Masses for week beginning 26 July 2010
| Monday |
9:15 AM Mass |
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| Tuesday |
9:15 AM Mass |
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| Wednesday |
8:30 AM Mass |
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| Thursday |
9:15 AM Mass |
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| Friday |
9:15 AM Mass
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EXPOSITION: 9.45am to 11am |
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| Saturday |
10:30 AM Mass. 10am Reconciliation
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6 PM Mass |
| Sunday |
8.45 AM, 10.30 AM, 5 PM Mass |
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Margaret Tan (mother of Shirley & Janet), Jack Defina.
Current News
Thank you to all who contributed to last week´s collection to support those who are spreading the Gospel message in 160 missionary countries. A total of $2,300 was donated.
members of our Art Show Committee will host a cuppa after 10.30am Mass.
The Annual Appeal for our Sister Parish, San Antonio Abad, in San Salvador will be held this weekend, 24th & 25th July. The proceeds from the appeal will go directly to provide ongoing support for the medical clinic which is run to help the poor in San Antonio Abad. For more details, please collect the newsletter being distributed after Masses today.
New Parishioners are invited to complete a card giving us your name & address, so that we can meet you and make you feel welcome in our community. Cards are available in the Church Foyer.
Parishioners, who contribute to the Thanksgiving Program either by envelopes or Credit Card, please note receipts are available in the Foyer for collection this weekend, along with the next set of Thanksgiving envelopes. If you would like to contribute to the Thanksgiving Program please contact the Parish Office 9807 9494.
If you would like a Mass offered for a particular intention such as an anniversary, recent death or to give thanks for blessings received, please collect an envelope from the foyer and then arrange the date & time with Fr John. The office staff are not able to arrange Masses as they do not know the Priest´s commitments.
Due to retirements, we will need more help than usual this year. Please come along if you can for an hour or two. No experience required!
Dates and Times needed are:
- Lights: Tues 27th July at 10am & 7pm. (Please bring a 6ft step ladder!)
- Stands: Wed 28th July at 10am & 7pm Thurs 29th July at 7pm
- Hanging paintings: Sun 1st Aug – Wed 4th Aug
- Pull-Down: Stands: Tues 10th Aug at 10am & 7pm; Lights: Wed 11th Aug at 10am & 7pm
Please contact Paul Adams on 0417 313750 if you can help with set up or pull down, and Trish Adams on 0413 774325 if you can help with hanging.
As from 31st July 2010, the Vigil Mass at St Peter´s, Clayton will be at 6pm.
MacKillop Young Adult Community (MacYAC) invites young adults to come & visit significant sites in the life of Mary MacKillop here in Melbourne. Leave Flagstaff Gardens at 2pm on the 4th Sat of the month – visit the birth site, Mary MacKillop Heritage Centre and site of the First Providence. Come and be inspired by the person of Mary MacKillop in this year of Canonisation. For bookings phone 9926 9300 or macyac@sosj.org.au
The Latest edition of "Inform" is now available in the Church foyer. This edition was written by Fr Paul Gardiner SJ who was the Postulator of Mary MacKillop´s cause of Canonisation. He gives a very good explanation of the canonisation process and shares some insights of Mary´s life.
There will be no meeting on 7th July. Next meeting for parishioners experiencing loss and grief is Wednesday 4th August at 2.00pm. Meetings are held in the Parish House on the first Wednesday each month. Extra meetings (day or evening) will be arranged to suit particular needs. For planning purposes contact either Kevin Delaney on 9807 4861 or the Parish Office on 9807 9494.
Parishioners are invited to pray a novena to Our Lady for those in our Parish who are sick. The Novena Prayers are available in the Foyer.
Catholics are encouraged to receive Communion under both species at our Masses. Drinking from the chalice is the preferred method of receiving the Blood of Christ because of the Lord´s command: "Take and drink." We do not allow people to dip the host into the chalice.
Parishioners are invited to the Parish House for Morning Tea.
When was the last time you had a great weekend just for the two of you? Forget life´s tensions and interruptions and rekindle the love and romance that brought you together in the first place. The next 3 weekends will be held on 20th–22nd August, and 15th–17th October. Checkout the website for more information on www.wwme.org.au
Please be aware that the Church carpark will usually be closed on weekdays between 8.30am and 8.55am. We regret the inconvenience this will cause some parishioners but we need to protect children who are walking to school.
Our next meeting is on Tuesday 27th July at 7.30pm in the Parish House.
St John´s Uniting Church, 37 Virginia St Mt Waverley, is presenting a seminar concerning Asylum Seekers on 25th July at 2.30pm. Speaker: David Spitteler from Dandenong Asylum Seekers Centre. Topic: "The Present Situation for Asylum Seekers." There will be ample opportunity for you to ask questions and for discussion. Afternoon tea will follow.
Raising faith-filled children is a challenging task! CathFamily has free downloadable resources and a monthly e-newsletter for Catholic families encouraging faith practices and family rituals.