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St. Paul’s Parish
6TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
YEAR B
15 FEBRUARY 2015
Mission Statement
As a unique Parish, with vibrant station
churches, we of St Paul’s Parish strive to be an
active, welcoming, compassionate, Catholic
Community, with Christ as our model.
As Eucharistic people, we seek to grow in our
faith, sharing our talents with each other and
spreading God’s teachings through word,
action and example.
PARISH PRIEST
Fr Jaroslaw Zan, OSPPE
Presbytery: 24 Garrett St. Moss Vale
OFFICE HOURS
9.00am to 1.00pm Monday, Thursday & Friday
1pm to 5pm Wednesday
Phone: 4868 1931 Fax:4869 3586
Email: mossvale@dow.org.au
Website: www.stpaulsmossvale.org.au
Pauline Fathers:4878 9192
Incorporating the Communities/Churches of Moss Vale, Berrima,
Bundanoon, Burrawang, Robertson, Sutton Forest and Penrose Park
SUNDAY MASS TIMES
CHILDREN’S MASS
St Paul’s Moss Vale
Saturday Vigil - 6.00 pm
Sunday
- 9.30 am
St Peter’s Burrawang
1st, 3rd, 5th Sunday - 8.00 am
2nd, 4th Sunday
- 5.00 pm
St Brigid’s Bundanoon
2nd, 4th Sunday
- 8.00 am
1st, 3rd, 5th Sunday - 5.00 pm
St Francis Xavier Berrima
1st Sunday of the month - 11am
Penrose Park Monastery
Sunday - 9am and 11am English
10am Polish
2nd Sunday of each Month
WEEKDAY M ASS TIMES
St Paul’s Mon Wed Thurs Fri - 8.00 am
NO MASS TUESDAY
St Paul’s College Saturday - 8.00am
Penrose Park Monastery 11am Daily
Sunday 15 Feb
Sunday 22 February
D Strode, R Wallder
K Lambourne, D Edwards
L Harrison, P Maloney
B & S Wilson
St Brigid’s 8am/5pm
P Balk, K Perkins
J Barton, B Barton
St Peter’s 8am/5pm
D Virtue
M Cronin
Offertory: 6pm Vigil
D Pyett, M Hyde
S Allport,, M Peisley
Zaranski Family
A Breen, M D’Adam
St Brigid’s 8am/5pm
Papps family
McNamara family
St Peter’s 8am/5pm
M Cronin
C & M Tibble
Flowers St Paul’s
M D’Adam, E Pittolo
Z Williams
Church Clean St Paul’s
M D’Adam, E Pittolo
B & M Francis
S Gilbert
S Gilbert
Bundanoon Team
L McPherson, B & A Whyte
M Lynch
S Buckman
ROSTERS
Readers: 6pm Vigil
9.30 am
9.30am
St Brigid’s
Counters:
Children’s Liturgy
PRAY FOR OUR PARISH:
Deceased: Clive Millin, Lila Arnfield, Rex
Hall, Stan Bilyk, Patrick Kirton, Maud Josephine Hebert, Penelope Wells, Suzanne
Westgarth, Charles Francis, Dulcie Daley,
Sonia Akrigg, Eugene Hyde, Beryl Lowe,
Barry Ellsmore, Colin McCue, Harry Clout,
Tom Gill, Hyde, Tilden, Conroy, Poidevin,
Murphy, Dromgold, Dwyer, Halls, Lawler,
Saker & Allport families and for all the Holy
Souls & for the deceased members of the
Aged Care & Sick in the Parish: Some- Friends of the Suffering Souls.
times people would like a visitor from the
Parish. We have pastoral carers who offer
this ministry of visitation. Contact the Parish
Office.
MAY THEY REST IN PEACE. AMEN
Sick: Dorothy O’Halloran, Kathy Roche,
Stan, Desmond, Kevin, Kaye, Phil, Kathy,
Kylie, Emily, Maree, Harley, Elaine, Bruce
Shepherd, Murial Dromgold, Marilyn, Anthony, Julia, John, Catherine, Anne, Stuart,
Mike, Nicole, Brian, Peter, Elizabeth, Jacqui
Mack, Bridget, Paula, Margaret, Keith, and
all on the Intercessory Prayer List.
RECONCILIATION
St Paul’s Moss Vale
Saturday 5 - 5.30 pm
After Weekday Masses & on request
St Peter’s Burrawang
2nd Sunday after 5.00 pm Mass
St Brigid’s Bundanoon
1st Sunday after 5.00 pm Mass
EXPOSITION AND ADORATION OF THE
BLESSED SACRAMENT
St Paul’s Moss Vale
Following Friday morning Mass at 8 am
NOVENA TO OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP
Following Wednesday morning Mass 8 am
BAPTISMS—BY APPOINTMENT
There is one preparation meeting held on
the last Thursday of each month at 6.30pm
for those wishing to enroll in the Sacrament
of Baptism. Baptisms held on 1st Sunday at
Berrima, & 3rd Sunday at St Paul’s Moss
Vale.
CATHOLIC WOMEN’S LEAGUE
Meeting 9.30am on 2nd Thurs of each
month from Feb to Nov. All welcome.
PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS
Almighty and eternal God, in your unfailing love you provide ministers for
your Church. We pray for those whom
you call to serve the Church as priests.
Inspire in them a generous response.
Grant them courage and vision to
serve your people May their lives and
service call your people to respond to
the presence of your Spirit among us
that, faithful to the Gospel and hope of
Jesus the Christ, we may: announce
glad tidings to the poor proclaim liberty
to captives, set prisoners free and renew the face of the earth.
We welcome new
parishioners to our
Parish and would
love to get to know
you. Please make
yourself known to one
of the greeters at the
door or Fr Jarek.
If you would to join the Intercessory
Prayer list contact Sue or Brian
48841205 or mvprayerlist@gmail.com
PARISH NEWS .....
PROJECT COMPASSION 2015
LENT 2015
This year’s theme is
―Food For Life‖
Food is essential to
sustain life, yet many
of the world’s poorest
people do not have a
reliable food source,
or enough money to
buy food every
day. Project Compassion 2015 features programs that provide vulnerable
people with the skills and opportunities
they need to establish sustainable
sources for life. This year Project Compassion focuses on the ways in which
Caritas Australia is working with partners
around the world to empower vulnerable
people to establish sustainable food
sources and develop income streams for
life.
Lent commences on
ASH Wednesday 18
February.
Mass will be 8am and
6.30pm at St Paul’s
Moss Vale.
Abstinence from meat and fasting: All
who have completed their eighteenth
year and have not yet begun their sixtieth
year are bound to fast. All who have
completed their fourteenth year are
bound to abstain from meat on Ash
Wednesday and Good Friday. Pastors,
teachers, parents are to ensure that even
those who, by reason of their age, are
not bound by the law of fasting and abstinence from meat, are taught the true
meaning of penance.
On all other Fridays of the year the law of
the common practice of penance is fulfilled by performing any one of the following:
Prayer: examples, Mass attendance,
family prayer, a visit to a chapel or
church, reading the Bible, praying the
Rosary, making the Stations of the
Cross.
Self –denial: examples, not eating meat
or sweets or dessert, giving up entertainment to spend time with family, limiting
food and drink so to give to the poor e.g.
Project Compassion
Helping others: examples, special attention to someone who is poor, physically
or mentally ill, elderly, lonely, bereaved,
depressed, addicted or overburdened.
Stations of the Cross will follow
the 8am Mass on Fridays during
Lent commencing 20 February.
Please take home a Project Compassion
box and/or a set of Lenten donation envelopes and give generously to the appeal this Lent.
SACRAMENTAL PROGRAMME 2015
On Tuesday, 17 February there will be a
Parent Information meeting (Parents
only), to be held in the St Paul’s school
hall from 7 to 9pm. This meeting is for all
parents interested in enrolling their child
to prepare for any of the Sacraments this
year - First Eucharist, Confirmation and
Reconciliation. Enrolment packages for
First Eucharist will be distributed at this
meeting, while information packages for
Confirmation and Reconciliation will be
available if desired.
As this meeting is an important part of
the enrolment process for all the Sacraments it is expected that at least one parent/guardian is in attendance. Please
advise the office (4868 1931) if babysitting is required.
ST PATRICK’S CHURCH SUTTON FOREST
St Patrick’s Day 17 March:
Mass 6pm at Sutton Forest followed by a BBQ. BYO Drinks
All welcome to join us, wear your
green!
Note: NO 8am Mass on this day
To prepare we are having a WORKING
BEE on Saturday 14 March from 8.30am
to 12 noon, bring your tools, whether you
come for 10mins or an hour, your assistance is appreciated.
ROSTERS FOR MOSS VALE
New rosters commencing from February
21 are in the St Paul’s foyer. Please take
your copy home.
CHOIR PRACTICE
To prepare for Easter, the
choir will be practicing every
Tuesday commencing on 17
February (except 10th
March) at 7.30pm in St Paul’s Church. All
welcome.
PARISH DIARY DATES.......
Wed 18 Feb: Ash Wednesday
Thurs 19 Feb: Pastoral Care meeting
1.30pm
Thurs 26 Feb: Finance meeting 5.30pm
Fri 6 Mar: 7pm St Paul’s Moss Vale
World Day of Prayer
Fri 6 Mar: St John’s Anglican Church
Robertson - World Day of Prayer time to
be advised
St PAUL’S SCHOOL NEWS...
BEGINNING YEAR BBQ SATURDAY 28th FEBRUARY 2015
AT 6PM – EVERYONE IS
WELCOME: Each year the
school starts with a welcome BBQ-picnic
hosted by the Parents & Friends Association.
This year we are combining it with the
Parish monthly BBQ. It will be held on
Saturday 28th February. Mass is at
6.00pm and the BBQ will follow. The P&F
will provide the BBQ and families are
asked to bring a rug, chairs and drinks
(and a picnic – for those not wanting the
BBQ). It is sure to be a wonderful night.
Please RSVP to the school office 48681
794 to assist with catering.
Holy Hour will commence on
Wednesday 25 February at 6pm.
During the Holy Hour we will reflect
on the Diocese of Wollongong ST VINCENT DE PAUL
Lenten Programme ARISE. Books
Summer Clearance Sale Moss Vale
will be $5.00 each.
starts Monday 23 February and ends
Paschal Precept: Each of the faithful is Monday 2 March.
obliged to receive Holy Communion at
Winter Fashion Parade Thursday 5
least once a year. This is to be done
March at Mittagong Shop 1.30pm. The
between Ash Wednesday (18 February)
shop will be closed to normal trading on
and Trinity Sunday (31 May) unless for
this day. Entry fee of $4.00 will include OUTSIDE OUR PARISH ...
a good reason it is done at another time
access to the shop for the afternoon and
during the year. All the faithful are
LIGHT TO THE NATIONS YOUTH PILincludes afternoon tea..
obliged to confess their grave sins at
GRIMAGE: Come and join young people
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER
least once a year.
(16-35)experiencing Easter together. WitThis will be held on Friday 6 March at ness the liturgy come alive and take part
CWL LENTEN PROGRAMME
in prayer, pilgrimage, music and personal
Moss Vale at 7pm.
sharing that will revive your faith. April 2-5
The Catholic Women’s League will
ST PAUL’S ALTAR SERVERS ROSTER
2015 in Appin. More info www.lttn.org.au
gather in the Parish meeting room to re14 Feb 6pm: Baxter, Matilda
flect on the ARISE programme during
AQUINAS ACADEMY 2015 COURSES:
15 Feb 9.30am: Caitlin, Ashleigh
Lent on Mondays at 2pm commencing
offer a great opportunity to understand the
21 Feb 6pm: Tahlia, Holly
on 23 February. If you would like to atchurch at this time and to deepen one’s
22 Feb 9.30am: Erin, Emily
tend please place your name on the
spirituality. See notice board for more desheet in the St Paul’s foyer.
tails.
6TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR B
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON
Be my protector, O God, a mighty
stronghold to save me. For you are my
rock, my stronghold! Lead me, guide me,
for the sake of your name.
FIRST READING
Leviticus 13:1-2. 44-46
The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, 'If a
swelling or scab or shiny spot appears
on a man's skin, a case of leprosy of the
skin is to be suspected. The man must
be taken to Aaron, the priest, or to one of
the priests who are his sons.
'The man is leprous: he is unclean. The
priest must declare him unclean; he is
suffering from leprosy of the head. A
man infected with leprosy must wear his
clothing torn and his hair disordered; he
must shield his upper lip and c r y,
"Unclean, unclean." As long as the
disease lasts he must be unclean; and
therefore he must live apart; he must live
outside the camp.'
The word of the Lord.
RESPONSORIAL PSALM
Ps 31:1-2. 5. 11. R v.7
R. I turn to you, Lord, in time of trouble,
and you fill me with the joy of salvation.
1. Happy the man whose offence is
forgiven, whose sin is remitted. O happy
the man to whom the Lord imputes no
guilt, in whose spirit is no guile. (R)
2. But now I have acknowledged my
sins; my guilt I did not hide. I said: 'I will
confess my offence to the Lord.' And
you, Lord, have forgiven the guilt of my
sin. (R)
3. Rejoice, rejoice in the Lord, exult, yo u
just! O come, ring out your joy, all you
upright of heart. (R)
SECOND READING
1 Corinthians 10:31 – 11:1
Whatever you eat, whatever you drink,
whatever you do at all, do it for the glory
of God. Never do anything offensive to
anyone - to Jews or Greeks or to the
Church of God; just as I try to be helpful
to everyone at all times, not anxious for
my own advantage but for the advantage
of everybody else, so that may be saved.
Take me for your model, as I take Christ.
The word of the Lord.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Alleluia, alleluia!
A great prophet has appeared among us;
God has visited his people. Alleluia!
GOSPEL
Mark 1:40-45
A leper came to Jesus and pleaded on
his knees: 'If you want to' he said 'you
can cure me.' Feeling sorry for him,
Jesus stretched out his hand and
touched him. 'Of course I want to!' he
15 February 2015
said. `Be cured!' And the leprosy left him
at once and he was cured. Jesus
immediately sent him away and sternly
ordered him, 'Mind you say nothing to
anyone, but go and show yourself to the
priest, and make the offering for your
healing prescribed by Moses as
evidence of your recovery.' The man
went away, but then started talking about
it freely and telling the story everywhere,
so that Jesus could no longer go openly
into any town, but had to stay outside in
places where nobody lived. Even so,
people from all around would come to
him.
The Gospel of the Lord.
LITURGY NOTES
Preface Sunday: V
Eucharistic Prayer: II
Acclamation: We proclaim your Death..
REFLECTION
Catholic tradition who worked with lepers
and dared to touch and embrace those
who were afflicted with that debilitating
disease.
First, Blessed Joseph DeVeuster, (known
as Fr. Damian of Molokai) who was born
in Belgium in 1840, entered the
Congregation of the Sacred Hearts at the
age of 20 and was sent as a missionary
to the Hawaiian Islands. After nine years
of priestly work, he obtained permission
in 1873 to labor among the abandoned
lepers on Molokai. With Blessed Fr.
Damien, let us pray that we not fear the
sepulchers of this earth. Becoming a
leper himself in 1885, he died in April,
1889, a victim of his charity for others. In
1994, Fr. Damien was beatified by Pope
John Paul II.
Second, Blessed Sister Marianne Cope
(1838–1918), mother to Molokai Lepers.
In the 1880s, Sr. Marianne, as superior of
her congregation of the Sisters of St.
Francis in Syracuse, responded to a call
to assist with the care of lepers on the
island of Molokai, Hawaii. She worked
with Father Damien and with the outcasts
of society as they were abandoned on
the shores of the island, never to return
to their families.
Finally, let us recall with gratitude
Blessed Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997),
who was never afraid to see and touch
the face of Jesus in the distressing
disguise of the poorest of the poor.
The belief that only
God could heal leprosy
is key to understanding
today’s miracle that
proves Jesus’ identity.
In Jesus’ time, lepers were forced to
exist outside the community, separated
from family and friends and thus
deprived of the experience of any form of
human interaction. We read in Leviticus
13:45-46 that lepers were to wear torn
clothes, let their hair be disheveled, and
live outside the camp. These homeless
Pope’s Prayer Intentions for February
individuals were to cry “Unclean,
unclean!” when a person without leprosy
approached them. Lepers suffered both
Universal: That prisoners,
the disease and ostracism from society.
especially the young, may be
In the end, both realities destroy their
able to rebuild lives of dignity.
victims’ lives.
Mark 1:40 tells us that the leper appears
Evangelization: That married
abruptly in front of Jesus: “begging him people who are separated may find weland kneeling before him.” The news come and support in the Christian comabout Jesus’ miraculous powers has munity.
gotten around, even to the reviled and
outcast leper. “If you choose, you can
PRAYER FOR PRIESTS
make me clean,” the leper tells Jesus. In O my God, help those priests who are faithful
even approaching Jesus, the leper has to remain faithful; to those who are falling,
violated the Levitical code. By saying, “If stretch forth Your Divine Hand that they may
you choose, you can make me clean,” grasp it as their support.
the leper not only indicates his absolute In the great ocean of Your mercy, lift those
faith in Jesus’ ability to cleanse him of his poor unfortunate ones who have fallen, that
being engulfed therein Thy Great Loving
disease, but also actually challenges Heart. Amen.
Jesus
to
act.
In
the
ancient Precious Blood of Jesus protect them!
Mediterranean world, touching a leper Saint John Vianney, pray for them.
was a radical act. By touching the reviled
outcast, Jesus openly defied Levitical
PRAYER TO ST MICHAEL
law. Only a priest could declare that
Saint
Michael
the
Archangel,
someone was cured of the skin disease.
defend us in the battle; keep us safe
As required by ancient law, Jesus sent
from the wickedness and snares of
the man to a priest for verification. Even
the devil. May God restrain him, we
though Jesus asked him not to, the man
humbly pray, and You, O prince
went about telling everyone of this great
of the heavenly host, by the power
miracle.
of God, cast into hell Satan and all the other
As we read the story of Jesus among the evil spirits who wander through the world seekoutcasts, let us recall with gratitude the ing the ruin of souls. Amen. Pope Leo XIII
lives of three remarkable people in our
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48681931 Email: mossvale@dow.org.au
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