Weekday Masses

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday, Liturgy of the

Word with Holy Communion

Thursday

Friday, Public Holiday

No Mass

No Mass

9.15 am

No Mass

No Mass

Sunday Masses

Saturday Sunday

6:00 pm

8:00 am

10:00 am

Reconciliation

Saturday 5:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Twenty Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A 24th September 2017

SEASONS Newsletter of the Catholic Parish of St. Thomas More, Mount Eliza

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)

Ange Virgona (Chairperson) Jacinta Griffin Carolyn Gascoigne

Sue Carr Paul Stinear Justin Crawford

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

PCC=Parish Community Centre U=Undercroft

C=Church

MPR=School Multipurpose Room

SSR=School Staff Room

Diary

Sunday Pizza Night, 5pm, PCC

Monday

St Vincent de Paul Meeting, 9.30am, U

Tuesday Social Club Committee Meeting,

10am, PCC

Thursday Liturgy Meeting, 7.30pm, PCC

Our Visiting Priest

This week is

Fr. Theo Rush OFM

Social Justice Sunday This year, the Australian Bishops Social justice Statement is titled: ‘Everyone’s

Business: Developing an inclusive and sustainable economy’.

The statement calls for an economy that is founded on

justice and offers dignity and inclusion to every person.

Copies are available at the back of the Church.

A Prayer for Economic Justice God of justice and compassion, whose light shines into our hearts

and into our nation’s halls of power, strengthen our faith as we acknowledge

the enormity of our task: to include all in the prosperity of this land.

We pray for your spirit of generosity in challenging greed and neglect.

Give us your grace to reach out to the lowest paid workers,

families subsisting on meagre incomes, people who are homeless,

the dispossessed First Peoples of this land, so that we may achieve

change, inspired by the Gospel, that leads to human flourishing.

We pray for your spirit of truth as we place our own economic choices

before you, reflecting on our own motives as we strive to give and to keep,

to save and to spend, to invest and to speak out

in ways that honour every human being.

We pray for your spirit of fierce love and determination

as we seek to assist and empower the most vulnerable,

to create jobs and opportunities where they are most needed,

to build an inclusive economy that enables government and business

to champion a society where justice and equity abound.

May we be instruments of your compassion as we take up the needs of the

poor, may we be instruments of your mercy as we bring truth to greed and

neglect, may we be instruments of your creative spirit

as we seek to make our world anew.

In Christ and through the Spirit we pray.

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Liturgy - Twenty Fifth Sunday Ordinary Time

First Reading: Isaiah 55:6-9

My thoughts are not your thoughts.

Responsorial Psalm The Lord is near to all who call him.

Second Reading: Philippians 1:20-24,27

For me to live is Christ.

Gospel Acclamation: Alleluia, alleluia!

Open our hearts, O Lord, to listen to the words of

your Son.

Alleluia!

Gospel: Matthew 20:1-16

Why are you jealous because I am generous?

Those who have died recently

Bill Petry

those whose anniversaries fall at

this time…

Patrick Willsteed, Bernice Chute, Sheila Walker, Nor-

man Hellard, Joan Enright, Leo Ryan, Mary Pearson,

Thomas Kelly

… and the sick

Michael Ryan, Peter Fleming, Luke Carroll, Marcia

Fiume, John Lascaris, Wal Gibson, Bill Hodges, Anne

McGrath, Robyn Davies, Jinny Reinhard, Rod McKen-

zie, Maureen Anstey, Stephanie Mulcahy, Jake Steyn,

Pam Montgomery, Arnold Mann, Penelope Allen,

Gordon Foulis, Len Crowe, Des Leyden, Pat

Crowther, Margaret Beale, Angela Butler, Sue Kelly,

Maria Kelly, Will Murray, Sr. Tarcissius, Frank Nolan,

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

Ray Grant, Rob Nicholls, Adrian Gobel, Rachael Sand-

erson (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, St Therese Parish,

Bathurst Island and Our Lady of the Sacred Heart

Parish, Alice Springs.

We pray for...

Cuppa after 10am Mass

Your hosts this weekend will be An-

drew, Chiara & Siena Postregna.

You are all warmy invited each week

after 10am Mass to linger for a cuppa and an oppor-

tunity to get to know some other members of your

parish community better.

Sorry, there will be no Morning Tea next week.

Stewardship Received last weekend .......................................$3,196

Pledged last weekend .........................................$2,931

August Average ....................................................$3,263

Presbytery Received last week ..............................................$1,006

Thanks to all of you who give so generously to support our

parish.

Financial Matters

Next Week’s Roster

Mass Time Lector Commentator

6 pm Graeme Hannan Lys Crowe

8 am Keith Donovan Deirdre Snooks

10 am Lois Bracken Monica Dalstead

Mass Time Ministers of the Eucharist

6 pm

Margaret Jamiesoon (Book)

Bernard Dobson (Gifts)

Michael Robertson (Gifts)

8 am Barry Hansen (Book)

Marie Alaimo Gifts)

Marj Hansen (Gifts)

10 am Adrian Coughlan (Book)

Colleen McNamara (Gifts)

Rob Storr (Gifts)

10 am Children’s Liturgy

No one needed during School Holidays

Counters Irene Owsianka

Richard Lindner

Yvonne Minton

PAGE 3 TWENTY FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR A SEASONS

What’s Happening Here...

The next meeting of the St Vincent de Paul

Society will be held on Monday 25th September at

9.30am in the Undercroft.

It is our social meeting so come along and find out

more about our work.

Early Learning Centre In case you’re wondering what’s happening on the

corner of the Oval, beyond the car park, the building

of the Early Learning Centre has begun!

Gymnasium Setup During

Church Refurbishment We still need 4 able-bodied helpers to set up chairs

in the gymnasium for Masses during the Church Refur-

bishment Project on Saturday 21st & 28th October

and Saturday 4th November at 2pm (at this stage, it’s

anticipated Masses will resume in the church on the

weekend of the 11th and 12th of November).

If you can help, please can you add your name to the

sign up sheet at the back of the church.

Church Pews for Sale! As part of the refurbishment of the Church, the cur-

rent pews are being replaced by chairs. So this pro-

vides an opportunity for you or any one you know to

purchase a pew or two! Perfect for your decking area,

your backyard, a school playground or even your fami-

ly room!

Those that were donated in the first place and have a

plaque on them are being offered to those families

(where it is possible to contact them), if they would

like to have them. If not, the plaques will be removed

and displayed elsewhere in the church.

The pews that are left are 3 metres long. They are

$90 each (roughly the cost of one new chair).

If you would like to purchase one or more, please

write your name on the list at the back of the church.

Be quick as they are selling fast!!

Please note that you have to be able to transport

it yourself, as we are unable to help with that. They

can be taken anytime from now, and preferably before

Monday 9th October when the refurbishment begins.

This Sunday, 24th September - Pizza Night in the

Parish Community Centre at 5pm. BYO nibbles and

drinks.

Tuesday, 26th September - Committee Meeting in

the Parish Community Centre at 10am.

Tuesday, 3rd October - Monthly Meeting in the

Undercroft after 10am Liturgy of the Word. New

members will be be most welcome. At this meeting,

booking and payment will be taken for :

a) F.A.M.E at Taggarts, 7th November, $40 per head

b) “Carmenesque” at Beleura House, Friday 8th De-

cember, $90 per head

More details at the meeting.

The Welfare Officer for September is Aileen Calley.

STM Social Club Fun & Friendship For All

New members are always most welcome!

Membership fee is $20. All enquiries to:

Grevis 0414 527 172 or to Colleen 9787 2479.

Holy Communion During Communion adults or children

who are not Catholic or not receiving

Holy Communion are welcome to

come forward for a blessing to any of

the Eucharistic Ministers. Please indicate

your wish for a blessing by crossing both arms in

front of you.

Brosnan Information &

Cheque Presentation Evening You are welcome to share “Soup and Sandwiches”

on Friday, 29th September @ 6pm.

This will be followed by our Guest Speaker,

Dr. Glenn Jessop

General Manager Research and Policy.

Come and hear about the important Social Justice

work Brosnan Centre / Jesuit Social Services

provide for disadvantaged youth.

Where: 19 Gannet Street, Mt Eliza

Please contact: Tom & Maree on 9787 3593 to RSVP

St Vincent de Paul Society Victoria

Help To Pack Up Sacristry If anyone is able to help with packing up the Sacristry,

ready for the refurbishment, for about an hour after

Wednesday morning Liturgy this Wednesday and / or

the following week, your help would be gratefully

appreciated.

Accommodation Wanted Local parishioner - mature aged, professional non-

smoking lady, seeks long term accommodation due to

illness of elderly parent. A room, bungalow or small

unit all considered. References provided. Please call St

Macartan’s Parish Office on 5975 2200.

More of What is Happening Here….

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Would you like to advertise your busi-

ness in this space in Seasons?

In colour

Business card size

$50 for one week

We print 200 copies per week, and distribute to all

STM School families by email. It is also available on

the Parish website for six months. Please contact the

Parish Office on 9787 7777 for further details.

Sing Into Spring A lovely afternoon of musical entertainment and a glass of bubbles was enjoyed by all last Sunday. Special

Thanks to our performers, and also to the PPLT sub-committee - Carolyn Gascoigne and Justin Crawford -

for their organisation of it all.

Are You (Fairly) New To

Our Parish? We would love to invite

you to a meal at Fr. Lauri-

e’s house to enjoy the

company of other parish-

ioners, both old and new.

Just fill in the form in the

folder at the Church porch and we will be in

touch.