Parish Bulletin
St Mary’s Parish Prayer
God our Father, as we thank you for the blessings, we ask you to bless this Parish of yours, so that
we may love you more.
Encircle our families with your loving care.
Help parents to be good examples to their
children and our youth to grow in strength as good Christians.
To the sick grant health, to the aged bring serenity and to those in sorrow, joy.
May we grow stronger in faith and may
our love for one another become deeper
in our daily living.
We make this through the intercession of our Mother Mary. Amen
Paris Office Hours
Tuesday 9.00am - 3.00pm Thursday 9.00am - 3.00pm
Weekend Mass Times
Saturday Vigil 6.30pm
Sunday Mass 10am
Reconciliation
Saturday 10.30am - 11am
Updated - Weekday Mass Times
Wednesday 7th August - 6.00pm
Thursday 8th August - No Service
Friday 9th August - No Service
NEW - Mons Peter Away
Mons Peter is attending an ordination of one of his students in Auckland and will be away from the parish from Thurs 1st August, to Wed 14th August. We welcome Fr. Joe Taylor and Fr John Paul Pasala who will be saying Mass for us during this time and we thank Graeme Quinlan and Inez Raleigh who will be assisting with Communion
Services.
NEW - Readers & Offentry
The St. Mary’s Liturgy group are seeking new members for this important ministry.
If you feel you may be able to give of your time once every 6 weeks, please contact Liz
Donnelly on 0408 849 709 or Brenda at the
Parish Office. Full training is provided.
NEW - Stronger Youth Rally
For young people, Aged 11 - 26 Years
Campaspe Downs, Kyneton
Weekend of 23rd to 25th. August, 2019
Cost $175.00
Register now at youth@sandhurst.catholic.org.au
Or call 5441 2544
Updated - On the Lighter Side
A farmer had problems with his internet connection so he put the modem into the barn. Now he has stable wifi.
Another farmer ran power out to his barn. Now he’d like to have plumbing as well but that may just be a pipe dream.
A horse walks into a barn. The barntender says, "Hay, the usual?"
NEW - Fr ROB GALEA
Fr ROB GALEA—
Coming Home Concert Tour
Sunday, 11th August, 5.00pm at Riverlinks
Tickets available www.frgministry.com/tickets
See flyer on Notice Board
NEW - Prayer of The Week
Behold, I stand at the door and knock, says the Lord. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door to me, I will enter his house and dine with him, and he with me. Rev 3:20 (Communion Antiphon)
NEW - Looking at the Readings
In the 1987 movie, Wall Street, the corporate raider, Gordon Gekko, famously declares: ‘Greed is good! Greed is right! Greed works! … Greed – for life, for money, for love, knowledge – has marked the upward surge of mankind!’ Whilst the depiction was intended to parody and critique corporate behaviour of the 1980s, in many ways it came to define it instead. In the intervening decades, little has changed. The pursuit of more and more wealth and the ludicrous sums paid to corporate bigwigs are very much the imagery Jesus would use today for his parable.
When we hear in today’s Gospel; “Watch, and be on your guard against avarice of any kind.” We find that the following parable does not only apply to the big cats at the big banks and large landholders but to anyone that is consumed by greed. On our journey through life, we are not totally converted from our old self and our old ways but we are invited to do so and be a new person and be a people of justice and love.
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