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St. John’s Parish Mitcham 494 Whitehorse Road, Mitcham 3132
(Postal: P.O. Box 95, Mitcham 3132) Email: [email protected]
Website: www.stjohnsmitcham.com.au Phone: 03 9401 6366 Fax No. 03 9872 4316
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 19 2020—Year A
Less them both grow till harvest time
There’s a bit of bad in the best of us, and a lot of good in the worst of us.
How true, Like the farmer in the gospel looking at the weeds and wheat in a field,
we look at the goodness and the sinfulness in our lives.
People’s strengths have their own weaknesses: a generous person is often hot-tempered
and a placid person may seem cold or unfeeling.
Weeds and wheat, weeds and flowers, all grew in the farmer’s field, and God saw more of the colour and the growth than the weeds.
Same with you and me.
With God’s grace and co-operation the good can overcome the bad.
And when God looks at a life, he sees the life totally,
and the bad is lost and forgiven in the good.
And the word of God is patience. Let them both grow till harvest time, he said,
otherwise, if you cut everything, you will do violence to the field.
Lord, help me be patient with myself, let me know that you see the heart
and you see that behind every fault and sin, there is also the struggle to do good.
Let them both grow till harvest time.
Communion Reflections – Donal Neary SJ
“St John’s Parish community, committed to the Victorian Child Safe Standards
& acknowledges that Child Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility”
PARISH LEADERSHIP TEAM MISSION STATEMENT To lead and empower the people of our parish to work independently and use their skills
and gifts to grow the life of our faith community now and into the future.
Parish Information
Faith Formation, Social & Others
Normal Weekend Mass Times at St. John’s Saturday Vigil, 6pm, then 8.30am, 9.45am, 11.15am, 5pm 9.30am St James Vermont
Parish Priest
Fr Dispin John Supported by Fr Michael Kelly, CSsR Parish Office
Visitation and Communion to the Sick & Housebound: Office hours: Closed until further notice please call for assistance
Co-ordinator: Cath Brindle 0423 065 825 Monday-Friday 9am-4pm Ph: 9401 6366
Bereavement Ministry & Pastoral Care: Monika Bredhauer Parish Secretaries: Martine Giles (Monday-Wednesday & Friday)
Schools Elisa Kelesidis (Tuesday-Friday)
St John’s School, 494 Whitehorse Road, Mitcham, 9874 1575 Principal: Mrs Verona Gridley St. James School, 51 Centre Road, Vermont, 9874 1830 RE for Government Schools:
Principal: Mr Dave Mutimer Andrew Puls—0407 352 706
Services: St Vincent de Paul Shop 2/82 Maroondah Hwy Ringwood 9870 9124 - St Vincent de Paul Furniture Pick-Ups 1800 621 349 The House of Books (house next door to the Church) 9401 6306 - St Vincent de Paul Welfare Assistance 1800 305 330
Scripture Readings for week Mon: Micah 6:1-4 6-8 Matthew 12:38-42 Tues: Micah 7:14-15 18-20 Matthew 12:46-50 Wed: Song of Songs 3:1-4 John 20:1-2 11-18 Thur: Jeremiah 2:1-3 7-8 12-13 Matthew 13:10-17 Fri: Jeremiah 3:14-17 Matthew 13:18-23 Sat: 2 Corinthians 4:7-15 Matthew 20:20-28 Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 1 Kings 3:5 7-12 Romans 8:28-30 Matthew 13:44-52
AMONGST OUR PARISH FAMILY
We ask for the grace and peace of Eternal life for Italo Cassar (brother of Joan & Robert Fuller), Anna Ing, Elizabeth Kelios, Marianna Rajtar (grandmother of Piotr Rajtar) and those who have recently passed away, and for those whose memories are sacred to us at this time especially, Dominic Kieu Le, Maria Hong Le, Joseph Luu Le, Joseph Quynh Le, Joseph Tue Nguyen, Maria May Nguyen, Annette Alwis.
The Travelling Rosary will be held at the home of Helen Thomas from Sunday 19 July—Friday 24 July. We encourage you to say the Rosary in the safety of your own home during this time.
Inspiration for the coming week from the Compassion and Friendship Group
We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice
because thorn bushes have roses. Abraham Lincoln
Giving—Our Parish needs your support Details are: First Collection: Account Name: St John’s Presbytery Account BSB 083343 Account No. 515 469 035 Second Collection: Account Name: St John’s Church Account BSB 083347 Account No. 676 841 942 Reference field: Envelope number and Surname (contact the Parish Office if you don’t know your envelope no.) You can also mail a cheque, mentioning the split between the 1st and 2nd collections. Please mention your name and envelope number. If you have any questions about this, please ring the Parish Office 9401 6366 or email: [email protected]
UPDATE ON PARISH OFFICE
As a result of the new restrictions in place the Parish Office will no longer be available for face-to-face enquiries. This is consistent with the Victorian Government guidelines encouraging the community to limit their day-to-day activities outside their homes. For general enquiries please contact the Parish Office on 9401 6366 or alternatively email [email protected] and a member of the Parish Team will respond to your query. If you need to contact Fr Dispin urgently, please call him directly on 0413 683 153. Fr Dispin is also very happy to have a casual chat with any parishioner who so wishes. The Parish Newsletter will be posted on the parish website each week, please feel free to email any parish news, recent deaths, anniversaries of loved ones that you want to share. Please celebrate our parish masses posted on the parish website stjohnsmitcham.com.au
Faith Formation, Social & Other
Nothing can Separate us from the Love of Christ
It is encouraged to continue active participation in the life of the Church, through activities such as time in personal and family prayer, reflecting on the Scriptures and making a spiritual communion.
Please be aware that you can access the parish website to view the video of Fr Dispin’s Homily and Gospel of the weekend https://www.stjohnsmitcham.com.au/ or you can participate in a Mass online via http://bit.lyMassOnDemand, or www.wordonfire.org/daily-mass
Masses are livestreaming from St Patrick’s Cathedral Monday—Friday at 1pm, Saturday 8am and Sunday 11am. This is available to view on demand until one hour prior to the next scheduled Mass https://www.cam.org.au/mass
CHILD SAFETY
To view our Safeguarding Children & Young People Code of Conduct, go to stjohnsmitcham.com.au
Catholic Social Teaching—What Can I Do About it here and Now?
New Date for Draw of Combined Catholic Parishes Raffle supporting “Lifeboat Foundation” to provide support to established victims of church-related sexual abuse Due to the current restrictions imposed by the Victorian Government, application has been made and approval received for an extension/postponement of the 2020 Combined Catholic Parishes Raffle to the following dates: Draw Date: 26 September 2020 at 7.15pm, Draw Venue: 2 Taylors Lane, Rowville (St Simon’s Church) Publication of Winners Date: 30 September 2020
The House of Books is now closed until further notice. We regret the inconvenience but am sure you can appreciate that it is done as a matter of health and safety of us all.
REMINDER TO ALL VOLUNTEERS
A WORKING WITH CHILDREN CHECK IS ESENTIAL
Any parishioner who kindly volunteers in any capacity in the Church is now required to have a current Working with Children Check in place. Could you please ensure to advise the Parish Office with details in order for the data base to be accurate. If you don’t have one unfortunately you will not be able to volunteer in any capacity. If you would like assistance with applying for one please contact Elisa Kelesidis at the parish office 9401 6366. Thank you for your continued support of our parish community.
Unfortunately the St Vincent de Paul Drive By Food Drive has now been suspended due to the current restrictions. The St Vincent de Paul Team are most grateful for the many donations made by so many generous parishioners. This indeed helps the needs of the community greatly. As soon as restrictions are lifted we will advise when donations can resume.
Visit Our Lady of Sion College in a whole new way and discover how your daughter can embrace life at Sion. Join us for a live-stream virtual tour of Sion College via Zoom. Friday 24 July & Monday 10 August 2020 at 9.30am-10.30am Our Virtual Talk and Tour Mornings will feature a live address by the Principal, Mrs Tina Apostolopoulos, an opportunity to meet the Leadership Team and our student leaders as well as a change to ask questions. Visit the website to book. www.sion.catholic.edu.au 1065 Whitehorse Road, Box Hill 9890 9097
Faith Formation, Social & Other
VINNIES WINTER APPEAL 2020
As we are unable to hold collections at the Sunday Masses this year, here are three ways you can donate to our Winter Appeal. Thank you for your support. 1) Mail a cheque to the Parish Office at 494 Whitehorse Road (PO Box 95)
Mitcham 3132 marked Vinnies Winter Appeal including your name and address so that we can send you a receipt.
2) If you use internet banking, Vinnies bank details are as follows:
BSB 063-003 1008-1787. This is a bucket account for all Conferences in Victoria so on the details line please enter Agent 446 which identifies Mitcham Conference.
Then email [email protected] with details of your payment (your name does not appear on our bank statement) and the name in which you would like your receipt to be issued. 3) Credit Card or Paypal Payment. You can phone 131 818 and follow the prompts or; log on to Vinnies.org.au and fill in your details. If you would like your donation to be directed back to Mitcham Conference section please enter St Johns Mitcham 446 in the comments section of the online form. Vinnies Head Office will issue receipts for all credit card donations.
Christian Meditation by ZOOM
It is proposed that Parish meditation gatherings resume—on Zoom. Just think, you could join our dedicated group of meditating parishioners in the enticing quiet of your own home; all you need is a computer, laptop or smartphone. We would meditate fortnightly. Zoom instructions and coaching are available if needed. You are most welcome to join us.
Consistent meditation is known to help with everything from raised blood pressure to depression; even practised occasionally, it helps calm our busy minds. If you are interested in deepening your spirituality, or want to strengthen your connection to God, you must try this. Free of charge.
To indicate your interest: leave a message with Chris Ryan on 9874 5940. Please indicate either your phone number or email address to enable Zoom contact. Further details will follow after interest has been gauged.
It’s Time to Lift Our Spirits
We invite you to contribute to our new initiative eg Household tips, Gardening Tips, Simple recipes, Sharing Stories of Hope. Your contributions will be included on our parish website. If you would prefer, your contribution can remain anonymous.
Please send your contributions to the parish office via email: [email protected] or by post or please call Monika on 0438 220 361 for any queries.
“Communion Because we are not receiving the Eucharist at Mass, are we really missing out on Communion? The dictionary says “Communion is an act of sharing with nature or with a person, it is an intimate interaction.” The most intimate relationship we can have is with our God who knows and loves us warts and all. “God knows everything in our hearts” St Paul to the Romans. AWESOME By praying with and for one another, we are recognising and sharing our mutual love and relationship with our God. Being part of our Parish weekly Mass and thinking of our fellow parishioners is a great way to stay in Communion with one another. The outstretched arms of Jesus on the Crucifix enfolds us all. Let us rejoice and be glad.”
“Let’s put a spring in our step—Gardening Tips Potting Herbs: It is time pot herbs in small pots and place on bright window sill and can be transplanted in Spring. Planting Carrots: Prepare garden bed now using compost. Plant seeds in September. Asparagus can be planted now.
Enjoy the sunshine when we can, it is good for the body and soul.”
