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Ryde Gladesville Catholic Parish

Locality: Sydney, Australia

Phone: +61 2 9807 2966

Address: 2a Charles St, Ryde 2112 Sydney, NSW, Australia

Website: http://rgcp.org.au

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24.01.2022 Our churches and parish buildings may be closed, but we - the people - are the church, and we are very much open! Join us for Alpha Online every Thursday night on Zoom and explore life, faith and meaning, starting Thursday 8th July

22.01.2022 All are invited to attend our very first Spirituality Session, today at 10am on Zoom! To join, go to https://zoom.us/join and put in the meeting details below. See you there! Meeting ID: 933 0052 1501 Password: 406 000

22.01.2022 Join us tonight at 7pm at Thursday Night Live for a fascinating talk on Fatima by Paul Elarde! You can tune in and ask questions via the Ryde Gladesville Catholic Youth YouTube channel

22.01.2022 Join us again tomorrow morning for our Spirituality Sessions on Zoom! All are welcome Meeting: https://scscatholic.zoom.us/j/3586944146 Password: 177153

22.01.2022 Children's Liturgy is back, and we're recruiting volunteers! If you'd like to join the team to help us bring this great liturgy back to kids in our parish community, please get in contact with us!

21.01.2022 Congratulations to our very own Br Mark Ryan, who celebrates his Diamond Jubilee as a Patrician Brother this year

21.01.2022 From 4pm Tuesday 22nd June, face masks are mandatory in all indoor venues in Greater Sydney, including places of worship If you're attending any Parish events or Masses over the next week, please remember to bring a face mask with you. For more information, please visit the NSW Health website https://www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19

21.01.2022 3-9-20 ST GREGORY THE GREAT From the beginning of the Gospel, we see how an essential part of Jesus' ministry is to teach and preach the Word of God. Today He g...oes into Peter's boat so that He may reach out to everyone. But later, among the crowds that were listening to Him, He fixed his gaze on some specific people. Today He looked especially at Peter. Sometimes we don't understand why, even though there are officially billions of Christians in the world, only very few really follow Jesus in their lives. Maybe we don't have to worry too much about the world in general, but we'd rather ask ourselves if we are not missing Jesus' gaze in our own life. God's method has always been to choose a few in order to reach out to many. If we get to know Jesus in a more personal way, He will also invite us to "put out into deep water". We can always find something new by following Jesus and He will give us much more that we could ever expected. It's a matter of taking a risk. Here Peter only trusted Jesus, even though, according to his own knowledge and experience, what he was asked to do didn't make much sense. The Lord sees beyond our limited view and knows all we can give much better than us. At the end of this personal encounter Jesus says to Peter: "Do not be afraid; from now on it is men you will catch." The Lord saw in him a huge potential and a project much bigger than his small world. Who would have thought that a simple fishermen from an unknown region would become the first Pope in Rome? St Gregory the Great is also a good example in this sense. In the 6th century he was a quiet monk, but God called him to serve the whole Church. He became the first Pope to manage to have a dialogue with the Barbarians and to send missionaries to England. He got into a deep communion with Jesus’ desire to reach out to everyone Each one of us, if we let Jesus look at us and if we let him lead us deeper in our faith, will discover a much bigger plan than than our small one. We are all called to fly like eagles and not like chicken. We will reach out with Jesus to so many people who don't know him personally yet and who live a much lower life than the one they are called to. First reading 1 Corinthians 3:18-23 The wisdom of the world is foolishness to God Make no mistake about it: if any one of you thinks of himself as wise, in the ordinary sense of the word, then he must learn to be a fool before he really can be wise. Why? Because the wisdom of this world is foolishness to God. As scripture says: The Lord knows wise men’s thoughts: he knows how useless they are; or again: God is not convinced by the arguments of the wise. So there is nothing to boast about in anything human: Paul, Apollos, Cephas, the world, life and death, the present and the future, are all your servants; but you belong to Christ and Christ belongs to God. Responsorial Psalm Psalm 23(24):1-6 To the Lord belongs the earth and all that fills it. The Lord’s is the earth and its fullness, the world and all its peoples. It is he who set it on the seas; on the waters he made it firm. To the Lord belongs the earth and all that fills it. Who shall climb the mountain of the Lord? Who shall stand in his holy place? The man with clean hands and pure heart, who desires not worthless things. To the Lord belongs the earth and all that fills it. He shall receive blessings from the Lord and reward from the God who saves him. Such are the men who seek him, seek the face of the God of Jacob. To the Lord belongs the earth and all that fills it. Gospel Luke 5:1-11 They left everything and followed him Jesus was standing one day by the Lake of Gennesaret, with the crowd pressing round him listening to the word of God, when he caught sight of two boats close to the bank. The fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets. He got into one of the boats it was Simon’s and asked him to put out a little from the shore. Then he sat down and taught the crowds from the boat. When he had finished speaking he said to Simon, ‘Put out into deep water and pay out your nets for a catch.’ ‘Master,’ Simon replied, ‘we worked hard all night long and caught nothing, but if you say so, I will pay out the nets.’ And when they had done this they netted such a huge number of fish that their nets began to tear, so they signalled to their companions in the other boat to come and help them; when these came, they filled the two boats to sinking point. When Simon Peter saw this he fell at the knees of Jesus saying, ‘Leave me, Lord; I am a sinful man.’ For he and all his companions were completely overcome by the catch they had made; so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were Simon’s partners. But Jesus said to Simon, ‘Do not be afraid; from now on it is men you will catch.’ Then, bringing their boats back to land, they left everything and followed him.

18.01.2022 Whether they are with us in person or in spirit, we hope all our Dad's, Grandads and father figures had a wonderful Father's Day last Sunday!

18.01.2022 If you're watching from home, you can tune in live now to the October Family Rosary Pilgrimage at St Charles!

18.01.2022 22-8-20 OUR LADY, QUEEN AND MOTHER This memorial was placed one week after the Assumption, by Pius XII in 1955. However, Mary had been proclaimed Queen of heav...en and earth since a long time before, both by the Church and all the people of God. She is the Queen because she is in constant union with the King, Jesus Christ, who is prophesied in the first reading: "Wide is his dominion in a peace that has no end, for the throne of David and for his royal power, which he establishes and makes secure in justice and integrity." Mary simply participates in Christ's Kingdom, knowing that with Him, she's triumphant over every evil. That's why we must never get discouraged. Looking at the Gospel, it's actually hard to see Mary as a queen. She was a poor little girl from a tiny town. She apparently didn't have great plans before the angel Gabriel appeared to her. She declared herself the handmaid of the Lord. So, why was she proclaimed queen? Just because of her great humility. Mary is definitely not a queen according to worldly criteria. She's not like queen Elizabeth. Even though in art she often wears so many different crowns, she has never wanted to be in the centre of attention. She has always pointed to Jesus. She knows that He is the Sun and that she's like the moon that shines, thanks to him. When Jesus ascended into heaven, she humbly and motherly gathered the apostles, but even then, the head of the Church was Peter. During her earthly life Mary didn't write any book, she didn’t perform any miracle, but she mostly had a very ordinary life. However, the Church and the people of God have always seen in her such great love and humility that recognised her as the holiest creature that has never existed. This is the greatness and queenship of Mary. She wants each one of us to reign with her and Jesus. This will be possible only if we also cultivate this humility and love throughout our life. We will become great when we are not in the centre any more, but Jesus and the others are those who we want to serve and love. First reading Isaiah 9:1-7 A Son is given to us The people that walked in darkness has seen a great light; on those who live in a land of deep shadow a light has shone. You have made their gladness greater, you have made their joy increase; they rejoice in your presence as men rejoice at harvest time, as men are happy when they are dividing the spoils. For the yoke that was weighing on him, the bar across his shoulders, the rod of his oppressor, these you break as on the day of Midian. For all the footgear of battle, every cloak rolled in blood, is burnt, and consumed by fire. For there is a child born for us, a son given to us and dominion is laid on his shoulders; and this is the name they give him: Wonder-Counsellor, Mighty-God, Eternal-Father, Prince-of-Peace. Wide is his dominion in a peace that has no end, for the throne of David and for his royal power, which he establishes and makes secure in justice and integrity. From this time onwards and for ever, the jealous love of the Lord of Hosts will do this. Responsorial Psalm Psalm 112(113):1-8 Blessed be the name of the Lord for ever. or Alleluia. Praise, O servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord! May the name of the Lord be blessed both now and for evermore! Blessed be the name of the Lord for ever. or Alleluia. From the rising of the sun to its setting praised be the name of the Lord! High above all nations is the Lord, above the heavens his glory. Blessed be the name of the Lord for ever. or Alleluia. Who is like the Lord, our God, who has risen on high to his throne yet stoops from the heights to look down, to look down upon heaven and earth? Blessed be the name of the Lord for ever. or Alleluia. From the dust he lifts up the lowly, from the dungheap he raises the poor to set him in the company of princes, yes, with the princes of his people. Blessed be the name of the Lord for ever. or Alleluia. Gospel Luke 1:26-38 'I am the handmaid of the Lord' The angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the House of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary. He went in and said to her, ‘Rejoice, so highly favoured! The Lord is with you.’ She was deeply disturbed by these words and asked herself what this greeting could mean, but the angel said to her, ‘Mary, do not be afraid; you have won God’s favour. Listen! You are to conceive and bear a son, and you must name him Jesus. He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David; he will rule over the House of Jacob for ever and his reign will have no end.’ Mary said to the angel, ‘But how can this come about, since I am a virgin?’ ‘The Holy Spirit will come upon you’ the angel answered ‘and the power of the Most High will cover you with its shadow. And so the child will be holy and will be called Son of God. Know this too: your kinswoman Elizabeth has, in her old age, herself conceived a son, and she whom people called barren is now in her sixth month, for nothing is impossible to God.’ ‘I am the handmaid of the Lord,’ said Mary ‘let what you have said be done to me.’ And the angel left her.

17.01.2022 In line with current COVID-19 restrictions, both St Charles Borromeo and Our Lady Queen of Peace churches are closed until July 9. All face-to-face events, including Masses, will not be running during this time But not to worry! Mass is still being livestreamed from Tuesday to Friday at 9:20am, on Saturdays at 9am and 6pm and on Sundays at 10am. You can watch all our Masses on our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2UeEMV6... The Parish Office is closed to the public so our staff can continue to provide services safely to our community. However, our staff are still here to support you and can be contacted at the Parish Office during office hours via phone or email. Make sure to subscribe to the Parish blog to receive important updates, particularly over the next two weeks: https://www.rgcp.org.au/subscribe For the latest information on COVID-19 regulations and cases for NSW, go to https://www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19

17.01.2022 Looking to connect with others and grow in faith during lockdown? Join Fr Steve for School of the Word on Tuesday night from 7:30pm to 9pm via Zoom! You'll have a chance to hear a great talk, spend some time in prayer and enjoy sharing with a group of like-minded people Make sure you have a Bible and a notebook handy! ... To receive the Zoom link or join our WhatsApp group or even just to find out more, contact Fr Steve

15.01.2022 Incoming call from Spain! Find the latest 'From Fr Greg's Pew' for a Father's Day message, plus an exciting update on Br Dan Drum, this week on our blog! https://rgcpenews.blogspot.com/

15.01.2022 As of 4pm on Wednesday 23rd June, COVID restrictions on places of worship within Greater Sydney have been updated You can find more details about the restrictions for the Greater Sydney region at https://www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/rules/greater-sydney. Please remember to stay vigilant with your hygiene and COVID safety practices during this time to keep yourself, your family and the community safe

14.01.2022 Spots at our Spring Day retreat are going fast! Bookings close at 5pm this Friday, so if you're interested in growing in faith this season, make sure you get in quick! To find what all the buzz is about, including how to book your spot, visit our blog http://rgcpenews.blogspot.com/2020/09/spring-retreat.html

13.01.2022 Are your kids loving our Children's Liturgy? Make sure you book in for 10am Mass this Sunday to attend! https://www.trybooking.com/BMSOZ

13.01.2022 Ever thought about joining School of the Word on Tuesday nights? Hear some of our parishioners share their experiences and what keeps them coming back each week!

12.01.2022 #proud An incredible weekend with our Sparc Fam at the Y Factor Camp weekend 2020!

10.01.2022 Take a moment to pause and reflect this morning- join us for this week's Spirituality Session at 10am on Zoom! Meeting: https://scscatholic.zoom.us/j/3586944146 Password: 177153

10.01.2022 Thursday Night Live is back! Tune in tonight at 7pm to catch a fantastic talk with our silver jublilarian, Fr Greg, on his journey as a priest You won't want to miss it! https://youtu.be/ueccpseRWas

10.01.2022 An update from our Youth Office! Youth Alpha for all high school students is now running online, and you can join them! To sign up, simply fill out this Google Form https://bit.ly/2CnOMmj

10.01.2022 23-8-20 XXI SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Today's Gospel is very existential, as Jesus asks each one of us a fundamental question: "Who do you say I am?" Especially ...in these troubled times we see the frailty of everything we used to rely on and of our life in general. We notice more the fruits we are gathering according to what we've cultivated until this moment. So, we can't answer to this question thinking of what others told us about Jesus. It is our personal dialogue with God that will give the light to our situations in this moment. We may have done and achieved many things in life, but if we sincerely look at the bottom of our hearts we will find an existential void that only God can really fill. Nothing external and nobody will be ever capable of doing that. Now that we see how everything is relative and can fall apart, we have the opportunity to really make space for Jesus, not only formally, but in an existential way. Does our faith give the real answers we need? Is our prayer a living dialogue with someone? Formulas and obligations can't fill our hearts We need the real love that only God can give us. And He alone can give a meaning to all of our life, to both important and ordinary moments. With Him, we will be able to love always and in everything we do. Then we will find real joy, even in the most difficult circumstances. As St Therese of Lisieux writes in the middle of the routine of her life: "O Jesus, my love, at last I have found my calling: my call is love. Certainly I have found my place in the Church, and you gave me that very place, my God. In the heart of the Church, my mother, I will be love, and thus I will be all things, as my desire finds its direction." We all need to discover love as the essence of our vocation and of our life. Then our heart will finally find peace. First reading Isaiah 22:19-23 I place the key of the House of David on my servant's shoulder Thus says the Lord of Hosts to Shebna, the master of the palace: I dismiss you from your office, I remove you from your post, and the same day I call on my servant Eliakim son of Hilkiah. I invest him with your robe, gird him with your sash, entrust him with your authority; and he shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to the House of Judah. I place the key of the House of David on his shoulder; should he open, no one shall close, should he close, no one shall open. I drive him like a peg into a firm place; he will become a throne of glory for his father’s house. Responsorial Psalm Psalm 137(138):1-3,6,8 Lord, your love is eternal; do not forsake the work of your hands. I thank you, Lord, with all my heart: you have heard the words of my mouth. In the presence of the angels I will bless you. I will adore before your holy temple. Lord, your love is eternal; do not forsake the work of your hands. I thank you for your faithfulness and love, which excel all we ever knew of you. On the day I called, you answered; you increased the strength of my soul. Lord, your love is eternal; do not forsake the work of your hands. The Lord is high yet he looks on the lowly and the haughty he knows from afar. Your love, O Lord, is eternal, discard not the work of your hands. Lord, your love is eternal; do not forsake the work of your hands. Second reading Romans 11:33-36 All that exists comes from him; all is by him and from him. How rich are the depths of God how deep his wisdom and knowledge and how impossible to penetrate his motives or understand his methods! Who could ever know the mind of the Lord? Who could ever be his counsellor? Who could ever give him anything or lend him anything? All that exists comes from him; all is by him and for him. To him be glory for ever! Amen. Gospel Matthew 16:13-20 You are Peter and on this rock I will build my Church When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi he put this question to his disciples, ‘Who do people say the Son of Man is?’ And they said, ‘Some say he is John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.’ ‘But you,’ he said ‘who do you say I am?’ Then Simon Peter spoke up, ‘You are the Christ,’ he said, ‘the Son of the living God.’ Jesus replied, ‘Simon son of Jonah, you are a happy man! Because it was not flesh and blood that revealed this to you but my Father in heaven. So I now say to you: You are Peter and on this rock I will build my Church. And the gates of the underworld can never hold out against it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven: whatever you bind on earth shall be considered bound in heaven; whatever you loose on earth shall be considered loosed in heaven.’ Then he gave the disciples strict orders not to tell anyone that he was the Christ.

08.01.2022 Can't make Alpha but still want to connect with others and have great discussions? Join us online tomorrow morning via Zoom for our Spirituality Sessions! Just head to https://zoom.us/join and put in the meeting details below

08.01.2022 Children's Liturgy is back! If you'd like your little ones to attend, make sure you book your family in for 10am Mass this Sunday: https://www.trybooking.com/BMKUX

07.01.2022 For this weekend's Mass availabilities, an update from Fr Greg, plus other exciting news in our parish, make sure you check out the Ryde-Gladesville blog this week! http://rgcpenews.blogspot.com/

07.01.2022 Congratulations to Fr Greg Morgan, who celebrates his 25 yr anniversary of Ordination to the Priesthood today! We are so blessed to have you at Ryde-Gladesville In case you missed it, you can catch this Silver Jubilarian’s special Mass on our YouTube channel https://youtu.be/Dj3JNsepBBM

07.01.2022 Have you sent in photos of your loved ones for our November Remembrance mosaic? If you'd like any family or friends who have passed away to be remembered in a special way in our churches this month, please send a photo of them to [email protected] by Monday 9th November.

06.01.2022 Whether you've been praying for a long time or just a little while, all are invited to join us for our Spirituality Sessions, running every Wednesday morning via Zoom

05.01.2022 All are welcome to join us for a Zoom presentation this evening at 7pm for Mercy Day Discover the rich history of the Sister's of Mercy in the Ryde district, and hear from guest speaker Ann O'Brien, recipient of the Catherine McCauley Alumnae Award! To join, go to https://zoom.us/join and put in the meeting details

05.01.2022 No plans tonight? Why not join us for School of the Word? Come on down to St Charles Borromeo Church at 7:30pm, and remember to bring a bible and a notebook!

03.01.2022 In his latest 'desk' instalment, Fr Greg salutes the Sacramental team that have worked hard during COVID-19 to support all our children in continuing their faith journey Check it out, plus much more, this week on our blog: https://rgcpenews.blogspot.com/

02.01.2022 The NSW Government recently announced that from Friday October 23rd, up to 300 people will be allowed to attend a place of worship, provided the four-square-metre rule is observed Please note, given their size, this change does not affect the churches of St Charles Borromeo, Ryde and Our Lady Queen of Peace, Gladesville. Mass Bookings are still essential To book in for Mass this weekend, please visit https://www.rgcp.org.au/

02.01.2022 As part of Life Week 2020, Sydney Catholic Schools will be hosting an online event tomorrow at 7pm, featuring a live interview with Bridget Sakr and Danny & Leila Abdallah - parents of the 3 children lost in the Oatlands tragedy earlier this year For more info, including how to register and send in your questions, visit our blog: http://rgcpenews.blogspot.com//god-grief-grace-life-week-2

02.01.2022 25-8-20 The first Christians firmly believed that the end of the world was imminent. However, St Paul invites them to focus in what is essential: "May our Lord ...Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father who has given us his love and, through his grace, such inexhaustible comfort and such sure hope, comfort you and strengthen you in everything good that you do or say." Seeing the current situation, we can also think that the end of the world is close. Actually, a real disciple of Jesus lives every day as if it were the last one, knowing how precious each moment is. The Coronavirus makes us think more about the frailty of our life. If I really knew that this is the last day of my life, would I live it in the same way? In this heavy speech to the Pharisees and scribes, Jesus also warns them and us to look at what really counts: "you have neglected the weightier matters of the Law justice, mercy, good faith!" We can live our religion as a set of rules and prayers to say and miss the most essential thing. Do we really love all the people we meet? Do we avoid judging them? Do we take advantage of many opportunities to help others? If we don't practice this love for our neighbour in every moment, our faith is only an external label, as Jesus tells us very clearly: "You who clean the outside of cup and dish and leave the inside full of extortion and intemperance. Blind Pharisee! Clean the inside of cup and dish first so that the outside may become clean as well." Today may each one of us be a real disciple of Jesus and show this to the world. As Pope Francis says in Evangelii Gaudium n. 183: "An authentic faith which is never comfortable or completely personal always involves a deep desire to change the world, to transmit values, to leave this earth somehow better that we found it." First reading 2 Thessalonians 2:1-3,14-17 Stand firm and keep the traditions we have taught you To turn, brothers, to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and how we shall all be gathered round him: please do not get excited too soon or alarmed by any prediction or rumour or any letter claiming to come from us, implying that the Day of the Lord has already arrived. Never let anyone deceive you in this way. Through the Good News that we brought God called you to this so that you should share the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. Stand firm, then, brothers, and keep the traditions that we taught you, whether by word of mouth or by letter. May our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father who has given us his love and, through his grace, such inexhaustible comfort and such sure hope, comfort you and strengthen you in everything good that you do or say. Responsorial Psalm Psalm 95(96):10-13 The Lord comes to judge the earth. Proclaim to the nations: ‘God is king.’ The world he made firm in its place; he will judge the peoples in fairness. The Lord comes to judge the earth. Let the heavens rejoice and earth be glad, let the sea and all within it thunder praise, let the land and all it bears rejoice, all the trees of the wood shout for joy at the presence of the Lord for he comes, he comes to rule the earth. The Lord comes to judge the earth. With justice he will rule the world, he will judge the peoples with his truth. The Lord comes to judge the earth. Gospel Matthew 23:23-26 Clean the inside of the cup first, so that the outside may become clean Jesus said: ‘Alas for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You who pay your tithe of mint and dill and cumin and have neglected the weightier matters of the Law justice, mercy, good faith! These you should have practised, without neglecting the others. You blind guides! Straining out gnats and swallowing camels! ‘Alas for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You who clean the outside of cup and dish and leave the inside full of extortion and intemperance. Blind Pharisee! Clean the inside of cup and dish first so that the outside may become clean as well.’

01.01.2022 This week is National Child Protection Week! Make sure you check out the new Archdiocese resources on safeguarding and staying safe - developed for children and young people, by children and young people Look for the two new buttons on the Safeguarding website: https://www.sydneycatholic.org/safeguarding-and-child-prot/

01.01.2022 Featuring Christmas updates, a special message from Fr Greg, COVID restriction changes and much more, make sure you check out our blog this week to find out what's happening at Ryde Gladesville! http://rgcpenews.blogspot.com/