Our recent celebration of the Easter Triduum brought our community together in prayer in worship. It places particular demands on us, not only as we prepare for the most important events in our Church's year, but as prepare to celebrate rituals that are unique to this time of year. People came in very large numbers, … Continue reading 19/4/09 – Shaping a Space That Will Shape Us
Liturgy Corner
The Blessed Sacrament is carried through the church in procession, led by a cross-bearer and accompanied by candles and incense, to the place of reposition in a chapel suitably decorated for the occasion... From the Roman Missal for Holy Thursday On Holy Thursday evening, we are required to do something that does not occur at … Continue reading 5/4/09 – Altar of Repose
Holy Week will soon be upon us. As such, here are a few reminders about our celebrations: Passion (Palm) Sunday is next Sunday. All Masses begin with a solemn entrance from the parish centre except for 9:00 a.m., which will begin with a procession from the parish hall. Please be aware that daylight saving ends … Continue reading 29/3/09 – Holy Week Arrangements
We've now reached the Fourth Sunday of Lent. Traditionally, this has been called Laetare Sunday. In some places, rose coloured vestments are worn. The liturgical documents also allow for greater use of the organ on this day than on the other Sundays of Lent. The reason for this is because Laetare Sunday is a day … Continue reading 22/3/09 – Easter is Coming
Last Saturday, a number of our parishioners began their period preparation to minister in the parish as Altar Servers. You may remember last year that we announced the restoration of this ministry to the parish. For many years we have gone without acolytes or altar servers. What, then, has prompted us to restore altar service? … Continue reading 15/3/09 – Why Altar Servers?
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