE BOOKS:
November is the month we remember
in a special way all those who have died. Should you wish anyone to be
remembered, write the names of those to be prayed for on the outside of an
envelope and place the clearly marked envelope in the collection basket at Mass
or deliver to the Parish Office by Thursday 23rd October.
COLUMBAN CALENDARS:
The 2015 Columban Art Calendar is now available from the
Piety Shop's at OLOL Church and Sacred
Heart Church Mission
FOOTY POINTS MARGIN: GRAND FINAL - 63 POINTS
Lucky
winners of the $500 are: Alison Hay and
Janine Keep
Winners of $100 (number either side of winning
margin);
Fr Mike, Carol Quinn, Bev
Dickson, Jackson Cooper
Normal
$2 winners; Eileen Martin ...... & ......?? (please check your tickets!!)
Well where has the time gone? another footy season
over with!!! - We hope you have enjoyed supporting our Footy Margin Fundraiser (if
you were a winner or not).
We would like to remind all parishioners that during
the year we had unclaimed prizes, so if you have old tickets and you're unsure
if they are any good, please ring the Parish Office 6424:2783.
Once again on behalf of the Parish office we would
like to thank Mary Webb for all her time, help, support and friendship with the
sorting, stamping, delivering and selling of tickets– Zillah Jones, thanks for
selling tickets, your friendship and the ‘weekly chats’ about the footy and
thanks to every one else who helped. Without
the help of everyone this fundraiser would not be successful and thanks to all
the ticket buyers each week (whether you had a win or not!)
BINGO Thursday Nights - OLOL Hall,
Devonport. Eyes down 7.30pm!
Callers for Thursday 9th October are Tony
Ryan and Alan Luxton.
NEWS FROM ACROSS THE ARCHDIOCESE:
Solemnity of St. Teresa of Jesus: Wednesday 15th October, sung Mass
will be celebrated - Carmelite Monastery, 7 Cambridge Street Mass.
St Mary's College Past Scholars' Association -
Annual Reunion & AGM: Saturday 8th November - 12noon Mass at St Mary's Cathedral,
1pm AGM and afternoon tea in the College's Student Resource Centre. Past
Scholars are invited to join us for the Mass, AGM and afternoon tea with the
opportunity to view the new Heritage Centre. RSVP by Wednesday 22nd October.
For more information contact Melissa McLeod: mamcleod@smc.tas.edu.au or phone
6108:2560
SAINTS OF THE WEEK:
Oct 7 Our Lady of the Rosary
‘The Rosary is a way of contemplating the face of Christ
seeing him - we may say - with the eyes of Mary. For this reason, it is a
prayer that drawing upon the core of the Gospel is in full accord with the
inspiration of the Second Vatican Council and very much in keeping with the
direction I gave in the Apostolic Letter Novo Millennio ineunte: the Church has
to launch out "into the deep" in the new millennium beginning with
the contemplation of the face of Christ.
Therefore, I wish to suggest the recitation of the Rosary to
individuals, families and Christian communities.’
Pope John Paul II, Angelus homily, Castel Gandolfo, Sept
29, 2002
Oct 9 St Leonardi
St John Leonardi studied to become a pharmacist but eventually chose the life of the priesthood. He founded a religious order, and helped establish the Vatican dicastery now known as the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
Declared the patron of pharmacists in 2006 because of his original career path, St John Leonardi was hailed by Pope Benedict XVI during a 2009 general audience as a “luminous priestly figure” whose life offers a model for contemporary clergy. In that address, the Pope highlighted the saint's Christ-centred approach to the social and spiritual problems of his day.
The 16-century Italian priest saw that humanity “stands in extreme need of Christ,” Pope Benedict recalled. Thus, St John Leonardi's apostolate proceeded in the knowledge that “there is no area that cannot be touched by his power; there is no evil that cannot find a remedy in him, no problem that is not resolved” in the person of Jesus Christ.’
Evangelii Gaudium
“God’s heart has a
special place for the poor, so much so that he himself ‘became poor’ (2 Cor
8:9). The entire history of our redemption is marked by the presence of the
poor.”
-
Para
197 from Evangelii Gaudium, Pope
Francis, Nov. 24, 2013
A
will to shape the future
In this section, we are
highlighting various Catholic charities that your parishioners may like to
consider supporting, by leaving a bequest. Some of these charities may already
be recipients of the generosity of members of your community. So far, we have
drawn attention to the St Vincent de Paul Society and Aid to the Church In
Need. This week, we ask you to share about the work of Rosies.
Rosies is a
non-profit organisation that relies completely on donations to run its
outreaches. It is not funded by the government. Funds are used to offer time,
and to provide a presence, to others, through street outreach, children’s and
drug court support, youth detention visits, and prison outreach.
Words
of Wisdom – St Jerome, on friendship
“The friendship that can cease has never been real.”
Meme of the week
‘The key message of this meme is this: ‘You are
loved. You are worth it. The same God that crafted the galaxies is restless to
spend eternity with you. That same God, our Father, has a special plan set out
for you. He loves you. He desires you. God has entrusted you with a special
mission. He is working through you. No one else can play your part.’
FIVE PEOPLE WHO HELPED GIVE ME SOME SELF-UNDERSTANDING
An article by Fr
Ron Rolheiser OMI. The original can be found at http://ronrolheiser.com/five-people-who-helped-give-me-some-self-understanding/#.VC4LSPmSzAY
Although I grew up
in a loving, safe, and nurturing family and community, one of the dominant
memories of my childhood and teenage years is that of being restless and
somehow discontent. My life always seemed too small, too confined, a life away
from what was important in the world. I was forever longing to be more
connected to life and I feared that other people didn’t feel that way and that
I was somehow singular and unhealthy in my restlessness.
I entered the
Oblate seminary immediately after high school and carried that restlessness
with me, except that now, entering religious life, I felt even more worry and
shame in carrying this disquiet. However, midway through that first year of
training, a year which religious congregations call novitiate, we received a
visit from an extraordinary Oblate missionary named Noah Warnke, a man who had
received numerous civic and church awards for his achievements and who was
widely respected. He began his address to us, the novices, by asking us these
questions: “Are you restless? Feeling isolated in this religious house? Feeling
lonely and cut off from the world?” We all nodded, yes, he’d clearly struck a
live-chord. “Good,” he replied, “you should be feeling restless. My God, you
should be jumping out of your skins, you’ve all that red-blood, and fire, and
energy and you’re holed-up here away from everything! But that’s good, that
restlessness is a good feeling, you’re healthy! Tough it out with the
restlessness, it’ll be worth it in the long run!” It was the first time in my
life that someone had legitimatized how I was feeling. I felt like I had just
been introduced to myself: “Are you jumping out of your skin? Good, you’re
healthy!”
Immediately after
that novitiate year, I began my theological training and one of the persons we
studied in depth was Thomas Aquinas. He was the second person who helped
introduce me to myself. I was nineteen years old when I first met his
thought and, although some of his insights were a bit beyond my young mind, I
understood enough to find in him not just some legitimization for how I was
feeling but also, more importantly, a meta-narrative within which to understand
why I was feeling the way I did. Aquinas asks: “What is the adequate object of
the human mind and heart?” In other words, what would we have to experience in
order to be fully satisfied? His answer: All being, everything! What would we
have to experience to be fully satisfied is everything. We would have to know
everything and be known by everybody, a human impossibility in this life, and
so it shouldn’t be a mystery as to why we live in perpetual disquiet and why,
as Pascal says, all the miseries of the human being come from the fact that we
can’t sit still in a room for one hour.
The third person
that helped introduce me to myself was Sidney Callahan. Reading her book on
sexuality as a young seminarian, I was struck by how she linked sex to soul,
and how desire, not least sexual desire, has deep roots in the soul. At one
point she makes this simple statement. I don’t have the exact quote, but it is
words to this effect: If you look at yourself and your insatiability and worry
that you are too-restless, over-sexed, and somehow pathological in your
dissatisfactions, it doesn’t mean that you are sick, it just means that you are
healthy and not in need of any hormone shots! These were liberating words for a
restless, over-sensitive twenty year-old.
A couple of years
later, I was introduced to the writings of Henri Nouwen and he, perhaps more
than anyone else, gave me permission to feel what I feel. Nouwen, as we know,
was such a powerful writer because he was so honest in sharing his own
neediness, restlessness, and disquiet. He had a singular talent for tracing out
the restless movements within our souls. For instance, in describing his own
struggles, he writes: “I want to be a saint, but I also want to experience all
the sensations that sinners experience. Small wonder, that life is a struggle.”
Finally, of course,
there’s St. Augustine
Some people talk
about the five people they would like to meet in heaven. These are the five people
who have helped me understand what it means to walk on this earth.
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