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St. John’s Parish Mitcham
494 Whitehorse Road, Mitcham 3132
(Postal: P.O. Box 95, Mitcham 3132)
Email: Mitcham@cam.org.au
Website: www.stjohnsmitcham.com.au
Phone: 03 9401 6366 or 0402 330 128
4th Sunday of Advent
Sunday 19th December 2021 —Year C
Mary—Mother and Friend
A very human side of Mary—
after she knew she was to be the mother of God, Mary visited her cousin Elizabeth,
an older woman who herself was expecting her first child.
She needed to talk with someone—
her hopes, her fears, her anxieties and the puzzlement of her mysterious visit from God,
and what God asked her to become—
the mother of Jesus.
And she knew her cousin would be the same.
Elizabeth, too, needed to talk over her hopes, her fears, her anxieties and the puzzlement
of her mysterious visit from God.
Like we all do:
There are times in life we need to talk, and we need someone to listen.
If we’re out in the cold, we need the warmth of someone else’s sympathy, understanding,
someone just to listen, to be there, and maybe to give a bit of advice.
And when we’re happy, feel like dancing around the room or the fields,
we like to share that too.
The helped each other grow in their faith,
in what God had given to them and what God was asking of them,
and they helped each other trust that what the Lord promised them would be fulfilled.
There are times in life when we need more than someone to listen to us;
we need others to share their story and help us trust.
We also need faith.
She knew that God would not leave her alone when times would be rough and painful.
She knew that God would be there, through people like Elizabeth now,
like the shepherds at the birth, like John at the foot of he Cross.
She knew that God had called her,
and she could welcome his call with courage.
“St John’s Parish community, is committed to the Victorian Child Safe Standards
& acknowledges that Child Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility.”
PARISH LEADERSHIP TEAM MISSION STATEMENT
To lead and empower the people of our parish to work independently and use their skills
and gifts to grow the life of our faith community now and into the future.
Parish Information
Normal Weekend Mass Times Parish Priest
St John’s: Sat Vigil, 6pm, Sun 8.30am, 9.45am, 11.15am, 5pm Fr Dispin John
St James: NO MASS Supported by Fr Michael Kelly, CSsR
Parish Office Hours (Parish Office is closed on Mondays):
Tuesday-Friday 9am-3.30pm St John’s School
494 Whitehorse Road, Mitcham, 9874 1575
Business Manager: Margaret Harrington Principal: Mrs Verona Gridley
Parish Secretary: Manuela Brambilla vgridley@sjmitcham.catholic.edu.au
Accountant: Gilda Bell
Bereavement Ministry: Jenny Kearney 0413 826 468 St James School
Pastoral Care: Loredana Iacobucci 0423 313 336 51 Centre Road, Vermont, 9874 1830
Principal: Mr Dave Mutimer
Christian Meditation Group: Chris Ryan
House of Books (house next door to the Church): 9401 6306
Services:
RE for Government Schools: Andrew Puls
St Vincent De Paul:
Safeguarding Committee Co-ordinator: Andrew Buchanan
Shop 2/82 Maroondah Hwy Ringwood 9870 9124
Visitation and Communion to the Sick & Housebound:
Welfare Assistance 1800 305 330
Co-ordinator: Cath Brindle
Furniture Pick-Ups 1800 621 349
PLEASE CONTACT THE PARISH OFFICE
ON 9401 6366 OR VIA EMAIL MITCHAM@CAM.ORG.AU
TO ACCESS ANY OF THESE PEOPLE OR SERVICES
Parish Information & Daily Readings
Scripture Readings for week AMONGST OUR PARISH FAMILY
We ask for the grace and peace of Eternal life for
Mon: Isaiah 7:10-14 Lk 1:26-38 those who have recently passed away especially
Tues: Song of Songs 2:8-14 Lk 1:39-45 Myles McCormack, Natalina Anna Serraglio and for
Wed: 1 Samuel 1:24-28 Lk 1:46-56 those whose memories are sacred to us at this time
Thur: Malachi 3:1-4,23-24 Lk 1:57-66 especially Anthony Winter, Mary McCorkell, Flora and
Fri : 2 Samuel 7:1-5,8-12,14,16 Lk 1:67-79 Tom Langford, Elizabeth Stephens, Pat Miller, Bernie
The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph Hanlan
1 Samuel 1:20-22, 24-28
1 John 3:1-2, 21-24 Tuesday Mass for healing of the sick
Luke 2:41-52 Prayers are offered and are followed by a Novena
of Saint Mary MacKillop. If you know of
someone who might need our special prayers or to
Weekday Masses be added to the Novena List please email the parish office
Monday (Church Closed) mitcham@cam.org.au and leave a message for those you
wish to be prayed for by Monday afternoons. Keeping you
Tuesday 10 am in our prayers.
Wednesday 10am
Thursday No Mass St. John's Memorial Garden
Friday No Mass Plaques for this pastoral project may be ordered at
any time for any deceased person who either was a
parishioner at St John’s or who was buried from St
“Let God’s promises shine John’s Church. The forms are in the Newsstands. These
on your problems.” - forms now include the Interment of Ashes at St. John's.
Corrie Te Boom The completed forms can be handed into the Parish Office.
Dec 26 St Johns St John’s St. John’s St John’s St. John’s St James
6.00pm 8.30am 9.45am 11.15am 5.00pm 9.30am
C’Tator C Ryan M Lambert B Rudin
Lector H De Kauwue K Harvey G Lewis
Eucharist F McKenna T Harkin A Glenn
R Jess M Lafferty S Catacutan
Jancy Kaithavelil D Tew M Holmes
CHRISTMAS CAROLS
Christmas Carols are happening on Christmas Eve at 7.45pm (before 8.30pm Mass)
and at 10.30pm (before 11pm Mass)
All are welcome!
Faith Formation, Social & Other
OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP’S CALLING FOR VOLUNTEERS
RINGWOOD NEWS AT CHRISTMAS MASSES
Weekend Masses: We need volunteers to assist at Christmas Masses as
Saturday at 5pm special ministers, lectors, commentators, laptop
Sunday at 9.30pm operators and Covid marshals.
For fully vaccinated You can register your name on the list
in the church or contact the parish
Weekday service office at mitcham@cam.org.au or
9.15am Wed: Liturgy of the Word with Holy Communion
9401 6366.
9.15am Thurs: Mass
9.15am Fri : Liturgy of the Word with Holy Communion
Thanks for your participation.
Lectio Divina is meeting every couple of weeks, on
Monday night and Tuesday Morning. This is a beautiful way ST JOHN’S PARISH CHRISTMAS RAFFLE
to share a prayerful approach to scripture, and you can find
details and links through the events tab on our Facebook
Many thanks for your support of the 2021 St John’s
page. Parish Christmas Raffle.
The Fete Committee introduced this initiative as a way
Our Lady’s Time Out: Feel like a game of table of promoting our local businesses, raising much
tennis? Our Time Out group play in the Church Hall needed funds for our Parish and Schools, and to bring
each Monday from 10-12. Wear appropriate the community together post Covid lockdowns.
footwear and bring your vaccine certificate. We Figures are still to be finalised, but currently we have
provide equipment and a cuppa. You give us $3 and raised over $12,000.00
energy. Welcome. We would like to acknowledge our sponsors for their
Ringwood Parish website: generous financial support
http://pol.org.au/ringwood/Home.aspx
Biggin and Scott Mitcham, Whitehorse Medical
Centre, Cycle Science Mitcham, Vermont Junior
PRAYER LINE MINISTRY @ ST JOHN’S Football Club, Bucatini Restaurant and Bar,
“Pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of Mitcham Junior Football Club, Snap Printing Ring-
prayers and requests. wood, Woolworths
With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying Please remember to thank our sponsors for their con-
for all the Lord’s people.” Ephesians 6:18
tinued support of our Parish, particularly as many of
“Pray for one another, that you may be these businesses/groups have struggled due to Covid
healed” (James 5:16) lockdowns. Prizes can be collected from the Parish
For prayer requests, please call Loredana Office.
0423 313 336 or e-mail the Parish Office.
God bless, Loredana 2021 Raffle Winners
Grant, O Lord, 1st Prize Ticket 3811 6th Prize Ticket 7947
nd th
thy protection and in protection, strength 2 Prize Ticket 2579 7 Prize Ticket 9037
Your love and faithfulness, rd
3 Prize Ticket 9483 th
8 Prize Ticket 4905
along with Your goodness and mercy, th th
surround me daily, 4 Prize Ticket 8015 9 Prize Ticket 7625
so I will not fear whatever might come against 5th Prize Ticket 1541 10th Prize Ticket 9161
me. Many thanks, Gracie and Robin Smith
My trust is in You, God,
and I give thanks to You for Your love
and protection.
In Jesus' name we pray.
Amen.
1. Our Father
3. Hail Mary
New Year’s Eve Mass will be celebrated
on 31st December at 11.30pm.
CHILDREN’S LITURGY AT ST JOHN’S All are welcome!
Every Sunday at 9.45am and most Sunday at
11.15am during school term
COLUMBAN CALENDARS ($10)
Children will move to the Narthex of Church
for their own Liturgy of the Word. All ages Columban calendars are available at the Piety Stall
welcome. Light and age appropriate during the weekend. During the week, they may be
Gospel & Prayers and fun activities. purchased from the Parish Office.
Calendars are priced at $10.00.
CHRISTMAS MASS TIMES PIETY STALL
The Piety Stall is now operating for 10 – 15 minutes
There is no need to show your before the following Masses: Saturday 6pm &
vaccination status Sunday 8:30am, 9:45am, 11:15am. The stall will
for attending Mass anymore not operate before the 8:30am Mass on the first Sun-
so everyone is welcome! day of each month and before all 5.00pm
For your safety and the safety of other people Masses on Sunday. The stall carries a range of
please continue to wear a mask in the church. Christian items such as gifts, for Baptisms,
Confirmations and First Holy Eucharist; devotional
items; greeting cards, Christmas cards and prayer
cards.
IMMACULATA MISSION SCHOOL 2022
You are invited to spend the first 9 days of 2022 with
us as we discover what it means to Be A
Saint! Program includes talks on the faith, praise &
worship, daily Mass, Adoration & the Rosary,
recreation, community & friendship. Families welcome
and children’s ministry available! Come and join us for
an amazing time to grow in faith, and love for God and
to make new friends!
When: 1-9th January, 2022 (Children's ministry
available 4th-9th)
Where: New England Girls' School, Armidale, NSW
Cost: $450 - includes accommodation, food,
speakers, talks and activities.
For family rates, additional information and TO
REGISTER see:
http://www.sistersoftheimmaculata.org.au/ims
VINNIES CHRISTMAS APPEAL 2021
There are three ways you can donate to our
Christmas Appeal. Thank you for your support.
1) Mail a cheque to the Parish Office at 494
Whitehorse Road (PO Box 95) Mitcham 3132 marked
Vinnies Christmas Appeal including your name and
HOUSE OF BOOKS address so that we can send you a receipt.
2) If you use internet banking, Vinnies bank
The House of Books is open: details are as follows:
Monday - Friday 10am - 4pm BSB 063-000, Account 106-07556.
Saturdays 10am - 1pm Reference: X21446.
The shop will close Put Mitcham 446 on the comments line if you
on 23rd December want your donation to be directed back to Mitcham
and will reopen on 19th January. Conference. Your receipt will be issued by the Box Hill
Fundraising team.
St John’s Parish, Mitcham
Safeguarding Children & Young People 3) Credit Card or Paypal Payment. You can phone
Code of Conduct Declaration 131 818 and follow the prompts or; log on to
The Safeguarding Committee would greatly Vinnies.org.au and fill in your details.
appreciate if all volunteers at St John’s Mitcham If you would like your donation to be directed
could sign the current Code of Conduct to ensure back to Mitcham Conference section please enter St
that our parish is compliant in accordance with the Johns Mitcham 446 in the comments section of the
appropriate regulations online form. Vinnies Head Office will issue receipts for
Copies can be found at the exit points of the Church all credit donations.
or can be downloaded from the parish website:
www.stjohnsmitcham.com.au. Click on the tab About, Thanks, The Vinnies team.
select Child Safety, scroll down to the bottom of page
and select “Safeguarding Children & Young VINNIES SATURDAY BREAD RUN
People Code of Conduct Declaration”. Please We are looking for volunteers to help deliver bread to
read, sign and return to the Parish Office at your needy people on a roster basis. This takes place at
earliest convenience. Thank you to all our volunteers 5pm on Saturdays. Please contact Ross
for their continued support. Parish Safeguarding Hancock on 0419 117 343 if you like to know more
Committee about this.
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