ST MICHAEL’S Under the Pastoral Care of the Michaelite Fathers 10 Croydon Road, Hurstville NSW 2220 Mobile: 0404 190 961 Phone: 02 9587 2166 Email: [email protected] Web: www.stmichaelhurst.org.au

Parish Priest Rev Dr Janusz Bieniek CSMA

Parish Office Alicja, Margaret MTThF: 10am-2pm Dear parishioners, the 2018-2019 financial year and compar-

Volunteers Colleen, Winkie Peace be with you! ative figures from July 2019-May 2020. Michael, Henry I think that we can all agree that the last 2018-2019 Financial Year few months have been particularly chal- Second Collection total: $133,649.10 Fransiska lenging, but we praise God for his angels Total Expenditure: $152,489.96 Accounts Carmela (volunteer) who continue to watch over and protect 2019-2020 Financial Year (3 quarters only) us under the leadership of our patron St Second Collection total: ~$90,000 Catechist Coordinator Michael. Total Expenditure: $ Margaret T (volunteer) Over the last few weeks, we have seen For the 2018-2019 Financial Year we used Safeguarding Officer/ the relaxation of restrictions and I have up some of our savings to cover the nega- Sacramental/RCIA Coordinator been able to meet up again with a lot of tive gap between the second collection Valerie (volunteer) you after Mass especially on Sundays. and total expenditure. We expect about Over the months that we have not been the same amount as total expenditure for Mass Schedule able to celebrate Sunday Mass together, the year ending June 2020 but note that Saturday Vigil: we have seen a marked reduction in our our second collection for the first three 5.00pm collection amount. I am grateful to those quarters is only ~ $90,000. I am hoping 6.30pm Spanish parishioners who have taken advantage of that your generosity will go some way Sunday: the donate button on our parish website towards reducing the gap. 8.00am which has recently been activated and to To donate and continue to support the 10.00am Family Mass those who have given via credit card. work of our Parish please go to the St 12.00pm Cantonese (4th) You are all aware that the Sunday collec- Michael’s Catholic Church website and 12.15pm Mandarin (1st & 3rd) tion is the only source of income for this click “support us” located at the upper 6.00pm Youth Mass parish. So as the financial year draws to a right hand corner of the home page and Monday - Saturday: close, with some hesitation, I would like follow the prompts. to appeal to your generosity for our par- God bless you and your families, 9.15am ish and maybe continue to take ad- Reconciliation vantage of the tax deduction. Fr Janusz Saturday: 9.30am, 4.15pm Following are the income and expenses for Tuesday: 9.45am - 11am Our Catholic Community welcomes 6.00pm - 7.00pm News flash! It is now easier to donate to Joanne Jounghee Ham

Anointing of the Sick support the work of our Parish by going who becomes a child of God through the Sacra- ment of Baptism this weekend. May the Light of Call the priest anytime to the St Michael’s Catholic Church Christ always be her guide and may all the Holy Marriage website and clicking “support us” lo- Angels guard her and keep her. Contact the priest 6 months prior cated at the upper right hand corner of The Nativity of Devotions the home page. Become a second col- Tuesday: St John the Baptist 6.00pm Marian Cenacle lection planned giver and avail of the 7.00pm St Michael & Holy Angels 30% tax deductibility of planned giving. Wednesday, 24th June Thursday: Please email the parish office (attention Mass at 9.15 am 10.30am Marian Cenacle Croatian Friday: to Carmela) to register or for further in- 10.00am Padre Pio (1st) formation. Divine Mercy Devotion st 6.00pm Sacred Heart of (1 ) https://www.bpoint.com.au/pay/ Hour of Mercy Adoration and Holy Mass Saturday: hurstvilleparish Saturday, 27th June 2020 9.45am Perpetual Help Novena 3.00pm Divine Mercy (4th) 3pm 6.00pm Our Lady of Fatima (1st) The Legion of Devotion to

RCIA Mary St Michael and Our Mother of Tuesdays 8.00pm (except 2nd) Gate of Heaven Perpetual Help Legion of Mary Praesidium the Holy Wednesdays 7.30pm Devotion RCIA Cantonese Wednesday Angels Saturdays Sundays 10.30am 7.30 pm Tuesdays RCIA Mandarin After the 9.15 am Mass Sundays 11.00am (1st & 3rd) at 7.00 pm Daily Adoration Marian Movement of Priests Cenacle Monday to Friday St Michael’s Hurstville After Mass until 10.30 am Our prayer group meets every Tuesday at 6pm Saturday After Mass until 11.30 am at the Church. Please come and join us. Tuesday 6 pm - 9 pm The Marian Movement of Priests is an associa- 6 pm Marian Cenacle tion of Catholic clergy and lay people started by 7.00 pm Devotion to St Michael Fr Stefano Gobbi in . Friday 8 pm - 9.30 pm First Reading Jer 20:10-13 Gospel Mt 10:26-33 Jeremiah said: ‘I hear so many disparaging me, “Terror from Jesus instructed the Twelve as follows: ‘Do not be afraid. For every side! Denounce him! Let us denounce him!” All those everything that is now covered will be uncovered, and every- who used to be my friends watched for my downfall, thing now hidden will be made clear. What I say to you in the “Perhaps he will be seduced into error. Then we will master dark, tell in the daylight; what you hear in whispers, proclaim him and take our revenge!” But the Lord is at my side, a from the house-tops. ‘Do not be afraid of those who kill the mighty hero; my opponents will stumble, mastered, con- body but cannot kill the soul; fear him rather who can destroy founded by their failure; everlasting, unforgettable disgrace both body and soul in hell. Can you not buy two sparrows for will be theirs. But you, Lord of Hosts, you who probe with a penny? And yet not one falls to the ground without your justice, who scrutinise the loins and heart, let me see the Father knowing. Why, every hair on your head has been vengeance you will take on them, for I have committed my counted. So there is no need to be afraid; you are worth more cause to you. Sing to the Lord, praise the Lord, for he has than hundreds of sparrows. ‘So if anyone declares himself for delivered the soul of the needy from the hands of evil men.’ me in the presence of men, I will declare myself for him in the presence of my Father in heaven. But the one who dis- Responsorial Psalm Ps 68:8-10. 14. 17. 33-35. R. v.14 owns me in the presence of men, I will disown in the pres- R: Lord, in your great love, answer me. ence of my Father in heaven.’ All: Lord, in your great love, answer me.

R: It is for you that I suffer taunts, that shame covers my Dear parishioners, face, that I have become a stranger to my brothers, an Please follow social distancing rules while within parish grounds alien to my own mother's sons. I burn with zeal for your (1.5 meters or about 2 adult arm's length) house and taunts against you fall on me. Please bring your own hand sanitiser when coming to Church All: Lord, in your great love, answer me. and use it liberally Please avoid touching anything within the Church R: This is my prayer to you, my prayer for your favour. In Please sit in the pews where indicated your great love, answer me, O God, with your help that Please write down your name and mobile number/landline num- never fails: Lord, answer, for your love is kind; in your ber on the pieces of paper provided when attending Mass (for compassion, turn towards me. contact tracing just in case) All: Lord, in your great love, answer me. Only 50 people are allowed in the Church for each Mass and de- votion R: The poor when they see it will be glad and God-seeking If you have symptoms of a respiratory infection (fever, sore hearts will revive; for the Lord listens to the needy and throat, earache, runny nose, nasal congestion, coughing, wheez- does not spurn his servants in their chains. Let the heav- ing, sob etc) you are welcome to participate in our Sunday Mass ens and the earth give him praise, the sea and all its liv- celebration via our YouTube live streaming. ing creatures. All: Lord, in your great love, answer me. Pray for the sick: Jovie Casuso Reyes, Chris Fitzsimmons, Sylvia Espino, Agustinus Witarto, Philip Oakman, Maralyn Second Reading Rom 5:12-15 Carey, Jennifer Hennessy, Mary Kennedy, Monica McIner- Sin entered the world through one man, and through sin ney, Elvia Yolanda Revelo, Theodora Sakr, Joseph Park Pray for those who have recently departed from this life: death, and thus death has spread through the whole human Assunta McNally, Alice Nelson, Marko Sigurnjak, Audrey race because everyone has sinned. Sin existed in the world Donnithorne, Trudie McMahon, Marcelo Munoz, Meg long before the Law was given. There was no law and so no Campbell, Patricia Godinet, Maria De Leo, Gorgonia Castro Gaspar, George Rego, Erlinda Capili, Thelma Talinio, Go- one could be accused of the sin of ‘law-breaking’, yet death dofredo Basnillo, Bonifacio Abingan, Neale Ward reigned over all from Adam to Moses, even though their sin, Pray for those whose death anniversary occurs about unlike that of Adam, was not a matter of breaking a law. Ad- now: Charles Purrone, Delfin Espolon, George Voyagis, Iris Voyagis, Luisa Leila Herrera, Miguel Herrera, Janti Bonie am prefigured the One to come, but the gift itself considera- Pray for the Souls in Purgatory especially those who have bly outweighed the fall. If it is certain that through one man’s no one to pray for them and the souls of those who have fall so many died, it is even more certain that divine grace, died of the corona virus Pray for the intentions of the Padre Pio Group coming through the one man, Jesus Christ, came to so many Pray for Kaya Talar on her birthday as an abundant free gift. Thanksgiving prayer is offered for Matteo Budanovic on his birthday Gospel Acclamation Jn 15:26. 27 Alleluia, alleluia! Prayer Resources during time of Pandemic The Spirit of Truth will bear witness to me, says the Lord, The Archdiocese of Sydney has a dedicated webpage with prayers and you also will be my witnesses. and scriptural reflections to help nurture your faith during these difficult times. You’ll find the webpage here- https:// Alleluia! www.sydneycatholic.org/coronavirus-updates/prayer-resources-for- CHURCH CLEANING IS DONE TWICE A WEEK the-coronavirus-pandemic/

Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney Safeguarding Online Training Registration Safeguarding Induction Training is available online for all parish workers and volunteers at https://goo.gl/forms/UJrDZzELjdF5JJgm1. You will need to provide the Safe- guarding Office with a few details to allow us to set up an online account for you. After completing this online form you will receive an email with your username, pass- word and a link that will take you directly to the training. Questions? Phone: 9390 5811 or Email: [email protected] A message from the Archdiocese of Sydney Abuse is a crime. The people who deal with crime are the police. If you or anyone you know have been abused in any way, please contact the police. You can also contact the Safeguarding and Ministerial Integrity Office at (02) 9390 5810 or [email protected]. Your Parish Priest may be able to provide support and guidance. The Archdiocese has a legal obligation to alert police about crimes reported to them.