<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="">I hope that you and yours are all well. Thanks for the numerous e-mails and phone calls from many of you over the week. It is so good to keep in touch.<br class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The count-down is on … only three sleeps until our Premier’s announcement concerning a pathway for easing pandemic restrictions.</div><div class="">In the meantime, we continue to pray and worship as best we can. Do join us for worship on the St Peter’s YouTube Channel on Sunday.</div><div class="">To access it, just Google-search “St Peter’s Eastern Hill You Tube” or click this link: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCivSIL2aOQC9elzNK6zX0Tw" class="">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCivSIL2aOQC9elzNK6zX0Tw</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">And then, after Mass, join me on Zoom for “Morning Tea at The Vicarage.”</div><div class="">It is very low-key. Just a chat and a catch up with a few parishioners. But great to hear how others are going, and to offer one another some support.</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 other ways to connect:</div><div class=""><div class=""><ul class=""><li class=""><b class="">Weekday Mass</b>: Monday to Friday</li><ul class=""><li class="">on the St Peter’s FaceBook page</li></ul><li class=""><b class="">Praying the Rosary</b>: Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 5pm with Alae</li><ul class=""><li class="">Invites for the week’s sessions with accompanying links will be sent out on Sunday night to people on the Zoom Rosary mailing list. </li><li class="">To download the Zoom app or join the meeting online visit the Zoom website: <a href="https://zoom.us/" target="_blank" class="">https://zoom.us/</a> </li><li class="">If you’re interested in being on the Zoom Rosary mailing list please email Lay Minister, Alae Taule'alo: <a href="mailto:alaetaulealo@gmail.com" target="_blank" class="">alaetaulealo@gmail.com</a></li></ul><li class=""><b class="">Christian Meditation</b>: Wednesdays at 12noon with Roland</li><ul class=""><li class="">Parishioner Roland Ashby has set up an online Christian meditation group and warmly invites any parishioner to join the group. </li><li class="">It is on Wednesdays at 12 noon, and lasts for about 45 minutes. </li><li class="">If you are interested, please email him for more details:<a href="mailto:randrashby@bigpond.com" target="_blank" class="">randrashby@bigpond.com</a> </li></ul><li class=""><b class="">St Peter’s Bookroom:</b> still open, only entirely on-line now</li><ul class=""><li class="">check out the latest offers at the Bookroom: <a href="http://www.bookroom.stpeters.org.au/" target="_blank" class="">http://www.bookroom.stpeters.org.au/</a></li><li class="">Carol is still working hard, so pay her a virtual visit, and stock up on your reading for these long days of isolation :)</li></ul></ul><div class="">Join us if you can; and keep in touch.</div><div class="">Every blessing,</div></div></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></div></body></html>