Welcome to the Parish Website. Our Churches may be closed but our Mass is still available.

Due to the extension of the lockdown our Churches will remain closed until further notice.

I have begun saying Mass and streaming it on You Tube. The Masses are available at 9.00am on Sunday and you can access them at any time after that.
To find them, go to You Tube and search for STJJV. The search will take you to our Parish channel, where you will find the latest Mass and my previous Masses. You can subscribe to the channel, which makes it easier to access future Masses.
As well as joining me for Mass, I encourage you to use your permitted exercise time to get out of your home and into the fresh air.
I also recommend joining in the Archbishop's Rosary prayers on Zoom: simply click on the link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85022458332?pwd=MDZ4ODFhNjIvdnpFd21aVDQzWnAydz09
Or enter the details below after opening the Zoom app Meeting ID: 850 2245 8332 Passcode: 543675

And please keep praying for the end of the pandemic. A form of prayer that you might find useful is
O Mary, you always brighten our path as a sign of salvation and of hope.
We entrust ourselves to you, health of the Sick, who at the Cross, took part in Jesus’ pain while remaining steadfast in faith.
O loving Mother, you know what we need, and we are confident you will provide for us as at Cana in Galilee.
Intercede for us with your Son Jesus, the Divine Physician, for those who have fallen ill, for those who are vulnerable, and for those who have died.
Intercede also for those charged with protecting the health and safety of others and for those who are tending to the sick and seeking a cure.
Help us, O Mother of Divine Love, to conform to the will of the Father and to do as we are told by Jesus, who took upon himself our sufferings and carried our sorrows, so as to lead us, through the Cross, to the glory of the Resurrection.
Under thy protection we seek refuge, O Holy Mother of God.
In our needs, despise not our petitions, but deliver us always from all dangers, O glorious and blessed Virgin. Amen.

No Mass this Weekend.

Both Parish churches are in lockdown from 5.00pm Thursday 12 August to 5.00pm Thursday 19 August inclusively.

Please find below a message from Archbishop Christopher Prowse.

"Archbishop Christopher Prowse has called on the ACT Catholic faithful’s support for the seven day lockdown announced on Thursday by Chief Minister, Andrew Barr. The ACT will enter a seven day lock down from 5pm, Thursday 12 August. “Let us be a cooperative as we can with regard to the government regulations and the lock down,” the Archbishop said. “Let’s also be as thoughtful as possible in regards to our neighbours and their concerns during this time.” All archdiocesan churches and parish offices in the ACT will close for seven days at the 5 pm deadline. The 12.15 pm Monday to Saturday Masses and the 11 am Sunday Mass at St Christopher’s Cathedral will continue to be live streamed as normal at the following link:

https://www.catholicvoice.org.au/mass-online/

Catholic Education director Ross Fox has announced that the ACT’s catholic schools will move to  eemote learning from Tuesday 17 August for the lock down’s duration. The schools will be provided with two pupil free days beforehand to allow essential staff to prepare for the launch of the remote learning platform. Ross emphasised he was grateful for the patience and understanding of the ACT’s  Catholic education sector. “It is my sincere hope that our community is safe and remains settled during this difficult time,” he said.

"Meanwhile, Father Michael would like to remind you to keep praying the Pandemic Prayer (see below). 

OUR FATHER, we trustingly pray to you, asking that the Coronavirus may do no more harm, that the pandemic may be swiftly brought under control, and that you restore the health of those affected and peace to the places where the virus has arrived. Welcome into your kingdom the people who have died from this illness, and comfort their families. Sustain and protect the healthcare personnel who are fighting it, and inspire and bless those working to control it. Lord Jesus, doctor of our bodies and souls, we feel impotent in the face of this international health emergency, but we trust in You. Give us peace and health. Mother Mary, protect us and continue to take care of us, and lead us through your love to your Son, Jesus. Amen.