The blog went on its summer break!\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sat Sep 11<\/p>\n
9\/11 seems am appropriate day to re-start the blog – we all remember where we were on that day 9 years ago. It is now the end of summer, & things resume back again. In some parishes they have a Home-coming Sunday…….we have Sunday School & the choir back again.<\/p>\n
At 9 am I dedicated & blessed the new Chinese Pre-school that Sally & Dennis Avery organise. The buildings are excellent – I blessed it when they first took it over. With over 200 students, parents & staff present I invoked God’s blessing upon them & the school.<\/p>\n
After that it was onto church for the monthly Societies of Mary gathering:\u00a011.00 Rosary, 11.30 Mass, 12.15 lunch. This is always a highlight of the month for me – a wonderful group who love their church & love Our Lady.<\/p>\n
Sun 12\u00a0 Pentecost 16<\/p>\n
Good attendances at both Masses, with several visitors at each. The choir were back, & sounded excellent…..the new floor helped. Fr Edelman was deacon at High Mass for the 1st time & did well. He sings beautifully.<\/p>\n
The readings were\u00a0about sin – so I introduced each Mass by saying that they “were all about sin – not a subject we like to be confronted with on a Sunday morning”! My sermon was a serious homily on the subject, esp as it applied to priests & parishes…..you could have cut the air with a knife. Afterwards I was emotionally drained – yet it only went for 8 mins. Many expressions of appreciation afterwards – one described it as powerful.<\/p>\n
After church I had a regular HC visit. Then home to get myself lunch.\u00a0Letters, emails made for a relaxing a\/noon.<\/p>\n
Mon 13<\/p>\n
My day-off – which means\u00a0washing, cleaning, shopping, banking & gym. I then edited my sermon, & emailed it back to Melissa, instead when I get into the office tomorrow. There were several requests for a copy, some of which I\u00a0sent by email.\u00a0Saw the movie, Inception<\/em>, in the a\/noon, then met a parishioner at 6 pm for dinner.<\/p>\n Tues 14\u00a0 Holy Cross Day<\/p>\n Today is the festival day for members of SSC, my priests society. I will celebrate Mass at 12 noon. A busy day, with several personal meetings, & the vestry agenda, etc to get out in the mail.<\/p>\n Wed 15\u00a0 Our Lady of Sorrows<\/p>\n Another busy day, with personal interviews after Mass, HC visits in the a\/noon & dinner with parishioners in the evening – one of our young families, which is always a joy.<\/p>\n Thurs 16<\/p>\n Spent the morning in the office. Melissa was busy producing the 2011 parish calendar – & it looks wonderful! I had 2 HC visits in the a\/noon, but these were both cancelled – so I did my sermon instead of tomorrow. This was fortuitous, as I have an important meeting tomorrow at 12 noon. I had pastoral meetings before & after the 6 pm Mass. After saying “Hi” to the choir I went home, cooked supper & had an early night.<\/p>\n Fri 17<\/p>\n Up early to watch the football from Melbourne. My team, Collingwood, won & are in the Grand Final next Saty…….why did I decide not to go back to Melbourne at the end of September this year???\u00a0After Mass I have some meetings, & several matters to plan for Oct\/Nov. This period is almost as busy as Lent\/Holy Week here. Now that Fr Edelman is happy to be Deacon at High Mass I will draw up a roster to share the job between him & Fr Krulak.<\/p>\n Sat 18<\/p>\n 9 am Mass was a Requiem for the son of a parishioner & also his brother-in-law. Both died in recent months, & today was the military memorial in New York for the son. Rest of the morning was chores at home. Some visits in the a\/noon & an early night, as usual\u00a0on Saturday \ud83d\ude42\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Sun 19\u00a0 Pentecost 17<\/p>\n Good attendances today: comms = 44 & 81, At 8 am we acknowledged the 99th birthday of Hugh McArthur, who is amazingly fit & alert. The 10 am Mass was one of the best I have celebrated at All SS – but I’m not sure why. It wasn’t a High Mass (Fr K was away) & I don’t think my sermon was\u00a0as good as last week’s. The music was excellent, as usual, with a stunning anthem. I certainly felt spiritually alive as I celebrated the Mass, assisted by\u00a0a profound atmosphere of reverence & quiet in the sanctuary.<\/p>\n After church we had a meeting of the centenary c\/tee. This is the biggest c\/tee we have in the parish, & a very\u00a0competent group with Cheryl as chair. They are very keen to make it a wonderful event….roll on June 2012!\u00a0<\/p>\n Tues 21\u00a0 St Matthew<\/p>\n I attended 7 am Mass today. Fr Thurmston was not well on Sunday, & I thought I should be there, just in case. Father celebrates the 7 am Mass every Tuesday, assisted by his wife Edith & layreader, Ed Heck.\u00a0I wonder who will be there for me when I get to a certain age!!!<\/p>\n A busy day today, concluding with Vestry at 7 pm.<\/p>\n Wed 22<\/p>\n Today is the 45th anniversary of my mother’s death. I was 18 at the time, & still remember it. I will celebrate the 9.30 am Mass, & give thanks for her influence & love upon me. A busy morning, with much to do from last night’s vestry meeting.\u00a02 HC visits in the a\/noon, followed by wedding interview. Dinner with parishioners at 6.45 pm\u00a0<\/p>\n Thurs 23<\/p>\n A very busy day today! In the morning there was the usual office things,\u00a0a meeting, & the October magazine to do. 2 HC visits in the a\/noon, incl my ladies at Atria nursing home. Another meeting, then 6 pm Mass.<\/p>\n Fri 24\u00a0 Our Lady of Walsingham<\/p>\n This feast day has only recently been added to the\u00a0calendar – formerly the feast of Our Lady of Ransom. It will be the usual Friday things for me. In the evening it is the AFL Grand Final, & my Melbourne team, Collingwood, is in it. The other team is St Kilda – an unknown saint of dubious benefit. I know Our Lady of Walsingham is a Collingwood supporter :-))))\u00a0<\/p>\n Sat 25<\/p>\n The AFL Grand Final was a draw…..only the 3rd time in 111 years. Last time was 1977. I was in seminary then…..& Collingwood lost the replay! Now the teams have to come back next week & do it all again. Back in 1990\u00a0the GF was played on the 1st Saty in October because of a draw in an earlier final.\u00a0One of the Melbourne newspapers phoned me & asked what was I doing about weddings that day. I replied that not only did I not schedule weddings on the last Saty in Sep, but neither on the 1st Saty in Oct – in case the GF was a draw! Collingwood won on that day in 1990….surely an omen?\u00a0<\/p>\n After Mass this morning I have 3 pastoral visits. Late a\/noon I will take my car over to the church & leave it there overnight. Tomorrow is the annual AIDS Walk, & it’s easier for me to walk to church.\u00a0<\/p>\n A phone call from Melb tonight to tell me that a dear friend, Mollie Coleman, had died. Mollie was 100\u00a0& was an amazing christian woman. Our connection was thru St Mark’s, Fitzroy – she worked there as a deaconess in the Great Depression. Later she worked at the aboriginal mission on Palm Island, Qld. We developed a gr8 friendship over 20 years – a marvellous worker for the church!\u00a0<\/p>\n Sun 26\u00a0 Pentecost 18<\/p>\n The AIDS Walk hardly affected the 8 am attendance (44 communicants). They are the most dedicated & faithful, I have to say! 10 am was affected (65 comms) more, perhaps, by the heat, I think. We had\u00a0wonderful Michaelmass hymns & I wove sport & heaven into my sermon!<\/p>\n Mon 27<\/p>\n Diocesan clergy conference begins today.<\/p>\n Tues 28<\/p>\n My attendance at clergy conf was affected by a car accident involving 2 of our older & faithful parishioners. This morning I visited them in hospital & administered the sacraments of Unction & HC. At the clergy conference\u00a0later I was amazed to discover that this Blog is read by many clergy….& that my fame precedes me \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n Wed 29\u00a0 St Michael & All Angels<\/p>\n Lots of office work awaiting me! HC visit to Lakeside in the a\/noon & 3 of the younger members of the choir are coming for dinner at 6 pm.<\/p>\n Thurs 30<\/p>\n Another busy morning in the office. 1 pm HC visit, 2 pm & 4.30 pm meetings, 6 pm Mass, 6.30 pm wedding interview.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The blog went on its summer break!\u00a0 Sat Sep 11 9\/11 seems am appropriate day to re-start the blog – we all remember where we were on that day 9 years ago. It is now the end of summer, & things resume back again. 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