115 Ardross Street, Ardross WA 6153

PO Box 1831, Applecross, 6953

Tel: 9364 1120 Fax: 9316 9587

E: admin@stbenedicts.net.au www.stbenedicts.net.au

Parish Priest: Fr Nelson Po Parish Deacon: Rev Mark Rucci Parish Secretary: Colleen Geldenhuys

“The Love of Christ must come before all else.” (Rule of St Benedict)

St Benedict’s News

WELCOME, NEW PARISHIONERS TO THE CATHOLIC PARISH OF APPLECROSS

Please fill-in a Membership Form which is available from the turn stand in the foyer of the Church and post or

hand-in to the Parish Office. Thank you

3 FEBRUARY 2019—4th SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME, YR C

Entrance Antiphon: Ps 105:47

Save us, O Lord our God! And gather us from the nations, to give thanks to

your holy name, and make it our glory to praise you.

First Reading: Jer 1:4-5. 17-19

A reading from the prophet Jeremiah

I have appointed you as prophet to the nations.

Responsorial Psalm: Ps 70:1-6. 15. 17. R. v.15

(R.) I will sing of your salvation.

Second Reading: 1 Cor 12:31 – 13:13

A reading from the first letter of St Paul to the Corinthians

There are three things that last: faith, hope and love; and the greatest of

these is love.

Gospel Acclamation: Lk 4:18

Alleluia, alleluia!

The Lord sent me to bring Good News to the poor and freedom to prisoners.

Alleluia!

Gospel: Lk 4:21-30

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke

Jesus, like Elijah and Elisha, was not sent only to the Jews.

Communion Antiphon: Cf. Ps 30:17-18

Let your face shine on your servant. Save me in your merciful love. O Lord,

let me never be put to shame, for I call on you.

Calendar of Events >>>

10 FEB– 7.30AM PARISH MORNING TEA

12 FEB—MASS OF HEALING @ 9AM FOLLOWED BY MORNING TEA

23 FEB—PARISH BUSY BEE @ 8AM

24 FEB—9.30AM PARISH MORNING TEA

5 MAR—PANCAKE TUESDAY MORING TEA AFTER 9AM MASS

6 MAR—ASH WEDNESDAY MASSES 7AM, 9AM, 4PM—(LITURGY NO MASS) & 7PM

9 MAR—FAMILY MASS—PICNIC ON THE LAWN

HOLY HOUR & BENEDICTION

EVERY FRIDAY MORNING

@ 7.30AM

BENEDICTCARE CO-ORDINATORS Anne - Meals 0477 284 906 Cora - Meals 9364 8951

Rosemary - Visiting 9364 3961 Lourdes - Visiting 0492 929 391

Silvana— Transport 0418 910 256 Margaret - Transport 9364 8146

Elizabeth - New Parishioners 9364 9386 Layne—Home Help/Handyman/ Garden 9315 2323

PARISH SAFEGUARDING OFFICERS: Karl Brown, Marina Ciccarelli, Frances Meyerkort, Alana Coffey, Ondine Komnick, Rodney Dowling

‘Lord, it is in a moment of grace we realise that we must stop looking down on people of other ethnic groups, of lesser education than ourselves; we must join members of other churches, religions and faiths, and unbelievers too, in asking for your mercy and forgiveness.’

Mass Times:

Mon: Communion Service @ 7am

Wed/Fri: 7.00am

Tues/Thurs: 9.00am

Sat: 7.30am

Sat Vigil: 6.00pm

Sun: 7.30am, 9.30am & 6.00pm

If Public Holiday falls on Wed/Fri, Mass will be celebrated at 7.30am

Reconciliation:

Sat: 4.30pm—5.30pm

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament:

Mon: 7.30am—5pm

Tues/Thurs: 9.30am— 5pm

Wed/Fri: 7.30am—5pm

Sat: 8am—12noon

Rosary Groups:

For the Sick: Mon-7pm

For Priests & Vocations: Sat-8am

Cenacle: Thurs-9.30am

Prayer Group:

Mary Mother of Sorrows: Holidays

Catholic Women’s League (CWL)

Meet the 2nd Tuesday of the Month in the Fr Albert Lynch Room @ 1.30pm

Baptisms:

Sundays at 11.30am.

Marriages:

By appointment PRAY FOR THE SICK Please keep the following people in your prayers:

Frank Humphris, Tom Lyons, Myrtle Nimmo, Winifred Trinidad, Peter Colleran, Kathleen Howell, Sr Carla, Beryl Kerman, Truus Botman, Eric Walsh and all others who are not included in this list.

Next Week’s Readings:

5th Sunday of Ordinary

Time, Yr C

1st Reading:

Is 6:1-8

2nd Reading:

1 Cor 15:1-11

Gospel:

Lk 5:1-11

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGAM

Our parish runs an intensive after school Religious Education pro-gram for children in Years 1 to 6 who are not attending Catholic schools. The pro-gram also prepares children for the Sacraments of First Reconciliation (Y 3), First Communion (Yr 4) and Confir-mation (Yr 6). Students must attend at least one full year of instruction prior to the Sacrament year and complete the full year of instruction in the year they receive the Sacrament. Students who enrol late may not be able to receive the Sacrament that year.

Classes run each Wednesday during term starting at 4pm in the church. Enrolment Day is Wednesday 6 February, from 4—5 pm in the Fr Albert Lynch Room and classes begin at 4pm on Wed.13th Feb. For enquiries please contact Colleen on 9364 1120. Please note that fees for the year can be paid at enrolment. Forms are in the rotating stand in the foyer of the Church

SACRAMENT DATES FOR 2019 First Holy Communion - 16 / 22 & 23 June Confirmation - 31 August Reconciliation - 19 & 26 October and 2 November

PARISH MEETINGS

Social Committee: 19 February @ 5pm in the Board Room

Parish Pastoral Council: 28 February @ 7.30pm in the Fr Albert Lynch Room

ST BENE’S CRAFT GROUP

Will commence on

Wednesday, 6 February 2019

From 9am to 12 Noon, in the

Albert Lynch Room

We need more ladies to help make

some wonderful creations

For more information,

pleases contact Colleen at the

Parish office

On 9364 1120

Our Parish is looking for Catechists for our After School Religious classes, please contact the office to ask about being a Catechist. It’s our job: Jesus sent us to “go and teach all nations.”

TERM I—BACK TO SCHOOL

Drivers please be aware of our school children as they return back to school this week. The school bell goes at 8.30am in the morning and 3.00pm at the end of the day. There will be many little bodies running around the carpark and many new parents driving around, so we ask for your patience and charity to all. Thank you.

CHILDREN’S CORNER

SAT: 6PM SUN: 7.30AM SUN:9.30AM SUN: 6PM

ACOLYTE B MEYERKORT R DOWLING M TARANTO M WELSH

ALTAR SERVERS K JAMES

A PEREIRA T & O DOWLING

L & C WOUTS

C XANTHIS M & S ELHAJ

COMMENTATOR E SANTIMANO A PARSONS P CICCARELLI J NORTON

COLLECTORS C LUA

A VARNAKULASINGHAM T YOUNG

T BOLAND

R BUNN

G CINANNI

C JOSEPH

READERS M REGO

S SALDANHA

S HOBDAY

M ILICH

P VINCI

G WAKE

M BRIGHT

M CINANNI

EMOCH

S CLAY

S CHEN

T GARBIN

M HILL

F MEYERKORT

M McNAUGHT

M ANDERSON

T CAMMARANO

R THORN

P TRUEMAN

W VAN ALEBEEK

M HANDYSIDE

G WAKE

M SANDFORD

B KERMAN

J NORTON

R PAUL

Y VAN DER BURG

D LONGO

K BOWNES

PARISH ROSTERS — 9 & 10 FEBRUARY 2019

CHILDREN’S LITURGY OF THE WORD—WE NEED YOUR HELP!

Liturgy of the Word for Children is available on Sundays at the 9:30am Mass. This important ministry invites children to participate in Sunday worship and hear a reflection at an age appropriate level. Children, from Preprimary to Year 4 are invited to attend. Liturgy of the Word for Children is considered "church" and even though the children are dismissed from the larger congregation for the Liturgy of the Word, we still provide sacred space for them to worship together with their peers. The children learn how to walk in a procession, sit quietly to listen to the Gospel story, prayerfully reflect on God's holy word with the adult leader, and then offer their own prayers of the faithful. They then process back into church to sit with their family for the rest of the Mass.

WE NEED YOU!!!!!!!!!!

ALTAR SOCIETY: MRS C DALLA COSTS, MRS A NANKIVELL, MRS C &

MISS F VALLINI

PILGRIM STATUE: C KEELEY

COUNTERS: M DOWLING, L BIANCUZZO, A HENDERSON, H HOWARD, C STIPINOVIC

CHILDREN’S LITURGY: NO LITURGY—HOLIDAYS

Gospel Reflection by Greg Sunter

This week’s gospel completes the event in Nazareth that began last week with Jesus’ declaration of mission. The initial response of the crowd is one of astonishment and approval. However, the people have largely missed the point of Jesus’ teaching. When he declared that he had come to proclaim liberty to captives and to set the downtrodden free, Jesus probably didn’t expect his audience to just say, ‘Oh, that’s nice!’ The message he preached, and the message that flows throughout the Gospel of Luke, calls for a fundamental conversion of heart; a change to a life motivated by compassion for the lowly. When the people so obviously missed his point, Jesus virtually dismisses them by saying that ‘no prophet is ever accepted in his own country’. To make his point even further, Jesus then cites instances where two of the great prophets of Jewish tradition re-sponded to the needs of pagans from Sidon and Syria rather than the needs of Israel. The two people helped are also very significant. Widows held a special place in Jewish tradition: God entrusted all widows to the care of the whole town. Whenever widows are named as being in need, it is a comment on the society as a whole neglecting its duty of care. Lepers were regarded as absolutely unclean and outcast by virtue of their condition (something that perhaps has never really changed). For Jesus to remind the people of these events is a great reprimand to them. He is, in effect, saying to them, ‘if you can’t accept my message I will take it to the pagans; the gentiles; and the socially unacceptable.’ Is it any wonder that they tried to lynch him on the spot?

Gospel Focus – They were astonished Jesus preaches the briefest of homilies, ‘This text is being fulfilled today even as you listen,’ yet he wins the approval of all and the people were astonished by his gracious words! The reaction appears a bit overdone. However, the people knew the significance of the first part of the text Jesus quoted, ‘The spirit of the Lord is upon me, for he has anointed me.’ They recognised that this language referred to the Messiah. When Jesus said that the text was being fulfilled as they listened he was laying claim to this status. Of course they were impressed!

ARCHDIOCESAN NEWS

10 Feb ORGAN RECITAL A very special organ recital featuring Johann Vexo, organist from Notre Dame, Paris and tenor Damien Riviere. Featuring an all French Marian programme of organ works including works of Vierne, Dupre, Latry and French 20th century composer Saint-Martin. Sunday 10 February 2pm, St Mary’s Cathedral, Perth. Tickets available at the door ($20/$16 concession). Further info; Jacinta - Director of Music, music.cathedral@ petrhcatholic.org.au or 08 9223 1377.

13 Feb MIRACLE PRAYERS The first Miracle Prayers healing service for 2019 will be on Wednesday 13 February 7.30pm, 67 Howe St, Osborne Park. Charles O'Donnell will be giving a short reflection on the 'Positivity of Words.' Prayer for heal-ing/personal intentions and the Sacrament of Reconciliation will be available. Further info: 0404 028 298.

16 Feb CHILDREN’S LITURGY OF THE WORD Practical Activities for the Lenten Journey with Children. This is an inter-active session which includes breaking up the Word of the Day with activities such as movement, music, storytelling and more. Saturday 16 February 9.30am til 2pm, Centre for Liturgy, 28 Marda Way, Nollamara. Cost: $10 per person. Register on registrations.cfl@perthcatholic.org.au. Further info: www.liturgy.perthcatholic.org.au or 08 9207 3350

20 Feb MUSIC FOR LENT, HOLY WEEK AND EASTER Music for Lent, Holy Week and Easter, Wednesday 20 February, St Aloys-ius Church, 84 Keightley Rd West, Shenton Park, 7pm til 9pm. Cost, $10 per person. Register on registrations.cfl@perthcatholic.org.au. Further info: www.liturgy.perthcatholic.org.au or 08 9207 3350.

Prayer—4th Sunday of Ordinary Time

Presence I remind myself that I am in your presence O Lord. I will take refuge in your loving heart. You are my strength in times of weakness. You are my comforter in times of sorrow.

Freedom Many countries are at this moment suffering the agonies of war. I bow my head in thanksgiving for my freedom. I pray for all prisoners and captives.

Consciousness How do I find myself today? Where am I with God? With others? Do I have something to be grateful for? Then I give thanks. Is there something I am sorry for? Then I ask forgiveness.

The Word of God

New Parishioners, and those not so new, who wish to update their census details: Please put your name and address in the space below and drop into the collection basket or email to the office. Thanks! Name____________________________________________Email________________________________________________________

Residential Address_______________________________________________________________ No of People in household______

PS: If you would like to join the Applecross Parish Planned Giving Programme and give your financial support to maintaining the parish buildings and grounds, please tick this box and Colleen, the Parish Secretary, will organise for a set of planned giving envelopes to be issued to you.