Holy Family Catholic Parish Runaway Bay
Fr John Khoái
Parish Priest
Tel : 07 5537 4320 - 7
Mob : 0427 777 500
José Zepeda
Pastoral Associate
Tel : 07 5537 4320 - 3
Audrey Ho
Parish Secretary
Tel : 07 5537 4320 - 5
Parish address :
16 Simbai Street
Runaway Bay Q. 4216
Tel : 07 5537 4320
Fax: 07 5537 5476
[email protected]
Parish Website :
www.holyfamilyrunawaybay.org.au
Parish Office Hours Mon,
Tues, Thurs, Fri (Closed on
Wednesdays): 8.45am-3pm
Ronnie Wilson
President of PPC
Tel 041 7004 942
Rachelle Broughton
Vice President of PPC
Tel 041 2463 720
Iain Harrison
Secretary of PPC
Tel 040 0112 424
Michael Nicholson
Chair of PFC
07 5537 4320 - 4
Jan Levinge
Marriage Coordinator
Peter Anderson: Principal
St Francis Xavier School
Tel : 07 5537 2633
Fax: 07 5537 9946
[email protected]
Reconciliation at 4.00pm
1st Saturday of the month.
Baptism Preparation at
7pm 1st Thurs of the month.
Baptism of the Lord Sunday Year B 11th Jan 2015—Issue No. 084
Baptism of the Lord is Another Epiphany
The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord br ings the joy of Chr istmas to its completion.
At Christmas we have contemplated the birth of the Word incarnate. The God who dwells
in unapproachable light is now made visible in the baby laying in a manger. In the mystery of the Epiphany, we meditated on Christ’s manifestation to all nations represented by
the wise men from the East, who came to adore the Child.
In the mystery of Christ’s Baptism in the Jordan River, we encounter the promised Messiah, the second Adam (1 Cor 15:47 who comes to repair the first Adam’s guilt.
In Israel at 30 years of age, one reached full maturity and could become a master. Having
reached adulthood, before he began his public ministry, Jesus manifested himself definitively in the River Jordan as the One sent by the Father for the salvation of mankind.
The Father’s voice from heaven shows that Jesus is the eternal Son. The descent
of the Holy Spirit shows that he is definitively consecrated in his whole being as the
Anointed One per excellence. It is a true manifestation of the Holy Trinity, which gives
testimony to the divinity of Jesus, to his being the promised Messiah, the One whom God
has sent to free his people from sin. (cf. Is 40:2) Christ did not need the baptism of John,
because he was absolutely sinless and impeccable. Jesus descended into the River to sanctify its waters and to confer upon them the power of the true Baptism which would remove all the sins of the world: "Behold the Lamb of God, behold him who takes away the
sin of the world." He gives the waters the power to beget children of God. Cardinal J.
Ratzinger in his book Jesus of Nazareth, p.18 states: “Jesus loaded the burden of all mankind’s guilt upon his shoulders; he bore it down into the depths of the Jordan. He inaugurated his public activity by stepping into the place of sinners.”
This awesome miracle is repeated to us on the day of our Baptism. At Chr ist' s baptism the Holy Spirit descended upon him; at our Baptism the Trinity took its abode in our
soul. At his baptism Christ was proclaimed the Beloved Son of the Father; at our Baptism
we become the adopted children of God. At Christ's baptism the heavens were opened; at
our Baptism the heavens were opened to us.
Dear parents, in asking for Baptism for your children, you bear witness to your
faith, and manifest the joy of being Christians, of belonging to the Church. This joy comes
from knowing you have become children of God and are welcomed into a loving embrace, in the same way that a mother supports and embraces her child. This joy, that directs the path of every Christian, is based on your personal relationship with Jesus, a relationship that guides the whole of human existence. You must know that there is nothing
greater than to know Christ and to communicate friendship with him to others. Those who
have this experience are not willing to give up their faith for anything in the world.
Dear godparents, yours is the important duty of supporting Christian parents in
raising baptized children in an ever deeper friendship with the Lord. May you always give
them your good example, through the exercise of Christian virtues openly and without
compromise, especially in the face of a society that often considers those who live by faith
in Jesus to be old-fashioned and out of date.
The seed of faith, hope and charity, infused by God –– the seed that was placed in
the children’s hearts through the power of the Holy Spirit, must always be fed by the
Word of God and the Sacraments, so that these virtues of the Christian can grow and
reach full maturity, in order to make them true witnesses of the Lord. At his baptism Jesus
prayed; after their Baptism, you, parents and godparents, must pray and incessantly invoke upon them the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, and entrust them to the protection of
the Holy Virgin: May she always guard them with her maternal presence and accompany
them at every moment of their lives. Amen.
LITURGY OF THE WORD
FIRST READING Isaiah 55:1-11 Incline your ear, and come to the waters; listen, so that you may live.
PARISH NEWS
The Parish Pastoral Council will meet next Thur sday, 15th J anuar y 2015 at 7pm in the Par ish Meeting Room.
The Executive will meet at 5pm on Tuesday, 13th January to set up the Agenda.
Everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and you that have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine
and milk without money and without price. Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and
your labour for that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to me, and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in rich food. Incline your ear, and come to me; listen, so that you may live. I will make with you an
everlasting covenant, my steadfast, sure love for David. See, I made him a witness to the peoples, a leader
and commander for the peoples. See, you shall call nations that you do not know, and nations that do not
know you shall run to you, because of the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has glorified you.
The Parish Finance Committee will meet on Tuesday, 20th J anuar y 2015 at 7pm in the Par ish Meeting Room.
Seek the Lord while he may be found, call upon him while he is near; let the wicked forsake their way, and
the unrighteous their thoughts; let them return to the Lord, that he may have mercy on them, and to our God,
for he will abundantly pardon. For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways, says the
Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts
than your thoughts.
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For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return there until they have watered the
earth, making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater, so shall my word be
that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose,
and succeed in the thing for which I sent it.
RESPONSORIAL CANTICLE Isaiah 12:2-3. 4-6 R. W e shall draw water joyfully, singing joyfully, from the
wellsprings of salvation.
Surely God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid, for the Lord God is my strength and my might;
he has become my salvation. With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation. R.
Give thanks to the Lord, call on his name; make known his deeds among the nations; proclaim that his name
is exalted. R.
Sing praises to the Lord, for he has done gloriously; let this be known in all the earth. Shout aloud and sing
for joy, O royal Zion, for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel. R.
SECOND READING 1 John 5:1-9 There are three that testify: the Spirit and the water and the blood.
Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the parent
loves the child. By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments. For the love of God is this, that we obey his commandments. And his commandments are not
burdensome, for whatever is born of God conquers the world. And this is the victory that conquers the world,
our faith.
Who is it that conquers the world but the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? This is the one who
came by water and blood, Jesus Christ, not with the water only but with the water and the blood. And the
Spirit is the one that testifies, for the Spirit is the truth. There are three that testify: the Spirit and the water
and the blood, and these three agree. If we receive human testimony, the testimony of God is greater; for this
is the testimony of God that he has testified to his Son.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (See John 1:29) Alleluia, alleluia! J ohn saw Jesus approaching him, and said: This is the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world.
Alleluia!
GOSPEL Mark 1:7-11 Y ou are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased.
John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance
for the forgiveness of sins. In his preaching he proclaimed, “The one who is more powerful than I is coming after me; I am not worthy to stoop down and untie the thong of his
sandals. I have baptized you with water; but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”
In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in
the Jordan. And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart
and the Spirit descending like a dove on him. And a voice came from heaven, “You are
my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased.”
COMMUNION ANTIPHON (Jn 1:32.34) Behold the One of whom J ohn said: I
have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.
The Catholic Women’s League Raffle was a lucky day for J oan Manning and Alice, who won our two lovely
Christmas Hampers with tickets from the same book! Rebecca won the cute bear. The CWL would like to
thank everyone for their support of this fundraiser—we made close to $600 for charity. God bless you all!
With effect from February 2015, Par ish Office hour s will be Tuesday-Friday, 8.45am—3pm. The Office will
be closed on Mondays.
Date Claimer : WMD Mass Sunday 8th Feb 2015. You ar e invited to celebr ate Wor ld Mar r iage Day at St.
Benedict’s Church, Mudgeeraba on Sunday 8th February 2015 at 11am. Mass, including renewal of vows,will
be followed by a shared lunchon the verandah.Please bring a plate, and feel freeto invite your family and
friends.For more information call Sue and Bren Milsom:- 55224880 [email protected]
Runaway Bay Twilight Markets Come along to our next Twilight Mar kets held next Fr iday 16th J anuar y
between 5.00 pm-8.30pm.
EUCHARISTIC FAST. Those who r eceive Holy Communion ar e to abstain for one hour befor ehand fr om
all food and drink with the exception of water and medicine. This does not apply to the elderly, the sick and those
who care for them, or to priests celebrating a second or third Mass on a given day.
It is most strongly recommended that the faithful receive holy communion in the course of a Eucharistic celebration.
CCL 918-919
PRAYERS FOR THE SICK AND DECEASED
PARISH NEWS
Aboriginal Dancing Group will celebr ate with us the Wor ld Day of Migr ants and Refugees at 9.00 am, Sunday
18th January, 2015. On that day, Pope Francis will deliver his message, “Church without Frontiers, Mother of
All.” It will be appropriate for us to welcome a local aboriginal choir, representing the owners of this Land.
Their presence will bring great significance to our spiritual life.
Christ’s Catholic Community—promoted by Sylvia & Louis Zammit—will be operating in our parish every Friday straight after morning Mass in the Meeting Room of the Parish, starting from 23 rd January 2015. There will
be one-hour program of praying with Sunday Readings. It is another form of pre-celebrating the Sunday Liturgy of the Word. It will be no doubt one of the best ways to prepare us for Sunday Eucharistic Celebration. All
parishioners are much welcome.
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RCIA will r esume on Wednesday 14th January 2015. RCIA candidates, sponsors, supporters, families and friends
are invited to the celebration of the Rite of Election on Feb 22nd, 2015 at 3pm at St Stephen’s Cathedral Brisbane. This is a joyful occasion in which the Bishops, priests and deacons stand with the baptizes from Parishes
across the Archdiocese, to support the Catechumens.
Weekly Mass Diary : 12th —17th January 2015
Monday 12th
Tuesday 13th
Wednesday 14th
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Thursday 15
Friday 16th
Saturday 17th
Saturday 17th
Sunday 18th
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: 08.00 am. Mass followed by Novena
: 8.00 am. Mass followed by Rosary
: 8.00 am. Mass followed by Adoration—Benediction
: 9.30 am Mass followed by Rosary.
: 9.30 am Mass followed by Rosary.
: 9.30 am. Mass followed by Rosary.
: 5.30 pm 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
: 7.00 am + 9.00 am Mass—2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
The next Evening Sunday Mass will be on the 01st February at 5.30 pm.
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Readings of Next Weekend : 2 Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
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1 Reading: 1 Sam 3:3-10.19; 2nd Reading: 1 Cor 6:13-15.17-20; Gospel: Jn 1:35-42
PLEASE CONTACT THE
PARISH OFFICE FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION
ON ADVERTISING IN THE
PARISH BULLETIN
RECENTLY DECEASED: Helen J ane Newham, Chr istopher Hall,
Wilma Porter, Magdalene Yeo, Athol Romer
ANNIVERSARIES: Max Nunis, Pinky Lipana, Andr e A Deshaies,
Graeme Warde, David Amott, Helen Regan, Mary Kelly, Violet Evelyn Soars, Margaret Ryan, Ross Michael Bycroft, Paul Muggleton,
Les Glenn, Lucy Glenn
SICK LIST: Arthur Alsos, Nicole Taylor, Brian May, Dolores Kilian,
Kimberley Priest, Alan Smith, Megan Meade, Stephanie James, Aspen
Tomlinson, Eileen Hill, Paulina De Veyra, Alex Lontoc, Betty
McCann, Karl Raboud, Elizabeth Dodds (Lil), Annemarie Thomas,
Amanda Vargraves, Kerry Pascoe, John Stretch, Lucille Reynolds,
Stephen Johnson, Noel O’Connor, Emerson R Cadayona, Edward
Nathan, Anne Mannion, Sunny Contessa, Joan O’Connor, Rita Dennis, Rita Ryan, Pete Manning, Charmaine Martin, Karen Black, Jan
May, Val Pratt, Brian Smith, Poldie Rosset, Bernie Pack, Alan Bell,
Wilma Porter, Carmen Mallia, John Mitchell, Lesley Goltman, Julie
Ribbons, Matthew Storey, Renata Penninger-Joyce, Colin Goldup,
Barry Heywood, Maureen Currie, Charlie Miscallef, Ron Taylor, Marilyn & Peter Sutton, Cooper Brookhouse, George Yealland, Anne &
Albert Chandler, Pat Otago, Elizabeth Norris, David Shinners, Carol
Farrell. Any updates please advise the parish office.
PRAYER:
O Lord Jesus Christ, rest your weary ones,
Bless your dying ones, soothe your suffering ones,
Pity your afflicted ones, shield your joyous ones,
And all for your love’s sake. Amen. (St Augustine)
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Mass Duty Roster : January 17th /18th 2015
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