Vigil for nascent Human Life – Tonight St Patrick’s Cathedral

On the eve of Advent the Holy Father will hold a vigil in St Peters Basilica for the protection of Nascent Human Life. He has asked all bishops to join in him praying for the protection of the unborn.

Archbishop Hart will celebrate a vigil this evening in St Patricks Cathedral Melbourne.

Saturday 13th Novemebr 2010

5:00pm -6:00pm Holy Hour.
6:00pm Holy Mass celebrated by Archbishop Hart.

Parishioners, life groups and friends are most welcome to join this important moment of prayer.

I strongly encourage as many as possible to attend pray with our Bishop, in union with the Holy Father and the universal Church for the protection of the unborn.

All the information can be found on the Archdioscesan website here.

And a PDF flyer can be downloaded here.

My First Apointment

The Vicar General and Archbishop informed me at lunch today of my appointment as

Assistant Priest in the Parish of Hampton Park.

I have been working in this Parish as a Deacon since just after Easter so already have connections here, which should make starting work on the 24th of November a little easier.

The Church is dedicated to St Kevin, whom I know very little about, so will have to do some reading on my holiday.

Last night saw the Ordination Class of 2010 (or part there of) celebrate Mass and have our farewell dinner at Corpus Christi College, it was a wonderful night, one filled with great joy.

I head of to New Zealand on Sunday, then to the Northern Territory and NSW.  Look forward to updating you, as a the need arises, and as the internet connection allows.

Wiki tells us that

Hampton Park is a suburb in MelbourneVictoriaAustralia, 36 km south-east from Melbourne’s central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Casey. At the 2006 Census, Hampton Park had a population of 22,165.

Hampton Park is bounded by the South Gippsland Freeway in the west, Centre Road in the north, a line generally parallel to Langbourne Drive in the east, and Glasscocks Road in the south.[3]

The original development of Hampton Park dates from the post World War I era, when the area around Somerville Road was subdivided, with the Post Office opening on 22 November 1920.[4]

Significant development of the area commenced in the 1970s, with development continuing through to the present. Development in the neighbouring Lynbrook estate commenced in 1994. The Hampton Park and Lynbrook areas have significant areas of land remaining for development.

Hampton Park, Lynbrook and Lyndhurst form a growing residential area that has experienced a significant increase in population from 1996 to 2001. This increase in population has occurred due to an increase in the dwelling stock from 1996 to 2001.

 

Sister Act – Meet the Dominican Sisters from Tennessee!

Here is a little Ad for an upcoming event.

September 23 @ 7.30pm  |  Cardinal Knox Centre, East Melbourne

Sister Mary Rachel and Sister Cecilia Joseph are Dominican Sisters of Saint Cecilia from Nashville Tennessee. Their community is celebrating its 150th Jubilee this year. The sisters came to Australia at the invitation of Bishop Anthony Fisher, O.P. to work for World Youth Day.  At the conclusion of WYD Cardinal Pell invited the Sisters to stay in Australia to live out their community’s charism of Catholic Education. Presently there are five Dominican Sisters of Saint Cecilia living in Sydney; Sister Mary Rachel and Sister Cecilia Joseph both teach Religious Education at Trinity Catholic College while the other three Sisters are involved with the chaplaincy program at Sydney University and University of Technology, Sydney, while studying part time.  In addition to these ministries, the sisters host retreats for women four times a year.

full details can be found at the AOY website.

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