September 2021
8 Nativity of Virgin Mary
12 Sun 24B
14 Exultation of the Cross
15 Our Lady of Sorrows
19 Sun 25 B
21 Matthew
26 Sun 26 B
27 Vincent de Paul
29 Michael, Gabriel, Raphael
October 2021
2 Guardian Angels
3 Sun 27 B
4 Francis Assisi
10 Sun 28 B
17 Sun 29 B
18 Luke
24 Sun 30 B
28 Simon & Jude
31 Sun 31 B
November 2021
1 All saints
2 All faithful departed
Samoan Mass 12.30 4th Sundays
Sacramental Reception
Baptism: Second and fourth Sundays
of the month at 12 noon (email the office to book) Marriage: by
appointment Reconciliation: approach a priest before Mass to
make an appointment.
First Communion andConfirmation:
Preparation for this is conducted in our two schools; we also
offer this preparation to State School children. Email our
office at office@olsc.org.au for further information.
Our Parish Priest,
Fr Martin Tanti, SDB PP is normally at St John’s on
Thursdays, 10-3pm. He is normally at St Joseph’s on Wednesdays
at 10-3pm. However, to make a time to see Fr Martin please ring
Joan on 9481 7333.
The Parish office Our Parish Office is
again open for business, albeit on rather shortened hours …
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays 10am and 2pm or send your
query/comments via email … office@olsc.org.au and we will get
back to you.
Birth of the Blessed Virgin (This week the Church celebrates) the
birth of the
Blessed Virgin Mary on its traditional fixed date of
September 8, nine months after the December 8 celebration of
her Immaculate Conception as the child of Saints Joachim and
Anne. The circumstances of the
Virgin Mary's infancy and early life are not directly recorded
in the Bible, but other documents and traditions describing the
circumstances of her birth are cited by some of the earliest
Christian writers from the first centuries of the Church.
These accounts, although not considered authoritative
in the same manner as the Bible, outline some of the
Church's traditional beliefs about the birth of Mary.…
An angel revealed to Anne when he appeared to her
and prophesied, that all generations would honour
their future child: “The Lord has heard your prayer,
and you shall conceive, and shall bring forth, and your
seed shall be spoken of in all the world.”…. Saint Augustine described the birth of the
Blessed Virgin Mary as an event of cosmic and historic
significance, and an appropriate prelude to the birth of
Jesus Christ. “She is the flower of the field from whom
bloomed the precious lily of the valley,” he said. The fourth-century bishop, whose theology profoundly
shaped the Western Church's understanding of sin and
human nature, affirmed that “through her birth, the
nature inherited from our first parents is changed."
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/the
birth-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary-357
Support lifeline.org.au
13 11 14 BeyondBlue.org.au 1300 22 46 36
SANE Helpline 1800 18 SANE (7263)
Vic Statewide Suicide helpline 1300 651 251
Mensline Australia 1300 789 978
Drug info. to your mobile phone 0439 TELL ME
CrimeStoppers 1800 333 000
Suicide Helpline Victoria 1300 651 251
parentsbeyondbreakup.com 1800 853 437
Where homeless people might go for help ...
* Ozanam House in North Melbourne
* Mary House of Welcome in Fitzroy
* Jesuit Social Services in Richmond
* Margaret Oats Van, corner of Smith and Stanley Streets (near
Safeway) in Collingwood.
For further information on where people can get free meals
contact Joan in the office on 9481 7333.
Pope Francis says… The family is the place where we learn to
be fully human. The shared life that spouses create is the basis
of this. How families embrace children, how they protect each
other, and how they bring the generations together are the
beautiful outcomes of this.
Pope Francis reminds us that how a family lives together is very
important. It’s not enough to simply remain faithful and
together. We must also create a ‘community of life’ in which all
our family members can prosper. This is the ‘domestic church’ of
which Vatican II spoke so eloquently.
At Our Lady of the Southern Cross, we
hold the care, safety and wellbeing of children and young people
as a central and fundamental responsibility of our parish.
We acknowledge that we are meeting on the traditional land of
the Wurundjeri people and offer our respects to the elders past,
present and future. We recognise and respect the cultural
heritage of this land.
Parish of Our Lady of the Southern Cross St John the Baptist, Clifton Hill -
St Joseph's, Collingwood
Gospel Reflection 2021
Sunday 24 B - Sept 12
Now that the disciples have acknowledged Jesus as the Christ, Jesus
confides in them the outcome of his ministry: he will be rejected,
must suffer and die, and will rise after three days. Peter rejects
this prediction, and Jesus rebukes him severely. The image of Christ
that Jesus is giving is not the image of the Messiah that Peter was
expecting. Jesus then teaches the crowd and the disciples about the
path of discipleship: To be Chris’s disciple is to follow in the way
of the cross.
We can easily miss the fear that Jesus’ words must have evoked in
his disciples. Death by crucifixion was all too familiar as a method
of execution in Roman-occupied territories. It was also an
omnipresent danger to the Christian community for whom Mark wrote.
The path that Jesus was inviting his disciples to share meant
tremendous suffering and death. This is the kind of radical
commitment and sacrifice that Jesus calls us to adopt for the sake
of the Gospel.
Sunday Cinema Online Viewing
for this Week's Liturgy
[Updated Sept 13]
MASS TIMES DURING LOCKDOWN, ONLINE AT ST JOHN’S We are able to have 5 people presentto assist with
reading, filming, etc If you would like to participate
please email us on
collclift@hotmail.com
TUESDAY—SATURDAY: 9.15AM
SUNDAY: 11AM
[Mass Times in OLSC Parish - OUTSIDE OF LOCKDOWN
St John’s: Tuesday, Thursday at 9.15am, Saturday 8.30 am
Sunday at 9:00 am (Italian), 11:00am and 5:00pm
St Joseph’s: Tuesday to Saturday at 9am
Saturday at 6:00pm (English) Sunday at 9:00am and
10.30am(Vietnamese)
Good Shepherd: Sunday at 9:30am.
TRY BOOKING FOR MASS at St John’s Church: 11am Mass... https://www.trybooking.com/BSDVX
5pm Mass... https://www.trybooking.com/BSEDF
]
Season of Creation
All are welcome to celebrate with the Missionary Sisters of
Service and friends, the ‘Season of Creation’, each Sunday until
4 October.
During this time, we will host a 40-minute ‘pause’ at 4pm to
reflect on the wonder of our Cosmos and its astonishing 14
billion year story, our own living planet and ourselves as an
intimate and interdependent part of it all. Our pause will be a
time of wonder, to reflect, to pray and to care for our common
home.
We will gather on zoom each week and each session will include:
a presentation on some aspect of Creation, followed by a short
time for reflection, a few minutes sharing with a concluding
blessing. Come for any or all sessions. Contact Corrie van den
Bosch mss at
corrie@missionarysisters.org.au
9/11
This weekend marks 20 years since the world watched in horror as
multiple terrorist attacks took place in the United States of
America on 11 September, 2001. Close to 3,000 lives were claimed
that day, with thousands more lost and millions displaced in the
protracted conflicts that followed in Afghanistan and Iraq. The
events of 9/11 have become etched in the minds of many the world
over.
For Melbourne Catholic Joe Doolan, who was living in New York at
the time with his wife, he remembers the day vividly and their
frantic rush to reassure those back home of their safety. But,
Joe says, what has remained with him the most is the Eucharistic
celebration that took place a few weeks later at St Patrick's
Cathedral, New York. To read his reflection, go to the
Archdiocese website
St John's Outreach Program
Don’t forget our outreach program
Buy something extra for our outreach program
next time you are shopping. Long life milk and cleaning
products (including toothpaste and soap) would be
appreciated by our outreach team. Thank you.
There are several avenues in which
Mass can be viewed.
1. EWTN
provides Masses every day at 8am and many other quality
programs about the Catholic faith. the EWTN App can be
downloaded to your phone or iPad. It has continuous live
streaming of programs. These include news, interviews,
children's and teenager's programs and more. Access the EWTN
schedule at
https://www.ewtn.com/tv/
schedule/asia-pacific
or on the EWTN App go to "Program Schedules" then "Pacific
Rim".
