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Holy Trinity Church,
Parish office & presbytery
3 Strangways Street, Curtin ACT 2605
Monsignor John Woods
(02) 6281 3999
Mon - 9 - 3.30pm; Wed - 9 - 4.30pm; Fri - 9 - 3.30pm

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THE LIGHT OVERCOMES THE DARKNESS

Easter is the celebration of the Lord’s resurrection. The innocent one unjustly and cruelly condemned has risen and nothing is ever the same again. Why? Because he has reconciled or overcome the division of sin. Love unites, sin divides. This once and for all event has cosmic and personal significance. It ushers in a new heaven and a new earth. It is the assurance that the light overcomes the darkness. It is the foundation of our hope and the source of courage in the face of every adversity. In th first instance the call is to listen and to see with the heart, not limited by our particular circumstances; understandable as that initially is. Easter is about God’s initiative in Christ. It is about the offer of new life, life now and beyond the confines of death. Indeed, the latter is the gateway to fulness of life. The takeaway: There is nothing that can separate us from the love of God revealed in Christ Jesus. Of course, as Christians or followers of Christ, we are called to share this message in thought, word and deed. Fr Ronald Rolheiser OMI, the internationally acclaimed spiritual writer highlights that united to Christ, we can in the most mundane and often trying circumstance be a conduit of God’s love. “If a child or a brother or a sister of a loved one of yours strays from the church in terms of faith practice and morality, as long as you continue to love that person, and hold him or her in union and forgiveness, he or she is touching the hem of the garment, is held to the Body of Christ, and is forgiven by God, irrespective of his or her official external relationship to the church and Christian morality” (‘The Holy Longing’, image, NY, 2019, p.89). In other words, if there is sincerity and some beginnings of contrition “we can forgive each other’s sins; not we, but the power of Christ within us: “In truth I tell you, whoever believes in me will perform the same works that I do myself, and will perform even greater works.”” So too in recent days the National Catholic Education Commission Executive Director Jacinta Collins has come out to stress the openness of Catholic schools to all who are accepting of their ethos. “Catholic schools are not seeking the right to discriminate based on personal attributes, but rather to maintain their religious identity and mission . . . Catholic schools can maintain their religious character without engaging in unjust discrimination, as we have done for over 200 years.” Christianity is a choice not an obligation. “If individuals do not support our ethos, they are free to choose another school for enrolment or employment. That is what a free, pluralistic society is about.” The right to choose does not infer the right to discriminate, and anyone who does should be held accountable. However, insistence on the right to choose is consistent with internationally protected religious rights and freedoms and characteristic of a healthy, pluralist society. The irony is that in the name of equality some would undermine the latter in the name of uniformity. Again, the Church insists on the right to religious freedom, not the right to discriminate. 

Fr John

SEASON OF LENT: HOLY WEEK-EASTER TIMETABLE

 

Tues, 19 March, 6pm, REGIONAL SECOND RITE OF RECONCILIATION,                                         Sacred Heart Church, Pearce

Mon, 25 March, 5pm, OILS MASS, St Christopher’s Cathedral


Thurs, 28 March, 7.30pm, MASS OF THE LORD’S SUPPER
                                            (and adoration until 10.30pm)  
(NB  No 5.30pm Thurs Mass)

Fri, 29 March, 10.30am, STATIONS OF THE CROSS
                          3.00pm, COMMEMORATION OF THE LORD’S PASSION 
(NB  No 9.30am Fri Mass)

Sat, 30 March, 5.00pm, RECONCILIATION
                         7.30pm, EASTER VIGIL


Sun, 31 March, EASTER SUNDAY MASSES - 9.30am and 5.30pm

Sacrament of First Reconciliation

We pray for children and parents undertaking home group preparation for the Sacrament of Reconciliation.  May they all grow in awareness of God's loving mercy.

Reflection

If not us,

Who?

If not here,

Where?

If not now,

When?

If not for

The Kingdom,

Why?


Dare the dream.

SACRAMENTAL PROGRAM 2024 - CLAIM THE DATES

In anticipation of your diaries filling up with appointments for the coming year, please note the following dates for the Sacraments of Initiation in 2024:

Term 1 – First Reconciliation      Parent Information Night – Tuesday, 6 February, 6pm via Zoom

Parent Sacramental Learning Opportunity – Sacrament of Reconciliation – Tuesday, 20 February, 6pm via Zoom

Sacramental Celebration – Tuesday, 7 May, 6pm, Holy Trinity Church

Term 2 – Confirmation               Parent Information Night – Tuesday, 14 May, 6pm via Zoom

Parent Sacramental Learning Opportunity – Sacrament of Confirmation – Tuesday, 21 May, 6pm via Zoom

Sacramental Celebration – Tuesday, 25 June, and Thursday 27 June, 6pm, Holy Trinity Church

Term 3 – First Eucharist              Parent Information Night – Tuesday, 30 July, 6pm via Zoom

Parent Sacramental Learning Opportunity – Sacrament of First Eucharist - Tuesday, 13 August, 6pm via Zoom

Sacramental Celebration – Saturday, 21 September, 6pm, and Sunday, 22 September, 9.30am and 5.30pm, Holy Trinity Church


Upcoming Events

UPCOMING EVENTS

More events are included in the Parish Bulletin (available in the right hand side column).
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