Morphett Vale

Catholic Parish Bulletin

Our Parish Vision:
“The people of Mary Help of Christians Parish
will seek to know and love God, and serve God
by nurturing and sustaining our whole community.”

2nd Sunday of Lent - Year B 28th February 2021

Parish Priest: Fr Roman Palma CR
Retired Priest : Fr Marian Szablewski CR
Parish Office: 3 Venning Street, Morphett Vale SA 5162
Office Open: Monday; Wednesday; Closed
Tuesday; Thursday; Friday; 10.00am - 3.00pm
Phone: 8326 1555
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E-mail: mvparish@internode.on.net Web Site: www.morphettvalecatholic.com

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Mary Help of Christians Church: Corner Bains and Main South Roads, Morphett Vale
Cana Chapel: Hay Street, Happy Valley MacKillop Chapel: Todd Street, Woodcroft
Antonio School: Bains Road Morphett Vale Phone 8384 7633
Emmaus School: Todd Street, Woodcroft Phone 8322 7211
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Weekend Masses Weekday Masses

Saturday MHC 6.00pm Vigil Monday 9.15am MHC
Sunday MHC 9.30am Tuesday 9.15am MHC
Sunday MHC 12Noon - Polish Wednesday 9.15am MHC
Sunday MHC 5.30pm Thursday 9.15am MHC
Friday 9.15am MHC
Please Note:- Booking for attendance at Sunday Masses is necessary!
Thank you!
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Reconciliation: 11.30am-12noon Saturday or by appointment

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament: Wednesdays - 10.00am to 4.00pm; Fridays 7.30pm
Rosary: 7.30pm Monday at Mary Help of Christians and after 9.15am Mass each day
Divine Mercy Devotion: 1st Sunday at 3.00pm - MHC Church
Devotion to Mary: Mass 1st Saturday of month - Mass - 10.30am
Devotion to the Sacred Heart: 1st Friday of month, Mass 7.30pm; Exposition; Benediction.
Baptisms: 3rd and 4th Sundays of the month. Enquiries please ring the Parish Office.
Marriages: Six months notice is requested. Phone the Parish Office for an appointment.
Readings for the 2nd Sunday of Lent - Year B
2nd Sunday of Lent 3rd Sunday of Lent
28th February 2021 7th March 2021
First Reading Genesis 22:1-2, 9-13, 15-18 Exodus 20:1-17
Second Reading Romans 8:31-34 1 Corinthians 1:22-25
Gospel Mark 9:2-10 John 2:13-25
PSALM RESPONSE: I will walk in the presence of the Lord
In the land of the living.
GOSPEL ACCL: Glory and praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ!
From the shining cloud, the Father’s voice is heard:
This is my Beloved Son, hear Him.
Glory and praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ!
GOSPEL: Jesus took with him Peter and James and John and led them up a
high mountain where they could be alone by themselves. There in their
presence He was transfigured: His clothes became dazzling white, whiter than
earthly bleacher could make them. Elijah appeared to them with Moses; and
they were talking with Jesus. Then Peter spoke to Jesus. “Rabbi”, he said, it is
wonderful for us to be here; so let us make three tents, one for You, one for
Moses and one for Elijah”. He did not know what to say; they were so
frightened. And a cloud came, covering them in shadow; and there came a
voice from the cloud, “This is my Son, the Beloved. Listen to Him”. Then
suddenly, when they looked around, they saw no-one with them anymore but
only Jesus. As they came down the mountain He warned them to tell no-one
what they had seen, until the Son of Man had risen from the dead. They
observed the warning faithfully, though among themselves they discussed what
“rising from the dead” could mean.
Did You Know?
 The words of the voice from the cloud echo the words from heaven at Jesus’
baptism, “You are my Son, the Beloved, my favour rests on You”. (Mark 1:11)
 The three disciples who witness Jesus’ glory in this episode are the same three
who will witness His agony on the Mount of Olives on the night before He died.
 Jesus is joined by Elijah and Moses in this episode. They represent the Prophets
and the Law, major section of the Hebrew Scriptures.
Symbols & Images
In scripture, mountains are often the places where God communicates with human
beings. Moses & Elijah both experienced God’s presence and action on mountain tops.
This Gospel has common elements with those stories – overshadowing cloud, awe and
majesty, brilliant clothing, fear - to describe the manifestation of God. Here God is
manifest in the person of Christ himself!
 DATES FOR YOUR DIARY!
Rosary Prayer for Priests with Mary and the Saints
Every Wednesday after morning Mass we pray the Rosary
for all priests, especially Fr. Roman and Fr. Marian.
Rosary
Monday 1st March at 7.30pm in MHC Church
Divine Will Prayer Group
Wednesday 3rd March at 11.00am in the Parish Hall.
Prayer for an Increase in Priestly & Religious Vocations
Thursday 4th March - 9.15am Mass will be offered for an increase in vocations
to the priestly and religious life and for the sanctification of families.
First Friday Mass in Honour of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Friday 5th March - Stations of the Cross at 7.30pm followed by Holy Mass.
First Saturday Mass in Honour of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Saturday 6th March - Mass at 10.30am followed by Rosary & Confessions
Divine Will Holy Mass
In honour of the 74th Anniversary of Luisa Piccarreta’s entrance into heaven will
be celebrated by Fr Roman Palma on Thursday 4th March at 7.00pm in the
Maronite Catholic Church, 379 Goodwood Road, Westbourne Park. All
welcome! Bookings essential, contact Patrick Greenrod M: 0414 769 635.
Latin Mass
Sunday 14th March at 10.30am in St Mary’s Church. A booking is essential!

Feast Days and Memorials this week!

Monday 1st March St David - Optional Memorial
Tuesday 2nd March St Angela of the Cross Guerrero - Optional Memorial
Wednesday 3rd March St Katherine Drexel - Optional Memorial
Thursday 4th March St Casimir of Poland - Optional Memorial
Friday 5th March St John Joseph of the Cross - Optional Memorial
Saturday 6th March St Colette - Optional Memorial
Morning Prayer of the Church
All parishioners are invited to join the Neocatechumenal Community for
Morning Prayer each Monday to Friday at 6.30am in St Mary’s Church.
 Morphett Vale Catholic Parish
is a Child Safe and Family Friendly Environment.
Our Child Safe Contact Person is:
Kathleen Gaffney - 8326 1555

YOUR PRAYERS ARE REQUESTED!

Sick:
Dave Randell, Cherilyn Ford, Leonie Rankin
Lord, be with them and their carers at this time of anxiety and suffering!
Recently Deceased
Emeritus Archbishop Philip Wilson, Patrick Sheehy,
Zeffirino - (Antonella Trentin’s father),
May God have mercy on their souls!
Anniversaries:
Members of the Zadey, Adam, Khoury, Hanna & Saba Families, George Adam,
Members of the Dahdah, Arnaweetie, Awker & Nemer Families, Holy Souls in
Purgatory, Charles & Doris Lyne, Sr Marie Teresa Lyne RSM, John & Beryl Lyne,
Ken Lyne, Ron & Pat Bruton, Jack Horne, Phillip & James Horne, Jim & Pat Kin-
nane, Alf, Ellie & Ron Bennett, Billy Keenan, Tony & Pat Murphy, Gerry Thiele,
Francis Fernandez, Norman Zadey, Muriel Joseph, Peter Khoury, Members of
the Khoury & Issa Families, Mary & Antoun Shallala, Sheila Hayes, Brian Cox,
David Fisher, Keith Gore
Lord, grant them eternal peace in Your Kingdom!
Prayer List Policy:
If you wish the names of your loved ones to be included in the Prayers for the Sick,
Recently Deceased or Anniversaries, then please contact the Parish Office.
These will be listed for 4 consecutive Sundays in the parish bulletin.
Names can be re-listed on request from the family to the Parish Office.

Holy Mass
If people knew the value of the Mass,
there would be policemen at the door,
to regulate the access to the Church,
every time that a Mass is celebrated.
St Padre Pio’s Spiritual Counsels
 HUMILITY IS TRUTH
We are only truly humble
when we see ourselves as God sees us.
 Humility is seeing things as they really are and accepting them
without bitterness.
 We must never be discouraged by our faults.
 It is our failings that teach us our weakness.
 The remembrance of my faults humbles me and helps me never to
rely on my own strength, which is mere weakness.
 All we have to do is to humble ourselves, to bear with meekness
our imperfections. Herein lies true holiness.
 I acknowledge that ‘lights’ on my own nothingness do me more
good than ‘lights’ on matters of faith.
 In our fallen state, our own individual excellence is our most
treasured fancy.
 Unwillingness to be told our faults is a sure symptom of that
malady - pride - deepest in every one of us.
 We can measure our sanctity by our willingness to be told our
faults.
 The purpose of humiliation - it frees the soul from pride and self-
love so that it becomes a channel through which the love of Our
Lord can pass to others.
 We need to understand Christ’s humility in His Passion.
St Therese of the Child Jesus
 ALL parishioners MUST register to attend SUNDAY MASS
To register phone - 8326 1555 or email - mvparish@internode.on.net.
Bookings close for the weekend ahead at 2.30pm on a Friday.
WEEKDAY MASSES:- please ensure that you sign in by printing your full
name and telephone number on the sheets provided. Thank you!
UP-DATED COVID-19 GUIDELINES
 A two square metre per person rule applies
 You must hand sanitise on entering and leaving the Church.
 Ensure social distancing both inside & outside the Church.
 Sit only in the designated area in the Church marked with an X.
 NO congregational singing
 A COVID Marshal is required during religious services.
Seating Arrangements:-
Large Families:- use the balcony - sitting in alternate pews
Couples and small Families:- use the side pews in the main body of the
Church
Singles and/or Couples:- use either the centre pews in the main body of
the Church and sit one person only behind the X.

LENTEN EVENING PRAYER 2021 - “REBUILD MY CHURCH”

These Evening Lenten Prayers are in place of the Archdiocesan Stational
Masses which will not take place this year due to the COVID restrictions, and
form an integral part of the journey of the Archdiocese through Lent to Easter.
To be held in our parish on each Wednesday during Lent
at 3.30pm in MHC concluding with Benediction.
There are extra books available for parishioners who cannot attend
but would like to pray with the parish while at home.
Please see Fr Roman or Kathleen for more information!

Cemetery Working Bee

Saturday 27th March starting at 9.00am. Finish lunchtime.
General clean up. Morning Tea will be served.
Everyone very welcome.
Please bring gloves; hats; and protective eye wear - thank you!
Planned Giving Up-Date January 2021
Pledged: $ 9756.15 Received: $ 7867.50
Loose Plate: $ 1120.10
Priest’s Collection: $ 2968.55
St Vincent de Paul Society Poor Box Collection $ 261.90

Direct Giving App

You can now contribute to the First and Second collections via your mobile
phone. Download the Adelaide Archdiocese Find a Mass app or go to https://
adelaide.goodgiving.com.au/app-home to make a one-off donation or set up
recurring donations to the Parish (2nd Collection) and for the support of the
Clergy (1st Collection) as well as to special collections held throughout the year.

Please take home a Project Compassion box and/or a set of donation

envelopes and support Caritas Australia this Lenten season themed “Be
More”. Through your generosity and by aspiring to be more, you are
assisting some of the world’s most vulnerable people build better
futures for themselves, their families and their communities.
You can donate through Parish boxes and envelopes, or by visiting
www.caritas.org.au/projectcompassion or phoning 1800 024 413.

St Patrick’s Day Lunch

Wednesday 17th March at 1.00pm
at the Café Primo, Morphett Vale.
All welcome!

World Day of Prayer

Friday 5th March at 10.00am at the Church of Christ,
Beach Rd, at Noarlunga Centre.
The theme is: Informed Prayer and Prayerful Action
and the country featured is Vanuatu.
More information: Maureen Clark - 8382 1360