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[Pages:4]BAIRNSDALE ? OMEO East Region ? Diocese of Sale Who we are tomorrow begins with what we do today.

St Marys Bairnsdale

St Patricks Paynesville

Vision: We are a welcoming community where the word of God, through the message of Jesus Christ is made known & lived.

Our mission is to:

Live the message of Jesus Christ taking inspiration from Mary, the Mother of God.

Empower our community to activate their gifts to build a better world. Strengthen and grow our faith.

THIRD SUNDAY of EASTER, Year A ? April 26th, 2020

Welcome to all who have joined us to celebrate Mass.

St Mary's Parish Bairnsdale/Omeo acknowledge the Gunai Kurnai people, the Traditional Custodians who have walked upon and cared for this

land for thousands of years. We acknowledge the continued deep spiritual attachment and relationship of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

Peoples to this country and commit ourselves to the ongoing journey of reconciliation.

PARISH CONTACTS

MASSES/LITURGIES/HOLY HOURS

Parish Priest:

Fr Michael Willemsen

Weekend Masses live streamed in our Diocese:

Assistant Priests: Fr Avinash George

Fr Jayakody Francis

Bairnsdale Presbytery:

23 Pyke Street Bairnsdale 3875

Phone 5152 3106

Email: stmarybairnsdale@

Internet:

Facebook: St Mary's Church Bairnsdale

St Mary's Parish Pastoral Centre:

Cranbourne: Saturday 6pm, Sunday 9am and 6pm. Daily at 9.30am. Clyde North: Daily 9am. Narre Warren: 9.30am Sunday. Daily Wed-Sunday 9.30am. Sale Cathedral: 9.30am Sunday Pakenham: 10am Sunday Check these links for other live streams such as additional daily Masses, Adoration, Morning Prayers.

135 Nicholson Street Bairnsdale 3875 Phone 5152 2942

Parish Business Manager: Paul Heaton-Harris

daily

Parish Sacramental Coordinator: Michelle Grimsted Pastoral Coordinator: Pattie Pruscino

There is a Sunday Gospel reflection uploaded onto our Parish website as well as onto our Facebook page. We will do this each

Child Safety Officer: Kath Cassidy

Phone 5152 2942 weekend until we can, again, gather. Please stay tuned. Our

St Mary's Primary: Principal: Newsletter: Nagle College: Principal: Newsletter: St Mary's Op Shop:

Phone 5152 3706 Michelle Garbutt stmbairns.catholic.edu.au Phone 5152 6122 Neville Powles nagle.vic.edu.au Phone 5152 2088

website links are as follows: -

Internet: Facebook: St Mary's Church Bairnsdale YouTube: St Mary's Bairnsdale

ACT OF SPIRITUAL COMMUNION My Jesus,

I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all things,

Parish Pastoral Council: meets 2nd Thursday of the month. Please submit items for consideration to the Parish Centre by 10.00am on Tuesday the week before the meeting. Members: Angela McKail, Michael Flynn ? co-chairpersons, Angelo D'Amore, Rita Bowers, Marylin Elliott and Wilma Collier. A Parish Directory of all Groups and contact details is available at

and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally,

come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there

and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen.

the Pastoral Centre.

CLOSURE OF PARISH CENTRE

Sacraments: Sacramental Information and registration forms are available at: stmarybairnsdale@ Baptisms: Preparation sessions are held regularly, call the Sacramental Coordinator to make a date. Baptisms are celebrated during or after Mass on the 1st or 3rd Sunday's of each month. Weddings: 6 months' notice required, schedule dates with priest. Funerals: Please check with priest before setting dates & times. Anointing of the Sick: Please call the Parish Office. Communion to the Housebound & Aged Care: Please call Pattie Pruscino 5152 2942 or 0427 232 682 Special Wedding Anniversaries: 6 months' notice is needed to facilitate a Papal Blessing for parishioners.

The Parish Centre is closed till further notice. Staff are working from home where possible. The phone will be diverted to the Presbytery. If you need to contact us, please email, or put an enquiry through the webpage or phone 5152 2942 or 5152 3106 leave a message and someone will get back to you or to speak with a priest ? phone either of the numbers and a priest will `pick up' when possible. The church doors are closed until further notice - this is something we have been advised to do. Regarding baptisms and funerals, be sure to speak with someone in authority to know what is currently acceptable. Other parish groups/organisations that are closed/cancelled until further notice: - *The Vinnies Welfare Centre; *St Mary's Op Shop;

*all organised prayer groups; *church tours; *Family Youth Mass

for April; Little Angels Playgroup.

ROSTERS Commentator Proclaimer

Procession of Gospel/Gifts

Special Ministers

6:00pm

NO INFORMATION

9:30am

UNTIL WE KNOW WEEKEND MASSES WILL RESUME.

CHURCH CLEANING: 16th ? 31st March ? Any volunteers, please.

Please pray for

OUR RECENTLY DECEASED: Errol Williams, Loran Tilley-Withers (daughter of Sandie & Chris), Kitty Cosse (wife of Jan & mother of Donrita).

ALL WHOSE ANNIVERSARIES occur at this time: Fortunato & Francesca Desio, Norman Dore, Joe Gwizdek, Maria Capobianco, Rick Marshall, Fr Richard Buckley, Pat Bills, Fr John McCann, Fr Michael Hallinan, Domenico Schiafone, Vicki Hall, Don Ward, Cliff Betts, Lena Betts, Monica Ainsworth, Glen Dungey, Des Shanahan, Fr Daniel Horan, Fr Harry Verbruggen.

"Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace."

PLEASE ALSO REMEMBER THE SICK: Val Jamieson, Fr Theo Rush ofm, Joshua Kelly, Marcie Hayles, John Pruscino, Lachlan Van Den Einden, Dennis (Danny) Phelan, Joan Marshall, Irene Beatson, Jacek Dutkiewicz, Adam Gilhooley, Tahlia De Felice, Mary Johnson, Nicholas Browne, Carmel Kenyon,

Matthew Brunt, Fr Carl Schafer ofm, John Graves, Alan Cooke,

Gerard Templer, Rick Jones, Julie Frew, Yvonne Roy, Cathy Tickle, Jane Rowlands, Bernadette Wolters, Paul Hamilton, Joan Wriggel, Peter Grimsted, Billy Sant, Pat Doe, John Buck, Arthur Elbourne, Guy Newman, Ena Morris, Mark Kelly, Holly Box, Pauline Northway (nee Mason), Ray & Fran Adamson, Amy Hood, Michael Counsel, James Warren, Coral Prendergast, Brian Rowe, Joyce Harrington, Paul McFarlane, Shannon Helmers, Tammy Ewing, Rose Gallagher, Elizabeth Knight, Gerry McDonald, Margaret Flynn, Tracey Moffatt, Tyson Chapman, Julie Ann Milnes-James, Anne Armstrong, Trish Henderson, Elizabeth Stehmann.

Please remember all parishioners who are in ill health or recuperating from illness or surgery.

Please let the Parish Centre know if you wish to add or remove names of persons from the sick list.

THANK YOU!

Caritas Australia would like to THANK YOU for supporting Project Compassion 2020. If you still have your Project Compassion box or set of envelopes at home, please bring them back next week or visit .au to make your donation online. Through your generosity you will be empowering the world's most vulnerable communities to grow stronger and share their strengths with their communities to lift themselves out of poverty.

Thank you for supporting Caritas Australia's Project Compassion

2020 Lenten appeal.

You can donate by visiting .au/projectcompassion

or phoning 1800 024 413

OR

Drop your generous donations off at the Parish Centre on a Thursday

or Friday between 10am and 2pm. If this could be done as soon as

possible, we can bank it and forward all your donations to Caritas

Australia.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS want us to know that they are available to people who wish to speak with them at any time. If there is some problem you wish to discuss please do not hesitate to call Bruce (0412 938 772) or Jeanette (0409 662 925). They will be very glad to speak with you.

PLENARY 2020 ? How is God calling us to be a

Christ-centred Church?

The Listening and Discernment process of the 6 themes has now ended in our Parish. We continue to pray for the success of the Plenary Council 2020.

Prayer for the Plenary Council 2020

Come, Holy Spirit of Pentecost. Come, Holy Spirit of the great South Land. O God, bless and unite all your people in Australia and guide us on the pilgrim way of the Plenary Council. Give us the grace to see your face in one another and to recognise Jesus, our companion on the road.

Give us the courage to tell our stories and to speak boldly of your truth.

Give us ears to listen humbly to each other and a discerning heart to hear what you are saying.

Lead your Church into a hope-filled future, that we may live the joy of the Gospel. Through Jesus Christ our Lord,

bread for the journey from age to age. Amen. Our Lady Help of Christians, pray for us. St Mary MacKillop, pray for us.

FOOD FOR PRAYER: OTHER OPTIONS

Evangelise Australia

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Pentecost

Pilgrimage

Catholics are invited to

join others worldwide on a spiritual pilgrimage to Pentecost.

Register for free to receive a series of talks which are uploaded

twice a week from speakers around the world, including

Australia (including Archbishop Porteous, Hobart, Fr Ken Barker

MGL, Founder and Moderator of the Missionaries of God's Love,

Robert Falzon, Cofounder of menALIVE, and Daniel Ang, Director

of Parish 2020, Sydney Archdiocese)

Evangelisation Brisbane have provided an invitation to a free resource: Weekday reflections on the daily gospel reading: A series of theological reflections on the gospel of the day, intended to help us consider what our faith is calling us to as we travel through Easter tide and beyond during this challenging time. The link is below to subscribe:

Music and Prayer for You at Home You are invited to pray at home with the Sunday readings with free access to the following online music and video resources ? Psalms and chants from Marist Music - select Easter 3A for the psalm and gospel chant available as sheet music or audio ? Seeking Stillness ? beautiful psalm music and Gospel meditations from Gen Bryant Seeking Stillness - Playlist . Shelter Me - New Hymn in response to COVID-19 by Fr Michael Joncas. Free download and use until 31 March 2021. You can download the sheet music from bit.ly/2V9gxFG and access the music video on YouTube

Madonna Magazine Facebook Group - if you are not familiar with how to email /join a Facebook group, please ask a friend/relative to help you or call 1300 728 846. An online retreat has been developed by Andy Hamilton SJ & Ian Radvan SJ. The retreat, `With Jesus in the desert: A retreat for a time of isolation' is available on .au (.au/with-jesus-in-the-desert-a-retreat-for-atime-of-isolation/)

DATES TO REMEMBER 25th Dec: Christmas Day (haha)

Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne go to .au for weekly Easter Reflections until Pentecost Sunday. S

FUNDRAISER FOR BURSARY FUND

You are invited to lunch on Saturday 25th July 2020. The lunch will be at the Black-Tie Function Centre, 90 Alfred St, Warragul, 12noon. The two-course lunch will cost $50 and wine, beer and soft drinks will be available at bar prices. The event is open to men and women who want to support this venture. This event is proudly hosted by the Knights of the Southern Cross, Diocese of Sale and all proceeds will go to the Bursary Fund for the education of Sale Diocese Seminarians. Tickets are available at:

THE ALLELUIA COWBOY

(An Easter Reflection In 3 Parts) Part 2

Such was the situation in Never Ever. It was a dark, distrustful place, depressing, a town of lives half lived. The Cowboy tentatively suggested to those who would listen that there is another way, a better way, another world. Responses varied: aggressive rejection, polite rejection, blank eyed incomprehension, puzzlement, flickers of interest and some were enthralled and came to him by night, to learn more. Then early in the morning on the 1st day of the week there was a mighty explosion. Bricks, mortar, and dust rained down. Panicked citizens came running from their hovels to investigate. A huge hole had been blown in the great wall of the town. Standing on top of the rubble in the middle of the breach stood the Cowboy resplendent in his white outfit. Waving his white hat towards the open plains beyond he called out "come on out", "come on out" ? leave this tomb of a town! Feel the sun on your face, the wind on your cheeks, let the wind blow the cobwebs from your mind. Feel the soft grass under your feet, smell the flowers. Dive into those fresh mountain streams, wash away the grime and those fetid smells. Lift your eyes to the peaks. There are paths beyond that lead to wonderful lands where people look you in the eye, trust you and love and relish life and include you. So, with unbridled enthusiasm he called, he invited and encouraged, and he continues to do so.........

(To be continued next week)

STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM

As you can see from our takings, our weekly collections have dropped off significantly. People have asked if there is a way of getting their Stewardship contributions to the Parish. Unfortunately, there is no simple way to securely collect cash. So, suggestions are -: Internet Banking Direct Credit the Church Account with your name and Envelope Number as a reference.

BSB: 083-879 ACCOUNT: 48919 4022

ACCOUNT NAME: St Marys Parish Bairnsdale Omeo Ref: Your Name and Envelope Number or Marked 1st or 2nd Collection OR send cheques to St Mary's Parish, 23 Pyke Street, Bairnsdale, Vic, 3875. Otherwise - Please keep your envelopes with your commitments, saving them until we return to Sunday services. Our Parish finances will be severely affected in the coming months and we will make necessary adjustments to manage the challenges it presents. Please call Paul Heaton-Harris 0418 377 076 if you have any questions or queries.

CALLED AND GIFTED

Charism is simply the Greek word used in the New Testament for "favour" or "gratuitous gift".

Appreciating charisms, or spiritual gifts, helps us to see our parish as a place of gifts, rather than a place of needs.

Everyone is given unique gifts. Many people can recognise their charisms and abilities, but there are many who are unsure of their gifts. We must all do our little bit to encourage and help discern how we may use our gifts/ charisms. No gift is too small or insignificant.

The Charism of HELPS

empowers a Christian to be a channel of God's goodness by using his or her talents and charisms to enable other individuals to serve God and people

more effectively. Is this your gift?

Our Parish is blessed with many people who share their gifts/charisms within our Church and wider community. We give thanks to Meg and her charism of FAITH ? reaching out to her students & starting the day with prayer; to Michelle and her gift of ENCOURAGEMENT ? bringing positiveness and encouragement to the St Mary's school families; and to Paul and his charism of SERVICE ? taking on the paving ? finishing and fixing up for the safety of all. We thank them for sharing their gifts with us and our community and ultimately we thank GOD who has given them.

REACHING OUT TO ALL

We are continuing to send out bulk emails to all our parishioners who have given us their email address' (346 to date). Our system tells us that we have been successful, but we know that not everyone has received them. Please bear with us as we work through these problems. We could, quite easily, have an incorrect email address, SO email us and we can correct any errors we may have in our system. We thank those who have let us know they have been receiving our emails (about 100) so we have a way to go before we have 100%. For those who are unable to access the internet, we are doing a `letter drop' to another 150 regular mass attendees, with the weekly bulletin and `extras' we may find during the week, that we can print off, and which may be of help during this time. As we continue to do the letter drop, (which will happen each week until Mass resumes), if you know of someone who may like to receive a hard copy of the bulletin, please let us know. If you can help deliver 5 letters close to where you live, that too, would be most appreciated. Please call Pattie on 0423 232 682 or email: stmarybairnsdale@

WE ARE A CHILD SAFE PARISH

Central to the mission of the Immaculate Conception Parish (known as St Mary's Parish) is an unequivocal commitment to fostering the dignity, self-esteem and integrity of children and vulnerable persons and providing them with

a safe, supportive, and enriching environment to develop spiritually, physically, intellectually, emotionally, and socially. If you wish to speak with someone phone:

Kath 5152 2942; Police 5150 2600; or Towards Healing 1800 816 030

SMILE:

What's brown, hairy and wears sunglasses? A coconut on the beach.

Collections for week ending 19th April 2020

Envelopes

$ 695.00

D/D & Cards

$ 2,175.00

1st Collection

$ 0.00

2nd Collection

$ 300.00

Church Tours

$ 0.00

Readings for 3/05/2020 4th SUNDAY of EASTER, Year A

1st Reading: Acts 2: 36-41 Psalm: Ps 22: 1-6

2nd Reading: 1 Peter 2: 20-25 Gospel: John 10: 1-10

Isaiah

3rd SUNDAY of EASTER Entrance Antiphon

Cry out with joy to God, all the earth; O sing to the glory of his name. O render him glorious praise, alleluia.

A reading from the Acts of the Apostles 2: 14, 22-33

On the day of Pentecost Peter stood up with the Eleven and addressed the crowd in a loud voice: 'Men of Israel, listen to what I am going to say: Jesus the Nazarene was a man commended to you by God by the miracles and portents and signs that God worked through him when he was among you, as you all know. This man, who was put into your power by the deliberate intention and foreknowledge of God, you took and had crucified by men outside the Law. You killed him, but God raised him to life, freeing him from the pangs of Hades; for it was impossible for him to be held in its power since, as David says of him: I saw the Lord before me always, for with him at my right hand nothing can shake me. So my heart was glad and my tongue cried out with joy: my body, too, will rest in the hope that you will not abandon my soul to Hades nor allow your holy one to experience corruption. You have made known the way of life to me, you will fill me with gladness through your presence.' 'Brothers, no one can deny that the patriarch David himself is dead and buried: his tomb is still with us. But since he was a prophet, and knew that God had sworn him an oath to make one of his descendants succeed him on the throne, what he foresaw and spoke about was the resurrection of the Christ: he is the one who was not abandoned to Hades, and whose body did not experience corruption. God raised this man Jesus to life, and all of us are witness to that. Now raised to the heights by God's right hand, he has received from the Father the Holy Spirit, who was promised, and what you see and hear is the outpouring of that Spirit.'

The word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm:

R. Lord, you will show us the path of life. Preserve me, God, I take refuge in you. I say to the Lord: 'You are my God. O Lord, it is you who are my portion and cup; it is you yourself who are my prize.' R. I will bless the Lord who gives me counsel,/who even at night directs my heart./I keep the Lord ever in my sight:/ since he is at my right hand, I shall stand firm. R. And so my heart rejoices, my soul is glad;/even my body shall rest in safety./For you will not leave my soul among the dead,/nor let your beloved know decay. R. You will show me the path of life,/and the fullness of joy in your presence,/at your right hand happiness for ever. R.

A reading from the first letter of St Peter 1: 17-21

If you are acknowledging as your Father one who has no favourites and judges everyone according to what he has done, you must be scrupulously careful as long as you are living away from your home. Remember, the ransom that was paid to free you from the useless way of life your ancestors handed down was not paid in anything corruptible, neither in silver nor gold, but in the precious blood of a lamb without spot or stain, namely Christ; who, though known since before the world was made, has been revealed only in our time,

the end of the ages, for your sake. Through him you now have faith in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory for that very reason - so that you would have faith and hope in God.

The word of the Lord.

Gospel Acclamation:

Alleluia, alleluia! Lord Jesus, make your word plain to us: make our hearts burn with love when you speak. Alleluia!

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke 24: 13-35

Two of the disciples of Jesus were on their way to a village called Emmaus, seven miles from Jerusalem, and they were talking together about all that had happened. Now as they talked this over, Jesus himself came up and walked by their side; but something prevented them from recognising him. He said to them, 'What matters are you discussing as you walk along?' They stopped short, their faces downcast. Then one of them, called Cleopas answered him, 'You must be the only person staying in Jerusalem who does not know the things that have been happening there these last few days.' 'What things?' he asked. 'All about Jesus of Nazareth' they answered 'who proved he was a great prophet by the things he said and did in the sight of God and of the whole people; and how our chief priests and our leaders handed him over to be sentenced to death, and had him crucified. Our own hope had been that he would be the one to set Israel free. And this is not all: two whole days have gone by since it all happened; and some women from our group have astounded us: they went to the tomb in the early morning, and when they did not find the body, they came back to tell us they had seen a vision of angels who declared he was alive. Some of our friends went to the tomb and found everything exactly as the women had reported, but of him they saw nothing.' Then he said to them, 'You foolish men! So slow to believe the full message of the prophets! Was it not ordained that the Christ should suffer and so enter into his glory?' Then, starting with Moses and going through all the prophets, he explained to them the passages throughout the scriptures that were about himself. When they drew near to the village to which they were going, he made as if to go on; but they pressed him to stay with them. 'It is nearly evening' they said 'and the day is almost over.' So he went in to stay with them. Now while he was with them at the table, he took the bread and said the blessing; then he broke it and handed it to them. And their eyes were opened and they recognised him; but he had vanished from their sight. Then they said to each other, 'Did not our hearts burn within us as he talked to us on the road and explained the scriptures to us?' They set out that instant and returned to Jerusalem. There they found the Eleven assembled together with their companions, who said to them, 'Yes it is true, The Lord has risen and has appeared to Simon.' Then they told their story of what had happened on the road and how they had recognised him at the breaking of bread.

The Gospel of the Lord.

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