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YearB FourteenthSundayinOrdinaryTime 8thJuly2018St Michael’s Church Chapel Lane Baulkham Hills

Saturday Vigil 5.30pm EST Sunday 8.00am, 10.00am, 6.00pm Weekday Masses Monday ~ Friday 9.15am Saturday 9.00am

Our Lady of Lourdes Church 1 Canyon Rd, Baulkham Hills

Saturday Vigil 6.00pm Sunday 9.30am Korean 7.30pm Vigil/11.00am

Weekday Masses Wednesday ~ Friday 9.30am

Adoration of Blessed Eucharist Friday 8.50am Prior to 9.30am Mass

1st Friday of Month Mass of Blessing of the Sick

Reconciliation Saturday 5.00pm

Baptism By Appointment 4th Saturday of the month 11.15am

Our Lady of Lourdes Office Mon/Tues 1.30pm ~ 4.30pm Wed-Fri 9.30am ~ 4.30pm

Parish Priest Fr. Wim Hoekstra

Assistant Priests Fr. Zvonimir Gavranovic Fr John Byung Chan Ji

Deacon Rev. James Phelan Korean Chaplain Fr John Byung Chan Ji

Parish Secretary Louise Ryall

Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School Principal

Mr. Steven Haskins

“Where did this man get all this?What kind of wisdom has been givento him? What mighty deeds arewrought by his hands? Is he not thecarpenter, the son of Mary…?” Jesussaid to them: “A prophet is despisedonly in his own country, among hisown relations and in his own house.”Mark6,1-6

Today’sreadingistheculminationofathemethatMarkhasbeenweavingintohisGospel.TowardstheendofChapter4ofMark’sGospelwereadhowJesuscalmedthestormwhenthediscipleswereterrifiedthattheirboatwouldsink.Attheconclusionofthatstory,wearetoldthatthediscipleskeptsayingtooneanother:“Whocanthisbe,thatthewindandseaobeyhim?”(Mark4,41).So,we have two examples of family members and the people of NazarethdismissingJesusasanobodyorassomeonewhohasgonecrazy.Infact,theyeffectively say to one another: “Who does this carpenter, whom we haveknownsincehewasakid,thinkheis?Whomishetryingtoimpress?”Atthesame time, his disciples are seriously trying to come to terms with who hereallyis.Meanwhile,Jesusisclearlysayingthathe’ssomeoneonamissiontowakeuptheworldtothemercy,compassionandkindnessofGod:“WhoeverdoesthewillofGodisbrotherandsisterandmothertome.”

TheordinarypeopleofNazarethandmembersofJesus’extendedfamilywereconvinced that they understoodwho Jesus reallywas. They took offence athim because they concluded that he was full of his own importance. Theyfailed to recognise that in theperson theyhad seen growupGodwas reallypresent.Familiaritydoesindeedbreedcontempt,over-familiaritycanblindustothepresenceofGodinourverymidst.

WhileweourselveshavenodesiretoreduceJesustothelevelofsomeoneouttomakeanameforhimselforasthekidfromdownthestreettryingtomakean impression, there are probably times when we are unable to see Jesuspresentintheordinaryandnot-so-ordinarypeopleweencountereverydayofourlives.

Whiletoday’sgospelgivesusanexcellentexampleof how we can all unfairly read faults andlimitationsintoothers,today’ssecondreadingfromCorinthians is an invitation to look at our ownlimitations.Inreallife,weareconstantlystrugglingwith the call to confront our own faults and

limitationsandtheinclinationtomagnifythelimitationsandfaultswewanttoseeinothers.Pauladmitstobeingafflictedwith“athornintheflesh”tostophimfrombecominguppityabouthisspiritualgrowth.Isuggestthatthekeytounderstandinghimliesinhisdisclosurethathetookhisweaknesstohisprayeranddidnotpretend toGod thathewasanythingother thanweak. Indoingthat,hecametoappreciatethatGodlovedhimsomuchthathedidnothavetoearnGod’sapprovalbylivingandactingflawlessly.

PaulrevealsthattheLord’sresponsetohisprayerwas:“Mygraceisenoughforyou,formypowerisatitsbestinweakness.” AdaptedfromJulianMcDonaldcfc.AO

Baulkham Hills Parish Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church

1 Canyon Rd Baulkham Hills NSW 2153 Telephone 02 9639 8385

§ olol@parishofbaulkhamhills.org.au § www.parishofbaulkhamhills.org.au

PrayerRequestKindlyrememberthoseforwhomprayershavebeenrequested:

RecentlyDeceased:CarmelByrne,Fr.BrianYates,PatrickHanrahan

Anniversaries: JohnCareyRemembrance: James&DianaRodgers

Oursickrelatives&friendsLeonieTurner,DavidMolina,KerynGersbach,MaxBell,Anne Torina Wayman, Toni Spiechowic, ShelleyMcCready,MichaelDawborne, BobDaley, JohnWalker,MarjorieGee,CarryChristian,GraemeHardy,AlanaReid,Stella D’Costa, Peter Pang, Holly Burns, Evan Garcia,Brian Roche, Warren Moses, Carmel Willis, MatthewBurke, Julie Bracks, Roumanos Nehme, Deba Beani,EdwardBeani,ShaneFeneley,RichardMeagher.

AdorationoftheBlessedEucharist

Adoration of the Blessed Eucharistcommences in the Church each Friday at8.50am,before9.30amMass.

AreYouCoeliac/GlutenIntolerant?If you are Coeliac or Gluten Intolerant we have lowgluten (negligible) hosts to enable you to receive TheBody of Christ in Communion. Please see Father or anAcolyte before Mass and go to the Priest celebratingMasstoreceiveHolyCommunion.

SacredSilence

SacredSilenceisanintegralpartoftheEucharisticCelebrationandisobservedatdesignatedtimesduringtheMass.It’snaturedependsonthemomentwhenit

occursinthedifferentpartsofthecelebration.Belowisanexplanationofwhenthesetimesoccurandwhattheirintentionis:

• InthePenitentialActandagainaftertheInvitationtoPray–wearecalledtorecollectourselves

• FollowingaReadingorHomily–wearecalledtomeditateonwhatwehaveheard

• AfterCommunion–wearecalledtoPraiseGodinourheartsandpraytoHim.DuringtheweekendMasseswewillbeobserving2to3minutesofsacredsilenceduringthistime.

ParishOffice~SchoolHolidays OurLadyofLourdesOfficewillbeunattendedduringtheschoolholidayperiod,commencingthisWednesday.Louisewillbeonleaveduringthistime,returningonThursday26thJuly.

IfyourequireanyassistanceorifyouwishtospeaktoapriestandyoufindthatOLOLofficeisunattendedpleasecontactStMichael’sOfficeon96390598.

Ifyouhaveanon-urgentmatterthatyouwishtohaveattendedto,pleaseleaveashortmessageontheansweringmachineandLouisewillattendtoitwhenshereturns.

Today’sMass FourteenthSundayinOrdinaryTime~YearB

EntranceAntiphonYourmercifullove,OGod,wehavereceivedinthemidstofyourtemple.Yourpraise,OGod,likeyourname,reachestheendsoftheearth;yourrighthandisfilledwithsavingjustice.

1stReading Ezek2:2-5 2ndReading 2Cor12:7-10 Gospel Mark6:1-6

ResponsorialPsalmOureyesarefixedontheLord,pleadingforhismercy.

GospelAcclamationAlleluia,alleluia!TheSpiritoftheLordisuponme;hesentmetobringGoodNewstothepoor.Alleluia!

CommunionAntiphonCometome,allwholabourandareburdened,andIwillrefreshyou,saystheLord.

NextWeek’sReadings 1stReading:Amos7:12-152ndReading:Eph1:3-14Gospel:Mark6:7-13

LiturgicalMinistryRoster

7th/8th July 14th/15th

6.00pmSaturday 9.30amSunday 6.00pmSaturday 9.30amSunday

Acolyte KenSinclair TonyBrackenIanStarkey

JohnVassettJohnO’Grady

RolandBarrosAnthonyPope

Reader1 PeterWatkins ChrisLuther PeterSteele ChrisCoxall

Reader2 LynneHarris AnneMitchell ZeldaBooth HelenThomas

SpecialMinistersAileenSinclairPeterWatkins

CherylLutherKayBull,MoiraDevineTonyBracken(A)

GraceYeeMaureenSteele

AnitaMolina,AnneMitchellMadelineLeslie(A)

Counters Group5 Group6

IfyouareunabletoministeronyourRosteredDaypleasearrangeareplacement,particularlyforAminya

SacramentofPenanceThis year Our Lady of LourdesCommunity is offering theSacrament of Penance and theSacrament of First Eucharist to

thosewhoareeligible.

The Sacrament of Penance will be celebrated in theafternoon of Monday September 10th and TuesdaySeptember11th.

TheSacramentofFirstEucharistwillbecelebratedontheweekendof24th/25thNovember.

TheSacramentofPenance

The Parent Meeting for 1st Penance will be held onMonday30th July at 7.30pm in theOLOLSchoolLearningCentre.Thismeeting isessential ifyouwishyourchildtoparticipateinthisSacramentalProgramin2018.

If your child is8 yearsof age, (Year3 orabove)andhasbeen baptised he/shewould be verywelcome to receivethe Sacrament of Penance followed by First Eucharist in2018.TheChurchrequiresthatyoumusthavereceivedtheSacrament of Penance before you can receive theSacramentof First Eucharist. Youare therefore invited topresent your child for these two Sacraments through theParishProgramatOurLadyofLourdes.

Information letters have been distributed through OurLadyofLourdesPrimarySchoolthisweekandwillbesentto Baulkham Hills North Public School when the childrenreturn from holidays. They are also available at churchdoorsforthosewhosechildrendonotattendschoolintheParish.

MusicMinistry

DoyouplayamusicalinstrumentthatwouldenhanceourLiturgiesatOurLadyofLourdes?WeareindesperateneedofpeoplewithmusicaltalentstoassistwithourMasses.Wehaveanelectricpianoandamagnificentorganandveryfewmusicians.Doyouplaytheguitarorsingorboth?AreyouamusicianordoyouknowamusicianwhowouldliketojoinusonaregularbasisorcasualbasistousetheirmusicalgiftsforthegloryofGod?LiturgicalMinistry

–Wouldyouliketobeinvolved?Weareinneedofnewministers–MinistersoftheWord,ExtraordinaryMinistersoftheEucharistandMinisterstothesick&dying.IfyouwouldliketoplayamoreactivepartinourParishlife,pleaseconsiderjoiningourministryteams.TheInstituteforMissionwillbeconductinganewroundofFormationCoursescommencinginAugust.itisimportantthatwecontinuetorenewourministryteams.Ifweareabletoenlargeourministryteam,itwillmeanthatyouwouldnotneedtoberosteredontooregularlyasthemorethatsharetheload,thelightertheburdenforall.PleaseconsiderparticipatingmorefullyinthelifeofourFaithcommunity.SeeFatherorcontactolol@parishofbaulkhamhills.org.au

ParishRenewalRonHuntley,ofDivineRenovationMinistry,Canada,onararevisittoAustralia,willspendamorningatPennantHillssharinghowparishrenewalcanchangethecultureofaparish.WehaveagroupattendingfromParishofBaulkhamHills.Letusknowifyouareinterestedincomingtoo.Wehaveplacesavailable.

Details:Date: Sunday22July2018Time: 9:00am–1:00PmVenue: CarolineChisholmCentre,Bldg2, 423PennanthillsRd,PennantHillsContactEmmaBakerformoreinformationortoRSVP:ebaker@bigpond.net.au/0435329413.Wecanhelpwithtransport.Children’sLiturgy

ThisLiturgyforchildrenofschoolageisheldduring9.30amMasseachSundayduringschoolterms.ThechildrenlistentotheWordofGodattheirownlevelandparticipateindifferentactivities

focusingonthemessageoftheGospel.Inordertoprovideadequatelyforthenumberofchildrenwhoattendeachweekweneedyourhelp.Wearehappytoteachandassistyouasyoubecomemoreconfidentintherole.Pre-schoolers are welcome to attend but must beaccompaniedbyaparent.

WouldyouliketojointhisTeam?PleaseseeJaninaStarkeyformoreinformation.

StVincentdePaulSocietyWinterAppeal

Atthistimeofyearitfeelslikeeverycoupleofweeksthereis anappealora collection foronecommunity serviceoranother,allmakingdemandsonyourlimitedresources,ontopofyourownlivingcostsandexpenses.Totryandeasethe demands on your outstanding generositywe are thisyear not dedicating a particular weekend to the SVDPWinterAppeal but rathermaking the envelopes availableat thebackof theChurch fromnowuntil theendof July,so that you can make a donation, if and when you areready, and have available finances. We will also have abucketcollectionavailableifyouprefer.The Our Lady of Lourdes Community has always been afantastic supporter of the St Vincent de Paul Society toassistthoseinourlocalcommunitythataredoingittoughforwhatever reason. On behalf of thosewe support, wethankyouforyourcontinuedgenerosity.If you know of anyone in our community that requiresassistance,suggesttheycontactSVDPon1800606724,orleave details with Louise at the OLOL office and we willmake contact. All communications are treated in strictconfidence.

OLOLPastoralGroupInitiative-JesuitRefugeeService

Wearecontinuingtocollecttoiletries,sanitarypads,nappiesandotherpersonalitemsthatmaybeusefultothosewhohavecomeasrefugeesandasylumseekers,tomaketheirhomeinAustralia.Weaskyouweaskthatyouputoneortwopersonalitemsinyourshoppingtrolleythatcanbedonatedtothoselessfortunateinourcommunity.YoumayprefertoputacoupleofitemstogethertomakeasmallPamperPack.ThereisaboxatthebackofthechurchandthegoodscollectedwillbedonatedtotheJesuitRefugeeServiceParramatta.FormoreinformationonthisSocialJusticeServiceseethewebsite:www.jrs.org.au

EndofFinancialYearReceiptsThankyou toallwhohavegenerously contributed thisyeartoourPlannedGiving,Caritasand/orTheCatholicFoundationAppeals. Ifyourequireareceiptforanyofyour contributionswould you please advise the parishoffice via email: olol@parishofbaulkhamhills.org.au orphonetheofficeon96398385.

Inordertosaveonstationeryandcostsassociatedwithsendingreceipts,receiptswillbeemailed.Receiptswillonlybepostediftheyarerequested.Thankyouagainforyourunderstanding.

OLMCParramattaOpenMorningTourOurLadyofMercyCollegeParramattawarmly invitesyoutoattendourOpenMorningTouronWednesday, July252018.Tour the College and discover how a Mercy Educationempowers girls to expand beyond what they know theycan be and enjoy a ‘comfortable cup of tea’ with theCollegeLeadershipTeam.

TheCollegeisnowenrollingfor2020.Visit www.olmc.nsw.edu.au to reserve your place orcontact the Registrar 8838 1222 to discuss how yourdaughtercanbecomeaMercyGirl.

TheGrailCentre CanthewisdomoftheGrailmovementandthewisdomofPopeFrancishelpustocarebetterfortheearthandforoneanother?

Whatareourownwiseinsightsthatwecansharetosustainusonourjourney? WeareparticularlyinterestedinengagingtheideasofGenerationsX,YandMillennials,butallarewelcometojointheconversationfortheentireseriesorforasinglesession.Comeandbeinspired!14July–Wisdom11August–Changingtheworld8September–Creatingthefuture

TheserieswilltakeplaceattheGrailCentre,22McHattonStreet,NorthSydney,from10amto12pm.Teaandcoffeeprovided.

RSVP:TheGrailCentreon99553053orgrailsydney@ozemail.com.au

“ThankYou”fromParramattaCatholicFoundationDearDioceseofParramattaParishes,The Catholic Foundation, and itsbeneficiaries, would like to thank you forsustaining our works of Faith, Hope andCharity across Western Sydney and the

BlueMountains.Yourgiftshaveprovidedshelterforpregnantsinglemothersfacing homelessness, counselling for broken families, andservices to people who are hard of hearing, deaf anddisabled.Recently,ourMayappealfocusedontheimportantneedofforming our seminarians, and the additional communityworks they do routinely – including feeding the hungry,visitingthesickandhousebound,andeducatingstudents.Hence a gift to our seminarians is also a gift to our widercommunity,andagainwethankyou.This is also a very exciting time for us in the Diocese ofParramatta.Inrecentweeks,yoursupporthasenabledthreeseminarianstobeOrdainedtotheDiaconate–JessieBalorio,Christopher del Rosario and Jack Green. Following thiswillbetheirordinationtothepriesthood.ThesewonderfulfruitsinourDioceseandChurchcouldnotbedonewithoutyou.Yourgifthasmadethispossible.Thank you for your continued support of The CatholicFoundation. Your generosity fosters our works of Faith,Hope and Charity across Western Sydney and the BlueMountains.

ACYMC2018Early-birdregistrationfortheAustralianCatholic Youth Ministry ConventionhostedbytheDioceseofParramattaonbehalf of the Australian CatholicBishops is now openatwww.acymc.org.au.The event will host up to 500 adult

delegateswhoareengagedinministrywithyoungpeopleinparishes, schools, agencies and ministries of the CatholicChurch. Rooty Hill RSL, September 21-23. Contact JamesCamden, Director, Catholic Youth Parramatta for moreinformation8838342/james.camden@parracatholic.org

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