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LORD, TO WHOM SHALL WE GO? YOU HAVE THE MESSAGE OF ETERNAL LIFE
Repetition is a genre used by scripture writers to stress a climax or a main point. Over the past few weeks we have obviously noticed it in our gospel readings in what is referred to as the “bread of life” discourse in John’s gospel. We have seen Jesus repeating to his followers that He is the bread of life who has come into the world so that all may be saved and have eternal life. This has been repeated to us so that we do not take for granted what we have. Jesus makes it clear that the path to a real, fulfilled and holy life passes through Him. That remaining in him (communion with Him) is the basic nourishment we need for life. This reassurance goes a long way to explain the incarnation for us, the very reason why Christ came into the world. This is the beauty of what we have in the Eucharist which is the ‘real’ presence of Christ in the Church.
The Eucharist is a ‘life-giving’ sacrament. It is a transforming sacrament in that whenever we partake of it, we receive new life from God. It is a ‘pass-over’ meal that helps us to ‘pass-over’ from our former ways of life into the new life that God gives us. We are very lucky to have this. But this can only be possible if we cooperate with this grace that has been given to us. We can only receive this life if we approach the altar with a clear conscience, giving room for this grace of God to transform our lives. This is why we should always look forward to partaking of this life-giving meal. If this meal doesn’t transform us, if we walk out of this meal same as we came, then we need to check what we are not doing right. The ball is on our court! This shows that we need to always prepare ourselves properly before coming (maybe through the sacrament of reconciliation if we need to). We need to always tell ourselves that we are coming to the Eucharist to encounter Christ himself who is present in the minister, in His word, in the gathered assembly and most especially under the Eucharistic species. There is that tendency to get so familiar with it that we do not appreciate what the Eucharist does for us. The Eucharist should motivate and guide all we do.
My dear friends, just like Joshua in our first reading this weekend and Peter in our gospel, we have nowhere else to go except following the Lord who offers us eternal life, not just temporary life. It may not come easily sometimes. Let us not be distracted by anything but know that we have the real deal. All we need to do is to cooperate with this grace by opening our hearts and letting God transform our lives.
I would like to use this medium to thank you all for your prayers while I was away. I had a great holiday with family. They send their greetings to you all. Blessings, Fr Chukwudi ———————————————————————————— This Week’s Readings: Joshua 24: 1-2, 15-18; Eph 5: 21-32; Jn 6: 60-69
Next Week’s Readings: Deut 4: 1-2, 6-8; James 1: 17-18, 21-22, 27; Mk 7: 1-8, 14-15, 21-23
St Mary’s Catholic Parish Ipswich Ministering to the Church of : St Mary’s, Elizabeth Street, Ipswich Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, Robertson Road, Eastern Heights St Brigid’s Matthew Street, Rosewood
Parish Ministers Very Rev Fr Peter Dillon P.P
Fr Chukwudi Chinaka Fr John Hong
Fr Dantus Thottathil
Pastoral Associate Mrs Bernadette McAndrew
Office Staff Mrs Janelle Van De Weyer
Mrs Kathy Lund
Office Hours Monday to Friday 8.00am - 3.30pm
Phone 3281 2133
Mass Times 3281 0707
Fax 38123911
Mailing Address PO Box 23
Ipswich Qld 4305
Email [email protected]
Web www.stmarysipswich.org.au
St Mary’s Primary School
Phone: 3281 1998 Principal: Mr Michael Quinn
St Mary’s College Phone: 34325444
Acting Principal: Judith Finan
IF YOU ARE A READER OF THE WORD PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING NOTICE: As a follow-up to the Liturgy workshops facilitated by Evangelisation Brisbane we invite all Readers of the Word to attend a workshop. There will be two opportunities to attend the workshop – Thursday 27
th August 6.30pm to 8.30pm and Saturday 29
th August 10.00am to 12.00
Both sessions will be held in St Mary’s Church. If you are a reader your attendance is important as there will be some slight changes introduced that need to be communicated. It is also a good opportunity to enquire about aspects of being a Minister of the Word. We would also like to encourage new readers to participate in this ministry and to come along to one of the sessions. It would be helpful if you could phone the parish office on 3281 2133 to let us know that you will be attending.
ALTAR SERVERS: If you have a young person who has celebrated their Holy Communion and would like to participate a little more in our weekly Mass, then please encourage them to come forward and be part of the Altar Servers’ ministry. Contact Bernadette McAndrew at the Parish office to leave your name as a training date for this ministry will be offered in the near future.
CATECHESIS OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD: If you would like to find out more about this religious formation for young children we invite you to contact Bernadette McAndrew at the Parish office. We are seeking expressions of interest from adults who enjoy breaking open the Word of God with young children and who would be interested in assisting other catechists who volunteer their time to work with the children in this ministry. We are hoping to offer more sessions to children who are in the young age bracket of 3 to 6 years. Full training will be offered and the only requirements you need is a love of children and respect for their awe and wonder of the things of God, as well as the government requirement of holding a Blue Card that allows you to work with children. This can be arranged by the Parish office. Interested? Then please contact Bernadette at the Parish Office.
CHILDREN’S LITURGY OF THE WORD: There is a slight change to the dates for Children’s Liturgy. We will now offer children’s Liturgy of the Word on the 2
nd Sunday morning of the month at the 8am Mass, as well as the 2
nd Saturday of the
month at the evening Mass at 6pm. There will be no Children’s Liturgy on the 3rd
Sunday morning at the 8am Mass only at the 6pm Sunday Mass.
Monday 24th August - St Bartholomew, apostle 7.00a.m. St Joseph’s North Ipswich 7.00p.m. Mater Dei Sadliers Crossing
Tuesday 25th August - Weekday, Ordinary Time 21 9.00a.m. St Mary’s Woodend 9.00a.m. Immaculate Heart of Mary Leichhardt
Wednesday 26th August - Weekday, Ordinary Time 21 9.00a.m. St Mary’s Woodend 9.30a.m. St Brigid’s Rosewood
Thursday 27th August - St Monica 9.00a.m. St Mary’s Woodend 9.00a.m. St Joseph’s North Ipswich
Friday 28th August - St Augustine, bishop, doctor 8.30a.m. Sacrament of Reconciliation Eastern Heights 9.00a.m. Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Eastern Heights 9.00a.m. Immaculate Heart of Mary Leichhardt
Celebrations for this Week
RECENTLY DECEASED: Audrey Moore, John Trewick, Maura Ryan, Maria Strybos.
ANNIVERSARIES: Mel Meier, Mary Winifred Person, Irene Mehegan, John Mehegan, Kevin Wilson, Patrick(Bren) Doyle, Mervyn Smolenski, Bill O’Connell, Margaret O’Connell, James Ahearn, Patrick Buckley, Austin Elliott, Phil, Annie, Cassie, Sean and Austin Hobbs, Neil Ryan, Aileen Burns, John and Carmel Pearl, Margaret Sheils, Kevin Maguire, Heidi Micallef, John Ryan, Kevin Maguire.
FOR THOSE WHO ARE SICK: Rel. & Friends of Clayton Family, Antonio Lipanovic, Paul McKean, Mary Kane, Craig Hannam, Liam Martin, Denise O’Brien, Doris Lawson, Holly Burns, Patricia Bopf, Victoria Versace, Michael Williams, Marie Tonner, Pat Bryant, Michelle Waldron, Debbie Waldron, Ellen Chalk, Michelle Steward, Michelle Lui, Mae Kahler, Rebecca Mellifont, Gabrielle Madden, Cath Wood, Esme Couper, Dorothy Leatham, Merryl(Paddy) Gleeson, Jack Burchill, Ned Sparksman, Kevin Mulcahy, Jack Coogan.
PRAYERFULLY REMEMBERED: Relatives & friends of Clayton family, Neal Crozier, Daphne O’Dea, Nola Doyle, Daphne Broom, Jeanette Zammit, Michael Stack, Bernadette Berrell, John Berrell, Robert Best, Keiran Broad, Johnny Williams, Thomas Garvin, George and Mary Williams, Frank and Kathleen Nolan, Nolan, Devitt and Mawn families, Bill Butler, Michael and Marie Sheahan, Bernie Ryan, members of Crowe and McCann families, Reg Range, John Williams(Senior), Brian Rashleigh, Kev Kerwick, Louis Re, Jim Mulkerin, relatives and friends of the Stack and Kelleher Families, Melchor Saldana, Hughes and Bell families, relatives and friends of the Gordon and Roach families, Range and Stack families, Dennis and Dawn Kelleher, Denise Bopf, Fr Ronald Bopf, Ron Smith, Kenneth McGrath, Kathleen Kiernan, Jemelyn Vela, Luis Vela, Anselmo Vela, Rita Reeves Roche.
BAPTISMS: St. Mary’s Parish would like to welcome Lincoln Creedy, George Bowen and Louise Hogan who were baptised into our community last weekend.
Saturday 29th August - The Passion of St John the Baptist 11.00a.m. Benediction 5.00 - 5.30p.m. Sacrament of Reconciliation St Mary’s 5.30p.m. Sacrament of Reconciliation Leichhardt Vigil 5.30p.m. Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Eastern Heights 6.00p.m. St Mary’s Woodend 6.00p.m. Immaculate Heart of Mary Leichhardt Sunday 30th August - 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time 7.30a.m. St Joseph’s North Ipswich 8.00a.m. St Mary’s Woodend 8.00a.m. St Brigid’s Rosewood 9.30a.m. Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Eastern Heights 9.30a.m. St Joseph’s North Ipswich 6.00p.m. St Mary’s Woodend
Remember in your Prayers
MEN’S BREAKFAST: It is confirmed – Archbishop Mark Coleridge will be the guest speaker at the Men’s breakfast to be held in St Mary’s Hall on the 19
th September,
commencing at 8am. The cost of the breakfast will be $10 per head and we guarantee a great brekky for this very special price. However, we need you to phone St Mary’s Parish Office by the 15
th September so we are able to cater
sufficiently for the numbers. Look forward to seeing a large contingent of men from the Ipswich parishes.
DATE CLAIMERS: Parish Pastoral Visit by Archbishop Mark Coleridge
18th/19
th September.
St Mary’s and St Edmund’s Class of 1985 30th Reunion and Class of 1983 — Year 10. Saturday 3rd
October 2015 in Ipswich. For more information email [email protected]
Annual Catholic Campaign 5th and 6th September
PARISH FUNDRAISER
PLANNED GIVING ENVELOPES - The new envelopes for the next six months are available now. Please collect these from the front of the church. At this time as we re-issue the envelopes there may be some parishioners who would like to join in the scheme to support the Parish, if so please contact the Parish Office on 3281 2133.
BECOMING CATHOLIC: Do you know of someone who has expressed an interest in knowing more about the Catholic faith. If so, please encourage them to phone St Mary’s Parish Office on 3281 2133 to enquire about the process of the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults. This process of initiation is also open to young people who have expressed an interest in being baptised. Depending on individual circumstances the process would normally begin when the person is ready and be completed sometime around the Easter Vigil.
ST MAR’YS CONFERENCE IPSWICH—LEICHHARDT ST VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY thanks its many benefactors for their continued generous support. Because of your financial help our Conference is able to carry out some 65 home visitations each month and provide over $3000 in ‘emergency help’ to about 200 people in need, more than half of whom are children. The love you show to your unknown neighbour, who is in need, is truly appreciated.
FATHER’S DAY ICED CAKE RAFFLE: Tickets will be available at O.L.M.M. Masses on 22nd and 23rd August and at St Mary’s Masses on 29th and 30th August. Raffle will be drawn on 3rd September. Good Luck!
ST MARY’S HOSTEL’S ANNUAL GARDEN PARTY: On Saturday 29th August 10am to 2pm. Come and enjoy music, refreshments and check out the stalls. Donations of bric a brac, cakes, plants etc would be much appreciated and can be left at the office. For more information contact the Hostel office on 32889955.
ST EDMUND’S COLLEGE OLD BOYS GOLF DAY: Sunday August 30 2015 - 6.00 am Breakfast. 6.30 am Tee Off. Sandy Gallop Golf Club, Lobb Street, Churchill 18 hole, 4 Ball Ambrose. Cost $30.00 Raffle Ticket, Breakfast, a Hamburger Lunch and Complimentary Drink (Beer or Soft Drink) Included. Anyone can enter and play. You do not have to be a member of the Old Boys. You don't need an Official Golf Handicap. Please Phone Ross Cruice on 3288 6105 or 0437 114 598 or the College on 3810 4400
CWL FASHION PARADE: You and your friends are invited to our Fashion Parade presented by Lillee Fashions on Saturday 26th September 2015, 12.30pm for 1.00pm, CWL House 35 Waghorn Street Ipswich. Enjoy a tasty afternoon tea huge multi-draw raffle, lots of prized and much more. Admission $10. Bookings essential RSVP by 19th September to Pat 38122758, Colleen 32886962 or Agnes 32814568
VOLUNTEER SINGERS NEEDED!! We will be holding an ecumenical choral arrangement of blended medleys about key moments of the Bible from Old Testament to New Testament. Blended medleys can involve singing two hymns simultaneously (think Pitch Perfect meets Sister Act). A sample is on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QCDlIvUVjo So if you can sing and would like a musical challenge, practices will be held on weekends at various parishes (TBA) across different Christian churches from August - November. Next choir practices: St Mary's Catholic Church - Roseberry Parade, Ipswich, Sunday 23-Aug 11:30am - 1:30pm Sacred Heart Catholic Parish -19 Cothill Road, Booval, Saturday 29-Aug 1pm - 3pm St Mary's Catholic Church—Roseberry Parade, Ipswich, Sunday 30-Aug11:30am - 1:30pm Choir members will be given sheet music and CDs to practice with. Final concert will be at St Mary’s Catholic Church, Ipswich on Sunday 22nd November 2015 from 12-2:30pm. Contact Sabrina on [email protected] or 0412 060 103 (after hours).
ROSEWOOD PARISH
Mass St Brigid's every Sunday at 8am
1st Sunday of the month Childrens' Liturgy at 8am Mass
3rd Saturday of the month 5pm Mass Marburg
A CENT AUCTION is run to help raise funds for the restoration of our beautiful church building. It is held on the FIRST FRIDAY NIGHT of EVERY MONTH commencing at 7pm at St Brigid's Parish Hall Railway St Rosewood. GOOD PRIZES, RAFFLES, LUCKY DOOR, SUPPER. Come along and enjoy a light-hearted evening of fun and make sure you bring along a carry bag or two to take home your prizes. Entry is only $2.00. Donations of prizes may be left in a container at the back of the Church if you prefer to assist in this way. For further information please call Bernadette Lenihan 54641571
Contact number for Rosewood Parish: 54641419 or phone St Mary’s Parish: 3281 2133
