The Almighty works marvels for me. Holy his name!
Welcome to the Catholic Parishes of
St Mary’s Mudgee, St John the Baptist Gulgong,
St Dominic’s Kandos/ St Malachy’s ylstone.
We acknowledge the custodians of the land
on which we live, work and pray.
We walk on Wiradjuri country.
May we con to love and respect the land as they have.
Parish Secre
Mrs K
Tue, Wed, Thur, Fri 9.00am
Closed for Lunch 1.00pm
r Read ng Deuteronomy 30:10-14
Let the instrucon of the Lord God be near you.
Responsorial Psalm: Ps 68:14. 17. 30-31. 33-34. 36-37
(R.) Turn to the Lord in your need, and you will live.
This is my prayer to you,
my prayer for your favour.
In your great love, answer me, O God,
with your help that never fails:
Lord, answer, for your love is kind;
in your compassion, turn towards me. (R.)
As for me in my poverty and pain
let your help, O God, li me up.
I will praise God’s name with a song;
I will glorify him with thanksgiving. (R.)
The poor when they see it will be glad
and God-seeking hearts will revive;
for the Lord listens to the needy
and does not spurn his servants in their chains. (R.)
For God will bring help to Zion
and rebuild the cies of Judah.
The sons of his servants shall inherit it;
those who love his name shall dwell there. (R.)
Second Reading: Colossians 1:15-20
All things were created through him and for him.
Gospe Acc amaon
Alleluia, alleluia!
Your words, Lord, are spirit and life;
you have the words of everlasng life.
Alleluia!
Gospel
Who is my neighbour?
FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME — YEAR C 13TH JULY 2025
JUBILEE YEAR OF
HOPE
24/12/2024
To
4/01/2026
There is no Children’s Liturgy due to school holidays.
REFLECTION by Nick Brodie
Life, Pope Leo says, ‘is made up of encounters, and in these
encounters, we emerge for what we are.’
‘We nd ourselves in front of others,’ he connues, ‘faced
with their fragility and weakness, and we can decide what to
do: to take care of them or pretend nothing is wrong.’
The pope reminds us to stand with the vicms of
circumstance, wherever we nd them. We should pray for
those who are deprived of homes and livelihoods by war.
Where possible, we should also give praccal aid and work
for peace.
Closer to home, too, we have responsibilies to those
around us: the elderly, migrants and refugees, the poor, the
lonely, and so on.
We should never rest on our spiritual laurels. The pope
warns those who, even among Chrisans, ‘think that their
own journey must take precedence.’ Chrisanity, as he so
oen points out, has a unifying mission. We cannot walk by
on the roads of our own age, unwilling ‘to stop for another.’
Reecng on the parable of the Good Samaritan, the pope
reminds us that ‘the pracce of worship does not
automacally lead to being compassionate.’ Rather, he
points out that ‘before being a religious maer, compassion
is a queson of humanity! Before being believers, we are
called to be human.’
© Nick Brodie
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Catholic Parishes of Mudgee, Gulgong and Kandos
Gulgong Roster
20th July 29th July
Commentator R. Saliba
Reader C. Gaudry
Sacristan C. Holland
Leader
Mudgee Roster
Saturday 19th / Sunday 20th July
Commentator C. Furney A. Myles
First Reader R. Petersen K. Cassidy
Second Reader P. Cannon P. Cassidy
EMOC D. Cunningham R. McKeown
Altar Server Tom Sabella & Will
Welcomer L. Robinson M. Dunnachie
Oertory M. Dorney Children’s Liturgy
Sacristan A. Baker R. Gawthorne
Counter Mon. 14th July R. Croake
Saturday 26th / Sunday 27th July
Commentator A. McLean G. Myles
First Reader D. Delahunty J. O’Brien
Second Reader I. Bryne M. Dunnachie
EMOC G. Hennessy P. O’Brien
Altar Server Amity Haddie & Maggie
Welcomer C. Carberry R. McKeown
Oertory K. Isbester Children’s Liturgy
Sacristan I. Browne L. Browne
Counter Mon. 21st July L. Nicholson
Bells Mon - E. Goodlet
Tue - R.Gawthorne
Wed - J. Cooper
Thu - I. Browne
Fri/Sat - I. Browne
Sun -
R. Gawthorne
DAY BY DAY
Mon, 14/06 15th Week of Ordinary Time
12 noon Angelus
Tue, 15/07 St Bonaventure, bishop, doctor– Memorial
9.30am Mass—Mudgee
12 noon Angelus
Wed, 16/07 15th Week of Ordinary Time
9.30am St Mary’s Cra & Friendship Group
12 noon Angelus
5.20pm Reconciliaon - Mudgee
5.45pm Mass - Mudgee
Thu, 17/07 15th Week of Ordinary Time
9.30am Mass—Mudgee
12 noon Angelus
5.30pm RCIA
Fri, 18/07 15th Week of Ordinary Time
10.30am Mass—Kanandah Nursing Home
11.30am Exposion of the Blessed Sacrament
12 noon Angelus and Rosary
12.30pm Mass—Mudgee
Sat, 19/07 15th Week of Ordinary Time
11.00am Bapsm
12 noon Angelus
4.30pm Reconciliaon
5.00pm Vigil Mass - Mudgee
Sun, 20/07 SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
8.30am Rosary
9.00am Mass - Mudgee
10.30am Mass - Gulgong
11.00am Mass—Rylstone
12 noon Angelus
5.00pm Word and Faith Group
Are you looking to VOLUNTEER?
Centacare Central West and Orana is currently
looking to recruit, train and support new volunteers for
the Aged Care Visitors Scheme in Mudgee. Over 40%
of elderly in aged care are lonely. It only takes 2 hours
a month to offer companionship to someone in need
in one of the aged care homes in Mudgee.
Contact Louise Hennessy for more information
0419 631 781 – phone or text anytime
Bible Trivia
Q: Where in the Bible can you nd the Lord’s Prayer?
A: Mahew 6 .
Q: Who taught the Lord’s Prayer?
A: Jesus .
Q: How many requests are in the Lord’s Prayer?
A: Seven
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If you have any Safeguarding concerns, please contact the Diocesan Safeguarding Ocer on (02) 6334 6400 or
email safeguarding@bathurst.catholic.org.au.
MASSES AND PRAYERS REQUESTED
For the recently deceased especially:
Fr Peter Thompson CM, Rayne Bigay (Philippines)
We remember the anniversaries of:
Fairy McDermo, Norm Atrill, Peter Lynch, Anna Salomoni,
John Capare, Kathleen Windle, Alex Lynch, Brian Duy,
Lorna Milton, Mavis Nolan, John Waterhouse, Ellen Lucas,
Val Rheinberger, Kevin Salter, Peter Holmes, Noel Costello.
For the deceased:
Norma Cra, Felix Melinz, Bre Sandry, Graham Hodgins,
Moira Hennessy.
For the Sick, Special Intenons and Thanksgiving:
Warren Bodycote, Mifsud Family, Edward Martoo, Mara Raso,
Marn Hilder, Paul Micallef, Luke Gaudry, Pat Ellis, Eleni Roberts,
Marilyn Stuart (Kincumber), Suzana Marakovic, Stephen Lee,
Olive Quinn, Ellen Johnson (Sheehan), Mary Teeuw,
Glennie McGrath (Fr Owen’s sister), Keiran Micallef, Donna Pila,
Ron Muscat, Charlie Perroo, Paula Ryan, Tony Spina,
Horace Saliba, Joe Saliba, Iris McBeath, Elizabeth Donelly,
Josephine Debaksta, Lynne Daly, Dean Pila and all those in our
Nursing Homes.
KANDOS NEWS
Prayer Meeng will be held in Kandos/Rylstone each
Monday at 10am. 1st Monday of the month—Kandos
Church Hall. Every other Monday—Rylstone at the back of
the church
GULGONG NEWS
SRE Teachers are needed in the Gulgong area. Please
contact the Parish Oce for more details.
MUDGEE NEWS
Flower Commiee
Do you have a are for decorang? Do have a green
thumb? Would you like to regularly help decorate our
beauful church? The parish would like to form a Flower
Commiee to source and arrange the owers in our church.
If you are interested, please contact the parish oce.
Planned Giving
Thank you everyone who has lled in and return a new Planned
Giving Card. The new envelopes are now available at the back of
the church. It is not too late to contribute to the planned giving
for your Parish. Fill in a Planned Giving Card and put it in the
collecon bag or return it to the Parish Oce.
The Planned Giving helps the parish plan for maintenance and
repairs of our beauful buildings and grounds. New Giving cards
are available at the back of the church or from the Parish Oce.
A Gentle Reminder
Many people come in to our beauful churches to pray and
to spend me with Our Lord, especially before and aer
mass. Please be mindful of this atmosphere of silence when
quietly saying hello to friends in the church.
Thanks for you thoughulness.
Expressions of Interest: Regional SRE Coordinators
Special Religious Educaon (SRE) is the provision of faith
formaon in public schools across NSW, allowing children to
encounter the message of Jesus and the richness of Chrisanity
during their school week.
Do you have gis in supporng others to share their faith in a
classroom seng?
Are you organised, and do you have a heart to proclaim Jesus to
those who may not otherwise hear His message in their lives?
The Diocese of Bathurst is currently seeking expressions of
interest for Regional SRE Coordinator roles. These posions
involve supporng and coordinang the SRE program, working
closely with catechists, schools, and parishes, and helping ensure
young people encounter the love and truth of Christ.
To express your interest or learn more, please email:
admin@bathurst.catholic.org.au or Deacon Josh on 0458261513
HELP NEEDED
Now that winter has taken hold, St Vincent de Paul are in need on
blankets. If you have any spare blankets that you would like to
donate, please give them to the St Vincent de Paul Conference or
to the Parish Oce.
Historical context – Priests and Levites
The priest and Levite get a prey bad wrap out of this story. Yet,
their behaviour would have been unremarkable to the original
audience. In Jewish culture, to touch blood made a person ritually
unclean and unable to parcipate in religious rites. Both
characters in the story were heading towards Jerusalem –
towards the Temple – to carry out their religious dues. To touch
the bloodied man would have meant that they were unable to
perform their dues. The audience would have expected nothing
dierent from these two men. Their ‘crime’ was to place duty
before compassion and the needs of another.
Scriptural context – The ‘Rule of Three’
Jesus was a good storyteller. He used a lot of the ‘tricks of the
trade’ of good storytellers. Using a rule of three remains a
common device to help storytellers remember the story. (Think of
the number of mes fairy tales use this device.) In the rule of
three, the third repeon of an event or acon always holds the
key. Jesus used this device to great eect in his parables because
he invariably broke the rule! He used the rule to lull his audience
into a predictable story and then turned things upside down by
having the unexpected occur.
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Reading for next Sunday: SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Gen 18:1-10 Ps 14:2-5 Col 1:24-28 Lk 10:38-42
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SAVE THE DATE
Season of Creaon Celebraon at Warrumbungles
Saturday 4 October – Sunday 5 October
The Laudato Si’ group of our diocese is organising a Season
of Creaon Celebraon in the Warrumbungles Naonal
Park and the diocesan pilgrimage site, St John’s, Baradine.
The theme for 2025 is “Seeds of Peace and Hope” which
was chosen by Pope Francis and endorsed by Pope Leo to
be in harmony with the Holy Year dedicated to “Pilgrims of
Hope” and the 10th anniversary of “Laudato Si’, on Care for
our Common Home”.
Celebraons will include
• Prayer and Eucharist
• Informave talks
• Bird watching
• Guided stargazing
• Oponal bushwalking
All welcome to come along and celebrate the wonders of
creaon in our diocese. Come for a day or book your own
accommodaon and join us for various events throughout
the weekend. The group will be staying at Camp Blackman
but you’re welcome to make your own bookings
elsewhere. hps://www.naonalparks.nsw.gov.au/camping-
and-accommodaon/campgrounds/camp-blackman
For more details contact Therese Welsh 0428 121 554.
YOUTH REFLECTION
by Lisa-Marie Calderone-Stewart
God's Word
Who Is My Neighbor?
A major theme of the Scripture readings is ‘Who is my neighbour?’
All of today’s readings deal with how to follow God and how to live
the life God wants us to live.
In the Book of Deuteronomy, Moses tells us to listen to the voice of
God and to follow God with our heart and soul. Somemes we may
feel like God is distant and far away. Moses tells us that God’s
commandment is not up in the sky or across the sea. We don’t
need to take the space shule to nd God’s will. We don’t need to
book a passage on an ocean liner to follow God’s command. Moses
tells us that the word of God is already in our mouth and in our
heart. It is up to us to speak and live God’s word.
The psalmist says that we should turn to God whenever we are in
need. The psalm reminds us that prayer is a key part of our
relaonship with God.
Found in this one psalm are several forms of prayer – prayers for
mercy, favour, protecon and help in aicon; prayers of praise
and thanksgiving; and prayers for the poor and for those in prison.
The second reading contains an early Chrisan hymn in praise of
Jesus. In it Jesus is compared to Wisdom, who was present with
God at creaon. Jesus is presented here as the image of God, as
being as powerful as God, and also as Creator. The church is called
the Body, with Christ as the head. Finally, Jesus is the source of all
reconciliaon, and the cross is the source of all peace.
In the reading from Luke’s Gospel, a lawyer wants the formula for
everlasng life. Jesus answers a queson with a queson. The
lawyer replies that we must love God with our heart, soul, strength
and mind, and we must also love our neighbour as ourselves. This
lawyer knows the Law and the Commandments, but he is a bit
fuzzy on who exactly is our neighbour.
Jesus answers the queson of ‘Who is my neighbour?’ with the
parable of the good Samaritan: A traveller is robbed while on a
journey. Two people come by – a priest and a Levite – yet they walk
right by without helping because they believe that touching a
Samaritan will make them impure and prevent them from
parcipang in Jewish ritual. A Samaritan (a religious and social
outcast in the eyes of the Jews) not only stops to help but stays
with the man and makes sure he is all right.
Too many people are like the rst two. They walk by, believing that
ritual is more important than caring for people. Jesus asks us to be
the person who stops, who makes me to care for someone in
need, a care that is a prerequisite for authenc ritual. The answer
to the queson ‘Who is my neighbour?’ is ‘Anyone who is in need’.
