16TH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME (YEAR B) - JULY 22, 2012

Saturday, July 21, 2012
16th Sunday of Ordinary Time - Year B


5:30 pm  Novena to Our Lady
6:00 pm  Mass in English




First Reading
JEREMIAH 23:1-6
God the Shepherd

1 'Disaster for the shepherds who lose and scatter the sheep of my pasture, Yahweh declares.
2 This, therefore, is what Yahweh, God of Israel, says about the shepherds who shepherd my people, "You have scattered my flock, you have driven them away and have not taken care of them. Right, I shall take care of you for your misdeeds, Yahweh declares!
3 But the remnant of my flock I myself shall gather from all the countries where I have driven them, and bring them back to their folds; they will be fruitful and increase in numbers.
4 For them I shall raise up shepherds to shepherd them and pasture them. No fear, no terror for them any more; not one shall be lost, Yahweh declares!
5 Look, the days are coming, Yahweh declares, when I shall raise an upright Branch for David; he will reign as king and be wise, doing what is just and upright in the country.
6 In his days Judah will triumph and Israel live in safety. And this is the name he will be called, 'Yahweh-is-our-Saving-Justice.' "

“The Word of the Lord”

PSALMS 23:1-6

1 [Psalm Of David] Yahweh is my shepherd, I lack nothing.

2 In grassy meadows he lets me lie. By tranquil streams he leads me
3 to restore my spirit. He guides me in paths of saving justice as befits his name.
4 Even were I to walk in a ravine as dark as death I should fear no danger, for you are at my side. Your staff and your crook are there to soothe me.
5 You prepare a table for me under the eyes of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup brims over.
6 Kindness and faithful love pursue me every day of my life. I make my home in the house of Yahweh for all time to come.

Second Reading

EPHESIANS 2:13-18

Christ our peace

13 But now in Christ Jesus, you that used to be so far off have been brought close, by the blood of Christ.

14 For he is the peace between us, and has made the two into one entity and broken down the barrier which used to keep them apart, by destroying in his own person the hostility,

15 that is, the Law of commandments with its decrees. His purpose in this was, by restoring peace, to create a single New Man out of the two of them,
16 and through the cross, to reconcile them both to God in one Body; in his own person he killed the hostility.
17 He came to bring the good news of peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near.
18 Through him, then, we both in the one Spirit have free access to the Father.

“The Word of the Lord”

Gospel Reading

MARK 6:30-34

He pitied them

30 The apostles rejoined Jesus and told him all they had done and taught.

31 And he said to them, 'Come away to some lonely place all by yourselves and rest for a while'; for there were so many coming and going that there was no time for them even to eat.

32 So they went off in the boat to a lonely place where they could be by themselves.
33 But people saw them going, and many recognised them; and from every town they all hurried to the place on foot and reached it before them.
34 So as he stepped ashore he saw a large crowd; and he took pity on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd, and he set himself to teach them at some length.

“The Gospel of the Lord”

St. Joseph Church News:

Handcrafted made by Graceville, is  now on sell. There are various handcraft for you to choose. Please give your support to "Graceville".

Presentation on the Pilgrimage to the Holy Land will be at the Parish on Sunday, 22nd July, 2012 at 7:00 pm . All are welcome.

Building Fund for CIC, Johor Bahru.  There will be a second collection for this weekend and the weekend of 21-22 July, 2012.  The collections will be our Parish contribution towards their Building Fund .

Confirmation Camp 2012. All confirmands are required to attend this camp.

“SELF-ESTEEM AND THE SOUL: FROM PSYCHOLOGY TO SPIRITUALITY”

by Fr. Norris Seenivasan
Date: July 22, 2012 (Sunday)
Venue: Good Shepherd Seminary (GSS), Melaka. For details please refer to the poster. The registration forms are available in the church office. For further inquiries please call Mr Francis Soh (07-3871121), Ms Angeline Carol (012-7881515) or Fr Norris Seenivasan (010-8984353).

BEC Mass     

All are welcome
Date: 25th July, 2012  (Wednesday)    Time: 8:30 pm
Venue: 40, Jln Kempas. Taman Megah Ria.
Host: Christopher Liew & Pauline
Tel: 012-7288126

Growth in the Spirit Seminar
Organised by SHC Prayer group
Presenter: Alex Loo & Team
Venue: SHC, JB      $$: RM30.00
Date: 18th August, 2012  (Saturday)  1:30 pm – 9:45 pm
          19th August, 2012  (Sunday)  10:30 am – 5:00 pm
Contact: Wyner 016-7880463, Annie 016-7447601, Teresa 013-7757758
Closing Date: 29th July, 2012

Pastoral Institute Special Event:
Partners’ Banquet: “A New Dawn of Faith”
MJD Pastoral Institute will host a Fundraising Luncheon:      
Date: Monday,  17 September, 2012  from 12 noon to 2:30 pm
Venue: Restoran Peking, Johor Jaya
Tickets: RM100 /- per person
Contact the following persons for more details, John Ng @ 012-704 0948, James Ng @ 019-735 0303 & Lucy Koh @ 017-778 0300

“Individually Directed 3-Days Silent Retreat”

By Fr. Norris Seenivasan, S.J.
Date: August 17-19, 2012.  For details of the retreat please refer to the poster. The registration forms are available at the church office.  For further information please call Mr. Francis Soh (07-3871121/ 012-7540037), Julie Chong (016-6404588) & Cecilia Quek (016-7829651).

Announcement Presbyteral Ordinations of

Francis Lim Chin Choy SJ
Date: 11 August, 2012 (Saturday)
Time: 10:30 am
Venue: Church of St Theresa, Melaka
Ordaining Prelate: Bishop Paul Tan SJ

ORDINATION OF BISHOP-ELECT MSGR

SEBASTIAN FRANCIS AS BISHOP OF PENANG
Date: 20 August, 2012 (Monday)  Time: 5:00 pm
Venue: St Anne's Church, Bukit Mertajam
All are welcome.

Year 2012 GLEEF Scholarship

Goh Lum Eng Educational Fund of the Cathedral Of The Sacred Heart Of Jesus, Johor Bahru (GLEEF) was established in 2007 by the estate of the late Goh Lum Eng to support students who are under-privileged, poor and needy.

The GLEEF is pleased to award scholarships each year to students in higher educational institutions. Open for Application from 1st July to 1st August 2012. Application forms are available at the Parish Office.

2012 Catholic Marriage Preparation Weekend

Date: Friday, 07th September, 2012 @ 6:30 pm to
Sunday, 09th September, 2012 @ 2:00 pm.
Venue: Good Shepherd Seminary, No. 44, Jln Laksamana Cheng Ho, Melaka
Registration fee: RM250.00 per couple inclusive of lodging and food.
Closing Date: 24th August,  2012
Please take note that stay~in is compulsory
Forms are available at the Parish Office.
Contact person: Feona Petrus (016-7222642)