HOLY WEEK: April 5 – 12, 2020 Dear Parishioners allI sit here thinking of you, praying for you, wishing I could speak to you personally, hear your stories, your concerns, your fears. Whilst the Corona-virus has put us into shut-down the call to STAY-AT-HOME, rings in our ears. Staying at home hasn’t stopped me wanting … [Read more…]
As you are aware, the Pilgrimage of the Relics of St Therese of Lisieux and her parents, St Louis and Zelie Martin has been put on hold and the scheduled dates for Diocese of Sale in April have been cancelled. But there is exciting news!The relics of St Therese of Lisieux and her parents – … [Read more…]
Palm Sunday : April 5 – Passion of the Lord. I remember a special four months I had in the Holy Land being especially privileged to be there through Holy Week – where with people from many nations processing we sang Hosanna waving Palms as we entered the old city of Jerusalem – Yes it … [Read more…]
Jesus did not hide his feelings – John’s Gospel 11:1-45 Lazarus – Lord you raise the dead to life in the Spirit – Lord have mercy I have just come from seeing a very dear friend who will soon pass from this world. I was so conscious as I stood by her bedside, of … [Read more…]
Fr Peter’s letter to the Parishoners of St Mary’s Cathedral Sale Dear Parishioner It is so hard to come to grips with how difficult a time we are in. Who would ever have thought the need to close churches throughout the land and in particular our own St Mary’s Cathedral Sale. Whilst accepting the Governments … [Read more…]
The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference has a list of online links https://catholic.org.au/coronavirus Participating in Mass online Mass on demand http://bit.ly/MassOnDemand Melbourne Catholic Mass onlinehttps://melbournecatholic.org.au/Mass Making a Spiritual Communionhttps://adw.org/coronavirus-dispensation-and-prayers/ Word in Fire Daily Mass www.wordonfire.org/daily-mass (as this is from the USA, we are viewing yesterday’s Mass. Daily Prayer, Liturgy of the Word, Liturgy of the Hours, … [Read more…]
The suspension of masses will have a significant effect on our parish finances without regular weekly income from planned giving and presbytery (loose) collections. As an example, income derived from the weekend masses last year during the six month period 01.04.19 to 31.10.19 totalled $91,718.40 (envelopes $61,830.85, loose $29,887.55), therefore, we now face a considerable … [Read more…]
Update – 26-03-2020 Dear Parishioner It is so hard to come to grips with how difficult a time we are in. Who would ever have thought the need to close churches throughout the land and in particular our own St Mary’s Cathedral Sale. Whilst accepting the Governments decisions to get on top of the Virus … [Read more…]
The Bishops of the Province of Victoria have given this prayerful and considered reflection, and have determined the following actions: • Immediate suspension of public liturgies, celebrations of the Mass, until further notice. • All other gatherings are suspended. For clarification of any concerns, please contact your local diocesan authority. For further information, please read … [Read more…]