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

UPDATED - Paris Office Hours

The office will remain locked but Brenda will be working her normal hours

Tuesday and Thursday, 9.00am to 4.00pm

Bulletin notices are welcome and can be phoned to 5825 2034 or emailed to the office

mooroopna@cdos.org.au

New - Weekday Mass

CURRENTLY BEING HELD AT THE PARISH HOUSE - no registrations required

Wednesday, 17th June 6.00pm

Thursday, 18th June 6.00pm

Friday, 19th June 10.00am

UPDATED - Weekend Mass Times

RESTRICTED TO 20 - REGISTRATIONS ONLY

Sat Vigil 6.30pm

Sunday 10.00am

Register your interest at the parish office on Tuesday each week by either of the following means :-

Email mooroopna@cdos.org.au before 12 noon Tues Or Phone 5825 2034 between 9.00am and 12noon Tues.

If you are attending, please enter by the side door, sanitise your hands and sit in the reserved seats only.

The following requirements will also apply -

- Normal social distancing

- Registration of all attendees at the door

UPDATED - Reconciliation

10.30 to 11.00am Saturday

Updated - On the Lighter Side

Why did the lawyer cross the road? To pick up his law suit from the dry cleaners. Why did the auditors cross the road? Because that is what they did last year. Why did the banker cross the road? Because he ran out of sense.”

New - Quote for the Week

We are Christ’s members, and are nourished by means of His creation. Therefore, the drink, which is part of His creation, He declared to be His own Blood; and by this He enriches our blood. And the bread, which comes from His creation, He affirmed to be His own Body; and by this He nourishes our bodies. St Irenaeus (d. 200AD) Against Heresies v.ii.2-3

New - Idea for this Week

While Masses are limited to 20+ attendees, Sunday Masses for all are impossible. Weekend day Masses are resuming in some parishes. The Roman Missal contain Votive Masses that may be celebrated on feria days (non feast days), They include Holy Trinity, Holy Eucharist, Sacred Heart of Jesus, Holy Spirit and newly composed Mass for our time ”Mass in Time of Pandemic”.

Updated - Looking at the Readings

The COVID-19 lockdown of churches began in the third week of Lent. Holy Week and Easter, the feasts of Ascension and Pentecost came and went without the great liturgies and festivities we love to celebrate. Many were able to see Mass online or on TV. Many came to appreciate variety of liturgies, scripture readings and homilies yet many missed the Eucharist. This missing out of receiving Holy Communion will be felt more so today on the Solemnity of Corpus Christi - the very feast of the Body and Blood of Christ. We are celebrating what we cannot receive.

The readings, moreover, speak of hunger; of the Exodus people in the desert and secondly of the crowd Jesus fed with the five loaves and two fish. God provide manna and Christ offered them living bread. We are those hungry people here and now. John’s Gospel chapter six (vv 1-21) tells of the miracle, then the “Bread of Life,” He is the Word of the Father to nourish us (vv 22-48). Finally (vv51-68) Jesus moves to offer more: his own body and blood. He is speaking in a new sacramental language, many cannot grasp his meaning (vv52, 60 & 66). But Peter, the great Apostle of faith exclaims: “You have the words of everlasting life!” Let us appreciate anew the words of scripture and continue to look forward to receiving again or for the first time (catechumens and first communicant children) the Eucharist in communion with our faith communities.

NEW - Easing of Restrictions

The following new restrictions now apply.

Places of worship can open for private worship or small religious ceremonies for up to 20 people in a single undivided indoor space, subject to the four square metre rule plus the minimum number of people reasonably required to perform the service or ceremony.

Weddings - 20 people in addition to the celebrant and couple being married can attend a wedding.

Funerals - 50 people can attend a funeral in addition to the officials and funeral staff, subject to the four square metre rule.

Refer www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/religion-and-ceremony-restricons-covid-19 for more information

To ensure we comply, you must continue to ring the parish office on 5825 2034 or email mooroopna@cdos.org.au between 9 and 12 Tues or Thurs each week to register for the weekend masses.

Updated - FRIDAY MASS with MONS PETER now on YouTube

Thank you to Tom Diamond from St. Mary’s School who is videoing the mass each week and uploading to YouTube. Just copy the link below and you can enjoy it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=sWGR2TNpGqU&feature=youtu.be

NEW - Feast of Corpus Christi

The importance of the Eucharist to our lives has become even more clear as the coronavirus pandemic prevents us from gathering in person to celebrate the feast day. The ban on public worship has made us realise the unique value of breaking the bread of word and sacrament together. Corpus Christi is an opportunity to reflect on the fact that Christ gave us his body and blood as spiritual sustenance.

There are positive signs of a return to celebrating the Eucharist. Our parish has opened up the weekday masses to parishioners (with provisos and regulations, but a welcome move nonetheless). Let us pray our governments continue to manage the pandemic well.

We also pray for the end to racism in all its forms. The riots in the US have helped shine a spotlight on our own race relations. We pray for the courage to face our own failures and prejudices.

NEW - Living the Paschal Mystery

The challenge of the Eucharist is not about spending time in private prayer before the Blessed Sacrament, though that is certainly good. Rather, the Eucharist demands that, as followers of Christ, we, too, allow ourselves to be broken for others, to be poured out. In so doing, we will be emulating Christ and living the paschal mystery.

Sandhurst Youth Ministry Weekday Morning Prayer

If you are aged between 15 and 30, and would like to be involved in Weekday Morning Prayer Video session, please get in touch with Ruth Lawlor

ruth.lawlor@sandhurst.catholic.org.au

These sessions are posted on the Sandhurst Youth You Tube Channel.

Live Services From Sandhurst With Bishop Shane

12.10pm every weekday and 10.00am Sundays

www.sandhurst.catholic.org.au

OTHER OPTIONS FOR YOU AT HOME -

DAILY TV MASS Livestream from the National Catholic Broadcasting Council of Canada: https://dailytvmass.com/ and

Facebook: ‘Daily TV Mass’

ST MELS PARISH LIVE STREAMING

This takes place every Sunday at 9.30am. To be part of this you must email their parish office on :-

sheppartonsouth@cdos.org.au

and register your interest and they will send you a link each week.

Bulletin Advertising

The Parish are currently calling for businesses that are interested in advertising in the Parish Bulletin and the School newsletters. We have 2 vacancies available.

If you are interested in discussing this, please contact Brenda at the Parish on 5825 2034 or The school Office on 5825 2858

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St Mary's Newsletter

Issue 12 · 17 Jun 2020

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