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Second sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday 27th & 28th April 2019

1 Keenan Street Mona Vale NSW 2103 • Tel:9157 0999 • Fax 9012 0509 • email: o�[email protected] • website: www.pittwaterparish.org

Thoughts of Fr Francis Jordan

But everything through God, with God, and for God. All peoples, races, nations and tongues, glorify the Lord our God.

Pope Francis’ Prayer Intentions For April

Workers in War ZonesFor doctors and their humanitarian collaborators in war zones, who risk their lives to save the lives of others.

Easter

Easter is God’s promise which His Son came to

fulfil.

A promise of eternal life for all who seek His will -

Season of the budding trees, the lily in its glory,

The greening hills, the daffodils, the holy Easter

story.

Easter is the joy of spring, God’s gift and triumph, too.

Reminding us of Jesus’ love in which we’re born anew.

A warm welcome to our parishioners and visitors who are

celebrating the Eucharist with us at

Pittwater Parish - Sacred Heart Church

Mona Vale and Maria Regina Church,

Avalon

Divine Mercy Sunday

28 April 2019Sacred Heart Church,

Mona Vale

3.00pmExposition

of the Blessed Sacrament Adoration

ReconciliationChaplet of Divine Mercy

Benediction

Jesus, I Trust in You

Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday) 27th & 28th April 2019

We Pray forDeceased Anniversary

Joso RaicAck van Balen

Teng PoeAmelia Sta-Ana

Jela VozzoMara GavranicPetar Gavranic

Holy Souls in Purgatory

Eternal Rest Grant Unto Them O Lord, And Let Perpetual Light

Shine Upon Them. May they Rest in Peace. Amen.

May Their Souls And The Souls Of The Faithful Departed,

Through The Mercy Of God, Rest In Peace. Amen.

If you would like the names of your relatives or friends and offerings included, please drop the envelope in to the Parish Office by Midday on Wednesdays. Thank You.

Prayers for the SickPaulina Fabian

Madeleine ReicherNatasha BrittMilka Marov

Carol BrennanEdward Hogan

Rufina CrissTayla Riddle

Warwick CarpenterElizabeth DavisMary Seymour

Xavier FloryNeave MackeyKevin Begaud

Rachel WeldrickAntoinetta Knapp

Donald McRaeStefanie Romeo

Sasha WhiteAnn Harvey

Jo WildRita Farrelly

LinaJeff Guerra

Sue PoultonCraig CallahanDaryl Holland

Veronica Ann GracieKerrie Gill

Peter HectorJack Burai

Manpreet KaurVera BatemanMarion Russell

Marian Santa AnaLorriane Wilson

Rosalinda SingsonRodney YoungDaryl Kaufer

Marjan SeifoorRosa Lealaiauloto

Anne ReesBassam Khodr

Margaret BakerEstera Cimino

Angelo MicianioMark Kelsey

Marea TrevaskisSean MartinCarol DuffyGreg Kolts

John GordanDavid Traves

Gaetan DelerueIkhlas Khoshaba

Rosie RajakLuke Horton

Josephina CarusoPhilip Lambert

Robyn SheatherTerry Ysip

Mary-Kate DennisAdriana Pavlinca

Marie HillMelanie MacFarlane

Rhonda GrantTrina Hughes

Christina Leite MarquesMichael PowerPaul Hancock

Leone HancockValda MorganRafaela XavierRoss PerkinsBrian GreganFiona Durazza

This list will be updated every month and we would appreciate itif we are advised, if further reconsideration is required. Thank you

Secrets of GodWritings of Hildegard of

Bingen

This fascinating book reveals the many talents ofHildergard. Her visionary writings include her understanding of music, poetry, medicine, science and cover a very wide selection. The index is extensive and the reader will have difficulty in choosing which chapter to read first.

BOOK REVIEW

THURSDAY MORNING SPIRITUALITY GROUPWe recommenced on Thursday 7th February with a new book, Beyond the Edge by Andrew Mayes. Mayes will take us on a journey through the Holy Land visiting places where Jesus talked to the people and worked his miracles. We gain new and deeper insights into Jesus' way of life with the help of making it our own. Morning tea at 10 am. Sharing from 10.30 am to 12 noon. All are welcome. Contact Trish Newman on 99183973

LIBRARYThe books which are reviewed here each week are from our Parish Library situated at Maria Regina Church, Avalon. The Library is opened at Maria Regina Church, Avalon before and after the weekend Masses, Saturday 6 pm and Sunday 9 am, and on week day Masses, except Tuesdays, at 9.15 am.

If these hours don't suit you and you would like to borrow or have an inquiry you may phone me on 99183973 (Home) 041613643 (mobile). Trish Newman

Disabled Parking AreaThere are 2 Disabled Parking Spaces available on the Church grounds. Please observe the signs and refrain from parking in the Disabled Parking Area or in the driveway, especially during the weekends when Mass is on, and reserve this for our parishioners who are in need of the space. Thank you

If you are experiencing Domestic Violence

Ring 1800 RESPECT1800 737 732

The Catholic Parish of Pittwater

Walk of

18 May 2019

More information to come.

Anointing Mass

At Nursing Homes And Retirement Villages

GEORGE MOCKLAR HOSTEL

Tuesday 7th Mayat 1.30pm

Anointing Mass

OCEAN VIEW NURSING HOMETuesday 7th May

at 2.30pm Anointing & Communion

MONA VALE NURSING HOME

Tuesday 7th Mayat 3.00pm

Anointing & Communion

MINKARA NURSING HOME

Tuesday 21st Mayat 10.30am

Anointing Mass

SEABEACH GARDENS NURSING HOMETuesday 21st May

at 11.30amAnointing & Communion

BAYVIEW GARDEN NURSING HOMETuesday 21st May

at 1.30pm Anointing Mass

ESTIA HEALTH (PENINSULAR

GARDEN NURSING HOME)

Tuesday 21st Mayat 2.30pm

Anointing & Communion

AVALON HOUSE NURSING HOME

Wednesday 22nd May

at 10.45am Anointing & Communion

MARCUS LOANE NURSING HOME

Wednesday 22nd Mayat 2.00pm

Anointing Mass

TINNIES for VINNIES. Thank you to our generous parishioners for their past

contributions to “Tinnies for Vinnies”. Sadly our stockpile is

quite depleted, as we give every client a bag of groceries.

Could each parishioner, please bring at least one item (groceries or toiletries).

Your generosity does make a difference.Sue Bowra

How to recite the Divine Mercy Chaplet: Begin the Divine Mercy Chaplet with: the Sign of the Cross, The Our Father, The Hail Mary and the Apostle’s Creed.On the ‘Our Father’ beads before each decade: Eternal Father, I o�er you the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your Dearly Beloved Son, Our Lord, Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world.On the 10 Small Beads of Each DecadeFor the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world.Conclude with Holy God (Repeat three times)Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.


SOIBADA AND OUR ANZAC LINKS

Anzac Day causes us to pause and re�ect on the sacri�ce made by those that came before us so that we can live in peace and freedom. Our military, and thus our nation, is tied to Timor Leste in far deeper ways than most of us know. Australia has had links with not just the country, but with the town of Soibada, since WW2. Australian soldiers were deployed to what was then the neutral island of Portuguese Timor to deter the enemy forces invading from the North and to prevent them landing in Darwin. If our troops were not already in Timor their foe would never have assaulted the island. Regardless, the people of Timor protected our soldiers from the attackers. Young Australians were hidden in dirt �oored homes made of palm leaves and in Portuguese stone churches. The women nursed their wounds and the men provided food. Timorese boys, known as Criados, mostly between 10 and 16 years of age, escorted the Aussies through the jungle to safety.

When it became necessary for Australia to evacuate our men we promised to stand by our friends in Timor. We guaranteed to be there for them always. Australia would never forget our friends. Lea�ets in Portuguese were dropped from aircraft making false promises. The Aussie soldiers knew that the Timorese would pay dearly for protecting them. Many soldiers tried to bring their saviours to safety on Australian shores. In reprisal over 40,000 Timorese people were slaughtered by the enemy.

The current Parish Priest in Soibada, Father Tiago, has regaled us with stories of his grandfather’s clandestine work with Australian soldiers during the war, in the jungle near Soibada. Many of the families in the village had relatives entrenched in the secret network protecting our troops. Australia has a debt to Timor Leste – a debt we left owing when they were again invaded in 1975. We stood by as neighbours doing nothing to stop the slaughter of over 200,000 Timorese people by the occupying forces. It was not until 1999 when we sent our troops as part of the peace making force that we came close to living up to our promises of steadfast friendship and protection…

It is now, here in our community, in our parish and in our schools, as we give assistance to those in Soibada that we begin, little by little, to ful�l our pledge of friendship and aid.

Tamara Sloper-Harding OAM [email protected] 0403226699

PARISH DIRECTORYPittwater Parish

1 Keenan Street Mona Vale NSW 2103

Tel 91570999 • Fax 9012 0509www.pittwaterparish.org

Parish AdministratorFr Bronek Pietrusewicz SDS

Tel 91570999 ext [email protected]

Assistant PriestFr Richard Sadowski SDS


Bishop - EmeritusBishop Bernard O’Grady op

Tel 91570999 ext 20

Parish SecretarySuzy Caruso


Youth DirectorTBA


Music DirectorJosh Willard


Media & CommunicationLaura Ee


Sacramental ProgramYvonne van den BergTel 91570999 ext 13

[email protected]

Parish Office HoursMonday to Friday9.00am to 4.00pm

Sacred Heart Church1 Keenan Street Mona Vale

Maria Regina Church

7 Central Road Avalon

Mona ValeSacred Heart School

Tel 9999 3264Principal: Mrs Suellen Garey

AvalonMaria Regina School

Tel 9918 2608Principal: Mrs Kathy Gee

WarriewoodMater Maria Catholic

CollegeTel 9997 7044

Principal: Mr Marc Reicher

We welcometo Pittwater Parish

for the Sacrament of Baptism

Isabel Johnstoneon 27 April 2019

Maria Regina Church,Avalon

Eloise BakerBeau Russell

Maggie MuntonAlana Busuttil

Sophie BusuttilMatilda GrieveSaba Wheeler

Kianah WheelerJackson Wheeler

on 28 April 2019 Sacred Heart Church,

Mona Vale

Please join us on Mother’s Day for a special Co�ee Morning.The Manly Vale Craft Group will be joining us on Mother’s Day after the 10:00am Mass at Sacred Heart. This group of dedicated crafters has been supporting the work of Sister Anna Warlow and the Good Samaritan Rural Outreach for many years. They are bringing some samples of their lovely work to our Parish and will be on display during our Co�ee Morning following Mass. As mentioned earlier this year, the donations from our monthly Co�ee Mornings this year are going directly to the support of a Year 9 student at Nagle Catholic College in Geraldton WA. Khyan Townsend is pictured below with Sister Anna. Khyan is an enthusiastic student, determined to achieve further education. His special talents are music and sport. Khyan has won medals in Taekwon Do and has his blue belt. He wants to continue to black belt and then teach this sport to others. Khyan’s educational goal is to complete high school and continue on to university with the aim of becoming a sports teacher. Please join us on Mother’s Day in support of the Good Samaritan’s work with young aborigines.

CRAFT and

You are invited to celebrate Pentecost at Our Lady of Dolours, Chatswood, on

Pentecost Eve. Proclaiming Pentecost is an inter-denominational event,

to gather and pray with our brothers and sisters in

Christ for a fresh outpouring of the Holy Spirit over a

region. This is the 5th year the

event is being held around Sydney, and this year the

region in focus is Northern Sydney and the Northern

Beaches. All are welcome.

Date: Saturday 8 June 2019

Time: 7.00pm – 9.00pm

Venue: Our Lady of Dolours,

Chatswood94 Archer St Chatswood

(parking via Kirk St)

Enquiries: Parish Office 9410 9000

Do small things with great loveMother Teresa


SACRED HEART CHURCH MARIA REGINA CHURCH5th &6th MAy 2019 - Third Sunday of Easter Sat 5.00pm Sun 8.00am Sun 10.00am Sun 6.00pm Sat 6.00pm Sun 9.00am

Senior Servers David Austin Dave Traves Ray Gillis David Frazer Uyen Le Miles Abrahams

Readers Rebecca Law Adora Barbacetto Bev Carmichael Soul Anne Toohey Elizabeth Kelly

Stefan Wasinski Anna Smyth Joseph Hyland Readers John Toohey Extraordinary Denise Bottero M Bomford Kathy Gray R Connors Francis KellyMinisters Graham Baker Chris Tocchini Yvonne Gibbs J Johnston Joanne Kelly Anna Walding Mona Vale Choir SOUL Band Sam Browne Avalon ChoirMusicians Tom Odell Josh Willard Josh Willard Catherine Perkins Jan / Bernie

Library Trish Newman Margaret Hume

Computer Nicky Chin Karen Gillis Margaret Cliff Laura Ee Jane Labone M Abrahams Counters Team 1 (06/05/19) Leonie Scalett • Alexia Bembrick Rosary Statue: A Gerathy

11th & 12th May 2019 - Fourth Sunday of Easter

Senior Servers Kerry Sullivan Stefan Wasinski Tony Macri A Pienkowski David West

Margo Quinlan Chris Gillis Liam Kenny Claire Thomson Imelda Flynn Peter DrakeReaders

Extraordinary S MacDonald M Bomford Therese Keane J A Tindall Anne Toohey Marion RussellMinisters Alexia Bembrick Bev Carmichael Nicolette Cilia John Toohey Judith Ratcliff

Musicians C Wilkinson Tom Odell Sam Browne Sam Browne

Library Trish Newman Margaret Hume

Computer Margaret Cliff Karen Gillis Putri Rosati Laura Ee Greg Elliott M Abrahams

18th & 19th May 2019 - Fifth Sunday of Easter

Senior Servers Dave Traves Stefan Wasinski Ray Gillis David Frazer Penny Kerr

Readers Kerry Sullivan Sabrina Gonzalez Bev Carmichael Soul Yr 1/2 Family Mass David Simmons Rebecca Law Pauline Chipman Rebecca Molinaro Readers Extraordinary Martin Kerrigan Sue Berg Graham Baker Mark Suters Holy Week Paula LancubaMinisters Phil Gough Maryanne Kelly Kevin Shanahan Roster Diana Taranto

Sam Brown Mona Vale Choir Soul Band C Mulvenna Avalon ChoirMusicians Catherine Perkins Josh Willard Sam Browne Josh Willard Jan / Bernie Library Maureen Suggitt Paula Lancuba Computer Leonie Smyth Margaret Cliff Chris McBryde Jane Labone M Abrahams

Counters: Team 3 (20/05/19) Margaret Schubert • Judi Woodward • Sarah Hill Rosary Statue: A & P Williams

25th & 26th May 2019 - Sixth Sunday of Easter

Senior Servers Kerry Sullivan Ray Gillis Tony Macri A Pienkowski Trish Newman Adrian Harding

Readers Stephen Wagner Liam Kenny Joe Crumlin Soul Harry McErlean Marion Russell Martin Kerrigan Sheila Upjohn Pauline Chipman Readers

Extraordinary Suzie Randolph M Bomford Margaret Hyland V Wilson Anne Toohey Francis KellyMinisters M Papandrea Bev Carmichael Leonie Scarlett John Toohey Joanne Kelly Meredith Cheng Kerry Elizabeth Soul Band Klara H-Watson Diane LaneMusicians Josh Willard Josh Willard Tom / Anna Sam Browne Sam Browne

Library Marie Graham Mary Farrell

Computer Laura Ee Leonie Smyth Putri Rosati Laura Ee Anna Walker M Abrahams

Counters: Team 4(27/05/19) Trish Rott & Kurt Rott Rosary Statue: J & M Graham

Zelie Reynolds Yvonne Gibbs Sharon Neilsen

Vickey McGahey Diane Lane Anna Walding L Williamson K H Watson

Counters Team 2(13/05/19) Mary Kitchen • John French • Jan Attwood Rosary Statue: M & N Reilly


The Living Word First Reading Acts 5:12-16A reading from the Acts of the ApostlesThe numbers of men and women who came to believe in the Lord increased steadily.

The faithful all used to meet by common consent in the Portico of Solomon. No one else ever dared to join them, but the people were loud in their praise and the numbers of men and women who came to believe in the Lord increased steadily. So many signs and wonders were worked among the people at the hands of the apostles that the sick were even taken out into the streets and laid on beds and sleeping-mats in the hope that at least the shadow of Peter might fall across some of them as he went past. People even came crowding in from the towns round about Jerusalem, bringing with them their sick and those tormented by unclean spirits, and all of them were cured.

The word of the Lord

Responsorial Psalm Ps 117:2-4. 22-27. R. v.1

(R.) Give thanks to the Lord for he is good, his love is everlasting.or

(R) Alleluia!

Let the sons of Israel say:‘His love has no end.’Let the sons of Aaron say:‘His love has no end.’Let those who fear the Lord say:‘His love has no end.’ (R)

The stone which the builders rejectedhas become the corner stone.This is the work of the Lord,a marvel in our eyes.This day was made by the Lord;we rejoice and are glad. (R)

O Lord, grant us salvation;O Lord grant success.Blessed in the name of the Lordis he who comes.We bless you from the house of the Lord;the true God is our light. (R)

Second Reading Rv 1:9-13, 17-19A reading from the book of the ApocalypseI was dead and now I am to live for ever and ever.

My name is John, and through our union in Jesus I am your brother and share your sufferings, your kingdom, and all you endure. I was on the island of Patmos for having preached God’s word and witnessed for Jesus; it was the Lord’s day and the Spirit possessed me, and I heard a voice behind me, shouting like a trumpet, ‘Write down all that you see in a book.’ I turned round to see who had spoken to me, and when I turned I saw seven golden lamp-stands and, surrounded by them, a figure like a Son of man, dressed in a long robe tied at the waist with a golden girdle.When I saw him, I fell in a dead faint at his feet, but he touched me with his right hand and said, ‘Do not be afraid; it is I,

the First and the Last; I am the Living One. I was dead and now I am to live for ever and ever, and I hold the keys of death and of the underworld. Now write down all that you see of present happenings and things that are still to come.’

The word of the Lord

Gospel Acclamation Jn 20:29

Alleluia, alleluia!You believe in me, Thomas, because you have seen me;happy those who have not seen me, but still believe!Alleluia!

Gospel Jn 20:19-31A reading from the holy Gospel according to JohnAfter eight days Jesus came in and stood among them.

In the evening of that same day, the first day of the week, the doors were closed in the room where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews. Jesus came and stood among them. He said to them, ‘Peace be with you,’ and showed them his hands and his side. The disciples were filled with joy when they saw the Lord, and he said to them again, ‘Peace be with you.‘As the Father sent me,so am I sending you.’

After saying this he breathed on them and said:‘Receive the Holy Spirit.For those whose sins you forgive,they are forgiven;for those whose sins you retain,they are retained.’

Thomas, called the Twin, who was one of the Twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. When the disciples said, ‘We have seen the Lord’, he answered, ‘Unless I see the holes that the nails made in his hands and can put my finger into the holes they made, and unless I can put my hand into his side, I refuse to believe.’ Eight days later the disciples were in the house again and Thomas was with them. The doors were closed, but Jesus came in and stood among them. ‘Peace be with you’ he said. Then he spoke to Thomas, ‘Put your finger here; look, here are my hands. Give me your hand; put it into my side. Doubt no longer but believe.’ Thomas replied, ‘My Lord and my God!’ Jesus said to him:‘You believe because you can see me.Happy are those who have not seen and yet believe.’

There were many other signs that Jesus worked and the disciples saw, but they are not recorded in this book. These are recorded so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing this you may have life through his name.

The Gospel of the Lord

REFLECTION by Dianne Bergant CSS The readings for the Sundays after Easter all provide mystagogical catechesis for the entire church, with a special emphasis for the newly baptised. This instruction is meant to help us recognise the presence of the Risen Lord in our midst. The overarching theme for the Second Sunday of Easter is the celebration of this presence in several manifestations.While we might seek some obvious, tangible manifestation, each reading speaks of the presence of Christ in a way that we would not expect Christ to be present. He is there in the very throes of sickness, in fear and doubt, in the celebration of the liturgy. These presences challenge us to go beneath appearances, beneath the mundane and banal of life, and there discover the risen Lord in personal mystical experience, in the ministry of the believing community, and in the transformative possibilities of the liturgy.Experiences of the Risen Lord are not reserved for extraordinarily holy people. Any one of us can be invited into a deep personal encounter when we lest expect it, in the most unlikely places, with effects that overwhelm us. In fact, the Risen Christ is always just around the next corner, eager to enter our lives with the transforming power of the resurrection. Being part of a community of believers in prayer can be one of the most profound religious experiences. It not only transforms the present, but it also entrusts us with a vision of what is yet to be, an eschatological hope for a glorious future. © Dianne Bergant CSS

First Communion 2019First Communion is the next Sacrament

after First Reconciliation. Children need to be in Year 3 or above.

To join our First Communion program for 2019, simply come to one of the following parent

information sessions where you will be provided with all the information that you

need. Sessions start on time and run for 1 hour.

Tuesday 30th April, 1.00pm, Sacred Heart Church, Mona Vale

Tuesday 30th April, 6.00pm, Maria Regina Church, Avalon

Thursday 2nd May, 1.00pm, Sacred Heart Church, Mona Vale

Thursday 2nd May, 6.00pm, Sacred Heart Church, Mona Vale

In order to ful�l all the requirements to participate fully in the program, please mark all the dates for the Sacrament, in your diary.


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Liturgy for the Week

29/04 Monday St Catherine of Siena, virgin, doctor Acts 4:23-31; Jn 3:1-8

30/04 Tuesday of the 2nd week of Easter Acts 4:32-37; Jn 3:7-15

01/05 Wednesday of the 2nd week of Easter Acts 5:17-26; Jn 3:16-21

02/05 Thursday St Athanasius, bishop, doctor Acts 5:27-33; Jn 3:31-36

03/05 Friday Sts Philip and James, apostles 1 Cor 15:1-8; Jn 14:6-14

04/05 Saturday of the 2nd week of Easter Acts 6:1-7; Jn 6:16-21

On the �rst Sunday of every month from 1-4pm

Days for Girls meet in Maria Regina Church Hall.

Volunteer sewers or cutters are welcome.

Come along and �nd out more about it!

Enable girls to attend school by providing washable hygiene kits.

Call Tamara to �nd out more. 0403226699

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