Both our Churches are fitted with a hearing induction loop. Please use the ‘T’ or other appropriate switch on your hearing aid. Please tell us if you experience any difficulty.

We acknowledge the Yalukit Willam Clan, the traditional owners and custodians of this land. We pay our respects to them.

May we walk gently here.

The CarmeliteParish of Port Melbourne and Middle Park

in the care of the Carmelites since 1882

5th Sunday of Easter 14 May 2017

in this issueParish News .............. 4 Meditation Leadership Spiritual Reading Group Biggest Morning Tea Parish Men’s Dinner 2017 SymposiumReflection on this Week’s Readings. ..... 5 Our Liturgy ................ 6Mother’s Day Blessing and Prayer ....... 11&12

My dear Parishioners,

HAPPY MOTHERS’ DAYA very happy Mothers’ Day to all those who are mothers, grandmothers, great grandmothers, godmothers, aunts and all the women who take on maternal roles in their lives. I trust that today is one that is full of blessings for you.

SABBATICALFr Paul, our Provincial, has graciously allowed me to have a 2 month Sabbatical for June and July this year. The last 12 months have been fairly exhausting so am intending to “soak up” 2 courses on St Paul at the Chicago Theological Union and a retreat at St Meinrad’s Abbey in Indiana as well as have a break in Albany, New York. It will be enjoyable having a chance to sit and learn rather than teaching and preaching because “often the well runs dry”. I am immensely grateful for the break and the help of Frs Matthew, Michael, Pat, Paul Cahill and Paul Sireh in covering for me with Masses. Unfortunately, I will miss Pentecost as well as the celebrations of First Eucharist so my apologies in advance. Although there will be no Acting Parish Priest appointed both our office staff and Fr Paul Cahill will cover if necessary.

MORNING TEAThe Cancer Council runs a Big Morning Tea to help fund cancer research and I am aware that so many of our parishioners are touched by this horrendous experience. With that in mind, we thought we might run our own Big Morning Tea at St Joseph’s Hall on Thursday 8 June at 11:00am and see if we can make a modest contribution to this worthy cause. We need to know numbers by 1 June so please let us know in the Parish office if you can join us.

PETITION FOR TIMORThere is a genuine concern growing among supporters about the issue of an equitable border between Timor Leste and Australia and the reluctance of the Australian government to pursue the matter because of the major gas reserves that exist in the Timor Sea. There is also the questionable precedence of Australia “eavesdropping” on the Timor delegation about these negotiations. At the back of each Church this Sunday there is a petition to encourage the

our parish this weekMonday 15 May9.00am Mass, both churches7.00pm Bible Study Group, St Joseph’s Hall

Tuesday 16 May9.00am Mass, both churches

Wednesday 17 May - Parish Office Closed9.00am Mass, both churches9.30am Food Cupboard closed today

Thursday 18 May9.00am Mass, both churches7.00pm Meditation, Malone Room

Friday 19 May9.00am Mass, both churches9.30am Lectio Divina, Lady Chapel, Mt Carmel

Saturday 20 May9.00am Mass, both churches6.00pm Vigil Mass, Mt Carmel

Sunday 21 May - 6th Sunday of Easter9.00am Mass, St Joseph’s10.30am Mass, Mt Carmel

we remember

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Churches St Joseph’s cnr Rouse & Stokes Streets Port Melbourne

Our Lady of Mount Carmel cnr Richardson & Wright Streets Middle Park

Sunday Masses 6.00pm (Sat) Mount Carmel 9.00am Saint Joseph’s 10.30am Mount Carmel

Reconciliation after 9.00am Mass Saturday

Carmelite Parish Office 274 Rouse Street Port Melbourne Vic 3207

Telephone 03 9681 9600

After Hours Emergency 0408 754 283

Email parish@sj-mc.org.au

Parish Website www.sj-mc.org.au

Carmelite Website www.carmelites.org.au

Office Hours 9am-4pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday(CLOSED WEDNESDAYS)

Parish Priest Fr Hugh Brown OCarm

Parish Secretary Anne Ierardo (Monday to Thursday)

Community Liaison Sr Geraldine Stapleton csb(Monday/Tuesday & Weekend Mass)

Pastoral Life Co-ordinator Michael Murray (Wednesday/ Thursday)

Finance Officer Shane Harrison (Tuesday - Friday)

Facilities Manager Ken Chaffer

Galilee Regional Catholic Primary School Bank Street South Melbourne Vic 3205

Telephone 03 9699 2928 Principal Simon Millar

Those who are sick or ill and in need of prayer: Michael Baine, Molly Baker, John Bassett, Ellen Beams, Sash Somerset Beauverie, Josie Broemann, Karen Brown, Lulu Cooney, Vincenza Cortazzio, Luka Dabovic, Maureen Delahunty, Jelena Djokmarkovic, Ron Dalton, Charles Dalli, Maureen & Doug Dickason, Paola Ghicui, Lesley Gilbert, Catherine Gillies, Andrew Hamilton, Harry Henry, Ivy Hermence, Tony Jandayar, Maria Lancuba, Lina Lawrence, Maria Loc, Anika Nagorcka, Fr Phelim McGowan SJ, Elishka Marvan, Betty Molnar, Sastra Munanto, Baby Anika Nagorcka, B O’Mahony, John Pringle, Rafal Rafalski, Lolo Fred Revita, Joanna Kilner, Fr Rybe, Salvatore Sirio, Joy Skeffington, Chris Smith, James Smith, Maurie Smith, Poppy Smith, Domenico Speranza, Helen Stanley, Jim Sullivan, Bill Toohey, Val Toomey, Nola Vincent, Rosemary Walsh, Diah Wardhani, Laura Winter and Tami Yap.Those who have died recently: Phil Denahy, Lou Richards, Colin Stubbs, and Peter Walker.Those whose anniversaries of death occur about this time: John Kevin Kehoe, Eileen Markillie, Dorothy May McKenzie, and Carmelites, Noel Kierce, Patrick Shaffrey, Michael Gerhard and Ignatius Carr.

ministers

for your generosity last SundaySt Joseph’s Carmelite and Parish Offering $979.00Our Lady of Mt Carmel Carmelite and Parish Offering $1,009.00

thank you

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20/21 May6th Sunday of Easter

6.00pm Mount Carmel

Commentator Br Agedo

Readers: Br Matthew

Eucharistic Ministers Br MartinhoBr Agedo, Br Matthew

Communion to the Sick Marlene Carlin

9.00am St Joseph’s

Commentator: Brian Harrison

Readers: Robert Lever

Eucharistic Ministers Pablo & Danielle Craiviech, Frances Correa

Counters Brian Harrison & Toni Stuart

Childrens’ Liturgy Anthony Mccartin and Sophia Alex

10.30am Mount Carmel

Commentator Teresa Paradowski

Readers: Ben Bekema

Eucharistic Ministers Ben Bekema,Teresa ParadowskiMaria Goral

Childrens’ Liturgy Anthony Mccartin and Sophia Alex

Hospitality Michael Murray

Australian government to move quickly to address the border issue with Timor Leste. If you are in agreement, then I would encourage you to sign the petition. Many thanks.

REFLECTION: AN AFRICAN PRAYER FOR REFUGEES

O Brother Jesus, who as a child was carried into exile, remember all those who are deprived of their home or country, who groan under the burden of anguish and sorrow, enduring the burning heat of the sun, the freezing cold of the sea, or the humid heat of the forest, searching for a place of refuge. Cause these storms to cease, O Christ. Move the hearts of those in power that they may respect the men and womenwhom you have created in your image; that the grief of refugees may be turned to joy, as when you led Moses and your people out of captivity.

Enjoy the warmth of God’s love for you.

Meditation LeadershipIn order to expand our existing meditation programs we are seeking the services of people who feel they could assist as meditation group leaders. Full support and if necessary some training is available.

The essential qualification is a personal commitment to regular meditation as part of your daily routine and an enthusiasm to see others enjoy the benefits of meditation practice.

If this is you or you think you could grow into the task then contact Irene at the Carmelite Centre info@thecarmelitecentremelbourne.org or 0396905430

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Spiritual Reading Group4.30pm – 6.00pm - Tuesday 16 May

May Donna Ward on Mary Oliver

The Carmelite Library, 214 Richardson St - Middle Park

Each month explore a particular text from a mystic or spiritual thinker. After a ten-fifteen minute presentation by an invited presenter, the group will work with a text available in

advance via email attachment or print form collected from the Carmelite Library.

Carmelite Centre Program BookingsT: 9690 5430 (leave message if unattended) or reregistration@thecarmelitecentremelbourne.org

via website: www.thecarmelitecentremelbourne.org

The Carmelite Centre is a joint venture of the Carmelites of Australia and East Timor and our Parish of Port Melbourne/Middle Park.

Address: 214 Richardson Street, Middle Park Vic 3206 (Mel Ref 2K C10) T: (03) 9690 5430 Website: www.thecarmelitecentremelbourne.org

The Carmelite LibraryThe Carmelite Library, located in the Carmelite Hall next to the Church, is open on

Tuesdays from 12.00 to 8.00pm and Wednesday to Friday 9.00am to 5.00pm. t: (03) 9682 8553e: librarian@carmelitelibrary.org website: www.carmelitelibrary.org

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2017 SYMPOSIUM: 'The Once and Future Reformation': The Way of the Spirit.

Thursday 25 – Saturday 27 MayAn opportunity to talk about the current need for renewal and reformation today, in the churches and in the world. Our Symposium will be diverse, ecumenical, and imaginative. Join us for three days of lectures, reflections and discussion on ways of learning from the past, of living in the present and of looking to the future.

Keynote speaker: Francis Moloney SDB, AM, STD, D. Phil. (Oxon), D. Univ. (ACU), FAHA Thursday evening 7.30pm -9.30pm. He will speak on "Reform: Spirituality and the Person of Jesus: Christian Holiness as Deification (Theiosis)."

A full schedule of events is now available for booking. The trybooking link is https://www.trybooking.com/273099 Go to website.

May 2017 Parish Men's Dinner6.45 pm Wednesday 24 May 2017at O'Connor-Pilkington Room, OLMC.

Speaker: Jim Hannan – ‘Australia’s national broadband

network project’ RSVP: Brian Rochford - 9686 1737 Cost: $35

Australia’s Biggest Morning TeaCancer Council Fundraiser

11.00am Thursday 8 June, St Joseph’s HallAll parishioners are invited.

Further details to follow.Please register your name with the Parish

Office by Thursday 1 June 2017

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Reflection ontHIS wEEK’S readingsFor many people ‘going home’, means a return to comfort and security.

In the best homes children are unafraid, they know that their home is a buffer against some harsh realities beyond the door. As adults we carry that desire for security into all the various homes in which we live.

When we reflect on our childhood homes many of us can say of it what Jesus says of himself. It was the first place almost all of us learnt about ‘The Way’. The earliest Christians were called people of The Way. It's a rich image denoting that Christianity is not an idea, it's a way of living, a path to follow.

For better or worse one of the distinctive features of most of our homes is that it's also where we are told ‘The Truth’. Sometimes that deflates our egos or means we hear things we would rather not listen to. But hopefully the comfort and love which accompanies this truth telling comes from the ease and care in the relationships at home. Our family doesn’t pull any punches with the truth because they know us too well and love us too much.

Most adults also remember their childhood houses as lively. ‘The Life’ in our homes was about the buzz of children going to and from school, various friends calling in, the reign of organised chaos where space was claimed and a position defended. Minor dramas were never far away and life was lived to the full.

It's not by accident that the image of Jesus preparing us a house and being the Way, the Truth and the Life are put together in today's Gospel. In another part of John's gospel Jesus goes further in describing himself as our master builder, as our home and even our lodger. We are told to make a home in him as he makes a home in us. What a terrific image of the intimacy Christ wants to share with us, and we with him!

The best homes, however, do not just protect and keep their occupants safe for eternity. A home is a means to an end, which is to give us the stability and sanity we need to keep going out to the world beyond it. In the same way, our home of faith with Jesus enables us to keep going out to a sometimes hostile world and share with others the Way, the Truth and the Life that sustains us. In a world where 70% of all people have substandard housing and millions of displaced people have to create homes wherever they are, we have our work cut out for us.

The Way we follow is about justice, development and peace for all people everywhere and not just the select few who can build the biggest mansions on earth. We are invited to keep speaking the Truth even if that makes us unpopular or different or at odds with the majority. And we have to keep living the Life which sees that our greatest joy comes from human dignity being celebrated everywhere.

If all Christians lived out this Way, Truth and Life we would, by His grace, fulfil Jesus’ extraordinary prophecy that we could do greater works than He did. Now that’s a challenge to take with us into the coming week! © Richard Leonard SJ.

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OUR LITURGYProcessional Hymn - Sing A new Song

Penitential Rite

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Acts 6:1-7 About this time, when the number of disciples was increasing, the Hellenists made a complaint against the Hebrews: in the daily distribution their own widows were being overlooked. So the Twelve called a full meeting of the disciples and addressed them, ‘It would not be right for us to neglect the word of God so as to give out food; you, brothers, must select from among yourselves seven men of good reputation, filled with the Spirit and with wisdom; we will hand over this duty to them, and continue to devote ourselves to prayer and to the service of the word.’ The whole assembly approved of this proposal and elected Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, together with Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolaus of Antioch, a convert to Judaism. They presented these to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.

The word of the Lord continued to spread: the number of disciples in Jerusalem was greatly increased, and a large group of priests made their submission to the faith.

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Responsorial Psalm - PSAlm 33 - let Your mercY Be on uS

Gospel

gospel acclamation

1 Pt 2:4-9 The Lord is the living stone, rejected by men but chosen by God and precious to him; set yourselves close to him so that you too, the holy priesthood that offers the spiritual sacrifices which Jesus Christ has made acceptable to God, may be living stones making a spiritual house. As scripture says: See how I lay in Zion a precious cornerstone that I have chosen and the man who rests his trust on it will not be disappointed. That means that for you who are believers, it is precious; but for unbelievers, the stone rejected by the builders has proved to be the keystone, a stone to stumble over, a rock to bring men down. They stumble over it because they do not believe in the word; it was the fate in store for them.

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a consecrated nation, a people set apart to sing the praises of God who called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light.

Your words, O God, are truth indeed, and all your works are ever faithful;you love justice and right, your compassion fills all creation.

See how the eye of God is watching, ever guarding all who wait in hope,to deliver them from death and sustain them in time of famine.

Exult you just in the Lord, for praise is the song of the righteous!How happy the people of God, the ones who God has chosen!

Jn 14:1-12 Jesus said to his disciples:

‘Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God still, and trust in me. There are many rooms in my Father’s house;

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if there were not, I should have told you. I am now going to prepare a place for you, and after I have gone and prepared you a place, I shall return to take you with me; so that where I am you may be too. You know the way to the place where I am going.’

Thomas said, ‘Lord, we do not know where you are going, so how can we know the way?’ Jesus said:

‘I am the Way, the Truth and the Life. No one can come to the Father except through me. If you know me, you know my Father too. From this moment you know him and have seen him.’

Philip said, ‘Lord, let us see the Father and then we shall be satisfied.’ ‘Have I been with you all this time, Philip,’ said Jesus to him ‘and you still do not know me?

‘To have seen me is to have seen the Father, so how can you say, “Let us see the Father”? Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words I say to you I do not speak as from myself: it is the Father, living in me, who is doing this work. You must believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; believe it on the evidence of this work, if for no other reason. ‘I tell you most solemnly, whoever believes in me will perform the same works as I do myself, he will perform even greater works, because I am going to the Father.’

aPOSTLES CREEDI believe in God,the Father almighty,Creator of heaven and earth,and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate,was crucified, died and was buried; he descended into hell;on the third day he rose again from the dead;he ascended into heaven,and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty;from there he will come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church,the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins,the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.

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The Mystery of Faith

HOLY, HOLY

Cel: The Lord be with you. All: And with your Spirit.Cel: Lift up your hearts. All: We lift them up to the Lord.Cel: Let us give thanks to the Lord, our God. All: It is right and just.

The Celebrant prays the preface at the end of which all sing:

Lamb of God

Cel: Behold the Lamb of God. Behold him who takes away the sins of the World. Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb.

All: Lord I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.

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Communion Hymn - You Are mine

mothers’ day prayer

Cel: God of Love, listen to this prayer.

All: God of holy people, of Sarah, Ruth and Rebekah; God of Elizabeth, mother of John, God of Mary, mother of Jesus, listen to us and bless the mothers of our families.

Cel: Bless with the strength of your Spirit, the mothers who taught us to stand and walk, who continue to be strength for us as we walk the journey of life.

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recessional Hymn - i wAnt to wAlk AS A child of the light

All: Bless with the melody of your love, those who showed us how to speak, how to sing, how to pray to you. Bless with a place at your eternal table those who fed and nurtured our life as it was formed within them.

Cel: Bless our mothers todaywith good things and with health; with joy, love and laughter, and surround them with many good friends.

All: May they be carried one day to your divine embrace: there for all eternity to rejoice with their family and friends.

Cel: This blessing and all graces, we pray, descend upon the mothers of our families: in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.