PAGINA IN ITALIANO
GRAZIE AGLI ORGANIZZATORI
DEL MARKET DAY
Un ringraziamento speciale al
Social Committee parrocchiale
che ha organizzato il Market Day
questo fine settimana e ha lavorato così duramente
per renderlo possibile. Inoltre ringraziamo di cuore
tutti quei parrocchiani che si sono resi disponibili per
allestire e gestire le varie bancarelle. La vostra
generosità contribuisce notevolmente ai nostri sforzi
per raccogliere fondi.
GRAZIE AD OUR LADY’S SCHOOL
Gli studenti della Our Lady’s school hanno donato
un gran numero di oggetti per i cesti e i premi del
nostro Market Day. Siamo profondamente grati a
loro e a Philip Cachia e al personale della scuola per
aver partecipato a questo impegno di raccolta fondi
così volentieri. Grazie mille!
GRUPPI DI RIFLESSIONE PER L’AVVENTO
Il tempo di avvento inizia
domenica prossima. I
seguenti gruppi di riflessione
si terranno in parrocchia
durante le prossime quattro settimane. Siete tutti
benvenuti:
1.
2.
3.
Il martedì (in italiano) con Sr Julita, a partire
da questa settimana 24 novembre alle ore
10:30 nella sala d'ingresso della casa
parrocchiale di St Ambrose’s.
Il mercoledì (in inglese) con Sr Diane, a
partire da questa settimana 25 novembre alle
ore 10.30 nella sala d'ingresso della casa
parrocchiale di St Ambrose’s.
Il giovedì (in italiano) con Sr Julita, da questa
settimana 26 novembre alle ore 09:45 nella
sala comunitaria di Our Lady’s.
CONFESSIONI PER L’AVVENTO
Questo venerdì, 28 novembre, dopo la
messa delle 10.00 a St Ambrose’s, Fr
Edwin che parla italiano, maltese e
inglese, sarà disponibile per il
sacramento della riconciliazione.
LOTTERIA
I biglietti della lotteria parrocchiale
saranno venduti fino a domenica 13
dicembre, quando verranno estratti i
numeri dopo la messa delle 10.30. I
premi includono un iPad mini, due
voucher da $770 dagli avvocati e procuratori legali
Russo (avete fatto testamento?!) e un cesto di
Natale. I biglietti costano $2,00 l’uno.
BUONE NOTIZIE PER OUR LADY’S SCHOOL!
A seguito delle trattative con il proprietario di 1
Barkly Street (che è stata venduta all'asta per $3,4
milioni), la parrocchia e la scuola hanno un accordo
per l'acquisto di 28,5 metri della proprietà adiacente
alla nostra scuola per $1,68 milioni. La scuola è in
grado di prendere un prestito di $1,5 milioni da
essere ripagati in 20 anni. I
rimanenti $180.000 del prezzo
di vendita saranno forniti dalla
parrocchia. Per il momento, il
terreno sarà adibito a spazio
giochi per i bambini, ma a lungo termine consentira’
alla scuola di rispondere all'aumento di iscrizioni in
previsione.
UNZIONE DEGLI INFERMI
L'unzione degli infermi si svolgerà
durante la messa delle 11.00 di
venerdì, 4 dicembre presso la
chiesa di St Ambrose’s. Questa
sarà seguita da un pranzo nel
centro comunitario di St Ambrose’s. Se qualcuno ha
bisogno di aiuto per il trasporto, si prega di
contattare la casa parrocchiale di Our Lady’s o di St
Ambrose’s.
CONGRATULAZIONI PATRIZIA!
Lunedì 16 novembre durante il St Aloysius’ College
Celebration, la giovane Patrizia Costantini ha
ricevuto il premio St Aloysius School Spirit Award.
Patrizia ha trascorso molto tempo in ospedale
quest'anno e abbiamo pregato per lei. Brava Patrizia!
Parish Newsletter
The Catholic Parish of Brunswick and Brunswick East
Feast of Christ the King, Year B
SUNDAY MASS TIMES
RESPONSORIAL PSALM
Our Lady’s
Cantor:
The Lord is King; he is robed in majesty!
All: The Lord is King; he is robed in majesty!
St Ambrose’s
6.00pm Saturday Vigil
9.00am Sunday (Italian/English)
10.30am Sunday
WEEKDAY MASSES
Our Lady’s
St Ambrose’s
Tues to Thurs at 9.15am
Friday at 9.00am
Tues to Saturday at 10.00am
RECONCILIATION
St Ambrose’s
Our Lady’s
10.30am Saturday
11.30am Saturday
MARRIAGES AND BAPTISMS by appointment
PRIESTS OF THE PARISH
Fr Michael Casey and Fr Vinh Nguyen
The Lord is king, with majesty enrobed;
The Lord has robed himself with might,
He has girded himself with power.
The world you made firm not to be moved;
Your throne has stood firm from of old.
From all eternity O Lord, you are.
Truly your decrees are to be trusted.
Holiness is fitting to your house,
O Lord, until the end of time.
All: The Lord is King; he is robed in majesty!
PASTORAL ASSOCIATES
Sr Diane Cleveland and Sr Julita Buss
OFFERTE PER I FIORI DI NATALE
La prossima settimana, dopo la messa delle
10.30 ci sarà una raccolta di offerte per I
fiori di Natale presso la Chiesa di St
Ambrose’s.
FAITH DEVELOPMENT AND ADMIN
CHIUSURA DI SYDNEY ROAD
Il prossimo fine settimana
Sydney Road sarà chiusa per
lavori tra Moreland Road e
Brunswick Road, dalla mezzanotte del sabato fino
alle 4 di lunedì. Sarete in grado di attraversare
Sydney Road all'incrocio Glenlyon Rd/Dawson St e,
naturalmente si può camminare su e giù su entrambi
i lati della strada! Se verrete a messa a St Ambrose’s,
vi converra’ pianificare in anticipo il tragitto!
PARISH OFFICE
PREGHIERA PARROCCHIALE PER NOVEMBRE
Preghiamo per tutti i giovani, affinche’ sperimentino
nella loro vita sentimenti di appartenenza, pienezza e
pace.
22 November 2015
Tricia Murray
SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
Mr Philip Cachia
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!
287 Sydney Road, Brunswick VIC 3056
PHONE
9380 1023
FAX
9388 8144
EMAIL
[email protected]
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER II
ST AMBROSE’S CHURCH
ANNIVERSARIES
Anna Spiteri, Luigi Pasturi, Robert Hardstaff, Angela
Mosca, Marino Maini, Rosamaria Altini, Katherine
Banon
287 Sydney Road, Brunswick
Phone: 9380 1023 Fax: 9388 8144
Website: www.stambroseparish.org.au
OUR LADY’S CHURCH
49 Nicholson Street, Brunswick East
Phone: 9380 1844 Fax: 9388 0170
Website: www.ourlady.org.au
RECENTLY DECEASED
TRUE KINGSHIP
This week marks the end of the liturgical year.
Next week, with the first week of Advent, we
begin the new liturgical cycle. It is fitting that the
Church concludes the liturgical year with the
celebration of Christ the King. The conversation
between Jesus and Pilate displays a lot of word
play on the part of Jesus and quite a lot of
confusion on the part of Pilate. The confusion
stems from different perceptions of what it means
to be a king. For Pilate, part of the most powerful
political and military rule in the ancient world, the
idea of a king was a threat. Claiming kingship was
claiming authority and power that would
inevitably lead to challenging the authority and
power of Rome and, more directly, its
representative in Palestine – Pilate.
Jesus, of course, had a completely
different idea about ushering in a
kingdom. He does indeed declare
that he is a king and that is what
leads us to today’s feast of Christ
the King. However, his intention is
not to claim a position of power
and authority. When we think back
to Jesus’ teachings about the kingdom of God, we
recall that he declares the people of highest status
– the first – in the kingdom to be the lowliest of
this world. It is the poor, the sick, the outcast, the
children and the widows who will hold the highest
places in the kingdom of God. In a kingdom like
that, what does it mean to declare oneself king?
The confusion about what it means to be a king
that is captured in this interaction between Jesus
and Pilate is the same confusion that we saw
among the disciples as they came to terms with
exactly what it means to be the Messiah.
Greg Sunter
THANK YOU TO OUR MARKET DAY HELPERS
A very special thanks to the
parish Social Committee who
organised our parish Market
Day for this weekend, and who
worked so hard to make it happen. Also we give a
heartfelt thanks to all those parishioners who
volunteered their time to set up and work on the
various stalls. Your generosity contributes greatly
to our parish fund-raising efforts.
THANKS TO OUR LADY’S SCHOOL
The students at Our Lady’s School donated a
large number of items for our Market Day
hampers and prizes. We are deeply grateful to
them and to Philip Cachia and the school staff
who have supported this fundraising effort so
willingly. A million thanks!
ADVENT REFLECTION GROUPS
The Season of Advent begins
next Sunday. The following
reflection groups will be held in
the parish over the next four weeks. All are
welcome:
1. On Tuesdays (in Italian) with Sr Julita, starting
this week 24 November at 10.30am in the
front room at St Ambrose’s Parish House
2. On Wednesdays (in English) with Sr Diane,
starting this week 25 November at 10.30 in the
front room at St Ambrose’s Parish House.
3. On Thursdays (in Italian) with Sr Julita,
starting this week 26 November at 9.45am in
the Community Room at Our Lady’s.
ADVENT RECONCILIATION
On this Friday, 28 November,
following the 10.00am Mass at St
Ambrose’s, Fr Edwin who speaks
Italian, Maltese and English, will be
available for the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
ADVENT RETREAT
The parish is offering a
retreat afternoon on
Saturday week,
5 December from 2.00pm
– 5.00pm in St Ambrose’s Community Centre for
all of us who you need some ‘time out’ for quiet
reflection during the busy weeks before
Christmas! There will be separate activities for
children so that parents can enjoy a meditative
and prayerful time. This will be a wonderful
opportunity to spiritually prepare for Christmas.
All are welcome!
There is a sign-up sheet in the gathering space
today if you wish to attend the retreat. Please sign
it today or next weekend.
PARISH RAFFLE
Tickets in the parish raffle will be sold
until Sunday 13 December when it will
be drawn after the 10.30am Mass. The
prizes include an iPad mini, two $770 gift
certificates from Russo and Russo barristers and
solicitors (have you made your Will?!) and a
Christmas hamper. The tickets are $2.00 each.
GOOD NEWS FOR OUR LADY’S SCHOOL!
Following negotiations with the developer and
owner of 1 Barkly Street (which was sold at
auction for $3.4 million), the Parish and School
have an in-principal agreement to purchase 28.5
metres of the property abutting our school for
$1.68 million. Our Lady Help of Christians School
is able to take out a loan of $1.5 million to be paid
back over 20 years. The remaining $180,000 of
the sale price will be provided by the Parish.
For the medium term, the land
will be used as additional
playground space for the
children, establishing a mini-oval
for them to use each day. In the long term it
allows the school to cater for the expected
increase in school enrolments.
MEETINGS THIS WEEK
As it is now too late to prepare and publish The
Parish Voice by mid-December, there will be a
meeting at 4.00pm this Wednesday 25 November
at St Ambrose’s Parish House to plan items for the
next edition which will now be available in early
February! All are welcome to the meeting.
ANOINTING OF THE SICK
The Anointing of the Sick will take
place during Mass at 11.00am on
Friday week, 4 December at St
Ambrose’s Church. This will be followed by lunch
in St Ambrose’s Community Centre. If anyone
needs help with transport to the Mass and lunch,
please contact Our Lady’s or St Ambrose’s Parish
house.
CONGRATULATIONS PATRIZIA!
On Monday 16 November at the St Aloysius’
College Celebration evening, young Patrizia
Costantini received the St Aloysius School Spirit
Award. Patrizia has spent a lot of time in hospital
this year and we have prayed for her. Well done,
Patrizia!
CAN YOU HELP?
Can any parishioner help Majid, an
asylum seeker in his thirties, obtain a
job, any legal job? His English is poor,
but he is willing to learn. His wife is
not well. They have no children, and are finding
their isolation very stressful. He worked as a
painter in Iran. He and his wife live in East
Brunswick. They have been in Australia for nearly
two years but only recently received work rights.
Majid has recently obtained his driver’s licence. If
you are an employer, or know an employer, please
ring Brian, of the Brunswick/East Brunswick Parish
Conference of the Saint Vincent de Paul Society
on 0413 416 766. Or phone the parish office and
ask them to pass on the message.
MARIST CHRISTMAS GATHERING
Parishioners are invited to a Christmas gathering
organised by Australian Marist Solidarity next Sunday
29 November at the Marist Centre, 1 Dawson
Street Brunswick from 5.30 – 7.30pm. RSVP to
Tracey 9389 3100.
OPENING THE DOOR OF MERCY
Have you thought about making the
pilgrimage to St Patrick’s Cathedral on
Sunday 13 December? On that day
the holy Door of Mercy will be
opened by Archbishop Denis Hart to
mark the beginning of the Jubilee Year of Mercy. If
you would like to walk with us, mark the date on
your calendar. More details next week.
 You are invited to carry a photo or memento
of someone who has been merciful to you.
 The Door of Mercy will be opened by
Archbishop Denis Hart at 2.30pm.
 There will be food stalls, music, and activities
hosted by Archdiocesan agencies.
COLLECTION FOR FLOWERS
Next week, after the 10.30am Mass, there
will be a leaving collection for Christmas
flowers at St Ambrose’s church.
SYDNEY ROAD CLOSURE
Next weekend, Sydney Road
will be closed for tram
improvement works, between
Moreland Road and Brunswick Road, from
midnight Saturday until 4.00am Monday. You will
be able to cross Sydney Road at the Glenlyon Rd/
Dawson St intersection and, of course you can
walk up and down on either side of the street! If
you are coming to church at St Ambrose’s, you
may need to plan ahead!
PARISH PRAYER FOCUS FOR NOVEMBER
We pray for all youth. May they experience
belonging, fulfilment and peace in their lives.
PARISH COLLECTIONS
Church: $1179.60
Presbytery: $595.55
READINGS NEXT WEEK: Jeremiah 33:14–16; 1 Thes 3:12 – 4:2; Luke 21:25–28. 34–36