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Hol Holy Spirit Cat y Spirit Catholic Pari holic Parish sh Burdekin Ave, Amaroo, ACT Supporting and supported by Holy Spirit, Good Shepherd, Mother Teresa Primary Schools and St John Paul II College 1-2 February 2020 The Presentation of the Lord - Year A What’s on this week at What makes a great Parish? Holy Spirit Parish “A great parish has inclusiveness and different kinds of people, and lives out what Jesus prayed, ‘That they may be one.’ Parishioners have a sense of being together, not like being at separate Monday tables in a restaurant, or being anonymous people at a theatre, but people who smile and are No Mass together. Parish histories can never tell the greatness of the people who cared, who believed in God, who welcomed, who included people, who went out to people in need – in need of some- Parish Office closed one to talk to or in need of money or in need of food – and helped them.” Excerpt from www.pepparish.org Tuesday 9:15am Mass Heartfelt Thanks! At Holy Spirit Parish, we are blessed to have an amazing group of Wednesday dedicated volunteers who serve the parish community tirelessly. It is 7:00am Mass because of this group of people that we all get to enjoy a clean church, safe grounds and a wonderful worship experience. With Thursday most people back from holidays now, we would like to take this op- 9:15 Mass portunity to thank everyone who so generously contributed their time and talent to preparing the church/liturgy and helping us all in 7.30pm Legion of Mary our worship of God during our Advent and Christmas period. We thank our musicians, singers, cleaners, the grounds maintenance Friday group, the counters and everyone who helped set up the Church for our large Masses that 7:00am Mass touch so many lives in ways that we will never know. Thank you to all who responded to the invitation to share their gifts in the many and varied Ministries and a thank you to everyone who came along and helped to ‘pack up’ everything and put the church back to ‘normal’. Saturday 3.30pm Legion of Mary We would like to extend a special thank you to Fiona Wilkinson, Mike Whyte, Dennis Algie, Nell Davis, George Burke, Alison Weeks who led groups of people and put extra effort to en- 5:15pm Reconciliation sure everything would run smoothly! 6:00pm Mass We are blessed to have each and every one of you as part of our parish. Your help is invaluable Sunday very much appreciated. 8:00am Mass 9:30am Mass 5:30pm Mass Participate in Church life and join a ministry As we settle into the new year, this is the opportunity to think and pray about ways you might be able to use your gifts and talents in the parish. Prayerful and personal reflection is the first Parish Morning Tea step towards choosing a ministry. It is only through a relationship with Jesus, a relationship that one seeks to deepen over time, that our acts of love and service will flow from the love of God Sunday 9 February through the promptings of the Holy Spirit. After 9:30am Mass Everyone is welcome and encouraged to participate in an area of Parish Ministry. All who be- long to the Church carry on the ministry of Christ by their service to others, their witness to their Please bring a plate of faith and their active participation in worship and ministry. The Call to Ministry form can be goodies to share! found in the pamphlet rack in the Church foyer. Please have a read and once completed, place in the red box in the foyer. Alternatively, please contact the parish office — office@holyspiritgungahlin.org.au We extend a warm welcome to the Faith and Light Community this weekend. Thank you for celebrating the Feast of Light with Gungahlin Parish. Email: offjce@holyspiritgungahlin.org.au Parish website: www.holyspiritgungahlin.org.au

Today’s readings Please keep the following individuals in prayer….. Readings: Malachi 3:1 - 4, Hebrews 2:14 - 18, Luke 2:22 - 40 Entrance Antiphon: Your merciful love, O God, we have received in the midst of your temple. Your praise, O God, like your name, reaches the ends of the earth; your right hand is filled with saving justice. Responsorial Psalm: Who is this King of glory? It is the Lord! Gospel Acclamation: Alleluia, alleluia! This is the light of revelation to the nations, We welcome into our and the glory of your people Israel. Alleluia! community through the Communion Antiphon: My eyes have seen your salvation, which you prepared in the Sacrament of Baptism sight of all the peoples. Patrick Ronan Cerullo Liturgy Help For those who are sick A Sword Armando Sanchez Anita Allen Simeon’s second pronouncement about Jesus is addressed to the child’s mother, Sue and Ebel Bierman Allan Dent Mary. Having predicted the rejection that Jesus will endure, Simeon tells Mary, ‘and Eileen Dean a sword will pierce your own soul too.’ He appears to be referring to the sacrifice John Frazer that Mary will have to make in the future. On this day, Mary and Joseph have Smiljka Ugrinic ‘redeemed’ their son from service to the Lord in the Temple. Despite this, Jesus is Baby Aarya Margaret Wilkinson still destined for service to God and Mary will have to surrender him back to the Peter Peterson Lord. Simeon suggests that Mary herself will be a sacrifice offered to God at this Roland Zocchi time. Tim Maquire Doug Honess DOORKNOCK – UPDATE Trevor Honess The St Vincent de Paul have announced that their February Doorknock Appeal has had to be severely curtailed because Please note: Our sick list is refreshed monthly. Names smoke in the air is not safe for volunteers. This decision was will be removed at the start made on the advice of the ACT government and the Bureau of each month unless the of Meteorology. office is notified otherwise. Instead of a doorknock, Vinnies will be conducting collections within shopping centres over the five weekends Recently Deceased of February. We are aiming to have collection tables in both major supermarket Adela Tuazon buildings in Gungahlin so we will still need our volunteers to put in two hours at the Pat and Vonnie Victory desk. Irena Brown Robert Salway Now that we can’t go knocking on doors it is even more important that we have as Patrick Salway much help as possible in the shopping centres. Please email Anne Cantlie Edna Salway on: vinniesannecantlie@gmail.com or phone 0404 319 138. Ailsa Mustard Nola Newton Ways to Pray … For Those Days When You Need A Place to Start!  Listen to Christian music. Let the lyrics lead you in prayer Anniversaries  Set an alarm to remind you to pray every day at 3pm. This is the Hour of Claudio Dairo Sr Mercy. “Eternal Father, I offer you the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Cerila Dairo Your Dearly Beloved Son, Our Lord, Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins Manel Fernando and those of the whole world.” Nguyen thi Hoa Ronald D’Cruze  Choose to fast from something (music, food, technology) for the day Arthur Gallagher  Sit outside and adore the beauty of God’s Creation Justina Balberona Saints Of The Week - 5 February St. Agatha has been honoured since ancient times, although very little is known about her other than legend. Early tradition describes her as a young, wealthy virgin who was devoted to Christ. During times when Christians were persecuted, she refused the advances of the consul Quintinian, who threatened to have her charged. Agatha held firm to her beliefs and was subsequently tortured and martyred. In the early church, St Agatha was invoked against fire, particularly the volcanic Prayer cards are available in eruptions of Mt Etna. She is also a patron against breast cancer. the church foyer