St. Joseph’s Parish, Rosebery

Sunday, 24th August 2014 !Entrance Antiphon: Turn your ear, O Lord, and answer me; save the servant who trusts in you, my God. Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I cry to you all the day long. Communion Antiphon The earth is replete with the fruits of your work, O Lord; you bring forth bread from the earth and wine to cheer the heart. ! WE REQUEST YOUR PRAYERS FOR MEMBERS OF OUR PARISH COMMUNITY: Sick: Kay Douglas, June Lupton, Maureen McLoughlin, Leanne Frost, Gavin Abbey, Janice Gray, Alexandre Branco, Courtney Martin, Henry Kautoke, Hako Battling, Albertina Vitalerio, Josie Hardaker, Lina Beghgetto, Ligia Quintal, Audrey McDonnell, Margaret Hannigan, Ray Bidmead, Steve Estrada. Recently Deceased: John O'Loughlin. Deceased for whom we pray this month: Please pray for the deceased, especially those listed on the noticeboard and those who have no one to pray for them. Birthdays: Tamatiria Tuakeu (23 Aug), Amelia Krslovic (25 Aug), Pilar Paredes (26 Aug), Wedding Anniversary: Frank & Alice Balbi (25 Aug) UNDERSTANDING PARISH COLLECTIONS: Pamphlets prepared by The Board of the Clergy Remuneration System of the Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney are available for you to take home. This pamphlet briefly explains how money from the various collections are used. The first collection covers the Parish Priest's modest monthly salary and the upkeep of the presbytery. Any surplus is then sent to a Central Fund to be used to meet similar costs in other Parishes whose first collections are insufficient. The second collection remains within the Parish and is used to maintain parish buildings or undertake new capital or pastoral programs. Any works within our Parish come solely from this collection and funds raised within our Parish. The second collection also funds any shortfall in our CWF obligation to the Archdiocese. If you wish to know more about this topic, please take a pamphlet from the notice tables and feel free to discuss this with me, if you wish.

Fr. Greg Morgan

Parish Office: Phone: 9663 1183 Fax: 8964 9885

1A Morley Ave, Rosebery 2018

www.roseberyparish.org

roseberycatholic@gmail.com

Wednesday deadline for bulletin notices.

Weekend Mass Timetable: Saturday Vigil – 6pm

Sunday - 7:30am & 9:30am

Weekday Mass Timetable:

Mon – 7am Communion Service

Tue - Fri – 7am Mass

Adoration & Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament

Saturday 3:30pm - 5:30pm

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Saturday 4pm - 5pm

Baptisms & Weddings: By appointment

Verbum Dei Missionaries: Phone: 9313 7099

74 Rosebery Ave, Rosebery verbumdeisydney@gmail.com www.verbumdeiaustralia.com

OLSH Sisters:

9663 4211 9 Kimberley Grove, Rosebery

FEASTS THIS WEEK: Please join us for daily Mass at 7am. This week’s memorials include:

! Wed 27th - Saint Monica ! Thurs 28th - Saint Augustine ! Fri 29th - The Passion of Saint John the

Baptist WOULD YOU LIKE TO BECOME A READER? If you are interested in taking part in our liturgies as a reader, or if your family is interested in reading at a one-off Mass, then please contact the Parish office. VERBUM DEI NOTICES: • Do you work in the city? The Missionaries run a

weekly lunch time prayer group in Market St every Thursday, 12-1pm. Contact Kylie on 0403453620 for more information.

• Prayer with the Word: Each Monday night we have a prayer group based on praying, sharing and living the Word of God. 7.30pm in Mary’s chapel. All are welcome.

RCIA: We are making arrangements to begin an RCIA program. This prepares adults to receive the sacraments. If you are interested please contact the parish office.

REMINDER MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION: There will be a short meeting for all Ministers of Holy Communion this Wednesday, August 27th at 7pm in the Church. Please let the parish office know if you cannot attend. Thank you.

UNIVERISTY OF NOTRE DAME – OPEN DAY 9am-3pm, Saturday 30th August, with Mass at 9:00am 104 Broadway, Ultimo!

Experience life at Notre Dame on Open Day, with course information, campus tours, live music and free BBQ. Find out more about our Core Curriculum, meet our friendly academic staff and socialise with current students. For more information, or to register online, visit: www.notredame.edu.au CHOIR PRACTICE – SAVE THE DATE: Our next choir practice will take place on Thursday, September 11th from 7:30pm in the Church. All are welcome to attend.

Last week’s Mass collections:

1st 484.05 2nd $725.75 Direct bank deposits: $230.00

CWF: $75.00

Thank you for your contributions. If anyone else would like to contribute directly, our details are:

Name: Rosebery Parish Church Account

BSB: 062 784 Account Number: 537 5002

ROSTERS: Readers Eucharistic Minister 6pm This Week R Cooley/A Lobo D Tolliver, G Di Cristo, P Di Cristo

Next Week G Norton/Y Silveira R Cooley, J Lowther, G Norton 7:30am This Week K.Atkins/J Sciberras J Lee

Next Week J Sciberras/M Burns J Lee, J Sciberras, K Atkins 9:30am This Week J Maher/J Pettyboourne J Buist, P & N Paredes

Next Week J Buist/ J Maher J Buist, P & N Paredes Counters This Week N Kerr, T Ellery, L Burges, E DiCristo

Next Week L Garcia, J Buist, N & P Paredes

Thank you to our generous sponsor for printing the bulletin this week.

The Living Word 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A

St Augustine was born in 354 in Thagaste (now known as Algeria) to a pagan father and a Christian mother –

St Monica. In a search for truth he explored many philosophies and theologies, though he rejected Christianity. In Milan, he heard Bishop Ambrose preach and in 387 he and his son were baptised by him. He returned to Northern Africa and established a monastic community and in 391 was ordained a priest. Five years later, Ambrose was chosen bishop of Hippo and for thirty-four years he served his diocese with authority and compassion. His vast writings (more than one-hundred ERRNV�DQG�¿YH�KXQGUHG�VHUPRQV��HDUQHG�KLP�the title, doctor of the church.

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Jesus asked his disciples, “Who do

you say I am?” Peter replied,

“You are the Messiah, the Son of the living

God.” Jesus told Peter that he would be the

foundation upon which the church would

be built.

Jesus said to Peter, “You are Peter; to you

I will give the keys to the kingdom of

heaven.”

Jesus told his disciples that they would desert him.

Peter told Jesus he would never desert

him, but Jesus predicted that Peter

would deny him three times.

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“Follow me!” Immediately they

stopped what they were doing and followed Jesus.

First Reading Is 22:19-23A reading from the prophet IsaiahI place the key of the House of David upon his shoulder.

Thus says the Lord of hosts to Shebna, the master of the palace:

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The word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm Ps 137:1-3. 6. 8. R. v.8

(R.) Lord, your love is eternal; do not forsake the work of your hands.

1. I thank you, Lord, with all my heart, you have heard the words of my mouth. Before the angels I will bless you. I will adore before your holy temple. (R.)

2. I thank you for your faithfulness and love

which excel all we ever knew of you. On the day I called, you answered; you increased the strength of my soul.

(R.)

3. The Lord is high yet he looks on the lowly

and the haughty he knows from afar. Your love, O Lord, is eternal, discard not the work of your hands. (R.)

Second Reading Rom 11:33-36A reading from the letter of St Paul to the RomansFrom him, through him, and in him are all things.

How rich are the depths of God – how deep his wisdom and knowledge – and how impossible to penetrate his motives or understand his methods! Who could ever

know the mind of the Lord? Who could ever be his counsellor? Who could ever give him anything or lend him anything? All that exists comes from him; all is by him and for him. To him be glory for ever! Amen.

The word of the Lord.

Gospel Acclamation Mt 16:18

Alleluia, alleluia!You are Peter, the rock on which I will

build my Church;the gates of hell will not hold out

against it.Alleluia!

Gospel Mt 16:13-20A reading from the holy Gospel according to MatthewYou are Peter, to you I will give the keys of the kingdom of heaven.

When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi he put this question to his disciples, ‘Who do people say the Son of Man is?’ And they said, ‘Some say he is John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.’ ‘But you,’ he said ‘who do you say I am?’ Then Simon Peter spoke up, ‘You are the Christ,’ he said, ‘the Son of the living God.’ Jesus replied, ‘Simon son of Jonah, you are a happy man! Because it was not ÁHVK�DQG�EORRG�WKDW�UHYHDOHG�WKLV�WR�\RX�EXW�my Father in heaven. So I now say to you: You are Peter and on this rock I will build my Church. And the gates of the underworld can never hold out against it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven: whatever you bind on earth shall be considered bound in heaven; whatever you loose on earth shall be considered loosed in heaven.’ Then he gave the disciples strict orders not to tell anyone that he was the Christ.

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Like last week’s gospel, this week’s story takes place in a region that was outside

predominantly Jewish territory. Caesarea

Philippi (north of Galilee and in the region of

modern day Syria) had long been a centre of

pagan worship. It was used originally by the

Canaanites as a site of worship; the Greeks

built a temple to one of their gods there; in 20

BCE Herod the Great built a temple to Caesar

Augustus; and after his death, Herod’s son,

24 August 201421st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A

The psalm responses are from the English Translation of the Lectionary for the Mass ©1981 International Committee on English in the Liturgy Inc.(ICEL). All rights reserved. The psalm texts, from The Psalms, A New Translation, ©1963 by The Grail, England and used by permission of the publishers. 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.© 2014 Creative Ministry Resources Pty LtdAll use must be in accordance with your user licensing agreement.

Phillip, renamed the city Caesarea Phillipi

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Jesus asks the disciples who people say

he is. They report that people associate

Jesus with one of the great prophets of

Jewish tradition. By people identifying

Jesus with other great prophets they were

projecting Jesus into the same mould as

that prophet. What they were saying was

that Jesus will be a great leader in the

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again is always going to be an inadequate

understanding of Jesus as messiah.

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own ideas, it is Simon Peter who speaks

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= rock), Jesus states that hereafter, Simon

Peter will be known as Peter and upon the

rock of his profession of faith the church

will be built.