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Parish Priest Fr Joji Thomas MCBS
Pastoral Ministry Co-ordinator & Safeguarding Officer
Mrs Donna Conway [email protected]
Parish Secretary Mrs Cathy Peacock
Chairperson - Pastoral Council Mr Mike Wilkinson
Chairperson - Finance Board Mr Ben Sotiriadis
Liturgy Co-Ordinator Mrs Margaret Kane
School Principals Sacred Heart School - Mr Brendan Creevey
St Peter Claver College – Mr Niall Coburn
Outside School Hours Care Co-Ordinator Mrs Linda Caplin
Office Hours: Monday-Friday: 8.30am-4.30pm
Ph: 3282 1888 Fax: 3282 5702 Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.boovalcatholicparish.org.au
Weekly Diary
Monday 6th November
9.00am Mass
Tuesday 7th November
No Mass
Wednesday 8th November
6.00pm Mass
Thursday 9th November
9.00am Mass
Friday 10th November
8.45am Prayers for the Dead 9.00am Mass of Anointing
Saturday 11th November
4.00pm-4.30pm - Reconciliation 5.00pm Vigil Mass - Booval
Sunday 12th November 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
7.00am Mass - Riverview 9.00am Mass - Booval 5.00pm Mass - Booval
Marriages by appointment - at least six months notice is required.
Baptisms by appointment.
Living the Faith
“Faith gives us the promise of peace and makes known the demands
of love.” And what love demands is service: “The greatest among you
will be the one who serves the rest.” The problem is that selfishness
blurs the vision of faith, and so we break faith with each other, there-
by violating the covenant of our fathers.
We people of religion are all too often like the Pharisees, laying heavy
loads on other people’s shoulders without lifting a finger to budge them
ourselves.
Instead of judging the poor, we should be serving them through our
efforts on behalf of economic justice. Instead of criticizing those of
other races, we should be serving them through our efforts on behalf of
racial justice. Instead of ignoring the homeless, we should be serving
them through our efforts on behalf of adequate housing for all.
“May we live the faith we profess.” Our faith tells us that we are all
brothers and sisters: “Have we not all the one Father?”
The way to live this faith is to build a human community of love and
justice, and the first step in doing this is the acknowledgment of our
failings and the offering of a pure sacrifice for the forgiveness of our
sins.
God’s word proclaims the oneness of the human family—from the first
words of Genesis, to the ‘Come, Lord Jesus’ of the Book of Revelation.
God’s word in Genesis announces that all men and women are created
in God’s image; not just some races and racial types, but all bear the
imprint of the Creator and are enlivened by the breath of his one Spirit
U.S. Bishops, Brothers and Sisters to Us, 1979: 25
Gerald Darring
SACRAMENTAL PROGRAM FOR THE FIRST
RITE OF PENANCE: The formation for chil-
dren wishing to celebrate their First Rite of
Penance (known in the past as First Con-
fession) will be held in the Parish Centre on
Saturday 18th November 2017 at 3pm. This
program is offered to children who have reached the age
of 10 years or older (Grade 5 or older). Please call Donna
at the Parish Centre for further information 3282 1888
BOOVAL CATHOLIC PARISH † Sacred Heart Church, Cothill Rd, Booval † Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, 10 Old Ipswich Rd, Riverview
Sacred Heart Primary School, 25 Cothill Rd, Booval St Peter Claver Secondary College, 10 Old Ipswich Rd, Riverview
31st Sunday in Ordinary Time 5th November, 2017
Tuesday 7th Nov. at 7.30pm: Pastoral Council meeting Wednesday 8th Nov. at 7.30pm: Finance meeting Thursday 9th Nov. at 4.30pm: St Vincent de Paul meeting Friday 10th Nov. at 6.15pm: CFC Group
NOVEMBER DEVOTIONS - During November we remember and pray especially for all the faithful departed. Sung Morn-ing Prayer on Fridays at 8.45am in November will give us an extra opportunity to do this. Nov. 10 - for spouses and chil-dren; Nov. 17 - for brothers and sisters; Nov 24 - for all rela-tives and friends who have died. NOVEMBER MASS OFFERINGS - The envelopes for the No-vember Mass offerings are available at the doors of the Church.
MASS AND BLESSING OF GRAVES GLAMORGAN VALE CATHOLIC CEMETERY
A Mass and the Blessing of Graves will be held on Saturday 18 November at the Glamorgan Vale Catholic Cemetery which is located on the Fernvale Road near the junction with the Glamorgan Vale Road outside Ipswich. The ceremony will commence at 10am. The cemetery was established in 1879 with the first burial in 1880. There are over 140 graves in the cemetery. Visitors are asked to bring chairs and umbrellas for shade. Donations for the upkeep of the cemetery would be wel-comed. For further details please contact Gabriel Dempster on (07) 3201 7051. (Authorised by John Dredge OAM for the Glamorgan Vale
Catholic Cemetery Committee-0403 722 946)
INTERNATIONAL MEN’S DAY
You are invited to join us at Booval Par-ish Office on 17th November 2017 from 9.00am to 2.30pm to celebrate the contribution men and boys make to those around them, to their family and friends, their work place and the community, the nations and the world. Morning Tea and lunch will be provided. Please RSVP by 6th November to [email protected] for catering purposes. AUSTRALIAN CHRISTIAN MEDITATION COMMUNITY QLD is extending an invitation for anyone who would like to spend a weekend retreat with talks, periods of mediation and time for quiet reflection. The retreat will held at Santa Teresa, Ormiston on the weekend of the 11th and 12th November. Participants may choose to live in or travel each day of the retreat. There is also the opportunity to spend just one day in retreat. For registration please contact Gabby Nelson by email [email protected] or telephone 3711 4227 or Mo-bile 0488 592 770.
Time for a Smile - I waited and stayed up all night and tried to figure out where the sun was. Then it dawned on me.
MELBOURNE CUP LUNCH - Tuesday 7th November 12.30pm at the Parish Cen-tre. Tickets $20.00 which includes light lunch, punch/wine and lucky door prizes. $2 & $1 sweeps available on the day. To book either write your name on the sheet at the front of the Church or phone the Parish Office on 3282 1888. Bookings need to be made by 9am Monday 6th November.
CHOIR PRACTICE FOR ADVENT AND CHRISTMAS
will commence on this Tuesday 7th November at 7.30pm THANK YOU to Allie Atwell and her son Peter for our wonderful new sign in front of our church at Sacred Heart.
ANOINTING MASS this Friday at 9.00am. Please bring a plate for a shared morning tea in the Parish Centre following the mass . The Sacred Heart Craft Group are selling craft items [quilted Christmas stockings, table runners, place mats and lots more] to raise funds for much needed new carpet in the Parish Cen-tre. The Stall times are as follows - This Sunday 5th Novem-ber and Sunday 3rd December. This will take place after the 9.00am mass. The Stall will also be open each Tuesday 9.30am-12noon at the Parish Centre. Landscapes of Prayer - A retreat opportunity for women of all ages. Friday 8 December 6pm - Sunday 10 December 3pm An initiative of Dragonfly Ministries and facilitated by Grace Harwood and Sue Thomas. Santa Teresa Spirituality Centre, Welling Street, Ormiston. Cost: $350 ($320 pensioners and full-time students) Individual, ensuited rooms. All linen, meals and resources supplied. To register or enquire: Contact Grace on 0409 524 283 or [email protected] Bach Society of Queensland and Blackstone-Ipswich Cambrian Choir present Handel’s Messi-ah. Sunday 26 November 2017 at 2.00pm at St Mary’s Catholic Church, Elizabeth Street, Ipswich. For more information visit cambrianchoir.org.au “Whoever exalts himself will be humbled; but whoever hum-bles himself will be exalted.” - Matthew 23:12
Jesus gave His life to serve, not to be served. Putting other’s needs before our own needs is a sign of becoming a mature disciple, of following Jesus’ example. Humility is really a sign of a strength. By putting other’s needs
first we declare to the world that we are putting our com-plete trust in God. When we align our thoughts and actions with God’s plan for us, the result is Joy and Peace.
A VOCATION VIEW - “Credibility” becomes a household word, not because there is so much of it. But because there is such a lack of it. The Church also needs people who not only prac-tice what they preach, but can also preach what they prac-tice.
DIARY DATES