23rd December 2018 4th Sunday of Advent, Year C
Catholic Parish of St Canice We acknowledge the Gadigal people, the traditional custodians on whose land this Church was built.
Parish Directory St Canice Parish 28 Roslyn Street, Elizabeth Bay NSW 2011 www.stcanice.org.au Tel: 9358 5229 Fax: 9358 3170 [email protected] Parish Priest Chris Jenkins, SJ [email protected] Assistant Priest Gaetan Pereira SJ [email protected] Parish Manager: Lynelle Lembryk [email protected] 9358 5229 Parish Secretary ((Wednesday) Elizabeth Strutt Chair of the Parish Pastoral Council Sue Wittenoom [email protected] Director JRS Carolina Gottardo [email protected] Jesuit Refugee Service - Australia www.jrs.org.au 9356 3888 Jesuit Mission (National Office) www.jesuitmission.org.au Mass Times Sunday– 8:30am and 10:30am Tuesday to Friday– 7:00am Saturday– 9.00am Vigil- 6:00pm Public Holidays– 9:00am Reconciliation Before Vigil and Sunday Masses or on request Anointing As requested - please contact the Parish Office
Healing Mass
11:00am - First Friday of each month
otherwise by request
Visitation
A moving but fairly ordinary happening: an encounter between two mothers to be. But when one thinks of the role of each in God’s plans, the meeting becomes a deep and fruitful mystery. The life of God and the hope of humanity meet in our
Gospel today.
The journey of the young Mary, pregnant and unmarried, to visit her older and also pregnant cousin Elizabeth is vivid with meaning. The walk from Nazareth to Jerusalem is long and through inhospitable countryside; we often see some of
this area on our TV screens with reports of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict.
We can draw strength from the confidence and determination of these two women. They faced a challenge to societal prejudices in their pregnancy – in this they supported and encouraged each other. They celebrated joy in the life-gift
they bore in their bodies.
Their story calls us to reach out and support each other in times of pain and struggle. We share in the God-life given to all and can bring gentle strength to
those who share our life journey.
“My soul proclaims the glory of God.”
Fr. Chris
Roger van der Weyden (ca.1400-1464): The Visitation. The encounter between Mary and Elizabeth who both expect a child. Leipzig,
Museum of Fine Arts.
Entrance Antiphon:
Drop down dew from above, you heavens, and let the clouds rain down the Just One; let the earth be opened and
bring forth a Saviour.
Entrance Hymn: No 411 (Gather) Holy God We Praise Your Name
Opening Prayer:
Pour forth, we beseech you, O Lord, your grace into our hearts, that we, to whom the Incarnation of Christ your
Son was made known by the message of an Angel, may by his Passion and Cross be brought to the glory of his
Resurrection. Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
First Reading: Micah 5:1- 4
The Lord says to his people: "You, O Bethlehem of Ephrathah, who are one of the little clans of Judea, from you
shall come forth for me one who is to rule in Israel, whose origin is from of old, from ancient days." Therefore he
shall give them up until the time when she who is in labour has brought forth; then the rest of his kindred shall re-
turn to the people of Israel. And he shall stand and feed his flock in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the
name of the Lord his God. And they shall live secure, for now he shall be great to the ends of the earth; and he
shall be the one of peace. The Word of the Lord.
Responsorial Psalm: Ps 79:2-3. 15-16. 18-19 10.30am Mass: No 47 (Gather)
Lord, make us turn to you; let us see your face and we shall be saved
Second Reading: Hebrews 10:5-10
When Christ came into the world, he said, "Sacrifices and offerings you have not desired, but a body you have pre-
pared for me; in burnt offerings and sin offerings you have taken no pleasure. Then I said, as it is written of me in
the scroll of the book, 'See, God, I have come to do your will, O God.'" When Christ said, "You have neither de-
sired nor taken pleasure in sacrifices and offerings and burnt offerings and sin offerings" (these are offered ac-
cording to the law), then he added, "See, I have come to do your will." He abolishes the first in order to establish
the second. And it is by God's will that we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ
once for all. The Word of the Lord.
Gospel Acclamation: Luke 1:38
Alleluia, alleluia! I am the servant of the Lord: may his will for me be done. Alleluia!
Gospel: Luke 1:39-44
Mary set out and went with haste to a Judean town in the hill country, where she entered the house of Zechariah
and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the child leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was
filled with the Holy Spirit and exclaimed with a loud cry, "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of
your womb. And why has this happened to me, that the mother of my Lord comes to me? For as soon as I heard
the sound of your greeting the child in my womb leaped for joy. And blessed is she who believed that there would
be a fulfilment of what was spoken to her by the Lord." The Gospel of the Lord.
Offertory Hymn: No 472 (Gather) Isaiah 49:I Will Never Forget You
Communion Antiphon:
Behold, a Virgin shall conceive and bear a son; and his name will be called Emmanuel.
Reflection Hymn: No 191 (Gather) Gift of Finest Wheat
Recessional: No 547 (Gather) Hail Queen of Heaven
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Roster for Eucharistic Celebrations
29/30 Dec Vigil 6pm 8.30am 10.30am
Greeters H. Campbell C. Coggins G. Losurdo
Readers J. Higgins T. Hunt W. Fothergill
Ministers of the
Eucharist As available
S. Buckingham B. Campbell
B. Clulow
M. Musgrave
As available
Parish Calendar
Sun, 23rd December Meditation Basecamp, 6pm, Church
(last meeting for 2018)
Christmas Eve Mon 24 Dec
Mass: 6pm (Carols: 5.30pm) Mass: 10pm (Carols: 9.30pm)
(Mass followed by drinks on rooftop or hall)
Christmas Day - Tues, 25 Dec Mass: 8.30am, 10.30am
Boxing Day - Wed, 26 Dec Mass: 9am
Thur - Fri, 27 - 28 Dec Mass: 7am each day
Sat, 29 Dec Mass: 9am, 6pm
Sun, 30 Dec Mass: 8.30am Mass: 10.30am
Mon, 31 Dec NO MASS
Next Week’s Readings: 29/30 Dec
First Reading:
1 Samuel 1:20-22. 24-28
Second Reading:
1 John 3:1-2. 21-24
Gospel:
Luke 2:41-52
Let Us Pray For: Recently Deceased: Fachtna De Siun-Young, Patricia Craker, Fr Victor-Luke Odhiambo SJ, Michael Rowe
Anniversaries: Dan O’Brien
Recently ill: Elizabeth Strutt, James Toohey, Maria Grazia Orlandi, Robert Horder, Clive Adams, Kevin
Carter, Di Stewart, Lourdes Jacobs, Patrick Brogan, John Laing, Linda Stein, Rosheen O’Hare, , Ruby Naidu,
Sandra Holyeak, Ray Walsh, Omar Soliman, Yvonne Nobbs, Lisa Powell, Tony Musgrave, Dulcie Kennedy,
Flynn Cawood, Valentino Close, Ronald Soussa, Sophie Napier, Veronica Rainbird, Joan Agbor
2019 Columban Calendars: Are now available for sale at the piety stall after the 8.30am and
10.30am Sunday Masses. They can also be purchased from the Parish Office. Great value @ $9.
RAILACO COLLECTION
PLEASE NOTE A LEAVING COLLECTION FOR RAILACO WILL BE HELD AFTER ALL
CHRISTMAS MASSES AT ST CANICE’S.
YOUR GENEROSITY IS VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.
Please note gifts over $2 are tax deductible Gathering after the 10pm
Mass - can you help set-
up?: It is a St Canice’s tradi-
tion that we hold drinks on the
JRS rooftop after the 10pm
Mass. We are in need of some
help with the set up ie carrying
tables/chairs up to the rooftop
area and also carrying up
drinks etc. Every little bit of
help counts even if you are
only able to help move a few
Parish Volunteer Thank You Night
12th December 2018