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T he he Parish V ision S t at ement We are an We are an acti active and and we welcom ing ng C atho C atholic c com com m un unity ty, PRE S E N E N T A T A T I T IO N N wh where re peop ople of of al all ag ages draw clos raw closer r to o G od od. of t the L he L O R O RD H i H is love is s exp xpre resse ssed thro throug ugh h each ach on one of of us by by pra rayer, liturg turgy an and reachi aching ng out out in n se serv rvice to to on one anoth another. r. Please visit our Parish Website: www.standrewsmarayong.org.au Year A: Vol.45 No.09 01st / 02nd February, 2020 PARISH STAFF: WEEKEND MASSES: SACRAMENT OF PENANCE FR. BYRNE CENTRE: (Parish Meeting Rooms) Saturday (Vigil) 6.00pm Monsignor Ron McFarlane • After weekday morning 38 Breakfast Rd, Marayong. Sunday: Father Florito [Flor] Apalias Masses. 7.30am, 8.45am, 10.30am . Father Luis Herrera • Saturday: 4.30pm - 5.30pm PARISH SCHOOLS: Maria Hyson • Anytime by arrangement. SUNDAY SCHOOL: (Sacramental Coordinator) St. Andrew ’ s Primary Each Sunday morning SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Michelle Sultana & Principal: Yvette Baird after the 8.45am Mass. Joe Clemson Baptisms: 1st & 3rd Sunday Phone: 8869 6700 (Office staff) Weekday Masses: of each month at 11.45am Address: 36 Breakfast Road Monday: 9.00am Parish Office: Baptismal Preparation: Marayong 2148 Phone: 9622 0817 Tuesday: 9.00am 2nd Wednesday of each month St. Andrews College Fax: 9671 7971 Wednesday: 9.00am at 7.30pm 40 Breakfast Rd, Marayong 2148 Novena & Mass: 7.00pm College Principal: in the Fr Byrne Centre. [PO Box 4345] Thursday: 9.00am Stephen Kennaugh Please book for Baptisms Email Address: Friday: 9.00am Phone: 9626 4000 with the Parish Office. saapm@bigpond.com Holy Hour & Mass: 7.00pm Campus - PIETY STALL: Office Hours: Saturday: 9.00am Junior Campus (Yrs. 7 - 10) Monday to Friday Address: 116 Quakers Road Mass for the Sick: 4th Saturday Open after Masses on Saturday 9.00am to 4.00pm Marayong 2148 of the month at 9.00am night and Sunday morning or After hours phone: 9676 7960 Senior Campus (Yrs. 11 - 12) Rosary: After each morning by asking for an appointment Address: 50 Breakfast Road Mass and before the at the Parish Office. Presbytery: Marayong 2148 Saturday Vigil Mass 41 Breakfast Rd, Marayong S A CRA M EN T O F F I RST H O LY C O M M U N I O N This Program will commence in Term 1 for children in Years 3 and above who have received the Sacrament of Penance. Registration Forms ……... may be collected from the Parish Office starting Monday 03th February 2020 [These forms may also be collected from the Parish Office on Sunday 09th February and Sunday 16th February between 9.30 and 11.30am] Registration Evening: Tuesday 18th February 2020 at 7.00pm in the Church Classes: Sundays 01st March & 08th March 2020 [Classes begin with 8.45am Mass and conclude at approximately 11.30am] Sacrament of First Holy Communion: Saturday 21st March at 6pm and Sunday 22nd March 2020 at 8.45am or 12:15 pm [choose one] Please note – Allocation to the 6pm, 8:45 am or 12:15pm Masses will be based on when Registration forms are collected from the parish office. PARISH REGISTRATION Bulletin Highlights … If you have not filled out a Registration Form, please do ⬧ Calendar for February 2020 so as soon as possible and return it to the Church or Parish ⬧ Faith Formation Program Office. Forms are available at the back of the Church. ⬧ Stations of the Cross during Lent If you are a new parishioner, we ask you to complete a ⬧ Reflection on Liturgical Matters Registration Form, and return it to the Parish Office. ⬧ Upcoming Parish and Diocesan Events

From Monsignor Ron … parish community. We need to discover the presence of our God and accept our privilege to proclaim his good news in every situation. I believe that on this feast day Simeon and Anna teach us an important lesson of searching for God. I see today ’ s feast day in a somewhat similar way to Of course, this is a false question for God is always the way I view the season of Advent. It is an invitation with us. At the same time, we do need to become to prepare ourselves to meet our God in the events of more aware of his presence and grow deeper in our our daily lives by striving each day to become the relationship with him. So it would be profitable for us person that God created us to be. Jesus came to be to ask how they managed to pick this child out of the a light to the world and our preparation involves us in crowd. I think the answer lies in the fact that they becoming representatives of Jesus to our world, were waiting in the Temple. I like to see this as a which means our first priority is accepting we have a statement about their prayerfulness and about their mission which is to work with Jesus and continue his desire to be as close to God as possible. This is work in the world. important because so often when our lives lose focus, purpose, direction, or fulfilment we give into BUSHFIRE APPEAL : the temptation of materialism. This material and the We express our gratitude to all parishioners who self - centredness it entails is what our world so often participated so generously with the bushfire appeal presents to us is the path to fulfilment. Simeon and last weekend. Some people do not have the Anna were open to God and welcomed him. opportunity to do so and so we offer the opportunities In our faith we are asked to seek out the signs of to you to now become involved in this vitally God ’ s saving presence around us. Then we are important appeal to help our brothers and sisters who called to proclaim this good news to a world are in such need. There are envelopes at the doors desperate for signs of hope. Only when we have of the church and we do encourage you to make use recognised and proclaimed God ’ s saving love can we of them. actually achieve the purpose of our existence.. Jesus comes to renew our vision about how to live. Stations of the Cross during Lent : Jesus comes as one of us, to take away our sins and We invite people in the various ministries to offer to empower us to be his disciples. their services in leading the Stations of the Cross of There are a couple of points that come from all this. Friday evening during the season of Lent. HJM will In the first place we need to ask ourselves if we be responsible for Friday, March 6 and Friday, April 3 actively seek the presence of Jesus in all the events as this is the monthly Mass during which they provide of each day and in all the people we meet each day. music. If we see life as an invitation we look beneath the We need volunteers for March 13, 20, 27 surface and discover the presence and activity of God and whatever happens. We also will realise we Commissioning of Catechists : cannot afford to neglect or cut off any one person The catechists who exercise ministry in our parish because every person brings God to us. state schools will be recommissioned for this ministry We need to make sure we apply this to every at all Masses on the weekend February 22 & 23. aspect of our lives, including our families and our THIS WEEK ’ S ROSTER: 01st / 02nd February 2020 [1st Sunday of the Month - Even Month ] Please contact the Parish Office, if you are Ministries 6.00pm 7.30am 8.45am 10.30am unavailable for your Ruben Bables Ged Oblea Joy Kadodkar Ike Enriquez Acolyte rostered Ministry. Joe Doyle Rufino Oblea Mario Spiteri Deacon Thong Nguyen Commentator Stephen Debrincat Mary Anne Xuereb Maria Hyson Peter Maw First Reader Roshan Thomas Anthony Culbert Joyce Vincent Linda Ranee Second Reader Maria Valentine Julie Nunez Zoe Victoria Donnie Velasco Projector JohnPaul & Delia Fernandes Volunteer Required Volunteer Required Operators A Bhandoo Annette Hudson Dot Kaster, Welcomer Henryka Ogrodniczek YouthWorks! Rita Vaughn Des Zammit Musicians Lorraine's Group NO Music Mass Worship Hymn Dingalings MASS READINGS - YEAR A Ministers of Communion - First Sunday of the Month THIS SUNDAY: NEXT WEEK ’ S ROSTER: 09th / 09th February 2020 [2nd Sunday of the Month - Even month ] The PRESENTATION of the LORD First Reading: Malachi 3:1 - 4 Ministries 6.00pm 7.30am 8.45am 10.30am Romy Gapud Gus Kaster Olan Cruise Noe Adan Psalm: Ps 23:7 - 10 Acolyte Emmanuel Tabone Joe Doyle Mario Picart Edward Yuliardhyanto Second Reading: Hebrews 2:14 - 18 Commentator Nenette Gapud Claire Blunt Antonette Elogious Socorro Amos Gospel: Luke 2:22 - 32 First Reader Mirza Alata Volunteer Required Belinda Elogious Allen Brady Second Reader Volunteer Required Pauline Sultana Rose Rotik Volunteer Required NEXT SUNDAY: Projector Francisca Martinez Volunteer Required Jaden Victoria Justine Webb 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time Operators First Reading: Isaiah 58:7 - 10 Claire Blunt Welcomer Annette Hudson Volunteer Required Volunteer Required Psalm: Ps 111:4 - 9 Agnes iligan Second Reading: 1 Cor 2:1 - 5 Musicians Hearts NO Music Mass Deep Shore Choir Couples for Christ Gospel: Matthew 5:13 - 16 Ministers of Communion - Second Sunday of the Month