Rejoice, Jerusalem, be glad for her, all you who love her! Rejoice, rejoice for her, all you who mourned her! That you may be suckled, filled, from her consoling breast, that you may savour with delight her glorious breasts. For thus says the Lord: Now towards her I send flowing peace, like a river, and like a stream in spate the glory of the nations. At her breast will her nurslings be carried and fondled in her lap. Like a son comforted by his mother will I comfort you. And by Jerusalem you will be comforted. At the sight your heart will rejoice, and your bones flourish like the grass. To his servants the Lord will reveal his hand.

(R.) Let all the earth cry out to God with joy .

Cry out with joy to God all the earth, O sing to the glory of his name. O render him glorious praise. Say to God: ‘How tremendous your deeds! (R.)

‘Before you all the earth shall bow; shall sing to you, sing to your name!’ Come and see the works of God, tremendous his deeds among men. (R.)

He turned the sea into dry land, they passed through the river dry-shod. Let our joy then be in him; he rules for ever by his might. (R.)

Come and hear, all who fear God. I will tell what he did for my soul. Blessed be God who did not reject my prayer nor withhold his love from me. (R.)

The only thing I can boast about is the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom the world is crucified to me, and I to the world. It does not matter if a person is circumcised or not; what matters is for him to become an altogether new creature. Peace and mercy to all who follow this rule, who form the Israel of God.

I want no more trouble from anybody after this; the marks on my body are those of Jesus. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, my

brothers. Amen.

Alleluia, alleluia! May the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, and the fullness of his message live within you. Alleluia!

The Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them out ahead of him, in pairs, to all the towns and places he himself was to visit. He said to them, ‘The harvest is rich but the labourers are few, so ask the Lord of the harvest to send labourers to his harvest. Start off now, but remember, I am sending you out like lambs among wolves. Carry no purse, no haversack, no sandals. Salute no one on the road. Whatever house you go into, let your first words be, “Peace to this house!” And if a man of peace lives there, your peace will go and rest on him; if not, it will come back to you. Stay in the same house, taking what food and drink they have to offer, for the labourer deserves his wages; do not move from house to house. Whenever you go into a town where they make you welcome, eat what is set before you. Cure those in it who are sick, and say, “The kingdom of God is very near to you.” But whenever you enter a town and they do not make you welcome, go out into its streets and say, “We wipe off the very dust of your town that clings to our feet, and leave it with you. Yet be sure of this: the kingdom of God is very near.” I tell you, that on that day it will not go as hard with Sodom as with that town.’ The seventy-two came back rejoicing. ‘Lord,’ they said, ‘even the devils submit to us when we use your name.’ He said to them, ‘I watched Satan fall like lightning from heaven. Yes, I have given you power to tread underfoot serpents and scorpions and the whole strength of the enemy; nothing shall ever hurt you. Yet do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you; rejoice rather that your names are written in heaven.’

The scriptural quotations are taken from the Jerusalem Bible, published and copyright 1966, 1967 and 1968 by Darton Longman and Todd Ltd

and Doubleday & Co Inc, and used by permission of the publishers. The English translation of the Psalm Responses, Alleluia and Gospel Verses, and Lenten Gospel Acclamations from the Lectionary for Mass © 1997,

1981, 1968, International Committee on English in the Liturgy.

“Try not to become a [person] of success, but rather try to become a [person] of value.” —Albert Einstein

A big thank you to Fr Shilbin and Deacon Emene for helping out last weekend and looking after five of the six Masses. I barely made it through the Mass at Abergowrie, though no one complained about the lack of a homily!

We have another small group of adults currently exploring what it means to be and become a Catholic. One would have thought that after baptising or receiving into the church a grand total of 13 people at Easter time that we may well have used up our quota of people interested in the church for the next five years. As it turns out, we have had a few more express interest, both through the parish and our schools. There is a group of three adults who are currently meeting each week. Please keep them in your prayers.

A little update on the covered entryway for St Patrick’s Church. I received engineered designs about a month ago. On the advice of Cath Ed, I am waiting for Gilroy Santa Maria to put out their next tender for building works (for their wonderful new hospitality centre). After this has gone out to tender, I will approach those builders to see if they are interested in working on our project at the same time. I am still hopeful that we can have this

thing built before next Summer.

Just before the month ends, Fr Shilbin will be moving on. He and Fr Vinoj are being entrusted with the mid-west of the diocese, Charters Towers, Hughenden, Winton and Richmond. This is a very sizeable project, in terms of distance if not population. God willing, they will thrive in this environment.

I’m not exactly sure what is happening here after Fr Shilbin takes his leave of us. About now, the Bishop should be returning from his recent trip to Rome with the other Australian bishops. Hopefully, very soon, he will make an appointment to cover us until at least the end of the year.

This coming week, I will be in Sydney for the annual conference for Directors of Clergy Life and Ministry. I don’t do well with changes in weather—I didn’t cope very well at all with a Sydney winter at this time last year.

FYI, the following week, the three of us (Shilbin, Emene and I) will be away at our annual Townsville clergy in-service. We will be working on our preaching!

The Church: a hospital for sinners, a training school for saints.

Saturday 6.00pm Sunday 8.30am Sunday 7.00pm

Sunday 7.00am

Sunday 10.00am

Sunday 10.00am

Monday 9.30am Blue Haven

Tuesday 5.30pm St Patrick’s Benediction at 5.15pm

Wednesday 10.30am Palms 5.30pm St Patrick’s

Thursday 5.30pm St Patrick’s St Benedict

Friday 7.00am St Patrick’s

Saturday 8.00am St Paul’s

Tuesday 9am-Noon in St Paul’s Chapel.

11.00am & 5.00pm Saturdays

Parish Contacts

Parish Priest: Fr Damian McGrath

Priest in Placement: Fr Shilbin Kurian Deacon: Rev Emene Kelemete

Parish Secretaries: Julie Nowak & Marcella Cantatore (also RE Co-ordinator)

Bookkeeper/Compliance Officer: Beth Ingegneri Pastoral Care: Sr Nina Barra Senior Adult Ministry : Santina Cross

PO Box 375, Ingham Q 4850 4776 2600 parishoffice@inghamcatholic.com

www.inghamcatholic.com facebook.com/inghamcatholic

Office Hours: 9am to 12pm Monday to Friday, 1pm to 3pm Monday to Thursday

a turning point for the Church in Australia. Find out more at www.plenarycouncil.catholic.org.au

To celebrate NAIDOC Week, Bishop Tim will celebrate a special Mass on Sunday 14 July commencing at St Teresa’s Church, Garbutt. Mass will commence at 10am and will be followed by a family fun celebration. All are invited to attend and celebrate reconciliation and the diversity we are blessed with in our Diocese. There will be a sausage sizzle, refreshments, stalls from a number of community organisations and heaps of fun activities for the whole family. Bring the family along to celebrate NAIDOC Week 2019.

Do you have old towels in your linen cupboard taking up much needed space? Vinnies is in need of good disused towels. There is a massive demand for businesses for towelling material. Please drop your donations to a Vinnies store.

Dedicated priests and trained volunteers visit as many of our sick parishioners as possible in all our hospitals. If you are admitted to hospital remember to ask staff to mark your religion as 'Catholic' if you would like the ministry of a priest or Catholic hospital visitor.

Brothers are reminded that the next meeting will be Thursday 11th July 8.00 pm Mercy Hall. A coat will be the order of the day with gum boots. For more information phone Jonny 0407 635 175. Apologies will be considered.

The new weekly envelopes for Ingham which commence this weekend are available for collection in St Patrick’s Church. Those who attend Mass at Canossa and Halifax, your envelopes are available at those Mass centres.

Abergowrie Parishioners, your weekly envelopes are also available at St Teresa’s.

We will no longer be printing weekend readings to be collected at the entrance of the church. All readings can be viewed on the Parish website from Monday and Commentator and Prayer of the Faithful sheets from Friday afternoon for the coming weekend. Go to www.inghamcatholic.com, select “More” then select “This Sunday’s Readings & Prayers”.

Raffle: 1 in 200 chance to win $2500. Ticket price: $25 Winner drawn: Saturday 10th August 2019 Tickets available at the parish office.

National Theme for Discernment #4 – How is God calling us to be a Christ-centred Church that is Humble, Healing and Merciful? This National Theme for Discernment is inspired by the voices of the People of God who expressed a deep and faith-filled trust in God and a need for lament and healing within the Church, acknowledging the sexual abuse crisis as

S t Benedict was born at Nursia in c.480, the brother of St

Scholastica. Most of what is known of his life comes from St Gregory the Great’s writings. He left his studies in Rome to become a hermit in the mountains near Subiaco, and after a while many followers joined him. It is believed that some monks tried to poison him, possibly out of jealousy or due to his strict discipline. He moved to Monte Cassino, where he

completed his Rule; a written guide for those living a monastic life, with a strong emphasis on obedience, moderation and community life. Although Benedict never became a priest or ever intended to found a religious order, his Rule became the fundamental monastic code in Europe and is still observed by many religious orders throughout the world.

Feast Day: July 11

Question:

What is Lectio Divina, and how is it associated with the Benedictine Monastic tradition, whose founder, St. Benedict, we honour on July 11?

Answer:

Benedict desired his monks to live in community, praying the Liturgy of the Hours together, contemplating sacred texts, and doing manual labour. The monks developed a technique to facilitate a spiritual and devotional reading of the Bible known as Lectio Divina, the holy reading of a text. This method encourages the reader to hear the biblical text with an open heart and focus on whatever God wants to highlight and then apply it to daily life.

There are variations on Lectio Divina, but essentially, the technique consists of a three-step process of reflection. When the reflection is done with a group, the responses are shared by all the participants. Once the text is selected, it is read meditatively, and the following are then explored: a word or phrase that attracts you; how and where the content of this reading touches your life today; what you believe that God wants you to do during this coming week (month, year, lifetime).

Thanks to Benedict, the Christian community has been gifted with this special way of entering into the biblical text. This week, use the Lectio Divina process on one of the readings for the coming Sunday and make a note of the life connections you are making. How is this reflection on the biblical text drawing you closer to God and others?

Please Pray For: Rosario Contarino, Delia Manassero (died last week), Venancia Songahid (Philippines, died recently), Carolina Anese, Salvatore Spampinato, Amelia Biasi, Giuseppe Cerutti, Juven Accornero, Salvatore Costa, Randy Perio, Peter Silvini, Ernesto Gatti, Molly Pickles, Patricia Jackson, Len Ragonesi (annivs at this time), Con Verzeletti, Angelo Fazio, Duilio De Zolt, Cesira Valese, John Biasi, Francesca Palmas, Dec’d members Sartoresi & Vella families, Smiler Cerutti, Baldo Fanti, Egidio Tognini, Vittorio & Maria Cantoni, Alfio, Maria, Sarina & Rudi Fichera, Pat Kayrooz, Carlo & Maria Magoni, Francis Elliott Mathiesen, Alma Giacobone, Johnny Accornero, Attilio Candosin, Alfia Silvini, Silvana Gori

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord. Let perpetual light shine upon them.

May they rest in peace. Amen. May their souls

and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

Counters This Week:

J Devietti L Sullivan J Devietti

Counters Next Week:

F Gangemi J Gollogly S Pennisi P Reitano

Altar Servers 13/14 July: Sat 6pm: Ellie Lahtinen Madeline Bullock

Sun 8.30am: Jacob Minato Georgia Minato

Sun 7pm: Charlotte Liddle

Children’s Liturgy Sat 13 July 6.00pm

Sonya Kemp Raeline Firth

Organists 13/14 July : Sat 6pm: P Harris/P Cavallaro/Video Sun 8.30am: M Vitale/Video Sun 7pm: L Di Bella/Video

Commentators & Prayer of the Faithful 13/14 July: Sat 6.00pm: Joan Devietti Sun 8.30am: Maddie Cunnington Sun 7.00pm: Deborah Tardiani

Readers 13/14 July:

Halifax: Melissa Pavin Betty Mahony

Canossa: C/1 Beth Ingegneri 2/3 Sam Spina

Sat 6pm: 1 Linda Pisano 2 Michael Pisano

Sun 8.30am: 1 Mariangela Bison 2 Connie Corradini

Sun 7pm: 1 Virginia Scovazzi 2 Christine Timms

Abergowrie: Kate Dunn

Special Ministers 13/14 July: Halifax: Lorraine Castles Julie Rupp

Canossa: Jenelle Woolley Matthew Ingegneri

Sat 6pm: Anna Andrews Russell Andrews Annette Biasi

Sun 8.30am: Tony Giliberto Mario Marbelli

Margaret Pasquale

Sun 7pm: Mary Girgenti John Kinbacher Lauren Kopeshke

Abergowrie: Eva Duffy

May the Lord’s healing hand rest upon

Please keep in your prayers: William Bosworth, Patrick Leonardi,

Bernie Viklund, Paul McLennan, Aley Kunnathumadappallil.

Congratulations to:

Damien Atzeni and Rachael Duffy

married in St Patrick’s Church on Saturday.

Welcome to a new child of God: Elise Kate Gibson

baptised this Sunday at Canossa