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Weekday Masses
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday, Liturgy of the
Word with Holy Communion
Thursday
Friday, Public Holiday
No Mass
No Mass
9.15 am
No Mass
No Mass
Sunday Masses
Saturday Sunday
6:00 pm
8:00 am
10:00 am
Reconciliation
Saturday 5:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Twenty Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A 24th September 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 Pizza Night, 5pm, PCC
Monday
St Vincent de Paul Meeting, 9.30am, U
Tuesday Social Club Committee Meeting,
10am, PCC
Thursday Liturgy Meeting, 7.30pm, PCC
Our Visiting Priest
This week is
Fr. Theo Rush OFM
Social Justice Sunday This year, the Australian Bishops Social justice Statement is titled: ‘Everyone’s
Business: Developing an inclusive and sustainable economy’.
The statement calls for an economy that is founded on
justice and offers dignity and inclusion to every person.
Copies are available at the back of the Church.
A Prayer for Economic Justice God of justice and compassion, whose light shines into our hearts
and into our nation’s halls of power, strengthen our faith as we acknowledge
the enormity of our task: to include all in the prosperity of this land.
We pray for your spirit of generosity in challenging greed and neglect.
Give us your grace to reach out to the lowest paid workers,
families subsisting on meagre incomes, people who are homeless,
the dispossessed First Peoples of this land, so that we may achieve
change, inspired by the Gospel, that leads to human flourishing.
We pray for your spirit of truth as we place our own economic choices
before you, reflecting on our own motives as we strive to give and to keep,
to save and to spend, to invest and to speak out
in ways that honour every human being.
We pray for your spirit of fierce love and determination
as we seek to assist and empower the most vulnerable,
to create jobs and opportunities where they are most needed,
to build an inclusive economy that enables government and business
to champion a society where justice and equity abound.
May we be instruments of your compassion as we take up the needs of the
poor, may we be instruments of your mercy as we bring truth to greed and
neglect, may we be instruments of your creative spirit
as we seek to make our world anew.
In Christ and through the Spirit we pray.
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Liturgy - Twenty Fifth Sunday Ordinary Time
First Reading: Isaiah 55:6-9
My thoughts are not your thoughts.
Responsorial Psalm The Lord is near to all who call him.
Second Reading: Philippians 1:20-24,27
For me to live is Christ.
Gospel Acclamation: Alleluia, alleluia!
Open our hearts, O Lord, to listen to the words of
your Son.
Alleluia!
Gospel: Matthew 20:1-16
Why are you jealous because I am generous?
Those who have died recently
Bill Petry
those whose anniversaries fall at
this time…
Patrick Willsteed, Bernice Chute, Sheila Walker, Nor-
man Hellard, Joan Enright, Leo Ryan, Mary Pearson,
Thomas Kelly
… 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, Stephanie Mulcahy, 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 Sand-
erson (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...
Cuppa after 10am Mass
Your hosts this weekend will be An-
drew, Chiara & Siena Postregna.
You are all warmy 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.
Sorry, there will be no Morning Tea next week.
Stewardship Received last weekend .......................................$3,196
Pledged last weekend .........................................$2,931
August Average ....................................................$3,263
Presbytery Received last week ..............................................$1,006
Thanks to all of you who give so generously to support our
parish.
Financial Matters
Next Week’s Roster
Mass Time Lector Commentator
6 pm Graeme Hannan Lys Crowe
8 am Keith Donovan Deirdre Snooks
10 am Lois Bracken Monica Dalstead
Mass Time Ministers of the Eucharist
6 pm
Margaret Jamiesoon (Book)
Bernard Dobson (Gifts)
Michael Robertson (Gifts)
8 am Barry Hansen (Book)
Marie Alaimo Gifts)
Marj Hansen (Gifts)
10 am Adrian Coughlan (Book)
Colleen McNamara (Gifts)
Rob Storr (Gifts)
10 am Children’s Liturgy
No one needed during School Holidays
Counters Irene Owsianka
Richard Lindner
Yvonne Minton
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What’s Happening Here...
The next meeting of the St Vincent de Paul
Society will be held on Monday 25th September at
9.30am in the Undercroft.
It is our social meeting so come along and find out
more about our work.
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!
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 21st & 28th October
and Saturday 4th November at 2pm (at this stage, it’s
anticipated Masses will resume in the church on the
weekend 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! 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 are being offered to those families
(where it is possible to contact them), if they would
like to have them. If not, the plaques will be removed
and 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.
This Sunday, 24th September - Pizza Night in the
Parish Community Centre at 5pm. BYO nibbles and
drinks.
Tuesday, 26th September - Committee Meeting in
the Parish Community Centre at 10am.
Tuesday, 3rd October - Monthly Meeting in the
Undercroft after 10am Liturgy of the Word. New
members will be 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.
The Welfare Officer for September is Aileen Calley.
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.
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 Eucharistic Ministers. Please indicate
your wish for a blessing by crossing both arms in
front of you.
Brosnan Information &
Cheque Presentation Evening You are welcome to share “Soup and Sandwiches”
on Friday, 29th September @ 6pm.
This will be followed by our Guest Speaker,
Dr. Glenn Jessop
General Manager Research and Policy.
Come and hear about the important Social Justice
work Brosnan Centre / Jesuit Social Services
provide for disadvantaged youth.
Where: 19 Gannet Street, Mt Eliza
Please contact: Tom & Maree on 9787 3593 to RSVP
St Vincent de Paul Society Victoria
Help To Pack Up Sacristry If anyone is able to help with packing up the Sacristry,
ready for the refurbishment, for about an hour after
Wednesday morning Liturgy this Wednesday and / or
the following week, your help would be gratefully
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.
More of What is Happening Here….
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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.
Sing Into Spring A lovely afternoon of musical entertainment and a glass of bubbles was enjoyed by all last Sunday. Special
Thanks to our performers, and also to the PPLT sub-committee - Carolyn Gascoigne and Justin Crawford -
for their organisation of it all.
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.