Parish News

Weekly bulletins and parish information can be found at:

www.kyabramcatholicparish.org.au

FEAST OF ST AUGUSTINE

To celebrate the Feast of St Augustine there will be a cuppa after Mass next weekend, on Saturday 28th August at 7.00pm.

CHANGE TO MASS TIMES (commencing September)

At the PPC meeting held during the week, it was agreed that commencing Saturday 4th September and Sunday 5th September, there will be a change of Mass times as follows:

Kyabram

Saturday Mass will be celebrated on alternate weekends – 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month at 6.00pm.
Sunday Mass every weekend at 8.30am.

Tongala: Second Sunday of the month at

11.30am.

Merrigum: Fourth Sunday of the month at 11.30am.

CHANGE OF PARISH OFFICE DAYS

Commencing the week of 30th August 2021, there will be a change of Parish Office days. The office will now be closed on Mondays, and open on Friday mornings.

Parish office hours will be as follows:

Tuesday: 8.30am to 12 noon
Wednesday: 8.30am to 12 noon
Thursday: 8.30am to 5.00pm
Friday: 8.30am to 12 noon

PARISH FINANCE COMMITTEE

A meeting of the Parish Finance Committee will be held next Tuesday, 24th August, commencing at 7.00pm in the Parish Meeting Room.

SPIRITUALITY IN THE PUB

Spirituality in the Pub at the Terminus Hotel, Shepparton will be held on Monday 30th August from 7.30 – 9pm (meals from 6pm optional).

The Plenary Council’s First Assembly is in October. The Agenda has been announced and the delegates (members) are in the final stages of preparation. What are the priorities for the Plenary from your perspective? Sandhurst delegates, Ruth Lawlor and Cathy Jenkins, are coming to listen. Come and join this opportunity to reflect together in the lead-up to the Plenary Council.

More information is on the noticeboard at the back of Church. (Venue capacity during COVID is 60 so plenty of room!)

Enquiries: Kerry 0408 579 904, Frank 0407 587 527 or Fran 0409 012 228.

MEETING IN THE SPIRIT

A monthly meeting coming together to reflect and share our experiences on the Word of God will be on Tuesday 31st August after 5pm Mass in the Church gathering space.

Theme for this month is Mary, Our Mother.

Gospel reflection - Luke 1:26-56

Led by Fr John. Please bring your bibles.

All welcome.

THANK YOU

We would like to thank John Forde for his dedication and commitment to the Parish Pastoral Council. John has now retired after more than three years from this Ministry.

We will be looking for new members for the Parish Pastoral Council, if you are interested please contact PPC Members.

FESTIVAL MASS – ST VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY

2021 Goulburn Valley Regional Council Festival Mass and Gathering will be held on Sunday 12th September at 10.30am in St Augustine’s Church, Kyabram.

Please RSVP by Saturday 28th August to rohans@svdp-vic.org.au Please note that RSVP is essential as numbers may be limited depending on COVID restrictions.

This inspiring event – which celebrates our year in service – will include morning tea, Mass at midday and lunch from 1.30pm with guest speaker.

Everyone is encouraged to invite family, friends and parishioners to come along.

PROJECT COMPASSION

Project Compassion 2021 concluded at the end of the financial year. Last year, Project Compassion 2020 was cut short and, as expected, donations were well down. This year has seen the campaign almost restored to 2019 (pre-COVID) levels and more so in Sandhurst.

Nationally, Project Compassion raised $10.1 million which is a little over 5% less than the $10.7 million in 2019.

Sandhurst Diocese can be very proud of its contribution of $526,000 which is an increase of over 6% compared to $496,000 in 2019.

THANK YOU for your particular part in this.

The theme of Project Compassion this year was BE MORE – thank you all for BEing MORE and producing this great result.

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