Mersey Leven Catholic Parish
Parish Priest: Fr
Assistant Priest: Fr Alexander Obiorah
Mob: 0447 478 297; alexchuksobi@yahoo.co.uk
Postal Address: Mob: 0447 478 297; alexchuksobi@yahoo.co.uk
Parish Office:
(Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 10am - 3pm)
Secretary: Annie Davies / Anne Fisher
Pastoral Council Chair: Jenny Garnsey
Pastoral Council Chair: Jenny Garnsey
Parish Mass Times: mlcpmasstimes.blogspot.com.au
Weekly Homily Podcast: mikedelaney.podomatic.com
Parish Magazine: mlcathparishnewsletter.blogspot.com.au
Year of Mercy Blogspot: mlcpyom.blogspot.com.au
Our Parish Sacramental Life
Baptism: Parents are asked to contact the Parish Office to make arrangements for attending a Baptismal Preparation Session and booking a Baptism date.
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)
Care and Concern: If you are aware of anyone who is in need of assistance and has given permission to be contacted by Care and Concern, please phone the Parish Office.
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Weekday Masses 21st - 24th June, 2016
Tuesday: 9:30am Penguin
Wednesday: 9:30am Latrobe
Thursday: 12noon Devonport
Friday: 9:30am Ulverstone
Mass Times Next Weekend 25th & 26th June
2016
Saturday Vigil: 6:00pm Penguin & Devonport
Sunday Mass: 8:30am Port Sorell
9:00am
Ulverstone
10:30am
Devonport
11:00am
Sheffield
5:00pm Latrobe
Every
Friday 10am - 12noon, concluding with Stations of the Cross and Angelus
Devonport: Benediction with Adoration - first Friday of
each month.
Legion of Mary: Sacred Heart Church Community Room,
Ulverstone, Wednesdays, 11am
Christian Meditation:
Devonport, Emmaus House - Wednesdays 7pm.
Prayer Group:
Charismatic Renewal
Devonport, Emmaus House - Thursdays 7.30pm
Ministry Rosters 25th & 26th June, 2016
Devonport:
Readers: Vigil: A McIntyre, M Williams, C Kiely-Hoye
10:30am A Hughes, T Barrientos, P Piccolo
G Lee-Archer, M Kelly, P Shelverton
10.30am: M Sherriff, T & S Ryan, D & M Barrientos, M
O’Brien-Evans
Cleaners 24th June: F Sly, M Hansen, R McBain 1st July: M.W.C.
Piety Shop 25th June: R McBain 26th June: P Piccolo
Flowers: M Knight B Naiker
Ulverstone:
Reader: S Lawrence
Ministers of Communion: P Steyn, E Cox, C Singline, J Landford
Cleaners: M
Mott Flowers: E Beard Hospitality: S & T Johnstone
Penguin:
Greeter: G Hills-Eade, B Eade Commentator: E Nickols Reader: J Garnsey
Procession: M & D Hiscutt Ministers of Communion: J Barker, S Ewing
Liturgy: Sulphur Creek J Setting Up: S Ewing Care of Church: M Murray, E Nickols
Latrobe:
Reader: M Chan Ministers of Communion: P Marlow, Z Smith Procession: Parishioners
Port Sorell:
Readers: V Duff, G Duff Ministers of Communion: L Post, B Lee
Clean/Flow/Prepare: C Howard
Readings Next Week: 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year C
First Reading: Zechariah 12:10-11, 13:1
Second Reading: Galatians 3:26-29
Gospel: Luke 9:18-24
PREGO REFLECTION:
As I come to my prayer, I read the first few words of this
gospel and remember that I am “praying alone in the presence of Jesus”. I take
time to come to stillness, to be with the Lord. Slowly I read the gospel
passage. Perhaps I try to be with Jesus and the disciples in my imagination… or
maybe I simply listen to Jesus’ questions asked of me personally. Who do I say
that Jesus is? For others? For me? I ponder… I may like to notice what I am
thinking or feeling as I hear Jesus speak of his suffering, rejection,
death…...and rising to new life? I share with the Lord… Perhaps I consider what
it means for me to “renounce myself”, to “take up my cross”, to “lose my life
in order to save it”? I talk with the Lord, as one intimate friend to another,
about the ways in which he is calling me to follow him. When I am ready, I end
my prayer slowly, asking for whatever grace I need. I make a slow sign of the
cross.
Readings
Next Week: 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year C
First Reading: 1 Kings 19:16. 19-21
Second Reading: Galatians 5:1. 13-18
Gospel: Luke 9:51-62
Your prayers are asked for the sick:
Connie Fulton, Wendy Lander, Mary
Powell, Joan Singline,
Lorna Jones, Geraldine Roden, Joy Carter &..........
Lorna Jones, Geraldine Roden, Joy Carter &..........
Let us pray for those who have died recently:
Allan Cassidy, Mary Allford, Noreen Burton, Pamela
Jack, Elsie Anderson and
Edgar Santos.
Edgar Santos.
Let us pray for those whose anniversary occurs about this time: 15th
– 21st June
Thomas Kelly Snr, Jimmy Dunlop,
Edith Crabtree, Julia Windridge, Kit Hayes,
Valmai (Pete) McIntyre, Kath Bennett, Joseph
Last, Joan Jeffrey, Kevin George,
Pauline Croft, John Ellings, Audrey Bound,
Moira Rhodes, Max Clifford,
Pat Griffin and Ray Dawkins.
May they Rest in Peace
WEEKLY
RAMBLINGS:
Greeting from Halifax, Nova Scotia (when written &
Ireland when read!!)
I had the most amazing experience at the Church of the
Nativity last Saturday evening - I was able to see in person how a very well
structured Parish with an incredible number of volunteers bend over backwards
to make everyone coming to the Parish for Mass completely welcome and at home.
I also had the opportunity to chat with quite a number of
staff and volunteers about their roles and how they bring all of these
experiences together and just how essential to what is happening is their team
work and preparation. Whilst we don't have all the resources that the Church of
the Nativity have available to them (nor the experience of the many years of
trial and error that has allowed them to reach this stage) we do have a group
of committed people with whom we can work to reflect on what might be possible.
The trip to Halifax made even my worst experience of ...
(add any airline flying to Tasmania) seem OK. There were high winds in the
Toronto area (stopping off place on the way to Halifax) so all flights were
delayed. The flight from Baltimore was two hours late and then the flight to
Halifax was delayed 2 hours which meant a flight that was scheduled to arrive
at 11.30pm at night was now 1.30am. By
the time I got to the residence at Mt St Vincent University it was well after
2.30am and I was unable to get to sleep as a number of other passengers on the
flight who were coming to the Conference arrived over the next hour or so.
The Divine Renovation Conference (my reason for being in
Halifax) has been great and has presented some real challenges. The Parish is
very different to the Church of the Nativity. The Pastors (Frs Michael White -
Nativity - and James Mallon - Halifax) are so different that it is incredible.
Fr Michael is an introvert and Fr James is an extrovert. However, both have
great support who complement their styles and so they make the process work.
Here in Halifax the emphasis is on evangelisation and the
means is the Alpha Program. I suspect many have heard of the program over the
years (it has been around for almost 30 years) but here it has an incredible
impact on the parish and parishioners and it will be interesting to see
how/if/whether we might be able to use it. Much discussion with the PPC in the
months ahead.
We have a Day for Priests today before I fly back to
Ireland and restart my holidays so there will be more reflecting in next weeks
Ramblings from afar.
God
bless you and keep you safe.
PASCHAL OKPON – ORDAINED TO THE DIACONATE:
Many parishioners have met Paschal on a few occasions
especially during Christmas and Easter. Paschal
will be Ordained to the Diaconate at Our
Lady of Lourdes Church on Saturday 24th September at 11am.
Some of Paschal’s fellow seminarians will be attending the event and we are
calling for anyone who is able to billet one or more (at this stage we assume it
would be for Friday and Saturday night) to contact Annie at the Parish Office
6424:2783. Ed Reilly – Secretary Mersey
Leven Parish Pastoral Council.
PLANNED GIVING PROGRAMME:
New envelopes are being distributed
during June. If you are not already part of this programme and would like to
join, or do not wish to continue giving, please contact the Parish office.
Please note: The new envelopes (Pink in
colour) should not be used until starting date 3rd July, therefore once you start using them you need
to discard any old envelopes (blue in colour) – thank you!
CARE AND CONCERN:
Due to interest expressed by some parishioners the Care and
Concern Co-ordinating Group will be facilitating a gathering for those in our Parish
who are experiencing bereavement following the loss of a family member or
friend and to discuss ways in which they can provide support to each
other.
The gathering will be held on Tuesday 21st June at 2.00 pm at
the Parish House, 90 Stewart Street, Devonport. Afternoon tea will be provided. If you are
able to attend or would like further information about the meeting, please
contact either Mary Davies 6424:1183/ 0447 241 182 or Neville Smith 6424:3507.
FOOTY POINTS MARGIN TICKETS: Round
12 – Hawthorn won by 108 points – therefore the margin is 100 points. Winners;
Michael Barry, Pat Anderson.
Please remember that each
week our Footy Margin tickets are for the FRIDAY NIGHT GAME ONLY
(Even if there are games played on the
Thursday night)
BINGO….
Thursday Nights - OLOL Hall,
Devonport. Eyes down 7.30pm!
Callers for Thursday 23rd
June – Jon Halley & Rod Clark.
NEWS FROM ACROSS THE ARCHDIOCESE:
The Christopher Dawson Centre will be holding a
Colloquium on “The nature of men and
women: complementary but different”, from Thursday to
Saturday 23-25 June, at Jane Franklin Hall, University of Tasmania. Archbishop
Julian will provide the keynote address 6:00pm Thursday 23 June at Jane
Franklin Hall, University of Tasmanian on the topic ‘He created them male and
female’. For further information please see the Dawson Centre website: www.dawsoncentre.org, or contact David
Daintree at director@dawsoncentre.org
THE JOURNEY CATHOLIC RADIO
PROGRAM:
This week on The Journey we have a
special guest interview with Monica Doumit from Catholic Talk.
With the upcoming Federal Election, Monica will speak on Key election issues
for Christians. We also hear from Bishop Bill Wright, who again
shares his reflections on the Gospel of Luke. Go to www.jcr.org.au or www.itunes.jcr.org.au where you can listen anytime and subscribe to
weekly shows by email.
FR TERRY YARD’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY MASS:
Fr Terry Yard will celebrate a Mass in thanksgiving for his
50 years of priesthood at 10:30am Sunday 3rd July at Corpus Christi
Parish, Bellerive. Hobart friends and members of the L’Arche Community are very
welcome to attend.
TASMANIAN CATHOLIC
JUSTICE AND PEACE COMMISSION: has issued a statement to
help Tasmanian Catholics in their reflections leading into the July 2nd
Federal Election. Please take a copy from the back of the Church.
It can also be accessed on the TCJPC
website http://hobart.catholic.org.au/sites/TCJPC/TCJPC.html
You may also be interested in the Statement by Catholic Bishops of
Australia on the Election entitled A Vote for the Voiceless. It
can be accessed at www.catholic.org.au
Lord,
We pray for those who have been devastated by
recent flooding.
We
remember those whose lives were lost so suddenly.
We
hold in our hearts the families forever changed by grief and sadness.
May
they have the courage to face the long road of rebuilding ahead?
Bless
all those who have lost their homes, property and animals.
Bless
the work of those providing emergency assistance, may their work be guided
By
the grace and strength that comes from you alone.
Help
us to respond with generosity in prayer, in assistance, in aid to the best of
our abilities
And
keep our hearts focused on the needs of those affected, even now the crisis is
over.
We
ask this in Jesus' name,
Amen.
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