Forgive from your heart.

Hello Tranmere community.
Fr Timothy Radcliffe shares this story to conclude his homily for this Sunday:
We cannot go to heaven alone. Charles Péguy, the French poet, tells us that if we try to God will say: ‘Where are the others?’ We come with our fellow servants.
When a selfish woman died, the angels struggled to find a reason to smuggle her into heaven. Then they remembered that she had once given an onion to a beggar. So they lowered down an onion on its string to where she was swimming in the sea of Hell.
She swam towards it and clung on and the angels began to pull her up. But others came after her and tried to hold on to it too, but she kicked them off shouting, ‘It’s mine.’
The string broke.

Reflection

Ø  Restorative Justice - 2

Ø  Taking care of mental health

The Parish Choir members are saying ‘Hello’.

¯ Let All the Peoples Praise You

¯ Credo III (De Angelis)

Bits & Pieces

J  Found in a church bulletin
Miss Charlene Mason sang 'I will not pass this way again,' giving obvious pleasure to the congregation.

J  Laughter is the best medicine
People are always saying, “Take it one day at a time.”
But is there any other way to take it?

It is out of the abundance of the heart that the mouth speaks

 Hi all.
On Thursday we asked RUOK? 
On Friday we reflected on the state of the institution and its response to the Royal Commission.
That led me to ask the question  - How OK are we in our parish about its relationship with the institution? Please share your thoughts.

Reflection

ü  Living Space

The Parish Choir members are saying ‘Hello’.

¯ Galilee Song

¯ Lift Up Your Hearts

¯ Benedictus

Bits & Pieces

v  1959 -The TV series Bonanza premiered and it became one of the longest-running westerns in broadcast history.
My family arrived in SA in September 1959. We watched episodes on the Black & White screen at the home of Joe & Pat Garreffa. This family was a fantastic support for our family as we settled in Norton Summit as new settlers.
Joe’s funeral occurred yesterday. R.I.P.

Can a blind person lead another blind person?

Hello Tranmere community.
Today’s gospel is a powerful one!   Are we the blind leading the blind?
Pope Francis once said. “Who am I to judge?” For me that was an incredibly powerful statement for a Pope to make.
Pope Francis has my admiration for being a leader of the ‘ordinary’ people.
He does not fight the vested interests in the Vatican or the egocentric defenders of dogmatic clericalism.
His focus is on the ordinary people – the Body of Christ in today’s world.
There is a massive crisis in the institutional church as exposed by the Royal Commission.
Here are 2 articles that summarise the current situation –

Ø  Holy See response to Child Sexual Abuse Royal Commission: another example of clericalist obstinance.

Ø  Factions and ginger groups within the church

Sursum Corda!

ü  Actions over words: Blessed Frederic Ozanam

ü  The common good — and not political or economic gain — should be at the heart of the race to find a vaccine for COVID-19, - Pope Francis

Reflection

v  Living Space

The Parish Choir members are saying ‘Hello’.

¯ A New Commandment

Bits & Pieces

J  Be A Little Kinder
It's a little embarrassing that after 45 years of research and study, the best advice I can give people is to be a little kinder to each other. -- Aldous Huxley

J  After a health scare, I hugged my wife and whispered, “If something happens to me, there is a present in my closet that’s yours.”
She whispered back, “If anything happens to you, everything in your closet is mine.”

J  From a church bulletin - Don't let worry kill you off - let the Church help.  

 

Do not judge, and you will not be judged; do not condemn, and you will not be condemned.

 

Hello everyone.

Ø  Today is Are You OK Day. The web site is filled with useful information.
Do have a visit.

Reflection

ü  The Good News

ü  Living Space

ü  Restorative Justice

The Parish Choir members are saying ‘Hello’.

¯ We are encouraged to sing with heart and mind rather than with voices during our gatherings.
Last Sunday there were soft voices quietly singing along with the music. It sounded rather beautiful.
This Sunday we will sing Gather Your People

¯ Gentle As Silence

¯ Ave Verum Corpus

Bits & Pieces

v  September 10, 1906: - The first Australian licence plates and drivers licence are issued.

v  1953 Early motoring

“I would like to embrace the whole world in a network of charity”

 

Hello Tranmere community.

¯  Today is the Memorial Day of Blessed Frédéric Ozanam, founder of the St Vincent de Paul Society in 1833 at age 20.
Died at age 40.
The St Vincent de Paul Society is active in 153 countries and has over 800,000 members.

Reflection

ü  The problem is what we do and fail to do with wealth

The Parish Choir members are saying ‘Hello’.

¯  When I Needed A Neighbour

¯  Whatsoever You Do

¯  The Beatitudes

Bits & Pieces

J  Julia: “I heard you’re a hypochondriac.”
David: “Well, my doctor doesn’t think so, but I spent three days googling it and from what I can see I have all the symptoms.”

J  I thought I saw an eye doctor on an Alaskan Island, but it turned out to be an optical Aleutian.

In the birth of the Son of God, Mary begins to be the Mother of God.

 

Hi everyone.
Well windy Wallaroo lived up to its reputation yesterday, Wind gusts of up to 76kmph throughout the day!
The grandkids didn’t care; they were outside almost all day! EXHAUSTING!!

Sursum Corda!

ü  International Literacy Day

Literacy is a human right, a tool of personal empowerment and a means for social and human development. Educational opportunities depend on literacy. Literacy is at the heart of basic education for all, and essential for eradicating poverty, reducing child mortality, curbing population growth, achieving gender equality and ensuring sustainable development, peace and democracy. There are good reasons why literacy is at the core of Education for All.
The St Vincent de Paul Society has a special program - The Assist a Student Program – it gives you the opportunity to provide funding to support the education of a student in one of our partner countries for one year.
It is often referred to as a gateway out of poverty.

What is this building in Adelaide?

Reflection

Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

The Parish Choir members are saying ‘Hello’.

Ave Maria - Arcadelt

Arcadelt - Ave Maria

Bits & Pieces

§  On this day in 1936 1400 guests saw the Governor General, Lord Gowrie, open Bonython Hall

§  From church bulletins – Scouts are saving aluminium cans, bottles and other items to be recycled. Proceeds will be used to cripple children.

Doing Good!

 Good morning all from windy Wallaroo

Reflection

Ø  Today - “Is it lawful on the sabbath day to do good, or to do evil? to save life or to destroy it?”

Ø  More from yesterday - If decisions are taken in prayer, then the community can be assured of God’s assistance.

Ø  Fr Frank Brennan discusses the Sunday Gospel’s steps for reconciliation and then reflects on his experiences at the Royal Commission. Read it here

The Parish Choir members are saying ‘Hello’.

¯  That'll Be The Day –Buddy Holly-born this day in 1936

Bits & Pieces

n  ‘The Sentimental Bloke' was a love story, written in slang published in 1915. It became an immediate success for its irreverent larrikinism and use of Australian slang. The author was C.J.Dennis, born in the Clare region of SA. It’s his birthday today – 1876

J  Therapist: “I’ve concluded that you are incapable of describing your emotions.”
Patient: “Well, I can’t say that I’m surprised.”