Original St, Lawrence's Church                                      Present St. Lawrence's Church                                           St. Patrick's, Wonthella

Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ord Time (YA )  5th Oct 2008

‘Thoughts on the Gospel

It’s no accident that every gardener is a teller of tales, a weaver of stories, a narrator of dreams, a fabulist and a moralist all-in-one. What each sees is more than the eye can discover on its own. It is the insight of the soul, for it is there that the story tells itself and reaches our ears. Like the planting in the garden, they have a growth of their own, a shape and spread, a twining and connection which none can predict, a yield rich in promise and surprise.

For Isaiah it is the memory of wild grapes, unsuitable for wine, a failed crop, a vineyard fit only for destruction. It is also about God’s holy and steadfast passion, the absolute delight of God in creatures of a unique divine election and love. His story is a “love song” whose concern is the full flowering of a people to bear the fruit of justice and compassion. As some love songs are wont to be, Isaiah’s is marked by tragedy, one that yields the plaintive cry of the lover betrayed by the very one in whom much had been invested.

For Jesus, the parable is a warning to the leadership of Israel and to us. Nothing is ours by right, but by grace. There can be no assertion of ownership that is not a denial of the Lord of the harvest, the Lord of life. The produce of the soil is already at-hand, its fruit available for those who tend it, but not before the owner of the land, distant and far away though he may sometime appear to be, is given his due, In God’s case, this is not less than everything. Unless we understand this story of grace and judgment that challenges all human efforts to claim for oneself the fruits of one‘s labour, that summons us to thanksgiving to the Giver of all gifts, that says we cannot arrogate the right to membership in the kingdom to the exclusion of any others-we have not understood the real “fruit” of the story, the daily turning of one’s entire self to the dominion of Isaiah’s beloved friend and Jesus’ Abba, the one God of all.

Message from Bishop Justin  -

See Notice Board

“Do you love me Peter?”

“Lord you know I love you” he replied

“Then feed my lambs, feed my sheep!”

In October we focus on Catholic Mission

Catholic Mission is central to our faith whereby every baptized member is called to build up a better life for all God’s people.

Please give generously on

Sunday...Oct 19th

Coming Soon!

Devonshire Morning Tea.

Tuesday 21st October 08 at 9.30am.

Admission $5.00 only.

Raffles, Cake Stall, Door Prizes, Lucky Spots.

MILLERS Fashion Parade

with Summer Fashions.

We guarantee a good time for all who attend!

Please support all  who organize these vital

functions for our Parish!

2008 Social Justice Sunday Statement

“Jesus calls us to build a just society and to work together to ensure poverty is eradicated and that all are able to live a full life. Those with means have a special responsibility to ensure that those who are vulnerable are clothed, housed and looked after.

Great Aussie Woman’s Afternoon Tea Special

SUNDAY 19th—SUNDAY 26th Oct 2008

Vision … to find 1000 hosts to open their homes and invite one, two, three or more friends, neighbours, word colleagues, to an afternoon tea. Following afternoon tea you will be able to screen the DVD ‘Magdalena  - 

Released From Shame’ … a movie for Women.

INTERESTED? Email: jgtn.national@ccca.org.au

Feast Days of the Week

Monday 6th Oct:                 St Bruno

Tuesday 7th Oct:                 Our Lady of the Rosary

The Rosary is a way of contemplating the face of Christ

seeing him—we may say—with the eyes of Mary. For this reason, it is a prayer that drawing upon the core of the Gospel is in full according with the inspiration of the

Second Vatican Council and very much in keeping with the direction I gave in the Apostolic Letter Novo Millennio

ineunte: the Church has to launch out “into the deep” in the new millennium beginning with the contemplation of the face of Christ. Therefore, I wish to suggest the recitation of the rosary to individual, families and Christian communities.”

Words of Pope John Paul II in 2002.

Quote

“The bread in your box belongs to the hungry; the cloak in your closet belongs to the naked; the shoes you do not wear  belong to the barefoot; the money in your vault belongs to the destitute.”

St Basil the Great

NAZARETH HOUSE FETE

Ainslie will be continuing the Tradition of Phil Grigsby and collecting money donations after

today's Mass towards the Lamington’s for the fete.

God Bless you for your generosity.

ENTRANCE ANTIPHON:O Lord, you have given

everything its place in the world, an no one can make it otherwise. For it is your creation, the heavens and the earth and the stars: you are the Lord of all.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM:

The vineyard of the Lord is the House of Israel.

You brought a vine out of Egypt; to plant it you drove out the nations. It stretched out its branches to the sea, to the Great River it stretched out its shoots. R

Then why have you broken down its walls? It is plucked by all who pass by. It is ravaged by the boar of the forest,

devoured by the beasts of the field.  R

God of hosts, turn again, we implore, look down from heaven and see. Visit this vine and protect it, the vine your right hand has planted.   R

And we shall never forsake you again: give us life that we may call upon your name. God of hosts, bring us back; let your face shine on us and we shall be saved.   R

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION: Alleluia, alleluia!

I call you friends, says the Lord, because I have made known to you everything I have learnt form my Father. Alleluia!

COMMUNION ANTIPHON:The Lord is good to those who hope in Him, to those who are searching for His love.

Divine Mercy Chaplet

Every Friday 3-4 pm

In SFX Cathedral (through main entrance)

‘’I Love you’’

Perhaps the most important three words you can say.

Telling someone that you truly love them satisfies a person’s deepest emotional needs, the need to belong, to feel

appreciated, and to be wanted.

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE FOL LOWING: 

Healing: Nora Clarke, Peter Hope, Marie Crawford, Kevin Criddle, Margo Phillips, Betty Thompson, Pat Long, Hannah Valenti, Paddy Brennan, Esperanza Chaves, (Ireland). Elgin von Kehler,  Vanessa Gannon, , Faye Adam, Br. Barry Hall, Bob Desmond, Mike Piotrowicz, Mia Sawyer (9 Yrs old), Bing Baker, Randal McDonald, Marlene Rouse.

COMMUNION AT HOME. If  you know of anyone

who would like to  receive Communion at home due

to ill health, please ring the Office. 9923 1343

PILRAM STATUE

Will be in the Church

 for the month of October.

Rosary will start at  7.00pm Week nights

                            5.00pm Saturday evening

                           8.30am Sunday Morning

All are welcome to join in praying the Rosary

ST LAWRENCE’S CRAFT & SEWING GROUP

meets each Thurs from 10.30am-1pm. All are welcome. 

If you would like some company come and have a cuppa

with us. Cost $2.00. Enquiries phone Leone 9938 1150.

LEGION OF MARY

Prayer meetings held in the

Cathedral Crypt on Tues at 9.30 am. Contact Mary

9921 7887. Italian Legion meets Thurs at 9 am.

PARISH SCHOOL ENROLEMENTS

Please be advised that provided parents are practising

Catholics and have officially enrolled their child as per the school’s requirements they will have a place held for their child at the Parish school in Pre-primary should they choose not to participate in the Kindergarten program. In Addition, a place can be held for Year 1 where parents choose not to

 participate in the Pre-primary class.

Parents are encouraged to make application for

 enrolment as early as possible

VOCATIONS

Please pray for increase of Vocations for

Priests and Religious.

Especially for our Youth

2009 YOUNG CATHOLIC WOMENS

INTERFAITH FELLOWSHIP

Applications are invited from young Catholic women, aged from mid-20s to mid-30s for the above program to be held in Canberra from Jan 30th-16th May 2009. A wonderful opportunity for formation in leadership and interfaith relations.

For details www.opw.catholic.org.au or ph: (02) 6201 9864