Catholic Parish of All Saints Liverpool News

Lent extends from Ash Wednesday (18 Feb.) this week until sundown on Holy Thursday (2 Apr.), when the Easter Triduum commences. The traditional period of 40 days from the 4th century AD excludes Sundays (for re-creation) and includes Good Friday and Holy Saturday. It reflects the time Jesus spent in the wilderness, when under severe testing by Satan (Mt 4:1-11; Mk 1:12-13; Lk 4:1-13), he clarified his purpose and deepened his awareness of the life-giving Spirit of God accompanying him. In Lent, we followers of Jesus are called to clarify our purpose (sharing in his mission) and deepen our awareness of the Holy Spirit with us through practicing the 3 Lenten pillars: prayer, penance and charity in preparation for welcoming the risen Jesus anew on Easter Sunday.

Ash Wednesday Masses in All Saints church: 7:00 am 9.15am (with ASCC K-Yr 4), 1:00 pm 6:00 pm (Polish) 7.30 pm. Masses at All Saints Catholic College: 9:00 am (Yrs 5-10 – Liverpool campus) 12.5 0pm (Yrs 11-12 – Casula campus). Ash Wednesday (like Good Friday) is a day of fasting and abstinence (no meat). Catholics aged 18 to 59 are bound to fast and older than 13, to abstain.

Project Compassion assists Caritas Australia to help vulnerable people around the world. Please take a set of Project Compassion envelopes and/or a money box from the pews or church side door table. Return your envelope donation to the church each Sunday during Lent. Bring the boxes back on Palm Sunday. Project Compassion is an expression of pastoral charity: one of the three disciples of Lent. Check out some of the people that your donation can help: https://www.projectcompassion.org.au/fundraiser/liverpoolcatholicparish

All Saints is supporting again the JRS Lenten appeal. Donations go directly to refugees and asylum seekers who have no access to Government support. Place donations in the baskets near the church side doors. Enq.: Parish Office: info@cpasl.org.au; 9753 6500.

Mass for the deceased buried in Liverpool Cemetery will be celebrated at 10.30am this Wednesday, 18 February, in the Padre Pio Chapel within the Cemetery. Morning tea will be served after Mass.

  Sign up sheets for Lenten Scripture Groups are on the tables near the two church side exits. Worshippers can register interest in one of the Lenten Scripture Groups by recording name and contact details on the specific form for the group in which they are interested.