2nd Sunday of Advent 06 December 2015

Parish Office Hours: Monday 9:00am-2:30pm

Tues—Fri 9:00am-3:00pm

CONTACT DETAILS

Parish Priest:

Fr Jude Pirotta mssp

Telephone: 9748 6800

Facsimile: 9748 9791

email: parish@stjamesapostlehcn.com.au

Parish Secretaries: Red Lusterio

Tita Manalo

Admin Support:

Maria Saldana

Parish Bookkeeper: Tess Mijares

Tues & Fri 9:30-3:30

Parish Council President:

Geralyn McCarthy

Sacramental Co-Ord

Other Schools: Rachelle Revell Ph: 0411 774 636

rachelle.revell@gmail.com

Youth Ministry

Coordinator:

Red Lusterio 0409 184 299

St James Primary School: Telephone: 9749 1000 Principal: Mary Abbott principal@sjhcn.catholic.edu.au

St Francis Primary School: Telephone: 9731 6004 Principal: Jan Keogh principal@sfatarneit.catholic.edu.au

St Clare’s Primary School: Telephone: 9371 8400 Principal: Andrew Leighton principal@sctruganina.catholic.edu.au

Thomas Carr College: Telephone: 8734 2444 Principal: Andrew Watson

tcc@thomascarr.vic.edu.au

Weekday Masses:

Tues—Sat 9:00am

1st Friday Monthly: Mass at 7:30pm

Adoration at 8:00-9:00pm

Reconciliation (Confession): Saturday: 9:30am-10:00am

5:00-5:30pm

Sacrament of Baptism: Contact Jacinta & John Fisher

0438 793 630 baptism@stjamesapostlehcn.com.au

Weddings: By appointment only

9748 6800 Weekend Masses: Saturday 6:00pm, Sunday 8:30am, 10:30am and 6:00pm

336 Derrimut Rd, Hoppers Crossing North, 3029

Under the Pastoral Care of the Paulist Missionaries

www.stjamesapostlehcn.com.au

07 Dec Mon Memorial of St Ambrose 08 Dec Tues Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of Mary St Vinnie’s Meeting in Narthex at 7:30pm 14 Dec Mon Parish Council Meeting at 7:30pm in Presbytery Music Practice in Church at 8:00pm 16 Dec Wed Function Committee Meeting in Presbytery at 8:00pm 17 Dec Thurs Combined 2nd Rite of Reconciliation in Church at 7:30pm 19 Dec Sat Carpenter’s Club Meeting starting in Gym at 7:30am 23 Dec Wed First Rite of Reconciliation in Church from 6:00pm-8:00pm

DATES TO REMEMBER

Pope Francis has declared a Year of Mercy from 08 Dec 2015 (the 50th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council) to 20 Nov 2016. Pope Francis intends Catholics—an all Christians if they will—to refresh their faith through reflections on God’s mercy. He hopes that this intention will make the whole Church and individual Christians more active in their compassion towards others.

The Archdiocese of Melbourne has extended an invitation to all Parishioners to be part of the opening of a special Holy Door of Mercy on Sun 13 Dec at 2:30pm at St Patrick’s Cathedral.

YEAR OF MERCY

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: 1st Rite of Reconciliation Wed 23 Dec 6:00pm—8:00pm 2nd Rite of Reconciliation Thurs 17 Dec 7:30pm—9:00pm

CHRISTMAS EVE: Thurs 24 Dec 6:00pm Carols in the St James Community Hall 6:30pm Vigil Mass (Family Mass) 9:00pm Mass (some carols pre-liturgy) 11:30pm Carols in the Church 12:00 Midnight Mass in the Church

CHRISTMAS DAY: Fri 25 Dec 7:30am Mass (some carols pre-liturgy) 9:00am Mass (some carols pre-liturgy) 10:30am Mass (some carols pre-liturgy)

NEW YEARS: Thurs 31 Dec—New Years Eve 6:00pm Mass (last for the year)

Fri 01 Jan—New Years Day 10:30am Mass (first for the year)

ST JAMES CHRISTMAS PROGRAM 2015

Thanksgiving: $ 5578.45

Presbytery: $ 1108.15

Flowers: $ 144.75

Youth: $ 43.35

COLLECTIONS LAST WEEKEND

Thank you to the Function Committee for their untiring support in bringing community together and fundraising events.

Thank you to Judy, Helen and Reno who have expressed interest in joining this ministry. Next meeting on Wed 16 Dec at 8pm at Presbytery. If you are interested in joining, call 9748 6800.

FUNCTION COMMITTEE

Friday 11 December 2015: Morning Melodies at The Grange Community Centre, Hogans Road (Next to IGA Supermarket). Tickets at $10 each are available from the Parish Office and include a sumptuous Morning Tea and entertainment -The Marcia Raes Christmas Show. Be there at 10.30 am.

Enquiries: Reno 9748 7513 / Serita 9742 7568.

VINTAGE GROUP—UPCOMING EVENTS

Dear Parishioners,

Thank you for your support to the Thanksgiving Program and your pledges throughout the year. Please ensure that all contributions for 2015 are up to date before the end of the year for the balancing of our records. Once again thank you for your support to this program which allows us to continue our ministry and keep the Parish viable.

Your receipts for your contributions this year can be found inside your box of Thanksgiving envelopes which you can now collect from the foyer of the Parish Office.

May God bless you this Christmas and in the coming year.

Fr Jude Pirotta

THANKSGIVING PROGRAM

Thank you to all those who have assisted in preparing the Liturgical Environment of the Church for Advent; Carol Skinn for the Altar Cloths; Cherry and Gerry Balolong for the Giving Tree; Mallillin Family, Wayne Sawyer and Darren Hili for the Crib; Phuong-Tran for our Advent Wreath; Chris Cramer and ParkTrent Properties Group for the clear and large advertising sign at the front entry for our Christmas Programme.

We will be putting together Christmas Hampers for the needy families in our community. We are only able to do this through your generosity. Your donations of non-perishable food, toiletries and new toys can be left in the Narthex underneath the St James Giving Tree. You can find suggestions on the tree to donate. For toys, please indicate what age they’re for. Items must be received by NEXT WEEKEND, Sun 13 Dec.

ST JAMES GIVING TREE

Enrolments Year 7 2017: Applications for year 7 2017 are now open and will close on February 26 2016. Siblings of current students expecting to attend Thomas Carr College must also complete an application form.

THOMAS CARR COLLEGE

A letter has been posted and emailed to all Leaders of Ministries within our Parish. Please follow up with the people in your ministries as soon as possible for whom details are not completed specifically for Working With Children Checks and/or Police Checks.

MINISTRY LEADERS

The free Paulist’s Calendar 2016, generously provided by the Paulist Missionaries, is available from the Narthex, 1 copy per family.

PAULIST’S CALENDAR 2016

The Melbourne Overseas Mission Appeal will be held at all Masses next weekend. Please consider giving generously to this, the last of the Charitable Works Appeals for the year..

M.O.M. APPEAL

Children attending the Christmas Eve Family Mass (Thurs 24 Dec at 6:30pm) are invited to dress up as shepherds, angels, etc to our celebration of Christmas together.

CHRISTMAS EVE FAMILY MASS

The annual St James Parish Christmas Hamper Raffle is upon us. $1 tickets are available after all Masses to be in the chance to win a hand carved nativity scene

with stocked hamper. The prize will be drawn after the Sun evening Mass on Sun 20 Dec.

CHRISTMAS HAMPER RAFFLE

ROSTERS FOR THE WEEKEND 12/13 DEC

MASS TIMES SAT 6:00 PM SUN 8:30 AM SUN 10:30 AM SUN 6:00 PM

LECTOR Tristan White Grace Bala Irma De Guzman Joanne Dean

COMMENTATOR Greg Peiris Satish Gade Crystal Suares Sonia Ryall

SPECIAL

MINISTERS OF

COMMUNION

Chloe Adriano

Haydee De Silva

Jessica Gleeson

Luke Gleeson

Russell Menezes

Fiona Weedon

Bianca Gomez

Claire Kemp

Julie Morgan

Kieran Kiely

Paula Razumic

Sandra Graham

Jacinta Fisher

John Fisher

Teresa Green

Irene Revell

Alice D’Cruz

Anthony Landells

Michael Piacentini

Terezia Kalkbrenner

PIETY STALL Terese Smith Kath Godfrey Bev Winchcombe -

COUNTERS

Sean Mongey

Rose Waje

Melchor Waje

CHILDREN’S

LITURGY Karen Serrano

CLEANER’S Roy Legaspino

Simon Lay

VACUUMER Charmaine Joseph

READINGS FOR 3RD SUNDAY OF ADVENT

1st Reading: Zep 3:14-18 With gladness the Lord will rejoice over you.

Responsorial Psalm: Is 12:2-6 Cry out with joy and gladness: from among you is the great and Holy One of Israel.

2nd Reading: Phil 4:4-7 The Lord is near.

Gospel: Lk 3:10-18 What, then, must we do?

Let us pray and support those in our community who are sick. We especially pray for Judy Bickley, Chetcuti Family, Peter McGlade, Karen Scheppeck, Charlie De Brincat, Fr Paul Kierce mssp, Arn Raj, Ramsay Penera, Leonila Raguine, Kim Sha, Policarpo Evangelio, Bienvenido Are, Loida Solinap, Flora Dimech, Dominic Joseph, Maurie Hall, Mary O’Neil, Chloe Adriano, Laurie Fenech, Kath Hall, Leonie Undy, Donaldine Lourensz, Liz Jordan, Hirushi Abeysinghe, Eduardo De Crescenzo, Antonius Markus Maspour, Fr Claude Borg mssp and all those who are ill.

PRAYER LIST

Please pray for our loved ones whom we remember especially Marian Bartolo and George Cumbo who both passed away recently, Anthony Psaila, Charlie Zahra, Baby Thomas Lobo, Froilan Santos, Eva and Raphael Arekion, Rene and Christiane Dadard, Rene Francois, Robert Del Grosso, Carmen and Joseph Camilleri, Emy, Lilly and Henry Saffarese, Jake Shaw, Mathew Montebello, Alan and Adelaide Gamble, Maria and Leslie Hauk, Laszlo Szucs, Olga Salamon, Saul Family, Vella Family, Camilleri Family, Mr and Mrs Roderada, Warwich and Steve Bell, Ron and Marie Morgan, Marg and Barry Stacey, Catherine and David Morgan and all whose anniversaries occur at this time.

RECENTLY DECEASED & ANNIVERSARIES

On Fri 11 Dec, there will be no 9am Mass at St James. We are invited to attend morning Mass at St Francis Primary at 9:15am.

MASS TIMES THIS WEEK

The Carpenter’s Club involves a group of dedicated & committed men who meet once a month, usually on the first Saturday, with breakfast, fellowship & service in maintaining the Church grounds or other Parish needs. 7:30am-10:30am, For more info contact the Parish on 9748 6800. Next meeting Sat 19 Dec, with breakfast provided.

CARPENTER’S CLUB

In showing our respect to God’s house, our place of worship, please be aware of keeping the Church tidy before you leave. Thank you.

KEEPING THE CHURCH TIDY

Thank you to our St James Hoppers Crossing North Vinnies Conference for their ministry to those in our community who were in need over the last year.

THANK YOU

BRIAN MARK

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