31st Sunday in Ordinary Time 04 November 2018

Parish Office Hours: Mon—Fri 9:30am-2:30pm

CONTACT DETAILS

Parish Priest:

Fr Jude Pirotta mssp

Telephone: 9748 6800

email: hopperscrossingnorth@cam.org.au

Assisting Priest:

Fr Brendan Byrne SJ

Parish Secretaries: Red Lusterio

Tita Manalo

Thanksgiving:

Maria Saldana

Parish Bookkeeper: Angel Hartanto

Wed & Fri 9:30-2:30

Parish Council President:

Geralyn McCarthy

Sacramental Co-Ord

Other Schools: Rachelle Revell

Ph: 0411 774 636 hopperscrossingnorth.sacraments@cam.org.au

Youth Ministry Co-ord:

Red Lusterio 0409 184 299

St James Primary School: Telephone: 9749 1000 Principal: Mary Abbott principal@sjhcn.catholic.edu.au

St Francis Primary School: Telephone: 9731 6004 Principal: Michelle Gillett principal@sfatarneit.catholic.edu.au

St Clare’s Primary School: Telephone: 9371 8400 Principal: Andrew Leighton principal@sctruganina.catholic.edu.au

Thomas Carr College: Telephone: 8734 2444 Principal: Andrew Watson

tcc@thomascarr.vic.edu.au

Weekday Masses:

Tues—Sat 9:00am

1st Friday Monthly: Mass at 7:30pm

Adoration at 8:00-9:00pm

Reconciliation (Confession): Saturday: 9:30am-10:00am

5:00-5:30pm

Sacrament of Baptism: Contact Jacinta & John Fisher

0438 793 630 hopperscrossingnorth.baptism@cam.org.au

Weddings: By appointment only

9748 6800 Weekend Masses: Saturday 6:00pm, Sunday 8:30am, 10:30am and 5:00pm

336 Derrimut Rd, Hoppers Crossing North, 3029

Under the Pastoral Care of the Paulist Missionaries

www.stjamesapostlehcn.com.au

Thank you to everyone who took part in this year’s Parish Raffle. Special thanks go to the Raffle Committee and to the Raffle Sponsors;

Philippine Tours, who donated the 1st Prize of a $2000 Travel Voucher Benlor Real Estates, who donated the 3rd Prize of a $600 Bunnings

Voucher Thomas Carr College, who donated the 4th Prize of a $500 Coles/Myer

Voucher Sole Health Podiatry, who donated the 5th Prize of a $100 Fuel

Voucher

The 2018 winners are:

1st Prize $2000 Travel Voucher: R. Broadby—Ticket 4315 2nd Prize 55” Smart TV: J. Buslon—Ticket 8088 3rd Prize $600 Bunnings Voucher: L. Sfetco—Ticket 2786 4th Prize $500 Coles/Myer Voucher: C. Sacco—Ticket 6805 5th Prize $100 Fuel Voucher: J. Manahan—Ticket 8268

Congratulations to all our winners!

ST JAMES PARISH RAFFLE RESULTS

St James Men’s Ministry will once again host a Men’s Breakfast in the Paulist Centre from 8am–11am next weekend on Sat 10 Nov. All men welcome. Donation of $7 would be appreciated to cover costs.

Our guest speaker, John Hendry, former executive member of Geelong Grammar School, will present a Relationship Based talk and will explore the five elements of a quality relationship: trust, forgiveness, integrity, hope and compassion.

“We are defined in life by how we behave in relationships and our health, and the health of others is fully tied to this.”

Register via the sheet in the Narthex. Contact Peter on 0410 330 864 for more info. We look forward to seeing you there.

MEN’S BREAKFAST

The St James Young Paulists invites you to our Movie Night showing ‘Wonder’.

Fri 30 Nov from 7:30pm-9:30pm at the Paulist Centre (next to the church). Tickets for the night are $5 each and are available at the Parish Office and after Masses between 11th-27th Nov. Popcorn, choc tops, candy and drinks will be provided. Chairs available on the night, but feel free to bring your own bean bags, pillows, blankets, etc.

*All people under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

YOUNG PAULISTS EVENT—MOVIE NIGHT

Thanksgiving: $ 4623.45 Presbytery: $ 1114.05 Flowers: $ 80.00 Youth: $ 6.45

COLLECTIONS LAST WEEKEND

GOSPEL REFLECTIONS

Scribes are usually hostile figures in the Gospels but the scribe who questions Jesus seems to be a genuine enquirer. His question—which commandment of the Torah is the “first”?—was an item of discussion in the

Jewish world of Jesus’ time.

Jesus first gives a conventional response, quoting the commandment recited by Jews

each day in the Shema prayer (Deut 6:5).

He then goes further, laying alongside the “first” commandment a “second” taken from Lev 19:18: “to love one’s neighbour as oneself”. The combination seems to have been something distinctive of Jesus—though Jewish

parallels are not lacking from a later period.

Loving one’s neighbour “as oneself” may not seem all that demanding. One only has to put the neighbour’s interests on an equal level with one’s own, implying by the same token a

healthy valuing of oneself.

But on closer inspection it is really asking an act of the imagination in high degree. It requires asking myself: “What do I really want from another person?—understanding, tolerance, respect, loyalty, compassion?”—then to ensure that all my actions in regard to that person enact, rather than contradict, such

qualities.

There is an attractive moment of mutual affirmation at the end. The Jewish legal expert acknowledges that Jesus’ teaching conforms to the claim of Israel’s prophets that the rituals of sacrifice, such as those practiced in the Temple, are worthless unless accompanied by justice and love. This renders the scribe “not far from the kingdom of God” in the sense that the onset of the kingdom is rendering such rituals obsolete through the twin commandment

of love.

Fr Brendan Byrne SJ

During the month of November, a Commemoration Book will be available in the Narthex. You may place the names of your departed loved ones in this book which will be a part of our Liturgy at all Masses in November.

COMMEMORATION BOOK

Thank you to the Parishioners who donated $500 towards the Church Building Extensions. Your generosity is much appreciated.

THANK YOU

A social group for all Parishioners over 55 and Young at Heart.

No joining fee, just come when you can.

Sun 11 Nov: State Rose and Garden Show, Victoria State Rose Garden, K Road, Werribee South. After the 10.30am Mass. Bring a packed lunch. Cost is $5 for transport.

For further information please phone Serita on 0410 599 323.

ST JAMES VINTAGE GROUP

St James Youth is the Parish Youth Group, for all teenagers in Years 7-12. To find out more, including our upcoming events, contact us at HoppersCrossingNorth.Youth@cam.org.au or call 0409 184 299.

ST JAMES YOUTH

NOVEMBER MASS INTENTIONS

Vincent Attard Josephine Attard Louis Spiteri Grace Spiteri Mario Spiteri Barbara Spiteri Michael Spiteri John Spiteri Wendy Smith Brenda Morgan Attard Family Spiteri Family Emy Saffarese Lilly Saffarese Henry Saffarese Gloria Montebello Mathew Montebello Jake Shaw Adelaide Gamble Alan Gamble Collin Gamble Nina Portelli Charlie Portelli Sam Portelli Liberata Montebello Charlie Montebello

Kelina Montebello Vicky Cassar Sam Cassar Ergenia Mijares Mario Mijares Snr Teresa Marie Rawlins Ronald Vincent Rawlins Tomas Rawlins Leay Threadgold Gwen Lord Filomena Moneda Jose Moneda Lourdes Ysca Angel Ysca Gerardo Ysca Renato Zorbao Maria Cassetta Donato Cassetta Giuseppe Marcia Carmela Barone Josephine Formosa Abraham Formosa Jim Formosa Joseph Formosa Albert Sammut

ROSTERS FOR THE WEEKEND 10/11 NOV

MASS TIMES SAT 6:00 PM SUN 8:30 AM SUN 10:30 AM SUN 5:00 PM

LECTOR Andrew Watson Jacinta Fisher Kath Hudson Johan Fernando

COMMENTATOR Florence Korapaty John Fisher Chloe Adriano Rhea D’Souza

SPECIAL MINISTERS OF COMMUNION

Clive Gonsalves Ria Wandersmith Leo Wandersmith Jannine Warwick Kieran Kiely

Margaret Mangani Ann Marquez Vicky Cachia Rose Rogers Maria San Buenaventura

Dominic Vivona Angela Vivona Trish Porter Dilani Don Simon Beraldo

Erin Kemp Red Lusterio John Bartolome Carmen Gleeson Sonia Ryall

PIETY STALL Claire Kemp Vicky Cachia Avis Fernandez -

VACUUMER Michelle McDonald ALTAR LINEN Phuong-Tran Nguyen

CLEANERS Bena Ismael Lynette Fabi

SOUP KITCHEN Michael Piacentini Terezia Kalkbrenner

COUNTERS CHILDREN’S LOTW Angela Vivona Marie D’Silva

Jacinta Fisher Kevin Lloyd FLOWERS Phuong-Tran Nguyen

READINGS FOR 32ND WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME

1st Reading: 1 Kgs 17:10-16 The widow made a little scone from her flour meal and brought it to Elijah.

Responsorial Psalm: Ps 145:7-10 Praise the Lord, my soul!

2nd Reading: Heb 9:24-28 Christ offered himself only once to take the faults of many on himself.

Gospel: Mk 12:38-44 This poor widow has put more in than all who contributed.

Let us pray and support those in our community who are sick. We especially pray for Paul Cutajar, Juanito Osumo, Mary Ulep Guerzon, Teodora Gundayao, Tchiapke Joel, Eugene Xavier, Mike Eguia, Jorge Maranan Jnr, Michael Short, Michael Nash, Evelyn Soneja, Frank Camilleri, Maria De Brincat, Judith and Gabriella Leslie, Elizabeth Magnaye, Emmanuel Bernardo, Clementino Schirripa, Mario Ranada, Paula Richards, Margaret Iringan, Rachel Beagley and all those who are ill.

PRAYER LIST

RECENTLY DECEASED & ANNIVERSARIES

Please pray for our loved ones whom we remember especially Mike Eguia, Cyril Gomes and Fr Leo Patrick Griffin PE who passed away recently, Lourdes Mon, Joe and Frances Chircop, Frank Folino, Gavino and Myrna Mendoza, Andrew Prowd, Raymundo Templora, Yap, Woost, Co and Santiago Families, Grace Pena, Blessie Gotingco, Jackie Gullas, Joseph Debrincat, John and Angelo Rapa, Michael and Giovanna Cassar, Nicholas Grima, Raymond Bugeja, Gabriella Bond, Buttigieg Family, Charlie Debrincat, Mariano Uy, Antonio Mobilio, Paul Loschiavo, Angelina and Kaitha Almeida, Rufus, Maria and Pius Perera, Trevor Micallef, Edith Coutinho, Bruce Suares, Alphonse Sultana, Mary, Charlie and Joe Xerri, Angela and Salvatore Sacco, Emy Saffarese, Gloria and Mathew Montebello, Jake Shaw and all whose anniversaries occur at this time.

Bookings are open for 2019. Booking sheets will be available in the Narthex until Sun 04 Nov. Inquiries call Glenn on 0419 889 487.

ROSARY STATUE ROSTER

On Wed 21 Nov at 7:30pm, we will have a Mass of Remembrance for all Parishioners who have had a loved one pass away this year. Their families are asked to bring a photo or something to signify their loved one to this Mass. All Parishioners are welcome to come and support the families of the deceased.

MASS OF REMEMBRANCE

During the month of November there will be many Mass Intentions for the Deceased. Each of the Mass Intentions will be distributed to various Paulist Missionaries around the world with each Intention celebrated individually and the stipends associated with those Mass Intentions used to support those Missionaries. Envelopes available in the Magazine Rack.

MASS INTENTIONS FOR NOVEMBER

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