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Written by Kevin Lee
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Saturday, 03 January 2009 11:59 |
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 A boy asked his father, "Dad, if three frogs were sitting on a limb that hangs over a pool, and one frog decided to jump off into the pool, how many frogs would be left on the limb?" The dad replied, "Two." "No," the son replied. “Here is the question again: There are three frogs and one decides to jump, how many are left?" The dad said, "Oh, I get the point! If one decided to jump, the others would too. So there are none left." The boy said, "No dad, the answer is three. The frog only DECIDED to jump. He didn’t actually do it!"
Does that sound like our last year’s resolutions? Great inspiration and great resolutions, but often times we only decide, and months later we are still on the same limb of do-nothing.
A certain king had two servants. To the first he said, "I want you to travel for six months through my kingdom and bring back a sample of every weed you can find." To the second servant the king said, "I want you to travel through my kingdom for six months and bring back a sample of every flower you can find." Six months later, both servants stood before the king. To the first, the king asked, "Have you carried out my command?"
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NEWS OF THE DAY - JANUARY 2, 2009 |
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Written by Kevin Lee
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Friday, 02 January 2009 10:05 |
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 For my birthday I received a very generous donation. I know for this person it was a great sacrifice but would never receive the money back. I pondered how I could repay the person’s kindness and knew it was going to be hard. Then I thought, when we get a parish bus it will assist people like this who will rely on other people to get to Mass. In other parishes we have always had a parish bus and one of its major functions is to transport the elderly or frail to get to Mass. Without hesitation I deposited my gift into our Parish Bus Fund. Now although you may think otherwise I am not telling you this to boast but to once again prove “You can’t outdo God in generosity”. I opened a forgotten Christmas card and the exact amount was returned to me! Please help us to get our parish bus soon so that we can assist those who have no means of getting to Mass and otherwise are isolated from the community. Your donation will assist us to reach our goal. Currently we have around $3,000 in the account.
Today we took our first booking for a wedding in our as-yet unbuilt church. Some couples have enquired previously about getting married but when we mentioned that our completion date was still ambiguous they shy away. But that’s their loss. So as of today we have a booking for Angelo & Kate in February 2010! I expect to be very busy with weddings in Padre Pio Church!
Speaking of weddings, today (Friday, 2 January 2009) is the 46th Wedding Anniversary of Terri & Danny Patos. They received a blessing after the 8.45am First Friday Mass. Please pray for them that they may be blessed with many more happy years together!
Today is the feast of Saints Basil the Great & Gregory of Nazienzen. St Basil is the patron saint of Hospital Administrators and Reformers.
Basil and Gregory were born in Asia Minor in the year 330. This area is modern-day Turkey. Basil's grandmother, father, mother, two brothers and a sister are all saints. Gregory's parents are St. Nonna and St. Gregory the Elder. Basil and Gregory met and became great friends at school in Athens, Greece.
Basil became a well-known teacher. One day his sister, St. Macrina, suggested that he become a monk. He listened to her advice, moved to the wilderness and there started his first monastery. The rule he gave his monks was very wise. Monasteries in the East have followed it down to our own times.
Both Basil and Gregory became priests and then bishops. They preached bravely against the Arian heresy which denied that Jesus is God. This heresy was confusing people.
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 03 January 2009 12:19 )
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Welcome to Padre Pio Parish |
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Saturday, 12 April 2008 00:00 |
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We are the first parish in Australia to take Padre Pio as our parish patron. We began as a Parochial district affiliated with St. Nicholas of Myra Parish at Penrith, NSW in 1994. The Glenmore Park Catholic community began the canonical process of becoming a separate parish financially and was deemed to be in a position to build a parish church, presbytery and offices in 2004. |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 29 July 2008 19:46 )
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Written by Parish Office
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Sunday, 21 December 2008 08:50 |
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CHANGE OF MASS TIMES DURING HOLIDAY PERIOD
Please consult our bulletin page for times of Mases and service times
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 03 January 2009 12:21 )
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Parish Statue - Can you Help? |
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Written by Parish Office
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Monday, 08 December 2008 22:19 |
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 This is the statue or Padre Pio we wish to purchase for the new church to be built at Glenmore Park. If you are able to assist in donating to the purchase price, please contact the Parish Office via the "Contact" link above.
For more images follow the "Read More" link.
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