French's Forest Catholic Parish eNEWS

Novena: In the leadup to our celebration on the vigil of Blessed Carlo Acutis’ Feast Day, we warmly invite you to join us in an online Novena, reflecting on, and giving thanks for, the life of Carlo. The novena will be from October 3 – 10, with the final day of the Novena being prayed in person at the vigil celebration on October 11. Can’t make it every day? That’s okay, please do join us when you are available: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84776329194 Meeting ID: 847 7632 9194 No Password. Feast Day Vigil Mass , Veneration of Relic, Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – 7pm Friday 11 October All are warmly welcomed to join our Feast Day celebration of Carlo’s life by joining the Vigil Mass at 7pm. After Mass everyone will have an opportunity to venerate the relic of Blessed Carlo. Once Adoration has finished, Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will occur all night, finishing at 9am on Saturday 12 October.

Our Three Parish Communities together with every Catholic Parish & Institution Worldwide, are called by Pope Francis to ‘Hear the Cry of the Earth and the Cry of the Poor’ by Implementing A LAUDATO SI ACTION PLAN Please come to a Meeting at St Anthony's, 46 Myoora Road On: Sunday 20 October at: 10.15am after Mass Click Here to read full Laudato Si text.

This is a special Mass for those that have been affected by Pregnancy and Infant Loss. When : Tuesday 15th Oct 6:30pm. Where: Our Lady of Dolours Church | Chatswood Parish

This year, All Souls' Day falls on Saturday, 2nd November. To mark this occasion, we will celebrate the Parish Remembrance Mass on Friday, 1st November at 7:30 pm at OLGC, Forestville. On Saturday, 2nd November, morning Masses will be held at 9:15 am at OLGC Forestville, St Martin’s Davidson, and St Anthony’s Terrey Hills. To honor and remember our loved ones who have passed away, there will be a Blessing of the Graves at Frenchs Forest Bushland Cemetery, Davidson, at 11 am, with registration starting at 10:30 am. All are welcome to join these celebrations and pray for our departed loved ones. We would also like to include in the Parish Remembrance Mass the names of parishioners or their relatives who have passed away since last October and whose funerals were held outside the parish. I f you would like to have their names included, please contact the parish office at parishoffice@ffcp.org.au or call 9451 5097 by Monday, 28th October. Please note: all names from previous years ar

Dear Parish Family, Thank you so much for your incredible generosity and ongoing support! Because of you, our parish continues to thrive and serve the community. As you know, this vibrancy relies on your donations and for which there are now many different ways of making a donation using modern technology. In recent times we have introduced Tap’n’go machines in our churches and we have now added a new, easy, and secure way to make a donation to support our parish—through a simple scan of a QR code which is the “SCAN ME” symbol in our parish bulletin . This small code allows you to give a single donation directly from your phone at any time, wherever you may be. All you need to do is open your camera, scan the code and you'll be taken directly to our secure donation page. It’s fast, easy, and helps the parish to continue the great work we’re doing together. Of course, like Tap’n’go, donations by QR code are a once only donation. If you would like your donation to be regular and auto