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Welcome to

St Joan of Arc Parish Haberfield

Presbytery Office:

97 Dalhousie St Haberfield NSW 2045

P: 02 9798 6657

E: admin@stjoanofarc.org.au

W: www.stjoanofarc.org.au

Parish Secretary:

Tuesday – Wednesday 9.30am—2.30pm Parish Priest: Fr Phillip Zadro

Prayer to St Joseph in recognition of World Refugee Day

Joseph, you set out into the unknown in order to save the son of Mary.

Teach us also what it means to be a refugee, persecuted, exiled. Help us to be drawn close to those who are forced to leave everything behind: family, friends, job, country.

Open our hearts to welcome those who suffer in body or soul, from poverty or famine, from torture or any kind of violence.

Come to Joseph - Jean-Guy Dubuc & Carole Monmorché

For more information: https://www.refugeeweek.org.au

12TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME B 20 June 2021

LEGION OF MARY

The Legion of Mary is celebrating 100 years. As part of this celebration, the Centenary Statue of the Legion of Mary is being taken to parishes which have a Legion of Mary group. The statue will arrive and be present in St Joan of Arc Church from Wednesday 23/6 to Friday 25/6.

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Gospel Acclamation Luke 7:16 Alleluia, alleluia! A great prophet has appeared among us; God has visited his people. Alleluia! A reading from the holy Gospel according to Mark 4:35-41 With the coming of evening, Jesus said to his disciples, 'Let us cross over to the other side.' And leaving the crowd behind they took him, just as he was, in the boat; and there were other boats with him. Then it began to blow a gale and the waves were breaking into the boat so that it was almost swamped. But he was in the stern, his head on the cushion, asleep. They woke him and said to him, 'Master, do you not care? We are going down!' And he woke up and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, 'Quiet now! Be calm!' And the wind dropped, and all was calm again. Then he said to them, 'Why are you so frightened? How is it that you have no faith?' They were filled with awe and said to one another, 'Who can this be? Even the wind and the sea obey him.' The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

A reading from the book of Job 38:1, 8-11 From the heart of the tempest the Lord gave Job his answer. He said: Who pent up the sea behind closed doors when it leapt tumultuous out of the womb, when I wrapped it in a robe of mist and made black clouds its swaddling bands; when I marked the bounds it was not to cross and made it fast with a bolted gate? Come thus far, I said, and no farther; here your proud waves shall break. The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. Responsorial Psalm Ps 106:23-26, 28-31 R. Give thanks to the Lord, his love is everlasting. Some sailed to the sea in ships to trade on the mighty waters. These men have seen the Lord's deeds, the wonders he does in the deep. R. For he spoke; he summoned the gale, tossing the waves of the sea up to heaven and back into the deep; their soul melted away in their distress. R. Then they cried to the Lord in their need and he rescued them from their distress. He stilled the storm to a whisper: all the waves of the sea were hushed. R. They rejoiced because of the calm and he led them to the haven they desired. Let them thank the Lord for his love, the wonders he does for men. R. A reading from the second letter of St Paul to the Corinthians 5:14-17 The love of Christ overwhelms us when we reflect that if one man has died for all, then all men should be dead; and the reason he died for all was so that living men should live no longer for themselves, but for him who died and was raised to life for them. From now onwards, therefore, we do not judge anyone by the standards of the flesh. Even if we did once know Christ in the flesh, that is not how we know him now. And for anyone who is in Christ, there is a new creation; the old creation has gone, and now the new one is here. The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

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ROSTER for NEXT week: 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time Scripture Readings: First Reading: Wisdom 1:13-15, 2:23-24 Second Reading: 2 Corinthians 8:7, 9, 13-15 Gospel: Mark 5:21-43 Saturday 5pm Mass: Reader: Sue Smith Computer: Greg Hill Cantor : Paul O’Connell Communion Ministers: Cathy Carrozza, Judith Molloy Cleaning: Sue Smith Sunday 9.00am Mass: Reader: Don Bastone Computer: Harry Albani Cantor: Dominque Marturia /Chris Molloy

Communion Ministers: Grace Mediati, Beatrice Bastone Cleaning: Capra Family Sunday 6.00pm Mass: Reader: Anna-Maria Stephens Computer: Emmelinda Bianco Cantor: Isabel Fernandez Cleaning: Anna-Maria Stephens

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Reflection

“Why are you so frightened? How is it that you have no faith?”

It’s an oddity of human existence today that people often travel the world, but never get around to exploring their own country. Whether because of tourism or emigration, we might visit and get to know places that are far away from our home, but never really explore our own vicinity. Sometimes people don’t even know much of their own city, let alone their own country. Although some of the apostles whom Christ first called would later travel the known world spreading the Gospel, they might well have been less familiar with places much close to home. The fishermen, for example, even though they were experienced sailors, would fish so far out into the Sea of Galilee and no further. This would be one reason for their fear when the storm blew up. The other side of the sea was pagan territory—if we read on into the next chapter of Mark’s Gospel, this is something we will learn from the presence of pig farmers, since for Jewish people, the pig was an unclean animal, to be avoided at all cost. So in today’s Gospel reading the disciples are travelling to pagan territories. This may have been a puzzle to them, as at this point they had no reason to regard Jesus as anything other than a Jew sent to the Jewish people, God’s chosen people. In times of danger, calmness in another person doesn’t always inspire calm in others. In the story Jesus is not just calm; Mark tells us that he is actually sleeping in the boat and even gives the details that he has “his head on the cushion”. The disciples are afraid of the storm, but really their fear is more extensive than that. They are being taken out of the life they know and into a new life, which they cannot yet understand. So when the Lord rebukes them for not having faith, he is not just talking about their fear of drowning. They are afraid of where this Messiah might take them and what he will ask of them. Throughout his earthly ministry, the true greatness of Christ and his mission eludes the disciples. On this occasion we are told that there are other boats on the sea, with him or with the boat—the Greek admits either translation. When Christ shows his power, he does it in a way that saves all the boats. What he does not do is save just the boat that the disciples are in. This great calm which he brings about is for the sake of all who must take ship and risk their lives on the great sea of life, that is to say, all humanity. This great calm will not come upon the world until human history is done. When this will be is not given to us to know. What we can trust is that the ship of the Church will make its way through storms until that end comes. The journey may be hard, and much may be lost on the way, but the ship will not be lost. The risen Christ is not asleep. He watches over his Church day and night. Yet it may seem to us, at times, that he does sleep. The servants of Christ are not protected from danger. They may drown, they may be persecuted, they may die in all sorts of accidents. What they are protected from is a meaningless death. This does not mean we may see the sense in a particular death. The letter to the Hebrews tells us, “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” We may never see the full meaning of what we endure in this life, but the vision of God will reassure us that nothing happens

outside of God’s will and all is for the purpose of preparing us for eternal love. We are called to pray, to admit our fears and to take what responsible steps we may to avoid harm. What we should never do is to think for a moment that the Lord does not care. There will be a moment when danger will end and we will enter into the deep eternal calm of life with him in heaven. Meanwhile, we have a journey to make, following him in this world.

The Living Word

FEAST DAYS

Monday 21st June

St Aloysius Gonzaga

Tuesday 22nd June

Sts John Fisher and Thomas Moore

Thursday 24th June

The Nativity of St John the Baptist

Many thanks to parishioner Pina Furlan who has sewn our new green banners. Thanks also to Rhonda Albani and our Pastoral Associate Maria for sourcing the materials. They are currently on the front doors of the church

ST MARK’S DRUMMOYNE.

As St Mark’s Church is currently undergoing some

renovations, they have asked to use other Churches,

including St Joan of Arc, to assist where necessary.

Because of this there will be two funerals held here this

week, one on Monday and the other on Wednesday,

which otherwise would have been held at St Marks.

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Egli parlò e scatenò un vento burrascoso,

che fece alzare le onde:

salivano fino al cielo, scendevano negli abissi;

si sentivano venir meno nel pericolo.

Nell’angustia gridarono al Signore,

ed egli li fece uscire dalle loro angosce.

La tempesta fu ridotta al silenzio,

tacquero le onde del mare.

Al vedere la bonaccia essi gioirono,

ed egli li condusse al porto sospirato.

Ringrazino il Signore per il suo amore,

per le sue meraviglie a favore degli uomini.

Dalla seconda lettera di

san Paolo apostolo ai Corìnzi 5,14-17

Fratelli, l’amore del Cristo ci possiede; e noi sappiamo

bene che uno è morto per tutti, dunque tutti sono morti.

Ed egli è morto per tutti, perché quelli che vivono non

vivano più per se stessi, ma per colui che è morto e risorto

per loro.

Cosicché non guardiamo più nessuno alla maniera umana;

se anche abbiamo conosciuto Cristo alla maniera umana,

ora non lo conosciamo più così. Tanto che, se uno è in

Cristo, è una nuova creatura; le cose vecchie sono passate;

ecco, ne sono nate di nuove.

Parola di Dio

Canto al Vangelo Lc 7, 16

Alleluia, alleluia.

Un grande profeta è sorto tra noi,

e Dio ha visitato il suo popolo.

Alleluia.

+ Dal Vangelo secondo Marco 4,35-41

In quel giorno, venuta la sera, Gesù disse ai suoi discepoli:

«Passiamo all’altra riva». E, congedata la folla, lo presero

con sé, così com’era, nella barca. C’erano anche altre

barche con lui.

Ci fu una grande tempesta di vento e le onde si

rovesciavano nella barca, tanto che ormai era piena. Egli

se ne stava a poppa, sul cuscino, e dormiva. Allora lo

svegliarono e gli dissero: «Maestro, non t’importa che

siamo perduti?».

Si destò, minacciò il vento e disse al mare: «Taci, calmati!».

Il vento cessò e ci fu grande bonaccia. Poi disse loro:

«Perché avete paura? Non avete ancora fede?».

E furono presi da grande timore e si dicevano l’un l’altro:

«Chi è dunque costui, che anche il vento e il mare gli

obbediscono?».

Parola del Signore

In questo brano tutto è volto a

descrivere la situazione

dell’umanità nella sua lenta

storia e tutto mira ad annunciare

il piano divino che il Figlio di

Dio vuole realizzare. È venuta la

sera: la notte della paura e del

dubbio; la fine del giorno e delle

sue effimere certezze. Gesù

invita la sua Chiesa a prendere il

largo e a “passare” all’altra riva.

Si tratta di un invito alla Pasqua

che è un “passaggio”: passaggio del mar Rosso per il

popolo eletto, liberato dalla schiavitù e condotto alla

libertà; passaggio dalla morte per il Figlio dell’uomo

liberato dal peccato e condotto alla gloria. L’altra riva è

la riva di Dio, la riva che non si vede e di cui Gesù rivela

il cammino (Gv 14,4). La barca che attraversa il lago con

i discepoli e Gesù è la Chiesa. Come l’arca di Noè, essa è

stata costruita appositamente per “passare”. Ma scoppia

una tempesta. Le forze del male si scatenano contro di

essa. La barca si riempie d’acqua, qui simbolo di morte:

l’acqua toglie il respiro all’uomo. Il male lotta contro lo

Spirito. E Gesù dorme. L’assenza di Gesù pesa

enormemente sul cuore dei fedeli: non vedendo Gesù,

hanno paura e giungono persino a pensare che non

sarebbero mai riusciti a compiere la traversata e che non

avrebbero mai dovuto prendere il largo su quella barca.

Ma la preghiera insistente dei fedeli, che lo chiamano,

viene sentita da Gesù. Si sveglia. Egli è là, come ha

promesso (Mt 28,20). Gesù salva la sua Chiesa da tutte le

tempeste che minacciano di farla affondare. Gesù non

rimprovera il fatto che non lo si sia svegliato subito, ma

biasima invece la mancanza di fede. Bisogna pregarlo, e

pregarlo con fede. La paura di morire, che è negativa,

viene allora sostituita dal timore di Dio, che è

l’obbedienza dei fedeli al loro Salvatore. Questa è la

nostra situazione: la debolezza della nostra imbarcazione

trae forza dalla presenza di Cristo: egli ci fa passare.

Dal libro di Giobbe 38,1.8-11

Il Signore prese a dire a Giobbe in mezzo all’uragano:

«Chi ha chiuso tra due porte il mare,

quando usciva impetuoso dal seno materno,

quando io lo vestivo di nubi

e lo fasciavo di una nuvola oscura,

quando gli ho fissato un limite,

gli ho messo chiavistello e due porte

dicendo: “Fin qui giungerai e non oltre

e qui s’infrangerà l’orgoglio delle tue onde”?».

Parola di Dio

Salmo responsoriale Sal 106

Rendete grazie al Signore, il suo amore è per sempre.

Coloro che scendevano in mare sulle navi

e commerciavano sulle grandi acque,

videro le opere del Signore

e le sue meraviglie nel mare profondo.

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Please know that you are always welcome to join in St Joan of Arc Parish Celebrations EUCHARIST: Weekend: Saturday evening ……….………….…………...5.00pm Sunday : ..…………………………….9.00am & 6.00pm Weekdays: Tuesday (Preferred day and time for 1 month & 1 year of

anniversary of death Masses - must be booked)….7.30pm Wednesday, Thursday …………....…..………9.00am Friday ….…………………………………….……….9.15am Please fill up seating spaces from the front of the church when you enter for Mass as this helps with cleaning Please note that windows need to be opened if you turn a fan on.

RECONCILIATION: Saturday …………………………….4:30pm—4.50pm

BAPTISM: SECOND and FOURTH Sunday of the month at 11am. Attendance at Baptismal Preparation is expected.

MARRIAGE: Arrangements for a wedding must be made at least six months in advance. Please contact the parish office to book an appointment. Attendance at a Pre-Marriage Course is encouraged.

For Baptisms and Marriages priority is given to parishioners of St Joan of Arc, or people who have a historic affiliation with our Parish

ANOINTING OF THE SICK—EUCHARIST TO THE HOUSEBOUND Please tell Fr Phil or inform the Parish Office if members of your family or other parishioners are ill or housebound. If they desire the Anointing of the Sick and the Eucharist it is only right that arrangements would be made for them to receive these Sacraments regularly. Both are Sacraments of the healing and strengthening ministry of Jesus Christ administered through the Church.

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The Sacraments of

First Reconciliation and

First Holy Communion for

St Joan of Arc Parish young people:

CHILDREN ATTENDING ST JOAN OF ARC SCHOOL

First Reconciliation: 1st September, 2021

at 10am, 5pm or 7pm Commitment Masses: 24th & 25th July and 31st July & 1st August

First Holy Communion: Sundays, 8th & 15th August,

2021 at 10.30am Commitment Masses: 19th & 20th June

Reflection Night: 4th August, 2021 at 7pm (in church)

CHILDREN ATTENDING SCHOOLS OTHER THAN

ST JOAN OF ARC SCHOOL

First Reconciliation: 1st September, 2021

at 10am, 5pm or 7pm Commitment Masses: 24th & 25th July and 31st July & 1st August

First Holy Communion: Sunday, 21st November, 2021

at 10.30am. Commitment Masses: 9th & 10th October

and 16th & 17th October Reflection Night: 17th November, 2021at 7pm

(in church)

(Preparation classes start Sundays, 4 weeks before sacrament date. Please contact Greg Hill, our Sacramental co-ordinator at

gregh200@yahoo.com.au for more information and to register)

LORD, WE PRAY WELCOME HOME THOSE WHO HAVE DIED

Recently Deceased: Luisa Cester, Leonardo Messina, Rosario Daidone, Carmelo Savoca, Paolo Ingegneri, Giovanni Fulnari, Vincenzo Di Franco, Pasquale Di Gregorio, Angelina Arena, Pietro Marchese, Peter Lindwall, Agatina Torrisi, Concetta Giannini Rest in Peace: Rofayla Daoud, Michael & Mary Kayrooz & families, Rocco Delfino, Rosa Delfino, Domenico Nicita, Iolanda Caruso, Domenico Catalano, Ilario Furlan, Carmela Catania, Salvatore Catania Concetta Cardillo, Maria Oppedisano, Anna Rosa Angilletta, Cosimo Angilletta, Joe Angilletta, Frank & Immacogata Angelletta, Giovanni & Giuseppa Fonti, Shirley Jean McInerney, Giuseppe Aversa, Domenico & Olimpia Spadaro, Mostyn & Wilson Families, Giuseppe Iorfino, Lawrence Wong, Pietro Banno, Jack McEnally, Domenico Banno, Lucy The, Jim Tuite, Sarina Torrisi, Lattari & Aversa families, John & Moya Phillips, Mons Dino Fragiacomo, Fr Frank Furfaro & All Souls in Purgatory.

In your love and concern please pray for the following ill members of our community: Venu Uthappa, Roberto Tramarin, Vittoria Lavecchia, Carmel McNally, Neville Hill, Anna Attard, Rosa Santos, Elisha Lau, Aitken Family, Liz Smith, Pat Rankine, Jerry Andre, Donna Neeley, Adeline Ashing, Annelise Buda, Giovanni Luci, Stephan Ferenc, Giancarlo Buda, Mario Bianco, Jozo Tadic

In keeping with the Privacy Act names cannot be published in our Parish Bulletin without the permission of the persons themselves or their next of kin. Please specify on your Mass Envelope your intention to include the person’s name in this Bulletin or contact the Parish Office on 9798 6657

VOLUNTEER KEY HOLDERS

In the interests of everyone’s safety and well-being may I remind all key holders of the following:

• the key you signed for is for your use ONLY in the carrying out of your ministry or volunteer role

• Having a key is not meant to give you privileged access to the Church except to carry out your ministry or role. Or to assist with a specific booking organized through the parish office.

From Treatise on the Lord’s Prayer

St Cyprian 210-258

How great is the Lord’s indulgence! How kindly he

bends down to us, how he overflows with goodness

towards us! For he wishes us to pray in the sight of

God in such a way as to call God Father and to call

ourselves sons of God, just as Christ is the Son of God.

No-one would have dared to claim such a name in

prayer, unless he himself had given us permission to

pray this. And so, beloved brethren, we should know

and remember that when we call God our Father, we

must behave as children of God, so that whatever

pleasure we take in having God for our Father, he may

take the same pleasure in us.

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COVID-19 REGULATIONS MASSES PLEASE CHECK-IN USING THE QR CODE AT THE CHURCH DOOR before entering If you cannot use the QR code, please make sure your name and contact information are entered on the Attendee sheet. PLEASE WRITE YOUR NAME AND PHONE NUMBER CLEARLY AND LEGIBLY FACE MASKS WEARING FACE MASKS IN PLACES OF WORSHIP IS RECOMMENDED Remember that the primary precautions are still HAND SANITISING and DISTANCING. NOTE: Our Church’s measured capacity according to the latest rule is 310 persons. Please observe the distancing requirement of 1.5m between persons and 2sq m per person WHERE POSSIBLE. ALSO—PLEASE DO NOT CONGREGATE BEFORE OR AFTER MASS ANYWHERE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE CHURCH. If you need to

speak to someone call them by phone when you get home. ARE YOU FEELING UNWELL? You will be asked this question when you prepare to enter the Church. If you are feeling unwell you will be told that you need to return home. Please do so. If you are, in fact, unwell, please stay home in the first place and contact your GP. COVID-19 REGOLAMENTI MESSE SI PREGA DI EFFETTUARE IL CHECK-IN UTILIZZANDO IL CODICE QR ALLA PORTA DELLA CHIESA prima di entrare Se non puoi utilizzare il codice QR, assicurati che il tuo nome e l’informazione di contatto sono inseriti nel foglio Partecipanti. SI PREGA DI SCRIVERE IL NOME E IL NUMERO DI TELEFONO IN MODO CHIARO E LEGGIBILE MASCHERE È RACCOMANDATO INDOSSARE MASCHERE PER IL VISO NEI LUOGHI DI ADORAZIONE Ricordate che le precauzioni principali continuano ad essere SANIFICAZIONE DELLE MANI e DISTANZIAMENTO tra le persone. NOTA: La capacità misurata della nostra Chiesa secondo l'ultimo chiarimento è di 310 persone. Ci viene chiesto di osservare il requisito di distanza di 1,5 m tra le persone e 2 mq a persona, DOVE POSSIBILE.

IN PIU’ - PER FAVORE, NON CONGREGARE PRIMA O DOPO LA MESSA NÉ DALL'INTERNO NÉ ALL'ESTERNO DELLA CHIESA. Se avete bisogno di parlare con qualcuno, chiamateli al telefono quando ritornate a casa.

STATE BENE O MALE? Vi verrà posta questa domanda quando vi preparate ad entrare nella Chiesa. Se non vi sentite bene sarete avvisati di tornare a casa. Per favore fatelo. Se, in fatti, non vi sentite bene, vi preghiamo di rimanere a casa e contattare il vostro medico di famiglia.

MASS ONLINE

St Mary’s Cathedral https://www.stmaryscathedral.org.au/ From Melbourne https://melbournecatholic.org.au/Mass Vatican mass https://shalomworld.org/specialevent/daily-mass 5pm with Pope Francis 10am previous day's mass “Mass for You at Home” is broadcast on Channel 10 each Sunday from 6am. (This is repeated during the week at different times on Aurora Channel on Foxtel.) Mass in Italian is broadcast each Sunday from Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church. The Australian Council of Churches has invited Christians to join in prayer at 7.00pm each night (7.00pm is 1900 hours for COVID-19).

SUGGESTIONS FOR PRAYER Read the readings of the Sunday from the parish

website or other online resources, or from your

Sunday Missal – make it a short liturgy of the

word. Make up your own prayers of the Faithful –

conclude with the Our Father and maybe other

favourite prayers.

· Use different Websites/Apps for prayer:

Pray as you Go -

https://pray-as-you-go.org/

The God Minute -

https://www.thegodminute.org/

Sacred Space -

https://www.sacredspace.ie/

Click to Pray -

https://clicktopray.org/

Jamberoo Abbey - https://

www.jamberooabbey.org.au/prayer

O N L I N E R E S O U R C E S

The Parish COVID-19 Safety Plan is available for your reference in the Sacristy.

Il Piano di Sicurezza Parrocchiale COVID-19 è disponibile per il vostro riferimento in Sagrestia.

ROAD RESURFACING DALHOUSIE STREET (See full details on notice by church doors.) DAY SHIFT Dalhousie Street (St Joan of Arc Church to Waratah Street) Tuesday 22 June to Friday 25 June 2021 during the DAY from 7am to 5pm, weather permitting. NIGHT SHIFT Dalhousie Street (Ramsay Street to St Joan of Arc Church) Sunday 27 June and Monday 28 June 2021 at NIGHT from 7pm to 5am, weather permitting.

A message from the Archdiocese of Sydney Child sexual abuse is a crime. The appropriate people to deal with crimes are the police. If you, or anyone you know have been abused, please contact the police. Alternatively, contact the Safeguarding and Ministerial Integrity Office at (02) 9390 5810 or safeguardingenquiries@sydneycatholic.org. You may also want to speak to your Parish Priest who

will be able to provide support and guidance. The Archdiocese has a legal obligation to report crimes to the police.

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THANK YOU TO ALL WHO HAVE DONATED SO GENEROUSLY TO THIS APPEAL ALREADY.

You may still donate by * Calling 13 18 12 or * Online at www.vinnies.org.au/donate

ST VINCENT de PAUL WINTER APPEAL

THIS WINTER

Your weekly giving envelopes for the 2020/2021 financial year can be collected from the church after mass.

Thank you for your continued support.

JESUIT REFUGEE SERVICE & Holy Name of Mary Parish Church, Present:

Hunters Hill Parish Social Justice Group, together with Jesuit Refugee Service Australia, invites you to an information evening promoting awareness ahead of Refugee Week 2021. The theme for refugee week disunity & we are delighted to welcome our guest speaker, Magdalene , from Sierra Leone who will share with us her lived experience seeking asylum. Magdalene, a sports journalist, came to Australia seeking asylum in 2018 after facing danger and death threats because of her activism against female oppression in her home country of Sierra Leone. In Australia, Magdalene continues to use her journalism skills and passion to advocate for the rights of her community. Please join us for light refreshments and an evening of information, Q&A, reflection. Details: Date: Tuesday 22nd June at 7.30pm Venue: Parish Hall, Mary Street, Hunters Hill Cost: $10, BYO Wine Bookings essential: https://www.trybooking.com/BRUEJ

Can you picture yourself…

being a foster carer? We are looking for compassionate people who can provide security and comfort to children in need.

To learn more, join us for an information session:

WHEN: 7pm– 8.30pm Wednesday 23 June 2021

WHERE: St Brigid’s Catholic Parish (Shrubland Hall) 392 Marrickville Road, Marrickville

CALL: 13 18 19 to secure your place, or

EMAIL: connect@familyspirit.org

Family Spirit Fostering and Belonging

END OF 2020/2021

FINANCIAL YEAR

DONATIONS Please note that for financial

donations to our Appeals:

Chari table Works Fun d,

Priests’ Ret irement Foundation and

Project Compassion ,

And to our Planned Giving Programme ,

the final date we need to receive them so that

they can be processed to be included in this

year’s financial receipting is THIS Sunday 20th

June, 2021.

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Refugee Week actually started in Australia, in 1986, and is now a a global celebration. It provides an opportunity to celebrate the wonderful ways in which people from refugee and asylum-seeking backgrounds enrich their new communities. Refugee Week is a chance for ordinary people to welcome, thank and celebrate their neighbours who have come seeking safety. Refugee Week incorporates World Refugee Day (June 20) each year, which is designed to raise awareness and establish dialogue in our communities about the refugee experience. In doing so, Refugee Week aims to facilitate better understanding between communities and encourage successful integration.

The aims of Refugee Week Refugee Week is an important opportunity for us all to experience and celebrate the rich cultures of refugee communities through theatre, music, dance, film, food and other kinds of events that take place all over Australia - and beyond. This participatory festival typically encompasses events hosted by a wide range of people - individuals, community, voluntary and statutory organisations, schools, student groups, faith-based organisations and more. This diversity creates an eclectic and diverse celebration appealing to all ages. The key aims of Refugee Week are: • To celebrate the ways in which people from

refugee backgrounds enrich our communities and culture.

• To educate the public about who refugees are and why they have come to Australia, and to understand the many challenges they face in doing so.

• To foster empathy and understanding and in doing so, encourage a safe and welcoming environment for people seeking safety in Australia.

• To enable communities and individuals to take positive action, and stand in solidarity with people seeking asylum and displaced people in Australia and around the world.

What is the difference between a person seeking asylum, a refugee and a migrant? The term ‘refugee’, ‘asylum seeker’ and ‘migrant’ are often used interchangeably particularly in the media. However, there are important distinctions between their definitions: Refugees are people who are forced to flee their country and cannot return unless the situation that forced them to leave improves. Some are forced to flee without any warning and many have experienced torture and trauma. The motivating factor for these people is safety and protection from persecution and human rights abuses, not economic advantage.

A person seeking asylum is a person who is seeking protection as a refugee and is still waiting to have their claim assessed. Every person who has been recognised as a refugee, has at some point sought asylum.

A migrant is someone who chooses to leave their country to seek a better life. They choose where they migrate to and they are able to return whenever they like. Although the differences between these terms are important, the distinction is not clear cut in every case – the extent to which a person has chosen to leave their home is not always black and white.

What does the term ‘illegal immigrants’ mean? The term ‘illegal immigrants’ is usually used in a negative way by people who wish to denigrate others. It is very often used incorrectly. The term refers to unlawful non-citizens, who are residing in a country without permission. In Australia, most people who fall under this category have entered the country legally but then overstayed their visas. Most are from “Western” countries. It is extremely important to understand that people who seek asylum are NOT illegal immigrants. Nor are they breaking any laws. Under Australian law, a person is entitled to apply for asylum in our country if they are escaping persecution. This right is protected by international law as set out by Article 14 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights:

Information from Refugee Council of Australia website

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