Vinnies Christmas Appeal 
Our Christmas Appeal has started.  The St Vincent de Paul conference of Dernancourt will be creating food hampers and distributing Christmas gifts to families in need at Christmas time. This year the list of donations is:

• tinned vegetables: carrots, peas, green beans, beetroot
• tinned fruit
• reduced cream
• long life custard
• long life milk
• rice, noodles
• cordial, Christmas lollies, jellies
• biscuits: savoury and sweet
• mince pies, bon bons
• spreads: honey and jam
• tea, coffee and milo

Any gifts donated for children aged between 4 years and 15 years would be very much appreciated.

Parish Christmas Mass Times
St Pius X Church, Avoca St Dernancourt

Tuesday 24^th December
8:00pm - Christmas Carols
8:30pm - Christmas Eve Mass

Wednesday 25^th December
9:30am - Christmas Day Mass

Sacramental Program 2025
A change to the Parish Program means that Reconciliation will be celebrated in Term 2, Week 9 (end of June) and the Sacrament of Confirmation and First Holy Communion will be celebrated in Term 3, sometime in August.  All dates will be confirmed at the beginning of the 2025 school year.  Thankyou for your patience.

Kind Regards

Rita Campbell