WELCOME – Our 2012 New Principal to SPJE School
We welcome Mrs Maria Bast as our new Principal of St Peter Julian Eymard Primary School. Maria, we wish you many blessings as you prepare to lead our school community in the coming year.

THANK YOU & FAREWELL – MR JAMES DALY
What can we say except a huge thank you to James Daly for all he has given to our school and parish community. James your dedication and care for all those in your charge has been such an example of what true leadership is about. We wish you well at St Kevin’s. They certainly are a very lucky community.

St Patrick’s Cathedral Christmas Eve Carols & Midnight Mass LIVE on the INTERNET
The Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne (CAM) willstream carols and midnight Mass live to the Archdiocesan website. To view visit www.cam.org.au at the designated time.
Carols: 24 December, 11pm followed by Midnight Mass
More Info: info@cam.org.au

Christmas Mass Times
24th (Sat) Christmas Eve
6pm Christmas Family Mass SPJE Oval
6pm Christmas Family Mass St.Richard’s Oval
– Carols at 5.30pm
8.30pm Mass SPJE
– Carols at 8.00pm.
Midnight Mass SPJE
– Carols at 11.30pm

25th (Sun) Christmas Day
Christmas Mass 9am (St. Richard’s)
Christmas Mass 10.30am Mass (SPJE)

ADVENT PENITENTIAL SERVICE
Come along on Tuesday evening the 13th December at 7.30pm at SPJE church for a very special liturgy that invites us to reflect on our lives and God’s forgiving love. Our parish has a history of gathering together during Advent as a community to celebrate our God who calls us to restore broken relationships with ourselves and each other.

2012 Sacramental Preparation Program
St Peter Julian Eymard and St Richard Parish Church offers a Catechetical Program for primary aged children who have not received the sacraments of Reconciliation, Eucharist and Confirmation. Classes take place every Thursday afternoon between 4.00 pm – 5.00 pm at St Peter Julian Eymard school beginning on Thursday, 16th February 2012. Enrolments are now being taken. If you wish to enquire or enrol your child please ring Veronica McLindon at the Parish House on 9723 4275.

Veronica’s Farewell
Please save this date ….. Sunday 29th January 2012.

CHRISTMAS EVE MASS on the OVAL 6.00pm 24th Dec
Calling all children who whose families are coming to this Mass. Girls and boys we would love you to come dressed as angels, shepherds & royal people. If you would like to do a reading or take up the collection, distribute song books etc can you contact Veronica McLindon at the Parish House 9723 4275.
Looking forward to seeing you at this celebration of this beautiful feast.

CHRISTMAS FAIR – RAFFLE WINNERS..
Congratulations to the following winners…
1st Prize Laura Fitzgerald spje school
2nd Prize Kinsman Family
3rd Prize Rosemary Cullinan
4th Prize Bill McConville
Aprons & Craft Raffle
Michelle Mills – Cushion
Kelly Dixon – Cot Quilt
Suzie – Crochet Rug
Starnawski – Sleeping Bags.

INVITATION TO “La Storia Di Natale”
(The Story of Christmas)
St Peter Julian School Italian & Performing Arts Department together with Mr James Daly, Principal & Staff have much pleasure in inviting our parish community to this performance.
Wednesday 14th December – 10am and 1pm in the Parish Hall.
See newsletter for more details

This weekend marks the start of Advent.
Our theme this Advent is
How Do We Discover the Presence of God in Every Day?

2011 ADVENT PARISH PROJECT
“Brigidine Asylum Seeker Program”
The plight of those people seeking asylum in our country has been very much in our consciousness these past months. The political parties have continued to treat those who have had to flee from their country of origin for their own political ends, rather than address the needs of those individuals and families seeking refuge and safety.
Sister Brigid Arthur is launching our Advent Appeal as she speaks this weekend.
Donations can be made via the envelopes in the pews.
What Can I Do?
Why not join us next Sunday 4th December after the 9.00 & 10.30 Masses to Write a Message of Hope to detainees telling them you welcome them to this country and that we are working to change our Government’s policies.
Bring along a Christmas card to send.

SPJE CHRISTMAS EVE MASS PLANNING
Would you like to come along and help plan for the Christmas Eve Family Mass at SPJE?
Time: Wed 6th December at 2.00pm
Place: Please come to the Parish House.

Parish Fair
Thanks to all those who braved the wet weather (that’s probably an understatement) to support our Parish Fair.
Huge recognition also goes to the committee behind making it all happen. More info to come.

Foodbank Cook Up
This Tuesday 22nd of November @ 9am at SPJE Parish Hall we are having our last Cook up for 2011. Thank you for the many donations of foodstuffs that have been given during the year. These and all monetary donations are greatly appreciated. Please come along to the cook up and join us for morning tea afterwards as we celebrate the end of the year together.

SVDP New Facility & Christmas
You may have noticed the new portable classroom in the Convent area. This is the new St. Vincent de Paul facility that will be used as a meeting room and storage facility for our food hampers. To those who have made extra donations towards furniture, power, heating, etc., we sincerely thank you for your kindness. We hope to be operating out of the facility in time for our Christmas Hampers.

Our Christmas tree with gift tags will be erected soon so please remember the needy at this time of year. There are tags for children’s presents or for money for food for the hampers. Thank you again for your help.

CHRISTMAS CD
Joe Fernandez our Parish Accountant has supplied the parish with a lovely Christmas CD. If you wish to purchase a CD the cost is $10. Each CD – $5.00 will be given to the parish as fundraising.

JOY CLUB NOTE FOR YOUR DIARY
Tues. 6th Dec. .. Christmas Break-up Lunch and Kris Kringle
We’ve made a booking at Club Kilsyth in Canterbury Road, for 12 noon.
Each person should bring a wrapped gift (or items) to the value of $10, we want this to be fun, so use your imagination.
We’ll be taking bookings closer to the date