PARISH NEWSLETTER
The Catholic Parish of Brunswick and Brunswick East
14TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR B
SUNDAY MASS TIMES
Our Lady’s
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
PASTORAL ASSOCIATES
Sr Diane Cleveland and Sr Julita Buss
FAITH DEVELOPMENT AND ADMIN
Tricia Murray
SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
Mr Philip Cachia
PARISH OFFICE
287 Sydney Road, Brunswick VIC 3056
9380 1023
PHONE
9388 8144
FAX
[email protected]
EMAIL
ST AMBROSE’S CHURCH
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
5 JULY 2015
RESPONSORIAL PSALM
Our eyes are fixed on the Lord,
pleading for his mercy.
To you have I lifted up my eyes,
you who dwell in the heavens:
my eyes, like the eyes of slaves
on the hand of their lords.
Like the eyes of a servant
on the hand of her mistress,
so our eyes are on the Lord our God
till he show us his mercy.
Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy.
We are filled with contempt.
Indeed all too full is our soul
with the scorn of the rich,
with the proud man’s disdain.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Alleluia, alleluia!
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me;
he sent me to bring Good News to the poor.
Alleluia!
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER VARIOUS NEEDS 1I
RECENTLY DECEASED
Leonardo Catoggio of Garton Street, Frank
Kovacs, Jean Warren
ANNIVERSARIES
Vincenzo Pisani, Margaret Bennett, Laura Maria
Mosca, Vincenzo Sipione, Silvio Galea
BREAKING FROM EXPECTATIONS
I recommend viewing the film ‘Billy
Elliott’ in which a youngster found that
his body ‘went electric’ when he
danced. To give expression to this, he
had to break from the expectations of
his family in a decaying mining town in
the north of England.
ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT
ISLANDER SUNDAY
On this Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander Sunday we pray for the First
Australians, for whom this land is so sacred. The
theme, ‘We all Stand on Sacred Ground’
encourages us to learn, respect and celebrate the
rich culture of the indigenous peoples of this land.
Jesus had a similar experience. His home town of
Nazareth wanted to keep him in the box they
could deal with: ‘the carpenter’s
son’. But he was aware of a divine
dynamism which welled up from
the depths of who he was and it
had to find expression in ‘mighty
works’. So he left Nazareth, never
to return.
AWAY FOR A WEEK
Fr Michael will be taking a mid-year
break and will be away from the
parish for a week, including next
weekend. We wish him a restful
holiday. During his absence, Fr Vinh
will be celebrating all the parish
Masses.
Each person has a unique identity and role
conceived by God. Of course, we must be careful
not to stifle it in others. But, first, we must try to
discern what it is for ourselves. Why was I loved
into existence just now, and not in the third or
the twenty-third century? The cosmos as desired
by God will be incomplete if I let others dictate
who I am. God’s plan of salvation history will be
disrupted if I don’t fulfil the role he wants me to
play.
We could take a moment to pray for certain gifts
of the Holy Spirit; understanding and wisdom to
be enlightened as to one’s unique identity and
role, and then courage to persevere against the
odds, perhaps confounding the expectations of
others, so as to go on and perform his ‘mighty
works’.
Fr Michael Tate
PROPAGATION OF THE FAITH APPEAL
This weekend is the
annual Propagation of
the Faith Appeal,
supporting the work of
Catholic missionaries
around the world. This
year’s theme is: ‘I was
thirsty and you gave me
something to drink.’ (Mt
25: 35) By supporting
the appeal today, you
are helping provide
clean water to the
children of Madagascar.
WEEKDAY MASS TIMES FOR THIS WEEK
Tuesday – Wednesday: 9.15am at Our Lady’s
Thursday—Saturday: 10.00am at St Ambrose’s
Communion Services will be celebrated at the
church where there is no weekday Mass.
THANKSGIVING ENVELOPES
For those who forgot to pick up their envelopes
last weekend, for those who were away last
weekend and for those who have newly
subscribed to the envelope system, please collect
your new envelopes from the church table after
Mass.
PARISH MARKET DAY
In last Sunday’s newsletter
there was an insert that gave
us information about how we
can help prepare for the
Parish Market Day (fete) on
21 November. Thank you to those who have
already offered their support. There are more
forms on the church table for those who would
still like to offer to help. Just fill in a form and
place it in the box on the church table.
FIRST SUNDAY CUPPA
After the 10.30am Mass this weekend
everyone is invited to enjoy a cup of
tea or coffee with biscuits and cake.
This is a regular event on the first
Sunday of the month, and gives people
an opportunity to meet and talk with one another.
Come along to St Ambrose’s Community Centre
after Mass. All welcome!
PRE-LOVED GOODS NEEDED
Every Thursday, the parish Foodbank
holds a market stall to raise funds for
the running of the Foodbank. If you
have any bric-a-brac or clothing you
no longer need, please bring it along
to the parish and it will help support
this worthy cause.
PROJECT COMPASSION TAX RECEIPTS
There are still some tax receipts to be collected
from the sacristy. If you requested a tax receipt
for your donation to Project Compassion this
year, your receipt is ready to be collected.
CRAFT GROUP ON FRIDAY
The parish Craft Group, will
gather this Friday 10 July. If you
would like to help with making
things for the Parish Market Day,
please come along to St Ambrose’s Community
Centre from 11.00am – 12.30pm.
LAUDATO SI’
Pope Francis’ latest encyclical,
Laudato Si’: On the Care of our
Common Home, is an impassioned
plea to focus on the common
good. Pope Francis calls us to
integrate questions of justice in
debates on the environment, ‘so as
to hear both the cry of the earth and the cry of the
poor.’ He sees the environmental problem as part
of a much larger, more serious problem: Our
failure to consistently recognise the truth that
everyone and everything is interconnected. The
parish has ordered 50 copies of the encyclical. If
you would like to purchase a copy (about $13),
please sign your name on the list in the gathering
space. We will spend some prayerful time with the
encyclical during our regular August Winter Series
on prayer and spirituality.
RUN MELBOURNE
Parishioner, Chris Morris will
be running in the 5km ‘Run
Melbourne 2015: Say Yes to
refugees!’ on Sunday 26 July. All
donations go to support
refugees as part of Catholic Care’s Refugee
Support Program. This program equips newly
arrived refugee and humanitarian entrants with the
social and life skills necessary for successful
integration and settlement in Australia.
If you would like to sponsor Chris in this very
worthy cause, please go to the donations page:
https://runmelbourne2015.everydayhero.com/
au/chris-18. Thank you!
MONDAY MOVIE AT OUR LADY’S
‘Bakita’, an Italian Movie, will be shown this
Monday, 6 July at 1.30pm at Our Lady’s Parish
House . All Italian-speaking parishioners are
welcome!
FREE PUBLIC LECTURE
Eric Palazzo, Professor of
Medieval Art History at the
University of Poitiers will
speak on Art, liturgy and
the five senses in the
Middle Ages. He is a
specialist in the history of the liturgy in the Middle
Ages and its relationship with art history.
Thursday 9 July, 5.00–6.00pm at The Oratory,
Newman College, University of Melbourne, 887
Swanston Street, Parkville. Bookings http://
www.trybooking.com/142238. Free entry.
ANNUAL ANNIVERSARY MASS
The Annual Anniversary Mass will be
celebrated on Sunday 26th July at
11.00am in St Patrick's Cathedral. It is
held in thanksgiving for the witness to
married life, of couples celebrating
significant wedding anniversaries (25th, 40th, 50th
and 60th through to 70th!). Couples who register
will receive commemorative certificates and packs.
To register (by 10 July) visit: www.cam.org.au/
lifemarriagefamily or contact the Life, Marriage and
Family Office on: 9287 5579.
PARISH PRAYER FOCUS FOR JULY
We pray for Pope Francis. May we listen and
respond to his call to care for the earth, our
common home.
ON THE NOTICEBOARD
♦ Catholic Earthcare Breakfast Briefing: ‘Pope
Francis and the Care of our Common Home’,
Friday 31 July, Cardinal Knox Centre
♦ NAIDOC Mass, Sunday 12 July
♦ Thank you letter from Grandmothers Against
the Detention of Refugee Children
PARISH COLLECTIONS
Church: $1585.25; Presbytery: $685.95
READINGS NEXT WEEK: Amos 7:12–15; Ephesians 1:3–14; Mark 6:7–13
PAGINA IN ITALIANO
APPELLO PER LA DIFFUSIONE DELLA FEDE
Questo fine settimana c’e’ l’appello per la diffusione
della fede, che sostiene il lavoro dei missionari
cattolici nel mondo. Il tema di quest'anno è: "Avevo
sete e mi avete dato qualcosa da bere." (Mt 25:35)
domenica del mese e dà alle persone
l'opportunità di incontrare e parlare con
altri parrocchiani. Vi aspettiamo nel
centro comunitario di St Ambrose dopo
la messa. Tutti benvenuti!
DOMENICA DEDICATA AGLI ABORIGENI I AGLI
TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER
Questa domenica preghiamo per gli
Aborigeni e i Torres Strait Islander, i
primi australiani, per i quali questa terra
è così sacra. Il tema “Siamo tutti su un
suolo sacro” ci incoraggia a conoscere,
rispettare e celebrare la ricca cultura dei popoli
indigeni di questa terra.
FILM LUNEDÌ A OUR LADY’S
‘Bakita’, un film Italiano, verrà mostrato questo
Lunedì, 6 Luglio alle ore 1:30pm presso la casa
parrocchiale di Our Lady’s. Tutti i parrocchiani di
lingua Italiana sono Benvenuti!
ASSENTE PER UNA SETTIMANA
Fr Michael si prendera’ una pausa di
metà anno e sarà via dalla parrocchia
per una settimana, incluso il prossimo
fine settimana. Gli auguriamo una
vacanza riposante. Durante la sua
assenza, Fr Vinh celebrera’ tutte le
messe in parrocchia.
ORARI DELLA MESSA PER QUESTA SETTIMANA
Martedi – Mercoledi: 9.15am a Our Lady’s
Giovedi—Sabato: 10.00am a St Ambrose’s
Sara’ possibile ricevere l’Eucaristia presso la chiesa
dove non non c'è la messa feriale.
BUSTE DI RINGRAZIAMENTO
Per coloro che hanno dimenticato di ritirare loro
buste lo scorso weekend, per coloro che erano
assenti lo scorso fine settimana e per coloro che si
sono iscritti recentemente al sistema delle buste,
siete pregati di ritirare le nuove buste dal tavolo in
chiesa dopo messa.
RICEVUTE FISCALI PER IL PROGETTO DI
COMPASSIONE
Ci sono ancora alcune ricevute fiscali che devono
essere ritirate dalla sacrestia. Se avete richiesto una
ricevuta fiscale per la vostra donazione al progetto di
compassione quest'anno, la ricevuta è pronta per
essere ritirata.
CRAFT GROUP QUESTO VENE
Il Craft Group parrocchiale si riunira’
questo venerdì 10 luglio. Se si desidera
aiutare a preparare beni per il Market
Day, venite presso il St. Ambrose’s Community
Centre dalle 11:00 alle 12:30.
RICHIESTA DI BENI DI SECONDA MANO
Ogni giovedì La Banca del Cibo parrocchiale tiene
una bancarella per raccogliere fondi per sostenerne
l’operato. Se avete cianfrusaglie o capi di
abbigliamento che non vi servono piu’, si prega di
portarle in parrocchia, aiutando a sostenere questa
nobile causa.
MARKET DAY PARROCCHIALE
Nella newsletter di domenica scorsa c'era un inserto
che ci ha dato informazioni su come possiamo
aiutare a preparare il Market Day parrocchiale (fete)
il 21 novembre. Grazie a coloro che hanno già
offerto il loro sostegno. Ci sono ancora moduli sul
tavolo della chiesa per coloro che ancora volessero
aiutare. Basta compilare il modulo e inserirlo nella
cassetta sul tavolo della chiesa.
ANNUALE MESSA PER GLI ANNIVERSARI
L'annuale messa per gli anniversari sarà
celebrata domenica 26 luglio alle 11:00
nella Cattedrale di St. Patrick. La si celebra
in rendimento di grazie per la
testimonianza di vita coniugale, di coppie
che celebrano anniversari di matrimonio significativi
(25°, 40°, 50° e 60°, fino al 70°!). Le coppie che si
registrano riceveranno certificati commemorative e
pacchetti. Per registrarsi (entro il 10 luglio) si prega
di visitare www.cam.org.au/lifemarriagefamily o
contattare l’Ufficio Life, Marriage and Family al 9287
5579.
“CUPPA” DELLA PRIMA DOMENICA DEL MESE
Dopo la messa delle 10:30 oggi siete tutti invitati a
gustare una tazza di tè o caffè con biscotti e torte.
Questo è un evento regolare ricorrente la prima
PREGHIERA PARROCCHIALE PER GIUGNO
Preghiamo per i senzatetto, soprattutto durante la
stagione invernale. Preghiamo con gratitudine per
coloro che se ne prendono cura.