Hello from Father Michael, Deacon Vince Barclay, Sister Kathleen Keenan and the Parish Office
Living Holy Week means entering ever more deeply into God's logic, into the logic of the Cross, which is not primarily that of suffering and death, but rather that of love and of the gift of self that brings life.
Pope Francis (on Twitter)
Let us pray for Pope Francis' good health after his recent illness.
And let us pray for Father Michael as he celebrates Holy Week in the Holy Land.
Are you visiting this Easter?
Our Parish community welcomes you and wishes you a happy stay and safe return.
We have two churches in the Parish:
St John Vianney Church, 87 Namatjira Drive, Waramanga
St Jude Church, 55 Mulley Street, Holder
Holy Week timetable
Please note that Reconciliation will not be available in the Parish this week until Easter Sunday morning
Sunday, 9am: Mass at St John Vianney Church
Sunday, 5pm: Mass at St Jude Church
Monday, 7am: Communion Service at St John Vianney Church
Monday, 5pm: Chrism Mass at St Christopher's Cathedral, Manuka
Tuesday, 7am: Communion Service at St John Vianney Church
Tuesday, 6pm: Second Rite of Reconciliation at Holy Trinity Church, Curtin
Wednesday, 9.30am: Mass at St John Vianney Church
Holy Thursday: No 9.30am Mass or Communion Service
Holy Thursday, 7.30pm: Mass at St Jude Church, followed by Adoration until 10pm
Good Friday, 11am: Stations of the Cross at St Jude Church
Good Friday, 3pm: Solemn Liturgy of the Lord's Passion at St John Vianney Church
Holy Saturday, 8am: Office of Readings at St Jude Church (no Mass or Communion Service)
Holy Saturday, 7.30pm: Easter Vigil Mass at St Jude Church (Adoration will not occur before Mass)
Easter Sunday, 8am-8.45am: Reconciliation at St John Vianney Church
Easter Sunday, 8am-8.40am: Adoration at St John Vianney Church
Easter Sunday, 9am: Mass at St John Vianney Church
Easter Sunday, 5pm: Mass at St Jude Church
Easter Monday, 8am: Communion Service at St John Vianney Church (8am is the correct Public Holiday time)
With Father Michael being away, we thank Father Baiju and Father Rembert from Narrabundah Parish, and Deacon Vince Barclay, for leading our Masses and Communion Services during Holy Week.
A new Devotional book, Passion to Pentecost
Our parishioner, Raifiel Cyril, has written this Devotional, covering 100 days of reflections and prayers from the Sunday before Ash Wednesday to the feast of Pentecost.
Read about Raifiel and her book in the online version of Catholic Voice:
https://www.catholicvoice.org.au/all-gods-work-raifiel-cyrils-passion-to-pentecost/
Father Michael invites you to consider using the book as a companion on your faith journey. It costs $25 and you can obtain a copy by emailing Raifiel on cjralive@gmail.com or by visiting the Catholic Bookshop at Manuka.