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PARISH OF ST. JOHN’S WOOD/THE GAP WELCOME Website: www.stjohnswoodthegap.net.au Parish Office: PO Box 408, The Gap, Qld 4061 Office Hours: Tuesday-Friday 8.30 am—3.00 pm Contact: Phone: 3300 6099 Fax: 3300 6255 Churches: Mater Dei : 16 Philomene Drive, Ashgrove St Peter Chanel: 41 Chaprowe Road, The Gap Parish Priest: Fr. Vu Dinh Tuong [email protected] Parish Manager: Richard James [email protected] Parish Secretary: Caryn Lee [email protected] RECONCILATION Mater Dei Saturday 5.00-5.20 St. Peter Chanel Sunday 4.30-4.45 PARISH SCHOOLS Mater Dei Primary School Phone: 3514 4100 St Peter Chanel Primary School Phone: 3300 1202 PARISH COUNCIL Steven Foley (Chairperson) [email protected] ———————————— New Parishioners WELCOME Please place your name in the book at the back of the church. Parish of St John’s Wood/The Gap SUNDAY 27th MARCH 2016—Sunday of the Resurrection Life and Death Some people know only two undeniable realities of life and that are life and death. For them there is nothing that existed before life and apart from loss and misery there is nothing that remains after death. This kind of pessimistic belief somehow limits a human life in a vacuum because it makes us feel that we live for nothing. Some lives are pitiable and human wisdom is powerless when we face this reality. It is a broken heart for a mother to hear the sad news that her baby would have never seen sunrise. These innocents have had no personal experience of both life and death. Life is not rosy all the time as we all experience, for some who unfortunately contract an incurable disease or some are born in a war torn country and the marginalized and the voiceless. If there is nothing existed before and after death then life has no hope and it is rather hard to rectify when a human life begins - before or after birth? We, Christians, live not for ourselves but for others and when we die we don’t die alone. With faith in Jesus our lives are sure safer and secured in the hands of God. Whatever happens to us, God would never leave us alone but comes to our rescue. We shelter in His loving kindness and mercy. Life is a part of God’s creation Who creates and sustains life. Death comes not from God but from Satan. Death enters the human life by a back door. It is the result of disobedience which is associated to Satan and evil spirits. God creates life and resurrection; Satan creates sin and death. Resurrection was not in God’s original plan of creation. It arrived after when the human race committed sin. Resurrection is born out of God’s love for the human race. Jesus made the rescue mission to save us from eternal damnation. It is the power of God Who defeated the force of evil and destroyed death forever. Through disobedience Satan inflicted death and misery on the human race; through the obedience of Jesus who destroyed forever what Satan has mastered to enslave and imprison those who follow them. The resurrection of Christ confirms that God’s love is much more powerful than death and those who were being mistreated in the hands of their fellowmen would become victims no more but be elevated to God’s glory and enjoyed life to the full. The resurrection of Christ changed and renewed every good thing in Him, first the human lives and extended to the rest of the universe. The resurrection of Jesus affirms that our loving God exists before life and death is a passing phase to enter eternal life. Happy Easter Vudinh Tuong BAPTISMS Mater Dei 3rd Sunday St Peter Chanel 4th Sunday Baptism preparation details available on our website under Parish Activities
Transcript of PARISH OF ST. JOHN’S WOOD/THE GAP · 2018. 3. 14. · your current resume and a covering letter...
PARISH OF ST. JOHN’S WOOD/THE GAP
WELCOME
Website: www.stjohnswoodthegap.net.au Parish Office: PO Box 408, The Gap, Qld 4061
Office Hours: Tuesday-Friday 8.30 am—3.00 pm
Contact: Phone: 3300 6099 Fax: 3300 6255
Churches: Mater Dei : 16 Philomene Drive, Ashgrove
St Peter Chanel: 41 Chaprowe Road, The Gap
Parish Priest: Fr. Vu Dinh Tuong [email protected]
Parish Manager: Richard James [email protected]
Parish Secretary: Caryn Lee [email protected]
RECONCILATION Mater Dei
Saturday 5.00-5.20
St. Peter Chanel Sunday 4.30-4.45
PARISH SCHOOLS Mater Dei Primary School Phone: 3514 4100 St Peter Chanel Primary School Phone: 3300 1202
PARISH COUNCIL Steven Foley (Chairperson) [email protected] ————————————
New Parishioners WELCOME
Please place your name in the book
at the back of the church.
Parish of St John’s Wood/The Gap
SUNDAY 27th MARCH 2016—Sunday of the Resurrection
Life and Death
Some people know only two undeniable realities of life and that are life and death.
For them there is nothing that existed before life and apart from loss and misery
there is nothing that remains after death. This kind of pessimistic belief somehow
limits a human life in a vacuum because it makes us feel that we live for nothing.
Some lives are pitiable and human wisdom is powerless when we face this reality. It
is a broken heart for a mother to hear the sad news that her baby would have never
seen sunrise. These innocents have had no personal experience of both life and
death. Life is not rosy all the time as we all experience, for some who unfortunately
contract an incurable disease or some are born in a war torn country and the
marginalized and the voiceless. If there is nothing existed before and after death then
life has no hope and it is rather hard to rectify when a human life begins - before or
after birth?
We, Christians, live not for ourselves but for others and when we die we don’t die
alone. With faith in Jesus our lives are sure safer and secured in the hands of God.
Whatever happens to us, God would never leave us alone but comes to our rescue.
We shelter in His loving kindness and mercy. Life is a part of God’s creation Who
creates and sustains life. Death comes not from God but from Satan. Death enters
the human life by a back door. It is the result of disobedience which is associated to
Satan and evil spirits. God creates life and resurrection; Satan creates sin and death.
Resurrection was not in God’s original plan of creation. It arrived after when the
human race committed sin. Resurrection is born out of God’s love for the human
race. Jesus made the rescue mission to save us from eternal damnation. It is the
power of God Who defeated the force of evil and destroyed death forever. Through
disobedience Satan inflicted death and misery on the human race; through the
obedience of Jesus who destroyed forever what Satan has mastered to enslave and
imprison those who follow them. The resurrection of Christ confirms that God’s
love is much more powerful than death and those who were being mistreated in the
hands of their fellowmen would become victims no more but be elevated to God’s
glory and enjoyed life to the full. The resurrection of Christ changed and renewed
every good thing in Him, first the human lives and extended to the rest of the
universe. The resurrection of Jesus affirms that our loving God exists before life and
death is a passing phase to enter eternal life.
Happy Easter
Vudinh Tuong
BAPTISMS
Mater Dei 3rd Sunday
St Peter Chanel
4th Sunday
Baptism preparation details available on our website under Parish Activities
Next Week’s Readings: Second Sunday of Easter
First Reading Acts 15:12-16
Second Reading Revelation 1:9-13, 17-19
Gospel John 20:19-31
First Reading: Acts 10:34, 37-43
We have eaten and drunk with him after his resurrection from the dead. Responsorial Psalm: This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad. Second Reading: Colossians 3:1-4
Look for the things that are in heaven, where Christ is. Gospel Acclamation: Alleluia, alleluia! Christ has become our paschal sacrifice; let us feast with joy in the Lord. Alleluia! Gospel Reading: John 20:1-19
The teaching of scripture is that he must rise from the dead.
Prayers for the Sick
Recently Deceased Jai Knowles
Anniversaries Ted Howard
Patrick O’Shannessy Andrew Cung Bernie Rowe
Marie McSweeney
Please let us know about the sick
Every so often we learn of people confined to their home for quite a while or even transfer to permanent care in a hospice or nurs-ing home. We would like to bring the sacraments to them so please let the Parish Office know if family mem-bers are so confined. Please contact the parish office: 3300 6099 or Vi Hall: Mob: 0409 894 904
Rosary If you would like to pray the Rosary in your home
please contact Bruce Bonney
Phone: 3300 2959
ADORATION GROUP
Meets on the 1st
Friday of each
month 2pm to 3pm
at St Peter Chanel ALL WELCOME
St Brigid’s Red Hill
Year of Mercy, St Br igid’s Church at Red Hill will open for pilgrimage, private prayer, meditation and reconciliation every Friday night from 5 to 7pm.
menCONNECT The next gathering for 2016 is on Friday the
22nd April commencing at 6:00pm.
The guest speaker will be Guy Hawkins. Guy is the chaplain at The Gap State High School
and will be giving us an insight into what chaplain-
cy entails and what his life as a chaplain at The
Gap State High is like.
RSVP - email [email protected]
or phone 0459 992 228
Easter Vigil
Welcome the following children and RCIA candidates into the church:
Baptism
Isabella Brown, Pascale Brown and Rafferty Brown.
Baptism, confirmation and communion
Jenny Seesink and Carla Craig
Reception
Thor Leckie and Lorelei Leckie
Reception, confirmation and communion
Melinda Schafer, Kelly Ferguson, John Evans, Kirsty Leckie, Angus Leckie,
Annabelle Leckie and Jack Leckie.
Congratulations
Congratulations and thank you The Parish office would like to thank those who have visited our Church services
during the Holy Week. I extend our thanks to all parishioners who have contribut-
ed in different ways to make the Holy Week celebrations become so meaningful
and relevant to reality of life. Your hard works and prayerful dedication have touched deeply the lives and hearts of us all. I thank the children and their leaders
and parents for supporting the children for re-enactment the Passion of Christ on
Good Friday that brought tears to our eyes. Christ has risen and it is a time for us
to celebrate with joy and renew our hope in Christ.
Happy Easter
A VOCATION VIEW:
Easter Sunday - C A VOCATION VIEW:
We’re no longer no-
bodies. Jesus rose
from the dead. He
promises to take us to
heaven too. Our Ulti-
mate Vocation: Union
with God!
Year of Mercy Exposition of the Blessed Sacra-
ment Mater Dei Church
Monday 7pm-10pm
Friday 9.30am-10pm
If you are able to spend an hour per week or fortnight
please call in.
E-book for your computer free of charge Son of God: The Daily Gospel Year C-2 www.catholic-thoughts.info/ebook/
Help wanted
The After School Religious Education group
at Mater Dei needs additional leaders for
their Tuesday Sessions (3.15 to 4.15pm) If
you would like to know more phone Mary
33665103.
The Aspley Parish
Invites applications for the part time
position of
Sacramental Coordinator
(2 days per week, 4 hours per day) (Flexible with days of the week)
Full position description is available from the Parish Priest
Ph. 07 3862 9402 or Email [email protected]
To apply for this position, please email or send your current resume and a covering letter outlin-ing your suitability for the position to [email protected] .
HELP PLEASE! Urgently seeking extraordinary Ministers of
Holy Communion at Prince Charles
Hospital Sunday mornings.
Those interested, please contact,
Fr Stephen Byrnes on 0411716604 or
Longreach Drought Appeal — Dates to remember
Please mark in your diaries the dates for the Longreach Drought Appeal fundraiser to be held in St John's Wood/The Gap Parish in April. Plant/Cake stalls will be held: Sunday 17 April - after 9.30am Mass at Mater Dei church. Sunday 24 April - after 8.00am Mass at St Peter Chanel Church. Plans are underway for a Raffle - details and tickets available after Easter. All funds will go to the Longreach Drought Appeal. For further information please contact Elizabeth Cleary Mob. 0413741244 or Moira Flynn Mob. 33664536
Couples Evening Retreat The Vocation Brisbane Office is holding an evening retreat for young married and dating
couples on Tuesday, 12th April from 6.30pm
to 8.30pm at the Vocation Brisbane office
space, in the Cathedral of St Stephen’s
precinct.
Numbers are limited to no more than 20 at-
tendees.
Please contact Patrick on 07 3324 3353; or for
more information, email:
The Editor retains the right to edit any items
that are submitted to the bulletin.
The cut off for the Parish Bulletin is Wednesday
3pm. If you have any queries please contact the Parish
Office on: 33006099
Prayers for the sick:
When there is a request to pray for a sick person their names will be in
the Prayers of the Faithful for 2 weeks and
in the Bulletin for 4 weeks. If you wish to continue after that,
please contact the parish office.
Names of recently deceased will be on the prayer list for 2 weeks and in the bulletin for 2
weeks.
Renovations, Decks, Fit Outs Build In Under
MASS TIMES MATER DEI ST PETER CHANEL FEAST DAYS/NOTES
Monday 9 am
Tuesday 9 am
Wednesday 9 am
Thursday 9am
Friday 9 am
Healing Mass
Saturday 5.30pm
Sunday
9.30am 8am 5pm
BEQUEST OR
WILLS All parishioners are asked to consider including our parish St John’s Wood/The Gap in your will. One of the greatest contributions you can make to our parish is to ensure a legacy of faith for the young and to provide proper care for the old.
SOCIAL EVENTS PROGRAM FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
My name is Claire McCourtie, I have twin daughters, Elizabeth and Emma, who both have
Cerebral Palsy and Epilepsy. The girls attended SPC so some of you may remember them. The reason for putting this notice in the newsletter is to let people know that with the help
of the parish I am organising a Social Event Program for people with disabilities. There is a
great need for this Program in our community and I am willing and determined to get it up
and running. If you have any queries about the Program, please feel free to contact me. I would like to
hear from anyone who might like to be involved.
My contacts are 3300 3828 or 0413 270 167.
Masquerade Ball
The first Social Event I have organised is a Masquerade Ball adults over 18yrs. The Ball will
be held on Friday 20th May at 6:30pm at St Peter Chanel parish hall. Anyone who is inter-
ested in attending the Ball please
contact Claire on 3300 3828 or 0413 270 167.
The Ball attendance will be by invitation only.
