Parish Priest’s Email Address: [email protected]Twenty-First Sunday In Ordinary Time 24th / 25th August 2019 Because of the demands of the newsletter last weekend we decided to duplicate the front page for the benefit of those who missed it. Projected Mass Scenarios and the Mass count Sheets will be made available at the back of the church Toward Our New Parish The Steering Committee for the amalgamation of Caboolture and Stanley River Parishes, for our movement into one new parish, met the week before last on 8th August. Our discussion covered a number of important areas: first, the need for consultation on pastoral issues that will arise with the creation of a new parish (including dates of times for these consultations), and particularly around the change of Sunday Mass times; second, the processes that need to be put in place between now and the end of the year for formation of one new Parish Council and one Finance Council (more of this in the weeks to come); third, and significantly, the formation of a prayer that we can all pray together at our Sunday Masses in preparation for the creation of our new parish; and, fourth, the naming of our new parish. The Consultation Times for our communities are as follows: 24th August – St Peter’s Caboolture 7pm 25th August – St Mary’s Woodford 9am or 1st September – St Michael’s Kilcoy 9am 5th September – Beachmere Community After the Anointing Mass (7pm) Please note change of date 8th September – Little Flower, Bribie Is. 9.30am 8th September – St Peter’s Caboolture 11am 15th September – St Peter’s Caboolture 8am This weekend there is, as you see, three proposed scenarios for the change in Sunday Mass times. They are all proposals, offered to all parishioners to ponder which might provide the best “fit” for the pastoral needs of our various communities, and the ability of two priests to attend to the schedule of masses. This does not preclude the use of Supply priests for our Sunday masses. However, the schedule of masses needs to be able to be accomplished by two priests. As we amalgamate our two parishes, we will be forming one new parish entity, as proposed, from January 1st 2020. This parish will need a new name. While the various names of our Churches will remain: St Michael ’s, Little Flower, St Mary’s, and St Peter’s; we will require a new whole of parish name. The Committee is asking for suggestions and submissions from parishioners for this new parish name. This is a very important issue, as our new parish name will identify us as a particular section of God’s people within the Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane. If you would like to submit a proposal for our new name, please send this to Caboolture Parish Office at [email protected]After the Committee’s discernment the proposed name will be presented to Archbishop Mark for approval. The following is our prayer in preparation for our amalgamation, which will be included into our Sunday Prayers of the Faithful. May it bring God’s graceful blessings on us all as we venture into our future. We pray. That with a profound openness to the Spirit, courage, humility and wisdom, we form a new parish unity formed for God’s mission. Blessings, Fr David
Sun 8th Sept 8.00am Parish Consultation St Peter’s (Church)
NEXT WEEKEND MASSES
St Peter’s: Saturday 6.00pm
Sunday 7am, 10am, & 5.30pm
Little Flower: Saturday 6.00pm
Sunday 8.30am
Beachmere: Sunday 8.30 am (24 Rogers Street)
RECONCILIATION
St Peter’s: Individual: 5.00 pm Saturday evening
Little Flower: Individual: 5.00 pm Saturday evening
PARISH BAPTISMS
St Peter’s 10.30am 1st & 2nd Saturdays of each month
Little Flower 10.30am 3rd Saturday of each month
SCRIPTURE OF THE WEEK
This Sunday - 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time ( Yr C)
Isaiah 66:18-21; Heb 12:5-7; Luke 13:22-30
Weekday Readings:
Monday 1 Thess1:1-5,8-10; Matt 23:13-22
Tuesday St Monica 1 Thess 2:1-8; Matt 23:23-26
Wednesday St Augustine 1 Thess 2:9-13; Matt 23:27-32
Thursday Passion of St john the Baptist Jer 1:17-19; Matt 6:17-29
Friday 1 Thess 4:1-8; Matt 25:1-13
Saturday 1 Thess 4:9-11; Matt 25:14-30
Next Sunday-22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Yr C)
Sirach 3:17-20,28-29; Heb 12:18-19,22-24; Luke 14:1,7-14
Response:
Go out to all the world
And tell the Good News!
Gospel Acclamation:
Alleluia, Alleluia! I am the way, the truth
and the life, says the Lord; no one comes to
the Father, except through me. Alleluia!
News from St Peter’s
SUNDAY
6.00 pm Mass of The 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Church)
Followed by Parish Consultation after Mass
7.00 am Mass of The 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Church)
8.30 am Mass of the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Beachmere)
10.00 am Mass of The 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Church)
5.30 pm Mass of The 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Church)
MONDAY
9.00 am Mass (Church)
9.30 am 5 Decade Rosary (Church)
12.30 pm 20 Decade Rosary Church)
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
9.30 am Anointing Mass (Church)
THURSDAY
10.00 am Mothers’ Prayer Group (Parish Centre Meeting Room)
10.00 am El Shaddai 21 Hayes St. Ph. Susie 0404 844 395.
FRIDAY
7.45 am Mass (St Columban’s)
9.30 - 11.30am Craft Group (Hall)
SATURDAY
5.00 pm Individual Reconciliation
6.00 pm Mass of the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Church)
News from Little Flower
SUNDAY
8.30am Mass of The 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Church)
MONDAY
10.30 am Hospitality Meeting (Church)
TUESDAY
9.00 am Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament (Church)
6.00 pm Mass (Church)
WEDNESDAY
9.00 am Communion Liturgy (Church)
9.30 am Christian Meditation (Our House)
3.30 pm Bible Study Group Frederic Ozanam Centre
5.30 pm Men’s Choir Practice (New Men’s voices welcome) (Church)
THURSDAY
9.15 am Mass (Church)
FRIDAY
9.00 am Mass
SATURDAY
5.00 pm Individual Reconciliation (Church)
6.00 pm Mass of the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Church)
Raffle To Support Our Farmers
Tickets are $1.00 each (or the special of 5 for 5!) Our farmers are really struggling out west and in some small way we would like to help where we can. Please buy a ticket (or 5) and
we’ll make sure all money raised will reach communities that need it the most. Prize includes a very nice bottle of 15 year old Dimples Scotch Whiskey! Tickets will be sold after both Masses
at Little Flower over the next two weekends but will also available at the Parish Office. Thank you for your support!
Congratulations to our 29 young people who will be enrolled into our Sacramental Program this weekend. We now
look forward to our Retreat Day next Saturday where they will come together as one group to
prepare for Confirmation.
Planned Giving Envelopes For those who are in our Planned Giving Program, please pick up your envelopes from the rear of the church as the new set begins next weekend. If you are a part of our Direct Debit Scheme you will find
an envelope for you there as well!
Children’s Liturgy of the Word
The St Peter’s Community is extremely grateful to Cheryl and her team of Catechists who have provided Children's Liturgy over a number of years. They have offered our children time and space to develop their
faith as children. However due to a number of catechist's no longer being able to minister in this way
we aren't able to offer this special ministry to our young people. In the future if we able to obtain more
catechists we may able to reinstate this ministry. Thanks again to Cheryl and the team for their services.
Change to Weekday Mass Times at Caboolture Please note there will be NO Weekday Mass on Fri 6th Sept at St Columban’s or on Mon 9th Sept at St Peter’s.
Archdiocesan Prevention and Protection Policy
The Archdiocese of Brisbane holds that children, young
people and vulnerable adults are a gift from God with an
intrinsic right to dignity of life, respect and security from
physical and emotional harm. They are to be treasured,
