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From the Parish House
Welcome to our first newsletter of 2023. Thank you for your ongoing support of our newsletter. As a parish I hope that we can continue
From the Parish House
Last Friday evening parishioners from across Camberwell, Balwyn Deepdene and Surrey Hills Wattle Park, gathered at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, Deepdene to celebrate
Prayers for Peace
Along with many Australians, I have had the privilege of visiting the Gallipoli peninsula. Prior to leaving for Turkey, I had heard stories about how
Understanding our Faith
The Rite of Committal The third major element in the Funeral Rites is the Rite of Committal. This is the final element of the rites
Bearers of the memory
Last week, I met someone who is bearing the memory of another so powerfully that she came alive for me. The memory was
Understanding Our Faith
Vigil for the Deceased As mentioned last week in this series of small articles, the first step proposed in the celebration of the funeral rites
Choose Hope
So, this is Christmas. I’m not sure about you, but it’s been hard for me to board the Christmas train this year. It feels as
Communal Celebrations of Penance
It has become customary in many parishes to have Communal Celebrations of Penance during Advent and Lent. For many people such celebrations have taken the
Christ’s presence in the world
In last week’s segment on the Mass, we quoted the words from the Introduction to the Missal concerning the four ways in which Christ is
Silences in the Liturgy
There are many times for silence written into the Mass: as part of the Penitential Rite, after the ‘Let us Pray’ before the Opening Prayer
Sacraments at Pentecost
The Pentecost Vigil was a beautiful liturgy for the four candidates – Miyuki Matsuzaki, Patricia Watkinson, Mark Furnival Jones and Lena May –
The Liturgy of the Word
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