Parish News

Weekly bulletins and parish information can be found at:

www.kyabramcatholicparish.org.au

Clergy Appointments

Bishop Shane Mackinlay has recently announced the following clergy appointments:

Echuca: Fr Pompeyo Tan has been appointed Parish Priest of St Mary’s Parish, Echuca, with effect from Saturday 9 January 2021.

Kyabram: Fr Jinjo Solis has been appointed chaplain to hospitals and aged care in Bendigo, with effect from Saturday 31 October, as priest in residence at St Therese’s Parish, Kennington. Fr John Paul Pasala has been appointed Administrator of St Augustine’s Parish, Kyabram, with effect from Saturday 31 October, in addition to his current position as Parish Priest of Sacred Heart Parish, Tatura. Fr Michael Morley will assist with sacramental ministry at St Augustine’s Parish, Kyabram, and Sacred Heart Parish, Tatura.

White Hills: Fr Peter Dell’Avo on sick leave on medical advice. Parish phones have been diverted to St Kilians Parish Office for general enquiries. Priests from Sacred Heart Cathedral Parish will be available to celebrate funerals if needed.

Myrtleford and Bright: Information about St Mary’s Parish, Myrtleford, and Our Lady of the Snows Parish, Bright, is currently being prepared and will be circulated when it is available. Priests will be invited to express their interest in being appointed to these parishes.

Bishop Shane expressed his thanks to each of the priests receiving a new appointment for the service they have given in their current position, and for their willingness to take up a new ministry in the diocese.

Fr Jinjo letter.pdf

Changes in our Parish

Change is something that we are very familiar with at St Augustine’s and with the Bishop’s announcement of clergy appointments it brings with it the news of a new chapter in our journey, starting from the end of October.

We pray for and pass on our best wishes to Fr Jinjo, wishing him all the very best on his new adventure and thank him for everything he has done for our Parish over the past 3 1⁄2 years, and we welcome Fr John Paul Pasala (Tatura) with the assistance of Fr Michael Morley.

Bishop Shane's Message to Year 12s

Bishop Shane has a video message for all the Year 12s of 2020 in our Diocese.

To those that have already finished up for the year, to those who sat down to complete the GAT this week, to those who are completing VCAL, to those at our Catholic Schools and those at any of the schools or other educational settings within the Diocese, to each and every one of you, this message is for you!

Click here to view the video

We ask all in our Parish to pray for our Year 12s as they enter into term 4, exams, final assessments, goodbyes and new beginnings!

What Can We Do - To Care for our Common Home?

Join ‘Zoom’ on Thursday, 22nd October from 7.30-8.30 pm to respond to Pope Francis’ call and share ideas for action and resources to ‘Care for Our Common Home’ for parish, local community and home.

To receive the zoom gathering link for Thursday 22nd October, email:

adultfaith@sandhurst.catholic.org.au

or caritasjustice@sandhurst.catholic.org.au

Discerning the Way to the Plenary Council

During the next few weeks, we are invited as a diocese to reflect upon how, as people of faith, we can discern together how we are ‘being called to be a Christ centred Church.’ When we discern, we think deeply and prayerfully in order to hear God’s voice.

Cathy Jenkins has recorded a video on Discerning the way to the Plenary Council that you are invited to watch as we enter this next phase in the journey. This video is available through our newly created YouTube Channel and Facebook Page.

For more information see:

https://sandhurst.catholic. org.au/plenary-council or follow PlenaryCouncil Sandhurst on Facebook.

Access to Our Parish Bulletin

To help parishioners who may not have access to our online bulletin, hard copies will now be made available.

Printed copies of the weekly bulletin can be collected from the front porch of the presbytery.

We continue to provide our weekly bulletin as we adjust to the impact of COVID-19 on our lives.

With none of the usual activities of Parish life at the moment, much that is contained in our bulletin is online links to other sites. We hope that these links will provide you with ways to celebrate your faith, find prayers and reflections, as well as activities to sustain you.

Fr Jinjo will continue to pray for our sick, our recently deceased and for anniversaries. If you would like a name included on the bulletin, please email to Kyabram@cdos.org.au.

Our peace and blessings to you all.

Our Lady of Good Counsel Prayer Group

Our Lady of Good Counsel Prayer Group continues to meet online every second Tuesday.

For further information of how to join in, please call Mary Zobec on 0427 190 282.

Online Masses and Resources for You at Home

Please see our Parish website https://kyabramcatholicparish.org.au/ for information about options available for online Masses, as well as resources for Sunday readings and family prayer.

Sunday Mass Livestreamed

Mass still continues to be celebrated at St Kilian’s Church, on Sundays at 10.00am, livestreamed to the diocese’s website: https://www.sandhurst.catholic.org.au/.

St Kilian’s Parish, through their Facebook page, also has live online Holy Mass at 12.10pm Monday through to Saturday each week, as well as Rosary at 9.00pm every night. Simply search for St Kilian’s Parish on Facebook.