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NEWSLETTER – JUNE 2018 2018 HOLY SEPULCHRE ORATION at University of Melbourne Newman College, Oratory Room 887 Swanston Street, Parkville

Thursday 2nd August 2018 at 7:30pm

“Preserving Christianity in the Holy Land”

The Hon Kevin Andrews MP KHS

“Since being elected to office, Pope Francis has expressed concern about the situation of Christians in the Middle East, whom he said, “suffer in a particularly severe way the consequences of tensions and conflicts in many parts of the Middle East.” In 2013 he said the leaders of the church “will not resign ourselves to imagining a Middle East without Christians.”

In this inaugural Holy Sepulchre Oration, Kevin Andrews examines the place of Christians in the Holy Lands, and the ongoing role of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre in preserving their presence.

Kevin Andrews is a founding member of the Victorian Lieutenancy of the Order and a Newman Old Collegian. He is Federal Member for Menzies.

EOHSJ Australia-Victoria June 2018 Newsletter pg. 1 All are welcome. The Oration will be followed by a light supper and the opportunity for questions Gold coin donation – optional

Enquiries: Will Kininmonth 0418376236 Maurice Fanning 0414926142

The Lieutenancy of Victoria is sponsoring the Holy Sepulchre Oration to publicise our Order and its mission within the Archdiocese of Melbourne, especially amongst younger Catholics. Newman College has been chosen as the venue to facilitate attendance of students. However, the Oration is open to all, especially Catholics in the Archdiocese who wish to learn about how support can be given to our sisters and brothers in the Holy Land.

Knights and Dames are requested to make every effort to attend the Oration, and to bring Catholic friends with an interest in the Holy Land. The attached flyer can be copied and used to publicise the Oration within your Parish Archbishop-elect of Melbourne His Holiness Pope Francis has announced that Bishop Peter A. Comensoli DD KC*HS, currently Bishop of Broken Bay, NSW will succeed retiring Archbishop Denis Hart DD KGCHS as Bishop of Melbourne. It is anticipated that Archbishop-elect Comensoli, who is an active member of the NSW Lieutenancy, will also succeed Archbishop Hart as Prior of the Victorian Lieutenancy.

Archbishop Hart will celebrate the Mass of Thanksgiving at St Patrick’s Cathedral, East Melbourne on Saturday 21 July at 11am. Although the Lieutenancy has no formal role, all Knights and Dames are encouraged to attend this public farewell Mass for our retiring Archbishop and Prior.

The Mass of Reception for Archbishop-elect Comensoli will be held in St Patrick’s Cathedral, East Melbourne on Wednesday 1 August at 7pm. Knights and Dames are encouraged to join with other parishioners in welcoming Archbishop-elect Peter Comensoli to the Archdiocese.

We thank Archbishop Denis for his 15 years of ecclesiastical leadership as Prior of the Lieutenancy and wish him well in his retirement. At the same time, we warmly welcome Archbishop-elect Peter and look forward to his joining the Victorian Lieutenancy. Mass and Rosary

St Peter’s Church 585 Toorak Road, Toorak

6:00pm Monday 6 August 2018 followed by refreshments in the community centre.

Please advise Knight Secretary Maurice Fanning (0414 926 142; [email protected]) of your proposed attendance or apology. Underground parking available off Toorak Road under the community centre.

EOHSJ Australia-Victoria June 2018 Newsletter pg. 2 R.I.P. Knight Giovanni Santoli KHS Knight Giovanni Santoli passed away on 30 June 2018 after significant illness. A Requiem Mass for Giovanni was held at St Gregory the Great, Doncaster on 7 July. Giovanni migrated to Australia from Italy in 1966 and was active in the Italian community and in his support of Cathedral functions. The Order’s funeral pall was used during the Requiem Mass and Giovanni’s beret was one of the symbols of Giovanni’s life. We remember Giovanni in our prayers Visit of the Grand Master: 7-10 September The Grand Master, Edwin Cardinal O’Brien will arrive in Melbourne on Friday 7 September. He will be accompanied by his personal secretary Fr John Bateman and the vice- Governor General for Australasia Dr Paul Bartley.

The Grand Master will preside at investitures and installations at the commencement of 11:00am Solemn Mass in St Patrick’s Cathedral on Sunday 9 September. The Vigil at Arms ceremony and blessing of robes and regalia will be on Saturday morning 8 September in the Carmelite Monastery commencing at 9:00am. Following the Sunday Investiture Mass there will be luncheon with the Grand Master at GG Restaurant in East Melbourne.

Please put these times in your diary and make every effort to attend, especially the Investiture Mass and luncheon with the Grand Master. Corpus Christi Procession – 3 June 2018

Dames and Knights were pleased to accept the invitation from Seminarians to join with them to celebrate their patronal feast of Corpus Christi on Sunday, 3 June. In robes and regalia, Knights and Dames provided an honour guard for the Blessed Sacrament during the public procession through the neighbouring streets. EOHSJ Australia-Victoria June 2018 Newsletter pg. 3

The seminarians who organised the event have written expressing their appreciation of the participation by members of our Order. An Invitation to Membership Knights and Dames are encouraged to approach fellow Catholics with information about our Order and its mission. Our commitment is to give support, through the Latin Patriarchate, to our Christian sisters and brothers in the Holy Land. Our prayers and fellowship are also a source of personal enrichment as we seek to meet our own Christian ideals.

Although it is now too late for candidates to be invested during the coming visit of the Grand master it is not too early to be preparing for investiture in 2019. Growth of our Lieutenancy, and hence increasing support for the work of the Latin Patriarchate and the Christian presence in the Holy Land, will only come about through the efforts of our Knights and Dames to encourage other Catholics to join us in our endeavours.

Your Lieutenant is available to talk with and give additional information on our Order and its mission. We will also be holding an Information Night in February 2019. 2019 Pilgrimage to the Holy Land Visiting the land of Jesus is a discovery with various layers. One interaction with its terrain most visitors never forget is the joy of finding the images of the Bible reflected in the real places and sites that retell the story from a different perspective. For Knights and Dames of our Order it is also an opportunity to meet with our Christian brothers and sisters and gather a deeper understanding of their situation.

Knights and Dames, with family and friends, are invited to join Ecclesiastic Knight Fr Simon Grainger KCHS in the Holy Land from Thursday 2 May 2019 through Wednesday 14 May 2019. The pilgrimage will commence in Jordan before visiting Galilee, Jerusalem, Bethlehem and surrounds. Pilgrims will meet in Amman, Jordan and departure can be from either Tel Aviv, Israel or Amman Jordan.

For those wishing to visit Petra in Jordan, this can be organised separately prior to the pilgrimage.

The cost for the 14 days land component of the pilgrimage is $US 2,425 pp (approx. $AUD 3,500) for twin share. Single supplement is $US 726 (approx. $AUD 1,040) and a child under 12 y.o. in a room with two adults, will be charged $US 1,628 (approx. $AUD 2,326). The actual AUD cost will be determined at the time payment is due in mid-February 2019.

Included in the cost are: • Airport transfers, • Accommodation in double occupancy based on dinner, bed and breakfast, • Modern air-conditioned transport, • English speaking guide, • 13 lunches in Holy land and Jordan,

EOHSJ Australia-Victoria June 2018 Newsletter pg. 4 • Jordan border tax, • Entrance fees. Pilgrims need to arrange their own flights to and from Amman. Departure can be arranged through Tel Aviv. It is important to arrange travel insurance for the duration.

For those concerned with safety, Laila Tours have advised that from time to time there are incidents which are widely publicised in the world media. However, in general these incidents are localised and do not affect pilgrims. Where there is a known disturbance the tour company will reconfigure the itinerary to avoid the disturbance and possibly return when the disturbance has passed. The company has the safety of pilgrims and their staff as the highest priority.

For more information contact Will Kininmonth on 0418 376 236 or [email protected].

For members of the Order unable to travel on our pilgrimage in May but who wish to visit the Holy Land there are two additional options: 1. Our Chaplain Knight Fr David Cartwright is leading a 15-day Parish pilgrimage departing 7 January 2019. For details contact Fr Cartwright at [email protected] 2. Fr Anthony Denton of Nazareth Parish is leading a 14-day pilgrimage departing 25 September 2018. For details contact Fr Denton at [email protected] Caritas Jerusalem in Gaza

• During the ongoing tragic events in the Gaza Strip, Caritas Jerusalem has been working with • Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window) international and community based medical and humanitarian organizations to provide medical services• Click and to healthshare on care WhatsApp for the (Opens poor inand new the window injured.) Caritas Jerusalem has been managing four mobile• medical teams and emergency trauma clinics dispersed throughout the Gaza Strip, where they provide medical services and health care to patients who suffer from cancer, gunshot wounds and intestinal parasite infestation.

While visiting one the emergency trauma clinics near the Israeli fence, Sr. Bridget Tighe, General Director of Caritas Jerusalem, said in a report published by Caritas: “All the injured I met were young men with gunshot wounds to their legs. They will recover but thousands with serious injuries, including lower limb amputations, will be disabled for life.”

Water crisis in Gaza Due to poor sewage treatment and contaminated water distribution centres, people in Gaza and especially children have fallen victim to intestinal parasite infections and diseases, which eventually could lead to malnutrition. According to the UN, along the shoreline of Gaza “some 110 million litres EOHSJ Australia-Victoria June 2018 Newsletter pg. 5 of raw or poorly treated sewage is flowing into the Mediterranean Sea every day”. In the north of the Gaza Strip and Gaza City where intestinal infestation is very high, two of the four Caritas mobile medical teams administer deworming treatment and provide fortified biscuits to about 6000 refugee children, whose ages range from three to six years old. “Some parents give the children fewer biscuits than recommended, spread them out over a longer period, and share them with their other children, all of whom are hungry,” said Ameen Sabbagh, administrator of Caritas Jerusalem in Gaza. “They cannot get out of Gaza for treatment”

Cancer patients are also unable to leave the Gaza Strip to receive appropriate medical treatment. “We need funds to buy emergency cancer drugs and analgesics for children and adults who ask for our help, as government stocks are totally depleted,” said Sr. Bridget. “We hope that international organizations will replenish essential supplies within a few months. Most of all we need prayers for those suffering that they will get food and medicine, and for peace and justice for all.” Welfare You are asked to keep Knights Michael Howard, David Perrin and Brian Castanelli, and Michael’s wife Jeanette in your prayers. 2018 PROGRAM

Saturday 21 July 11:00am Mass of Thanksgiving – Archbishop Denis Hart St Patrick’s Cathedral Wednesday 1 August 7:00pm Mass of Reception – Archbishop-elect Comensoli St Patrick’s Cathedral Thursday 2 August 7:30pm Holy Sepulchre Oration at Newman College Monday 6 August: 6:00pm Mass and Rosary followed by refreshments St Peter’s Church, 585 Toorak Road, Toorak Saturday 8 September: 9:00am Vigil and Chapter Meeting Carmelite Monastery, 94 Stevenson Street, Kew Sunday 9 September: 11:00am Investiture Mass St Patrick’s Cathedral, East Melbourne Sunday 9 September: 1:00pm Post Investiture Lunch with the Grand Master GG Restaurant, 158 Clarendon Street, East Melbourne, Monday 1 October 6:00pm Mass and Rosary followed by refreshments St Peter’s Church, 585 Toorak Rd, Toorak ______

This Newsletter has been slightly delayed to ensure that the events associated with Archbishop Hart’s retirement and the commencement of Archbishop-elect Comensoli are included.

Fraternally in Christ,

Will Kininmonth KCHS Lieutenant Australia-Victoria 2503/80 Lorimer Street Docklands, VIC 3008 0418 376 236 [email protected]

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