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Weekday Masses
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday, Liturgy of the
Word with Holy Communion
Thursday
Friday, Liturgy of the Word with Holy Communion
No Mass
No Mass
9.15 am
No Mass
9.15 am
Sunday Masses
Saturday Sunday
6:00 pm
8:00 am
10:00 am
Reconciliation
Saturday 5:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Twenty Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A 1st October 2017
SEASONS Newsletter of the Catholic Parish of St. Thomas More, Mount Eliza
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)
Ange Virgona (Chairperson) Jacinta Griffin Carolyn Gascoigne
Sue Carr Paul Stinear Justin Crawford
PPLT Email: [email protected]
PCC=Parish Community Centre U=Undercroft
C=Church
MPR=School Multipurpose Room
SSR=School Staff Room
Diary
Sunday Movie Group, Victoria & Abdul,
Mornington Cinemas, 2.25pm
Tuesday Social Club Liturgy & Meeting, 10am, C & U
Baptism Prep Night, 7.30pm, PCC
Time and again Paul is inspired by a messy problem to gain a fresh insight. In one memorable instance, he is forced to defend himself for not having vis-ited the Christian community at Corinth as promised. He was accused of saying “Yes, yes” and “No, no” at the same time. His rather indignant re-sponse leads him on to declare: “... the Son of God, Jesus Christ, whom we proclaimed among you… was not ‘Yes and No’; but in him it is always ‘Yes.’ For in him every one of God’s promises is a ‘Yes.’”
How simple but profound to say that Jesus is “Yes”! He is both God’s “Yes” to humanity, and humanity’s “Yes” to God. Jesus is the definitive divine human “Yes”.
This word of a single syllable is immensely rich in meaning. We see this in the wonderful early Christian hymn cited by Paul in his letter to the Philippi-ans (in today’s 2nd Reading). He wants them to be a “Yes” like Christ: “In your minds you must be the same as Christ Jesus”.
Both Ezekiel (1st Reading) and Jesus (Gospel) assure us that even when our first word is “No”, God has the last word, and it is “Yes”.
From Break Open the Word 2017
Our Visiting Priest
This week is
Fr. Theo Rush OFM
PAGE 2 SEASONS TWENTY S IXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR A
Liturgy - Twenty Sixth Sunday Ordinary Time
First Reading: Ezekiel 18:25-28
The sinner who decides to turn against sinfulness deserves
to live.
Responsorial Psalm Remember your mercies, O Lord.
Second Reading: Philippians 2:1-11
In your minds you must be the same as Christ Jesus.
Gospel Acclamation: Alleluia, alleluia!
My sheep listen to my voice, says the Lord; I know
them, and they follow me.
Alleluia!
Gospel: Matthew 21:28-32
He went out moved by regret. The tax collectors and pros-
titutes will precede you into the kingdom of God.
Those who have died recently
Muffy Stevens
those whose anniversaries fall at
this time…
Edward Mast, Dr. Francis McCoy, Edna Pearson, Ed-
ward Horrigan, John Hill, Keith Marshall
… and the sick
Michael Ryan, Peter Fleming, Luke Carroll, Marcia
Fiume, John Lascaris, Wal Gibson, Bill Hodges, Anne
McGrath, Robyn Davies, Jinny Reinhard, Rod McKen-
zie, Maureen Anstey, Jake Steyn, Pam Montgomery,
Arnold Mann, Penelope Allen, Gordon Foulis, Len
Crowe, Des Leyden, Pat Crowther, Margaret Beale,
Angela Butler, Sue Kelly, Maria Kelly, Will Murray, Sr.
Tarcissius, Frank Nolan, Fr. Michael Walsh, Shane
Dobson, Ken & Mary Allen, Ray Grant, Rob Nicholls,
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, St Therese Parish,
Bathurst Island and Our Lady of the Sacred Heart
Parish, Alice Springs.
We pray for...
Holy Communion During Communion adults or children
who are not Catholic or not receiving
Holy Communion are welcome to come
forward for a blessing to any of the Eu-
charistic Ministers. Please indicate your
wish for a blessing by crossing both arms in front of
you.
Next Week’s Roster
Mass Time Lector Commentator
6 pm Lys Crowe Kath Dobson
8 am Andrew Moloney Dennis Cleary
10 am Carmel Huggard Jim Bourke
Mass Time Ministers of the Eucharist
6 pm
David Wirth (Book)
Barbara Hunt (Gifts)
Noel Davies (Gifts)
8 am Mary Goss (Book)
Barbara Smith Gifts)
Helen Grech (Gifts)
10 am Peter Royal (Book)
Gui Hone (Gifts)
Jacinta Griffin (Gifts)
10 am Children’s Liturgy
No one needed during School Holidays
Counters Irene Owsianka
Richard Lindner
Yvonne Minton
Wall of Remembrance Bronze plaques are available for the
Wall of Remembrance, please con-
tact Irene in the office for an order
form, or to make an appointment to
come in and prepare a draft.
Plaques usually cost around $235, depending on the
wording, and images (if any).
If you haven’t already reserved/purchased a brick - to
which the plaque will be fixed - this will need to be
arranged at the same time, at a cost of $120.
PAGE 3 TWENTY S IXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR A SEASONS
What’s Happening Here...
Gymnasium Setup During
Church Refurbishment We still need 4 able-bodied helpers to set up chairs
in the gymnasium for Masses during the Church Refur-
bishment Project on Saturday 28th October and Sat-
urday 4th November at 2pm (at this stage, it’s antici-
pated Masses will resume in the church on the week-
end of the 11th and 12th of November).
If you can help, please can you add your name to the
sign up sheet at the back of the church.
Church Pews for Sale! Only 5 Left As part of the refurbishment of the Church, the cur-
rent pews are being replaced by chairs. So this pro-
vides an opportunity for you or any one you know to
purchase a pew or two! Perfect for your decking area,
your backyard, a school playground or even your fami-
ly room!
Those that were donated in the first place and have a
plaque on them have been offered to those families
(where it is possible to contact them), if they would
like to have them. If not, the plaques have been re-
moved and will be displayed elsewhere in the church.
The pews that are left are 3 metres long. They are
$90 each (roughly the cost of one new chair).
If you would like to purchase one or more, please
write your name on the list at the back of the church.
Be quick as they are selling fast!!
Please note that you have to be able to transport
it yourself, as we are unable to help with that. They
can be taken anytime from now, and preferably before
Monday 9th October when the refurbishment begins.
Early Learning Centre In case you’re wondering what’s happening on the
corner of the Oval, beyond the car park, the building
of the Early Learning Centre has begun!
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.
This Sunday, 1st October - Movie Group. All most
welcome to join us at Mornington Cinemas, 2.25pm.
to see Victoria & Abdul.
Tuesday, 3rd October - Monthly Meeting in the
Undercroft after 10am Liturgy of the Word. New
members will be most welcome. At this meeting,
booking and payment will be taken for :
a) F.A.M.E at Taggarts, 7th November, $40 per head
b) “Carmenesque” at Beleura House, Friday 8th De-
cember, $90 per head
More details at the meeting.
Tuesday, 10th October - Sip ‘n’ Sew Group will
meet at 2pm in the Parish Community Centre.
The Welfare Officers for October are Mercia
Gleeson and Judy Jones.
STM Social Club Fun & Friendship For All
New members are always most welcome!
Membership fee is $20. All enquiries to:
Grevis 0414 527 172 or to Colleen 9787 2479.
Sunday Movies The Social Club issues an open invita-
tion to anyone in the parish who
would like to join them to see Sunday
movies at Mornington Cinema adver-
tised in Seasons. We usually meet at the Mornington
Cinema about half an hour before the start and often
go for coffee after.
This week’s movie is Victoria & Abdul @ 2.25 pm.
Contact Fiona on 5976 7064 or 0420 764 234.
No Cuppa after 10am Mass
Sorry, there will be no Morning Tea
after 10am Mass until the Church
refurbishment is finished.
Help To Pack Up Sacristry Thankyou to Barbara, Betty, Catharina, Colleen, Jim,
Mary-Lou, Maurie and Tom who helped pack up the
Sacristy (and set up chairs) last Wednesday, ready for
the refurbishment. This will be finished off
next Wednesday morning after the Liturgy. If
anyone is available to help (for only about an hour) it
would be greatly appreciated.
Accommodation Wanted Local parishioner - mature aged, professional non-
smoking lady, seeks long term accommodation due to
illness of elderly parent. A room, bungalow or small
unit all considered. References provided. Please call St
Macartan’s Parish Office on 5975 2200.
What is Happening Elsewhere….
PAGE 4 SEASONS TWENTY S IXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR A
Would you like to advertise your busi-
ness in this space in Seasons?
In colour
Business card size
$50 for one week
We print 200 copies per week, and distribute to all
STM School families by email. It is also available on
the Parish website for six months. Please contact the
Parish Office on 9787 7777 for further details.
Melbourne Catholic Magazine The October edition of Melbourne Catholics is now
available from the Church foyer. $4 per copy.
Reformation 500 - Joint Catholic-
Lutheran Service Of Commemoration “In commemorating the 500th anniversary of the
beginning of the Reformation this year, Catholics
and Lutherans can now do so because the Holy Spir-
it has lead them on a journey from conflict into
deeper communion. So from this vantage point the
beginnings of the Reformation will be rightly remem-
bered when Lutherans and Catholics hear together
the Gospel of Jesus Christ and allow themselves to
be called anew into community with the Lord. I in-
vite you to Evening Prayer together at St Johns Lu-
theran Church. It is a time when Lutherans and
Catholics can jointly rediscover the power of the
Gospel of Jesus Christ in our time.”
Archbishop Denis Hart , Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne
The service will feature liturgy from “Common Prayer:
From Conflict to Communion” and the Bach cantata "O
ewiges Feuer, o Ursprung der Liebe" (BWV 34).
When: 7:00pm – 28th October 2017
Where: St Johns Lutheran Church
20 City Road, Southbank, Victoria
(Access via Southgate complex or City Road)
For further information, contact St Johns Southgate
on 9682 4995 or [email protected]
Are You (Fairly) New To
Our Parish? We would love to invite
you to a meal at Fr. Lauri-
e’s house to enjoy the
company of other parish-
ioners, both old and new.
Just fill in the form in the folder at the Church porch
and we will be in touch.
