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St. Thomas More Catholic Church
298 BAY ST, BRIGHTON-LE -SANDS, NSW 2216,
Australia
Phone: 9567 3589
Parish Priest : Fr Manuel Santiago.
Weekend Mass Times: Sat: 5.30pm, Sun: 8, 10am & 7pm
Confessions 4.30pm—5.15 pm Saturday Afternoons
31ST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (C) 3RD NOVEMBER 2019
1st Reading: Wisdom 11:22 - 12:2 alarmed by any prediction or rumour or any letter
In your sight, Lord, the whole world is like a grain claiming to come from us, implying that the Day
of dust that tips the scales, like a drop of morning of the Lord has already arrived.
dew falling on the ground. Yet you are merciful The word of the Lord.
to all, because you can do all things and Thanks be to God.
overlook men's sins so that they can repent.
Yes, you love all that exists, you hold nothing of Acclamation: John 3:16
what you have made in abhorrence, Alleluia, alleluia!
for had you hated anything, you would not have God loved the world so much, he gave us his
formed it. And how, had you not willed it, could a only Son, that all who believe in him might have
thing persist, how be conserved if not called eternal life. Alleluia!
forth by you? You spare all things because all
things are yours, Lord, lover of life, you whose Gospel: Luke 19:1-10
imperishable spirit is in all. Little by little, Jesus entered Jericho and was going through the
therefore, you correct those who offend, you town when a man whose name was
admonish and remind them of how they have Zacchaeus made his appearance; he was one of
sinned so that they may abstain from evil and the senior tax collectors and a wealthy man. He
trust in you, Lord. The word of the Lord. was anxious to see what kind of man Jesus was,
Thanks be to God. but he was too short and could not see him for
the crowd; so he ran ahead and climbed a
Resp Psalm: Ps 144:1-2. 8-11. 13-14 sycamore tree to catch a glimpse of Jesus who
R. I will praise your name for ever, my king was to pass that way. When Jesus reached the
and my God. spot he looked up and spoke to him: 'Zacchaeus,
I will give you glory, O God my King, I will bless come down. Hurry, because I must stay at your
your name for ever. I will bless you day after day house today.' And he hurried down and
and praise your name for ever. R. welcomed him joyfully. They all complained when
The Lord is kind and full of compassion, they saw what was happening. 'He has gone to
slow to anger, abounding in love. How good is stay at a sinner's house' they said. But
the Lord to all, compassionate to all his creatures Zacchaeus stood his ground and said to the
R. Lord, 'Look, sir, I am going to give half my
All your creatures shall thank you, O Lord, and property to the poor' and if I have cheated
your friends shall repeat their blessing. anybody I will pay him back four times the
They shall speak of the glory of your reign and amount' And Jesus said to him, 'Today salvation
declare your might, O God. R. has come to this house, because this man too is
The Lord is faithful in all his words and loving in a son of Abraham; for the Son of Man has come
all hid deeds. The Lord supports all who fall and to seek out and save what was lost.'
raises all who are bowed down. R. The Gospel of the Lord.
2nd Reading : 2 Thes. 1:11 - 2:2
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
We pray continually that our God will make you
worthy of his call, and by his power fulfil all your
desires for goodness and complete all that you “Help me, O Lord, that my eyes may be merciful,
have been doing through faith; because in this so that I may never suspect or judge from appear-
way the name of our Lord Jesus Christ will be ances, but look for what is beautiful in my neigh-
glorified in you and you in him, by the grace of bours' soul and come to their rescue.”
our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
To turn now, brothers, to the coming of our Lord - St Faustina Kowalska
Jesus Christ and how we shall all be gathered
round him: please do not get excited too soon or
PARISH DIRECTORY
Parish Office Hours. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. 9.30am and 3.30pm.
Contact Details : Phone: 9567 3589 Email: office@thomasmorebrighton.org.au
Finance Chairman : Mr Patrick Bugden WEB SITE : www.thomasmorebrighton.org.au
St Thomas More Primary School: Tel: 9597 5884 - Principal Mrs Jenny Frost
Lost Items - If an item is left behind, and you find it, please take it to the Sacristy .
This Week This Week ahead in the parish
We remember andahead in the parish
pray for Visitor Offering Envelopes are now available at the
4 Feb 4 November 9am Communion Service —Followed by Rosary—
9am especially….Service– Followed
all Communion back
Mon of the church - Visitors to the parish are
Mon by Rosary encouraged to use these envelopes for your offering—
All our Parishioners who are sick at the 5 November 9am Mass—Followed by Rosary
5 Feb Moment;
9am Mass—Followed by Rosary please
Tue place them on either collection—Thank you
Tue St Agatha 6 November 9am Mass—Followed by Rosary
WedWe remember and pray for all our family and friends.
6Those
Feb in our9amfamily who are recently
Mass—Followed byDeceased;
Rosary 7 November 9am Mass—Followed by Rosary
Wed TheThurSacrifice of the Holy Mass was offered this week for :
St Paul Miki and Companions
Those whose Anniversaries occur during this Sick and otherFriday
8 November intentions—
Adoration All our Parishioners who are
8.15am
7 Feb 9am Mass—Followed
time; by Rosary sick
Fri at the moment; Jesse
9 am Mass Valenzuela,
Followed Bernice Fahey;
by Rosary
Thur
Recently Deceased:
9 November Ivan Soljic; June
4.30pm—Confessions Waters;
5.30 Garry Hood.
- Vigil Mass
8 Feb For 8.15
the Holy Souls in Purgatory;
Adoration Sat
Fri Deceased/Anniversaries— Lee Say Time
Hun; (c)—
Lee Bok Soon and
For9am
our Mass—Followed by Rosary 10 November 32nd Sunday in Ordinary
generous benefactors; Pammy;
Sun Sixto Rubio;
8 am Mary10am
Mass Gatt (31/1/2018);
Mass 7pm John Sultana;
Mass
Evelyn Aca; Mary Cassidy; Doreen Grady (29/1/2009) John
9And 4.30pm—Confessions—
Febfor those offering Prayers of Thanksgiving (Reg) Grady (5/2/2009), Herbert Fenech; The Holy Souls in
Sat 5.30 - Vigil Mass— 5th Sunday in Purgatory;
Offering Our Efforts on Behalf of the Holy Souls
Ordinary Time
10 Feb 8 am , 10am Morning Mass On All Souls Day, we not only remember the dead, but we
November the month for the Holy Souls.
Sun apply our efforts, through prayer, almsgiving, and the
7pm Evening Mass Mass, to their release from Purgatory. According to the
Catechism of the Catholic Church (No. 958), the souls in
November Intention
EVERY Envelopes are available in
FRIDAY—8.15AM purgatory can intercede on behalf of the living:
your Parish Plan Giving envelope boxes, and “Our prayer for them is capable not only of helping them,
ADORATION
extra envelopes BEFORE
are available atMASS
the back of the
church. Please place these envelopes on either but also of making their intercession for us effective.”
collection over the coming few weeks. These
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details of the Parish Safeguarding Officer and those of
abused, please contact the police. Alternatively, you can contact the Safeguarding and
the Archdiocese can be found on the back notice board.
Ministerial Integrity Office at (02) 9390 5810 or safeguardingenquir- We would need you to be available from 11am to
ies@sydneycatholic.org. You may also want to speak to your Parish Priest who will be
able to provide support and guidance. The Archdiocese has a legal obligation to report 3pm at St. Mary’s Cathedral Forecourt.
crimes to the police.
OUR WEBSITE HAS A FAMILY
AND YOUTH SECTION-its worth a look! PARISH NEWS/EVENTS
Recruitment of volunteers Keep the date Free and gather your
for the year 2020 parish friends for the
evangelizing our local parishioners Parish Christmas Lunch—
This week: The role of Catechist in the
Monday December 2nd
Church’s Mission. A coach will leave the church at 9am and stop half
In 1997, the Vatican released the General Directory of way for a simple morning tea.
Catechesis highlighting a very important observation: “ . Arriving at lunchtime to the
. . priests, parents and Catechists have much to do to Novotel Wollongong Northbeach.
catechize our children. In general it is observed that the An all you can eat buffet (includes seafood) with
first victims of the spiritual and cultural crisis gripping wine or soft drinks. Returning to the church
the world are the young. Our parish needs Catechists around 4pm.
who will carry the pastoral care of teaching them Sacra- The whole day is $85 per person, and full pay-
ments and Catholic faith ‘to capture children’s attention
to Christ and help them practice their faith. (Gen Direc-
ment is required at the time of booking. Pay-
tory of Catechesis 1997, #181) ment due by 17th November.
To book, or to enquire further
If you express an interest in becoming a member of please call John DÁmato
our Catechist team may I encourage you to please
use the form at the back of the Church or speak Charitable Works Fund
with myself after Mass. Appointed parishioners November 2019 Appeal
will be there to guide you. Fr Manuel
Over the next 2 weeks, the par-
ish will be asked to play an im-
MORNING TEA THIS WEEKEND portant role in supporting an important initiative
After the 10am Mass of the Sydney Archdiocese: The Charitable
Works Fund (CWF) Pastoral Appeal, our premier
charity. Appeal envelopes will be provided for
END OF YEAR VOLUNTEER your use so please keep an eye out for them.
THANK YOU MASS AND BRUNCH Let us show our Christian solidarity for one an-
other by sharing what we can with our neigh-
Saturday 7th December bours. Thank you. All Donations over $2 are
9am till 11am 100% Tax deductible.
For all those that volunteer in our Parish here
at St Thomas More Church. I would like to say ALTAR SOCIETY NEWS This weekend you
thank you, for all you have shared this year. can purchase your Christmas Cards and Columban
Your RSVP is necessary for catering purposes. Calendars from the Altar Society Stall.
Christmas Cards $3.00 per pack
Please Write your name on the list that is Columban Calendars $9.00 each.
located in the choir area.
- Never too late to Join In
OPEN INVITATION FOR ALL —
Parish Rosary for the month of October – Couples for Christ are presenting
Dear Parishioners, “Christian Life Program” -
680 ROSARIES!!!! Sundays 2.30 –5.30pm In the Parish Centre
What an amazing effort !!!!
The Christian life Program leads the participants
Our Spiritual Bouquet will be into a renewed understanding of God's call to
send to the Most Revered Bishop them as Christians. Who is if for? Anyone
Columba Macbeth-Green OSPPE DD whose heart is open to listening to God’s Word.
Bishop of Wilcannia-Forbes, during
this coming week. Walk with Christ
There also has been a substantial Prayer Intention Books are at the Back of
amount of money collected from the church.
generous people to send to the
Bishop in support of the farmers—if Write your Prayer and the book will be
you wished to add to this donation taken to the Procession on the Feast of
please call the parish office before Christ the King.
Friday the 8th of November. If you would like to Join the STM group
The Archbishop encourages ALL of going to the Procession please inform
us to keep in our prayers for Rain.
Please use the prayer on Page 2 and Fr Manuel—the details are below
share it with family members. - The
Please join your fellow Sydneysiders in the Walk with Christ
Full Story is on the back notice board. annual Eucharistic Procession through the streets of Sydney
on the Feast of Christ The King on November 24 at 2.30pm.
Thousands of people took part in last year’s joyful public
Men’s Breakfast proclamation and act of worship to invoke Christ’s blessing
Saturday 30th November upon our beautiful city.
Holy Family Catholic Church 1D Anzac Road Menai Meet at the corner of Martin Place & Pitt Street at 2.30pm
Back Notice board has all the information plus a on November 24.
take home card!
GOD FIRST SEARCHES FOR US
The story of Zacchaeus is held as one of the most beloved passages in Luke. The little man who stood tall.
And became a follower. But the focus of the passages lie elsewhere. In spite of many standard caricatures
(dishonorable tax man and the righteous crowd), the details of the narrative pointed to one conclusion
Jesus was Lord. Belief in him led to eternal life.
We can only speculate why a small tax collector might want to see Jesus. But if we look at the themes Luke
has laid out in his gospel, we can clearly see why he included the narrative of Zacchaeus and its details.
The morally unclean man wanted to see Jesus simply because the traveling preacher represented a
chance. And a change. Like the other unclean and questionable characters in Luke, Zacchaeus would
provide fertile ground for evangelization, to turn his life around and trust God again.
So the little man climbed a tree (even today, something considered childish), only to beckoned to come
down and share hospitality. Forget the rudeness Jesus showed by inviting himself into the Zacchaeus'
home. The interplay between Zacchaeus, Jesus, and the crowd revolved around one issue: the worth of
the sinner. The crowd rejected the sinner. Zacchaeus took a chance to assert his worth. But Jesus saw
beyond the reticence of the crowd and the bravado of the tax man. And peered into the man's heart. Yes,
the lost man had great value and was worthy of the Kingdom. Were any of the skeptics in the crowd
worthy?
Two sets of the words thread this narrative to its moral: "Look!" and "Today." The word "look" or
"behold" referred to Zacchaeus. The word introduced the little rich man [19:2] as a way to flag his moral
standing in the community. The word also emphasized Zaccheaus' change of heart, as he responded to the
Lord's call. [19:8]. The word emphasized the man's status and his conversion.
The word "today" referred to Jesus. Jesus initiated his encounter with the tax man, stressing the
immediacy of the encounter with the word "today." [19:5c] Jesus also confirmed the man's salvation with
the word. For, in Luke, the moment of salvation was now, at this moment. At the beginning of his ministry,
Jesus announced the fulfillment of scripture before his fellow Nazarenes with the word (Luke 4:21). And,
at the end of his earthly life, he confirmed the salvation of the thief on the cross with the word (Luke
23:43). "Today" was not just a time frame of existence. In Luke, it was the time of God's action, as action
that could not be delayed. It was an action the Messiah initiated. Today! The time Jesus offered salvation.
The time Jesus declared salvation. This was why Jesus is Lord!
Have you ever had moments of immediate change, moments that demanded choice now? Did any of those
choices involve faith? What happened?
Look! Today is the only day you have to live! A truism? Yes. But, from the mouth of the Lord, it's the only day we have to say
"Yes" to his invitation. The only day that really matters. Reflect on today. How has the Lord invited you to a more
intimate walk this day?Reflect on God ’s love and power. How does that reflection give you hope?
The Lord Jesus is always ready to make his home with each one of us. Do you make room for him in you heart
and in every area of your life?
How has God helped you focus on present activities, despite pressure from the outside?
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