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Online Mass and Messages
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Weekday Online Mass
(Live-streaming from St. Patrick's Cathedral) will be available Monday - Friday at 1pm. CLICK HERE |
Sunday Online Mass
(from St. Monica's Parish) will be available every Sunday by 10.30am. View our latest Online Mass below. |
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For your information, Sunday Online Mass is available on our parish Facebook page and YouTube channel as well.
FACEBOOK PAGE
YOUTUBE CHANNEL
FACEBOOK PAGE
YOUTUBE CHANNEL
Latest News
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Last Step COVID-19 Restrictions for Parishes
Due to the COVID-19 Crisis and the response announced by the Government for Metropolitan Melbourne from 11.59pm Sunday 22nd November 2020.
*Indoor Religious Ceremonies: At St. Monica's the weekend of 28th & 29th November 2020 we are welcoming 50 people plus one faith leader for Mass with a density quotient of 1 per 4sq.m. Infants under 12 months of age are not included in the cap. Contact recording continues and a COVIDsafe plan is in place.
*Weddings Inside at St. Monica's currently permitted with up to 100 people. This cap includes the couple but not the celebrant or photographer/s. Infants under 12 years of age are also not included in this cap.
*Funerals Indoors: allowed with up to 50 mourners
*Baptisms: may be celebrated under the latest indoor religious gathering limits, Note specific hygiene around use of oils and water.
*End of Life and Care: Faith Leaders may attend a dying resident or provide end of life support to a resident in their home or in a Health or Care facility at the request of the patient. Visits may also be made to support a patient or resident with their emotional or mental wellbeing if it cannot be done remotely Such care must be undertaken in co-operation with the particular facility and in line with other visiting restrictions and facility guidelines.
*Penace: Only the First Rite of Penance (individual confession and absolution can be celebrated, because of the restrictions on numbers. All hygiene and distancing measures must be met.
For more information about up to date guidelines for COVID-19 . Read more
*Indoor Religious Ceremonies: At St. Monica's the weekend of 28th & 29th November 2020 we are welcoming 50 people plus one faith leader for Mass with a density quotient of 1 per 4sq.m. Infants under 12 months of age are not included in the cap. Contact recording continues and a COVIDsafe plan is in place.
*Weddings Inside at St. Monica's currently permitted with up to 100 people. This cap includes the couple but not the celebrant or photographer/s. Infants under 12 years of age are also not included in this cap.
*Funerals Indoors: allowed with up to 50 mourners
*Baptisms: may be celebrated under the latest indoor religious gathering limits, Note specific hygiene around use of oils and water.
*End of Life and Care: Faith Leaders may attend a dying resident or provide end of life support to a resident in their home or in a Health or Care facility at the request of the patient. Visits may also be made to support a patient or resident with their emotional or mental wellbeing if it cannot be done remotely Such care must be undertaken in co-operation with the particular facility and in line with other visiting restrictions and facility guidelines.
*Penace: Only the First Rite of Penance (individual confession and absolution can be celebrated, because of the restrictions on numbers. All hygiene and distancing measures must be met.
For more information about up to date guidelines for COVID-19 . Read more
FACE COVERINGS/MASKS-must be worn indoors for everyone over 12 years of age, unless there is a medical exemption. Outside face covering must be worn if distancing cannot be maintained.This means that for any permissable inside activity within a Parish location, face coverings must be worn. A face covering needs to cover both your nose and mouth and can be a face mask or shield.
Contact details of any person who attends on site for longer than 15 minutes must be recorded ( this includes contractors and delivery workers), to include: first name and contact phone number to support contract racing. Records must be retained for at least 28 days following the visit.
Under no circumstances should anyone awaiting test verification (even without presenting symptoms) attend a church or parish setting until a diagnosis is confirmed. Additionally, under no circumstances should anyone attend who is closely connected to people who are awaiting test results or who have tested positive.
Archdiocese Guidelines |
Financial giving
Due to current restrictions and services at our Church being suspended, we are striving to ensure that our parishioners remain connected through new and creative pastoral programs. While we continue to help those in our community, the Parish continues to incur ongoing overhead costs and we need your help.
The good news is that Catholic Development Fund (CDF) and the Archdiocese of Melbourne have partnered to build an online parish payment portal, CDFpay for Parishes.
This site enables you to make quick and easy online thanksgiving payments – you can set-up a recurring payment, if you haven’t done so already, or you can choose a one-off offering.
The Moonee Ponds site is live and can be found by clicking on this Donation link .
We thank you in advance for supporting our parish community.
The good news is that Catholic Development Fund (CDF) and the Archdiocese of Melbourne have partnered to build an online parish payment portal, CDFpay for Parishes.
This site enables you to make quick and easy online thanksgiving payments – you can set-up a recurring payment, if you haven’t done so already, or you can choose a one-off offering.
The Moonee Ponds site is live and can be found by clicking on this Donation link .
We thank you in advance for supporting our parish community.
Links
The Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne
Plenary Council
Archdiocese Directory of Services
Vatican News
Corona Virus Update
CatholicCare counselling
Beyond Blue
Plenary Council
Archdiocese Directory of Services
Vatican News
Corona Virus Update
CatholicCare counselling
Beyond Blue
Church820 Mt Alexander Road
Moonee Ponds VIC, 3039 |
Parish Office22 Robinson Street,
Moonee Ponds, VIC, 3039 |
Symons Centre822 Mt Alexander Road
Moonee Ponds, VIC, 3039 |
St Monica's Primary
20 Robinson Street,
Moonee Ponds, VIC, 3039 |
