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Weekday Masses
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
School Mass
No Mass
No Mass
9:15 am
7:00 pm
9:15 am
12.15 pm
Sunday Masses
Saturday Sunday
6:00 pm
8:00 am
10:00 am
Reconciliation
Saturday 5:00 pm - 5:30 pm
15th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A 16th July 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 Bill Hunt
PPLT Email: [email protected]
PCC=Parish Community Centre U=Undercroft
C=Church
MPR=School Multipurpose Room
SSR=School Staff Room
Diary
Monday
St Vincent de Paul Meeting,
9.30am, U
Poetry Group, 1.30pm, PCC
Tuesday First Eucharist Class, 4pm, PCC
Wednesday PPLT, 7.30pm, PCC
Thursday
1st Eucharist Workshop 1, 7.30pm, MPR
Subversion Those looking in the scriptures for a clear exposition of doctrine or a system-atic moral code are doomed to be disappointed. Such an enterprise is bound to be continually subverted by the variety of traditions, points of view, and forms of literature in the Bible.
Subversion in fact is the name of the game when Jesus teaches in parables. These are short stories whose aim is to surprise. They appear to be a fa-vourite teaching tool of Jesus. He engages his listeners’ attention with a sto-ry that is generally about familiar things such as farming practice or manag-ing a household. But there is a twist along the way, usually at the end. Je-sus uses this unexpected turn to undermine his hearers’ conventional views about “the way things are”. They are meant to provoke insight into another reality— the kingdom of heaven.
Today we begin a series of three readings from the Parable Sermon in Mat-thew’s gospel. First we are reminded by the prophet Isaiah of the sure pow-er of God’s word to effect its purpose. Then Paul invites us to accept that we are caught up in an unfinished process of cosmic rebirth, but we and the whole of creation will ultimately be set free.
From ‘Break Open The Word’ 2017
Baptisms At the 10am Mass this weekend we have the Rite of Welcome
for Georgia Attwood (Parents - Nataile & Ryan).
Congratulations and welcome to Oliver Munns (Parents - Chris
& Jane) and Georgia Attwood (Parents - Natalie & Ryan) who
will both be baptised after the 10am Mass this weekend.
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We pray for...
Liturgy - 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time
First Reading: Isaiah 55:10-11
The rain makes the earth fruitful.
Responsorial Psalm The seed that falls on good ground will yield a fruitful
harvest.
Second Reading: Romans 8:18-23
All creation is waiting for the revelation of the children of
God.
Gospel Acclamation: Alleluia, alleluia!
The seed is the word of God, Christ is the sower; all
who come to him will live for ever.
Alleluia!
Gospel: Matthew 13:1-23
A sower went out to sow.
Those whose anniversaries fall
at this time…
Rosemaree Fulton, George Mitchell,
Patrick Ryan, Audrey Wearne
… and the sick
Bill Hodges, Arie Pepperkoorn, Anne McGrath, Dick
Wood, Robyn Davies, Jinny Reinhard, Rod McKenzie,
Maureen Anstey, Stephanie Mulcahy, Jake Steyn, Pam
Montgomery, Arnold Mann, Penelope Allen, Gordon
Foulis, Len Crowe, Des Leyden, Pat Crowther, Mar-
garet Beale, Angela Butler, Sue Kelly, Maria Kelly, Will
Murray, Sr. Tarcissius, Frank Nolan, Paula Stuart,
Kathryn Hart, 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 Nurs-
ing 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.
Next Week’s Roster
Mass Time Lector Commentator
6 pm Carmel Huggard Graeme Hannan
8 am Mercia Gleeson Lou-Ann Gibson
10 am Craig Judkins Barbara Smith
Mass Time Ministers of the Eucharist
6 pm
David Wirth (Book)
Anne-Marie Hyde (Gifts)
Barbara Hunt (Gifts)
8 am Del Seletto (Book)
Dennis Cleary (Gifts)
Sue Carr (Gifts)
10 am Alison Ferguson (Book)
Colleen McNamara (Gifts)
Peter Griffin (Gifts)
10 am Children’s Liturgy
Kathryn Judkins
Rebecca Cresswell
Counters Colleen McNamara
Marie Alaimo
Barbara Smith
Cuppa after 10am Mass Your hosts this weekend will be Kelly
and Tyler / Dylan Griffiths.
You are all warmly invited each week
after 10am Mass to linger for a cuppa and an oppor-
tunity to get to know some other members of your
parish community better.
Next week’s host will be Ruth Pusic and Patsy Trant-
er.
Stewardship Received last weekend .......................................$2,151
Pledged last weekend .........................................$2,936
June Average .........................................................$3,784
Presbytery Amount received last week ..............................$1,020
Thanks to all of you who give so generously to support our
parish.
Financial Matters
PAGE 3 15TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR A SEASONS
What’s Happening Here...
The next meeting of the St Vincent de Paul
Society will be held in the Undercroft on
Monday, 17th July at 9.30am.
All Parishioners are welcome to come along and learn
more about our work.
Saturday Night Supper Club Following on from the social success of the last Dinner
we had in March, we now invite everyone who would
like to join us for dinner on Saturday 29th July, 7pm at
CB’s Hotel in Mt Eliza.
Each person will pay for their own meal, but please
bring cash as the bill will not be split. For more infor-
mation or to make a reservation please contact: Mary
on: [email protected] 0457 473 807 or Anne-
Marie on: [email protected] 0409 020 120.
We look forward to hearing from you and sharing a
very pleasant evening of friendly conversation and
good food in a relaxed atmosphere.
STM Open Gardens Proposal: to organise an Open Garden
Weekend in Autumn 2018.
Purpose: to raise funds for our parish.
This is just an idea at the moment. Be-
fore we proceed, we need to establish
the availability of suitable “autumn” gardens. We
would need to have three or four gardens available
over one weekend in autumn next year, date yet to be
decided.
Would you be prepared to open your garden to the
public, or have a family member or neighbour willing
to do so? It is anticipated that a team of parish volun-
teers would be present at each location to attend to
the various roles required to run the day.
For further enquiries or expressions of interest, please
contact me via email or phone: mareetaver-
[email protected] or 0425 721 207.
Thank you in anticipation, Maree
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.
Monday 17th July — The Poetry Group will meet
at 1.30pm in the Parish Community Centre. Your
host this week is Ian Glasgow.
Thursday, 20th July — Night Life: an exhibition of
the fashions of the 20s and 30s at Ripponlea House.
Car pool from parish car park at 9:30am or meet at
Ripponlea House at 10:45am. Lunch at Elstern-
wick Hotel. Enquiries to Colleen on 9787 2479.
Friday, 21st July — The Walking Group will meet at
Devilbend Reserve Picnic Area, Graydens Road,
Moorooduc (M 152 J3), to begin walk at 10am. Fol-
lowed by morning tea with Barbara and Joe. Enquiries
to Barbara on 0478 832 735.
Tuesday, 25th July — Committee Meeting @
10am in the Parish Community House
The Welfare Officers for July are Carol 9775 2315
and Aileen 9787 9652.
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.
Silent Prayer in the Church This is an opportunity to pray for our
Parish Intentions.
The readings of the day are at the Lec-
tern or BYO spiritual reading, read or sit in silent
prayer. “Where two or more gather in God’s name,
God is among them”.
A simple but suitable exercise as we continue to live
out our Pastoral Plan and plan for our future.
Every Wednesday 8:30am - 9:15am
Children’s Liturgy Children’s Liturgy will resume next Sunday,
23rd of July.
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.
Next Quarterly Parish Meeting The PPLT have decided to cancel the next Parish
Meeting which was scheduled for Wednesday 26th July.
The next one will be on Wednesday 18th October.
St Vincent de Paul Society Victoria
What’s Happening Here & Elsewhere...
PAGE 4 SEASONS 15TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR A
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 Prepara-
tion Night.
When children of school age are to be baptised an extended preparation time is required. It is important to re-
member 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.
Would you like to advertise
your business 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 July edition of Melbourne Catholics is now availa-
ble from the Church foyer. $4 per copy.
Gatherings PO Box 228 Dromana 3936
0413 488 405 [email protected]
invites you to join us for a workshop on Saturday August 12th 10am -3pm
as we continue to explore:
The New Cosmology and the role of the human in our evolving Universe
presented by
EarthSong
What is needed is a new spiritual, even mystical, communion with Earth
Thomas Berry
Facilitators: Anne Boyd and Pat Long
Where: The Community Centre St Thomas More 313 Canadian Bay Road, Mount Eliza
Cost: $20 (please bring lunch to share)
Enquiries, bookings and payment by 7th August to: Greta at [email protected] or
Eileen at Gatherings as above ……………….
N.B. Advance Notice: A weekend Retreat at Pallotti College,
Millgrove, November 3rd to 5th. For infor-mation please enquire at Gatherings as
above.
Your Vocation Can Provide Sustainable Solutions
To Global Poverty Catholic Bishops in Timor Leste are seeking mentors to assist build on the strengths of
their personnel in dioceses, schools, clinics and im-portant community organisations. Palms Australia, who have recruited Australian Catholics to meet the re-quests of communities in various countries for over 56 years, will help you get there.
If you first need an insight into the life and work of Palms volunteers you can join a 13 day cross-cultural Encounter experience starting on September 24th. The Encounter will also provide an insight into the daily life of Timorese culture and an understanding of sus-tainable approaches to development.
We have more information on the notice board. You can also call Roger during business hours on (02) 9560 5333 or email [email protected].
Catholic Migrant & Refugee Office As part of the National Conference, Cast into the Deep on Pastoral Care in a Multicultural Church & Society, the ACMRO would like to invite you to join us at St John Evangelist Church, 576 Victoria Parade, East Melbourne on Wednesday, 19th July at 6pm for a very special Mass.
The main celebrants will be Cardinal Peter Turkson & Cardinal Orlando Quevedo who are the keynote speak-ers at the conference.
