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MASS TIMES
Sunday: 7.00am, 9.00am, 10.30am, 6.00pm Monday: 6.30am Tuesday: 6.30am & 11.00am Wednesday: 6.30am & 11.00am Thursday: 6.30am & 11.00am Friday: 6.30am & 11.00am Saturday: 5.00pm (not Vigil)
NOVENA
to Our Lady of Perpetual Help Saturday at 4.30pm
RECONCILIATION TIMES
Tuesday: 10.00am - 11.00am Wednesday: 10.00am - 11.00am Thursday: 5.00pm - 6.00pm Friday: 10.00am - 11.00am Saturday: 10.00am - 12.00pm 4.00pm - 4.30pm
REDEMPTORIST COMMUNITY
Fr Tuan Anh Do CSsR (Prefect)
Fr John Baptist Dang CSsR (Asst Prefect)
Fr John Hodgson CSsR (Rector)
Fr Kevin Crock CSsR, Br Joseph Hieu
CSsR, Fr Samson Kono CSsR,
Br Avelinus Lede CSsR, Fr John Martin
CSsR, Fr Tom McFall CSsR, Fr Noel
McMaster CSsR, Fr Edmond Nixon
CSsR, Fr Brian Russell CSsR, Br Timo
Tapoona CSsR, Fr Nino
Redemptorist Monastery
Church, Community & Retreat House in Mission since 1899
28th Sunday, Year B 11 October , 2015
OUR MISSION as Redemptorists is to bring the liberating Gospel of Jesus Christ to those on society's margins who are deprived of their spiritual, familial, cultural, economic and environmental foundations. ~ equality, diversity, inclusion ~
CONTACT THE MONASTERY
ADDRESS: 190 Vincent St
North Perth WA 6006
PHONE: (08) 9328 6600
FAX: (08) 9328 3501
WEB: www.themonastery.org.au
EMAIL: [email protected]
CHURCH SECRETARY Mrs Bernadette Glass Email: [email protected]
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The Redemptorists respectfully
acknowledge the Wajuk People
as the Traditional Custodians of
Healing Nation—Healing Church Please visit the following sites:
Royal Commission www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.
Truth, Justice & Healing Council www.tjhcouncil.org.au
We share a commitment
to keep our children
and our church safe!
Over recent years, there has been increasing
recognition of the existence of child abuse and a
growing acceptance of the potential risks to children
from individuals working in positions of trust. Greater
attention, therefore, has been paid to how Church
organisations ensure that the children with whom
they are in contact are kept safe from harm.
The Perth Archdiocesan Safeguarding Office
was established in November 2014 to develop
policies, procedures and activities for safeguarding
children and other vulnerable members of the
Church.
The aim of the SAFEGUARDING PROJECT is to raise awareness of our collective
responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and
vulnerable individuals within the Catholic Archdiocese of Perth. The project, whilst
working towards providing all forms of safety for children, will be focused on the
prevention of abuse and harm to children and vulnerable individuals within parishes, and
the response to same using a framework considered to be best practice.
The SAFEGUARDING OFFICE is responsible for ensuring the safety of children,
young people and the vulnerable within the confines of the Catholic Church across the
Archdiocese of Perth, by educating the Catholic community on child protection and
protective behaviours, and establishing Safeguarding Officers within Perth's metropolitan
and rural parishes. The Perth Catholic Archdiocese is committed to providing safe and
secure environments for all its members, leaders, and especially its children, young
people and vulnerable individuals. To this end, the duties of the office will be centred on
putting the needs of children first. The right of children to be safe is paramount and, as
such, will drive the operations of this project and will guide the development of robust
policies, procedures and frameworks that relate to child protection.
Recognising that there is no fool-proof system for the complete prevention of all forms of
abuse, the project will be informed by the 12 NATIONAL
STANDARDS which incorporate elements of public health
interventions to prevent the abuse of children, minimise the risk of
abuse by heightening the likelihood that abuse will be detected,
and to reduce the long-term impacts of abuse on children.
The Archdiocese of Perth is among the first Australian dioceses to
establish SAFEGUARDING OFFICERS in all its parishes.
SAFEGUARDING PROJECT COORDINATOR is
Mrs Andrea Musulin. Telephone: 08 9221 7762
FIRST READING: WISDOM 7:7-11; SECOND READING:
HEBREWS 4:12-13; GOSPEL: MARK 10:17-30
RESPONSORIAL PSALM
FILL US WITH YOUR LOVE, O LORD, AND WE WILL SING FOR JOY!
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
ALLELUIA, ALLELUIA! HAPPY THE POOR IN SPIRIT; THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS THEIRS! ALLELUIA!
GOSPEL: MARK 10:2-16
Jesus was setting out on a journey when a man ran up,
knelt before him and put this question to him, ‘Good master,
what must I do to inherit eternal life?’ Jesus said to him,
‘Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone.
You know the commandments: You must not kill; You must
not commit adultery; You must not steal; You must not bring
false witness; You must not defraud; Honour your father and
mother.’ And he said to him, ‘Master, I have kept all these
from my earliest days.’ Jesus looked steadily at him and
loved him, and he said, ‘There is one thing you lack. Go and
sell everything you own and give the money to the poor, and
you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.’ But
his face fell at these words and he went away sad, for he
was a man of great wealth.
Jesus looked round and said to his disciples, ‘How hard
it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God!’
The disciples were astounded by these words, but Jesus
insisted, ‘My children,’ he said to them ‘how hard it is to
enter the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to pass
through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the
kingdom of God.’ They were more astonished than ever.
‘In that case’ they said to one another ‘who can be saved?’
Jesus gazed at them. ‘For men’ he said ‘it is impossible,
but not for God: because everything is possible for God.’
Peter took this up. ‘What about us?’ he asked him. ‘
We have left everything and followed you.’ Jesus said,
‘I tell you solemnly, there is no one who has left house,
brothers, sisters, father, children or land for my sake and
for the sake of the gospel who will not be repaid a hundred
times over, houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children and
Today’s Scripture
Pray each day or browse for a
special occasion.
www.cssr.org.au/bread4today/
Majellan Bulletin: 28th
Sunday, Year B
Happy ever after
Fairy tales always have happy endings; at least for those
who have been good and kind. The one-time persecuted
and demeaned Cinderella wins the hand of a prince but her
persecutors, the ugly step-sisters are ignored. Jack gets the
goose that lays the golden eggs, while the greedy giant falls
to his death when Jack cuts down the bean stalk.
From our younger years we have been conditioned, often
by the telling of stories like these fairy tales, to expect
reward and success as payment for being blameless and
virtuous. Our instinctive sense of justice demands
recompense for righteousness and, of course, punishment
for immorality. Today’s gospel, however, confounds such
expectations and suggests that the quest for eternal life
cannot be reduced to a simple equation: keep the
commandments and inherit eternal life; break the
commandments and reap eternal damnation.
Both the wealthy man and Jesus’ own disciples in today’s
gospel believe their observance of the law or their sacrifices
for the mission will save them. But Jesus is quick to disavow
them of their expectations. The wealthy man is asked to
detach himself from his “many possessions” (Mk 10:22) and
the disciples are reminded that their rewards will only come
with “persecutions” (Mk 10:30).
What we have in this story is an example of Jesus’ radical
reinterpretation of God’s commandments. Similar examples
can be found in the so-called “sermon on the mount” (Mt 5:1-
7:29), where Jesus proclaims that the truly "righteous"
person will not just refuse to commit murder, but disdain
anger (Mt 5:21-26); will not just avoid adultery, but eschew
lust (Mt 5:27-28).
One can conceivably live one’s life according to the “letter
of the law”, as claimed by the wealthy man in the gospel (Mk
10:20). Being blameless and virtuous, however, may not be
enough! This story does not have a happy ending. The man
“went away sad” (Mk 10:22), because he was unable to
commit himself and all his possessions to Jesus’ cause.
Like a character in a fairy tale, the wealthy man came
seeking the secret formula that would enable him to “earn
the birthright” to eternal life (Mk 10:17). He saw salvation as
a commodity that could be won by being good. But Jesus is
no fairy godmother and eternal life is not a golden egg laid
by a magical goose. Salvation comes as a free gift from
God to all, blameless and blameworthy alike (Mk 10:27); it
cannot be earned. As Jesus reminds the wealthy man, “No
one is good but God alone” (Mk 10:18). There is no secret
formula or simple equation for doing good that will win one’s
salvation.
We can only attain eternal life by accepting God’s gift,
wholeheartedly and unreservedly; committing everything we
are and everything we have to the life and vocation to which
God has called us.
Ian J Elmer © Redemptorists 2015
B
Protecting
Children
in the
Catholic
Church.
Next Week’s Readings: (29th Sunday of Year B)
Isaiah 53:10-11; Psalm 32; Hebrews 4:14-16; Mark 10:35-45
You are invited to
a special Launch
of the Papal
Encyclical
‘Laudato Si’
Sunday 25th
October, 3pm
at the Monastery
with Bishop
Don Sproxton. Everyone Welcome
The Way Forward—Consultation The Archdiocesan consultation concludes on Sunday 25
th
October. To ensure that everyone is afforded the
opportunity of participating in ‘The Way Forward’
consultation phase, there are two options:
Participating Online. Please go to
www.perthcatholic.org.au
By filling in a questionnaire and posting your
copy to: PO Box P1217, Perth, WA, 6892
You are encouraged to go online to fill in the questionnaire;
however if you would like a hardcopy then please request
one from the Archdiocesan Office who will mail you a copy.
Phone (08) 9422 7986 Mon-Fri: 9.30am-4.00pm. Please
support this initiative. Thank you.
Syria in crisis. Australia is preparing to receive
12,000 Syrian refugees. You can help support this
humanitarian effort with short term or long term
accommodation. Please contact Bernadette at the
Monastery Office on Monday. To donate your money or
time to Caritas Australia Syria Appeal: ph 1800 024413.
We pray for a greater understanding of all the
differences among the people of Australia. Let us not turn
our misunderstandings into hatred or violence.
Anti-Poverty Week is this week. It aims to:
Strengthen the public understanding of the causes and
consequences of poverty.
Encourage research, discussion and action to address the
problems that give rise to poverty.
Encourage action by individuals, communities, organizations
and governments to reduce poverty and, ideally, eradicate it.
As a community, you have been extremely generous in
your support of ‘the Vinnies’ through your prayers, gifts of food
and your financial offerings, all of which help to alleviate the
poverty and hardship within our community. Keep up your
good works — there is much to be done.
We tend to think of poverty as mainly being
concentrated in Third World countries, but for the 21 working
days of August, ‘the Vinnies’ received 2340 calls for help in
the form of rent assistance, the payment of utility bills, the
provision of food, clothing and furniture. Yes! That is more than
100 calls a day and ‘the Vinnies’ is only one organisation of
many reducing poverty and hardship in our own backyard.
“The universe unfolds in God, who fills it completely.
Hence, there is a mystical meaning to be found in a
leaf, in a mountain trail, in a dewdrop, in a poor
person’s face. The ideal is not only to pass from the
exterior to the interior to discover the action of God in
the soul, but also to discover God in all
Thinking about becoming a Redemptorist? We
are here to listen and encourage you and to answer any questions
you may have about this amazing way of life. Come and talk to us, or
send us an email: [email protected]
Come in for a cuppa after each
Feast Days this Week Thursday
15 St Teresa of Avila, Doctor of the Church
Friday
16 St Gerard Majella CSsR. Patron of children. 11am Mass will include a special prayer for all parents who have lost a child, through miscarriage, termination, SIDS or early death. The loss is profound and the pain is often still there. Come and join us for this special day.
Upcoming Events at the Monastery
Tuesday
13 6.00pm.
Infant Baptism Preparation—every second
Tuesday of the month. Please register at
Reception.
Friday
16
Marriage of Brenton Locatori to Ashleigh
Cox .12.30pm.
Sunday
18 All Masses
Gerard Majella Sunday—Blessing of
parents expecting a child & blessing of all
children. Also prayers for all grieving the loss of
children.
Sunday
18 10.30 am
First Communion. We welcome Christian
Gerard Wearmouth; Reiner Coronel; Kayla
Mary Hui-yi Lim ; Cameron Matthew Green;
Michael Phillip Nilsson.
Wed’sday
21 5.30pm —
7.30pm
Coming Home—a conversation on
Reconciliation between Indigenous
communities and the Catholic Church with Sr
Veronica Willaway OSB a Yuat Noongar
woman; Hon Fred Chaney AO; Gary Bonney a
Wongi man and Marie Taylor- A Noongar
Elder. Contact the Monastery to register.
Sunday
25 3.00pm
Launch of Laudato Si—Redemptorists are
proud to be in partnership with several Catholic
agencies to offer a special month of reflection
on the papal encyclical Laudato Si.
Refreshments to follow. Register at the
Monastery.
Wed’sday
28 7.00pm
Laudato Si workshop #1 with Fr Bruce
Duncan CSsR. Retreat House. Refreshments
to follow.
Regular Monastery Events Children’s Sunday Liturgy meets every Sunday during
the 10.30am. All children are welcome to come along and to
learn about the scriptures.
Mondays 1.30pm -3.30pm. Monastery Craft/Social Group.
Contact Fran on (08) 9328 8325. Everyone welcome.
Mondays 5.30pm. Christian Meditation Group. For details
contact Grace on (08) 9444 7808. Everyone is welcome!
October in Perth
Sunday
11
2.30pm
Requiem - Asylum Seekers
Fundraising Concert—with Karl Jenkins
— a reflection on the loss of life among
displaced people in our world as they seek
asylum. Venue: St Mary’s Cathedral,
Victoria Square, Perth at 2.30pm. Featuring
Lux et Veritas & Camerata 1685 with
Conductor Jangoo Chapkhana. Cost
$35.00 ($25.00 concession).
Sunday
11
3.00pm
Apostolate of Fatima. A Holy Hour will
be held at Holy Family Parish, 34 Alcock St,
Maddington at 3.00pm. All welcome. Further
information: Diana Fox (08) 9339 2614. Thursday
15 10am
Solemn Mass Carmelite Monastery,
100 Adelma Rd, Nedlands with Bishop Don
Sproxton. (10am) Refreshments to follow.
Closes the 500th anniversary of her birth.
Saturday
17 9.30am-
12.30pm
Being Held in the Life of God: Developing prayer life—presented by Dr
Pina Ford. Cost: by donation. Topics: What
prayer is, What prayer is not and the Growth
and Change of our prayer life. RSVP Karen
Hart on 08 9207 3350 by 14 October.
Sunday 18
Right to Life WA Annual Dinner Pagoda Restaurant & Bar 112 Melville Pde,
Como. Ph 9221 7117 Mon — Fri. Guest
Speaker is Senator Joe Bullock.
Readers & Commentators 18 October
7am
9am
10.30am
6pm
Anna & David C Julia, Yolanda & Peggy Sheila, Nina & Lyn Kathy, Lisa C & Catherine R
Altar Servers 18 October @10.30am Shanara, Desiree & Jess
Mass Intentions
Monday
Tuesday
Wed
Thurs
Friday
6.30am
6.30am
11am
6.30am
11am
6.30am
11am
6.30am
11am
Michael Raspa (PD)
Fr Hugh Connelly (RD)
Duffy Junior (RD)
Bruna Formato (SI)
Noelia Collins (RD)
Francis Nguyen (PD)
Maria Vu (PD)
Holy Souls
Nguyen Family (SI)
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Safeguarding Officers
The Safeguarding Project will
establish two Safeguarding
Officers within each parish in the
Archdiocese. These officers will be
provided with ongoing support and training and will be
responsible for the implementation of polices and
procedures, together with proactive measures within their
individual parishes.
Furthermore, there will be a notable person within
the parish to whom clergy, Church workers, children,
parents and parishioners can approach and speak if they
are not feeling safe or have something they wish to
disclose that relates to an individual’s safety. Parish
Safeguarding Officers will be supported and mentored by
the Archdiocese’s Safeguarding Project Coordinator.
A wide range of proactive activities will be
coordinated across the Perth Archdiocese that will work
towards keeping children safe. A key responsibility of the
Safeguarding Project Coordinator will be to assist those
parish-based officers in implementing the safeguarding
policies and procedures within their parishes and to ensure
that best practice is maintained at all times.
The Monastery and the Archdiocese are committed to providing safe and secure environments for all its members, leaders, and especially its children, young people and vulnerable individuals. To this end, the duties of the Safeguarding Office will be centred on putting the needs of children first. The rights of children to be safe are paramount
and will drive the operations of this project and guide the
development of robust policies, procedures and
frameworks that relate to child protection. The
‘Laudato Si’ Sunday
25th October @ 3pm
Monastery Church With Bishop Don Sproxton
Come & be part of an historic experience!
In the spirit of Pope Francis' encyclical,
Laudato Si, we welcome all people of good will who wish to
work together to safeguard our relationships with creation, with
each other and with God and in so doing come to live a more
sustainable life on this planet. Through presentations, songs,
art and words of wisdom we launch our hearts and minds on a
journey of conversion which seeks to impact our lives with
new understandings, choices and directions as we follow Christ
in our care for our common home.
Refreshments available; literature. Guest speaker Fr Bruce
Duncan CSsR.
And then … please join us as we unpack the wisdom of
Pope Francis with presenters from the Redemptorists, Catho-
lic Mission, Caritas, JEDO and Catholic EarthCare.
5 Wednesday evenings: 7pm — 8.30pm
in the Retreat House from
Wednesday 28th October.
Would you help us? We need ushers, decorators,
servers, food preparers. Today, we invite you to register your St Gerard Majella Sunday celebrates life and
the gift of children and families and the wonderful care of
St Gerard. We pray for and welcome expectant parents,
couples praying to conceive, parents and families experi-
encing difficulties with children. No matter what happens in
family, please come and pray with us on St Gerard Majella
Blessings to all our 40 youth who came to our new Youth