Weekend Mass Attendance ONLINE BOOKING
You can book your attendance to all weekend masses for the rest of January until mid February 2021. All booking links are now open!
OFFICE: 9am - 4pm Tuesday - Friday
MAIL US merndawhittlesea@cam.org.au
CALL US 03 9412 8493
Notice
Sunday 10:30 am mass at the Nazareth Centre, Mernda will be live streamed .
Children's Liturgy Worksheets - Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B (Sheet1, Sheet 2, Sheet 3)
FAMILY PRAYER (Booklet of Prayers) - (Click here)
Trybooking links to WEEKEND masses from 23 January to 14 February are available here.
Given the limitations on numbers, we will continue to rely during this time on our live-streaming Sunday Mass at 10.30am and which remains on the website at any time of that day.
Daily scripture readings (click here)
Daily online mass ( click here )
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.
4th Sunday of Advent Year B
Each one of us is called in the midst of the circumstances of our lives to play our part in the saving plan of God for our world. Like Mary, are we able to say "yes" to God's call?
Celebrating the Birth of Christ
As we come close to the end of 2020, we do so having experienced many difficulties and challenges this year.
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
Pastoral Associate - Mernda, Doreen, Whittlesea
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.
