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Welcome to
St Joan of Arc Parish Haberfield
Ministers Clergy Parish Secretary Parish School Principal
Every baptised Fr Frank Furfaro Office Phone: 9798 6657 Mr Bernard Carey
and confirmed Tuesday, Wednesday Office Phone: 9798 9780
member of the 9.30am - 2.30pm St Joan of Arc Villa
Parish Community Phyllis Hoole
Phone: 9799 8753
GO FORTH….
• Telling the Good News
• Sharing in the breaking of Bread
• Enriching the community through
our talents, treasure and time
• Transforming the community by
prayer and action
NEW PARISHIONERS are invited to register in person at the Presbytery after Sunday Masses.
WE ARE DELIGHTED TO WELCOME YOU.
1909 - 2009
Catholic Presbytery
97 Dalhousie Street
Haberfield NSW 2045
Phone: 9798 6657
Fax: 9799 4275
Email:
Web:
stjoanofarc.org.au
We invite you to share in the Sacraments of:
EUCHARIST:
Saturday Vigil: …………………………………………………………..5.00pm
Sunday Mass: ..……………………………………………..9.00am & 6.00pm
Tuesday (Preferred day and time for 1 month & 1 year of
anniversary of death Masses - must be booked)……………… 7.00pm
Wednesday, Thursday …………………………………………………….9.00am
Friday ………………………………………………………………...9.15am
RECONCILIATION
Saturday 4:30pm
BAPTISM
Celebrated on the SECOND Saturday and the FOURTH Sunday of the month at
11.00am MARRIAGE Arrangements for a wedding must be made at least four months in advance. Attendance at
a Pre-Marriage Course is encouraged. ANOINTING OF THE SICK We are pleased to administer the Sacrament of the Sick to those in need. The Eucharist
will also be brought to those who are ill or housebound upon request. Please notify the
Presbytery if members of your family or other parishioners are in need of the Eucharist.
24th November, 2013
Walking with the Martyrs in London
ST MARY OF THE CROSS MacKILLOP
PRAY FOR US
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NEW PARISHIONERS
We extend a warm welcome to new Parishioners at St Joan of
Arc. If you would like to be listed on the Parish Roll, or be a
part of the Planned Giving Program, please complete the
following:
PARISH ROLL AND PLANNED GIVING Please complete this form and place it in the collection basket.
Please indicate:
I wish to contribute to the Parish on a regular basis
I wish to be listed on the Parish Roll
Please circle your choice:
Automatic Payment (credit card/ direct debit)
Weekly Envelopes Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms_____________________________________
Address: ___________________________________________
_____________________________ PCode: _____________
Phone: ____________________ Mob: ___________________
Fax: ______________________________________________
Email: _____________________________________________
ALL PLANNED GIVING IS NOW 100% TAX DEDUCTIBLE
MINISTERS ALWAYS NEEDED
Readers, Ministers of Eucharist, Acolytes, Altar Servers and
Church Wardens are always needed for Sunday Mass. Training
and information will be provided and you will be rostered at a
mutually agreed time. If you would like to be part of our
Ministry here at St Joan of Arc, Haberfield call into the Sacristy
after Mass and ask for a Ministry sheet.
THE MASS
At the Last Supper, on the night he was betrayed, Jesus
instituted the Eucharist, or the Mass, to perpetuate the sacrifice
of the Cross throughout the ages until he should come again.
The Mass is an act of thanksgiving to God for his saving work;
it is a sacred meal which nourishes us spiritually and anticipates
the heavenly banquet, and it is a holy sacrifice, making present
the one true sacrifice of Christ our Saviour. Catholics believe
that Jesus Christ is truly present at the Mass; in the assembly
gathered as the Body of Christ, through his Word made present
in the scripture, but supremely under the appearance of bread
and wine.
In the Eucharist the body and blood, soul and divinity of Jesus
Christ is wholly and entirely present. Strengthened by this
sacred food, we go forth to build up the Body of Christ in this
world, and to bring his healing and salvation to all peoples.
Please give generously to
EACH COLLECTION AT SUNDAY MASS
Many people are giving today the same amount
as they gave five or ten years ago.
THE SECOND COLLECTION (LOOSE MONEY)
* Insurance, garden and general maintenance, electricity and
telephone, computor and printing charges, teaching aids and
general Church needs.
Has my offering to each Collection
kept pace with the rate of inflation?
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
BAPTISMS - November, 2013 We welcome these children into God’s family
and our parish community
Denzel Suiqa, Patrick Suiqa, Amelia Turner, Isabella Partaglia,
Oliver Holman, Vittoria Maggetti, Valentina Fuda,
Lucas D’Agostino, Alex Musumeci,
WEDDINGS - November, 2013 And the two shall become one
Giovanni Caré & Maria Mancone
Emilio Caspanello & Bonnie Cabatbat
RESPONSES TO THE MASS
24th November, 2013 Entrance Antiphon: How worthy is the Lamb who was
slain, to receive power and divinity, and wisdom and strength
and honour. To him belong glory and power for ever and
ever. Responsorial Psalm: Let us go rejoicing to the house of the
Lord. Gospel Acclamation: Alleluia, alleluia! Blessed is he who
inherits the kingdom of David our father; blessed is he who
comes in the name of the Lord. Alleluia! Communion Antiphon: The Lord sits as King for ever. The
Lord will bless his people with peace. Scripture Readings for next week: Isaiah 2:1-5,
Romans 13:11-14, Matthew 24:37-44 Scripture Readers for next week:
Saturday Vigil: Joanna Albani, Judith Molloy
Sunday 9.00am: Vince Sicari, Jim Meekin
Sunday 6.00pm: Dianne Tesoriero Ministers of Communion for next week:
Saturday Vigil: Anna Attard, Sr Elizabeth Crilley
Sunday 9.00am: Romina De Grazia, Maria De Grazia
Sunday 6.00pm: Robert Graham, Rita Raco
LORD, WE PRAY WELCOME HOME THOSE WHO HAVE DIED Recently Deceased: Rosario Scari, George Mamo, Salvatore
Mazzeo, Nora Yarin, Phyllis McDonnell, Carmela Pagano,
Elisa De Francesco, Harry Christensen, Francesca De Nicola,
Carmela Speranza, Gabriele Norris, Graziella Rizzo, Vincenzo
Nastasi, Geraldo Blasi, Nello Quern, Fillipa Previte, Maria
Franco, Barry Jones, Francesco Licastro, Clare Cook, Frances
Lois Morton, Harry Neeley, Fortunata Ingerneri Rest in Peace: Franco Impala, Saveria De Grazia, Jack
McEnally, Rosario Aversa, Concetta Aversa, Stefano Scipione,
Sebastiano Scipione, Vittoria Campagna, Sid Nucifora, Angela
Nucifora, Mariano Nucifora, Camillo Nucifora, Felicia Rubbo,
Pietrina Natoli, Maria Pia Natoli-Perez, Carmel NatoliMary
Attard, Antonio Caprara, Macri & Vozzo Families, Gino
Trofilio, Carmelo Di Stefano, Carmela Girgenti, John Huie, Giuseppe Conti, John O’Keefe, Frances Taranto, In your love and concern please pray for the following ill
members of our community: Mario Nucifora, Donna Neeley,
Naomi Fox, Adeline Ashing, John & Anne Simington, Rina
Martinello, Annelise Buda, Giovanni Luci, Pasquale Ramirra,
Stephan Ferenc, Carmel Speranza, John & Gemma Madsen, Giancarlo Budda, Mario Bianco, Tony Sulfaro Special Intentions: Huie & Ashing Families
Reflection
“’Jesus,” he said ‘remember me when you come into your
kingdom.’”
During the Second World War, a young man from Switzerland,
Roger Schütz, had a dream of starting a community which would be
a “parable of community”. He was able to buy a small run-down
property in the village of Taizé, in France, where he saw people
suffering from the wartime conditions, many of whom were
refugees, some of whom were Jewish. By 1942, it was too dangerous
for them to continue this work in France, so they moved to Geneva.
After the war, however, they were able to return to Taizé, and work
of healing and reconciliation continued and the community grew.
Today there are over a hundred brothers, Catholic and Protestant,
coming from around thirty nations. It is truly a living parable of
community, where differences of religious background and
nationality are reconciled. Each year, thousands of young people
come from all around the world to join the community in prayer and
to commit themselves to working for reconciliation in all the
different continents. The legacy of Brother Roger, who was killed
during evening prayer in Taizé in August 2005, is now a movement
of committed Christian young people, who are meeting regularly all
around the world to pray, to experience community and to encourage
reconciliation wherever they are and however they can. A central
part of the Taizé experience is prayer around a cross, a prayer where
the wounds of a divided world are brought to the cross of Jesus for
reconciliation.
In the time of Jesus, the people wanted to unite around a king, a new
David, who would deliver them from their enemies and oppressors.
At first, they thought that Jesus was such a Messiah. But in today’s
Gospel, we see that, in the end, they rejected Jesus as their king, they
mocked him and handed him over to be crucified. He cannot save
himself, they said, never mind us. It was however, one of the thieves
crucified with him who recognised something of the truth of Jesus’
claim to kingship. He prayed, “Jesus, remember me when you come
into your kingdom.” he had glimpsed the truth that the paradise of
God’s kingdom is to be found beyond death for those who believe.
In today’s second reading, St Paul reflects on the meaning of the
death of Jesus. He understands that it fulfils God’s plan to reconcile
all things, to overcome the power of darkness and to create a place
for us in the kingdom of his beloved Son. He, Christ, is “the first-
born of all creation”. He is the first to be born from the dead, and it
is through his death and resurrection that we too can be born again to
new life. He is the means for us to be reconciled with God and with
each other. In him we gain freedom from our slavery to sin, the
forgiveness of our sins. In this way, Christ breaks down the barriers
and divisions that we set up between ourselves because of our
selfishness and fear. Christ establishes a new way for us to relate to
God and to each other; his love is the life force of the kingdom of
God.
Jesus is the most unlikely figure of a king. He is rejected. He is
crucified. His kingdom is not of this world. And yet, his Gospel of
love, of self-sacrifice and service, his death on the cross and his
resurrection from the dead have produced the first fruits of a new
world. The kingdom of God, where Christ the King rules over the
minds and hearts of all those who believe, will finally be revealed in
heaven. But already, in the life of the Church, his body, the men and
women of our world can experience the peace and reconciliation for
which Christ came.
The parable of community that is lived in Taizé is a witness for all of
us. As we gather round the cross of Jesus, we learn that his death
overcomes our selfishness and sin; his resurrection empowers us to
live his new life and even now to experience the reconciliation and
peace of his kingdom. On this feast of Christ the King, then, let us
celebrate the fulfilment of God’s plan, but let us commit ourselves
once again to the ongoing work of reconciliation and peace in our
world.
The Living Word
CHRISTMAS CAROLS & BBQ
Christmas Carols - Saturday 7th December
7pm in the School Hall.
The night begins with a sausage sizzle, salads, sweets and drinks - tea,
coffee and soft drinks. BYO other. Santa will be there after the Carols.
Door Prizes! Raffles!
Cost - entry $10 per adult, $5 per child
or $10 for 2 or more children in one family.
Tickets are available after Masses from the
Piety Stall or in the church Entrance. Come
along and enjoy yourself at this fun filled
parish event .
(Tickets must be purchased before Sunday
December 1st, 2013 for catering purposes.)
INVITO ALLA PREGHIERA
Il gruppo di preghiera del Rinnovamento nello Spirito Santo
vivamente invita la comunitá Italiana di Haberfield e d’intorni a
prendere parte al gruppo e sperimentare la giola della lode, del
canto e della Parola di Dio nella forza dello Spirito Santo.
Il gruppo si riunisce ogni giovedí alle ore 2pm, ed ogni primo
giovedí del messe c`é l`Adorazione Eucaristica.
THE ORDER OF MALTA LOURDES DAY MASS
The Order of Malta invites all parishioners to Lourdes Day Mass
2013, to be celebrated at St Mary’s Cathedral on Saturday 7
December, 2013 at 10.00am. The Principal Celebrant will be His
Eminence George Cardinal Pell AO.
A blessing of the sick and for good health will take place during the
celebration of the Liturgy with water brought from the spring at the
Shrine of Lourdes. Those receiving the blessing will also be
provided with a bottle of Lourdes Water for their personal use.
If you are attending and are confined to a wheelchair or require
special assistance at the Cathedral, please contact our office on
9331 8477 or by email on [email protected] before November 20,
2013.
THANK YOU
A parishioner has donated Rosary Beads to be distributed to
children in the parish. I visited Haberfield Primary School -
Catholic Scripture Classes - during the week (K-6) giving each
of them a pair of Rosary Beads. Many, many thanks.
CHRISTMAS HAMPERS
Our St Vincent De Paul Society, Haberfield, will be putting
together Christmas Hampers in December for those whom we
assist. Anyone who like to donate one or more items of non-
perishable food for this purpose can place them in the box
provided in the Church entrance from next week. All
contributions will be much appreciated. Thank you.
CATHOLIC GRANDPARENTS ASSOCIATION
On Sunday December 1, 2013 at 10.30am Mass, His Eminence
George Cardinal Pell will officially launch the Catholic
Grandparents Association, Australian Chapter, at St Mary’s
Cathedral. All Catholic grandparents are invited to attend and
encouraged to bring along their grandchildren and families. A light
morning tea will follow in the Cathedral Chapter Hall, inquiries
and RSVP can be directed to [email protected] or
9390 5290.