THERE was a meeting of the Finance Committee last Thursday (May 19) night and the accountant, Michelle O’Gorman, attended. Amongst other matters we examined the Church Refurbishment costs and finance. I had forgotten how generous people had been to the donations and commitment for liturgical elements in the new space. All the liturgical elements: Ambo […]

  Mass4ExpectantMothers2016 THE annual Mass for Expectant Mothers will be celebrated by Archbishop Hart on Sunday June 5 at 11am at St Patricks Cathedral, East Melbourne. The Mass is an opportunity for the Church to recognise the joy of Motherhood and to impart a blessing on these women for a safe and healthy pregnancy. Mothers […]

EVERY life deserves a lifetime. Show the Victorian Government that we believe this and join the rally on the steps of Parliament House, Spring Street, East Melbourne on Saturday May 21 at 2pm.

THIS week there was news about the death of Jesuit priest Daniel Berrigan. He epitomised the utopic thinking of the late 1960s and was well known to me personally. An activist till the end.  Jesuit Andrew Hamilton gave a personal tribute to Dan Berrigan in Eureka Street, including the following words: “At a personal level […]

TOGETHER with St Dominic’s East Camberwell, the Boroondara Deanery is pleased to provide another spirituality-themed presentation focusing on Pope Francis’s proclaimed Year of Mercy. “The Parables of Mercy” are a series of paintings and photographs which will be displayed, and form the basis of both a visual meditation and an oral presentation portraying God’s mercy. […]

POPE Francis, has recently addressed his remarks to clericalism and the vocation of the laity. He warns against clericalism, reminding priests and consecrated persons that nobody is baptised into the Church as a Bishop, but rather we all enter the Church as laity. The Pope said this in a letter received on March 19 by […]

THERE was a meeting between the PPC and the Stewardship organisers to assess the effectiveness and results of the program at this half way mark since the last appeal in 2014. Results were pleasing and the parish community is to be thanked for your ongoing generosity. There will be more on the matter of Finance […]

Join the Right to Life group from Thursday May 26 to Saturday 28 on an invigorating Life Hike to raise funds for Right to Life. This year the hike is in the Victorian Grampians. More information on www.righttolife.com.au

THE  2016 Catholic Theological College public lecture will be delivered by Archbishop Mark Coleridge (Archbishop of Brisbane) on Monday May  16 at 7.30pm at the Catholic Leadership Centre (cnr Hoddle St & Victoria Parade, East Melbourne). The topic is: From Wandering to Journeying – Thoughts on a Synodal Church. Bookings by May 11 on jill.doncovio@ctc.edu.au