Category: Volunteers Needed

SING A LONG GOONAWARRA NURSING HOME
FRIDAY 6th September 2.30 to 3.15PM.
ALL WELCOME.
Please come to help us entertain the residents.
Meet some older Parishioners and relatives.

Fr Bill Jordan died 8th August. He was born 1935, ordained a priest in 1960, Bill obtained a doctorate in sacred music in Rome in 1967. Returning to Melbourne, Fr Bill became very involved in church music in Melbourne and was on national and international committees promoting music in the liturgy. He was parish priest of Flemington and Kensington Parishes from 1985 to 2011. He was a great pastor to all, including the Italian immigrants. It was fitting that his funeral Mass was celebrated with great music.

Training for young people wishing to become Altar Servers will be held at 11am on Saturdays 24th and 31st   August in St Anne’s Church. Applicants must be 10 years of age and have received or about to receive Eucharist. Any inquiries can be directed to Michael on 9744-2674.

Today, we begin National vocations Awareness Week. This weekend we focus on each person’s vocation, especially our primary vocation– the call to holiness. The call to holiness is to become all that God has created us to be, to love the Lord our God with all our heart, mind, and soul and to share our gifts and talents for the common good of all society. We pray that our young people will hear the call to dedicate their lives to God and make a commitment to serve God’s people. If we have already committed to a particular vocation such as single life or marriage, priesthood or consecrated life, then we pray for God’s grace to rededicate ourselves and continue to live out this call in our life.

Prayer for Vocations.
May the Holy Spirit guide the Church during the Year of Faith so that all Catholics may experience a deepened renewal of faith, hope and love.
May young people be inspired by this Year of Faith to listen attentively and respond to God’s call to priesthood and consecrated life. May the faithful grow in understanding
and love of the calls to marriage and the single life, realizing the vital role these play in the Church and the world.
Amen.

We commend to the Lord, Vera, mother of Fr Noel Brady (Kings Park) and Jean, mother of Fr Peter O’Rourke (East Preston). May Mary the Mother of Christ of the Priest pray for these mothers.

Fr John Cunningham, aged 79, born in Ireland has served as a Melbourne priest from 1959 including as Parish Priest of Keilor Downs (1989-2001)
Also, we remember in prayer Father John Allen, born in Lakes Entrance in 1952, a first cousin of Fr Greg Bourke. He was parish pries of Narre Warren with its two churches and three schools.

Last Sunday, some of the 25 Marist Brothers of Australia who are celebrating their
70th, 60th, 50th and 25th Jubilees gathered with family and friends in thanksgiving in Bulleen. It was very inspiring to learn the rich and fulfilling lives these men are leading. Of special joy to me was Br Bill McCarthy who taught me from 1959-1962 and is now teaching young Marists in Manila. Bill’s brother is Fr John McCarthy at Geelong.                            … Kevin McIntosh

Sorting of the Thanksgiving Envelopes will happen on Wednesday 17 July after morning mass in the Parish Centre.
If you can spare about an hour or two, please consider helping to sort out the Thanksgiving Envelopes for the parish.
The more the merrier!

 A working bee will be held at St Anne’s Church on Saturday 6 July. Please bring your own tools and help keep our church grounds looking beautiful.

A Sing-a-Long will be held at Goonawarra Aged Care on Friday 5 July from 2.30pm. All welcome. Come along and meet some of our Parishioners, relatives, etc. If you think you can’t sing, then hide at the back with us.

The youngest and the last to enter eternal life of the thirteen Victorian priests ordained in 1944. Fr Len later was parish priest of North Sunshine, Yarraville and Ivanhoe. He retired from active ministry in 1993.
Len was a loyal friend to many parishioners and priests. He had a quirky sense of humour and was a delightful raconteur.
When he was 60 years a priest, he said “I wish to thank those thousands of lay people– all those people whom we have got to know over the years. All those who befriended us. No one could have more friends than a diocesan priest.”

Next Friday 28 June at 7pm Rev Simon Grainger will be ordained a priest for the Melbourne Church at the Cathedral. Next morning at 10am he will celebrate a Mass of Thanksgiving at All Saints Church, Fitzroy. All are welcome at both liturgies.
Presently, there are 38 students in formation for the priesthood for the Melbourne
Church.
“Have you sometimes heard the Lord’s voice…Did he invite you to follow him more closely?” Pope Francis 21 April 2013

Let us continue to pray for the 510 priests appointed currently to serve the 1.09 million Catholics in the Melbourne Archdiocese and pray that more men from our parish will follow them in their ministry as priests to serve the increasing number of Catholics in Melbourne. From 1930 to 2012, 933 priests have been ordained for Victoria from Corpus Christi College, Melbourne.

SING A LONG GOONAWARRA NURSING HOME
FRIDAY 7 JUNE 2.30 to 3.15PM.
ALL WELCOME.
Please come to help us entertain the residents.
Enquiries:9744 1060

As we celebrate the feast of the Eucharist of the Body and Blood of Christ, let us
pray for the 510 priests appointed currently to serve the 1.09 million Catholics in the Melbourne Archdiocese and pray that more men will follow them in their ministry as priests to serve the increasing number of Catholics in Melbourne.

Last week, our archdiocese lost two priests as they were called home to the Father: Fathers Tom Furey and Dick Rafter.
Father Tom was ordained 48 years, including the Pastor at West Heidelberg and Kealba.
Fr Dick was ordained 74 years. 68 years of priesthood was exercised in Geelong. He was aged 98 years.
Will some persons from our parish begin their formation to replace these two long-serving priests?

Calling all busy bees– even one’s under 50!
Our Parish working bee will be on Saturday 4 May from 9am to 12 noon.
All welcome.
Please bring your tools.