THE CATHOLIC PARISH OF IVANHOE

Parish Priest:

Father Jacob MST 63 Wilfred Rd, Ivanhoe East 9499 5440 frjacob@bigpond.com

Priest in Residence: Father Lasbert Sinaga

Parish Secretary: Mrs Ruth Villani

Parish Office Address: 4 Waverley Ave, Ivanhoe 3079

Parish Office Hours: Monday – Friday 9:15am - 5:15pm

Parish Phone: 9499 1515

Parish Fax: 9499 9959

Parish Email: catholicparishofivanhoe@bigpond.com

Parish Website: www.ivanhoecatholics.com

Bookings: Baptism, Confirmation, Reconciliation, Eucharist & Wed-dings Contact: Parish Secretary 9499 1515

Mary Immaculate Hall: Contact: Parish Secretary 9499 1515

Playgroup: 9.00-11.00am Wed & Thurs Contact: Liz Shearer 0411 345 664 Email: liz.shearer1@gmail.com

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Parish Primary Schools:

St Bernadette’s Primary School Principal: Ms Kathryn Lowe Address: 53 Stanley Street Ivanhoe West, 3079 Phone: 9499 3914

Mary Immaculate Primary School Principal: Ms Kerry Willcox-McGinnes Address: 9 Rockbeare Grove Ivanhoe, 3079 Phone: 9497 1827

Mother of God Primary School Principal: Ms Louise McGrath Address: 66 Wilfred Road

FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER – YEAR C

23 – 24 April 2016

LATEST PARISH NEWS & EVENTS

Mary Immaculate Church

Waverley Ave, Ivanhoe

Mother of God Church

56 Wilfred Rd, Ivanhoe E

St Bernadette’s Church

89 Bond St, Ivanhoe

Confirmation Choir: Once again we have the privilege of supporting the parish children by providing the music when they are confirmed on Sunday 22nd May, 2.30pm, St Patrick’s Cathe-dral. It is obvious that the choir at St Patrick’s Cathedral will need plenty of volume with many willing voices, and that this year a couple of veteran ‘choristers’ will not / may not be available.

We intend to have two practices - Tuesdays: 10th May and 17th May from 7.30 - 8.30pm at Mary Immaculate Church - hence the long advance notice in the hope that you will be able to come to at least practice, better two practices. Merle 9497 1691 or email: merlegilbo@hotkey.net.au

Confirmation 2016: Children in our schools and parish are

preparing to receive Confirmation. Each Wednesday evening,

catechist children and their parents come together to explore and

discuss the various aspects and topics related to Confirmation.

PARISH WEEKLY CALENDAR 2016

Monday 25th April: 8.00am ANZAC Day Mass at

St Bernadette’s Church - Fr Len Thomas

Tuesday 26th April:

9:15am: Mass at Mother of God Church

4.15pm: Christian Meditation at Mary Immaculate Hall

Wednesday 27th April:

9:15am: Mass at Mary Immaculate Church with Grades

3/4MH and 3/4BHS

9.15am: Communion Service at Mother of God Church

7.00pm: Confirmation Catechist Class 3, Mary Immac. Hall

8.00pm: PLT Meeting at Parish Office

Thursday 28th April:

9.00am: Liturgy Group at Parish Office

9.15am: Communion Service at Mother of God Church

Friday 29th April:

9.15am: Mass at St Bernadette’s with Grade 1/2R

9.15am: Communion Service at Mother of God Church

Saturday 30th April: Confirmation Rite of Enrolment

10.00am: Reconciliation at Mary Immaculate Church

6.00pm: Mass at St Bernadette’s Church

Sunday 1st May: Confirmation Rite of Enrolment

9.00am: Mass at Mary Immaculate Church

10.30am: Mass at Mother of God Church with Mother of God

School students. Open Day 11.00am - 1.00pm

PRAYERS OF THE COMMUNITY We remember Maria Mascia, Ken Owen, Sheila Kinden, Nicoletta Mascia, Nazha Shamieh and Brenda McMahon who are in need of prayer at this time. We also remember all who provide care and support for

those in need.

DEATHS AND ANNIVERSARIES We remember Lina Barro and Fr Cyril Blake PE who have died recently. We also remember, Elena Tomasoni, Armida and Gildo Pascolo, Val Rankin and Felix Tan whose anniversaries occur at this time. May they rest in

peace.

Recent death:

We offer condolences to family and relatives

of Lina Barro who died recently and whose

funeral was celebrated at St Bernadette’s

Church last Thursday.

ROSTERS FOR THIS WEEKEND: 23 – 24 April 2016

St B’s Church: Sacristan Reader Special Ministers

6:00pm Saturday J. Gray S. Moorhen Sister Carmel, T. Nibali _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

MI Church: Leader Reader Mass Coordinators

9:00am Sunday G. McAlister J. Wignall E. Ballao

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MOG Church: Sacristan Reader Special Ministers

10:30am Sunday E. Mount E. Mount F. Tosolini, T. Barker C. Bellio

Altar Society: I. Chiera Choir: M. De Silva

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ROSTERS FOR NEXT WEEKEND: 30 April - 1 May 2016

St B’s Church: Sacristan Reader Special Ministers

6:00pm Saturday J. Gray K. Gillespie A. Pellizzari, Sr. Carmel _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

MI Church: Leader Reader Mass Coordinators

9:00am Sunday M. Sibillin A/P Vaughan S. & P. Kelly _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

MOG Church: Sacristan Reader Special Ministers

10:30am Sunday J. Taylor MOG School Mother of God School to arrange

Altar Society: MOG School Choir:

COUNTERS 30 April - 1 May 2016

St B’s Church: B. Jowett J. Manders

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MI Church: M. Rocco P. Shannon

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MOG Church T. Barker J. Hodge

PARISH NEWS

Upcoming Winter Social Event: What better way to make new connections and meet old friends - than by sharing a sumptuous meal together. Keep Sunday, July 10th, free for our inaugural catered luncheon following 10.30am Mass at Mother of God Church. This is a casual occasion which the whole family will enjoy. "Stay tuned” for further details in the next few weeks.

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Fr Lasbert is available for the Sacrament of Reconciliation at 10.00am Saturdays 30th April, 7th May and 21st May at Mary Immaculate Church whilst Fr Jacob is on leave.

First Friday 6th May: Mass will be celebrated at 9.15am as normal by Monsignor Tom Doyle. PLEASE NOTE: No First Friday devotions will not take place after Mass on 6

th May.

NOTICEBOARD

Welcome and Thank you: We welcome and thank Fr Ted Teal who celebrates Mass on Saturday evening, and Fr Lasbert and Fr Barry Caldwell who celebrate Masses on Sunday morning. We also thank Fr Len Thomas who will celebrate the ANZAC Day Mass at 8.00am on Monday 25th April. We thank Monsignor Tom Doyle and Fr Lasbert Sinaga who celebrate Masses during the week. Sincere thanks to those concerned who ensure that all is in readiness for Masses in each church on weekdays and at weekends.

2016 National Count of Attendance - Mass Counts: The 2016 National Count of Attendance (Mass Count) will take place over four weekends in May commencing weekend Saturday, 30 April - 1 May i.e. Weekends: 30 April - 1 May, 7-8 May, 14-15 May and 21-22 May. The Mass Counts will include people of all ages, including children and babies who are present at Mass in each of our churches.

Mass Count forms will be available next weekend for use by counters in each church.

Completed Mass count forms need to be returned to the Parish Office on Monday 23rd May 2016. Thank you for your cooperation and assistance.

Ryder Cheshire Morning Coffee: Friday, 29th April….14 Donaldson St. Ivanhoe 10am!! A topic of real local interest this time! Peter Wiltshire, Park Ranger of Darebin Parklands is our speaker.

Mother of God School Mass Sunday 1st May: Next Sunday children and families from Mother of God School will be with us at the 10.30am Mass at Mother of God Church. Mother of God School Open Day: 1st May from 11am - 1pm at 66 Wilfred Rd, Ivanhoe East Enrolments for Prep 2017 accepted. School tours available at other times by appointment.

Outreach News for May: Next Wednesday lunch / card days on 4th May.

Outreach Update for June 2016: As promised last week we can now confirm that on Wednesday, June 15 at 1.00pm in Mary Immaculate Hall we will screen the film The King and I, starring Deborah Kerr and Yul Brynner and featuring the glorious music of Rodgers and Hammerstein. The film will be followed by High Tea. Refreshments will be served throughout and there will be a door charge of $15 per person. You are welcome to invite friends and come to brighten up the winter days. Please let the caterers know your intention to come. - Sue, 9499 1485 and Eileen 9499 7120

Amoris Laetitia: Joy of love - Love in the family The consultation on family life, facilitated by the Synod, has given rise to a quite wonderful, far reaching document. It is very much worth reading in full but it is lengthy. A well formulated abridged version is also available on the website which you are very welcome to download. However, it might not be convenient or possible for you to do that so some copies have been prepared and are available at the back of all our churches.

‘Melbourne Catholic’ magazine: April copy of Melbourne Catholic available in each church to buy and take home. Cost $4.00 Topics are arranged under sections Encourage, Discern, Accompany and Pray. Film and book reviews are included, as well as other regular items. Subscriptions can be made through Archdiocese Media and Communications Office: 9926 5758; or email: melbournecatholics@cam.org.au

Neighbouring Parishes (Yarra Deanery) - Hear & See "Travel Tales from the Philippines": St Kevin's Parish invite all neighbouring Parishes to join in our "Come, Listen See & Taste" event on 30 April from 6:45 - 9.00pm. Donation $5 or more will cover dinner and contribute to Fr Shay's PREDA Foundation in the Philippines (provides legal aid, preventive education, community development, shelter & fair trade) which support rights of women, children and indigenous people (www.preda.org). Speakers: Fr Gerry McKernan and teachers Sonia Costa and Robyn James. See flyer in Church or on Parish website. RSVP 23 April. Phone: 9846 1007 or email margaret.mangan@westnet.com

Diversity within Unity - Wednesdays 18 May: The Parish of St Gregory the Great, Doncaster will host a speaker’s evening on the Eastern Catholic Churches, in particular the Maronite Church - “Diversity within Unity”. The evening on Wednesday 18 May in the Parish Hall will commence with light supper of pizza and drinks at 7.00pm. Opportunity for discussion and questions after the presentation by Monsignor Joe Takchi. To assist with catering, contact Doncaster Parish Office by Friday 13 May: Phone 9848 2395 or email Doncaster@cam.org.au.

Understanding the Gospel of Luke - Salvation for all Humanity with Fr Chris Monaghan: St Clement of Rome Parish invites you to hear Fr Chris Monaghan provide an overview of Luke’s Gospel on Thursday 19 May, 7 - 9pm at the Clifton Centre, Egan Drive, Bulleen. This can be a way of reflection and /or an opportunity to take part in our Parish Scripture Study Program. Bookings / info: contact Cecilia Tan (Pastoral Associate) 9850 3262

First Collection Thanksgiving: Envelopes: $1,266.10 Loose cash: $591.45 Total: $1,857.55

Project Compassion:

CATHOLIC PARISH OF IVANHOE PRIMARY SCHOOLS

St Bernadette’s Primary School

Principal: Kathryn Lowe

Address: 53 Stanley Street

Ivanhoe West 3079

Phone: 03 9499 3914

www.sbivanhoe.catholic.edu.au

Mary Immaculate Primary School

Principal: Kerry Willcox- McGinnes

Address: 9 Rockbeare Grove

Ivanhoe 3079

Phone: 03 9497 1827

www.miivanhoe.catholic.edu.au

Mother of God Primary School

Principal: Louise McGrath

Address: 66 Wilfred Road

Ivanhoe East 3079

Phone: 03 9497 1094

www.mogivanhoeeast.catholic.edu.au

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Parish Communication Ministry - John Costa, Friday 22 April 2016

Communication Ministry across the Church and Parish goes beyond mere words and includes extending love and service to others in our churches and communities, as well as to those who visit our website.

Multimedia is used extensively in today's world, at home, school and work, and now increasingly within the Church. Liturgy via Multimedia benefits thoughtful connections between linked words, music and images based on scripture and homily which can guide us through the Mass in ways that deepen understanding and heighten spiritualty.

Allegra, Alexandra and George recently responded to parish invitation for voluntary Multimedia Liturgy presenters across our Parish. Last Saturday morning they did very well with initial training and each will volunteer at St Bernadette’s Church.

Mother of God Community includes a choir and PowerPoint Presentation which is mostly used for Masses. Multimedia Liturgy is used when the choir is unavailable. Last week two PowerPoint presenters, Neenu and Surjhit were trained at Mother of God.

To share the load and provide flexibility for rosters of presenters the Parish invites and welcomes volunteers interested in providing Multimedia Liturgy across the Parish. Full training for this important Ministry is provided with the main training focus to understand and 'feel' the Mass. Volunteers from any of our three parish communities may contact the Parish Office 9499 1515 or John Costa via parish website: www.ivanhoecatholics.com or 0409 967 207

THE CATHOLIC PARISH

OF IVANHOE

5th SUNDAY OF EASTER : YEAR C

No. 17 23 – 24 April 2016

Entrance Antiphon: Ps 97:1-2 O sing a new song to the Lord, for he has worked won-ders; in the sight of the nations he has shown his deliverance, alleluia.

First Reading: Acts 14:21-27

They assembled the church and gave an account of all that God had done with them.

Paul and Barnabas went back through Lystra and Iconium to Antioch. They put fresh heart into the disciples, encouraging them to persevere in the faith. ‘We all have to experience many hardships’ they said ‘before we enter the kingdom of God.’ In each of these churches they appointed elders, and with prayer and fasting they com-mended them to the Lord in whom they had come to believe.

They passed through Pisidia and reached Pamphylia. Then after proclaiming the word at Perga they went down to Attalia and from there sailed for Anti-och, where they had originally been commended to the grace of God for the work they had now completed.

On their arrival they assembled the church and gave an account of all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith to the pagans. This the Word of the Lord: Thanks be to God

Responsorial Psalm: 144:8-13

(R.) I will praise your name for ever, my king and my God.

1. The Lord is kind and full of compassion, slow to anger, abounding in love. How good

is the Lord to all, compassion-ate to all his creatures. (R.)

2. All your creatures shall thank you, O Lord, and your friends shall repeat their blessing. They shall speak of the glory of your reign and declare your might, O God, to make known to men your mighty deeds and the glorious splendour of your reign. (R.)

3. Yours is an everlasting kingdom; your rule lasts from age to age. (R.)

Second Reading: Book of the Apocalypse 21:1-5

He will wipe away all the tears from their eyes.

I, John, saw a new heaven and a new earth; the first heaven and the first earth had disappeared now, and there was no longer any sea. I saw the holy city, and the new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, as beautiful as a bride all dressed for her husband. Then I heard a loud voice call from the throne, ‘You see this city? Here God lives among men. He will make his home among them; they shall be his people, and he will be their God; his name is God-with-them. He will wipe away all tears from their eyes; there will be no more death, and no more mourning or sadness. The world of the past has gone.’

Then the One sitting on the throne spoke: ‘Now I am making the whole of creation new.’ The Word of the Lord: Thanks be to God

Gospel Acclamation: Alleluia, alleluia! I give you a new commandment: love one another as I have loved you .

Alleluia!

Gospel: John 13: 31-35

I give you a new commandment: love one another.

When Judas had gone Jesus said: ‘Now has the Son of Man been glorified, and in him God has been glorified. If God has been glorified in him, God will in turn glorify him in himself, and will glorify him very soon.

My little children, I shall not be with you much longer. I give you a new commandment: love one another; just as I have loved you, you also must love one another.

By this love you have for one another, everyone will know that you are my disciples.’ The Gospel of the Lord: Praise to you, Lord Jesus

Christ

Prayers of the Faithful: God who makes all creation

new: Hear our prayer

Communion Antiphon: I am the true vine and you are the branches, says the Lord. Whoever remains in me, and I in him, bears fruit in plenty,

alleluia.

Next week: 6th

Sunday of Easter

1st Reading: Acts 15: 1-2, 22-29 Resp. Psalm: 66:2-3, 5-6, 8 2nd Reading: Apoc. 21:10-14, 22-23

Gospel: John 14:23-29

The passage from the Gospel of John actually comes from the Last Supper account, as is indicated by the opening line: ‘When Judas had gone’. However, the passage is being used during the post-resurrection Easter season. The passage about being glorified can be read in this context as referring to the crucifixion that was, rather than the crucifixion that is still to come in the original setting. The reference that Jesus will not be with the disciples much longer can also be read as an indicator towards the Ascension. It is a clever liturgical use of a gospel passage out of its intended context.

The second half of the gospel passage is perhaps the more familiar section. It is a common text for marriage ceremonies. However, sometimes its selection is purely based on the use of the term ‘love’. Earlier in his ministry, Jesus was asked which commandment was the most important. He replied that you must love the Lord your God with all your heart and that you must love your neighbour as yourself. (Mt 22) The ‘new’ commandment that he issues at the Last Supper is not so much a new commandment as a variation on a theme. The newness highlights the changes that are occurring in the small group of friends. His language conveys an imperative: you must love one another, ‘just as I have loved you’. He tells the disciples – and us – that the way they behave towards one another must be with the same love that Jesus treated them. And the love that Jesus gave was the love of God for all the world. So the love that Jesus commands the disciples (us) to show one another is nothing less than the powerful love of God.

Have you thought? Love

I love my dog! I love your hair! I love that new song! I absolutely love chocolate! We throw around the word ‘love’ so casually today that it has almost lost its meaning. The decision whether or not to say ‘I love you’ in a relationship has become a major dilemma – or alternatively, just the formula that has to be said to get what you want! Jesus did not use the word so casually or so inappropriately. He spoke of love very deliberately and very specifically. Jesus calls us to share in the selfless love that he modelled and to follow his example.

Gospel Focus – God’s Love

What does it mean to love as Jesus loved? The love Jesus poured out to all was an expression of God’s love that has been poured out to all creation since the very beginning and continues to be poured out today. God’s love doesn’t keep score. When humankind turned its back on God, God’s love continued to call them back to faithful relationship. God’s love is not conditional – whatever we do, God continues to love us. There is no barrier that we can construct that God’s love cannot get around. It is this sort of love that the new commandment demands of us.

Living the Gospel – Love is all around

Love surrounds us all the time. It is impossible to turn on a radio without hearing ‘love’ used in one way or another. Love is the most common theme of songs, poetry, literature and art. Although we might bemoan the casual use of ‘love’, the fact remains that we fill our lives with the sounds and images of love. It’s easier to imagine the all-pervasive nature of God’s love when we recognise just how pervasive the commercial and artistic expressions of love have become. As Christian people, the challenge that faces us is to imbue these expressions with a richer, deeper notion of love.

Questions

Q. Why did Jesus give this speech immediately after revealing the betrayal of Judas?

Q. In what way/s is this commandment to love a new commandment?

Q. What are some of the characteristics of Jesus’ model of love?

Q. How would demonstrating love for one another reveal you to be a disciple of Jesus?

Q. Where in your life do you need to show more love?

Learning moments

Construct a Futures Wheel or Consequences Wheel to explore the possible effects, impacts and consequences of: ‘What if everybody did love one another as Jesus loved?’

Review the last few days / the last week. Identify instances where you had an opportunity to respond to an incident or to a person with love as Jesus loved. How did you do? What would you do differently next time? Is it possible to return to the person or incident and make a different response?

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