DEVOTIONAL PRAYER FOR JULY
PRAYER FOR PEACE IN THE WORLD
Lord Jesus Christ, You are the true King of peace.
In You alone is found freedom.
Please free our world from conflict.
Bring unity to troubled nations.
Let Your glorious peace reign in every heart.
Dispel all darkness and evil.
Protect the dignity of every human life.
Replace hatred with Your love.
Give wisdom to world leaders.
Free them from selfish ambition.
Eliminate all violence and war.
Jesus, Son of the Living God,
Have mercy on us and hear our prayers.
Jesus, we trust in You!
Amen.
Entrance Antiphon
As for me, in justice I shall behold your face; I shall be filled with the vision of your glory.
1st Reading (Is 55:10-11)
A reading from the prophet Isaiah.
Thus says the Lord: ‘As the rain and the snow come down from the heavens and do not return without watering the earth, making it yield and giving growth to provide seed for the sower and bread for the eating, so the word that goes from my mouth does not return to me empty, without carrying out my will and succeeding in what it was sent to do.
The Word of the Lord.
Responsorial Psalm
The seed that falls on good ground will yield a fruitful harvest.
2nd Reading (Rom 8:18-23)
A reading from the letter of St. Paul to the Romans.
I think that what we suffer in this life can never be compared to the glory, as yet unrevealed, which is waiting for us. The whole creation is eagerly waiting for God to reveal his sons. It was not for any fault on the part of creation that it was made unable to attain its purpose, it was made so by God; but creation still retains the hope of being freed, like us, from its slavery to decadence, to enjoy the same freedom and glory as the children of God. From the beginning till now the entire creation, as we know, has been groaning in one great act of giving birth; and not only creation, but all of us who possess the first-fruits of the Spirit, we too groan inwardly as we wait for our bodies to be set free.
The Word of the Lord.
Gospel Acclamation
Alleluia, alleluia! The seed is the word of God, Christ is the sower; all who come to him will live for ever. Alleluia!
Gospel Mt 13:1-23
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew.
Jesus left the house and sat by the lakeside, but such crowds gathered round him that he got into a boat and sat there. The people all stood on the beach, and he told them many things in parables. He said, ‘Imagine a sower going out to sow. As he sowed, some seeds fell on the edge of the path, and the birds came and ate them up. Others fell on patches of rock where they found little soil and sprang up straight away, because there was no depth of earth; but as soon as the sun came up they were scorched and, not having any roots, they withered away. Others fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them. Others fell on rich soil and produced their crop, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. Listen, anyone who has ears!’ Then the disciples went up to him and asked, ‘Why do you talk to them in parables?’ ‘Because’ he replied, ‘the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven are revealed to you, but they are not revealed to them. For anyone who has will be given more, and he will have more than enough; but from anyone who has not, even what he has will be taken away. The reason I talk to them in parables is that they look without seeing and listen without hearing or understanding. So in their case this prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled: You will listen and listen again, but not understand, see and see again, but not perceive. For the heart of this nation has grown coarse, their ears are dull of hearing, and they have shut their eyes, for fear they should see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their heart, and be converted and be healed by me. ‘But happy are your eyes because they see, your ears because they hear! I tell you solemnly, many prophets and holy men longed to see what you see, and never saw it; to hear what you hear, and never heard it. ‘You, therefore, are to hear the parable of the sower. When anyone hears the word of the kingdom without understanding, the evil one comes and carries off what was sown in his heart: this is the man who received the seed on the edge of the path. The one who received it on patches of rock is the man who hears the word and welcomes it at once with joy. But he has no root in him, he does not last; let some trial come, or some persecution on account of the word, and he falls away at once. The one who received the seed in thorns is the man who hears the word, but the worries of this world and the lure of riches choke the word and so he produces nothing. And the one who received the seed in rich soil is the man who hears the word and understands it; he is the one who yields a harvest and produces now a hundredfold, now sixty, now thirty.’
The Gospel of the Lord.
Communion Antiphon
The sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest for her young: by your altars, O Lord of hosts, my King and my God. Blessed are they who dwell in your house, for ever singing your praise.
Next Week’s Readings
Wis 12:13, 16-19; Rom 8:26-27; Mt 13:24-30
Feasts of the Week
Sat, 22 July -St. Mary Magdalene
PARISH NEWS
WEEKLY PARISH DATES
| SUNDAY 9:15am to 10:25am – Sunday School for children attending non-Catholic Schools. 10:30am Mass – Children’s Liturgy held 1st and 3rd Sundays. After 5:00pm Mass in Theatrette – Youth Group for youth 12 to 17 years on 2nd and 4th Sundays. 6:00pm in Theatrette – Young Adults (SPYA) meet 1st and 3rd Sundays. 6:15pm in Church Hall - School of Discipleship. |
| MONDAY 7:00pm to 8:15pm – Bible Study on Zoom. Meeting ID: 826 5359 2389 Passcode: Bible. Contact Clive 0490814452 or Francis 0401787372 |
| TUESDAY 7:00pm - Online Zoom Rosary - Meeting ID: 893 5477 8556. Passcode: rosary7:00pm |
| WEDNESDAY 7:00pm - Mass followed by Mother of Perpetual Succour Novena. |
| 1ST FRIDAY 7:00pm to 8:15pm Mass & Adoration |
| SATURDAY 2:30pm to 4:00pm - St. Peter’s Charismatic Prayer Community Praise & Worship in Church. 1.30pm to 4:00pm - Healing Mass on 1st Saturday of the month. Next Healing Mass on Saturday 5th August 2023. |
| BAPTISM 12 noon – Baptisms held 1st & 3rd Sundays. Baptism Preparation Meeting held on 1st Monday of the month at 7:00pm. Next Baptism Preparation Meeting Mon 7th August 2023 at 7:00pm in Church. |
WELCOME TO OUR NEWLY BAPTISED
We welcome into our Church community Daniel Lian and Shiyarna McLachlan who are to be baptised this weekend. With the guidance of the Holy Spirit and the love of Parents, Godparents, family and friends, we pray that these children will lead a life full of happiness, faith and love.
THE RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS (RCIA) is a program for anyone interested in becoming a Catholic and receiving the Sacraments. The meetings will be held on Tuesdays at 7.00pm in the Theatrette in St Peter Apostle Mission Parish. If you or anyone you know is interested, please contact Francis Thomas on 0401787372 or francispthomas@hotmail.com or Dario Carreno on 0438525148 or j_d_carreno@hotmail.com.
REPAIR OF CHURCH PEWS – DONATIONS
Some of you have expressed a wish to support the repair of the church pews by making a donation. To donate, please give to Fr. Simeon, the Sacristan, or drop off at the Parish Office via the small blank envelopes on the table outside the sacristy (include your name and amount) OR direct deposit to: Account Name: St Peter Apostle Parish Church Account, BSB: 083-347, Account no. 637286747, Reference: Your surname and the word Pews.
PROPOGATION OF THE FAITH - SPECIAL COLLECTION
There will be a Special Collection this weekend for the Propagation of the Faith Appeal. We thank you for your generosity.
CHILDREN/YOUTH SUGGESTION BOX
Thank you to the children and young people who have placed their feedback and prayer petitions in the Red suggestion box on the right-hand side of the chapel. We appreciate your feedback and include your prayer petitions in our prayers at the Wednesday evening Mass and Novena.
THE ANNUAL MULTICULTURAL MASS will be celebrated at 10:30am on Sunday 29th October 2023. The host nation this year is Sri Lanka. The first planning meeting will be held on Saturday 22nd July 2023 at 10:00am in the meeting room off the church hall. Please organise your community representatives to attend the planning meeting. Thank you.
PETITIONS FOR WORLD YOUTH DAY 2023
Our World Youth Day Pilgrims are scheduled to leave for their pilgrimage to Holy Land, Rome and Lisbon over the coming weeks in July. The Pilgrims from our parish are happy to take petitions from our parishioners and offer them in the Holy Land, at the Shrine of our Lady of Fatima, at a WYD mass or at the holy places they visit during their pilgrimage. You are requested to put your petitions in the box placed near the Altar on the weekends of 15/16 and 22/23July. To keep your prayers confidential, please do not include names.
WORLD DAY FOR GRANDPARENTS AND THE ELDERLY – SUNDAY 23RD JULY
To mark this special occasion Father Simeon will give a Special Blessing to grandparents and the elderly at all the weekend Masses. The theme for the 2023 celebration selected by Pope Francis is “His mercy is from age to age” (Lk 1:50).
SUGGESTIONS/FEEDBACK PPC
The Parish Pastoral Council welcome your suggestions or feedback if you have any parish concerns. Please contact them via email to: hopperscrossing@cam.org.au (subject line PPC) or via mail delivered to the Parish Office for the attention of Catherine Graham (PPC Chairperson).
THANKSGIVING ENVELOPES, DIRECT DEBIT AND CREDIT CARD LETTERS
There are still a few Thanksgiving envelopes available for collection from the small foyer entrance to church. Please start to use them immediately. Parishioners who are not registered and would like to contribute to the Thanksgiving program, please complete the parish registration card available and give to Fr. Simeon or contact the parish office on 97494300 or email hopperscrossing@cam.org.au Thank you for your continued support to the parish. May God bless you and your families.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT
Thank you to all the parishioners for your generous support to the Young Adults in their Garage Sale and Bake Sale WYD23 fundraiser held last weekend. Thank you to the Young Adults for their great efforts in organising the event.
SCHOOL COMMUNITY MASS
There will be a School community Mass on Wednesday 26th July at 8:45am. School families and parishioners are most welcome to join. The Mass will be followed by Morning Tea in the church hall.
RELIC OF ST. JOHN BOSCO
You are warmly invited to spend some time in personal prayer followed by a celebration of the Eucharist at 7pm in honour of St John Bosco's relics being at the Don Bosco Retreat Centre on Tuesday 18th July 2023. (465 Lysterfield Rd, Lysterfield).
RECENTLY DECEASED
We pray for Flory Pais, Nimal Dabarera, Lise Donaldson, Joyce Furtado, Lolita Fernando, Aiden Leonard, Pawel Wajdowicz, Benjamin Crisotomo, Adelaide Frankson, Alister Rouse, Giuse, Olga De Mel, Joseph Cassar, Lucy Formosa, Joseph Pereira, Astrid Cachart, Paul Liang, Reynaldo Medina, Vanessa Gough, Doughy Considine, Yvonne Leonard, Loretta Williams, Angella Beracci, Eladio Collaga, Fortunato Ison and all who have died in disasters all over the world.
DEATH ANNIVERSARIES
We pray for Iluminada Alinea, Madge Bourke, Bernard Moynahan, Emmanuel Fernando, Anthony Fernando, Crescentia Fernando, Lenora Perez, Nazarene Fernando, Nguyen Thi Huong, Amelia Hernandez, Nguyen Thi Houng, Vera Fernandez and all whose anniversaries occur at this time.
PRAYERS FOR THE SICK
We pray for Sean Donaldson, Helen Kelly, Vincent Margaret, Franklin Quintanilla, Jean Cameron, Vivienne Gantar, Magda Symons, Lindsay Coates, Violet Lawrence, Tae Yoon Jim, Jeffrey Dalton, Maureen Wilson, Sandra Farrelly, Joaquin Romero, Annette O’Brien, Dale D’Souza, Christie Raj, Emma Baker, Charles Ilagan, Ima Gopez, Tony Dass, Atima Chakraborty, Carmen Ciantar, Draga & Vlado Vekic, Alan Raymond, Jean Bent, Robert Hart, Ollie Orlinski, Paul Colope, Debbie Wilks, Segundo Becerra, Atima Chakrabarty, Nauma Faamausili, Kelly de la Rosa, Bernice Steinhauer, Nino Mozo, Kevin Cuala, Kevin McLoughlin, Ferdie Garcia, Oliver Ratnik and all who are ill in our Parish.
ROSTERS
Counters – 23 July 23
| Tini & Barrie Hope |
Roster for Readers – 22/23 July 23
| 6:00pm | Jeslin Shaji |
| 8:30am | KSC Reader |
| 10:30am | Giovanna Siccita |
| 5:00pm | Iris Simangan |
Extraordinary Ministers of Communion – 22/23 July 23
| 6:00pm | S. Martis / A. Vesty / G. Surrao / M. Maple |
| 8:30am | KSC Minister / P. Fitzgerald / 2 X Volunteers |
| 10:30am | E. Mills / A. Koek / B. Fernandes / Volunteer |
| 5:00pm | S. SImangan / E. Angeles / M. Marip / Romayne A. |
Music Ministry – 22/23 July 23
| 6:00pm | St. Cecilia |
| 8:30am | St. Philomena |
| 10:30am | Domini Chorum |
| 5:00pm | KNK |