St Bernard’s Church 4 Klumpp Rd, U M G St Martin’s Church Cnr Logan & Chester Rds, Eight Mile Plains St Catherine’s Church 388 Newnham Rd, Wishart PARISH PRIEST Fr Patrick Molony ASSOCIATE PASTOR Fr Stephen Kumyangi PASTORAL ASSOCIATE Mrs Trish Stapleton [email protected]PASTORAL MINISTERS VOLUNTEERS E: [email protected]YOUTH & YOUNG PEOPLE 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 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 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 24 / 25 December 2019 NATIVITY OF THE LORD READINGS: Vigil - Isaiah 62:1-5; Acts 13:16-17, 22-25; Matt. 1:1-25 Night - Isaiah 9:1-7; Titus 2:11-14; Luke 2:1-14 Dawn - Isaiah 62:11-12; Titus 3:4-7; Luke 2:15-20 Day - Isaiah 52:7-10; Hebrews 1:1-6; John 1:1-18 BETHLEHEM There was a baby there was a manger there was a time ... And in our time we see no shining star and hear no heavenly choir. Our stumbling footsteps often bypass Bethlehem. And even if we stopped to take this turn what then? Would we see more light to guide our path? Would we hear deeper words of understanding? Would we really look at Bethlehem ... or choose instead the tableau of our own imaginings? Bethlehem. That God would really meet us in our helplessness ... join us in our blindness. Surely this is blasphemy! We pray to God to fill the gaps: … to save, redeem, deliver. We want a God of power and healing Not a Gospel God of powerlessness and pain. And yet ... There was a baby There was a Bethlehem. God grant us Magi wisdom to perceive. from Mary Coloe, pbvm. LiturgyHelp.com Merry Christmas We wish you all a peace filled and joyous Christmas. Our thoughts and prayers are with those who will not have such a Christmas. Thank you for all you have contributed to the life of our parish in 2019. May the Christ child bring peace and courage to all who are suffering in mind, body or Spirit. We give thanks for and ask God’s continued blessing for all in our Parish family. May 2020 be a year of blessings and graces from our ever present, loving and merciful God. From Fr Pat, Fr Stephen, Trish & Parish Office Staff 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.
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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 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 24 / 25 December 2019
NATIVITY OF THE LORD READINGS: Vigil - Isaiah 62:1-5; Acts 13:16-17, 22-25; Matt. 1:1-25
Night - Isaiah 9:1-7; Titus 2:11-14; Luke 2:1-14 Dawn - Isaiah 62:11-12; Titus 3:4-7; Luke 2:15-20 Day - Isaiah 52:7-10; Hebrews 1:1-6; John 1:1-18
BETHLEHEM
There was a baby there was a manger
there was a time ...
And in our time we see no shining star
and hear no heavenly choir.
Our stumbling footsteps often bypass Bethlehem. And even if we stopped to take this turn what then? Would we see more light to guide our path? Would we hear deeper words of understanding? Would we really look at Bethlehem ... or choose instead the tableau of our own
imaginings?
Bethlehem. That God would really meet us in our helplessness
... join us in our blindness.
Surely this is blasphemy! We pray to God to fill the gaps:
… to save, redeem, deliver.
We want a God of power and healing
Not a Gospel God of powerlessness and pain.
And yet ...
There was a baby
There was a Bethlehem.
God grant us Magi wisdom to perceive. from Mary Coloe, pbvm. LiturgyHelp.com
Merry Christmas We wish you all a peace filled and joyous Christmas. Our thoughts and prayers are with those who will not have such a Christmas. Thank you for all you have contributed to the life of our parish in 2019. May the Christ child bring peace and courage to all who are suffering in mind, body or Spirit. We give thanks for and ask God’s continued blessing for all in our Parish family. May 2020 be a year of blessings and graces from our ever present, loving and merciful God.
From Fr Pat, Fr Stephen, Trish & Parish Office Staff
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.
The north wind is tossing the leaves, the red dust is over the town, the sparrows are under the eaves and the grass in the paddock is brown, as we lift up our voices and sing to the Christchild, the heavenly King.
The tree-ferns in green gullies sway, the cool stream flows silently by, the joybells are greeting the day, and the chimes are adrift in the sky, as we lift up our voices and sing to the Christchild, the heavenly King.
At Christmas time the birds all sing, the rabbits jump, the lizards crawl. At Christmas time the outback rings and all for the birth of God.
Chorus: At the birth of God the wallabies hop, For the birth of God the cockatoos squawk, At the birth of God the platypus swims, for the birth of God, the kookaburras laugh. For the birth of God was such exciting news they’d never heard before. They came from all the land to see this baby in the straw.
And if you were there you would’ve seen the wise old kangaroo. “O, I’ve starved in droughts and swum the floods, I’ve hopped around both up and down, through hills and plains I’ve never seen such a baby in the straw.”
The silver stars are in the sky, The red-gold moon goes riding high, O, sleep my little one sleep!
Once long ago, against her breast, A mother hush’d a babe to rest, Who was the Prince of Heav'n above, The Lord of gentleness and love. O, sleep, my little one sleep!
The boobook calls across the night, The brown moths flutter in the light, O, sleep, my little one sleep!
In Bethlehem long, long ago, When roads and paddocks gleam'd with snow; On this same night, that mother mild, Lull'd into dreams her royal child. So, sleep, my little one, sleep! My little one sleep.
Text: John Wheeler. Music: William G James, Lullaby Carol
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! The wickedness of the earth will be destroyed tomorrow: the Saviour of the world will be our king. Alleluia! Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! Good news and great joy to all the world: good news and great joy for today is born our Saviour, Christ the Lord.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! Text: Excerpts from the
Reader: The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only who came from the Father full of grace and truth.
The Christmas candle is then lit.
All: Joy to the world the Lord is come. We light this candle because Jesus, the Light of the world, was born on this day and He brightens all things. Joy to the earth, the Saviour reigns.
PARISH OFFICE
The office will be closed until 13 January 2020. For emergencies phone the paging service 3830 5178.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! A holy day has dawned upon us. Come, you nations and adore the Lord. Today a great light has come upon the earth! Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!