Parish Information St Anthony of Padua , Edwardstown

Ascension of the Lord, Year A Parish Administrator 31st May/1st June 2014 Fr. Phillip Alstin Gladden us with holy joys, almighty God, and make us rejoice with devout thanksgiving, for the Ascension of Christ you Son is our exaltation, and, where the Head has gone Parish Catechist Hugo Chis before in glory, the body is called to follow in hope. Parish Secretary Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and Robyn Grave reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

Office Hours On May 25 the during his visit to the Holy Land, celebrated Mass in Bethlehem Manger Mon & Tue 3.00-4.00pm Square with 20.000 people present. The Mass was filled with hope as the Holy Father reminded Wed-Fri 8:30am-12.00pm those present of the significance of the incarnation today in a troubled world in which so many children suffer. At the end of Mass he invited the two leaders of the Holy Land, to his home at Phone: 8297-1699 the Vatican to find a way to peace between them. The Collect today (Opening Prayer above) speaks of the hope we can have in the Risen and Ascended Christ. It was the same hope Jesus Email gave to the disciples with the little belief they had from trusting the women who had told them, to get going to Galilee. It is here in this place of transformation that they will be new [email protected] evangelisers of the Good News; in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. They will need this hope in order to conduct the mission. It is an authentic sign of discipleship for all of us Facebook Page who believe. StAnthonyofPaduaRoman- Paul reminds in his letter to the Ephesians of his prayers for wisdom, knowledge, and insight so CatholicChurch necessary that the "eyes of your heart" are open to the gift of the Father which allows them to share in the risen life of the Son. We are powerless if we rely on our own resources, without the

life of the Risen Christ. Mass Times Tues-Friday At the conclusion of Mass in Bethlehem Square in the Holy Land, as made a final 9:30am appeal to Mary in a beautiful prayer, just as he was finishing the Mosque closely located in the background, suddenly sounded the afternoon 'call to prayer' over their speaker system (not Saturday Vigil permitted in this country), and the entourage quickly moved away into procession. Time was up for the Catholic community. Nothing was going to stop the Muslim schedule for prayer. 6:00pm As for the rest of the world watching from the comfort of their living rooms, we caught a little glimpse of the complexities of three major religions sharing the same time and space in a Sunday 9:30am country requiring so much love. Just as Jesus crossed over from death to life so too are we called to cross boundaries, bringing hope in his name to whoever will listen to his voice, no matter who they might be. We are to make disciples of "all nations" and welcome all people into Adoration & Benediction our communities whatever their nationality or culture. Wednesday—Adoration 10am –7.15pm In order to do this we need to be faithful to Jesus and know our contemporary society. We need Benediction 7.15 to inform ourselves, keep up to date with what is happening in our world and be involved, in Church locked at 7.30 order to contribute to the dialogue of belief and unbelief. Blessed John Henry Newman who said of the laity; "I want an intelligent and informed laity", also said that: "we must be at home here in the world if we are to bear witness to Jesus." Throughout his life he championed the role Sacrament of Confession of the laity, the , acknowledging that their call to mission was different to the 1hour Before Weekend clergy but just as authentic and