Parish Newsletter - The Catholic Parish of Brunswick and Brunswick

PAGINA IN ITALIANO
APPELLO DELLA CATHOLIC MISSION
In collaborazione con Mercy Works,
Catholic Mission sostiene i leader delle
comunità come Steven Dude in Papua
Nuova Guinea, nel tessere relazioni
con le loro comunità ed essere
“strumenti di pace”, per portare
consolazione, comprensione e amore, e guarire le
ferite causate dalla violenza domestica.
Sostenendo l'appello della Catholic Mission oggi,
oppure unendovi alla parrocchia per una
donazione a scadenza mensile, starete aiutando i
leader delle comunità in PNG a ricevere una
formazione in modo da far sentire la loro voce a
favore delle loro comunità e permettere loro di
trovare pace attraverso la misericordia.
LA NOSTRA CAMPIONESSA DI PING PONG!
Sr Marjetka si e’ dimostrata troppo forte per
Trac nel torneo di ping pong di domenica scorsa.
Congratulazioni, Sr Marjetka! Sei la degna
vincitrice del nostro
campionato parrocchiale.
Il tavolo da ping-pong è ancora
nel centro comunitario di St
Ambrose per tutti coloro che
volessero mettere alla prova le proprie abilità,
dopo la messa delle 10:30 di oggi. Forse volete
sfidare Trac! Tutti benvenuti dopo la messa di
oggi.
CONTATORI DI DENARO
Grazie a coloro che si sono offerti volontari per
aiutare a contare le offerte della domenica.
Domenica prossima 30 ottobre, ci sarà una
sessione informativa a St Ambrose Parish House
alle 09:15 – prima della messa delle 10:30.
LA RECINZIONE E’ STATA RIMOSSA!
Sabato della scorsa settimana, i
genitori di Our Lady’s School
hanno rimosso la recinzione sul
retro della casa a 1 Barkly Street. Questa è la
terra che abbiamo acquistato per estendere l’area
giochi della scuola. Ora si tratta di trasformare
l'area in una buona zona giochi per i bambini. Si
tratta di un grande acquisto per la scuola
parrocchiale.
DA RICORDARE
 Martedì prossimo 25 ottobre, dopo la
Celebrazione della Parola con la distribuzione
Parish Newsletter
della Comunione alle ore 10:00,
pregheremo le Lodi mattutine
(nella Chiesa di St Ambrose).
 Giovedì prossimo 27 ottobre, dopo
la Celebrazione della Parola con la distribuzione
della Comunione alle ore 9:15, pregheremo le
Lodi mattutine (nella Chiesa di Our Lady).
MESSA PER I DEFUNTI
Durante la giornata in memoria dei defunti,
mercoledì 2 novembre, ci sarà una Messa al
Northern Memorial Park, Fawkner. Tutti sono
invitati a partecipare e pregare per i famigliari e gli
amici defunti. La Messa sarà alle 17:00 presso il
Commemoration Centre nel cimitero di Fawkner.
Ingresso via Box Forrest Road.
The Catholic Parish of Brunswick and Brunswick East
30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C
23 October 2016
SUNDAY MASS TIMES
RESPONSORIAL PSALM
Our Lady’s
The Lord hears the cry of the poor.
St Ambrose’s
6.00pm Saturday Vigil
9.00am Sunday (Italian/English)
10.30am Sunday
WEEKDAY MASSES
UN PO' DI STORIA
Sebastian Danelli sposò Harriet
Bagatti nella Basilica di Sant'Ambrogio
a Milano nel 1858. L'anno successivo
emigrarono a Brunswick, Australia. I
loro figli sono nati tutti qui. Sebastian
apri’ una fabbrica a Sydney Road che
produceva maccheroni e vermicelli
(dove ora c’e’ il Don Bosco Centre). La cosa
interessante è che, quando una nuova chiesa
cattolica fu istituita a Brunswick a
metà degli anni ‘60, Sebastian
suggeri’ il nome di St Ambrose
della Basilica di Milano che egli
conosceva così bene.
Our Lady’s
St Ambrose’s
Tues and Wednesday at 9.15am
Thursday to Saturday at 10.00am
DONAZIONI PER LA LOTTERIA DI NATALE
Grazie a tutti i parrocchiani che hanno portato
fatto donazioni per la nostra lotteria di
Natale. Stiamo preparando una grande
“calza di Natale” e doni per la lotteria
della parrocchia. Tuttavia abbiamo
bisogno di donazioni per la realizzazione.
Sei in grado di contribuire con qualcosa
come: nuovi giocattoli, giochi,
decorazioni di Natale, piccoli doni impacchettati,
buoni regalo, biscotti, frutta secca, caramelle, ecc?
Ci sarà una scatola in fondo alla Chiesa ogni fine
settimana del mese di ottobre per raccogliere le
donazioni. Grazie per la vostra generosità!
FAITH DEVELOPMENT AND ADMIN
PREGHIERA PARROCCHIALE PER OTTOBRE
Preghiamo per una società inclusiva dove tutte le
persone possono sperimentare appartenenza. Che
davvero possiamo amarci gli uni gli altri.
OUR LADY’S CHURCH
A communion service is held in each church, Tuesday to Friday,
when there is no Mass.
RECONCILIATION
St Ambrose’s
Our Lady’s
10.30am Saturday
11.30am Saturday
MARRIAGES AND BAPTISMS by appointment
PARISH PRIEST
I will bless the Lord at all times,
his praise always on my lips;
in the Lord my soul shall make its boast.
The humble shall hear and be glad.
The Lord turns his face against the wicked
to destroy their remembrance from the earth.
The just call and the Lord hears
and rescues them in all their distress.
The Lord is close to the broken-hearted;
those whose spirit is crushed he will save.
The Lord ransoms the souls of his servants.
Those who hide in him shall not be condemned.
Fr Michael Casey
PASTORAL ASSOCIATES
Sr Diane Cleveland and Sr Marjetka Žlahtič
Tricia Murray
SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
Mr Philip Cachia
PARISH OFFICE
287 Sydney Road, Brunswick VIC 3056
PHONE
9380 1023
FAX
9388 8144
EMAIL
[email protected]
WEBSITE
www.bbe.org.au
ST AMBROSE’S CHURCH
287 Sydney Road, Brunswick
Phone: 9380 1023 Fax: 9388 8144
49 Nicholson Street, Brunswick East
Phone: 9380 1844 Fax: 9388 0170
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Alleluia, alleluia!
God was in Christ, to reconcile the world to himself;
and the Good News of reconciliation
he has entrusted to us.
Alleluia!
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER III
RECENTLY DECEASED
Francesco Trimboli of Blyth Street, Gaetano
Ensabella of Blyth Street, Ma Pione
ANNIVERSARIES
Salvatore and Maria Toddaro, Anthony Murray
THE HUMBLE ARE EXALTED
This week’s gospel passage flows on directly from
last week’s gospel and continues the teaching of
Jesus about prayer. Whereas the preceding
passage emphasised the need for persistence in
prayer, this passage is about the way in which we
come before God in prayer. It is the tax collector,
whose simple prayer is ‘God, be merciful to me, a
sinner,’ who goes home at rights with God. In this
simple prayer, the tax collector recognises that he
is not in right relationship with God and asks for
God’s mercy. This is a hallmark of the lowly and
outcast in the gospel of Luke: they recognise their
need and seek God’s forgiveness and mercy. The
model of faith that is depicted over and over again
in this gospel is the one who recognises his or her
need for God’s loving mercy and asks for it. We
are repeatedly reminded that God’s mercy,
forgiveness and abundant love are constantly outflowing towards us and all we have to do is
humbly desire and welcome them.
Humility is at the heart of this
parable. The Pharisee is
representative of those who are
assured of their own rightness but
who rely on comparison with
others to make themselves feel
righteous and justified. The actions
of this man were not limited to
Pharisees alone, nor are they limited to a
particular time and place. This man’s attitude of
asserting his own faithfulness and religious
observance by comparison with others can be
easily seen in the world today. All faiths seem to
be afflicted with these characters who assure
themselves of their own ‘goodness’ by railing
against those who are different. But, as the
parable assures us, it is the humble who are
exalted by God.
Greg Sunter
CATHOLIC MISSION SUNDAY
Through its partnership with Mercy
Works, Catholic Mission supports
community leaders like Steven Dude
in Papua New Guinea to engage with
their communities and be ‘instruments
of peace’, so they can find consolation,
understanding and love, and heal the
wounds caused by domestic violence. By
supporting the Catholic Mission appeal today you
are helping community leaders in PNG receive
training so they can advocate for their
communities and allow them to find peace
through mercy.
MAY OUR CHILDREN FLOURISH
All parishes are required
by the Victorian
Government to publish a
‘Child Safety Code of
Conduct’ for their parish
by 1 January 2017. The Archdiocese of Melbourne
has published a document, ‘May Our Children
Flourish’, and there are templates to assist parishes
in preparing their Code of Conduct. Copies are
available in the sacristy today, for anyone who is
interested in reading it and offering suggestions.
After the 10.30am Mass today,
there will be a meeting of
Children’s Liturgy Leaders
and parents to discuss their
ideas and suggestions for the
Child Safety Code of Conduct. Francesca Mercuri
and Rod Wilson will lead the discussion. These
suggestions will contribute to our drafting of our
parish’s Code of Conduct.
DONATIONS FOR CHRISTMAS RAFFLE
Thank you to all parishioners who
have brought along donations for our
Christmas raffle. We are preparing a
large Christmas stocking and we need
donations to make this happen. Are
you able to contribute any of the
following for the ‘stocking’: new toys,
games, Christmas decorations, small
boxed gifts, gift vouchers, shortbread, nuts, bonbons, etc? There will be a box at the back of the
church each weekend during October to collect
the donations. Thanks again for your ongoing
generosity!
OUR TABLE TENNIS CHAMPION!
Sr Marjetka proved to be too
good for Trac in last Sunday’s
table tennis tournament.
Congratulations to you, Sr
Marjetka! You are a worthy
winner of our parish
championship.
The table-tennis table is still in
St Ambrose’s Community
Centre for anyone who would like to try their
skill after the 10.30am Mass today. Perhaps you
would like to challenge Trac! All welcome after
Mass today.
RCIA INQUIRY NIGHT
Do you know anyone who might be
thinking of becoming a Catholic? This
Thursday 27 October at 7.00pm
(please note change of time) we will be
holding an Inquiry night in St
Ambrose’s Community Centre for all adults who
are seeking to be baptised or to be brought into
full communion with the Catholic Church.
MONEY COUNTERS
Thanks to those who have volunteered to help
count the Sunday collections. Next Sunday 30
October, there will be an information session
in St Ambrose’s Parish House at 9.15am – prior to
the 10.30am Mass.
THE FENCES ARE GONE!
On Saturday of last week, a
working bee of Our Lady’s School parents
removed the fences at the rear of the house at
1 Barkly Street. This is the land that we have
purchased for an extended school playground.
Work will need to be done now to turn the area
into a good playground area for the children. It is a
great acquisition for the parish School.
MEETING FOR THE PARISH VOICE
There will be a meeting in St
Ambrose’s Parish House this
Wednesday 26 October at 4.30pm
to plan the next edition of our parish
magazine, The Parish Voice. All are
welcome to bring along their ideas.
CHRISTIAN MEDITATION AT OUR LADY'S
There is Christian meditation on Monday
mornings 9.30–10.15am and Wednesday evenings
8.00–8.45pm in the Community Meeting
Room behind Our Lady’s Parish House.
It involves listening to a brief talk or
reading, followed by silent meditation. It
is suitable for all ages, explores the
contemplative, and enriches the heart.
Further details: Contact Bruno on 9381 1383.
FOR THE ITALIAN PARISHIONERS
 Next Tuesday 25 October after the 10.00
Communion Service, we will pray Morning
Prayer in St Ambrose’s Church.
 Next Thursday 27 October, after the 9.15
Communion Service, we will pray Morning
Prayer in Our Lady’s Church.
FILM AFTERNOON
Next Sunday 30 October at 4.00pm in St
Ambrose’s Community Centre
there will be a screening of the
documentary film, Chasing
Asylum. This film examines the
human impact of Australia’s
offshore detention of asylum
seekers. It is highly
recommended viewing for all those concerned
about basic human rights. All are welcome! There
will be drinks and pizza to share after the film.
MASS FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED
On All Soul’s Day, Wednesday 2 November, there
will be Mass at the Northern Memorial Park,
Fawkner. All are welcome to attend and pray for
dearly departed family and friends. The Mass will
be at 5.00pm at the Commemoration Centre,
Fawkner Cemetery. Entry via Box Forrest Road.
MELBOURNE CATHOLIC
The October edition of Melbourne Catholic is still
available on the church table for $4. If you haven’t
already purchased a copy, you can do so today!
A BIT OF HISTORY
Sebastian Danelli married Harriet
Bagatti at St Ambrose’s in Milan in
1858. The next year they emigrated
to Brunswick, Australia. Their
children were all born here.
Sebastian set up a factory in Sydney
Road which made macaroni and
vermicelli. (The factory was on the site of the
present Don Bosco Centre.) The
interesting thing is that, when a
new Catholic church was being
planned for Brunswick in the mid1860s, it was Sebastian who
suggested the name St Ambrose after the great
cathedral in Milan which he knew so well.
PARISH PRAYER FOCUS FOR OCTOBER
We pray for an inclusive society where
all people may experience belonging.
May we truly love one another.
PARISH COLLECTIONS
Church: $1133.60
Presbytery: $642.55
READINGS NEXT WEEK: Wisdom 11:22 – 12:2; 2 Thessalonians 1:11 – 2:2; Luke 19:1–10