THE SPIRE
11 June 2017
attadale.org
FOR THE GREATER GLORY OF GOD
Sunday Mass
Saturday
6pm
Sunday
8am
9am
35 Davidson Road, Attadale WA 6156
attadale.org
t: 6181 5020
Penance
Parish Priest
Fr Sean Fernandez
Direct: 6181 5022
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @seanikin
Tuesday 5.30 - 5.55pm
Saturday 5.30 - 5.50pm
Weekday Mass and other services
Monday
-
Tuesday
6pm Mass
Parish Secretary
Amy Faleiro
E-mail: [email protected]
Wednesday 9am Mass
Thursday
9am Mass
Friday
8am Mass - Santa Maria
10am - Funeral Mass for Nello Vasta
Saturday
9am Mass
Pignatelli Care Coordinator
Jenny Cogin
Safeguarding Officers
1300 854 995
Bernadette Dell
[email protected]
Maree Passmore
[email protected]
Parish Religious
Education Programme
Marie Sadler
Pauline Marlborough
Desriee Andreone
Office Hours
Tuesday - Friday
9am - 2pm
The Attadale Parish acknowledges the
Nyungar people, the Traditional Owners
who walked upon and cared for this land
for thousands of years. We acknowledge
the continued deep spiritual attachment
and relationship of Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander peoples to this country
and commit ourselves to the ongoing
journey of Reconciliation.
Parish Pastoral Council
Parish Finance Committee
Bernadette Dell (chair)
Pauline Mascarenhas (chair)
Ross Perrigo
(vice-chair)
Pauline Mascarenhas
(secretary)
Joe Pierluigi Amanda Hesford
Greg Stinton
Joseph Caruso
Tony Middleton
Katie Kumasaka
Erica Sharp-Nippied
Wim Smithies
Jenny Cogin
Children’s Liturgy Coordinator
Rosemarie Vitalone
Archives
Sue Baker
Kathie O’Connor Sue McLennan-Atkins
Lee-Ann De'Pannone
From the Parish Priest
Welcome to Fr Ted Miller. I am attending my niece’s confirmation and shall be back within the blink of an eye!
I hope you have noticed the great progress being made on our new parish church. Please continue to keep the
project and all those working on it in your prayers. Remember the psalmist’s words: ‘If the Lord does not build
the house, then in vain do the builders labour.’
Over many weeks we have had excerpts from Pope Francis’ Amoris Laetitia and Laudato Si’. This week’ excerpt
from the latter will chime I think with many of us who have observed or perhaps been involved in politics – shorttermism (is that a neologism?) The Pope calls on our politicians to be courageous and selfless so as to work for
the greater good. Do read the passage.
The excerpt from Amoris Laetitia does not teach us anything new though it may come as a surprise to some.
The ministers of the sacrament of marriage are the couple. The priest is there to assist and witness. The couple
minister the sacrament to one another. People are sometimes surprised that the priest does not say ‘I now
pronounce you husband and wife.’ It is not part of the marriage ritual because the couple pronounce each other
husband and wife!
Prayer Intentions
Pope’s General Intentions That national leaders may firmly commit themselves to ending the arms trade,
which victimizes so many innocent people.
The suffering church: Please pray for Fr Teresito Suganob and over 200 parishioners in Marawi,
Philippines who were kidnapped on 23 May; for the protection of the St Catherine Monastery in the Sinai; for
Sr Cecilia Argoti Narvaez who was kidnapped on 7 February from her community in Mali, for Asia Bibi whose
facing the death penalty for blasphemy in Pakistan; for Fr Tom Uzhunnalil SDB who was kidnapped by the
terrorists who killed the four Missionaries of Charity; Fr Gabriel Ojonugwa Oyaka kidnapped in Nigeria;
Archbishop Mor Gregorius Yohanna Ibrahim of the Syrian Orthodox Church, Bishop Boulos Yazigi of the Greek
Orthodox Church, Fr Michel Kayal, Fr Maher Mahfouz, Fr Paolo Dall’Oglio missing since 2013; for Frs Shao
Yunquan and Cao Jianyou; Bishops Su Zhimin, Stephen Li Side, Julius Jia Zhiguo persecuted in China for their
fidelity to Rome; for Ukrainian Catholics in the Crimea; for Christians of Myanmar, Ethiopia, Turkey, Nigeria,
Pakistan, Indonesia, Iraq, Kenya, Tanzania, Syria, Egypt, China, Malaysia, Central African Republic, Somalia,
North Korea, Vietnam and South Sudan.
Parish: That God will glorify his name by building a new church in our parish.
Sick List: Of your charity please pray for the following people on our sick list: Kath Kelly, Baby Lucia D'Souza,
Cindy Wihardja, Iris Rankin, Jimmy Watson, Win Froude, Don Goligher, Fiori Rinaldi, Dawn France, Vlad Kania,
Rosa and Umberto Celenza, Regina Pass, Ella Harris, Emar Robertson, Monica Angelucci, Joanna Langton,
Charlotte C-Jordan and Clare Trainor.
Deceased:
Recent:
Anniversary:
Other:
Doug and Beulah King;
Confirmations Next weekend at the Saturday 6pm and a Sunday 11am Mass Bishop Sproxton will be
confirming our parishioners. Please be aware that every pew at the Saturday evening Mass has been allocated
to a candidate’s family!
Pope Francis calls us to pray for an end to the arms trade. Here is a prayer you can say to join yourself with
the Holy Father’s June intentions:
Lord, our Father
the beautiful and harmonious world
that you have created for your children
has strayed so far from your dream.
Wars and divisions are still present,
and are often caused and maintained only because of money.
The arms trade is one of the main reasons for the prolongation
of these wars, so often supported by the rulers themselves.
Lord, touch the hearts of the rulers, blinded by the arms trade,
and may they consider the consequences of their greed:
the destruction and death of so many innocents.
Convert our hearts to the peace and good of every human being.
Praying today’s Psalm
You are blest, Lord God of our fathers.
Blest your glorious holy name.
You are blest in the temple of your glory.
You are blest on the throne of your kingdom
You are blest who gaze into the depths.
You are blest in the firmament of heaven
Today’s Scripture
‘God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son,
so that everyone who believes in him may not be lost but may
have eternal life. No one who believes in him will be
condemned’
Taken from The Jerusalem Bible, published and copyright 1966,1967 and 1968 by Darton, Longman & Todd Ltd and
Doubleday and Co. Inc, and used by permission of the publishers.
THE MOST HOLY TRINITY - YEAR A
First Reading:Ex 34:4-6. 8-9
Second Reading:2 Cor 13:11-13
Gospel:Jn 3:16-18
From The Psalms: A New Translation, by permission of A. P. Watt Ltd on behalf of
The Grail, England.
Laudato Si’ (181)
Here, continuity is essential, because policies related to climate change and environmental protection cannot be
altered with every change of government. Results take time and demand immediate outlays which may not
produce tangible effects within any one government’s term. That is why, in the absence of pressure from the
public and from civic institutions, political authorities will always be reluctant to intervene, all the more when
urgent needs must be met. To take up these responsibilities and the costs they entail, politicians will inevitably
clash with the mindset of short-term gain and results which dominates present-day economics and politics. But if
they are courageous, they will attest to their God-given dignity and leave behind a testimony of selfless
responsibility. A healthy politics is sorely needed, capable of reforming and coordinating institutions, promoting
best practices and overcoming undue pressure and bureaucratic inertia. It should be added, though, that even
the best mechanisms can break down when there are no worthy goals and values, or a genuine and profound
humanism to serve as the basis of a noble and generous society.
Amoris Laetitia (75a)
In the Church’s Latin tradition, the ministers of the sacrament of marriage are the man and the woman who
marry; by manifesting their consent and expressing it physically, they receive a great gift. Their consent and
their bodily union are the divinely appointed means whereby they become “one flesh”. By their baptismal
consecration, they were enabled to join in marriage as the Lord’s ministers and thus to respond to God’s call.
N
ew Church Update
The roof on the main structure has gone up and it is so heart warming to see it all taking shape. You
may take a stroll down after Mass and see the progress of the church building. The work should be
completed before December 2017. If you would like to donate towards the fit out of the church, a list of
specific items will be available very soon. Please do contact Fr Sean at the parish office. Information and pics
are online at attadale.org.
Roster for 18 June 2017
Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ – Year A
Upcoming Events
Sat. 6pm
Sun. 8am
Sun. 9am
Saturday
4.45pm
Acolytes
Ray Palermo
Nigel Tinley
Adrian Wilkes
Extraordinary
Ministers
Brian Cant
Cecilia Wihardja
Sue Baker
Jocelyn Hansen
Margaret Chong
Amanda Della Bona
Readers
Pat Berry
Diane Farrell
Una Coetze
Jacinta Hewett
Robin Salter
Sue McLennan-Atkin
Saturday
17 June
6pm
And
Sunday
18 June
11am
PREP
Confirmation
Umbrellas
Keep your
floors and
carpets
Greeters
Clara Ferguson-Smith
Syl Lane
Joe Caruso
rainwater free
Chaperone
Diane Farrell
___________
Jennifer Wilkes
with this Umbrella Drip
catcher. Why not support
Cleaning
Charles Johnson and Irvine Spence
your church and get an
umbrella? Large umbrellas
Flowers
Maria Bavcevich
with the Parish logo for
Morning Tea Jenny Cogin, Bernadette Dell, Stephanie Carne and Gloria Rawlings sale only $20 each.
Projectionists
Ross Bowden
Pauline Marlborough
Lincoln Chong
Veritas Youth Festival Friday 30 June - Sunday 2 July 2017 at the University of
Notre Dame, Fremantle. Age: 13 - 30. Registration cost: $50 for a 3 day pass or
$10 for the Friday night (includes workshops, food and festival pack) Veritas
Youth Festival is a local festival which aims to provide young people in Western
Australia with an opportunity to deepen their faith and their relationship with Jesus.
Register asap at veritasperth.com for full conference program. See flyer on notice
board for more details.
Youth survey Young people across Australia are being called to share their views about life, faith, and their
experience of Church through an online survey published today by the Australian Bishops.
Pope Francis will lead the international conversation at the Vatican. Representatives from all over the world will
be invited to Rome to share their experiences and views at a meeting in October 2018.
Australians aged between 16 and 29 years are encouraged to complete the survey. The questions cover a range
of topics including: the experience
of being listened to, using social
media and technology, friendships
and influences in today’s world,
opportunities for engagement with
Church activities such as, outreach
programs, youth masses,
community leadership or parish
events. More information at
catholic.org.au/youthsurvey or
Participate at bit.ly/2rOPy1n
Winter Prayer Day on Wednesday
14 June, 10-1pm (9.30am morning
tea, and light lunch provided).
Mary MacKillop Centre, 16 York
Street South Perth. Presenter:
Sr Dora Maguire. Cost: by donation.
Come join us and experience a
gentle, prayerful day. RSVP is
essential for catering purposes.
Please contact Laura by Email
[email protected] or
Phone 08 9334 0999.