St. John’s Parish Mitcham 494 Whitehorse Road, Mitcham 3132

(Postal: P.O. Box 95, Mitcham 3132) Email: Mitcham@cam.org.au

Website: www.stjohnsmitcham.com.au Phone: 03 9401 6366 Fax No. 03 9872 4316

Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time June 21 2020—Year A

Masses will resume at our Parish soon!

Coming back to Mass will be different compared to what we have been used to. We won’t be able to turn up to Mass and expect to walk straight in. We are working towards getting ready to be compliant and make our Church and our mass attending safe. We are in consultation with various parish groups to ensure we have all appropriate and necessary processes and procedures in place before we commence celebrating Mass at our Parish Church. In the meanwhile we will continue to provide Mass online and home visitations with Communion. If you need a visit from me please call my mobile number 0413 683 153. Thank you for your kind understanding. Take Care and stay safe. God Bless, Dispin

“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: 2 Kings 17:5-8 13-15 18 Matthew 7:1-5 Tues: 2 Kings 19:9-11 14-21 31-36 Matthew 7:6 12-14 Wed: The Nativity of St John the Baptist Isaiah 49:1-6 Luke 1:57-66 80 Acts 13:22-26 Thur: 2 Kings 24:8-17 Matthew 7:21-29 Fri: 2 Kings 25:1-12 Matthew 8:1-4 Sat: Lamentations 2:2 10-14 18-19 Matthew 8:5-17 Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2 Kings 4:8 11 14-16 Romans 6:3-4 8-11 Matthew 10:37-42

AMONGST OUR PARISH FAMILY

We welcome into the Parish Family through the sacrament of Baptism: Zarah Catherine Anthony, Monique Claire Anthony.

We ask for the grace and peace of Eternal life for Lena Giorgio those who have recently passed away, and for those whose memories are sacred to us at this time especially, Brian Maslin, Teresa Fiorentino.

The Travelling Rosary will be held at the home of Joan Santamaria from Sunday 21 June—Friday 26 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

The secret of patience is to do something else in the meantime.

PARISH OFFICE OPERATION

For general enquiries please contact the Parish Office on 9401 6366 or alternatively email mitcham@cam.org.au 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: mitcham@cam.org.au

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.

GENTLE REMINDER TO ALL VOLUNTEERS

A WORKING WITH CHILDREN CHECK IS ESENTIAL

Any parishioner who kindly volunteers in any capacity in the Church is now required to have a current Working with Children Check in place. Could you please ensure to advise the Parish Office with details in order for the data base to be accurate. If you don’t have one and if you would like assistance with applying for one please contact Elisa Kelesidis at the parish office 9401 6366. Thank you for you continued support of our parish community.

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 mitcham.conf.treas@svdp-vic.org.au 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 registrar@ytu.edu.au

2) For students who have a question about their enrolment please email the Dean at dean@ytu.edu.au

3) For students who need to discuss their enrolment please call or email, to make an appointment.

Email address: registrar@ytu.edu.au Phone: 9890 3771 #1

Check the YTU website for the Semester 2 timetable and fees.

Yarra Theological Union, 98 Albion Road, Box Hill admin@ytu.edu 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: mitcham@cam.org.au 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. Parishioner’s Personal Reflection “Having now been filled and renewed with the Holy Spirit after Pentecost we make time for ourselves in our spiritual garden which becomes our fallow time.

Like our gardens, we prepare the beds for Spring colour, Summer vegetables etc. So we now prepare the spiritual garden of our souls.

This is the time to work on our interpersonal relationships with community and learn from, and give to each other.

A time for listening and sharing with each other.

If we nurture our relationship with our God, we will be able to fulfil the Word of Jesus.

“Love one another as I have Loved You”

This means emptying oneself of self.

You not I & We not Me”

Corned Beef This is a delicious recipe for a cold winter’s evening. Comfort food at its best. A combination my dear mother in law’s ingredients served with very tasty white sauce with a twist. This recipe feeds 5-6 people. Serve with baked vegetables of your choice.

In a large saucepan add the following: 1 thick slice each of orange and lemon 5-6 cloves and peppercorns 3-4 sticks of celery with leaves I large onion and carrot ¼ of a cabbage 3-4 cloves garlic 2 bay leaves ½ red capsicum 3-4 large sprigs of parsley and dill A splash of white vinegar and a teaspoon of sugar

Place your corned beef silverside (approx. 1.5 kilos) on top of the vegetables and cover with cold water. Cover and bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low. Cooking time is normally ½ an hour per 500 grams or according the time recommended on the packaging.

Mustard and Caper White Sauce

30 grms unsalted butter 2 tbspn plain flour 200 mls reserved stock from Corned Beef and approx. 1 cup milk 1 tbspn Dijon Mustard 2 tbspns baby capers 1-2 tbspns grated pecorino or parmesan cheese 2 tablespoons of parsley and dill finely chopped Salt and pepper as desired Melt butter and add flour to make a white sauce base adding stock and milk to thicken as desired Add Dijon mustard, capers, cheese and finely chopped parsley and dill.

I serve my corned beef with lots of delicious vegetables; either mashed or baked potatoes; Baked zucchini, eggplant, sweet potato and pumpkin together with olive oil and fennel seeds, salt and pepper ; Steamed beans and broccoli all served with lashings of the mustard sauce.

Perfect comfort food!! Enjoy