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Mother's Day Dinner & Talent Show
May 13th Mothers Day Dinner and Christ the Light Talent show
OFFICE: 9am - 4pm Tuesday - Friday
MAIL US merndawhittlesea@cam.org.au
CALL US
03 9412 8493
0448 101 401
Notice
Upcoming Events (May - June - July)
Mothers Day Dinner night 13th May @ St Mary's Primary School Hall
Note 5:30pm mass will be held at St Mary's Church Whittlesea.
There will not be Mass at the Nazareth Center on 13th May at 5:30pm)
Holy Eucharist Preperation
Holy Eucharist prep classes for Govt schools starting on 27th May 2023
Parish Camping
Christ the Light parish Camping 21st July - 23rd July ( Dromana )
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Parish News
We are going to be using our website during this period to provide information, update our Parish Life and our continuing growth in faith. Given our situation, this will be our main source of information.
Bunnings sausage Sizzle
Join us this weekend at the Mernda Bunnings Sausage Sizzle fundraiser
Fundraising dinner led by SriLankan community
Social gathering & fundraising dinner to support the new church building led by our Sri Lankan community
Parish Feast Day Celebration 2023
Parish Feast Day celebration will be held on Saturday 11th February at 6pm, St Mary’s school oval, Fir Street, Whittlesea following the 5:30pm Mass at St. Mary's Whittlesea.
2022 Christmas Mass Times
Christmas Masses at the Nazareth Centre and St Mary's Whittlesea
Mass Times
MERNDA
44 Mernda Village Dr, Mernda VIC 3754
Sat 5:30pm, Sun 8 am, 10:30am
at Nazareth Centre,
St Joseph's Primary School
44 Mernda Village Drive
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Wed & Fri 09:15 am, Sun 5pm
Adoration every Sun 4pm - 5pm
at St Josephs' Church,
1490 Plenty Rd, Mernda
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Reconciliation on :
1st , 3rd & 5th Sat 10:00 am
WHITTLESEA
2-20 Fir St, Whittlesea VIC 3757
Tuesday 9:15AM
Thursday 9:15AM
Sunday 10AM
Confession/Reconciliation after Tuesday & Thursday 9:15am Mass at 10am
KINGLAKE
124 Whittlesea-Kinglake Rd Kinglake 3763
Sunday 8:30AM
Parish Vision and Mission statement
As disciples of Jesus, that our parish of Doreen, Kinglake, Mernda and Whittlesea be a welcoming, vibrant, faith-filled and worshipping catholic community. In a spirit of joy and compassion we will reach out to all in the service of the Good News of God’s love and in our stewardship of our created world.
Community - Proclamation - Outreach - Worship.
The central symbol of our Christian faith. The ultimate revelation of the Good News of God's Love for Humanity
A symbolic representation of Jesus Christ, the Light of the World, after whom our parish is named.
They represent the richness and diversity of the members of our parish community - 'For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them.'(Mt 18:20)
Coming from Christ they radiate through the members of the parish who, as missionary disciples, are reaching out with joy and compassion bringing the Light of Christ to the world.
Sacraments
Christ instituted the sacraments of the new law. There are seven: Baptism, Confirmation, Holy Communion,Reconciliation, the Anointing of the Sick, Holy Orders and Matrimony. The seven sacraments touch all the stages and all the important moments of Christian life:1 they give birth and increase, healing and mission to the Christian’s life of faith. There is thus a certain resemblance between the stages of natural life and the stages of the spiritual life.
Baptism
Through the sacrament of baptism the faithful are incorporated into Christ and into his Church.
Reconciliation
In the sacrament of reconciliation , the Christian faithful obtain from the mercy of God pardon for..
Holy Communion
The celebration of the Eucharist is the centre of the entire Christian life, in which Jesus Christ is...
Confirmation
Those who have been baptised continue on the path of Christian initiation through the sacrament of..
Matrimony
By the sacrament of marriage, Christians signify and share in the mystery of the unity and fruitful love ..
Anointing of the Sick
Through the anointing of the sick, the Church commends to the suffering and glorified Lord ..
Funerals
The Bereavement Committee will be available to you as you prepare the Funeral Mass.
Our Parish Team
Parish Priest
Assistant Priest
Parish Secretary
Parish Administration
We’re so thankful you’re here.
It is our joy to welcome you to Christ The Light Catholic Community, if you have been attending the parish for a while but have not yet registered, please take a moment to send us your details.
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It is our joy to welcome you to Christ The Light Catholic Community, if you have been attending the parish for a while but have not yet registered, please take a moment to send us your details.
