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ROSTERS FOR 11/12 July 2015 – 15 Sunday of Ordinary Time
MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION
Saturday 5.00pm
A Martin, J Aldridge, S Alexander, F Byun, + 1 volunteer please
Sunday 8.00am
M Twomey, A Patel, F McKewen, A Nicol, A Scaria
Sunday 10.00am
J Eggermont, M Leong, P Simonian, A Stevenson, A Segedin, P van Ryn,
R Murray, R Katibak
PROCLAIMERS OF THE WORD:
Readings next Sunday:
Saturday 5.00pm
Damaris & Ophelia Kingdon
Amos 7:12-15
Sunday 8.00am
Amy Cooper, (Ruth Miller)
Ephesians 1:3-14
Mark 6:7-13
Sunday 10.00am
Eileen Henderson, Michael Pender,
Margaret van Meeuwen
LET US PRAY: For those who
COLLECTORS:
have died:
Saturday 5.00pm
Caroline Ongleo
Fr Craig Larkin SM,
Sunday 8.00am
Tom Piggin & Yvonne MacMillan
Tala Motuliki
Sunday 10.00am
Denise Valerio & Melissa Saavedra
Patrick & Betty Barry
COUNTERS:
Juliet & Laurie Williams
And for those whose
SANCTUARY CARE: Maria Kamanzi & Deogratias
anniversaries occur at this time
LAPTOP OPERATORS: 5.00pm: John Trenwith
Michael Mackay, Devon Hern,
8am: Anne Cotton
Tom Aldridge
10am: Stuart Christie
ALTAR SERVERS: Sat 5pm: Hannah Went, Petra & Liam Buyck
Sun 8am: Maleselino Tupou Sun 10am: Zachary Cabiling, Alyssa D’Souza, Kyla Faigao
CHILDREN’S LITURGY: No children’s liturgy (school holidays)
Notices
CATHOLIC COMMUNITY NETWORK – FREE EVENT Fr. Brendan Ward, Rector of Holy
Cross Seminary, will be speaking on “Discernment and surrender: Matching our plans with
God's” at the St. Columba Centre in Ponsonby on Tuesday 21st July 2015. Fr. Brendan will
be speaking about his personal journey from lay person to priesthood, in particular his
personal challenges before finally accepting God's mission for his life. Starts at 6pm with
finger food, tea and coffee and finish at 7.15pm. Places are limited to 80 people. As this is
a free event, registration is essential by e-mailing [email protected]
Mercy Spirituality Centre - 104 The Drive, Epsom
Muffin Talk – Exploring our Roots with Fr BRIAN LANGE, Tuesday 7 July 2015, 10-11.30am.
Share the journey of making connections with our place of origin – Koha/Donation
Church Father Series, Part 1: The True Vine – The Picture of the Catholic Church first Preached
to the Maori with Fr MERV DUFFY, Friday 10 July 2015, 7.00-9.00pm. Bishop Pompallier and his
priests came prepared with a visual aid that delighted Maori audiences. Learn more about the
Faith first taught in New Zealand - $15
Individually guided 6-day live-in retreat facilitated by Sr CHRISTINA CATHRO, 13-19 September
2015 – See our website for more information or give us a call
Bookings essential. Ph 638 6238 or [email protected]
If there is someone experienced with the MYOB accounting programme who would like some paid
part time work, please contact Pat in the Parish Office.
NEXT SUNDAY JULY 12TH IS SEA SUNDAY: a member of the local Apostleship of the
Sea will be handing out brochures and envelopes for collecting funds for this important
work in the Church of assisting seafarers. They are some the most exploited workers in the
world yet they do so much for us, delivering our daily food, clothing, transport and
consumer goods. Please come to Mass on 12 July with a little cash as we will be having a
second collection to support this FIT FOR MINISTRY outreach of the Church.
WYD Auckland Experience is on 11 and 12 July. We have over 1000 young people registered for
this event that will focus on issues of today and call young people to be advocates for those in need.
On Sunday from 4pm Phil Glendenning from Edmund Rice Network will be sharing a framework for
advocacy that we can all use. Young and young at heart are all welcome. Go to
http://www.akyouth.org.nz/auckland-wyd-experience/ for programme and registration details.
Call/text Teresa on 021649012 for more info.
Mass of Thanksgiving on Saturday 5th September 2015, time 10.30am, at St John the
Evangelist Church, Otara, Auckland, to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the founding of
the LITTLE SISTERS of the ASSUMPTION and 60 years presence in New Zealand;
followed by a luncheon. Contact: 09 278-3327 / 09 274-7402 email: [email protected]
CATHOLIC CARING FOUNDATION – (The Official Charity of Bishop Patrick Dunn) –
You are invited to join Bishop Pat and the Catholic Caring Foundation Board members for the
Annual Caring Mass for the Foundation. Wednesday 22 July 12.15pm at St Patrick’s Cathedral
followed by light refreshments.
Copies of the Foundation July Newsletter are available in the Church Porch – the newsletter gives
information about some of the projects your donations have supported during the last few months.
Caring Sunday will be on 26 July when we will have a 2nd collection to support the work of
the Catholic Caring Foundation.
Walk by Faith aims to help people deepen their understanding of their faith journey and their
relationship with God. It is open to people from every walk of life. Come to an information evening:
Monday 20th July, at the Pompallier Diocesan Centre, New St. from 7.30 – 8.30 pm.
Walk By Faith begins with the first Seminar on Sunday 2nd August, 10 – 4pm at the Pompallier
Diocesan Centre, 30 New St, Ponsonby, Auckland. For more information contact:
Dianna Fouhy: phone: 9)3603010; email: [email protected]
St Dominic’s Day celebration for ex pupils and friends.
There will be fun, fellowship and a guest speaker
Date
Sunday 2 August at 2.00 pm
Venue
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Parish hall, Banff Avenue, Epsom
RSVP
[email protected] or 021 239 3319 by 25 July for catering purposes
Gold coin collection to cover costs.
FIT FOR MISSION
PARISH of St MICHAEL
14th Sunday of Ordinary Time
5 July 2015
Parish of St Michael, Remuera
6 Beatrice Road, Remuera, 1050
Ph 520 1226
Fax 520 1956
[email protected]
[email protected]
http://www.catholicremuera.org.nz
Parish Priest:
Father Tony Dunn
In residence: Fr Stephen Berecz
A “Fit for Mission” retreat day – The Spirituality of Joy
Does Christian joy, which flows from believing in the good news, mean that I am supposed to
be happy all the time? Unlike happiness, joy is not simply a fleeting feeling or short-lived
emotion; it is a permanent result of one’s connection to God.
A day to explore the meaning and experience of joy in our lives.
Facilitator: Jill McLoughlin rsj
Saturday 11th July 10.0 a.m. – 3.0 p.m.
Cost: Unwaged $20 Waged $30 Bring own lunch. Tea and coffee provided
Mary MacKillop Centre 56 Selwyn Avenue Mission Bay Auckland.
Registrations: [email protected]
Phone 528 5204 ext 211 Mobile 02102278293
ST MICHAEL’S CATHOLIC SCHOOL
“Be it known to all who enter here that CHRIST is the reason for this school”
PRINCIPAL: Carolynn Phillips
CONTACT: (09) 520 0933 FAX: (09) 520 3983
WEBSITE: www.smcs.school.nz
EMAIL: [email protected]
Baptism Preparation: Viki Cullen
Religious Education:
Sr Francis Kelly (adults) &
Carlo (CJ) David (children)
Caring Co-ordinator:
Kathryn Schollum
Youth Damaris Kingdon
Music Rosters: Tony Vela
Secretary/Administration:
Pat de Zoete
Parish Office Hours:
9am-1pm Monday-Friday
SUNDAY MASSES:
Sunday Eucharist:
8.00am and 10.00am
Saturday Evening 5pm
Monday, Cluny Convent
7.15am
(74 Victoria Avenue, Remuera)
St Michael’s Church
6.00pm
Tues, & Thurs
8.00am
Wednesday
9.15am
Friday 12:05pm
Saturday 8:00am
Adoration of Blessed Sacrament:
Friday 11.00am
and
Monday 5pm – 6pm
Benediction:
Friday 12 noon
Reconciliation:
Friday 11:30am, Saturday 9:30am
Readings this Sunday
Ezekiel 2:2-5
2 Corinthians 12:7-10
Mark 6:1-6
Pastor’s column
It
is
now
de
rigueur,
when
visiting
Matamata,
to take in a visit
28 June 2015
to Hobbiton. Tolkien's description of the Shire, now
embodied in the middle of the Waikato, appeals, because of
its homeliness; the smell of freshly baked bread, fresh
coffee, a warm fire and hearth. The problem Bilbo Baggins
finds, is that such familiarity has a shadow side. Once the
spark of adventure is ignited within his heart, he discovers
that he is ostracised to a certain extent. That is an
archetypical theme and experience of the hero. Their
experience can be summed up in the saying: "If you see a
head, hit it."
We see in today's gospel Jesus experiencing that very
human reality. Raised in a village, no doubt homely and
ordinary and of no great consequence, he finds his fellow
villagers disregarding him, because he is starting to raise his
head above the crowd.
Today's story is an affirmation of the humanity of Christ.
Theologically we find it expressed in our creed - "et
incarnatus est" - and the Word became flesh, or as St John
so descriptively said - "He pitched his tent among us." The
writer of the letter to the Hebrews underscores this: " a man,
like us in all things, but sin," " He was tempted in every way
that we are and without sin." These are awesome realities,
that are totally astonishing. God sharing our humanity - how
do you pour the ocean into a coke-bottle? This issue was
fought out, sometimes violently, in the early centuries of the
Church - some contesting that Jesus was God only
pretending to be man, and others that he was only a man
pretending to be God.
Our Catholic faith affirms his Divine personhood sharing
completely two natures both Divine and Human.
From this we discover our destiny, to share in His Divinity,
through His Humanity. We discover our dignity, as "in
Christ," being sons and daughters of God, our Father. We
discover our adventure, to invest in others, to invite them into
this Truth.
To be a Catholic is, like Christ, to lift one's head above the
PC crowd, and to be sure, it will indeed be hit!
Father Tony