Youth News please click on link in Nav Bar Click on Photo Gallery on Nav Bar to see latest Albums ARCHBISHOP COSTELLOE PASTORAL LETTER - 2017 Mental Health Week Our National Mental Health Week this year begins on Saturday October 7 with Sunday October 8 being World Mental Health Day. Click here to read his letter. Pope Francis’ “Five Finger Prayer” click here to read. OCTOBER: MONTH OF PRAYER FOR MISSIONS This connection is due to the fact that Pope Pius XI established the penultimate Sunday of October as the World Mission Sunday. Australia has always been regarded as a mission country, due to the large number of Australians who are not Christians. We keep this intention in our prayer, though nowadays the countries that can effectively claim of being Christian in name and deed are really few. May our parish community become ever more missionary in our area, in the sense of being eager - in deed - to share with our friends the treasure of the Faith with received! ROSARY AT THE FORESHORE To mark the closing of the centenary of the apparition of Our Lady in Fatima, a rosary will be prayed at the Churchill park, across from the Rockingham Hotel, on Friday, 13 October 2017, at 6.00pm. BYO chairs or blankets and finger food to share. RITE OF ACCEPTANCE A few friends are on their journey with the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA). They will be introduced to our community on Sunday, 15 October 2017, during the 9.30am and 6.00pm Masses (when they usually attend). Let us make them welcome! PROCLAIMERS OF THE WORD OF GOD (READERS) WORKSHOP A number of new readers have recently started offering their precious services to our community. For their benefit, we thought of offering a training session here in our parish hall. More experienced readers may also like to be present for an update, and future prospective readers are more than welcome. Saturday, 28 October 2017, Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Hall, Rockingham, 10.00am to 12.00pm. The workshop will include the theory and practical in the church. PLEASE RSVP parish office TRAINING OF CATECHISTS FOR ADULTS The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) requires Catholic adults who are ready to journey with those who approach our Faith and community for the first time. If you are interested in being part of this very rewarding experience, you may want to attend the training offered in our Parish Hall on three consecutive Saturdays: 4, 11 and 18 November 2017, from 9.30am to 3.00pm. Please RSVP at the parish office. FOODFEST - 12 NOVEMBER 2017 The canonical visitation to our parish will conclude on Sunday, 12 November. Bishop Don Sproxton will be present at all Masses over the weekend. An excellent opportunity for him to meet our parish will be our annual FoodFest. Are you interested to give a hand by adding the taste of your country to the event? Please contact Rebeca 0403825530, or Jo 0424997972, or Natalie 0410582272. The more the better! RETREAT FOR ACOLYTES AND MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION These members of our community hold the privilege of serving the Holy Eucharist in a very close way. For this reason, we need to take special care of their spiritual journey. A resource person from the Centre for Liturgy will travel to our parish to offer them a time of spiritual renewal and update on Saturday, 25 November 2017, from 9.30am to 12.30pm, at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Hall. Morning tea will be provided. PLEASE RSVP AT THE OFFICE |