Dear Parishioners,

Church attendance begins again Monday! With the government restrictions, at the time of writing this newsletter, we are able to have 20 people attend Mass. We will begin celebrating daily Mass this Monday. In the near future the number of people who will be able to attend Mass may increase above 20. We will return to our normal Mass times and we will add two evening Masses at 6.00 pm on Wednesday and Thursday. The Mass times are:

Monday 8.30am Tuesday 8.30am Wednesday 8.30am and 6.00pm Thursday 9.00am and 6.00pm Friday 8.30am Saturday 6.00pm Sunday 6.30am, 8.00am, 9.15am,10.30am and 6.00pm To be able to attend Mass you will need to register online with this link http://www.olol.com.au/massbookings.html If the number of people has reached 20 you will need to register at another Mass. We ask at this stage that you attend only one weekday Mass and once a month for Sunday Mass. For those who do not have computer access we will allow a couple of positions to be accessed by phone. Of course the Dispensation from attending Mass on Sunday is still in force.

To be able to enter the Church at any Mass your registered name will be given to a Marshal at the front door of the church. Sadly you may not enter if your name is not registered. Following each Mass the Church will be sanitised. We may need a few volunteers after each Mass to clean the church.

Movement around the church will be limited. The following directions will be adhered to.

Entry and Exit will be by the main front doors only

The Eucharistic Chapel will be closed

Communion will only be shared on the hand and not the tongue

The Sacristy will only be accessed by the Priest (there will be no Sacristans and the Priest will set up the Altar by himself and no one will touch anything on the Altar)

At the moment the side pews are roped off so there will be no access to the statues

The Piety Stall will remain closed

Only one toilet will be open

There will be no collection plates but a box will be used for all donations We will live stream Mass this weekend at 9.30 am Mass. Next Saturday evening (13th

June), we will begin live streaming the Saturday evening Mass. If you are unable to attend Mass on a particular weekend, this Mass will be able to be viewed and prayed at 6.00pm or any time after that Mass is finished.

For the time being we will not advertise times for Reconciliation (Confession). If you would like to celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation please call the Parish Office for an appointment with one of the Priests.

Adoration of the Blessed Eucharist will begin this Tuesday evening 7.00pm to 8.00pm for a limited number of 20 people. Louis Lamuri will be the Marshal, so you can register with Louis on email lamurifamily@outlook.com or phone 0412 073 965.

The St Vincent De Paul Winter Appeal is now in full force with the weather being so cool at the moment. Please see the third page of this newsletter for the details to be able to contribute warm blankets and funds to those in need. See you in church! Fr Dan

Priests: Fr Dan Ryan (Parish Priest: Sunnybank) Fr Terence Nueva (Parish Priest: Acacia Ridge (nuevat@bne.catholic.net.au Office: 3277 2252) Fr Enoch Iheme (Associate Pastor) Fr Raju Joseph (Associate Pastor)

Parish Office (adjacent to OLOL Church, Sunnybank) Ph: 3345 3766 Monday to Thursday, 8.30 am - 4.00 pm; Friday 9.00am - 4.00pm

Post: PO Box 32, Sunnybank, QLD 4109

Web: www.olol.com.au Email: sunnybank@bne.catholic.net.au

The Most Holy Trinity (Trinity Sunday) - 7th June 2020

Acacia Ridge, Algester, Archerfield, Calamvale, Coopers Plains, Kuraby, Macgregor, Parkinson, Robertson, Runcorn, Stretton, Sunnybank, Sunnybank Hills

Our Lady of Lourdes Church, 121 Mains Road, Sunnybank Our Lady of Fatima Church, 350 Mortimer Road, Acacia Ridge

Next Sunday: The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi): Deuteronomy 8: 2-3, 14b-16a; 1 Corinthians 10: 16-17; John 6: 51-58

Monday 8th June

8.30am Mass - Sunnybank

Tuesday 9th June

8.30am Mass - Sunnybank 7.00pm Adoration Wednesday 10th June

8.30am Mass - Sunnybank 6.00pm Mass - Sunnybank

Thursday 11th June St Barnabas

9.00am Mass - Sunnybank 6.00pm Mass - Sunnybank

Friday 12th June

8.30am Mass - Sunnybank Saturday 13th June St Anthony of Padua

6.00pm Mass - Sunnybank

Sunday 14th June

6.30am Mass - Sunnybank 8.00am Mass - Sunnybank 9.15am Mass - Sunnybank 10.30am Mass - Sunnybank 6.00pm Mass - Sunnybank (Youth)

The Most Holy Trinity (Trinity Sunday): Year A

First Reading: Exodus 34: 4b-6, 8-9 Moses finds favour with God, and yokes the fate of the strong willed, intemperate peoples of Israel to the gracious fidelity and mercy of the God. Second Reading: 2 Corinthians 13: 11-13 As Paul reminds the Corinthian community that in God is grace and peace, he invokes the threefold blessing of God, Christ and the Spirit. Gospel: John 3: 16-18 Our Gospel highlights the unity of God and the Son, and their joint love and

overwhelming care for the world.

‘GAUDETE ET EXSULTATE’ Rejoice and Exult THE GREAT CRITERION

CHAPTER FOUR Signs of Holiness in Today’s World

IN COMMUNITY

140. When we live apart from others, it is very difficult to fight against concupiscence, the snares and temptations of the devil and the selfishness of the world. Bombarded as we are by so many enticements, we can grow too isolated, lose our sense of reality and inner clarity, and easily succumb.

141. Growth in holiness is a journey in community, side by side with others. We see this in some holy communities. From time to time, the Church has canonized entire communities that lived the Gospel heroically or offered to God the lives of all their members. We can think, for example, of the seven holy founders of the Order of the Servants of Mary, the seven blessed sisters of the first monastery of the Visitation in Madrid, the Japanese martyrs Saint Paul Miki and companions, the Korean martyrs Saint Andrew Taegon and companions, or the South American martyrs Saint Roque González, Saint Alonso Rodríguez and companions. We should also remember the more recent witness borne by the Trappists of Tibhirine, Algeria, who prepared as a community for martyrdom. In many holy marriages too, each spouse becomes a means used by Christ for the sanctification of the other. Living or working alongside others is surely a path of spiritual growth. Saint John of the Cross told one of his followers: “You are living with others in order to be fashioned and tried”.

142. Each community is called to create a “God-enlightened space in which to experience the hidden presence of the risen Lord”. Sharing the word and celebrating the Eucharist together fosters fraternity and makes us a holy and missionary community. It also gives rise to authentic and shared mystical experiences. Such was the case with Saints Benedict and Scholastica. We can also think of the sublime spiritual experience shared by Saint Augustine and his mother, Saint Monica. “As the day now approached on which she was to depart this life, a day known to you but not to us, it came about, as I believe by your secret arrangement, that she and I stood alone leaning in a window that looked onto a garden… We opened wide our hearts to drink in the streams of your fountain, the source of life that is in you... And as we spoke of that wisdom and strained after it, we touched it in some measure by the impetus of our hearts... eternal life might be like that one moment of knowledge which we now sighed after”.

143. Such experiences, however, are neither the most frequent nor the most important. The common life, whether in the family, the parish, the religious community or any other, is made up of small everyday things. This was true of the holy community formed by Jesus, Mary and Joseph, which reflected in an exemplary way the beauty of the Trinitarian communion. It was also true of the life that Jesus shared with his disciples and with ordinary people.

144. Let us not forget that Jesus asked his disciples to pay attention to details. The little detail that wine was running out at a party. The little detail that one sheep was missing. The little detail of noticing the widow who offered her two small coins. The little detail of having spare oil for the lamps, should the bridegroom delay. The little detail of asking the disciples how many loaves of bread they had. The little detail of having a fire burning and a fish cooking as he waited for the disciples at daybreak.

Care for our Common Home – Sustainable Living

“God so loved the world” …. Words from today’s Gospel. God loves the whole of creation and so must we, and ‘love’ is an active verb. During these last few months we have been deeply conscious of the death and severe illness of hundreds of thousands of people as a result of the COVID19 virus. We are newly aware that our world’s borders mean nothing in the face of a living virus that does not differentiate, nor respect, nation-states, race, gender, age or socio-economic status. We have been learning each day of the profound web of inter-connectedness in our world, this planet and our need to stand together. We understand better that nature and people are now in a reverse relationship with the air we breathe clearer and purer but those who are sick struggle to breathe. More and more we learn everything on this planet is dependent on each other, people, earth and nature.

Your Prayers Are Asked For:

recently deceased: Patricia Briggs, Stephen Shanthakumar, Lucy Caswell, Roslyn Young, Brian Morgan.

those with anniversaries & others who have died: Michael Barrett, Joseph Kearney, Orencio Gallarda, Julie Datinguinoo, Virgilio Gonzalvo, Thomas Collins, Yvonne Stranks, Gladwyn Catchlove.

for those resting in our Columbarium: Fredrick Aisthorpe, Harold Aisthorpe, Minnie Aisthorpe, Helen Bailey, Francesco Bonasia, Geoffrey Chapman, Pedro Gallibu, Fay Garner, Eric Glennon, Iris Glennon, Brian Hammerton, Lucia Yeen Lim, Noemi Lorenson, Maureen McDonald, Peter McSweeney, Eusebia Moraw, Gerard Murphy, Cuong Nguyen, Dr Roberto Rabuya Jr, Claribel Tungol, Anthony Van der Togt, Lily Rose Villas, Romeo Villas, Elizabeth Wilson, Monica Wong.

those who are unwell: Terry Daly, Graham Kelly, Pat Kearney, Mary Hughes, Margaret Graham, Tony Silva, Lyn White, Vera McErlean.

the continuing sick: Giuseppe Abbate, Dawn Angus, Brian Burgess, Denise Burgess, Kerry Carrington, Lawrence Chua, Hilary Collins, Alan Cooke, Margo Couldrey, Hayley Cranwell, Mary Dixon, Jamie Edwards, Patricia Edwards, Jan Fooks, Carol Ann Grace, Mary Goode, Jean Hamilton, Marie Harrison, John Hickey, Shelley Hobson, Norma Ives, Gloria Ives, Stephen Ives, Geoff Ives, Mel Jones, Theo Jovellanos, Rochelle Keen, Graham Kelly, Betty Kennedy, Maryann Larcher, Malcolm Lilley, Denise Mann, Rod McDonald, Carolyn Miller, Mark O’Brien, Duncan Pegg, Peter, Vivian Pin, Jenny Reed, Josephine Russo, Katie Ryan, Jim Scriha, Brian Strangman, Valmai Sutton, Maria Turner, Istvan Vadasi, Craig Woodcroft, Carole Young.

ST VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY, SUNNYBANK - WINTER APPEAL What a strange world we are currently living in and while many things have changed there is one thing that has unfortunately remained constant and that is the needs of many of people in our community. With the arrival of Winter, we are once again asking parishioners’ help with donations of money and blankets.

If you would like to give blankets, or even join our team, please either drop the blankets into the office (call ahead first), or ring OLOL and give them your details and one of our team will get back to you to either collect blankets or give you more information.

We at St Vincent de Paul are always very grateful for the amazing support that we always receive from the wonderful parishioners at Our Lady of Lourdes, Sunnybank.

Because of the COVID19 pandemic we are doing things a little differently this year and asking you to help out more remotely.

Below are the various ways that you can donate:

Winter Appeal We appreciate your generosity at this difficult time when many people in our community need assistance. Please complete your details below and choose one of the ways to donate to the OLOL Sunnybank SVDP Conference. First Name ______________________________________ Surname___________________________________

Address________________________________ Suburb ___________________________ Post Code _________

Phone Number ____________________________ Email _______________________________________________

Please send Receipt to address above

Ways to Donate Donation Amount $________________________ A Do an online donation to SVDP Sunnybank Conference Account BSB : 064-786 Account : 100026096 (use your name as reference)

(For online donation please email if receipt is needed)

B Please debit my: Visa Mastercard Amex Diners

Card Number: ________ _______ ________ ________

Card Holder Name: __________________________________ Card Expiry Date: ____________________

C Cheque: Crossed Not Negotiable and made payable to St Vincent de Paul Society. Please post with this form to postal

address above or leave with staff at Parish Office during office hours. D Cash: Please place in a sealed envelope with this form and leave at parish office during office hours or call parish office to arrange collection. For further assistance please phone the Parish Office on 3345 3766 or Email: SVDP Sunnybank at oll4109@svdpqld.org.au (Note: oll are lower case letters….not numbers).

E If you have received a SVDP return envelope in the mail, feel free to use this. Please make sure to write on it that you wish the money to go to the Sunnybank Conference of SVDP.

St Vincent de Paul Society Our Lady of Lourdes Sunnybank Conference

PO Box 32 Sunnybank 4109

PARISH STAFF & CONTACTS

Pastoral Associate

Christopher Voigt pa.sunnybank@bne.catholic.net.au

Parish Manager Karrin Halliday

sunnybank@bne.catholic.net.au

Local Safeguarding Representative Karrin Halliday - Officer

Linda De Ruyter - Local Contact 0423 145 478

Secretary

Michelle Morley sec.sunnybank@bne.catholic.net.au

Accounts

Tam Nguyen accounts.sunnybank@bne.catholic.net.au

Caring Coordinator

Christine Smith care.concern.sunnybank@bne.catholic.net.au

Unite Youth/Young Adults Coordinator

Athira Crispin youth.sunnybank@bne.catholic.net.au

0403 182 617

Sunnybank Parish Groundsperson John Furlong

Housekeepers: Therese Prygiel Louise Weston

Paloma Reception Centre

3345 3766

OLOL School, Sunnybank Principal - Micheal O’Sullivan

Assistant Principal - Sally Smith 3345 0700

OLOL OSHC Co-ordinator - Sheleen Lata

3344 3064 sunnybankoshc@bne.centacare.net.au

OLOF School, Acacia Ridge

Principal - Damian Gambley 3275 1152

St Stephen’s School, Algester Principal - Phil Manitta 3711 4911

St Stephen's OSHC

Co-ordinator - Mel Maltman 3711 9291 algesteroshc@bne.centacare.net.au

St Thomas More College, Sunnybank

Principal - Les Conroy 3323 4600

St Vincent de Paul

1800 Vinnies 1800 846 643

Soubirous Place

Sr Bridgid 3323 2100

Sunnybank Aged Care Unit 5/18 Torbey Street, Sunnybank

3323 2100

ATHIRA

Youth and Young Adult Ministry

For enquiries (re:this

page) or suggestions for

UNITE please contact me

via youth details on left

panel

MASS CELEBRATION BEGINS AGAIN THIS MONDAY FOR LIMITED NUMBER OF 20 PEOPLE

KEEP CALM and enjoy the ‘Wind of Change’: draw close to God, be

creative, watch - how people would evolve to learn to live through this

time, coming up creatively with ways to do the things we love doing, as

even church and youth ministry will adopt some changes in the way we

deliver. Follow this page and Unite Sunnybank on Facebook

Now that we have a Roadmap to a COVID Safe Australia released by the government in a “3-Step Framework”, we have a reviewed Archdiocesan COVID-19 Safe Plan, which advises that, all else unchanged, we can resume gatherings of 20 (Masses have already started in small numbers) and up to 100 from July 10th (Stage 3). You will soon get an SMS with a link to update your details. This database will be used to then send all correspondence, checklists, invitations to register for each night (as numbers are restricted), and for administration/compliance purposes as well. For those not on current SMS list, please get in touch to be added to the list.

youth.sunnybank@bne.catholic.net.au

0403 182 617

COLLECTING EOIs now to start soon. Age: Yr 10 - 30 yrs