St David's Parish

• Fr George on Leave

Fr George is on leave until 23rd October. This means that due to the shortage of Oblate Priests, Fr David will be here by himself and therefore doing all the Sunday Masses. Please keep both our priests in your prayers.

• No Morning Mass

Please note that on Thursday 9th September, there will be NO MORNING MASS at St David’s church. There will be a Liturgy of the Word with Eucharist.

• Altar Servers Meeting

Date - Wednesday, 8th September
Time - 1.30pm
Venue - Our Lady Of Hope Chapel

Children who attend Our Lady of Hope School and have just made their First Eucharist and want to know about becoming an Altar Server at Sunday Mass at Greenwith, are invited to attend a Lunch Time Training Session. Please speak with Mrs Suzie Subotkiewicz : REC, at Our Lady of Hope School 8289 8344

• For God's Sake Stop - A Day Of Reflection

Date - Saturday, 11 September
Time - 9.30am to 4pm
Venue - Loyola Centre of Ignation Spirituality, 137 William St, Norwood

Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest?. We offer you a day of quiet prayer and a listening ear. This is a chance to experience silence, spiritual direction and enjoy a gentle introduction to Ignation Spirituality.

Bring your own lunch. Morning and afternoon tea provided. Cost $30

Phone Loyola 8364 3834 or Stephanie 8364 4114

• Photographic Exhibition Of Inspirational Catholic Women

Date - Monday, 6th September to Saturday, 11th September
Time - 9am to 6pm (Weekdays), 9am to 3pm (Saturday)
Venue - St Francis Xavier Cathedral Hall

There will be a photographic exhibition in the Cathedral Hall, featuring inspirational Catholic women. Jane Swift, Director of Catholic Education and Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Adelaide and Geraldine Hawkes, Executive Officer of the SA Council of Churches and SA Heads of Christian Churches are the two South Australian women featured in this exhibition.

The whole community is invited to attend and view this wonderful exhibition

• Tickets Selling Fast - Double M Fest

Date - 31st October
Venue - Adelaide Entertainment Centre

Celebration for Young People- Canonisation of Mary MacKillop

Tickets NOW on Sale, through Ticketek

“Double M Fest” is going to be an event not to be missed, and with tickets at only $10, this event is sure to sell out quickly!

When buying tickets be sure to ask for “Double M Fest” and book in groups if possible to avoid single ticket transaction fees.

Please see the flyer at: http://www.cathyouthadelaide.org.au/media/files/4819.pdf

If you are interested in VOLUNTEERING for the festival, please contact Sarah Moffatt:
sarah.moffatt@ceo.adl.catholic.edu.au.

• Canonization Of Mary MacKillop

In October all Australians will be joining together to celebrate the Canonization of Mary MacKillop. This is particularly special to the Catholic Aboriginal community, the concern Mary showed for the welfare and education of Aboriginal peoples is well documented and her legacy continues through the work of the Sisters of St Joseph. The Aboriginal community of Melbourne have produced a Journey Stone to commemorate this momentous occasion. It has become custom to give travellers a journey stone for safe travel. The stone is hand painted by an Aboriginal artist. People who wish to take these stones with them on the pilgrim are asked to take an order form from the foyer of the church. Stones are $7.50 each plus postage.

• Message From Archbishop Philip Wilson DD JCL

My dear brothers and sisters, as part of our program of building bridges with followers of the Muslim faith, I commend to you part of a letter recently sent to Muslims from the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue to celebrate the great feast of Id al-Fitr, after their month of fasting in Ramadan.

We open our hearts to mutual forgiveness and reconciliations for a peaceful and fruitful coexistence; to recognize what we have in common and to respect differences, as a basis for a culture of dialogue; to recognize and respect the dignity of each human being without any bias related to ethnicity or religious affiliation; to recall the importance of education in the home, school, churches and mosques.

Please take the time in this next week, to learn something about Islam and its followers and to see that what unites us a people of faith is great indeed. Let us be peace builders and extend a hand in friendship to those from the Muslim faith who live along side us, for Jesus said, "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God."

Ten Things Everyone Needs to Know about Islam - if you are interested to find out more, please take a brochure from the back of the church .

• Catholic Charities Month

September Is Catholic Charities Month. Giving Envelopes are available from the foyers of the church if you wish to donate and receive a Tax Receipt.

• Flowers And Greenery For The Church

If you want to leave flowers etc for the arrangements in the church, please leave them in the bucket of water in the small foyer of the church, Vizard Rd side on Fridays. If you wish to donate money for flowers, please place in an envelope marked 'Flower Money' and place it on the collection plate. Thank you.