St Bernadette's Parish - Sunshine North

WELCOME TO FR MARTIN GALEA mssp

Fr Martin Galea is the Superior General of the Missionary Society of St Paul.  During his stay he wll be celebrating Mass on Saturday 2nd November at 6.30pm.

After Mass join Fr Martin and Fr Silvio for a cuppa.

This Weekends Message from Fr Silvio

 

Dear Parishioners and Friends,

The Synod on Synodality concluded its 2024 assembly with a call for renewal and inclusivity across the global Catholic community. The final document, approved on the 26th October, said parishes and dioceses must move quickly to give life to the consultative bodies and broad participation in mission, ministry and leadership. 

The church needs to become more ‘synodal’, and towards this end, concrete changes in the short term are necessary.  Many such changes were spelled out in the 155 paragraphs of the final document and voted upon.  Some were easy to pass.  Others, like the role of women in the church, were a bit more challenging. 

Pope Francis praised the synod members’ efforts as they completed their work and expressed his hopes for the document’s continuing influence.   There, synodality is presented as a defining ‘style of Christian life’ that respects ‘the equal dignity of all the baptised’ and invites each person to contribute to the Church’s mission.

Cardinal Mario Grech highlighted the significance of the discernment and learning that took place and noted that the experience of the synod was like a non-written document.  Cardinal Hollerich added, ‘We have walked together, and now we know that we must keep walking together in the future.’

The document’s proposals range from reforms that would require more extensive study—such as women’s roles in church leadership and teaching—to actions that can be implemented immediately, like ensuring that parishes have representative pastoral councils. 

Pope Francis acknowledged that reforms, like changes to seminary education and overcoming clericalism, require time, prayer and discernment.  On the other hand, he said, the process is not meant to ‘postpone decisions indefinitely’.

Pope Francis ended the synod with this prayer:  May the Lord accompany us and guide us in this journey for the glory of His Name, with the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary and of Saint Joseph. And please, do not forget to pray for me! Thank you!

God bless you.

Fr Silvio

 

ALL SAINTS DAY AND ALL SOULS DAY

All Saints Day and All Souls Day

In the Catholic tradition, November is traditionally a month of remembrance of the deceased. The month begins with the  Solemnity of All Saints on 1st November and the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls’ Day), on 2nd November.                                                       

The Church consistently encourages prayers for the faithful departed. During November, you are invited to add to the list of names of the deceased, which will be placed in our Church, so that our community can remember them in prayer.

All Saints Day mass at 9.15am.                                                                                                    All Souls Day masses at 8.30am and 6.30pm.                                                                              On Saturday the 2nd of November at the 8.30am you can light a candle in remembrance.

Carols by Candlelight

"Be part of HIS mission" - Prelature of Santiago Apostol of Huancane'

Click on the links below to know more about the Prelature of "Santiago Apostol of Huancane'" in the South of PERU.  Thanks for being a part of their mission with prayers and support.

Be part of God's mission.

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1385380002084851

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Be+part+of+His+mission

Paulist Seminarians

Paulist Missionary Seminarians Tran Dai Linh and Ngo Quang Luan are in Australia for a year of practical placement at St. Bernadette and St James (Hoppers Crossing).  While welcoming Brs Linh and Luan, we promise them our prayers.  May this year be a fruitful one for them, as they continue to walk on the missionary pathway.            

Welcome Brothers Linh and Luan!

Pentecost Retreat 18th May

Piety Stall

                                                        

Our Parish Piety Stall is now open with the help of these lovely people and a few more.  We have been blessed with wonderful Volunteers who will do their best to open the piety stall before and after every mass on Saturday 6.30pm, Sunday 8.30am, 11.00am and 7.00pm.

If you haven’t stopped to look for a while, please check out the new items, as we do try to add different things from time to time. 

Thank you for your on-going support. 

 

 

Scripture Reflection

Our Scripture reflection sessions continue every Thurday at 7pm and it is a great way to connect with Parishioners during our lockdowns.  It has been great to see some new faces over the past few weeks.   These sessions are held using the ZOOM video platform so you do not need to leave the comfort of your own home to attend.

If you would like to attend these sessions, send Amanda an email to brownieab75@gmail.com  and she will send you the ZOOM link weekly.

We would love to see many more faces at our meetings!!

 

MASS TIMES

Normal Mass times:

Saturday 6.30pm and 8.00pm Neo-Catechumenal (Pioneers Hall)

Sunday 8.30am; 9.45am (Polish); 11.00am; 12.30pm (Vietnamese) and 7.00pm                                                                                                                                 2nd Sunday of the month 2.00pm (Samoan) except in November and at Easter TIme

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 9.15am

Wednesday Evening 7.00pm

 

Giờ Thánh Lễ bình thường:

Thứ Bảy 6:30pm

Chủ nhật 8:30am; 9:45am (tiếng Ba Lan); 11:00am; 7:00pm

KHÔNG CÓ THÁNH LỄ Ở TRUNG TÂM CỘNG ĐỒNG TẠI COOKE AVE

Thánh lễ tiếng Việt: Mỗi Chúa Nhật thứ nhất và thứ ba hàng tháng lúc 12:30pm

Thứ Ba và Thứ Năm 9:15am

 

 

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