PARISH OFFICE: Mon & Fri

9:00am—2:00pm 16 Peterson Road, Woodford, Q 4514

T: 07 5496 1369 (after hours: leave a message) F: 07 5496 1890 E: stanley@bne.catholic.net.au E: pp.stanley@bne.catholic.net.au W: www.stanleyriver.org

PARISH PRIEST

Fr Dantus Thottathil MCBS E: thottathild@bne.catholic.net.au T: 07 5496 1369

PARISH SECRETARY Mrs Julie-Anne Mee E: stanley@bne.catholic.net.au

A renewed personal encounter with Jesus….

There is a beautiful old story about Zacchaeus, the tax collector. It tells how in later years, he

rose early every morning and left his house. His wife, curious, followed him one morning. At

the town well he filled a bucket, and he walked until he came to a sycamore tree. There, set-

ting down the bucket, he began to clear away the stones, the branches, and the rubbish from

around the base of the tree. Having done that, he poured water on the roots and stood there in

silence, gently caressing the trunk with both of his hands. When his amazed wife came out of

hiding and asked what he was doing, Zacchaeus replied simply, "This is where I found Christ."

I can just imagine that for the rest of their lives, that woman who touched the hem of Jesus'

robe that day on the street and the daughter of Jairus who was raised up in that room in her

home, continually brought people back to those sacred spots and said, "This is where I found

Christ! This is where Christ’s love brought me back to life!"

Do you have a sacred spot like that? Surely this is the Good News of our Christian Faith, isn't

it? Love has the power to heal, to reconcile, and to redeem. Today we make contact with the

risen, glorified Christ, in and through the community of the Church, as it exists now in time and

space as the Spirit-filled Body of Christ. As we obey the commands of Jesus, our prayer is

that our Church is a place where each individual can encounter hope, love and God. God’s

presence is everywhere. Mass is my favourite place to come into His presence. Each part of

the liturgy helps us experience a personal encounter with Jesus. Our Church is a foundational

place to develop this relationship with Jesus.

Our daily and Sunday Masses in our Parish are a source of strength and blessing as Christ-

encounter moments and family celebrations for us. We come from our different families to the

Church where we meet, gather and celebrate the Eucharist as one family of God. How won-

derful! I always like to think that the Mass also invites us to give thanks to God for our lives,

pray for our families or deceased loved ones, listen to God or speak to Him, to pray for those

in need around us. In a world where there is so much noise, bad news, distractions, busyness,

stress and so many voices clamouring for our attention, we need this extraordinary time with

God. The Eucharist is a banquet to which Jesus has personally invited each of us. I would like

to invite you and your family to our weekday masses. In our parish we have only one weekday

mass at St. Michael’s Church Kilcoy that on Wednesday at 8.00 am. I had a chat with some of

our parishioners and many of them believe that it is a good idea to change the current Mass

time 8.00 am to 5.00pm. In consultation with our Parish pastoral council, I have changed the

Wednesday morning Mass to be Wednesday 5.00 pm. I hope this change will help to increase

the Mass attendance.

Blessings,

Fr. Dantus Thottathil.

STANLEY RIVER CATHOLIC PARISH Woodford: Mary’s Church & Hall, 16 Peterson Rd, Woodford Kilcoy: St Michael’s Church & Hall, 22 Kennedy St, Kilcoy

ENTRANCE HYMN GATHER US IN 1. Here in this place, new light is stream-

ing, now is the darkness, vanished away, See, in this space, our fears and our dreamings, brought here to you in the light of this day. Gather us in lost and forsaken, Gather us in the blind and the lame; Call to us now, and we shall awaken, we shall arise at the sound of our name.

2. We are the young, our lives are a

myst’ry, we are the old who yearn for your face, We have sung throughout all of hist’ry, called to be light to the whole human race. Gather us in the rich and the haughty, Gather us in the proud and the strong; give us a heart so meek and so lowly, give us the courage to enter the song.

3. Here we will take the wine and the wa-

ter, here will take the bread of new birth, Here you shall call your sons and daughters, call us anew to be salt for the earth. Give us to drink the wine of compas-sion, Give us to eat the bread that is you; Nourish us well, and teach us to fash-ion, lives that are holy and hearts that are true.

© 1982 Marty Haugen

RESPONSORIAL PSALM: RESPONSE: The Lord has revealed to the nations his saving power. GOSPEL ACCLAMATION: Alleluia, alleluia! All who love me will keep my words, and my Father will love them, and we will come to them. Alleluia!

OFFERTORY HYMN COME TO THE WATER Come to the water, You who are thirsty! Though you have nothing, I bid you come And be filled with the goodness I have to offer! Come! Listen! Live! Why spend your money On what cannot fill The emptiness deep in your heart? Listen to my Word And you will enjoy Goodness and peace in your heart! 2. Just as the heavens Are high above earth, My ways and thoughts beyond you! Call me your Father and Know I am near! I will be Father to you! 3. Just as the rain falls To water the earth, Just as the seed becomes bread, My word upon you Can never return Until my longing is filled!

© 1998 Frank Anderson

MEMORIAL ACCLAMATION:

Save us, Saviour of the world, for by

your Cross and Resurrection you

have set us free.

COMMUNION HYMN EAT THIS BREAD Eat this bread, drink this cup, Come to me and never be hungry. Eat this bread, drink this cup, Trust in me and you will not thirst. © Ateliers et Presses de Taizé. France THANKSGIVING HYMN TASTE AND SEE Taste and see, O taste and see, Taste and see the goodness of God.

Sixth Sunday of Easter 6 May 2017

Year B: Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48; 1 Jn 4:7-10; Jn 15:9-17

Next week’s readings: Acts 1:1-11; Ep 4:1-13; Mk 16:15-20

Parish Weekly Diary….. Monday: 7 May LABOUR DAY P/Hol

8:00 am Mass Woodford

Tuesday: 8 May

No Mass

Wednesday: 9 May

(NOTE TIME CHANGE)

5.00 pm Mass Kilcoy

Thursday: 10 May

8:00 am Mass Woodford

Friday: 11 May

8:00 am Mass Woodford

Saturday: 12 May

5:15 to 5:40 pm Individual Reconcilia-

tion / Confession Kilcoy

6:00 pm Mass Kilcoy

Sunday: 13 May MOTHER’S DAY

8:00 am Mass Woodford

Glory, glory to God, most high, Glory, blessing and praise. With one voice, O people, Rejoice in our God, Who hears the cry Of all those in need. Who has fashioned the earth and sky, Who created the deep, Who exalts the lowly And sets captives free, Who opens the door To all those in need.

© 1988 Bob Hurd

RECESSIONAL HYMN WILL YOU LOVE ME? Will you give me your life forever? Will you carry my cross every day? Will you walk in the light of my pres-ence? Will you follow the truth of my ways? Will you love me as I have loved you? Will you live with me the darkness as I die? For the moon and the stars will be gone like the night, And the sun will be shining on you. Like the purest of gold in the furnace, Is your love strong enough to endure? Does your faith carry on through the shadows? Does it shine in the night for the world? Can you walk in the footprints of silence Through the wilderness sands in the Sun, From the desert of doubt and tempta-tion, To the glorious mountain of fire?

© 1978 Brian Boniwell

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Welcome to Stanley River Parish! Our parish

is known for being friendly and welcoming, as

well as for active participation at Mass through

music and prayer. There is a place here for

everyone; we hope that you will join us wheth-

er you are new in the community, you are re-

turning to the church after a time away, or you

are an established parishioner who is learning

more about the parish. If you have any ques-

tions, concerns, or suggestions, please speak

with Fr Dantus or contact the parish office on

email (above). Welcome to our parish!

Liturgical Music Sixth Sunday of Easter Year B

QUOTE OF THE DAY:

Failures will be present in your life. Otherwise, you are not challenging yourself enough.

UPCOMING ACTIVITIES

Saturday 12 May: 10 to 12 noon Deanery Initiation Sacraments presentation hosted at St Eugene’s Burpengary—all welcome—please contact the office for more details.

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 13 to 20 May (for resources: http://www.ncca.org.au/faith-and-unity-resources)

National Reconciliation Week 27 May to 3 June: Archdiocesan Reconciliation Action Plan

Saturday 2 June: 11 am Annual Covenant Service at St Mary’s Church Woodford

Sunday 3 June: Breakfast & Volunteer Up-date at Kilcoy after Mass

Sunday 10 June: Breakfast & Volunteer Update at Woodford after Mass.

Saturday 16 June: Soup Night in aid of Woodford Delaney’s Creek Chaplaincy at St Mary’s Hall Woodford after 6 pm Mass.

Aboriginal & Islander Sunday 1 July & NAIDOC Week

PROCLAIM 2018 12 to 14 July Edmund Rice Performing Arts Centre (St Laurence’s Col-lege South Brisbane)

PROCLAIM 2018: will focus on inspiring, equipping and en-

couraging parishes and Catholic communities to engage in

Evangelisation and Renewal. This is a wonderful opportunity

for priests, deacons, chaplains, pasltoral ministers, parish

teams, parish pastoral councillors and all parishioners to ex-

plore new ways of contemplating the face of Christ in com-

munity and so empower them to set out on the new paths of

mission which the Holy Spirit is tracing for us at this crucial

time (Archbishop Mark Coleridge, Archbishop of Brisbane)

WHEN & WHERE: 12-14 July, 2018, at The

Edmund Rice Performing Arts Centre (St

Laurence’s College, South Brisbane).

For more information:

Website: www.proclaimconference.com.au

Email: eb@bne.catholic.net.au

Phone: Evangelisation Brisbane 3324 3440

Privacy: The privacy of all individuals with whom the Stanley River Catholic Parish interacts is very important to us and we are committed to protecting all personal information we collect and hold. Our Privacy Policy is available on request from the parish office or at www.bne.catholic.net.au. Safeguarding Children & Vulnerable Adults: The Archdio-cese of Brisbane has implemented standards of conduct for both paid and voluntary church workers to maintain a safe and health ministry environment. Our commitment to these standard requires that we conduct background referencing for all persons who intend to engage in paid & voluntary ministry having direct and regular involvement with children, young people and vulner-able adults. Local Safeguarding Officers (LSO): Kilcoy: Anne Barradeen & Woodford: Derek Evans Phone the office number and leave your name and a number and the LSO will return your call.

St Vincent de Paul Conference Telephone number for assistance: 1800 846 643

Or 1800VINNIES Free call You will be asked for your postcode:

Woodford 4514 or Kilcoy 4515 & transferred (please leave a msge).

Prayer Intentions

For the sick: Naomi Drew, Charlie Fletcher, Jane Handsley, Christine

Hewitt, Judy Holman, Anna O’Callahan, Garry Morris, Mary Patricia

Porter, Beth Poulton, Adele Scott, Rex Sutherland, Ivy Turner

For those who died recently: Daphne Kuhnel, Jayson Omambac,

Yvonne DeLacy

For those with anniversaries occurring in May: Ellen Brennan, Irene

Britton, Sr Helen Browne, Matt Byron, Ana Vicente Castrillejo, Ter-

rence Clifton, Gwenda Cross, Jill Englemann, John Englemann,

Ethel Gannon, Bernie Gibbs, Kevin Hickey, Norm (Blue) Jervis, Jean

Martin, Maureen Mason, Olive Newton, Catherine Purcell, Greta

Robson, Dennis Ryan, Coralie Welch

For those who have holy Mass requests: Vincenc Molan

Please complete form to include you family and friends on ‘Prayer Intentions’.

This week in the Catholic Leader: Survivors “need real recognition and decent treatment”: Wake up

Call (from Royal Commission).

Nigerian nun from diocese of slain Catholics not scared to go back.

Church professional body releases draft standards on safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.: Chance to have a say.

Sr Trish Dent (Presentation Sister) continues to play piano even as a 100-year old.

ONLY $2 for a copy: get yours today from the front of the church.

RECONCILIATION TIMES St Mary’s Woodford 1st & 3rd weekend of the month: Saturday 5:00 -5:40pm St Michael’s Kilcoy

2nd & 4th weekend of the month: Saturday 5:00 - 5:40pm

ECUMENICAL eCafe: Last Friday of the month at St Mary’s Hall Woodford at

9:30 am:

VISITATIONS Woodford Correctional Centre Each Friday am: Prison Ministry Embracia (Woodford) Mass each first Wednesday of the month at 11.15 am and Communion by arrangement on 2nd & 4th Sundays Aloaka (Kilcoy) Communion by arrangement

A VOCATION VIEW: Sixth Sunday of Easter Year B:

God’s love for us has been revealed: “Love one

another as I have loved you. The world is in need

to see people who are striving to love others with

all their hearts. What about you?

PARISH NEWS & HAPPENINGS

School Chaplaincy Needs your Help Urgently

The Woodford and Delaney’s Creek schools chap-laincy committee supports the important work of

chaplains in both schools.

We raise money for the chaplains’ wages and other

expenses:

We do this by running BBQs outside IGA several times during the year. We also help run the canteen

at the local RL football club.

We need volunteers to help us in these activities

If you can help with your time, please contact either Leo Schneider (0417 743 487) or Mike Christie

(0409 065 646) ASAP

NEW WEEKDAY MASS time at Kilcoy:

Mass will be held Wednesdays each week at

5:00 pm rather than the morning Mass. The

next date is Wednesday 9 May 2018.

Please consider attending.

Report from Parish Pastoral Council Meeting Friday 27 April

Dates for a number of events are included in the Upcoming Ac-

tivities (adjacent)

Change in weekday Mass time at Kilcoy (see notice above).

Confirmation Rite of Enrolment for children at the Parish Fest on

Sunday 12 August at Woodford. Sacramental Program enrol-

ment forms issued to those interested and available in the

churches.

Discussion on compliance, registration and overall volunteer

management with a letter from each of the Archbishop and the

Vicar General. We need to ensure our obligations are fulfilled

and we will be working on this over the next six months. The

first update will be after Mass at Kilcoy on 3 June and Woodford

on 10 June.

Letter from the Professional Standards Office re the Towards

Healing & protocols brochure.

Covenant will be on Saturday 2 June at 11 am with Fr Dantus

hosting and the Catholics bringing desserts—Colleen Mason &

Marie Kennedy are coordinating with Della away.

Stanley River hosted the Deanery Council on Thursday 26

where a number of dates & items raised at PPC were noted.