Upper Mt Gravatt Wishart Parish · 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

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 [email protected]

PASTORAL MINISTERS VOLUNTEERS Mrs Debbie James E: [email protected]

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

PARISH MANAGER Mignon Telford E: [email protected]

PARISH OFFICE Michelle Baldi Lorraine Neagle Phone: (07) 3849 7158 Emergency: 3830 5178 Fax: (07) 3849 8742 E: [email protected]

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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 19/20 May 2018

PENTECOST/B READINGS: Acts 2:1-11; Galatians 5:16-25

GOSPEL: John 15:26-27, 16:12-15

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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ROMERO NEEDS US!

The Romero Centre has just advised us of the urgent need for certain items of household supplies and food. Our parish community is noted for its generosity and the

Romero Centre has always been extremely grateful.

The Social Justice group will conduct an appeal

beginning next weekend 26/27 May.

Boxes will be in each of the churches to receive your donations.

The Centre has advised us that they are out of the supply of:

coconut milk/cream, flour, honey, jam, coffee and nappies (3 sizes).

They have very low supplies of: cooking oil, olive oil, basmati rice, tea bags, chick peas, washing powder,

dishwashing liquid.

Shopping vouchers for Coles Woolworths, and Target are also welcome.

Thank you in anticipation.

In the one Spirit we were all baptised, making one body.

In the Acts of the Apostles today we are told that the crowd who heard the earliest disciples of Jesus understood them in his or her own language. Now that’s clarity! It wasn’t so much the gift of tongues the earliest disciples received as much as their hearers received the gift of ears, of listening.

When it comes to listening in the Church today, some people mistake mono for stereo, uniformity for unity. At the first Pentecost, the earliest Christians had no such difficulty; they knew that speaking the same language was not as important as was careful listening to one another.

The early Church was a very complex and diverse community. Like today they had their struggles with one another. Within a few years of the first Pentecost, there were fights between Peter and Paul over Jewish and Gentile converts. There were people who died for the faith and others who betrayed them to the authorities. Some Christians thought they were for Paul or Apollos rather than for Jesus, and still others thought the end of the world was nigh. Through it all, however, the bass notes played: the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

The Second Vatican Council helped us recover the most ancient tradition in our faith, that in various, unexpected and inculturated ways the Word of God has been present in all peoples, in every culture. We now hold that whenever the Gospel has been proclaimed in a new land, it compliments the best in that culture as well as correcting aspects of any culture which oppress, demean and diminish the women and men within it.

Pentecost faith holds that while we build our faith on that of all the believers who have gone before us, we have the responsibility to listen to our contemporary culture and put it into conversation with the Gospel. That’s why courage is one of the Holy Spirit’s pre-eminent gifts. We are not allowed to retreat from the world but are sent out to enter into conversation with it, and hear in this dialogue the symphony God is composing here and now between the treble of our daily life over the continuing bass line of Christ’s life, death and resurrection.

Let’s pray that this Pentecost Eucharist hones our ears as well as prepares our tongues to clearly receive and proclaim the Gospel of Christ in the market places of our own day and age.

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READERS ROSTER 26/27 May 2018

Please arrive 20 mins before Mass St Bernard’s: Imogen Fitzpatrick,

Joseph Cosico, Betty Breakspear;

Jim McDougall, Jan Rhoades,

Nathalie Dudson; Navodya Heath,

Sean Szetoo, Shalomi Arachchige;

Michele Alexander, Tito Ah Toon,

Liz Ryan.

St Martin’s: Maree McLean,

Kathlyn McCarthy, Clare Collins.

St Catherine’s: Joanne Blanchfield,

Mary Cusack, Nancy Johnston;

Clare Jones, Blythe Bishop, Rae

Hurrell.

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BAPTISM Congratulations to Darragh Long, son o f K i e r a n &

Melanie. He will be baptised t h i s Su n d a y a t S t Catherine’s. Congratulations also to Milana Papa, daughter of Michael & Marina; Heath Annable, son of Aaron & Kate and Saxon Lyons, son of Tim & Alesha. They will be baptised this Sunday in St Bernard’s Church.

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Congratulations to all of our newly Confirmed children and their families. Last Friday night was a wonderful Spirit-filled celebration.

Also, a special congratulations to all who have completed their full initiation by receiving their First Holy Communion this weekend.

Rewrite the Story

Campaign: Let’s end

domestic & family

violence

We at the Catholic A r c h d i o c e s e o f Brisbane, along with other churches, are taking a stance against the domestic violence epidemic present within the

community.

We pray for those members of our community whose lives are impacted by domestic violence.

Protect the vulnerable and liberate those experiencing violence.

Help us to understand their experiences and support them in

this time of need.

Care for those people working with victims of domestic and family violence, that their good work may continue and their wellbeing be supported.

May we shape our young people to value one another, so that they may have respectful and safe relationships into the future.

God of healing, hear our prayer.

Amen.

LET US CELEBRATE

MULTICULTURALISM

The Parish Pastoral Council and the SOW (Share our World) group are coming together to plan an exciting, happy celebration of our multicultural heritage which will take place on Sunday 19th August.

This will be an opportunity for our entire parish to gather and share our rich diversity in a day of fellowship.

To assist with planning this event we are asking for volunteers from all communities, to start thinking about how they can contribute to the food/display. August is a little while away but for such an event planning needs to start now.

Please contact Sam 0416 397 455 Elijah 0430 359 316, Beth 0419 642 969 or Andrea 0403 029 031.

Do you know

your Pastoral

Councillor?

ST BERNARD’S Vikki Enright [5.00 pm] Lee Jefferies [Vice Chair & 7.00 am] Elijah Choy [9.30 am] Pauline Thomas [6.15 pm] Robert Baldi [6.15 pm] ST CATHERINE’S Allan James [Chair & 6.15 pm] Debbie James [Secretary 6.15 pm] Sam Senaratna [8.30 am] ST MARTIN’S Kathlyn McCarthy, Diane Broe, Terry Booth [8.00 am] Seek them out and have a chat. Thank them for the time they give to our parish. Let them know if you have any issues that need to be addressed.

DATE CLAIMER:

ALL Sacristans, Readers and Extraordinary Ministers of

Communion & CLOW leaders

Facilitator: Sr Ursula O’Rourke

Tuesday 19 June, 10.00-11.30 am St Catherine’s Community Centre, Wishart OR 7.00-8.30 pm The Aspinall Centre Upper Mt Gravatt.

The Catholic Justice & Peace Commission,

Archdiocese of Brisbane

invites Catholic Parishes, Schools & Agencies to join them for the

5.00 pm Friday, 8 June 2018 Southbank Parklands Forecourt, South Brisbane

Gather behind the Commission’s banner and lantern to show the Church’s commitment to welcome migrants, refugees and people

seeking asylum to Brisbane and Queensland.

Please help us to ensure we have a large Catholic contingent witnessing to Jesus’ call for us to “welcome the stranger”. Please let us know you are coming by sending an email to

[email protected] or ringing 3324 3451.

St Martin’s

Community Meeting

All are invited on Monday 21 May, 7.00 pm in St Martin’s Church.

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B E S I D E R E S T F U L WATERS The Southside Catholic Charismatic

Group invites you to their monthly

Healing Mass Wednesday 23 May, St

Bernard’s Church. Celebrant: Fr

Leona rd Uzuegbu . 6 .45 p m

Reconciliation and Praise & Worship.

Mass 7.30 pm. Anointing of the sick

after the homily. Contact Maureen

3172 9248/0403 002 199.

CORPUS CHRISTI PROCESSION Sunday 3 June, 2.00 pm St Stephen’s

Cathedral. Proceedings by Archbishop

Mark Coleridge. To watch the live

stream of the procession and for

information regarding parish bus

timetables call 0412 802 122 or visit

www:corpuschristibrisbane.com.

LORD MAYOR’S PRAYER BREAKFAST Main Auditorium City Hall, Friday

1 June commencing at 7 am for 7.30 am

start. Tickets $35 pp. Guest Speaker will

be Mr Bob Atkinson AO APM who

will address the topic: “After the Royal

Commission: What, When and How.”

Contact [email protected]

or phone 3403 4200.

TAIZÉ WORKSHOP Young adults (16-35) Workshop—

Topic: “Inexhaustible Joy”. Saturday

2 June, 4.30 pm Hanly Room, Francis

Rush Centre, 277 Elizabeth St., Bne.

At 6.45 pm a short walk for

Evening Prayer to St John’s

Cathedral. This year Christian

Churches of Bne will host Br

Ghislain as part of a Taizé

pilgrimage across Australia. For

everyone who enjoys music, prayer and

silence. Register at goo.gl/a8xNJy, or

details on www.facebook.com/

taizebrisbane.

MISSION TRIP TO INDONESIA Join Fr Nev from Indooroopilly Parish

on a 2 week mission trip to Indonesia to

visit Missionaries of the Poor in the town

of Labuan Bajo, Flores. Likely travel

dates 17-27 September 2018.

WE PRAY FOR THOSE

WHO HAVE DIED Especially Mary Mills, Crescencia

Archangel, Brian Murphy, Shane

Johnson, Mary Smith, Aleardo Ugolini,

Evelyn Keys and Sandro Bertolone who

have died recently, also Kevin, Ada and

Cecilia McDonnell, Zilphia Bayliss,

Lucia Kensbock, James Patrick King,

John Manning, Edna McGowan,

S t e p h a n i e B u r d o n , M a u r e e n

McLaughlin, Tony Collier, Laura Sim,

Gus Sim, Hilary & Cleta de Souza, Rita

Galea and Simon Tinh, whom we

remember at this time.

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF COMMUNION TRAINING Sunday 27 May 9.30 am in St

Catherine’s Church.

Please give it some serious thought.

SVDP WINTER APPEAL The annual SVDP Winter

Appeal will be conducted in

the parish on the weekend

June 2/3.

The local SVDP Conferences are

extremely grateful for the generous

support provided by parishioners in the

past. This winter your commitment to

helping those in the local area

experiencing disadvantage, poverty and

homelessness is still very much needed

as volunteer SVDP members offer them

a hand up, a way forward.

Envelopes will be available on the

weekend June 2/3. The envelopes may

be placed on any of the collection plates

throughout June.

SENIORS BUS TRIPS To The Lyell Deer Sanctuary at Mt

Samson, Wednesday 23 May, leaving

St Catherine’s at 8.00 am.

Bookings: Ros 3349 9218. Stamps for

the Missions to Bob & Maureen Hore or

left in St Catherine’s Church.

To the Brisbane Transport Museum,

Thursday 31 May.

This museum has a

collection of trams and

trolley busses from

1897 to 1969. Lunch

at the Gaythorne RSL and then a walk

or ride through the Roma Street

Parklands. Cost $45 includes M/tea.

Leaves St Bernard's 8.30 am. Contact

Sue 3349 8198.

Information session 10 am, Saturday

26 May, Morgan Howe Hall – Holy

Family Church, 37 Ward St,

Indooroopilly. Louis 0412 073 965 or

[email protected]. Please

note this trip is self-funded.

THE WAY Brisbane Theatre-Concert of

the year. 7 pm Fri. 1 & Sat.

2 June, Hanrahan Theatre,

Villanova College, Coorparoo. This

true Augustine story will take you on

an all-consuming journey of musical

performance. VIP Tickets $85

including welcome drinks and canapés.

Meet and greet composer Tony

MacPherson and pe r former s .

Standard entry $25. P: 1300 001 822

or www.TheWay.trueau.com.

4MBS FESTIVAL OF CLASSICS At 3pm, Sunday

afternoon the 3rd June,

Brisbane City Hall, the Queensland

Choir, Brisbane Chorale and a 45 piece

Orchestra will provide classical chorale

music including the Halellujah

Chorus, and Land of Hope and Glory

as well as opera favourites. Tickets

$10-$55 from 4MBS ticketing

3847 1717 or 4mbs.com.au.

CATHOLIC LEADER Fatal terrorist attacks on churches

in Indonesia last weekend raise fears

of resurgence of home-grown

militancy

Centacare and Vinnies each opening

homes on Brisbane’s northside

offering fresh start for families

affected by domestic violence

Author gives advice on recognising

early signs of abuser in a relationship

National Rosary unites Catholics

from coast to coast.

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PENTECOST/B - 19/20 May 2018 ♫ PROCESSIONAL: SEND US YOUR SPIRIT Ref: Come Lord Jesus, send us your Spirit, renew the face of the earth. Come Lord Jesus, send us your Spirit, renew the face of the earth.

1. Come to us, Spirit of God, breathe in us now, we sing together Spirit of hope and of Light fill our lives come to us, Spirit of God. (Refrain)

2. Fill us with the fire of your love, burn in us now bring us together, come to us, dwell in us, change our lives, oh Lord, come to us, Spirit of God. (R)

Text & Music Haas, David © 1982 GIA Publications ONE LICENSE #A-641326

FIRST READING: Acts 2:1-11 RESP. PSALM: LORD SEND OUT YOUR SPIRIT Antiphon: Lord, send out your spirit, and renew the face of the earth. VERSES FOR VIGIL MASS 1. Bless the Lord, my soul! Lord God, how great you are, clothed in

majesty and glory, wrapped in light as in a robe! R/

2. How many are your works, O Lord! In wisdom you have made them all. The earth is full of your riches. Bless the Lord, my soul. R/

3. All of these look to you to give them their food in due season. You give it, they gather it up: you open your hand, they have their fill. R/

4. You take back your spirit they die, returning to the dust from which they came. You send forth your spirit, they are created; and you renew the face of the earth. R/

VERSES FOR MASS OF THE DAY 1. Bless the Lord, my soul! Lord God, how great you are. How many

are your works O Lord! The earth is full of your riches. R/

2. You take back your spirit, they die, returning to the dust from which they came. You send forth your spirit, they are created; and you renew the face of the earth. R/

3. May the glory of the Lord last forever! May the Lord rejoice in his works! May my thoughts be pleasing to him. I find my joy in the Lord. R/

Text: Psalm 104, Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1997. Verses © The Grail. Music: Smith, Colin © 1995 Willow Pub. ONE LICENSE #A-641326.

SECOND READING: Galatians 5:16-25 ♫ GOSPEL ACCLAM: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia. Come Holy Spirit fill the hearts of your faithful; and kindle in them the fire of your love. Come Holy Spirit come. 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: John 15:26-27; 16:12-15 ♫ EUCHARISTIC ACCLAM: Save us saviour of the world…. ♫ COMMUNION: THE BREAD OF LIFE R: I am the bread of life. Those who believe in me shall not hunger.

Those who believe will never thirst. I am the bread, the bread of life.

1. Take and eat of my body. Take and drink of my blood poured out for you. I have come to give life. (Refrain)

2. Take this bread freshly broken. Grown from grain scattered on the ground to die. Death gives way to new life. (Refrain)

3. Take this cup of salvation. Take and drink of this fruit crushed from the vine. Death gives way to new life. (Refrain)

4. Food and drink for the journey. Strength and comfort for the lonely, lost and lame. I have come to give life. (Refrain)

Words & Music: Mangan, Michael © 2001 Litmus ONE LICENSE #A-641326

♫ SONG OF PRAISE: SPIRIT OF GOD Refrain: Spirit of God, be near to us now, radiance from above. Open our hearts, our spirits inspire, breath of the fire of love.

1. Wisdom of God, strengthen our faith, weakness and sorrow mend. In times of stress in times of pain be to us guide and friend. (Ref.)

2. Mirror of truth, hope in the Word, show us the Saviour’s face. Come to us now, fountain of love, with your anointing grace. (Ref.)

Text : Walker Christopher © 2004 Music Skye Boat Song OCP Pub. ONE LICENSE #A-641326

♫ RECESSIONAL : A BLESSING HYMN FOR AUSTRALIA 1. Ancient land of wide and sunburnt plains, where feet have long since

trod, you have known the stories of our search to find the face of God. God, you hovered over darkness when the void was silent still; then your voice rang out in splendour; creation knew your will, and your eyes of love beheld in light this land of sweeping plains. Now our voices too rejoin again creation’s song of praise.

MASS TIMES 21-27 May 2018

St Bernard’s: Tues: 9.15 am Wed. 7.30 pm - Charismatic Mass. Thurs. 7.00 am 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

THIS WEEK Mon. 21 May 2018

HeartFIT - 11.30 am, Aspinall Centre. SVDP Meeting - 5 pm, St C’s Community Centre. St Martin’s Comm. Meeting - 7 pm, St Martin’s.

Tues. 22 May 2018 Craft Group - 10 am, St B’s Community Centre.

Wednesday 23 May 2018 Seniors Bus Trip - Leaves 8 am St Catherine’s. SVdP Meeting 5 pm, Aspinall Centre, Room 1. Beside Restful Waters - 6.45 Reconciliation and Praise & Worship. 7.30 pm Mass St Bernard’s.

Thurs. 24 May - Our Lady Help of Christians Play Group - 9.15 am, St B’s Community Centre.

Friday 18 May 2018 Mass - 8 am St Bernard’s; 9.30 am St Martin’s. Play Group - 9.30 am, St Catherine’s Hall. HeartFIT - 10 am, Aspinall Centre.

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2. ̀ ``Holy Spirit, gift of love divine, with you we dare

to dream, so to walk in justice all our days this

land of gold and green, From all nations we have

gathered; lead us on in unity. In this vast and

rugged homeland, may you our centre be. May

our lives show forth your tender love, compassion,

strong and bold. Help us bring Good News to all

the world, your gracious love unfold.

3. Holy Spirit, breathe your life in us, your truth to

guide our way. Now with open hearts we hear

your call to follow you each day. Bring us all as

one together, under southern stars above, so the

cross will lead us onward, Great Southland of your

love. Give us joyful hearts in days to come, all fear

and dark cast out. Help us build in Christ a world

reborn in justice and in love. Text: Herry Michael Vs 3 Proulx Richard. Music: Holst,

Gustav © 1988 GIA Publications ONE LICENSE #A-641326

MOST HOLY TRINITY/B - 27 May 2018 READINGS: Deuteronomy 4:32-34, 39-40; Romans

8:14-17. GOSPEL: Matthew 28:16-20.