Weekday Masses

Monday

Tuesday, Liturgy of the Word with Communion

Wednesday Funeral Mass for Adrienne Walsh

Thursday

Friday

School Mass

No Mass

9:15 am

9:15 am 11.00 am

7.00 pm

9.15 am

12:15 pm

Sunday Masses

Saturday Sunday

6:00 pm 8:00 am

10:00 am Reconciliation

Saturday 5:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Pentecost Sunday 15th May 2016

SEASONS

313 Canadian Bay Rd Mount Eliza Vic. 3930

Phone: 9787 7777 Fax: 9787 9734 Email: MountEliza@cam.org.au

Web: www.stm-mteliza.org

Pastoral Leadership Team

Fr. Laurie (Parish Priest) Lys Crowe (Pastoral Associate)

Peter Whyte (School D Principal )

Anne-Marie Hyde (Chairperson) Peter Leamon Ange Virgona

John Bruitzman Jim Bourke Bill Hunt Maree Taverna

PPLT Email: MountEliza.PPLT@cam.org.au

Blessing for Pentecost May the enthusiasm of Spirit leap incessantly within you

and help you to live a vibrant life.

May the warmth of Spirit’s fire be extended through your concern and care for all those who need your love.

May the blaze of Spirit’s courage enable you to speak the truth and to stand up for respect, dignity, and justice.

May the undying embers of Spirit’s faithfulness suppor t you when you feel spiritually dry and empty.

May the strength of Spirit’s love sustain your hope as you enter into the pain of our world.

May the clear light of Spirit’s guidance be a source of effective discernment and decision-making for you.

May Spirit’s patient endurance be yours while you wait for what is unknown to be revealed.

May the steady flame of Spirit’s goodness within you convince you every day of the power of your presence with others.

May the joyful fire of Spirit dance within you and set happiness ablaze in your life.

May the spark of your relationship with Spirit catch afire in the hear ts of those with whom you live and work.

May you be mindful of the Eternal Flame within you. May you rely on this Source of Love

to be your constant ally and steady guide. from ‘Out of the Ordinary’ by Joyce Rupp

PCC=Parish Community Centre U=Undercroft

C=Church

MPR=School Multipurpose Room

SSR=School Staff Room

This Sunday Film Group, Eddie the Eagle,

Mornington Cinema, 12 noon.

Tuesday Confirmation Class, 4:30pm, PCC

Wednesday

Tyabb Aero Tour, 10.30am, followed by Lunch @ Steeples PPLT, 7:30pm, PCC

Saturday

First Reconciliation, Group 12, 5pm, C

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We pray for...

Liturgy - Pentecost Sunday

Financial Matters Stewardship

Received last weekend ............................... $2,058

Pledged last weekend ................................. $2,250

Average received in April .......................... $3,770

Presbytery

Amount received last week ......................... $966 Thanks to all of you who give so generously to support

our parish.

First Reading: Acts: 2:1-11

They were filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak

different languages.

Responsorial Psalm Lord send out your Spirit and renew the face of the

earth.

Second Reading: Romans 8:8-17

Everyone moved by the Spirit is a son of God.

Gospel Acclamation: Alleluia, alleluia! Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of

your faithful and kindle in them the fire of our love. Alle-

luia!

Gospel: John 14:15-16, 23-26

The Holy Spirit will teach you everything.

Next Week’s Readings Proverbs 8:22-31, Romans 5:1-5, John 16:12-15

Next Week’s Roster

Mass Time Lector Commentator

6 pm Judy Swann Graeme Hannan

8 am Keith Donovan Colleen Hurren

10 am Joanne McEvoy Craig Judkins

Mass Time Ministers of the Eucharist

6 pm

Barbara Hunt (Book)

Margaret Jamieson (Gifts)

Noel Davies (Gifts)

8 am Marj Hansen (Book)

Barry Hansen (Gifts)

Sue Carr (Gifts)

10 am Val Finnigan (Book)

Alison Ferguson (Gifts)

Judy Jones (Gifts)

10 am Children’s Liturgy

Andrew Postregna

Chiara & Siena Postregna

Counters Dennis Cleary

Alan Ryan

David & Zana Hunt

Morning Tea Your hosts this week will be Kate

(or family) Hyland and Kate or Jim-

my Hadley.

You are all warmly invited after 10am Mass to

linger for a cuppa and an opportunity to get to

know some other members of your parish com-

munity better. Next week’s hosts will be Anne &

John Thomson.

Those who have died recently

Catherine Cummins (Trish Young’s sis-

ter), Adrienne Walsh

Those whose anniversaries fall at

this time…

Jack Bradley, Eric Crowe, Thomas Smith, Catherine

Eggins, Chloe Hyland, James Willsteed

And the Sick...

Angela Butler, Des Kelly, Sue Kelly, Maria Kelly, Kaye

Couglan, Jan Deakin, Eileen O’Beirne, Will Murray, Sr.

Tarcissius (Tar), Frank Nolan, Colleen Simpson, Jo

King, Craig Morgan, Paula Stuart, Jacki Waite, Kathryn

Hart, Fr. Michael Walsh, Shane Dobson, Ken & Mary

Allen, Ray Grant, Rob Nicholls, Adrian Gobel, Rachael

Sanderson (nee Davies), and all of the sick at the

George Vowell Centre & Ranelagh Gardens Nursing

Home.

and the parishioners of St Thomas More Parish,

Tequinomata, East Timor.

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What’s Happening Here...

STM Social Club

Fun & Friendship For All

New members welcome. Please contact Christine

5975 6687 or Carol 9775 2315.

Film Group - For May

This Sunday - Eddie the Eagle @ 12 noon

Sunday, 22nd - A Month of Sundays

Tour of Tyabb Aeroplane Company followed by

lunch at Steeples, Wednesday, 18th May @ 10:30am.

This month’s Walking Group will commence on Fri-

day, 27th May @ 10am from Mercia Gleeson’s home,

(call Mercia on this number 5974 1552 for address).

On a nice day it is a very pleasant walk in rural sur-

roundings. For refreshments Mercia will decide on the

day. For further information contact Gui or Jeffrey

9787 1449.

Drop in Pizza Night, Sunday, 29th May @ 5pm in the

Parish Community Centre. No need to let us know,

just drop in.

Morning Tea @ Degani’s, Mt Eliza on Thursday, 9th

June.

Balnarring Bakery for lunch and jazz Sunday, 19th

June @ 12 noon. Cost $15.

Frankston Arts Centre, Phantom of the Opera pro-

duced by Lux Theatre Company. Date to be advised.

The Welfare Officers for May are Bill & Barbara Hunt

5975 2818.

Invitation to Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea Helping Cancer Research

Guest Speaker: Amanda Pipella

Christian Author & Cancer Survi-

vor. $10 per head includes sand-

wiches, scones, slices, tea & coffee.

All money raised goes to Cancer

Research. Tickets available from

STM Parish Office. Please buy

ticket/s early to guarantee your seat, as seats are

limited.

When: Friday, 17th June @ 10am

Where: St James the Less Hall

All welcome, so let’s get together, enjoy some tasty

treats and help beat cancer.

Chaplaincy Sunday 2016 Chaplaincy Sunday Appeal This Weekend

The Melbourne Catholic Archbishop’s Fund is con-

ducting an Appeal in parishes to support the vital work

of Catholic Chaplains in our community this weekend.

Chaplaincy Sunday, in this Year of Mercy, is an oppor-

tunity for all of us to commit ourselves to the words

of Pope Francis, “it must be a place of mercy where eve-

ryone can feel welcomed, loved, forgiven and encouraged

to live the good life of the Gospel”.

The presence of Catholic Chaplains is a crucial witness

to our faith, a crucial dimension of our service of love,

and a vital testimony to the value of life in all of its

stages.

Donations will go towards supporting Chaplains who

work with:

Patients and their families in public hospitals

People living with HIV/AIDS

Men and women in Prisons

Young people in youth justice facilities

Seafarers

Envelopes are available on the seats, if required. Col-

lection will be taken up as a leaving collection.

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Nametags: The Parish Pastoral Leadership Team

invites you to wear a nametag to Mass! This is just one

way of us getting to know each other better. You can

BYO, or we will have some stick-on ones available

each week.

Baptism Welcome This weekend at the 6pm Mass we have the Rite of Welcome for James Bracchi (Parents – Mat-

thew & Elizabeth), and at the 10am Mass for Brooks Hurren (Parents – Sean & Sarah), Isla Gibson

(Parents – William & Lou-Ann) and Zac Moore (Parents – Matthew & Bernadette).

Congratulations and Welcome to Imogen and Kiera Pentz (Parents – Andrea & Simon) and

Brooks Hurren (Parents - Sean & Sarah) who will all be baptized after the 10am Mass.

Children’s Liturgy at

10am Mass Bernd Dremel & Maria McKenzie will

lead the children in an exploration of this

week’s Gospel at the 10am Mass.

Please encourage your primary school age children to

join them in the Undercroft, or you might like to go

with your pre-schoolers.

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More of What’s Happening Here…. Support the Infant Viability Bill -

Action Needed Now On May, 25th the Victorian Legislative Council will

debate the Infant Viability Bill introduced to the par-

liament by Dr Rachael Carling Jenkins in October last

year. This bill is the first formal attempt at pro-life leg-

islation in Victoria in decades, and the first legislative

attempt to remedy, at least in part, the ultra permis-

sive Victorian abortion law reforms of 2008 currently

allowing late term abortion up to 9 months gestation,

and no requirement to offer support or counselling to

pregnant women.

Under this new bill—

Abortions would no longer be allowed from the

24th week of pregnancy.

Infant viability will be promoted and supported

(all infants born alive from the 24th week of

pregnancy onwards, including as the result of a

medical emergency, must be cared for with the

intent to save the infant’s life if at all possible)

Mothers who are at least 24 weeks pregnant,

who present in distress to their doctor must be

offered practical support, for example a referral

to a pregnancy support service offering holistic

care (counselling, social and practical support).

Penalties will be introduced for physicians who

breach the new laws and for medical facilities in

which the laws are breached. Mothers will not

be criminalised or face penalties.

How you can help: The success of the Infant Viability

Bill relies heavily on the support it receives from the

public. Please seriously consider supporting this bill in

both the following ways:

1. Write to your Victorian State members (both

MLC and MLA) in support of the Infant Viability

Bill.

2. Support the Bill with your presence at the Infant

Viability Rally in Saturday, 21st May on the

steps of Parliament House, Spring Street,

beginning at 2pm.

For further information contact Jan White 0402 141

519.

About Aid To The Church In Need Directly under the Holy See, Aid to the Church in

Need supports the faithful wherever they are perse-

cuted, oppressed or in pastoral need. CAN is a Catho-

lic charity - helping to bring Christ to the world

through prayer, information and action.

The charity undertakes thousands of projects every

year including providing transport for clergy and lay

Church workers, construction of church buildings,

funding for priests and nuns and help to train seminari-

ans. Since the initiative’s launch in 1979, Aid to the

Church has been translated into 172 languages and 50

million copies have been distributed all over the

world.

For more information or to make a donation to help

the work of Aid to the Church in Need, please con-

tact the Australian office of CAN on (02)9679 1929.

Seasons this week is sponsored by the Catholic Development Fund. If you would like your business adver-

tised here, please contact the Parish Office on 9787 7777 for details & cost.

Sponsored by

Phone: 9411 4200 Website:

www.melbcdf.org.au