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St Peter Chanel & St Joseph Berala Streams of living water will flow from within. ~John 7:38 Parish Office: 60 Kingsland Rd, Berala, 2141, Ph: 96447787 E: [email protected] Parish Website: www.stpeter-stjoseph.org.au, facebook: stpeterstjoseph Holy Mass at Berala: Monday to Friday 6.45am, Wednesday to Friday 9.15am, Saturday 8.00am, Saturday 9.00am Adoration & Novena. Holy Mass at Auburn South: Tuesday 9.00am (during school term only) Lord’s Day Mass Berala: Saturday 5.00am (Vigil) Sunday 10.00am Lord’s Day Mass Auburn South: Sunday 8.00am Reconciliation at Berala: Saturday 9.00am - 10.00am. Or contact the parish office for any other time. For Baptisms, Weddings, Bible Study and Catholic Enquiry, please contact Fr Thomas or the parish office on 9644 7787. Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time—Year A Child Protection Sunday 10 September 2017 First Reading neighbour as yourself. Love is the one thing that cannot hurt Ez 33:7-9 your neighbour; that is why it is the answer to every one of the The word of the Lord was addressed to me as follows, ‘Son of commandments. man, I have appointed you as sentry to the House of Israel. Gospel When you hear a word from my mouth, warn them in my Mt 18:15-20 name. If I say to a wicked man: Wicked wretch, you are to die, Jesus said to his disciples: ‘If your brother does something and you do not speak to warn the wicked man to renounce his wrong, go and have it out with him alone, between your two ways, then he shall die for his sin, but I will hold you selves. If he listens to you, you have won back your brother. If responsible for his death. If, however, you do warn a wicked he does not listen, take one or two others with you: the man to renounce his ways and repent, and he does not repent, evidence of two or three witnesses is required to sustain any then he shall die for his sin, but you yourself will have saved charge. But if he refuses to listen to these, report it to the your life.’ community; and if he refuses to listen to the community, treat Second Reading him like a pagan or a tax collector. Rom 13:8-10 ‘I tell you solemnly, whatever you bind on earth shall be Avoid getting into debt, except the debt of mutual love. If you considered bound in heaven; whatever you loose on earth shall love your fellow men you have carried out your obligations. All be considered loosed in heaven. the commandments: You shall not commit adultery, you shall ‘I tell you solemnly once again, if two of you on earth agree to not kill, you shall not steal, you shall not covet, and so on, are ask anything at all, it will be granted to you by my Father in summed up in this single command: You must love your heaven. For where two or three meet in my name, I shall be there with them.’ Antiphons, Readings & Reflections Entrance Antiphon Ps 118:137,124 Communion Antiphon Cf. Ps 41:2-3 meaning. Immediately preceding this You are just, O Lord, and your judgement is Like the deer that yearns for running passage is the parable of the Lost Sheep, right; treat your servant in accord with your streams, so my soul is yearning for you, my about leaving the 99 to go out in search of merciful love. God; my soul is thirsting for God, the living the one lost sheep. Immediately following God. this week’s passage is the parable of the unmerciful or unforgiving servant who, Responsorial Psalm: Next Week’s Readings: despite receiving forgiveness of his own (R) O that today you would listen to his voice! Harden not your hearts. Sir 27:30 – 28:7 debt from his master, throws a fellow 1. Come, ring out our joy to the Lord; hail Rom 14:7-9 servant in debtors prison for failing to pay the rock who saves us. Let us come Mt 18:21-35 back money owed. The three passages before him, giving thanks, with songs let together give a detailed discourse on us hail the Lord. (R.) Reflections forgiveness and reconciliation—dealing 2. Come in; let us bow and bend low; let us Living the Gospel. Facing the Issue. with those who have sinned, even against kneel before the God who made us for It can be very difficult when we feel that you personally and the powerful call to he is our God and we the people who someone has hurt us to actually go and compassion and mercy.. belong to his pasture, the flock that is speak to them about how we are feeling. It led by his hand. (R.) is so much easier to revel in our hurt or Historical Context. Tell the Church 3. O that today you would listen to his seek payback for the hurt. Sometimes we The idea of bringing a ‘sinner’ or offender voice! ‘Harden not your hearts as feel that we might ruin a friendship by before the church community to be at Meribah, as on that day at Massah in speaking to our friend about a way in which confronted is one that the early Christians the desert when your fathers put me to they have hurt us. But a hurt that goes borrowed from the Jewish culture out of the test; when they tried me, though which they were formed. In Jewish society they saw my work.’ (R.) unaddressed will continue to hurt and will probably be repeated. This week’s gospel the local synagogue was effectively a community centre. It was a gathering reminds us of the need to challenge our Gospel Acclamation 2 Cor 5:19 friends when they hurt us but it also place, not only for worship and education, Alleluia, alleluia! reminds us that when we have hurt others but also for meeting, debating and seeking God was in Christ, to reconcile the world to we need to be challenged about it and solutions to problems. The synagogue himself; and the Good News of called to account for our actions. community took on the role of mediator, reconciliation he has entrusted to us. witness, jury, judge and, if needed, Alleluia! Scriptural Context. A Scriptural Sandwich punisher. The role of the scribes in Jewish The placement of this discourse about society was to interpret the Law—the confronting your brother within the gospel Torah—in resolving everyday situations. of Matthew helps to shed light on its Parish Priest Parish Diary This Week Family that pray together stay together” Fr Thomas Kurunthanam PILGRIM STATUE Monday 6.45am Mass [email protected] T. (02) 9644 7787 Tuesday 6.45am Mass Priest in Residence 9.00am NO MASS Mgr Michael Berbari, Cor Bishop Wednesday 6.45am Mass T. (02) 8723 9192 9.15am NO MASS M. 0418 459 431 FROM ST PETER CHANEL Thursday 6.45am Mass at the Abadam Home Parish Secretary 9.15am NO MASS 2/79 Vaughan St, Lidcombe Lea Baldoria 1.30pm Starting Afresh this Winter (St Joseph’s House) [email protected] 7.00pm Psalmists followed by Parish Please join them any evening at Tues to Fri 9am -3pm T. (02) 9644 7787 Choir (8 Wallace St 7.30pm for the Rosary. Sefton. Call Maureen on 9644-5818 ) Youth Ministry Co-ordinator To host the Pilgrim Statue and Rosary Tommy Francisco Friday 6.45am Mass prayer please contact Mona [email protected] 9.15am NO MASS on 9709 8701 or 0417 282 603. Pastoral Relations Officer Saturday 8.00am Mass Mariana Tannous T. (02) 9644 7787 8.30am Rosary FROM ST JOSEPH THE WORKER 9.00am Novena Adoration at the Langi Home Pastoral Council Confession Charlie Scully (Chair) T. 0402 071 849 5.00pm Sunday Vigil Mass (SPC) To host the Rosary Statue from St Joseph Karim Kassis (Vice Chair) T. 0402 071 849 the Worker contact the Legion of Mary. Maureen Hynes (Secretary) Sunday 8.00am Mass (SJW) Joji Salar (Asst Secretary), 10.00am Mass (SPC) Micheline Botham (Social Committee) T. 0422 939 342 Roster Next Week Jenny Michael (Liturgy Committee) th Pat Kavanagh (Social Justice), 17 SEPTEMBER 2017 24 SUNDAY IN ORDINDARY TIME Jann Rockliff (Hospital Visit) , Mass VIGIL (SPC) 8AM (SJW) 10AM (SPC) Rhia Victorino, Arthur Doumit (SVDP) and ACOLYTE Charlie SCULLY William ANDREWS Robert JAKSIC Principals of the Parish Schools. ORGANIST Renee SALAR SAMOAN Finance Committee John Le Mottee (Chair) CANTOR SCHOOL CHOIR CHOIR T. (02) 9644 8859 Micheline Botham (Secretary) 0422 939 342 LECTOR/S SPC Ken HARTMAN Maureen HYNES Joe Moses, Ingrid Scharenguivel, Brendon FAMILY Jenny MICHAEL Hoa NGUYEN Nazareth (Finance Controller) MASS Parish Schools COMMENTATOR Joe MOSES Hilary NGUYEN St Peter Chanel, Regents Park GIFTS CHILDRENS LITURGY T. (02) 9644 9083 Principal - Phil Townsend SP. MINISTER Joy SKERRITT Micheline BOTHAM Family Educator - Barbara Mucha SP. MINISTER Christine KENSEY Anna MANGANARO St Joseph the Worker, Auburn South CHURCH SHOP Margaret HEYS Mervin VICTORINO T. (02) 9646 1434 Principal - Gai Melville GREETER SPC CHILDREN Joe MOSES E LUI, V NAZARETH Family Educator - Angela Finnane HOSPITALITY Karim & Gloria KASSIS Micheline BOTHAM Hospital Visitation Sat: John Le Mottee & Deb Altar: Group 1 Gloria De Alkstrand; Gooch Moya Lewis; Anna Manganaro Hospital Communion Sun: Ken Hartmann & Jenny Michael Alcohol & Drug Information Service: Cleaners SPC : Rey Quinoy, YFC & Friends Children’s liturgy: Sharon Iacono (Confidential) 02 9361 8000 CatholicCare: Ph:13 18 19 Saturday 16 SEPTEMBER Spiritual Retreats: Benedictine Abbey Jamberoo - www.jamberooabbey.org.au/ LECTOR FOR MASS Jann ROCKLIFF retreats Ph: 4236 0533 Carmelites Varroville - Mass Intentions www.carmeliteretreats.com.au Recently Deceased: Pat McManus, Ilija Latinovic, Des Ryan, mary Ellen McKeon Ph: 8795 3400 Deceased: Joseph Nguyen Van Ngan, Joseph Nguyen & Joseph Mai Healing After Abortion: 0400 092 555 Anniversary: Maria Marigmen, Ignacio Amarille Sr Vincentian Retreat Centre Somersby- www.divineretreatcentre.org.au Mark Man Wah Chiu, Antonio D.