Jesus did not feed the stranded crowd at the edge of the Sea of Galilee all on His own. He accomplished it with the help of His disciples who were reluctant to accept responsibility for the hungry people. Challenged by Jesus to use their own resources, they remembered having five loaves and two fishes which they brought to Him. The little they had when placed in the hands of Jesus turned out to be more than enough for all. In our own eyes it may seem of little account but it is what the Lord has given us and expects us to use in his service.

Click to find a Children's reflection page plus other details of interesting things to do together as family.

The treasure the gospel is referring to is our faith which tells us we are heirs to the kingdom of God. It is important and valuable that everybody must give it absolute priority. At the end of the day nothing else matters because worldly values are destined to faint into insignificance. Our search should not be superficial happiness but to develop a good relationship with God. Such a treasure can be found in ordinary places.

The parish held the 2020 meeting for Parish Group Reports and AGM via Zoom. Refer here for the reports and minutes: Our Parish > Parish Group Reports / AGMs

Christ compares the church, the people of God, to a field where wheat and weeds grow side by side until the harvest. In the world around us, good and bad people mix like wheat and weeds growing in the same field. Every human heart contains a mixture of good and evil. The church is not an exclusive community of the virtuous. It is here because we are looking for salvation and we are conscious of our failings. The emphasis of the gospel is on exercising patience until God makes his great gathering. In the meantime, we all share the task of revealing the patience of God by forgiving the faults of others. Many of us will find this challenging as we may be harsh or judgemental by nature. It's so easy to pin people with the label 'sinner', forgetting how appearance are so often deceptive.

A group of people, who have just finished the Alpha course, would like YOUR company at their Celebration Evening!

You are invited to join via Zoom to hear about their experience of Alpha and watch a video entitled:

"Is there more to life than this?"

We will meet over Zoom on: Wednesday 22nd July 2020, 7:45 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Please go to our Alpha page to find out more and get involved.

Refer the WS Newsletter July 2020.pdf.

Holy Spirit Parish AGM

Please join us on Wednesday 15th July at 7:30pm.  Due to the current COVID restrictions this meeting will be held via Zoom.

Parish Groups, Sporting Clubs and School have been sent reports on their activities and how COVID has affected them.

To get details and to book, please contact the Parish House by phone, 9876 3077, or email, RingwoodNorth@cam.org.au.

Winter Shelter Update

Refer the WS Newsletter July 2020.pdf.

Spirit Extra!

Spirit Extra! July is out now.

My dear friends in Christ,

We are just returning to our normal ways and who would have thought we find ourselves back again to stage 3 lockdown. Premier Dan Andrews' announcement of at least 6 weeks lockdown was distressing and disappointing for us all. This affects everyone in many different ways. As far as parish life is concerned, this means unfortunately no more Masses. Churches and chapels are to be closed for weeks ahead but limited sacraments are allowed with 10 people for funerals and 5 people for weddings.

We may find this pandemic era as the worst of times but is indeed the best of times to show our sense of personal discipline and our willingness to show our spirit of solidarity and resilience. We have a faith that unceasingly prays and we absolutely trust, with Jesus in our midst, that we will overcome this together and move forward to a better life ahead of us all. Stay safe and God bless us all!

Fr. Arsenio