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Class Masses
Week | Date | Class | Chosen theme |
Term 3 2026 | |||
5 | 14 August | 1/2 S | Assumption of Mary |
6 | 21 August | 1/2 M | Peace In God’s Family |
7 | 28 August | 0 W | God Loves me |
8 | 4 September | 0 C | Father’s Day |
9 | 11 September | 0 L | God’s Creation |
10 | 18 September | 3/4 AL | Jesus the Good Shepherd |
Term 4 2026 | |||
1 | 9 October | 3/4 L | Mission of the Apostles |
Scripture Reflection
A Canaanite woman asks Jesus to heal her daughter.Take up your cross.
The overarching theme derived from today’s readings is the question of insider-outsider. We see here that the divisions and barriers that emerge out of human experience have been shattered by the graciousness of God. Jesus’ openness to ‘the other’ finds a precedent in the prophetic tradition. Isaiah spoke of a time when outsiders would join insiders in worshipping God, thus dissolving the categories of insider and outsider. He was, of course, referring to the age of eschatological fulfilment.
This age dawned with the coming of Jesus. Jesus himself moved out of the constraints of his own cultural worldview, and he directs us to do the same. People are either excluded because of gender, culture or religious perspective, or included only because they are able and willing to conform to discriminatory standards. In the reign of God, this should not be the case. People are accepted along with their own cultural profiles.
God’s embrace first enclosed even those who rejected Jesus, and then God’s plan of salvation unfolded in a new way. An invitation to enter the kingdom was issued to the Gentiles, those who had been considered outsiders. If outsiders are now insiders, what has happened to the former insiders? Paul insists that they are still insiders. God has not simply shifted the identifying boundaries; God has dissolved them. In the interim between the dawning of the eschatological age and the end of time, the invitation to be included remains open to all.
By Dianne Bergant
Communion Sacrament Parish Information
You should have attended one of the information sessions where an enrolment form was given and other dates advised. If you are unsure or missed this please call the Parish asap.
Enrolments Close: Friday 21 August 2026
Sacrament Dates: Saturday 14 & 21 November at 6pm Masses or Sunday 15 & 22 November at 10am Masses