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Parish Invocation: Father I love you, Jesus I thank you, Holy Spirit help us St John’s Catholic Parish “I am here among you as one who serves.” Luke 22:2 Mullumbimby Serving the Catholic Community in the Brunswick Valley Sunday 3rd February, 2019 4th Sunday in Ord Time, Year C Liturgy this week Mass Readings Jer 1: 4-5, 17-19; 1 Cor 12:31-13:13 Lk 4: 21-30. Psalm Response I will sing of your salvation. Gospel Acclamation Alleluia, alleluia! The Lord sent me to bring Good News to the poor and freedom to prisoners. Alleluia! Next week’s Readings 5th Sunday in Ord time, Year C: Brooklyn Museum: The Pharisees Question Jesus (Les pharisiens questionnent Jésus) by James Tissot. WikiCommons Is 6: 1-8; 1 Cro 15: 1-11; Carpenter becomes prophet Lk 5: 1-11. THIS Sunday we read from has preached and taught elsewhere. Mass/Service Times: the Gospel of Luke, continuing Only Luke identifies the content of immediately from last week’s Gospel. Jesus’ teaching in any detail, telling us WEEKDAY SERVICES Recall that in last Sunday’s Gospel, that Jesus read from the book of the Jesus read from the prophet Isaiah prophet Isaiah in the synagogue. In Mullumbimby and announced that this Scripture Mark and Matthew’s Gospels, Jesus Wednesday 9.30am was now fulfilled. In today’s Gospel, teaches in the synagogue in Nazareth, we learn that the people of Nazareth and the townspeople take offense Friday 9.30am are impressed by Jesus’ words, and because Jesus is only the son of a yet they seem surprised. They still carpenter. They reject his authority Brunswick Heads think of Jesus as merely Joseph’s son. to teach them. In Matthew and Mark, Tuesday 5.30pm They do not expect such words from it is only after Jesus is rejected that someone they believe that they know. he observes times when Israel has Thursday 5.30pm This Gospel is about who Jesus is rejected prophets. Adoration, Rosary prior to service and who people believe him to be. In Luke’s Gospel, the people The story of Jesus’ preaching and are surprised but not immediately WEEKEND MASSES rejection at Nazareth is found in each offended by Jesus’ words in the .com.au of the Synoptic Gospels. In Luke’s synagogue. It is the words that follow Brunswick Heads Gospel, this incident is told in a way his reading from the prophet Isaiah Saturday Vigil 6pm that foretells Jesus’ passion and death that seem to offend them. Jesus catholic and helps explain the inclusion of the challenges and provokes the people Mullumbimby Gentiles in the promise of salvation. of Nazareth by referring to examples Sunday 8am In Luke’s Gospel this incident appears in which Israel rejected the prophets. at the beginning of Jesus’ ministry; He also challenges them to respond to To include information in the weekly in Matthew and Mark, this event is his message, the message of a prophet, newsletter, please email the office by placed considerably later, after Jesus Tuesday evening - mullumbimby@ Continued on Page 3 lismore.catholic.org.au www.mullumbimby St John’s Catholic Parish, Mullumbimby SAINTS AND FEASTS - wikipedia Contact Information 05.02 St Agatha of Sicily (c. 231 – c. 251 AD) was born at Address: 15 Murwillumbah Road Catania or Palermo, Sicily. One of the most highly venerated (PO Box 27) virgin martyrs of Christian antiquity, Agatha was put to death Mullumbimby, 2482 during the persecution of Decius (250–253) in Catania, Sicily, Parish email: mullumbimby@ for her determined profession of faith. She is the patron saint of Catania, Molise, Malta, San Marino, and Zamarramala, a lismore.catholic.org.au municipality of the Province of Segovia in Spain. She is also DEACON: Rev Chris Wallace the patron saint of breast cancer patients, martyrs, wet nurses, bell-founders, Mobile: 0428 267 420 bakers, fire, earthquakes, and eruptions of Mount Etna. 06.02 St Paul Miki and Companions URGENT ANNOINTINGS 08.02 St Jerome Emiliani Fr David Gilbey: 0419 401 447 08.02 St Josephine Bakhita F.D.C.C., (ca. 1869-1947) was a Sudanese-Italian Canossian religious sister active in Italy for 45 Fr Michael Nugent: 0411 440 652 years, after having been a slave in Sudan. Bakhita’s legacy is PARISH SECRETARY: that transformation is possible through suffering. Her story of Michelle Davies deliverance from physical slavery also symbolises all those who find meaning and inspiration in her life for their own deliverance from spiritual slavery. Office: Wed & Thurs 10am-5.30pm Phone: 6684 2106 Rosters: 09/10 February - 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time CHURCHES: BRUNSWICK HEADS MULLUMBIMBY St John’s Welcomer Frances Godbee 15 Murwillumbah Rd, Liturgy Group Mullumbimby Readers Mark Russell Claudia Kiernan Our Lady of Lourdes Lisa Russell Pam Lang 50 Mullumbimbi St, Offertory Mary Ashton Kathryn Cornale Procession Brunswick Heads Beth Wann Janene Browning PARISH SCHOOL: Ministers of Veronica Bellenger Claudia Kiernan St John’s Primary Communion Jan Mangleson Peter Kiernan Principal: Renay Condon Counter Wed 6th February, 10am Phone: 6684 2386 St John’s Primary School Mullumbimby Have your say Renay Condon about the future Principal of our Church 11 Murwillumbah Road, Mullumbimby Plenary Council president Phone: 66842386 Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB says he’s expecting another flood of responses from across www.mbyplism.catholic.edu.au the country during the final five weeks of the Please support our Parish advertisers “Listening and Dialogue” phase of the Council. In the eight months since the Listening and Dialogue period commenced at Pentecost, more than 40,000 people have either made a submission or participated in a group discussion that culminated in a submission. While the Listening and Dialogue phase will conclude on Ash Wednesday (March 6), collaboration – under the guidance of the Holy Spirit – will be a constant throughout the three-year journey. Check the website on how you can join the discussion on the future of the Church in Australia... plenarycouncil.catholic.org.au Continued from Page 1 in a way that is different from After Jesus’ words of challenge, their ancestors. This call for a new Luke reports that there was a Let Us Pray response leads to his rejection. movement to kill Jesus by throwing FOR THOSE: It is helpful to consider the him over a cliff. This differs from Recently deceased: historical context of Luke’s Gospel. the reports found in Mark and Fr Leo Donnelly, Sr Dorothea Luke has witnessed the acceptance Matthew’s Gospels, where Jesus is Meaney PBVN (orginally Sr of the gospel message among many said to be unable to perform miracles Xavier), David Webber. Gentiles. He endeavors to explain in Nazareth because of the people’s Anniversaries: why the Good News of Jesus has lack of faith. Luke says that Jesus Kevin Scanlon. not been as well-received by his walks away from the crowd that Jewish contemporaries. Luke’s intended to kill him; it is not yet his Time of need: report interprets the cause of Jesus’ time. Joyce Lake, Brian Burns, Hazel rejection at Nazareth in the context The animosity of the people of O’Meara, Helen DeCosta, of this later Christian history. Just Nazareth prefigures and prepares Bernadette McCabe, Kevin as the people at Nazareth did not the reader of Luke’s Gospel for the Donaghy, Aileen Ryan, Claire welcome the Good News that Jesus cross. Luke wants all to understand Melene, Jim Donnelly, Trisha announced, so too many among the that it is through his death on Lloyd, Pat Dailhou, Camilla people of Israel will not accept the the cross that Jesus offers God’s Reynolds, Peter Colville, Fr preaching of the gospel. salvation to all. - Loyola Press Andrew Benton, Samantha & Sunday Missals Australia Day Honours Kate Holley, Stephen Buckley, and Betina Abbott. Some parishioners have mentioned Fr Paul Please let us know if names should Pidcock they miss not having a Sunday be removed from list. Missal at weekend Masses. St Paul’s Photo: Publications do publish the complete Giovanni Seminarians: 3-year cycle of Scripture readings Portelli Those in training for the Diocese: and Easter liturgies that can be used DOZENS of people have been Prodencio Bognay. year after year. There are two choices: honoured with Australia Day Awards Also all those planning on entering A Sunday Missal Popular Edition for their outstanding contribution to seminaries in 2019. hardcover in red ($32), or a Sunday the country through their work in the Missal Standard Edition in green Church’s various ministries. Plenary Council Prayer leatherette ($42). If you would like to Marist Father Paul Pidcock SM, Come, Holy Spirit of Pentecost. purchase one of these, please add your - a vital part of St John’s College, Come Holy Spirit of the name to the order list at the back of Woodlawn, in Lismore for 55 years great South Land. the church. (Prices include Postage) before his retirement last year - has O God, bless and unite all received an Order of Australia your people in Australia and Position Available (OAM) for services to the Catholic guide us on the pilgrim way of the Church. Safeguarding Officer Plenary Council. Reporting to the Diocesan Bishop Emeritus Eugene Hurley, Safeguarding Manager you will who led the Dioceses of Port Pirie Give us the grace to see your face in one another and to recognise Jesus, work to ensure that the child safety and Darwin until his retirement last our companion on the road. responsibilities of the Diocese are year, said he was “a bit overwhelmed” met. Applications close Friday 15th when told he would be made a Give us the courage to tell our stories February.