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St Bernard’s Church 4 Klumpp Road
Upper Mt Gravatt
St Martin’s Church Cnr Logan & Chester Roads
Eight Mile Plains
St Catherine’s Church 388 Newnham Road
Wishart
PARISH PRIEST Fr Patrick Molony
ASSOCIATE PASTOR Fr Stephen Kumyangi
PASTORAL ASSOCIATE Trish Stapleton [email protected]
PASTORAL MINISTERS LOCAL SAFEGUARDING REP. E: [email protected]
YOUTH & YOUNG ADULTS Pauline Thomas E: yaya.umg @bne.catholic.net.au
PARISH MANAGER Debbie James E: [email protected]
PARISH OFFICE Michelle Baldi Lorraine Neagle Phone: (07) 3849 7158
Emergency: 3830 5178 (Expiring 30/6/2020)
Fax: (07) 3849 8742 E: [email protected]
Website:http://umgwcatholic.org.au/ F: Like us: http://www facebook.com/umgwparish
DEANERY www.parishes.bne.catholic.
net.au/south/index.html
ST VINCENT DE PAUL Welfare: 1800 846 643
ST BERNARD’S SCHOOL 1823 Logan Road, U M G Phone: 3849 4800
ST CATHERINE’S SCHOOL 388 Newnham Road, Wishart Phone: 3349 7188
CLAIRVAUX MACKILLOP COLLEGE
24 Klumpp Road, U M G Phone: 3347 9200
Upper Mt Gravatt Wishart Parish
Guided by the Holy Spirit, we aim to be an evangelising, faith-filled parish whose members care for one another and are welcoming and inclusive.
Adapted © Liturgyhelp: Dr Mary Coloe, pbvm
NEWSLETTER 22 / 23 February 2020 SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME A
READINGS: Lev 19:1-2, 17-18; 1 Cor 3:16-23 GOSPEL: Mt 5:38-48
Shrove Tuesday Prayer All are welcome to come along and bring a friend to
our Ecumenical prayer service followed by a pancake supper.
Tuesday 25 February, 6.30pm at St Catherine’s Church,
388 Newnham Road, Wishart. Parishioners are invited to bring a small plate of pancakes
with topping ready to share.
Jesus’ code of behaviour ...
Last week we left the Corinthians in chapter two. This week we have leapt across to chapter three. You can see how difficult it is in the liturgy to develop Paul’s line of thought when so much is left out. It would be like watching a football match and moving from the second quarter immediately to the last!
Last week Paul ended by speaking of a true wisdom that can only be given by God, and not by the philosophies of the world. He ends chapter two by saying that those who are unspiritual cannot receive the gifts of God’s spirit and remain in foolishness. Then at the start of chapter three he writes crossly to them, calling them unspiritual, mere infants not ready yet to be fed solid food. The reason he speaks this way is that the community is divided into competing factions – as long as there is jealousy and quarrelling among you, you behave according to human inclination – not of the Spirit of God.
He then speaks of the various ministers, Apollos and himself as mere servants with each of them building upon the work of each other. They are not in competition – “I planted and Apollos watered, but only God gives the growth ... laid a foundation, and someone else is building on it.’ These images lead into the reading today, as Paul describes what it is that is being built.
The community is called God’s Temple because in the community the Spirit of God dwells. This is a powerful image that will later be picked up by all the Gospels. It must have its foundation in the living experience of these early Christian communities. They experienced the power of God’s Spirit dwelling among them, and this led them to see themselves as living Temples. The divisions in the community risk destroying God’s Temple and this would be a sacrilege. Boasting because of belonging to Paul, or Apollos or Cephas is human foolishness and not genuine wisdom that is based on God’s Spirit.
In the light of Paul’s message, today might provide an opportunity to reflect on the teaching of Vatican II that all Christians are called to holiness, that all are created in the image of God and have been gifted with the Spirit of God.
Matthew’s Gospel continues Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, where, like Moses, Jesus teaches the community his code of behaviour. What he teaches sounds impossible, but it is what he lived and what some others have also been capable of living. Occasionally, in the midst of terrible wars and atrocities, we hear of people who have been able to rise above their own suffering and rage, to find in themselves the ability, the grace, of forgiveness. Such people speak of being determined not to let others control their lives and that in being able to forgive they find their own integrity and freedom. They become whole.
When Matthew says, ‘Be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect’, I think this means something like being a whole person. The Greek word used here is ‘telos’ and it has the sense of completion, of being whole, of having arrived at the end.
With this is mind, Jesus’ code of behaviour calls us to be whole people, and this is how we can also be holy people.
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Name Badges
Wearing a name badge has more
to do with hospitality than it has
to do with showing off.
It allows the person you are
speaking to, to call you by name,
it assists people who may feel
embarrassed because they have
forgotten your name. It builds
community and helps us know
each other without the
awkwardness of having to ask.
Please fill in the small envelopes
on the table in your church with
your name clearly written and
place on the collection plate, or in
your Church box, or hand into the
Parish Office.
Badges are $17.00 and there is a
choice of a pin or magnet
attachment.
Scripture Group
This flexible group responds to the needs of our Readers across the Parish and for any interested parishioners who wish to learn more about our Scriptures. It is available Tuesdays at 7.00pm in St Bernard’s Community Centre [except in Lent, when we will meet Mondays at the Lenten Café]. Please bring your “Break Open the Word” if you have one. If not, they are available for purchase.
Hospitality &
Bethany
Groups need
you!
These groups rely on the generosity of our parishioners, and operate on flexible times and arrangements. If you are able to help with hospitality [eg. baking/setting up/ serving], please fill in a pink volunteer form in the church and hand into the office/Mass Coordinator.
READERS ROSTER - 29 February / 1 March 2020
St Bernard’s: Kay Goldfarb, Evanne Cosico, Imogen Fitzpatrick; Lyn
Allsop, Jan Rhoades, David Stubbs; Isabelle Kime, Dierdre Robinson,
James Chow; Patrick Vialle, Dinah Planas, Josh Planas.
St Martin’s: Clare Collins, Terry Booth, Carol Fuhrmeister.
St Catherine’s: Hannah Cabalse, Darryl Petersen, Hans Cabalse; Lisa
Quinlivan, Ros Flood, Paul Robertson.
Project Compassion envelopes, boxes and resources will be available from Ash Wednesday. Please give generously. Stories will unfold as Lent goes on. The web page for donations is also above.
Ash Wednesday
Masses
Ash Wednesday Masses are on Wednesday 26 February 7.00am St Catherine’s WISH 9.30am St Martin’s EMP 7.00pm St Bernard’s UMG
Stations of the
Cross
Celebrated each Friday in Lent starting Friday 28 February: 9.00am St Martin’s Church 7.00pm St Bernard’s Church
Training for EMCs
and Readers
We will be training Extraordinary Ministers of Communion at 5.00pm on Saturday 29
February in St Catherine's Church,
and 5.00pm Sunday 1 March in St Bernard’s Church.
We are in urgent need of communion ministers for both the 6.15pm Saturday Mass and the 6.15pm Sunday Mass. Please come along if you can assist and would like to know more. We will also be training Readers shortly. Please give it some thought as we are in need of Readers at different masses. Pink forms are available in the Church for you to fill in if you would like to volunteer.
Lids /Bread Tags
After February, we will not be continuing collecting through our Parish as storage has become an issue. Please contact your local City Council for ways to continue donating these items or check online for recycling suggestions. Regards, Anne [Chair of Social Justice Group].
Lenten Gospels,
coffee and a chat
We will be using the Archdiocesan Resource to enhance our understanding
and refresh our Christian practices during Lent.
Books will be available for $7.00.
We begin THIS MONDAY 24 February,
7.00pm in the Aspinall Centre, Upper Mt Gravatt.
RCIA: Rite of Election Next Sunday 1 March, our RCIA Team will pilgrimage, along with our Catechumens: Denise and Heather, and Candidates: Sharni, Rodney, and Kerrie, to the Cathedral of St Stephen, in the city. Our Catechumens will become the Elect on their journey to Baptism at Easter. Our Candidates who are Baptised will receive a special blessing from the Archbishop and the gathered. Please keep them in your prayers.
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WE PRAY FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED Especially Maurice de Rozairo, Dr
Pollisco, Patricia Livermore, Molly
Waugh, Susan Hindmarsh, Jean
Bingham, Luisa Nocente, Evelyn
Sprey, John Alexander, Teresa
Thieng Thi Dinh, Paul Cridland, who
have died recently. Also Lexey Rodda,
Dr Hilary & Cleta De Souza, Gus Sim,
Laura Sim, Rita Galea, Simon Tinh,
Brian Lawton, Kevin Burnett, whom
we remember.
SENIOR SOCIAL CLUB Bus trip to Butterfly House,
Bribie Island Thursday 5 March
Bus leaves St Bernard’s 8.30am.
Experience the joy of walking among the butterflies. [Wear bright clothing to attract the butterflies]. Lunch at Salander Lakes Bowls Club. Cost $60.00. Includes morning tea, tour & lunch. Bookings & enquiries: Sue Moriarty 0488 498 198.
BESIDE RESTFUL WATERS Please note there will be no Southside Healing Mass on the 4th Wednesday as it is Ash Wednesday. Masses will resume from March in St Bernard’s Church. Contact Kathy 0413 912 218 or Fil 0407 987 859.
Notices
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER ‘Pray For Zimbabwe’
Friday 6 March, 10.30am
Broadwater Rd Uniting Church
Everyone is welcome to attend.
worlddayofprayeraustralia.org THE CATHOLIC LEADER
Archbishop Coleridge heads to Rome for talks re Plenary Council 2020, Cardinal George Pell and the Holy See’s response to Australia’s Royal Commission.
Four young men to enter Brisbane’s vocational discernment house.
Laws in Victoria requiring priests to report child abuse – the Qld Government planning a similar legislation.
St Therese of Lisieux and her saintly parents impart lessons in holiness and faith during their ‘visit from Heaven’ in Brisbane last week.
1 March 2020
READINGS: Gen 2:7-9, 3:1-7 Rom 5:12-19 GOSPEL: Mt 4:1-11
VILLANOVA PLAYERS ‘Falling From Grace’
28 February - 8 March Three best friends are about to be challenged by husbands, lovers, children, work….and a new drug! A play about friendship, love & loyalty. Ron Hurley Theatre, Cnr Tallowwood St & Griffith Place, Seven Hills. www.villanovaplayers.com
CLAIRVAUX MACKILLOP COLLEGE ‘Windows’ Tour Friday 6 March, 9am - 11am. Presentation in the Auditorium followed by a College tour with Student Mentors. Meet with Principal and Leadership Team. Bookings recommended. Visit www.cvxmck.edu.au Phone 3347 9223, or email: [email protected]
VILLANOVA COLLEGE Applications for Year 5, 2022 (currently Year 3) open 15/6/2020. To receive an email notification, please register at: www.vnc.qld.edu.au/enrolments/enrolment-registration/ Principal’s Tours College Principal, Mark Stower conducts regular campus tours on Friday mornings. For dates and to register: www.vnc.qld.edu.au/enrolments/tours/
SHORT COURSE IN THEOLOGY ACU Faculty of Theology & Philosophy Title: ‘Envisioning the Church of the Future: Themes of the Plenary Council’. Dates: Wednesdays 4, 11, 18 & 25 March 2020. Time: 6 – 8pm. Venue: Brisbane Leadership Centre, Level 3, Cathedral House, 229 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane. Cost: $60 attendance / $100 attendance with a certificate of accreditation. Approved for 6 hours ‘Accreditation to Teach in a Catholic School’. Visit: www.acu.edu.au/short-courses-brisbane. Registration via the website is essential, closes 28/2/2020. Suitable for parishioners, teachers, youth groups, uni staff & students & general public.
IONA PASSION PLAY Seeking new cast and crew (all ages welcome – no experience necessary)for potential apostles, Pharisees, crowd members and a Roman army! United in our mission to spread the message of Easter, the Play is often a family experience with children, parents and grandparents getting involved. This year’s performance is at Iona College Performing Arts Complex on the 4th & 10th of April. General Rehearsals are currently being held on Sundays from 12.30pm - 4.00pm in Oblate Hall at Iona College, 85 North Rd, Lindum (Wynnum West). Please visit our website www.passionplay.org.au for further information or contact us at [email protected]
POSITION VACANT Applications are open for a position at the Kedron Brook Catholic Community, Enoggera/Wilston parishes. A person with experience in youth ministry is required for a part time position of Youth Ministry Coordinator for a 12 month contract position for 10 hours per week. For additional information, please visit the Archdiocese of Brisbane website https://clientapps.jobadder.com/68451/aob-internal-career-opportunities/102262/youth-ministry-coordinator
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THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH
All Music is used with permission
and reported weekly to
ONE LICENSE #A-641326.
ENTRANCE PROCESSION:
Praise My Soul the King of Heaven
1. Praise, my soul, the King of heaven; To his feet thy tribute bring; Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven, Evermore his praises sing: Alleluia! Alleluia! Praise the everlasting King.
2. Praise him for his grace and favor to his children in distress; Praise him still the same as ever, slow to chide and swift to bless: Alleluia! Alleluia! Glorious in his faithfulness.
4. Angels, help us to adore him; You behold him face to face; Sun and moon, bow down before him, in his holy dwelling place. Alleluia! Alleluia! Praise with us the God of grace.
Trad, Text Ps 103; Music Henry F Lyle:© Willow Publishing, Inc.
RESPONSORIAL PSALM: Psalm 102
All: The Lord is kind and merciful. Music © 1995, Colin Smith, Revised 2016 Willow Publishing Pty. Ltd. Text: Excerpts from the English
translation of Psalm responses from lectionary for Mass © 1997.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION: Alleluia, alleluia! Alleluia, alleluia! Whoever keeps the Word of Christ, grows perfect in the love of God. Alle, Alleluia! Alleluia, alleluia! Alleluia, alleluia!
Text: Excerpts from the English Translation of The Roman Missal © 2010 ICEL. Music: Mason, Paul © 2004 Willow Pub.
COMMUNION:
Lord We Come To Your Table
Lord, we come to your table; Lord, we hear your word. Lord you are the Bread of Life, And we, the Body of Christ.
Text & Music: Michael Herry fms © 1996
Where Two or Three
Where two or three are gathered in my name, Know I am with you, I am with you! Where two or three are gathered in my name, Know I am there to be with you. Text & Music: Michael Herry fms © 2008
SONG OF PRAISE: Prayer of St Francis
1. Make me a channel of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me bring your love. Where there is injury, your pardon, Lord, and where there's doubt,
true faith in you.
2. Make me a channel of your peace. Where there's despair in life, let me bring hope. Where there is darkness, only light, And where there's sadness ever joy.
Bridge: Oh, Master, grant that I may never seek, So much to be consoled as to console, To be understood as to understand, To be loved, as to love, with all my soul.
3. Make me a channel of your peace. It is in pardoning that we are pardoned, In giving of ourselves that we receive, and in dying that we're born to eternal life.
Text & Music: Debastian Temple, © 1968, OCP Publications.
RECESSIONAL: The Fullness of God
1. Deep in Christ I pray you know the power He can give! May your hidden self grow strong! And may you live Strong in faith and built on love, until you know: How high and long, how wide and deep, the fullness of God.
2. May the God of Jesus Christ, the Father we serve Fill your mind that you may see, deep in your heart What hope his call now holds for you: His promise true: To fill your heart with power to live the fullness of God!
3. Know the way you learn from Christ: to live life anew! Let your heart be drawn to Him; Let Christ renew The hope in you to grow into Goodness and Truth! And living so you’ll come to know the fullness of God.
Text:& Music: Frank Andersen, Arranged Erica MArshall. © 1978
MASS TIMES 24 February - 1 March 2020
Monday 24 February 9.15am St Catherine’s
Tuesday 25 February 9.15am St Bernard’s
Wednesday 26 February Ash Wednesday Masses:
7.00am St Catherine’s 9.30am St Martin’s
7.00pm St Bernard’s
Thursday 27 February 7.00am St Bernard’s
Friday 28 February 8.00am St Bernard’s 9.30am St Martin’s
Saturday 29 February 5.00pm St Bernard’s
6.15pm St Catherine’s
Sunday 1 March 7.00am St Bernard’s 8.00am St Martin’s
8.30am St Catherine’s 9.30am St Bernard’s 6.15pm St Bernard’s
RECONCILIATION Saturday 4.15 pm - St Bernard’s
Monday 24 February —-oo0oo—-
Italian Mass - 10.00am St Bernard’s Church
HeartFit - 11.30am Aspinall Hall
SVdP (St Catherine’s) - 5.00pm Community Centre
Lenten Café - 7.00pm Aspinall Hall
Tuesday 25 February —-oo0oo—-
Craft Group - 10am St B’s C’Ctre
Shrove Tuesday Prayer - 6.30pm St Catherine’s Church
Scripture Group - Meet at Lenten Café during Lent
Wednesday 26 February —-oo0oo—-
Ash Wednesday - see Mass times Seniors Bus Trip - 8.00am depart
St Catherine’s
Beside Restful Waters - 2.00pm St Bernard’s Church
Thursday 27 February —-oo0oo—-
Friday 28 February —-oo0oo—-
Stations - 9am St Martin’s Church
Playgroup - 9.30am Rosenskjar Hall
HeartFit - 10.00am Aspinall Hall
Stations - 7pm St Bernard’s Ch
