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As we come and worship, we remember the wurundjeri people, the original custodians of this land

FIRST READING Exodus 20:1-17 The Law was given through Moses. ST JOSEPH THE WORKER ______NORTH RESERVOIR ______RESPONSORIAL PSALM SALMO RESPONSORIALE 79 Wilson Boulevard, North Reservoir 3073 Lord, you have the words of everlasting life. Signore, tu hai parole di vita eterna. Parish House/Office Tel: 9460 3013 Fax: 9460 8832 Mb: 0431 643 674 Email: [email protected] SECOND READING Corinthians 1:22-25 www.stjosephtheworker.org.au We are preaching a crucified Christ, a scandal to many, but to those who have been called, the wisdom School Tel: 9469 7800 Fax: 9462 2949 of God. SUNDAY MASS TIMES: Fr Emmanuel Bonello–Parish Priest WEEKDAY MASS TIMES: Sat 6.00pm - English Sr Estelita Manabo-Pastoral Associate Mon. 9.10am Comm. Service GOSPEL ACCLAMATION CANTO AL VANGELO Sun. 9.00am - Italian Mr Peter Chowne -School Principal Tue. 10.00am Italian Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ, king of endless glory! Lode e onore a te, Signore Gesu’! Sun. 10.30am – English Mrs Liz Pistoni – Parish Secretary Wed. 9.10am - English God loved the world so much, he gave us his only Son, Dio ha tanto amato il mondo da dare il Thur. 9.10am - English that all who believe in him might have eternal life. Figlio unigenito; chiunque crede in lui ha Maltese Mass Fri. 9.10am - English Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ, king of endless glory! la vita eterna. Sat. 8.30am - English Lode e onore a te, Signore Gesu’! 1st Saturday of the Month 6.00pm Sat. 8.30am - English Sat. 8.30am-English GOSPEL John 2:13-25 Baptisms – Sunday 12.00pm Reconciliation: Sat. 10.30am Destroy this sanctuary, and in three days I will raise it up. Marriages - By Appointment

THANKS TO THOSE WHO GAVE LAST WEEK 3rd Sunday of Lent, Year B 8 March 2015 1st Collection - Thanksgiving Offering…………………………..$598.00 - Loose Money…………………………………….$353.00 2nd Collection - Presbytery………………………………………..$333.00 New Beginnings PLEASE NOTE THAT THOSE WHO ARE ROSTERED ON TO READ OR GIVE COMMUNION AT MASS ARE KINDLY ASKED, IF POSSIBLE, TO ARRIVE 10 MINUTES BEFORE MASS STARTS The gospel gives us a new image of Jesus, angry that his Father’s house had been turned into a market place. He drove out the cattle, LECTORS - THIS WEEK 08/03/2015 SPECIAL MINISTERS 6.00pm (SAT) – MALTESE MASS (Selected) MALTESE MASS (Selected) overturned the tables of the money changers and caused complete 9.00am (SUN) – P Sparano & C Agostinelli M Piscioneri, G Calvi & D Biasibetti chaos. Jesus was a formidable apponent, so the traders fled. 10.30am (SUN) – Sr Estelita & N Raveche P Nguyen, D Herbert & C McMahon In the new millennium what things would Jesus oppose and what would he wish to cleanse his church of? First, there would be the terrible scandals engulfing the church in so many countries. We first LECTORS – NEXT WEEK 15/03/2015 SPECIAL MINISTERS mourned for the church in Ireland and America and then to our dimay we discovered the same issues 6.00pm (SAT) D Pullicino & E Saliba N Ziino & E Krygger on our doorstep, culminating in the current royal commission. Not in our wildest dreams could we 9.00am (SUN) – R Pino & L Cavedon F Pascuzzi, G Tempone & C Alberti have believed that some religious would be responsible for such terrible crimes against the children 10.30am (SUN) – L De Marco & L De Marco M Mizzi, S Rottura & T Nguyen in their care. That some in authoroity would protect the good name of the church at the expense of protecting vulnerable children was also appalling. MONEY COUNTERS 09 /03/2015 J & J Kearney, E & K Bartlett, C McMahon & S Dakin Another area in need of cleansing is the treatment of women. For centuries, the church has been 16/03/2015 A Sinopoli, F Nardozza, I Manini, R Comito governed as a patriarchal society. In general, the women most favoured by church authorities have been subervient to male superiors, meekly accepting the dictates of more senior church figures. YOUR PRAYERS ARE REQUESTED FOR THE FOLLOWING We remember the ongoing trouble of Mary Ward, foundress of the Loreto Sisters because she RECENTLY DECEASED intended her sister to teach and not to live as closeted nuns. Fr Joseph BRIFFA,Rosa BONIFAZIO (sorella di Maria Contirino), Nearer to home, there was the persectuion of St Mary MacKillop by some senior church figures in Lydia BATCHELDER (aunt of John Kearney), Natale LOVRICH, Guzeppi BAJADA, the 19th century. Frequently, the authorities have failed to tap into the enormous spiritual, intellectual Bernardina GAFA’, Maria SULTANA, and emotional gifts of women, and for that we are the poorer. A third area of concern is the lack of real communication between the teaching church and the laity. ANNIVERSARIES Through our baptism, all members of the church have a share in the ministry of Jesus. We have Adua MAZZOCCA, Tonino MAZZOCCA, Assunta & Angelo SPARANO, Pasquale VILLELLA, different tasks according to our state in life but all are called to spread the Good News of God’s love Angelina BRUNO, Gennaro & Teresa FALVO, Giovanni & Angelina VILLELLA, Tina TANCREDI, for the world in whatever way we can. The laity have so much to offer but are so often ignored. Yet Mary & Emmanuel MERCIECA, Iris FAVA, Dolores TALIANA, Sam MAZZARELLA, Pope Francis said in Evangelii Gaudium: “The church exists concretely in history as a people of Gina MAZZARELLA, Paolo FORMICA, Corrado PELLIGRA, Filippo PASCUZZI pilgrims and evangelisers, transcending any institutional expression, however necessary”. (n.111) Paolo FORMICA With Pope Francis leaading us, we sense a new outpouring of the Holy Spirit and a new reaching out to all peoples to share with them the wonderful news of God’s love. As we witness the world around us – engulfed in hatred, violence and cruelty, we pray that Christ may once again cleanse his church and through her offer to the world the true peace and joy of God’s family. cooking activities, Karen gained the tools she needed to take control of her money, and budget so she could provide regular, healthy food for her family. “I learnt how to make quiche,” says Karen. “My family loved it!” Centacare also introduced Karen to the Food Support Program, where people on low incomes can buy affordable groceries and make their dollars go further. Taking control of her finances, and learning a new range of life-skills has given Karen the ability and confidence to choose foods for a healthier life that will lead to a better future for her family.

Please donate to Project Compassion 2015 and help First Australians in remote communities gain the skills to make healthier food choices, building a better future for their families. Project Compassion Boxes available in church Narthex and near side door.

MONDAY PUBLIC HOLIDAY Please note that as this Monday 9 March 2015 is a Public holiday, there will not be any communion service. The church will remain closed.

BAPTISMS Congratulations to Daniel Ganino child of Michael and Jacinta, Siana Fenech child of Robert and Frances, and Giuseppe Gibilisco child of Tony and Sharon who will be baptised this weekend. We welcome them into our parish community and assure the families of our prayerful best wishes on this happy occasion.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY FR JOSEPH YU Fr Joseph Yu celebrates his 89th Birthday on Monday 9 March. We wish him all the very best, and many blessings always.

STATIONS OF THE CROSS Every Friday evening during Lent at 7.00pm in the Church, both in English and Italian.

PROJECT COMPASSION - CHOOSING FOOD FOR LIFE MEMORIAL MASS Friday 13 March 7.30pm – Maria Rosa Fogliaro (1mth)

That we might seek more ways together to share what we have with the poor and disadvantaged. “ LENT IS A RENEWAL OF OUR FAITH --- WE THE LIVING STONES” For the majority of Australians good health and great food are part of everyday life. But the story is starkly different for First Australians living in rural communities, where low incomes, limited access to nutritious, affordable food, and poor food choices (due to lack of education) are severely compromising “Lent is a time of renewal for the whole Church, for each communities and every believer. the health and well-being of families. Above all it is a ‘time of grace’ (2Cor 6:2). God does not ask of us anything that he himself has not first given us, ‘We love because he first has loved us’ (1Jn4:19).” These are the first In central NSW, sole mother-of-six Karen had limited education in life-skills including money management, cooking, nutrition and health. Food and groceries in remote communities like Karen’s are words of Pope Francis’s Lenten message in which he addresses the urgent challenges of ‘the expensive, due to freight costs and limited local competition. As a result, it was very hard for the 45- globalization of indifference’. This Year 2015 is 25 years since our St. Joseph the Worker year-old to stretch her Centrelink payments to afford essentials like food and rent. “It was not difficult to church was built. We are grateful to those who helped in the building of this church, most of access food,” says Karen. them are still with us, and we also give thanks to God for giving us this place of worship for “But I’m ashamed to say that sometimes my family missed out on some meals.” these 25 years. As we look at the material building we are also aware of God calling us to be Karen had never linked good budgeting habits to good food, good health and a better (less stressful) life. the Church of Jesus Christ who as presented in today’s gospel, is the true temple who we So, two years ago when she enrolled in the Centacare Wilcannia-Forbes Manage Your income, Manage accept with faith by being the living stones: sincere followers of Christ. Pope Francis in his Your Life Program, supported by Caritas Australia, a new world opened up to her. Through a series of Lenten message continues on saying that: “Lent is a favourable time for letting Christ serve budgeting workshops and monthly budget planning sessions, combined with nutrition workshops and us so that we in turn may become more like him. This happens whenever we hear the word of God and receive the sacraments, especially the Eucharist. There we become what we receive: the Body of Christ. In this body of Christ there is no room for indifference which so often seems to possess our hearts. For whoever is of Christ, belongs to one body, and in him we cannot be indifferent to one another”.

FUNERAL NOTICE Rosary for Natale Lovrich will be recited on Tuesday 10 March at 7.30pm. Funeral will be celebrated on Wednesday 11 March, at 10.30am.

BAPTISM PREPARATION The Baptism Preparation Meeting will be held on Monday 16 March at 7.30pm in the Church.

FEAST OF JESUS THE REDEEMER This feast is organised by the Maltese Association of Hobson Bay to be held at St. Mary’s Star of the Sea Church, 33 Howard St, West Melbourne on Sunday 15 March 2015, commencing with Rosary at 2.30pm. Mass will then be celebrated by Bishop Hilton Deakin, followed by Benediction and street procession with the Statue of Jesus the Redeemer. All are welcome!

THE ANNUNCIATION OF OUR LORD SUNDAY 22 MARCH, 2PM Our Lady Ta Pinu Shrine, All Nations Marian Centre, 15 Flanagans Drive, Merrimu You are warmly invited to join in this first major Marian celebration for 2015—the Incarnation of our Saviour, the Word made flesh. The day will begin with the ‘Walk with Mary’ Rosary procession followed by Mass and Benediction. Please bring a plate if you can. Contact: 5367 7006 or [email protected] More info: www.tapinu-australia.org

MARY MACKILLOP HERITAGE CENTRE The Mary MacKillop Heritage Centre, at 362 Albert Street East Melbourne, will be open to the public on Saturday 14 March from 10.00am – 4.00pm, to enable visitors to tour the Mary MacKillop Museum, pray in the Chapel where Mary prayed, visit the gift shop and enjoy light refreshments in the tranquil surroundings. A guided Mary MacKillop Walking Tour will also be available at 11.00am.

PASSION PLAY The annual Melbourne Passion Play Ruffey Lake Park Doncaster. Performance only Palm Sunday 1.30pm Free of charge. (Melway 33 G9) Enquiries www.passionplay.info.