ST CHRISTOPHER’S PARISH
Airport West, Keilor, Keilor Park, Tullamarine
Parish Office:
34 Roberts Road
Airport West
Phone: 9338 3793
Email: [email protected]
Office Hours:
Tuesday – Friday
10 MAY 2015
Readings for this week:
Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48; 1 Jn 4:7-10; Jn 15:9-17
9:00am – 4:00pm
Parish Priest:
Joseph Olickal
Email: [email protected]
Residence: 9338 5415
Pastoral Associates: Yvonne Maulden
Catherine Young
Finance Manager:
Anna Carmody
Parish Secretary:
Emilia Balkan
Weekday Masses:
Monday
Tuesday – Friday
10.00am
9.15am
Weekend Masses:
St Christopher’s Church
Saturday
9.15am
6.00pm
Sunday
SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
9.00am (Italian)
11.00am (English)
St Augustine’s Church
Sunday
9.30am (English)
Reconciliation
Saturday morning after Mass or by
appointment.
Other Devotions
Tuesday Mornings after Mass:
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Tuesday Mornings 10.00am:
Italian Rosary in the Community Room
Wednesday Evenings: 7.30pm:
Charismatic Prayer Group at
St Christopher’s Church
Friday Mornings after Mass:
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament with
Benediction
Last Friday of each month at 6.00pm:
Maltese Reconciliation at
St Christopher’s Church
Responsorial Psalm Response:
The Lord has revealed to the nations
his saving power.
Prayers of the Faithful Response:
Lord, hear our prayer!
Anniversaries:
Teresa Como, Fortunato & Mara Ozzimo, Grazzia Depetro,
Cogliandro Famiglia, Angela Pisano & Famiglia, Carole Milburn,
Dominic & Carmen Darmanin, Lorry & Annie Cassar, Eileen Tait,
Domenico Murdaca, Giuseppe Murdaca, Maria Grazia Murdaca
Pray for the Sick:
Shirley & Andy Gray, Wilbro D’Souza, Peter Torquay, Wendy Tilt,
Shelby Cassar, Yvonne Maulden
A PRAYER TO OUR BLESSED MOTHER
I kneel to thee My Mother
To lay beneath your feet
My fears, my hopes, my longings
My bitter hours and sweet.
Oh take them Mother Mary
And place them by God’s throne
Your hands will give them value
They’re worthless on their own.
And as I kneel before you
Speak to your Son for me
Though poor and small my offering
I know it’s dear to thee.
For you, your Son at Cana
Changed water into wine
The needs of bride and bridegroom
Were small compared to mine.
And so my Mother Mary
I lay beneath your feet
My fears, my hopes, my longings
My bitter hours and sweet.
Next Weekend
Readings: Acts 1: 1-11; Eph 1:17:23; Mk 16:15-20
Liturgy Team: 3
Counting Team: 6
St Augustine’s Church Cleaning & Altar Flowers:
B & N. D’Costa
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MEETINGS
The next St Vincent De Paul Meeting will be
held on Monday 11th May at 7.30pm in the
Parish House.
The next SANDS Meeting will be held on
Monday 18th May at 7.30pm in the Parish House.
NEPAL EARTHQUAKE APPEAL
Our prayers and thoughts are with the communities in
Nepal, and neighbouring countries, devastated by a 7.9
magnitude earthquake on 25 April 2015. Caritas
Australia staff are currently on the ground working with
local partners to respond to immediate needs. We
urgently need your help to provide food, shelter and
clean water and to support the long-term recovery.
Donate today www.caritas.org.au/nepalearthquake or
call 9926 5786.
CHAPLAINCY SUNDAY APPEAL 2015
SUNDAY 17 MAY
Next weekend is Chaplaincy Sunday in the Archdiocese
of Melbourne. The Melbourne Archbishop’s Charitable
Fund will be conducting a special collection in all
parishes for the purpose of supporting the vital work of
our Catholic Chaplains.
RIUNIONE DELLA FEDERAZIONE CATTOLICA ITALIANA
La prossima riunione della FCI di APW si terrà Martedi
19 Maggio alle 8pm nella Casa Parrocchiale. Tutti i
membri sono pregati di essere presente.
FEDERAZIONE CATTOLICA DI AIRPORT WEST
Ha organizato una Funzione Sociale per Sabato 23
Maggio 2015, nella sala di Ratcliffe, South Road,
Airport West, dale 6.30pm in poi.
Per informazioni o prenotazioni rivolgersi ai membri
della Federazione, oppure telefonare a
Isabella 9379 8426 o Caterina 9338 1493
SOLENNE CELEBRAZIONE DI NOSTRA SIGNORA DI
FATIMA
Domenica 17 Maggio 2015
Nella Parrochia di San Giuseppe Lavoratore
79 Wilson Boulevard, North Reservoir
3.00pm
Santa Messa Cantata
Celebrate da
Padre Delmar Silva
Padre Emanuele Bonello PP
Padre Giuseppe Yu PE
Segue processione con la statua e recita del
Santo Rosario sui piazzali della chiesa.
Fiaccolata con Inni e Preghiere Ritorno in Chiesa
per la benedizione Eucharistica.
La celebrazione sara’ accompagnata dal musicista
Raffaele Rossi.
Costo del bus $7 partenza dalla nostra parrocchia ore
2pm per prenotazione e informazione tel. ad Assunta
al n. 9338 6141
PARISH FORUM
The Parish Forum has been postponed. In the
meantime please reflection on the following points to
share in the Forum:
SWOT Exercise:
Strengths – What are the strengths of our Parish?
Weaknesses – What are the areas of growth in our
Parish?
Opportunities – What could we do for an active Parish
life?
Threats – Are there some foreseen threats to our
Parish?
Projected / Expected Results:
Formation of various committees and groups such as:
1.
Parish Council
2.
Liturgy Team: Readers, Commentators, Ministers
of Holy Communion, Choir/s, Children’s Liturgy
Leaders, Altar Servers, Sacristans and linen
cleaners, Thanksgiving Collectors & Counting
Teams, Ushers, etc.
3.
Parish Finance Council
4.
Youth Group
5.
Adult Group
6.
Teams to take Holy Communion to the sick and
housebound
7.
Teams for gardening and maintenance
8.
Fund Raisers
9.
And more…….