Parish of Saint Joseph, Subiaco All Saints' Day 1 November 2020
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Parish of Saint Joseph, Subiaco All Saints’ Day 1 November 2020 ALL SOULS’ DAY MASS Let us remember in our prayers … Mass for the Faithful Departed Recently deceased: Colin Lanza, Leokadia Dabrowa, Joe Gannon will be celebrated at 5.30pm on Monday 2 November, All Souls’ Day. Anniversaries: Tony Napolitano, Adriana Giudicatti, Bushy Barker, Maura Harding Scanlon A warm welcome is extended to all, especially to those who have recently experienced loss. Sick: Michael Mitchell, Ken Metcalf, Frank Blakiston, Anne Patricia Brown, Sr Joan Smith RSM, Barbara Berthold, Michael Monaghan, Light refreshments will be served immediately after Mass. Rudy Pinto, Renee Pinto, Hailey Gould, Greig Ferguson, Geoff Davies, Michael Beales, JOM, Betty Farrelly, Margaret & Jimmy Brown, BLESSING OF ANIMALS 10.30am, Saturday 7 November Christine Stephens, Michael Saunders, Thomas Deans, Marg Carman, Lee Patterson, John Garvey, Elsie McAuliffe, Annette Wilson, Parishioners and their pets are invited to a Blessing of Animals on Saturday 7 November. Murray Polglase, Fr Augustine Puthota, Patricia Hardisty, Eulalie Raven Animals refer to all the living creatures people bring to bless, whether they be cats, dogs, birds, reptiles or fish. SAD NEWS Where you are not able to bring an animal, you may wish to bring a picture of an animal you love or an endangered The St Joseph’s Parish Community is deeply saddened by the sudden death of its very faithful parishioner, Colin Lanza. Our sympathy species. A special focus for this blessing is a public expression of the bond we have with animals. and prayers to Mimma and the family. Rest in peace and rise in glory, Colin. Please join us on the grassed area from 10.30am. POPE FRANCIS REMAKES THE COLLEGE OF CARDINALS By Thomas Reese, Vatican, National Catholic Reporter SUBIACO 24:7 YOUTH GROUP Pope Francis, in a surprise announcement last Sunday named 13 new cardinals, nine of whom will be able to vote for a new pope when We have an exciting night planned this week. It’s going to be filled with loads of games, food and fun! Francis dies or resigns. The other four are over 80 years of age and therefore will not be able to vote in a conclave. Among those We can’t wait to see everyone there. chosen as a cardinal elector is Archbishop Wilton Gregory of Washington, D.C., the first Black cardinal in the U.S. The announcement is For more information about youth group, please contact: Angela Firth on 0455 960 174 or Aidan Walsh on 0487 403 456. a surprise because there are already 119 cardinal electors, just one under the limit set by Pope Paul VI in 1975. In the past, popes usually waited until there were more vacancies before appointing new cardinals. Why is the pope in a hurry? Is the pope thinking of NOVEMBER: MONTH OF COMMEMORATION OF THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED resigning? Or is he worried he might catch COVID-19 and die, since he rarely wears a mask? During November you are invited to use the Book of Remembrance to add the names of those you wish the community to remember in their prayers. If you would like a Mass offered, Mass Offering envelopes are available in the foyer and the Sacristy. After the consistory in Rome on 28 November at which the appointees will officially become cardinals, there will be 128 cardinal electors, eight more than the canonical limit. Other popes have also exceeded the canonical limit; under John Paul II in 2001, the ST VINCENT DE PAUL THANK YOU number grew to 135. According to canon law, the men do not have to attend to be made a cardinal, which is important since some St Joseph's Subiaco SVDP Conference sincerely thanks Parishioners for their generous donations to our recent Local Community Appeal may not be able to travel because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the last seven years, Francis has gradually remade the college of which raised nearly $6000. The Conference is grateful for your assistance in enabling our ongoing commitment to community work to cardinals through his appointments. He has now chosen 57% of the 128 cardinal electors who could choose his successor. Another 30% continue. A special mention to Moreno Berti at the Re Store in Leederville who allowed SVDP volunteers to receive donations from his were selected by Pope Benedict XVI, with the remaining 13% chosen by John Paul II. Like his predecessors, Francis has appointed men customers on Friday and Saturday last weekend. Thank you Moreno and your customers for their abundant and kind donations. who support his approach to the major issues facing the church. Noteworthy is the way he has ignored some major sees (like Venice EXPRESSION OF INTEREST: DEFIBRILLATOR DEMONSTRATION Upper Room and Milan), which in the past would have had a place in the college of cardinals. Instead, he has looked for men who are concerned for The Parish has received a defibrillator as part of the Community First Responder System. With over 4,500 registered locations, the the poor and are pastoral in their approach to their ministry, no matter where they serve. One of the new cardinal electors is the Rev. system has proven to saves lives of cardiac arrest victims in over 200 recorded cases. We are currently seeking parishioners who would Mauro Gambetti, who is not even a bishop. He is custodian of the convent attached to the Basilica of St Francis in Assisi, Italy, known be interested in attending a free demonstration by St John WA of the Defibrillator and how to use it. No previous medical experience is for its interreligious outreach. When Francis was elected, Gambetti said, “That Church, which for St. Francis is the face of tenderness, is required. Date and time to be confirmed. To register your interest, please call 9381 0400 or email [email protected]. ready to encounter every man and recognise him as a brother. That is the face of tenderness that we saw in Pope Francis.” EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: MULTIMEDIA & YOUTH MINISTRY WORKER Applications close Thursday 12 November Francis has also made the college of cardinals more African and Asian and less European. The conclave that elected Francis was 52% The Catholic Youth Ministry Perth (CYM Perth) office is seeking a fulltime Multimedia and Youth Ministry Worker to join the Youth European. After the November consistory, it will be only 41% European. This is Europe's lowest share of the conclave ever. The Italian Ministry team. Details are available at cym.com.au/hiring-multimedia-youth-ministry-worker/. Please email you application to proportion of the college has been reduced to 17%, what it was at the end of the John Paul papacy, before it was increased to 24% Anita Parker at [email protected]. under Benedict. John Paul had reduced the number of Italian cardinals so he could appoint more cardinals in Eastern Europe. On the other hand, the global south (Asia, Africa and Latin America) now has 45% of the college, the highest ever. The conclave that elected First Collection EFT Details Second Collection EFT Details The Archdiocesan Safeguarding Program aims Account St Joseph’s Account St Joseph’s Church Francis was only 35% from the global south. The African proportion of the college has gone up to 14%, up from 9% of the conclave that PARISH to safeguard and promote the welfare of BANK Name: Presbytery Subiaco Name: Subiaco elected Francis. Asia now makes up 12.5% of the conclave, up from 9%. These are all-time highs for Africa and Asia. The percentage of children and vulnerable adults. Our Parish has ACCOUNT BSB: 086 006 BSB: 086 006 three Safeguarding Officers. Contact email: U.S. cardinals (7%) after the consistory will also be lower than it has been in decades, with only nine cardinal electors from the United DETAILS Account No: 887 970 525 Account No: 482 205 841 States. Latin America, Francis’ area of the world, is up to 19% from 16%. This brings Latin America closer to where it was during the Reference: Name or Envelope # Reference: Name or Envelope # [email protected] papacy of John Paul II. Francis has also reduced the number of cardinals from the Curia, the Vatican's bureaucratic ranks. At his E PARISH DIARY MONSIGNOR KEVIN conclave, it was 35% of the college; now it is 24%, which is what it was at the end of John Paul’s papacy. All Saints’ Day, Solemnity In summary, Francis has returned the college to the days of John Paul with regard to the Roman Curia, Italy and Latin America, but he 9.45am Upper Room: Uthana Mission Meeting Sunday has made it less European and more from the global south than it has ever been in the history of the church. This is the right direction 9.45am Baptism: Hunter Eamonn Doyle Monsignor Kevin 1 November — except when it comes to the Vatican Curia; I would have preferred that no Curial officials be made cardinals or bishops. Members of 10.15am Baptism: Arlo Loretta Jennings Monsignor Kevin the Curia should be staff to the pope and the college of bishops, not members of the hierarchy itself. As cardinals, they will never 3pm Church: Claddagh Association Memorial Service consider themselves servants of the pope and bishops. Until that change occurs, any reform of the Curia will fail. Monday Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls’ Day) 2 November 6pm Piazza: All Souls’ Day Celebration ADVENT REFLECTION: The Little Blue Book is on sale again this year. It provides a short daily spiritual reflection in preparation for Tuesday Tuesday, Thirty-First Week of Ordinary Time Christmas.