Parish of St Anne & St Bede
Parish of St Anne & St Bede 5th Sunday of Easter St Anne Cnr Beresford Street & Windella Avenue, Kew East St Bede 1 Severn Street, Balwyn North St Joachim Cnr Barnard Grove & Peel Street, Kew North Sunday Mass Times Saturday Saturday Sunday Sunday Sunday Sunday 5.00pm 6.00pm 8.30am 9.00am 10.30am 11.00am St Anne St Bede St Joachim St Bede St Anne St Bede Mass Times Monday 9.15am St Bede (Communion Service) Tue-Fri 9.15am St Bede Tue-Fri 10.00am St Anne Saturday 10.00am St Bede Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday 10.30am St Bede Saturday 4.30-4.45pm St Anne Parish Office Monday-Friday 9.00am-4.00pm 1 Severn Street, PO Box 37, Balwyn North Vic 3104 Ph: 8851 4600 Fax: 9859 9415 Email: [email protected] [email protected] Web: www.cam.org.au/keweast www.cam.org.au/balwynnorth Parish Staff Priests: Fr Werner Utri Fr Linh Pham (Assistant Priest) Pastoral Co-ordinator: Jo Ryan Seniors Ministry Co-ordinator: Sr Angela Remi ssps Young Families Coordinator: Anita Mueller Secretary: Susie Adams Finance Officer: Kristina Slavec Parish Schools St Anne’s Primary School School Principal: John Connors [email protected] www.sannkewe.catholic.edu.au St Bede’s Primary School Principal: Annette Broadfoot [email protected] www.sbedesbn.catholic.edu.au Holy Spirit Sisters 51 Strathalbyn Street, Kew East Ph: 9859 2440 Good Samaritan Sisters 33 Severn Street, North Balwyn Ph: 9859 6384 Year B May 3, 2015 Liturgy of the Word This week… Next week… st st 1 Reading: Acts 9:26-31 1 Reading: Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48 nd nd 2 Reading: 1 John 3:18-24 2 Reading: 1 John 4:7-10 Gospel: John 15:1-8 Gospel: John 15:9-17 Responsorial Psalm: I will praise you, Lord, I will praise you in the assembly of your people. (CWB 306) OR Alleluia! Gospel Acclamation: Live in me and let me live in you, says the Lord; My branches bear much fruit. We pray for those who have died recently especially Mary Eileen Finnigan and for those whose anniversaries occur at this time, especially Anton Stoikewitch, Olive Ng Ong Neo, Ian Fraser and Nerina Rizio, Symbols and Images ‘Make your home in me.’ Jesus invites his disciples to place complete trust in him and not be distracted by the cares of the world Even if our lives are troubled, in Jesus we can always be secure and at peace Prayer Today’s Gospel Acclamation makes a suitable prayer for the week: Live in me and let me live in you, says the Lord. My branches bear much fruit. A MESSAGE FROM ARCHBISHOP HART Denis Hart, Archbishop of Melbourne and President of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, has expressed his deepest sympathies today to the families of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran following their executions in Indonesia. ‘Today, I assure both families that you are in my thoughts and prayers. The imposition of the death penalty doesn’t achieve what people think it achieves....When it comes to crime and punishment, we must recognise and honour the human dignity of both victims and offenders….As a community, Australians and our international friends must have a commitment to respect and protect the dignity of every human life, even those who do great harm. Andrew Chan, Myurun Sukumaran and their families will be in my prayers.’ PPC REPORT The PPC met at St Anne’s on Wednesday April 29. Matters discussed included the final formal canonical unification of the parishes of St Anne’s and St Bede’s. Significant savings and efficiencies will occur when this happens. Members of the PPC will speak at Masses in the near future to discuss this with the whole parish. A public meeting is scheduled at St Anne’s on May 28 at 7.30pm to discuss the Master Plan for the three sites of the parish. Other matters discussed included the use of Parish Resources and Assets, the interim Stewardship Campaign and the Sunday Evening Mass Trial. The major community social event and fundraiser in 2015 will be an International Dinner to be held at Genazzano College on August 21. Please note this date in your diaries. Sacraments Baptisms. Baptisms are normally celebrated during Masses on the fourth Sunday of the month. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reconciliation, Eucharist and Confirmation. Children not attending the parish schools are offered after-school classes to prepare for the sacraments. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marriage. Please contact the parish at least six months prior to marriage. After an initial interview engaged couples are asked to undertake a marriage preparation course before their wedding. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RCIA. The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is offered for those who are enquiring about Catholic faith. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rosary is prayed after weekday Mass. Exposition after morning Mass every Friday at St Bede, and before Mass at St Anne on the first Friday of the month. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For further information please consult our website or contact the Parish Office. News, Notices and Diary At a glance… Monday May 4 10am-11am Pre-School Group meets in the St Bede’s School Hall 8.15pm Meditation at St Bede’s in the Narthex. Tuesday May 5 7.30pm Liturgy Group Meeting St Anne’s Wednesday May 6 6.30 am Meditation Group in the Northern Crying Room at St Bede’s 9.45am Morning Tea following Mass at St Bede’s 7.30pm St Vincent De Paul conference Meeting – St Bede’s Narthex ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________ _ Thursday May 7 9.15am Grade1/2B Class Mass St Bede’s. 10am-12noon Meet ‘n Mingle See notice at right Friday May 8 10am – 11am Pre-School Group meets in St Anne’s Multi-Purpose Hall 4pm Prayer Group in St Bede’s Church Saturday May 9 2pm Marriage of Adrian Tan and Julie Kuo Sunday May 10 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________ Sixth Sunday of Easter Mother’s Day _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _ BALWYN EVERGREEN CENTRE Balwyn Evergreen Centre has been providing services to seniors in Balwyn and surrounding areas for 50 years. They are pleased to announce the opening of our new Art Studio. Run by Heide Schulz who is a qualified Art Therapist, she offers not only main stream classes but can also assist with art as form of rehabilitation. Enquiries to Brenda Dennis 9836 9681 FUNDRAISING DINNER Kew High School is hosting a Chaplaincy fundraising dinner Friday 29th May. See notice board for more information. Please contact the Parish Office if you are interested and we will organise a table, ph. 8851 4600. _________________________________________________________________________________ MASS COUNT The Vicar General invites our parishes’ co-operation in maintaining an up-to-date picture of Mass attendance in the Archdiocese. This annual count taken in May is important for the pastoral planning activities of the Archdiocese and allows for comparison to be made across the years. ____________________________________________________________________ TRIAL OF SUNDAY EVENING MASS AT ST BEDES Sunday Evening Mass at 5.30pm will continue to be trialled until Pentecost Sunday May 24th. If this Mass time is to continue there will need to be a significant increase in the number of parishioners willing to support it as Sacristans, Lectors, Special Ministers, Musicians, collectors etc. Please sign up as a Mass volunteer, all ministries need support; clipboards in the Narthex. COME, BE STILL AND PRAY, ST BEDE’S SUNDAY EVENINGS _________________________________________________________________________________ INVITO A TUTTI GLI Italiani della parrocchia di St Anna e St Bede’s. Il mese di maggio e ottobbre Mesi della Madonna. Il gruppo di preghiera si incontrera’ ogni giovedi ore 2pm. Per il santo Rosario alla chiesetta di San Gioacchino siete tutti benvenuti. ____________________________________________________________________ MORNING TEA There will be morning tea following Mass on Wednesday May 6 at St Bede’s in the Narthex at 9.45am. ________________________________________________________________________________ MEET ‘N’ MINGLE Meet 'n Mingle is on Thursday, May 7 in the Jarrow room at St. Bede's Parish from 10am to 12 noon. We welcome Mary Muirhead OAM from Learning for Life Autism Centre, Balwyn. She will speak about the organization she helped to found which has just turned 10 years old and her emphasis for Mothers' Day will be the role of mothers featured in the early intervention programs run at the centre and the part they play in helping their children with Autism to reach their potential. All welcome. ________________________________________________________________________________ SOCIAL JUSTICE GROUP – ASYLUM SEEKERS RESOURCE CENTRE The Social Justice Group would like to thank all Parishioners for their donations to the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre Foodbank Project. The sum raised was $508.55. Also thanks to all the helpers who organised the collections. The next collection will be held at all Masses on the next Hospitality weekend. The next meeting of the Social Justice Group is on Monday May 11 at 7.45pm at the Convent of the Sisters of the Holy Spirit, Cnr Cadow and Strathalbyn Sts, East Kew. All welcome. ________________________________________________________________________________ COUNTERS REQUIRED The new counters roster for St Bede’s is being prepared, and we urgently need more people to help. The commitment is every 9 weeks for an hour so on Sunday mornings. If you can help please contact Susie in the Parish office. ____________________________________________________________________ BOROONDARA CATHOLIC DEANERY Invites you to a presentation entitled Catholic Social Teaching In Light of Vatican II. Hosted by Our Lady of Good Counsel and All Hallows Parish Social Group and presented by Rev. Dr. Max Vodola, this event will explore the riches of Catholic Social Teaching and how the Second Vatican Council gave fresh impetus to this call of service, dialogue and engagement with the modern world in light of the ministry of Pope Francis. Sunday 31 May 2015 at 2pm for 2.15pm. Refreshments will be served at 3.30. The Venue is the atrium of OLGC Primary School. To RSVP and for information contact Berny Kirwan 8862 4040, [email protected] ________________________________________________________________________________ ST PATRICKS CATHEDRAL CHORAL SCHOLARSHIPS 2016 Applications close Friday May 15 for scholarships to St Kevin’s College for boys entering year 5 in 2016. Auditions Saturday May 23 at the Cathedral. Applications available online: www.stkevins.vic.edu.au ____________________________________________________________________ CHARITY GAMES DAY Monday 18 May, 10.30am – 3.30pm, Kew Golf Club, 120 Belford Rd, Kew East. Games will include Bridge, Solo, Mahjong and Scrabble. In support of education of young people in the Philippines at the FCJ Learning and Development Centre. $35 cash only includes morning tea and lunch, booking essential 9853 6527. RSVP: Monday 11 May. See notice board for more information. _________________________________________________________________________________ KAIROS AVAILABLE
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