SEASONS

SEASONS
Newsletter of the Catholic Parish of St. Thomas More, Mount Eliza
14th June 2015
Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
PCC=Parish Community Centre U=Undercroft
C=Church
MPR=School Multipurpose Room
SSR=School Staff Room
Diary
 This Sunday
Film Group, Woman in Gold,
1.25pm, Mornington Cinema
 Monday
Music Group, 1.30pm, PCC
 Wednesday
Stewardship Programme Social
Night, 7.30pm, PCC
Choir Practice, 7.30pm, C
 Thursday
First Eucharist Information Night,
7.30pm, MPR
The Sacrament of Confirmation
As we celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation in our Parish this weekend, it
is a good chance for us all to reflect on the Spirit’s gifts in our lives.
How do I experience the gifts of courage, knowledge, reverence, wonder &
awe, right judgement, understanding and wisdom in my life?
How do I share these gifts with others?
We congratulate, celebrate with, and pray for our 48 young people as they
take this next step in their faith journey this weekend, and we welcome
Bishop Peter Elliott who will be here to lead us in our celebrations.
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 (Chairperson)
Peter Leamon
Ange Virgona
John Bruitzman
Bill Hunt
Maree Taverna
Jim Bourke
Weekday Masses
Monday
Tuesday, Liturgy of the Word
with Holy Communion
No Mass
9.15 am
Wednesday
9.15 am
Thursday, (followed by Rosa
Mystica)
7.00 pm
Friday, (School Mass)
9.15 am
Sunday Masses
Saturday
Sunday
Reconciliation
Saturday
6:00 pm
8.00 am
10:00 am
5 - 5:30 pm
Feast of St Thomas More
As a Parish we will take the opportunity to celebrate The
Feast of St Thomas More (Monday, 22nd June) at all Masses
next weekend.
At the 10am Mass, we invite you to please bring a plate
of food to share for morning tea.
At this Mass, there will also be a special blessing for those
who are going on the Darwin/Kakadu/Katherine/Bathurst Island Pilgrimage
which leaves on 25th June.
Parish Directory
Copies of the 2015 Parish Directory (containing information about all our Parish
groups) are now available. Please take a copy home with you today.
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We pray for...
Those who have died recently
Peter McGrath
those whose anniversaries fall at this
time
Peter Hellard, Bill Marshall, Barbara
Owsianka, Joan Mitchell, Louise Kasperlik, Ellen Breen,
Lorna MacGregor
the Sick
Fiona Lindner, Bill Hodges, Lilia Screaton, Helen Donnelly, Jacki Waite, Rory Wilson, Dee Rourke, David
Rees, Dawn McGann, George Blowers (Queensland)
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 - Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
First Reading: Ezekiel 17:22-24
I have made the small tree great.
Responsorial Psalm
Lord, it is good to give thanks to you.
Second Reading: 2 Corinthians 5:6-10
Whether we are living in the body or exiled from it, we are
intent on pleasing the Lord.
Gospel Acclamation:
Alleluia! Alleluia! The seed is the word of God, Christ
is the sower; all who come to him will live forever.
Alleluia!
Gospel: Mark 14:12-16, 22-26
The mustard seed, the smallest of all the seeds, grows into
the biggest shrub of all.
Financial Matters
20th & 21st June Rosters
Thanksgiving
Amount received last week ......................... $4999
Pledged last week .......................................... $5270
Average May .................................................... $2682
Mass Time
Lector
Commentator
6 pm Sat
Judy Swann
Judi Hannan
8 am Sun
Sue Carr
Pat McConvill
10 am Sun
David Dole
Alan Ryan
Mass Time
Ministers of the Eucharist
6 pm Sat
Barbara Hunt (Book)
Bill Hunt (Gifts)
David Wirth (Gifts)
8 am Sun
Mary Goss (Book)
Dennis Cleary (Gifts)
Lys Crowe (Gifts)
10 am Sun
Peter Griffin (Book)
Peter Royal (Gifts)
Val Finnigan (Gifts)
Counters
Colleen McNamara
Marie Alaimo
Presbytery
Amount received last week ......................... $1189
Thanks to all of you who give so generously to support our parish.
*Please note that from now on, we’ll print the pledged
Stewardship amount for the previous weekend, compared to what was received that weekend – a variable
figure, depending on whether it’s the first weekend of
the month, quarter or half year, when a lot of pledges
“fall due”, including direct debits and credit card contributions. In the past, the pledged figure was reasonably
stable, as it represented the average weekly pledge for
all current contributors.
Many thanks to all of you who give so generously to support
our parish.
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What’s Happening Here
St Vincent de Paul Society Victoria
Good Works
The next meeting of the Morning Star Conference, Mt Eliza will be held on Monday, 22nd June
in the Undercroft, commencing at 9.30 am.
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 (New Members Welcome)
Fun & Friendship For All
New Members Welcome. Please contact Christine
5975 6687 or Carol 9775 2315.
The Welfare Officers for June are Gui Hone 9787
1449 or Anne Thomson 9787 8517.
Film Group
Tuesday, 23rd June - Walking The Camino. Meet at
Mornington Cinema, for information contact Christine 5975 6687.
Music Group will meet on Monday, 15th June @
1.30pm in the Parish Community Centre. Your hostess will be Gui Hone 9787 1449. All most welcome.
Sunday, 21st June, Drop In Night at the Parish
Community Centre, 5pm to 6.30pm. BYO everything (including glass).
Thursday, 25th June. Pizza at Doppiozero Pizzeria,
Moorooduc Cool Stores 475 Moorooduc Hwy.
Thursday 30th July. Mornington Golf Club, lunch @
12.30pm. Contact Carolyn Gascoigne 9775 2315 to
book.
Rosa Mystica
Please join us this (and every) Thursday at
7pm in the Church for Holy Mass followed by Marian Devotion and Eucharistic
Adoration.
Contemplative Prayer Group
“Let tiny drops of silence fall gently through
your day”.
Silent prayer in the Church each Wednesday from 8:45 am - 9:15 am followed by
Mass.
Choir Practice - Reminder
Our next choir practice will be held in the
Church on Wednesday, 17th June commencing at 7.30pm.
New members are most welcome to join us.
Stewardship Program Social Night
Thank you once again to all the Parishioners who
completed a pledge card and a Time and Talent Sheet
over the past couple of weeks and a big thank you to
our hard working Follow-up Group. If you have not
already done so, please remember to return all your
cards to the Parish Office at the latest by 10.00am on
Tuesday the 16th of June.
Pledge cards are available at the back of the church if
you were away or missed out. Completed pledge
cards may be returned to the Parish Office. Time &
Talent sheets are also available at the back of the
church if you wish to volunteer for any of the ministries within our Parish.
Program Social Night
A reminder to all parishioners who have been involved in the Stewardship Program over the past few
weeks that our Final Social Night is on Wednesday
17th of June at 7.30pm in the Parish Community Centre.
Make sure you come along to hear the results of the
Program and have some light refreshments with your
fellow parishioners.
The Winter Edition of Australian Catholics is available at
the back of the Church.
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
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What’s Happening Elsewhere…
Annual Anniversary Mass
Are you celebrating your 25th, 40th, 50th, or 60th70th wedding anniversary this year?
The Life, Marriage & Family Office invite you and your
families to join us at the Annual Anniversary Mass.
The Mass will be celebrated at St Patrick's Cathedral
on Sunday, 26th July at 11.00am by Archbishop Denis
Hart.
Couples who register will receive commemorative
certificates and packs.
To register visit: www.cam.org.au/lifemarriagefamily
or contact the Life, Marriage & Family Office on: 9287
5587 or email; [email protected].
Achieving Pregnancy Naturally
The Leprosy Mission aims to train 108 healthcare
workers in leprosy diagnosis and treatment for work
in rural areas. Early diagnosis and treatment prevents
long term disability ensuring lives are not adversely
affected.
The Billings Ovulation Method® can assist you in having the baby of your dreams.
Donations will provide training for health workers.
The target is $2,500.
If you have been trying to have a baby without success,
our teachers can provide essential information, which
will give you the best chance to achieve your pregnancy naturally.
When:
Time:
Where:
For a free information leaflet, please call Billings LIFE
on 1800 335 860.
Cost:
Registrations will close Friday, 10th July.
Saturday, 27th June
12noon for a 12.30pm start
St James the Less, Anglican Church
105 Koetong Pde, Mt Eliza
$20 per person, (lunch included)
Please RSVP: to Elaine 5978 6251 or Pam 5979 1210
by Friday,19th June.