Thank you to all who assist the Parish as a Covid Marshall. You are an essential element in our ability to have Masses at St James.
We require more Parishioners to assist us as a Covid Marshall. If you are able to assist or have any questions, please contact us on 9401 6367.
An online Zoom meeting will be held for current and new Covid Marshalls/Ushers on this Thursday 28 Oct at 7:00pm.
Meeting ID: 939 0411 5611
Passcode: Marshall
Joint parishes of St James & St Peters is planning to start an ALPHA Program in Hoppers Crossing. Alpha is a series of interactive sessions that create a safe and honest space where people can explore life, faith and meaning. A pilot program is being run for those who would like to be part of the Alpha team that will lead Alpha Programs in our parishes. If you have a heart for Evangelisation and would like to be part of the team, you are invited to an Information Session to be held at St James this Tues 06 Jul at 7pm. For enquiries please contact the Parish Office on 9401 6367.
Anna Sia who has diligently served as Coordinator of the Church Cleaning Ministry, is stepping down.
Anna has been instrumental in her pastoral role coordinating rosters, making sure that cleaning materials are available and communicating to the Cleaning Ministry, maintaining a strong connection with this ministry and the Parish.
Anna is making herself available to train her replacement for a smooth change over. We value and appreciate all that Anna has done in this ministry and look forward to welcoming the new coordinator in her stead. We thank all those on the Church Cleaning Roster for their invaluable service in reassuring us of gathering for worship in a clean environment.
Once again we thank Anna and wish her God’s blessing. She will truly be missed .
As we move towards larger gatherings for Mass with our overflow space in the Paulist Centre, we are once more able to restart our ministry of Altar Serving.
If you were an Altar Server at St James
pre-COVID, and if you feel confident enough, please offer your services to the priest at any Mass that you attend. Maximum of 2 servers at any Mass at this time.
A Refresher Workshop has been organised on Sat 19 Jun at 4pm-5pm in the Church for Altar Servers from pre-COVID to enable us to create rosters once more.
If your contact details have changed, please email your current details to the Parish Office at [email protected]
For those who were not Altar Servers pre-COVID and would like to now join this ministry, an Altar Server Information Meeting/Training for them and their parents/guardians has been organised on Sat 31 July at 10:30am-11:30am. All in Year 4 and above invited.
As we move towards larger gatherings for Mass with our overflow space in the Paulist Centre, we are once more able to restart our ministry of Altar Serving.
If you were an Altar Server at St James
pre-COVID, and if you feel confident enough, please offer your services to the priest at any Mass that you attend. Maximum of 2 servers at any Mass at this time.
A Refresher Course will be organised in the future for Altar Servers from pre-COVID to enable us to create rosters once more, watch this space for further information in the weeks to come.
If your contact details have changed, please email your current details to the Parish Office at [email protected]
For those who were not Altar Servers pre-COVID and would like to now join this ministry, an Altar Server Information Meeting/Training will be organised after the Yr 4 First Eucharists in August this year.
We are seeking a volunteer who will be able to step into the role of Coordinator for this invaluable ministry. It will involve liaising with families, Fr Jude, the Catechists and the Parish Office to offer the children from our Parish who do not attend our Catholic schools the opportunity to have classes to receive the sacraments of Reconciliation, Eucharist and Confirmation. The Coordinator does not necessarily teach the formation classes, but will instead be involved in coordinating the Catechists (who teach the program) and the families who attend it.
If you would like more information, please contact the Parish Office on 9401 6367.
We thank Wendy Gonsalves for her dedicated service as the Sacramental Program Coordinator for children from other schools, as she steps down from the role of Coordinator. Your service and passion in this role will be missed.
We are seeking a volunteer who will be able to step into the role of Coordinator for this invaluable ministry. It will involve liaising with families, Fr Jude, the Catechists and the Parish Office to offer the children from our Parish who do not attend our Catholic schools the opportunity to have classes to receive the sacraments of Reconciliation, Eucharist and Confirmation. The Coordinator does not necessarily teach the formation classes, but will instead be involved in coordinating the Catechists (who teach the program) and the families who attend it.
If you would like more information, please contact the Parish Office on 9401 6367.
For those in the Cleaning Ministry, there is a Cleaning Ministry Information and Safety Induction Night on Wed 14 Apr at 7:00pm in the Church. Please let Ana know of your attendance.
We are still in need of more people to assist with the vacuum cleaning. If you would like to join our team, could you please attend this Induction Meeting with Fr Jude and Anna Sia.
For those in the Cleaning Ministry, there is a Cleaning Ministry Information and Safety Induction Night on Wed 14 Apr at 7:00pm in the Church.
Please let Ana, the Coordinator, know of your attendance.
The next Special Minsters of Communion Training Session will be on Thurs 18 Mar at 7pm in the Church. If you are interested in serving the community as a Special Minister of Communion, please contact the Parish Office by Mon 15 Mar or let Fr Jude or Fr Silvio know.
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