24th January 2016 - Catholic Parish of St Thomas More, Mt Eliza

SEASONS
Newsletter of the Catholic Parish of St. Thomas More, Mount Eliza
3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
PCC=Parish Community Centre U=Undercroft
C=Church
MPR=School Multipurpose Room
SSR=School Staff Room
 Wednesday
Social Club Committee meeting,
11am, PCC
PPLT meal & meeting, 6:30pm
 Thursday
Liturgy Team meal & meeting,
6:30pm
Morning Tea @
10am Mass next Sunday
Next Sunday at 10 am Mass
we will take the opportunity
to celebrate and thank
Maureen Ko for all she has
contributed to music ministry at St Thomas More’s
over many years. Please
bring a plate of food to
share for morning tea afterwards.
313 Canadian Bay Rd
Mount Eliza Vic. 3930
Phone: 9787 7777
Fax: 9787 9734
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.stm-mteliza.org
Pastoral Leadership Team
Fr. Laurie
(Parish Priest)
Lys Crowe
(Pastoral Associate)
Peter Whyte
(School D Principal )
Anne-Marie Hyde
Peter Leamon
John Bruitzman
Bill Hunt
(Chairperson)
Ange Virgona
Jim Bourke
Maree Taverna
PPLT Email:
[email protected]
Weekday Masses
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday (quiet prayer in
the Church from 8.30am)
No Mass
No Mass
9:15 am
Thursday
7.00 pm
Friday
9:15 am
6:00 pm
8:00 am
10:00 am
Reconciliation
Saturday
A New Year Blessing
On the day when
the weight deadens
on your shoulders
and you stumble,
may the clay dance
to balance you.
And when your eyes
freeze behind
the grey window
and the ghost of loss
gets into you,
may a flock of colours,
indigo, red, green
and azure blue,
come to awaken in you
a meadow of delight.
When the canvas frays
in the currach* of thought
and a stain of ocean
blackens beneath you,
may there come across the waters
a path of yellow moonlight
to bring you safely home.
May the nourishment of the earth
be yours,
may the clarity of light
be yours,
may the fluency of the ocean
be yours,
may the protection of the ancestors
be yours.
And so may a slow wind
work these words of love
around you,
an invisible cloak
to mind your life.
From Benedictus, by John O’Donohue
Sunday Masses
Saturday
Sunday
24th January 2016
5 - 5:30 pm
* a currach is an Irish boat made of waterproof material over a light wooden frame, traditionally propelled by oars or a sail
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We pray for...
Those whose anniversaries fall at
this time…
Doris Clark, Violet Somerville
And the Sick...
Joan Ryan, Roz Woodman, Jo King, Craig
Morgan, Paula Stuart, Jacki Waite, Kathryn Hart, Fr.
Michael Walsh, Shane Dobson, Maryrose Smith, Ken
& Mary Allen, Ray Grant, Rob Nicholls, Jos Gobel,
Dee Rourke, Adrian Gobel, Rachael Sanderson (nee
Davies), and all of the sick at the George Vowell Centre & Ranelagh Gardens Nursing Home.
and the parishioners of St Thomas More Parish,
Tequinomata, East Timor.
Liturgy - 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
First Reading: Nehemiah 8:2-6, 8-10
They read from the book of Law and they understood what was read.
Responsorial Psalm
Your words, Lord, are spirit and life.
Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 12-14, 27
Together you are Christ’s body, but each of you is a
different part of it.
Gospel Acclamation:
Alleluia, Alleluia! The Lord sent me to bring
Good News to the poor and freedom to prisoners. Alleluia!
Gospel: Luke 1:1-4; 4:14-21
The scriptures were fulfilled on this day.
Next week’s readings
Jeremiah 1:4-5, 17-19
1 Corinthians 13:4-14 Luke 4:21-30
30th & 31st January Rosters
Mass Time
Lector
6 pm Sat
Anne-Marie Hyde
Lys Crowe
8 am Sun
Keith Donovan
Kathleen Sheehy
10 am Sun
Peter Griffin
C Tirtowinoto
Mass Time
Ministers of the Eucharist
6 pm Sat
Helen Steyn (Book)
Mary Cameron (Gifts)
Michael Robertson (Gifts)
8 am Sun
Bob Ribbons (Book)
Pat McConvill (Gifts)
Raye Darrer (Gifts)
10 am Sun
Peter Royal (Book)
Helen Grech (Gifts)
Lois Bracken (Gifts)
10 am
Children’s Liturgy
Baptism Welcome
This weekend we have the Rite of
Welcome for Angus McGrath
(Parents – Natalie and Phillip) at the
10am Mass.
Financial Matters
Stewardship
Received last weekend ................................. $3,218
Pledged last weekend ................................... $3,006
Average received in December.................. $3,408
Presbytery
Amount received last week ......................... $1207
Thanks to all of you who give so generously to support our
parish.
Commentator
Andrew Postregna
Teresa Ferlin
Counters
Mike Symes
Peter Royal
Sandor Egyed
Morning Tea
Your hosts this week are Anne
and John Thomson. You are all
warmly invited after 10am Mass
to linger for a cuppa and an opportunity to get to know some
other members of your parish community better.
Your Hosts next week will be the Liturgy Team.
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What’s Happening Here
St Vincent de Paul Society Victoria
Good Works
St Vincent de Paul resumed its work for
2016 last Monday. Our next meeting will be at
9:30am in the Undercroft on Monday 1st February.
We would love to see some new faces to help us with
our work. You are welcome to come along to our
meeting to learn more about the work of the Society.
Car Boot Sale
Saturday 5th March 2016
8am – 2pm
The PPLT is again running a Car
Boot Sale in the Parish car park.
All funds raised will go towards
supporting the work of the Parish.
There are many ways to come along and join in the
fun:
 Book a site - $25.00 per car site - make some money, have a clear out and make some space at home.
 Don’t want to run a stall, but still have goods you
no longer want? - donate them to the Parish Stall
and all funds raised will go directly to the Parish.
 Come along and buy! There will also be a Sausage
Sizzle and other refreshments available.
 Volunteer to
 be a parking attendant
 sell raffle tickets
 cook sausages
 help on the Parish Stall
All enquiries to: Anne-Marie Hyde 0409 020 120 [email protected], or Maree Taverna 0425 721
207 [email protected]
Nametags: The Parish Pastoral Leadership Team
invites you to wear a nametag to Mass! This is just one
way of us getting to know each other better. You can
BYO, or we will have some stick-on ones available
each week.
STM Social Club
Fun & Friendship For All
New members welcome. Please contact Christine
5975 6687 or Carol 9775 2315.
The next Social Club Committee meeting will be
held in the Parish Community Centre this Wednesday,
27th January at 11am.
Our AGM will be held in the Undercroft on Tuesday
2nd February, after 10am Mass.
The Film Group will be seeing The Belier Family
(subtitled) next Sunday, 31st January, and Carol on February 7th. This film may not be for all, so please read
the reviews.
The Welfare Officers for January are John & Margaret
Gallagher 9787 5949.
Parish Retreat in Lent
Thank you to all those who have expressed an interest in participating in
the Lenten Retreat. It will definitely
be going ahead, and those who have
expressed an interest will be receiving a follow-up letter this week. If you
haven’t put your name down but would still like to
participate, please fill in one of the green information
forms, which are available in the foyer of the Church,
and return to Lys at the Parish Office ASAP.
Keep the date free
The first of our quarterly Parish Meetings for the
year will be on Wednesday 10th February at 7:30 pm
in the Church (after the 7pm Ash Wednesday Mass).
All are welcome to these meetings, no matter how big
or small your involvement in the Parish is. More details will be in next week’s Seasons.
Commissioning of School Staff
As the new School year
begins, our Parish School
Staff will all be commissioned at the 10 am Mass
on Sunday 7th February.
This will be followed by morning tea. Please bring a
plate of food to share.
Christmas Hamper Raffle
Thank you to all those who
contributed in any way to the
success of our Christmas Hamper Raffle. We raised $775.
The winners were: 1st Marianne van der Maat, 2nd Eileen
Hooker, 3rd Catharina Tirtoth
winoto, 4 Sally Cooper.
This email was received after the draw:
Dear St Thomas More Parish Members,
What a lovely surprise to win the raffle, it was great, everything you could need was there. We shared it with friends
and neighbours, unfortunately no family in Australia.
Adrian and I love to attend the Sunday masses where over
the years we have worshipped, due to work commitments
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What’s Happening Elsewhere….
Review, Reimagine, Renew:
Mission making a difference in a changing world
24 to 26 February 2016 Catholic Leadership Centre,
228 Victoria Parade, East Melbourne.
We are called constantly to improve and to grow in rapport and wisdom, in order to fully carry out mission. –
Pope Francis
‘Review, reimagine, renew: Mission making a difference in a changing world’ aims to provide valuable
opportunities for reflection and spiritual development,
and to strengthen connections and share information
to build capacity to create change for the common
good. Attendees will include: Catholic Social Services
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not as often, but hope to improve so we are not the prodigal couple anymore. Despite our part time attendance we
always feel welcome and winning this raffle is like encouragement to become more regular.
Many thanks for the hamper and inspiration, and Best
Wishes for a Happy New Year.
With best wishes and warm regards,
Adrian and Marianne van der Maat
CEOs and Board members, active laity, students and
young people. A wide range of keynotes, panel discussions and stimulating workshops for mission impact
will include: John L Allen (renowned US-based journalist and author), Julie Edwards (Jesuit Social Services) and Tony Nicholson (Brotherhood of St Laurence).
Details: http://www.css.org.au/MissionRenew for information about the full program, venue, cost and link
to online booking.
Enquiries: including low-income/student and other
concession pricing, Lucia Brick on 9287 5566
or [email protected]
Combined Catholic Parishes Raffle
This week, 2,000 raffle tickets have been delivered,
for sale at St Thomas More between now and the end
of April. For each $2 ticket, $1.50 will go directly
towards our parish, but we must sell all 2,000 to
make this return. The first 3 prizes are cars, and the
remaining 11 prizes $1,000 and $500 Coles/Myer gift
cards. More details when they go on sale next weekend... In the meanwhile, please contact Irene in the
office if you can help with sales after weekend Masses,
or if you’d like to help in any other way.
Baptisms
These are held on the 1st & 3rd Sundays of each month at 11:15 am or at any of the
Parish Masses on the 2nd, 4th or 5th Sundays. A compulsory preparation night for parents takes place on the first Tuesday of each month in the Parish Community Centre at
7:30 pm. Children to be baptised, and their families, are then invited to a Welcome
Mass prior to Baptism where they are introduced to the Parish Community and welcomed by them. In order for this to happen, preparation needs to begin at least 4-6
weeks before the Baptism, with a call to confirm parents’ attendance at the Preparation Night. When children
of school age are to be baptised an extended preparation time is required. It is important to remember that Baptism is about the initiation of a child into a community of Faith or a community of Disciples. There is no such
thing as a ‘private’ Baptism... it is something done by the whole Church.
Are You (Fairly) New To Our Parish?
We would love to invite you to a meal
at Fr. Laurie’s house to enjoy the company of other parishioners, both old
and new.
Just fill in the form in the folder at the
Church porch and we will be in touch.
Our first edition of ‘Seasons’ marks the begin-
ning of a new year in our parish. My prayers
and good wishes are with you all.
I hope you find new and creative ways to be-
long to our community during this year, and
may God continue to bless all our efforts.
Seasons this week is sponsored by the Fr. Laurie If you
would like your business advertised here please contact
the Parish Office on 9787 7777 for details & cost.