AUGUSTINIAN BULLETIN BOARD - February 2002

Let God be your hope

The visible things are delightful, they're beautiful, they're good; seek the one who made them, he it is that is your hope. He it is that is now your hope, he it is that will later on be the reality you will possess; your hope while you believe, your possession when you see. Say to him, You are my hope; because you believe, you don't yet see. He is being promised you, you don't yet have him in your grasp. As long as you are in the body, you are wandering in exile away from the Lord; you are on the road, you haven't yet reached home. The ruler and founder of the home country has become the road, to lead you there. So say to him now, You are my hope. What later on? My portion in the land of the living. What is now your hope will later on be your portion. Let him be your hope in the land of the dying, and he will be your portion in the land of the living.

Sermon 313F, 3

• In January, the Korean Delegation of the Order celebrated its Triennial Assembly at which plans for the next three-year period are set out. As well as the solemnly professed Augustinians living in Korea, others who were members included Fr Robert Prevost osa (Prior General)who presided, as well as Fr Pat Fahey osa (Provincial, Australia) and Fr Richard Pido osa (Provincial, Cebu, Philippines). Fr Arlon Vergara osa (Cebu Province) has been elected the new Superior of the Delegation. Augustinian life in Korea continues to thrive and is a great tribute to the grace of God, the efforts of Augustinian missionaries from Australia, Philippines and, previously England/Scotland as well as the financial support of many friends of the Order.

Prior General with the first two Korean's affiliated to the Order, together with the Augustinian Superiors of the Asian Pacific Region, and members of the Delegation of Korea. Inchon 17th January, 2002.

• APAC Spirituality Course will take place in the Philippines February 10 to 16, 2002 Representatives from Augustinian ministries in Australia will take part.

• On 25-27 February Provincials from English-Speaking Countries of the Order will meet in Sydney.

• The Order welcomes Mr Timothy Cleary as he commences his term as Principal of Saint Augustine's College, Brookvale.

  Link to biography - June 2001

• Mareeba News - This year St Thomas's Parish, Mareeba, have five people in the Adult Catechumenate. These five (Alice Brown, Barry Eaton, Lisa Formoso, Robert King and Nyline Tatti) are undertaking a journey of faith together with their sponsors (Mary Wason, Jean Bird, Judith Conroy, Graham Morrow and Vera Clair) the RCIA team and the whole parish. On Sunday 13 February at the 10.00am Mass, the Rite of Election will
  be celebrated at St Thomas's. This is one of the major rites of the RCIA - It is the candidates statement of readiness for the sacraments and the Church's statement - in God's name - that they are called (elected) to receive these sacraments. Please keep them in your prayers
  
  The Social Justice Group at St Thomas's Parish, Mareeba, is planning to hold a "Rice Meal" on Saturday 2 March following the Vigil Mass. It will be held in the school staff-room and a donation of $5 is asked for your bowl of rice. Money raised will go towards the sponsorship of a child through World Vision. During the evening a video produced by the ABC will be shown. The video is: "Frontiers - Stories from White Australia's forgotten War." and one episode will be shown "1788 - 1830 They must always consider us enemies." For further details call Kay Morrow on 07 4092 3690. All welcome.

• St Clair News - The first major activity for the parish of the Holy Spirit for February will be the parish Youth Retreat to be held over the 9th and 10th February. Both Frs. Peter Wieneke and Raymund Alcayaga will attend although the weekend will be lead by diocesan youth worker, Claire Barbeau. As youth ministry is seen as a responsibility of the whole community, a married couple and other parents will also attend. The weekend will be held a retreat centre at Mulgoa and is for young adults aged 16 to 25.
  
  Currently eight young adults from the parish are planning to attend World Youth Day 2002 in Toronto.

AUGUSTINIAN CENTRE FOR SPIRITUALITY
PROGRAM 2002

FIVE-WEEK COURSES (7.30-9.00; $75)

• HELPING THE FAMILY HAND ON ITS CATHOLIC HERITAGE: A course on Catholic belief and practice, focused on values of family and spiritual tradition. It addresses current issues facing Catholics and aims to help parents gain confidence in nourishing their family spiritually.

  Wednesday evenings 27 February - 27 March

• AFFIRMING THE MAN I AM: Adult personal and spiritual development the masculine spiritual character; how to foster one's own self-growth and wholeness. Insights from psychology and spirituality into the healing presence of God in one's own self.
  
  Wednesday evenings June 26-July 24

• AFFIRMING WHO I AM: Adult personal and spiritual development for men and women. Learning new appreciation of one's person and life journey. Insights from psychology and spirituality into the healing presence of God in one's own self.

  Thursday evenings 22 Aug-26 Sept
  

• UNDERSTANDING JESUS: Getting to know Jesus as a person; seeing one's life touched by God through Jesus. Discovering a mature Catholic approach to the Gospels. Relating everyday pain and hope to Jesus and finding friendship with him.
  
  Thursday evenings 13 Nov-11 Dec
  
  

PRAYER DAYS (9.45-3.00; $15) Bring own lunch; refreshments provided.

• DAY OF REST IN PRAYER (Wed 1 May): All need peace and assurance in the face of life's stresses, tensions and conflicts. Saint Augustine's "Our hearts are restless until they rest in You" will be the focus of the day. Experience guidance in healing, inner stillness and closeness with God.

• PRAYING OUT OF OUR FEELINGS (Wed 4 Sept): To talk about prayer without feelings is to limit our soul and reduce prayer to something arid. And yet perhaps we often do! Our feelings lead us to God, and to see the God around us whom we have yet to come to love. A day focused on prayer through feelings.

• ST AUGUSTINE'S FIRST MOVEMENT OF PRAYER (Tues 15 act): moving OUT to greet Christ in Word (scripture), relationships and our experience of creation.

• ST AUGUSTINE'S SECOND MOVEMENT OF PRAYER (Tues 29 Oct): going WITHIN oneself discover Christ as teacher of the heart. Here to be drawn away from loneliness to solitude with none of him.

• ST AUGUSTINE'S THIRD MOVEMENT OF PRAYER: (Tues 19 Nov): moving UPWARDS into communion where words are inadequate and all illusions gives way. Here to sense the wonder of a deep and gifted relationship with Christ.
  

• "Life with Augustine", a course in his spirit and guidance for daily living. This excellent programme compiled by Edmond Maher is a self study adult education programme which provides a means by which participants can come to know more about Augustine, the times in which he lived, the Scriptures that taught him, the life inspired by him and its relevance to us today.
  
  
  Enquiries to: "Life with Augustine"
  PO Box 679
  Brookvale NSW 2100
  

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