Nazareth Catholic Parish: Grovedale, Anglesea and Torquay in Torquay, Victoria | Church

Nazareth Catholic Parish: Grovedale, Anglesea and Torquay

Locality: Torquay, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 9412 8444

Address: 43A SurfCoast Highway 3228 Torquay, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.tagparish.com.au

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25.01.2022 Good night all...and good morning too! Lets pray together.

25.01.2022 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

25.01.2022 Don’t forget to book for weekday Mass on Wednesday @ St Therese Church, Torquay or Thursday @ Nazareth Church, Grovedale. Mass starts at 9.30am.

24.01.2022 Waiting in Hope, a contemplative evening of Advent music with Tony Alonso. What a lovely way to welcome Advent as we wait in hope for the coming of the Christ Child at Christmas. This event will be broadcast for in Australia via Facebook on Dec 1, at 11.30am. Note this event is now going to be broadcast via Facebook Live: https://facebook.com/aquinasemory. Click on the picture for more info.

24.01.2022 The perfect reflection for a Sunday afternoon.

24.01.2022 Have you really thought about what you are missing, in this time when we cannot gather for the Eucharist? The Catholic Church is selling "the Eucharist" and people short and is making a mistake by turning Mass into a YouTube experience, says Thomas OLoughlin, emeritus professor of Historical Theology at the University of Nottingham and Director of Studia Traditionis Theologiae. "There are some things Zoom and YouTube just wont do because real experiences are whole human exp...eriences," OLoughlin said."Can you send an apple by email?" he asked. He says he will accept celebrating Mass online when people give up going out to dine with others and when people dine alone at home with pre-packaged food and say it is as rich an experience as it is eating and drinking with friends.

23.01.2022 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time

23.01.2022 Our heartfelt thanks, congratulations and prayerful good wishes to Archbishop Peter A Comensoli on the tenth anniversary of his episcopal ordination today! Whil...e ten years ago, none of us knew he would one day be the Archbishop of Melbourne, we are certainly grateful that this is where the Lord has placed him! Archbishop Comensoli ad multos annos! See more

22.01.2022 Monday Morning Meditation This week Fr Elio Capra uses a modern work "Mary 2020" by Adrian Beavis to help us understand how to grow old not 'disgracefully' but rather 'grace filled' as Mary did.

22.01.2022 Liturgy of the Word for children - Zoom session With the restrictions due to Covid-19, we have all suffered in not being able to gather for the Eucharist, and none more so than our children as they cannot gather for Childrens Liturgy of the Word. So, we are moving into new territory and inviting any of our families who wish their children to continue to be able to focus on the Sunday Gospels, to get involved. The more the merrier, as the saying goes! An invitation to child...ren to experience the Word of God. Using prayers, songs and scripture readings, adapted to their own level of understanding, we will seek to help children develop a deeper understanding of the message of the Sunday Gospel. Parents are most welcome to join in as well. Beginning : Sunday 30th August - and each week afterwards Time: 11am How: Email your details (i.e. names and email address) to Lucy Atkin at [email protected] or book in via https://www.trybooking.com/BKZPZ You will be sent the zoom link and login details closer to the date. If you have not yet used Zoom we can help you get that setup as well. Hope to see you there! See more

21.01.2022 https://catholic.org.au//Child_Protection_Sunday_2020_-_Fa "The role of parents in education is of such importance that is almost impossible to provide an adequate substitute" (Pope Paul VI, Gravissimum Educationis). This unique role is not merely about quantity but quality. Even though outside influences may occupy more time with the children, parents still retain the primacy of underscoring what is truly important in life. Each document on Christian education is very clea...r to point out with the seriousness of the parents task to educate the children. Parents come first in terms of unveiling the world for their children, rather than just teaching them individual subjects. Today as we celebrate CHILD PROTECTION SUNDAY, the Catholic Church seeks to acknowledge the immense damage caused by the sexual abuse of children, including by priests, religious and lay people within Catholic contexts. It makes a commitment to practices and protocols that create and maintain safe environments for all people, especially children and other people who are at risk. It invites people to pray for those harmed by abuse directly and indirectly. In a very particular way, the church offers support to parents through a parent resource designed to help them keep their children safe. Access it below.

20.01.2022 Now we are reborn!

20.01.2022 Children preparing for their Sacrament of Reconciliation next Tuesday and Wednesday night.

20.01.2022 This Sunday we will celebrate the beautiful Solemnity of Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. In what has been a tumultuous year so far, this feast is a comforti...ng reminder of Jesus' invitation to trust in Him, our Lord and Saviour. Last Sunday after Mass, Archbishop Peter A Comensoli recorded this short video message where he reflected on finding ways to share Jesus' invitation to a life of hope and mission, especially through one of the Archdiocese's newly revitalised tools for evangelisation: www.melbournecatholic.org. See more

20.01.2022 Childrens Liturgy of the Word online. Sunday 6th September 11am. Please join us as we celebrate the Gospel. https://www.trybooking.com/BKZPZ

19.01.2022 Happy Fathers Day ~ 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time.

19.01.2022 6. Parish as soup kitchen The soup kitchen model sees the primary purpose of the parish as providing services to parishioners and the local community by serving the poor and working for social justice. The parishioner is seen as someone... in need of care and support, which the priest and parish staff or volunteers provide. But: Pope Francis reminds us that justice and charity must not lose their link to the Gospel: the worst discrimination which the poor suffer is the lack of spiritual care ... Our preferential option for the poor must mainly translate into a privileged and preferential religious care (Evangelii Gaudium, 2013, 200). A missionary parish primarily uses its resources to focus on forming competent apostles, who are sent out to bring Christ to the world through acts of love, charity and mercy See more

19.01.2022 In the midst of frustration with another lockdown, give yourself a half hour of peace and calm with the Holy Spirit.

19.01.2022 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time

19.01.2022 Wow! What a blessing we have been gifted with in Josh.

18.01.2022 Monday Morning Meditation Fr Elio Capra SDB explores Van Gogh's "SUNFLOWERS" as a metaphor for all the stages of life. See if you agree.

18.01.2022 MID MORNING MEDITATION Stop, stop and breathe slowly for just a few minutes and see how your day pans out.

18.01.2022 Next week, as we approach the eve of spring, Christians and all people of faith are invited to unite in prayer for our world. As the last light of the last day ...of winter fades on Monday 31 August, you are invited to light a candle, stand in your front garden and spend some time in silence and prayer to remember all those who have lost their lives to Covid-19 or to violence this year. As the first night of spring begins, let us look to the future with prayer and hope. See more

18.01.2022 Please welcome Allan Aclan, a 4th year seminarian, who is undertaking a pastoral placement within our Parish

17.01.2022 What, then, is a useful model for a parish which prioritises the making of missionary disciples? We can find ourselves working out of a therapeutic model of pastoral care, in which parishioners are viewed as coming to us in need of services and care, and in which we see our purpose as priests and leaders as pastorally caring for people. They come to us and we help them. Rather, what a mission-driven parish does is form competent apostles who are equipped and ready to meet t...he challenges that face them in the world. Each of our parishioners is called by God and has a special role to playa unique mission to accomplish. Our role as pastors is to form and equip our parishioners so that they are effective witnesses of Gods love in their workplaces, their local community and the world. The parish as photocopier: a model of evangelisation, discipling and missioning The parish photocopier can serve as an illustration of what a mission-driven parish looks like: Paper trays Evangelisation (kerygma): drawing people in. Everything we do as a parish needs to be an in-trayfeeding people into the heart of the parish (photocopier), which is relationship with Jesus. There are different in-trays for different types of people. Parish social events intentionally build trust and introduce people to our communitys life. An Alpha course or another kerygmatic process proclaims the good news of Jesus and invites people into a close and personal relationship with him. Sacramental programs invite parents to meet Jesus and then draw their children into the life of the church. Imprinting the image Discipling: baptising, teaching, forming People receive the imprint of Jesus on their hearts, through baptism and the reception of the sacraments. Lives are changed and transformed as formation in the parish results in an ever-deepening discipling. Printed document Mission: sending out People are sent out from the parish to the world. Parishioners bear the imprint of Jesus, who is an indelible and integral part of who they now are. Their whole lives bear witness to his love.

17.01.2022 Welcome home to weekend Mass. Resuming this coming weekend, the 1st Week of Advent. Bookings are required.

17.01.2022 This Sunday we have our first Childrens Liturgy via Zoom at 11am. If someone from your family would like to attend then please register via the TryBooking link provided. Once registered we will send you a link to the Zoom session. https://www.trybooking.com/BKZPZ

17.01.2022 A Bank? What elements of a bank fit your parish? 4. In the bank model, the primary focus of the parish is on debt reduction and having money in the bank. When funds are short, staff are fired and programs... closed. But: Casting a strong vision, and giving parishioners something to aim for, frequently results in strong buy-in. The question should not be How much did we save? but rather Who was saved? Disciples are made through relationships, but you need people and programs to enable this. When you make disciples, you have more committed members who give more money, so you can hire more staff to make more disciples, and so on. Aim to spend almost every cent. See more

16.01.2022 The Plenary Council has always been guided primarily by the Holy Spirit, thorough listening, dialogue and discernment. In this way, Pentecost has always been a ...day to celebrate our milestones and invite everyone to engage deeper with the process. This year is no different: from tomorrow on, all are invited to pray together and "Fan the Flame". As the first assembly draws ever together, prayer and reflection are needed more than ever. Access resources for individuals, groups and parishes at https://plenarycouncil.catholic.org.au/fantheflame/ and thank you all for being part of the journey!

16.01.2022 Please remember to book for Mass this weekend. Bookings close at 1pm.

16.01.2022 Dating back to the early tradition of the church, Easter was the day when new members were welcomed into the community by baptism. The symbols of baptism permeate the Vigil liturgy. This is the time when the catechumens would make their profession of faith. It was also the time when the entire community is invited to renew their baptismal promises and make their profession of faith along with the newly baptized. We are invited now to make those promises again and profess the faith we share.

15.01.2022 Join in the Dance is very much an Easter hymn. It’s verses proclaim the victory of Christ over darkness and death. As you sing/listen, allow yourself to be carried away by the joy of the music.

15.01.2022 Our Plenary journey is gathering steam!

14.01.2022 Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe

13.01.2022 Thank you for all your years of service Fr Frank. We too have retired priests living and active in our Parish and we deeply appreciate their lives of service and dedication to the mission. This post provides an opportunity to make a donation to the Archdiocesan Priests Retirement Fund, as a mark of appreciation and thanksgiving for all our priests, so please read on.

13.01.2022 This is not just any other Sunday. Singing this hymn allows us to make our own proclamation of the Easter news. As you sing this, imagine your church, filled to capacity, joining in this hymn with full heart and voice.

12.01.2022 Sacrament enrolment forms are available via this link. Reconciliation begins term 2. Lisieux Catholic Primary School - Torquay St Therese Catholic Primary Torquay Nazareth Grovedale... St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School See more

12.01.2022 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

12.01.2022 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time

12.01.2022 Joan, May the angels present you to God the Most High - the God you have so faithfully served throughout your life. Rest peacefully in His arms, dear friend.

11.01.2022 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time

10.01.2022 Reminder to those who are wishing to complete a Sacrament this year that enrolment forms are available here. Reconciliation program begins in term 2

10.01.2022 Season of Creation God living among us, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, hear our cries of compassion, and heal our world and all creatures. Inspire our hearts with a holy imagination, to rise, freed from the demands to produce and consume to imagine a just, sustainable way of living, where all have enough, and all may be restored ... enlighten our hearts and remain with your world. Amen

10.01.2022 Today we celebrate - in lockdown - the Feast of the Blessed Trinity. Here is a simple reminder of the presence of the Trinity in our daily lives.

09.01.2022 Lots of laughs as Mrs Reddan tries to totally disrupt Mr Plapp! Thanks for the fun, laughter and of course...the great singing.

08.01.2022 18th Sunday of Ordinary Time

08.01.2022 Perhaps you see your parish as a school?? 5. The school model sees the parish school as the major focus of the parishs financial and missionary energy. Too often we have a Catholic school with a... parish attached, with parish funds and staff resources primarily used in the school. But: Jesus told us to teach the adults and bless the children. Yet traditionally in parishes, we teach the children and bless the adults! The parish as photocopier: a model of evangelisation, discipling and missioning MISSION-DRIVEN PARISH: IS IT EVEN POSSIBLE? | PREPARED BY THE MISSION TEAM | CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE OF MELBOURNE This article is a summary of the Models of parish which hinder your mission workshop, and is designed to provoke discussion in parish teams. It is based on a workshop delivered by Fr James Mallon to Catholic Alpha Leaders in May 2014. The Archdiocesan Animation Team is available to facilitate this workshop (remotely) with your parish team. Contact Lorraine on 0402 217 123 or at [email protected]. NEXT WEEK: The kerygma enigma In a missionary parish, the evangelising and teaching priority is adults, who are intentionally led into a relationship with Jesus and are then formed into missionary disciples. Missionary disciples will bring their kids to the parish for formation and the sacraments. See more

07.01.2022 We are still growing!

07.01.2022 At first glance, when seeing the village where Siyabonga lives, it is easy to assume that the people in his community are poor. They have no access to electricity or running water. Most of them dont own a car or even a bicycle. But as far as Siya is concerned, he has everything he needs - he has healthy soil to grow his food, clean air and water, and a community of people around him who support and care for each other. For him, this place is heaven. (5:40)

07.01.2022 This Advent and Christmas Seasons, all across the Melbourne Archdiocese, Catholic parishes will unite to share a simple message of love and hope after the long ...dark winter of lockdown in our state. To propose Jesus as the answer and way forward during this tumultuous time around our globe. To show our city that we are open and ready to welcome them into our communities! As you drive around Melbourne and visit your own parish community, when you spot the banner, take a photo and message it to us!

07.01.2022 Although so much of our everyday lives has been halted, the preparatory work behind the scenes of the Plenary Council continues. Read on...

06.01.2022 Characteristics of a mission-driven parish. Our parishes can be like jammed photocopiers, drawing people in but then jamming them inside the machine. Such a jammed parish fails to send competent... missionary disciples out into the world. Instead, the mission-driven parish: is united in how it understands its mission and its communal identity as focused on making disciples has a culture that expects, nurtures and sustains the ongoing work of conversion in individuals transmits the faith through an intentional and systematic offering of pre-evangelisation, kerygma and catechesis, thus creating a clear and simple path for individuals to become missionary disciples clearly communicates this discipleship pathway, and the community understands that it has priorityall other experiences of the parish flow from this path or flow to it. The mission-driven parish is indeed possible! May we see this pandemic as an opportunity to dream about a more intentional missionary focus in our parishes, not putting a box around our expectations of what we think God can do in this time. Instead may we catch Pope Franciss dream for a missionary option, that is, a missionary impulse capable of transforming everything, so that the Churchs customs, ways of doing things, times and schedules, language and structures can be suitably channelled for the evangelization of todays world (Evangelii Gaudium, 2013, 27). See more

06.01.2022 And now it is time for us to go forth, sent by Jesus Christ to be disciples of hope in the world. Surely this is a time in the story of humanity when hope is needed in a very real and particular way. We pray together that these days celebrating the Triduum might have nourished our own hope and will allow us to be beacons of hope to our sisters and brothers.

05.01.2022 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

04.01.2022 Celebrating sacraments within our schools and with a parish families. Due to the new round of restrictions no sacraments or preparation program within the parish will be able to go ahead at this current time. This includes Baptisms, Reconciliation, Eucharist or Confirmation.

03.01.2022 The Bookends Project presents a short video featuring two young First Nations students at Saint Ignatius College Riverview, and Redfern Jarjum College. Kyle and Taniyah speak about what culture means to them and how culture operates in their lives. We invite you to listen to Kyle and Taniyah in this brief video as they introduce themselves and voice their thoughts about culture, family and life experiences. You may wish to hold a discussion using the questions below. 1. Wha...t does culture mean to Kyle and Taniyah? How do you practice culture and why is it important to you? 2. What does welcome mean to you? What does welcome mean for Kyle, and for Taniyah? 3. What are some of the challenges raised by Kyle and Taniyah as being perceived as different? Do you experience any of these challenges? How does it make you feel? See more

03.01.2022 Today, Sept 1, marks the beginning of the Season of Creation. (Learn more below, or even more on the Parish website - www.tagparish.com.au)

03.01.2022 MID MORNING MEDITATION Slow down and get ready to float through the day.

03.01.2022 MID MORNING MEDITATION Breathe slowly, and contemplate how you will live the rest of today.

03.01.2022 Our parish has celebrated the feast of the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ this morning...but with limited numbers, in these strange times. We were very aware of those not able to sit around the Table, and held them in our prayers. This is a beautiful reflection on what today's feast calls us to remember.

02.01.2022 Well done young man. It is not the easiest thing to put yourself in the public sphere! As the parish, we add our thanks and best wishes to yours, for all our wonderful principals.