St Liborius Parish

VISION: We, the St Liborius parish Community, seek to support each other in growing together in faith and sharing this faith with the wider community.

St Augustine’s (Myers Flat), St Stephen’s (Raywood) Communities Growing Together

18th December, 2016 - fourth Sunday of advent, year a

Next Week’s Readings Isaiah 9:1-7 Titus 2:11-14 Luke 2: 1-14 Isaiah 62:11-12 Titus 3:4-7 Luke 2:15-20

Gospel Acclamation Alleluia, alleluia! A virgin will give birth to a son; his name will be Emmanuel: God is with us. Alleluia!

Responsorial Psalm Let the Lord enter; he is king of glory.

Papal Prayer Intentions for December 2016 End to Child-Soldiers That the scandal of child-soldiers may be eliminated the world over. Europe That the peoples of Europe may rediscover the beauty, goodness, and truth of the Gospel which gives joy and hope to life.

Now is the time to unleash the creativity of mercy, to bring about new undertakings, the fruit of grace. 14th December

The Word Today Isaiah 7:10-14 Romans 1:1-7 Matthew 1:18-24

REJOICE For He is coming!

Let your tolerance be evident to everyone; the Lord is very near.

Philippians 4:4

I’ve seen a slogan which says:

“The Lord is coming. Look busy.” It might be better to let your tolerance show? And

that could be a big ask - with the busyness that seems to always accompany this time of the year.

Today, Lord, keep me calm;

Let my tolerance show. In the midst of the commercial

And social busyness of this Season, help me to focus

On your Birth Day celebrations.

Advent Wreath The Fourth candle this week is called the

Angel’s Candle or the Candle of Love. We pause to pray for faith that opens our

lives to the Spirit of God.

Advent Symbols Candles have long been a symbol of Christ. A candle is lit at a baptism. The Paschal Candle is brought into a darkened church at the Easter Vigil, dispelling the darkness in its path. The Irish light a specially decorated candle on Christmas Eve and then pray for those nearest and dearest to them. They also began the tradition of placing a candle in the window at Christmas to provide a guide to those who have lost their way. Polish people place a candle in a loaf of bred combining the symbolism of Jesus as “the Bread of Life” and “the Light of the World.”

ST LIBORIUS CHRISTMAS

LUNCH IS ON AGAIN

When: Christmas Day 25th Dec, 12 – 2pm Where: Parish Centre, 50 Panton Street, Eaglehawk Christmas day is the day when no one should be alone. So if you know of anyone who may be in this situation please spread the word that all are welcome to come and participate. Please give name, contact number (and address if transport needed) to Tracy at Parish Office 5446 8235.

CHRISTMAS MASS TIMES

Christmas Eve (Saturday)

7.00pm & 10pm

Christmas Day (Sunday)

9.00am (Stephen’s Raywood), 10.30am (St Liborius)

PARISH HOLIDAY HOURS Friday Dec 23rd - closed from 12pm Reopen Tues 3rd Jan

CHRISTMAS WISHES For the very special people that we have known over the years and still continually hold dear in our hearts especially the following FMDM community members Sister Sarah, Sister Mercy and Sister Carmel, Sister Pat and especially Father Jake Mudge. The St Liborius congregation would like to wish the above mention people a most holy and festive Christmas and all the best for the new year. God Bless and thanks for your continual prayers and support.

With St Liborius, St Stephen & St Augustine, let us be a spiritual benefactor to each other in prayer, especially for the health and well-being of:

Pray for our seminarians: Dean Klayford Bongat, Adi Indra, Jackson Saunders & DJ Suguitan.

May they rest in the peace of Christ. Amen.

In faith and hope let us pray for those who have gone before us and those whose anniversaries occur around this time.

Martha Toma, Maureen Goudie, Eliza Kelly, Vera Gane, James Thwaites, Leo Esposito,

Shirley Czuczman, Eva Gaylor, David Taggart, Basil Casey, Patricia Maloney, Heath Kennedy,

Kerry Carroll, Emma Simmonds, Ethel Scott, Margaret Barry, Joan Danaher.

Anniversaries:

Recently Deceased:

As we gather to worship, we acknowledge the Traditional owners and custodians of this land- the Jaara Country we are standing on- the Jaara people of the Dja Dja Wurrung community and their forebears who have been custodians of this land for centuries.

Mary De Nardis, Bridget Stewart, Ted Verryt, Mikkael Floyd Magpulong, Doreen Dibdib, Lise Cook, Mary Furlong, Paul Woodward, Russell Milikins, Jodie Ryan, Bryan Keogh, Frank White, Margaret Berriman, Zoey Lovejoy, Gerald Smith, Len Fitzgerald

Cynthia Griego, Muriel Maes, Patricia Schultz, Bert Caldow, Angeline Caldow, Gary Jones, Frances Cushing, Brendan Irwin, Ian Connally, Jocelyn Lyon, Marie Casey, Georgie Manning, Teresa Brandreth, Denis Pommer, Mary Salmon Eiffe, Marianne Cuskelly, Mary McAdam, John Haugh

Rosalia Van Leuwen, Kevin Tobias, Shirley Baker, Carmel McCashney, Bert Youla, Denise Wong, Melinda May, Ian Johnson, Maureen O’Keefe, Josefina Wilson, Xavier White, Claire Dearaugo, Rosario Jewell, Tila Wynands, Christine Longmire Kelvin Ryan

PARISH MATTERS

BRUNCH KITCHEN Last Brunch Kitchen will be Tuesday 13th December. Brunch kitchen will return in 2017 on February 7th.

DO YOU LOVE KNITTING OR CROCHETING? COMFORT BLANKETS ARE NEEDED

Our Comfort Blankets bring comfort to patients who may be missing their familiar surroundings or going through a hard time. They help to make patient rooms feel more homely and provide warmth in a cheerful and personal way. The ways we need help are:

Making up of blankets by sewing of squares together

Knitting or crocheting of squares for blankets:

8 ply wool (we can supply if we have donated wool on hand)

4mm needles (Size 8)

40 stitches X 80 rows

Granny squares of approximately 20cms

In the past knitters have been asked to leave a generous length of wool on the end of the squares to assist with sewing.

We use 49 squares to make the blankets

Donations of bright coloured wool.

Both for knitting and crocheting as well as sewing up of blankets.

We will also gratefully receive completed knitted or crocheted blankets for patients to be used as knee blankets or for their beds.

Please be assured that the above details are guidelines and we will be able to make use of whatever you may be able to donate or assist with. We would hope that by sharing the tasks around that it will never be too onerous. Anyone who would like to help can contact our Pastoral Care Team (attention Annie) on 54343227. Thank you in anticipation, Lynda Wyles - Pastoral Services Coordinator

PRAYER FOR ADVENT Dear Lord, through darkness,

I look for your wisdom. I want my heart to be open to you.

But sometimes in these days, it seems that so many things come between us.

Help me to be awake and aware of the radiance you bring to my life.

Help me to be grateful each day for the blessings of family and friends.

Let me be a peacemaker in my own life,

and in the world. Let me pray especially for this

difficult world and those who are so in need of an end to violence.

My heart begs for this as my Advent prayer today. Amen.

ROSTERS FOR CHRISTMAS We need Welcomers, Readers and Eucharistic ministers for the two Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Mass’s. Please add your details to the sheet at the back of the Church.

MOTHERS PRAYERS Mothers prayers at the Parish Centre will have their final meeting for this year on Friday 16th December. Will resume again on Friday 3rd February at 10am.

MASS FOR THOSE ILL OR FRAIL AT HOME: Find Mass ‘Streamed Live’ or ‘On Demand’ via the internet or mobile devices: ‘Mass on Demand’ St Mary's Church, North Sydney (Our Lady of the Way, a Jesuit Church): CathNews YouTube channel OR www.northsydneycatholics.com/spirituality/liturgy/mass-on-demand Mass Streamed Live 9.30 am each day from Our Lady of the Rosary Cathedral, Waitara, NSW. Plus Adoration and Benediction on Saturdays: www.dbb.org.au Click ‘Watch Mass Live’ button. ‘Mass for You at Home’ –6 am Sunday Mass and saved program. Channel 10 TV. tenplay.com.au/channel-ten/mass-for-you-at-home

ST LIBORIUS SCHOOL - continued This year we have had the spiritual support of Fr JunJun, Fr Rom and in more recent times Fr Antony. I would like to thank all the priest’s for the way they have engaged with our school community and provided timely support to all. We look forward to continuing to work with Fr Antony particularly with our whole school and class masses and sacraments. On behalf of our school community I would like to thank and wish all the best to those staff who are leaving St Liborius. Over the past 34 years, Anne Young has been an amazing support to so many students, parents and teachers at St Liborius. Anne began her teaching career in 1970 and has taught throughout our Sandhurst Diocese over the past 46 years. We will miss Anne's expertise, quiet approach to teaching and her beautiful manner around our school and wish her all the very best in retirement. Thank you to the families who are finishing their time here at St Liborius as their children graduate or are moving to new educational settings. We appreciate all that you have brought to our school community. We wish you all the very best for the future. It is exciting to look forward to the 2017 school year! Have a Safe, Happy and Holy Christmas. Frank Dullard - Principal

Youth Corner Summer School Melbourne - 8-15 Jan 2017 – Registrations now open! Join other young people aged 16-35 for a powerful week of teaching, live music, sacraments, prayer, praise and great speakers. Register before 15th Dec for earlybird rates and/or register as a group of 4 and save $100 (3 participants must be new to Summer School). More info: melbourne@summerschool.org.au, 0490 157 556 or summerschool.org.au

OUR SCHOOLS BENDIGO & DIOCESAN MATTERS

ST LIBORIUS SCHOOL Our End of Year/Graduation Mass on Monday was a true celebration of a fantastic year at St Liborius. We came together as a faith community to thank the Lord for all that has been presented to us in the form of challenges and successes. The whole liturgy coordinated by Hollie Webster and beautifully led by Fr Antony, involved all of the students in various ways. Thank you to all the families for making the effort to come out and support each other as well as our departing Year 6 students. The presentations and reflections at the end of Mass paid tribute to the 7 years the Graduating class have had at primary school as well as some outstanding achievements by individuals. Thank you to the Catholic Women’s League who provided a scholarship to Ivy Carney Fisher for good citizenship and social justice, which will assist with attending catholic secondary school in Bendigo next year. The Eaglehawk Rotary Club award went to Allannah Smith for outstanding example to others and who represents the values of our St Liborius school community. Thanks to Kerry Krenz for presenting the Peter Krenz Awards which went to Delta Krause and James Cameron for showing good citizenship. We had the Sr Veronica Award for academic excellence awarded to James Campbell and Ronan James. Also the Watson Scholarship for outstanding sporting achievement went to Brodie Coombs and Lexie Moss. Thank you to Fr Antony for the engaging way he celebrated mass with us and for all of his support in 2016 along with the support of Fr JunJun and Fr Rom over the past several years. Spiritual/Passive Garden - The transformation of the area between the church and the Mercy Learning Centre has taken place over the past month with the elimination of uneven surfaces, installation of artificial grass, gardens, seating and labyrinth. The children are utilising this space beautifully and classes will be taking time to understand the purpose of the labyrinth as a powerful way to reflect and connect with God. There will be additional seating installed at the front of the school (Panton St) and near the staff lounge entrance. Thank you to the Parent’s Club for their support in funding this project which will directly benefit our school and parish community. Thank You Our St Liborius community have been such a support to one another this year with many assisting those in need within our school and beyond. The students have been exceptional and achieved so much this year. Parents and guardians have formed rich partnerships with the school and teachers have endeavoured to provide open lines of communication which has had a positive impact on the children’s learning. The staff have continued to be highly professional in their chosen vocation and their commitment to their work is to be commended. This has been acknowledged by many parents throughout the year. Also thank you to the staff leadership team who do a tremendous job in keeping their finger on the pulse and providing clear and informed direction for us all. Thank you to the Parent’s Club under the leadership of Deb Rye & Marg Bibic and the School Board under the leadership of Sam Daykin, for their representation of the parent body of St Liborius. I encourage parents to take an active role in these parent bodies to enrich our school community. Also thank you to Shandelle Filmer in the tuckshop for her commitment to providing this service and her band of volunteers each Friday.

EMPLOYMENT: CO-ORDINATOR OF PASTORAL INITIATIVES AND YOUTH MINISTRY

Catholic Diocese of Sandhurst. Applications are invited for this full time position with the Catholic Diocese of Sandhurst – Bendigo. The successful applicant will participate in the development and implementation of a Pastoral Plan and will act as a reference point and co-ordination for a number of pastoral initiatives and movements in the Diocese. The successful applicant is responsible primarily to effectively co-ordinate and manage all resources and personnel involved in the delivery of diocesan services and events related to Youth Ministry whilst fostering the personal and spiritual growth of each person in the Diocese of Sandhurst. They will work in close collaboration with Pastoral Associates, RCIA, Catholic Charismatic Renewal, Adult Faith Education, the Diocesan Liturgical Commission, and Teams of Our Lady. It is desired that the successful applicant will have an understanding of and willingness to work within the Catholic ethos. For any other queries please contact Sally Holmes on Ph (03) 5445 3617 or sally.holmes@sandhurst.catholic.org.au A copy of the position description can be obtained from www.sandhurst.catholic.org.au.

ST VINCENT COLLEGE REUNION 18th & 19th February 2017

All past students, partners and friends of St Vincent’s College Bendigo are invited to attend the Marong Cup Bendigo Racecourse Saturday February 18th 2017. A designated hospitality area will be provided followed by a get together at the Bendigo Club. Peter Sweeny’s 1967 group will be celebrating their 50 year get together. Contact your old St Vincent buddies and join in for a great day out. For details contact; Tim Cootes 5443 9129 or 0407 403 574: Jim Brennan 5448 3645: Kevin McGrath 0408 124 829: Barb Lomas CCB blomas ccb.vic.edu.au

CONTACT US Office Hours: Tue 10.30am-1.00pm Wed/Thu 10.30am-2.30pm Fri 10.00am-3.00pm

Phone: 5446 8235 (Parish Office) Address: 50 Panton Street Eaglehawk 3556 Email: eaglehawk@sandhurst.catholic.org.au

Web: stliboriuscatholicparish.wordpress.com

Parish Priest: Fr. Antony Joseph Mobile: 0407 708 895 Email antonypedi@gmail.com Parish Secretary: Tracy Rober ts After Hours (7pm—7am) Emergency Catholic Clergy Contact: 0429 371 253 SCHOOL Phone: 5446 9172 Principal: Frank Dullard Deputy: Alistair Stewart Secretary: Louise O’Connor Chaplain: Louise Trewhella

PARISH ORGANISATIONS Parish Pastoral Council

Ex-Officio: Fr Antony Joseph, Frank Dullard, Darren McGregor. Members: Michael Nolan, Cathy Mitchell, Terry McDermott, Brendan Keogh, Kathy Taylor, Anne O’Brien, Brian Bourke, Trish Mudge, Margaret Watson.

Parish Finance Committee

Laurie Fitzgerald, Terry Westaway, Geoff Gallagher, John Pallotta

Planned Giving David Trewarne

Parish Liturgy Team Mary Haugh, Elizabeth McDermott, Sandie Westaway, Maureen Bourke, Terry Westaway

Parish Loss & Grief Team

Elizabeth McDermott, Jane Bretherton, Patricia Angelini, Joan Noonan, Cathy Mitchell, Tricia Blanks, Eilis Whelan

Parish Sacramental Team Denise Webb, Jenny Chirgwin, Holly Webster, Claire Flood & Trish Blanks

Catholic Women’s League

Mary Haugh, Maureen Bourke

Legion of Mary Peg Singe / Anne O’Brien

RCIA Team Tricia Blanks, Brian Bourke, Maureen Bourke, Anne-Maree McDonell

Tuesday Communion Round Co-ordinator: Sandie Westaway

Friday Communion Round Co-ordinator: Anne Trewarne

KSC Community Welfare Project Brian Bourke: 5446 8821

R.S.J. Margaret Tobias

Caritas Project Compassion Brian Bourke

Children’s Liturgy Denise Webb & Natalie Duane (1st and 3rd Sunday of month)

God Start Anne O’Brien

Piety Stall Michael O’Dea, Anne O’Brien

PLANNED GIVING — Thank You COLLECTIONS FOR 11th December

ENVELOPES: LOOSE: DIRECT DEBIT

$1407.30 TOTAL:

$830.50 $251.80 $325.00

Mass Welcomers Lectors Extraordinary

Ministers of Holy Communion

This Weekend 6.00pm

P&B Pontell 1st: 2nd:

S McGowan M Watson

S Westaway, T Westaway J Chirgwin

10.30am K Taylor M Gill

1st:2nd:

A Atkins T Duane

C Paton, T Blanks, C Giri

Next Weekend 6.00pm

NEEDED 1st: 2nd:

NEEDED NEEDED

10.30am NEEDED 1st:2nd:

NEEDED NEEDED

PARISH ACTIVITIES WEEKLY

Wise Eaters Every Monday at 9.30am. Walk N Talk Every Tuesday at 9.30am. Brunch Kitchen Every Tuesday at 11.30am (exc school holidays) Euchre Card Club Every Tuesday at 7.30pm. Legion of Mary Every Wednesday at 10.00am and Every Friday at 7.30pm. Vocaltones Every Thursday at 7.30pm (exc school holidays) Parish Sacramental Team Every Tuesday at 7.00pm Mothers Prayer Every Friday 10.30am till 11.30

MONTHLY

Secular Franciscans Every 2nd Mon of the month at 7.30pm. Liturgy Meeting Every 1st Tue of the month at 1.30pm. Parish Finance Committee Meeting Every 4th Tue of the month at 7.30pm. Parish Pastoral Council Meeting Every 2nd Wed of the month at 6.30pm. Card making Every 2nd Wed of the month at 1.30pm. Catholic Women’s League Every 4th Wed of the month at 1.30pm. BEC Meeting - Group D Every 1st Fri of the month at 1.30pm. R.S.J. Meeting 3rd Wed of every 2nd month at 10.30am. Bendigo Textile Group Every 2nd Sun of the month at 10.00am. Contact: Barbara Lomas 0417313760 Knights of the Southern Cross Every 2nd Thu of the month. Contact: Brian Bourke 5446 8821

MASSES THIS WEEK

Mon 6pm Mass Tues - Friday 9:15am Mass

P.S. Funeral Mass replaces the Mass of the day

Saturday 9.15am Mass (St Augustine’s Myers Flat- followed by brunch) 6.00pm (Parish) Sunday 9.00am (Raywood) 10.30am (Parish) 4.00pm Sunday School

5.30pm Syro Malabar Rite Mass at St Francis Xavier’s Church, 24 Strickland Road

SACRAMENTS

Reconciliation

Everyday of the week 40mins prior to Mass except on Sunday.

Anointing of the sick

Please ring parish office.

Baptisms

Please call in to the parish office for a Baptism kit ($30).

Baptism preparation is conducted on the first Wednesday of the month at 7.30pm at St Kilian’s Parish Centre.

Bookings required. Phone 5441 6244.

Weddings

Bookings must be made at least six months prior.

Please ring parish office.

ROSTERS

What a Life! Rule #8:

Never buy a man anything that says "some assembly required" on the box. It will ruin his Special Day and he will always have parts left over. No one knows why.

Rule #13: It's hard to beat a really good wheelbarrow or an aluminium extension ladder. Never buy a real man a stepladder. It must be an extension ladder. No one knows

why.

Rule #14: Rope. Men love rope. It takes us back to our cowboy origins, or at least The Boy

Scouts. Nothing says love like a hundred feet of 3/8" manila rope. No one knows why.