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Thoughts February 2005

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Thoughts for the Month

The Jesus I know is no cold, hard Iron-Christ; nor does Jesus deserve to be reduced to smug, glib and uncompassionate irrelevancies when the real meaning of His love is what people need so desperately.

“Who is Worthy?” Ted Kennedy

Welcome to 2005. What wonderful celebrations we finished the year of 2004 with.

Who could forget the Sharing the Meal Christmas Party and the Liturgy of Christmas.

Below, a letter by Sr. Esmey which sums it up very well.

Living the Eucharist

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Building a more just and fraternal society

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The Catholic Weekly, 30 January 2005, p11

by members of the community of St Vincent’s, Redfern

There is surely no more powerful reflection on the authentic meaning of the Eucharist than in the recent letter Mane nobiscum domine of Pope John Paul II.

There is one other point which I would like to emphasise, since it significantly affects the authenticity of our communal sharing in the Eucharist.

It is the impulse which the Eucharist gives to the community for a practical commitment to building a more just and fraternal society.

Living the Eucharist

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Letter to The Catholic Weekly

9 January 2005 by (Sr) Esmey Herscovitch, Redfern NSW

In this year of the Eucharist what better way to put into practice the invitation of Pope John Paul II to live the Eucharist than the Christmas meal we have just celebrated at St Vincent’s, Redfern.

The meal was served to some 250-300 peopleand a comparable number of hampers was distributed.
People from all over Sydney contributed directly or indirectly to this celebration thus making it an ecclesial event as well as a Eucharistic one. … Continue reading →

Thoughts Christmas 2004

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Thoughts for the Month

The Jesus I know is no cold, hard Iron-Christ; nor does Jesus deserve to be reduced to smug, glib and uncompassionate irrelevancies when the real meaning of His love is what people need so desperately.

“Who is Worthy?” Ted Kennedy To the millions who have to go without two meals a day the only
acceptable form in which God dares appear is in food.

Mahatma Gandhi

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Sharing the Christmas Meal 2004

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Preparations for the special Christmas luncheon were buoyed by the news that the Charitable Works Fund has had a welcome change of heart – its $200 a week contribution to the Sharing the Meal initiative is to be re-instated. Fr Gerry’s announcement of the decision at the end of Mass today (19 December 2004) drew a hearty round of applause from the congregation.

Many parishes – especially from Northern Sydney – have contributed hampers for distribution to the needy who attend the Sharing the Meal. Organisers Mary McMahon and Kate Gavan and the rest of the St Vincent’s community … Continue reading →

Thoughts December 2004

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Thoughts for the Month

The Jesus I know is no cold, hard Iron-Christ; nor does Jesus deserve to be reduced to smug, glib and uncompassionate irrelevancies when the real meaning of His love is what people need so desperately.

“Who is Worthy?” Ted Kennedy

This month we prepare for Christmas

The world distracts us from what this time is really about. Consumerism and commercialism seem to go mad. Here are a few thoughts to encourage us to reflect quietly at this time.

The following reflections were complied by the Missionaries of the sacred Heart Justice and Peace Centre and the … Continue reading →

Come back to Redfern

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Adeste Fideles!

Dear All,

It is time to re-issue the call to come back to St Vincent’s.

Over the last few years, we at St Vincent’s have been challenged to reconsider our faith in unexpected ways ever since a gracious Cardinal recommended to an ailing Ted Kennedy that it might be time for him to retire, with an assurance that the fruits of three decades of priestly labour would be respected.

Redfern today is the site of … Continue reading →

Listening skills

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Our Neocat pastors regularly include the following advertisement in The Saving Word handout every Sunday:

Attention Married Conples
Is "listening" an area of your relationship where you’d like to develop better skills for yourself? Would you like to experience a deeper level of being listened to by your spouse? A marriage Encounter weekend gives you the opportunity to explore your listening behaviours.
Contact Bill and Ardell Sharpe 4283 3435

 

Perhaps the community would like to consider taking up a collection to pay for GP and DS – not to mention some … Continue reading →

Letter Rob Brian

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A letter from Online Catholics Issue 26, 17 November 2004

from: Rob Brian, via email, 12 November

 

Like John Hill [Issue #25] I am appalled at our Archbishop’s treatment of the Aborigines at St Vincent’s Parish in Redfern, Sydney. Instead of giving my usual donation to the Charitable Works Fund, which no longer supports the Sharing of the Meal project in Redfern, I have sent my money direct to the people who battle on to feed the hungry and help the needy. I urge my fellow Catholics to do the same.

Please see Sharing … Continue reading →