St Augustine's College Kyabram

Parish News

Weekly bulletins and parish information can be found at: 

www.kyabramcatholicparish.org.au

Email: kyabram@cdos.org.au

 

RESUMPTION OF SUNDAY MASS THIS WEEKEND

The Victorian Government has announced that from Monday, 22nd June, twenty people will be permitted to attend churches for liturgies.

This is a very welcome development that will significantly enhance the possibilities for parishioners to resume participation in the liturgical life of the church, though not everyone will be able to attend, and the elderly and vulnerable may still choose to be prudent and continue self-isolation.

 

Sunday Mass will be celebrated at St Augustine’s Church in Kyabram starting this Sunday, 28th June, at 9.30am for a maximum of 20 people.

 

To enable the Parish to conform to Government requirements, the following steps have been put in place:

  • Attendees must individually book in prior to each Sunday Mass. Bookings will be taken via an online Trybooking link that will be provided weekly via the Parish website and Facebook. Bookings will be accepted in the order they arrive, and no further bookings will be accepted after the total has been reached.
  • Recording of contact details will be taken during the booking process, and attendees will be marked off as they arrive for Mass.
  • Entry to the church will only be via the ramp side door, on the presbytery side of the church.
  • As attendees will be marked off as they arrive and only one door is being used, there may be a queue to enter the church. If so, please ensure the 1.5 metre distance rule is adhered to.
  • As there may be a queue to enter the church, it may be useful to arrive a little earlier than usual before the Mass starting time.
  • Hand sanitiser will be available at the door – please use this as you both enter and leave the church.
  • Inside the church, the seats will be spaced out. Please adhere to all physical distancing requirements.
  • Please do not attend Mass if you are feeling at all unwell.

If you are aware of a parishioner who wishes to attend Mass but does not have internet access, if you have their agreement, you are welcome to make a booking on their behalf.

 

These are challenging times as our Parish resumes Sunday Masses within the COVID-19 restrictions, and we seek your support and understanding as we adapt to this ever-changing environment.

 

PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL

We would like to thank Aurelia Brunt for her dedication and commitment to the Parish Pastoral Council. Aurelia has now retired from this Ministry.

Brendon Lane has now joined the PPC, and he will be a great asset to have back on the council.

 

CHURCH CLEANING

Currently, the church cleaning roster has ceased until further notice.

However, during COVID-19 restrictions and as our parish plans to resume Sunday masses, we will be using the professional services of Kyabram Cleaning Services to clean the church in line with Government cleaning requirements.

The church will be cleaned prior to Sunday 28th June and at this stage, will continue to be done on a weekly basis.

 

SOCIAL MEDIA/INTERNET ACCESS

The Parish Pastoral Council is concerned that obviously not all parishioners have access to social media and/or the internet, and that at the moment all Parish communication is through these sources.

The PPC would therefore like to encourage parishioners who do have social media/internet access to keep other parishioners informed about happenings in the Parish – particularly as Sunday Masses are about to resume.

 

MASS AT HOME

Some options for you for Mass at home:

ST KILIAN'S PARISH through their Facebook page 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.

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/.

 

Some other options for you:

Sunday Mass streamed from Sacred Heart Parish Wodonga Facebook page. 

 

Mass on Demand every day from Our Lady of the Way Parish, North Sydney and Lavendar Bay Livestream or video archive: https://cathnews.com/ (Scroll down) and Facebook: ‘Mass on Demand’.

 

Daily TV Mass Livestream or video archive from the National Catholic Broadcasting Council of Canada: https://dailytvmass.com/ and Facebook: ‘Daily TV Mass’

 

Mass for You at Home live streamed at 6.00am every Sunday on Channel 10: https://10play.com.au/mass-for-you-at- home.