<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Dear Parishioners and Friends of St Peter’s,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">How has your week been? I hope that you and yours are keeping well.</div><div class="">We look forward to the Prime Minister’s announcement this coming Friday, following his National Cabinet briefing, about a possible easing of restrictions.</div><div class="">I’m not confident that St Peter’s and other churches will be open again in the near future, but every step towards that day is a blessing.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Tomorrow we celebrate the Fourth Sunday of Easter.</div><div class="">Do join us for worship on the St Peter’s YouTube Channel.</div><div class="">To access it, just Google-search “St Peter’s Eastern Hill You Tube” or click this link:</div><div class=""><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCivSIL2aOQC9elzNK6zX0Tw" class="">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCivSIL2aOQC9elzNK6zX0Tw</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I realise how hard it is to worship in 2D rather than the 3D in church that we all long for.</div><div class="">But here are some tips parishioners have passed on that may be helpful for you:</div><div class=""><ul class="MailOutline"><li class="">set aside a special time; perhaps the time you usually worship on a Sunday</li><li class="">create a sacred space at home; an altar, a closed room where you will be uninterrupted, alone or with others</li><li class="">light a candle; put out your Bible; you may even wish to place some bread and wine there symbolically</li><li class="">down load the Liturgy Sheet and Pew Sheet beforehand (see <a href="http://stpeters.org.au" class="">stpeters.org.au</a>) print them out, or display them on another screen</li></ul><div class=""><br class=""></div></div><div class="">And then, after Mass, join us on Zoom for “Morning Tea at The Vicarage.”</div><div class="">If you’ve not yet tried Zoom, give it a go; and if you get stuck, just drop me a line (or a tech-savvy family member or friend) and we can try to help you get connected.</div><div class="">Once you have downloaded the Zoom app, you can join us by simply following the link: <a href="https://bit.ly/3csplvY" class="">https://bit.ly/3csplvY</a> </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">During the week there are a number of on-line offerings that may be of interest to you:</div><div class=""><ul class="MailOutline"><li class="">Praying the Rosary (on Zoom) - 5pm on Monday, Wednesday and Friday - contact Alae <a href="mailto:alaetaulealo@gmail.com" class="">alaetaulealo@gmail.com</a> </li><li class="">Christian Meditation (on Jitzi) - 12noon on Wednesday - contact Roland <a href="mailto:randrashby@bigpond.com" class="">randrashby@bigpond.com</a> </li><li class="">Daily Mass (on FaceBook Live) - 7.15am Monday to Friday - contact Fr Hugh <a href="mailto:hkempster@stpeters.org.au" class="">hkempster@stpeters.org.au</a> </li></ul></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Every blessing in these strange times,</div><div class="">Fr Hugh<br class=""><div apple-content-edited="true" class=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; widows: 2; border-spacing: 0px;"><div class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; text-align: -webkit-auto; border-spacing: 0px;"><div class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div class="">_______________________</div>The Rev'd Dr Hugh Kempster<br class="">Vicar, St Peter's Eastern Hill<br class="">Melbourne 3002, Australia<br class=""> T: +61 3 9662 2391<br class=""> M: 0488 960 022<br class=""> E: <a href="mailto:hkempster@stpeters.org.au" class="">hkempster@stpeters.org.au</a><br class=""> <a href="http://www.stpeters.org.au" class="">www.stpeters.org.au</a></div></span></div></span></span></div></div>
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