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THE WORD
Parishes of Holy Spirit & St Gerard/St Anne
Under the care of the Pallottines
The Baptism of the Lord, 10-11 January 2015
Parish Priest: Fr. Shibu Joseph sac
Email: joe.shibu@cam.org.au
Mobile: 0457 319 975
HOLY SPIRIT PARISH
PARISH OF ST GERARD AND ST ANNE
120 Oban Road, Ringwood North 3134
Phone: 9876 3077 or 9876 3717
Fax: 9879 0642
Email: RingwoodNorth@cam.org.au
Website: www.holyspiritparish.org.au
Parish Office Hours 9am-4pm. Closed Mondays.
SECRETARIES
Ruth Frangeskakis
Tuesday & Wednesday
ruth.frangeskakis@cam.org.au
Jenny Philp
Thursday & Friday
jenny.philp@cam.org.au
PASTORAL WORKER
Tina Toomey
Tuesday & Thursday
tina.toomey@cam.org.au
RCIC COORDINATOR
Michelle Sherriff
Thursday morning
michelle.sherriff@cam.org.au
PARISH HOSTESSES
Mary Yeo and Kerry O’Leary
SCHOOL PRINCIPAL—Holy Spirit
Peter Camilleri—9876 1103
FETE COMMITTEE
Dale Sebire (Chairperson) fete@holyspiritparish.org.au
St Gerard’s: McCulloch Street, Warrandyte 3113
St Anne’s: 54 Knees Road, Park Orchards 3114
Phone: 9876 1509
Fax: 9876 6179
Email: ParkOrchards@cam.org.au
Website: www.cam.org.au/parkorchardswarrandyte
Parish Office Hours 9am-3pm. Closed Mondays.
MASS TIMES AT HOLY SPIRIT
Sunday
Monday
Wednesday
Friday
Saturday
9.00am Mass, Church
9.00 am Communion Service, Chapel
6.00pm Vigil, Church
Reconciliation Saturdays 9.00 am or by appointment
(Not available during January)
SECRETARIES
Jill England
Kerry McGowan
Tuesday & Wednesday
Thursday & Friday
SCHOOL PRINCIPAL—St. Anne’s
Michael Edmonds—9876 1533
MASS TIMES AT ST GERARD’s & ST ANNE’s
Sunday
Tuesday
10.30am Mass, St Anne’s
Thursday
2nd Sunday of the month, 5.00pm, St. Gerard’s (excl January)
BAPTISMS by appointment only and are held most
Sundays at 12 noon or 12.45 pm
and 1st, 3rd and 5th Saturdays of the month at Holy Spirit
and 2nd and 4th Saturdays of the month at St Anne’s
Attending an Information Meeting and Welcoming Ceremony
at a weekend mass of choice are required prior to the Baptism.
NEXT BAPTISM MEETING:
Holy Spirit 7.30 pm, Tuesday 10th February 2015
St Anne’s
7.30 pm, Monday 23rd February 2015
To make a booking, please call the relevant office
WEDDINGS by appointment: 3 months notice required
IN THE PEACE OF CHRIST- RECENTLY DECEASED:
ANNIVERSARIES OF DEATH: Frances Dawson, Raffaele Mafrici, Hilda Del Core, Eileen Naylan, Vincent Skahill, Vicki
Shepherd, Bill O’Connor, Danuta Tuckey, Dorothea Hangar
PRAY FOR THE FOLLOWING SICK:
Maisie Hibberson, Pauline Galvin, Sarah, Robert Williams, Rosemarie Cameron, Carolyn Tesselar, Conner Plunkett, Trees Seivers,
Danielle Bishop, Mary Bovalino, Kyle, Terry Riseley, Matt, Serita Crowe, Geoff Harrison, Belinda Green, Kate MacRae, Anne, Simon
Palmer, Valda Candoni-Reusser, Anonymous, Janeane Marshall, Ken Taylor, Evelyn Shepherd, John Burns, Marlo Graham, Nancy
Grossi, Kate Graham, Lee, Rhonda Higgins, Joan Schobben, Terry Merry, Peter Brown, Leone English, Bill Walker, Neil Hogan, Wally
Ellul, Maureen McKinney, Kathryn Pilsbury, Michael Plostins, Els Hermans, Peggy O’Sullivan, Pat Donnelly, Lea Sumner, Margaret,
Jessie, Sean Hill, Phillip Lazaroo, Jamie Grossi, Gerard Stevenson, Michael Di Pietro, Sam Camilleri, Steve Turner, Keith Eastwood
SUNDAY COMMUNION VISITS: Lorraine Nipper, Pauline Galvin, Kevin Gibbon, Lucia, Maria, Lorraine Gwenlym, Ernesto,
Chris Gleeson, Sheila, Adelio & Vera Zaccardi, Merv Parsonage, Maria Jedynick, Josephine, Graeme Merry, Maria Carter, Lorraine,
Irene, Barbara O’Brien, Eva, Sophie, Sonia, Vincent, George, Shirley
READINGS - THIS WEEK:
NEXT WEEK:
Isaiah 55:1-11; 1 john 5:1-9; Mark 1:7-11
1Sam 3:3-10,19; 1Cor 6:13-15,17020; John 1:35-42
The Word and Spirit Magazine are available online at www.holyspiritparish.org.au
EVENTS THIS COMING WEEK—12th-18th January 2015
9.00 am Communion Service, Holy Spirit Chapel
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
7:30pm Rosary, Holy Spirit Chapel
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
6.00 pm Mass, Holy Spirit Church
SUNDAY
2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
9.00 am Mass, Holy Spirit Church
10.30 am Mass, St Anne’s Church
SUNDAY 10.30 AM MASSES AT HOLY SPIRIT WILL RESUME 1st FEBRUARY 2015
PLEASE NOTE: The Saturday morning Cenacle of Prayer group will meet at Sacred Heart, Croydon until Fr Joe
returns from his leave. Mass is celebrated at Sacred Heart at 9:30am and the Cenacle of Prayer follows.
The Cenacle of Prayer at Holy Spirit will resume on Saturday 31st January,
with Mass at 9:30am followed by the Cenacle of Prayer at 10am.
HOLY SPIRIT ROSTERS FOR NEXT WEEKEND 17th-18th JANUARY 2015
Mass Captain:
6pm: Maree Prowse
9am: Tony Jones
10.30am: NO MASS
Lectors:
6pm: Reesha Cornelio
9am: Tiziana Dodds
10.30am: NO MASS
Altar Servers:
6pm: Xavier & Lincoln Barker
9am: Marco Signor, Sam Massarotti & Lara Baddock
10.30am: NO MASS
Eucharistic Ministers of Communion:
6pm: Barbara McGowan, Maryann Street, Fred Ruigrok, Ron & Jean Smith, Sue Wallace
9am: Gaye De Petro-Garner, Helen Scorgie, Rosa Hamlett, Helen Konynenburg
10.30am: NO MASS
Home Communion (after 9am Mass): David & Denise Carl
Children’s Liturgy: Saturday 6pm: Resumes February 2015
Sunday 10.30am: Resumes February 2015
Piety Stall:
6pm: NOT OPEN
9am: NOT OPEN
Tea & Coffee: 6pm: Andi Dowling
9am: Cathy Anderson
10.30am: NO MASS
Church Set-Up: Brian Coffey’s Team
Garden Maintenance: Not required
Chapel Cleaning (this week): Not required
Sacristy (this week): Jane Maher
9.00 am Monday Communion Service (this week): Jocelyn D’Souza
Counters (this week): Sharyn, Helen, Ron
ST ANNE’S ROSTERS—RESUME FEBRUARY 2015
HOLIDAY OFFICE HOURS
Please note that the Parish Offices at Park Orchards and Ringwood North
will be attended at irregular times during January.
Please leave a message on the answering machine and we will attend to all calls as soon as possible.
There will be no morning Masses celebrated during January.
Weekend Mass times at Holy Spirit are Saturday evening at 6pm and Sunday morning at 9am.
St Anne’s will continue with the regular 10:30am Mass on Sundays.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone from Holy Spirit, St Gerard’s & St Anne’s
for your contribution to our parishes over the past year.
We are very privileged to have such wonderful communities to live and work in.
Wishing you all a very happy & safe holiday period.
The Parish Staff of Holy Spirit, St Gerard & St Anne.
For submissions to the Word, please email items to RingwoodNorth@cam.org.au or phone Holy Spirit Office on 9876 3717.
Please note, items need to be submitted by 2pm Thursday. Thank you.
HOLY SPIRIT THANKSGIVING OFFERINGS:
Envelopes:
Credit Cards:
Direct Debits:
TOTAL LAST WEEK:
$ 555.50
$1,899.38
$ 379.92
$2,834.80
PRESBYTERY COLLECTION:
Envelopes:
Loose collection:
TOTAL:
$131.70
$180.65
$312.35
THANK YOU to everyone who supports Holy Spirit Parish financially. PLEASE ADVISE THE PARISH HOUSE IF YOUR CREDIT CARD IS
Monday night meditation will be taking a break through January. We will resume meeting on Monday 2
February. Consider making it your new year's resolution to spend some time in stillness. If you have any
enquiries, please email hsinfo@fastmail.com.au or call 040 787 3432.
MEDITATION GROUP Meets during school terms on Tuesday mornings from 9.15am till 10.00 am in the Holy Spirit
Chapel. The Group is taking a break and will resume Tuesday 3rd February 2015. Through the ancient art or
practice of meditation, it enables us to get in touch with our real true inner self, nature and God.
Holy Spirit Jammers are getting started for the new year making jams and chutneys for the
2015 fete.
If you have surplus fruit or vegetables (at anytime through the year) and would be willing
to donate it please give me a call . Even if you are unable to pick it, I can come and collect
it from the trees, just let me know.
New "jammers" are welcome - if you would like to join us in the kitchen please give me a
call - we meet about once a month, no experience is required and it is lots of fun and great
companionship. Yvette 040 787 3432
NEW PARISHIONERS Holy Spirit Parish is very keen to welcome new parishioners. We are a vibrant parish with plenty to
offer. Please fill in the New Parishioners Book (red book on the table at the entrance of the Church). We will be in touch with you
shortly thereafter. Thank you, Tina Toomey (Pastoral Worker).
POWER CLUB NEWS
The Power Club would like to wish all members a Happy and Holy Christmas.
We look forward to seeing you all in 2015 for more exciting events!
22nd Feb 2015: Annual General Meeting & Picnic at Parish Centre
FROM THE EVERGREENS
The Evergreens finished their year with a Christmas party at the Dorset gardens Hotel .
We thank all our Evergreens friends for their support in 2014.
Looking forward to another year of friendship and fun, starting with our first meeting for 2015 on
January 30th, Mass and Morning Tea.
February 12th we are going to Flemington Racecourse—guided tour and lunch.
March 16-19—trip to South Australia
April 17th—Guided tour of Tennis Centre.
We wish you all a Happy, Safe Christmas. From the Evergreens Support Team.
THANKSGIVING OFFERINGS - OVER HOLIDAYS
A Gentle reminder to everyone who is going away for the holidays. Our bills still keep coming in and need
to be paid, so please remember to keep up your pledge during this time. With grateful thanks.
Jesuit Social Services (JSS) Seeking Participants for Focus Group Research
Wednesday, 28 January 2015
6.00-7.00 pm OR 7.15-8.15 pm
at Level 5, 550 Bourke St, Melbourne
JSS, with Cabrini Health, are seeking participants for a one-off focus group discussion on some current
political issues.
Light refreshments will be provided and participants will be reimbursed for their time.
RSVP ESSENTIAL – Contact: Joanna Burns (Email: Joanna.burns@jss.org.au; Tel: 03 9421 7600)
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY ASSISTING REFUGEE STUDENTS
MERCY CONNECT PROJECT MELBOURNE– Mercy Works Ltd. is currently recruiting
volunteers to support Refugee and Asylum Seeker Children and Adults in the Melbourne Archdiocese.
The volunteer commitment is approximately half a day per week for four school terms. Experience working in
an educational setting is preferred but not limited to. Interview process will be in February followed by a
Training Day in March.
Please contact Sister Mary Lewis RSM for an application form and further information.
Email: somml@bigpond.com - preferable or Tel: 9326 1895 Website: www.mercyworks.org.au