Office Hours
Monday 12pm - 3.30pm
Tue - Friday 9.00am - 3.30pm
496 Princes Highway, Narre Warren
PARISH TEAM
Parish Priest
Fr Brendan Hogan
Assistant Priest
Fr James Fernandez
Pastoral Associate
Conny James
Secretary
Suzie Schumacher
Sacrament Co-ordinator
Emily D’Sylva
Administra ve Assistant
Cimolina Nigli
PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL
Mario Raj, Lynn Richards, Joe
Dannaoui, Douglas Rodrigues,
Canute Jacob, Amalraj Pushparaju, Mini Johny, Sheila Francis.
WEEKEND MASSES
Saturday…….………..….. 6.00pm
Sunday……………..….….. 8.00am
Sunday……………..….….. 9.15am
Sunday……..…….…..…..11.00am
Sunday………….…..…….. 6.00pm
WEEKDAY LITURGY / MASSES
Monday Liturgy….........9.15am
Tuesday ………….......…. 7.30pm
Wednesday….....…...... 9.15am
Thursday……………..…... 9.15am
Friday.......................... 9.15am
Saturday...................... 9.15am
MALAYALAM MASS
Every 3rd Sunday at 4.00pm
SINHALA MASS
Every 4th Sunday at 3:30pm
Saturday Reconcilia on
9.45am - 10.45am
Divine Mercy Group
Every 3rd Sunday
2.00pm—3.15pm
Contempla ve Prayer Group
1st & 3rd Saturday
11.00am - 12.00 noon
ROSARY
Every Tuesday at 6.30pm
DEVOTION TO OUR LADY
OF GOOD HEALTH
Every Tuesday at 7.00pm
Bap sms, Marriages &
Funerals
Please contact the Parish
Office 9704 7935.
FOR EMERGENCY SICK CALLS ONLY
PLEASE RING THE PRESBYTERY ON
9704 7946. FOR ALL OTHER MATTERS
CONTACT THE OFFICE ON 9704 7935
DURING OFFICE HOURS.
Diocese of Sale
Ph: (03) 9704 7935 Fax: (03) 9704 7023 Email: [email protected]
Web: www.olhc.org.au
SUNDAY, 30 APRIL 2017
THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER
First Reading : Acts 2:14, 22-33 A reading from the Acts of the Apostles
Responsorial : Lord, you will show us the path of life.
Second Reading : 1 Pt 1:17-21 A reading from the first le<er of St Peter
Gospel Acclama on: Alleluia, alleluia!
Lord Jesus, make your word plain to us:
make our hearts burn with love when you speak.
Alleluia!
Gospel: Lk 24:13-35 A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke
That very day, the first day of the week, two of Jesus' disciples were going to a village seven
miles from Jerusalem called Emmaus, and they were conversing about all the things that had
occurred. And it happened that while they were conversing and deba@ng, Jesus himself drew
near and walked with them, but their eyes were prevented from recognizing him. He asked
them, "What are you discussing as you walk along?" They stopped, looking downcast. One of
them, named Cleopas, said to him in reply, "Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does
not know of the things that have taken place there in these days?" And he replied to them,
"What sort of things?" They said to him, "The things that happened to Jesus the Nazarene,
who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, how our chief
priests and rulers both handed him over to a sentence of death and crucified him. But we
were hoping that he would be the one to redeem Israel; and besides all this, it is now the third
day since this took place. Some women from our group, however, have astounded us: they
were at the tomb early in the morning and did not find his body; they came back and reported
that they had indeed seen a vision of angels who announced that he was alive. Then some of
those with us went to the tomb and found things just as the women had described, but him
they did not see." And he said to them, "Oh, how foolish you are! How slow of heart to believe
all that the prophets spoke! Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and
enter into his glory?" Then beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them
what referred to him in all the Scriptures. As they approached the village to which they were
going, he gave the impression that he was going on farther. But they urged him, "Stay with us,
for it is nearly evening and the day is almost over." So he went in to stay with them. And it
happened that, while he was with them at table, he took bread, said the blessing, broke it,
and gave it to them. With that their eyes were opened and they recognized him, but he vanished from their sight. Then they said to each other, "Were not our hearts burning within us
while he spoke to us on the way and opened the Scriptures to us?" So they set out at once and
returned to Jerusalem where they found gathered together the eleven and those with them
who were saying, "The Lord has truly been raised and has appeared to Simon!" Then the two
recounted what had taken place on the way and how he was made known to them in the
breaking of bread.
The Gospel of the Lord.
WELCOME! Our warmest welcome to all who celebrate with us, whether long @me resident or newly arrived in the Parish. We thank God for you! If you are not on our Parish list
- please fill out a new parishioner card available from the Welcome Desk and hand it back
to them or drop by the office.
Our Lady Help of Chris@ans Parish, Narre Warren
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THERE WILL BE NO WEEKDAY MASSES FROM THE 2ND JUNE TO THE 5TH MAY 2017 AS THE CLERGY ARE AWAY ON A RETREAT.
PARISH MOTHER’S DAY DANCE - will be held on the 6th of May at Gaelic Park Hall, 324 Perry Rd, Keysborough. Raffle Tickets and Entry
Tickets are on sale this weekend aKer all masses at the welcome desk. Adults $30 and children between 5years—12years $15. Tickets
are also available at the parish office. Raffle Tickets can be bought prior to the dance, the cost of each @cket is $5 each. There are some
fantas@c prices to be won. 1st Prize - IPad, 2nd Prize - Diamond Earrings, 3rd Prize - Tour in India $999.00, 4th Prize - 4.5 Lt Chivas Regal, 5th Prize - Gold Earrings… Plus 5 other prizes over $50 each.
FIRST EUCHARIST - First Eucharist enrolment night will be on Thursday 11th May 2017 at 7.30pm at Don Bosco School Hall. A levy of
$50 is payable at this workshop for families to receive the enrolment pack. If you require further informa@on please contact the parish
office.
TRINITY ENROLMENTS 2018 - Enrolments open Monday 1st May, 2017 and Close Friday 19th May, 2017. OPEN DAYS
Monday 1st May, 2017 9.30am – 10.30am & 5pm – 6.00pm, Wednesday 3rd May, 2017 9.30am – 10.30am & 5pm – 6pm.
On the above days our senior students will be conduc@ng tours of the school. Enrolment forms and an informa@on book will be available. Enrolments close on 19thMay, 2017.
FRIENDSHIP GROUP – Our next Ou@ng, on Thursday 4th May will be a Lunch & Cruise on Western Port Bay, depar@ng Tooradin je<y
(Melways 144 A6) at 11.30am, with a scheduled return by 2.30pm (Tide/Weather permiTng). Cost $40 pp. Morning tea will be provided at the BBQ & Picnic area (near je<y) from 10.45am. Own transport to Tooradin. For catering purposes, bookings will close on
evening of Monday 1st May. Every one welcome. For bookings/transport requirements contact Bob or Sylvia Ph: 9705-1094 or Mob:
0404 098 214.
ALTAR SERVERS - The Altar Server commi<ee are having their Altar Servers Commissioning Ceremony on Saturday 29th April at
6pm and Sunday 30th April at 8am, 9:15am, 11:00am and 6:00pm masses. We invite all new and exis@ng Altar servers to a<end any of
the masses on the above men@oned weekend.
OPEN MORNING - Our Open Mornings will be held on Wednesday 17 May from 9:30 - 10:30am. The Open Morning is a chance for
parents new & old to bring their children along to see the school and to have their ques@ons answered. An evening session will also be
held on Tuesday 2 May at 7pm.
TRARALGON BIG DAY OUT: CARE FOR CREATION, Guest Speaker - Sr Anne Boyd - Earthsong. On Saturday 20th May 2017 / Comfort Inn
Conference Centre / 5601 Princes Hwy, (between Morwell and Traralgon). For further informa@on please see the no@ce board.
HOME MASS - As a pastoral ini@a@ve of building community in our parish, we started to celebrate home masses in various homes in
our parish since 2015. To help organise the home masses, we divided the parish into five regions. Jerusalem (Narre Warren), Emmaus
(Narre Warren South), Nazareth (Narre Warren North), Bethlehem (Berwick) and Galilee(Hallam). Many families embraced the ini@a@ve
and we have celebrated around 20 home masses in the five regions. We have decided to con@nue this in the coming year and parishioners who are interested in hos@ng a home Mass are invited to put their details down in the Home Mass Register at the welcome
desk. Parishioners hos@ng the mass will be asked to invite up to eight other families living close by their home to a<end the celebra@on. The parish team will assist in contac@ng families close to the host family. The Masses will be held on the third Thursday of the
month at 7.30pm. The family hos@ng the mass may wish to provide a cup of tea/coffee and biscuits for their guests however we ask
that this be kept to a minimum as the main focus is to pray together.
THANK YOU - Teresa & Terry Sims would like to thank everyone that prayed for their son Mark while he was ill and also for all the calls,
cards and emails aKer his passing. May God Bless you all.
PILGRIMAGE TO THE HOLY LAND - There will be an Informa@on Evening aKer Mass at 7:15pm on Sunday, 30th April 2017 at OLHC (496
Princes Hwy, Narre Warren). For further informa@on please see the no@ce board.
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER - Next Sunday is the World Day of Prayer for Voca@ons. In his Le<er for this Day, Pope Francis asks each of us
to pray for more voca@ons to the priesthood and consecrated life. If each person who reads this offers one small prayer, it will make a
difference.
TRINITY FAMILIES - The annual parish appeal for Trinity Families takes place during May. Trinity Families, formerly knowns as Bishop’s
Family Founda@on, was established by the Diocese of Sale to provide support for families within our region. Requests for financial assistance are received from many chari@es providing services to families but unfortunately worthy programs cannot be supported because of lack of funds. Many families in our diocese are under severe stress following the closure of Hazelwood Power Sta@on and the
pending closure of the Heyfield @mber mill. Trinity Families will be working hard to ensure that help is available but to be effec@ve it
needs strong finance support from parishioners. Dona@on envelopes are available and can be used for cash or credit cards. Credit card
and cheque dona@ons can be mailed but envelopes with cash should be placed in a collec@on plate.
Direct debits details and more informa@on from www. trinityfamilies.org.au
Our Lady Help of Chris@ans Parish, Narre Warren
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SLICE OF FAITH - Meet every Friday ,7.30pm-9.00pm at the Don
Bosco class rooms behind the church
OLHC KIDS SPACE
HEALING MASS - Every First Friday
at 7.30pm
CHARISMATIC PRAYER MEETINGEvery Friday at 7.30pm @ OLHC.
Contact Tina - 9796 2468
Intercessory every Monday - 7.00pm
@ OLHC
Sri Lankan Charisma c Renewal
Group Meets on the 1st Sunday of
every month at 4.30pm at Mary
MacKillop Primary School Gym, 2
Ernst Wanke Road, Narre Warren.
Conducted in Sinhala & English. Contacts: 5991 7552 or 0401 511 514.
SRM PGHIJG KJJLMNO: at OLHC
Church every Thursday at 7.30pm.
For details Contact Rony : 0421 125
239 or Michelle: 0426 232 346.
LEGION OF MARY - SJNMPGQ: Meet
every Tuesday 10.00am. JRNMPGQ:
Meet every 1st & 3rd Saturday at
4.30pm. Venue for both Keogh Room.
EMPIRE OF FAITH YOUTH GROUP
(Age 15 - 25 years) Every Friday @
7:30pm in the Don Bosco School Hall.
Contact David Giacco<o 0405939269
SL VMNSJNL TJ PHRU - meet at 7.30pm
every 2nd & 4th Tuesday at the
Keogh Room.
CPKKRNMPN LP LVJ SMSW - Just a
reminder that if you are sick or
housebound and wish to receive
communion, please contact the office
on 9704 7935.
PUHI GGPRX - Trinity Primary School,
Narre Warren South , Tuesday 9.00am10.30am for Term 1.
PUHI GGPRX - Mary MacKillop Primary School, Narre Warren North
Wednesdays 9 - 10.30am in the Gym
Hall during School Terms.
FGMJNTQVMX GGPRX Meet every 3rd
Thursday of the month (aKernoon)
Contacts: Sylvia or Bob 9705 1094 /
0404 098 214.
KNMLLMNO GGPRX - Meets every 2nd &
4th Thursday of the month at the
Keogh Room. New members welcome. Ph: 9704 6939.
MJN PY SL JPQJXV (MJN’Q GGPRX)
Meet every Tuesday at 6.30am in the
Portable. Contact: Jamie 0450 262
046
KMKZJ AQQMQLHNSJ PGP[JSL -Contact :
Barbara Corkeron on 0413 886 000
CatholicCare Gippsland
Counselling Services- 03 5941 4100
1 Rogers Street, Pakenham.
Our Lady Help of Chris@ans Parish, Narre Warren
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Mass Inten ons for the Week
AND THOSE WHOSE ANNIVERSARIES OCCUR AT THIS TIME
Sat 29/04 6.00pm
Sheena Jones & Peggy Jones (RIP) Birth Remembrance
Sherwin Gonsalvez (RIP) 2nd Death Anniversary
Thanksgiving Mass for Evan Noronha on his 2nd Birthday
Thanksgiving Mass for the Rodrigues Family
Sun 30/04 9.15am
Ma@lda Peiris (RIP) Death Anniversary
Fr Patrick K* O’Brien, Fr Daniel Gleeson McMahon, Fr Michael Nolan, Fr
Wilfred Alexander Pooley, Fr Daniel Horan, Fr Harry Verbruggen, Fr Richard Buckley, Fr John McCann, Fr Michael A Hallinan, Fr Thomas *H Hurley, Fr Maurice Hoyne, Fr Timothy (Tim) O’Brien, Michael Rodricks, Julio,
Jose & Eloisa Galucho, Massimo D Marcantonio, Pasquale Agos@nelli,
Ruperto Dagala, Hermain Julien, Freda & Vivian Thompson, Sherwin
Gonsalvez, Reinzie Scharenguivel, Sunil Wilfred.
PRAYERS FOR THE SICK
Constante Landoy, John M Doherty, Amanda Lees, Ambik Sharma, ATlio
Piasente, Linda Fennel, Patricia Sullivan, ATlio Piasente, Joy, Rosa Maria
Santos, Terry O’Connell, Alistaire D’Rosario, Fernando Molina, Peter
Cashman, Teresa Manuel, Marie Claire, Natalie,
Maria C.
11.00am
Thanksgiving Mass for Jason Wa<s
Thanksgiving Mass for William Francis on his Birthday
Rienzie Scharenguivel (RIP) 15th Death anniversary
Sunil Wilfred (RIP) 10th Death Anniversary
Frankie Norman Morris (RIP) Birth Remembrance
Sat 06/05 9.15am
Thanksgiving Mass for Marie DeNe<o on her birthday
RECONCILIATION - Every Saturday between 9.45am to 10.45am
Parish Schools
Don Bosco Primary School, 496 Princes Hwy, Narre Warren - 9704 7255
Mary MacKillop Primary School, Cnr Ernst Wanke Rd & Narre Warren Nth Rd, Narre Warren North - 8794 5777
Trinity Primary School, Oakgrove Drive, Narre Warren South - 9704 1970.
St Francis Xavier College, Cnr Beaconsfield Ave & Princes Hwy, Beaconsfield - 9707 3111
Parish Rosters
6.00pm
8.00am
9.15am
11.00am
6.00pm
Readers29/30 April
Amanda R
Rozai<a A
Maria A
Jeane B
Shirlene P
Ken S
Theresa S
Seann B
Mary B
Jessica Y
Roland D
Peter F
Ian B
Shiela F
Arianne D
Joselito D
Amanda R
Joanita D
Maria C
Sheila F
Floyd G
Lupe I
Michael M
Chris@ne M
Daniela P
Astrid N
Alma P
Ensy P
Glenn R
Marcelle R
Cheryl R
Dexter R
Genevieve S
Germaine Y
Gina B
Michael K
Ian V
Jeremy C
Kim C
Tiffany D
Joanita D
Ramona D
Ruby F
Chris@na P
Lauri R
Kevin R
Paula S
Veronica V
Jacqui V
Charlo<e B
Theresa S
Jaymie T
Maureen T
Annabelle B
Ashley B
Peter C
Linda D
Michael K
Lindsay D
Rosita L
Beverly D
Peter G
Dorina L
John L
Olivia S
Ian V
Jeremy C
Kim C
Lupe I
Salote L
Ane L
Lindsay D
Arianne D
David G
Linda D
Amabel R
Tilitha W
Evelyn D
Jude D
Phyllis D
Dimphy V
Deborah M
Marceline P
Rita P
Ramona D
Adrian F
Oscar P
Sujani A
Readers06/07 May
Joseph A
Marianne A
Special Ministers 29/30 April
Olga D
Veronica E
Meghan D
Peter F
Sally D
Sylvia J
Jacqui D
Marlon L
Willen E
Alfred L
Florina F
Rae L
Dolores F
Cynthia M
Special Ministers 06/07 May
Canute J
Audrey M
Terry M
Malley M
Liz M
Monica O
Maureen R
Brendan M
Cole<e M
Gordan M
Emilia A
Margaret B
Jeane B
Alfred L
Welcome Ministers 29/30 April
Carleen F
Mary M
Susan E
Clare B
Prethein T
John N
Mele I
EJ I
Welcome Ministers 06/07 May
Ken W
Jeane B
Sandra W
Patricia W
Bernade<e D
George D
Liz M
Prince M