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- PARISHES IN PARTNERSHIP St. Mary’s Maffra [Newry & Dargo] St. Michael’s Heyfield-Cowwarr Phone: 03 5147 1921 email: [email protected] Office Hours: Tues, Wed, Thurs - 9.00am-3.00pm. For Emergencies: St. Mary’s Cathedral, Sale, Phone 5144 4100 Diocesan/parish website: https://www.cdsale.org.au/maffra [heyfield] ****************************************************************************************************** SOLEMNITY OF OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP - 15th NOVEMBER, 2020 th 10 November 2020 PARISH PRIEST: Fr. Siju Xavier Dear Friends, Email: [email protected] EPISCOPAL ORDINATION AND INSTALLATION OF PRIEST EMIRITUS: BISHOP-ELECT GREGORY BENNET AS TENTH Fr. Frank Young BISHOP OF SALE PARISH SECRETARY: Willie Schoenmaekers ************************************************** I am delighted to confirm that Bishop-elect Greg Bennet WEEKEND MASSES: Heyfield will be ordained Tenth Bishop of Sale on Tuesday 8th Saturday Vigil: 6:00pm December 2020 at 11am at St Mary’s Cathedral Sale. 1st & 3rd Sunday Cowwarr: 11:00am The ordination and installation will respect the WEEKEND MASSES: Maffra restrictions as prescribed by the State of Victoria. An Sunday: 9:00am & 4:30pm 2nd & 4th Sunday - Newry: 11:00am assessment based on the restrictions as proposed from 5th Sunday - Dargo: 12:00pm 23 November will see St Mary’s Cathedral Sale able to WEEKDAY MASSES hold 70 people. HEYFIELD While we would have clearly liked to offer welcome and Tuesday: 9:30am hospitality to everyone, we will be restricted to the MAFFRA Apostolic Nuncio, Principal Consecrator and Co- Wednesday: 9:30pm Thursday: 9:30am Consecrating Bishops, Bishops of the Victorian Friday: 9:30am Province, the College of Consultors and clergy required 2nd Friday Stretton Park 10.00am for the liturgy. Saturday: N/A Other liturgical ministries, COVID officers, restricted RECONCILIATION: Diocesan representatives & amp; Cathedral staff, and MAFFRA those required for the live streaming will form part of Anytime when requested HEYFIELD: the 70 participants. The attendance of Bishop-Elect Saturday: Before Mass 5.20pm Greg’s family and friends will be few. OR any other time by request A formal invitation will be emailed confirming the date, EXPOSITION: Maffra time and live streaming details. Wednesday: After 5.00pm Mass We hope you will join us via live-streaming as we ordain BAPTISMS: During or After the Vigil / Sunday Mass and welcome our new bishop. Yours in Christ, MARRIAGE: At least six months’ notice requested. Rev Fr Peter Slater PARISH SCHOOLS Diocesan Administrator ST. MICHAEL’S HEYFIELD Principal: Jenny Miller Davis St. Heyfield - 3858 Please continue bookings for Weekend Masses Phone: 5148 2514 Between 11:00am to 1:00pm ST. MARY’S MAFFRA on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays on 0490 384 454 Principal: Jason Slattery Heyfield Sat. 6.00pm; Maffra Sun. 9.00am and 4.30pm 4-12 Duke St. Maffra - 3860 Newry and Cowwarr at 11.00am on their designated Phone: 5147 1334 Sundays. Catholic Care: 1800 522 076 Thank you. Safe Steps: 1800 015 188 Facebook: facebook/dioceseofsale Meetings and Events:- PLEASE PRAY FOR THE DEAD:- What Should I do if I To celebrate the 10th Anniversary Can’t go to Mass? Anniversaries: of the Canonisation of Saint Mary Catholics are encouraged to make Judith Cooney, John Feltham, Hazel & MacKillop. a ‘spiritual communion’. St. John Jeff Cotterill, David Smyth, Kevin We invite you to order your free Paul II writes that “it is good copy of Encountering St Mary Higgins, James & Jess Daly, Paul to cultivate in our hearts a constant MacKillop in Prayer Matarczyk, Peter (MAURIE) The Sisters of Saint Joseph have McCarthy, Henry Smyth, Ted & Amy desire for the sacrament of the created a commemorative prayer Rouse, Michael Higgins, Muriel Eucharist. This was the origin of booklet to inspire us all to "take Powell, Bill Fullerton, Peter Gannon, the practice of ‘spiritual fresh courage..." as Mary did so Nellie Allman, Magdalene Ponichtera, communion’, which has happily often. Rueben Cullen. been established in the Church for To order your exclusive copy Frs. John Gavan, Daniel O’Reily, centuries and recommended by please go to: www.marymackilloptoday.org.au/ Edward O’Malley, Maurice McKenna, saints who were masters of the prayer-book or call us on Ph: 02 Bishop Jeremiah Coffey spiritual life. Saint Teresa of Jesus 8912 2777 "An Act of wrote: ‘When you do not receive communion and you do not attend Care for the Sick: If you know of Spiritual Communion anyone who is unable to get to Mass My Jesus, Mass, you can make a spiritual and would like the Eucharist brought I believe that You are present in the Most communion, which is a most to them, please advise us on 5147 1921. Holy Sacrament. beneficial practice; by it the love of We pray for ALL who suffer (at I love You above all things, and I desire to God will be greatly impressed on receive You into my soul. present) in body, mind or spirit: you.’” (Ecclesia Eucharistia, no. Since I cannot at this moment receive You Gerald Zed Hurley, Belinda sacramentally, come at least spiritually 34). Weatherley, Archie Schacht, Coral into my heart. Justice, Julie Frew, Peter Smyth, Fr. I embrace You as if You were already there How Do I Make a Spiritual Brian O’Connor, John Phelan, Lyn and unite myself wholly to You. Communion? McLindin, Ann Martin, Lorraine Never permit me to be separated from You. Below are recommendations for how Weatherley, Evelyn Bourke, Gerry Amen." to make a ‘spiritual communion’ when Gray, Lee Allman, Father Frank, unable to participate in the Holy Maree Welsh, and all those who seek WE ARE A CHILD SAFE PARISH Sacrifice of the Mass. The our prayers. recommendations can be adapted Any children, young persons and based upon personal and family vulnerable adults have a right to needs. SOLEMNITY OF OUR LADY OF feel safe and be safe. If you are PERPETUAL HELP 2020 PATRONAL concerned about any form of Gather with others in your household FEAST OF THE CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF abuse, or believe that someone is and begin a time of prayer with the sign of the cross. SALE at significant risk, you should th On Sunday 15 November 2020, the immediately raise your concerns Take time to read and reflect upon the Diocese of Sale will celebrate the with one of our Parish readings from Sunday Mass. You can Solemnity of our Diocesan Patroness, Safeguarding Officers. Contact Via find the readings at usccb.org and a the Parish Office: 03 5147 1921. Sunday Gospel reflection on Our Lady of Perpetual Help. The our YouTube channel. Additionally, a [Adapted from Moe parish] Solemnity is observed annually on weekly televised Sunday Mass is this date and in 2020, it falls on the available to watch at adw.org/tvmass. 33rd Sunday of Ordinary Time. Share prayer intentions quietly or “According to the general norm, a aloud. diocesan patron is celebrated in the diocese as a feast or, for pastoral Pray the Lord’s Prayer. reasons, as a solemnity. In Australia, PARISH SAFEGUARDING Pray one of the following prayers of diocesan patronal feasts are kept as OFFICERS spiritual communion [see above left] solemnities”. ST. MARY’S: Terry Donahoe Close with the sign of the cross ST. MICHAEL’S: Ed O’Brien This title of honour – Our Lady of legendary interpretation is that Jesus, safe Perpetual Succour or Our Lady of in his mother’s arms, loses his sandal as he Perpetual Help – is given to the Blessed trembles before the symbols of his Passion. Virgin Mary. The holy icon that bears this On one side is the Archangel Michael name has been in Rome since at least 1499, holding a spear and a hyssop stick with a sponge on it. On the other, the Archangel Gabriel holds the Cross, which is in a form often depicted in the Eastern Churches. The lettering, which is a form of Greek, identifies each person in the icon. The feast of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in our diocese is November 15. It has the ranking of a Solemnity, the highest rank of feast days. [adapted from WF diocese] First Reading: Proverbs (8: 22-31) From everlasting I was firmly set, from the beginning, but is probably older than that. In 1865, before earth came into being. The deep was not, when I was born, Pius IX entrusted the care of the holy icon there were no springs to gush with water. to the Redemptorist Congregation of Before the mountains were settled, before the hills, I came to birth; Priests. Through their missionary work before he made the earth, the countryside, around the world, the holy icon of Our or the first grains of the world's dust. Lady of Perpetual Help became popular. When he fixed the heavens firm, I was there, The original icon is permanently displayed when he drew a ring on the surface of the deep, in the Church of St Alphonsus Ligouri in when he thickened the clouds above, Rome, which is a church still staffed and when he fixed fast the springs of the deep, when he assigned the sea its boundaries - kept by the Redemptorists. When we read and the waters will not invade the shore – the holy icon, it shows four holy figures on when he laid down the foundations of the earth, a gold background: the Virgin Mother of I was by his side, God, the Christ Child and the Archangels a master craftsman, Michael and Gabriel. Mary is shown delighting him day after day, ever at play in his presence, looking away from her Son to ourselves, at play everywhere in his world, ready to help us in time of need. Mary, by delighting to be with the sons of men.