MASS TIMES

ST IGNATIUS Toowong: Weekdays 5.30pm every afternoon; Saturday 9.00am & 6.00pm (Vigil); Sunday 7.00am & 5.00pm.

Reconciliation: Saturday after 9.00am Mass and from 5.15pm to 5.45pm, or by appointment. HOLY SPIRIT Auchenflower: Weekdays 9.00am Monday, Wednesday & Friday; Sunday 8.30am.

The section on marriage may itself be divided into two. In the first part Jesus

is engaged in public argument with the Pharisees, in the second he answers his

disciples in private. In response to the Pharisees’ question Jesus quotes from

the second creation story in Genesis to reaffirm God’s original intention that

marriage be a life-long commitment. In contrast with other New Testament

writers (see Mt 5:32, 1 Cor. 7:10-16), Mark makes no reference to any

exceptions to the norm.

Jesus’ teaching provokes the disciples to seek clarification. His reply remains absolute but is remarkable for the

way it puts husband and wife on an equal footing. The question of how to interpret and apply Jesus’ teaching in

our time is challenging and controversial.

Extract from ‘Break Open the Word’—4 October 2015

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ON THE JOURNEY TOGETHER – THE SYNOD ON THE FAMILY

I have arrived in Rome for the Synod of Bishops on the Family in the Modern World. I’ve worked very hard to prepare for it and, now that I’m here, I’m looking forward to it very much.

People keep asking me what do you think will happen at the Synod? All I can say is: “I’m not sure”. I think we could be in for surprises. The Holy Spirit is like that.

No one saw the Second Vatican Council coming and I hope, at least, we’re in for a few surprises at this

Synod. Because, if we just say the same things in the same way, why bother with having two Synods as Pope Francis has decided we’ll have?

We’re on a journey together and it’s a journey of discovery. It’s not just about marriage and the family. That’s where the rubber hits the road. But it’s also about the Church and how the Church relates to the

modern world. Because in some ways we’re drifting apart. And that’s not the Catholic way. The Catholic way is to engage.

So, how can we as the Church engage the modern world and how seriously can we as the Church take history and all that history throws up to us? So, there are big questions caught up in this Synod but there are also those intimate questions concerning marriage and the

family.

So I invite all of you to surround us Bishops here in Rome with your prayer through the next three weeks. - Archbishop Mark Coleridge

27th Sunday Ordinary 4th October 2015

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Holy Spirit Church Harriett Street, Auchenflower

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Marriage & Divorce

View the Archbishop’s 90-sec video message via above

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XIV Ordinary Synod of Bishops, Rome — ‘Vocation & Mission of the Family in the Church & the Contemporary World’. This is the 2nd of two synods on the family called by Pope Francis and it starts this Sunday 4 October. He is relying on our prayers. Let’s pray for this important gathering over the next 21 days . * Archbishop Coleridge has issued a prayer card, available from rotary stands, & a message on the Synod—refer front page of newsletter.

Catholic Psychiatric Pastoral Care invites you to a Mass to celebrate Queensland Mental Health Week on Fri 9 October, 1pm at St Patrick’s Hall, Fortitude Valley (church is closed for renovations), cnr McLachlan and Morgan Sts. Light refreshments will follow Mass. Limited parking is available in church grounds.

World Mental Health Day 2015—Saturday 10 October. This year the theme is Mental Health Begins With Me!

Ecumenical Social Justice Group meeting on Monday 12 October , 7.30pm in the Taringa Baptist Church. Speaker: Deb Bogner from Anglicare, on supported re-integration service for prisoners and prison chaplaincy.

Readings: 27th Sunday Ordinary: Genesis 2:18-24. Hebrews 2:9-11. Mark 10:2-16.

Next week: 28th Sunday Ordinary: Wisdom 7:7-11. Hebrews 4:12-13. Mark 10:17-30.

Entrance Antiphon:

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Spoken Response: May the Lord bless us all the days of our lives.

Sung Response: Fill us with your Love, O Lord, and we will sing for joy.

Gospel Acclamation: Alleluia, alleluia! If we love one another, God will live in us in perfect love. Alleluia!

Within your will, O Lord, all things are established, and there is none that can resist your will. For you have made all things, the heaven and the earth, and all that is held within the circle of heaven; you are the Lord of all.

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Margaret Silf Retreats. Passionate about making Christian spirituality, and especially Ignatian spirituality, accessible to people with no theological background. *See flyer on noticeboard for full details. Tues 6—Sat 10 Oct., 9am—5pm daily. Each day of the retreat stands alone from each other & focus on a different aspect of the exercises & applying it to our lived experience. Cost: $50 p/day | $225 full week. BYO lunch.

For info. and / or bookings please phone 3368 2450 or E: fabercis@bigpond.com | www.faberspirituality.org.au

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is a new Senior’s Community being planned on the land surrounding the Holy Spirit Church, Auchenflower.

The Parish has investigated options to create an amenity for the community and has started the planning process with Greengate

Retirement Villages. The approach is to engage the local community, to listen to the local seniors and learn about what is

important in the creation of the new village.

For those wanting more information or who have any questions Cheryl and Alison from Greengate will be available after 6pm Mass Sat. 17 October & 7am and 5pm Masses on Sunday 18 October.

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The new Thanksgiving cycle commences THIS WEEKEND— 4 October.

New envelopes for all contributors will be left in both churches for collection from THIS weekend until Sunday 11 October. NB. Credit Card and Direct Debit patrons — if you don’t wish to use envelopes, please leave them in the trays for return to the Parish Office.

Income from Thanksgiving envelopes supports the Clergy and Parish Staff, as well as helping to fund parish loans, repair and maintenance, new resources, Archdiocesan levies, insurance premiums, liturgical and administration expenses.

So far this year expenditure has centred on general maintenance and minor improvements to all parish properties. However, special mention is made of extensive tree pruning at Holy Spirit church; major pest control measures and eradication of termites and vermin again at Manresa presbytery & parish centre became a priority and were completed. Early in the plumbing repairs and lighting upgrades were carried out at St Ignatius Church. Lift call outs and servicing were a regular expense early this year but have stabilised at present. Major roof and guttering repairs and replacement of Solarhart hot-water system will be carried out later this year at Manresa/Parish Centre. Some important parish projects may be considered in the 2015/16 budget cycle, ie. costing an upgrade of electrical wiring and fittings at St Ignatius church/hall. Minor repairs and changes were actioned early in 2015 following the Archdiocesan WH&S audit of all parish properties late last year.

We wish to acknowledge the professional input and expertise of the Finance and Development Committee including the Steering Committee for development of Auchenflower land and the Property Maintenance and Development sub-committee. An extra vote of thanks goes to the constant reliability and dependability of the weekly Money Counters group. Thanks go to everyone for your tireless efforts on behalf of the parish!

Special message for new and existing parishioners. We welcome new members to the community and new participants in the TG Programme, so please take a copy of Fr Quin’s letter of encouragement and a New/Change Parishioner brochure or form from the back of the church, complete and place on the collection plate or forward to Sandy Dunne, Finance Officer at the Parish Office for processing. Similarly, please take the time to let us know if you are changing banking details, home address or leaving the parish in the near future. It helps to keep the parish database updated too! Any questions? Don’t hesitate to call Sandy at the Parish Office (Mon—Wed). Thanks and God Bless! Fr Peter Quin SJ, Parish Priest.

THE THANKSGIVING PROGRAMME IS THE MAJOR REVENUE SOURCE FOR THE PARISH. PLEASE CONSIDER JOINING UP IF YOU ARE NOT ALREADY A MEMBER.

Your Prayers Are Requested For All Parishioners & friends who are sick and in need All Parishioners & friends who are sick and in need

SSICKICK::: Carmel Bolger, Gladys O’Brien, Judy Galarza, Elizabeth Anna, Cirino Quagliata, Merryn Morris, Maria Rego, Philip Donaldson, Jenny Reed, Del O’Sullivan, Eve Jones, Patti Smith.

RRECENTLYECENTLY DDECEASEDECEASED:: Henry Weld, Clare Tenison-Woods.

AANNIVERSARIESNNIVERSARIES: : Mary Smyth, Michael Wallis.

WWEDDINGEDDING: : Matthew Downey & Jane Rigg.

PARISH COLLECTIONS: Including Clergy Support: $2,158, Other: $550.

EXPECT-A-CUPPA will be held this weekend—Parishioners are invited to stay after 6pm Vigil Saturday and 7am Sunday Masses at St Ignatius for a cup of tea / coffee.

JESUIT NEWS Fr John Reilly sj was released from hospital and returned to Toowong presbytery during the past week.

PARISH NEWS Frs Peter, Gaetan & Toowong Jesuit Community will be absent from the parish this coming week. Communion Services will be held instead of daily Masses at St Ignatius from Monday to Thursday & Holy Spirit on Wed. and Friday.

CWL TOOWONG BRANCH meeting on Monday 5 October after the 9am Mass at Holy Spirit. New members always welcome. Enquiries: Del Doherty 3371 7746.

CRAFT GROUP Join us and bring your craft on Thursday 8 October at 2pm in the Horstmann Room. New members always welcome.

ST. IGNATIUS PEACE THROUGH JUSTICE GROUP 1. If you are worried about human rights in the world today join prayer vigil organised by our group & CLC, "Voices for Justice", at 7pm on Tuesday 13 October. 2. Next Sunday 11 October we will hold a plant, baked and mixed goods stall at Holy Spirit after Mass (raising funds for Education for Peace in Sudan, a pro-gram initiated & run by former parishioner Louise Sullivan with Sr Rose J. Adiero).

PPC’S “DINNERS FOR 8” It's on again! This is a chance to experience Church in the context of superb company, excellent food & great conversation—Sat. 17 Oct. We are looking for Dinner hosts and guests. Please let Charles Costello 0431 709 269 or the Parish Office (3870 7818) know if you would like to be part of this adventure.

PARISH RECORDS Parishioners / Volunteers / ‘Blue Card’ Holders REMINDER to please keep your contact information / ‘Blue Card’ details up-to-date on the Parish (confidential) records. If your contact info. has changed or ‘Blue Card’ has been renewed recently (OR expired / needs to be renewed) please contact Sandy Dunne at Parish Office (Mon – Wed.) ph 3870 7818 or email toowong@bne.catholic.net.au

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OCTOBEROCTOBEROCTOBEROCTOBER 3 Expect-a-cuppa (after 6pm Vigil) - St Ig.

4 27th Sunday Ordinary

Expect-a-cuppa (after 7am Mass) - St Ig.

Wedding: 11am—St Ignatius

5 - 9 Toowong Jesuit Community away

5 Public Holiday

CWL meeting following 9am Mass—H/S

6 St Ignatius School Term 4 starts

7.45pm SVdP Meeting—Horstmann Rm

8 2pm Craft Group—Horstmann Room

10 8am ‘Call to Holiness’ - St Ignatius Hall

11 28th Sunday Ordinary

Baptisms: 10.30am & 11am—St Ignatius & 11.30am—Holy Spirit

St Ig. Peace Through Justice stall—H/S

DAILY SCRIPTURE READINGS 27th Week Ordinary (B/1)

1st Reading Gospel

Mon: Zechariah 8:1-8. Luke 9:46-50. Tues: Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14. John 1:L47-51. Wed: Nehemiah 2:1-8. Luke 9:57-62. Thu: Nehemiah 8:1-12. Luke 10:1-12. Fri Exodus 23:20-23. Matthew 18:1-5,10. Sat: Baruch 4:5-12,27-29. Luke 10:17-24.

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SOCIAL JUSTICE STATEMENT 2015—16“For those who’ve come across the seas: Justice for refugees & asylum seekers”: No Charge. APOSTLESHIP OF PRAYER October: Free. AUSTRALIAN CATHOLICS Spring: Free. BRIS WEST DEANERY NEWSLETTER Sept.: Free. AUST. JESUITS COMPANIONS Winter: Free. AUST CENTRES OF IGNATIUS SPIRITUALITY— 2015 Program book: Free. MADONNA MAGAZINE Spring: $11. — FYI: Personal or gift subscriptions available to Madonna magazine— $39 for 1 year. Take a form from rotary stands or P: 1300 728 846. THE CATHOLIC LEADER Weekly: $2. — FYI: Take a ‘postcard’ from rotary stands to subscribe for either newspaper: $90 or digital issue: $50 (per 50 issues) or P: 3336 9100.

INFORMATION UPDATE ON HOLY SPIRIT CHURCH AUCHENFLOWER

after Masses at ST IGNATIUS CHURCH on weekend of 17-18 October.

ALL PARISHIONERS AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITY ARE WELCOME.

Join us after Mass to hear more about the proposed Care Village on the vacant land surrounding the Holy Spirit Church, Auchenflower.

Representatives of the Church’s partner for the Care Village, Greengate, are attend-ing & will answer any questions you may have in relation to the proposal. Greengate, as an experienced Age Care and Retirement provider, will also explain some of the other types of accommodation options available to seniors in our local community.

Mission for Toowong Parish: “The Vision for the Auchenflower Holy Spirit Land” - Fr Peter Quin sj, Parish Priest

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present a conference on "The Family" at St Igna#us Hall on Sat. 10 OctoberSat. 10 OctoberSat. 10 OctoberSat. 10 October, from 8am.

6 Talks:- Fr. Paul Chandler, Drs Adam Cooper & Conor Sweeney, Angela Duff and

celebrant: Bishop Joseph Oudeman. Tea & coffee provided. BYO lunch. Registra#ons:-

Family $35, Single $25, Students/Pensioners $20. Group discounts available. For more

info. take a brochure from rotary stands or www.calltoholiness.com.au or 3277 3849.

Parish WEBSITE www.stignatiustoowong.org.au Current Newsletter now on our website!

When making out your will please consider the needs of the parish

Queensland’s Privacy Scheme and the Commonwealth Government’s legislation deals with the manner in which private sector organisations may record, use, store and disclose information, including health information, collected from individuals. The Parish of Toowong is committed to upholding and implementing the Privacy Principles set out in both the legislations and Privacy Scheme and by the Archdiocese of Brisbane. A copy of the Parish's Privacy Policy is available to any parishioner by contacting the Parish Office on 3870 7818 during office hours.

Jesuit Community of Qld

Fr John Reilly SJ Superior

Fr Peter Quin SJ PP

Fr Gaetan Pereira SJ APP

Fr Ian Howells SJ

Fr Vince Hurley SJ

Faber CIS, Bardon

Director: Fr John Reilly SJ

PA to the Director: Allison King

Phone: 3368 2450

www.faberspirituality.org.au

Parish Office Staff

*Sandy Dunne - Finance *Monica Florence - (Parish Secretary including Newsletter)

*Sacramental Co-Ordinator:

Cathy Bennett (Wed only)

Parish Pastoral Council

Charles Costello—Chair

Finance & Development

David Slater—Chair

Musical Director

Anthony Young

Liturgical Ministry:- Roster Co-ordinators- St Ignatius Church: * Ministry Roster: Josie Hynes 0407 355 811 & Chris Ioannides 0415 624144 *Altar Server Convenor: Tony Castel 0438 192 298

Holy Spirit Church

*Rosters: Pat L:ye 3300 1432 *Children’s Liturgy & Altar Server Training: Louise Wellington 3876 8786

PRIMARY SCHOOL

Principal— Roycelyn Wilden APRE— Rachelle Gibson

46 Grove Street, Toowong Qld 4066 .

Phone: 3371 1094

www.stignatiustoowong. qld.edu.au

* OSHC— 3870 3270

Staff meeting each Wednesday 2pm.

PARISH OFFICE INFORMATION Phone: 3870 7818. Fax: 3870 7857. Email: toowong@bne.catholic.net.au Website: www.stignatiustoowong.org.au

Postal Address: 30 Kensington Terrace, Toowong Qld 4066. Office Hours: Monday to Friday 9am—4.30pm.

We are part of the Brisbane West Deanery ~ website: www.brisbanewestdeanery.com.au ~ email: bwdeanery@bne.catholic.net.au

Emergency Contact If you require a priest in an emergency, please phone the parish office and follow the prompts.

OUR MISSION PRAYER

We, the St Ignatius community, are called to live the good news. We pray that we become the people that Jesus Christ called us to be. We pray that we know the Father, by the power of the Holy Spirit

through knowing Jesus in prayer, scripture and liturgy. We pray that we give hope to others by a practical, personal kindness, affirming each person's dignity, worth and destiny in Christ. May we live out this mission of our Christian vocation in the spirit of St. Ignatius.

The Catholic bishops of England and Wales have published an extraordinary candid, piece of criticism, accusing the Church of being bigoted, misogynistic, controlling, judgemental, outdated and Pharisaical. These are all words taken from a summary of response to a consultation conducted by the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales in preparation for the forthcoming international synod of bishops in Rome, on the subject of marriage and family life. Yet, there is no cynicism among these accusations. Rather, the laity who commented are revealed as warm, generous, open-hearted and still committed to their faith. What they are criticising was the “official” Church, how-ever defined—the disapproving judgemental hierarchical Church as portrayed in the media and as described by its enemies & those it has hurt. And as many of them point out, this is not based on the Church as it presently under Pope Francis, but on how it is perceived to have acted over generations.

The consultation produced a rich seam of spiritual insight and reflection. It pleads for things to change, especially regarding those who are estranged from the Church over issues of sexual ethics. A constant refrain was that the next generation of Catholics will be permanently alienated unless there is change that makes the church a warmer home for women, for gay people, and for the divorced and remarried. They want a Church that engages with married life and its messy difficulties realistically and humanely, not one offering idealistic textbook answers.

- Extract from article in “The Tablet” - 26 September 2015.

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