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3rd Sunday of Lent 28 February 2016
Parish Office Hours: Monday 9:00am-2:30pm
Tues—Fri 9:00am-3:00pm
CONTACT DETAILS
Parish Priest:
Fr Jude Pirotta mssp
Telephone: 9748 6800
Facsimile: 9748 9791
email: [email protected]
Parish Secretaries: Red Lusterio
Tita Manalo
Admin Support:
Maria Saldana
Parish Bookkeeper: Tess Mijares
Tues & Fri 9:30-3:30
Parish Council President:
Geralyn McCarthy
Sacramental Co-Ord
Other Schools: Rachelle Revell Ph: 0411 774 636
Youth Ministry
Coordinator:
Red Lusterio 0409 184 299
St James Primary School: Telephone: 9749 1000 Principal: Mary Abbott [email protected]
St Francis Primary School: Telephone: 9731 6004 Principal: Jan Keogh [email protected]
St Clare’s Primary School: Telephone: 9371 8400 Principal: Andrew Leighton [email protected]
Thomas Carr College: Telephone: 8734 2444 Principal: Andrew Watson
Weekday Masses:
Tues—Sat 9:00am
1st Friday Monthly: Mass at 7:30pm
Adoration at 8:00-9:00pm
Reconciliation (Confession): Saturday: 9:30am-10:00am
5:00-5:30pm
Sacrament of Baptism: Contact Jacinta & John Fisher
0438 793 630 [email protected]
Weddings: By appointment only
9748 6800 Weekend Masses: Saturday 6:00pm, Sunday 8:30am, 10:30am and 6:00pm
336 Derrimut Rd, Hoppers Crossing North, 3029
Under the Pastoral Care of the Paulist Missionaries
www.stjamesapostlehcn.com.au
Last weekend we welcomed new Parishioners into our community with a Welcome Mass and BBQ. Many people representing our many ministries came together to greet and welcome those who have recently moved to our area. Trish Porter, coordinator of the Function Committee had this to say about the event:
I have been playing with words the past few days to express my gratitude to you all for your help in making Sunday's event so successful but I have not been able to find the right words so I thought I would just say a few things that are floating around in my head.
I am blown away by the passion, devotion and hard work I saw from so many on Sunday, it continues to reaffirm my faith in our community. I am inspired by the YP's, such giving and humble souls, ready to get in there and help when needed, truly a blessing.
It was confirming for me as function coordinator to see so many members step up and use their natural gifts to ensure the success of the event, both people that could attend and those who could not.
To see the glowing faces of the parishioners as they left warmed my heart. The way the various ministries worked together and did what they could and were so good at, a real affirmation of community togetherness.
From the bottom of my heart I wish to thank you all, especially our faith filled teacher Fr Jude, without you we would not be who we are as a parish.
Regards, Trish Porter
NEW PARISHIONERS MASS AND WELCOME BBQ
Congratulations to our Catholic College Thomas Carr which celebrated 20 years of its life. During the week we witnessed the unveiling of the life size bronze statue of Thomas Carr, the College Patron, the Cathedral Mass of Thanksgiving with past and present priests, principals and staff members and the launching of the book “Shining in the West” by author and part time chaplain, Larry Burn.
Congratulations to Dr Andrew Watson, the College staff, students and parents (past and present) and the Parishes that make up our Regional College. Many blessings as we embrace the future shining in the Light of Christ.
THOMAS CARR COLLEGE CELEBRATES 20 YEARS
Thanksgiving: $ 4877.45
Presbytery: $ 979.15
Flowers: $ 152.50
Youth: $ 23.70
COLLECTIONS LAST WEEKEND
This weekend we are excited to announce the launch of our new look website. You will still be able to find it at:
www.stjamesapostlehcn.com.au
Jared Revell will be at all Masses to speak about the new and exciting features of our new Parish Website.
LAUNCH OF NEW LOOK PARISH WEBSITE
With the start of the new year, we will once again restart our Prayer List for those in our community who are sick. If you would like these names to remain on the Prayer List, please inform us by this Thurs 03 Mar.
PRAYER LIST FOR THE SICK
Wed 09 Mar at 10.30am - Morning Tea at The Grange Community Centre - 260-280 Hogan's Road, Hoppers Crossing. Entrance fee includes a sumptuous morning tea and a one hour show by The Retro Girls. Tickets $10
Thurs 17 Mar at 7.30pm - A splendid performance of the operetta "THE MIKADO" at the Wyndham Cultural Centre, Watton Street, Werribee. Tickets $35.
Enquiries and bookings: Serita 9742 7568 / Reno 9748 7513 / Parish Office 9748 6800
VINTAGE GROUP
2017 Enrolment Information Evening at 7:00pm at St James Church on Wed 16 Mar required for all families enrolling at either St James Primary, St Francis Primary and St Clare’s Primary. This meeting is designed to provide you with general information about our three Parish Primary Schools, the process of enrolling and the zoning requirements. For more information call 9749 1000 or email [email protected].
For families zoned to St James, St Francis or St Clare’s, please note the following dates for Parent Information specific for your school:
St James Primary Wed 20 April at 7:00 pm St Francis Primary Thurs 14 April at 7:00 pm St Clare’s Primary Wed 20 April at 7:00 pm
PREP 2017 ENROLMENT PROCEDURE
Let us continue to pray for all those throughout our Archdiocese who are preparing themselves for full communion with the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil this year.
Let us especially keep in our prayers the people from our parish our Catechumens, those who will receive all the Sacraments of Initiation by Easter; Simon Abdollahi, Aradhana Arya, Alan Black, Angela Hu and Tim Zhang.
We also pray for our Candidate John Tsellos who baptized as a Greek Orthodox already and will be received into the Catholic Church.
Let us also pray for David Ruffles who, having been baptized Catholic, will now complete his Sacraments of Initiation.
RCIA
This year the Parish will be running its own Raffle. We are looking for support from people who would like to donate the 4th Prize. What we are looking for is a voucher to the value of $400 Coles/Myer. If you know of any people in business who can support us in this endeavour, please contact Fr Jude at the Parish Office on 9748 6800. Special thanks to the donors who came forward this week to provide the $600 Bunnings Voucher and the $100 petrol voucher as 3rd and 5th prizes for our Raffle.
ANNUAL PARISH RAFFLE
Keep Watch With Me is an overnight vigil with the Lord in Adoration from 9:30pm on Holy Thursday until 7:30am on Good Friday. If you belong to a Parish Ministry, please wait for your Coordinator to organize a time for your group. Individuals not part of ministries are able to mark down their availabilities on the sheet provided in the Narthex.
KEEP WATCH WITH ME
For all those who are able to assist Kevin Lloyd our coordinator, as a Car Park Attendant or an Usher for Palm Sunday (Sun 20 Mar) 10:30am Mass and Easter Triduum (Thurs 24 Mar—Sat 26 Mar), please fill in the form provided in the Narthex.
CAR PARK ATTENDANTS AND USHERS
Carpenter’s Club start with a hearty breakfast in the Community Hall at 7:30am on Sat 05 Mar followed by works around the Parish.
CARPENTER’S CLUB
ROSTERS FOR THE WEEKEND 05/06 MAR
MASS TIMES SAT 6:00 PM SUN 8:30 AM SUN 10:30 AM SUN 6:00 PM
LECTOR Allan Francisco Glenn Goodfellow Emilio Scalzo Rhea D’Souza
COMMENTATOR Gemma Francisco Margaret Mangani Sonia Ryall Jess Gleeson
SPECIAL
MINISTERS OF
COMMUNION
Jannine Warwick
Claire Kemp
Fiona Weedon
Cris Cabral
Christine Abdelahad
Irma DeGuzman
Domnic Golia
Maria Golia
Patricia Anthony
Rose Rogers
Maria Bugayong
Reno Demicoli
Vini Beraldo
Anthony Landells
Simon Beraldo
Russell Menezes
Tristan White
Matt Keogh
Soy Rubite
Avis Fernandez
PIETY STALL Jill Dooley Pauline Niziorski Bev Winchcombe -
VACUUMER Michelle MacDonald ALTAR LINEN Gaetana Bonnicci
CLEANERS Doriella Camilleri
Frankie Camilleri SOUP KITCHEN
Mac Arriero
Margaret Arriero
COUNTERS
Peter Rabusin
Mark Dooley
Peter Evans
CHILDREN’S
LITRUGY OF THE
WORD
Karen Serrano
READINGS FOR 4TH SUNDAY OF LENT
1st Reading: Jos 5:9-12 The people of God went to the promised land there kept the Passover.
Responsorial Psalm: Ps 33:2-7 Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.
2nd Reading: 2 Cor 5:17-21 God reconciled us to himself through Christ.
Gospel: Lk 15:1-3, 11-32 Your brother here was dead and has come to life.
Let us pray and support those in our community who are sick. We especially pray for Theresa De Bono, Mary Xerri, Frank Hili, Eduardo Francisco, Nicholas Zammit, Judy Bickley, Chetcuti Family, Peter McGlade, Karen Scheppeck, Charlie De Brincat, Fr Paul Kierce mssp, Arn Raj, Ramsay Penera, Leonila Raguine, Kim Sha, Policarpo Evangelio, Bienvenido Are, Loida Solinap, Flora Dimech, Dominic Joseph, Maurie Hall, Chloe Adriano, Laurie Fenech, Kath Hall, Leonie Undy, Donaldine Lourensz, Liz Jordan, Hirushi Abeysinghe, Eduardo De Crescenzo, Antonius Markus Maspour, Fr Claude Borg mssp and all those who are ill.
PRAYER LIST
Please pray for our loved ones whom we remember especially James Saliba, Paul Portelli, Francesco Viterbo, Richard Burns, Manuel Rodrigues, Viniamor and Constantino Dela Pena, Charito Revereza, Cesaria, Silvestre, Ma. Emma and Zoraida Azanes, Jean Diones, Gary Yaneza, Pedro Alinea, Olga Salamon, Susan Vida, Antonia Diosy, Doug Kirkbride, Greg Raeburn, Kathy Lumpton, Laurie Xuereb, George and Josephine Galea, Emy, Lilly and Henry Saffarese, Mathew Montebello, Jake Shaw, Adelaide and Alan Gamble and all whose anniversaries occur at this time.
RECENTLY DECEASED & ANNIVERSARIES
Friday this week (Fri 04 Mar) will start with Stations of the Cross at 7:30pm followed by Adoration until 9:00pm, no Mass.
FIRST FRIDAY ADORATION
To help us prepare for this Season, we invite
everyone to consider participating in any of the
many events that are on offer at our Parish.
LENTEN REFLECTIONS: Publications available for
free from the Magazine Rack.
THE WAY OF THE CROSS: Stations of the Cross
every Friday at 7:30pm in the Church.
PROJECT COMPASSION & PAULIST MISSIONARY
SPONSORSHIP: Available from the Narthex.
LENTEN FAITH SHARING GROUP: Tuesdays at
7:30pm in the Old Hall. All welcome.
THE SEASON OF LENT
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