Parish News
Weekly bulletins and parish information can be found at:
http://cdos.org.au/kyabram/Home.aspx
Email: kyabram@cdos.org.au
Weekly Masses
Monday No Mass
Tuesday 9.15am - OLOP Chapel
Wednesday 5.00pm - Church
Thursday 9.15am - Church
Friday 9.15am - OLOP Chapel
Saturday 6.00pm - Church
Sunday 9.30am - Church
Welcome and Cuppa
We welcome visitors and parishioners to our Mass this Sunday and invite all to stay and enjoy a cuppa after Mass.
Wanted - New Givers!!!
St Augustine’s Parish Kyabram relies solely on the generosity of Parishioners to meet its ongoing commitments and future developments and refurbishments. It is a sad fact that our financial contributions are reducing, as is the number of regular attendees at Mass. A donation can help sustain our parish and enable us to provide ongoing pastoral services to our community well into the future.
If you are not on the current planned giving program please consider joining. Could you and your family give to our parish $2.00 or $3.00 a week or maybe the price of a cup of coffee or wine to help support your parish.
We have over 1000 families listed as Catholic but only 144 are giving on the Planned Giving Program.
Giving is by way of church envelopes, direct debit or periodic credit card payments and is flexible to suit your preference of weekly, fortnightly, monthly, quarterly, half yearly or yearly. Taking envelopes are for givers who cannot or prefer not to commit to a weekly pledge but still give regularly. We encourage anyone who is not on the Planned Giving Program to contact the Parish Office. Thank you for considering this option to support the parish.
By continuing to work together, we can support and strengthen one another in faith and meet the challenges that are part of being Church today.
Christmas Masses
The Christmas Masses at St Augustine’s Church, Kyabram will be as follows:
Christmas Eve - Tuesday, 24th December – 7.00pm
Christmas Day - Wednesday, 25th December – 9.30am
Our family friendly Christmas Eve Mass will be on the lawn between the Church and the Presbytery. We welcome all families, from the oldest to the youngest member, to this Mass.
We encourage you to bring your rugs, chairs or even sit on the grass, and we look forward to this Mass being a special part of your family’s Christmas tradition.
Launch of New Mission-Vision Logo
The launch of a new Parish Mission-Vision and Logo will be held this Sunday, 1st December, at the 9.30am Mass (First Sunday of Advent).
St Augustine's Ladies Chat, Coffee and Scones
The next St Augustine’s Ladies Chat, Coffee and Scones will be held this coming Thursday, 5th December at 2.00pm at the Fauna Park Café, Kyabram. All welcome.
Christmas - A Season for Giving
Berry Street has advised us that unfortunately they are no longer collecting presents, and express their gratitude to St Augustine’s parishioners who have been very generous over the last 15 years.
Presents (for children aged 0-18 years) this year will go to St Vincent de Paul Conference for distribution to local families in need. Please do not wrap your gift or if you wish, wrap in cellophane, as all gifts are inspected before they are given out.
Please have gifts back to the church by Sunday, 15th December or the Parish Office by Tuesday, 17th December.
SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL CHOIR SCHOLARSHIPS
Auditions take place on Saturday 14th December. If you enjoy singing then join this vibrant and famous choir.
Full details on the Cathedral website, the Diocese of Sandhurst website or from John Hogan, 5443 0363 or jfho@bigpond.com.
Each scholarship is worth $1,200.00.
CALENDARS AND CHRISTMAS CARDS
2020 Columban Art Calendars ($10.00 each), and St Vincent de Paul Christmas Cards ($5.00 per pack of 8 cards) are now available for sale.
Further enquiries to Denis Wood (0427 313 297).