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Holy Trinity Parish Vision
We are a prayerful and diverse Catholic community in the Eastern suburbs of Wellington, drawing strength from one another to grow and become fully alive as missionary disciples. Ezek 18, 25-28; Phil 2, 1-11; Mt 21, 28-32 “My Sheep listen to my voice, I know them, and they follow me.” Dear brothers and sisters, last couple of Sundays we have been experience the grace of love and forgiveness of God brought by Jesus and calls all of us to live in these virtues. These do not happen without the change of our hearts and outlook, or inner conversion. The entrance antiphon to this weekend Mass reminds us of God’s mercy and his goodness to us for disobeying his commandment. It is a prayer of a gratitude person to God in recognition of His bountiful mercy. In our day-to-day life we see there are many good people chose to do something that is harmful to themselves and to the society; at the same time we too have examples of people who are in a bad habits and situations turn round their life and become good people, the reform their life and become responsible citizens. Prophet Ezekiel was speaking in Babylon during the exile of the Jews there after the destruction of Jerusalem. Not surprisingly, the second generation of exiles were questioning why they should suffer for the failures of their forefathers. This was, however, a new phase in the development of morality, for beforehand the sense of solidarity with family or clan had been so strong that it was assumed that punishment for the sins and failures of an individual would affect the whole clan or family. Now the individual cannot simply rely on good deeds of the past, nor4 feel irremediably condemned for failures in the past. Conversion in both directions is possible: just as the good person can become evil, so the evil person can change direction. At the end the Lord promises conversion to the good, a new heart and a new spirit, so that even the sinner can repent and live. During the Lent the midday prayer antiphon reads, “as I live says the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but the wicked turn their ways and live” (Ezek 33, 11). In the Gospel to we find Jesus takes us into personal journey of two sons; one who says “yes” but doesn’t do but the one who says “no” yet changes his mind and does the work asked by his father. So there is ‘goodies’ and ‘baddies’ like these two in all of us, but the question is: which is the one that dominate to us? Often we are caught up doing right thing for the wrong reason. You know the sayings of Jesus were handed down by word of mouth for some years before being written down. Did the straightforward contrast in Matthew develop in Luke too; the prodigal son as of Matthew’s two sons. Both times ‘goodie’ son ends up bad, and bad, and the ‘baddie’ son ends up good. In the prodigal son great emphasis is put on his repentance, change of heart motivated by his father’s abundant mercy. Matthew’s story is given by Jesus’ word in the Sermon on the Mount, ‘it is not anyone who says to me, :Lord, Lord” who will enter the kingdom of Heaven, but the person who does the will of my Father in Heaven.’ It is no use simply saying that Christ is our ‘Lord’, we must express it in our behaviour. Dear sisters and brothers, today we are called to put on Christ who empties Himself totally on the Cross is vindicated by the Father. We are called to live in fellowship with one another and with Christ. To have the mind of Christ is to imitate Him. Discipleship implies following Jesus and seeking in his way of living and acting in our day to day life. Through our common faith and baptism, we share in Christ’s life; he lives in us and we live in Him. To have the mind of Christ is to allow oneself to be moulded by the Spirit of Christ from within. This involves opening our minds, hearts and live to the Sacraments worthily. Let us pray that at this Eucharistic celebration, where Jesus is present actively in self-giving love transform us from within to make us his disciples. In celebrating and sharing it we are enabled in deepening ourselves and becoming like Him. As we reflect in his voice we hear today, penetrate our minds and hearts, and make us his Sheep. Fr Ephrem Let us pray for all those who are unwell especially Margaret Mansell, Barney Scully, Hazel Kingston, Nesi Tan, Warren Stevenson, John Cairns-Cowan and Graeme Adams and those recovering at home including Eddie Wilkins. And we pray for the wonderful people who are caring for the everyday needs of the sick in our Community. We also pray for the members of our Parish families who have died recently and those whose anniversaries occur around this time; Luke Cochrane, Noeline Cosgrave, Maria Garden, Brigid Lyon, Gilbert Raymond and Brian Bell. The office and several parishioners have received emails in the last week that appears to be from someone you know. It has a file attachment and a password in the body of the email to open the document and no other details. If you receive one of these, DO NOT OPEN. delete immediately. The Parish Office will be closed from the 1st to the 5th of October. You can still reach Fr for any urgent matters on the office phone number 388 6953 otherwise the office will open again on the 6th October. Thank you 60th Anniversary Mass Holy Cross Church - 4th October 8.30am All parishioners are welcome to come and celebrate the 60th Anniversary of Holy Cross Church. There will be a cup of tea in the hall after Mass so please bring a plate of food to share.
Feast of St Francis of Assisi Our Capuchin Friars and the Lay Franciscans are celebrating the Feast Day of St Francis of Assisi, their founder, on the 4th of October. There will be the Transitus of St Francis (passing away) on the 3rd of October 3.30pm at Holy Cross Church Miramar. The Solemn Holy Mass will be on Sunday 4th October 10.30am at St Patrick’s Church followed by a cup of tea in the parish centre the blessing of the animals will be at 4pm via his Facebook page Ephrem Tigga We welcome you all to come and celebrate with us the Feast day of our Founder. Farewell to the Capuchin Friars Parishioners are invited to a Farewell and Thanksgiving Mass for the Capuchin Friars who are withdrawing from work in the Wellington Archdiocese at the end of 2020. The Friars have been involved in Parish and Mission work since 1958. They will be sadly missed. The Mass will be celebrated on: Sunday 18th October 9.30am at St Patrick’s Church , Childers Tce, Kilbirnie, Wellington To be followed by a cup of tea in St Patrick’s Church Hall. (Depending of course on the Covid19 Alert Level) St Anthony’s Church The Mar Dionysius Indian Orthodox Church in Wellington will be using St Anthony’s Church Seatoun starting the weekend of Sunday 27 September from 8am – 12pm. These Masses will be held on the second and fourth Sundays and the third Saturday of each month. PARISH PROPERTY – Good Shepherd Hall As we shared with you last month, our action for this year regarding Cardinal John’s request that we rationalise property, is to sell Good Shepherd Hall in Strathmore. The Parish Aulotu is going to move their monthly Mass and meeting from Good Shepherd to St Anthony’s or one of the other Churches and halls in the Parish when the sale is finalised. Steady progress has been made on this. The property is being marketed by Bayleys Real Estate and Tenders will close on 21 October. We will keep you informed and updated regarding this process. Holy Trinity Finance Committee Annointing Mass St Patrick’s Church 11am Wednesday 7th October Gascoigne Educational Scholarship. This scholarship is open to all ages groups who are present members of Holy Trinity Parish and are planning to study for 2021 and beyond at a tertiary level and who meet the qualifying criteria which are included in the terms and conditions. For an application form (including terms and conditions) email the parish office [email protected] or download a copy from the website http://www.holytrinity.parish.nz/ Closing date: 31 October 2020 2021 Columban Calendars available through the office $12 each. You can either put your money or cheq (made out to Holy Trinity Parish) in an envelope with your details and pop in the collection basket, email, phone or drop into the Parish Office. Alternatively pay by internet banking to Holy Trinity Parish 02-0536-0185031-00 and use CALENDAR as the reference. When you have paid, email the office [email protected] with the following details: your name, the amount paid, the number of calendars ordered, which Church you will collect your calendars from or if you would like to collect them from the office. Once payment has cleared, the Calendars will be left for you in the back of your chosen Church or in the office for you to collect. These will be available for sale at St Patrick’s Church from October. St Vincent de Paul Eastern Suburbs Conference appreciates the assistance of food and donations given over the last few months by many parishioners of our Holy Trinity Parish. Our members have delivered food parcels to several families experiencing hardship during COVID, children's clothing and knitted items, and household items. Donations have been put towards supply of school uniform, shoes, jackets and activities for many local school students. Visits and phoning to elderly and isolated parishioners continue to show the parish cares for them. If you wish to help with these acts of charity, please consider a direct online donation to our local Conference account which is: BNZ Kilbirnie, St Vincent de Paul Society, A/c No. 02 0576 0017 817 06 , reference “ Donation ”. If you want a receipt of the donation for tax purposes, do please contact our Treasurer , Maria Pene, ph 022 428 0247, [email protected] St Patrick’s Church Liturgy Committee are looking for someone to run the Sacramental Programme for the children in 2021. In this programme the children are prepared for Reconciliation, Confirmation and Holy Communion. Each Sacrament has 3 lessons each which are held in the Parish Centre before or after Sunday Mass. Resources are provided and help and support provided. Are you interested in taking part? Please contact the Chairperson of the Committee Patricia O’Donnell 04 934 3179. Thank you. Meet the Candidates – Miramar Monday 28th September 7.30pm Gateway Baptist Church, 33 Park Rd, Miramar. Come see our local candidates speak on issues that matter to Rongotai and Wellington. Masses available on Television: Free to air telecast Shine TV Freeview channel 25 Sundays – 2pm St. Mary's College has a small number of places available for Preference students in Year 9, 12 and 13 for 2021. Please see our website for further information https://www.stmw.school.nz/SMC-Parents/Enrolments-Fees/Enrolments-Fees or phone the school office 473 5554. DVDs wanted Please donate DVDs to young people living at Remutaka Prison, in the Youth Wing. I need DVDs to give to the prison to provide film evenings. If you have any: please send them to Steve O'Connor: Challenge 2000 PO Box 13059 Johnsonville. Or drop them at our Centre at 1 Wanaka Street Johnsonville. For more information, please phone Steve 021 192 7328. The Bishops’ 2020 Election Statement-Whakapuaki Pōti has just been published. Printed copies of the Election Statement are available at the back of the church. The Statement online here: www.catholic.org.nz/assets/Uploads/Catholic-Bishops-Election-Statement-2020.pdf A link to it is also on the NZCBC Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/CatholicNZ/ And a media statement about it is online here: www.catholic.org.nz/news/media-releases/bishops-election-statement-2020/ Online Session (Evening): Mary, the Mother of God – A Contemporary Understanding of Mary with Br Kieran Fenn who has a wonderful way of bringing Scripture alive. Topic on Monday, 28 September, 7-8.30pm: Mary through History: the Changing Face of Mary Fee: $25/session. Special fees for groups of more than 2 persons. ZOOM. For more information and registration: [email protected] See also: https://www.studyjoy.nz/events/virtual-teaching-mary-mother-of-god-i-with-kieran-fenn-fms-7/ A virus that does not recognize barriers, borders, or cultural or political distinctions must be faced with a love without barriers, borders or distinctions. Pope Francis, General Audience, 9 September 2020 Parish Council Meeting – 7th October 7pm, Gascoigne Room St Anthony’s Finance Committee Meeting – 13th October 7pm, St Patrick’s Meeting Room KIWI ATHLETIC CLUB (est 1926) opening and enrolment nights 1st two Wednesday in October 5pm, Newtown Stadium. For College age to Veteran adults . Ideal for winter coders, newcomers. Contact Peter Jack 3886224 from 7pm Online Session (Retreat Day): Who am I ? – Reflecting on our Identity in God with Eamon Butler. Saturday, 24 October, 10.30am-4pm. Fee: $60. For more information and registration: [email protected] https://www.studyjoy.nz/events/virtual-retreat-day-with-eamon-butler-who-am-i/ SUNDAY MASS MINISTRY ROSTER – 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time (27 September 2020) Ezek 18:25-28 Phil 2:1-11 Mt 21:28-32 Prayers of the Faithful: Counters: D Hyland & B Hyland St Anthony’s Church, Seatoun Time Host / Welcomers Altar Servers Proclaimers of the Word Offertory Special Ministers Commentary 5.30pm A Gunn G Blair To the sick: C Quidilla Altar Linen H Lepionka Cleaning: Moanstra Family Holy Cross Church, Miramar Time Host / Welcomers Altar Servers Proclaimers of the Word Offertory Special Ministers Children’s Liturgy 8.30am D Fugle T Amitrano S Lavea L Nota C Biggs L Kerschbaumer Altar Linen: P Palamo St Patrick’s Church, Kilbirnie Time Host / Welcomers Altar Servers Proclaimers of the Word Offertory Special Ministers Commentary 10.30am E & I MacDonald A Greening B Soli I Masun-Ryan C Madar-Leuluai D Hyland C Stipkovits Madar Family P Virtue S McCabe Morning Tea Rosary Statue: Liturgy of the Word with Communion: Monday 28th September - T Sutcliffe SUNDAY MASS MINISTRY ROSTER – 27TH Sunday in Ordinary Time (4 October 2020) Is 5:1-7 Phil 4:6-9 Mt 21:33-43 Prayers of the Faithful: C Stipkovits Counters: F Hutton & M O’Sullivan St Anthony’s Church, Seatoun Time Host / Welcomers Altar Servers Proclaimers of the Word Offertory Special Ministers Commentary 5.30pm Kevin Marshall To the sick: C Quililla Altar Linen: F Vanio Cleaning: Holy Cross Church, Miramar Commentary 10.30am Children’s Liturgy A Greening D Smith Children’s Liturgy Children’s Liturgy Children’s Liturgy I MacDonald Morning Tea: Rosary Statue: Liturgy of the Word with Communion: Monday 5th October - M Falanai-Andrews Covid19-Level 1 Many people are thrilled that we are now back to Alert Level 1, the level of being ready in case COVID-19 reappears in our community. This means we should remain vigilant and be careful to keep up many of the practices of past weeks.
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