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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]

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 16/17 June 2018

ELEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME/B READINGS: Ezekiel 17:22-24; 2 Corinthians 5:6-10

GOSPEL: Mark 4:26-34

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.

‘What do you think he is talking about?’ The great seasons of Lent and Eastertide are completed and now we return to the cycle of ‘Ordinary Time’ and the sequential reading of Mark’s Gospel. In Mark Chapter 4, the setting is by the Sea of Galilee and Jesus teaches the crowd that gathers, using a number of parables. Our imagination can be helpful here. The crowd that gathers are probably ordinary peasant farmers and so Jesus uses images that they would be familiar with.

4:3-9 Parable of a man sowing his crop

4:21 Parable of the lamp

4:26-29 Parable of the seed growing by itself

4:30-32 Parable of the mustard seed

Parables were often used in the Old Testament as a way of teaching and their value lay in not explaining them, but rather letting the listener be puzzled by them and search for their meaning. Jesus finishes his parables with the words, ‘Those who have ears to hear, let them hear.’ (4:9, 23) You might imagine some in the crowd going away scratching their heads, and talking to each other – ‘What do you think he is talking about?’ Newspapers use a similar technique in some cartoons, which are not just for amusement, but also offer a social or political commentary. Many of Michael Leunig’s reflections are the same – inviting you to think.

The first parable today, about the seed, was so puzzling that Matthew and Luke both omitted it from their gospels. I find myself asking – In what way is the reign of God like a farmer sowing seed? It seems to suggest that there is a period of time when the farmer does nothing and just leaves the seed to its own natural processes. During this time, the seed is underground and the earth produces the growth. How is this like the Kingdom? But then, when the harvest comes, the farmer once again gets very active. Could it be that Mark is suggesting that after the time of the initial sowing the seed of the Gospel, then there is a time when it can appear as if nothing is happening? While the seed is quietly and invisibly germinating following its own timetable?

The parable of the mustard seed is just as puzzling. The mustard seed is tiny, and the bush it produces is also just a small shrub, a few metres high, which grows vigorously and could take over a garden. Jesus’ listeners would be familiar with this shrub, and the way small birds shelter in it. The parable reminds me of an advertisement on the TV: ‘From little things big things grow.’

When considering the parables it is always worth thinking about why Jesus found this a helpful image for his own ministry, both for himself and for his disciples as well as the crowd. Then consider what the parable might mean for the early Christian community of Mark’s gospel. What might be a comparable image for Churches today?

ST CATHERINE’S SCHOOL FETE

Next Sunday 24 June, 9.30 am to 3.00 pm Enjoy some time during the day at St Catherine’s School Fete and help the school provide resources for their students. Many stalls including Craft & Plants; Cakes & Sweets; Trash & Treasure. Join in the entertainment, rides, games, raffles and prizes. Hot food available in the beer garden.

Adapted © Liturgyhelp: Dr Mary Coloe, pbvm

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READERS ROSTER 23/24 June 2018

Please arrive 20 mins before Mass St Bernard’s: Joseph Cosico, Marj McCrystal, Imogen Fitzpatrick; Irene Lam, Jan Rhoades, Jim McDougall; Brad Correia, Isabelle Kime, Joan Green; Josh Planas, Paul Risitano, Patrick Vialle. St Martin’s: Andrea Otto, Robyn Otto, Cristy Vecchio. St Catherine’s: Maria Cabalse, Darryl Petersen, Nancy Johnston; Blythe Bishop, Leanne Murray, Fay Lynn.

MARRIAGE We congratulate Mitchell Hawkins

& Letitia Schleehauf who were married in St Bernard’s Church this Saturday.

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BAPTISM Congratulations to Cadence Johnson,

daughter of Michael & Eugenie. She will be baptised this Sunday at St Catherine’s. Congratulations also to Felicity Kingsley, daughter of Andrew & Nadera. She will be baptised this Sunday in St Bernard's Church.

Junior Ministers/

Altar Servers

Training

Children who are fully initiated are now invited to attend training for the ministry of serving on the altar as Junior Ministers.

MONDAY 18 June, 3.30 pm

St Bernard’s Church OR

WEDNESDAY 20 June, 3.30 pm St Catherine’s Church.

Sacrament of

Penance

Reconciliation for Older

Children

[From 10 years and older ]

PARENTS INFORMATION SESSION, 7.00 pm Monday 18 June 2018,

Aspinall Centre, 4 Klumpp Rd.,

Upper Mt Gravatt

Annual Liturgical

Ministry Formation:

Each year we endeavour to offer special formation for all i n vo l ved in L i tu rg i ca l Ministries. This year we have as our facilitator: Sr Ursula

O’Rourke sgs.

ALL Sacristans, Mass C o o r d i n a t o r s , R ea d e r s a n d E x t r a o r d i n a r y M i n i s t e r s o f Communion, Musicians & CLOW Leaders are invited to come and expand understanding and share

fellowship with those whom we serve.

NEXT 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.

Please RSVP as soon as possible to the parish office, or register on the sign on sheets in our parish churches.

RCIA Team

Formation

For priests, pastoral ministers, RCIA teams and liturgy team members. The day will focus on candidates for reception into the Catholic Church (those already baptised) and young people. Saturday 23 June, 9.30 am to 3.30 pm Aspinall Centre, Cnr Klumpp and Logan Rds, Upper Mt Gravatt.

Parish Sacramental Journey: CICCA

[Christian Initiation of Children of Catechetical Age] Parents of all children 7 years and older are invited to register them for

the Sacrament program at any time of the year. There are four steps:

Step 1: Contact the parish office 3849 7158 and

REGISTER your child who will receive a Mass card.

Step 2: Come along with your child to any of the weekend parish Masses to enable your child to learn the ropes, feel confident in the church, PARTICIPATE IN THE LITURGY as he/she is ready and begins to feel at home.

Step 3: As Fr Pat gets to know you and your child he will write and

INVITE you to take the next step.

Step 4: Children are ENROLLED in the Sacrament Program and will attend family centred activity sessions to PREPARE for the celebration of

Confirmation and First Communion.

Registration to reception of the Sacraments is based on a child’s readiness. It is tailored individually for families and children. There are many children from approximately 14 schools within our parish who are involved in our Parish Sacramental Journey. If any children are not yet Baptised for any reason, please contact the parish office to speak to us. Both Fr Pat and I are happy to talk to you about the process and assist you in any way. May God’s Spirit guide and direct us on this journey. Patricia [Trish] Stapleton, Pastoral Associate

Welcome New

Parishioners!

New parishioners are invited to join us for a get to know you, drinks and nibbles

on Friday 22 June, 6.00 pm, St Bernard’s presbytery

courtyard.

Free, but please register numbers for hand-outs. Please bring a small plate for morning tea or lunch. For more information and to book, please let Trish know.

URGENTLY

REQUIRED…

Ministers of Communion of the Sick. We need assistance at

Arcare at Eight Mile Plains on a Thursday morning OR

Mt Gravatt Nursing Home Somerfield St, Upper Mt Gravatt also on Thursday morning.

If you feel you could assist in this important ministry please contact Trish in the parish office.

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INTERFAITH ENQUIRIES Interested in meeting people of other

Faiths?

Margaret Naylon, a member of this

parish, works for the Archdiocese in

Interfaith Relations. She is keen to hear

from fellow parishioners who are

interested in learning more about other

faiths, such as Judaism and Islam, and

meeting some members of those faith

communities. You can contact Margaret

at [email protected] or on

0408 123 364.

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.

CHERISH LIFE QUEENSLAND Annual Conference

‘Championing Life’

Saturday 23 June, 9 am - 5 pm

QB Centre, 53 Prospect Rd., Gaythorne.

Adults $30; Concessions $20

New members free.

Featuring: Debbie Garratt, Rebecca

Gosper, Dr Cathy Lennon and Chris Da

Silva. Q&A panel includes Fiona

Simpson MP, Kerri-Anne Dooley.

Book launch ‘The Battle for Life’ by

Julie Borger.

Bookings: trybooking.com/vqut

WE PRAY FOR THOSE

WHO HAVE DIED Especially Vera McNamara, Patrick

Earl, Gabriel Hoang, Helen O’Sullivan,

Colleen Kelly and Cecilia Dunion, who

have died recently, also Peter Lane,

Maud Cochrane, Sara Schneeberg, Roy

Johnson, Bill Bourke, Laura Sim, Gus

Sim, Hilary & Cleta de Souza, Rita

Galea, Charles & Scott Sullivan, Sid

Smith, Simon Tinh, Maria Hoa Nguyen,

and Rosemary Harvie whom we

remember at this time.

PARISH YOUNG SINGERS A reminder to our Parish Young Singers

that music practice will be at 9 am next

Sunday 24 June for the 9.30 am Mass.

ST MARTIN’S ROSTERS Arcare Roster -The new roster

covering the July / September quarter in

2018 is now available in the sacristy.

Welcoming Roster - The new roster

covering the June / December period in

2018 is now available in the sacristy.

ST VINNIES WINTER APPEAL 2018 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 are available in our parish

churches throughout June. Please place

on any of the collection plates.

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.

The Australian 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.

THE LOFT, STUDENT ACCOMMODATION A few rooms are still available for the

M i d - Y e a r 2 0 1 8 i n t a k e a t

38 Ferguson Road, Wavell Heights.

Bne. Affordable accommodation for

tertiary students and apprentices in

Brisbane. A project of St Paschal’s

Church, Wavell Heights. Current

tenants attend QUT, UQ, ACU and

TAFE in Brisbane. If rooms are

available, we will also consider short

term stay for students doing placements

at hospital or at TAFE. Details contact

0468 515 130, 3359 0239 or

E : t h e l o f t s a 3 8 @ y a h o o . c o m .

www.theloftsa.com.au.

PILGRIMAGE OF HOPE 15 August—1 September 2018

with Fr Praveen Paul.

Visit Avila, Fatima, Loyola, Lourdes,

Assisi and Rome amongst many other

places. Early bird $6700. Bookings

MAGI Pilgrimages 1300 721 561/0406

760 680. www.magiholidays.com.au.

CATHOLIC LEADER The Pauline Fathers for the first

time welcome a Queensland-born

priest into their monastic order

Sandgate Catholic school celebrates

125 years, and former pupil recalls

ducking into an air raid trench

during her days there

Brisbane Catholics with mental

illness turn to their patron saint for

prayers

St Rita’s student has chance to tell

Education Minister about realities

of cyber bullying.

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11th SUNDAY IN ORD. TIME/B - 16/17 June 2018 ♫ PROCESSIONAL: GLORY AND PRAISE TO OUR GOD

Ant: Glory and praise to our God, who alone gives light to our days.

Many are the blessings he bears to those who trust in his ways.

1. We the daughters and sons of him who built the valleys and plains, praise the wonders our God has done in ev’ry heart that sings. (A)

2. In his wisdom he strengthens us, like gold that’s tested in fire.

Though the power of sin prevails our God is there to save. (A)

3. Ev’ry moment of ev’ry day our God is waiting to save, always

ready to seek the lost, to answer those who pray. (Antiphon) Text: Ps. 66. Text & Music: Schutte, Daniel © 1976 New Dawn Music

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FIRST READING: Ezekiel 17:22-24

RESP. PSALM: LORD IT IS GOOD TO GIVE THANKS TO YOU

Antiphon: Lord it is good to give thanks to you.

1. It is good to give thanks to the Lord to make music to your name,

O most High, to proclaim your love in the morning and your

truth in the watches of the night. R/

2. The just will flourish like the palm-tree and grow like a Lebanon

cedar. R/

3. Planted in the house of the Lord they will flourish in the courts of

our God, still bearing fruit when they are old, still full of sap, still

green, to proclaim that the Lord is just. In him, my rock, there is

no wrong. R/ Text: Psalm 91, Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1997. Verses © The Grail.

Music: Smith, Colin © 1995 Willow Pub. ONE LICENSE #A-641326.

SECOND READING: 2 Corinthians 5:6-10

♫ GOSPEL ACCLAM: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia. The seed

is the word of God, Christ is the sower. All who come to him will live

forever: The seed is the word of God. 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: Mark 4:26-34

♫ EUCHARISTIC ACCLAM: We proclaim your death, O Lord….. ♫ COMMUNION: SEED SCATTERED AND SOWN

Ref: Seed, scattered and sown, wheat, gathered and grown, bread

broken and shared as one, the living bread of God.

Vine, fruit of the land, wine, work of our hands, one cup that

is shared by all; the living cup, the living bread of God.

1. Is not the bread we break a sharing in our Lord?

Is not the cup we bless the blood of Christ outpoured? (Ref.)

2. The seed which falls on rock will wither and will die. The seed within good ground will flower and have life. (Ref.)

3. As wheat upon the hills was gathered and was grown, so may the church of God be gathered into one. (Ref.)

Text: Based on 1 Cor 10:16-17; Mark 4:3-6. Music: Feiten, Dan © 1987

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♫ SONG OF PRAISE: 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: (Repeat Vs. 1)

Text & Music Haugen, Marty © 1984 GIA Pub. ONE LICENSE #A-641326

♫ RECESS: BRING FORTH THE KINGDOM

2. You are a light on the hill, O people: Light for the City of God!

Shine so holy and bright, O people: Shine for the Kingdom of

God!

MASS TIMES 18-24 June 2018

St Bernard’s:

Tues: 9.15 am

Wed. No Mass - 3rd Wed.

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. 18 June 2018

HeartFIT - 11.30 am, St B’s Aspinall Centre. Junior Ministers Training - 3.30 pm, St B’s. Ch. SVDP Meeting - 5 pm, St C’s Community Centre. Reconciliation for Older Children - Parent information evening, 7 pm, Aspinall Centre.

Tues. 19 June 2018 Craft Group - 10 am, St B’s Community Centre. Ministry Formation - 10 am, St C’s Community Ctre. Ministry Formation - 7 pm Aspinall Centre.

Wednesday 20 June 2018 Mass - 9.30 am, Tricare Nursing Centre. Junior Ministers Training - 3.30 pm, St C’s Ch. Beside Restful Waters - Praise & Worship, 7.00 pm. Finance Meeting - 7 pm, St Bernard’s parish office.

Thurs. 21 June - St Aloysius Gonzaga Play Group - 9.15 am, St B’s Community Centre.

Friday 22 June - John Fisher & Thomas More Mass - 8 am St Bernard’s; 9.30 am St Martin’s. Play Group - 9.30 am, St Catherine’s Hall. HeartFIT - 10 am, St B’s Aspinall Centre. New Parishioners - 6 pm, parish courtyard.

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Refrain: Bring forth the kingdom of mercy, Bring

forth the Kingdom of peace; Bring forth the

Kingdom of justice, Bring forth the City of God!

3. You are a seed of the Word, O people: Bring forth

the kingdom of God! Seeds of mercy and seeds of

justice, grow in the Kingdom of God! (R)

4. We are a blest and a pilgrim people: Bound for

the Kingdom of God! Love our journey and love

our homeland: Love in the Kingdom of God! (R) T & M: Haugen, Marty © 1986 GIA Pub. ONE LICENSE #A-641326

NATIVITY, JOHN THE BAPTIST/B - 24 June 2018 READINGS: Jeremiah 1:4-10; 1 St Peter 1:8-12.

GOSPEL: Luke 1:5-17.