Hello from Father Michael, Deacon Vince, Sister Kathleen, Danielle and the Parish Office!
Our Easter timetable is now available
See the dates and details at the end of the page.
Stations of the Cross will be at St Jude church this Friday at 7pm
Stations alternate between St John Vianney church and St Jude church:
St John Vianney: 15 March
St Jude: 8 March, 22 March
The Sacramental Gathering Masses will be on this weekend
Our families making their Sacramental preparations will come together this weekend to continue their journey with Jesus. First Reconciliation will be conducted next week, and we ask you to pray particularly for our 58 children who are completing their preparations.
The Lenten Reflection sessions are held each Thursday afternoon
Join Father Michael in the St John Vianney presbytery downstairs meeting room at 4pm to explore the meaning of Lent through the Pieta Lenten book.
Father Michael's talk on the Paschal Mystery will be on Sunday, 17 March, after 9am Mass
The Paschal Mystery in the Light of the Holy Triduum and the Mass will explain how the Mystery is at the heart of Mass, and particularly at the heart of the three days of Holy Week from Holy Thursday to the Easter Vigil.
The Second Rite of Reconciliation will be on Tuesday, 19 March
Sacred Heart church, Pearce, will be hosting the Rite for parishioners in Weston Creek/Molonglo, South Woden and North Woden. It will start at 6pm, after the 5.30pm parish Mass (to which you are invited).
Just a reminder that Father Michael will not hear Confessions on Good Friday or Easter Saturday because he wants us to attend the Second Rite.
Registration for First Reconciliation has now closed.
The First Eucharist and Confirmation programmes are still open.
First Eucharist is available to baptised Catholic children who have received First Reconciliation and will be in Year 4 or up in 2024.
Confirmation is available to baptised Catholic children who have receive First Reconciliation and First Eucharist and will be in Year 6 or up in 2024.
To register, start at the appropriate Sacramental tab on this page. Registration uses the Qkr! App by Mastercard.
If you have a family member who's eligible for their Sacrament, or you have friends with an eligible child, please let them know that registration is open. Be a messenger and carry the news!
Father Michael's new book is on its way
Father's book, Who am I in God?, will soon be available to buy.
The book examines our encounter with Jesus, where accepting His Lordship in our lives takes nothing away from our humanity - in fact, the encounter fulfils it. To be fully Christian is to be fully human. The book combines a guide to the Church's teaching with personal testimony of the joys and struggles of embracing their faith.
The book will be priced in the near future, so for now you are invited to offer a no obligation expression of interest. There are sheets in the foyers of the churches or you can email the parish office at westoncreek@cg.org with your name, phone number and the number of books you are interested in. Once again, this is a no obligation process!
The Parish Video Prayer Circle is now on YouTube
The Circle is a project in which parishioners come together after a weekday Mass and join in several prayers. We film the session and send the video to parishioners who are homebound or in care. The aim is to let them be back in the church and back with the community for a little while.
All of the videos we've recorded so far are now on YouTube. Just search for "Parish of Our Lady of the Annunciation Weston Creek" and you'll find our channel. If you'd like to receive automatic updates as we load new material, just subscribe to the channel using the bell icon, and select "all".
If you have a relative or friend who might be interested in trying the Circle, let them know about the channel. It's absolutely a no obligation trial!
Easter timetable
Tuesday, 19 March, Sacred Heart church, 115 Hodgson Crescent, Pearce
6.00pm: Second Rite of Reconciliation
Saturday, 23 March, St Jude church
4.00-4.40pm: Adoration
4.00-4.30pm: Reconciliation
5.00pm: Blessing of palms, followed by Palm Sunday Vigil Mass
Sunday, 24 March, St John Vianney church
8.00-8.40am: Adoration
8.00-8.40am: Reconciliation
9.00am: Blessing of palms, followed by Palm Sunday Mass
Sunday, 24 March, St Jude church
4.00-4.40pm: Adoration
4.00-4.30pm: Reconciliation
5.00pm: Blessing of palms, followed by Palm Sunday Mass
A reminder that Reconciliation will not be held in the parish again until Easter Sunday
Monday, 25 March, St John Vianney church
7.00am: Mass
Monday, 25 March, St Christopher's Cathedral
5.00pm: Chrism Mass
Tuesday, 26 March, St John Vianney church
7.00pm: Mass
Wednesday, 27 March, St John Vianney church
9.30am: Mass
Holy Thursday, 28 March, St Jude church
No morning Mass
7.30pm: Mass of the Lord's Supper, followed by Adoration in the Chapel of Repose until 10.00pm
Good Friday, 29 March, St Jude church
11.00am: Stations of the Cross (Reconciliation will not be held afterwards)
Good Friday, 29 March, St John Vianney church
3.00pm: Solemn Liturgy of the Lord's Passion (Reconciliation will not be held afterwards)
Holy Saturday, 30 March, St Jude church
8.00am: Office of Readings from the Breviary (no Mass)
7.30pm: Blessing of the fire and the Paschal Candle, followed by Easter Vigil Mass
Easter Sunday, 31 March, St John Vianney church
8.00am-8.40am: Adoration
8.00am-8.40am: Reconciliation
9.00am: Easter Sunday Mass
Sunday, 31 March, St Jude church
5.00pm: Easter Sunday Mass
Monday, St John Vianney church
8.00am: Mass