2nd Sunday of Advent 09 December 2018

Parish Office Hours: Mon—Fri 9:30am-2:30pm

CONTACT DETAILS

Parish Priest:

Fr Jude Pirotta mssp

Telephone: 9748 6800

email: hopperscrossingnorth@cam.org.au

Assisting Priest:

Fr Brendan Byrne sj

Deacon:

Dcn Royden Dsouza

Parish Council President:

Geralyn McCarthy

Parish Secretaries:

Red Lusterio

Tita Manalo

Thanksgiving:

Maria Saldana

Parish Bookkeeper:

Angel Hartanto

Wed & Fri 9:30-2:30

Sacramental Co-Ord

Other Schools:

Rachelle Revell

Ph: 0411 774 636 hopperscrossingnorth.sacraments@cam.org.au

Youth Ministry Co-ord:

Red Lusterio 0409 184 299

St James Primary School:

Telephone: 9749 1000

Principal: Mary Abbott principal@sjhcn.catholic.edu.au

St Francis Primary School:

Telephone: 9731 6004

Principal: Michelle Gillett principal@sfatarneit.catholic.edu.au

St Clare’s Primary School:

Telephone: 9371 8400

Principal: Andrew Leighton principal@sctruganina.catholic.edu.au

Thomas Carr College:

Telephone: 8734 2444

Principal: Andrew Watson

tcc@thomascarr.vic.edu.au

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 hopperscrossingnorth.baptism@cam.org.au

Weddings:

By appointment only

9748 6800 Weekend Masses: Saturday 6:00pm, Sunday 8:30am, 10:30am and 5:00pm

336 Derrimut Rd, Hoppers Crossing North, 3029

Under the Pastoral Care of the Paulist Missionaries

www.stjamesapostlehcn.com.au

Since its foundation in 1969, Melbourne parishioners have supported Melbourne’s own mission fund to help developing nations. This has marked our Archdiocese for its exceptional generosity. Currently, the major beneficiaries are people in Papua New Guinea, Vietnam, Gambia, Ghana, Pakistan, Botswana, Nigeria, Peru and Jerusalem. This weekend we take up this annual appeal and ask for your continued support.

MELBOURNE OVERSEAS MISSION APPEAL

What is God asking of us in Australia at this time?

Our questions about and our hopes for the Church arise from hearts that listen to the Spirit. Having spent time in prayer over the past week, this week, we are inviting all our parishioners to share their hopes for the Church. Parish groups that gather during the week are encouraged to enter into a listening and dialogue process, responding to the question of ‘What is God asking of us in Australia at this time?’

This week, we are inviting all our parishioners to continue to pray the Advent Plenary Council prayer each day.

Be still Be still and know Be still and know that I am Be still and know that I am your God. God of this Advent time, as we watch, wait, long and hope, awaken our hearts to your presence. Encourage us in our efforts to listen humbly to each other. Inspire in us the words to speak boldly with each other. Create within us a spirit of discernment. Give us hopeful hearts as we continue our journey to the Plenary Council. We ask this in the name of Emmanuel-God-with-us. Amen.

PLENARY COUNCIL 2020

Dear Parishioners,

I am very pleased to report that we have raised just over $30,000 to enable the tour to occur. This was our target so thank you to all who have contributed. Your generosity is just amazing. We are now in the process of finalising their travel arrangements to Melbourne and the itinerary for the Orchestra while in Melbourne. They will perform at Thomas Carr College, Tarneit, Caroline Chisholm Catholic College, Braybrook, Our Lady of Mercy College, Heidelberg and Trinity College, Colac.

In the new year we will be asking for families within the Parish to host students from the Orchestra during their stay. Thank you once again for your support of the tour and I look forward to providing you with more details in the new year. May your Christmas be filled with the love of family, the joy of friends and the blessing of god’s peace throughout the coming year.

Andrew Watson, Principal of Thomas Carr Catholic College

JOSE DE PIRO ORCHESTRA TOUR—SAT 08 JUN—SUN 16 JUN 2019

Thanksgiving: $ 4166.65 Presbytery: $ 1052.55 Flowers: $ 20.30 Youth: $ 16.70

COLLECTIONS LAST WEEKEND

GOSPEL REFLECTIONS

A striking feature of Luke’s presentation of the message of John the Baptist is the care with which he pins it down historically by mentioning the rulers of his time: from the emperor in Rome to the high priests in Jerusalem. The salvation that John heralds and that Jesus will bring is not something confined to a purely spiritual realm detached from ordinary, everyday life and history. It comes at a particular time, into a particular culture. As it works itself out—beyond the time of Jesus into that of the Church— it will interact with all the cultures that it meets, challenging and transforming them as it seeks to bring the human race as a whole back to its true home in God.

Beyond Baruch’s vision (in the First Reading) of the return of the dispersed Israelites, John sees the “way of the Lord”. At the head of the new humanity, restoring it to freedom, will be Jesus. Those whom he gathers and leads will be “returned ones”, not so much in the physical sense of returnees from exile but in a biblical sense of “return” where it denotes conversion of heart.

Once again, this Advent, John summons us to the change of heart whereby the Church becomes ever more deeply the vanguard of the human race making its homecoming to God and its own true humanity. The vocation of the Church is to be the “light of the nations”, through which all humankind may see a foretaste of “the salvation of God”.

Fr Brendan Byrne SJ

Your donations of non-perishable food, toiletries and new toys can be left in the Narthex underneath the St James Giving Tree by the end of this weekend for hamper packing this week.

ST JAMES GIVING TREE

Thank you to everyone at St James who supported this project buy buying an Advent Angel. Because of the unexpected and overwhelming response we sold out in the first weekend, and had to ration the numbers to cover all masses, so we apologise to anyone who may have missed out. As this was a year-long project we were only able to produce a limited number. We sold all 400 Angels and raised $1400 for the MSSP Missions. We appreciate your generosity and affirmations, and wish you a hopeful Advent, a joyfilled Christmas and a blessed new year. Mary, Ange and Judy.

MARY’S ADVENT ANGELS

A social group for all Parishioners over 55 and Young at Heart.

No joining fee, just come when you can.

Fri 14 Dec: 9:15-11:00am St Clare’s Primary School - a visit with year 5/6 pupils to share our stories and to be entertained. Morning tea and transport provided.

Sun 13 Jan: Monthly lunch after the 10.30am Mass at The Hoppers Club, 180 Pannam Dr.

For further information and reservations please phone Beatrice on 0403 683 374 or Violet on 0430 122 815

ST JAMES VINTAGE GROUP

We thank you once again for your generous support to the Thanksgiving Program. Thanksgiving Receipts and 2019 Envelopes are now available from the Office Foyer.

If you have fallen behind please try to bring your account up to date.

Please note: All School Families will receive their envelopes at the start of the School Term next year.

Receipts for Credit Card and Direct Debit Parishioners will be sent via email.

If you are interested in joining the Thanksgiving Program to support the Parish, please see the Welcome Desk in the Narthex for more information and forms.

THANKSGIVING RECEIPTS & ENVELOPES

Ushers and car park attendants are needed to help with the smooth running of our Christmas Masses. If you are available to help out please leave your name on the volunteer sheets in the Church Narthex. New volunteers are welcome.

USHER & CAR PARK ATTENDANTS

I would like to say thank you to the Young Paulists for organizing another movie night for everyone. The movie ‘Wonder’ was a perfect choice and it was enjoyed by young and old. As always, there were enough choc-tops, popcorn and sweets going around to keep us all satisfied. It was a great night and we all had a good time. We all look forward to the next one! Mary Gattellaro

YP MOVIE NIGHT—THANKS

ROSTERS FOR THE WEEKEND 15/16 DEC

MASS TIMES SAT 6:00 PM SUN 8:30 AM SUN 10:30 AM SUN 5:00 PM

LECTOR Clive Gonsalves John Fisher Savita D’Souza Jess Gleeson

COMMENTATOR Wendy Gonsalves Jacinta Fisher Jerry Nepomuceno Luke Gleeson

SPECIAL MINISTERS OF COMMUNION

Jannine Warwick Kieran Kiely Marlene Carabott Andrew Carabott Jenny Fenech

Margaret Mangani John Nguyen Trong-An Nguyen Ann Marquez Maria San Buenaventura

Dilani Don Simon Beraldo Edo Satyadharma Angel Hartanto Avis Fernandez

Erin Kemp Carmen Gleeson Sonia Ryall Kim Marsland-Kelsey Holly Marsland-Kelsey

PIETY STALL Claire Kemp Kath Godfrey S Annrose Brown -

VACUUMER Ralph Almirante ALTAR LINEN Diep Nguyen

CLEANERS Catherine Roxzac Delphine Umutoni

SOUP KITCHEN Michelina Di Mauro Gay De Arbrew Leonie Curran

COUNTERS CHILDREN’S LOTW Connie Pinto Marie D’Silva

Kevin Lloyd Johnny Lapina FLOWERS Rosie

Let us pray and support those in our community who are sick. We especially pray for Emerita Sagovia, Teodora Gundayao, Ann Maree Daly, Connie Micallef, Paul Cutajar, Juanito Osumo, Mary Ulep Guerzon, Tchiapke Joel, Eugene Xavier, Jorge Maranan Jnr, Michael Short, Michael Nash, Evelyn Soneja, Frank Camilleri, Maria De Brincat, Judith and Gabriella Leslie, Elizabeth Magnaye, Emmanuel Bernardo, Clementino Schirripa, Mario Ranada, Paula Richards and all those who are ill.

PRAYER LIST

RECENTLY DECEASED & ANNIVERSARIES

Please pray for our loved ones whom we remember especially Barbara Ann Tamney, Mefi Laulua, Gerard Hocking and Therese Gillespie who passed away recently, George Grech, Donato Di Russo, Christopher Zahra, Laurence Polidano, Joe Chircop, Angelina Almeida, Rufus Pereira, Rod Pineda, Len Barlow, Leonor Dela Pena, Safronio Corlincito, Catherine and Paul Portelli, Emy, Lilly and Henry Saffarese, Gloria and Mathew Montebello, Jake Shaw, George and Josephine Galea, Laurie Xuereb, Joseph and Angela Portelli and all whose anniversaries occur at this time.

The Dec Melbourne Catholics Magazine is in the Magazine Rack for $4.00 (please place in the Church Donation box on the wall of the Narthex).

MELBOURNE CATHOLICS MAGAZINE

Sign-up sheets for Special Ministers of Communion who are able to assist at the Christmas Masses. If you are available to help, please list your name and contact number on the sheets provided in the Narthex.

SPECIAL MINISTERS OF COMMUNION

NEEDED FOR CHRISTMAS MASSES

With the New Year approaching us, many of our formal Ministries and the Parish Office will be on holidays to allow all people involved to be refreshed and rejuvenated for 2019. With this in mind please take note that:

The Parish Office will be closed from Mon 24 Dec to Thurs 03 Jan 2019.

Children’s Liturgy finishes on Sun 16 Dec.

The last Parish Bulletin will be on Sun 23 Dec. It will resume on Sun 03 Feb 2019.

There will be no Rosters for the Ministries of Lector, Commentator, Altar Servers or Special Ministers of Communion after Christmas. They will start again on Sun 03 Feb 2019. Please offer your services for these Ministries during January when you arrive at Mass.

Fr Jude will be away on a Mission Immersion from Fri 04 Jan—Sat 19 Jan. Fr Ivan will be celebrating Masses here at that time. Please offer your services for the ministries at all Masses.

There is no First Friday Adoration in January. This will resume on Fri 01 Feb 2019.

Sun Night Youth Group finishes this weekend and will resume on Sun 03 Feb 2019.

Playgroup will resume on Tues 12 Feb 2019.

JANUARY NOTICES

Thank you to the Youth For Christ Australia for their generous donation of $150 towards the Church Extension.

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