CHANGE OF MASS TIME THURSDAY 29/10 ONLY. Mass will be at 7.30am at Corio instead of 9.15am so that Fr Marcus can attend an Archdiocese clergy formation day.

LAST CHANCE: COMBINED CATHOLIC PARISHES RAFFLE. Tickets will be sold after Sunday Masses. $2 each. This is a wonderful fundraiser for our parish. Thank you for your support!

THIS SUNDAY: STATUE OF MARY HOME VISIT BOOKINGS. Provided by the Legion of Mary. Parishioners can host the statue for one week in their homes. Bookings will be taken after the 9am and 11am Masses this Sunday 25th October from both church foyers.

BOOKINGS CLOSE 26/11: GEELONG TERTIARY STUDENTS END OF YEAR MASS & DINNER. Catholic university and TAFE students who live in the Geelong region are invited to celebrate the end of the academic year with Mass and Dinner on Sunday 1st November 2026. Mass will be at 5pm at Sts Peter & Paul Catholic Church, Geelong. Family and friends are welcome to the Mass. Dinner will follow at 6.30pm at Edge Bar & Restaurant Geelong. Attendance at the dinner is limited to students and partners – booking for dinner by 26/11 is essential at www.trybooking.com/DQKKB. For more info, contact Fr Marcus Goulding corio@cam.org.au.

All SOULS’ DAY MASS TIMES MONDAY 2nd NOVEMBER 2026
9.15am | Mass | Lara 7.00pm | Confessions | Corio 7.30pm | Mass | Corio

NOVEMBER MASS OFFERINGS FOR THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED. During November, we pray for the eternal repose of our deceased relatives and friends. The greatest prayer we can offer for the dead is the Mass. When we make a donation to have a Mass offered for our deceased loved-ones, the merits of our sacrifice are joined to the merits of Christ’s sacrifice and applied to the souls of the dead, assisting their purification in purgatory. To have Mass offered for your deceased relatives, complete a Yellow Mass Offering envelope from the church foyers, enclose a donation, and give it to Fr Marcus or the Parish Office.

BOOKINGS CLOSE 2/11: BUS TO DEACON RHYS LOWTHER’S ORDINATION SATURDAY 14TH NOVEMBER. We are arranging a bus to take parishioners to St Patrick’s Cathedral. Tickets are $25. The bus will leave SFX Corio at 8.15am sharp. Book at www.coriolaracatholicparish.com.au/ordination or call the Parish Office.

SIGN UP: WE NEED YOUR HELP WITH LUNCH AFTER DEACON RHYS’ FIRST MASS. A celebratory lunch will be held in MacKillop Hall after Deacon Rhys’ first Mass at St Anthony’s on 15/11. We need people to help set up, serve food, and pack up. If you can help, please put your name on the sign-up sheets in the church foyers.

WE NEED PEOPLE TO HELP COUNT OUR SUNDAY COLLECTIONS: EXPRESS YOUR INTEREST. We are looking for parishioners to assist with the counting of our Mass collections once every two weeks. Counting takes approx. 90 minutes. Previous cash handling experience preferred but not compulsory. Please contact the Parish Office to express interest.

MONTHLY ROSARY AT FLINDERS MEMORIAL PARK. Led by the Legion of Mary commencing at 10.30am on Sunday 1st November and then each first Sunday of the month.

CHILDREN’S CHOIR. Rehearsals are held at 9.45am on the first Sunday of each month in the Fr Ron Lowe Room. Next children’s choir: Sunday 1st November. To register your child or for more information, please contact Lani on 0404 690 773 or Nina on 0431 003 280.

DEACON RHYS LOWTHER ORDINATION TO THE PRIESTHOOD
10.00am | Saturday, 14th November 2026 at St Patrick’s Cathedral, East Melbourne

DEACON RHYS LOWTHER FIRST MASS SUNDAY 15th NOVEMBER 2026
1.00pm | Mass | St Anthony’s, Lara 2.30pm | Lunch | MacKillop Hall, Lara