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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-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME - YEAR B 26 AUGUST 2018 First Reading speck or wrinkle or anything like that, but holy and Jos 24:1-2. 15-18 faultless. In the same way, husbands must love their Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel together wives as they love their own bodies; for a man to love his at Shechem; then he called the elders, leaders, judges and wife is for him to love himself. A man never hates his scribes of Israel, and they presented themselves before own body, but he feeds it and looks after it; and that is God. Then Joshua said to all the people: ‘If you will not the way Christ treats the Church, because it is his body – serve the Lord, choose today whom you wish to serve, and we are its living parts. For this reason, a man must whether the gods that your ancestors served beyond the leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are the two will become one body. This mystery has many now living. As for me and my House, we will serve the implications; but I am saying it applies to Christ and the Lord.’ Church. The people answered, ‘We have no intention of deserting the Lord and serving other gods! Was it not the Lord our Gospel God who brought us and our ancestors out of the land of Jn 6:60-69 Egypt, the house of slavery, who worked those great After hearing his doctrine many of the followers of Jesus wonders before our eyes and preserved us all along the said, ‘This is intolerable language. How could anyone way we travelled and among all the peoples through accept it?’ Jesus was aware that his followers were whom we journeyed. We too will serve the Lord, for he complaining about it and said, ‘Does this upset you? is our God.’ What if you should see the Son of Man ascend to where he was before? ‘It is the spirit that gives life, the flesh has Second Reading nothing to offer. The words I have spoken to you are Eph 5:21-32 spirit and they are life. ‘But there are some of you who Give way to one another in obedience to Christ. Wives do not believe.’ For Jesus knew from the outset those should regard their husbands as they regard the Lord, who did not believe, and who it was that would betray since as Christ is head of the Church and saves the whole him. He went on, ‘This is why I told you that no one body, so is a husband the head of his wife; and as the could come to me unless the Father allows him.’ After Church submits to Christ, so should wives to their this, many of his disciples left him and stopped going with him. husbands, in everything. Husbands should love their wives just as Christ loved the Church and sacrificed Then Jesus said to the Twelve, ‘What about you, do you himself for her to make her holy. He made her clean by want to go away too?’ Simon Peter answered, ‘Lord, who washing her in water with a form of words, so that when shall we go to? You have the message of eternal life, and he took her to himself she would be glorious, with no we believe; we know that you are the Holy One of God.’ ANTIPHONS & READINGS Entrance Antiphon Cf. Ps 85:1-3 his ears to their appeal. (R.) Gospel Acclamation Jn 6:63. 68 Turn your ear, O Lord, and answer 3. They call and the Lord hears and Alleluia, alleluia! me; save the servant who trusts in rescues them in all their distress. Your words, Lord, are spirit and life: you, my God. Have mercy on me, O The Lord is close to the broken- you have the words of everlasting Lord, for I cry to you all the day long. hearted; those whose spirit is life. Alleluia! crushed he will save. (R.) Responsorial Psalm: 4. Many are the trials of the just man Communion Antiphon (R) Taste and see the goodness of but from them all the Lord will Cf. Ps 103:13-15 The earth is replete with the fruits of the Lord. rescue him. He will keep guard your work, O Lord; you bring forth 1. I will bless the Lord at all times, over all his bones, not one of his bread from the earth and wine to his praise always on my lips; in the bones shall be broken. (R.) Lord my soul shall make its boast. cheer the heart. 5. Evil brings death to the wicked; The humble shall hear and be those who hate the good are glad. (R.) Next Week’s Readings: doomed. The Lord ransoms the Dt 4:1-2. 6-8 2. The Lord turns his face against the souls of his servants. Those who wicked to destroy their Jas 1:17-18, 21-22, 27 hide in him shall not be Mk 7:1-8. 14-15. 21-23 remembrance from the earth. The condemned. (R.) Lord turns his eyes to the just and Parish Priest PARISH DIARY THIS WEEK Fr Thomas Kurunthanam Mon 6.45am Mass [email protected] 27/8 “Family that pray together T. (02) 9644 7787 stay together” Tue 6.45am Mass Priest in Residence 28/8 9.00 am Mass (SJW) Mgr Michael Berbari, Cor Bishop PILGRIM STATUE T. (02) 8723 9192 Wed 6.45am Mass 29/8 9.15am Mass M. 0418 459 431 10.00am Legion of Mary (St FROM ST PETER CHANEL Parish Secretary Joseph’s House) Please contact Mona for details. Lea Baldoria [email protected] Thu 6.45am Mass Tues to Fri 9am -3pm 30/8 9.15am Mass Please join them any evening at 7.30pm 3.30pm Chanel Schola (SPC) T. (02) 9644 7787 7.00pm RCIA (St Joseph’s House) for the Rosary. 7.00pm Psalmists practice Catholic Inquiry—RCIA followed by General To host the Pilgrim Statue and Andrew Tham 0403 566 001 Choir (8 Wallace St, Sefton) Rosary prayer please contact Mona Pastoral Council on 9709 8701 or 0417 282 603. Karim Kassis (Chair) Fri 6.45am Mass 31/8 9.15am Mass T. 0408 404 130 FROM S J W Church Charlie Scully (Vice Chair, Project Manager) at the Lopez Home Sat 8.00am Mass T. 0402 071 849 1/9 8.30pm Rosary Maureen Hynes (Secretary, Parish Choir) 9.00am Novena, Adoration, To host the Rosary Statue from Jennifer Rush (Asst Secretary, Safeguarding) Confession SJW contact Anthony Kasule, Arthur Doumit (SVDP, 5.00pm Vigil Mass Retreats), Brenda Wendt-Hussein Phil Lopez on 9646 1756. (Catechists), Jenny Michael, Joji Salar, Sun 8.00am Mass (SJW) 2/9 10.00am Mass (SPC) Micheline Botham (Sacramental Program), Rani Sebastian, Renee Salar, Rhia Victorino, Vinita Nazareth (Pilgrimages), and Principals 2 SEPTEMBER 2018 22ND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME of the Parish Schools. Mass VIGIL (SPC) 8AM (SJW) 10AM (SPC) Finance Committee ACOLYTE Charlie SCULLY William ANDREWS Mert BOLONIA John Le Mottee (Chair) Dom PANGILINAN Bob KENSEY T. (02) 9644 8859 MUSIC & SINGING Maureen HYNES LEWISHAM TONGAN Joe Moses, Brendon Nazareth (Finance & PARISH CHOIR COMMUNITY CHOIR Controller) LECTOR/S Mai NGUYEN Ken HARTMAN Amanda GAHAN Flavia NARAYAN Joe MOSES Susie MRAVUNAC Plenary 2020 Alicia Moore COMMENTATOR Jann ROCKLIFF Maris MARSH Mai VU SP. MINISTER Janet RYAN Micheline BOTHAM Parish Schools CHURCH SHOP Margaret HEYS Jenny MICHAEL St Peter Chanel, Regents Park T. (02) 9644 9083 GREETERS Kate PARISH, Roshan & Loutoa OLIE Rhia & Mervin Principal - Phil Townsend Sharon SEBASTIAN VICTORINO Family Educator - Barbara Mucha HOSPITALITY Maria OSZUST St Joseph the Worker, Auburn South Hospital Visitation Sat : Jann Rockliff, Altar & Sacristy: Group 2 Bolonia Family & T. (02) 9646 1434 Phil Lopez & Maureen Hynes Gwen Bergstedt Principal - Gai Melville Hospital Communion Sun: Joy Skerritt & Roland Javier Family Educator - Angela Finnane Cleaners SPC: UISA Family Children’s liturgy: Anna Facer Saturday 8AM 1 SEPTEMBER CatholicCare. 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