Saturday, July 28, 2012
17th Sunday of Ordinary Time - Year B
5:30 pm Novena to Our Lady
6:00 pm Mass in English
First Reading
2 KINGS 4:42-44
Miracles of Feeding
42 A man came from Baal-Shalishah, bringing the man of God bread from the first-fruits, twenty barley loaves and fresh grain still in the husk. 'Give it to the company to eat,' Elisha said.
43 But his servant replied, 'How can I serve this to a hundred men?' 'Give it to the company to eat,' he insisted, 'for Yahweh says this, "They will eat and have some left over." '
44 He served them; they ate and had some left over, as Yahweh had said.
“The Word of the Lord”
PSALMS 145:10-18
10 All your creatures shall thank you, Yahweh, and your faithful shall bless you.
11 They shall speak of the glory of your kingship and tell of your might,
12 making known your mighty deeds to the children of Adam, the glory and majesty of your kingship.
13 Your kingship is a kingship for ever, your reign lasts from age to age. Yahweh is trustworthy in all his words, and upright in all his deeds.
14 Yahweh supports all who stumble, lifts up those who are bowed down.
15 All look to you in hope and you feed them with the food of the season.
16 And, with generous hand, you satisfy the desires of every living creature.
17 Upright in all that he does, Yahweh acts only in faithful love.
18 He is close to all who call upon him, all who call on him from the heart.
Second Reading
EPHESIANS 4:1-6
Preserve unity
1 I, the prisoner in the Lord, urge you therefore to lead a life worthy of the vocation to which you were called.
2 With all humility and gentleness, and with patience, support each other in love.
3 Take every care to preserve the unity of the Spirit by the peace that binds you together.
4 There is one Body, one Spirit, just as one hope is the goal of your calling by God.
5 There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism,
6 and one God and Father of all, over all, through all and within all.
“The Word of the Lord”
Gospel Reading
JOHN 6:1-15
Five loaves, Two Fish
1 After this, Jesus crossed the Sea of Galilee -- or of Tiberias-
2 and a large crowd followed him, impressed by the signs he had done in curing the sick.
3 Jesus climbed the hillside and sat down there with his disciples.
4 The time of the Jewish Passover was near.
5 Looking up, Jesus saw the crowds approaching and said to Philip, 'Where can we buy some bread for these people to eat?'
6 He said this only to put Philip to the test; he himself knew exactly what he was going to do.
7 Philip answered, 'Two hundred denarii would not buy enough to give them a little piece each.'
8 One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said,
9 'Here is a small boy with five barley loaves and two fish; but what is that among so many?'
10 Jesus said to them, 'Make the people sit down.' There was plenty of grass there, and as many as five thousand men sat down.
11 Then Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed them to those who were sitting there; he then did the same with the fish, distributing as much as they wanted.
12 When they had eaten enough he said to the disciples, 'Pick up the pieces left over, so that nothing is wasted.'
13 So they picked them up and filled twelve large baskets with scraps left over from the meal of five barley loaves.
14 Seeing the sign that he had done, the people said, 'This is indeed the prophet who is to come into the world.'
15 Jesus, as he realized they were about to come and take him by force and make him king, fled back to the hills alone.
“The Gospel of the Lord”
St. Joseph Church News:
Handicrafts made by Graceville, is now on sale. There are various handcraft for you to choose. Please give your support to "Graceville".
Mass for first Friday devotion and adoration on 3rd August, 2012 at 8:00 pm in St. Joseph Church, Plentong. All are invited.
Growth in the Spirit Seminar
Organised by SHC Prayer group
Presenter: Alex Loo & Team
Venue: SHC, Johor Bahru $$: 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
One-day session entitled ‘Reaching Out to Children and Teens’
by Bro Dominic Yeo Koh
Date: August 26, 2012
Venue: Majodi Centre, Johor Bahru. For details of the one-day session please refer to the poster. The registration forms are available at the church office. For further inquiries please call Mr. Francis Soh (07-3871121/ 012-7540037), Ms. Angeline Carol (012-7881515) or Fr. Norris Seenivasan (010-8984353)
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 12:00 noon to 2:30 pm
Venue: Restoran Peking Johor Jaya
Tickets: RM100 / 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 Sept. 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)
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