DEVOTIONAL PRAYER FOR AUGUST
PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS
God our Father, we thank you for calling men and women to serve in your Son’s Kingdom as priests, deacons, and consecrated persons.
Send your Holy Spirit to help others to respond generously and courageously to your call.
May our community of faith support vocations of sacrificial love in our youth and young adults. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.
Amen.
Entrance Antiphon
Look to your covenant, O Lord, and forget not the life of your poor ones for ever. Arise, O God, and defend your cause, and forget not the cries of those who seek you.
1st Reading (1 Kg 19:4-8)
A reading from the first book of Kings.
Elijah went into the wilderness, a day’s journey, and sitting under a furze bush wished he were dead. ‘O Lord,’ he said ‘I have had enough. Take my life; I am no better than my ancestors.’ Then he lay down and went to sleep. But an angel touched him and said, ‘Get up and eat.’ He looked round, and there at his head was a scone baked on hot stones, and a jar of water. He ate and drank and then lay down again. But the angel of the Lord came back a second time and touched him and said, ‘Get up and eat, or the journey will be too long for you.’ So he got up and ate and drank, and strengthened by that food he walked for forty days and forty nights until he reached Horeb, the mountain of God.
The Word of the Lord.
Responsorial Psalm
Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.
2nd Reading (Eph 4:30-5:2)
A reading from the letter of St. Paul to the Ephesians.
Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God who has marked you with his seal for you to be set free when the day comes. Never have grudges against others, or lose your temper, or raise your voice to anybody, or call each other names, or allow any sort of spitefulness. Be friends with one another, and kind, forgiving each other as readily as God forgave you in Christ. Try, then, to imitate God as children of his that he loves and follow Christ by loving as he loved you, giving himself up in our place as a fragrant offering and a sacrifice to God.
The Word of the Lord.
Gospel Acclamation
Alleluia, alleluia! I am the living bread from heaven, say the Lord; whoever eats this bread will live for ever. Alleluia!
Gospel (Jn 6:41-51)
A reading from the holy Gospel according to John.
The Jews were complaining to each other about Jesus, because he had said, ‘I am the bread that came down from heaven.’ ‘Surely this is Jesus son of Joseph’ they said. ‘We know his father and mother. How can he now say, “I have come down from heaven”?’ Jesus said in reply, ‘Stop complaining to each other. ‘No one can come to me unless he is drawn by the Father who sent me, and I will raise him up at the last day. It is written in the prophets: They will all be taught by God, and to hear the teaching of the Father, and learn from it, is to come to me. Not that anybody has seen the Father, except the one who comes from God: he has seen the Father. I tell you most solemnly, everybody who believes has eternal life. ‘I am the bread of life. Your fathers ate the manna in the desert and they are dead; but this is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that a man may eat it and not die. I am the living bread which has come down from heaven. Anyone who eats this bread will live for ever; and the bread that I shall give is my flesh, for the life of the world.’
The Gospel of the Lord.
Communion Antiphon
O Jerusalem, glorify the Lord, who gives you your fill of finest wheat.
Next Week’s Readings
Prov 9:1-6; Eph 5:15-20; Jn 6:51-58
Feasts of the Week
Wed, 14 Aug - St. Maximilian Mary Kolbe
Thu, 15 Aug - The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
PARISH NEWS
WEEKLY PARISH DATES
| SUNDAY 10:30am Mass – Children’s Liturgy held 1st and 3rdSundays. After 5:00pm Mass in Theatrette – Youth Group for youth 12 to 17 years on 2nd and 4th Sundays. 6:00pm in Community Centre – Young Adults (SPYA) meeting. 6.15pm in Hall – School of Discipleship |
| MONDAY 7:00pm to 8:15pm – Bible Study on Zoom. Meeting ID: 826 5359 2389 Passcode: Bible. Contact Clive 0490814452 or Karen 0415487598 |
| TUESDAY 7:00pm Online Zoom Rosary - Meeting ID: 893 5477 8556. Passcode: rosary. |
| WEDNESDAY 7:00pm Mass followed by Mother of Perpetual Succour Novena. |
| 1ST FRIDAY 7:00pm to 8:15pm Mass & Adoration |
| 2ND FRIDAY 7:30pm to 8:30pm Shalom Kids Holy Hour with Exposition & Benediction. |
| SATURDAY 2:30pm to 4:00pm St. Peter’s Charismatic Prayer Community Praise & Worship. 1.30pm to 4:00pm - Healing Mass on 1st Saturday of the month. Next Healing Mass on Saturday 7th September 2024. |
| BAPTISM 12 noon – Baptisms held 1st & 3rd Sundays. Baptism Preparation Meeting held on 1st Monday of the month at 7:00pm. Next Baptism Preparation Meeting Monday 2nd September 2024 at 7:00pm in Church. |
WELCOME TO OUR NEWLY BAPTISED
We welcome into our Church community Kaeden Parrocho who is to be baptised this Sunday. With the guidance of the Holy Spirit and the love of Parents, Godparents, family and friends, we pray that Kaeden will lead a life full of happiness, faith and love.
FEAST OF THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY – THURSDAY 15TH AUGUST
Mass times are:
Wednesday 14th August 7:00pm Vigil Mass of the Assumption (Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Succour as normal)
Thursday 15th August 8:30am, 10:00am (School Mass) and 7:00pm.
Kindly note that the Feast of the Assumption is a holy day of obligation.
MULTICULTURAL MASS PLANNING MEETING
The first planning meeting for the annual Multicultural Mass will be held on Saturday, 17th August 2024 at 10.00am in the meeting room off the church hall. All are invited to attend. Thank you all for your support.
LECTORS & EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS ROSTERS AVAILABILITY
We will soon be preparing the rosters for September, October and November 2024 for Lectors and Extraordinary Ministers. Please advise your availability to the Parish office by TUESDAY 13TH AUGUST 2024 especially if you will be away or are unable to be part of the roster for these months. Thank you.
RCIA – The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is a program for anyone interested in becoming a Catholic and receiving the Sacraments. Meetings are held on Tuesday/Wednesdays (to be decided) at 7:00pm in the Theatrette. If you or anyone you know is interested, you are welcome to come along. The invitation is also extended to any Catholics who may want to come and help Catechists by sharing their knowledge and faith and motivate the Candidates. Please contact Francis Thomas at francispthomas@hotmail.com (0401 787 372) or Marcela Blanco mcbl2002@hotmail.com (0425 857 770). The RCIA Inquiry form can be found at https://forms.office.com/r/fPgsGSwAvN.
NATIONAL VOCATIONS AWARENESS WEEK 4TH – 11TH AUGUST
Please pray for our priests today in thanksgiving for their ministry and presence in our community. Please pray for the religious who do so much in pastoral care, education, health care and many other ministries. Pray also that the saints may inspire many vocations to consecrated life and priesthood, especially from our community.
IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF MARY MACKILLOP PILGRIMAGE
12 days all inclusive (Land & Air) Pilgrimage. 15 – 26 October 2024. Cost $4,810 ex Melbourne. More information from Sr. Annie Bond RSJ (02) 8912 4818, email national.pilgrimage@mmp.org.au or visit the website at marymackillopplace.org.au/retreats-spirituality /australian-national-pilgrimage/
2024 ARCHBISHOP’S CAMPAIGN
The 2024 Archbishop’s Campaign is now underway, and we ask everyone to consider a pledge to support the vital ministries of our Archdiocese. These ministries are outlined in the Campaign brochure which you will find in the pew and in the foyer today. Gifts of $2 or more are tax-deductible. Tax-deductible donations go to the Archbishop’s Charitable Fund which supports the Corpus Christi College Building Fund, the Priests Retirement Foundation, John Pierce Centre, Melbourne Overseas Mission, University of Divinity Building Fund as well as Catholic community agencies and service organisations through annual grants. Non-tax-deductible donations go to the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne Religious Projects Fund and support seminarian formation and evangelisation ministries. Please review the campaign material and prayerfully consider pledging a recurring monthly gift to help us continue to strengthen the Christan faith and address the needs of God’s people. Tear-off pledge cards are attached to the campaign envelopes in the church. You can also make a gift online at melbournecatholic.org/archbishopscampaign or via the QR codes on the campaign materials. There will be a special collection and Pledge Envelopes will be collected over the next two weekends on 17/18 August and 24/25 August. Thank you for your generous support.
POPE FRANCIS (@PONTIFEX) - X
The faithful come to ask the Holy Mother of God for a blessing. She is the mediatrix of grace, which always and only flows from Jesus Christ, through the action of the Holy Spirit.
RECENTLY DECEASED
We pray for Daniel Ferlazzo, Sriyani De Sliva, Nimal Pahalavithanage, Flavian Weerasinghe, Carmelo Stroscio, Victor Cachia, Michelle Lazaro, Ramon Samson, Joyce Anthony, Winnie Beck, Mary Jane Aquino, Carmel Ryan, Avis Fernandez, Sofia Tangco, Jacqueline Mallet, Lito Alinea, and all who have died in disasters all over the world.
DEATH ANNIVERSARIES
We pray for Kath Bool, Trevor Hegarty, Evelyn Julian Stowers, David Pillai, Loida Arabit Bonayon, Daphne White, Patrick Fernando, Olive Barber, Alex D’Souza, Evelyn & Frank D’Lima, Ernest & Beatrice Paull, Santan Fernandes, Teresita Hinojosa, Bernard Fernandez, Douglas & Kenneth Lazaro and all whose anniversaries occur at this time.
PRAYERS FOR THE SICK
We pray for Violet Lawrence, Jeffrey Dalton, Sean Donaldson, Dale D’Souza, Stephen Beaton, John O’Regan, Delice Prior, Nathan Salesa, Suzie Allet, Draga Vekic, John & Christina Parol, Robin Lowe, Gerry Shaw, Betina Cole, Rashmi Ghimire, Keith & Janet Gill, Teresita Delacruz, Ausana Cunanan, Roberto Santiago, Elizabeth de Guzman, Edna Sanchez, Mary Jane Larinay, Bien Carlos, Thais Long, Ollie Orlinski, Denise Fisher, Judy Whitecross, Liza Trenker, Josephine Pearson, Gina Linning, Teresita Grisancich and all who are ill in our Parish.
ROSTERS
Money Counters – 18 August 24
| Pravin Albuquerque / Clarence D’Souza / Grace Sharman |
Roster for Readers – 17/18 August 24
| 6:00pm | Davy Fernandes |
| 8:30am | David Roga |
| 10:30am | Savita D’Souza |
| 5:00pm | Youth Mass |
Extraordinary Ministers of Communion – 17/18 August 24
| 6:00pm | S. Fernando / N. Golaw / S. Craven / A. Vesty |
| 8:30am | J. Roga / N&N Gooneratne / G. Sharman |
| 10:30am | S. D Reyes / Sunita D / M. Naufahu / V. Petkovic |
| 5:00pm | Youth Mass |
Music Ministry – 17/18 August 24
| 6:00pm | Footsteps |
| 8:30am | St. Philomena |
| 10:30am | Filoz |
| 5:00pm | Youth Mass |