Knisja Marija Bambina Naxxar

Ħamis 1 ta’ Marzu: Il-Kummissjoni Djocesana Zghazagh qed torganizza diversi laqghat ghaz-zghazagh madwar il-Kelma t’Alla bl-isem Between the Lines. Il-laqgha li jmiss se ssir il-Ħamis fiċ-ċentru parrokkjali tal-Gharghur fis-7.30pm. L-Arcisqof jiehu sehem ukoll fit-talb. Inheggu liz-zghazagh tal-parrocca li huma ‘l fuq minn 16 il-sena biex jattendu din l-attivita’ fil-parrocca ġar taghna.

Gimgha 2 ta’ Marzu: L-ewwel Gimgha tax-xahar.
Fil-5.00pm quddiesa u adorazzjoni fis-skiet sal-quddiesa tas-6.30pm.
Fis-7.00pm Adorazzjoni komunitarja. Ikun hemm tifhir, riflessjonijiet, adorazzjoni u barka sagramentali. Ilkoll imheggin nattendu ghaliha bi preparazzjoni ghas-Sena tal-Fidi u biex nitolbu ghal aktar vokazzjonijiet minn fostna.

Sibt 3 ta’ Marzu: Il-quddiesa tas-6.30pm tkun b’suffragju ta’ dawk li mietu mill-komunita’ taghna matul ix-xahar li ghadda. Il-qraba taghhom huma mhegga jattendu ghaliha.

Hadd 4 ta’ Marzu: It-Tieni Hadd tar-Randan. Jahbat ukoll Jum il-Lajk Nisrani.

1. Nitolbu lid-distributuri tal-FLIMKIEN biex jidhlu fis-sagristija ghall-harga ta’ Marzu. Ma’ din il-harga ssibu wkoll l-envelope ghall-ewwel gabra li ssir bhal daz-zmien ghall-Festa ta’ Marija Bambina. Fuq l-envelope issibu d-data ta’ meta d-distributuri jigu jigbruhom. Intom mitluba taghtuhom lilhom biss. Grazzi tal-ghajnuna taghkom.

2. Dawk il-genituri tat-tfal li jixtiequ jiehdu sehem fil-purcissjoni tal-Gimgha l-Kbira jistghu jibdew jiktbuhom mil-lum, mid-9.00am ‘il quddiem. Id-dhul ikun mill-bieb il-kbir fuq in-naha ta’ wara ta’ l-Annexe. Kemm jista’ jkun il-kitba ghandha ssir fil-Ħdud u mhux matul il-gimgha u nevitaw li nidhlu mis-sagristija.

3. Infakkru li l-Ezercizzi ghall-Mizzewgin se jsiru minn Patri Martin Coleiro OFM bejn il-5 u d-9 ta’ Marzu fis-7.00pm.

4. Is-Superjur tal-Museum javza li matul il-Hdud tar-Randan ikomplu l-laqghat ghall-adulti bir-rakkont tal-Passjoni. Isiru fil-Museum subien fis-6.00pm. Tkun haga sabiha li kull min jista’ jattendi.

5. Fil-knejjes kollha tal-parrocca illum se ssir il-gabra specjali ghas-SEMINARJU. Din issir kull sena fi zmien ir-Randan. Ilkoll imheggin nghinu biex din l-istituzzjoni tant ghal qalb id-Djocesi tkompli toffri formazzjoni xierqa lis-sacerdoti ta’ ghada. Ghalhekk inkunu generuzi fl-offerti taghna waqt din il-gabra.

PARISH NOTICES - FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT - 26th FEBRUARY 2012

2012-02-25T10:05:00.000+01:00

THURSDAY, 1st MARCH - The Diocese Commission for Youths is organizing various meetings for youths about the Word of God entitled Between the Lines. The first meeting now is on Thursday at 7.30pm at the Parochial Centre of the Gharghur Parish. The Archbishop will be taking part in the prayers. Youths in our parish of 16 years and over are encouraged to attend.

FRIDAY,2nd MARCH - First Friday of the month
5.00pm - Mass followed by Adoration till the 6.30pm Mass.
7.00pm - Communal Adoration which includes, Praises, Spiritual Reflections by a priest, Adoration, and Eucharistic Blessing. We encourage everyone to attend for this Adoration in preparation for this year dedicated to the Faith and also to pray for more vocations to the priesthood from our parish.

SATURDAY, 3rd MARCH - 6.30pm - Mass for the repose of those from our community who died during last month. Their relatives are invited to attend.

SUNDAY, 4th MARCH - Second Sunday of Lent – Day dedicated to Christian Laymen.

The distributors of FLIMKIEN can collect their copies for the month of March from the Annexe together with the envelopes for the contributions for the feast of Maria Bambina. On the envelopes there is the date on which the distributors will collect the envelopes. Thank you for your help and generosity.

Parents who would like their children to take part in the Good Friday Procession can register them as from today from 9.00am onwards at the Annexe entering from the back door.

Spiritual Exercises for married couples will be held between 5th and 9th March at 7.00pm. The preacher is Father Martin Coleiro OFM.

During the Sundays of Lent, there will be meetings for adults at the Boys’ Museum with the narration of the Passion of Jesus Christ. These start at 6.00pm. Everybody is invited to attend.

Today we have the special collection for the Seminary in all the churches of the parish. We are all urged to help this institution which offers the formation of our future priests. Let us be generous during today’s collection.

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ITTRA PASTORALI GĦAR-RANDAN 2012

2012-02-18T11:45:00.001+01:00

L-EŻILJU

Għeżież ħutna,

Wasalna għaż-żmien tar-Randan. Iż-żmien tar-Randan irid iwassalna għall-ġrajjiet kbar tat-tbatija, mewt u Qawmien ta’ Sidna Ġesu’ Kristu. Dawn il-ġrajjiet huma tant importanti fil-ħajja tagħna li hemm bżonn nirriflettu fuqhom u nħejju għalihom tul dawn l-erbgħin jum li ġejjin. Dawn l-erbgħin jum iridu jdaħħluna fl-atmosfera ta’ dawn il-ġrajjiet billi nitolbu, iżda woll billi nirriflettu xi jfissru għalina.

L-Eżilju tal-Poplu Lhudi

Din is-sena aħna xtaqna li nirriflettu fuqhom fid-dawl ta’ kelma griega ‘Diaspora’. Ma nixtiqux li intkom tibżgħu minn dan il-kliem, u għalhekk nixtiequ li nfissrulkom din il-kelma.

Din il-kelma tfisser ‘Eżilju’ . Hija tindika ż-żmien meta l-Poplu Lhudi kien qiegħed jgħix fl-Eżilju, il-boghod minn art twelidu. Dan ġara f’żewġ mumenti tal-Istorja tal-Poplu Lhudi.

L-ewwel wieħed kien meta kienu l-Eġittu. Din l-istorja bdiet meta Ġakobb u t-tfal tiegħu niżlu l-Eġittu minħabba li kien hemm ħafna ġuħ u tispiċċa madwar is-sena 1280 qabel Kristu meta permezz ta Mose’ Alla ħariġhom mill-Eġittu. Il-Lhud reġgħu rritornaw lejn l-Art Imqaddsa. Dan nstgħu naqrawh fil-kotba tal-Esodu u tad-Dewteronomju.

It-tieni Eżilju kien meta l-poplu kollu ġie meħud ġewwa l-Babilonja fis-seklu VI qabel Kristu. Huma damu hemmhekk 50 sena u rritornaw fis-sena 537 qabel Kristu taħt il-Persjani.

Dawn iż-żewġ rakkonti huma mumenti ta’ tbatija kbira, iżda wkoll ta’ ferħ kbir. Fiż-żewġ każi kien hemm xi affarijiet li żammew ħajja fil-Poplu ix-xewqa li jirritornaw lejn l-art tagħhom.

L-ewwel, bhala poplu kienu jiltaqgħu flimkien u jibku dan l-eżilju. Dan nistgħu narawh fis-salm 137: “F’xatt ix-xmajjar ta’ Babel, hemm qgħadna bilqiegħda u bkejna, aħna u niftakru f’Sijon…Kif nistgħu ngħannu l-għanja tal-Mulej f’art barranija? Tibbiesli idi l-leminija jekk qatt ninsa lilek, Ġerusalemm!” (vv. 1.4.5). Dan kien marbut ma’ xewqa kbira li xi darba jerġgħu lura lejn l-art Imwegħda.

It-tieni fatt huwa li Alla dejjem wasslilhom il-Kelma tiegħu biex tmexxihom. Mingħajrha ma kienx ikollhom direzzjoni. Fil-hrug mill-Eġittu, Alla tahom il-kmandamenti wara li għażlu lilu biex imexxihom. Wieħed jipprova jimmaġina x’poplu kien ikun kieku żammew dawn il-kmandamenti!

Fil-ħruġ milll-Eżilju ta’ Babilonja, huma skoprew il-Kelma ta’ Alla mill-ġdid u ferħu għaliex kellhom lilha li tmexxihom: “Mbagħad Esdra fetaħ il-Ktieb.. u kulħadd qam bilwieqfa… (u wieġbu) ‘Ammen, Ammen’.. U nxteħtu għarrkubbtejhom b’wiċċhom mal-aart jagħtu qima lill-Mulej… Għax il-Poplu kollu kien infexx jibki meta sama’ kliem il-Liġi” (ara: Neħ 8, 5-9). Issa l-Poplu ħassu protett għaliex waqgħet fuqu il-Barka tal-Kelma tal-Mulej.

L-Eżilju ta’ Ġesu’

Ġesu’ meta kien fostna, għex ukoll ġo fih innifsu din l-esperjenza tal-Eżilju.

Din l-istorja tiġi spjegata fl-Ewwel Kapitlu tal-Evanġelju ta’ San Ġwann. “Fil-bidu kien il-Verb, u l-verb kien ma’ Alla, u l-Verb kien Alla… Kien fid-dinja, u d-dinja saret bih, imma d-dinja ma għarfitux. Ġie f’daru u niesu ma laqgħux” (1,10.11). Anki Ġesu’ biex isalvana kellu jgħaddi minn dan l-Eżilju, bogħod umanament mill-Missier, u miċħud mill-Poplu li ġie biex isalva.

Ġesu’ ħass dan kollu fuq is-Salib: hu kien bogħod umanament minn Alla l-Missier: ‘Alla tiegħi, Alla tiegħi, għaliex tlaqtni?’, (Mt 27,46). F’dak il-mument ukoll ħass ukoll l-eżilju mill-poplu tiegħu li kien qiegħed isallbu. F’din id-dieqa kollha nistgħu nifhmu aħjar dawk il-mumenti ta’ meta Ġesu’ mar ifittex li jkun qrib ta’ Alla l-Missier fil-mumenti tat-talb. Anki fil-mument tal-mewt ta’ Ġesu’ nistgħu naraw it-talba tiegħu ta’ ritorn għand il-Missier wara li temm il-missjoni tiegħu: “Missier, f’idejk jien nerħi ruħi” (Lq 23,46).

Nistghu nifhmu ukoll għaliex Ġesu’ qabel ma beda l-missjoni tiegħu jxandar il-Bxara t-Tajba, kien għażel l-Appostli u nies oħrjan biex jgħixu f’komunjoni miegħu. Kien isib il-ferħ tiegħu meta kien ikun imdawwar mill-appostli li kien għażel, ikellimhom fuq Alla l-Missier, u fuq it-triq li tridna twassalna għandu. Huwa ċar li Ġesu’ ried li aħna ngħixu f’komunita’ għaliex ma nafux li hu ppriedka waħdu, iżda dejjem kien imdawwar mill-appostli maħbubin tiegħu. Huwa kien għażel id-dixxipi tiegħu qabel ma beda l-missjoni tiegħu, u l-missjoni tiegħu saret fil-kuntest ma’ dan iċ-ċirku żgħar, fejn seta’ jħossu f’ambjent li seta’ jaqsam magħhom dak li kien imnebbah biex jgħidilhom.

L-Eżilju tagħna

Aħna wkoll, irridu ngħixu il-fidi tagħna f’din ir-realta’ tal-Eżilju. Qegħdin ngħidu dan għaliex jekk ma nindunawx li qegħdin fl-Eżilju mhux se jseħħ dak li aħna semmejnielkom fil-Pastorali tal-Avvent fuq il-bidla. Iż-żmien tar-Randan huwa l-iktar żmien tajjeb biex nagħmlu din il-kunsiderazzjoni.

Ġesu’ kien tkellem fuq id-damiġġani ġodda biex jintefa’ fihom imbid ġdid (Mt 9,17). Aħna nkunu d-damiġġani ġodda meta nilqgħu din r-realta’ ġdida li permezz tagħha ngħixu fl-istennija tal-ħruġ tagħna mill-Eżilju ta’ din id-dinja. Imbagħad inkunu nistgħu nilqgħu t-tagħlim ġdid ta’ Ġesu’, mingħajr tfixkil.

Skont San Pawl, aħna “ċittadini flimkien mal-qaddisin u n-nies tad-dar ta’ Alla” (Efes 2,19). Il-Mulej ħalaqna għall-eternita’, u x-xewqa tan-nisrani trid tkun li xi darba huwa jilħaq dan l-għan li jgawdi lill-Mulej għall-eternita’. Sfortunatament m’għadniex nitkellmu biżżejjed fuq dan il-fatt, iżda huwa fundamentali għall-mixja spiritwali tagħna. Jekk nagħarfu li għadna fl-eżilju, allura ma nintrabtux wisq mal-ħwejjeġ ta’ din l-art, u nibdew naħsbu għall-ħwejjeġ li jwassluna għall-ħajja ta’ dejjem.

L-Eżilju tagħna fil-kultura u r-Randan

L-eżilju tagħna huwa dak kollu li jbegħdna minn Alla. Kulħadd għandu tiegħu, imma nistgħu insemmu ftit eżempji. Meta taħseb li dak li tiddeċiedi inti huwa tajjeb jew ħażin bla ma tagħmel l-ebda rabta mal-Kelma ta’ Alla. Meta taħseb li f’ħajtek m’għandekx bżonn lil Mulej Ġesu u lill-Knisja li ħallilna Hu, ħlief meta tiltaqa’ ma’ xi emerġenza (mard, funeral, problema). Meta tintilef fil-ġirja għall-affarijiet materjali bla ma tagħti każ l-etika u l-ġustizzja. B’mod ġenerali nistgħu ngħidu li nkunu fl-eżilju spiritwali meta f’ħajjietna npoġġu fil-ġenb il-kmandamenti ta’ Alla.

Il-Kelma ta’ Alla wrietna li fl-eżilju, il-poplu l-maghzul intebaħ li flok akkwista ħafna liberta’ minn Alla, sar ilsier tiegħu innifsu u ta’ oħrajn. Bosta bnedmin, anke fi żmienna għandhom din l-esperjenza. Jaħsbu li jekk jitilqu lil Alla jsiru aktar liberi u jagħmlu li jridu. Fil-fatt isibu li dan mhux veru. U ħafna drabi f’din is-sitwazzjoni ta’ miżerja, ħafna jintebħu kemm għandhom bżonn ta’ Alla u jerġgħu jduru lejH.

Ir-Randan huwa ż-żmien meta aħna iktar nasħbu biex nagħżlu li nħarsu ‘l quddiem lejn is-Saltna mwegħda minn Ġesu’ lilna lkoll. Il-ħsieb fuq il-Misteru tal-Għid – il-Mewt u l-Qawmien ta’ Ġesu’ – fir-Randan għandu jkun dejjem quddiem għajnejna.

Ir-Randan jibda jkollu iktar sens bħala għażla tat-triq li teħodna barra milll-Eżilju.Il-hin tat-talb iktar mis-soltu; ir-rażan mill-affarijiet purament materjali, is-sawm minn dak kollu li jxaqlibna lejn il-materjaliżmu; il-Qari tal-Kelma ta’ Alla li fiha t-triq għall-art imwegħda; is-Sagrament tar-Rikonċiljazzjoi (il-Qrar) li jgħinna nifhmnu iktar it-tajjeb u l-ħażin fil-ħajja tagħna; li wieħed jersaq iktar lejn l-Ewkaristija. Dawn huma kollha sinjali ta’ bniedem li mhux biss għażel li joħrog mill-Eżilju, iżda li beda jimxi t-triq li tgħinu jidħol fil-fond fil-ħajja u fil-kultura nisranija.

Din hija x-xewqa tagħna għalikom ilkoll.

Nibagħtu fuqkom il-Barka Appostolika tagħna.

+PAWLU CREMONA O.P.
Arċisqof ta’ Malta

+ MARIO GRECH
Isqof ta’ Għawdex

PASTORAL LETTER FOR LENT 2012

2012-02-18T11:38:00.000+01:00

THE EXILE
Dear brothers and sisters,

Once again, it is the time of Lent. The culmination of Lent is the suffering, death and resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ. These events are very relevant for our lives and during the coming forty days, we need to reflect upon them and prepare ourselves, not only through prayer, but also by pondering upon their relevance in our lives.

The Exile of the people of Israel

This year, together with you, we propose a reflection upon the Greek word ‘diaspora’. Do not be apprehensive about this foreign word! We shall explain its meaning.

This word means ‘exile’. It is indicative of the time when the Jews lived in exile, far away from their homeland. This occurred twice in the history of the Jewish people.

The first exile occurred in Egypt. This story began when Jacob and his children left their home for Egypt, because there was famine; and ended around 1280 BC, when God, through Moses led the people out of Egypt. Thus, the Jews returned to the Holy Land. This story is recounted in the Books of Exodus and Deuteronomy.

In the second instance, the entire people of Israel were exiled in Babylon, during the sixth century before Christ. They spent 50 years there and returned at the time of the Persian reign in 537BC.

These two accounts narrate moments of great suffering, yet they were also moments of great joy. In both cases, there were occasions which contributed towards raising the hopes of the people that they would one day return to their homeland.

To begin with, they used to come together to weep over their plight. This is apparent when we read Psalm 137: “By the rivers of Babylon, we sat and wept as we remembered Zion… How can we sing the songs of the Lord while in a foreign land? If I forget you Jerusalem, may my right hand forget its skill!” (vv 1,4,5). These words reflect the great longing of the people that they may one day return to the Promised Land.

Secondly, even during the time of the Exile, God continued to communicate his Word to the people as a means of guidance. Without it, they would have had no direction. After God led the Israelites out of Egypt, the people chose him to lead them, so he gave them his commandments. Can you just imagine the kind of nation they would be had they obeyed these commandments!

As God led the people out of the Exile in Babylon, they discovered the Word of God anew and they rejoiced because it was an instrument of direction for them: “Ezra opened the book …the people all stood up and responded “Amen! Amen! Then they bowed down and worshipped the Lord…For all the people had been weeping as they listened to the words of the Law”. (see Neh 8, 5-9). Now the people felt protected because the blessing of the Word of God came upon them.

The Exile of Jesus

When Jesus came among us, he too experienced an inner ‘exile’.

We can see this from the first chapter of the Gospel according to St John: “In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God, and the Word was God… He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. He came to that which was his own, but his own did not recieve him” (1, 10-11). Even Jesus, who came for our salvation, had to pass through the predicament of exile; as a human, separated from the Father, and rejected by the very same people whom he came to save.

Jesus experienced this on the Cross: as a human, he was separated from God the Father: “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? (Mt 27,46). At that moment, he also felt exiled from his own people, who crucified him. In the midst of all this sorrow, we can comprehend better those episodes when Jesus tried to draw closer to God the Father through his moments of prayer. Even when Jesus was at the point of death, we can see how hard he prayed to return to his Father now that his mission had been accomplished: “Father, into your hands I commit my Spirit” (Lk 23,46).

We can also understand why Jesus, before embarking on his mission of announcing the Good News, chose the Apostles and other disciples to live in communion with him. He felt joyful when he was surrounded by those apostles whom he had chosen: he spoke to them about the Father and about the path which leads us to Him. One indication that he wanted us to live in a community is that he never preached alone: he did so when surrounded by the apostles, his beloved ones. Jesus selected his disciples before he embarked upon his mission, and his mission was brought to fruition within this small circle, where he felt at ease sharing his thoughts.

Our Exile

We too are called to live our faith in the light of this Exile.

We are saying this because unless we realize that we are passing through an Exile, then we cannot experience the change we mentioned in our Pastoral Letter for Advent. The period of Lent is a opportune time to take this encounter into consideration.

Jesus spoke about putting new wine into new wineskins (Mt 9,17). We are new wineskins when we live in expectance of our liberation from Exile in terms of our daily lives. In this way we attain the freedom to become receptive to the teachings of Jesus.

According to St Paul, we are “no longer foreigners and strangers but fellow citizens with God’s people” (Eph 2, 19). God created us for eternity, and the Christian should aspire to enjoy God in all eternity. Unfortunately, we no longer speak very much about this, however it is fundamental for our spiritual journey. If we acknowledge that we are in exile, we will not be very much attached to things of the world; rather we will focus upon those things which lead us to eternal life.

The Exile in the context of our culture and the time of Lent

The exile embodies all that which draws us away from God. Everybody experiences exile in a personal way, but we can offer some examples: When we are under the impression that whatever we decide is right or wrong without considering our decision it in the light of the Word of God; when we feel that in our life we have no need for Jesus or the Church which he bequeathed to us, except in times of emergency (illness, death, problems); when we become totally consumed by materialism to such an extent that we ignore ethical principles and measures of justice. In general, we may say that we are in a spiritual exile when we set aside God’s commandments.

Scripture tells us that in times of exile, the chosen people became conscious of the fact that instead of enjoying freedom, being distance from God and His commandments, they were enslaved by their own passions and desires and by those of others. In our contemporary world, there are many people who feel this way. They think that if they push God aside they will be freer to pursue their own inclinations. In fact, they realize that this is not the case. Often in such a miserable state, they wake up to the fact that they need God and they turn to Him once again.

Lent is the time when we choose to focus on the Kingdom promised to us by Jesus. During Lent, we should centre our thoughts on the Paschal Mystery – the Death and Resurrection of Jesus.

Lent becomes more meaningful if we choose a path that leads us out of our exile: more time spent in prayer; restraint from purely material things (this includes fasting from anything which tends towards materialism); reading the Word of God which illustrates the way to the promised land; the Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession) which helps us to discern better what is right and what is wrong in our lives; closer communion with the Sacrament of the Eucharist. All these are indicative of the fact that the person is not only trying to renounce his exile but it is also a sign that he is initiating his journey along a path that will lead him to ponder more deeply the mystery of living as a Christian.

We offer you this as a challenge.

We impart upon you our Apostolic Blessing.

+PAUL CREMONA O.P.
Archbishop of Malta

+MARIO GRECH
Bishop of Gozo

AVVIZI - IS-7 HADD TA' MATUL IS-SENA - 19 ta' FRAR 2012

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Hadd 19 ta' Frar: Fl-Arcidjocesi, illum qed jigi ccelebrat Jum iz-Zwieg Nisrani. Ilkoll kemm ahna mheggin nahdmu biex insahhu l-familji taghna halli jkunu jirriflettu l-imhabba li Alla ghandu lejn il-bniedem illum.

AVVIZ IMPORTANTI
Erbgha 22 ta' Frar: L-Erbgha tar-Rmied u bidu tar-Randan Imqaddes – jum ta’ sawm u astinenza. Fil-quddies kollu jsir it-tqeghid tal-irmied.

Ghas-6.00pm ningabru lkoll f’Dar Loyola, ghand il-Gezwiti fejn inkantaw flimkien is-Salm 50 “Ikollok hniena minni O Alla…” Wara, tibda Mixja Penitenzjali sal-Knisja parrokkjali waqt li titkanta l-Litanija tal-Qaddisin.

Fis-6.30pm Koncelebrazzjoni bl-omelija. Hadd minna nhar l-Erbgha m’ghandu joqghod lura milli jiehu sehem fil-quddiesa halli b’hekk nitheggu biex nghixu Randan li jwasslna ghal konverzjoni sinciera.

Hamis 23 ta' Frar: Fis-7.00pm adorazzjoni animata mill-Grupp Caritas tal-Anzjani.

Gimgha 24 ta' Frar: Fil-Knisja parrokkjali se jsir Healing Service mill-komunita’ ta’ Dr John Bonnici Mallia. Dan hu servizz ta’ talb ghal fejqan tal-bniedem minn dak kollu li jxekklu fil-hajja. Jibda fis-7.30pm.

Hadd 26 ta' Frar: L-Ewwel Hadd tar-Randan. Jintemm il-Kors ta’ thejjija ghaz-zwieg ghall-gharajjes maghruf bhala ta’ Kana. Ikollhom quddiesa u prezentazzjoni ta’ certifikati fil-Conference Hall tal-Oratorju.

1. Minn din il-gimgha qed tittiehed l-inzjattiva li l-Avvizi tal-parrocca jintbghatu lil dawk li ghandna l-email address taghhom. L-Arcipriet se jibda jibghat ukoll messagg kull gimgha. Dan qed naghmluh biex kif gie ssuggerit fl-Assemblea Parrokkjali li ghaddiet, tissahhah dejjem aktar il-komunikazzjoni bejnietna. Min irid jibda jircevihom javzana fis-sagristija.

2. Is-surmast tal-iskola primarja javza lill-genituri li uliedhom twieldu bejn l-1 ta’ Mejju u 30 ta’ Dicembru 2009 u jixtiequ jibghatuhom fis-sezzjoni Kindergarten biex imorru jirregistrawhom sat-30 ta’ Marzu.

3. Infakkru li fi tmiem il-gimgha li jmiss se ssir il-gabra ta’ kull sena ghas-SEMINARJU fil-knejjes kollha tal-parrocca. Nittamaw fil-generozita’ taghkom sabiex nghinu ha jigu ffurmati s-sacerdoti ta’ ghada. Bhalissa ghandna seminarista mill-parrocca u Djaknu li qed jiehu l-formazzjoni tieghu fostna.

4. Illum issir il-gabra specjali ghall-parrocca. Dan l-ahhar ghada kif giet imtejba s-sistema tal-Public Address System sabiex ikollna sound ahjar fil-Knisja parrokkjali. Tistghu tobsru li dan it-titjib involviena spiza mhux hazin. Nittamaw ghalhekk fl-ghajnuna taghkom waqt din il-gabra.

PARISH NOTICES - 7th SUNDAY OF THE YEAR - 19 FEBRUARY 2012

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SUNDAY, 19th FEBRUARY - In our Diocese we celebrate Day dedicated to a Christian Marriage. We should all be urged to strengthen our families and reflect on the Love God has for all of us.

IMPORTANT NOTICE
WEDNESDAY, 22nd FEBRUARY - Ash Wednesday – Beginning of Holy Lent.
Obligation for fasting and abstinence from meat.
Ashes will be put on our heads during all Masses.
6.00pm - We all meet at Loyola House and together with the Jesuits we sing Psalm 50 – "Have mercy on me O Lord". From the Chapel we start a penitential procession to the parish church during which we sing the Litany of the Saints.
6.30pm - Concelebrated Mass with Homily. We are all encouraged to take part in this Celebration so that during this Holy Lent we live a life that brings us to a sincere conversion.

THURSDAY, 23rd FEBRUARY - 7.00pm - Adoration at the parish church animated by the Caritas Elderly Group.

FRIDAY, 24th FEBRUARY - 7.30pm - Healing Service by Dr John Mallia’s Community at the parish church. This is a prayer meeting for the healing of those who find problems in their life.

SUNDAY, 26th FEBRUARY - First Sunday of Holy Lent
Holy Mass and presentation of Certificates for engaged couples on the completion of their Cana Movement Course at the Conference Hall of the parish Oratory.

An initiative is being taken as from this week by which the Notices of the parish church will be sent by e-mail to those whom we have their e-mail address. The Archpriest will also send a message every week. This is being done, so that, as agreed during the Parochial Assembly, communication between us will be strengthened. Those who would like to receive them will please call at the parish sacristy.

The Headmaster of the Primary school would like to inform parents whose children were born between 1st May, 2009 and 30th December, 2009 are to register them by 30th March if they want to send them to the Kindergarten Section.

May we remind you that the church collection of next week will be for the needs of the SEMINARY. We trust in your generosity to help those youths preparing themselves to become priests. In our parish we have a Seminarist preparing for priesthood and we have also a Deacon who is having his formation amongst us.

Today we have the special collection for the parish. We trust in your generosity to cover expenses recently involved in making the Public Address System give a better sound in the church. Thank you.

PARISH NOTICES - 6th SUNDAY OF THE YEAR - 12 FEBRUARY 2012

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WEDNESDAY, 15th FEBRUARY - 7.00pm - Father Stefan Galea will give a lecture on the permanent formation for lay people at the parish church. The subject is about the first part of the history of the church – the beginning of the church, the forefathers during the time of the Apostles, the persecutions and the Martyrs; the heresies and the first Schisms. This is a very interesting subject and we are all encouraged to attend.

THURSDAY, 16th FEBRUARY - 7.00pm - Adoration at the parish church animated by the devotees of the Divine Mercy.

FRIDAY, 17th FEBRUARY - 7.40pm - Communal Mass for all lay people involved in some kind of work in the parish in preparation for Holy Lent.

SATURDAY, 18th FEBRUARY - Fourth lecture for married couples at the Conference Hall of the Parish Oratory. The speaker is Mr. Julian Sant Fournier with the subject being "the intimate life of the married couple". All married couples are encouraged to attend for these lectures which can improve their relationship. Children are taken care of by helpers.

SUNDAY, 19th FEBRUARY - The archdiocese is today celebrating Day dedicated to a Christian marriage. The Family Commission is organizing various activities amongst which is The National Conference entitled : the balance between work and the family…is it possible? !. It is going to be held on Thursday, 16th February at 6.30pm at the Phoenicia Hotel, Floriana.

During all Masses today we hear the Pastoral Letter by His Grace the Archbishop for Holy Lent which starts on 22nd February.

FRIDAY, 24th FEBRUARY - 7.30pm - Healing Service by Dr.John Bonnici at the parish church.

May we remind you that at the Chapel of Santa Maria ta’ Xaghra, there is Adoration between Monday and Friday. More people are required to offer to spend half an hour per week for this Adoration. Those interested are to call on the Archpriest or the Rectors of the Zones.

On the Notice Boards of the church one can find the list of courses by the Cana Movement for engaged couples in preparation for marriage. We encourage engaged couples to attend for this course at least two years before marriage.

AVVIZI - IS-6 HADD MATUL IS-SENA - 12 ta' FRAR 2012

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L-Erbgha 15 ta' Frar: Fil-knisja parrokkjali fis-7.00pm issir ir-raba’ laqgha fil-Kors Formazzjoni Permanenti ghal lajci. Is-suggett jitratta l-ewwel parti tal-Istorja tal-Knisja – il-knisja tal-bidu, il-Missirijiet ta’ zmien l-Appostli, il-persekuzzjonijiet u l-martri; l-ereziji u l-ewwel xizmi. Jitkellem Dun Stefan Galea. Dan hu suggett interessanti hafna u ghalhekk kulhadd hu mheggeg jattendi ghalih.

Hamis 16 ta' Frar: Fis-7.00pm Adorazzjoni fil-knisja parrokkjali animata mid-devoti tal-Hniena Divina.

Gimgha 17 ta' Frar: Fit-7.40pm quddiesa komunitarja ghal-Lajci impenjati qabel ma jibda r-Randan Imqaddes. Dawk kollha li b’xi mod huma nvoluti f’xi hidma tal-parrocca huma mhegga jattendu.

Sibt 18 ta' Frar: Fil-Conference Hall tal-Oratorju ssir ir-raba’ laqgha ghall-koppji mizzewga. Jitkellem is-sur Julian Sant Fournier bis-suggett: il-hajja intima tal-koppja. Il-mizzewgin kollha huma mhegga japprofittaw ruhhom minn dawn il-laqghat biex itejbu r-relazzjoni ta’ bejniethom. Ikun hemm min jiehu hsieb it-tfal.

Hadd 19 ta' Frar: Illum, fl-Arcidjocesi qed jigu ccelebrat Jum Iz-Zwieg Nisrani. Il-Kummissjoni Familja tad-Djocesi qed torganizza diversi attivitajiet fosthom Konferenza Nazzjonali bl-isem: Bilanc bejn xoghol u familja… possibli?! Din se ssir fil-lukanda Phoenicia l-Furjana il-Hamis 16 ta’ Frar fis-6.30pm. Xieraq li kull min qed jahdem f’dan il-qasam jattendi ghaliha.
Fil-quddies kollu nisimghu minn fomm l-Arciqsof l-Ittra Pastorali tieghu ghar-Randan li se jibda fit-22 ta’ Frar.

Gimgha 24 ta' Frar: Fil-Knisja parrokkjali fis-7.30pm, se jigi organizzat ‘Healing Service’ mill-komunita’ ta’ Dr. John Bonnici.

1. Infakkru li fil-kappella ta’ Santa Marija tax-Xaghra jkun hemm kuljum l-adorazzjoni ta’ Gesu’ Ewkaristija. Haga sabiha li nattendu ghaliha. Hemm bzonn ta’ aktar persuni li joffru nofs siegha fil-gimgha ta’ adorazzjoni. Min hu nteressat javvicina lill-Arcipriet jew lir-Retturi taz-zoni.

2. Fin-Notice Boards tal-knisja hemm il-lista tal-korsijiet ta’ thejjija ghaz-zwieg organizzati mill-Moviment ta’ Kana. Inheggu lill-gharajjes biex dan il-kors jaghmluh mill-anqas SENTEJN QABEL IZ-ZWIEG u ma jhalluhx ghall-ahhar.

MERHBA / WELCOME

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PARISH NOTICES - 5th SUNDAY OF THE YEAR - 5 FEBRUARY 2012

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MONDAY, 6th FEBRUARY - 10.00am - Mass at the Parish Cemetery being the first Monday of the month.

THURSDAY, 9th FEBRUARY - 6.30pm - Mass with Homily which satisfies the obligation for Mass on the feast of Saint Paul. No Adoration at 7.00pm.

FRIDAY, 10th FEBRUARY - Solemnity of Saint Paul’s shipwreck on our Island
Holy Day of obligation for Mass. All Masses will be as on Sundays and we hope that we all participate in the Holy Eucharist remembering that this is the day we celebrate the Baptism of our country.

SATURDAY,11th FEBRUARY - We celebrate the First Apparition of the Holy Mary in Lourdes and also The Day dedicated to Sick People. Let us pray for them and also for those taking care of them with so much love and dedication.
6.00pm - Concelebrated Mass by His Grace the Archbishop at Saint Theresa Church, Birkirkara for all the Sick and their carers.
9.00pm - Mass and Adoration at the parish church of Saint Cajetan, Hamrun, for the Sanctity of Priests.
Vocational Live-in for youths of 16 years and over at the Seminary, tal-Virtu’.
Those interested can have a look at the Notice Boards.

SUNDAY, 12th FEBRUARY - 6.30pm - The Archbishop will meet and say Mass for engaged couples at Saint John’s co-Cathedral. All engaged couples are encouraged to attend for this celebration with the Archbishop.

FRIDAY, 17th FEBRUARY - Communal Mass for all those working in the parish to commemorate the start of Lent.

- Let us pray for those who died during the month of January: Louis Gatt, Bartolomeo Xuereb, Vincent Stivala, Josephine Vella, Maria Grech, Charles Farrugia, Joseph Grech, Emmanuela Abela and Carmelo Portelli.

- We would like to inform you that the contractor in charge of the marble works to be done for the pedestals in the aisles of the parish church, has informed us that the marble slabs are at present being finalised in Italy; as soon as these are ready, these will be fixed to the pedestals.

AVVIZI - IL - 5 HADD TA' MATUL IS-SENA - 5 ta' FRAR 2012

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Tnejn 6 ta' Frar: Fl-10.00am quddiesa tal-ewwel Tnejn tax-xahar fic-cimiterju.

Hamis 9 ta' Frar: Il-quddiesa tas-6.30pm tkun tghodd ghall-precett tal-ghada. Ma jkunx hawn adorazzjoni fil-Knisja.

Gimgha 10 ta' Frar: Solennita’ tan-Nawfragju ta’ l-Appostlu Missierna San Pawl. Festa kkmandata bl-obbligu tal-quddies li jkun bhal tal-Hdud. Nittamaw li hadd ma jibqa’ lura milli jippartecipa fl-Ewkaristija billi nkunu qeghdin infakkru jum il-maghmudija ta’ pajjizna.

Sibt 11 ta' Frar: Billi niccelebraw l-ewwel dehra tal-Madonna f’Lourdes, infakkru wkoll Jum il-Morda. Nitolbu ghal dawn hutna biex ihossu l-prezenza tal-Mulej maghhom fil-mard permezz ta’ dawk li jiehdu hsiebhom b’imhabba.

Fil-knisja ta’ Sta. Teresa B’Kara se ssir Koncelebrazzjoni mill-Arcisqof ghall-morda kollha u ghal dawk li jiehdu hsiebhom fis-6.00pm.
Fil-knisja parrokkjali ta’ San Gejtanu l-Hamrun issir l-adorazzjoni ghall-Qdusija tal-Kleru. Tibda fid-9.00pm bil-quddiesa u tibqa’ sejra bl-adorazzjoni sal-11.00pm.

Is-Sibt ukoll se jsir Live-in vokazzjonali ghall-guvintur minn 16-il sena 'l fuq fis-Seminarju tal-Virtu'. Kull min hu nteressat jara n-notice-boards.

Hadd 12 ta' Frar: Mons Arcisqof ser iqaddes u jiltaqa’ mal-gharajjes fil-Konkatidral ta’ San Gwann, il-Belt fis-6.30pm. L-gharajjes kollha huma mhegga jattendu ghal din ic-celebrazzjoni ma’ Mons. Arcisqof.

- Nitolbu ghal hutna li hallewna minn din il-komunita’ matul ix-xahar li ghadda:

Louis Gatt, Bartolomeo Xuereb, Vincent Stivala, Josephine Vella, Maria Grech, Charles Farrugia, Joseph Grech, Emmanuela Abela u Carmelo Portelli. Aghtihom o Mulej, il-mistrieh ta’ dejjem…

- Quddiesa ohra komunitarja ghal-Lajci impenjati fil-bidu tar-Randan se ssir il-{imgha 17 ta’ Frar filghaxija.

- Nixtiequ ninfurmawkom li l-marmista li qed jiehu hsieb ix-xoghol fuq il-pedestalli ta’ taht in-navi nfurmana li bhalissa qed isiru l-ahhar xoghlijiet fl-Italja biex hekk kif ikunu lesti, jibda mill-ewwel it-tqeghid tal-irham mal-pedestalli ta’ taht in-navi tal-Knisja.

TODAY'S READINGS - 5th SUNDAY OF THE YEAR

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Readings & Meditation

Sunday (February 5):

"They brought to Jesus all who were sick or possessed with demons"

GOSPEL - Scripture: Mark 1:29-39

And immediately he left the synagogue, and entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.
Now Simon's mother-in-law lay sick with a fever, and immediately they told him of her.
And he came and took her by the hand and lifted her up, and the fever left her; and she served them.

That evening, at sundown, they brought to him all who were sick or possessed with demons.
And the whole city was gathered together about the door.
And he healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons; and he would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew him.

And in the morning, a great while before day, he rose and went out to a lonely place, and there he prayed.
And Simon and those who were with him pursued him,
and they found him and said to him, "Every one is searching for you."
And he said to them, "Let us go on to the next towns, that I may preach there also; for that is why I came out."

And he went throughout all Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and casting out demons.

Meditation:

Who do you take your troubles to? Jesus' disciples freely brought their troubles to him because they found him ready and able to deal with any difficulty, affliction, or sickness which they encountered. When Simon brought Jesus to his home, his mother-in-law was instantly healed because Jesus heard Simon's prayer. Do you allow Jesus to be the Lord and Healer in your life, family, and community? Approach him with expectant faith. God's healing power restores us not only to health but to active service and care of others. There is no trouble he does not want to help us with and there is no bondage he can't set us free from. Do you take your troubles to him with expectant faith that he will help you?

Jerome, a 3rd century church father, applies the lesson of the healing of Simon's mother in law to us:

"Can you imagine Jesus standing before your bed and you continue sleeping? It is absurd that you would remain in bed in his presence. Where is Jesus? He is already here offering himself to us. 'In the middle, ' he says, 'among you he stands, whom you do not recognize' (cf. John 1:26). 'The kingdom of God is in your midst' (Mark 1:15). Faith beholds Jesus among us. If we are unable to seize his hand, let us prostrate ourselves at his feet. If we are unable to reach his head, let us wash his feet with our tears (cf. Luke 7:38). Our repentance is the perfume of the Savior. See how costly is the compassion of the Savior. Our sins give off a terrible odor; they are rottenness. Nevertheless, if we repent of our sins, they will be transformed into perfume by the Lord. Therefore, let us ask the Lord to grasp our hand. 'And at once,' he says, 'the fever left her.' Immediately as her hand is grasped, the fever flees."
The mighty works and signs which Jesus did demonstrate that the kingdom of God is present in him. These signs attest that the Father has sent him as the promised Messiah. They invite belief in Jesus as the Son of God and Savior of the world. The coming of God's kingdom means defeat of Satan's kingdom. Jesus' exorcisms anticipate his great victory over "the ruler of this world" (John 12:31). What do we know about Satan and the evil spirits or demons? We know that the ancient serpent who seduced our first parents (Genesis 3:1-5) is called "Satan" or the "devil" (Revelation 12:9). The devil and the other demons were created naturally good by God, but they became evil by their own doing (2 Peter 2:4). They irrevocably rejected God and his reign. Milton in his great poem, Paradise Lost, describes Satan's defiance: "Better to reign in hell than to serve God." John Damascene, an 8th century church father said: "There is no repentance for the angels after their fall, just as there is no repentance for men after death." While Satan may act in the world out of hatred for God and his kingdom in Christ Jesus, and may cause grave injuries of a spiritual nature,and indirectly even of a physical nature, his power is nonetheless limited and permitted by divine providence (Romans 8:28). Jesus offers freedom from bondage to sin and Satan. There is no affliction he cannot deliver us from. Do you make full use of the protection and help he offers to those who seek him with faith and trust in his mercy?
"Lord Jesus Christ, you have all power to heal and to deliver. There is no trouble nor bondage you cannot overcome. Set me free to serve you joyfully and to love and serve others with a generous heart. May nothing hinder me from giving myself wholly to you and to your service."

Psalm 147:12-6

1 Praise the LORD! How good it is to sing praises to our God; for he is gracious, and a song of praise is fitting.
2 The LORD builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the outcasts of Israel.
3 He heals the brokenhearted, and binds up their wounds.
4 He determines the number of the stars; he gives to all of them their names.
5 Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure.
6 The LORD lifts up the downtrodden; he casts the wicked to the ground.

IL-QARI KOLLU TALLUM - IL-5 HADD TA' MATUL IS-SENA

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L-Ewwel Qari

Il-Hajja tal-bniedem fuq l-art. - Qari mill-Ktieb ta' Gob 7, 1-4.6-7

Gob tkellem u qal:
Hajjet il-bniedem mhix forsi xoghol bilfors fuq l-art?
U ghomru mhux bhal jiem il-haddiem mikri?
Bhalma lsir jixxennaq ghad-dell,
u bhalma l-mikri jistenna l-hlas,
hekk xhur fiergha kienu sehmi,
u ljieli dwejjaq messew lili.
Jekk nimtedd, nghid: “Meta se nqum?”
u meta nqum, nghid: “Meta se jidlam?”
u hekk nixba’ nhewden sa ma jidlam.
Ehfef minn mekkuk ghaddew jiemi,
u bla tama ntemmu.
Ftakar li hajti buffura rih,
u ghajnejja ma jerghux jaraw ir-rizq.»

Il-Kelma tal-Mulej - Irroddu hajr lil Alla

Salm Responsorjali - Salm 146 (147), 1-2.3-4.5-6

Fahhru l-Mulej, li jfejjaq il-qlub maqsuma !

Fahhru l-Mulej, ghax tajjeb li tghanni lil Alla taghna;
ghax helu u xieraq it-tifhir tieghu.
Jibni ’l Gerusalemm il-Mulej,
jigma’ l-imxerrdin ta’ Izrael. - Rit .

Hu jfejjaq il-qlub maqsuma,
hu jorbot il-griehi taghhom.
Hu jghodd in-numru tal-kwiekeb;
kollha jsejhilhom b’isimhom. - Rit .

Kbir Sidna l-Mulej, u ta’ qawwa kbira;
bla tarf id-dehen tieghu.
Jerfa’ l-imsejknin il-Mulej,
u jnizzel sal-art il-hziena. - Rit .

It-Tieni Qari

Hazin ghalija jekk ma nxandarx l-Evangelju. - 1 Kor 9. 16-19.22-23

Qari mill-Ewwel Ittra ta’ San Pawl Appostlu lill-Korintin

Huti, jekk jiena nxandar l-Evangelju ma ghandix biex niftahar; jien
obbligat naghmlu dan. Hazin ghalija jekk ma nxandarx l-Evangelju!

Jekk dan naghmlu minn rajja, ikolli dritt ghall-hlas; imma jekk
naghmlu ghax obbligat, dan ifisser li qieghed naghmel ix-xoghol li
Alla fdali f’idejja. X’inhu mela l-hlas tieghi? Li meta nxandar
l-Evangelju, inxandru b’xejn, bla ma nfittex id-dritt li jaghtini
l-Evangelju stess.

Ghax ghad li ma jiena marbut ma’ hadd, jien ghamilt lili nnifsi lsir
ta’ kulhadd biex nirbah lil hafna. Sirt dghajjef mad-dghajfin, biex
nirbah id-dghajfin. Sirt kollox ma’ kulhadd, biex insalva lil kulhadd.
Naghmel dan kollu minhabba l-Evangelju biex ikolli sehem minnu.

Il-Kelma tal-Mulej - Irroddu hajr lil Alla

Akklamazzjoni qabel l-Evangelju - (Mt 8, 17)

Hallelujah. Hallelujah
Kristu rafa’ fuqu d-dghufija taghna,
u tghabba bil-mard taghna.
Hallelujah

L-Evangelju
Gesù jfejjaq hafna morda minn bosta mardiet. - Mk 1, 29-39

Qari mill-Evangelju skont San Mark

F’dak iz-zmien, Gesù u d-dixxipli hargu mis-sinagoga u baqghu
sejrin ma’ Gakbu u Gwanni ghand Xmun u Indrì. Issa omm il-mara
ta’ Xmun kienet fis-sodda bid-deni, u malajr qalulu biha. Resaq
lejha, qabadha minn idha u qajjimha. U d-deni hallieha, u bdiet
isservihom.

Filghaxija, imbaghad, fi nzul ix-xemx, hadulu quddiemu lil dawk
kollha li kienu morda jew li kienu mahkuma mix-xitan. U quddiem
il-bieb ingabret il-belt bi hgarha. U fejjaq hafna morda minn kull
xorta ta’ mard, u hareg ghadd kbir ta’ xjaten li hu ma kienx ihallihom
jitkellmu, ghax huma kienu jafu min kien.

L-ghada filghodu kmieni, qabel ma zernaq, qam, hareg u mar f’post
imwarrab u qaghad hemm jitlob. Xmun u shabu l-ohrajn marru
jfittxuh. Kif sabuh, qalulu: «Kulhadd jistaqsi ghalik.» U qalilhom:
«Ejjew immorru band’ohra, fl-irhula tal-qrib, halli nippriedka
hemmhekk ukoll, ghax ghalhekk hrigt.»

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PJAN PASTORALI PARROKKJALI 2012 – 2014

PJAN PASTORALI ĠDID
GĦALL-PARROĊĊA TAN-NAXXAR

2012 -2014

IS-SITWAZZJONI PREŻENTI

Il-komunita’ tan-Naxxar hija komunita’ qadima iżda ġdida fl-istess ħin. Minn komunita’ ta’ madwar tlitt elef ruħ żviluppat għal waħda ta’ madwar ħmistax-il elf. Fiha taħlita ta’ nies li twieldu fin-Naxxar u oħrajn li ġew hawn minn diversi nħawi ta’ Malta. Fiha taħlita ta’ studenti, ħaddiema, professjonisti u businessmen.

Hija parroċċa maqsuma fi tliet żoni kbar: in-naħa tal-Knisja parrokkjali, is-Sgħajtar u San Pawl tat-Tarġa u Birguma. Magħhom nistgħu nżidu l-komunitajiet żgħar tal-Magħtab u parti mill-Iklin. Fil-qalba tar-raħal qed jiġu joqgħodu nies bi stil partikulari li mhux dejjem jaslu biex jintegraw u jaċċettaw id-drawwiet tan-nies lokali. F’din in-naħa nsibu wkoll il-bini ta’ appartamenti ġodda li jattiraw residenti mill-klassi medja. Dik tas-Sgħjatar nistgħu ngħidu li issa hi komunita’ stabbilita. Dan jidher mill-fatt li n-numru ta’ tfal għall-preċċett u l-Griżma tal-Isqof m’għadux għoli kif kien ftit taż-żmien ilu. Dik ta’ San Pawl tat-Tarġa hija aktar fluwida minħabba t-twaqqih ta’ bini li qed jagħti lok għal ħafna appartamenti ġodda. Dawn ukoll qed jattiraw residenti mill-klassi medja minn diversi nħawi ta’ Malta.

Parroċċa b’popolazzjoni hekk kbira fiha d-diffikultajiet tagħha biex toħloq sens ta’ komunita’. Iż-żewġ żoni prinċipali tas-Sgħajtar u San Pawl tat-Tarġa għandhom kappella u ċentru b’saċerdot permanenti. Il-ħidma pastorali li ssir f’dawn iż-żoni twassal biex jitnissel fir-residenti sens ta’ komunita’ bejniethom. Tajjeb iżda li fil-ħidma tagħna ntendu kemm nistgħu li nkunu komunita’ waħda li għalkemm kbira, tagħti każ tal-għaqda bejn iż-żoni u l-parroċċa.

Nisfruttaw il-potenzjal fostna

Nistgħu ngħidu li n-Naxxar hi parroċċa li għandha potenzjal kbir. Il-fatt li llum ħafna Maltin qed isegwu korsijiet fl-Universita’ jew f’Istituti superjuri ta’ tagħlim jgħin biex il-parroċċi tagħna qed jissaħħu b’nies kwalifikati li jekk jiġu mistiedna u jaċċettaw, jistgħu jkunu ta’ arrikkiment għall-komunitajiet tagħna. Huwa importanti li l-parroċċa tidentifika dejjem aktar dawn in-nies u toffrilhom areas speċifiċi li jistgħu jaħdmu fihom.

Nafu li diversi ma joffrux l-għajnuna jew ma jaċċettawx li jimpenjaw ruħhom fil-komunitajiet tagħna minħabba ‘l ħafna impenji li għandhom – xogħol, studju, trobbija tat-tfal u oħrajn. Kategorija ta’ nies li jistgħu jiġu attirati tidher li hija dik tal-pensjonanti li joffru xi snin wara li jirtiraw mix-xogħol fil-qasam tal-volontarjat. Tajjeb li nkomplu nesploraw din il-possibilita’ – sakemm dan għadu possibbli - għall-ġid tal-komunitajiet tagħna.

Irridu naraw kif bħala parroċċa nkunu dejjem aktar inklussivi. Jeħtieġ li nkunu dejjem idejna miftuħa sabiex kull min jixtieq jifforma parti minn din il-komunita’, iħossu dejjem aktar milqugħ. Ovvjament, kull min jixtieq jifforma parti jew jaħdem irid dejjem jirrispetta l-parametri li kull komunita’ ekkleżjali toffri għal dawk li jemmnu jew jaħdmu fiha.

Bħal parroċċi oħra, dik tagħna mhix nieqsa minn dawk li għal diversi raġunijiet m’għadhomx interessati fir-reliġjon Kattolika jew qegħdin jitilquha b’mod uffiċċjali. Dan jidher b’diversi modi: min-nuqqas ta’ attendenza waqt il-quddies, fil-home visits, fit-talbiet li jkollna għalkemm minimi, ta’ individwi li jridu jitilqu l-komunita’ kif ukoll min-nuqqas ta’ impenn.
Filwaqt li lil dawn għandna nibqgħu nqisuhom bħala ħutna u nżommu kuntatt magħhom, jeħtieġ ukoll li nsaħħu fil-fidi lil dawk li jridu jibqgħu jistqarru t-twemmin Kattoliku.

Sforz kollettiv

Aktar ma tkun kbira l-parroċċa, akbar tkun l-isfida biex nilħqu dan il-għan. Importanti għalhekk, li l-operaturi pastorali kollha – saċerdoti u lajċi impenjati f’diversi oqsma, nirsistu mhux biss biex insalvaw dak li hu salvabbli iżda li nkunu kreattivi ħalli l-ħidma tagħna tilħaq aktar nies ġodda. Dawk li jiġu joqgħodu fostna minn inħawi oħra għandna nħarsu lejhom bħala opportunita’ ġdida li l-Mulej qed jipprovdilna. Għandna ngħinuhom ħalli jintegraw aħjar fil-komunita tagħna u nħajruhom joffru t-talenti tagħhom għat-tisħiħ tal-komunita’ nisranija tagħna.

Il-home visits li jsiru matul is-sena huma opportunita’ qawwija għal dan u fil-fatt joffrulna ħafna sorpriżi ta’ nies li jiġu mitluba biex jaħdmu u jaċċettaw u ta’ oħrajn li joffru l-għajnuna minn jeddhom. Iżda din il-ħidma għandha tkun ikkollaborata minn dik tal-lajċi li fid-diversi oqsma tagħhom ta’ impenn jgħinu f’din id-direzzjoni. Jidher li bħala lajċi għadna mhux qed nifhmu biżżejjed il-bidla li qed isseħħ fis-soċjeta’ Maltija u l-isfidi u l-opportunitajiet li għandna quddiemna! Għadna wisq kompjaċenti u għadna ma nistghux nifhmu l-gravita’ tas-sitwazzjoni. Donnu m’aħniex nintebħu li jekk ma naħdmux bil-għaqal u bi kreattivita’ u dan, mhux mingħajr sagrifiċċju, in-numru ta’ dawk li jattendu l-quddies fil-Ħdud jista’ jisparixxi fi ftit snin oħra! Nittamaw li ma nistenbħux meta jkun tard wisq!

Il-PJAN PASTORALI ġdid għal dawn it-3 snin li ġejjin għandu jgħinna biex aħna wkoll nidħlu fil-ħsieb tal-Evanġelizzazzjoni l-Ġdida li tant qed tisħaq fuqha l-Knisja llum. Importanti li l-Vanġelu, li hu aħbar tajba mħabbra elfejn sena ilu, jasal għand il-bniedem tallum b’metodi ġodda. Jieħtieġ li jsir sforz kollettiv ħalli nuru kif il-messaġġ ta’ Kristu għadu ħaj u attwali llum ukoll. Biex nagħmlu hekk, l-ewwel irridu ngħixuh u niggustawh aħna u mbagħad inwassluh lil oħrajn bix-xhieda u bil-ħidma tagħna, kemm personali kif ukoll dik kollettiva.

L-ewwel qasam: IL-KOMUNJONI

Għan: Li l-parroċċa tagħna tikber dejjem aktar f’dik li hi għaqda bejn il-membri tagħha ħalli tkun xhud tal-Imgħallem li waqqafha. Il-komunjoni li teżisti bejn il-membri tat-Trinita’ Qaddisa trid tkun riflessa fir-relazzjonijiet bejn il-membri tal-komunita’ tagħna. Minkejja l-kobor tal-parroċċa rridu nħabirku biex insaħħu din l-għaqda bejn iż-Żoni u ċ-Ċentru, bejn il-lajċi impenjati kif ukoll kemm jista’ jkun, bejn il-membri kollha li jgħixu fil-parroċċa. Dan isir permezz tal-formazzjoni tal-membri u bl-impenn ta’ kull min hu msejjaħ.

• Meta dan il-Pjan jiġi approvat, jidher fil-website tal-parroċċa u ppubblikat parti wara l-oħra, kull xahar fil-min-Nieqa;
• Nesploraw metodi ġodda li qed toffrilna t-teknoloġija llum ħalli l-messaġġ u l-informazzjoni tagħna jaslu għand aktar nies;
• Ikomplu l-home visits u t-tberik tal-familji mis-saċerdoti matul is-sena b’attenzjoni partikulari lil dawk li jgħixu fit-trufijiet tal-parroċċa. Inkomplu nsibu metodi ġodda ta’ kif nilħqu lil dawk il-familji li minħabba xogħol u impenji oħ]ra mhux dejjem faċli li nsibuhom fil-ħinijiet normali tagħna;
• Tiġi organiżżata Adorazzjoni komunitarja fl-ewwel Ġimgħa tax-xahar;
• Nibqgħu norganizzaw il-ħames quddisiet komunitarji għal-lajċi impenjati fil-bidu tas-Sena soċjali, fl-Avvent, fir-Randan, f’Pentekoste u l-Festa bħala mument ta’ talb u għaqda bejn dawk kollha li jaħdmu fil-qasam tal-appostolat. Ninsistu li jekk jista’ jkun, il-lajċi kollha impenjati jattendu għalihom;
• Jibqgħu jiġu mistiedna l-membri impenjati taż-Żoni għas-Seminar tal-Katekisti f’Ottubru u s-Seminar tal-Liturġija f’Jannar kif ukoll għall-quddiesa fin-Novena tal-Festa għar-residenti taż-Żoni;
• Jinħatar team żgħir li jieħu ħsieb il-Formazzjoni Permanenti tal-lajċi fil-parroċċa. Fost il-ħidmiet ikun hemm dik li jżomm kuntatt mad-diversi gruppi tal-parroċċa u j]ajjar għal korsijiet f’diversi oqsma anke fid-Djoċesi;
• Kull sena jitħejja programm ta’ laqgħat ta’ Formazzjoni Permanenti għal-lajċi bejn Ottubru u Ġunju;
• Jerġgħu jibdew il-laqgħat għad-diversi kategoriji ta’ professjonisti;
• Issir ħidma fost l-istudenti universitarji;
• Ħidma f’dik li hi “Il-Bitħa tal-Ġentili” ma’ dawk li tilfu l-fidi, li telqu mill-Knisja jew li għandhom id-dubji dwar il-Fidi;
• Reviżjoni minn żmien għal żmien tal-lista tad-distributuri tal-FLIMKIEN. Dawn jiġu mogħtijin formazzjoni meħtieġa dwar kif jisfruttaw it-tqassim tal-fuljett u jagħrfu l-importanza tal-kuntatti personali;
• Tigi ntrodotta l-Lectio Divina fil-parroċċa kif ukoll forom oħra ta’ talb.

It-tieni qasam: IL-FAMILJA

Għan: Li din iċ-Ċellola importanti tas-soċjeta’ tkompli tissaħħaħ] minkejja d-diffikultajiet li trid tiffaċċja fi żmenijietna. Inkomplu nuru s-sbuħija taż-żwieġ nisrani u nipprovdu formazzjoni u għajnuna lill-koppji ħalli jtejbu r-relazzjonijiet bejniethom u l-ħajja tagħhom flimkien ma’ wliedhom. Kull koppja miżżewġa bis-Sagrament taż-żwieġ għandha tirrifletti l-imħabba t’Alla lejn il-bniedem tallum.

• Isir kors ta’ diversi laqgħat kull sena li jibda f’Ottubru fuq temi partikulari għall-miżżewġin;
• Koppji mill-Kummissjoni Familja jagħmlu huma l-laqgħat ta’ preparazzjoni tal-ġenituri għall-Magħ]mudija. Dan iwassal biex jinżamm kuntatt magħhom u jkun
aktar faċli għalihom li jaċċettaw stediniet għal attivitajiet organizzati mill-Kummissjoni;
• Jiżdiedu n-numru ta’ laqgħat ta’ tħejjija prossima għall-għarajjes li jkunu waslu biex jiżżewġu;
• Theġġiġ għall-konsagrazzjoni tal-familji;
• Kuntatti ma’ familji ġodda permezz ta’ leaflets apposta ta’ introduzzjoni;
• Ġbir ta’ aktar e-mails biex in-Newsletter u l-informazzjoni dwar attivitajiet mill-Kummissjoni jaslu għand aktar familji;
• Minħabba l-kwantita ta’ fuljetti u emails li l-familji jirċevu fid-djar illum, tajjeb li jsir kuntatt bit-telefon għal xi attivitajiet importanti ħalli b’hekk tingħata attenzjoni partikulari lill-familji interessati.

It-tielet qasam: ID-DJAKONIJA

Għan: Il-ħidma ta’ “qadi” jew “servizz” m’għandhiex tkun biss ristretta għal numru żgħir ta’ nies inkarigati għal dan, iżda għandu jkun l-għan tal-membri kollha tal-komunita’. Ilkoll għandna nħabirku biex noffru t-talenti tagħna għas-servizz ta’ xulxin speċjalment ta’ dawk l-aktar batuti u vulnerabbli fis-soċjeta’. Irridu naħdmu biex bħala parroċċa, inkunu soċjeta’ inklussiva fejn ħadd ma jħossu maqtugħ mill-komunita’.

• Jissaħħu s-servizzi li diġa’ qed jingħataw fost dawn il-kategoriji: romol, separati, single parents, anzjani, morda, nies fil-bżonn, nies bi bżonnijiet speċjali;
• Nesploraw jistgħux jingħataw aktar servizzi f’aspetti oħra bħal: ħabsin, drogati, mard mentali u oħrajn;
• Tiġi strutturata l-Kummissjoni Djakonija anke b’membri ġodda li mhux bilfors jaħdmu f’dan il-qasam. Il-Kummissjoni għandha tinbena fuq il-linji ssuġġeriti mis-Sinodu Djoċesan;
• Tingħata importanza liż-żjarat fid-djar lil dawk il-kategoriji imsemmija hawn fuq biex inkunu nafu sewwa l-qadgħa tagħhom u biex iħossuna qrib tagħhom;
• Tibqa’ tiġi ċċelebrata għall-anqas darba f’sena, il-quddiesa fid-djar privati tal-anzjani u dawk morda serjament anke bl-involviment tal-familji tagħ]hom. Dawn jiġu kkordinati mill-Ministri Straordinarji tat-Tqarbin;
• Fl-ewwel Sibt ta’ kull xahar tibda tiġi ċċelebrata quddiesa b’suffraġju għal dawk li jkunu ħallewna mill-komunita’ tagħna matul ix-xahar ta’ qabel. Il-qraba jiġu mistiedna għaliha permezz ta’ ittra mibgħuta mill-Arċipriet li fiha jesprimi d-dispjaċir tal-komunita’ u jwassal messaġġ ta’ kuraġġ nisrani;
• Jibqa’ jingħ]ata rigal siewi lid-Dar tal-Anzjani, Sagra Famiglia li għandna fil-parroċċa. Dan jingħata kemm fil-Milied kif ukoll fl-Għid.

Ir-raba’ qasam: Il-LITURĠIJA

Għan: Il-qofol tal-ħidma kollha pastorali trid tkun il-qima ġenwina li l-poplu tagħna jagħti lil Alla. L-aktar mument ta’ għaqda tal-komunita’ tagħna jrid jidher waqt it-tifħir li nagħtu lil Dak li ħalaqna u ġabarna flimkien. Il-Liturġija trid twassal biex nikbru fil-fidi, fl-imħabba lejn l-oħrajn u fl-impenn għal soċjeta’ aktar ġusta. Inkella tkun maqtugħa mir-realta’.

• Il-Kummissjoni Liturġija tiltaqa’ b’mod regolari ħalli torganizza anke b’mod kreattiv l-attivitajiet liturġiċi ta’ matul is-sena;
• Irid isir sforz kollettiv mis-saċerdoti u l-lajċi involuti biex is-servizz tagħna jkun qaddis, kostanti, kreattiv u li jappella lil dawk li jiġu għal-liturġija kemm matul il-ġimgħa imma b’mod speċjali fil-Jum tal-Ħadd;
• Inħabirku biex ikollna Liturġija aktar organizzata u parteċipattiva li tibqa’ tħeġġeġ lil dawk li jiġu biex ma jinqatgħux mill-komunita’ iżda li jsaħħu r-rabtiet magħha. Dan jgħodd b’mod speċjali għall-Animaturi, Organisti u Letturi;
• Jinstabu dejjem aktar persuni ġodda adatti bħala Animaturi kif ukoll bħala Letturi waqt il-quddies. Tinħaseb skema ta’ tħejjija teknika għal kull min hu involut;
• Jibqa’ jsir is-Seminar ta’ Jannar, filgħodu u jekk jista’ jkun ieħor filgħaxija f’Ġunju għal dawk kollha involuti fil-Liturġija ħalli jkollhom għarfien aħjar tas-suġġett;
• Tingħata aktar attenzjoni lil via pulchritudinis – “it-triq tas-sbuħija” billi nagħmlu lin-nies konxji minn dak kollu li hu sabiħ fil-knejjes tagħna marbut mal-Liturġija li writnih matul is-snin;
• Dan ifisser li nkomplu bi proġetti ta’ restawr u tisbiħ tal-arkitettura, il-paramenti sagri, pittura u oħrajn. Jinħaseb mod kif issir deskrizzjoni ta’ oġġetti artistiċi fil-Knisja parrokkjali;
• Minn żmien għal żmien jiġu organizzati wirjiet b’temi partikulari marbutin ma’ oġġetti artistiċi li għandna fil-parroċċa tagħna;
• Isir apprezzament dejjem aktar tal-arti mużikali u użu minn xogħlijiet ta’ kompożituri Maltin u barranin waqt il-liturġija tal-festi prinċipali;
• Jibqgħu jiġu organizzati l-kunċerti fuq livell għoli speċjalment fi żmien il-Milied u l-Għid;
• Inkomplu nsaħħu l-Grupp tal-Abbatini permezz ta’ membri ġodda kif ukoll b’laqgħat ta’ formazzjoni darba f’ġimgħa, servizz regolari u attivitajiet soċjali sabiex jiksbu identita’ partikulari. Fosthom issir ukoll ħidma vokazzjonali;
• Jibqgħu jiġu organizzati b’mod aktar kreattiv minn diversi kategoriji, in-Noveni ta’ tħejjija għall-festa tal-Milied u l-festa Titulari;
• Il-kor tat-tfal Pueri Cantores jiġi involut aktar matul is-sena liturġika speċjalment fejn ikollna liturġija għat-tfal.

Il-Ħames qasam: Il-KATEKETIKA

Għan: Filwaqt li ninsistu fuq il-bżonn ta’ attendenza regolari għat-tfal u li nsegwu s-sillabu maħruġ mill-Kummissjoni Kateketika Djoċesana, irridu nħabirku biex iż-żmien li t-tfal jagħmlu fiċ-Ċentri tagħna jgħinhom isiru bnedmin aktar umani u dixxipli aħjar tal-Mulej f’soċjeta’ b’valuri differenti; li dan iż-żmien ikun il-pedament li fuqu jibnu l-ħajja tagħhom aktar ‘il quddiem bħala Insara adulti integrati f’komunita’.

• Jibqa’ jiġi organizzat is-Seminar għall-Katekisti fil-bidu ta’ Ottubru. Għalih ikunu mistiedna l-katekisti tal-Museum, is-Sgħajtar u San Pawl tat-Tarġa;
• It-tfal fl-iSkola primarja jibqa’ jingħatalhom is-servizz pastorali minn saċerdot mill-parroċċa li jżur l-iskola darba f’ġimgħa. Fost is-servizzi nsibu żjarat lill-klassijiet waħda, waħda kif ukoll waqt il-break u servizz ta’ qrar 3 darbiet fis-sena. Ikollhom ukoll il-quddiesa tal-ewwel Ġimgħa tax-xahar fil-Knisja parrokkjali;
• Fit-tliet Żoni, f’waħda mill-quddies tal-Ħadd, it-tfal jibqgħu jinġabru għall-ispjega tal-Vanġelu b’mod adatt għalihom;
• Ikomplu jissaħħu l-laqgħat ta’ formazzjoni għall-ġenituri li diġa’ qed isiru fit-tliet Żoni. Nistudjaw il-possibilta’ li jsiru tlitt laqgħat għall-ġenituri fil-Knisja parrokkjali matul is-sena minn kelliema barranin għal xi kategoriji ta’ ġenituri;
• Inżommu f’moħħna li t-tfal illum, minn eta’ żgħira qed ikunu esposti għal sistemi u mġibiet differenti bil-parteċipazzjoni tagħhom fid-diversi attivitajiet extra–kurrikulari. Dan irid iwassalna biex it-tagħlim nisrani jwieġeb għall-mistoqsijiet li t-tfal qed isaqsu;
• Inħarsu d-distinzzjoni bejn it-tagħlim nisrani li jirċevu fl-iskola filgħodu u dak fiċ-Ċentri tagħna filgħaxija – l-iskola jitgħallmu r-reliġjon bħala suġġett u fil-parroċċa kif jintegraw ruħhom fil-komunita’ nisranija u jagħmlu esperjenza ħajja ta’ fidi;
• Insaħħu l-metodu kif l-adolexxenti li jibqgħu jattendu ċ-Ċentri tal-katekiżmu sa ċertu eta’, qabel ma jitilqgħu, jiġu nkuraggiti jipparteċipaw fi gruppi oħra ta’ żgħażagħ li nsibu fil-parroċċa jew fid-djoċesi. Dan iwassal għat-tisħiħ tal-fidi fl-individwu;
• Naraw li jkollna klassijiet żgħar tat-tfal. Dan jista’ jwassalna biex infittxu aktar katekisti adatti għaċ-Ċentri tagħna ħalli jinbena rapport aħjar bejn it-tfal u l-katekisti;
• Jiġi evalwat l-esperiment taċ-Ċentru tas-Sgħajtar tal-katekiżmu s-Sibt wara nofs in-nhar u anke taċ-Ċentru ta’ San Pawl tat-Tarġa bil-katekiżmu nhar t’Erbgħa u l-parteċipazzjoni fil-quddiesa tal-Ħadd;
• Tingħata importanza speċjali lill-AĦĦAR SENTEJN TA’ TĦEJJIJA ta’ qabel is-Sagrament tal-Griżma tal-Isqof billi (a) nagħrfu l-bidla li sseħħ fit-tfal f’din l-eta’ li mit-tfulija jgħaddu għal-pre-adolexxenza bl-esiġenzi kollha li ġġib magħha (b) issir evalwazzjoni ta’ dawn l-aħħar sentejn (c) naraw li dawk it-tfal li jixtiequ jieħdu l-formazzjoni tagħhom umana u nisranija b’aktar serjeta’ jkollhom l-opportunita’ kollha
għal dan (d) dawk li juru li qed jattendu bi sforz, għandu jitħaddem proċess dwar kif jiġu motivati aktar (e) dawk li jippersistu f’nuqqas ta’ nteress u mġieba mhux korretta jiġu mwissijin ħalli jevitaw li jittieħdu passi kontrihom;
• F’Jannar ta’ kull sena, issir evalwazzjoni ta’ kull kandidat/a għall-Griżma f’dik li hi attendenza, ħidma u imġieba;
• Issir spjegazzjoni aħjar kif il-Liturġija hija relatata mal-ħajja u mhux bħala xi azzjoni maqtugħa minnha. Dan isir billi ssir spjega aħjar tas-simboli, quddies fiċ-Ċentri fejn kull parti tiġi spjegata, għarfien aħjar taż-żminijiet “qawwija” u l-festi prinċipali tas-Sena Liturġika, spjega u amministrazzjoni tas-Sagrament tar-Rikonċiljazzjoni minn żmien għal żmien;
• Fl-aħħar xhur ta’ qabel il-Griżma għandha ssir katekeżi tajba tar-Rit tal-Griżma tal-Isqof speċjalment ir-rabta bejn il-Magħmudija u l-Griżma;
• Spjega aħjar ta’ x’inhi komunita’ ta’ fidi, tama u mħabba. Lill-pre-adolexxenti għandna ngħinuhom jintegraw ruħhom f’komunita’ bħal din meta jitilqu miċ-Ċentri tagħna. Dan jagħmluh permezz tal-impenn tagħhom fil-Liturġija u tal-Karita’ li jgħixu ta’ kuljum minkejja l-ħafna impenji oħra li jkollhom fil-ħajja.

Is-sitt qasam: IŻ-ŻĦAŻAGĦ

Għan: Li dawk iż-żgħażagħ u l-pre-adolexxenti li minkejja ‘l ħafna impenji li għandhom ta’ studju u xogħol, jixtiequ jieħdu l-formazzjoni nisranija tagħhom bis-serjeta’, isibu ambjent li jilqagħhom fil-parroċċa tagħna. Il-parteċipazzjoni tagħhom fi gruppi jgħinhom japprezzaw aktar lil xulxin u l-ħidma flimkien. Huma għandhom ikunu miftuħa għall-oħrajn u qatt ma jingħalqu fihom infushom. L-appell tal-Papa fl-aħħar Jum Mondjali taż-żgħażagħ f’Madrid għandhom jippruvaw jattwawh, jigifieri li ż-żgħażagħ jissieħbu fi gruppi tal-parroċċi u movimenti biex “lil Kristu ma jżommuhx għalihom iżda jwassluh lil oħrajn”. Dan irid isir b’ħafna kreattivita’ u impenn.

Gruppi tal-parroċċa:

• Tisħiħ tal-gruppi li jiltaqgħu kull ġimgħa b’aktar membri u organizazzjoni fuq livelli spiritwali u soċjali;
• Iż-żgħażagħ infushom jiġu nkuraġġiti jorganizzaw il-laqgħat ta’ formazzjoni tagħhom kif ukoll jiġu mistiedna kelliema barranin;
• Live-in kull sena sabiex jgħin lill-membri fuq kull livell: uman, spiritwali u soċjali;
• Jiġu organizzati esperjenzi ta’ xogħol volontarju barra minn Malta;
• Tingħata aktar attenzjoni lil Żmien ir-Randan bħal: Eżercizzi spiritwali, Ċelebrazzjoni penitenzjali u qrar, l-Ikla tal-Għid u oħrajn;
• Jorganizzaw żewġ attivitajiet għal-iScouts u n-Naxxar Football Nursery fl-Avvent u r-Randan;
• Possibilta’ ta’ outreaches fost żgħażagħ imbegħdin anke permezz ta’ attivitajiet sportivi;
• Kuntatti ma’ żgħażagħ oħra bħal dawk li jinsabu fil-każini fi żminijiet speċifiċi tas-sena;
• Jingħataw post adatt fl-Annexe fejn jiltaqgħu ħalli b’hekk jaħdmu aħjar u jiksbu identita’ bħala grupp.

Ċentru Sgħajtar:

• Iż-żgħażagħ f’dan iċ-Ċentru se jkomplu jiżviluppaw il-pjan li kienu ħejjew qabel dan fit-tliet snin li għaddew.

Ċentru Ħniena Divina:

• Ingħata bidu għal-laqgħat ta’ formazzjoni għall-pre-adolexxenti bejn 12 u 14-il sena li jiltaqa’ darba kull ħmistax. L-iskop hu li dawn, ‘il quddiem jiżviluppaw fi grupp għaż-żgħażagħ.

HINIJIET TAL-QUDDIES FIN-NAXXAR

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Hinijiet tal-Quddies fil-Parrocca

Fil-Knisja Parrokkjali

Kuljum: 6.00am, 6.45am, 7.45am, 8.45am u 6.30pm

Is-Sibt filghaxija: 5.00pm u 6.30pm

Fl-ewwel Gimgha tax-Xahar: 5.00pm u 6.30pm

Il-Hdud u l-Festi Kkmandati:
6.00am, 7.00am, 8.30am, 9.30am, 11.00am, 5.00pm u 6.30pm

Familja Mqaddsa (Sghajtar)
Matul il-gimgha: Mit-Tnejn sal-Gimgha - 7.00pm (sajf u xitwa), Sibtijiet - 6.00pm
Il-Hadd: 8.15am, 10.15am

Madonna tat-Triq (Gizwiti)
Matul il-gimgha: 6.15am, 7.30am, 8.15am
Il-Hadd: 6.30am, 7.30am

Kuncizzjoni
Matul il-gimgha: 7.00am u l-Hamis biss fil-5.00pm ukoll
Il-Hadd: 7.30am

Santa Marija tax-Xaghra
Ma jsirx Quddies
Adorazzjoni mit-Tnejn sal-Gimgha bejn 9.00am u 12.00am u 4.00pm u 7.00pm

Santa Lucija
Matul il-gimgha: 7.00am
Il-Hadd: 8.00am

San Pawl tat-Targa (Xitwa u Sajf)
Matul il-gimgha: Mit-Tnejn sal-Gimgha – 8.30am,
L-Erbgha, l-Gimgha u s-Sibt - 6.00pm
Il-Hadd: (ma jkunx hemm quddies)

Santwarju Gesu’ Hniena Divina - San Pawl tat-Targa
Il-Gimgha: Adorazzjoni u quddiesa bejn it-3.00pm u l-4.00pm
Is-Sibt: 5.00pm - 6.45pm
Hdud u Festi: 8.30am - 10.00am
Hdud u Festi: (bl-Ingliz): 11.30am

San Gwann
Matul il-gimgha: 7.00am
Il-Hadd: 7.30am

Santa Marija Maghtab
Il-Hadd: 7.00am

Cimiterju
Matul il-gimgha: Mit-Tnejn sal-Hamis - 5.00pm, il-Gimgha - 4.30pm, Is-Sibt - 8.00am, Kull l-ewwel Tnejn tax-xahar - 10.30am

San Gakbu
Matul il-gimgha: Fil-Festa ta' San Gakbu biss - 24 u 25 ta' Lulju - 7.30pm

AVVIZI - IR-4 HADD TA' MATUL IS-SENA - 29 ta' JANNAR 2012

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Hamis 2 ta' Frar: Festa tal-Prezentazzjoni tal-Mulej fit-Tempju – il-Kandlora.
Fis-6.30pm isir it-tberik tax-xemgha, purcissjoni fil-Knisja u quddiesa bl-omelija.
Billi jahbat ukoll Jum il-Hajja Konsagrata jiehdu sehem ukoll uhud mill-patrijiet Geswiti kif ukoll ir-religjuzi Dumnikani. Ilkoll kemm ahna mheggin nattendu ghal din ic-celebrazzjoni.

Gimgha 3 ta' Frar: L-ewwel Gimgha tax-xahar.
Fil-5.00pm quddiesa u wara adorazzjoni fis-skiet sal-quddiesa tas-6.30pm. Ikun hawn kotba apposta ghall-adorazzjoni.
Bi preparazzjoni ghas-Sena tal-Fidi, kull l-ewwel Gimgha tax-xahar se tibda ssir ADORAZZJONI KOMUNITARJA ezatt wara l-quddiesa ta’ filghaxija. Ikun hemm tifhir, riflessjonijiet minn sacerdot, kif ukoll hin ta’ adorazzjoni. Il-kant jitmexxa mill-grupp Holy Trinity. Inheggu lil kulhadd, b’mod specjali lil lajci impenjati kollha biex nhar il-Gimgha jattendu ghal din l-adorazzjoni.

Sibt 4 ta' Frar: Fis-6.30pm quddiesa b’suffragju ghal dawk li mietu matul ix-xahar ta’ Jannar. Il-qraba taghhom huma mistiedna jattendu ghaliha.

* Id-distributuri tal-FLIMKIEN huma mhegga jidhlu fis-sagristija ghall-harga ta’ Frar. Nirringrazzjawkom jekk taghtu offerta ghall-ispejjez tieghu lid-distributuri.

* Infakkru li fil-website tal-parrocca, http://www.bambinanaxxar.org/ hemm l-attivitajiet fid-dettal ghal dawn it-3 xhur li qeghdin fihom. Hemm ukoll ir-ritratti tal-festi tal-Milied. L-avvizi ta’ kull gimgha jkunu wkoll fuq il-website kemm bil-Malti kif ukoll bl-Ingliz.

* Naghmlu appell biex kemm jista’ jkun nattendu ghall-quddiesa ta’ kuljum. Fil-parrocca taghna ghandna l-opportunita’ li ghandna diversi quddies mhux biss fil-knisja parrokkjali izda anke fil-kappelli l-ohra inkluz dawk taz-zoni. Tajjeb li jattendu kemm l-adulti kif ukoll iz-zghazagh u t-tfal. Il-Kelma t’Alla u l-Ewkaristija ghandna bzonnhom kuljum.

Readings & Meditation

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Sunday (January 29): "Jesus taught them as one who had authority"

Scripture: Mark 1:21-28

21 And they went into Capharnaum; and immediately on the Sabbath he entered the synagogue and taught.
22 And they were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one who had authority, and not as the scribes.
23 And immediately there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit;
24 and he cried out, "What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are, the Holy One of God."
25 But Jesus rebuked him, saying, "Be silent, and come out of him!"
26 And the unclean spirit, convulsing him and crying with a loud voice, came out of him.
27 And they were all amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, "What is this? A new teaching! With authority he commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him."
28 And at once his fame spread everywhere throughout all the surrounding region of Galilee.

Meditation:
Do you believe that God’s word has power to set you free and to transform your life? When Jesus taught he spoke with authority. He spoke the word of God as no one had spoken it before. When the Rabbis taught they supported their statements with quotes from other authorities. The prophets spoke with delegated authority – “Thus says the Lord.”When Jesus spoke he needed no authorities to back his statements. He was authority incarnate – the Word of God made flesh. When he spoke, God spoke. When he commanded even the demons obeyed.

Augustine of Hippo (354-430) remarked that “faith is mighty, but without love it profits nothing. The devils confessed Christ, but lacking charity it availed nothing. They said, 'What have we to do with you (Mark 1:24)?' They confessed a sort of faith, but without love. Hence they were devils.” Faith is powerful, but without love it profits nothing (1 Corinthians 13). Scripture tells us that true faith works through love (Galalatians 5:6) and abounds in hope (Romans 15:13). Our faith is made perfect in love because love orients us to the supreme good which is God himself as well as the good of our neighbor who is created in the image and likeness of God (Genesis 1:26,27). Hope anchors our faith in the promises of God and purifies our desires for the things which will last for eternity. That is why the word of Christ has power to set us free from all that would keep us bound in sin, deception, and despair. Bede the venerable abbot of an English monastery (672-735) contrasted the power and authority of Jesus' word with the word of the devil: “The devil, because he had deceived Eve with his tongue, is punished by the tongue, that he might not speak” [Homilies on the Gospels 1.8].

Faith is both a free gift of God and the free assent of our will to the whole truth that God has revealed. To live, grow, and persevere in the faith to the end, we must nourish it with the word of God. The Lord gives us his Holy Spirit to enlighten our minds that we may grow in his truth and in the knowledge of his great love for each of us. If we approach God’s word submissively, with an eagerness to do everything the Lord desires, we are in a much better position to learn what God wants to teach us through his word. Are you eager to be taught by the Lord and to conform your life according to his word?

"Lord Jesus, your word is power and life. May I never doubt your saving love and mercy, and the power of your word to bring healing and deliverance to those in need."

Psalm 95:1-2,6-9

1 O come, let us sing to the LORD; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!
2 Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise!
6 O come, let us worship and bow down, let us kneel before the LORD, our Maker!
7 For he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. O that today you would hearken to his voice!
8 Harden not your hearts, as at Mer'ibah, as on the day at Massah in the wilderness,
9 when your fathers tested me, and put me to the proof, though they had seen my work.

PARISH NOTICES - 4th SUNDAY OF THE YEAR - 29th JANUARY 2012

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THURSDAY, 2nd FEBRUARY - Feast of the Presentation of Our Lord in the Temple.- Candlemas
6.30pm - Blessing of the Candles, Procession in the church and Mass with Homily. Being also the Day dedicated to Consecrated Life, the Jesuit Fathers and the Dominican Sisters will also participate in this Celebration. We are also encouraged to attend.

FRIDAY, 3rd FEBRUARY - First Friday of the month
5.00pm - Mass followed by Adoration till the 6.30pm Mass.
As a preparation for the Year dedicated to our Faith, there will be a COMMUNAL ADORATION at the parish church every First Friday of the month after the 6.30pm Mass. It includes, Praises, Spiritual Reflections by a priest, and time for Adoration, animated by The Holy Trinity Group. We encourage everyone to attend, this Friday's Adoration, especially those involved in some kind of work in the parish.

SATURDAY, 4th FEBRUARY - 6.30pm - Mass for the repose of the souls of members of our Community who died during the month of January; relatives and friends are invited to attend

The distributors of FLIMKIEN can call at the sacristy for the February issue. We thank you for any donation given to the distributors for its expenses.

May we remind you that one can find the activities for the next three months on the website of the parish: www.bambinanaxxar.org. The weekly parish notices, in English and Maltese, and Photos of the Christmas celebrations can also be seen on the website.

We appeal that if possible adults, youths and children attend to the daily Mass. We need to hear the Word of God and receive Holy Communion every day. There are several chapels and churches in our parish with different hours for Mass.