CORPUS CHRISTI, YEAR A
Catholic Diocese of Bathurst
18 JUNE 2017
St. Lawrence's Parish - Coonabarabran
There is one very near you who knocks at your door every hour of the day, who begs you to listen to Him and to keep silence… in order to hear Him." -­‐St. Lawrence O'Toole M A S S T I M E S T H IS W E E K
IN JUNE
Gospel John 6:51-58
19 Mon: St Lawrence's 5.30PM
20 Tues: H o l y H o u r 4.30PM
St Lawrence's 5.30PM
21 Wed: St John's Baradine 1.00PM
23 Fri: St John's Baradine 6.00PM
25 Sun: St Lawrence's 9.30AM
SACR AMENT OF PENA NCE
Monday & Tuesday:
4.30 PM - 5.00 PM
R OSARY
Monday & Tuesday:
5.00 PM
HOL Y HOU R
Tuesday 20 June 2017
4.30 PM
A N O IN T I N G M A S S
Wednesday 05 July 2017
10.00 AM
WORD & FAITH
BIBLE STUD Y GRO UP
Wednesdays at 10 AM
in Coonabarabran
Thursdays at 8AM &
10AM in Baradine - except
on School Holidays
ALL WELCOME.
B A P T IS M S
Sundays at 11 AM
Contact Parish office for
more details.
Readings for next week
25 June 2017
12th Sunday Ordinary Time
Jeremiah 20: 10-13
Romans 5: 12-15
Matthew 10: 26-33
PSALTER WEEK 4
Lectio Divina: THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE
CARMELITE ORDER. N.p Web. 15 June 2017.
Once, Thomas Merton
was talking to the
novices on how the self
and God are in
relationship. A brother
remarked, 'We came here
to lose ourselves.'
Merton replied, 'First we
must have a self to lose.'
Today's readings are firm
as to whom the benefits
of a blessed life are to be
attributed - to God alone.
Indeed, St Paul remarks on
the need to identify who is
set before us, and our
response to him. But for
Jesus, speaking to us as the
life giver, the invitation is
personal and has little
criteria apart from faith and
acceptance. How does this
relate to us in our current
way of life? What of our
selves do we bring to the
table? (Source: Gleeson SJ, Chris. "Body
and Blood of Christ". Madonna Winter 2017:
page 46. Print.)
First Reading: Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 14-16
The name of the book
of Deuteronomy gives
us the key to its
purpose. It means
"second law-giving".
The book of
Deuteronomy revisits
the contents of the first
four books of the Bible
and re-presents the
whole teaching of
Moses. By recalling and
interpreting all that had
happened to bring Israel
to the Promised Land,
Moses lays the
foundation for Israel's
future way of life there.
Today's excerpt focuses
on the gift of manna,
the food God gave
them on their way
through the desert. This
anticipates Jesus'
reference to "the bread
our ancestors ate" in the
gospel that follows.
The form of the reading
is that of an exhortation.
Moses' message is clear.
He wants the Israelites to
remember everything that
God had done for them.
Once they are established
in their new homeland
and are enjoying peace
and prosperity, they run
the risk of imagining they
have achieved this by
their own efforts.
(Source: "The Most Holy Body and Blood of
Christ." Break Open The Word. Ed. Clare
Schwantes. 2017 ed. Brisbane: Liturgy
Brisbane, 2016. pages 96-98. Print.)
Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 10:16-17
To unearth the
background to this very
short text from chapter
10 of 1 Corinthians we
have to go back to the
beginning of chapter 8 an exercise that is
highly recommended. A
problem has arisen in
the community as to
whether Christians are
free to eat food left over
from pagan sacrificial
rites or share meals with
pagans. Paul takes some
time to explore the
issue, allowing himself
to be drawn in different
directions along the
way. Essentially he
concludes that
Christians are free to
eat whatever they like,
but should only do so if
it would give no offense
to those whose
consciences are weak. It
occurs to him that those
who offer sacrifice to
idols, then eat this food,
feel bonded to the idol.
In contrast, when
Christians eat and drink
at the Lord's table they
are in communion with
Christ. This prompts
Paul to add that sharing
in the one loaf of bread
makes everyone "a
single body". The Lord's
Supper brings us into
communion with Christ.
(Source: ibid.)
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The Most Holy Body and Bl ood of Christ, Year A
Holy Communion in outer space “We
acknowledge the original
owners of this land and
pay respects to the elders
and deceased members of
the Gamilaroi people.”
St John's Baradine
Sts Peter & Paul Binnaway
Saint of the week:
St Thomas More
Astronaut Mike Hopkins is one of those selected few. He spent six months
on the International Space Station (ISS) in 2013. And though he was thrilled
when he was chosen for a space mission, there was one Person he didn’t
want to leave behind: Jesus in the Eucharist. Hopkins had been received
into the Church less than a year before his launch. After a long wait, he was
finally able to receive Our Lord at each Mass. Facing the prospect of being
off the planet for half a year, he decided he had to find out if Jesus could
travel with him. It turns out he could — and he did. Hopkins says, “In 2011,
I got assigned to a mission to the International Space Station. I was going
to go up and spend six months in space, starting in 2013. So I started
asking the question, ’Is there any chance I can take the Eucharist up with
me into space?’ The weekend before I left for Russia — we launch on a
Russian rocket from Kazakhstan — I went to Mass one last time, and [the
priest with permission from his bishop] consecrated the wafers into the Body
of Christ, and I was able to take the pyx with me. NASA has been great. …
They didn’t have any reservations about me taking the Eucharist up or to
practicing my Faith in orbit. The Russians were amazing. I went in with all
my personal items, and I explained what the pyx was and the meaning of it
to me — because for them, they, of course, saw it just as bread, if you will,
the wafers — and yet for me [I knew] it was the Body of Christ. And they
completely understood and said, “Okay, we’ll estimate it weighs this much,
and no problem. You can keep it with you.” All these doors opened up, and
I was able to take the Eucharist up — and I was able to have Communion,
basically, every week. There were a couple of times when I received
Communion on, I’ll say, special occasions: I did two spacewalks; so on the
morning of both of those days, when I went out for the spacewalk, I had
Communion. It was really helpful for me to know that Jesus was with me
when I went out the hatch into the vacuum of space. And then I received
my last Communion on my last day on orbit in the ‘Cupola, ’which is this
large window that looks down at the Earth, and that was a very special
moment before I came home.”
(Source: Kadavil, Fr Anthony. "Corpus Christi - June 18, 2017." Vatican Radio. 13 June 2017. Web. 15 June 2017.)
He was Oxford educated, a
lawyer
and
served
in
Parliament. He wrote the
world famous book "Utopia"
and spent many years writing
in defense of the Church, for
which he was imprisoned in
the
infamous Tower of
London
before
he
was
executed. More's decapitated
body was buried in an
unmarked grave. His head
was put on display. The skull
may be in the vault of a
church in Canterbury.
Thomas More has been widely
remembered as a man of
tremendous integrity, and he
has since been described as a
martyr and canonized a saint.
(Source: Catholic Online)
P A R I S H A N N OU N C E M E N T S
Parish Pastoral Council will have a meeting today
Sunday 18th June 2017 after 9.30am Mass
Planned-giving envelopes & pledges for Financial Year 2017-2018
are now available for distribution. If you have any questions, please
feel free to contact Brian or visit him at the parish office. Thank you.
Josephite Associates will have a meeting
on Saturday 1st July 2017 at 2.30pm in the Convent
about sharing Wellington Gathering experience.
The menALIVE Men's Weekend will be on 5th - 6th August 2017
at St Laurence's School Hall in Fitzroy/Tamworth Street, Dubbo.
The purpose of menALIVE is to bring men together, to renew their
faith in God, and to encourage them to become an active force
within the Church. For more information, email enquiries to
[email protected] or call Paul at 0419 217 887.
Poster, registration forms and flyers are available at the foyer.
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The Most Holy Body and Bl ood of Christ, Year A
Solemnity of the Nativity of St John the Baptist Jesus called John the greatest of all those who had preceded him: “I tell you, among those born of
women, no one is greater than John….” But John would have agreed completely with what Jesus
added: “[Y]et the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he” (Luke 7:28).
John spent his time in the desert, an ascetic. He began to announce the coming of the Kingdom,
and to call everyone to a fundamental reformation of life. His purpose was to prepare the way for
Jesus. His baptism, he said, was for repentance. But one would come who would baptize with the
Holy Spirit and fire. John was not worthy even to untie his sandals. His attitude toward Jesus was:
“He must increase; I must decrease” (John 3:30).
John was humbled to find among the crowd of sinners who came to be baptized the one whom he
already knew to be the Messiah. “I need to be baptized by you” (Matthew 3:14b). But Jesus
insisted, “Allow it now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness” (Matthew 3:15b). Jesus,
true and humble human as well as eternal God, was eager to do what was required of any good
Jew. John thus publicly entered the community of those awaiting the Messiah. But making himself
part of that community, he made it truly messianic.
The greatness of John, his pivotal place in the history of salvation, is seen in the great emphasis
Luke gives to the announcement of his birth and the event itself—both made prominently parallel to
the same occurrences in the life of Jesus. John attracted countless people to the banks of the
Jordan, and it occurred to some people that he might be the Messiah. But he constantly deferred to
Jesus, even to sending away some of his followers to become the first disciples of Jesus.
Perhaps John’s idea of the coming of the Kingdom of God was not being perfectly fulfilled in the
public ministry of Jesus. For whatever reason, when he was in prison he sent his disciples to ask
Jesus if he was the Messiah. Jesus’ answer showed that the Messiah was to be a figure like that of
the Suffering Servant in Isaiah. John himself would share in the pattern of messianic suffering,
losing his life to the revenge of Herodias.
(Source: Miller, OFM Fr. Don. "Solemnity of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist." Franciscan Media. 05 June 2017. Web. 15 June 2017.)
Mass Intentions
Please pray for the sick of our Parish Community and family members especially:
Geoff Shalala, Bruce Nies, Lee Roberts, Margaret Fleming, Gryffyd Milsom, David Over, Margaret Collins
(Sutton), Helen Meldrum, Mona Brain, Roland Soussa, Sr Kath English, Kevin Railz, Bruno Kaufman, Eve
Crawley, Kristin Ellery, Robyn Lawlor, Ron Sullivan, Albert Markland, Paula Railz, James Campbell, Ted
Matthews, Leesa Kelly, Rodrigo Jaboneta (Philippines) and Jess Santa Cruz (Philippines)
Prayer to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
O most holy heart of Jesus, fountain of every blessing, I
adore you, I love you, and with lively sorrow for my sins I
offer you this poor heart of mine. Make me humble, patient,
pure and wholly obedient to your will. Grant, Good Jesus,
that I may live in you and for you. Protect me in the midst
of danger. Comfort me in my afflictions. Give me health of
body, assistance in my temporal needs, your blessing on all
that I do, and the grace of a holy death. Amen.
(Source: Catholic Online)
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The Most Holy Body and Bl ood of Christ, Year A
L ITURGY R OSTER
B ARADINE
C OONABARABRAN
THIS WEEK
16 JUNE
John
Don
Irene
NEXT WEEK
23 JUNE
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Gaye
John F
THIS WEEK
18 JUNE
Peter Sweeney
Delwyn Mitevski
Tess McWilliam
NEXT WEEK
25 JUNE
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Annette Estens
Collection
Rae
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Cathy
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Peter Sweeney
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Prep gifts
Loretta
Kay
Kerry
Norma
Colleen Watson
Ellen Zingel
St Lawrence's Primary
School
Ministers of
Communion
Annette
Kim
Natasha Milford
Delwyn Mitevski
Ellen Mahne
Sr Madeline Breen
Kevin Tighe
Shannon Family
Keely Milford
Judy Over
Nerida Waterford
Carmel Munns
Mary Milsom
Megan Young
Kay Martin
John Davis
Alexander Mc & Teagan
Natasha Milford
Colleen Watson
Ellen Zingel
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Office Hours
Parish Staff
St Lawrence's Parish 14 Namoi Street (PO Box 38) Coonabarabran NSW 2357
9.00 AM to 3.00 PM (Tuesday and Friday)
9.00 AM to 4.00 PM (Wednesday and Thursday)
Parish Priest: Fr Reynold Jaboneta | E [email protected]
M 0429 577 101
Sr Madeline Breen RSJ | E [email protected] | P 6842 1954
Brian Emmanuel Raagas | E [email protected]
P 6842 1043 | F 6842 1385
Parish Council
Anne Maree Elton Ÿ Annette Estens Ÿ Natasha Milford Ÿ Maria Deep
Maureen Sulter Ÿ Regina Lemon Ÿ Amy Wardley Ÿ Loretta Pulham
Nathaniel Higham Ÿ Rachel Maher Ÿ Sr Madeline Breen Ÿ Delwyn Mitevski
Graeme Giles Ÿ Brian Emmanuel Raagas Ÿ Fr Reynold Jaboneta
Finance Comm.
Kevin Tighe Ÿ Ambrose Doolan Ÿ Neil Cooney Ÿ Carmel Munns Ÿ Fr Reynold
Jaboneta
Schools
St Lawrence's Primary School Dalgarno Street Coonabarabran NSW 2357
Principal: Mrs Natasha Milford | P 6842 1732
E [email protected]
W http://www.stlawriescoona.catholic.edu.au
St John's Primary School Queens Street Baradine NSW 2396
Principal: Mrs Annette Cooney | P 6843 1644
E [email protected]
W http://www.stjohnsbaradine.catholic.edu.au/