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

NEW PROJECTOR TO BE INSTALLED AT ST ANTHONY’S. A new projector has been purchased for St Anthony’s. We are expecting it to be installed during the day on Friday 6th November.

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.

COMBINED CATHOLIC PARISHES RAFFLE. All 1,500 tickets have been sold. Our parish profit from the raffle is $2,250. Thank you to everyone who sold and purchased the tickets! The raffle will be drawn on 5th December. We will publish the results.

BOOKINGS CLOSE 4/11: 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.

COLLECTION FOR DEACON RHYS LOWTHER 7/8 Nov. We will take up a collection at all Mases on 7th & 8th November for soon-to-be Fr Rhys Lowther. The collection will contribute to a parish gift for Fr Rhys.

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.

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 8th 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

ST FRANCIS XAVIER PRIMARY SCHOOL 50TH JUBILEE CELEBRATION. All present and past students and their families are invited to join the celebration from 10.00am to 2.00pm on Saturday 14th November. See flyers for more information.