This Week :
7/8 Nov
Week 2
Ministry
Sat 5pm
Sun 8am
Sun 10am
Sun 5pm
David & Co
Congregation
St Augustine
CFC Singles for Christ
Readers
Louella / Diane
Edna / Pat B
Bronko / Cory
Krystle / Thea Modina
Ministers of Holy Communion
Mick G / Jolanta
Anne H / Petronella
Latu / Ivy
Joy / Erick M
John
Victor
Vincent/ Carolyn
Norman
Samantha
Gabriel B / Alexander V
Naomie/Natasha/ Nicholas
Jaron / Gwen V
Music Groups
Acolytes Altar Servers
Next 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
Acolytes Altar Servers
Sun 10am
Gabriel / Alexander
My-Anh Vu
Ariel/Alison/ Kayla
Belgie/Louise
Children’s Liturgy 2015
Possums
08 Nov
Pink
Justina
Lupi / Pat B
15 Nov
Gilda
Anh-Thu/Teresa
Carolyn
Koalas
Kangas
Rosters
7/8 Nov
14/15 Nov
Altar Society
Joy/Bernadette
Joy/Bernadette
Church Cleaners
ARC
ARC
Morning Tea
St Joachim’s Youth
HOLD Ministry
MASS INTENTIONS: Recently Returned to the Father : Paul Fenech, Tangikina Mikaele, Doreen Molloy Death Anniversary: Chan Chai Yew, Bob Imber, Modesto Monzon, Mary Keating, In Loving Memory of: Dominic Wang, Maria Huang, Jimmy & Winnie Acton, Antonio & Cecilia Macri, deceased members of the Keating family, Teresa & Roberto Natoli, Rocco Maiolo, Rosario Centorino, NB: Please let the Parish Office know when circumstances change
Sick & Infirmed: Josephine, Relina Boquiren, 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 Speedy Recovery: Bianca Fogwell
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
Mrs Anne Hay (RCIA Coordinator) can be contacted on 0410 450 432 if you are interested in joining. Next session will be on Saturday 14 November 2015 @10am in the Parish Hall Holy Rosary- On Tuesday 10th Nov at 7:30pm will be hosted by Lorraine & Jun at 1/6 Childs St, Lidcombe. Please call Margaret on 0450 490 768 if you would like to host the Rosary Weekend Retreat – Presented by: Fr Greg Homeming, OCD and Mr Geoff Stumbles on the subject of ―Deadly Sins‖ Cost: $220 (discounts apply) on Nov 13 – Nov 15 at Mt Carmel Retreat Centre, 247 St Andrews Road Varroville, NSW, 2566 Email: retreats@carmelite.com or call: (02) 8795 3400 Quiet Reflection at the Grail Centre, 22 McHatton St, North Sydney, on Tuesday 17th November from 10am to 12 noon. We will be reflecting on the meaning of harmony, wholeness and balance in the context of Benedictine Spirituality. There will be time for silent meditation and the opportunity to share thoughts in a group. We ask for a small donation to cover costs. For more information or to register your interest, please contact the Grail Centre (9955 3053) or ruthcrowe@ozemail.com.au, or Tricia Gemmell (pgemmell@tpg.com.au). St Patrick’s Institute of Education Information Session—Enrolments are now open for our 2016 Diplomas in Business, Management and Business Administration. These 40-week courses are ideal for Year 10, 11 or 12 school leavers and provide a viable alternative pathway to career and university success. Our Job Placement Program sees up to 95% of our graduates placed in jobs prior to the completion of the course. Our next Information Session focusing on giving students and their parents an insight into the ‗St Patrick‘s Pathway to Success‘ will be held on Sunday, 15 November at our newly refurbished premises on Level 1, 65 York Street, Sydney at 11 am. For more information visit www.spie.edu.au Join us for a FUNDRAISING CONCERT / CD LAUNCH OF "BUILD ON ROCK", in support of Verbum Dei Missionaries project "Built on Rock", on Sunday, 15 November , 3-5 pm, at St Therese Parish Hall, Mascot. Everyone welcome. Family tickets available and special concession for pensioners. For more information or to purchase your ticket, please call Kylie on 0403 453 620 or email verbumdeisydney@gmail.com Hope you can make it ! 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.
Gospel Action Group For those wishing to increase their faith and spread it, there is a session held in the Parish Hall on Thursdays at 7.00 pm. Please contact: Bronko – 0415566239 Joy – 0422245447 or Steve Yang – 0478025650
St Joachim’s Catholic Parish 2 Mills Street, Lidcombe 2141 NSW, Australia
Phone: 9649 7030
Fax: 9646 1125
*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 :
PARISH MISSION STATEMENT
Geoff Barrett Vladimir Lesic
CCD Co-ordinator: Lidcombe - Cory Cruz Newington - Eileen Gallagher
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.
32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B) Mass Schedule at St Joachim 8—14 Nov 2015 8:00am Mass 10:00am Mass 11:30am Baptism (1) 5:00pm Mass
Sunday
08/11
Monday
09/11 9:15am
Tuesday
10/11
Liturgy of the Word & Communion
9:15am Mass / Rosary
Wednesday11/11
5:30pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm
Adoration Novena Mass Legion of Mary
Thursday 12/11
9:15am Mass/Rosary +Adoration
Friday
3/11
9:15am Mass / Rosary
Saturday
14/11 4:00pm Confession 5:00pm Vigil Mass
NOTICE: Fr Eduardo will be away on Annual Retreat from the evening of 8th November and returning on Friday 20th November. In his absence, daily and weekend Masses will be celebrated by Fr Isaac, Fr Andrew Feng and the priests of the Society of St Paul.
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 300-500 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 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
THEME: The poverty of a widow: a true sign of our own poverty 8 November 2015
Heartbeats from your priest
Fr. Eduardo
In the Bible, orphans and widows are always considered among the poorest of the poor. They have no one to depend but on the Lord. The Lord, for his part , has a particular concern for them. He is the “defender of widows” (Ps 68:6). However, in today’s readings the focus is not so much on the care that should be given to widows , but on what the widows can give. As St John Paul II often remarked, “No one is so poor that he has nothing to give; no one is so rich that he has nothing to receive.” I like this! This is clearly a challenge to all of us who are called to live in poverty of spirit: if the poorest of the poor can be generous, what about us? If a poor widow can give away everything she has, what right do we have to cling to our possessions? Think about this, my dear parishioners, friends, brothers and sisters. In our poverty (of spirit or otherwise), we can share with everyone the richness of depending on God for everything. AMEN!
Updates The Australian Catholic Youth Festival registration deadline will be on the 23rd of this month. We appeal to all those generous hearts to help us in our BBQ fundraising for the coming weekends. All those who are interested to join us in this trip please approach any youth ministry volunteers or message Erick 0406 242 112 or email youth@stjoachimsparish.org Thank you to Fr Thomas McFadden OFM Cap on his catechesis on the topic of St Francis of Assisi last Friday 6th November 2015 . We appreciate and enjoyed the session very much.
Trinity Catholic College invites all former students to celebrate the launch of "TCC Ex-Students Association" to be held on Friday 20 November 2015, Dooleys Regents Park Sports Club at 6.30pm. Please contact Trinity Catholic College on 9749 1919 to reserve a seat. The November Charitable Works Fund (CWF) Appeal is on this weekend. There will be different speakers on this appeal. Please
support this appeal generously.