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

UPDATED- Parish Office Hours

Tuesday and Thursday, 9.00am to 4.00pm. You are welcome to call Brenda directly on 0466 830 682 if the parish number 5825 2034 is unattended.

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

mooroopna@cdos.org.au

Updated - Mass Times

Weekend Mass

Sat Vigil 6.30pm

Sunday 10.00am

Reconciliation

10.3am to 11.00am - Saturday

Weekday Mass Times

Wednesday 12th May 6pm

Thursday 13th May 6pm

Friday 14th May 10am

New - Parish Meetings

Wednesday 19th May - PPC 7pm

PARISH BAPTISMS

Commencing in June, parish baptisms will be held on the second Sunday of each month at 11.00am. Candidates and their families will be welcomed into our parish family at Mass at 10.00am.

EASY WORSHIP

Sat 15th May Carmel Fasano

Sun 16th May AM Carroll

ANNUAL MASS COUNT

Its time for the annual Mass Count which will take place at both masses for the month of May

NEW - Focus on the Readings

The three readings for this Sunday express the great generosity of God’s love and grace. In the Reading from the Acts of the Apostles, abbreviated as it is, God lavishly poured out his grace and Spirit on the people gathered to welcome, listen to and be baptised by Peter. This passage is the conclusion of the earlier passage about Peter’s extraordinary vision at Joppa and his request to go to Caesarea (Acts 10:9-23).

The reading from the first letter of St John speaks of God’s great love for us. “God is Love” and by his love God has given us so great a Saviour.

The Gospel reveals the Great Commandment of Jesus to his disciples: “This is my commandment: love one another as I have loved you” and iterated in the final verse: “What I command you is to love one another.” Jesus emphasises the gratuity of the Father’s love and his love for his people which he now calls friends: friends that he is willing to lay down his life. The Apostles act upon this love as we hear from Peter in the Acts, and Paul and John in their letters. Today we note that God’s love for us finds expression in a mother’s love for her children and our love for our mothers.

New - Liturgical Jottings - Sunday Readings

Today the Lectionary and Ordo

present two sets of Readings. The first set is proper for the Sixth Sunday of Easter; the alternate set comes from the Seventh Sunday of Easter, which is not celebrated in Australia and many other nations.

For us the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord has been transferred from the Thursday to the next Sunday to enable the full paschal mystery to be more widely celebrated among the people.

The Feast of Pentecost is then celebrated on the following Sunday. Thus we celebrate the Christ’s Resurrection, return to the Father in Heaven and the Descent of the Holy Spirit on the church on Sundays, the day of the Lord, the day when Christians gather.

New - Mothers Day

To all our Mothers and Mother figures

For our mothers who have given us life and love, may we show them reverence and love

For our mothers who have lost a child, may their faith give them hope and may their family and friends console them

For our mothers who have died, may God bring them into the joy of his kingdom.

Loving God, as a mother gives life and nourishment to her children, so you watch over your church. Bless these women that they may be strengthened as Christian mothers.

Let the example of their faith and love shine forth.

Grant that we, their sons and daughters, honour them always

Grant this through Christ our Lord

AMEN

NEW - A Mother's Day PRAYER

Lord Jesus, you have known a mother's love. Protect the lives, we pray, of those who have given us the gift of life. May our mothers know from day to day the deepening joy that comes from your presence. Bless our mothers both on earth and in heaven. Amen.