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OUR LADY OF FATIMA PARISH
CARINGBAH
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Our Lady of Fatima Parish was established in 1951. It is a lively Parish with many groups involved in a caring community.
Our motto is "Together Celebrate One Vision."
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Saturday: 8.00am Vigil: 5.30 pm Sunday: 8.00am, 9.30am, 6.00pm
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Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday: 7.00am Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday: 9.15am |
Parish Team
Mgr Kerry A Bayada PP
Fr. Glen Walsh
Pastoral Associates:
Sr Gisella Durante and,
Mrs. Maree Ataya
Parish Secretary: Dianne Milton
Office Hours:
Monday—Friday 9.00 am—4.00 pm
Phone: 9524 7283 - 9525 6422
Fax: 9540 4820
Email: olofcar@bigpond.net.au
Fr Kerry: kbayada@bigpond.net.au
Dianne Milton: d.milton@bigpond.net.au
Website: olofcaringbah.catholicau.com
Schools
Mr Anthony Boyd Principal - Our Lady of Fatima School 02 9524 9980 Mr Gary Burrows Principal - De La Salle College, Caringbah 02 9524 9133
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Holy Family— December 28st, 2008 Year B
Dear Fellow Parishioners,
Christmas was a great celebration. It was very inspiring to see so many people filling the church for all the Masses and to share the joy of Christmas with each other. Your were very generous again and we will be able to pat a large instalment off the loan on the church. Thank you and congratulations.
Fr. Glen and I would like to thank you also for your kindness and generosity to us and your very encouraging comments and wishes. It is very heartening to receive such positive feedback. We are most grateful. We would like to wish everyone a very happy New Year and pray that God will bless you and your families abundantly.
This weekend ELLIOTT McKIMM is to be received into the Catholic Church by Fr Glen at the 9.30am Mass. Elliott is a school teacher and is soon to be married to his fiancé, Kathleen Hennessy. We congratulate and warmly welcome Elliott into the Catholic Church.
Next week we will return to the normal Mass timetable.
Today’s Feast of the Epiphany celebrates the manifestation of Jesus to all humanity, whereas Christmas celebrates the coming of Jesus to Israel. I read during the week that in some countries Epiphany is seen as more important that Christmas. For them Epiphany is the time for gift giving, based on the gifts of the magi.
In a country like Australia, Epiphany is a celebration of God’s call to us to form one family, without losing our traditions - unity enriched with diversity. Acceptance and tolerance flourish in such an atmosphere of respect.
Epiphany invites us:
to be open to all people putting aside prejudices and stereotypes;
to welcome the Jesus who came for everyone and who was welcomed at his birth by representatives of different nations and races; to welcome mystery—the reality of life that surrounds us but which usually escapes our full understanding; to be open to the possibility “of returning by a different way” after meeting Jesus Christ.
In Christ,
Kerry.
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Recently Deceased: Alphonsus Duffy, Margaret Breen, Rhonda Shallala, Rita Kidd, Thomas Payne, Margaret Sheehan, Angelina Lo Monaco.
Anniversaries: Chong Soo Kim, John Earley, Shirley Dun worth, Mary Munslow, Manuel Montenegro, Snr., Joseph Macri.
Also: Jean & Martin Llayden, Helena Ludwig Bucek, Veronica John Sorbell, Elva Mowle, Harvey Gillman, Lynn Stabback, Mary and Joseph Bigeni, Oriente & Maria Simoneschi, Giuseppe & Carmela Zappia, Harry Newton, Dorothy & Thomas McCabe, and the souls of the faithful departed.
May they rest in peace.
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| Readings
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Readings for Feast of the Epiphany
First Reading: Prophet Isaiah 60: 1-6.
The glory of the Lord shines upon you.
Second Reading: Letter to the Ephesians 3:L2-3,5-6
The Revelation means that pagans now share the same inheritance, that they are parts of the same body.
Gospel: According to Matthew 2:1-12.
We have come from the east to worship the king.
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| CHURCH NOTICES
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Communion To the Sick
January 4, 2009 - Bernard Iffland & John Jaeger.
January 11, 2009 - Van Bucek and Brian McGregor
Baptism
This week we welcome into our church family through the waters of Baptism Tahli Christensen and Mateus Lima. Through their Baptism we pray that they will love and serve the Lord always.
In a Nutshell.
Jesus is recognised by wise men who come from a far country. They have relied on the guidance of a new star in the heavens, and are convinced that they need to follow this star, even though it leads them on a path that they do not know. Their faith, and ours, will finally lead us all to Jesus, who is king of all the nations of the world.
From darkness to light
Keep the lamps of your souls ever burning, and let no darkness dwell in your hearts, for, as the Apostle says, ‘once you were darkness but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of the light.’ Make real in yourselves what you see in the figures of the Magi, and ‘thus let your light shine before men, so that seeing your good deeds, they may glorify your heavenly Father.’
St. Leo the Great (c. 400-461)
Wonderful epiphany!
World Youth Day was like nothing I had ever experienced before. In this gathering of the nations, we saw the dawning brightness of the youthful face of the Church, alive with the Spirit and manifesting the gracefulness of the Lord to a modern, secular city. The whole city of Sydney was transformed into a place of joy and peace. I suspect that hearts hardened against the event were, even if only temporarily, moved by this wonderful epiphany! Each of us went back to our own country, our own place in a different way! (Gerard)
When I was about seven or eight years old, growing up as a Protestant in Northern Ireland, I remember sneaking into the Catholic church just up the road from where I lived. I was curious about the ‘different papists or Fenians as they were called. My most vivid memory of the church is always finding it filled with light, more light than came just from the candles in the Lady Chapel. I have hung onto this memory throughout my life when times were rough. (Lynette)
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Fatima Friendship Club
Annual 7 Day Holiday 2009 Mildura and Murray Outback. Monday 23rd to Sunday 29 March, 2009. We still have 5 vacancies for this trip. Cost $950 per person twin share. Please note that final payments are now due and if you would like to go on this trip please contact John 9525 1683 and payments to Fay 9540 4750
Compeer
What a difference a friend makes…..
The small gift of your time can make a world of difference to someone who is lonely. Compeer is an award winning volunteer programme, sponsored by the St Vincent Paul society. We help break down the stigma associated with mental illness through friendship and social support. Free training and ongoing support are available and our next training course will be held on Saturday January 31 and February 7, 2009. Friendly an accepting women aged 45 to 65 who live in the Sutherland area are warmly invited to contact Neralie Clark on 9568 0294.
University of Notre Dame
Applications for 2009 still open (No late application fees). Courses available in Arts & Sciences, Business, Education, Law, Nursing and Philosophy & Theology. For further information please contact the Prospective Students and Marketing Office at sydney@nd.edu.au or on 8204 4404.
Tai Chi
Resumes on February 3, 2009. All welcome!
SHIRE ACTIVE8
Relive WYD08 - Official DVD’s, book and photos. Go to WYD site .
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THE JESSE TREE
“So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David to the deportation to Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the deportation to Babylon to the Messiah, fourteen generations.” Matthew 1:17
The Jesse Tree is a symbol of Jesus’ family tree. The names of each generation, from Abraham to Jesus Christ, and symbols which reflect many known biblical stories in the Old and New Testament have been placed on the Jesse Tree in the Foyer. Can you recognise them?
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Columban Calendars $7.00 at the Piety stall or Parish Office.
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Used Stamps
The Sisters of St. Joseph collect used stamps. They are trimmed then auctioned off to provide a source of income for their mission in Peru. Do not soak them off the envelope. Leave a border of 5mm. Place in special box in the foyer.
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During the month of January our Musicians will be taking a well deserved break. Happy holidays and thank you!
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PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL REPORT - NOVEMBER 2008
Business arising included: Positive response following Mass of Thanks for Volunteers; Promotion of Music CD and Fr. Mac’s Puddings; Request continues for ground maintenance helpers; Good response to Kindergarten 2009 Welcome Mass and November Mass of Remembrance; General maintenance issues were addressed.
Reports were presented from the Parish Team and OLF School: Church roof to be repaired in 2009; Planned giving around May; Christmas collection moved to after Communion; Parish Hall to be repaired and managed; Christmas Masses – 4pm, 6pm, 8pm, Midnight, 8am and 9.30am; Position of Deanery Youth Coordinator to be further discussed in 2009; Friday Night with young people to be continued in 2009, although level of funding has changed; Post WYD initiatives at Deanery level continue in 2009.
General Business: Cook awards to be considered for Parishioners in 2009; Baptismal candles; St. Vincent de Paul Day Conference to coordinate the Christmas Hampers.
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| Roster for Next Week
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11 January 2009
Baptism of the Lord A/V Operator Commentator First Reader Second Reader
Saturday Vigil Joseph Pons M. Prosser T. Ziems J. Sinclair
Sunday 8.00 am P. Whiteman P. Lawson B. Moroney A. Willis
Sunday 9.30 am P. Bird B. Doherty E. Maher Lewis Mexted
Sunday 6.00 pm A. Wenborn L. Galvin J. Byrne A. Gregory.
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Please Pray for the Sick
Thank you for the prayers for Jack, Mary, Beryl, Sarah, Michelle, David, Rhys, Norma, Gary, Tam, Dan & Max, Pat, Debbie, Pat, Rose, Alison and family, Marie Terry, Michael, Cathy & Trevor, Peter , Therese, Janette and Peter, Colleen and Mandy, Pauline, Alex, Malcolm, Janette, Dorothy & Doug, Dorothy, Dean and Hayley, Chris, Julie, Brett and family, Annmarie, Janice & Beth.
Thank you for your constant prayer support.
Prayer requests to Shirley 9524 8632 & Deirdre 9525 4460.
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| Note from Sr. Gisella
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Spiritual Direction
A Celtic Christmas Blessing
Deep peace of the running waves to you.
Deep peace of the flowing air to you.
Deep peace of the smiling stars to you.
Deep peace of the quiet earth to you.
Deep peace of the watching shepherds to you.
Deep peace of the Son of Peace to you.
Spiritual Direction is growth in self knowledge and leads one to greater compassion, freedom and mission.
Interested in Spiritual Direction on a regular basis? Contact Sr. Gisella at the Parish Office.
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| CATHOLIC WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS
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Catholic Weekly
News, reviews, features & topical debates.
We receive 100 copies each week. Not all are sold. So how about it. Just $2.00.
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Are You New to Our Parish?
"Welcome to our Parish Family". Please come and introduce yourself to one of our Priests after Mass or come and
say hello at the Parish Office during the week.
If we can assist you in any way please do not hesitate to contact us.
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