Parish Administrator:

Fr Thanh Tran

fr.thanhtran@gmail.com

Parish Secretaries Dominique Hockey Carol Leathem

Parish Office Hours

Tuesday - Friday 9am—3pm

Baptisms Please contact the Parish Office.

Weddings By appointment and after Preparation

Children’s Ministries Kathy Menzies stschpar@bigpond.net.au

St Schols Community Centre Simon Rush 0448 040 111

info@stscholscc.org.au www.stscholscc.org.au

St Scholastica’s Primary School Acting Principal: Jenny Rohan 9808 7279 principal@ssbennettswood.catholic.edu.au

Outside School Hours Care

Camp Australia 1300 105 343

St Scholastica’s Kindergarten 9808 9724

Director: Michelle Thomas st.scholasticas.kin@kindergarten.vic.gov.au

Administrator:

Katherine Presley stscholskinderadmin@bigpond.com

348 Burwood Highway, Bennettswood VIC 3125 ABN 95 499 516 268

Phone: 9808 1006

Fax: 9888 7573

Email: stschpar@bigpond.net.au

Website:

www.stscholasticaparish.com.au

2nd Sunday In Ordinary Time - Year C

16th & 17th January 2016

Welcome Fr Thanh Tran Dear Fr Thanh,

On behalf of St Scholastica’s Parish Community we would like to welcome you and we look forward to beginning a wonderful journey together .

A journey of spiritual growth, discovery, happiness and prosperity to continue to build on the strong foundation laid here at St Scholastica’s by our former priests.

And so, let the journey begin!

A huge thank you to the many parishioners who work tirelessly to make St Schols such an amazing parish. Special thanks go to:

Pat Ovens who is retiring from the Sacristan Ministry after many, many years of dedicated service. Thank you Pat, we will surely miss you! Peter Westwood who is retiring from the Music Ministry after many, many years of service too. Thank you Peter, you certainly made our work so much easier at the office preparing those PowerPoints!!! We will miss you too!

Christmas Eve 2015 - Thank you Many thanks to all the families and special parent helpers for our 2015 Nativity & Vigil Mass Celebration. There were about 50 children and readers who participated.

An extra special thank you to our 3 Costume Ladies who helped dress the children with their mothers, our Prop boys, the ushers & car park attendants, our sacristans, special ministers, altar servers and of course Brigitte & the choir. It was a very special evening celebrating the birth of our Lord.

For the first time, we had "TWINS" as Baby Jesus. Rose and Grace did a marvelous job and many thanks to their parents, Kate and David.

God Bless and many thanks to everyone in our community for this very memorable Christmas Eve! Be sure and have a look at the photos in the gathering area!

WEEKLY CALENDAR 2016

Monday 18 January 07.30pm Vinnies GA

Tuesday 19 January

08.00am Mass ~ Exposition ~ Rosary 07.30pm Prayer Group

Wednesday 20 January

10.00am Exposition 10.30am Rosary 11.00am Mass followed by a cuppa 07.10pm Rosary ~ 7.30pm Novena

08.00pm Legion of Mary in the G A

Thursday 21 January

08.00am Mass

08.00pm Burwood discussion group McAndrew room

Friday 22 January - Parish Office closed all day: First Aid training

8am Mass

Saturday 23 January

09.00am Mass ~ First Saturday Rosary ~ Reconciliation 06.00pm Mass

Sunday 24 January

09.00am, 11.00am & 5.30pm Mass

Vietnamese Mass 7.15pm on Saturday 20 February 2016

ROSTERS

Day Mass Time

3rd Sunday of the month 16 January 2016

Readers Special Ministers

Saturday 6.00 pm Dianne Smith

Lindy Leigh Fred Hillas Franklin Rozario

Sunday 9.00 am Sylvia Chuah Sharyn Newman Susan Jenkins Daniel Leong

11.00 am George Ellis Stuart Bell April Lewis Donato D’Augello

5.30 pm Jaclyn Ranasinghe

Sonny Nguyen Margaret Sweeney John Doherty

Day Mass Time

4th Sunday of the month 23 January 2016

Readers Special Ministers

Saturday 6.00 pm Sheena Devadass Barbara Schobben Judith Silvina Laurine Shane

Sunday 9.00 am Denis O’Gallagher

Joy Guinane Loretta Stapleton Anna Gaetano

11.00am April Lewis

Pat Nitz Willard Lewis Maria Feleppa

5.30 pm Patrick Van Dyk Margaret Sweeney Michael Chan Anna Nguyen

New to St Scholastica’s? WELCOME

Welcome to our Church Family, We’re glad that you could come

We’re honoured to share this day with you

As we worship God’s Son

I hope that God has touched your life

As we worshipped side by side

And that you left this place today With the peace of God inside.

Please take a new parishioner pack home with you, located in the foyer of the church. There are so many ways to get involved in your new parish, browse through the pack, call into the parish office and introduce yourself we’d love to meet you and help in any way we can.

Farewell for Fr Jacob - Sunday 13th December Thank you to everyone who attended and a very big thank you to every member of St Schols Parish Community for your generosity towards Fr Jacob’s farewell collection. Noela Corby and Charlie Mellican Thank you for organizing Fr Jacob’s send off.

NOVENA Wednesday nights 7.10pm Rosary 7.30pm Novena and Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. Please join us in prayer and song to Our Lady and spread the word.

Baptism at St Scholastica’s

It is a requirement of the parish that a Baptism information night must be attended prior to having your child baptised. Contact the parish office on 9808 1006 to make a booking into one of the monthly sessions. Next session: Thursday 4th February 2016 @ 7.30 pm in the gathering area.

OFFICE CLOSURE

The parish office will be closed all day Friday 22 January 2016. We will be attending a First Aid Training Course. We apologize for any inconvenience caused. Thank you

Remembering Our Community

Sick

Etienne Burke, Craig Story, Trisha Pergande, Betty Keown and Lily McNeill, Beverley Weinert

Anniversaries

Anthony Marian Preethiraj Fernando

RIP

Gerard Story, Pam Grenville, Aloysius Wong, Pauline Clements

REMINDER Altar Server Summer School begins this Tuesday 19 Jan 2016

Children who have received their sacraments of Reconciliation and First Holy Communion are invited to consider the call on their hearts to become an Altar Server.

Altar Server Summer School will take place this week on Tuesday 19 & Wednesday 20 January 2016. We will begin with Mass on Tuesday 19th January. Please sign your children in with Kathy Menzies at 7:55am in the church with dismissal at 11:30am from the Level I Atrium (located in the lower level of the Hall, entrance off Pheasant Street).

On Wed, 20 January we will meet in the Atrium at 830am and finish with Mass at 11am (and a small celebration in the gathering area after Mass).

Parents are welcome to stay for Mass on Tuesday and Wednesday when their children will begin serving. An invitation to parents and a registration form for your children can be found at all entrances to the church. All are welcome.

Special Notice to Grandparents

If you have a grandchild attending mass with you, and they would like to become an Altar Server, please know they are more than welcome to attend our Altar Server Summer School. Information and Registration forms can be found at all the entrances to St Scholastica's Church. If you have any questions about this, please call Kathy Menzies on 9802 4618.

St Scholastica’s Sacramental Preparation Program 2016

The Parish of St Scholastica’s offers a sacramental program to prepare children who attend public schools to receive Reconciliation and 1st Eucharist or Confirmation in 2016. Registration Forms will be made available from the 15 January 2016 from the Parish Office or alternatively contact Sheena Devadass via email sheena.devadass@gmail.com. Classes will be held on SUNDAYS from 10-11am (Reconciliation and 1st Eucharist) and 10-11.15am (Confirmation)

Intercessory Prayers We have an intercessory team who pray for specific prayer requests. Should any one in the parish like to do this, they can send requests directly to parish office

either via email stschpar@bigpond.net.au or they may be written and given to the parish office staff who will pass them on to the intercessory team.

2016 CHIMES Advertising

If you would like to advertise your business with us in 2016 please contact the parish office as applications are now open. Very reasonable annual rates and we have had some great feedback from existing advertisers.

Positions Vacant Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced people for the positions of:

♦ Secretarial Support, Tribunal for the Catholic Church for Victoria and Tasmania - East Melbourne

♦ Temp Parish Secretary, St Joseph's Parish - Malvern

♦ Formation Worker, St Christopher's Parish - Syndal

Further details can be found on either the Archdiocese website at: http://www.cam.org.au/Jobs.aspx

Community Support Workers – Aged Care

Permanent Part-Time positions available now

Make a difference in the lives of others by providing various services including personal care, assistance with shopping, companionship, respite care and light housework. To support older people living in their own homes ideally you will have a Certificate 111 Aged Care/HACC. You will need a road worthy car and valid driver’s license.

Visit our website at www.southern-cross.org.au for further information.

To apply for this job please send your CV to cfernandes@sccv.org.au

FIRE RISK DOESN’T END WITH THE HOLIDAY SEASON

With summer holidays drawing to a close, the end of the holidays doesn’t mean the fire risk is over. February and March are traditionally the hottest months in Victoria. The take home message is that just because many people’s holidays are ending, it doesn’t mean the fire risk has lessened. Victorians need to continue to stay alert to the risk of fires and be ready to act. Victorians are urged to continue to monitor Fire Danger Ratings, and know where to find and how to use warnings. These tools exist to help you make informed decisions about your safety. It’s up to each and every Victorian to understand how to use them while the fire risk remains.

Fire Danger Ratings:

• Fire Danger Ratings tell you how bad a fire would be if

one started. The higher the rating, the more dangerous the conditions

• This summer, you could be at serious risk of

uncontrollable fires on Code Red, Extreme and Severe days

Check Fire Danger Ratings daily at www.cfa.vic.gov.au

Warnings:

• Warnings are issued when a fire has started and you

need to take action. Make sure you understand the three levels of warnings and what they mean

• There are three different levels of warnings – Advice,

Watch and Act and Emergency Warning

To check warnings, go to emergency.vic.gov.au, download the FireReady App, check CFA's Facebook page and Twitter, listen to ABC radio, designated commercial radio stations, or Sky News TV, or ring the Victorian Bushfire Information Line on 1800 240 667

For information on how to stay safe this summer, visit emergency.vic.gov.au or ring the Victorian Bushfire Information Line on 1800 240 667, and download the FireReady app.

2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C - 16 January 2016

Entrance Antiphon

All the earth shall bow down before you, O God, and shall sing to you, shall sing to your name, O Most High!

First Reading: Isaiah 62:1-5

A reading from the prophet Isaiah

As the bridegroom rejoices in his bride, so will your God rejoice in you. About Zion I will not be silent, about Jerusalem I will not grow weary, until her integrity shines out like the dawn and her salvation flames like a torch.

The nations then will see your integrity, all the kings your glory, and you will be called by a new name, one which the mouth of the Lord will confer. You are to be a crown of splendour in the hand of the Lord, a princely diadem in the hand of your God; no longer are you to be named 'Forsaken,' nor your land 'Abandoned,' but you shall be called 'My Delight' and your land 'The Wedded'; for the Lord takes delight in you and your land will have its wedding.

Like a young man marrying a virgin, so will the one who built you wed you, and as the bridegroom rejoices in his bride, so will your God rejoice in you.

The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

Psalm: Ps 95:1-3. 7-10

R. Proclaim his marvelous deeds to all the nations.

O sing a new song to the Lord, sing to the Lord all the earth. O sing to the Lord, bless his name. R.

Proclaim his help day by day, tell among the nations his glory

and his wonders among all the peoples. R.

Give the Lord, you families of peoples, give the Lord glory and power, give the Lord the glory of his name. R.

Worship the Lord in his temple. O earth, tremble before him. Proclaim to the nations: 'God is king.'

He will judge the peoples in fairness. R.

Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:4-11

A reading from the first letter of St Paul to the Corinthians

One and the same spirit distributes different gifts as he chooses.

There is a variety of gifts but always the same Spirit; there are all sorts of service to be done, but always to the same Lord; working in all sorts of different ways in different people, it is the same God who is working in all of them. The particular way in which the Spirit is given to each person is for a good purpose. One may have the gift of preaching with wisdom given him by the Spirit; another may have the gift of preaching instruction given him by the same Spirit; and another the gift of faith given by the same Spirit; another again the gift of healing, through this one Spirit; one, the power of miracles; another, prophecy; another the gift of recognising spirits; another the gift of tongues and another the ability to interpret them. All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, who distributes different gifts to different people just as he chooses.

The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

Gospel Acclamation: cf 2 Thessalonians 2:14

Alleluia, alleluia! God has called us with the gospel to share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. Alleluia!

Gospel: John 2:1-11

A reading from the holy Gospel according to John

The first of the signs given by Jesus was at Cana in Galilee.

There was a wedding at Cana in Galilee. The mother of Jesus was there, and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited. When they ran out of wine, since the wine provided for the wedding was all finished, the mother of Jesus said to him, 'They have no wine.' Jesus said, 'Woman, why turn to me? My hour has not come yet.' His mother said to the servants, 'Do whatever he tells you.' There were six stone water jars standing there, meant for the ablutions that are customary among the Jews: each could hold twenty or thirty gallons. Jesus said to the servants, 'Fill the jars with water,' and they filled them to the brim. 'Draw some out now,' he told them, 'and take it to the steward.' They did this; the steward tasted the water, and it had turned into wine. Having no idea where it came from - only the servants who had drawn the water knew - the steward called the bridegroom and said, 'People generally serve the best wine first, and keep the cheaper sort till the guests have had plenty to drink; but you have kept the best wine till now.'

This was the first of the signs given by Jesus: it was given at Cana in Galilee. He let his glory be seen, and his disciples believed in him.

The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

Communion Antiphon

We have come to know and to believe in the love that God has for us.

Readings for 23 January 2016

First Reading: Daniel 12:1-3

Second Reading: Hebrews 10:11-14.18

Gospel: Mark 13:24-32