WE JOURNEY TO JESUS WITH AN OPEN MIND,

OPEN HEART, OPEN WILL!

SUNDAY MASS TIMES

Queen of Peace: Altona Meadows - Saturday 6pm,

Sunday 8am & 11am

St. Martin de Porres: Laverton - Sunday 10am

Stella Maris School Hall: Point Cook - Sunday 9am

Reconciliation: Saturday 10-10.30am Queen of Peace

KID’s CORNER Advent Reflection

In 1622 St. Francis de Sales wrote, on the eve of the

new year, “So this year has disappeared into the abyss

where all the others have gone. How desirable is eter-

nity when we consider these miserable and fleeting

changes! Let the time pass by as we, little by little, run

with it to be transformed into the glory of the children

of God.” It’s an appropriate reflection for this first Sun-

day of Advent, when the Church begins her new litur-

gical year. It also points to one of the great realities of

our life on earth: things coming to be and things pass-

ing away.

Change - sometimes sudden and shocking change - is

part of all our lives. How we cope with change is one

of the things that indicate how mature we are, how

well adjusted to the challenges of life. To paraphrase

one poet, we have to learn when to care and when not

to care, to let things go. St. Augustine said that every

change is a sort of death. So we need to learn how to

deal with being in a semi-permanent sort of mourning,

without losing our gift of enjoying the good things in

life. Some changes can be traumatic and unexpected:

the death of a loved one, natural disasters like tsuna-

mis and earthquakes, the sudden onset of sickness or

disability. In moments like these, it can feel as if our

whole world is collapsing around us.

Our prayers this week will focus on restoring

hope in our world. There are many who are

feeling hopeless and are in need of our prayer.

During this week of advent, pray for the hope of

Christ to penetrate our hearts.

Deacon Joseph’s

Ordination Mass

If you would like to attend Deacon Joseph’s Ordination Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on the 4th of December,

the parish will be arranging a coach to transport parishioners. There will be a fee of $20. Pick up will be at Queen of Peace at 8.15am and returning from the

Cathedral around 1pm. Please call the office if you are interested on 9369 6877 on Tuesday or Wednesday. Places are limited. Thank you we hope to see as many parishioners as possible as Joseph embarks on this new

journey!

FIRST READING

A reading from the prophet Jeremiah.

See, the days are coming – it is the Lord who speaks – when I am going to fulfil the promise I made to the House of Israel and the House of Judah: ’In those days and at that time, I will make a virtuous Branch grow for David, who shall practise honesty and integrity in the land. In those days Judah shall be saved and Israel shall dwell in confi-dence. And this is the name the city will be called: The Lord-our-integrity.’

The Word of the Lord. Thanks be God

ENTRANCE ANTIPHON

To you, I lift up my soul, O my God. In you, I have trusted; let me not be put to shame. Nor let my enemies exult over me; and let none who hope in you be put to shame.

Holy Trinity Catholic Parish acknowledge the

Kurung-Jang-Ballok Aboriginal People of the

Woiwurrung Clan as the Original Owners who

have walked upon and cared for this land for

thousands of years.

GLORIA

Glory to God in the highest, and on

earth peace to people of good will.

We praise you, we bless you, we

adore you, we glorify you, we give

you thanks for your great glory,

Lord God, heavenly King, O God

almighty Father. Lord Jesus Christ,

only Begotten Son, Lord God,

Lamb of God, Son of the Father,

you take away the sins of the

world, have mercy on us; you take

away the sins of the world receive

our prayer; you are seated at the

right had of the Father, have mer-

cy on us. For you alone are the Ho-

ly One, you alone are the Lord, you

alone are the Most High, Jesus

Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the

glory of God the Father. AMEN.

, thank you for your support through the Stewardship

To those using envelopes the new ones will be available this weekend. Due

Your dedication and contribution has enabled the Parish to meet our finan-

In March last year we conducted a Stewardship Program that was cut short

DEATH ANNIVERSARIES Please remember in your prayers...

Holy Trinity Catholic Parish

Is committed to the safety, wellbeing and

dignity of all children, young people and

vulnerable adults in our community.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM

A reading from the first letter of St Paul to the Thessalonians. May the Lord be generous in increas-ing your love and make you love one another and the whole human race as much as we love you. And may he so confirm your hearts in holiness that you may be blameless in the sight of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus Christ comes with all his saints. Finally, brothers, we urge you and ap-peal to you in the Lord Jesus to make more and more progress in the kind of life that you are meant to live: the life that God wants, as you learnt from us, and as you are already living it. You have not forgotten the instructions we gave you on the authority of the Lord Jesus.

The Word of the Lord. Thanks be God

APOSTLES CREED

I believe in God, the Father

Almighty, creator of Heaven and

earth; and in Jesus Christ, his

only Son our Lord, who was

conceived by the Holy Spirit,

born of the Virgin Mary, suffered

under Pontius Pilate, was

crucified, died and was buried.

He descended into hell; on the

third day he rose again from the

dead; he ascended into heaven,

and is seated at the right hand of

God, the Father almighty; from

there he will come to judge the

living and the dead. I believe in

the Holy Spirit, the holy Catholic

Church, the communion of

Saints the forgiveness of sins,

the resurrection of the body and

life everlasting. AMEN. Alleluia, alleluia! Lord, show us your mercy and love, and grant us your salvation. Alleluia!

Queen of Peace St. Martin de Porres

Stella Maris

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Thank you!

R: To you, O Lord, I lift my soul. 1. Lord, make me know your ways. Lord, teach me your paths. Make we walk in your truth, and teach me: for you are God my saviour. R: 2. The Lord is good and upright. He shows the path to those who stray, he guides the humble in the right path; he teaches his way to the poor. R: 3. His ways are faithfulness and love for those who keep his covenant and will. The Lord’s friendship is for those who revere him; to them he reveals his covenant. R:

SECOND READING

GOSPEL

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke. Jesus said to his disciples: ‘There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars; on earth nations in agony, bewil-dered by the clamour of the ocean and its waves; men dying of fear as they await what menaces the world, for the powers of heaven will be shak-en. And then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. When these things begin to take place, stand erect, hold your heads high, because your libera-tion is near at hand. ‘Watch your-selves, or your hearts will be coars-ened with debauchery and drunken-ness and the cares of life, and that day will be sprung on you suddenly, like a trap. For it will come down on every living man on the face of the earth. Stay awake, praying at all times for the strength to survive all that is going to happen, and to stand with confidence before the Son of Man.’ The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ.

Feliz Castello, Emmanuel Taliana, Eileen

Forster, Victor Vella, Maria Pap, Michael

Rifello, Felicia Castillo, Escolastico Castillo,

Josephina San Diego, Teofilo San Diego,

John Falzon, Polly Scicluna, Patrick Lee,

Maria Crop, Lydia Markovcic, Jane Fernan-

dez, Joanne Connolly, Sam Pisani, John

Zahra, Esther Zahara, Leslie Fernando, Al

Scherini, John Soh, Tessie Cini, Sidney

Whalley, Ethel Gurrie

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

COMMUNION ANTIPHON

The Lord will bestow his bounty, and our

earth shall yield its increase.

2022 Columban Calendars are still

available for purchase.

If you would like

to buy one, please

see the volunteer

in the foyer.

Cost of calendars

are $10.00 each.

St. Vincent de Paul Society Christmas

Cards are also available for purchase.

Cost of cards will be $5 for a pack of 8

Christmas cards.

Please see the volunteer in the foyer.

To all students at Lumen

Christi who this week

celebrated the Sacrament of

Confirmation…

And also to students from

Queen of Peace who received

the Sacrament of First

Eucharist this week…

And finally to students from

St. Martin de Porres who this

week celebrated the

Sacrament of First

Reconciliation.

Christmas 2021 Mass

Times

Christmas Eve 24th December

5pm - Stella Maris

6pm - Queen of Peace

7pm - St. Martin’s

8pm - Queen of Peace

(vaccination status unknown)

Midnight mass - Queen of Peace

Christmas Day 25th December

8am - Queen of Peace

9am - Queen of Peace

10am - St. Martin de Porres

11am - Queen of Peace

Boxing Day 26th December

8am - Queen of Peace

9am - Queen of Peace

10am - St. Martin de Porres

11am - Queen of Peace

Christmas Reconciliation - 21st

December

7pm at Queen of Peace

A Maltese priest will be present.

Please note that the Parish

Office will be closed from the

22nd December -

10th of January.

O God, our times are in your hands, look

with favour we pray on these our sisters

and brothers as they begin another year.

Grant that they may grow in wisdom and

grace, and strengthen their trust in your

goodness all the days of their lives.

Bless them with your presence and

surround them with your love.

We ask this through Christ our Lord.

AMEN.