Parish Priest Fr Joji Thomas MCBS

thomasj@bne.catholic.net.au

Pastoral Ministry Co-ordinator & Safeguarding Officer

Mrs Donna Conway pmc.booval@bne.catholic.net.au

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 Kurt Dutney - Acting

St Peter Claver College – Mr Terry Finan

Outside School Hours Care Co-Ordinator Mrs Linda Caplin

Office Hours: Monday-Friday: 8.30am-4.30pm

Ph: 3282 1888 Fax: 3282 5702 Email: booval@bne.catholic.net.au Web: http://www.boovalcatholicparish.org.au

Weekly Diary

Monday 29th April

9.00am Mass

Tuesday 30th April

NO Mass

Wednesday 1st May

5.30pm Rosary 6.00pm Mass

Thursday 2nd May

9.00am Mass

Friday 3rd May

9.00am Mass - Followed by Adoration & Benediction 11am Mass - Riverview Gardens Aged Care

Saturday 27th April

5.00pm Mass - Booval

Sunday 4th May

Third Sunday of Easter

6.30am Rosary - Riverview 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.

REFLECTION -

The disciples did not purge their group of ‘doubting Thomas’. They remained his companions, waiting for something or someone to be revealed to him.

Doubt and questioning are a normal and proper part of being human. We should allow for this within the community of the Church. A point may come where a person may no longer remain in the Church with any integrity. But a dismissive, excluding Church is not the Church of this gospel story.

Within the companionship of the Church a doubter may hear the words: ‘Peace be with you.’ What sort of peace? It is that inner assurance that, in the midst of all the tribulations and the turmoil and the myriad precursor deaths which we suffer on all sorts of levels, the Conqueror of Death wants to be with us.

How can the Risen Lord be with us? In Holy Communion, and in those count-ed as least in the world. According to Matthew 25, He is those without the necessities of life: food, shelter, medical care, comfort in distress.

We could pause for a moment to savour that Peace which comes from faith in the Conqueror of Death and in his Real Presence in Holy Communion and in those in dire need. © Michael Tate

STATIONS OF THE CROSS held in the Amare Centre on Good Friday

A very warm welcome to visitors & new parishioners. It is great to have you join us today.

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

SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER 27th/28th April, 2019

Coffee & Chat

Tuesday 30th April 9.30am - Craft Group Wednesday 1st May 7.00pm - Pastoral Council meeting Thursday 2nd May 4.30pm - St Vincent de Paul meeting Friday 3rd May 9.30am - Christian Meditation

WOMEN’S BREAKFAST - You are invited to join the women of the Parish for a de-licious breakfast on Saturday 11th May 7.30am-9.30am at the Parish Centre.

Cost $10. RSVP: Please put your name on the sheet in the foyer of the Church or phone the Parish Office 3282 1888 no later than Wednesday 8th May. WALTZING MATILDAS BUS TRIP - Tuesday 30th April visiting the Pioneer Village and Museum at Highfields, Toowoomba. Leaving 8am. Cost $45. Wear comfy shoes, bring hats and water bottles. Enquiries to Anne Hall 0408 773 734.

CWL - Hoy & Euchre will be held in the Parish Centre on Wednesday 1st May at 10.00am. CWL meeting to be held at 1.00pm. All welcome.

CATHOLIC MISSION APPEAL WEEKEND 11th/12th May

Pot Luck Book Club This month: 28th April at 4:30pm

Contact: Clarissa Stone - 0431 935 222 Join anytime!

A very big THANK YOU to all those who contributed in any way to our Holy Week & Easter Ceremonies and to all those who participated.

Marian Valley Canungra - All are invited to celebrate the Feast of Our Lady Help of Christians, Patroness of Australia, at Marian Valley, Canungra on Saturday 18th May 2019 commencing 10am with Exposition, Rosary, Confession, Holy Mass (lunch available). Eucharistic Procession and Divine Mercy Chaplet - Mass Celebrant: Most Rev Mark Coleridge, Archbishop of Brisbane. For those not wishing to drive, a bus will leave 8.10am French Street, Booval. Fare $20 - bookings and info Anne 3282 0321 or Pam 3288 4594. Volunteers for St Mary’s Aged Care, Raceview - St Mary’s Aged Care, Raceview is calling for volunteers to assist staff with resident lifestyle activities, for example, Gardening, Craft, Outings, Group and Individual activities. We also have a Coffee Shop where volunteers could assist. Requirements to become a volunteer at St Mary’s Aged Care:- Completion of our application form and consent for a current Federal Police check; and a love of helping the aged person! Our residents have some great stories to share. If you can spare some time volunteering with St Mary’s please contact the Residential Manager or Reception on 3288 9955 for further information. We would love to hear from you.

Caritas Australia would like to THANK YOU for supporting Pro-ject Compassion 2019. If you still

have your Project Compassion box or set of envelopes at home, please bring them back next week or visit www.caritas.org.au to make your donation online. Through your generosity you are helping to empower communities with hope and helping those in great need shape a better future for themselves, their families and their communities. Lives change when we all give 100%. www.caritas.org.au/projectcompassion #projectcompassion 1800 024 413 VOCATION VIEW: You’ve got an incredible message to make credible. It is not like selling used cars! It is proclaiming eternal life, forgiveness and Great Love!

“Jesus said to them again, ‘Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.”’ (John 20:21) Peace - the first gift of the risen Lord. Just as Jesus sent the apos-tles out into the world, so too, He sends us. As disciples of Jesus, we are called to be grateful and generous. Look for opportuni-ties to share His peace, not only within our local parish bounda-ries, but outside of them as well. In giving, we receive the peace of Jesus Christ.

DIARY DATES

ST MARY’S COLLEGE TRIVIA NIGHT A trivia night organised by St Mary’s College to support our

partners in Cambodia. Saturday May 4th @ St Mary’s College Hall. 6pm for BBQ dinner. 7.15pm trivia commences. $10.00 per person. Teams of up to 10 people. Beer, wine, soft drink, BBQ dinner, home-made sweets & raffle tickets will be on sale plus lucky door prizes to be won. RSVP lanam@stmarys.qld.edu.au or call 3432 5444.

After consultation and dialogue, and with the support of the Parish Priest, we have made a commitment to renew the Pas-sionist Family Group Movement in our parish. The date for the renewal and establishment of any new groups coming out of the renewal will be on the weekend of 18th/19th May. For this occasion, we will have members of the Passionist Family Group Team assisting us in our parish.

The motto of the Movement is a Family for All. It provides opportunities for individuals and families to be-long to a small network who gather regularly for various inexpensive outings. As these people get to know one another, they can offer practical Christian care and support, “In good times and challenging times”. More information will be provided in the parish newsletter over the next few weeks.

PLEASE PRAY FOR THOSE WHO HAVE RECENTLY DIED: Allan Eyers [father of Leigh Cipa], Alan Buchanan [brother of Kevin].

PLEASE PRAY FOR THOSE WHOM WE REMEMBER: Donna Gabriel, Tracie Files, Noela Shute, Pedro, Ro-sario Romero & family, Ao Thi Nguyen, Dane Bracey, Jim Ryan, Rita Vanderbyl, Tom Brown, Roland Milling-ton, Bernie Kinnane, Michael Danaher, Chris Garton, Dorothy Walsh, Ken Adkins, Frank Van Gestel, Lor-raine Murphy, David Samson, Brian McCarthy, Jack & Eileen McMahon, Frank & Miriam O’Leary, Pearl Noonan, Bob, John & Mark Skippington, Thomas Boyle, Margery Boyle, Ellie & Ossie Cody, Rob Kane, Mike Cody, Helen Cody, Roy Folan, Alfred & Stella Grech, Moira Murphy, Melinda & Arthur Murphy, Bernice & Clement Goan, Arthur & Brian Bracey, Grahame Coultas.

LET US PRAY for those who are sick or recovering from surgery: Bernie Tobin, Phyllis Cook, Des Daly, Jill Wright, Mary Rogers, 2 Special Intentions, Mary Lloyd, Leesa Besgrove, Kath Cole, Baby Savannah Johns, Eileen Adkins, Paula Pinch, Erin, Eileen Galli-gan, Benjamin Palmer (Chris Garton’s Grandson), Shannon Spencer, Thomas Manoj, Donna Brown, Lourdhu Mary, James Stew-ard, Kalayanee Jitpakdee, Brian Morgan, Hannah Smith, Joanna Kennedy, Fran Johnson, Toni Williams, Julia Telford, Graeme Peters, Lilian Morrison, Sophie Leonard, David Stewart, Anthony Eden, Concetta Tiberi, Ethan Bauer, Bridgette Muller, Darcy Watt, Lisa Lynch, Madge McLennan, Karen Purdie.

We also include in our prayers all the aged and sick to whom we take Communion. We pray for the safety and good judgement of those serving in our defence forces overseas.

(Please contact us when you feel that it is appropriate to remove the name of your friend or loved one from our Parish Prayer List)

BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE ANNIVERSARIES 28 April - 4 May

Connie Gray, Irene Moretti, Robin Davies, Glenda Murray, Stanley Patch, Thomas Walsh, Lewis Muirhead, Anne Cafferky, Mary Cavanagh, Rose Welch, Carmen Crouch, June Talty, Grace Lynam, Irene MacDonald, Adelaide Bathis, Rosemary Briggs, John Bugler, Neslin Hicks, Mervyn Hyde, Marie Mackel, Susan Mackel, Kitty Middleton, Mary Power, Tonia Shepherdson, David Smith, Hedley Twigg, Alexia O’Sullivan, Robert Wight, Bridget Ringelstein, Veronica O’Connor, Tom Reddy, Selwyn Black, Jim Farrell, Sr Mary De Lourdes Jarrett, John Throm.

NEXT WEEK’S LITURGY - GROUP 1 YEAR C - THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER

1st Reading: Acts 5:27-32, 40-41 2nd Reading: Apoc. 5:11-14 Gospel: John 21:1-19

4/5 May 5.00pm Vigil 7.00am - Riverview 9.00am 5.00pm

READERS

Margaret Kane Kate Sotiriadis ——

Neville Stagg Bonnie Mulroney ——

Katherine Toohill Trish Watter Niamh Conway

Denise Retchford Virgil Anthony Sahana Anthony

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF COMMUNION

Lyall Newsome Ben Sotiriadis Karen Sotiriadis —— ——

Aukusitino Olamoe Seela Olamoe Mike Wilkinson Mary Wilkinson

Denise Jones Peter Conway Jean Siczek Matthew Starkey ——

Adrian Wilkinson Leigh Cipa Yvonne Murphy Leo Anthony ——

ALTAR SERVERS 5.00pm - Nicholas Everding 7.00am – Brisland Manutai, Dominic Talatonu 9.00am – Scott Andrews, Hayden Pangilinan

CHURCH CLEANING Denise Retchford, Mary Anne Curtis

COUNTERS: Group 1 FIRST COLLECTION: $ 1,059-50 SECOND COLLECTION: $ 1,533-75

ENTRANCE HYMN

Out of Darkness

Out of darkness God has called us,

claimed by Christ as God’s own people.

Holy nation, royal priesthood,

walking in God’s marv’lous light.

Sing a joyful Alleluia,

Sing to Christ the risen saviour.

“He is not among the dead!

He is risen, as he said.”

We have died to sin with Christ.

We will rise with him at last.

Now the second Adam lives.

Now eternal life he gives!

Let your sadness be no more,

Christ has opened heaven’s door.

Death has no more pow’r to slay.

This is resurrection day!

By C Walker © 1989 – GIA Publications GLORIA: [Sung]

© Gerard O’Dempsey ofmcap PSALM RESPONSE: Psalm 117

Give thanks to the Lord for he is good, his love is everlasting.

© Gerard O’Dempsey ofmcap.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION:

Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.

© G. O’Dempsey ofmcap

APOSTLES’ CREED

I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; he descended into hell; on the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty; from there he will come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.

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OFFERTORY

Gather Your People

Gather your people, O Lord.

Gather your people, O Lord.

One bread, one body,

one spirit of love

Gather your people, O Lord.

Draw us forth to the table of life:

Brothers and sisters,

Each of us called to walk in your light.

We are parts of the body of Christ,

Needing each other,

Each of the gifts the Spirit provides.

No more harm on the mountain of God;

Swords into plow shares.

Free us, O Lord, from hardness of heart.

Wash us, Lord, in the waters of life:

Waters of mercy, waters of hope

That flow from your side.

© 1991, Bob Hurd – OCP Publications

HOLY, HOLY [Sung]

© Gerard O’Dempsey ofmcap.

ACCLAMATION

We proclaim your Death, O Lord, and profess your Resurrection until you come again.

© Gerard O’Dempsey ofmcap.

AMEN

© Gerard O’Dempsey ofmcap.

LAMB OF GOD [Sung]

© Gerard O’Dempsey ofmcap.

Mass Parts: Excerpts from the Roman Missal © 2010 ICEL

COMMUNION We Remember We remember how you loved us

to your death,

And still we celebrate,

for you are with us here;

And we believe that we will see you

When you come in your glory, Lord.

We remember, we celebrate,

we believe.

Here, a million wounded souls

Are yearning just to touch you

and be healed.

Gather all your people,

and hold them to your heart.

Now we recreate your love,

We bring the bread and wine

to share a meal;

Sign of grace and mercy,

the Presence of the Lord;

Christ, the Father’s great “Amen”

To all the hopes and dreams

of ev’ry heart,

Peace beyond all telling,

and freedom from all fear.

See the face of Christ revealed

In ev’ry person standing by your side,

Gift to one another,

and temples of your love.

By M. Haugen © 1984 – GIA Publications.

RECESSIONAL

Behold the Glory of God

Behold the glory of God,

the Day Star arising!

Christ Jesus shines on the earth with

mercy enduring!

Let the earth in its beauty rejoice,

Radiant as the morning sky.

Chains of death lie shattered this night-

Christ’s vict’ry complete!

O how wondrous the gift of your love,

Tender gift on our behalf:

To redeem a slave lowly born

You gave us the Christ.

Text: R. O’Connor © 1990: Music: R. O’Connor © 1981 - OCP Publications