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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 Mons. Dino Fragiacomo 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

We invite you to share in the Sacraments of:

EUCHARIST:

Saturday Vigil: ............................................................................ 5.00pm

Sunday 8.30am, 10.00am (Italian) &......................................... 6.00pm

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday ............ 9.00am

Friday ...................................................................................... 9.15am

RECONCILIATION

Saturday 4:15pm

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.

GO FORTH….

• Telling the Good News

• Sharing in the breaking of

Bread

• Enriching the community

through our talents, treasure and

time

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:

admin@stjoanofarc.org.au

Web:

stjoanofarc.org.au

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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.

Reflection

“He will destroy Death for ever.”

The English artist and visionary poet William Blake wrote a poem

that, with music by Sir Hubert Parry, has become a popular hymn. It

is often sung at matches involving English national sports teams.

“Jerusalem”, beginning, “And did those feet in ancient time”, is

based on the legend of the child Jesus travelling with his supposed

uncle, Joseph of Arimathea, to England, and particularly to

Glastonbury. The poet wonders whether, by their presence, heaven

came to his country’s shores: “Was Jerusalem builded here?”

Jerusalem, the City built on the hill of Zion, was widely understood

to represent God’s kingdom of heaven. It bears little relation to the

sadly fought-over city of history, claimed by all three Abrahamic

religions. This heavenly Jerusalem is where God dwells eternally

and thus is the place of true justice and peace, the shalom for which

all creatures long. Blake contrasts this with the hell on earth brought

about in the Industrial revolution in the nineteenth century by the

mass migration of people to the cities. Workers and their families

endured terrible conditions in the cramped and unsanitary urban

slums and vast noisy factories, “the dark satanic mills”. These Blake

compares to the green and pleasant countryside which they had to

leave. The second half of the hymn calls for a return to the state

brought about by the visit of Jesus to the land, and demands the

means to undo the injustice, to build Jerusalem in England.

Jerusalem, the mountain of the Lord, is the place of God’s presence

in today’s first reading. Just before this passage starts, Isaiah depicts

God destroying the power of chaos and of the ungodly world; the

poor and needy of all nations have been saved and have made a

pilgrimage to Jerusalem to acknowledge God. Here God lays on a

wonderful party for them, the end of human-inflicted suffering; but

more than that, God brings an end to suffering of all kinds, removing

the veil of mourning from all people by destroying death itself. The

Lord himself will wipe the tears from our cheeks. Little Israel, an

insignificant power compared with the mighty empires surrounding

her, has a God who is proved to be the one true God. Israel’s loyalty

to God has been vindicated, but the benefits are not only for Israel

but for all people (that includes us), and the time has now come for

celebrating.

This inspired vision of Isaiah anticipates the Christian hope for

eternal life. Lest anyone be misled into thinking of eternal life as

some kind of never-ending boredom, both this passage and the

Gospel use the imagery of the delicious banquet as one of the most

fun and enjoyable experiences the human mind could imagine. If we

were invited to this feast, would we not jump at the chance? What

on earth could stand in our way?

Today’s Gospel asks this question of us - and warns that the

experience of others is that when some people have been invited,

they have found other concerns too important to bother with the

invitation. Some have even been hostile to those who delivered it.

This can be seen in the fate of many of the prophets, and of Jesus

himself. The depiction of the king mounting a military campaign and

destroying the city - which is not in Luke’s version of the parable -

may have been inserted by Matthew to refer to the fall of Jerusalem

in AD 70. The words about the unprepared guest can imply that,

once people have responded to the invitation by faith and baptism

there is a follow-up expected of a just life with good works.

Membership of the Church alone does not guarantee salvation.

As in Blake’s poem, we are called not to “cease from mental fight”,

nor to let “the sword sleep” in our hand, till we “have built

Jerusalem” where we live. In other words, the kingdom of God is

not restricted to one place, one mountain of Zion, but is where we

are, is all around us. The fight is with injustice in our world, with

whatever causes unnecessary suffering. It is also within us: the

“sword” is to be used to oppose whatever prevents us from hearing

the Gospel of justice and peace, of God’s unstinting generosity and

patience. We may then begin to see God’s kingdom, Jerusalem,

already here among us, with the feasting already begun.

The Living Word

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.

* In 1979 a loaf of sliced white bread costs 55 cents

* In 1989 the same loaf cost $1.35

* Today the amount is $3.50

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 - October, 2011

We welcome these children into God’s family

and our parish community

Joshua Bolton, Angel Rota, Sofia Lettieri,

Lukas Yee, Mia Pitronaci

RESPONSES TO THE MASS

9th October, 2011

Entrance Antiphon: If you, O Lord, laid bare our guilt, who could

endure it? But you are forgiving, God of Israel. Responsorial Psalm: I shall live in the house of the Lord all the days

of my life. Gospel Acclamation: Alleluia, alleluia! May the Father of our Lord

Jesus Christ enlighten the eyes of our heart that we might see how great

is the hope to which we are called. Alleluia! Communion Antiphon: When the Lord is revealed we shall be like

him, for we shall see him as he is. Scripture Readings for next week: Isaiah 45:1, 4-6,

1 Thessaionians 1:1-5, Matthew 22:15-21 Scripture Readers for next week:

Saturday Vigil: Trish McCabe, Judith Molloy

Sunday 8.30am: John Fernandez, Isabella Ramirra

Sunday 10.00am: Patrizia Cester, Angelo Moiso, Giovanni Gurrieri

Sunday 6.00pm: Maria Greenaway Ministers of Communion for next week:

Saturday Vigil: Rita Raco, Cathy Carrozza

Sunday 8.30am: Mara Dusevic, Yvonne Molloy

Sunday 10.00am: Frank Capra, Giorgio Moiso, Andrea Carnuccio

Sunday 6.00pm: Josie Banno, Grace Cardillo

WEDDINGS - October, 2011 And the two shall become one

Peter Ilardo & Maria Pamiotto

LORD, WE PRAY WELCOME HOME THOSE WHO HAVE DIED

Recently Deceased: Gennaro Sallustio, Giuseppina Fiorio, Sister Mary

John OLHC, Margaret McCabe, Giuseppe, Maiorana, Jim Kingston,

Father Chris Sheedy, Rosildo Rozzi, Giuseppe Risicato, Kathleen Symer,

Marco Pocaterra, Mario Balsas, Pietrina Natoli, Maria Musumeci,

Pantaleo Mezzatesta, Salvatore Manno, Graham Parnell, Ada Grotta,

Maddalena Colacicco, Joseph Joyce, Rosario Lanzafame, Maria Logozzo Rest in Peace: Concetto Pappalardo, Pia Zanella, Cirillo Zanella,

Lattari & Aversa Families, Fr Mecham, Ted Constant, Giuseppe Giuffre,

Stan Laing , Noreen Winning, Giuseppe Catania, Giuseppe Lopino, Al

Cavallaro, Gaspare D’Onofrio, Olimpia & Domenico Spadaro, Marcel

Bonorchis, Maria Soglimbene, Santo Arena, Nicola Giannuzzi, Dominic

& Catherine Sidoti, Santina Lo Giudice, Emidio Ubaldi, William Lee,

Steve Miltiadis, The Anthony Family, The Gullotta Family, The

Soglimbene Family, Terry Weir, Maria Calabrese In your love and concern please pray for the following ill members of

our community: Fr Peter Lynch, Angela Lopert, Stephan Ferenc, John

Huie, Carmel Speranza, John & Gemma Madsen, Rosaline Ashing,

Giancarlo Budda, Mario Bianco, Tony Sulfaro, Maria Costa, George

Myers, Kathryn Cooper Special Intentions: Huie & Ashing Families

NEW TRANSLATION OF THE MASS

REFLECTION -MANTRA New words, deeper meaning, same Mass

ST VINCENT de PAUL CLOTHING DRIVE

29th October, 2011 - 7.30am

Please write your name, address and telephone number on the

list in the Blue Folder in the Church Foyer and take a bag if you

wish to contribute.

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 26, 2011 at 5pm

Young people from schools surrounding St Joan of Arc Parish will

celebrate First Eucharist during the 5pm Vigil Mass on Saturday

November 26, 2011.

PREPARATION CLASSES begin four weeks prior - Wednesday

November 2, 2011 3.45 - 4.30pm in St Joan of Arc School.

THE JOURNEY TO EMMAUS

The St Vincent’s Parish Charismatic Prayer group invites you to a presentation by the Catholic School of Evangelisation of “Come Journey with us to

Emmaus.”

Venue: St Vincent’s Parish Hall Ashfield Date: Saturday October 15, 2011 & Sunday October 16, 2011

Time: 9.00am - 4.30pm each day

Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea provided. Bookings essential before October 8, 2011. Course is free - by donation. Bring

your Bible and writing equipment.

Further details: Margaret 9746 1916, Gloria 0402 718 949 or Mary 9705 7381 or 0414 815 058

WORLD DAY OF MISSIONARIES 16th October, 2011

The Union of the Consolata Ladies Missionaries Abroad are

asking us to help them by buying various arts & crafts from the

foyer before and after Masses on Saturday and Sunday, October

15th & 16th, 2011. Money raised will help build the kitchen and

hall for the kindergarten in Kenya.