Mary Mother of the Church

Catholic Parish Ivanhoe

 

Parish update 15.10.21

Our parish climate action group is involved in the Faiths 4 Climate action this weekend in preparation for the COP 26 Glasgow conference on climate change. As a part of our local action, our school children from Mary Immaculate and St. Bernadette’s have been making posters with messages for our political leaders. You can see their posters displayed outside Mother of God and St. Bernadette’s Church. They will also feature at the end of our online Mass this weekend and I urge you to watch their inspirational message. This week’s gospel and homily takes on the issue of leadership. The message of our children in their art work gives us a glimpse of what real leadership looks like on issues like climate change and care for our common home, unlike the leadership we are getting from Canberra. It is no wonder Jesus tells us we must enter the kingdom like little children. Join your parish family at our online Mass this weekend - You will find the link on our home page.

PLENARY COUNCIL

Last week many of you followed the proceedings of the 1st assembly of the 5th Plenary Council. In this weekend’s newsletter, I have printed the full concluding report of the Plenary Council assembly. I encourage you to read it.

MASS@HOME etc

During lockdown, you can access our Online Mass from our Parish Website. It will be available from 12 noon on Saturday. Click this link Our Parish Online Mass

Please make sure that during the lockdown, you access our parish newsletter on our parish website or you can pick up a hard copy from the containers at the front doors of MOG Church and Presbytery, St. Bernadette’s Church or Mary Immaculate School.

Our Prayer at Home liturgy is printed in the Newsletter and on our website you can access our weekly Children’s Liturgy. In addition to our own online Parish Mass (see above) you can access the Cathedral’s online Mass service: www.youtube.com/user/archmelb and on Sundays at 11:00am you can watch it on Channel 44 (previously known as C31).

IN THIS WEEK’S NEWSLETTER

1. Concluding Report from the 1st Assembly of the 5th Plenary Council
2. This week’s homily “Servant Leadership”
3. Roadmap out of Lockdown

COVID update - ROADMAP OUT OF LOCKDOWN

The State Government’s “Roadmap out of Lockdown”, is a comprehensive proposal of slowly opening up our community in line with vaccination rates within the state. Dates are only indicative and nothing is set in concrete but if we reach our vaccination targets by the estimated dates, the opening up of Parish activity may look something like this:

1. From Friday 5 November: Normal Mass timetable will resume, Reconciliation and Baptisms can be celebrated.
2. To attend a weekend Mass full COVID-19 vaccination will be required.
3. To attend a weekday Mass full COVID-19 vaccination is preferred but may not be obligatory for all weekday Masses.
4. All liturgical ministers and rostered assistants must be fully vaccinated.

We are still awaiting advice on the use of parish facilities for meetings and other activities.

As our lockdown continues, and our churches remain closed, please note the following:

COVID RESTRICTIONS In summary the following restrictions and regulations apply throughout the Melbourne metropolitan area until otherwise notified.

Religious Gatherings, Masses & Ceremonies:  Not permitted

Churches and Parish Office: Remain closed. Please use email or phone to contact Fr. Bill Ivanhoe@cam.org.au or 0427 879 733

Funerals:  Permitted with no more than 10 people

Face Masks: Must be worn inside and outdoors: everywhere except your own home.

Travel: You cannot travel more than 10 kms from your home

6 Reasons to leave home:

- shopping for necessary goods and services (you do not need to stockpile toilet paper)

- caregiving or compassionate reasons

- authorised work & study

- exercise

- receive a vaccination or Covid test

- outdoor social gatherings (5 people if double vaxed - only 2 people if not)

Gatherings: Other private and public gatherings are not permitted

Please use our website for other news and links www.ivanhoecatholics.com 

Please keep in your prayers all those individuals and businesses severely affected by this ongoing lockdown, those suffering from isolation and those suffering financially.

With my prayers and best wishes.

Fr. Bill Edebohls

Mary Immaculate Church

4 Waverley Ave., Ivanhoe 3079

• 10.30am at Mother of God
• 5.30pm at St. Bernadette’s