THE CATHOLIC PARISH OF IVANHOE Newsletters 2016/2016 PAR13 26-2… · Ivanhoe, 3079 Phone: 9497 1827 Mother of God Primary School Principal: Ms Louise McGrath Address: 66 Wilfred

THE CATHOLIC PARISH OF IVANHOE

Parish Priest:

Father Jacob MST 63 Wilfred Rd, Ivanhoe East 9499 5440 [email protected]

Priest in Residence: Father Lasbert Sinaga

Parish Secretary: Mrs Ruth Villani

Parish Office Address: 4 Waverley Ave, Ivanhoe 3079

Parish Office Hours: Monday – Friday 9:15am - 5:15pm

Parish Phone: 9499 1515

Parish Fax: 9499 9959

Parish Email: [email protected]

Parish Website: www.ivanhoecatholics.com

Bookings: Baptism, Confirmation, Reconciliation, Eucharist & Weddings Contact: Parish Secretary 9499 1515

Mary Immaculate Hall: Contact: Parish Secretary 9499 1515

Playgroup: 9.00-11.00am Wed & Thurs Contact: Liz Shearer 0411 345 664 Email: [email protected]

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Parish Primary Schools:

St Bernadette’s Primary School Principal: Ms Kathryn Lowe Address: 53 Stanley Street Ivanhoe West, 3079 Phone: 9499 3914

Mary Immaculate Primary School Principal: Ms Kerry Willcox-McGinnes Address: 9 Rockbeare Grove Ivanhoe, 3079 Phone: 9497 1827

Mother of God Primary School Principal: Ms Louise McGrath Address: 66 Wilfred Road Ivanhoe East, 3079 Phone: 9497 1094

EASTER SUNDAY – YEAR C

26 – 27 March 2016

LATEST PARISH NEWS & EVENTS

Mary Immaculate Church

U. Heidelberg Rd, Ivanhoe

Mother of God Church

56 Wilfred Rd, Ivanhoe E

St Bernadette’s Church

89 Bond St, Ivanhoe W

We welcome all who have come to be with us this at Easter.

EASTER: Easter, the feast of the Resurrection, gives us the joyful message that we are a “Resurrection people.” This means that we are not supposed to lie buried in the tomb of our sins, evil habits and dan-gerous addictions. It gives us the Good News that no tomb can hold us down anymore - not the tomb of despair, discouragement or doubt, nor that of death. Instead, we are expected to live a joyful and peaceful life, constantly experiencing the real presence of the Risen Lord in all the events of our lives. “This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad” (Psalm 118:24).

May the Risen Lord be a living experience to you. I wish you all a very Happy Easter, Fr. Jacob

Palm Sunday at Mary Immaculate Church

Image: http://www.nairaland.com/2221475/happy-easter-2015-wishes-messages

PARISH WEEKLY CALENDAR 2016

Tuesday 29th March:

9:15am: Mass at Mother of God Church

Wednesday 30th March:

9:15am: Mass at Mary Immaculate Church

9.15am: Communion Service at Mother of God Church

Thursday 31st March:

9.00am: Liturgy Group at Parish Office

9.15am: Communion Service at Mother of God Church

Friday 1st April:

9.15am: Mass at St Bernadette’s

Followed by First Friday devotions

9.15am: Communion Service at Mother of God Church

Saturday 2nd April:

10.00am: Reconciliation at Mary Immaculate Church

6.00pm: Mass at St Bernadette’s Church

Sunday 3rd April:

9.00am: Mass at Mary Immaculate Church

10.30am: Mass at Mother of God Church

PRAYERS OF THE COMMUNITY We remember Sheila Kinden, Nazha Shamieh, Brenda McMahon, Sung Bui, Justin Fernandez, Ankica and Stanko Ivancic who are in need of prayer at this time. We remember those who provide care and

support for those in need.

DEATHS AND ANNIVERSARIES

We remember those who have died recently. We also remember Michelle Lunn, Salvatore Maiolo and Rosina Murdocca whose anniversaries occur at this time. May they rest in peace.

CONGRATULATIONS

We congratulate Merle Gilbo who celebrated her 85th birthday recently and wish her well on this occasion.

ROSTERS FOR THIS WEEKEND: 26 – 27 March 2016

St B’s Church: Sacristan Reader Special Ministers

6:00pm Saturday J. Gray As arranged

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MI Church: Leader Reader Mass Coordinators

9:00am Sunday ……..As arranged……..

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MOG Church: Sacristan Reader Special Ministers

10:30am Sunday ……..As arranged…….. Altar Society: As arranged Choir: As arranged

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ROSTERS FOR NEXT WEEKEND: 2 – 3 April 2016

St B’s Church: Sacristan Reader Special Ministers

6:00pm Saturday J. Gray J. Murphy A. Pellizzari, T. Nibali

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MI Church: Leader Reader Mass Coordinators

9:00am Sunday M. Sibillin J. McCormack S. & P. Kelly _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

MOG Church: Sacristan Reader Special Ministers

10:30am Sunday P. Verrocchi J. Hodge B. Dolzan, M / P De Silva I Altar Society: MOG School Choir: J. O’Brien

COUNTERS 2 – 3 April 2016

St B’s Church: B. Jowett J. Manders

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MI Church: P. Kelly S. Kelly

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MOG Church P. De Silva T. Barker

NEWS

All attending the Easter Vigil Mass are invited to celebrate the message of Easter in the Cunningham Centre after Mass for parish & Korean Community.

Sincere thanks to members of the Outreach Group, parishioners and Korean community who have prepared and provided for this Easter occasion, as well as those who have provided food and refreshments.

The Cunningham Centre is at the back of St Bernadette’s Church and the entrance to the Centre is opposite St Bernadette’s School, 53 Stanley St, Ivanhoe

NOTICEBOARD

From Fr Jacob: Many thanks for your welcome to the parish of Ivanhoe. I will be taking Annual Leave from 11 April - 20 May visiting family in India.

Project Compassion: Boxes or envelopes need to be returned as soon as possible. To receive receipt please fill in details on box lids or back of envelopes before their return. Receipts are issued when returns are processed and completed. – Ruth

Thank you: Thanks to parishioners who provided and arranged palms for Palm Sunday. Thanks to those who provided refreshments and Hot Cross Buns on Good Friday at Mother of God Church. Thanks to all concerned who prepared and contrib-uted to parish gathering after the Easter Vigil Mass.

Monthly magazine – ‘Melbourne Catholic’:

Thanks to the Archdiocese, copies for March and April magazines have been free. Individual copies of this magazine in its new format are published monthly and cost $4.00. [Kairos magazines were produced fortnightly, $2 each] Please contact the Parish Office 9499 1515 with your name and church attended if intending to buy a copy each month so that we can make sure there are copies available for parishioners rather than paid magazines not. Subscriptions can also be made through Media and Communications Office for the Archdiocese: Phone: 9926 5758; email: [email protected]

Outreach Reminder:

A reminder that our next lunch/card day will be held in the MOG foyer on April 6 at noon. All welcome. A few hours of fun guaranteed. Just bring a small plate of lunch to share.

Next month, bookings will open for a ‘Christmas in July’ lunch at Olinda. Put July 6 in your diary now. Further information to follow. Helen, Sue and Eileen

From Yarra Deanery:

World Youth Day, Krakow, Poland, 25-31 July 2016

The Yarra Deanery is looking for expressions of interest from local young people (16-35 years) who think they would like to join other young people in this memorable event. They would be offered some financial support to represent their own parish and the overall Deanery and be happy to tell us about it on their return. If interested - or know someone who is - put your thoughts together briefly (not more than 100 words) explaining why you would like to attend WYD and what it would mean for you and for the life of your parish and or school. Send to: Fr. Wayne Edwards, St Pius X Parish, 419 Waterdale Rd, West Heidelberg 3081 or email: [email protected]

Weekend for those involved in Ministry to the Homeless: Friday 1 April - Sunday 3 April, Pallotti College, 80 McNamaras Rd, Millgrove. The Pallotti retreat team invite you to come away for a relaxing weekend at Pallotti, Millgrove and enjoy company of others involved in ministry to the homeless. There will be time for sharing about your ministry and time for prayer together. Mass is available each day. Full accommodation in private rooms. Cost: $165 Denis 0427 449 434 or [email protected]

MASS for Young Adults, South Melbourne: Wednesday 6 April, 7.00pm at Ss Peter and Paul's Church, Corner Dorcas and Montague Streets, South Melbourne. Join young people from all over Melbourne to celebrate the source and summit of the Christian life. Bishop Mark Edwards will be the main celebrant this month. Details: 9690 5895

JCMA & ACU Interfaith Film Festival: Sunday 10 April, 12.30 - 6.00pm Christ Lecture Theatre and Mercy Lecture Theatre, ACU Campus, 115 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy (entrance off Young St). The JCMA (Jewish Christian Muslim Associa-tion of Australia) Women’s Committee & Australian Catholic University are delighted to announce an Interfaith film festival featuring three films. Cost: $15 Phone or enquiries: 9287 5590 or 0400 211 221

Heidelberg Choral Society & Orchestra: Heidelberg Choral Society and Orchestra present ‘Encore’ - Songs from the Stage which celebrates music that has brought the stage to life over the past century. A selection of favourites from Gilbert & Sullivan will be followed by excerpts from Chess, Les Miserables, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Fiddler on the Roof and The Vicar of Dibley Sunday 17th April - 3:00pm at The Centre Ivanhoe (Heidelberg Town Hall), Upper Heidelberg Rd, Ivanhoe. Bookings: trybooking.com/kipo - Ruth

MEN ALIVE: The Catholic Man Breakfast Series: Thursday 21 April, 7.00 - 9.00am at CQ Club, 113–123 Queen St, Melbourne. menALIVE invite you to hear former leading radio executive and pre-sent Communications Director of the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne, Shane Healy. In this Breakfast Series, hosted by Archbishop Denis Hart, you will hear Shane Healy on the topic, ‘Radio, Rex and Religion’, a fascinating insight into Shane’s years as a top radio administrator, working with high profile performers such as Rex Hunt, Neil Mitchell and Brian Taylor, along with his present career at the helm of the Catholic Church’s communications in Melbourne. RSVP: 15 April Cost: $45 Bookings: [email protected] Details: Michael Bohan on 0439 172 465

First Collection Thanksgiving: Envelopes: $1,085.00 Loose cash: $793.60 Total: $1,878.60

Special Collections:

CATHOLIC PARISH OF IVANHOE PRIMARY SCHOOLS

St Bernadette’s Primary School

Principal: Kathryn Lowe

Address: 53 Stanley Street

Ivanhoe West 3079

Phone: 03 9499 3914

www.sbivanhoe.catholic.edu.au

Mary Immaculate Primary School

Principal: Kerry Willcox- McGinnes

Address: 9 Rockbeare Grove

Ivanhoe 3079

Phone: 03 9497 1827

www.miivanhoe.catholic.edu.au

Mother of God Primary School

Principal: Louise McGrath

Address: 66 Wilfred Road

Ivanhoe East 3079

Phone: 03 9497 1094

www.mogivanhoeeast.catholic.edu.au

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Stations of the Cross

During Lent parishioners came to the Stations of the Cross on Friday mornings at St Bernadette’s Church,

and in the evening at Mary Immaculate Church. There was a sense of spirituality and commitment as fellow

travellers during Lent as part of these devotions. I thank St Bernadette’s community for having all in readiness

after Mass, and Vince Marino and Eugene Ballao as facilitators at Mary Immaculate. - Fr Jacob

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EASTER SUNDAY : YEAR C

No. 13 26 – 27 March 2016

Entrance Antiphon: I have risen, and I am with you still, alleluia. You have laid your hand upon me, alleluia. Too wonderful for me, this knowledge, alleluia, alleluia. First Reading: Acts 10:34, 37-43 We have eaten and drunk with him after his resurrection from the dead.

Peter addressed Cornelius and his household: ‘You must have heard about the recent happen-ings in Judaea; about Jesus of Nazareth and how he began in Galilee, after John had been preaching baptism. God had anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power, and because God was with him, Jesus went about doing good and curing all who had fallen into the power of the devil. Now I, and those with me, can witness to everything he did throughout the countryside of Judaea and in Jerusalem itself: and also to the fact that they killed him by hanging him on a tree, yet three days afterwards God raised him to life and allowed him to be seen, not by the whole people but only by certain witnesses God had chosen beforehand. Now we are those witnesses – we have eaten and drunk with him after his resurrection from the dead – and he has ordered us to proclaim this to his people and to tell them that God has appointed him to judge everyone, alive or dead. It is to him that all the prophets bear this witness: that all who believe in Jesus will have their sins forgiven through his name.’ This the Word of the Lord: Thanks be to God

Responsorial Psalm: Ps 117:1-2, 16-17, 22-23

(R.) This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad.

1. Give thanks to the Lord for he is good, for his love has no end.

Let the sons of Israel say: ‘His love has no end.’ (R.)

2. The Lord’s right hand has triumphed; his right hand raised me up. I shall not die, I shall live and recount his deeds. (R.)

3. The stone which the builders rejected has become the corner stone. This is the work of the Lord, a marvel in our eyes . (R.)

Second Reading: Col 3:1-4 Look for the things that are in heaven, where Christ is.

Since you have been brought back to true life with Christ, you must look for the things that are in heaven, where Christ is, sitting at God’s right hand. Let your thoughts be on heavenly things, not on the things that are on the earth, because you have died, and now the life you have is hidden with Christ in God. But when Christ is revealed – and he is your life – you too will be revealed in all your glory with him. The Word of the Lord: Thanks be to God Gospel Acclamation: 1 Cor 5:7-8

Alleluia, alleluia! Christ has become our paschal sacrifice; let us feast with joy in the Lord. Alleluia! Gospel: John 20: 1-9 The teaching of scripture is that he must rise from the dead.

It was very early on the first day of the week and still dark, when Mary of Magdala came to the tomb. She saw that the stone had been moved away from the tomb and came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved. ‘They have taken the Lord out of the tomb’ she said ‘and we don’t know where they have put him.’ So Peter set out with the other disciple to go to the tomb. They ran together, but the other disciple, running faster than Peter, reached the tomb first; he bent down and saw the linen cloths lying on the ground, but did not go in. Simon Peter who was following now came up, went right into the tomb, saw the linen cloths on the ground, and also the cloth that had been over his head; this was not with the linen cloths but rolled up in a place by itself. Then the other disciple who had reached the tomb first also went in; he saw and he believed. Till this moment they had failed to understand the teaching of scripture, that he must rise from the dead. The Gospel of the Lord: Praise to you Lord, Jesus Christ

Prayers of the Faithful: Risen Lord: Hear our prayer

Communion Antiphon: Christ our Passover has been sacrificed, alleluia; therefore let us keep the feast with the unleavened bread of purity and truth, alleluia, alleluia.

Second Sunday of Easter

1st Reading: Acts 5:12 - 16

Responsorial Psalm 117:2 - 4, 22 - 27

2nd Reading: Apocalypse 1:9-13, 17-19

Gospel: John 20:19—31

Egyptian pyramids are world-famous as one of the “seven Wonders” of the ancient world. But they are actually gigantic tombs containing the mummified bodies of Egyptian Pharaohs. Westminster Abbey is famous, and thousands visit it because the dead bodies of famous writers, philosophers and politicians are entombed there. Taj Mahal in India is world famous for its beautiful architecture. But it is tomb of one of the Mogul princesses. But there is the Shrine of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, and pilgrims from all over the world visit a tomb there which is empty with a note at its entrance which says, “He is not here.” It is famous because Jesus Christ who was once buried there rose from the dead, leaving an empty tomb as he had told his disciples he would. Thus, he worked the most important miracle in his life, defying the laws of nature and proving that He is God. We rejoice at this great and unique event by celebrating Easter. (Fr. J P).

The Resurrection of Jesus had certain special features.

First, Jesus prophesied it as a sign of His Divinity: “Tear down this temple and in three days I will build it again” (John 2:19).

Second, the founder of no other religion has an empty tomb as Jesus has. We see the fulfilment of Christ's promise on the empty cross and in the empty tomb. The angel said to the women at Jesus’ tomb, “Why are you looking among the dead for one who is alive? He is not here: he has been raised” (Luke 24: 5-6).

The third special feature is the initial disbelief of Jesus’ own disciples in His Resurrection, in spite of His repeated apparitions. This serves as a strong proof of His Resurrection. It explains why the Apostles started preaching the Risen Christ only after receiving the anointing of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost.

Proclamation and witness-bearing are the main themes of today’s readings. In the first reading, St. Peter shares his own experience of Christ’s Resurrection and its joy with the newly baptised mem-bers of Cornelius’ family.

In the second reading, St. Paul, converted on the Damascus Road by Jesus from a persecuting Pharisee into a zealous apostle of Jesus, urges his converts to live the new life in the risen Christ to which they were raised by their conversion in order to share in the glory of Christ on His return.

Today’s Gospel explains the empty-tomb-Resurrection-experience of Mary Magdalene, Peter and John. Mary Magdalene proclaims her personal experience: “I have seen the Lord.” “The best proof of the Resurrection is a church on fire.”

Clarence Jordan, Christian Century 7/9/14 year of service to the Church in the U.S.

Resurrection is Good News, but at the same time, it’s sometimes painful because it involves death.

Before the power of the Resurrection can take hold in our own lives, we’re called to die to sin, to die

to self. We may even have to die to our own dreams, so that God can do what He wants to do with

our lives. Resurrection is about seeing our world in a new way. Early that Easter morning, Mary did

not find what she was looking for, the dead body of Jesus. But she found something better than she

could have imagined: the Risen Jesus. Sometimes, the things we think we want most are not grant-

ed to us. What we get instead is an experience of God’s new ways of working in the world. That’s

the power of the Resurrection. When those moments come, we must spread the news - just as

Mary did: We have seen the Lord!

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