St Nicholas of Myra Catholic Church, Penrith NSW | Community organisation

St Nicholas of Myra Catholic Church, Penrith NSW

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25.01.2022 PENRITH SVDP CHRISTMAS HAMPERS The Penrith Conference of the St Vincent de Paul Society invites parishioners to prepare Christmas hampers for the poor and disadvantaged families in the Penrith Area. Please see the Notice board in the Church Foyer for all details of Hamper categories, stickers and suggested items. If you are watching Mass online, you do not have to pick up a sticker. You may prepare a hamper for a single, couple or a family with some of these sugg...ested items: Tinned food, Long Life Milk, Biscuits, Cereal, Fruit cups, Chips, Soft drinks, Cup of Soup, Tea/Coffee, Spreads (Vegemite, Jam etc), Christmas Bonbons, Paper plates, Napkins, Paper Towel, Toilet Paper, Rice or Pasta, Stir-fry or Pasta sauces. Etc. This is a guide only. If you would like to include other food items, please ensure they do not contain nuts or perishable items. Please ensure that food items are well within the expiry date and NO liquor is included in the hamper. HAMPER RETURN: Hampers will need to be returned to the Parish Meeting Room 1 on Saturday 5th Dec or Sunday 6th December, approximately I hour before or after each mass. HAMPER DELIVERIES: Once again, we ask for your generous help in the distribution of hampers. If you can spare an hour on: Saturday the 12th Dec, between 8am and 11:30am in PMR1. We will provide face masks, gloves, sanitiser etc, and we have a COVID-19 Safety Plan in place to ensure the safety of our parishioners. If you have any enquiries, please contact Brian Brainwood or Joe Tabone through the Parish Office (4721 2509). Your help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you and God bless.

25.01.2022 32ND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIMEYEAR A 8TH NOVEMBER 2020 MT 25:1-13... Wisdom Connection Many humans are on a lifelong quest for wisdom, and that quest calls for a high level of vigilance or spiritual readiness. As Christians, we believe God personifies true wisdom. In seeking wisdom, therefore, we are seeking God. Through the biblical Book of Wisdom, we come to understand that God’s wisdom possesses a radiance, which makes it easy to find. In embracing this wisdom, one gains an inner radiance. When we first read this story, we may have been struck by the bridesmaids’ unwillingness to share their oil. This precious oil, however, represents that which keeps faith alive for the believer. One person cannot give this to another. Each individual must cultivate faith within his or her own heart. Matthew knows this task to be difficult at times. The cares of everyday life can create tremendous pressures and burdens. But in seeking God’s wisdom, we will be gifted with the interior strength of grace, which will let our light of faith shine. Matthew also reminds us that Christ comes amid history, in the ordinariness of our daily lives, and for this reason we must undertake the spiritual work to stand ready. Copyright Liturgy Brisbane 2020 Please see our bulletin at the doors of the Church for our latest news. *Our website is down at the moment. We will include the link to our worship at home and bulletin documents as soon as we are able*

22.01.2022 ALL SAINTS (Year A) | 1 Nov 2020 Apoc 7:2-4, 9-14; 1 Jn 3:1-3; Mt 5:1-12 Wisdom Connection:... We tend to expect that happiness belongs to those who are successful in life. The Beatitudes declare that this is not necessarily true. Happiness, or blessedness, comes from being totally dependent on God. Matthew tells us that when God is at the centre of our lives, then happiness can come to anyoneeven to the marginalised, the poor, and the oppressed. In the Kingdom of God, the characteristics that are held up as blessed are meekness, mourning, righteousness, showing mercy, and suffering in pursuit of justice. The second reading for this Sunday, from Zephaniah (2:3; 3:1213), summarizes what Jesus is asking of his followers, then and now: to seek righteousness and humility. In the Beatitudes, Jesus explains concretely what it means to be righteous and humble. As Christians today, we often look for security in economic and social status, seeking our security in a comfortable bank account and in having the right friends. The Beatitudes are countercultural, for it is from what is weak and despised that redemption comes forth. Youth reflection Liturgy Brisbane 2020 Please see our bulletin at the doors of the Church for our latest news. *Our website is down at the moment. We will include the link to our worship at home and bulletin documents as soon as we are able*

22.01.2022 Donate online here and select PENRITH St Nicholas of Myra as your Parish> https://yourcatholicfoundation.org.au/bishops-christmas-ap/ THANK YOU FOR YOUR SPIRIT OF GENEROSITY. We wish Dale, Sharen, baby Jackson and all clients and staff at Project Elizabeth a hopeful Advent and wonderful Christmas!

17.01.2022 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A) | 15 November 2020 Mt 25:14-30... Tradition Connection Through the Paschal mystery, the death and Resurrection of Jesus, we believe humankind can once again pass into the eternal mystery of heaven, which is the point of culmination for all who believe in God and give witness to that belief throughout their lives. In heaven, we will know the joy of being in perfect relationship with the Holy Trinity, the relationship God has intended for us from the beginning of time (see CCC, 1026). Heaven is the fullness of life in the Holy Trinity, the loving community of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. This communion of God will be shared by all the saints and angels. Heaven is where our deepest human longings as well as the restlessness of our soul will be fulfilled; it is a place of happiness. Heaven is one of the most profound mysteries of our faith. Many spiritual persons throughout history, whom we call mystics, have tried to express in word both their insights and visions of heaven, which they gain through prayer and meditation. But they tell us human words fail to describe the fullness and depth of the mystery of God and heaven. The Church has given a name to the contemplation of God in his heavenly glory, the beatific vision (see CCC, number 1027). Wisdom Connection Matthew reminds us that Jesus Christ, through Baptism, gave us the gift of faith and urges us not to squander it by burying it in the ground. In the early Christian community, Baptism seems to have been understood as a verb not as a noun. In other words, Baptism, for the ancient Church, involved action. These Christians took risks; for their Baptism to be authentic, it had to be witnessed, lived out in daily life. Playing it safe was not an option. They were compelled to spread the Good News to the towns, on the roads, and in the countries Jesus didn’t visit. They invested the gift of faith, wanting to bring back double or triple what they had been given, by bringing conversion to others. In Baptism, we are given the same commission to bring Christ to others. If we accept the gift of faith, we are required to produce a yield in proportion to what we have been given. Copyright Liturgy Brisbane 2020 Click here for resources for Worship at Home and our latest bulletin > https://stnicholasofmyra.org.au//33rd-sunday-in-ordinary-/

14.01.2022 3rd day of Rosary Triduum and Holy Mass at the grotto of Mary Help of Christians at 7 Pm

13.01.2022 Thank you to Fred Keuneman and all our wonderful Catechists/SRE's for your commitment and perseverance during the pandemic.

12.01.2022 ALL SOULS' MASS IS TONIGHT AT 7PM The Mass will be held outdoors to allow for up to 300 people to attend. This is located in the school grounds of St Nicholas of Myra Primary School (parking as normal in Higgins St). Please bring a chair or picnic rug. In the event of wet weather, it will be held in the Church and Hall.

11.01.2022 OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST KING OF THE UNIVERSEYEAR A (22ND NOVEMBER 2020): RESOURCES FOR AT HOME GOSPEL REFLECTION | MT 25: 31-46 Tradition Connection When Jesus comes at the end of the world, he will sit on the judgment seat to judge humankind. In his presence,... the truth will be known and revealed. The good that individuals have done or have failed to do throughout their earthly lives will be made known. Their fate will hinge on how well they have served their neighbours, especially the disadvantaged (see CCC, number 1932). These good deeds that Christians perform in service to their neighbours are known as charity, or works of mercy. More specifically, the spiritual works of mercy assist others in their spiritual development, and the corporal works of mercy assist others in their physical sustenance, that is, maintaining their physical well-being. Out of charity, Christians give what they can to improve the lives of the disadvantaged, who are usually those whom society selfishly ignores. These acts of charity are infinite. Each of us can find a uniquely effective way of being charitable (see CCC, number 2447). Our commitment to the poor is part of our profession of faith in Jesus Christ. When we encounter Jesus in the Eucharist, we encounter those whom he loves the most: the poor, the disadvantaged. We will never know Jesus if we cannot recognise him in the poor of our world. The hope of every Catholic who gathers for the Eucharist is that Jesus will come to us in his body and blood on the altar. It is the Eucharist that provides spiritual nourishment as well as an antidote to death. The Eucharist makes it possible to live forever in Jesus, to enter the Kingdom of heaven. Wisdom Connection The Final Judgment is just that, final judgment. We better get it right. There’s no excuse; the rules are clear and simple. Those who do good deeds in their lives will be rewarded by being invited into the Kingdom of heaven, but those who fail to do good will be condemned. These good deeds are far from mysterious: feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, giving shelter to the homeless, visiting the sick and imprisoned, and giving drink to the thirsty. According to Matthew, all humanity will be judged; acts of kindness performed for the poor and suffering will be the focal point of the Final Judgment. Those who will be rewarded with eternal life are those who have responded to those in need. Copyright Liturgy Brisbane 2020 Click on the link for the latest bulletin and resources for worship at home > https://stnicholasofmyra.org.au//33rd-sunday-in-ordinary-/

11.01.2022 FIRST SUNDAY IN ADVENT Isa 63:16-17; 64:1,3-8; 1 Cor 1:3-9; Mark 13:33-37 Advent, Coming or Drawing near, is a somewhat quirky liturgical season. It embraces the Lord’s historic first coming in time (his birth) and his awaited second coming (his return) at the end of time, but between these is a pivot with John the Baptist preparing people for the Lord’s entering into his public ministry. Advent in effect presents these arrivals in reverse order: it opens by concluding the es...Continue reading

10.01.2022 2nd day of Rosary Triduum and Mass: at the grotto of Mary Help of Christians:at 7 pm

10.01.2022 Last night of the Rosary Triduum 30/10/2020. Mary Help of Christians, pray for us.

10.01.2022 Rosary Triduum and holy Mass at the grotto of our Lady Help of Christians

04.01.2022 The community of St Nicholas congratulates the children who will receive the Sacrament of CONFIRMATION tonight at 5pm and on Thursday at 5pm and 7.30pm. Enjoy and use wisely the gifts and fruits of the Holy Spirit. We pray for you and with you through the intercession of the Saints. #WISDOM#UNDERSTANDING#COUNSEL#FORTITUDE#KNOWLEDGE#PIETY#FEAROFGOD