MONTHLY BULLETIN

September, 2011


Priests Regional Meeting: Sept 26-28 - no Tuesday Mass.

+ RIP: Fr Rod Bray - In your charity, please pray for the repose of the soul of Fr Rod Bray who passed away recently. He was the pastor of St Margaret Mary's in Merrylands and allowed us use of the premises for Holy Family Education.

Please continue to pray for our sick: Fr Laurence Gresser, Caroline Caton, Mr Lister, Bev Greenwood, Mrs Julie Murphy, Margaret Joyce, Gaynor Stafford, Fr Anthony Brennan OSB, Johanna Rosenberg.

Upcoming Wedding: Peter Farac and Geraldine Goti - 17th September, 1 pm.

Thanks: David and Gregory for the brass polishing of the benefactors' plaque.

Upcoming Wedding: Anthony Attard and Jessica Aravena - 12th November, 11 am.

Basic Latin For Beginners: For more information click on this link

Holy Family School Announcements:For more information click on this link

REMINDER: Rosary after Sext after Sunday 10.30am Mass in October, for the Triumph of the Immaculate Heart of Mary [plenary indulgence] and Prayer to St Joseph. [partial indulgence]

ALTAR SERVERS

Father Wong or one of the senior Acolytes will be teaching young men who want to learn to serve.

Half-hour lessons will take place after the 9.00am Saturday Mass and after the Hour of Sext on Sundays (about 12.30pm).

These lessons are for training servers for Low Mass. Only experienced servers may serve in major positions at Sung and Solemn Masses.


PRAYERS FOR VOCATIONS

First Thursdays

Collect: Send, we beseeech Thee, O Lord, labourers into Thy vineyard, in order that both the precepts of Thy only-begotten Son may be perpetually observed and that the sacrifice may be everywhere renewed.

Secret: Make perfect the tribute we offer, as a sacrament for the vitality of Thy people, so that ministers, having been increased, in the circling of Thine altar, may bring together prayers and sacrifices to Thee.

Post-Communion: Having been filled with the heavenly mysteries, we beseech Thee, Almighty God, that Thou wouldst deign to increase Thy ministers in both number and sanctifying charity.


IMPORTANT MASSES

First Friday: Feast of the Dedication of St Mary's Cathedral, September 2, 7.00pm: followed by Holy Hour

First Saturday: Saturday of Our Lady, September 3, 9am: followed by Novena

Exaltation of the Holy Cross: Wednesday, September 14, 7.00pm, Sung Mass

Feast of St Michael: Thursday September 29 - 7.00pm Solemn Mass.

SPONSORS FOR EZECHIEL HOUSE FUNDRAISING DINNER

The Raise Ezechiel House Fundraising Committee is planning a Dinner, November, 2011, to raise funds to complete the renovation of Ezechiel House and to assist in the formation of local vocations.

Ezechiel House is the novitiate for the Australian and Asian Region for FSSP seminarians before they go to the international seminary in the Omaha, USA or Bavaria, Germany.

We are looking for SPONSORS for this event.

If you own a business or practice and would like to assist (or know Catholic businessmen or professionals who might be willing) please email GillianSofatzis at hotmail [dot] com, or call Tommy (0434 146 311) or talk to Consuela or Lia after Mass.

We are asking for sponsorship in the form of monetary donations to help offset costs or a gift to be raffled, e.g., TV, laptop, holiday, motor car.

In return we will advertise your business on the raffle tickets and on the night.

PLEASE PRAY FOR FATHER GRESSER

Our chaplain, Fr Gresser FSSP, had a very serious accident on Saturday, the 18th of September. A gas heater blew up while he was lighting it and burnt over 35% of his body. His left arm, right shoulder, chest and face suffered burns of various degrees. He also suffered fire inhalation injuries.

After being placed on the critical list, he made a remarkable recovery, that after six days he can now walk and talk a little.

Fr Gresser needs our prayers, as do his family. Fr Wong and the other FSSP priests in Sydney, and all those parishioners who are closely associated with the administration of the chaplaincy also need your prayers.

Father Gresser is grateful for all your prayers and is praying for all of you. Please keep up the prayers.

Our Lady Mary, the Blessed Virgin Mother of the Church, pray for him.
St Lawrence, pray for him.

[For pastoral emergencies please contact Fr Duncan Wong or one of our priests at Girraween. Fr Aidan Wee will assist Fr Wong. Fr Wong can no longer accept Mass stipends for next three months.]