EASTER SUNDAY April 3/4 2021

WELCOME TO NEW PARISHIONERS: We take this opportunity to welcome all new parish members. We hope that you

find St Thomas the Apostle a friendly parish community. Please join us after the 7.30am and 9.30am Masses for a ‘cuppa’ in the parish centre. Say hello to Father, meet some new/old friends, sit down and have a chat. Please become part of the family of St Thomas the Apostle. See you there!

PARISH BULLETIN

Parish Priest: Fr Wayne Davis Secretary: Prue Pupazzoni Address: 2 College Road Claremont WA 6010 Telephone: 9384 0598 Email: claremont@perthcatholic.org.au Web: www.claremontparish.com.au Office Hours: Tue, Wed, Fri 9.00am-2.00pm Safeguarding Officers—Contact Nos: Mr Ralph Goodman: 0419 740 443 Ms Janet Payton: 0438 212 053 MASS TIMES THIS WEEK:

Tue: 9.00am No Mass

Wed: 12.30pm Mass

Thu: 9.00am Mass

Fri: 9.00am Mass

Sat: 9.00am Mass

Saturday Vigil: 5.30pm Children’s Mass

Sunday: 7.30am, 9.30am, 6.30pm mass

RECONCILIATION: Sat: 8.15-8.45am

This week’s Sanctuary Lamp burns for; For all parishioners this Easter If you would like to have the lamp burn for a week, please put the details and $10 in an envelope and hand to Fr Wayne in the Sunday collection or to the parish Office or in the mail

CLAREMONT WA

THE WEDNESDAY LUNCH CLUB 1.00pm Come and join us after Rosary and Mass for a light lunch & friendly fellowship in the parish centre. Rosary is at 12.00noon followed by Mass at 12.30pm. All welcome to come along. See you

THE ROSARY IS RECITED IN ST THOMAS’ CHURCH at 12.00noon before the 12.30pm mass each Wednesday. If you have a special intention, please phone Stephanie 0408 798 174. You are welcome to come & join us in prayer to Our Lady.

Easter Envelopes are available at the entrances to the church on the tables. Please take one today.

Next Weekend’s Readings 2nd Sunday of Easter (Year B):

Acts 4:32-35 1Jn 5:1-6 Jn 20:19-31

A REMINDER TO PARISHIONERS TO PLEASE RETURN YOUR PROJECT COMPASSION BOXES ASAP: They can be dropped into either of the collection baskets at the

weekend Masses. Thanks.

My dear parish family, I wish to take this

opportunity to wish you all a happy and

holy Easter and pray you experience the

Risen Christ in your lives at this most

sacred time of the year. Easter is about

celebrating the life Jesus gave us by the

giving of his life. It’s a time when we

gather with family and friends, and of

being together over a shared meal. It’s

also about sharing chocolate in all its many forms. There is

something about the shape of a chocolate egg that draws

you in, regardless of how old you are. Wherever you may be

this year celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus, may it be a

time of joy, love and peace for you and your loved ones.

Remember why you are together, why this day is sacred

and special to us all. Remember you are Easter People—

People of the Resurrection! Fr Wayne [My great-niece

Aurora in her Easter bonnet.]

PLEASE NOTE There will not be morning tea on Sunday after

9.30am Mass.

New Parishioners, and those not so new, who wish to update their census details: Please put your name and address in the space below and drop into the collection basket or email to the office. Thanks!

Name_______________________________________________Email_________________________________

Residential Address:_________________________________________________________________________

Phone Number: _______________________________________No of People in household________________

PS: If you would like to join the St Thomas’ Parish Planned Giving Programme and give your financial support to the Parish, please tick this box and Prue Pupazzoni (Parish Secretary) will organise for a set of planned giving envelopes to be issued to you. Alternatively, she can arrange for you to make your contributions by direct debit.

Do we have your email address? If you have changed your email address, please let us know by contacting us at our email address: claremont@perthcatholic.org,au If you would like to receive the parish bulletin each week please email us and we will place you on the email list. The bulletin is emailed out each Friday Afternoon.

PLEASE remember to turn you phone off or on silent when in the church. Thank you.

Upon entering the church please register your attendance, using the QR CODE at all entrances or your bulletin. If you do not have the app please put your name down on the registration form.

Prayer to St Thomas the Apostle Almighty and everlasting God, who strengthened your apostle Thomas with sure and certain faith in your Son’s resurrection:

Grant us so perfectly and without doubt to believe in Jesus Christ, our Lord and our God, that our faith may never be found wanting in your sight; through him who lives and reigns with you

and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen

EASTER EGGS FOR ROMILY HOUSE. Many thanks for your generous donation of Easter Eggs on behalf of the residents. Maureen Gardner: 9389 8289

PLEASE Take Bulletins home. Bulletins are not to be reused by other Parishioners. Please Note: That the maximum number of people allowed in the church as of the 15th march is 300 people. Thank you for your co-operation. Please keep yourself updated by checking the Archdioscen Web Site.

Dear Parishioners, Thank you for all your kind generosity in the past. We also appreciate the Coles gift cards which we can use to do so much for those in need. The Vinnies Team

Please return your donation envelopes and boxes for Project Compassion 2021.

Dear parishioners. There have been some changes to the restrictions for the church. More changes were mandated by the Archdiocese last Monday 22nd March. As of the 15 March we can now have 300 people permitted in the church at any one time, with the 2 metre rule still in place. Please continue to log in with the SafeWA app on your phones or sign the registers on the way in. Continue to use the hand sanitizer also please. You are all doing a marvellous job so far. parishioners. If any further changes are required I will notify you all as soon as possible. Fr Wayne

I would like to thank all those parishioners who in any way have helped make our

Easter Liturgies such wonderful, sacred moments this year, albeit under Covid19

guidelines, I know it has not been easy for you all. Let us celebrate as a parish that

we have this year celebrated the Easter Liturgies. The parish family and I especially

thank you for sharing your gifts with us and making our parish such a wonderful

place to be a part of. God bless you all. Fr Wayne

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REFLECTION by Dianne Bergant CSA The readings testify that if we die with Christ, we will appear with him in glory; if we cast out the old yeast, we will be fresh dough. And when this wondrous transformation takes place, everything is new; everything is fresh. To what newness are we called? To what must we die in order to rise transformed? What old yeast of corruption must be cast out in order that we might be fresh dough? At Easter we renew our baptismal vows. What is it that we really renounce? Ours is a world of violence, of prejudice, of indifference. Too often we harbour feelings of anger and resentment, of selfishness and disdain. Easter proclaims that Christ has died and has risen; with him we die to all of the wickedness in our lives and in our world, and we set our hearts on higher things, on sincerity and on truth.

FOR CHILDREN TO

COLOUR IN.

EASTER LAMB CASSEROLE... serves 4 Ingredients: 1kg boned lamb shoulder, cut into large chunks; salt and freshly ground black pepper; 150ml olive oil; 2 onions, roughly chopped; 1 large carrot, sliced; 1 celery stalk, roughly chopped; 5 garlic cloves, crushed; ½ x 50g tin anchovy fillets; handful thyme sprigs; 1 red chilli, sliced; 250ml white wine; 25ml white wine vinegar; 250g frozen peas; 400g potatoes, cut into quarters; 200g grape tomatoes, halved

Method: Season the lamb chunks with salt and freshly ground black pepper and set aside. Heat the olive oil in a large lidded pan and fry the onions, carrot and celery for 4-5 minutes, or until softened. Add the garlic, anchovies, thyme and chilli, and continue to cook, stirring, until the anchovies have almost dissolved into the oil. Add the lamb chunks and fry for a further 4-5 minutes, or until browned all over. Stir in the wine and continue to cook until the volume of the liquid has reduced by half, then add the vinegar. Reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer gently for 20 minutes. Add the peas, potatoes and tomatoes, cover again and continue to cook for about an hour, until the sauce has reduced by half. Serve hot with plenty of bread to mop up the sauce. The secret to this casserole is to cook it slowly over low heat. This also makes a good pie filling. Serve with mash. I’m cooking this tomorrow, Easter Monday, for my extended family.Fr Wayne

Gracious and loving God, we thank your for the gift of our priests. Through them, we experience your presence in the sacraments. Help our priests to be strong in their vocation. Set their souls on fire with love for your people. Grant them the wisdom, understanding, and strength they need to follow in the footsteps of Jesus. Inspire them with the vision of your Kingdom. Give them the words they need to spread the Gospel. Allow them to experience joy in their ministry. Help them to become in-struments of your divine grace. We ask this through Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns as our Eternal Priest. Amen.

GLORIA…. Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to people of good will. We praise you, we bless you, we adore you, we glorify you, we give you thanks for your great glory, Lord God, heavenly King, O God, almighty Father. Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son, Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us; you take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer; you are seated at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us. For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

THIS WEEKEND’S SCRIPTURE READINGS… First Reading: A reading from the Acts of the Apostles Peter addressed Cornelius and his household: ‘You must have heard about the recent happenings in Judaea; about Jesus of Nazareth and how he began in Galilee, after John had been preaching baptism. God had anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power, and because God was with him, Jesus went about doing good and curing all who had fallen into the power of the devil. Now I, and those with me, can witness to everything he did throughout the countryside of Judaea and in Jerusalem itself: and also to the fact that they killed him by hanging him on a tree, yet three days afterwards God raised him to life and allowed him to be seen, not by the whole people but only by certain witnesses God had chosen beforehand. Now we are those witnesses – we have eaten and drunk with him after his resurrection from the dead – and he has ordered us to proclaim this to his people and to tell them that God has appointed him to judge everyone, alive or dead. It is to him that all the prophets bear this witness: that all who believe in Jesus will have their sins forgiven through his name.’ The Word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm: (R.) This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad. 1. Give thanks to the Lord for he is good, for his love has no end. Let the sons of Israel say: ‘His love has no end.’ (R.) 2. The Lord’s right hand has triumphed; his right hand raised me up. I shall not die, I shall live and recount his deeds. (R.) 3. The stone which the builders rejected has become the corner stone. This is the work of the Lord, a marvel in our eyes. (R.) Second Reading: A reading from the letter of St Paul to the Colossians Since you have been brought back to true life with Christ, you must look for the things that are in heaven, where Christ is, sitting at God’s right hand. Let your thoughts be on heavenly things, not on the things that are on the earth, because you have died, and now the life you have is hidden with Christ in God. But when Christ is revealed – and he is your life – you too will be revealed in all your glory with him. The Word of the Lord. Gospel Acclamation: Alleluia, alleluia! Christ has become our paschal sacrifice; let us feast with joy in the Lord. Alleluia! Gospel: A reading from the holy Gospel according to John It was very early on the first day of the week and still dark, when Mary of Magdala came to the tomb. She saw that the stone had been moved away from the tomb and came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved. ‘They have taken the Lord out of the tomb’ she said ‘and we don’t know where they have put him.’ So Peter set out with the other disciple to go to the tomb. They ran together, but the other disciple, running faster than Peter, reached the tomb first; he bent down and saw the linen cloths lying on the ground, but did not go in. Simon Peter who was following now came up, went right into the tomb, saw the linen cloths on the ground, and also the cloth that had been over his head; this was not with the linen cloths but rolled up in a place by itself. Then the other disciple who had reached the tomb first also went in; he saw and he believed. Till this moment they had failed to understand the teaching of scripture, that he must rise from the dead. The Gospel of the Lord.

APOSTLES’ CREED…. I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; he descended into hell; on the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty; from there he will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.