PARISH WEEKDAY MASSES & RECONCILIATION *HOLY SPIRIT Auchenflower: 9am Mondays & Fridays, *ST IGNATIUS Toowong: 5.30pm Tuesdays & Wednesdays and 9.15am Thursdays. SUNDAY MASS TIMES:- *ST IGNATIUS Toowong 6.00pm (Vigil); 7.00am & 5.00pm. from 5.15pm, or by appointment. *HOLY SPIRIT Auchenflower: 8.30am. We respectfully acknowledge the Turrbal people, as the traditional owners and caretakers of the land which is the Toowong Catholic Parish. We acknowledge the Elders, past and present. May we, too, be good stewards of this land. The Senility Prayer (with apologies to Reinhold Niebuhr) God, grant me the Senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, the Good Fortune to run into the ones I do, and the Eyesight to tell the difference. Some Reflections On Aging Now that I am older, here’s what I have discovered: I started out with nothing …. I still have most of it. My wild oats have turned to prunes and All Bran. I finally got my head together; Now my body is falling apart. Funny, I don’t remember being absent-minded …. All reports are in: Life is now officially unfair. If all is not lost, where is it? It is easier to get older, than it is to get wiser. Some days you’re the dog; some days you’re the fire hydrant. I wish the buck stopped here - I could use a few. Kids in the back seat cause accidents; Accidents in the back seat cause kids. It’s hard to make a comeback when you haven’t been anywhere. The only time the world beats a path to your door is when you’re in the bathroom. If God wanted me to touch my toes, He would have put them on my knees. When you’re finally holding all the cards, why does everyone else decide to play chess? It’s not hard to meet expenses …. They’re everywhere! Holy Spirit Church Harriett Street, Auchenflower St Ignatius Church Kensington Terrace, Toowong 19th Sunday Ordinary 9th August 2020 Year A PARISH WEEKDAY MASSES *HOLY SPIRIT Auchenflower: 9am Mondays and Fridays, *ST IGNATIUS Toowong: 5.30pm Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 9.15am Thursdays. PARISH WEEKEND MASSES *ST IGNATIUS Toowong: Saturday 6.00pm Vigil; Sunday 7.00am and 5.00pm. *HOLY SPIRIT Auchenflower: Sunday 8.30am. Nb. RECONCILIATION remains suspended until further notice.
Next Sunday: Twentieth Sunday Ordinary: Isaiah 56:1, 6-7. Romans 11:13-15, 29-32. Matthew 15:21-28.
Entrance Antiphon:
Spoken Response: Lord, show us your mercy and love, and grant us your salvation.
Sung Response: I will hear what the Lord God has to say.
Gospel Acclamation:
Alleluia, alleluia! I hope in the Lord, I trust in his word. Alleluia!
Look to your covenant, O Lord, and forget not the life of your poor ones for ever. Arise, O God, and defend your cause, and forget not the cries of those who seek you.
*Thank you! For the past two week-ends, the parish has celebrated First Communion with a large group of children and their families. To ensure this special occasion was memora-ble for the children and their families, the Sacrament was received with the local parish community. The Task Force is very grateful to Fr Wrex and Allison King, Pastoral Associate for the preparation of the candidates & the celebration of First Eucharist at 9 Masses over 2 weekends. We also thank Anthony Young, Music Director and the team of musicians and singers for ensuring the music at each Mass enabled full participation in the liturgy.
The support of staff from St Ignatius School who assisted with the Masses is also gratefully acknowledged. Finally, thank you to everyone in the parish who so willingly accommodated the families by attending Mass at times to ensure we could include everyone who wanted to be in attendance. The parish has demonstrated great capacity for adaption in these changeable times. The parish has received feedback that the families felt welcomed and included by their experience of the Sacramental Program. We continue to consider how we are best able to provide moments of evangelisation for those we meet.
*Women’s Night of Spirituality 2020. The recording of the Women’s Night of Spirituality was posted on the parish website and YouTube channel on Tuesday 28 July. Since then, there have been over 1000 people view the recording. In addition, there has been very positive feedback received by various people involved with the event. The WNS team had planned to take a different approach with the event in 2020, COVID-19 propelled the changes to make it into a recorded event and for that we are grateful – every cloud has a silver lining! Whether you are male or female, young or old, you are encouraged to view the recording as there is something in it for everyone. If you have viewed it, please pass the link onto a friend (YouTube recording via Parish website www.stignatiustoowong.org.au) – we know there are many out there who would appreciate the many good messages delivered by Sr Angela Mary Doyle RSM AO as she tells her story with the music of Dr Sr Maeve Heaney VDMF providing heavenly accompaniment.
* Compliance Matters. We are grateful to all those who volunteer their time and skills to our parish. Earlier this year we received nominations from many parishioners who volunteered for a range of ministries. Most people who volunteered have been contacted to allow their names to be provided to ministry coordinators. If you have not been contacted, please let the Parish Office know. To be a volunteer requires completion of compliance documents, otherwise under the Archdiocesan Policy, the parish cannot allow you to undertake a role within the parish. If you have not completed your documentation, you are encouraged to do so as asap. The deadline for the introduction of the government’s new “No card, No start” (Blue Card) is 31 August (please refer back to the info. provided by Kaylene Perissinotto, Local Safeguarding Rep., appearing on back page of last 2 weekend’s newsletters).
PARISH INFORMATION
ST VINCENT DE PAUL, TOOWONG CONFERENCE will continue to provide support to those in need during these most difficult times.
If any parishioners are in urgent need of support please phone 1800 846 643, or please pass on this phone number to anyone in need.
How You Can Help. To make a monetary donation to the Toowong Conference you can—
i) Make a ‘Direct Deposit’: BSB: 064-417, ACC: 0925306, Agent Number: 5308 (St Ignatius Toowong). Please note it is important to enter the agent number if making a transfer so we know that donation belongs to Toowong Conference).
ii) Post a Cheque: Payable to “St Vincent de Paul Toowong”, c/- St Ignatius Parish Office, 30 Kensington Terrace, Toowong Qld 4066.
Or now that Masses have resumed -
iii) Collect a marked SVdP envelope from rotary stands (both churches) and place donation into same and put into the collection basket at Mass.
iv) Drop a donation into the ‘Poor Box’ (located at both churches near entry doors).
Donations are tax deductible. Receipts provided if name and address details are supplied.
PARISH COLLECTIONS: $2,844.10, Other: nil.
PARISH SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION PROGRAMME ~ CONFIRMATION. Preparation commences with a PARENT INFORMATION MEETING (for those children enrolled), which will be conducted online via Zoom, this Tuesday 11 August and Thursday 13 August, at 6.15pm and again at 7pm each night. Parents must participate in one of these meetings to ensure their child is part of this year’s programme. Next Sunday 16 August we will be holding a RITE OF ENROLMENT LITURGY at both the 8.30am (Holy Spirit) and 5pm (St Ignatius) Masses.
PARISH “THANKSGIVING PROGRAMME” New Thanksgiving cycle will commence early October and the parish will soon need to order the new envelope packs (for those parishioners who are recorded as ‘Cash’ givers). NB. those who currently contribute via Direct Debit or Credit Card will not receive an envelope pack, however you can still request one be allocated to you by contacting the Parish Office so we can make the appropriate arrangements. Also, please contact the Parish Office if you wish to amend your TG envelope giving from ‘cash’ envelopes to an electronic option (credit card / direct debit). Thank you for your continued support of our parish.
PPC meeting to be held this Thursday 13 August at 7.30pm via Zoom (online).
PARISH OFFICE CLOSED on Friday 14 August for the Ekka Public Holiday.
CONGRATULATIONS to our 39 young parishioners who celebrated their First Holy Communion over the past two weekends at both St Ignatius & Holy Spirit Churches.
ACCOMMODATION SOUGHT. Male parishioner (pensioner) seeking granny—flat style accommodation in the area. Please contact Fr Wrex or Parish Office if you can assist.
COLLECTIONS AT WEEKEND MASSES. For hygiene reasons the collection basket cannot be passed around, however a collection basket will be located at the church door if you’d like to make a financial contribution to the parish while at Mass please place same (including ‘TG’ envelopes) into the collection basket on your way in or out of the church. Thank you.
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PARISH INFORMATION
Your Prayers Are Requested For
SICK Cirino Quagliata, Philip Donaldson, Bridgit Gowdy, Cathy Mamata, Val Tancred, Isla Duns, Tandina Gabriel, Beth Albury, Margaret Twomey, Fr Guy Carlson sj, John McKenzie, Oscar Louie, Michael O’Brien, Rieka O’Sullivan, Maddie Bateman Duffy, Yvonne and Frank Cassidy, Jocelyn Rabaa, Carmen Luisa Maria, Mark Knight, Joanne Edwards, Thomas Agoni, Yvonne Rademaker, Betty Andrews, Sebastian Agoni, Maria Duque, Marianne Andrews, Susi Rieder, Pat Clohessy, Peter Lawson, Louis & Joan Nunan, Ricardo Pacheco, Noreen Rawlings, Elvira Pertudo, Trevor Gleeson, Mia O’Donnell, Raymond de Jong, John Chivers, Maureen Florence, Elizabeth Teresa, Jacqueline Fullard.
RECENTLY DECEASED: Judy Galarza, Brian Stirling, Margaret Cornwell, Fr William Lawrence, Fr Tom Keegan,
Eileen McMeniman, Steven Wieczorek, Fr Tony Campbell SJ.
ANNIVERSARIES: Raymond Jones.
AUGUST
8 Feast of St Mary of the Cross Mackillop
9 19th Sunday Ordinary
11 & 13
6.15pm or 7pm Sacramental Preparation Program—-Confirmation: Parent Meeting via Zoom (online)
13 7.30pm PPC meeting (via Zoom)
15 Feast of the Assumption
16 20th Sunday Ordinary
Baptism: 10.30am—St Ignatius
Sacramental Preparation Program—-Confirmation: Rite of Enrolment at 8.30am—Holy Spirit & 5pm—St Ignatius
14 Ekka Public Holiday (Parish Office closed)
DUE TO CONVID-19 RESTRICTIONS the following Parish activities remain
and *CHILDREN’S LITURGY. *CWL TOOWONG, *YOUNG AT HEART
(MOVIES) and *COFFEE AND CHAT
will not meet until further notice.
DAILY SCRIPTURE READINGS 19th Week Ordinary (1)
1st Reading Gospel
Mon: 2 Corinthians 9:6-10. John 12:24-26. Tues: Ezekiel 2:8—3:4. Matt. 18:1-5, 10, 12-14. Wed: Ezekiel 9:1-7, 10:18-22. Matthew 18:15-20. Thu: Ezekiel 12:1-12. Matt. 18: 21-19:1. Fri: Ezekiel 16:1-15, 60, 63. Matthew 19: 3-12. Sat: 1 Corin’ns 15:3-4,15-16; 16:1-2. Luke 11:27-28.
PARISH WEBSITE- “STAY CONNECTED” is a new addition to the website homepage, click on the image to be taken to another page with links to various online resources to help during isolation. PARISH LINKS to *READ editions of the e-News (twice weekly) and newsletter & *VIEW Fr Wrex’s Homilies & Liturgies on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLghy4aXqqJRrUILiXPjoSA?view_as=subscriber
ARCHDIOCESAN LINKS to *WATCH MASS live from St Stephen’s Cathedral (8am Weekdays, 8am & 10am Sundays) go to http://archbne.org/bzw ; *View ‘2 MINUTE HOMILIES’ for Sunday’s Gospel (featuring priests from parishes around Archdiocese of Brisbane); *Read ‘THE CATHOLIC LEADER’ online, free-of-charge & *LITURGY BRISBANE’s weekly resources: ‘Sunday’s Readings at Home’ and ‘Family Prayer week-by-week’ plus much more. Please keep checking back to the page as new resources will be added regularly.
We will remember St Mary of the Cross Mackillop Feast Day (8 August) in all our Masses this weekend.
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of life, respect and security from physical and emotional harm.
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Mackillop Mass Live-streamed 11.30am this Saturday 8 August. Join us as we celebrate the Solemnity of Saint Mary of the Cross MacKillop, Australia's beloved first saint. Hosted by the Archdiocese of Brisbane, Archbishop Mark Coleridge & Brisbane Catholic Education, this year we also mark the 175 year anniversary of Catholic education in Q’land - a milestone inspired by Mary MacKillop. This Mass will be livestreamed on the Archdiocese’s website: http://archbne.org/bzw or visit the Archdiocese’s Facebook page https://bit.ly/2PFLE8t to register your interest and RSVP for the livestream details.
National Vocations Awareness Week (2—9 August 2020). As Catholics, we believe that God has a plan for our lives. He calls some to marriage, some to the priesthood, and others to consecrated life or to live as generous single people. During National Vocations Awareness Week, you are invited to pray about how God is calling you to live your own voca-tion more deeply. If you want to share your vocational journey, or speak to someone about your vocation, visit www.vocationbrisbane.com.au
