St Bernard’s Church 4 Klumpp Rd., U.M.G.

St Martin’s Church Cnr Logan & Chester Rds

Eight Mile Plns, Bne.

St Catherine’s Church 388 Newnham Rd., Wishart.

PARISH PRIEST Fr Patrick Molony

ASSOCIATE PASTOR Fr Stephen Kumyangi

PASTORAL ASSOCIATE Mrs Trish Stapleton pa.umg@bne.catholic.net.au

PASTORAL MINISTERS VOLUNTEERS Mrs Debbie James E: cv.umg@bne.catholic.net.au

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

PARISH MANAGER Mignon Telford E: umg@bne.catholic.net.au

PARISH OFFICE Michelle Baldi Lorraine Neagle Phone: (07) 3849 7158 Emergency: 3830 5178 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.

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ST VINCENT DE PAUL Welfare: 1800 846 643

ST BERNARD’S SCHOOL 1823 Logan Rd., U M G Phone: 3849 4800

ST CATHERINE’S SCHOOL 388 Newnham Rd., Wishart Phone: 3349 7188

CLAIRVAUX MACKILLOP COLLEGE

24 Klumpp Rd., U M G Phone: 3347 9200

NEWSLETTER 23/24 June 2018

THE NATIVITY OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST/B READINGS VIGIL: Jeremiah 1:4-10; 1 St Peter 1:8-12. GOSPEL: Luke 1:5-17. READINGS DAY: Isaiah 49:1-6; Acts 13:22-26. GOSPEL: Luke 1:57-66, 80.

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.

‘His name is John’

Both readings today celebrate our Christian origins in the traditions of Israel. In the reading from Acts, we hear one of the early sermons that Paul preached in the Synagogue in Antioch. In this context, he begins by relating God’s mighty deeds throughout Israel’s history leading up to David, and the promise to David that one of his descendants would be a

future king. This promise Paul applies to Jesus. Paul then speaks of John the Baptist as the herald who testified about Jesus before his own death.

Here we see Luke’s interest in the continuity of God’s plan for salvation across different historical epochs. First is the time of Israel, the Law and the Prophets which comes to an end with John the Baptist; this is followed by the time of the historical Jesus; then the time of the Church after Pentecost. In Luke’s Gospel, this is succinctly stated: ‘The Law and the Prophets were until John; since then the good news of the Kingdom of God is proclaimed.’ (Luke 16:16)

Paul begins his sermon by addressing his audience: ‘You Israelites, and others who fear God, listen.’ (Acts 13:16) From this address, it is clear that in the synagogues were Jews and also Gentiles who were interested and even attracted to Judaism. Many of these ‘god-fearers’ were among Paul’s first converts. These Gentiles had been nurtured by the faith traditions of Israel and this prepared them to hear and receive the Gospel.

Jesus also did not come to us in a vacuum. Jesus was born within the rich faith traditions of Israel. The birth of John the Baptist, which we celebrate today, reminds Christians of our Jewish origins. Elizabeth and Zechariah belong to priestly families, and are faithful Law-observant Jews. This is the pathway through which God has chosen to come to us. Just as we have typical patterns in the birth notices in our daily papers, so within the Scriptures of Israel there is a regular pattern used to describe the birth of a special person in God’s plan of Salvation. The angelic messenger, the greeting, the announcement of a birth in an impossible situation, the name given to the child all point to the special role this child is to play in later life. John is to be a child of Israel like the great prophet Elijah.

Even as we celebrate John, Christian faith says that John’s birth is just the overture to an even greater drama that is soon to unfold. This first announcement, of John’s birth, leads immediately to a second announcement of an even greater birth to a young girl in Nazareth. This will be the pattern of John’s life. He prepares the way. In Luke’s Gospel, John fades from the narrative when Jesus’ ministry begins. John’s death at the hands of Herod points ahead to a second death at the hands of Pilate.

As we celebrate John today, let us give thanks for the faithful lives of our Jewish brothers and sisters and let us remember in sorrow the centuries of misunderstanding and persecution they have experienced.

Adapted © Liturgyhelp: Dr Mary Coloe, pbvm

Penance for Older Children

An invitation to young people who have been fully initiated [that is: Baptism, Confirmation & First Communion]

and wish to prepare for the Sacrament of Penance [1st Rite] All young people from Yr 6 or older are invited to attend a preparation session in the

St Catherine’s Community Centre 388 Newnham Rd, Upper Mt Gravatt

Tuesday 26 June, 2018, 6.30 pm-8.00 pm Please let the parish office know: 3849 7158.

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READERS ROSTER 30 June/1 July 2018

Please arrive 20 mins before Mass

St Bernard’s: Kay Goldfarb, Betty

Breakspear, Linda Goh; Nathalie

Dudson, David Stubbs, Simon Hill;

Loretta Reedman, Navodya Heath,

Sean Szetoo; Christina Stewart,

Michele Alexander, Tito Ah Toon.

St Martin’s: Renata Tsiamis,

Diane Broe, Maree McLean.

St Catherine’s: Sam Leonard,

Joanne Blanchfield, Maria Cabalse;

Judy Rudd, Paul Robertson, Bob

Hore.

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BAPTISM Congratulations to

Dion John Pisani, son of Daniel & Rebecca.

He will be baptised this Sunday in St Bernard's Church.

NAIDOC Week 2018

Celebrate the invaluable contributions that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women have made and continue to make, to our communities, our families, our rich history and to our nation. Under the theme -Because of her, we can! - NAIDOC Week 2018 will be held nationally from

Sunday 8 July and continue through to Sunday 15 July. As pillars of our society, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women have played – and continue to play - active and significant roles at the community, local, state and national levels. We will celebrate at all Masses on the weekend of 7/8 July 2018.

Food Stalls:

Multicultural

Celebration

We NEED VOLUNTEERS for stalls: Australian; Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, British, Dutch, French, German, Irish, Korean, Vietnamese, Polish, Singaporean, South African, Sudanese, Zimbabwean, Mauritian.

We need helpers for:

Italian: Robert 0419 675 838

Indian: Anna 0434 726 839

Philippine: Ric 0413 168 647

Sri Lankan: Glen 0413 051 192

Indonesian: Ardi 0411 982 900

Malaysian: Sean 0403 682 067

Have we missed anyone?

Please contact

Sam (041 639 7455) or

Elijah (043 035 9316) OR any of the stall convenors.

PLEASE FILL IN SHEETS ON THE TABLES at each of our parish churches.

DON’T FORGET!...

St Vincent de Paul Winter

Appeal 2018

PLEASE spare a thought for those freezing outdoors in this weather at the moment and give generously.

Envelopes are available in all three churches. The envelopes may be placed on any of the collection plates throughout June.

A BIG, BIG

THANK YOU

The response to our appeal for the Romero Centre was just fantastic. Thank you very much for your generosity that saw three large loads of much needed items delivered to the Centre for distribution to those asylum seekers who need it most, as well as a generous sum of money in the form of gift cards.

The Romero Centre at Dutton Park provides support to asylum seekers who desperately need it, not only through the provision of food and other basic necessities but also through assistance with understanding our culture and language.

Our contribution to this all-important ministry has been very gratefully received. Thank you!

P l e n a r y

Council 2020

“What do you think God is asking of us in Australia at this time?” Listen to what the Spirit is saying. Pope Francis has approved the Australian Bishops’ decision to hold a Plenary Council in Australia in 2020 and 2021. It is a significant moment for the Church in Australia to make decisions about the future.

We pray for the Church in Australia as we prepare for the Plenary Council in 2020. May we listen to what the Spirit is saying as we share with one another our stories of faith. We pray for courage to speak boldly and for compassion to listen with open and humble hearts.

The Plenary Council gives us all an opportunity to listen to what the Spirit is saying to the Church in Australia. In the midst of dialogue, we can hear God’s voice. Every one of us is invited to listen to God by listening to one another. Find out more about the Plenary Council 2020 at the new website, now online:

www.plenarycouncil.catholic.org.au.

Multicultural Celebration

Over 40% of us were born overseas-let’s

celebrate that!!

Sunday 19 August

11.00 am-1.00 pm

St Catherine’s Hall & Rotunda

We are making good progress in planning this multicultural event on the 19th August at St. Catherine's. We already have coordinators for a few communities who have agreed to organize food stalls. We do need more coordinators from other communities and helpers for the identified ones, so please talk and solicit help from those you know in the parish as more variety would enrich the event and bring us together as a celebrating community of rich diversity. Please see the list below and contact Sam (041 639 7455) or Elijah (043 035 9316).

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Upper Mt Gravatt Wishart Parish

AUSTRALIAN CATHOLICS MAGAZINE The Winter 2018 edition of this Jesuit

magazine is now available in our parish

churches. Please feel free to take a copy

and enjoy. Sponsored by the SVdP

Conference.

HeartFIT - Get Fit for Life. Improve your Strength, Balance,

Bone Density & Confidence.

Avoid the Winter Blues and

weight gain with exercise that is

not boring, with people to whom you

can relate. First session FREE. Exercise

at your level - Gentle to Moderate.

St Bernard's Aspinall Centre:

Monday 11.30 am -12.30 pm

Friday 10 am -11 am. Just come with water bottle or call

Bruce 0408 740 543.

THEOLOGY IN THE CITY Tuesday June 26, 6.30 pm - 8.30 pm,

Hanly Room, Francis Rush Centre,

277 Elizabeth St. “Redeeming the

Body—God’s Vision for the human

person”, presented by Dr Adam Cooper

– Lecturer in Theology JPII Institute of

Marriage and Family. Approved by

BCE as 1.5 hour PD Accreditation to

teach Religious Ed. in a Catholic

School. Cost: $5/person.

FABER CENTRE OF IGANTIAN SPIRITUALITY Two hours of quiet Saturday 30 June,

7am to 9am with Min Wullems

Set aside two hours on Saturday

Morning for time out in your busy life

to refresh and to restore yourself,

walking a short two hour winter Camino

on Mt Coot-tha from the Faber Centre,

111 Sir Samuel Griffith Drive, Bardon.

Suggested donation $10. P: 3368 2450.

GRIEF & LOSS SEMINAR The Compassionate Friends Qld is

hosting a seminar entitled

"Grief as Collective Medicine.”

Saturday 30 June, 8.45 am—3.00 pm

O’Shea Centre, 19 Lovedale Street,

Wilston. Programme & booking:

www.CompassionateFriendsQld.org.au

Supporting family after a child dies; At

any age and from any cause.

P: 1300 064 068.

THIS WEEK Mon. 25 June 2018

HeartFIT - 11.30 am, St Bernard’s Aspinall Centre. SVDP Meeting - 5 pm, St Catherine’s Community Centre.

Tues. 26 June 2018 Craft Group - 10 am, St B’s Comm Ctre. Penance for Older Children - Workshop 6.30 pm, St Catherine’s Community Ctre.

Wednesday 27 June 2018 Beside Restful Waters - Mass 7.30 pm, St B’s. Seniors Bus Trip - Leaves St Catherine’s 8am.

Thurs. 28 June - St Iremaeus Play Group - 9.15 am, St B’s Comm. Ctre. Seniors Bus Trip - Leaves St Bernard’s 8.30 am.

Friday 29 June - Sts Peter & Paul

Mass - 8 am St Bernard’s Church; 9.30 am St Martin’s Church. Play Group - 9.30 am, St C’s Hall. HeartFIT - 10 am, St B’s Aspinall Centre.

WE PRAY FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED Especially Patricia Fulwood, Joe

Zagami, Gary Balkin, Barry Byrne

(brother of Brendan), Ida Hinds, Vera

McNamara, Patrick Earl, Gabriel Hoang

and Helen O’Sullivan who have died

recently, also Michael Beuers, Bert

Zagami, Jim McGowan, Berniece Tully,

Bede Gordon, Vern Routh, Harold

Barber, Dorothy Brandon, Laura Sim,

Gus Sim, Hilary & Cleta de Souza, Rita

Galea, Charles & Scott Sullivan and

Simon Tinh, whom we remember.

50th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY We congratulate Tony &

Kay Elford who celebrated

their 50th Wedding

Anniversary on Friday 22 June 2018.

We wish them every blessing and best

wishes for the future.

BESIDE RESTFUL WATERS Our Southside Catholic Charismatic

Mass is on Wednesday 27 June St

Bernard’s Church, commencing at

6.45 pm with Reconciliation, Praise and

Worship. Mass 7.30 pm. Anointing of

the Sick after Homily. Celebrant: Fr

Stephen Kumyangi. There will also be

personal Prayer Ministry and an Altar

call following Mass. All welcome,

please bring along family and friends.

Join us for Supper and Fellowship.

SENIOR SOCIAL CLUB Bus trip, Wednesday 27 June to the

“Animals at War” exhibition at the

South Qld Army Museum (Victoria

Barracks), Petrie Tce. Leaving St

Catherine’s at 8.00 am. Presentation

talk, then Morning Tea at the Museum

plus a walking tour. Cost is $40.00 for

the trip. Lunch at Gaythorne RSL Club.

Bookings: Contact Ros 3349 9218.

Thursday 28 June to Bankfoot House,

Glasshouse Mountains.

T h e A u s t r a l i a n

Teamsters Hall of Fame

and the Spirit of the

Outback stands as a

tribute to the people, and way of life.

Enjoy billy tea and damper. Then across

to Bankfoot House, owned by the

Grigor family for over 130 years. Lunch

at the Glasshouse Tavern. Cost includes

M/tea & lunch $55. Leaves St Bernard’s

8.30 am. Bookings Sue 3349 8198.

MARY MacKILLOP MASS All are invited to attend the

Mass for the Feast of St Mary

of the Cross MacKillop at the

Cathedral of St Stephen on

Wednesday August 8,

celebrated by Archbishop Coleridge

at 10.00 am. Morning tea will be

provided on the Cathedral lawns. There

will be no public parking available.

Mass webcast l ive at https:/ /

brisbanecatholic.org.au/multimedia/

web-cast/

CATHOLIC LEADER Archbishop says removal of

confessional seal ‘will not improve

child safety’

Archbishop Coleridge heads to Rome

to discuss Church’s response to the

Royal Commission recommendations

Pope Francis compares the aborting

of babies because of ‘defects’ to the

Nazi-era eugenics program.

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NATIVITY OF JOHN THE BAPTIST/B - 23/24 June 2018 ♫ PROCESSIONAL: GOD CALLED GREAT PROPHETS

1. God called great prophets to foretell the coming of his Son;

the greatest, called before his birth, was John, the chosen one.

2. John searched in solitude for Christ, and knew him when he came;

he showed the world the Lamb of God, and hailed him in our name.

3. That lonely voice cried out the truth, derided and denied;

as witness to the law of God this mighty martyr died.

4. We praise you, Trinity in One, the light of unknown ways,

the hope of all who search for you, whose love fills all our days. Text: Stanbrook Abbey © 1974. Tune: St Anne 86.86, Later form of melody from A supplement

to the new Verson, 1708 attrib. William Croft, 1678-1727. ONE LICENSE #A-641326

FIRST READING: Vigil: Jeremiah 1:4-10; Day: Isaiah 49:1-6

RESP. PSALM: I PRAISE YOU, FOR I AM WONDERFULLY MADE

Antiphon: I praise you for you are wonderfully made.

VIGIL VERSES:

1. In you, O Lord, I take refuge; let me never be put to shame. In

your justice rescue me, free me: pay heed to me and save me. R/

2. Be a rock where I can take refuge, a mighty stronghold to save

me; for you are my rock, my stronghold. Free me from the hand

of the wicked. R/

3. It is you, O Lord, who are my hope, my trust, O Lord, since my

youth. On you I have leaned from my birth, from my mother’s

womb you have been my help. R/

4. My lips will tell of your justice and day by day of your help. O

God, you have taught me from my youth and I proclaim your

wonders still. R/

DAY VERSES:

1. O Lord, you search me and you know me, you know my resting

and my rising, you discern my purpose from afar. You mark

when I walk or lie down, all my ways lie open to you. R/

2. For it was you who created my being, knit me together in my

mother’s womb. I thank you for the wonder of my being, for the

wonders of all your creation. R/

3. Already you knew my soul, my body held no secret from you

when I was being fashioned in secret and moulded in the depths

of the earth. R/ Text: Psalms 70 & 138, Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1997. Verses © The Grail.

ONE LICENSE #A-641326.

SECOND READING: Vigil: 1 St Peter 1:8-12. Day: Acts 13:22-26.

♫ GOSPEL ACCLAM: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia. Your

child will be called the prophet of the Most High. You will go before

the Lord to prepare, prepare his ways. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia,

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

Music: Mason, Paul © 2004 Willow Pub. ONE LICENSE #A-641326

GOSPEL: Vigil: Luke 1:5-17; Day: Luke 1:57-66, 80

♫ EUCHARISTIC ACCLAM: We proclaim your death, O Lord…..

♫ COMMUNION: BREAD BROKEN, WINE SHARED

Chorus: Bread broken, wine shared;

Jesus, here, taking our lives,

opening our hearts, making us whole,

setting our loving free.

1. Take all our dreams, all that we are, all we could ever be.

Lord of all life, we want to be Yours, we take bread and eat.

2. Open our minds, open our hearts, let love set us free within.

Lord of all life, we want to be Yours, we pour wine and drink.

3. Make us alive, filled with Your hope, living what’s really true.

Lord of all life, we want to be Yours, we know this is You. W&M: Horner, Robyn© 1994 Willow Pub. ONE LICENSE #A-641326

MASS TIMES 25 June - 1 July 2018

St Bernard’s:

Tues: 9.15 am

Wed. 7.30pm - Charismatic Mass

Thurs. 7.00 am7

Fri. 8.00 am

Sat. 5.00 pm - Vigil

Sun. 7.00 am, 9.30 am, 6.15 pm

St Martin’s:

Fri. 9.30 am

Sunday 8.00 am

St Catherine’s:

Mon. 9.15 am

Wed. 7.00 am

Sat. 6.15 pm Vigil

Sun. 8.30 am

RECONCILIATION St Bernard’s - 4.15 pm

DENOTES CHANGE

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♫ SONG OF PRAISE: O GOD YOU SEARCH ME

1. O God you search me and you know me.

All my thoughts lie open to your gaze.

When I walk or lie down you are before me:

Ever the maker and keeper of my days.

2. You know my resting and my rising.

You discern my purpose from afar,

and with love everlasting you besiege me;

In ev’ry moment of life or death, you are.

3. Before a word is on my tongue, Lord, you have

known its meaning through and through.

You are with me beyond my understanding:

God of my present, my past and future too.

5. For you created me and shaped me, gave me life

within my mother’s womb. For the wonders of

who I am I praise you: Safe in your hands, all

creation is made. Text & Music: Farrell, Bernadette © 1993 OCP Publications

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♫ RECESS: WE WALK BY FAITH

1. We walk by faith, and not by sight: No

gracious words we hear of him who spoke as

none e’er spoke, But we believe him near.

2. We may not touch his hands and side, Nor

follow where he trod; yet in his promise we

rejoice, And cry “My Lord and God!”

3. Help then, O Lord, our unbelief, and may our

faith abound; To call on you when you are

near, and seek where you are found:

4. That when our life of faith is done in realms of

clearer light, we may behold you as you are in

full and endless sight. (Repeat Vs. 1) T & M: Haugen, Marty © 1986 GIA Pub. ONE LICENSE #A-641326

13th SUNDAY IN ORD. TIME/B - 1 July 2018 READINGS: Wisdom 1:13-15; 2:23-24;

2 Corinthians 8:7, 9, 13-15

GOSPEL: Mark 5:21-43.