SUNDAY READERS AND EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS OUR LADY HELP OF CHRISTIANS CHURCH SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 18 JANUARY 2015 MASS TIME READERS DATE VIGIL 6.00PM 8.30AM 10.00AM CHOIR 10.00AM CHURCH CLEANING CHURCH FLOWERS OUR LADY’S STATUE NO: 1 STATUE NO: 2 ALTAR SOCIETY 10/11 JAN G Zimmer J Webster P O’Sullivan A Fazio A Jachimczak D Peaker GROUP 2 GROUP 7 N Lee J Tonna K Siciliano 17/18 JAN F Bugeja K Duncan G Harmour M Peebles D McMartin S Issac GROUP 1 GROUP 8 M Sayasanne MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION PIOUS GOODS STALL 17/18 JAN F Bugeja 10/11 JAN M De Roo 17/18 JAN Y Fenech Rosemeadow E Villarin M Peebles D Taylor W Katsoolis Father Christopher G. Sarkis, Parish Priest A Jachimczak L Albulario K Knight A Cartwright READINGS 10/11 JAN 12/13 JULY Isaiah 55:1-11 Isaiah 55:10-11 1 John 5:1-9 Romans 8:18-23 Mark 1:7-11 17/18 JAN 1 Samuel 3:3-10, 19 1 Corinthians 6:13-15, 17-20 John 1:35-42 Presbytery 80 Demetrius Road Rosemeadow, NSW, 2560 Office Hours Tuesday – Thursday 9.00am – 4.00pm (Closed 12.45 - 1.15pm) Friday 9.00am - 2.30pm Parish Secretary (Tuesday – Thursday) Mrs Meshline Wolczak Administrative Assistant (Friday) Mrs Vicki Lo Cascio Fax: 4625 7213 Email: rosemeadow@dow.org.au Website: www.olhcrosemeadow.org.au WEEKDAY MASS TIMES DEVOTIONS Wednesday: Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 8am – 8.55am before Mass. Thursday: Rosary following Mass (Rosemeadow). Appin: 12 noon to 6.00pm at St. Bede’s Church, Appin. 12 noon: Angelus & Midday prayer; 1.30pm: Rosary; 3.00pm: Afternoon prayer and Divine Mercy Chaplet; 5pm: Evening prayer 5.40pm: Concluding prayers 1 Saturday: Father Hugh Dowdell, Assistant Priest Phone: 4628 1385 D Mason OLHC ROSEMEADOW ST. BEDE’S APPIN OLHC ROSEMEADOW Sat. Vigil: 6.00pm 1st Sunday of each month 5pm. Tuesday: 6.30pm Sunday: 8.30am Wednesday: 9.00am Sunday: 10.00am Thursday: 9.00am VIETNAMESE MASS OLHC Friday: 8.20am Saturday: 4.00pm 1st Saturday of the Month: 10.30am st Our Lady Help of Christians Parish 10/11 JAN J Webster SUNDAY MASS TIMES 1st Friday: BAPTISM of the LORD YEAR B Bulletin 10/11 JANUARY 2015 Exposition & Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament 11am – 12 noon; Mass 10.30am Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 11am - 3pm. CONFESSIONS, OLHC CHURCH Saturday: 5.15pm – 5.45pm Every 1st Saturday 11am – 12 noon MARRIAGES AND BAPTISMS by appointment ST VINCENT DE PAUL CONFERENCE Tuesdays 12.30pm in the Presbytery. Postal Address PO Box 602 Campbelltown NSW 2560 OLHC School Principal: Mrs Michelle Rolfe Phone: 4626 5655 Fax: 4626 7227 PARISH VISION STATEMENT Our Lady Help of Christians Parish will strive to be a Christ-centred community, led by the Holy Spirit to bear witness to the Gospel message, nourished and strengthened by the Eucharist and the Sacraments. Following the model of Mary our Mother, our parish will be a place of welcome and mutual encouragement to all who seek to love God and their neighbour, and to manifest this love in their daily lives. In this way we will build up the Kingdom of God in our local community. ENTRANCE After the Lord was baptised, the heavens were opened, and the Spirit descended upon him like a dove, and the voice of the Father thundered: This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased. RESPONSE You will draw water joyfully from the springs of salvation. GOSPEL ACCLAMATION Alleluia, Alleluia! John saw Jesus approaching him, and said: this is the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the World. Alleluia! COMMUNION ANTIPHON Behold the One of whom John said: I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God. NEW ALTAR SERVERS New Altar Servers Training will commence shortly. Training sessions will be each Friday from 4 to 5pm in the Church, commencing on Friday 20 February. Those who wish to train must have made their First Holy Communion and be regular Mass attendees. A parent or guardian will need to be present at the first session to complete information details. Please ring the parish office with your name and phone number if you wish to undertake Altar Servers training. PLEASE PRAY FOR: Anniversaries: Felemon Domatulac; Eric Stanley; Grace Hayes; Christopher McManus; Istvan Toth; Deceased: Antonio Delbello; Antonina Patti; Felix Abellana; Leonard Hayes; Ivan D’Andrade; Jim, Bryan & Eileen McDonald; Gregory Family; Holy Souls; EXPOSITION of the Blessed Sacrament before Wednesday Mass 8am – 8.55am. AN AFTERNOON OF PRAYER each Thursday from 12 noon to 6.00pm at St. Bede’s Church, Appin. Formal prayer times: 12 noon: Angelus & Midday prayer; 1.30pm: Rosary; 3.00pm: Afternoon prayer and Divine Mercy 5pm: Evening prayer; 5.40pm: Concluding prayers. NEW ROSTERS FOR STATUE OF OUR LADY are located at the FRONT NOTICE BOARD. Any Parishioner, who would like to have one of these statues in their home for a week, can put their name down on the roster. Thank you GROUP 2 CHOIR requires more singers. Remember to sing at Our Lord’s Mass, you are twice blessed! For further information please contact Marie Rutledge on 0414 327 941. GIVING FAMILIES A SAY – Preparation Questionnaire 2nd Synod on the Family. The Second Synod on the Family is being held in October 2015 in Rome. Pope Francis, through the Australian Catholic Bishops’ Conference (ACBC), invites you to offer input into the preparation documents for this important gathering. To assist you in this task a simplified questionnaire has been developed which can be found at https://www.surveymonkey.com.au/s/familysurveydow. You are invited to offer input by 8 February 2015. It is preferred that responses are made online. However, written responses may be submitted by completing the printed version and sending it to: Synod Responses PO Box 1239 Wollongong 2500. PLEASE NOTE: THERE WILL BE NO PRAYER AT APPIN THIS COMING THURSDAY, 15 JANUARY HAVE YOU CONSIDERED PRIESTHOOD? Are you wanting to commit your life to Jesus Christ and serve God’s people? Priesthood is a fulfilling and challenging way of life. To know more contact your Parish Priest or Fr Richard Healey on priesthood@dow.org.au or 0401 621 591, or visit http://dow.org.au/priesthood LENTEN PROGRAM This year we will be using our own Wollongong Diocese Lenten Program. For people within the diocese it will be discounted to $4 per copy. As last year, the reflection will take place each Wednesday during Lent at 1.30pm in the Parish Meeting Room. If you wish to participate you will need to ORDER AND PAY FOR YOUR BOOK BEFORE we order them. Please come into the parish office (during office hours) to do so. Order and payment needs to be made by WEDNESDAY 21 JANUARY. Thank you. OLD PALMS Please start bringing in your old palms from last year so they can be burnt for use on Ash Wednesday. Place in box at Front Notice Board. Thank you FORWARD NOTICE: EASTER LITURGY MEETING There will be a liturgy meeting to organise the liturgies for Holy Week and Easter on WEDNESDAY 11 FEBRUARY 8 PM IN THE PARISH OFFICE. It is essential that a representative from every choir group is present. Thank you. FRENCH MASS will be celebrated this Sunday 11 January 2015 at 6:00pm at St John the Evangelist Church, cnr Cordeaux and Lindesay Street, Campbelltown. STEWARDSHIP THOUGHT - Today we celebrate the Baptism of the MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER WEEKEND Spend a weekend with your spouse in a peaceful setting of this weekend enrichment. 6-8 March at Mt Carmel Retreat Centre, Varroville. contact Ardell & Bill Sharpe on 4283 3435 or wsharpe@bigpond.net.au www.wwme.org.au www.facebook.com/WWMEasternUnit PLEASE NOTE Lately a number of foreign currency coins have been placed in the collections. Please do NOT place ANY foreign coins in the collections as we use a counting machine for coins, and this has resulted in number of errors of late at the bank. Thank you for your attention to this matter. USED POSTAGE STAMPS FOR PERU MISSIONS YOUR USED STAMPS can be recycled to help the poor. The Sisters of the Mary MacKillop International Missions are carrying out much needed charity and educational work amongst Peru’s poor and youth. You can help them to continue this vital good work by collecting any used postage stamps (Australian and International), to be sold to raise funds. Thanks to those who have continued to support this valuable mission. BILLINGS LIFE: NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING Did you know we offer telephone counselling for all those living in rural and remote areas? Our accredited tutors can assist you in planning your family naturally to either achieve or avoid pregnancy. To speak to a tutor please call now. Free Call 1800 335 860 NOW AVAILABLE AT THE PIOUS GOODS STALL COLUMBAN CALENDARS: for 2015. Beautifully illustrated art masterpieces. $9 each Lord. Through the sacrament of Baptism, Christ gives all of us, His disciples, a share of the responsibility of proclaiming the Gospel and thus share in His priestly work through the common priesthood of the Faithful. He calls us to offer up the world and all that is in it, including ourselves, to the Lord of all. If being a Christian was illegal, would there be enough evidence to convict you?