31ST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 4TH NOVEMBER 2018 PARISH CONTACTS Parish email address [email protected]Parish Website https://scp.org.au Parish phone number 07 5510 2222 Parish fax number 07 5510 2244 31 Edmund Rice Drive Ashmore Qld 4214 PO Box 216 Ashmore City 4214 Parish Office Leeanne Human (Parish Manager) Daloras Howes (Parish Secretary) [email protected]Sacramental Coordinator Maria Blancia [email protected]Pastors Fr. Jan Bialasiewicz Fr. Van Huong Nguyen Fr. Thomas Varkey In the Judaism of Jesus’ day, there was an intense debate going on as to which of the 613 commandments in the Hebrew Bible was the most important. Was it possible to sum them all up in one general principle? Today when we think about our daily lives we might think: who has created such a big number of laws, codes and norms? Who is able to remember it all? Every aspect and every moment of our life is marked by regulation and law. The work procedures, the road rules, the tax law, the civil law, the WHS (which I like very much) and family law, the canon law, conventions, statutes, ordinances, regulations and at higher levels the diplomatic protocols or the liturgical ceremonies. All these laws order and regulate coexistence within families, our community and society, etc.… Laws, norms and regulations are everywhere. They surround us all the time and whether we like it or not we have to obey them. Sometimes the scale of directives, prohibitions and instructions is a cause of stress and a headache for many people today as it was in Jesus’ time. But was it that way from the beginning? The cause for the necessity of law is sin. Sin takes LOVE away from us. In today’s Gospel Jesus shows us that love is that reality with which we can overcome sin and then the law will become not a burden but a sign of concern for others. Ultimately, as St Paul has tried to explain in his letters, it is not the fulfilment of the law which saves us, but the grace of God, and his love for us. Let us listen to God and seek his love, and we will be able to love God, ourselves and other people. Fr Jan St. Joseph the Worker Church 44 Imperial Parade, Labrador Sunday Masses 7:00am & 8:30am Weekday Masses Monday & Wednesday 7:00am Gold Coast University Hospital Friday 10:30am Guardian Angels’ Church 99 Scarborough St., Southport Saturday Masses - 6:00pm Sunday Masses 7:00am &10:00am Weekday Mass Friday 12:30pm Reconciliation Saturday 4:30pm to 5:15pm Mary Immaculate Church 31 Edmund Rice Drive, Ashmore Sunday Masses 8:30am & 6:00pm Weekday Masses Tuesday 9:00am Thursday 5:30pm 1st Thursday of the Month Holy Hour 4:15pm Before Mass speak with God During Mass, let God speak with you After Mass, speak with others
In the Judaism of Jesus’ day, there was an intense debate going on as to which of the 613 commandments in the Hebrew Bible was the most important. Was it possible to sum them all up in one general principle?
Today when we think about our daily lives we might think: who has created such a big number of laws, codes and norms? Who is able to remember it all? Every aspect and every moment of our life is marked by regulation and law. The work procedures, the road rules, the tax law, the civil law, the WHS (which I like very much) and family law, the canon law, conventions, statutes, ordinances, regulations and at higher levels the diplomatic protocols or the liturgical ceremonies. All these laws order and regulate coexistence within families, our community and society, etc.… Laws, norms and regulations are everywhere. They surround us all the time and whether we like it or not we have to obey them. Sometimes the scale of directives, prohibitions and instructions is a cause of stress and a headache for many people today as it was in Jesus’ time. But was it that way from the beginning? The cause for the necessity of law is sin. Sin takes LOVE away from us. In today’s Gospel Jesus shows us that love is that reality with which we can overcome sin and then the law will become not a burden but a sign of concern for others. Ultimately, as St Paul has tried to explain in his letters, it is not the fulfilment of the law which saves us, but the grace of God, and his love for us. Let us listen to God and seek his love, and we will be able to love God, ourselves and other people.
Fr Jan
St. Joseph the Worker Church 44 Imperial Parade, Labrador
Sunday Masses
7:00am & 8:30am
Weekday Masses
Monday & Wednesday 7:00am
Gold Coast University Hospital Friday 10:30am
Guardian Angels’ Church
99 Scarborough St., Southport
Saturday Masses - 6:00pm
Sunday Masses
7:00am &10:00am
Weekday Mass
Friday 12:30pm
Reconciliation
Saturday 4:30pm to 5:15pm
Mary Immaculate Church
31 Edmund Rice Drive, Ashmore
Sunday Masses
8:30am & 6:00pm
Weekday Masses
Tuesday 9:00am Thursday 5:30pm
1st Thursday of the Month Holy Hour 4:15pm
Before Mass speak with God During Mass, let God speak with you After Mass, speak with others
I am very grateful for all the donations that have been given to me to support me on my missions trip. I cannot express my gratitude and thanks in words alone! During this trip, I have experienced God's love touch the hearts of those who are not as fortunate as us. It was a very humbling journey for me, and again, thank you very much. Kind regards -Albert
24 Hour Adoration @ Mary Immaculate
Church, Ashmore. From Friday 30 Nov till Saturday 1 Dec you are invited to join us at Mary Immaculate Church, Ashmore for Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, Benediction, guided biblical reflections,
musical worship, reconciliation, silent reflection, a walkable rosary and shared meals. (See posters with schedule for details).
Beginning and ending with a 9am Mass on both days, this event is hosted by Southport Catholic Parish with the Veniré Youth of Gold Coast to celebrate the Year of Youth 2018, but is intended for the whole parish community. All are welcome to experience this Love. Anyone who is interested to join this 24
-hour adoration please register your name and the time of your availability in the register kept in front of our churches or please contact Chris Underwood on 0403 428 302 or send an email to [email protected]
Star of the Sea. “Thank you” to the Southport Parish for the
welcome extended to past members of the Star of the Sea Southport Community. Recently, wonderful parishioners at the 10am Mass helped celebrate our reunion. On this special day, 8 Sisters of Mercy, past staff and a member of past students of the college from 1938 up to 1990 enjoyed a memorable service/day. A 1988 Time capsule was opened at a special Reunion Function at the Southport RSL after the mass. Well over 200 people attended the day. Thank you. Madeleine
Liturgy of the Word for Next Sunday: 1st Reading – 1 Kings 17:10-16
2nd Reading – Hebrews 9:24-28
Gospel – Mark 12:38-44
Last Days for Census
Thank you all who completed the census form last
week. This week would all who are absent from Mass last week please complete the census form. Mid No-
vember there will be a “raffle” drawn from the complet-
ed census forms. A $100 gift voucher, a bottle of vodka
and Art’s Centre gift voucher are on offer.
The census cards will be on the seats today. Please
complete the cards in clear writing and leave in the
church today. Your responses to this Census will be
kept confidential.
SCL Fashion Bookings…. Ladies, due to unprecedented expressions of interest for our upcoming fashion tea, don’t miss out on what will be a fun afternoon by reserving your place NOW! Bookings can be made through Christine on 0431 630446. Please see more information below.
The Divine Mercy Retreat on Saturday, 10th Nov.
9:30am till 8pm at Marian Valley, Our Lady Help of Chris-tians Shrine, 2541 Beechmont Road, Witheren. KeyNote Speaker: Archbishop Alapati Lui Mataelinga of Samoa. Cost $20pp, Students $10, Family $50, Children under 16
free. To Register please email [email protected] or contact Andre 0467042961. For more info see our website www.DivineMercymissionariesqld.com. BYO Lunch or buy at the site.
Guardian Angels’ Church - Getting ready for
Christmas! It is hard to imagine Christmas without car-
ols. These hymns with their beautiful lyrics and melodies every year fill with the Christmas story, not only Churches and homes of Christians but also shopping centres and other public places. As the second half of 2018 is
well advanced it’s time to think about the Christmas lit-urgies. Parishioners who would like to sing at midnight Mass at Guardian Angels church contact Audrey on this email address [email protected]. Practices will commence in November.
Your Prayers Are Requested For Those In Need And Those Who Have Journeyed To The Father
Recently Deceased: Tony Tocco, Fr Ray Kearney (retired Priest of the Archdiocese of Brisbane) Anniversary: Simplicio Erlandez
Sick and in Need: John Booth, Conchita Djosovic, Mario Jose Dizon Elias Arulappan, Dawn Phelan, Jerry Obe, Garth
Rippin, Barbara Storey, Linda Kerr, Francisca Park, Morin Min, Sue Barker, Maria Theresa Malate, Dave Curran, Mary Kerwin, Elias Arulappan, Jan Sims, Rex Beer, Merlyn Morris, Brian Doherty, Patricia Fisher, Wiktoria Stojanovic, Arthur Smith, Bernice Lynch, Ron Gledhill, Terry Neal, Margaret Iringan, Rebecca Siganto, Theresa Burmingham, Peter Selby, Sheryl Fleet, Patrick Sullivan, Teresita Adrid, Michael Skinner, Lucio Dumas, Debbie Poulton, Stephanie Alijahn, Douglas Bateman, Robin Bourke, Christopher Browne, Jan Buttigieg, Matthew Byrne, Anne Chandler, Amado Dizon, Ely Deganos, Clare Dobozy, Bernadette Douwes, Narelle Dwyer, Patrick Guillon, Evelyn Martinac, Maureen McCabe, John Morgan, Yvonne See, Angela Taylor, Joe Tuesley, David Walters, Harry Hunter, Victor Williams, Andrei Celes, Mary Achilles, Bede Lawner, Semeon Illescas, Leoncia Dizon.
Immaculate Heart of Mary we trust to your gentle care and intercessions
those we love and those who are sick or lonely or hurting. Help all of us Holy Mother to bear our burdens in this life until we share eternal life with God.
Sacrament of Baptism Today, We Welcome into God’s Family
Sienna Praise Opue Daughter of Edward Opue & Kate Gaherity
ning to baptise their children in our parish, note that the next Baptismal Preparation Classes will be held on Tuesday, 20th November and 18th December at 10:30am in Mary Immaculate Church, Ashmore.
Children’s Liturgy of the Word dates for this
term are: 11th, 18th, 25th November and 2nd, 9th of December 2018. If anyone is interested in
assisting, or you know anyone that would like to assist us with The Children’s Liturgy of the Word Program, please contact Maria Blancia on 5510 2222 or email [email protected].
Youth Section
What is NET Ministry?
NET stands for “National Evangelisation Team” and in Australia started in 1988 with a singular team and a
van. Young adults and recent school leavers between the ages of 17-30 apply to be involved in a year of service
around the country and are given intensive and extensive training that equip them for a lifetime of professional
speaking and administering skills. These young people are extraordinarily gifted and already play such a vital role in the climate of the Australian Church, but in particular to young people.
Our parish is blessed to welcome the National Team to run this week’s Youth Group at Mary Immaculate.
We thank the team for their selfless service and commitment to spreading the joy of the church and wish them safe travels and guidance throughout the rest of the year and their future
endeavours!
Annuals for 2019 They have arrived for those who
have ordered them. Break Open the Word - $22 each, Daily Mass Books - $18 each, God’s Word - $10 each extra copies available at Labrador Piety Stall. Please contact the parish office on 5510 2222. 2019 Diary. Would the groups that use the Resource Centre and Meeting Room at Ashmore on a regular basis please contact the office to put it in the diary for 2019.
Columbian 2019 Calendars $7 each and Religious
Christmas Cards $4 for a pack of 8. Available at all Piety Stalls.
Local Safeguarding Representative (LSR)
Our Parish has implemented the Archdiocesan Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults policy. We are committed to high standards of recruitment, screening and selection of all our employees and volunteers and undertake intention-
al strategies to maintain a safe and healthy ministry environment for all.
Due to the All Saints Day, the Holy Hour
Devotion has been moved from the 1st Thursday to the 2nd Thursday
Gather Us In Here in this place new light is streaming, now is the darkness vanished away, see, in this space our fears and our dreamings
brought here to you in the light of this day.
Gather us in, the lost and forsaken, gather us in, the blind and the lame;
call to us now and we shall awaken, we shall arise at the sound of our name.
We are the young our lives are a myst’ry, we are the old who yearn for your face. We have been sung throughout all of hist’ry, Called to be light to the whole human race.
Prayer of St Francis Make me a channel of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me bring your love. Where there is injury,
your pardon, Lord and where there's doubt, true faith in you.
Make me a channel of your peace, where there's despair in life, let me bring hope, where there is darkness, only light, and where there's sadness, ever joy.
Bring Forth the Kingdom You are salt for the earth, O people: salt for the Kingdom of God! Share the flavour of life, O people: life in the Kingdom of God! R
Refrain: Bring forth the Kingdom of mercy, bring forth the Kingdom of peace: Bring forth the Kingdom of justice,
bring forth the City of God!
You are a light on the hill, O people: light for the City of God! Shine so holy and bright, O people: shine for the Kingdom of God! R Copyright 1986 Marty Haugen Deirdre Browne GIA Publications
Used with permission from
One licence A-640129
Plenary Council 2020 Prayer
Come, Holy Spirit of Pentecost.
Come, Holy Spirit of the great South Land.
O God, bless and unite all your people in
Australia/and guide us on the pilgrim way
of the Plenary Council.
Give us the grace to see your face in
one another/and to recognize Jesus, our
companion on the road.
Give us the courage to tell our stories/ and
to speak boldly of your truth.
Give us ears to listen humbly to each
other/and a discerning heart to hear
what you are saying.
Lead your Church into a hope - filled
future/that we may live the joy of the
Gospel.
Through Jesus Christ our Lord/bread for
the journey from age to age. Amen
Our Lady Help of Christians,
pray for us.
St Mary MacKillop, pray for us.
PENITENTIAL ACT
People: I confess to almighty God
and to you, my brothers and sisters that I have greatly sinned,
in my thoughts and in my words, in what I have done
and in what I have failed to do, through my fault, through my fault
through my most grievous fault, therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-
Virgin,
all the Angels and Saints, and you my brothers and sisters,
to pray for me to the Lord our God.
Priest:
May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us
to everlasting life Amen.
Priest: Lord have mercy
People: Lord have mercy
Priest: Christ have mercy
People: Christ have mercy
Priest: Lord have mercy
People: Lord have mercy
Aquinas College Peter Hurley (Principal) 07 5510 2888
Guardian Angels Stephen Montgomery (Principal) 07 5510 0055
De Paul Villa Julie Madden (Director of Aged Care) 07 5582 7250
De Paul Manor Estate Jessica Madden (Manager) 07 5582 7999
Plenary Council Website: www.plenarycouncil.catholic.org.au
