Parish Bulletin
SAFE SHIPS
Ships are safe in harbour, as disciples are safe huddled in the upper room. But ships are meant to be at sea and disciples are meant to be out spreading the Good News. Though tempted to hunker down behind familiar barriers - what we have always done and thought - if we avoid Christ’s message, least it impact too strongly on our lives, then we just haven’t got it!
Pentecost revisits the Holy Spirit descending upon the assembled men and women in Acts (Acts 2:1-11) and John’s, slightly different, gospel (John 20:19-23). We are called to burst from that upper room like those first disciples, immersing with and loving our brothers and sisters in the world.
“Many good men and women live on the epidermis of faith, nourished by a conventional Christianity. They find religious security in the belief and practices that are within their reach, but they do not live in joyful relationship with Jesus Christ. They have heard of him since they were children but they are not seduced or enamoured by what they know of him. Meeting Jesus can transform their lives. …. It is (tempting) to live correctly within the church without worrying about the one thing Jesus sought; the kingdom of God and its justice………… We have to return to the roots, to the experience that set off the long chain reaction. It does no good to confess Jesus as God incarnate if we never try to find out what this man who revealed God to us was like, how he lived and acted.
We begin to encounter Jesus when we begin to trust God as he did, when we believe in love as he did, when we look at people as he did, when we confront life and death with hope as he did, when we pass on the contagion of the Good News as he did.” (Pagola, J. Jesus – An Historical Approximation pp 27/28).
Deacon Mark KellyBOOKINGS FOR MASSES
Weekend of May 16th:
https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing?eid=761994
This will bring up the list of Masses.
Click on book now button and follow the prompts
Click on the Mass you wish to attend (please only choose one Mass)
Then click on the number of tickets required.
(Please note Children over 12 months need to have a ticket booked)
Then fill in your details.
Click on purchase ticket. TICKETS ARE FREE.
Make sure that you have completed the purchase of your ticket by checking your email confirmation. If you do not get an email confirming your ticket please contact the parish office.
(You don’t need to print or bring your ticket.)
You must book in to come to a Sunday Mass.
Warragul & Drouin Masses are strictly limited to 80 people. Neerim South 50 people.
If you have any issues please call Prue at the Parish office p: 5623 1642.
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION WORKSHOP
Our first parent/child workshop will be held tonight, Wednesday, 19th May in St Ita’s School Hall, Drouin at 7pm, and on Thursday, 20th May in St Joseph’s Church, Warragul at 4pm & 7pm. We ask all families to please arrive 15 mins before this time so we can start promptly at 7pm. If your family has not handed in your preferred Mass time, enrolment form or fee envelope with your payment details, please bring it along to this workshop. Your cooperation is very much appreciated.
For further information please contact Thérèse on 0499 116 428
