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 Parish Newsletter
Parish Newsletter Archive
Parish AGMs
Click here to view the minutes and budget
from the 2007 Parish AGM
Click here to view the minutes and budget
from the 2006 Parish AGM
Parish RE Program
Click here to view photos from our
Parish RE program
RSL Chapel
Each
week Mass is celebrated at the RSL Chapel in Alexander Drive.
Click here to view some photos from this celebration.
Children's Liturgy
Each
week, at the 9.30am Mass, volunteers assist the children of our Parish to
listen to the Word of the Lord at their own level.
Click here to view some photos from
this activity
Planned Giving
If
you would like to contribute to the Parish planned Giving program,
you can download a form by
clicking here.
Volunteer Form
Click here to download the volunteer form
to indicate how you would like to contribute to our Parish
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Christmas Services at St Paul's
Confessions
Thursday 24 December, 11 am to 1 pm
Christmas Eve Family Mass in the school grounds
-- 6 pm carols, 6:30 pm Mass
-- children are invited to dress as angels or shepherds
-- chairs provided; bring a rug for sitting on the grass
Midnight Mass in the church
-- 11:30 pm carols, 12 midnight Mass
-- join us for cake & champagne afterwards!
Christmas Day Mass in the church
NO 8:30 AM MASS
-- 9 am carols, 9:30 am Mass
Welcome
Fr Tim Deeter
Our Parish
welcomes Fr Tim Deeter who has joined St Paul's as the Parish Administrator.
We wish him a happy and fruitful stay in our Parish.
TEACHING OUR CHILDREN TO LOVE THE
LITURGY
St Paul's Primary School
children have been celebrating weekly Masses or Liturgies of the Word in the
parish church and growing in their understanding of the liturgy. Fr Tim
has explained to each class the meaning of the vestments, the sacred vessels,
and items in the church like the tabernacle, baptismal font, and Stations of
the Cross. He has also taken the pre-primary children on a tour of the
sacristy, which was a bit hit with the little ones. Eventually each
class will have a sacristy tour.
Most of the school, except
the youngest children, came to the church on Tuesday 22 September for an
end-of-term Mass of Thanksgiving. Then they returned on Thursday
15 October to open the new term with Exposition of the Blessed
Sacrament, Scriptural Rosary, and Benediction. Father visited the
school the previous day to explain to the children what would happen, and to
teach them their responses and the Divine Praises for Benediction, as well as
the traditional Marian hymn, "Immaculate Mary". The Rosary
and Benediction were celebrated with full solemnity, and the children
participated very well in all the prayers and hymns. Afterward, one of
the altar servers said, "I get the most out of church when I'm
serving" -- an insightful comment on the importance of service as an
expression of faith. And an older boy commented to Father as he was
leaving church, "I was a little restless at the beginning of the Rosary,
but by the end, I was really praying!"
While Father Tim is away
in America, the RE teachers will bring the children to church to make a visit
to the Blessed Sacrament. We look forward to future liturgies and
paraliturgies, and we pray that our children will grow in the 'faith of our
fathers (and mothers)' and learn to love Jesus and Mary more and more.
Fr Clayton is leaving the Parish
Click here to see a
collage of photos
Fr Clayton
will be leaving the parish on the 26th of July and will reside in the
seminary while pursuing further studies and taking on a chaplaincy role.
A farewell morning tea will be held on the 26th July, 10.30am, at the
Alexander Park Tennis Club, cnr of Clyde St and Ellestree
Ave Menora. All are welcome. Please bring a plate.
New weekday Mass times May 2009
Last year we
introduced a new weekday mass
timetable to the parish on a trial basis to be
reassessed at Easter.
While the 5.45pm on Mon, Tues and Thurs
has proven to be appealing to people, the Friday
morning Mass at 7am and the 11am Mass on the
1st Sun at the RSL has not.
The logical solution is the following Mass timetable
which will take effect commencing this week.
Weekday Mass time changes from May 2009
Monday
5.45pm Church
Tuesday 5.45pm Church
Wednesday 9.00am at RSL
Thursday 5.45pm Church
Friday 9.00am at RSL
Saturday No Morning Mass
Weekend Mass Times will remain unchanged
Saturday Vigil 6pm
Sunday 8am and 9.30am
Sacrament of Confirmation
Archbishop
Barry Hickey celebrated the Sacrament of Confirmation at St Paul's on
Saturday and Sunday August 16 & 17.
More
information and pictures can be found on St Paul's School website by clicking
here
World Youth Day in Sydney
Parishioners
from St Paul's recently travlled to Sydney to take part in the World Youth
Day celebrations.
Click here to view some pics from this event.
World Youth Day in Perth
St Paul's
parishioners provided the students to represent the Fourth Station of the
Cross at the recent Cross Pilgrimage Walk in preparation of World Youth Day.
Click here to view the report.
St Mary's Cathedral Appeal website
To find out
about the conservation and completion of St Mary's Cathedral in Perth, click here
Donations can be made via this website.
Anzac Day 2008
St Paul's
Parish and School were well represented at the Mt Lawley Anzac Day ceremony.
Click here for further details and
picture
Our new Parish Priest
Welcome to
our new Parish Priest Fr Clayton Mitchell. We hope he has a long and happy
stay in our Parish.
2007 Highlights
To view the
highlights from our Parish in our Jubilee Year (2007) click on the abovelink
to go to the Parish News 2007 page.
Fr Greg's Jubilee
Click here to view pictures of Fr Greg's
jubilee
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