This Week :
14/15 Nov
Week 3
Ministry
Sat 5pm
Sun 8am
Music Groups Readers Ministers of Holy Communion
Sun 5pm
CFC Youth for Christ
Congregation
David & Co
Jester & Co
St Joachim Youth
Tess A / Angelo
Anne D / Andrew
Nerissa / Christine
Jolanta / Joy
Muli / Poli
Cory / Matt del Popolo
Teresa A / Winkie
John
Peter
Yuve
Norman
My-Anh Vu
Gabriel / Alexander
Ariel/Alison/ Kayla
Belgie/Louise
Acolytes Altar Servers
Sun 10am
Next Week:
21/22 Nov
Week 4
Ministry
Sat 5pm
Sun 8am
Sun 10am
Sun 5pm
Tehillah Community
Sacred Heart
SJ Multicultural
Congregation
Readers
Rachel J / Uina
Lil / Edna
St Joachim‘s Primary School
Diane / Mabel A
Ministers of Holy Communion
Mick G / Mick M
Janey/ Tess A
Catherine / Mary Abdul
Thea Modina / Erick
John
Peter/Victor
Vincent
Norman
Alison / Samantha
Gabriel / Alexander
Naomie/Caitlin/ Nynia/Philip
My-Anh/Nicole
Music Groups
Acolytes Altar Servers
Children’s Liturgy 2015
Possums
Koalas
Kangas
15 Nov
Gilda
Anh-Thu/Teresa
Carolyn
22 Nov
Gilda
Anh-Thu/Teresa
Margaret
Rosters
14/15 Nov
21/22 Nov
Altar Society
Joy/Bernadette
Joy / Bernadette
Church Cleaners
ARC
ARC
Morning Tea
HOLD Ministry
St Joachim’s Youth
MASS INTENTIONS: Recently Returned to the Father : Paul Fenech, Tangikina Mikaele, Doreen Molloy
Holy Rosary- On Tuesday 17th Nov at 7:30pm will be hosted by Tita at 42A Fourth Ave, Berala. Please call Margaret on 0450 490 768 if you would like to host the Rosary THE ORDER OF MALTA LOURDES DAY MASS The Order of Malta invites all parishioners to Lourdes Day Mass 2015 to be celebrated at St Mary‘s Cathedral on Saturday, 5 December at 10.15am. The principal celebrant will be the Most Reverend Bishop Terry Brady. A Blessing of the sick will take place during the celebration of the Liturgy with water brought from the spring at the Shrine of Lourdes. Those receiving the Blessing will also be provided with a bottle of Lourdes Water for their personal use. Pilgrimage to Greece, Malta and Rome – Fr Wim Hoekstra will be leading a pilgrimage leaving on Sept 24, 2016 and returning on Oct 14, 2016 to Greece, Malta and Rome to follow in the footsteps of St Paul. Full details available from Fr Wim, PO Box 1501, Baulkham Hills NSW 1755 or e-mail wkh367@gmail.com
St Joachim’s Catholic Parish 2 Mills Street, Lidcombe 2141 NSW, Australia
Phone: 9649 7030
130 Years of Pastoral Care ( 1885-2015 ) Parish Priest Rev. Fr. Eduardo P. Orilla priest@stjoachimsparish.org Parish Secretary : Catherine Chia office@stjoachimsparish.org Bookkeeper / Accounts : Esther Esber eesber@tpg.com.au Youth Co-ordinator : Erick Manrique youth@stjoachimsparish.org Liturgy Co-ordinator: John Fenech Sacramental Co-ordinator: Sr Nory Ordiz, CM RCIA Co-ordinator: Anne Hay Children’s Liturgy : Patricia Balatbat
School Principal: Ms Carolyn Parsell Phone: 9646 1310 Fax: 9646 2139 email: info@stjlidcombe.catholic.edu.au Family Educator: Dominique Sherley RE Co-ordinator : Rene Nakhoul Parish Pastoral Council : Finance Committee :
WE COME TOGETHER TO ENCOUNTER GOD, WELCOMING ONE ANOTHER JOYFULLY IN ACTIVE SERVICE OFFICE HOURS: TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, & THURSDAY only 09:30am to 03:30pm PLEASE RING or EMAIL the Parish Office for anything … Mass Intentions—drop in the mailbox or collection baskets. Weddings: minimum 6 months notice. Baptisms: held only on 2nd & 4th Sunday of each month. Canberra Nursing Home - 4th Friday @ 10:30am, Berala on the Park 3rd Friday 11am If anyone needs Holy Communion /Home Visits please contact the office to make arrangements.
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B) THEME: Pondering the Word of God today and forever St Michael’s Parish Fundraising Evening for Missions in Papua New Guinea on 21 November at St Michael‘s Church, 10 Croydon Rd, Hurstville from 7pm-11:00pm with South Pacific themed dress code. Tickets $10 can be bought at the door and please bring a plate of finger food to share. Enquiries to Marg 0411 320 825 St Joachim’s Family Mass—Please join us for the final Family Mass for 2015 at 10 am on Sunday 22 November. All children are invited to join the entrance procession and the actions to our recessional hymn. Look forward to seeing you all there. Thank you to everyone who has supported this appeal generously. The agencies (CCD, Ephpheta Centre, CatholicCare, Aboriginal Catholic Ministry, Seminaries & Chaplaincies) which benefited from this appeal, can now continue their charitable and pastoral missions.
NB: Please let the Parish Office know when circumstances change
Sick & Infirmed: Josephine, Cathleen Stoner, Lourdes Tee, Selin Mirzak, Ann Elizabeth Batkin, Virgie Leyba, Elisa Caladia, Bishop Geoffrey Robinson, John & Leanne Breeuwsma, Lawrie Matthews, Madison Clancy, Charles & Peter Maljevac, George Switala, Fiona Hickey, Bernadette Ulbrich, Fr Graham Kings
Our Lady of Mercy College (OLMC) Parramatta warmly invites you to attend our Open Morning Tour on November 16, 2015 the last tour of the year. Tour the College and discover why a Mercy Education is treasured for life and enjoy a ‗comfortable cup of tea‘ with the College Leadership Team. The College is now enrolling for 2017. Visit www.olmc.nsw.edu.au to reserve your place or contact the Registrar 8838 1222 to discuss how your daughter can be a Mercy Girl. PART-TIME PARISH SECRETARY (SHARED) REQUIRED. Applications are invited for the position of a Part-Time Parish Secretary at St Anthony‘s Parish Marsfield. The position will be fourteen hours per week (Tuesday/Thursday/ Friday). The successful applicant will be a person who upholds the ethos of the Catholic Church and has an intermediate working knowledge of Microsoft Office – Word, Publisher, Excel and Outlook. For further details, please contact the Parish Office on 9888 5222. Please email your application and resume to: office@saintanthonys.org.au. Applications close on Wednesday, 16 November 2015
Photographic Exhibition by Carlos Acutis on ―MIRACLES OF THE EUCHARIST‖ Across the World in the Parish Hall on Sunday 22 November 2015, 10am—4pm. (Exhibition may be extended)
Mass Schedule at St Joachim Sunday
15—21 Nov 2015 15/11 8:00am Mass 10:00am Mass 5:00pm Mass
Monday
16/11 9:15am
Tuesday
17/11
Liturgy of the Word & Communion
9:15am Mass / Rosary
Wednesday18/11
5:30pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm
Adoration Novena Mass Legion of Mary
Thursday 19/11
9:15am Mass/Rosary +Adoration
Friday
20/11
9:15am Mass / Rosary
Saturday
21/11 10:00am 2:00pm 4:00pm 5:00pm
Baptism Wedding Confession Vigil Mass
Fr Eduardo is on Annual Retreat -10th November and returning on Friday 20th November. In his absence, daily and weekend Masses will be celebrated by Fr Isaac, and the priests of the Society of St Paul.
Candlelight Mass for our dear departed loved For Love Alone—A Night for Single Young Women (18-35) who want to discover more about Consecrated Life. The program includes dinner, Holy Hour, screening of the film ―For Love Alone‖ and conversations with consecrated women from various communities. Wednesday 16 December at 5pm in JPII Student Centre,150 City Rd. Darlington. Cost: FREE but RSVP essential by 1 Dec. to usydchaplaincy@gmail.com Searching for a Good Loving Home — 7 kittens are looking for a loving home. If you love them and think you can look after one, or two or all of them, please call Elmer on 0403 430 930. IT’S FREE
Geoff Barrett Vladimir Lesic
CCD Co-ordinator: Lidcombe - Cory Cruz Newington - Eileen Gallagher
PARISH MISSION STATEMENT
ones on the 28th November at 5pm Vigil Mass. Candles (neon and wax ones) will be provided on the steps near the altar. You are encouraged to light a candle before Mass starts and pray for your loved ones. WIN A TRIP TO WORLD YOUTH DAY IN POLAND IN JULY 2016! Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Sydney (CCD) is holding a competition for current Year 9 & 10 public secondary students to win free pilgrimages to World Youth Day 2016 in Poland via Prague. To enter, handwrite in 300500 words (or submit artwork with a reflection) on why you would like to go to WYD as a pilgrim, then have your entry endorsed by a Priest (preferably your Parish Priest) and contact CCD on: office@ccdsydney.catholic.edu.au for parental permission form and further information or call (02) 9307 8330
15 November 2015
Heartbeats from your priest Viewing the end of time, Jesus saw the event as the visit of the divine King. God would prepare the visit with cosmic signs and events as a means of announcement. The King would arrive in a way that reflected his power and reputation (on the clouds); his messengers-criers ("angels") would go throughout the known world to gather all the faithful. Remember that the Jewish people had been displaced throughout the known world because of economic opportunity or oppression. Jesus implied that the injustice of Jews living on foreign soil would be corrected during his lifetime. How did his disciples know Jesus spoke the truth? Jesus gave a farming analogy of the fig tree (green before the summer to support his belief in God's immanent judgement. Then he compared God's creation to his words. Nature changed, but his words would not; they were eternal and, so, trustworthy. After all that, Jesus said that only God knew the day (the time frame) or the hour (the exact moment) of these events. Doesn't this contradict his preaching and assurance? To the impatient Westerner, the answer would seem to be "yes." But Jesus challenged his disciples to see the process through God's eyes. These things would happen in God's time, not ours. The teaching of Jesus challenged both his audience and our uncertain time to trust God with the future. Anxiety and paranoia were futile responses to a situation that requires faith. Amen! Fr. Eduardo Awaken to the Spirit of Christmas
NOTICE: Death Anniversary: Dawn M Roll, Fred Rodrigues, Domingo Tamayo, Osmond Symes, Frank Barba In Loving Memory of: Dominic Wang, Maria Huang, Jimmy & Winnie Acton, Bernardita Tribunal,
Fax: 9646 1125
Parish Website: www.stjoachimsparish.org
Advent Mission 2015— Presented by The Catholic Guy Hosted by Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish Greystanes 198 Old Prospect Road, Greystanes. Be awakened, be refreshed, be delighted, by the message of Christmas presented by Bruce Downes (host of a Catholic TV program, screened around the world). Come to receive and experience the Power of God in real and relevant ways through scripture over 3 days. Session 1
Tuesday 1 December
10am repeated at 7.30pm
Session 2
Wednesday 2 December
10am repeated at 7.30pm
Session 3
Thursday 3 December
10am repeated at 7.30pm
All sessions will be in the Church and will run for approximately 1 ½ hours the morning sessions will be repeated at 7.30pm each night and we will share a cup of tea or coffee together afterwards. FREE EVENT Christmas Pageant— Children (3 years old and above) are invited to join the Christmas Pageant for the Christmas Eve Vigil Mass @7pm. Rehearsals will be held on Saturday 28 November, and 5, 12 & 19 December from 9am to 10am in the Parish hall. Roles will be assigned at the first rehearsal. An adult or parent must attend rehearsals for their child‘s protection. Just turn up at the first rehearsal or contact Anne Hay on 9702 5430 or SMS 0410 450 432. Mrs Anne Hay would appreciate a helping hand from St Joachim‘s Youth in this project.