Weekly Reflection

The Church begins its new liturgical year with a

season of hope. Advent time – when we look

forward to the celebration of the birth of the

world’s Saviour – has produced liturgies filled with

joy and expectation. Advent’s liturgies also look

forward to Christ’s ‘Second Coming’, to gather all

things into the final Kingdom of God. The liturgy

nourishes our faith in the Lord, risen and

triumphant. His birth, which we look forward to

celebrating, will not take place again. We

remember it as the dawning of the final moment

of God’s eternal plan, a dawning full of promise

for the whole of creation. This fundamental theme

of Christian faith and hope - encouraging us to

look forward to a ‘new heaven and new earth’ -

has been obscured in recent centuries. For sincere

believers, expectation of ‘the end of the world’

should convey far more than the uneasiness and

dread it so often arouses.

From a homily on the Gospel

by Fr John Thornhill sm

This Parish is Child Safety Aware and also complies

with Australian Privacy Laws Child Safety and Protection of Vulnerable Adults (policy):

Saint Rita’s Catholic Parish takes the safety and vulnerable adults seriously.

For information please visit www.stritasparish.org and then click the

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WEEKLY DIARY

Monday 30th November

8:30am Rosary (Chapel)

9:00am Mass (Chapel)

9:30am Rosary Group (Chapel)

Tuesday 1st December

8:30am Rosary (Chapel)

9:00am Mass (Chapel)

7:00pm Prayer and Praise Meeting (Church)

Wednesday 2nd December

8:30am Rosary (Chapel)

9:00am Mass (Chapel)

9:00am Craft Group (Presbytery Garage)

9:30am Mothers Prayers (Chapel)

4:00pm Choir Practice (Church)

7:00pm Pastoral Council Meeting (Ruby Room)

Thursday 3rd December

8:30am Pro Life Rosary Group (Chapel)

Friday 4th December

8:30am Rosary (Chapel)

9:00am Mass and Holy Hour (Chapel)

Saturday 5th December

9:00am Liturgy (Chapel)

11:00am Mass (Coochiemudlo Island)

5:00pm- 5:30pm 1st Rite of Reconciliation

6:00pm Vigil Mass (Church)

Sunday 6th December

7:00am Mass (Church)

9:00am Mass (Church)

6:00pm Mass (Church)

St. Rita’s Catholic Parish Incorporating Victoria Point, Thornlands south, Redland Bay, Mount Cotton,

Coochiemudlo Island and the Southern Bay Islands.

Postal Address: 37 Benfer Road, Victoria Point Q. 4165

29th NOVEMBER 2015 - FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT - YEAR C

Parish Priest: Fr. Joseph Vattaparambil CMI Emergency contact: 0406 562 884 Finance Secretary: Beverley Office/Presbytery: Ph: 07-3207 9177 School Principal: Ms Anne McKenny Email: victoriapoint@bne.catholic.net.au School Ph: 3207 6628 Fax: 3207 6734 Parish Office Hours Hours: Mon — Thurs 9:00am-1:00pm Website: www.stritasparish.org

We ask that you pause for a moment to offer a prayer for:

Those who are ill:

Donald Sinclair, Edith Abigail, John Quennell, Annette Doherty,

Barbara Oliver (Cousin of Elaine Prestney), Christopher Tucker.

Our recently deceased:

Len Craker, Noel O’Neil, Paul Gannon.

You are Invited to

Fr Joseph’s Installation Mass By Archbishop Mark Coleridge

Saturday the 12th of December at the 6:00pm Mass.

This will be followed by supper, please bring along a plate to share.

READINGS FOR THE FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT– YEAR C

1ST READING (JB): JEREMIAH 33:14-16

I WILL CAUSE A GOOD SEED TO SPRING FORTH FROM DAVID.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM: PS 24:4-5, 8-9,10,14

2ND READING (JB): 1 THESSALONIANS 3:12 - 4:2

WHEN CHRIST COMES MAY HE STRENGTHEN YOUR HEARTS

IN HOLINESS.

GOSPEL (JB): LUKE 21:25-28, 34-36

YOUR REDEMPTION IS NEAR AT HAND.

New Liturgy Books, Christmas cards and Columban Calendars available on the back table of the church.

* Break Open the Word 2016

Prices are as follows: $10 for readers on the Ministry rosters & $20 for parishioners not on the Roster.

* Little Blue Book for Advent

During Advent endeavour to set aside 6 minutes of quiet time every day to read from the little Blue Book. They can be purchased from the church for $4.00 each.

* Christmas Cards and Columban Calendar

St. Vincent de Paul Christmas Cards @ $2.50 and Columban Calendars @ $9.50.

St Rita’S CRaft gRoup ChRiStmaS Stall

Christmas goodies will be on sale next weekend after all the masses.

Please come along and grab a bargain.

21st November, 2015

$2396.70 Current Projects:

Repair leaks in the church roof, estimated cost $35,000.

Remove roots and trees causing plumbing damage around the presbytery.

Second Collection

and

Donations Envelopes, Loose,

Direct Debits,

Credit Cards

St Rita’s Family Christmas Vigil Mass 24th December at 6:00pm in the Unitas Centre

We are looking for children to be involved in our special Family Christmas Mass.

We need children for the Gospel drama, choir, altar servers, readers and procession.

Practice will be in the Unitas Centre on

the 6th, 13th and 20th of December after the 9:00am Mass.

Come along and join in the fun. For all enquiries contact Candice 0415 738 769

MASS FOR THE DEAF

St Michael's Church, 250 Banks Street, Ashgrove, will host an Auslan-Supported Mass on Sunday 13 September at

8.30 am. A warm invitation is extended to all who would like to attend this Mass, with morning tea afterwards. Other

Auslan Masses at St Michael’s will be at 8.30am on 22 November. Enquiries to dorrington@bne.catholic.net.au

FULFILLING INTERNATIONAL MISSION FOR SKILLED VOLUNTEERS:

Communities in East Timor, PNG, Kenya, Kiribati, Samoa and elsewhere are asking for volunteers to assist mentor local workers and so assist poverty reduction.

They believe this approach promotes self-reliant, sustainable development and have asked Palms Austral-ia to recruit, prepare and support those who volunteer. Want to know more? Information Session will be held on Saturday 29 August at 3:30pm, at Brisbane Square Library (266 George Street). RSVP to joey@palms.org.au or call 02 9518 9551.

1st Sunday Reserves

Sat 6pm

Reader:

Cheryl Lawie

Sean&Kaye Burkett

Communion:

Help Needed

Sun 7am

Reader:

Madonna Hennessy

Communion:

Paul smith

Sun 9am

Reader:

Cheryl Lawie

Ingrid Bastiaans

Communion:

Ingrid Bastiaans

Mass Co-ordinators

Anne-Maree Reed

Bernie Sturdy Shaun Hennessy

Jennifer Fielding

Amanda Bush

Ministers of the Word

Anne Saverin Ray Saverin Anne-Maree Reed

Kay Grieve Eleanor Aitken Help Needed

Jennifer Fielding Frances Connor Terry Latchford

Jan Simpkins Help Needed Help Needed

Communion

Ministers

Bev Van Schie Help Needed Help Needed

Stephen Croyden Marlene Corbin Barbara Elliott

Julie Steel Carmel Taylor Paul Tongiatama

Leanne Dyer Amanda Bush Garrie Bamford

Altar Servers

Rhylee Ball

Rhylee Ball

Maddi Egan

N/A

Projector Operators

Ross Cooper

Bob Snoke

Eslyne Hunter

Help Needed

ST RITA’S PARISH MASS MINISTRY ROSTER 2015

5th & 6th of December

Saturday 6:00pm

Sunday 7:00am

Sunday 9:00am

Sunday 6:00pm

Children’s Liturgy

Saturday: No Children’s Liturgy Sunday: Candice Holden

Ministers to the Sick

Group 1: Marlene Corbin Group 2: Phil &Dorothy Ellis

Church Cleaning

Church Flowers

Office Volunteer

1st Sunday -Team 1

Elaine Prestney, Christine Gordon, Chris Paul, Ann Wigan

1st Sunday Roster

Christine Murray

Kay Grieve

Parish News and Meetings

Choir

Practice every Wednesday at 4:00pm in the church.

Craft Group

The craft group is on the first and third Wednesday of the month in Presbytery Garage.

Christmas lunch will be after craft on the 2nd of December at the Yahoo Restaurant on Bunker Road.

Please contact Elaine for booking.

Mothers Prayers

Wednesdays 9:30am in the chapel. Grandmothers & Mothers are always welcome.

Prayer and Praise Group

We meet in the church at 7:00pm on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month.

All are welcome, and if any musicians would like to join us, please come along.

For all enquires please contact John Evans 07 3207 8874 or

Angela Clarke 0407 674 373.

Pro Life Rosary

Thursday NOW AT NEW TIME 8:30am in the Chapel. All are welcome.

Springfest

There are still some certificates of appreciation in white envelopes

ready for collection on the back table of the church.

STEWART & RAY

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JOHN

DUNNE

Yur offering of as little as one

hour’s wage will help us meet our

daily needs. 2nd Collection &

Donations for the

26th July, 2015: $2700.80

(Second Collection Envelopes,

Loose, Direct Debits, Credit

Cards)

BRUCE BENNETT

PH: 3801 4441 FAX: 3801 4446

MOBILE: 0404 897 277

A Prayer for Our Earth

All-powerful God, you are present in the whole

universe and in the smallest of

your creatures. You embrace with your

tenderness all that exists.

Pour out upon us the power of your love,

that we may protect life and beauty.

Fill us with peace, that we may live

as brothers and sisters, harming no one.

O God of the poor, help us to rescue the

abandoned and forgotten of this earth,

so precious in your eyes. Bring healing to our

lives, that we may protect the world and not prey on it,

that we may sow beauty, not pollution

and destruction.

Touch the hearts of those who look only

for gain at the expense of the poor and the earth.

Teach us to discover the worth of each thing,

to be filled with awe and contemplation,

to recognize that we are profoundly united

with every creature as we journey towards

your infinite light. We thank you for being

with us each day. Encourage us, we pray,

in our struggle for justice, love and

peace.

Amen.

From Laudato Si