PARISH OF ST. THERESE, DENISTONE

Presbytery and Office

8 Inkerman Rd, Denistone 2114 Tel: 9809 2925, Fax 9809 5546

Website: www.sttherese.org.au

Parish Priest: Fr Roberto Castillo

Parish Secretary: Gayle White admin@sttherese.org.au

Office hours Tues-Fri 9am-3pm St Therese’s School

448 Blaxland Rd, Denistone 2114 (02) 9874 0412

School Principal: Mr Adam Nolan

MASS TIMES:

SATURDAY VIGIL: 6:00 pm

SUNDAY: 8:00 am and 9:30 am

MONDAY No Mass

TUESDAY 8am Mass

WEDNESDAY through to SATURDAY 9.00 am Mass.

FRIDAY: 9.00 am Mass.

Exposition & Benediction every Friday after Mass

RECONCILIATION Saturday 5pm – 5.45pm or by appointment.

Baptism: Every Sunday at 11am or 11.30am. Please contact Parish Office.

Marriage: By appointment.

Anointing of the sick: Please give names to Father Roberto Castillo

19TH

SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (Year C)

6th

/ 7th

August 2016

ENTRANCE ANTIPHON:

Look to your covenant, O Lord, and forget not the

life of your poor ones for ever. Arise, O God, and

defend your cause, and forget not the cries of those

who seek you.

FIRST READING: Wisdom 18:6-9

A reading from the book of Wisdom

Just as you struck our enemies, you made us glorious

by calling us to you.

That night had been foretold to our ancestors,

so that,

once they saw what kind of oaths they had put their

trust in,

they would joyfully take courage.

This was the expectation of your people,

the saving of the virtuous and the ruin of their

enemies;

for by the same act with which you took vengeance on

our foes

you made us glorious by calling us to you.

The devout children of worthy men offered sacrifice in

secret

and this divine pact they struck with one accord:

that the saints would share the same blessings and

dangers alike;

and forthwith they had begun to chant the hymns of

the fathers.

The word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM: Ps 32:1. 12. 18-20. 22

RESPONSE: Happy the people the Lord has

chosen to be his own.

Ring out your joy to the Lord, O you just;

for praise is fitting for loyal hearts.

They are happy, whose God is the Lord,

the people he has chosen as his own. Response.

The Lord looks on those who revere him,

on those who hope in his love,

to rescue their souls from death,

to keep them alive in famine. Response.

Our soul is waiting for the Lord.

The Lord is our help and our shield.

May your love be upon us, O Lord,

as we place all our hope in you. Response.

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SECOND READING: Hebrews 11:1-2. 8-12

(Shorter version)

A reading from the letter to the Hebrews

We will look for the city designed and built by

God.

Only faith can guarantee the blessings that we hope

for, or prove the existence of the realities that at

present remain unseen. It was for faith that our

ancestors were commended.

It was by faith that Abraham obeyed the call to

set out for a country that was the inheritance given

to him and his descendants, and that he set out

without knowing where he was going. By faith he

arrived, as a foreigner, in the Promised Land, and

lived there as if in a strange country, with Isaac and

Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same

promise. They lived there in tents while he looked

forward to a city founded, designed and built by

God.

It was equally by faith that Sarah, in spite of

being past the age, was made able to conceive,

because she believed that he who had made the

promise would be faithful to it. Because of this,

there came from one man, and one who was already

as good as dead himself, more descendants than

could be counted, as many as the stars of heaven or

the grains of sand on the seashore.

The word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION: Matthew 24:42.44

Alleluia, alleluia!

Be watchful and ready:

You know not when the Son of Man is coming.

Alleluia!

GOSPEL: Luke 12:32-48

A reading from the holy Gospel according to

Luke

See that you are prepared.

Jesus said to his disciples: 'There is no need to be

afraid, little flock, for it has pleased your Father to

give you the kingdom.

'Sell your possessions and give alms. Get

yourselves purses that do not wear out, treasure that

will not fail you, in heaven where no thief can reach

it and no moth destroy it. For where your treasure

is, there will your heart be also.

'See that you are dressed for action and have your

lamps lit. Be like men waiting for their master to

return from the wedding feast, ready to open the door

as soon as he comes and knocks. Happy those

servants whom the master finds awake when he

comes. I tell you solemnly, he will put on an apron,

sit them down at table and wait on them. It may be in

the second watch he comes, or in the third, but happy

those servants if he finds them ready. You may be

quite sure of this, that if the householder had known

at what hour the burglar would come, he would not

have let anyone break through the wall of his house.

You too must stand ready, because the Son of Man is

coming at an hour you do not expect.'

Peter said, 'Lord, do you mean this parable for us,

or for everyone?' The Lord replied, 'What sort of

steward, then, is faithful and wise enough for the

master to place him over his household to give them

their allowance of food at the proper time? Happy

that servant if his master's arrival finds him at this

employment. I

tell you truly,

he will place

him over

everything he

owns. But as

for the servant

who says to

himself, "My

master is

taking his time

coming", and sets about beating the menservants and

the maids, and eating and drinking and getting drunk,

his master will come on a day he does not expect and

at an hour he does not know. The master will cut him

off and send him to the same fate as the unfaithful.

'The servant who knows what his master wants,

but has not even started to carry out those wishes,

will receive very many strokes of the lash. The one

who did not know, but deserves to be beaten for what

he has done, will receive fewer strokes. When a man

has had a great deal given him, a great deal will be

demanded of him; when a man has had a great deal

given him on trust, even more will be expected of

him.'

The Gospel of the Lord.

Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

COMMUNION ANTIPHON:

O Jerusalem, glorify the Lord, who gives you your

fill of finest wheat.

READINGS FOR NEXT WEEK:

Jer 38: 4-6, 8-10; Heb 12: 1-4; Lk 12: 49-53.

THIS WEEKEND 6 / 7 AUGUST 2016

19TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME SATURDAY 6.00PM SUNDAY 8.00AM SUNDAY 9.30AM

Acolyte D D'MELLO D ELLIS (M&H) J RAPER

Minister of HC C WHITE G HOGAN P CRONIN

Minister of HC J KEYSER S LOWER (M&H) J MORABITO

Reader V PERERA A STANTON FAMILY MASS

Wardens L SEETO J DUFFY VOLUNTEER

Offertory VOLUNTEER FAMILY VOLUNTEER FAMILY VOLUNTEER

Projection VOLUNTEER NIL P. TREACY

Altar Servers GROUP 1: Robert Morfuni

Natasha Vithana No rostered group GROUP 5: Brittany and Jessica Khoury, Rebecca

Dearing Katherine Spencer

Welcomers S CHAMISA D BRENNAN

Counters Group 8: F KURNIAWAN A NAGANATHAN D TAN

Altar Flowers J KEYSER AUGUST ALTAR LINEN: MAUREEN PEARCE

NEXT WEEKEND 13 / 14 AUG 2016

20TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME SATURDAY 6.00PM SUNDAY 8.00AM SUNDAY 9.30AM

Acolyte T DABBAH A BOURUNCLE K GLEESON

Minister of HC D D'MELLO J RAPER (M&H) J MORABITO (M&C)

Minister of HC J PERERA K PERERA (M&H) P CRONIN

Reader B CLARK P TREACY N BRIERLEY

Wardens VOLUNTEER N MORRIS VOLUNTEER

Offertory DABBAH FAMILY VOLUNTEER FAMILY D BRENNAN

Projection T. MORFUNI NIL VOLUNTEER

Altar Servers GROUP 2: Nicole and

Nichelle Parakelem No rostered group VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Welcomers A CHAN D BRENNAN

Counters Group 9: C DABBAH T DABBAH A STANTON

Altar Flowers K PERERA / S CHAMISA AUGUST ALTAR LINEN: MAUREEN PEARCE

PARISH NEWS & NOTICES: Please remember in your prayers all who have died recently especially Rona ALICE (wife of Dominic who was an acolyte here at St Therese until their move to Marsfield), Angela ZAVAGLIA and Virginia AMERICANO. We also pray for all who have anniversaries especially Garry WOODEN (6th anniversary).

CATHOLIC FAITH SESSIONS continue this week on Thursday the 11th August at 7.30pm. So if you are interested in learning more, please consider coming to these sessions at the presbytery, you can join in anytime.

ROSTERS THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF AUGUST: Whilst we are running the Confirmation program we will spontaneously ask confirmation candidates and their parents to participate more fully in Mass and help out maybe with the readings, offertory etc. So for all our usual rostered people do not be offended if someone else is asked during this time to do your rostered duty.

CONFIRMATION PROGRAM SESSIONS CONTINUE THIS WEEK on Wednesday the

10th August in the Early Learning Centre (upstairs) at 7pm.

NEW SETS OF ENVELOPES AND YOUR TAX RECEIPTS FOR 2015/2016 are on the

paper table at the front of the Church. Please collect them ASAP.

If you wish to help support the parish please contact the Parish Office to arrange for your set of

Planned Giving envelopes.

FAMILY MASS THIS

SUNDAY at the 9.30am Mass.

NO CUPPA this weekend!

Instead we will have it next Sunday on the 14th

August after the 9.30am Mass.

This Monday the 8th August there will be a special Mass at 9am to celebrate the Solemnity of Mary of the Cross. Although it isn’t a Holy Day of Obligation it is always nice to honour our first Australian saint as a community. This weekend we will also have an appeal for Mary Mackillop International. This organisation helps people in the islands and Peru to live a better life. Please use the envelopes on the pews to make your donation.

THE SOLEMNITY OF THE ASSUMPTION OF OUR LADY on Monday the 15th August is a Holy Day of Obligation. Masses will be held on Monday at 9am and 7.30pm It is when we celebrate our Holy Mother, having completed her course of earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory. This is the only day of obligation in Australia dedicated to celebrate the Mother of God and the Mother of the Church. I hope you all will fulfil this obligation with great love for our blessed mother. (Please note: Fr Roberto will be away on Tuesday the 16th August, so there will be NO 8am Mass.)

The Call: Vocational Supplement 2016

European Muslims attend Masses in solidarity

after murder of Fr Jacques Hamel

Grand Mufti visits Archbishop Fisher in wake

of Fr Hamel’s death

Archbishop’s Homily - Fr Jacques a martyr

Fr Frank Brenan: Pell abuse saga reeks of

police incompetence

Don’t forget

CENSUS NIGHT this

TUESDAY, 9TH AUGUST.

WORLD YOUTH DAY.

Prayer for those many people returning back home:

Merciful Father, we entrust to you in a special way,

young people of every language, people and nation; who went to World Youth Day.

Continue to guide and protect them as they walk back to the complex paths of the

world today, and give them the grace to reap abundant fruits from their experiences in Krakow. Amen

NEXT DENISTONE

CATHOLIC WOMENS

LEAGUE MEETING will be

held next Friday on the 12th

August at 10am. Newcomers are always

welcome.

OTHER NOTICES: OTHER NEWS: If you want to know more about

what is happening within the deanery and the diocese

please check the notice boards at the Church entrances.

ANNUAL MASS FOR PREGNANT MOTHERS to

be celebrated by Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP at St

Mary’s Cathedral on 21st August at 10.30am. Morning

tea will follow in St Mary’s Cathedral Chapter Hall.

For all enquiries & RSVP go to

LMFevents@sydneycatholic.org or call 9307-8404

NATIONAL VOCATIONS AWARENESS WEEK -

SUNDAY 7th AUGUST: Resources on exploring or

discerning a vocation are available at:

www.vocationcentre.org.au.

JAMES PARKER SPEAKING TOUR. A gay rights

activist turned husband and father returns to Sydney to

speak on “Why I Changed My Mind about Same-Sex

Marriage”. Venues: 18 August CAEC Lidcombe

7.30pm, Parishes: 23 August Kensington 7.30pm, 26

Aug Liverpool 7.30pm, 27 Aug North Ryde 6.15pm,

28 August Surry Hills 12.30pm, 08 September

Caringbah 7.30pm, 10 September Summer Hill

7.30pm, 27 September Beverly Hills 7.30pm (Chris

Gordon speaking). More Info: Chris Gordon, Life

Marriage and Family Centre CAS, Ph: 9307 8402.