Parish Priest Fr Thomas Varkey MCBS
Pastoral Ministry Co-ordinator & Safeguarding Officer
Mrs Donna Conway [email protected]
Parish Secretary Mrs Cathy Peacock
Chairperson - Pastoral Council Mr Mike Wilkinson
Chairperson - Finance Board Mr Ben Sotiriadis
Liturgy Co-Ordinator Mrs Margaret Kane
School Principals Sacred Heart School - Mr Chris Thomas
St Peter Claver College – Mr Terry Finan
Outside School Hours Care Co-Ordinator Mrs Linda Caplin
Office Hours: Monday-Friday: 8.30am-4.30pm
Ph: 3282 1888 Fax: 3282 5702 Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.boovalcatholicparish.org.au
Weekly Diary
Monday 30th September
9.00am Mass
Tuesday 1st October
NO Mass
Wednesday 2nd October
5.30pm Rosary 6.00pm Mass
Thursday 3rd October
9.00am Mass
Friday 4th October
9.00am Mass 9.30am Adoration & Benediction 11.00am Mass - Riverview Gardens Aged Care
Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Saturday 5th October
4.00pm-4.30pm - Reconciliation 5.00pm Vigil Mass - Booval
Sunday 6th October
6.30am Rosary - Riverview 7.00am Mass - Riverview 9.00am Mass - Booval 5.00pm Mass - Booval
Marriages by appointment - at least six months notice is required.
Baptisms by appointment.
The Sacred Heart Parish Community warmly welcomes Fr Thomas as our new Parish Priest.
May God enrich our lives together as we worship and serve Him.
REFLECTION
Both the reading from the prophet Amos and the gospel narrative pointedly condemn the lifestyles of the rich. It is not wealth itself, but the complacency and the disregard for others that it too frequently generates, that is de-nounced. Biblical covenant is a communal concept. It emerges from a society that insists on mutual responsibility. Today’s readings invite us to consider the covenant bond we have with others. How do we measure up?
The fundamental image of God reveals mercy and compassion. However, we cannot disregard the fact of judgment. Amos pronounces a woe against his own people; Abraham declares that there is an unbridgeable chasm between the saved and the condemned. Paul speaks here of the appearance of the Lord Jesus Christ who will bring judgment when he comes. Judgment will be determined not primarily in terms of our obedience to law, but in view of our fidelity to covenant commitment.
Righteousness is a covenant term. It is a quality of God that is shared with us by means of our covenant bond. Paul admonishes Timothy, and us, to pursue this righteousness, along with devotion, faith, love, patience and gentleness. Some of these virtues focus on our relationship with God, but most of them are directed toward our relationship with others. Those who are less fortu-nate are our sisters and brothers. If we take lightly our covenant obligations and allow them to languish at our gates, we will have only ourselves to blame when we find ourselves facing the harsh judgment of God.
© Dianne Bergant CSA
SOCIAL JUSTICE SUNDAY
We celebrate Social Justice Sunday today the 29 September. This year, the Australian Bishops’ Social Justice Statement is titled: ‘Making it Real: Genuine human encounter in our digital world’. It shares Pope Francis’ challenge to us to ‘boldly become citizens of the digital world’. It points out that we are called not just to be inhabitants of this world, but active citizens shaping it.
God of perfect peace, Violence and cruelty can have no part with you. May those who are at peace with one another
hold fast to the good will that unites them; may those who are enemies forget their hatred and be healed.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.
A very warm welcome to visitors & new parishioners. who are joining us today.
BOOVAL CATHOLIC PARISH † Sacred Heart Church, Cothill Rd, Booval † Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, 10 Old Ipswich Rd, Riverview
Sacred Heart Primary School, 25 Cothill Rd, Booval St Peter Claver Secondary College, 10 Old Ipswich Rd, Riverview
TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 29th September, 2019
Coffee & Chat
CWL - Hoy & Euchre will be held in the Parish Centre this Wednesday 2nd October at 10.00am. CWL meeting to be held at 1.00pm. All welcome.
WALTZING MATILDAS - Next trip 15th October going to Pohlman’s Nursery and Plainlands for lunch. Leaving 8am. Bring hats, mug, water bottles and wear comfy shoes. Cost $45.00. Enquiries Anne Hall 0408 773 734.
MARRIAGE ANNIVERSARY MASS - Are you cele-brating your 10th, 15th, 20th, 25th, 30th, 40th, 50th, 60th etc. Anniversary of Marriage this year.
We would like to invite you and your family to the 9am mass on Sunday 13th October to join with the parish in cele-brating your special occasion. Please phone the Parish Office on 3282 188 if you would like to be part of this celebration. Parishioners are asked to bring a plate of food to share. ST PATRICK'S LAIDLEY - Centenary Recipe Book of Family Fa-vourites. Over 200 recipes and tips. Launches 27th October. Contact Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Parish on 07 54653 131 or [email protected] “My child, remember that you received what was good during your lifetime while Lazarus likewise received what was bad; but now he is comforted here, whereas you are tormented. Moreover, between us and you a great chasm is established…” (Luke 16:25-26) When God created the world He declared that it was good and He gave it to all mankind for us to enjoy. However, over the years we have created a chasm between those who have great gifts and those who do not. In today’s Gospel we see that with our own generosity we must bridge that gap be-tween those who have much and those who have little or we may find ourselves on the wrong side of the chasm in the next life.
SAFEGUARDING - Many of us participated in safeguarding training in 2017 and it is now time to update. It is an easier process this time. We are now required to watch an online video which takes about 30 minutes. The link for the video is www.safeguardingaob.com.au/safeguarding-training.html For anybody who cannot access this at home
we will be offering it after each Mass next weekend of 5th and 6th October. Once it has been viewed a form needs to be completed and signed by Fr Thomas, Cathy or Donna to con-firm you work as a volunteer in our parish. This form can be printed off the website or collected from the Churches. If you are unsure if this includes you or if you have any questions please call Donna at the Parish Office on 3282 1888.
St Mary's College Ipswich, Gala Dinner
Saturday 19th October 2019, 6.30pm McAuley Auditorium, St Mary's College,
Mary Street, Woodend Please join with us as we celebrate the community spirit that exists within St Mary's College and the wider Ipswich commu-nity. Tickets: $85 per person, which includes a served three course dinner, drinks to be purchased on the night. Evening will comprise entertainment , dancing and presentation of the 2019 Mercy Medallion recipient. Tickets can be purchased by: ONLINE ticket bookings available at: www.stagecenta.com or, PHONE Bookings at: 02 6253 1454 Any queries about the evening please phone St Mary's Col-lege on 3432 5404
In this week’s Leader
* Thousands of young people rallied in Brisbane under the broad banner of ‘School Strike for Climate’ to urge Australian leaders to take action on climate crisis. * Catholic pro-life group vows to keep fighting for the rights of the unborn, a year after pro-abortion laws were passed in Queensland. * The Tamil asylum-seeker family forced into a legal battle to stay in Australia could be held in detention on Christmas Island for several months. * Winner of the School Leader of the Year award, former principal Michael Nayler continues to make a difference in young lives after suffering a brain aneurism at his school Book Week in 2017. * St Vincent de Paul Society recog-nised five long-serving Vincentians at a dinner commemorating 125 years of the organisation in Queensland.
DIARY DATES
Tuesday 1 Oct. 9.30am Craft Group
Wednesday 2 Oct. 7.00pm Pastoral Council meeting
Thursday 3 Oct. 4.30pm St Vincent de Paul meeting
Friday 4 Oct. 9.30am Christian Meditation
The Booval Catholic Parish acknowledge the Jagera, Yuggera and Ugarapul people, the Traditional Custodians who have walked upon and cared for this land for thousands of years.
Listening & Discernment Experience
You are invited Our Parish will be conducting a Listening & Discernment Experience for the Humble, Healing and Merciful theme on:
This Sunday - 29th September at 10.00am in the Parish Centre
If you are interested in this theme and wish to contribute –
Please come along and join us for this session.
Please take time to read the Snapshot Report before attend-ing. These can be located at:
www.plenarycouncil.catholic.org.au
How God is calling us to be a Christ-centred Church that is
PLEASE PRAY FOR THOSE WHO HAVE RECENTLY DIED: Zita Evans, Irene Toohill, Maureen Ainslie.
PLEASE PRAY FOR THOSE WHOM WE REMEMBER: William Bell, Francesco Di Rosa, Aleyamma Abraham, Emma Cruz, Brian Meara, Kirtley & Dolan families, Soundar Rajar, Bob Cole, Dorothy Walsh, George Bradley, Donna Gabriel, Tracie Files, Noela Shute, Rita Vanderbyl, Tom Brown, Roland Millington, Bernie Kinnane, Chris Garton, Ken Adkins, Frank Van Gestel, Lorraine Murphy, David Samson, Brian McCarthy, Jack & Eileen McMahon, Bob, John & Mark Skip-pington, Thomas Boyle, Margery Boyle, Ellie & Ossie Cody, Rob Kane, Mike Cody, Helen Cody, Roy Folan, Alfred & Stella Grech, Moira Murphy, Melinda & Arthur Murphy, Bernice & Clement Goan, Arthur, Brian & Dane Bracey, Grahame Coultas.
LET US PRAY for those who are sick or recovering from surgery: Joy Gallagher, Louise Armstrong, Marianne Steentsma, Rae Clark, Bryan, Elsa White, Marea Teakle, Phyllis Cook, Jill Wright, 2 Special Intentions, Mary Lloyd, Leesa Besgrove, Kath Cole, Eileen Adkins, Erin, Eileen Galligan, Benjamin Palmer (Chris Garton’s Grandson), Shannon Spencer, Thomas Manoj, Donna Brown, Kalayanee Jitpak-dee, Brian Morgan, Hannah Smith, Fran Johnson, Julia Telford, Graeme Peters, Lilian Morrison, Sophie Leonard, David Stewart, An-thony Eden, Concetta Tiberi, Bridgette Muller, Darcy Watt, Lisa Lynch, Madge McLennan, Karen Purdie.
We also include in our prayers all the aged and sick to whom we take Communion. We pray for the safety and good judgement of those serving in our defence forces overseas.
(Please contact us when you feel that it is appropriate to remove the name of your friend or loved one from our Parish Prayer List)
BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE ANNIVERSARIES 29 September - 5 October
Eric Barrett, Robert Donaldson, William Elliott, Raymond Hoffman, Philip MacMahon, Fay Luck, Fr William O’Sullivan, Elwyn Adams, Elizabeth Butts, Joseph Mathews, William Scott, Frances Whittaker, Siobhan Bradley, James Broom, Gladys Fick, Zbigniew (Vic) Jam-polski, Hugo Solorzano, Ken Adkins, Veronica Dampier, Ian Engall, George Glanfield, Kevin Lynam, Sue Markwell, Andrew Shannon, Marion Treagle, Anna Irwin, Kirstn Marshall, Allen Williamson, Honoria Birt, James Coleman, William Scott, Walter Scott, Ern Skinner, Gary Broadbent, Neil Carmichael, Peter Carolan, Isabelle Conlon, William (Bill) Dale, Ellen Dooley, Catherine Doyle, Agnes Flynn, John Knopke, Isobel Mathews, Thomas Williams.
NEXT WEEK’S LITURGY - GROUP 1 YEAR C - TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
1st Reading: Hab 1:2-3, 2:2-4 2nd Reading: 2 Tim 1:6-8, 13-14 Gospel: Luke 17:5-9
5/6 October 5.00pm Vigil 7.00am - Riverview 9.00am 5.00pm
READERS
Margaret Kane Kate Sotiriadis Evelyn Le Bherz
Neville Stagg Bonnie Mulroney ——
Katherine Toohill Trish Watter Niamh Conway
Denise Retchford Virgil Anthony Sahana Anthony
EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF COMMUNION
Mary Lloyd Lyall Newsome Ben Sotiriadis Karen Sotiriadis ——
Aukusitino Olamoe Seela Olamoe Mike Wilkinson Mary Wilkinson ——
Denise Jones Peter Conway Matthew Starkey —— ——
Adrian Wilkinson Leigh Cipa Yvonne Murphy Leo Anthony ——
ALTAR SERVERS 5.00pm - Nicholas Everding 7.00am – Sebastian Faoa-Harris, Justin Faoa-Harris 9.00am – Michelle Andrews, Thomas Tyers, George Baker
CHURCH CLEANING Melinda Millington
COUNTERS: Group 1 FIRST COLLECTION: $ 979-25 SECOND COLLECTION: $ 1,450-95
ENTRANCE HYMN
God of Day and God of Darkness
Show us Christ in one another,
Make us servants strong and true;
Give us all your love of justice
So we do what you would do.
Let us call all people holy,
Let us pledge our lives anew,
Make us one with all the lowly,
Let us all be one in you.
You shall be the path that guides us,
You the light that in us burns;
Shining deep within all people,
Yours the love that we must learn,
For our hearts shall wander restless
‘Til they safe to you return;
Finding you in one another,
We shall all your face discern.
By M. Haugen © 1985 – GIA Publications. All rights reserved.
GLORIA: [Sung]
© M. Haugen – GIA Publications PSALM RESPONSE: Psalm 146
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, praise the Lord, my soul.
© Gerard O’Dempsey ofmcap.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION: [Sung]
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
© M. Haugen – GIA Publications APOSTLES’ CREED
I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; he descended into hell; on the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty; from there he will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.
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OFFERTORY Whatsoever You Do
Whatsoever you do
to the least of my people,
that you do unto me.
When I was hungry, you gave me to eat.
When I was thirsty, you gave me to drink.
Now enter into the home of my Father.
When I was homeless,
you opened your door;
When I was naked, you gav e me your
coat.
Now enter into the home of my Father.
When I was weary,
you helped me find rest.
When I was anxious,
you calmed all my fears.
Now enter into the home of my Father.
When in a prison, you came to my cell;
When on a sick bed,
you cared for my needs.
Now enter into the home of my Father.
When I was laughed at,
you stood by my side;
When I was happy, you shared in my joy.
Now enter into the home of my Father.
By Willard F. Jabusch © 1967– OCP. Publications. HOLY, HOLY [Sung]
© M. Haugen – GIA Publications ACCLAMATION [Sung]
When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup, we proclaim your Death, O Lord, until you come again.
© M. Haugen – GIA Publications AMEN [Sung]
© M. Haugen – GIA Publications LAMB OF GOD [Sung]
© M. Haugen – GIA Publications
Mass Parts: Excerpts from the Roman Missal © 2010 ICEL
COMMUNION Table of Plenty Come to the feast of heaven and earth!
Come to the table of plenty!
God will provide for all that we need,
Here at the table of plenty.
O, come and sit at my table
Where saints and sinners are friends.
I wait to welcome the lost and lonely
To share the cup of my love.
O, come and eat without money;
Come to drink without price.
My feast of gladness will feed your spirit
With faith and fullness of life.
My bread will ever sustain you
Through days of sorrow and woe.
My wine will flow like a sea of gladness
To flood the depths of your soul.
Your fields will flower in fullness;
Your homes will flourish in peace.
For I, the giver of home and harvest,
Will send my rain on the soil.
By Daniel Schutte © 1992 – OCP Publications.
RECESSIONAL
We Are Called
Come! Live in the light!
Shine with the joy and the love of the Lord!
We are called to be light for the kingdom
To live in the freedom of the city of God.
We are called to act with justice,
We are called to love tenderly,
We are called to serve one another;
To walk humbly with God!
Come! Open your heart!
Show your mercy to all those in fear!
We are called to be hope for the hopeless
So all hatred and blindness will be no more!
By D. Haas © 1988 – GIA Publications.