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St. John’s Parish Mitcham 494 Whitehorse Road, Mitcham 3132 (Postal: P.O. Box 95, Mitcham 3132) Email: [email protected] Website: www.stjohnsmitcham.com.au Phone: 03 9401 6366 Fax No. 03 9872 4316 The Most Holy Body & Blood of Christ June 14 2020—Year A The bread that I shall give is my flesh, for the life of the world Isn’t the greatest gift one can give another, the gift of one self? Gifts can be sent in the post, credited and impersonally given; a gift can be chosen quickly or with care. The gift expressing the giver’s personality or the relationship between two people is most welcomed. That’s the gift of Eucharist; The bread that I shall give is my flesh, for the life of the world. This means, it is myself. When I give my time and listen, when I share my experience, or speak from the heart, or risk opening myself that another person may grow, then I am giving myself, and this is what Jesus does. He allows us into the hidden heart of his life: his relationship with his Father, his real beliefs about love and justice, peace and religion, life and death; his hopes for the poor, his conviction to suffer and die for God and for us. He breaks the joys and sorrows of his life, he invites his disciples and friends - you and me - to share our love for the life and growth, the encouragement and development of those with whom we share our lives. The bread that I shall give, is my flesh for the life of the world. Communion Reflections—Donal Neary SJ “St John’s Parish community, committed to the Victorian Child Safe Standards & acknowledges that Child Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility”
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St. John’s Parish Mitcham 494 Whitehorse Road, Mitcham 3132
(Postal: P.O. Box 95, Mitcham 3132) Email: [email protected]
Website: www.stjohnsmitcham.com.au Phone: 03 9401 6366 Fax No. 03 9872 4316
The Most Holy Body & Blood of Christ June 14 2020—Year A
The bread that I shall give is my flesh, for the life of the world
Isn’t the greatest gift one can give another, the gift of one self?
Gifts can be sent in the post, credited and impersonally given; a gift can be chosen quickly or with care. The gift expressing the giver’s personality
or the relationship between two people is most welcomed.
That’s the gift of Eucharist; The bread that I shall give is my flesh, for the life of the world.
This means, it is myself.
When I give my time and listen, when I share my experience,
or speak from the heart, or risk opening myself that another person may grow,
then I am giving myself,
and this is what Jesus does.
He allows us into the hidden heart of his life: his relationship with his Father,
his real beliefs about love and justice, peace and religion, life and death;
his hopes for the poor, his conviction to suffer and die
for God and for us.
He breaks the joys and sorrows of his life, he invites his disciples and friends - you and me -
to share our love for the life and growth,
the encouragement and development of those with whom we share our lives.
The bread that I shall give, is my flesh for the life of the world.
Communion Reflections—Donal Neary SJ
“St John’s Parish community, committed to the Victorian Child Safe Standards
& acknowledges that Child Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility”
Parish Information
Faith Formation, Social & Others
Normal Weekend Mass Times at St. John’s Saturday Vigil, 6pm, then 8.30am, 9.45am, 11.15am, 5pm
Parish Priest
Fr Dispin John Supported by Fr Michael Kelly, CSsR Parish Office
Visitation and Communion to the Sick & Housebound: Office hours: Closed until further notice please call for assistance
Co-ordinator: Cath Brindle 0423 065 825 Monday-Friday 9am-4pm Ph: 9401 6366
Bereavement Ministry: Monika Bredhauer Parish Secretaries: Martine Giles (Monday-Wednesday & Friday)
Schools Elisa Kelesidis (Tuesday-Friday)
St John’s School, 494 Whitehorse Road, Mitcham, 9874 1575 Principal: Mrs Verona Gridley St. James School, 51 Centre Road, Vermont, 9874 1830 RE for Government Schools:
Principal: Mr Dave Mutimer Andrew Puls—0407 352 706
Services: St Vincent de Paul Shop 2/82 Maroondah Hwy Ringwood 9870 9124 - St Vincent de Paul Furniture Pick-Ups 1800 621 349 The House of Books (house next door to the Church) 9401 6306 - St Vincent de Paul Welfare Assistance 1800 305 330
Scripture Readings for week Mon: 1 Kings 21:1-16 Matthew 5:38-42 Tues: 1 Kings 21:17-29 Matthew 5:43-48 Wed: 2 Kings 2:1 6-14 Matthew 6:1-6 16-18 Thur: Sirach 48:1-14 Matthew 6:7-15 Fri: The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Deuteronomy 7:6-11 Matthew 11:25-30 1 John 4:7-16 Sat: Isaiah 61:9-11 Luke 2:41-51 Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time Jeremiah 20:10-13 Romans 5:12-15 Matthew 10:26-33
AMONGST OUR PARISH FAMILY
We ask for the grace and peace of Eternal life for those who have recently passed away, and for those whose memories are sacred to us at this time especially, Juliana Labasan Nicolas, Genevieve Matarazzo, Brad Ballinger, Bernard Guerin, Dr John Flanagan.
The Travelling Rosary will be held at the home of Margaret Baulch from Sunday 14 June—Friday 19 June. We encourage you to say the Rosary in the safety of your own home during this time.
Inspiration for the coming week from the Compassion and Friendship Group
“With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.”
Elenor Roosevelt
PARISH OFFICE OPERATION
For general enquiries please contact the Parish Office on 9401 6366 or alternatively email [email protected] and a member of the Parish Team will respond to your query. If you need to contact Fr Dispin urgently, please call him directly 0413 683 153.
Parish News for the weekly Newsletter
The Parish Newsletter which will be posted on the parish website each week. Please feel free to email the parish office any parish news, recent deaths or anniversaries of loved ones and want to share.
Giving—Our Parish needs your support Details are: First Collection: Account Name: St John’s Presbytery Account BSB 083343 Account No. 515 469 035 Second Collection: Account Name: St John’s Church Account BSB 083347 Account No. 676 841 942 Reference field: Envelope number and Surname (contact the Parish Office if you don’t know your envelope no.) You can also mail a cheque, mentioning the split between the 1st and 2nd collections. Please mention your name and envelope number. If you have any questions about this, please ring the Parish Office 9401 6366 or email: [email protected]
NEW LITURGY ROSTER Even though our roster is not functioning at the moment, a new one for 2020/2021 needs to be drawn up.
If there is any one who would like to come on the roster as Lector/commentator or Special Minister we would love to hear from you. Any new person will need to acquire a Working with Children Check. The Parish office will explain the procedure.
There may be someone who feels the need to come off the roster and we will reluctantly accept this.
Please contact Tricia Spencer, 9872 4903 with your requests.
ST VINCENT DE PAUL DRIVE BY FOOD DRIVE
Our Team continues to provide emergency food aid to people in our area. We need food donations to help continue this work. From Tuesday through to Friday between 10am till 2pm, the garage behind the Parish Office will be open for food donations. You will be able to drive in and drop off food donations in the plastic bins in the garage. The priority items we need are rice, pasta, pasta sauce, coffee, tins of soup, breakfast cereal, long life milk, biscuits.
Faith Formation, Social & Other
Nothing can Separate us from the Love of Christ It is encouraged to continue active participation in the life of the Church, through activities such as time in personal and family prayer, reflecting on the Scriptures and making a spiritual communion.
Please be aware that you can access the parish website to view the video of Fr Dispin’s Homily and Gospel of the weekend https://www.stjohnsmitcham.com.au/ or you can participate in a Mass online via http://bit.lyMassOnDemand, or www.wordonfire.org/daily-mass
Masses are livestreaming from St Patrick’s Cathedral Monday—Friday at 1pm, Saturday 8am and Sunday 11am. This is available to view on demand until one hour prior to the next scheduled Mass https://www.cam.org.au/mass
We are pleased to share that during this time of physical isolation due to COVID-19, the 11am Sunday Mass at St Patrick's Cathedral will continue to be televised free to air on C31 (often listed as Channel 44 on digital TVs) as well as live streamed on our website and YouTube channel. We invite you to share the news widely, particularly with those who might be limited to TV viewing.
CHILD SAFETY
To view our Safeguarding Children & Young People Code of Conduct, go to stjohnsmitcham.com.au
Catholic Social Teaching—What Can I Do About it here and Now?
HOUSE OF BOOKS
Have you read everything on your bookshelves during the stay at home period? Then we have good news for you. The House of Books has re-opened on for limited trading hours. The shop will be open from 10am until 1pm, Monday—Friday.
The team at the Bookshop has implemented a CovidSafe plan designed to keep customers and volunteers safe. The total number of customers in the shop at any one time will be limited to eight people. Social distancing rules will be observed and hand sanitiser available. Extra cleaning will be done. Customers will be asked to provide their name and a contact phone number. Please note that the Bookshop cannot currently offer “contactless” payments so extra care will need to be taken in making payments. Due to safety concerns, the Bookshop will not be taking donations at the present time. Apologies for any inconvenience. The really good news is that we have lots of great books and our prices are still mainly $1—$5.
Our new phone number at the Bookshop is 9401 6306.
Our Lady of Sion College, 1065 Whitehorse Rd, Box Hill Phone: 9890 9097
Virtual Talk and Tour Morning Monday 22 June at 9.30am—10.30am
Visit our Lady of Sion College in a whole new way and discover how your daughter can embrace life at Sion. Join us for a live-stream virtual tour of our College via Zoom. Our Virtual Talk and Tour Morning will feature a live address by our Principal, Mrs Tina Apostolopoulos, messages from our students and an opportunity to ask questions. Visit the website to book www.sion.catholic.edu.au
Faith Formation, Social & Other
VINNIES WINTER APPEAL 2020
As we are unable to hold collections at the Sunday Masses this year, here are three ways you can donate to our Winter Appeal. Thank you for your support. 1) Mail a cheque to the Parish Office at 494 Whitehorse Road (PO Box 95)
Mitcham 3132 marked Vinnies Winter Appeal including your name and address so that we can send you a receipt.
2) If you use internet banking, Vinnies bank details are as follows:
BSB 063-003 1008-1787. This is a bucket account for all Conferences in Victoria so on the details line please enter Agent 446 which identifies Mitcham Conference.
Then email [email protected] with details of your payment (your name does not appear on our bank statement) and the name in which you would like your receipt to be issued. 3) Credit Card or Paypal Payment. You can phone 131 818 and follow the prompts or; log on to Vinnies.org.au and fill in your details. If you would like your donation to be directed back to Mitcham Conference section please enter St Johns Mitcham 446 in the comments section of the online form. Vinnies Head Office will issue receipts for all credit card donations.
APPLY NOW
Enrolments 6th July—16th July 2020
Study at Yarra Theological Union in Semester 2
Offering undergraduate and postgraduate awards of the University of Divinity. Equipping people for
various ministries in the church, parishes, schools, hospitals and church agents.
Classes commence 27th July 2020.
Options for Enrolment:
1) Current students wanting to add units for Semester 2, please complete the Unit amendment form
& email to [email protected]
2) For students who have a question about their enrolment please email the Dean at [email protected]
3) For students who need to discuss their enrolment please call or email, to make an appointment.
Email address: [email protected] Phone: 9890 3771 #1
Check the YTU website for the Semester 2 timetable and fees.
Yarra Theological Union, 98 Albion Road, Box Hill [email protected] www.ytu.edu.au
It’s Time to Lift Our Spirits
We invite you to contribute to our new initiative eg Household tips, Gardening Tips, Simple recipes, Sharing Stories of Hope.
Your contributions will be included on our parish website. If you would prefer, your contribution can remain anonymous.
Please send your contributions to the parish office via email: [email protected] or by post or please call Monika on 0438 220 361 for any queries.
We trust you are all keeping well and warm during these wintry days. So lovely to get out in the sunshine if we can now that restrictions are slowly being lifted. Here are some comforting recipes to warm the heart and soul. Please remember to keep your handy hints, recipes and stories from isolating times coming in. We would love to hear how you have coped and passed the time. Cooking Tips! Secrets for scone making There are many ‘favourite’ scone recipes around; some using lemonade, some with cream but there a few things we should remember when making any scones:
Cold milk / butter/ cream
A HOT oven - I heat it up to 220 C then lower it to 200 c when the scones go in
Never knead scone dough!
If you want to knead it - make some bread but don’t wreck your scones. I barely touch the scone dough and even then, only with my fingertips.
Be quick – try to have your scones in the oven within 10 minutes of starting. When you remove scones from oven but keep them on the tray. Cover with 2 layers of a clean tea towel and tuck in sides (this keeps your scones moist) My Favourite Scone Recipe: Buttermilk Scones
4 cups SR flour 2 tablespoons icing sugar 60 grams butter 400ml carton buttermilk Extra cold water (approx. ½ cup)
Preheat your oven to 220 C fan forced. Sift flour and sugar together. Cut butter into small cubes and rub into flour mixture using fingertips. Add buttermilk and use a knife to ‘cut ‘ it into the flour mixture. Add cold water until the mixture is soft and a bit sticky. Turn onto a floured board and pat down to a 2.5cm thickness. Use either a well floured round cutter or a knife to cut your scones. P lace them side by side – just touching. Gather any dough scraps, put together and repeat cutting. Paint each scone top with cold milk. Lower oven temperature to 200 C and bake for 15 mins or until slightly brown. Maria Stirling
