5th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B 5th February 2012
We pray for Mary Murray, Lottie Bowman, Denver Healy & George Critchley
,and for all the physically, mentally and emotionally sick in our Parishes;
and for Paul Taylor who died recently
We also pray for Leona Reed, Joseph Callus & John Walsh who's anniversaries occur about
this time.

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 Kyneton New Parishioners
Kyneton new parishioners , please feel free to place your name, address and a contact number
in our new Welcome Book at the back of the church. If you have recently arrived in the parish;
if you would like to know more about participating in one of the Ministries or roles that contribute
to our parish life or if you would like someone to contact you with some information then this book
is a reat starting place. We would love to see your name. People who have already signed can
expect a visit from We Care Volunteers in the near future.


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CHILDREN’S LITURGY occurs during 10.30am Mass in Kyneton every
Sunday during school term. If there are any Parishioners interested in
helping with the Children’s Liturgysessions,
please contact Ben Donnelly on 5424 8094 .

EXTRA PEOPLE ON THE ROSTER WOULD MEAN A COMMITMENT OF
LESS THAN ONCE PER MONTH AND WOULD BE VERY MUCH
APPRECIATED BY THE CHILDREN AND THE PEOPLE CURRENTLY ON
THE ROSTER.
Children’s Liturgy Roster: 1st Sunday - Anne Ferrie,
2nd Sunday - Michael O’Sullivan,3rd Sunday - Viv Penny,
4th Sunday - Heidi Kelly, 5th Sunday - Ben Donnelly

 

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Rosters for next weekend 11th/12th February 2012

6.00pm Saturday in Kyneton:

Lectors: K. Turang & E. Turang

Communion Assistance J. Willmott, E. Barron & B. Gallagher

8.30am Sunday in Trentham

Lector: C. Curran

Communion Assistance: M. Walsh

10.30am Sunday in Kyneton

Lectors: G. Leahy & M. Leahy

Communion Assistance: M. O'Sullivan, H. O'Sullivan & M. Lynch

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REFLECTION

As a Cardinal, Pope John 2 visited Australia, and during that time he said Mass
and had lunch in the church of the Resurrection, a
Polish church in our street in Essendon. The teenager who was our babysitter at
the time of the Pope's election, remarked with awe that “when the pope was in
Australia he ate my mother's pavlova” . It reminds me of the women of
countless generations who have cooked for and served the people of God and the
men of God in particular. Women are always there. They get things done.

Peter's mother in law was one of those women. We do not know her name nor do
we know the name of her daughter, Peter's wife. They belong to the “no-name”
cast of women who people the pages of the four Gospels. There was the widow of
Naim, burying her only son, the woman with a haemorrhage and the
syro-phoenician woman, both of whom Jesus presented as models of faith, in

contrast to his apostles. Jesus touched Jairus' dead daughter and drank from the

samaritan woman's jug, and in so doing broke religious and cultural taboos.

He sent women, classified in Jewish tradition as “unreliable witnesses”
to announce his resurrection to the disciples.
The bent-over woman, the widow giving her mite in the temple, the woman
accused of adultery, the woman who anointed Jesus' head and feet - all of them
un-named - but each one somehow releasing in Jesus the courage and authority to challenge taken-for-granted attitudes to women. The role of women in today's
Church is a delicate and controversial subject. American Benedictine Joan
Chittester says somewhere that male religious dominance is not tradition, but a
long-lasting social practice that was based on bad biology and became theology as
time went by. Jesus stuck his neck out for women. That's why it's hard to
understand why the Church leadership today works so hard to keep women out of
things. I know that my mother and her friends not only went to Mass every
Sunday and said the rosary every day. But they also belonged to the Catholic
Women's Guild, darned the Brother's socks, washed up after First
Communion breakfasts, bought raffle tickets, ran stalls at the parish fete and
volunteered at tuck shop. It's still women, mostly of the no-name variety, who are
involved in these forms of service.

But many Catholic women today are aware of a deeper, different call to ministry,
to liturgical ministry. Increasing numbers of women have theology degrees and
are spiritual directors. As well as serving on parish committees, teaching
catechetics, writing and printing

newsletters and taking Communion to the sick, they ache to be able to welcome others into the Church in baptism, anoint the sick,

speak about the Word of God when the faithful gather. Maybe the time is coming when women will be released from the anonymity of the past to take their rightful place in the Body of Christ, the Church. Tarella Spirituality

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WANTED: Saturday Help from “able bodied” Fathers

THE PRELOVED PEDLAR regularly have offers of furniture, bedding, electrical
goods etc from members of the community who donate these and ask us to pick up
the items from their home. We have been handling this with some of our mature
age male volunteers but we now find that this is getting too heavy for them to
continue next year. We are therefore appealing to OLR community to see if there
are any able bodied younger men out there, withaccess to a utility ,
who would be willing to offer some time on occasional Saturday mornings or
some other day to carry out these pick ups. If we had the offer of several pairs
of willing workers it would not be too onerous a task.

Are there any generous people out there who could help us out?

If interested please phone Des McKenna 5423 2772 or call into the shop during
business hours and leave your name and phone number and we will contact you.

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  Calendar of Upcoming Events in February, March & April 2012

February 2012

4th Saturday After 6.00pm Mass "Cuppa"

5th Sunday After 10.30am Mass "Cuppa'

6th Monday Term 1 commences for Our Lady of the Rosary Parish Primary School

10th Friday 2.00pm Mass with Archbishop Hart Celebrating 20th World Day of Prayer @ Parkville

11th Saturday 3.00pm to 1.30pm Celebrate The Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes @ Hadfield

March 2012

3rd Saturday After 6.00pm Mass "Cuppa"

4th Sunday After 10.30am Mass “Cuppa”

April 2012

1st Sunday After 10.30am Mass "Cuppa"

7th Saturday After 6.00pm Mass "Cuppa"

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STEWARDSHIP CORNER

February 5th 2012 5th Sunday in Ordinary time

“Rising very early before dawn, he left and went off to a deserted place, where he
prayed… He told them, “Let us go on to the nearby villages that I may preach there
also. For this purpose have I come. ” -Mark: 1:21- 38
Through today's Gospel reading we see a perfect example of stewardship. Jesus gives His time to
doing all that God wishes—healing the sick and preaching. Yet Jesus also makes time to be alone
in prayer. It is only through prayer, through spending time with God, that any of us can find
the strength to so all the God wishes us to do. Be sure to tine time this week to be with God.

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LENTEN FAITH GROUPS

February 22 nd . is Ash Wednesday and the

beginning of the penitential season of Lent.

The Diocese of Broken Bay is making available booklets detailing the Scripture Readings for
the Sundays of Lent. 
People who are interested in  being part of Faith Discussion Groups during the weeks of Lent
– either an afternoon or evening group – are encouraged to add their name to the appropriate
clipboard at the rear of the church. 

The booklets, yet to arrive, are free of charge

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MASS for D eceased M arist B rothers and O ld B oys

Will be held on Wednesday 8th February @ 7.30pm

Regular Meeting after mass in the
presbytery.

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Mass with Archbishop Hart celebrating 20 th World Day of Prayer for the Sick 2012

Friday 10th February, 2pm

Archbishop Hart will celebrate in the chapel at Mercy Place Parkville for the celebration of
20th World Day of Prayer for the Sick 2012. Concelebrating will be Monsignor Ireland,
Episcopal Vicar for Health and Aged Care, and priests who provide chaplaincy services to
various Mercy health facilities. Sr. Helen Monkvitch RSM, Director of Mission, says that
invitations have been sent to all Catholic Health and Aged Care providers to join in this
significant annual celebration

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Celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes Saturday 11 February, 3pm - 4:30pm

The Emmanuel Community invites you to celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes with an
afternoon of Adoration, Reflection, Music and Prayer for Healing at St Thomas More Church,
North St, Hadfield.

Details: Contact Louisa on 0409149014 or louisa@austens.com.au

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