The Catholic Community of North Harbour

13th Sunday in Ordinary Time 30th June, 2013

2 King Street, Manly Vale NSW 2093 Phone: 99494455 Fax: 9949 3413

Email: parishoffice@northharbourcatholic.org.au Parish Websites: www.northharbourcatholic.org.au

GOSPEL SYMBOLS AND IMAGES

Follow me serve

IN THE CARE OF THE AUGUSTINIANS

What it means to be a disciple is at the heart of this text. Discipleship means sometimes undergoing discomfort and

keeping oneself firmly focused on the real prize in life—the kingdom of God and eternal life with him.

Readings for next week: 7 July Isaiah 66:10-14 Galatians 6:14-18 Luke 10:1-12, 17-20

The Augustinian Justice and Peace Symposium is being held at St. Augustine’s College from 5-7 of July and open to all parishioners. The theme of the symposium focuses on the plight of refugees in our world today and features a widely-respected international speaker, Fr van Thanh Nguyen.

Augustinian Formation Association aka AFA

AFA is a group of lay people dedicated to helping support

our seminarians. Our next function will be the

Multi-Cultural Dinner to be held on July 20 at 7pm in the Parish Centre.

The 14 Seminarians will be involved in providing the food

and entertainment. Everyone is welcome and it is a great opportunity to get to know these fine young men.

Tickets cost $25 per head for a sumptuous 3 course meal. Bookings and payments due by Fri 12/7 through

the parish office. Make up your own table of 8 (2 of 10) or we can organise a table for you.

For more information please contact Rosemary McEwan 9949 1825 or Marion Milne 9939 7913.

SACRED SPACES AND IMAGES

Recently installed in the Priory Chapel at Manly Vale is a restored stained-glass window of Christ as ’Pantocrator’ or ’Christ in Majesty’ which is a worthy addition to the Chapel furnishings (left). The work on the original baptismal font at St. Kieran’s Church has now also been completed and it has been restored for regular use at our parish christenings. It’s relocation into the sanctuary of the church is in keeping with current practice and its vicinity to our resurrection window is also significant and appropriate. We thank Craig Jeffrey of the technical and applied studies department at St. Augustine’s College for his work in restoring the brass cross on the font cover (right).

MASSMASS TIMETIME St Cecilia St Kieran SATURDAY VIGIL 6.00pm

SUNDAY 9.00am 7.30am

9.30am 6.00pm

WEEKDAY MASS St Kieran 8.30am Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri, Sat

10.00am Wednesday St Cecilia 9.00am Wednesday

RECONCILIATION St Kieran 5 – 6pm Saturday (or by appointment)

BAPTISMS Bookings essential and Preparation course required.

St Cecilia 10.30am Sun or

9.00am Mass on 1st Sundays of the month St Kieran 11.30am Sun or

9.30am Mass on 1st Sundays of the month

MARRIAGES Require 6 months notice and includes Catholic Care course

as part of the preparation.

WE PRAY Come to me! I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28) Recent Prayer Requests: Michelle Ritossi, Delles Grellis,

Vincent Flett, W. John Kupczyk, Jim Smyth, Kevin

Smith, Eddie Sharp, Jack Homan, Louise Allara,

Sean Bellenger, Flavio Cataldo, Kathleen Bunting,

Phil Risticcia, Dorothy Smith, Simone Young, Leo Sensink,

Thrisr Oliverra, Ian Houston, Jarryd Timm, Arthur Murphy,

Eddie Robinson, Chris McAuliffe, Mavis Spencer.

(The families of those above thank parishioners for their prayers)

For our recently deceased: : Kathryn Everett, , Anthony Young.

Fr. Maurice Dullard S.J., Helen Patricia Fahey. On their anniversaries for: Therese Ryan, Maurice Courtenay ,

John Woods, Mavis Mawbey, Mona Hickey, Margaret Goldston,

Peter Goldston, Michael Santarosa, Millie Saunders.

CATHOLIC COMMUNITY OF NORTH HARBOUR PERSONNEL Office (Mon – Fri: 9am – 4pm) 9949 4455

PASTORS Fr Brian Buckley, OSA Parish Priest

Fr Senan Ward OSA Associate Pastor

Fr. Dipi Kattathara OSA Assistant Pastor

Fr Pat Fahey OSA (retired)

Pastoral Ministers (contacted through Parish Office 9949 4455)

Ricki Hayes Sacraments of Initiation and

Pastoral Associate

Rosemary McKinnon Counsellor 0400 495 076

Ben Marshall Youth Music Ministry 0411809072

Nic Osborne Youth Ministry Co-ordinator

School Principals: Suellen Garey 9948 3069 St Cecilia’s

Terri Paterson 9949 3523 St Kieran’s

Tim Cleary 9938 8200 St. Augustine’s

Administration: Chris Burrows Parish Manager

Anne Ross Parish Secretary

Cath Hillier Parish Secretary

July

03 Thomas

06 Maria Goretti

07 National Aboriginal & TSI Sunday

09 Augustine Zhao Rong

11 Benedict

13 Henry

14 Confirmation “Family Funtime” - after 9.30am Mass

Apostleship of the Sea

15 Bonaventure

School resumes

16 9.30 Parents Catechesis Confirmation church of SK

Our Lady of Mr Carmel

17 7.30pm Parents Catechesis Confirmation church of SK

20 Apollinaaris

22 Mary Magdelene

23 Bridget

25 James

26 Joachim & Anne

Grandparents Liturgy 10.30am SK

Next Week’s Liturgy Roster Please swap with someone else if you can’t make it

Mass Readers S.Srvr Co-ord Hosp

6.00 P Darcy V Miller

D Brown

7.30 M Goldspring M McMahon

A Tierney

9.00 M Hade M Collins

P burns

C Yeung P Burns/ P Chiswell

Chiswell Fam Harding/Burns

Fam

C Campbell

9.30 M Hansen K Lewis

P Seddon

P Pearson C Dopper R Dellagiaco-ma

K Foresto

6.00 F Osborne L Wyatt

D Lee

L Taylor

Mass Child Lit Laptop Music Welcome

6.00 SK Choir

7.30 No Music C Bariol

9.00 No Children’s Liturgy

Harding/Chiswell

Families

Families Come Gather

P Burns

9.30 No Children’s Liturgy

Harvest

6.00 C Ryan Youth Band T Carey

MASS STREAMED LIVE

Our Lady of the Rosary Cathedral, Waitara 9.30am every day.

The Chapel at the Caroline Chisholm Centre, Pennant Hills

Mass streamed live Weekdays 8.30am

Follow the link at www.dbb.org.au

Meditation with Fr. Dipi. Meditation sessions are on Tuesdays at

9.15am and Thursdays at 6.30pm.

Sessions will be held in the chapel or

church at St Kieran’s.

Everyone is welcome.

The van will be at 19

Lovett Street, Manly

Vale on 8th July & 5

August 2013. Cash

donations, all new or

good condition second-

hand items.but no books or crockery, thank you.

World Apostolate of Fatima

Aust Inc.

Shop 19/673 Pittwater Road,

Dee Why 2099

(Upstairs Stones Arcade.)

Catholic books, statues, rosary

beads, scapulars, videos, gifts suitable for all ages

and Communion, Confirmation and Baptism.

Tel: 9984 8988

REFURBISHMENT OF OUR WORSHIP SPACES

The process of refurbishing the worship space in the parish, the churches of St. Cecilia and St.

Kieran, has occupied a good deal of energy over recent years going back to the work of the

Renewal Committee following the twinning of the two parish communities in 2005. The work was

brought forward again in the last couple of years with the completion of interior renovations at St.

Cecilia’s and a reassessment of the scale and nature of the work at St. Kieran’s in the light of limitations imposed by

engineering and costs. The revised plans were presented to the parish at the time of an extraordinary Parish Assembly last

February 10th.

Plans have now been formally approved by the Diocese for the revised work at Manly Vale which will focus on the

following elements:

The widening of a side door at the main entrance to allow disability access and accommodate the entrance of a

funeral casket by means of a ramped pathway involving some structural work and landscaping outside.

The relocation of the original baptistery furnishings from the narthex to the sanctuary. (The font had been in

disuse for a good number of years). This will also provide a more open entrance to the church.

The construction of a new Reconciliation Room to replace the existing confessionals in keeping with current

practice with regard to the Sacrament of Penance.

The relocation of the music and audio-visual area from the right to the left of the church to ‘unclutter’ the area

adjacent to the busiest side entrance of the church and provide more space for the musicians and their equipment.

The positions of the ambo and presider’s chair will be reversed in the sanctuary to accommodate the new

baptistery area and the credence table for sacred vessels rebuilt. (completed).

The Marian shrine is to be moved to the area vacated by the musicians on the right side of the church.

The Blessed Sacrament Altar is to be translated to the right side ‘chapel’ vacated by the Marian Shrine, and to a

place more visible and accessible for devotion for most of the faithful entering the church from the right hand side.

Updating of audio-visual equipment for the church to simplify and maximise the benefits of current equipment.

Attention to climate control by means of insulation and cross ventilation.

The need to attend to the now porous original roof tiles is also a priority for which we had previously budgeted.

Needless to say, the process for carrying that work through to fruition will occupy us for some time yet, as we and

progressively manage the work with as little disruption as possible to our weekly worship and other parish and school

activities. A fuller report will be offered again around the time of the Parish Assembly on July 21. Fr Brian.

From Fr. Brian

Lord, teach me what I should teach, teach me what I should hold fast.

Letter 166, 10

The Parish is in need of new volunteers to help with the counting of the weekend collection on

Sunday night or Monday morning. Counters volunteer for one calendar month each year and the

counting takes approximately an hour each week. If you can spare an hour a week for one month a

year please contact the parish office.

Next financial year’s Planned Giving envelopes are available for collection at both churches. If your envelopes are not

in the church please call the parish office and tell us which church you would like to collect your envelopes from. We

thank all those who make a financial contribution to our parish. If you would like to join the Planned Giving program

please contact the parish office.

If you would like to receive your end of year receipt electronically and you don’t currently receive In Touch via email,

we don’t have your email address. If this is the case please contact the office with your email address. If we don’t have

your email address a paper copy of your receipt will be available from the Church foyer in mid-July as per previous

years. Chris Burrows

Thanks to our team of volunteers for last Saturday morning folding and inserting the latest issues of In Touch magazine

QUESTION OF THE WEEK

‘Jesus set his face to go to Jerusalem.’ Luke 9: 51

At school: When I have to do something hard, I…….? At work or study: Making a stand for justice

can be……? In my family life: How do we work through

the really difficult times and decisions?

Words for this week.Repeat frequently with love.

‘Jesus, we will follow you alone.’

June 30 Day by Day with St Augustine—Donald X. Burt

Heaven: Summing Up

In heaven your peace will come from possessing God. Here what is wine cannot be bread

and what is light cannot be drink. But in heaven God shall be all of these things for you.

You shall eat of him so that you will never again be hungry. You will drink of him so that

you will never again be thirsty. He will illumine you so that you will never again be in the

dark. You will be supported by him so that you will never again fall. All of him will possess all of you but you

will not be cramped for space. You will possess all of him and he will possess all of you. You and God will be

one.

Australian Catholic Youth Festival is being held in

Melbourne from the 5th to 7th December. It's going to

be a great weekend full of great experiences and

workshops. Registrations close 5th July and is open for all

young adults year 10 and up!

Contact Nic Osborne for more info!!

youthministry@northharbourcatholic.org.au"

“He who kneels

before God can

stand before

anyone.”

The Catenians, a Family focussed Catholic men's organisation, cordially

invite Catholic men to join them for THIRD STATE OF ORIGIN –

WEDNESDAY 17 JULY 2013 at MANLY GOLF CLUB 6.45pm for 7pm Watch the match on the big screen and enjoy a full buffet dinner

$35 per person (cash at the door).

RSVP: Monday 15 July at the latest.

Romano Di Donato (Catering coordinator):

Mob. 0407 153 626 Email: romlaw1@tpg.com.au

Junior Servers Training Session

...coming up on a

date to be advised—

please contact the

parish office on

9949 4455 if your

child is interested in

participating.

Fortes in fide presents: FAITH A one-day retreat for 24-35’s and their children

Facilitator: Bishop David Walker Saturday 6th July, 2013 St Martin de Porres Hall Davidson

Cost: $20 per adult (under 14’s free)

Registration essential—trybooking.com/DADU

The North Harbour Social Justice Group warmly invites

parishioners, family and friends to join them at the next

Aboriginal Mass to be held at Reconciliation Church, La

Perouse on Sunday, 7th July, 2013 at 11.00am. Aboriginal

Mass is also regularly celebrated at St Mary’s Church, Our

Lady of Perpetual Succour, 21 Swanson Street, Erskineville

on the 3rd Sunday of each month at 11.00am. Enquiries:

Please phone Rhonda on 0402064679

President - John Kiely

Secretary - Terry Hayes

Treasurer - Michael McMahon