Parish Priest Fr. Shibu Joseph sac shibu.joseph@cam.org.au

Mass Times Saturday: Vigil 3.00pm (Recording) Sunday: 8.00am, 9.30am, 11.00am Mon—Sat (except Tues): 9.15am Tues: 7.00pm & Novena to St. Jude

Parish Office Hours Tuesday—Friday 10am—3pm 76 Springs Road, Clayton South 3169

Phone: 9551 5666 Email: claytonsouth@cam.org.au

Parish Secretary Linda De Souza (Tues/ Thurs/Fri) Marushka Dias (Wed / Thurs) Luisa May—Bookkeeper (Fri)

Youth Co-ordinator Chantelle D’Cruze s.a.y.g@hotmail.com

Reconciliation Saturday: 9.45 to 10.15am or By appointment

Baptisms Please contact the Parish Office

Weddings Please contact the Parish Office

Funerals Please contact the Parish Office

St. Andrew’s Primary School Principal: Mr. Paul Wakeling Phone: 9551 5094 principal@saclaytonsth.catholic.edu.au

R.E. Co-ordinator Daniela Dal Santo

FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT YEAR B - 19 & 20 DECEMBER 2020

St. Andrew’s Parish, Clayton South is committed to the safety, wellbeing and dignity of all children, young people and vulnerable adults.

ADVENT - FOURTH WEEK

The fourth candle of Advent wreath is the Candle of Love. Its light is meant to remind us of the love that God has for us. Jesus shows us God's perfect love. He is God's love in human form. The Bible says that "God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life."

BOOKING TO ATTEND MASSES Registration for Masses is mandatory. Please follow the link below for online registration of Masses. 1. Weekday / Weekend Masses: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/holy-mass-tickets-127426539209

2. Christmas and New Year Masses: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/christmas-and-new-year-masses-at-st-andrews-clayton-south-tickets-131986060861?aff=affiliate1

OR you can call /email to the parish office to register your name for Masses.

CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT 2020—VIRTUAL

It is our great pleasure to present for you our first ever virtual Carols by Candlelight. We do wish we were able to sing and enjoy each other’s company in person but due to our current situation, carols are brought to you via YouTube.

Of course, our Carols would not be complete without a visit from Santa and this year is no exception. Santa will be making an appearance throughout the Carols. Many thanks and appreciation to St. Andrews Media Team, Choirs, many volunteers who made this possible this year.

We hope that, this evening at 7pm, from home, everyone will feel the magic of this special event and enjoy. Please follow the link below:

https://youtu.be/YsuDY-rWqz4

FROM FRIENDSHIP GROUP CHRISTMAS LUNCH

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ONLINE SERVICES FROM ST. ANDREWS Website: http://www.standrewsclaytonsouth.org.au/ Daily Prayers and Mass Readings: http://www/universalis.com/today.htm Parish Newsletter: http://www.standrewsclaytonsouth.org.au/weekly-newsletters/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/standrewsparishclaytonsouth/

HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY We wish our school community a very Happy and Restful holidays. Enjoy your holiday break and stay safe!

DONATIONS FOR CHRISTMAS SERVICES We do need some cash donations for the Christmas and New Year celebrations in our community. Some of the costs incurred are for Advent & Reconciliation Service candles, Christmas Cards, Flowers for the Altar, Gifts for the Nursing Home, Bread and Wine etc. If you can contribute towards these costs, your generosity will be greatly appreciated. Together we can make this a great success for our community. Thank you!

PARISH OFFICE CLOSURE The Parish Office will be closed for the Christmas holiday break from Thursday 24 December to Monday 4 January 2021 both days inclusive. Thank you.

PARISH VISION STATEMENT

“A COMMUNITY THAT EMBRACES,

CELEBRATES AND EMPOWERS ALL TO LIVE

AS DISCIPLES OF JESUS”

For Weekend Mass on YouTube please visit: https://www.youtube.com/channel/

UChE89KG6VBj0Lt9fLwOE8nA

Aiden F.

MANY THANKS FOR YOUR ONGOING FINANCIAL SUPPORT The running costs of the parish, repayments of loans, administration expenses and maintenance of priests are still ongoing. Your cooperation is most appreciated at this difficult time. If you would like to continue with your offering, please follow either of the methods below:

For Direct Debit forms please email Parish Office on: claytonsouth@cam.org.au

FIRST COLLECTION - NAB SECOND COLLECTION - NAB

ST. ANDREW’S PARISH—CHURCH BSB: 083 347 A/C NO: 662557799 Reference: Envelope Number& Name

ST. ANDREW’S PARISH—PRESBYTERY BSB: 083 347 A/C NO: 662557908 Reference: Envelope Number & Name

PARISH NEWS

BIRTHDAY WISHES

Warm Birthday wishes to Tina Rana, Joanna De Souza, David Gayen, Aiden Fraser, Cathy Dolby and Alec C. Best

wishes from St. Andrew’s Community!

COVID SAFETY INFORMATION

As of Monday December 2020, Victoria has moved one step closer to the Last Step by now moving into the next stage, COVID Summer. St. Andrews has a COVID safe Plan in place to comply with all government regulations. Please be reminded that it is still a Government direction that all people in Victoria must carry a face covering when they leave home unless they have a lawful reason not to. It is strongly recommended that people wear a face covering if the 1.5m personal distancing cannot be maintained. Under no circumstances should anyone awaiting a COVID-19 test verification attend a service until a diagnosis is confirmed. Kindly register your details before attending any service so as to maintain the records. For detailed information on the latest guidelines from the Archdiocese, please visit :

https://melbournecatholic.org/uploads/documents/23-8Dec20-UPDATE-COVID_19-GENERAL-LITURGICAL-GUIDELINES.pdf

THANKGIVING ENVELOPES

You will receive the Cash Thanksgiving Envelopes for the period December 2020 to November 2021 in your

mail box. If you have not received your envelopes, please contact the parish office. Thank you.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR ANDREW CARE MINISTRY

Volunteers needed to supply meals for a sick person in Clayton South. You will be rostered to supply meals once a month commencing first week of February to end December 2021. If interested please

contact: Wilma Geer Co-ordinator Andrew Care 9558 1898 or 0429 800 707. Thank you.

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Monday 21 December : St. Peter Canisius 09.15am Mass

Tuesday 22 December: 07.00pm Mass / Novena to St. Jude

Wednesday 23 December: St. John of Kanty 09.15am Mass 06.30pm Choir Practice (Eugene S.) 07.00pm Choir Practice (6pm Choir)

Thursday 24 December 06.00pm Choir Practice (8am Choir) 07.30pm Family Mass—School Hall 09.30pm Vigil Mass - School Hall 11.30pm Carols / Midnight Mass - School Hall

Friday 25 December 08:30am Mass - School Hall 10.30am Mass - School Hall Saturday 26 December: St. Stephen 10.00am Individual Confession 03.00pm Mass - Recording 06.00pm Mass - School Hall Sunday 27 December 08.00am Mass - School Hall 09.30am Mass - School Hall 11.00am Mass - School Hall 03.30pm Choir Practice (6pm Choir)

~ Attendance is only by pre-registration only. ~Please do not attend any service unless registration has been confirmed by the parish office. ~Currently only 75 attendees can be accommodated at any one time for Indoor Masses and 260 attendees in the school hall. ~ Any changes to the no. of Mass Attendees will be communicated accordingly by the Parish Office.

Remembering Our Community Pray For Healing: Candice Walker, Chriss Moore, Gerard Sharken, Nilo Nallas, Ayesha, Shirley Hyacinthe, Anne Ward, Bill Rovers, Salil Goel, Leo Manongdo, Neil Peiris, Maria, Trevor Adie, Bernard Lazarus.

Recently Deceased: Joe Fernandez, Ravi, Carol Henzie, Adrian D’Souza, Sam Siracusa, Rene Sarossa.

Birthday Remembrance: Philip Geer, Jessy Fabien, Iona Fernandez.

Monthly Remembrance: Yvette Koo Yuk Cleary, Keith Balasubramanien.

Death Anniversaries: Catherine deSa, Rino Battistella and Lou Battistella, Holy Souls of Fernandez and Geer Family, Christiane Masset, Ajit Gunasekera, Rose Barwell, Georgina Geer, Trevor, Rowena Silva, Mothukuri Valentina, Tony Lobo, and All Souls in Purgatory.

WEEKLY CALENDER 2020

VOLUNTEERS FOR THE SACRAMENTAL PROGRAM 2021

We need volunteers to run the Sacramental Program 2021 for the State school children. If you can assist please contact the parish office via email or phone for more information.

ROSTERS

4th Sunday of Advent - Year B 20 December

Mass Times

Saturday Sunday

6.00pm 8.00am 9.30am 11.00am

Altar Servers

Comm Edwin B Carlton L David G Linda K

Readers Chantelle D / Janet D

Rima J / Marguerita S

Denise H / Ruth R

Cora D / Betty C

Special Ministers

Choir Group

Bernadette Donna Elly M Maria B

Altar Linen

Sylvia Lawrence

Counters Team

Serge Fricot, Connie Abraham, Irene Taylor, Maureen Hendricks, Jude Abraham, Eugene Girton, Duong Van Nguyen, Marie Keane, Giovanni Foschini, George Ver-beek, Jose Etulain, Peter F, Basil Hyde.

OUR HEARTFELT CONDOLENCES AND PRAYERS TO THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF

JOE FERNANDEZ Joe Fernandez passed away on Thursday 17th December 2020

ADVENT REFLECTION PROGRAM 2020

A big thank you to everyone who joined in the Advent Program 2020. It was a beautiful

preparation time for Christmas and a great opportunity to come together on zoom as a community.

Many thanks to all who organised this

program. Thank you!

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Christmas is a time for giving and you can help families celebrate with your donation by taking a gift tag from the Giving Tree and this will be your gift to help a family. Thank you.

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Entrance Antiphon Cf. Is 45:8 Drop down dew from above, you heavens, and let the clouds rain down the Just One; let the earth be opened and bring forth a Saviour.

First Reading 2 Sm 7:1-5. 8-12. 14. 16

A reading from the second book of Samuel

The kingdom of David will be established for ever in the sight of the Lord. Once David had settled into his house and the Lord had given him rest from all the enemies surrounding him, the king said to the prophet Nathan, ‘Look, I am living in a house of cedar while the ark of God dwells in a tent’. Nathan said to the king, ‘Go and do all that is in your mind, for the Lord is with you.’

But that very night the word of the Lord came to Nathan:

‘Go and tell my servant David, “Thus the Lord speaks: Are you the man to build me a house to dwell in? I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, to be leader of my people Israel; I have been with you on all your expeditions; I have cut off all your enemies before you. I will give you fame as great as the fame of the greatest on earth. I will provide a place for my people Israel; I will plant them there and they shall dwell in that place and never be disturbed again; nor shall the wicked continue to oppress them as they did, in the days when I appointed judges over my people Israel; I will give them rest from all their enemies. The Lord will make you great; the Lord will make you a House. And when your days are ended and you are laid to rest with your ancestors, I will preserve the offspring of your body after you and make his sovereignty secure. I will be a father to him and he a son to me. Your House and your sovereignty will always stand secure before me and your throne be established for ever."'

Responsorial Psalm Ps 88:2-5. 27. 29. R. see v.2

(R.) For ever I will sing the goodness of the Lord.

1. I will sing for ever of your love, O Lord; through all ages my mouth will proclaim your truth. Of this I am sure, that your love lasts for ever, that your truth is firmly established as the heavens. (R.)

2. ‘I have made a covenant with my chosen one; I have sworn to David my servant: I will establish your dynasty for ever and set up your throne through all ages.’ (R.)

3. He will say to me: ‘You are my father, my God, the rock who saves me.’ I will keep my love for him always; for him my covenant shall endure. (R.)

Second Reading Rom 16:25-27

A reading from the letter of St Paul to the Romans

The mystery kept secret for endless ages is now revealed. Glory to him who is able to give you the strength to live according to the Good News I preach, and in which I proclaim Jesus Christ, the revelation of a mystery kept secret for endless ages, but now so clear that it must be broadcast to pagans everywhere to bring them to the obedience of faith. This is only what scripture has predicted, and it is all part of the way the eternal God wants things to be. He alone is wisdom; give glory therefore to him through Jesus Christ for ever and ever. Amen.

Gospel Acclamation Lk 1:38

Alleluia, alleluia! I am the servant of the Lord: may his will for me be done. Alleluia!

Gospel Lk 1:26-38

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke

You will conceive and bear a son. The angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the House of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary. He went in and said to her, ‘Rejoice, so highly favoured! The Lord is with you.’ She was deeply disturbed by these words and asked herself what this greeting could mean, but the angel said to her, ‘Mary, do not be afraid; you have won God’s favour. Listen! You are to conceive and bear a son, and you must name him Jesus. He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David; he will rule over the House of Jacob for ever and his reign will have no end.’ Mary said to the angel, ‘But how can this come about, since I am a virgin?’ ‘The Holy Spirit will come upon you’ the angel answered ‘and the power of the Most High will cover you with its shadow. And so the child will be holy and will be called Son of God. Know this too: your kinswoman Elizabeth has, in her old age, herself conceived a son, and she whom people called barren is now in her sixth month, for nothing is impossible to God.’ ‘I am the handmaid of the Lord,’ said Mary ‘let what you have said be done to me.’ And the angel left her.

Communion Antiphon Is 7:14

Behold, a Virgin shall conceive and bear a son; and his name will be called Emmanuel.

4TH SUNDAY OF

ADVENT YEAR B

20 DECEMBER

GOD’S WORD AND DAILY MASS BOOKS 2021

For those who have placed an additional order for “God’s Word 2021” - price $13/-, please collect the books from the parish office during office hours. Thank you.

WELCOME PACKS

If there are any new parishioners in our Parish, Please pick up a Welcome Pack which is available in the church foyer and fill in the forms and return it to the Parish Office. Thank you!

Christmas Eve Christmas Day New Year’s Masses

Thurs 24.12.20 7.30pm

Thurs 24.12.20 11.30pm

Fri 25.12.20 8.30am

Fri 25.12.20 10.30am

Thurs 31/12/20

6.00pm

Fri 1/1/21

10.30am

Thurs 24.12.20 9.30pm

Fri 1/1/21 8.30am

Altar Servers

Colette Andrew Rhyle Janelle Nathaneal Dominic

Justin Koby

Esther M Joanna Justin Andrew

Joanna Justin Colette Jann Janelle Nathaneal

Janelle Nathaneal Justin

Jann Rowan Rio Sanuli Marieta

Commen-tators

Colleen M David G Jenny C Cheryl R Ronald B

Readers Denise H Cora D

Joanna D Colette D

Rada P Esther M

Joanna D Betty C

Sabrina D Oreen T

Denise H Joanna D

Oreen T Phil D

Betty C Cora D

Special Ministers

Linda M Lourdes R Michael M Cheryl L

CarltonL Jenny C Cheryl R Atanasio J

George V Riekie V Rada P

Charity T Hanna T George V Riekie V

Lourdes R Carlton l Cheryl R Mar-guerita S

Charity T Lourdes R Hanna T Marcelle J

George V Riekie V

George V Riekie V

Sacristans Peter F Pam & Nigel

Joe L Gloria F

George V Riekie V

George V Riekie V

Joe L Peter F Gloria F

Joe L Lawrence B Deepa J

George V Deepa J

George V Peter F

Ushers Sheryl M Michael M

Edwin B George V Sheryl M Kim & Burle D

Kim & Burle Sonali G

Kim & Burle D

George V

Choir Berna-dette P

Maria B Donna V Elly M Maria B Eugene S Donna V

Collection Co-ordinator

Peter F Rodney P

Victor D Rodney P George V Peter F

ROSTERS FOR THE CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR MASSES 2020-2021

REFLECTION—By Dianne Bergeant

The world in which we live and the events of which we are a part are the stage upon which the drama of salvation is enacted. God works through real flesh and blood people, those like David, who occupy the seats of power and influence as well as those like Mary and us, who are unseen and unknown. All can be agents of salvation. God’s future is in our hands. Human history is really the history of salvation. Each turn of God’s revealing causes us to wonder at what might come next. In this tension, mystery is revealed. What was hidden is now made known. Jesus establishes a people of covenant promise. Still, the mystery is unknown, for it continues to come to us from the future, revealing more and more of itself in the junctures of history. The waiting of Advent is over. In the face of the impossible, God works the possible. During Advent, we have been waiting for the realisation of the promise made to David. We have been waiting for Mary’s yes. With this yes, hope is enlivened, and history is changed. There is an unimaginable future for all people, a future that comes from God. Salvation is created among us, and the fate of history is altered by a godly presence. This salvation resides in the hearts of those who believe in the gift, and who stay awake eagerly to know its coming. With David we await it, with the nations we long for it, with Mary we behold it.

REFLECTIONS OF ST. VINCENT PALLOTTI

Everyone must live in the perfect imitation of Jesus Christ. (OOCC,XIII,pp. 118)