4th Sunday of Easter
26th April 2015
This Sunday of Easter—
Good Shepherd Sunday,
people like myself can be
decidedly uncomfortable
reading the gospel; for
who is the hired hand of
today’s gospel; just whom
does Jesus have in mind?
Clergy:
Fr. Frank Lourigan PP
Fr. Robert Doohan
Residing at O.L.D. Presbytery
Ph 3355 1349
Rev. Peter McDade, Deacon
Pastoral Associate:
Mrs. Tracie Gallagher (Wed - Fri)
Phone: 3355 1665
[email protected]
On leave until 6th May
Sacramental Co-ordinator:
Mrs. Marie-Louise Singson
Monday & Tuesday mornings
[email protected]
Enqs. 3355 1665
Parish Secretary:
Mrs. Michelle Giuliani (Tues - Fri)
[email protected]
Finance Officer:
Mr. Tris van Twest
(Mon - Fri)
[email protected]
Assistant Secretary:
Mrs. Gail Bowley
Mon: am, Thurs: pm, & Fri. 8—4
Newsletter items to:
[email protected]
PARISH OFFICE
67 Dawson Parade, Keperra 4054
Ph 3355 2667 Fax 3855 3455
Email: [email protected]
www.gsmparishes.com.au
Hours: Mon 8am—1pm; Tues—Fri. 8am—4pm
Grovely Presbytery
67 Dawson Parade, Keperra 4054
Mitchelton Presbytery
11 Suez Street, Mitchelton 4053
St William’s School
67 Dawson Parade, Keperra 4054
Ph 3355 5122 Fax 3354 3330
St Andrew’s School
Cnr Hogarth & Upper Kedron Roads
Ferny Grove 4055
Ph 33516886 Fax 3851 1054
Our Lady of Dolours School
2 Willcocks Street, Mitchelton 4053
Ph 3355 7763 Fax 3855 2641
Mt. Maria College
67—69 Osborne Rd. Mitchelton 4053
Ph 3550 3400
YYY Radio FM 87.6
Ph 3855 0030
Email: [email protected]
www.yyyfmradio.org
Quite
obviously,
the
religious leaders of his
own day. Jesus seems to be saying
that the religious leadership of his day
cares very little for the people. They
are not likely to defend the people
against danger. Most certainly they
will not sacrifice their lives for the
people. But before we start pointing
the finger at the Jewish leadership in
first century Palestine, we need to
reflect on what this image of the
Good Shepherd is saying to us today.
Leaders in today’s world, and also in
the church, can become so immersed
in administration and auxiliary stuff
that they lose touch with the very
people they are called to serve. An
old Talmudic riddle asks, ‘Why did the
Tower of Babel crumble?’ And the
answer is, ‘Because the leaders of
the project were more interested in
the work than they were in the
workers.’ God destroyed the Tower,
not because they were trying to reach
heaven, but because they were more
interested in bricks than bricklayers.
Leadership needs a human
face, sensitive, not hasty to
judgment, respectful of every
human in every encounter.
Isn’t this the provocative
leadership style of Francis of
Rome “who am I to judge”
was his reply to the
searching question of sexual
identity.
His presence
intrigues the world.
This Sunday challenges us to
evaluate our leadership—in the
family, our workplace and social
organisations, be it Local, State or
Federal Governments—and in our
Church. Francis is having a fair crack
at the centuries old and moribund
organisations of the Church—the
Roman Curia.
We have new
leadership in State Government too.
So it is a day too to evaluate effective
leadership—secular and religious.
It’s Good Shepherd Sunday. Pray for
leaders—Premiers, Prime Ministers,
Lord Mayors, bosses and all the rest.
Pray for pastors and pastoral workers
and all Church workers—that Christ
be our way—no short cuts! Pray for
vocations in the church for good and
many pastoral leaders, ordained and
lay—for our current and future needs.
Pray for one another that we all
pastor, lead and serve in the only way
that gives life—care for each and
every one.
We have 180 youngsters who have been preparing in parish and home by the Parish
Sacramental Team and parents. Now is the appropriate time post Easter for the
completion of their Sacramental Initiation in Confirmation & First Communion.
Bishop Joe Oudeman will be out on Friday evening to Confirm in two sessions, our
youngsters. Bishop Joe normally pastors the Southern Region parishes, so we
welcome him here for the first time. Originally a Capuchin friar, he was involved in
teaching, formation and spirituality with his Order as well as Provincial Leader for
Australia. He was ordained for assistant bishop, Brisbane, a dozen years ago.
In the following two weekends at eleven Masses, our 180 will complete their initiation
with First Communion.
Older parishioners have offered prayer support and
encouraging words to our youngsters as Prayer Partners.
So let’s all pray for our young. We will invoke the empowering Spirit to be their Helper
and Guide, to give them Wisdom and Understanding, the spirit of Right Judgment and
Courage, the spirit of Knowledge and Reverence, the spirit of Wonder and Awe in the
presence of God. Lord feed them again and again with your Body and Blood—that
they may grow more intensely into the life you offer them and that they and all of us will
be your World Wide Witnesses.
LITURGY TIMES
27th April — 3rd May
Grovely
St William’s
Monday: 9.15am Mass
Wednesday: 6.15pm Silent Prayer before
the exposed Eucharist until
7.00pm Mass
Catherine of Siena, doctor
Thursday: 9.00am Mass
Friday: 7.00am Mass
Joseph the Worker
5.00pm & 7.30pm
Confirmation Celebrations
Saturday: 7.00am Mass
Athanasius, bishop
11.00am—12 noon
Reconciliation
Next Weekend Masses
Counters this week:
1st Coll: Gavin Taylor & Mike Hogan
2nd Coll: Denise Quinlan,
Geraldine & Dennis McLaughlin
Rosary will be prayed in the home
of Catheryne Andrews, 5 Spielberg
Rd, McDowall at 7pm Tuesday.
Baptism:
We joyfully announce the baptism of
Elsie Fitzpatrick & Thomas Eagles and
welcome them into our faith community.
Saturday: 6.00pm Sunday Mass
Sunday: 6:30am, 8.00am, 9.30am
5:30pm
Mitchelton
Our Lady of Dolours
Monday: 8.30am Mass
Tuesday: 8.30am Mass
Peter Chanel, martyr
Friday: 8.30am Mass
Joseph the Worker
Next Weekend Masses
Saturday: 4.30pm Sunday Mass
Sunday: 8:00am Mass
Samford
Sacred Heart
Thursday: 7.00pm Mass followed by
Reconciliation upon request
Next Weekend Mass
Sunday: 8.00am Mass
Readings for this Week
4th Sunday of Easter (Yr B)
Acts 4:8-12
1 Jn 3:1-2
Jn 10:11-18
Fair Trade Morning Cuppa:
All welcome this Sunday 26 April after
9.30am Mass.
Social Club:
Morning
tea
and
bingo at 10am this
Wednesday in the
Daley Centre.
Liturgy Team:
Meeting at 10am this Wednesday in the
Parish Library.
School Fete Craft Morning:
The St Williams School Festival of Fun
team would like to invite parishioners to
join us for a morning of craft, Friday May
8th, Saint Mary MacKillop Centre,
8.30am-10am. We will create items to
sell at our Fete on May 16th.
All you need is scissors. We
would love to see you there.
Festival of Fun contact Kelly
0408150039.
Wednesday Evenings
St. William’s Church
Wednesday afternoon
6.15pm - 7.00pm
Come for 10 minutes.. stay longer
The presence of the Blessed Sacrament
encourages a prayerful spirit of praise.
- after 9.30am Mass at St William's
Grovely and;
- after 8.00am Mass at Samford
We often drink tea & coffee and eat
chocolate without giving a lot of thought
to who produces it and what they get
paid for their labour. Fairtrade is about
better prices, decent working conditions,
local sustainability, and fair terms of
trade for farmers and workers in the
developing world. So, by supporting
Fairtrade, we support the people who
deserve to benefit.
Leading up to Fair Trade Fortnight, 8–
22 May, The Social Justice Group is
promoting fair trade by serving coffee &
tea and selling chocolate. A gold coin
donation would be appreciated and as
we will be serving coffee from Timor
Leste you may care to make a donation
for our Sister Parish in Liquica at the
same time!
But don’t just buy fair trade during Fair
Trade Fortnight, but as often as you can.
Where to buy fair trade? The Oxfam
Shop and The Good Shepherd Trading
Circle in Paddington both sell Fairtrade
goods. Most local supermarkets sell
Fairtrade coffee and chocolate, as do
many local cafés. Check out http://
search.fairtrade.com.au/ to find out more
locations.
And you can find out more about Fair
Trade Fortnight at https://
fairtrade.com.au/page/get-involved and
https://powerofyou.org.au/
The Catholic Leader - $2.00
• Special feature honouring the Anzacs on
Next Week’s Readings
5th Sunday of Easter (Yr B)
Acts 9:26-31
1 Jn 3:18-24
Jn 15:1-8
Join us for a Fair
Trade Morning Cuppa
this Sunday!
The Second Collection
amounted to $6772.50
We thank all who contributed
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There is now a good range of
meaningful and reasonably
priced
gifts
suitable
for
candidates involved in the
upcoming Confirmation/First Communion
celebrations.
While in the Church Shop you might like
to have a look in the glass cabinet at
some of the gifts suitable for Mothers'
Day.
For something different, Mum
might appreciate one of the books in the
shelves just inside the door. These are
all written by well-known authors within
the church, including our local author
Dr Kevin Treston.
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Feel free to come in and browse
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the centenary of Gallipoli battle
Faith, prayer and medals helped save
Private Bourke during First World War
Saintly guide helped James Cameron
through the horrors of war
Catholic students remembering the
Anzacs on tour of Gallipoli
Time’s running out for Townsville
Catholic family in danger of deportation
Pope Francis prays for 700 victims of
Libyan disaster, asks why it happened
Rockhampton Bishop says sorry for his
actions in relation to abuse
First world issues may take a back seat
at Synod on the Family, Archbishop
Coleridge says
Young golfing champion a humble former
student of Jesuit high school
Mitchelton & Grovely - Samford
Church Shop:
Church shop items are available for sale
this Sunday and next Sunday, 26th April.
They will include items for prayer
partners before the First Communion
celebrations.
Fair Trade Morning Cuppa:
All welcome this Sunday 26 April after
8.00am Mass.
Prayer Group –
Come for as long as you can!
9 - 10am Tuesday at Sacred Heart
Church, Samford
1st half hour – Rosary and Chaplet;
2nd half-hour – Adoration.
Meditation Prayer: John Main way.
We recommenced our meditation prayer
on Friday, 10th April.
Everyone welcome—9am start on
Fridays.
Recently:
Peg Gilpin (Merv’s wife), Iris Leahy (Cathy
Ballam’s mother), Carmel Corsie (in UK),
Wendy Christie, Mary (May) Paddison,
Dino Maroni, Giovanni Marcoionni,
Michael Duffy, Kerry Gardiner.
Anniversaries:
Patricia Drew, Gordon Fahey,
Arthur Davis.
Sad news received Thursday of the death
of Peg (Margaret) Gilpin. Our prayers
and sympathy are with her husband Merv,
and the family. Watch the newspaper for
funeral details.
Please let us know when your loved one’s
name may be removed from the list)
We pray for:
Camille Anderson, Kevin Benefield,
Antoinette Brennan, Marie Courtney,
Noelene Ellis, Dennis Farrell,
Joyce Flynn, Paul Hayes, Margaret Lally,
Mary-Lou McCallum, Rebecca Mellifont,
Bernadette Morgan, Jessie Neill,
Nikki Nichol, Chris Rankin,
Lorraine Tottenham, Katelin Yarde.
Collections:
1st: Coll.
$ 302.50
2nd Coll.
$1574.00
Counters:
This week: Group C—Michael Saide
Next week: Group D—Dermott O’Moore
Family Rosary:
This week: Annette & Ken Garbe
Next week: Carmel & John McCoy
Liturgy Team:
The OLD Liturgy Team meeting will be
held at 4.00pm on Monday, 27 April.
Mt Maria College Mitchelton
9 May Saturday from 8am - 12pm
The dinner dance is under
seven weeks away! Come
along to a fun, social evening
with friends. There'll be live
music from 'Me & Jodie
Lee', raffle prizes and of
course a delicious meal.
God has no past or present.
Hence the best type of spirituality, since
we are all part of the “Kingdom of God”,
is to live in the present. That is the place
where we will always find God.
We don’t have to go looking for him –
just be aware of him in you, in others and
in all creation. This is contemplation and
it is so simple.
Coming event – “The Kingdom of
God” will be the title of a presentation
given by Dr. Kevin Treston in the
Daley Centre on Tuesday May 19 at
7.30 pm.
This concept is at the core of the
message Jesus brought to us from his
loving and merciful Father but what does
it really mean?
The term "Kingdom of God" occurs four
times in Matthew, fourteen times in
Mark, thirty-two times in Luke, twice in
the Gospel of John, six times in Acts,
eight times in Paul, and once in
Revelation (12:10). Matthew actually
prefers the term "Kingdom of Heaven"
which he uses over 20 times in his
gospel.
Kevin is a gifted exponent of the
Scriptures, having studied it and
explained it to thousands of people over
many years, both here and overseas. A
night not to be missed.
Please return your completed forms to the
parish office, via the collection plate at
Mass, or email your (scanned) form to
[email protected]
If you missed the order form last week or
have any questions, please send an email
to the same address
★ Special Mother's Day Morning Teas
★ Over 70 gorgeous stalls
★ Fresh flowers
★ Live music
★ Community - Coffee - Celebrate our
Reminder: This Sunday, April 26 the
Verse-for-Vinnies Concert at St Williams
Church Complex at 67 Dawson Parade
will feature Jack Drake and Noel
Stallard.
FREE $1 DRINK for the community please see the voucher below for anyone
who'd like to redeem it. Thank you and
have a great week!
This is your opportunity to enjoy samples
of our Australian poetry and to alleviate
the hardship of those struggling in our
community.
mums!
“Try to be here now – this
is the only place to be”.
Fr. Richard Rohr.
Term 2 starts this Wednesday 29th April
See you there.
Noel & Ann
The Atrium of the Good Shepherd is
open during School Terms and is located
within the Grovely Parish precinct.
Sessions are offered for 3—5 year olds
during school hours, as well as for
Prep—Yr 2 children and Yr 3—Yr 6
children outside of school hours.
Please contact Tracie Gallagher at the
Parish Office for sessions times:
Wed—Fri on 3355 1665 or email
[email protected]
Please note Tracie is on leave until 6th May.
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Mitchelton & Grovely - Samford
We ask our Parish community to keep our Sacramental children and their
families in your prayers as they make their final preparation before the
celebration of the sacrament of Confirmation this Friday May 1st. The
children will then celebrate Holy Communion in their home church
community at masses over the next two weekends.
Around the Archdiocese
• The Order of Malta invites you to the
annual Lourdes Healing Mass Saturday
2nd May 10am at St. Paschal’s Church,
30 Warraba Ave. Wavell Heights.
Lourdes Water will be distributed after
the Mass. Wheelchair access to the
church is available from the Warraba
Ave entrance.
Confirmation lists are on the Grovely Noticeboard. First Communion lists will be
published in the newsletter.
• Date Claimer: Pentecost Celebrations
24th May 7.30pm St Mary Magdalene
Church Cecil Rd Bardon.
Guest
speaker Fr Ken Barker Missionaries of
God’s Love. Fr Ken is an inspirational
speaker who has authored seven books.
Saturday 4:30pm Mass
Our Lady of Dolours
Saturday 6:00pm Mass
St. William’s
Sunday 8:00am Mass
St. William’s
Amanda Bell
Miranda Burton
Hannah Costello
Kaitlyn Costello
Luke Curtis
Gemma Davies
Thomas Davies
Nikolas Duggan
Georgia Gibson
Matt Gibson
Noah Horiba
Amy Keane
Sophia McNeill
*Amcke Murphy
Jarno Murphy
Dylan Oakes
Hayden Stone
Ashlee Walker
Verity Walsh
Aiden Welsh
Lachlan Welsh
Edward Wild
Oliver Bagdon
Isabelle Crawford
Georgette DiTrapani
Liam Eggleston
Rene Eggleston
Ella Hegarty
Meg Johansen
Decklan Johnston
Thomas Johnston
Caleb McMaster
Georgina O’Reilly
Kate Robertson
Amelie Rolph
Ella Saccasan
Bailey Skinner
Charlotte Stewart
Grace Voysey
Logan Anticevich
Isabelle Aulfrey
Max Aulfrey
Eva Barrie
Oliver Barrie
Madeleine Boucher
Scarlett Byrne
Matthew Chapman
Nathan Chapman-Oliver
Joshua Dempsey
Jack Lafferty
Bridget Locke
Charlize O’Connor
Matilda Quin
Zarlia Tanner
Simon Till
*(Confirmation only)
Sunday 9:30am Mass
St. William’s
Sunday 5:30pm Mass
St. William’s
Damon Bannister
Sienna Bannister
Patrick Elgey
Harry Holland
Grace King
Iris Landy
Mya Luafalealo
Aidan McConn
Jack Meehan
Ashleigh Morton
Lucas O’Connell
Anna Opperman
Olivia Piltz
Georgia Querido
Madelyne Ting
Luisa Va’a-Luafalealo
Vitolina Va’a-Luafalealo
Mahli Anderson
Javier Bates
Amber Beloff
Lauren Burnett
Claudia Collins
Amelie Davy
Indiana Desmond
Isabelle Dixon
Lara Green
Olivia Jolly
Declan Littleboy
James Littleboy
Nicholas Marco
Hamish Nolan
Bonnie Siggins
Conrad Taylor
Dominic Vecellio
Sunday 8:00am Mass
Sacred Heart
Aoife Bedggood
Niamh Bedggood
Olivia Borchert-Jonker
Zoe Borchert-Jonker
Cadel Byrne-Staunton
Kyra Byrne-Staunton
Nicholas De Bonis
Sophie Grocock
Heidi Holmes
Darcy Latimer
Oskar Olechnowicz
Jessica Vacher
Jack Young
Oscar Young
• Townsville St Patrick’s College,
Past Pupils Association, Brisbane
Branch, Annual Mass Saturday 23 May
at St Stephen’s Cathedral at 11.30am
followed by High Tea. Enquiries: Barbara
3396 6641, Monica 3341 9197 or Web
site www.spcpp.net All past pupils and
staff welcome
• Cherish Life Hope for the Future
Conference
Saturday
16th
May.
Parliamentary Annex, Alice St. Brisbane.
$75 adult $40 concession. Enqs: 3871
2445 or email [email protected]
RSVP May 6th.
• Mt. Maria College Mitchelton Open
Day: 4th May 3.30pm—7.00pm at 54
Prospect Rd. Mitchelton
Meet the
Principal and tour the campus. Info at:
www.mtmaria.com.au
• The Queensland Choir & The
Sinfonia of St Andrews present “THE
GLORY OF VIENNA”.
Ireni Utley
(soprano)
Shikari
Ringdahl
(alto)
Cameron Taylor (tenor), Joshua Ruben
(bass), Friday May 1, St Stephens
Cathedral, 7.30pm. Bookings: 4MBS
TICKETING phone 3847 1717 or online
www.4mbs.com.au General admission
$40 Concession $40 Full time student
$15 Children $15.
• St. Fabian’s Yeerongpilly Golden
Jubilee: Sunday 24th May 2015. One
Mass only will be celebrated on the
weekend of 23rd / 24th May at 9:00 am
on Sunday 24th May followed by a
morning tea and memorabilia of our
parish life will be on display.
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