Mary Mother of the Church
Catholic Parish Ivanhoe
Christmas - New Year Closure of Parish Office
The Parish Office will be closed from Thursday 24 December to Monday 11 January inclusive
From Fr. Bill – 31 December 2020
New Year’s Day parish update
Tomorrow (New Year’s Day) we celebrate the Solemnity of Mary Mother of God.
At 9.15am we will celebrate Mass at Mother of God Church to celebrate the feast which is also the Patronal Festival of MOG Church.
We had planned to have morning tea after Mass but morning tea has been cancelled. Under our duty of care and our Parish Covid Safe plan, it is now considered unwise to go ahead with refreshments after Mass in the limited space available in the MOG church foyer. I know some will be dissapointed by this decision but our ulitimate responsibility is to each other and the safety of those whose lives we touch. As individuals and as a community we can take small steps back to normaility but we must make sure those steps are wise, responsible and prudent. Over-confidence and iresponsiblity can so easily undo our months of sacrifice in the situation we continue to be in. The time will come when we can share hospitality together in larger numbers as a Parish Family but that time is not yet.
As we embark on a New Year may we committ ourselves to learning from all the experiences, positive and negative, that 2020 has visited upon us. And may those learnings inspire us to embrace a New Year with the determination to recreate relationships, communities, institutions, nations, peoples and an environment that are at peace, that are healthy, that have at their core a compassionate commitment to others and the Common Good.
May Mary Mother of God and Mother of the Church be with you as you journey through 2021.
With my prayers and blessings.
Fr. Bill
Mass Schedule
Our Mass schedule has returned to normal pre-Covid times.
No booking is required but masks must be worn and contact tracing must be maintained.
PARISH CONTACTS
Parish Priest: Fr. Bill Edebohls
Office Administrator: Teana McIntosh
Parish Office Hours: Tuesday – Friday 9.00am – 2.00pm
Office Location: 56 Wilfred Rd, Ivanhoe East 3079
Postal Address: PO Box 319, Ivanhoe 3079
Phone: 9926 2310
Email: Ivanhoe@cam.org.au
Website: www.ivanhoecatholics.com
Prayer@Home
Mass from St. Patrick’s Cathedral Daily Mass live streamed from St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne. Masses are livestreamed daily on our Archdiocesan YouTube channel and on Sundays at 11am can be viewed on free-to-air TV via C31 (channel 44 on digital TV).
Donations to the Parish / CDF Pay HERE
NEWS FROM OUR ARCHDIOCESE and the wider Church go to: www.melbournecatholic.org.au
News 2021 from our website (on a reduced scale during January) HERE
Keeping in Touch
- Our Website: www.ivanhoecatholics.com
- Group email: if you are not yet on our group email list, and receiving Parish updates, please contact Ivanhoe@cam.org.au
- Pick up a hard copy of our Newsletter: available from external containers at front doors of our churches and parish office
How Covid-19 Restrictions continue to affect you & your Parish!
- MASSES permitted with restricted numbers
- Parish facilities now available for Parish Groups
- Baptisms now celebrated at 12 noon on 1st & 3rd Sundays of each month with restricted numbers
- Reconciliation / Confessions Saturdays 10.30am at Mother of God and 5.30pm at St. Bernadette’s
- Communion at Home & Anointing of the Sick now available without restrictions
- Weddings permitted with restricted numbers
- Funerals permitted with restricted numbers
Fr. Bill Edebohls
Parish Priest
PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF OUR MAILING ADDRESS & PHONE NUMBER
Mary Mother of the Church
Catholic Parish Ivanhoe
Office: 56 Wilfred Rd Ivanhoe East
Mail: PO Box 319 Ivanhoe 3079
Phone: 03 9926 2310
Email: Ivanhoe@cam.org.au
Webpage: www.ivanhoecatholics.com
Presbytery: 63 Wilfred Rd Ivanhoe East 3079
Phone: 0427 879 733
Email: bill.edebohls@cam.org.au
As a Catholic Community we respect the Wurrundjeri people, traditional custodians of the land upon which our parish resides, and commit ourselves to reconciliation and justice for all in our community and nation.
Our Parish is committed to the safety, wellbeing and dignity of all children and vulnerable adults.
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Parish Information
Want to be kept informed? Most parishioners keep informed and up-to date with all that's happening in our Parish, and in our Church, by joining the Parish mailing list. You can provide your email contact details to the Parish at Ivanhoe@cam.org.au or, during 'normal' times, by subscribing to the (FREE) weekly email Parish 'Website Update' at comms@ivanhoecatholics.com
The Catholic Parish of Ivanhoe identifies its mission as a community of people:
Who are united in faith in Jesus and his values;
Who gather to celebrate the Eucharist;
Who seek to serve the needs of the community and the world; and
Who bear witness to the way life could be.
Parish Values:
We name our Parish values as:
Inclusiveness
Hospitality
Mission
Service
Our Churches
Cnr Upper Heidelberg Road & Waverley Ave Ivanhoe (temporarily closed)
Parish Office (temporary)
63 Wilfred Street, Ivanhoe East
St Bernadette's Church
89 Bond Street, West Ivanhoe
Also Korean Community Church
Melway 31 D6
Photo: Sunday 23 March 2008
Mother of God Church
63 Wilfred St, Ivanhoe East (Cnr Robinhood Rd)
Melway 31 J9 Photo: Saturday 15 March 2008
Our Schools
Mary Immaculate Primary School: www.miivanhoe.catholic.edu.au
St Bernadette's Primary School: www.sbivanhoe.catholic.edu.au
Parish Contacts
The Parish Office is located at 4 Waverley Avenue Ivanhoe 3079
Parish Priest: Fr Bill Edebohls: 63 Wilfred Rd East Ivanhoe. Tel. 0427 879 733
Parish Website: www.ivanhoecatholics.com
Parish Website eMail: comms@ivanhoecatholics.com (For matters dealing with the website only)
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