Welcome...
Welcome to the website of Our Lady of Graces Catholic Parish, Carina. I hope you find our website useful, with answers to any questions you may have. Please feel free to ring the parish office if there is anything further we may be able to do for you.
Since its very beginning, just over 50 years ago, Our Lady of Graces has been a Dominican parish, staffed by a community of Dominican friars. We belong to one of the older religious orders in the Church, founded by St Dominic in the early years of the 13th century. Dominic wanted to help people towards a deeper relationship with God through a better understanding of what God has revealed to us about himself and about what God has made possible for us.
Whether you are already one of our parishioners or not, we would welcome any ideas about how we could improve this website. If you are considering joining our parish community, we ask you to fill in the folder for new parishioners at the back of the church, and we will do our best to make you feel ‘at home.’
Fr Alex Vickers O.P.
Parish Priest
Since its very beginning, just over 50 years ago, Our Lady of Graces has been a Dominican parish, staffed by a community of Dominican friars. We belong to one of the older religious orders in the Church, founded by St Dominic in the early years of the 13th century. Dominic wanted to help people towards a deeper relationship with God through a better understanding of what God has revealed to us about himself and about what God has made possible for us.
Whether you are already one of our parishioners or not, we would welcome any ideas about how we could improve this website. If you are considering joining our parish community, we ask you to fill in the folder for new parishioners at the back of the church, and we will do our best to make you feel ‘at home.’
Fr Alex Vickers O.P.
Parish Priest
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Weekend Mass Times
Saturday: 6pm Vigil
Sunday: 7am, 9am, 10.30am (Italian), 5.30pm Children's Liturgy during 9am Sunday Mass 1st, 2nd and 4th Sundays of month during school terms. Children's Mass 5.30pm 3rd Sunday of each month. A Mass for children in Primary School age group. click here for other Mass & Liturgy times |
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Community News
Advent Week 3 - The Jesse Tree
In the past you may have noticed that the colours of Advent change from Purple to Rose on the Third Sunday of Advent. This is Gaudete Sunday. The word Gaudete means rejoice, and this Sunday signifies that our waiting for Christmas is coming to an end. So too, the Jesse Tree symbols show a change of focus from genealogy and prophets to Jesus himself. Symbols from December 17th to 24th are based on the ‘O’ Antiphons. The ‘O’ Antiphons are short verses which are responses to the Magnificat (Mary’s prayer) during the Liturgy of the Hours. Each one highlights a title of the Messiah and refers to Isaiah’s prophecy of the Messiah’s coming. Jesus is Wisdom (O Sapientia) Jesus is Lord (O Adonai) Jesus is Flower of Jesse (O Radix Jesse) Jesus is Key of David ( O Clavis David) Jesus is the Radiant Dawn ( O Oriens) Jesus is King of the Gentiles (O Rex Gentium) Jesus is Emmanuel (O Emmanuel) While the verses are prayers calling on Jesus to come, the Benedictine’s arranged them in a way that they form a response. The bold letters read backwards spell the words Ero Cras, commonly translated as “Tomorrow, I will come”. 
Advent Adventures is coming!
Fun, games, craft and sausage sizzle. Ages: 8-12 years Cost: $5 per child & $10 for two or more siblings Lunch: gluten free sausage sizzle. Save the Dates: Tue Dec 18 & Thu Dec 20. 9am – 12noon 
Parish Working Bee
On the afternoon’s of the 18th and 19th of December, we will be having our Christmas working bee. We chose the afternoon’s as they are generally more cooler than the mornings. There are a range of tasks to be both outdoors and indoors, so if you have any spare time on either of those afternoon’s to come lend a hand that would be great! We also welcome anyone to bring in spare gardening tools and equipment that may be able to be used! 
Plenary Council 2020
This weekend (15-16 December) at all the masses, we will be handing out small sheets of paper with the question “What do you think God is asking of us in Australia at this time?”. There will be a box at the entrance of the church in which you can put your answers into. We are doing this in light of the Plenary Council 2020 which invites everyone to have a say. For more information about the Plenary Council head to http://plenarycouncil.catholic.org.au/ |
CHRISTMAS MASS TIMES Christmas Eve 5.30pm [Children’s Mass] 8pm Christmas Day 7am 9am 10.30am [Italian Mass] Please note there will be no evening Mass on Christmas Day LOOKING AHEAD Monday 17 December - 7.00pm Italian Prayer Group – Church Tuesday 18 December - 9.00am Advent Adventures – Library & Hosp. Area Thursday 20 December - 9.00am Advent Adventures – Library & Hosp. Area 
Children's Christmas Eve Choir
We are in need of Children for our 5.30pm Children’s Christmas Eve choir. We are also taking expressions of interest for the 8pm Christmas Eve choir and the 9am Christmas Day choir. If anyone is interested in participating, please contact the Parish Office. |
