St Joan of Arc Catholic Church Brighton

FIRST READING:
ACTS 4:32-35
The whole group of believers was united,
heart and soul; no one claimed for his own
use anything that he had, as everything they
owned was held in common. The apostles
continued to testify to the resurrection of
the Lord Jesus with great power, and they
were all given great respect. None of their
members was ever in want, as all those
who owned land or houses would sell them,
and bring the money from them, to present
it to the apostles; it was then distributed to
any members who might be in need.
SECOND READING:
JOHN 5:1-6
Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ
has been begotten by God; and whoever
loves the Father that begot him loves the
child whom he begets. We can be sure that
we love God's children if we love God himself and do what he has commanded us;
this is what loving God is - keeping his
commandments; and his commandments
are not difficult, because anyone who has
been begotten by God has already overcome the world; this is the victory over the
world - our faith. Who can overcome the
world? Only the man who believes that
Jesus is the Son of God; Jesus Christ who
came by water and blood, not with water
only, but with water and blood; with the
Spirit as another witness - since the Spirit is
the truth.
GOSPEL:
of the Jews. Jesus came and stood among
them. He said to them, 'Peace be with you,'
and showed them his hands and his side.
The disciples were filled with joy when
they saw the Lord, and he said to them
again, 'Peace be with you.’, 'As the Father
sent me, so am I sending you.' After saying
this he breathed on them and said:
'Receive the Holy Spirit. For those whose
sins you forgive, they are forgiven; for
those whose sins you retain, they are retained.' Thomas, called the Twin, who was
one of the Twelve, was not with them
when Jesus came. When the disciples said,
'We have seen the Lord', he answered,
'Unless I see the holes that the nails made
in his hands and can put my finger into the
holes they made, and unless I can put my
hand into his side, I refuse to believe.'
Eight days later the disciples were in the
house again and Thomas was with them.
The doors were closed, but Jesus came in
and stood among them. 'Peace be with you'
he said. Then he spoke to Thomas, 'Put
your finger here; look, here are my hands.
Give me your hand; put it into my side.
Doubt no longer but believe.' Thomas replied, 'My Lord and my God!' Jesus said to
him: 'You believe because you can see me.
Happy are those who have not seen and
yet believe.' There were many other signs
that Jesus worked and the disciples saw,
but they are not recorded in this book.
These are recorded so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of
God, and that believing this you may have
life through his name.
JOHN 20:19-31
In the evening of that same day, the first
day of the week, the doors were closed in
the room where the disciples were, for fear
Readings Next Weekend
Acts 3:13-15; 17-19;
1John 2:1-5; Luke 24:35-48
Welcome to
St Joan of Arc Catholic Church Brighton
CONTACTS
Parish Priest: Fr Martin Dixon
Pastoral Associate: Cesar Lopez
Location: 118 New St Brighton
Ph: 9593 1703 Fax: 9593 3155
Email: Brighton@cam.org.au
Website: www.cam.org.au/brighton
Office Hours: Tues - Fri 9.30am - 3.30pm
during school terms.
School Principal: Tony McMahon 9592 3840.
SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER
YEAR B
12 April, 2015
SERVICES
Sunday Mass: Saturday 6.00pm,
Sunday 8.30am, 10.30am & 5.30pm.
Weekdays: Tues evening at 7.30pm.
Wed, Thurs & Fri mornings at 9.15am except first
Thursday of the month at 12pm in the chapel at
Cabrini Hospital, Brighton.
Reconciliation: Saturday 5.30pm.
Weddings & Baptisms: By appointment.
REMEMBER IN OUR PRAYERS
Weddings: Gayle Pritchard to Paul Dungan,
Kimberley Lucas to Edward Baldsing,
Amy Stewart to James Nanopoulos.
Baptisms:
Illness: Eric (Tony) Carr, Glynn Desmond,
Leanne Ickeringill, John Marich,
Mary Nesbitt, Elizabeth Pilcher,
Ivan Rodrigues, Guy Rodrigues, Emily Somers
& Bernard Vilathgamuwa.
Recently Deceased:Marie Lanteri & Pippa Rae.
Anniversaries: Chris Lane & Helena O’Toole.
PARISH GROUPS
Card Players: First Thursday of the month in
the presbytery meeting room from 11.30am.
Care Group: Jackie Warden on 9592 5458.
Meditation: Mon 10am in the presbytery.
Prayer Group: Thursdays at 8pm in the
Church.
PRAYER
You have done the impossible, God,
For all who are born.
What no eye has seen,
Nor ear heard,
Nor the heart of man conceived,
You have prepared, God,
For those who seek you –
Jesus, the son of men,
Resurrected from the dead.
We thank you for creating us
So that we might have
Such grace bestowed upon us
And for being as you are,
A God of the living.
St Joan of Arc Parish News & Events
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Services This Week
Normal weekday services will resume this week.
This Sunday at the 10.30am Mass we welcome two families presenting their
children for baptism: Michael & Catherine Bray with Francis and Timothy
& Sallyanne Nesbitt with Edward.
Parish Prayer Group
The Charismatic Prayer group meets each
Thursday at 8pm in the church. On the 16th
April our guest speaker will be Sr Heather, a
Franciscan nun. Sr Heather will speak about the
‘Spirituality of St Francis’. All welcome.
St Vincent de Paul Society
Members please meet this Sunday (12 April) at
9.20am in the meeting room.
PROJECT COMPASSION
Please remember to return
your giving box as soon as
possible. Your donation will
help vulnerable people to
establish sustainable food
sources for life. Donations of
$2 & over are tax deductible.
News From The Social Justice Group
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McKinnon Community Fete– Saturday 18th April, 9am to 3pm
Come and celebrate 40 years of Marriott Support Services. Specialising in the areas
of day services, transition programs and employment for adults with intellectual
disabilities, Marriott Support Services is a not-for-profit organisation. It aims to
achieve greater inclusion in the wider community for people with disability and to
support the disabled in reaching their individual goals. Location is Wattle Grove
Reserve, McKinnon.
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Trivia Night to support the Brigidine Asylum Seeker Project
This is just a reminder that the Brighton Deanery Trivia Night this year is on April
17th at 7.30pm at St Mary's Parish Hall, 59 Holyrood St, Hampton. If you would
like to join the social justice group there, please call Sheila on 0418 329 589.
WOMEN FOR THE WORLD
CARITAS LUNCH
Friday 8 May, 12–3pm
The Harbour Room,
The Royal Melbourne Yacht Club,
Pier Rd, St Kilda
GodStart Easter Event
Sunday 26th April 9.15am to 10.30am
Families with young children are invited to this fun
activity in the parish hall to celebrate Easter. A great opportunity to
meet other young families in the parish. RSVP via SMS to Ina Keung on
0421 349 899 or phone the parish office on 9593 1703.
Let Us Come And Celebrate The Risen Christ.
BRIGHTON DEANERY
TRIVIA NIGHT
Friday 17th April at 7.30pm
Come along to St. Mary’s Parish
hall (59 Holyrood St.) with friends
or join a table. Tables of 10 available. All proceeds to go to Brigidine
Asylum Seeker Project. Entry $20
per person BYO supper and drinks.
To book ph Sr. Michele Kennan on
0415 956 107 or email:
Michele_kennan@ Hotmail.com
Anzac Day
Centenary Services
Saturday 25th April,
Mass at St Patrick’s Cathedral at 9.30am
with Archbishop Denis Hart.
Sunday 26th April, commemorative
service at St Andrew’s Anglican Church in
Brighton at 10am. Preacher: The Most
Rev’d Dr Philip Freier with music by the
Footscray Yarraville City Band.
JESUIT MISSION
64th Maytime Fair
Xavier College Kew
Saturday 2nd May
9am-5pm
Caritas Australia invites you to join us for
lunch to support our empowering work with
women around the world. It will be a sitdown lunch with auction and raffle, and there
will be an address by Rupa Rai from Caritas
Nepal, who will be talking about Programs
work there, with a focus on trafficking.
RSVP: Friday 1 May
Tickets and details:
www.caritas.org.au/WFTWMelbourne
St Patrick’s Cathedral Choral Scholarships 2016
Scholarships are available for boys entering Year 5 at St Kevin’s College,
Toorak in 2016. Applications close on Friday May 15, 2015.
Auditions at the Cathedral on Saturday May 23, 2015.
Applications are available online at: www.stkevins.vic.edu.au