St Bernard’s Church 4 Klumpp Road

Upper Mt Gravatt

St Martin’s Church Cnr Logan & Chester Rds

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 pa.umg@bne.catholic.net.au

PASTORAL MINISTERS LOCAL SAFEGUARDING REP. E: cv.umg@bne.catholic.net.au

YOUTH & YOUNG ADULTS Pauline Thomas E: yaya.umg @bne.catholic.net.au

PARISH MANAGER Debbie James E: umg@bne.catholic.net.au

PARISH OFFICE Michelle Baldi Lorraine Neagle Phone: (07) 3849 7158

Emergencies & after hours: Phone (07) 3849 7158

Fax: (07) 3849 8742 E: sec.umg@bne.catholic.net.au

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

NEWSLETTER 29 / 30 August 2020

TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME A READINGS: Jer 20:7-9; Rom 12:1-2

GOSPEL: Mt 16:21-27 The Upper Mt Gravatt Wishart Catholic Parish acknowledges the Jaggera and Turribul people, the

Traditional Custodians who have walked upon and cared for this land for thousands of years. We acknowledge the continued deep spiritual attachment and relationship of Aboriginal and Torres

Strait Islander Peoples to this Country and commit ourselves to the ongoing journey of Reconciliation.

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 from © Dianne Bergant, CSA: LiturgyHelp.com

May the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ enlighten the eyes of our heart, that we might see how great is the hope to which we are called.

Jeremiah’s words of complaint are some of his most pathos-filled sentiments. They begin with a searing accusation that God misled him when he was called to deliver God’s word. Jeremiah allowed himself to be misled, but only because he was inexperienced and naive. He is caught between fidelity to his vocation as a prophet and his own natural inclinations. He did not seek this calling. In fact, he resisted it. He is now forced to bear a threefold burden. He must deliver a message of doom to his own people; he is mocked by those to whom he has been sent; and he receives no comfort from God. Jeremiah is indeed a man of sorrows.

The psalm contains expressions of longing, a short hymn of praise, and words of confidence. Arid land is used to portray the intensity of the psalmist’s longing. It makes this longing concrete and suggests that the need for an experience of God is as natural and basic to a human being as water is basic and essential for life itself. Arid life without God is contrasted with a sumptuous life with God. As important as such joys might be, the psalmist insists that the authentic covenant bond of lovingkindness (hesed) is more precious than life itself. The psalmist’s trust in being heard by God is actually rooted in this covenantal bond.

Paul appeals to the mercies of God as the basis of his admonition to the Christians of Rome. They are to offer themselves as a living sacrifice in spiritual service, an offering that is no less demanding, no less total than bloody holocaust. Paul further exhorts them: Do not conform to this age. Through faith in Jesus Christ, they have entered into the eschatological age of fulfilment. They have been saved through the blood of Christ and, filled with the Spirit of God, they are being transformed into Christ. Therefore, they must put aside the standards of this world in order to take on the standards of Christ and of the reign of God. This is the transformation and renewal of which Paul speaks.

Jesus predicts his fate and then discusses the need for the disciples to bear their own suffering. Too often the opposition of Jewish leaders has led Christians to hold an attitude of anti-Judaism. Instead we should recognise that Jesus was rejected for religious as well as for political reasons. The unrest that he caused was a political threat to Rome, and his bold claims greatly troubled the religious leaders. Peter objects to Jesus’ words and Jesus accuses him of acting as an obstacle (skándalon) to the unfolding of God’s will. Turning to the other disciples, Jesus insists that those who selfishly save themselves from the cross really lose in the arena of eschatological judgment, while those who unselfishly offer themselves are saved from this judgment.

to Sophie, Meera,

Abbey, Cooper and William

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This weekend we Celebrate Social Justice Sunday We celebrate Social Justice Sunday on 30 August. This year, the Australian Bishops ’ Social Justice Statement is titled: “To Live Life to the Full: Mental Health in Australia Today:. The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the mental health of many members of our parishes, schools and communities. Understanding mental health will help us to be aware of those who need our support. The Bishops invite us all to reject stigmatisation, to work for the transformation of social determinants of mental ill-health, and to call for policies and service provision that meets the needs of the poorest and most marginalised members of our community. Download the Statement at http://bit.ly/SocialJustice_2020.

How can we as a community become more focussed on welcoming and inclusion?

BAPTISM We congratulate

Adeline Ratz, daughter of Cory & Lindsey. She will be

baptised in St Bernard’s Church this Sunday.

Congratulations also to Holly Fox, daughter of Leia

& Elliott. She will be baptised at St Catherine’s.

WEEKEND MASS REGISTRATION

Saturday 5.00 pm

St Catherine’s Church, Wishart

September: 5, 12

Sunday 9.00 am St Bernard’s Church, Upper Mt Gravatt

September: 6, 13

UPDATE REGARDING MASSES All Catholics remain dispensed from their

Sunday obligation until further notice.

If you are ill, please stay at home. No one is to

enter a church if feeling sick.

Contact details of attendees at every gathering,

including Mass and other liturgies, are kept securely by the Parish Office for 56 days.

Social distancing must be maintained, which includes people keeping a distance of 1.5m between each other.

Hand sanitizer or hand-washing facilities are

made available in churches. Visitors must sanitise their hands upon entry and exit.

Archbishop Mark Coleridge

Registration is essential.

Please call the Parish Office on 3849 7158 or email

sec.umg@bne.catholic.net.au

between 9.00 am and 12 noon Monday to Thursday.

WE PRAY FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED Especially William (Bill) Geldart (husband of Beverley), Ilgo Antonangeli (father of Maria McCormick), Ricardo Manalac (father of Ric), Mildred Juliansz, Dominic Condon, Graham Phillips, Julie Kam Yung Wong, Hugh (Vince) Doyle, Don Hardgrave, Mary Jardyne, Leo Lindstrom who have died recently. Also Helen Greene, Peter Beiers, Rita Galea, Simon Tinh, Gus Sim, Laura Sim, Karen Burnett, Alan Marment, Russ Oxenford, Roy Carlson, Allan Watterson, Roy Tully, Dale Chappell, Steve Irwin, Kristofer Paice whom we remember.

CATHOLIC CHARISMATIC RENEWAL BRISBANE Praise and Worship in the CBD - Monthly Prayer Meeting Wednesday 2

September in St Stephen’s Chapel from 10.45 - 12.15pm (following the regular 10.00am Mass - contact the Cathedral on 3324 3030 to book for Mass). Guest Speaker Fr. Hilary Flynn. Personal Prayer Ministry available. Due to Covid-19 numbers restricted to 34 people. Bookings essential: phone Maureen 0403 002 199 / Helena 0405 321 901 or email maureenallison43@gmail.com. Everyone welcome!

UPPER MT GRAVATT WISHART PARISH CARAVAN CLUB If you’re a caravanner with a caravan or camper looking for company than you need to join the club. The club has 38 members and we have organised trips and outings throughout the year. If you would like more information:

Phone Greg Fitzsimmons:

3821 3363 / 0417 735 876

or Kathy Hundloe: 3345 2604 / 0413 319 958

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Holy Thursday at Home

Upper Mt Gravatt Wishart Parish

ENTRANCE PROCESSION: Christ Be Our Light

1. Longing for light, we wait in darkness, longing for truth, we turn to you. Make us your own, your holy people, light for the world to see.

Refrain: Christ be our light! Shine in our hearts. Shine through the darkness. Christ, be our light! Shine in your church gathered today.

2. Longing for peace, our world is troubled. Longing for hope, many despair. Your word alone has pow’r to save us. Make us your living voice. Refrain

Text & Music: Bernadette Farrell © 1993 OCP Publications.

GLORIA

Antiphon: Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to people of good will.

We praise you, We bless you, We adore you, We glorify you, We give you thanks for your great glory, Lord God heavenly king, O God, almighty father. Antiphon

Lord Jesus Christ, Only begotten son, Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the father, You take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us; You take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer; You are seated at the right hand of the father, Have mercy on us. Antiphon

For you alone are the holy one, You alone are the Lord, You alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, With the Holy Spirit, In the glory of God, the Father. Antiphon

Text: excerpts from the English translation of the roman missal © 2010 ICEL. Music: mason, Paul © 2004 Willow pub.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM: Psalm 62 [63]

All: My soul is thirsting for you, O Lord my God. Traditional. Gelineau. Text: Excerpts from the English translation of Psalm responses from lectionary for Mass © 1997. The Grail.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION:

Antiphon: Alleluia, Alleluia! Alleluia, Alleluia!

May the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Enlighten the eyes of our hearts, That we might know, what is the hope, that belongs, belongs to our call.

Antiphon: Alleluia, Alleluia! Alleluia, Alleluia! Text: Excerpts from the English Translation of The Roman Missal © 2010 ICEL.

Music: Mason, Paul © 2004 Willow Pub.

APOSTLE’S CREED [ SUNDAY 9.00 AM ]

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. Continue over page...

[ SATURDAY 5.00 PM ]

Baptismal Questions for Confirmation:

All Respond: Amen.

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Upper Mt Gravatt Wishart Parish Creed continued...

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.

EUCHARISTIC ACCLAMATION

When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup, we proclaim your Death, O Lord, until you come again.

Text: Excerpts from the English Translation of The Roman Missal © 2010 ICEL. Music: Mason, Paul © 2004 Willow Pub.

COMMUNION: Table of Plenty

Refrain: Come to the feast of heaven and earth! Come to the table of plenty! God will provide for all that we need, Here at the table of plenty.

1. O, come and sit at my table, where saints and sinners are friends. I wait to welcome the lost and lonely, to share the cup of my love. Refrain

2. O, come and eat without money, come to drink without price. My feast of gladness will feed your spirit, with faith and fullness of life. Ref.

3. My bread will ever sustain you through days of sorrow and woe. My wine will flow like a sea of gladness to flood the depths of your soul. Refrain

Text: Daniel Schutte © 1992, OCP Publications

SONG OF PRAISE: God of Mercy

Mantra: Eternal is your love, Faithful is your Word, Holy is your name, God of mercy. (Repeat x 3)

Text & Music: Henry Smith © 1978 Integrity’s Hosanna Music, Toowoomba QLD

RECESSIONAL: Christ Be Our Light

3. Longing for shelter, many are homeless. Longing for warmth, many are cold. Make us your building, sheltering others, Walls made of living stone.

Refrain: Christ be our light! Shine in our hearts. Shine through the darkness. Christ, be our light! Shine in your church gathered today.

4. Many the gifts, many the people, Many the hearts that yearn to belong. Let us be servants to one another, Making your kingdom come. Refrain

Text & Music: Bernadette Farrell © 1993 OCP Publications.

“To Live Life to the Full” Mental Health in Australia Today The 2020–2021 Social Justice Statement is now available online along with a down-loadable copy of the prayer card and podcasts with the spoken word version of the Statement. See “To Live Life to the Full” at: https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/2020/07/03/social-justice-statement-2020-21/

MASS TIMES 31 August - 6 September 2020

Bookings essential for all Masses.

Church doors open 40 minutes before Mass.

Please arrive at least 30 minutes before Mass starts to check in, hand sanitise

and be ushered to your seat.

No one is permitted to enter once doors close and Mass

begins.

Monday 31 August 9.15am St Catherine’s

Tuesday 1 September 9.15am St Bernard’s

Wednesday 2 September 7.00am St Catherine’s

Thursday 3 September 7.00am St Bernard’s

Friday 4 September 8.00am St Bernard’s 9.30am St Martin’s

Saturday 5 September 5.00pm St Catherine’s

Sunday 6 September 9.00am St Bernard’s

RECONCILIATION By appointment

PARISH OFFICE HOURS

8.30am - 4.30pm

Monday - Friday

For urgent matters after hours

please leave a message on

3849 7158 and we will get

back to you as soon as

possible.

All Music is used with

permission and reported

weekly to

ONE LICENSE #A-641326.

TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN

ORDINARY TIME A

6 September 2020

READINGS: Ezek 33:7-9;

Rom 13:8-10

GOSPEL: Mt 18:15-20