BULLETIN OF THE PARISH OF LAVERTON
QUEEN OF PEACE
POINT COOK
ST MARTIN de PORRES
Mass times:
Saturday:
Sunday:
R.A.A.F. Chapel
Mass: Sun. 9.00am
Lumen Christi
Mass: Thu. 9.15am
Stella Maris
Mass: Fri. 9.15am
Mass times:
Sunday:
Weekdays:
Tuesday
6.00pm
8.00am
11.00am
9.15am
Wed. & Fri.
Reconciliation:
Sat. 10.00am - 10.30am
10.00am
9.15am
Reconciliation:
Before Mass by request.
PARISH PRIEST: Fr John Healy.
ASSISTANT PRIEST:
Fr Thomas Kuruvila
PRESBYTERY: QOP, 62A Everingham Rd, Altona Meadows. Ph.: 9360 9955. DEACON: Dong Tran
PRECA CENTRE: Education in Faith. 39 Talbot St, Altona Meadows. Ph.9360 0199. Email: [email protected]
PARISH OFFICE: 62A Everingham Rd, Altona Meadows Vic 3028. Ph.: 9369 6877
Fax: 9369 6761.
OFFICE HOURS: Tue. -10.00am to 4.00pm, Wed. & Thu. - 9.00 to 4.00pm, Fri.-9.00am to 3.00pm. Contact the office
for BAPTISMS, WEDDINGS etc, & any other enquiries.
EMAIL & WEB ADDRESSES: Parish Office [email protected] Web www.lavertonparish.org.au
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Cristian is a 33 year old farmer who lives in a remote Andean village in Peru. The community live a
traditional life and without irrigation they have depended on the rains to water the crops. “When there were no
rains we suffered a lot, because sometimes the fields would not produce,” says Cristian.
In 2012 Cristian and 14 other young farmers participated in the Rural Development program run by Caritas
Australia’s local partner, Caritas Haucho. The program offers materials, capital and training that supports
farmers in rural areas to establish sustainable farms that will produce reliable, profitable and long-term crops.
The program helped the young men to secure land to farm, and provided them with seedlings and
agricultural training so that they could grow and harvest sustainable, high-value orchard crops, including
peaches, custard apples avocados.
They also received materials and training to build an irrigation system to water their fields. The farmers have
helped one another to learn and achieve and are now beginning to reap the rewards of their hard work-a
healthy, nutritious new range of fruits in their diets and a steadily increasing income for all their families.
“The fact that we have worked together to grow and develop makes me proud,” said Cristian. “We are less
worried now, with the help of Caritas we are improving ourselves.”
Your donation to Project Compassion 2015 will help farmers in Peru grow
and harvest sustainable crops, providing their families with food for life.
EASTER RECONCILIATION
(Second Rite.)
Tues. 24th. March 7:00pm St. Martin de Porres
Our Parish Healing Mass will be held on
Wed. 25th. March 7:00pm @ Queen of Peace (English and Maltese) TUESDAY 24th. MARCH 2015 at
Second Rite of Reconciliation
10:30am. At Queen of Peace Church
This is a form of sacramental confession and mixes prayer and
You are all welcome to join us and
individual confession of sins to a priest, followed by absolution.
celebrate this special Mass.
There will be a communal penance service including a Scripture
A morning tea will follow in the school
reading and prayer by the priest. This is followed by an
examination of conscience, and then the entire community prays hall.
Everyone is welcome!
the Act of Contrition together.
Please note that the 9:15 am Mass at St
After the communal part of the ceremony, those present
individually confess their sins to the priest and receive absolution Martin’s will not be held on this day.
If you would like
and a penance. The Act of Contrition is not repeated privately,
because it has been part of the communal section of the service. transport to the
Note that the words of absolution are said by the priest
Mass please ring
individually over the penitent. A person who participates in only
the Parish Office
the communal parts of the service has not been to confession.
on 9369 6877.
NEXT WEEK’S READINGS:
1st Reading: Is. 50:4-7
2nd. Reading: Phil. 2:6-11
15/3/2015 Gospel: Mark14:11-15:47 The Passion
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You are invited to celebrate
The Feast of the Annunciation
Held
at
Queen
of Peace Church, Altona Meadows
Stations of the Cross
Friday 10th. April
on FRIDAY evenings at 7:00 pm at Q of P.
Reconciliation is every Saturday 10:00-10:30 am @ Healing Mass at 7:00pm followed by a social night in
the school hall.
Queen of Peace
Sunday 12th. April
A
Solemn
Mass
at 3:00pm followed directly by a
New Mass Times
Parish Mass will be at Queen of Peace Church at 9:15 procession with the statue of the Annunciation.
Then a social night in the church hall.
am every Saturday.
EVERYONE IS WELCOME
ALSO a Parish Mass will also be at St. Martin’s every
Enquiries: LINA 9716 3537 CARMEN 9360 7574
Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 9:15 am
If you have access to palms and olive branches for
Palm Sunday Mass next weekend could you please
leave them at the Parish office or the Church foyer on
Thursday 26th or Friday 27th. March.
Thank you.
ANZAC DAY 2015
The Centenary of the Anzac Landing at
Gallipoli
Mass will be celebrated at
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
9:30am.
Saturday 25th. April
By
Archbishop Denis Hart
6.00pm C.ZAMMIT
8.00am
J.MAGRO, M&K. CONDOR
9.00am
(Point Cook RAAF Base)
10.00am
ST. Martin de Porres
11.00am F.VASIC
EASTER MASS TIMES
Holy Thursday: April 2nd. 7:30pm Queen of Peace
Good Friday: April 3rd. 10:00am Stations of the
Cross at St. Martin de Porres
3:00pm Veneration of the Cross at Queen of Peace
Holy Saturday:April 4th.
7:30pm Vigil Queen of Peace
Easter Sunday: April 5th.
8:00am Mass Queen of Peace
9:00am Mass at R.A.A.F. Chapel
10:00am Mass at St. Martin de Porres
11:00am Mass at Queen of Peace
Queen of Peace Prayer Group
Invites you every Tuesday at
6:30 pm to Queen of Peace Church
for rosary, prayers, and exposition
of the Blessed Sacrament.
The next Mass is on Tuesday 24th
March @ 7:30pm
Usher Welcomer
DID YOU KNOW?
In the gospels Jesus refers to himself mysteriously as the Son of Man, an expression that
both reveals and conceals his identity.
At the Passover, observant Jews came from far
and wide to celebrate in the great Temple in
Jerusalem. It overflowed with pilgrims and
they stayed outside the city in villages or under
the stars and went into the temple each day.
After celebrating the Passover meal Jesus was
returning to Bethany to stay with Mary, Martha
and Lazarus. On the way he stopped at
Gethsemane and there he accepted his fate.
LITURGY ROSTER – 28th. & 29th. March 2015 - Palm Sunday
1st Reader
2nd Reader
Prayers
Eucharistic Ministers
not required
not required
not required
not required
not required
G.GINGCO
R.ROWSELL
C.LANDELLS, L.TEW, R.GRIMA, G.MALADY, required
C.CACHIA, N.CONDOR, required
not required
not required
not required
not required
M. LAMBERT
F.VASIC
F.FORTINI, A.BOYD, A.FRANKSON, J. QUIAZON, required
“Everyone who lives and believes
in me will not die for ever, says
the Lord.” Jn 11: 26
PRAYERS FOR THE SICK Please remember in your prayers those in our Community who
are sick.
BULLETIN NEWS Items for the Bulletin should be left at the Parish office by the Wednesday
prior to ‘NEXT BULLETIN’ date - please include a contact name and phone number.
BULLETIN BOARD: Please check the bulletin board in the foyer for more information`.
NEXT BULLETIN
5th. April 2015