27TH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME (YEAR B) - OCTOBER 07, 2012

Saturday, October 06, 2012

27th Sunday of Ordinary Time - Year B

 

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

 

First Reading

GENESIS 2:18-24
Man and Woman

18 Yahweh God said, 'It is not right that the man should be alone. I shall make him a helper.'

19 So from the soil Yahweh God fashioned all the wild animals and all the birds of heaven. These he brought to the man to see what he would call them; each one was to bear the name the man would give it.
20 The man gave names to all the cattle, all the birds of heaven and all the wild animals. But no helper suitable for the man was found for him.
21 Then, Yahweh God made the man fall into a deep sleep. And, while he was asleep, he took one of his ribs and closed the flesh up again forthwith.
22 Yahweh God fashioned the rib he had taken from the man into a woman, and brought her to the man.
23 And the man said: This one at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh! She is to be called Woman, because she was taken from Man.
24 This is why a man leaves his father and mother and becomes attached to his wife, and they become one flesh.

“The Word of the Lord”

 

PSALMS 128:1-6

May the Lord bless us all the days of our lives

1 [Song of Ascents] How blessed are all who fear Yahweh, who walk in his ways!

2 Your own labours will yield you a living, happy and prosperous will you be.
3 Your wife a fruitful vine in the inner places of your house. Your children round your table like shoots of an olive tree.
4 Such are the blessings that fall on those who fear Yahweh.
5 May Yahweh bless you from Zion! May you see Jerusalem prosper all the days of your life,
6 and live to see your children's children! Peace to Israel!

 

Second Reading

HEBREWS 2:9-11
Jesus has to suffer

9 but we do see Jesus, who was for a short while made less than the angels, now crowned with glory and honour because he submitted to death; so that by God's grace his experience of death should benefit all humanity.

10 It was fitting that God, for whom and through whom everything exists, should, in bringing many sons to glory, make perfect through suffering the leader of their salvation.
11 For consecrator and consecrated are all of the same stock; that is why he is not ashamed to call them brothers.

“The Word of the Lord”

 

Gospel Reading

MARK 10:2-16
Let no one separate one God has joined

2 Some Pharisees approached him and asked, 'Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?' They were putting him to the test.

3 He answered them, 'What did Moses command you?'
4 They replied, 'Moses allowed us to draw up a writ of dismissal in cases of divorce.'
5 Then Jesus said to them, 'It was because you were so hard hearted that he wrote this commandment for you.
6 But from the beginning of creation he made them male and female.
7 This is why a man leaves his father and mother,
8 and the two become one flesh. They are no longer two, therefore, but one flesh.
9 So then, what God has united, human beings must not divide.'
10 Back in the house the disciples questioned him again about this,
11 and he said to them, 'Whoever divorces his wife and marries another is guilty of adultery against her.
12 And if a woman divorces her husband and marries another she is guilty of adultery too.'
13 People were bringing little children to him, for him to touch them. The disciples scolded them,
14 but when Jesus saw this he was indignant and said to them, 'Let the little children come to me; do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs.
15 In truth I tell you, anyone who does not welcome the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.'
16 Then he embraced them, laid his hands on them and gave them his blessing.

“The Gospel of the Lord”

St. Joseph Church News:

5th ~ 20th October, 2012 - Fr. Anthony Ng will be away for his pilgrimage tour to Holy Land. Please pray for him. Thank you.

Catechism registration 2013 is NOW open. Please contact Ms Lily Tan 016-7157340

13th October, 2012 (Saturday) - Launching of the Year of the Faith. Mass at 5:30 pm in Majodi Centre, Plentong. All are welcome. There will be no sunset mass in St. Joseph Church on this date.

20th October, 2012  second collection for World Mission Sunday.

21st October, 2012 (Sunday) - Sacrament of Confirmation in Multi-ligual mass @ 10:00 am. All confirmants please report at 8:15 am and rehearsal at 8 :30 am. Buffet lunch will be served after mass.

01st November, 2012 (Thursday) - All Saints Day mass at 8:00 pm.

02nd November, 2012 (Friday) - All Souls Day. Forms are available at church entrances for  the intentions of the departed souls. Kindly return the filled forms to the parish office, latest by 01st November, 2012.  Intentions will be offered during the Mass. Please take note 02nd November, 2012 will not accept any more offering forms. Thank you for your cooperation.

Members from St. Elizabeth’s Church are here to sell dinner tickets and also to solicit funds for their new community building and repairs of the existing church. Kindly patronize and donate generously towards this cause. Thank you.

 

OCTOBER, 2012 BEC REFLECTION @ 8:15 pm

10th Wednesday - John & Anna Chong 3 Jln Permas 3/9. Tel: 07-3804916

ROSARY Prayer: 10th Wednesday @ 8:00 pm Robert John  3, Jln Bakawali 1. Tel: 3511255

 

RENOVATIO 2013: FRANCE/SPAIN/PORTUGAL

Journey with our Lady
Formation Director: Sr Margarete Sta Maria FdCC
Spiritual Director: Rev. Fr Ryan Innas
Travel date: 21 April to 4 May 2013
Closing date by 31 October 2012
Limited places! Call John @ 012-7040948 or email mjdpi@majodi.org

 

Bro.Collin Wee will be directing the weekend retreat “Understanding the Psychological / Theological Aspects Of Religious Life”,

Date: October 12th - 14^th, 2012 at St. John Vianney Retreat House. Majodi, Johor Bahru. For inquiries, please call Mr. Francis Soh at 07-3871121 / 012-7540037 or Julie Chong at 016-6404588. The registration forms are available at the church office. Please register as soon as possible.

 

Youth Rock - Youth Campus Ministry
Go and make disciples of all nations! Matthew 28:19
Youth in Mission in collaboration with CIC Immaculatus & Diocesan Service Team
Guest speaker: Malaysia's internatinal speaker, Jude Antoine
Date: 29th November – 2nd December, 2012
Venue: Majodi Centre         Age 13 & above
For further details, please contact Jessica De Costa 016-7547805, John Paul Sequerah 016-6242695

 

Registration for TADIKA ST. JOSEPH 2013
Registration is NOW open for students born in year of  2006 to 2008 (Age 4, 5 & 6).
For registration, please submit the child’s Birth Certificate.
Person contact: Ms Tey 012- 7131994.
Monday ~ Friday      Registration Fee: RM25.00.
For more information, please call or stop by the school office (07) 3870589.

 

Rosary Marathon：
To celebrate the 30th Dedication of the Cathedral Of The Sacred Heart Of Jesus.
Date: 7th October, 2012 (Sunday) @ Sacred Heart Cathedral, Johor Bahru。
Time: 11:00 am – 5:00 pm

 

2012 Catholic Marriage Preparation Weekend
Date: Friday 09th  6:30 pm to Sunday 11th November  2:00 pm.
Venue: Majodi Centre, Plentong.
Registration fee: RM250.00 per couple inclusive of lodging and food.
Closing Date: 19th October, 2012
Please take note that stay~in is compulsory
Forms are available at the Parish Office.
Contact person: Feona Petrus (016-7222642)