Sacramental Life Stops and Starts…
June 4, 2021
The latest COVID lockdown has disrupted our plans for the celebration of First Eucharist across our parishes. Our Year 5 students and their…
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The Gospel – Climax of the Liturgy of the Word
June 4, 2021
The Liturgy of the Word reaches its climax in the reading of the Gospel. You will have noticed that we stand for the Gospel, whereas…
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World Environment Day 2021
June 4, 2021
Reimagine, Recreate, Restore the ecosystems on our planet World Environment Day on 5 June, organised by the United Nations Environment…
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Ann Rennie – A Winter’s Tale
June 4, 2021
We all experience winter differently, responding to these colder days according to our own dispositions. Some love the weather in its frosty flurries and rainy…
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Feeding those in Need
June 4, 2021
‘For I was hungry and you gave me food’ Matthew 25:35 Each day the Vinnies Soup Vans emerge from a community kitchen in…
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Sacramental Milestones – May 2021
June 4, 2021
Baptism During May, we joyfully welcomed the following into the Camberwell, Balwyn Deepdene, Surrey Hills Wattle Park communities:- Clara Bennetts Francis Bennetts Marcello Bucca Louis…
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Homily – Trinity Sunday
May 28, 2021
Whenever there is a new birth in our family, (a new nephew or niece) – and we have had many over the years – one…
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Safeguarding Matters
May 28, 2021
The recent Feast of Pentecost and this weekend’s Gospel of sending forth the disciples, provides us with a sense of renewal around our…
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Sacraments at Pentecost
May 28, 2021
The Pentecost Vigil was a beautiful liturgy for the four candidates – Miyuki Matsuzaki, Patricia Watkinson, Mark Furnival Jones and Lena May – …
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The Liturgy of the Word
May 28, 2021
The Liturgy of the Word is made up of two sets of elements: those which proclaim the word of God and those which respond to…
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Men’s Scripture Reading Group
May 28, 2021
The Men’s Scripture Reading Group at Our Lady of Victories Basilica (OLV) meets each month during the year on the second Saturday at…
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Staying Connected during lockdown
May 28, 2021
With the announcement by the Acting Premier that Victoria will enter into a seven-day lockdown in order to contain the current spread of Covid-19, I…
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