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PARISH OF ST. JOHN’S WOOD/THE GAP WELCOME Website: www.stjohnswoodthegap.net.au Parish Office: PO Box 408, The Gap, Qld 4061 Office Hours: Tuesday-Friday 8.30 am—3.00 pm Contact: Phone: 3300 6099 Fax: 3300 6255 Churches: Mater Dei : 16 Philomene Drive, Ashgrove St Peter Chanel: 41 Chaprowe Road, The Gap Parish Priest: Fr. Vu Dinh Tuong [email protected] Parish Manager: Richard James [email protected] Parish Secretary: Caryn Lee [email protected] Sacramental Program enquiries only: [email protected] RECONCILATION Mater Dei Saturday 5.00-5.20 St. Peter Chanel Sunday 4.30-4.45 PARISH SCHOOLS Mater Dei Primary School Phone: 3514 4100 St Peter Chanel Primary School Phone: 3300 1202 PARISH COUNCIL Steven Foley (Chairperson) [email protected] ———————————— New Parishioners WELCOME Please complete the form at the back of the newsletter. Parish of St John’s Wood/The Gap SUNDAY 1 st May 2016 - Sixth Sunday of Easter New Way to Connect Unification and separation is a reality of life and no one can escape from it. We all learn how to welcome friends and how to say goodbye. Every goodbye brings hope with the promise that one day we will meet again. It is hard enough to say goodbye to someone whom we love and it is even much harder to say farewell to someone whom we love dearly when that person departs from this world. Sadly, it does happen especially when it happens unexpectedly which breaks our heart. What remains are the memory and the memorabilia. This is the experience Jesus’ Apostles were struggling with after the death of Jesus. The Apostles lived in fear and were in hiding. The appearance of Jesus restored their faith again. They were filled with joy and full of life. They would hope that Jesus would stay with them forever but Jesus had another plan. He needs to return to God the Father and they themselves are witnesses for the Risen Christ. Without the Risen Christ amongst them the Apostles lived not in despair and isolation but in hope and active in their mission. When you love someone so much, before your departure you would like to leave something behind as a memorial for the special occasion. Your gift serves as a reminder of your love and friendship you have for them. Before the Passion and after returning to the Father, each time Jesus gave the Apostles a gift and the Apostles passed on the gift to those who believe in Jesus. The two special gifts that Jesus gave acted as if Jesus Himself was with them and with those who follow Him. The first gift that Jesus gave them before His Passion is the gift of the Holy Eucharist at the Last Supper. He gave them His Sacred Body and Blood. After the Passion the Risen Christ gave the Apostles the gift of His Spirit. The Sacred Body and Blood serve as spiritual nourishment for our soul and the Spirit serves as the heart of the lives of Christians and of our mission. The gift of the Spirit would help the Apostles to overcome fear and grief as they previously experienced the harsh treatment of the authority. Furthermore the gift of the Spirit is always available for consultation through fervent prayers. Through regular prayers we feel that Jesus journeys with us daily even though He is invisible to our eyes. When there is a loved one in our family who passes away, we feel that nothing can fill the emptiness in our heart. We rely on the ability to survive and recall the good things of that person. Before the resurrection of Jesus the Apostles felt very much the same but after meeting the Risen Christ the feeling of emptiness in their hearts was simply no more. Christ alone can fill our hearts with His gift of the Spirit and that fills our hearts with God’s peace. The peace the world loves to have but it can’t offer. The Apostles were not only survived but lived joyfully in their mission. The Risen Christ healed their broken hearts and the Spirit guides them in their works. The Apostles now know that the Spirit of Jesus is with them and Jesus Himself Who is with the Father would be their advocate and one day they certainly will see Jesus again. Vudinh Tuong BAPTISMS Mater Dei 3rd Sunday St Peter Chanel 4th Sunday Baptism preparation details available on our website under Parish Activities
Transcript of PARISH OF ST. JOHN’S WOOD/THE GAP
PARISH OF ST. JOHN’S WOOD/THE GAP
WELCOME
Website: www.stjohnswoodthegap.net.au Parish Office: PO Box 408, The Gap, Qld 4061
Office Hours: Tuesday-Friday 8.30 am—3.00 pm
Contact: Phone: 3300 6099 Fax: 3300 6255
Churches: Mater Dei : 16 Philomene Drive, Ashgrove
St Peter Chanel: 41 Chaprowe Road, The Gap
Parish Priest: Fr. Vu Dinh Tuong [email protected]
Parish Manager: Richard James [email protected]
Parish Secretary: Caryn Lee [email protected]
Sacramental Program enquiries only: [email protected]
RECONCILATION Mater Dei
Saturday 5.00-5.20
St. Peter Chanel Sunday 4.30-4.45
PARISH SCHOOLS Mater Dei Primary School Phone: 3514 4100 St Peter Chanel Primary School Phone: 3300 1202
PARISH COUNCIL Steven Foley (Chairperson) [email protected] ————————————
New Parishioners WELCOME
Please complete the form at the back of the
newsletter.
Parish of St John’s Wood/The Gap
SUNDAY 1st May 2016 - Sixth Sunday of Easter
New Way to Connect
Unification and separation is a reality of life and no one can escape from it. We
all learn how to welcome friends and how to say goodbye. Every goodbye brings
hope with the promise that one day we will meet again. It is hard enough to say
goodbye to someone whom we love and it is even much harder to say farewell
to someone whom we love dearly when that person departs from this world.
Sadly, it does happen especially when it happens unexpectedly which breaks our
heart. What remains are the memory and the memorabilia. This is the
experience Jesus’ Apostles were struggling with after the death of Jesus. The
Apostles lived in fear and were in hiding. The appearance of Jesus restored their
faith again. They were filled with joy and full of life. They would hope that Jesus
would stay with them forever but Jesus had another plan. He needs to return to
God the Father and they themselves are witnesses for the Risen Christ. Without
the Risen Christ amongst them the Apostles lived not in despair and isolation but
in hope and active in their mission.
When you love someone so much, before your departure you would like to
leave something behind as a memorial for the special occasion. Your gift serves
as a reminder of your love and friendship you have for them. Before the Passion
and after returning to the Father, each time Jesus gave the Apostles a gift and the
Apostles passed on the gift to those who believe in Jesus. The two special gifts
that Jesus gave acted as if Jesus Himself was with them and with those who
follow Him. The first gift that Jesus gave them before His Passion is the gift of the
Holy Eucharist at the Last Supper. He gave them His Sacred Body and Blood.
After the Passion the Risen Christ gave the Apostles the gift of His Spirit. The
Sacred Body and Blood serve as spiritual nourishment for our soul and the Spirit
serves as the heart of the lives of Christians and of our mission. The gift of the
Spirit would help the Apostles to overcome fear and grief as they previously
experienced the harsh treatment of the authority. Furthermore the gift of the
Spirit is always available for consultation through fervent prayers. Through
regular prayers we feel that Jesus journeys with us daily even though He is
invisible to our eyes.
When there is a loved one in our family who passes away, we feel that nothing
can fill the emptiness in our heart. We rely on the ability to survive and recall the
good things of that person. Before the resurrection of Jesus the Apostles felt
very much the same but after meeting the Risen Christ the feeling of emptiness
in their hearts was simply no more. Christ alone can fill our hearts with His gift
of the Spirit and that fills our hearts with God’s peace. The peace the world
loves to have but it can’t offer. The Apostles were not only survived but lived
joyfully in their mission. The Risen Christ healed their broken hearts and the
Spirit guides them in their works. The Apostles now know that the Spirit of Jesus
is with them and Jesus Himself Who is with the Father would be their advocate
and one day they certainly will see Jesus again.
Vudinh Tuong
BAPTISMS
Mater Dei 3rd Sunday
St Peter Chanel
4th Sunday
Baptism preparation details available on our website under Parish Activities
Next Week’s Readings: The Ascension of the Lord
First Reading Acts 1:1-11
Second Reading Ephesians 1:17-23
Gospel Luke 24:46-53
First Reading: Acts 15:1-2,22-29
It has been decided by the Holy Spirit and ourselves not to burden you beyond what is essential.
Responsorial Psalm: O God, let all the nations praise you!
Second Reading: Revelation 21:10-14, 22-23
He showed me the holy city coming down out of heaven.
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!
Prayers for the Sick
Recently Deceased Mack Taylor
Anniversaries Eileen Cahill
Please let us know about the sick
Every so often we learn of people confined to their home for quite a while or even transferred to permanent care in a hospice or nursing home. We would like to bring the sacraments to them so please let the Parish Office know if family members are so confined. Please contact the parish office: 3300 6099 or Vi Hall: Mob: 0409 894 904
Rosary If you would like to pray the Rosary in your home
please contact Bruce Bonney
Phone: 3300 2959
RCIA The new RCIA Program is starting up
soon.
If anyone is interested please
contact the Parish Office on:
33006099.
ADORATION GROUP
Meets on the 1st
Friday of each month
2pm to 3pm at St Peter
Chanel ALL WELCOME
Rosary Rosary will be held at 7:30pm
on Monday 2 May 2016 at Brian & Bernadette Bennetts
home, 14 View Parade, Ashgrove
ST BRIGID’S LONGREACH DROUGHT APPEAL RESULTS OF RAFFLE DRAWN 24 April 2016
Total proceeds: $3021 This is a fantastic result and we wish to thank everyone for their help in achieving this. Firstly, those who donated prizes for the Raffle, especially the Happy Patchers quilting group who created the beautiful First Prize, the willing volunteers who sold tickets, manned stalls, baked, and potted plants, as well as parishioners, family and friends who supported the Appeal over the last few months. We also wish to thank Fr Tuong and Richard James for their unfailing support for the project. Thank you all for your generosity.
Elizabeth Cleary and Moira Flynn on behalf of the volunteers
Draw Prize Winner
1 Quilt A Thomas
2 Festive Hamper Abigail Bull
3 DIY goods, The Gap Handyman J Black
4 Bottle Johnny Walker Whisky Red La-bel
Sandra Lee
5 $50 voucher Fresco’s Fruit Market Sophie Reed
6 $35 voucher AR Beauty Escape Cathy O’Dowd
7 $35 voucher AR Beauty Escape Doris Galvin
8 $35 AR Beauty Escape Moira de Silva
9 Skincare Pack Peter Treston
10 Loots jewellery holder, boxed soap Trish Corby
Winners can collect their prizes at the Parish Office. Thank you for supporting the Raffle, which raised $1193. Moira Flynn
Please wear red for the Feast of the Holy Spirit on the weekend of May 14 & 15 for Pentecost Sunday.
A VOCATION VIEW:
Sixth Sunday of Easter -
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A VOCATION VIEW:
It is not that talents add
up to a vocation; but
that a Vocation brings
talents. The Spirit of God
lives within you!
Year of Mercy
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Mater Dei Church Monday 7pm-10pm Friday 9.30am-10pm
If you are able to spend an hour per week or
fortnight please call in.
“…do not let your
hearts be troubled or
afraid.” JOHN 14:27
Our limited human
understanding cannot
begin to understand the
immense power of God.
Instead of trusting in
God, we think we can
control every outcome.
Do you want to make
God laugh? Tell Him
your plans. The next
time worry, anxiety or
fear creeps in, thank
God for all He has given
you and trust He has a
better plan for you. (Accessed on 18 April 2016
from http://archstl.org/ steward-
ship/page/bulletin-inserts)
Masquerade Ball My name is Claire and I’m a mother and full time carer to my 27yr old twin
daughters Elizabeth and Emma who both have cerebral palsy and epilepsy. Being a solo carer has made me realise that there is a huge gap in the system for a social life
for my girls. A friend and myself have developed a program that will fill that gap. We are both
parents and carers of our young adults, and we would like to share our program with the
wider community. Our local parish is being very supportive towards helping us implementing
the program. With the Parish support we are able to start offering the social part of the
program. Some of the attractions that we will be offering in the program is that we will be
looking at small group numbers, age appropriate and level of disability. As parents we recognise the need for our children/adults to have the opportunity and the
availability of a safe environment for them to be able to socialise and make new friends. Our
program will enable them to develop social skills and start developing some independence. We are organising a Masquerade Ball on Friday 20th May 2016 if you are interested in
attending please contact me on 0413270167. If we have enough interest we can arrange a
similar event for the younger ones.
This is just a very brief outline as to what we are going to be offering, we will be offering an
information /workshop for any interested parents/carers in the near future. Any questions
you may have, please don’t hesitate to contact me, for I’m more than happy to try to help.
““Mary is … the Mother of
mercy, because she bore in
her womb the very Face of
divine mercy, Jesus,
Emmanuel, the Expectation
of the nations, the “Prince
of Peace” (Is 9:5)..”
― Pope Francis, Solemnity of Mary
the Mother of God, 1 January 2016
National Volunteer Week
Established in 1989, National Volunteer Week (NVW) is the largest annual celebra-
tion to acknowledge the generous contribution of our nation’s volunteers. Without
volunteers in our parishes, we could not do what we need to do. Every volunteer is
there because they want to be. They are talented, committed, faithful people who
have stepped up to be part of our parish community. Our parish would like to thank ALL our volunteers for providing their time to our
parish. Just to name a few, we thank Jan Anderson for her incredible work as
sacristan of SPC Church - especially the wonderful ‘Mercy’ messages in the SPC
Church foyer; Trish Wogan and Peter Hyde organising MD Church; Peter Maher
for his hard work especially maintaining the beautiful Church gardens; Wayne Le
Bon and Neil Duncalfe for maintenance; Rosemarie Brady and Mary Davidson for
organising the sacramental program; Michelle Mead, Majella Deegan and Jo Crowley
for baptism preparations; Paul Ryan and Cathy Kruip for co-ordinating and training
alter servers; our catering volunteers; our liturgy co-ordinators, musicians, readers,
computer operators, special ministers, alter servers, collectors, counters and clean-
ers. These are just a few of our volunteers to whom we say ’Thank You!’ If you are interested in helping out or lending a hand in any way, please contact the
Parish Office.
The Editor retains the right to edit any items
that are submitted to the bulletin.
The cut off for the Parish Bulletin is Wednesday
3pm. If you have any queries please contact the Parish
Office on: 33006099
Prayers for the sick:
When there is a request to pray for a sick person their names will be in
the Prayers of the Faithful for 2 weeks and
in the Bulletin for 2 weeks. If you wish to continue after that,
please contact the parish office.
Names of recently deceased will be on the prayer list for 2 weeks and in the bulletin for 2
weeks.
Renovations, Decks, Fit Outs Build In Under
MASS TIMES MATER DEI ST PETER CHANEL FEAST DAYS/NOTES
Monday St Athanasius
Tuesday 9 am
St Philip and St James
Wednesday 9 am
Thursday 9am
Healing Mass
Friday 9 am
Healing Mass
Saturday 5.30pm
Sunday
9.30am 8am 5pm
The Ascension of the Lord Mother’s Day
BEQUEST OR
WILLS All parishioners are asked to consider including our parish St John’s Wood/The Gap in your will. One of the greatest contributions you can make to our parish is to ensure a legacy of faith for the young and to provide proper care for the old.
NEW PARISHIONER CONTACT FORM
Family Name: ____________________________________________________________________
Other Names: ____________________________________________________________________
Date of Birth: ____________________________________________________________________
Marital Status: ____________________________________________________________________
Spouse Name: ____________________________________________________________________
Spouse’s DOB: ____________________________________________________________________
Children & DOB’s: ____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
Address: ____________________________________________________________________
Home Phone: ____________________________________________________________________
Mobile: ____________________________________________________________________
Email: ____________________________________________________________________
Tick to commence Parish Planned Giving
Please place this completed form in the collection plate or email your details to the Parish Office at:
[email protected] or contact the Parish Office on 3300 6099.
Upcoming Baptism We welcome the following
children into our Parish and wish them luck on their
preparations for their upcoming Baptisms:
Ahlia Elizabeth Williamson
Edward George Wilson
Mark McCurdy for Tuesday 3 May
Rose McAulifee for Wednesday 4 May
