Press the button on the video below to view the Mass said by Fr. Jerald.

 

Click on the buttons below for this weekend’s mass readings and commentaries, children’s prayer and activities, and parish newsletter respectively.

 

 

 

Following on the success of our first virtual parish social gathering, we will be holding a virtual Bingo Afternoon on Zoom. Bring your cuppa, and come have some fun. Catch up with fellow parishioners at the same time, and you may well be a bingo winner of our prizes up for grabs! Register your participation via email to cheryl.tay@cam.org.au by Sun 11 Oct. Bingo cards and Zoom link will be sent upon registration.

 

We thank the 40 families who attended our parish virtual gathering on Sun 13th Sept. It was great to “see” and catch up with all of you. For those who were unable to attend the session, you can view a video of Fr Jerald’s sharing, as well as the presentation of the parish pastoral plan and parish updates here.

We welcome any feedback you may have on the pastoral plan and parish updates, and you can forward them to cheryl.tay@cam.org.au. If you’d like to assist in any of the initiatives listed in the pastoral plan, please also reach out via email to cheryl.tay@cam.org.au.

 

Thank you for visiting our site, which we hope has been informative and easy to navigate. Information about service times, parish office details and child safe policy are on our homepage, while that on our sacramental services and parish groups and events can be accessed via tabs at the top of the page.

 

Situated the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, and an easy 30 minutes drive from the city via the Eastern Freeway, our parish offers our congregation pastoral and social supports for the various age groups, including children’s liturgy at mass for the young, sacramental classes for the primary school aged, youth group, parish celebrations and womens’ and mens’ social groups. Our parish leadership team is also continually looking at ways to engage the community and help grow its faith and mission.

 

We warmly welcome you to connect with us in the way that suits you – viewing our digital resources including our weekend masses, visiting us, emailing or calling us. If you have recently moved into the area or started attending the parish, we invite you to click on the census box below and fill in the census form so that we can reach out to you to introduce ourselves and provide you with more details of our parish and activities.

 

“Faith makes us walk with Jesus on the roads of this world, in the certainty that the power of His Spirit will bend the forces of evil, subjecting them to the power of God’s love.” – @ Pontifex Jul 6 2020

 

May the love and peace of our Lord be with and in you. Amen.

Weekday masses are held at 9am via Zoom. See parish newsletter for login details. Weekend mass video will be posted on this site every Saturday.

 

All masses and Divine Mercy Novena are suspended until further notice.

 

The parish office is closed until further notice. Staff can be reached by email doncastereast@cam.org.au or on mobile 0473 873 479

 

We would like to invite all youths from Grade 6 and above to join in a prayer session to pray for our Lord’s mercy for an end to this pandemic situation in Melbourne.
What: Prayer session – Introduction to and praying the Divine Mercy Chaplet for the intention of the pandemic in Melbourne
Who: Grade 6 and above youths
Duration: 45min
Register your attendance here to receive your confirmation email with details to joining the meeting.

 

We will be holding a special anointing mass to pray for those who are unwell. If you have family members, relatives or friends that you’d like prayed for at the mass, please send in their names by Friday 2nd Oct via the following methods: call or text 0473 873 479 or email doncastereast@cam.org.au.

 

Please note there will be no daily mass on 7th Oct. Further details can be found in parish newsletter.

 

As we may not be able to gather as a community to celebrate All Souls’ Day this year, a recorded mass is being planned. You are invited to send us a photo of your deceased loved ones that will be included in the recorded video mass. All photos are to be emailed to doncastereast@cam.org.au by Fri 23rd Oct.

 

Unite in Prayer, Tues, 8:00pm
Come together in prayer every Tuesday for the intentions of finding effective solutions to the pandemic, and public masses to resume. Join in a 30 min Zoom session if you can. Otherwise, pray with family, friends or on your own. Please see parish newsletter for login details. Together in prayer, we will overcome this adversity.

 

Refresh your understanding of the Holy Mass, Tues, 10:30am
Beginning 18th Aug, we are facilitating a series of 9 online sessions to renew our understanding of the Holy Mass. Sessions will centre around watching & reflecting on a series of videos by Jeff Cavins on different parts of the mass, & sharing our reflections thereafter. Email cheryl.tay@cam.org.au for login details.

 

Rosary, Fri, 8:00pm
Come together every Friday to pray the rosary on Zoom. See parish newsletter for login details.